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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-01-02
IT WAS A TIME OF MERRYMAK1Na.

"A twentieth Of ones income was
thought to be the proper amount to
give to king, church and friends.
In fact, no country in the times past
made more merry on New Years day
than merry old England. 1t was the
time Of the wassail bowl, the old Saxon
ives hall'' (do welD being the drinking
pledge. There were much eating, deep
drinking and pranks and games pecul-
lar to the day. Many of these were not
oyernice. Lambs wool" was the
drink Of the day, and it was made Of
ale. nutmeg. powdered bay leaves,
roasted crabs and toast, and queer
mixture 1t would seem. No one slept
on New Years eve. 1t was a time Of
most ungodly wantonness," so the
later Puritans said. But at the time
he who did not get very drunk for four
days together was deemed "a most un-
gleesome churl." 1t was the custom to
form professions and bear the wassail
boWl about as long as any one was So
Der enough to carry 1t. compelling all to
drink. Pretty maidens might escape
by paying the forfeit Of kiss. Who
would not have preached abstinence to
Bacchus or Venus for days. Here's
how contemporary bard sings the
tune:
No sounds but sounds OF Joy salute the year,
Tho bushing maids are binding up their hair
After tho romp, tho laugh. the hearty kiAs adorn
Their lips, and tho wasssil bowl is borne
In village. grange and town to make
The good man feel tho New Year we'll awake
At the midnight stroke Of the bell all
the maidens were kissed IL times, all
the mugs were filed, and those who
could stand ESQ states a precise writer)
drank a good health and happy New
Year to each other. They Joined hands
and danced around the wassail bowl
and sang the songs Of the times. Here
Is specimen:
Wsssail. wsssail. over the town;
Our toast Is white, our ale 10 brown,
Our board Ii made Of the maplin tree.
bscehusl Bacchusi We drink to thee.
CHORUS.
Love and Joy come to you,
And to our merry waasail, too,
And may one pretty maid be true
Through all the coming year.
The modern loving cup Is said to be q
reflex OF the New Year wassail bowl
Al, the poetry OF the so called good
old time was not as bad as the above,
howe 5er. Sweet Robert Herrick lived
In that boisterous time, and no bard
quite equals him IN catching the true
pastoral spirit OF those reckless days,
neither has any poet portrayed the
Images and conceits Of merry England
as she was two centuries ago with so
sweet truth, Though he did sing
wantonly Of the wassail kiss, he was
musical withal.
Herrick has sung many Of the GUS
toms Of the time. One little stanza we
find among his melodious numbers fitly
concludes our sketch, and who Is there
that cannot say "amen" to 1t on New
Years day:
sweet Christ child who from thy stsu
brtnsst In thy blood balm that shall
Be the best Now Years gift to all
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-01-02

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Bears the n The Kind You Haye Always Bought
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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
A PazzIIng Question.

A puzzling question that pre-
sents itself just now in connection
withNthe management of the Mis-
sissippi penitentiary is as to what
constitutes "a meritorious act Of
public service" within the mean
ing Of the code section which per-
mits.pardon of a convict forrender
ing such service. At the last meet
ing OF the Board of CONTROL "a peti-
ton was presented asking d par
don for q convict named John
Carney who discovered a broken
railroad several weeks ag, shortly
before the time due for the pass.
ing OF the regular passenger train,
and by hurrying down the track
several hundred yards he made
the engineer see his signals and
the train was stopped within q few
feet Of where rail had been brok-
en-. When the petition was sub
mitted to vote, two members
cast their ballots in favor of it and
two ballots were cast in the mega
tive. Gov. Longino decided the
matter by voting in the negative.
Several months ago prisoner
was released from the penitentia-
ny under the "meritorious act Of
public service" clause by inform
ing on another convict who had
Matched a very clever plot to. es-
cape. During the Mcl4aurin adj
ministration a convict was par
doncd who had remained in the
prison during the yellow fever
epidemic and practically managed
a portion of the affairs of the ms
titution. These acts Of public
service were rewarded, but Carey
who thinks that he was entitled
to some consideration, had his
petition turned down and has
made up his mind not
to flag any more trains.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
MENDES & HART, 3 3 s'sssa nss4
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
wse give Floor
Properties for
EVIDENCES OF OH.
Found Floating on the Water In Pas.
cagoula Bay.

