The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1899-04-01

out no such statement for pupn-
cation" The average modern
newspaper reporter, would not
respect such remark, by such
a man. as private property, and
hence it got into print. Ii was
mistake that should not have
been made, and that will doubtless
be regretted by Mr.. Bryan. as it
certainly is by many of his ad-
mirers.
That was qnite a bright hit
by Judge Critz when he submitted
/ his claims for Governor, At Aber-
deem: that as Clay was taken from
Monroe, the people Of the latter
should, as to him, respect the
Monroe doctrine
As your correspondent is dis
cussing, to some extent, the DIS
tribution of the school fund. a
paragraph in the Pascagoula De.
mocrat Star attracted my special
notice. Ny friend Capt, Mayors
favors Il dog tax of 81, as a school
fund, as a means of ridding the
country of the common sheep
killing cur. A dog tax Of 80, and
poll tax of 81, and the collection
of both enforced would easily run
the comm on schools the oonstitu-
tional term without any other
tax whatever.
Recently in looking over the
Senate journal of 1896, | noticed
that Senator w. II. Hardy intro
duced concurrent resolution to
amend section 206 of the Consti-
tuition so that it should read:
There shall be common school
fund of $400, 900, payable out Of
the general fund in the State
Treasury, to be Distributed among
the counties and separate school
districts in proportion to the
number of educable children in
each to be determined from the
data collected from the Office of
State Superintendent of Education
in the manner prescribed by law
and also the poll tax, to be retain
ed in the counties. But any county
or separate school district may
levy an additional tax sufficient 10
maintain the school for four
months or longer" He will
reoffer this or something similar,
at next session and hopes to see
some action thereon than mere
reference to committee.
The Irwin Russell Memorial
Monument continues to grow in
public favor. There will be y
grand rally throughout the State
on April 4th for the purpose of
making up the funds required.
Gov. McLaurin had his ffty-first
birthday anniversary on Saturday,
March 26th. He was born in Bran
don, March 26, 184S.
The Governor received last
week from the General Land OF
flee Patents for State University
lands in Harrison county. granted
under the Naval Reserve Act. The
two patents cover l6, 1888 acres.
jackson is rejoicing in the pros
pect of a five acre park of the
Echols tract,recently purchased by
several progressive citizen and do
mated to the city. 1t is at the head
of State street, near the Institute
for the Blind, and on the electric
car route to the Lunatic Asylum.
The location is beautiful.
A very distinguished veteran Of
the civil war now visiting rela-
tives in the city of Columbus is
Rev. j. William Jones, and has
delivered there his lectures on
The Christian Character Of
StonewaIl Jackson, and THE
Boys in Gray Other communl-
ties should take advantage of his
presence in the State to hear these
and other lectures. All Chapters
of Daughters of the Confederacy
should open correspondence with
him.
The Delta section of Mississippi
is steadily coming to be recognized
as the garden spot of the universe,
but when Col. Lamar Fontalne
opens to public view the ruins of
that city of twelve million inhab-
itants that ne claims to have re-
Gently discovered, we may expect
that lands in that particular local
/ ity will jump up to ten thousand
dollars an acre. The gallant Col
onel don't have to go to the Phil
Iipines, or elsewhere outside Of
Mississippi to make discoveries.
The Yazoo City Public Library
is model for all others to follow.
1t has a membership of 178. The
interest on endowment fund,
monthly dues, and the annual
book privilege Of 81 year, ena-
bIes the purchasing committee to
order the best publications as they
appear.
The number of female convicts
in the penitentiary has increased
so much of late that there has
been a surplus for tailoring and
other light work and they are
being sent to the farms.
J. L. p.
A beautiful stock of shapes, ribbons,
flowers, etc, nas arrived at Mrs. Yenui'S
who would be glad to- show goods. /