Pascagoula, May ID. Evidences
OF oil existing in this vicinity are
accommodating. Hardly a day pass
es but somebody finds scum Of oil
in large patches away out on Pas
cagouIa bay and on the surface Of
adjacent bayous and marshes.
Lowery island, between the East
and West Pascagoula rivers, seems
to be underlaid with il large basin,
tho oozings from which show
themselves on the surface ia va
rious places.
MessrssTurnbull and Frederics
have secured many options all
along the bay from the mouth Of
Pascagoula rivertn bayou Cosatte,
and are now making preparations
for drilling to test their holdings.
Many inquiries for property are
being made today by residents Of
this vicinity.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

We first learned that in 1896 the
average daily shipment of radishes
was l5 barrels per day, and the
average net price per barrel was
$3.50, in 1897 the average net
price was 1920, with correspond
ing increase in output. In 1899
the average number Of barrels Pc.
day was 80 or go, and the net price
received $3.50. In 1900 the ave-
rage net price rose to $5.40 per
barrer. This years enormous
output is 300 barrels daily with an
average net price Of $6 per barrel.
This as will be readily seen not
only shows yield Of 300 barrels per
day as against 15 barrels per day,
but net average price Of $6 per
barrel this season, as against that
of $3.50 for the year 1896, making
a net gain of 300 per cent in the
output in five years, and net
of little over la per cent in the
price received. --Gulfport South
ward.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
BREATH'S.

There was another hegira ycster-
day morning of the Bohemian ope-
ratives who have been working in
the oyster factories in Biloxi dur
ing the past season, and it was
with regret that they were seen to
leave the city for the summer.
Thereiwere eight passenger coach
es fiIlen with them, and t requir-
ed three, baggage cars to carry
their luggage. These workers
came from the factories of Messrs
Lopez & Dukate and Mr.. E. O..
Joullian, and they were en- route
to their homes at Baltimore, Md,
where they will spend the summer
in gathering strawberries and other
berries of various kinds, vege-
tables, ETC.. for the canning facto-
ries up in that section of the coun-
try, which affords them renmue- J
.rative employment. The departed
on special train, and we under
stand that 1t was expected another
coach would be added to the train
at Mobile, where there are many
Bohcmians employed during the
winter months. Most Of the peo-
pie departing are under contract
to return next season when oyster
packing will be resumed on the
coast.-BiIoxi Herald.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
- -
Omaha Wide Open.

Omaha, May 12.-Omaha shook
off the sober gray of the Puritan
fathers today and deported itself
in the free and easy fashion of a
western metropolis, the paths to
both saloon and church lying open
and upbarred.
The Sunday closing order of
Mayor Moores was called off.
owing either to the clamor of
public opinion or to one of the er-
ratio impulses which seem lately
to have actuated the chief execu-
tive in his course.
Every saloon of the $50 stood
with open doors, soda water foun-
tains dispensed their mixtures and
BARRIERS served all who came.
Each citizen pursued happiness in
the way that suited him best and
no hand stayed him.
The mayor was we'll pleased
with the resumption Of normal
conditions. "The town is now
on the basis | have always appro
ycd." he said. "There are no res
trictions on the individual and
nobody seems any the worse for
freedom"
The chief benefit conferred by
the wide open policy was to the
many beer gardens within the city
limits. The weather was perfect
and the people fiocked to these
places. The theaters did a good
business and the bootblacks,
whose arrest last Sunday aroused
considerable sympathy, prospered
unmolested.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18


The consolidation Of the Chica-
~ Record and the Chicago Tines
Herald was one Of the most im-
pottant events III tho history Of
modern metropolitan Journalism.
feople familiar with the newspa-
pefs published ii the great capi-
tals Of the world say that the best
aa'ly papers are made in Chicago,
and It i we'll known that the Chi
g,aago Record and the Chicago
lines Herald ranked at the very
'front.' I among Chicago's best daihcs
Zach covered the worlds news
thoroughly every day, and each
possessed also distinctive special
features giyingit that indWidua- Y
ny 80 attractive 10 its readers.
VOW that the two have bean com
olned q. AL the resources and world
w'Qe facilities Of both papers are
allted in the Chicago Record
herald. It Is III truth 81 great
s9molnation" "a combination
wllnout parallel Iii American jotir-
nallsm, The fortunate readers Of
.ne chicago Record and the Chi
sago IImes-Herald now receive
sssery !,l day q newspaper whose news
ass' sssll11les are uuequaIed BY any
sg''vr American newspapers.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

ScOtt' s
Emulsion

of Cod Liver Oil Is the means
Of life, and enjoymentof Of life to
thousands: men women and
children.
When appetite fails, it re-
stores it. When food is a
burden, it lifts the burden.
When youlose hesh,it brings
the plumpness Of health.
When work is hard and
duty Is heavy, it makes Hfe
bright.
II is the thin edge Of the
wedge; the thick end is food
But what is the use Of food
when you hate it, and can't ds
gestitS
SCOTS Emulsion Of Coc
Liver Oils thefood that makes
you forget your stomach.
frss s y4u yssmpie. riss It's o oasreeabls taste WI
gcoTT \ BOVINE. chemists; i ~,
Soc. @ and / $i.ooi al! druggists.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
- : - Z : 7l7ss- -
GOOD ROADS.

The question Of good roads 10
forming a subject for much dis
cussion and as result the public
interests being aroused to q pitch
that will accomplish much good.
No subject is of more import to
commerce and the people of the
country. II Is with deep inter-
est the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat is devoting considerable space
to the good roads discussion and
is thus contributing allbcral share
to the work. Last Sunday that
paper, having previously instruct-
ed It's wide-awake Bay st. Louis
correspondent to procure such
views, published from this city
interviews on the subject. I've
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

A North Carolina prophet is
predicting that 1903 will be a
year of dearth, throughout the
world. While he doesn't know
any more about it than any of the
rest Of us, if his prediction causes
additious to the "rainy day. saw
ings of our people in their present
prosperity, it will have served a
good purpose.
A West Virginia woman not
only refused to sign a petition
asking executive clemency for
her husband, who is under
sentence of death for murder
! ing her brother, but signed one
asking that the law be allowed
to take its course. Her neighbors
do not agree as to whether this is
a case of blood being thicker than
water or of hatred.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
up.to-date Prayer.

The Chicago Record Herald has
not adopted the custom which the
New York Mail and Express OBJ
served when its former owner,
Elliott f. Shepherd, was alive
the custom of printing a verse
from the Bible at the head of its
editorial columns every day, hut
that the R.-H. has pious turn is
not to be doubted. 1t is proved by
the conspicuous publication of the
following timely prayer in that
estimable newspaper:
Lead us not into speculation;
Deliver us from Wall street,
and
Convince us that a good name
is better than riches and con-
tented spirit than a thousand
shares of Northern Pacific at 81, :
000."
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

On the 4th Of june an election
will be held at Hattiesburg for the
purpose Of submitting to the quail
fled votersthc proposition to pur-
chase the old water works plant
and,makc extensive additions there
to,involving sum Of 100000 to he
issued in bonds. This, if carried
at the election, will give Hatties-
burg one Of tho best water works
plants in the South.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

Judge Andcrson's announce
ment that he would insist upon
the enforcement of the criminal
laws of the State, has caused a
great deal Of comment and silly
praise of that clever gentleman,
In the name Of all the dead gods
Of Ancient Assyria at once, things
have come to a peculiar pass when
an act of common honesty on the
part of an officer OF the law causes
such open-mouthed wonder. Pitt
full Is the condition of a State
when a man is looked upon as
"peculiar'' who proposes to do
his dnty.--Greenwood Common
wealth.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
BEWARE Or A Cough.

A cough is not u diseas, but a symptom.
Consumption aud bronchitis, which are
the most dangerous and fatal Diseases,
have TOR their first indication a persistent
cough. and If properly treated as soon rs
this congh appears are easily cured,
Chamberlain's Congh Kennedy has proven
wonderfully successful, and gained its
wide reputation and extensive sale by its
success in curing the diseases. which
cause coughing. lit is not beneficial il
will not cost yon cent. For sale by all
dru1pists
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

Philip Shumacker, paying teller
Of Teutonia Bank, New Orleans,
was found Tuesday evening in the
rear Office Of that Institution with
y bullet wound inthe left leg, and
money of the bank scatteredin all
directions. He claims the bank
was robbed BY thieves, who shot
him. An official count of the
banks money shows a loss to the
bank Of sl8, 200. The case is one
very mysterious and all of the de-
tails give rise 70 much suspicion.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

The nay st. Louis Echo rasps Pass
Christian In the following very ungener
Gus and unbrotherly manncr:
II ls hard to sre what Pass Christian
can offer TO Its Sunday visitors. A party
Of Bay ST. LOuisians stopped there last
Sunday and found the town not only very
quiet but exceedingly dry. There Is
neithertnn Ice cream ors0da water shop
W town. no refreshments of any kind,
save the public well at the town hall where
there ~ not even tomato or milk Gun
for the convenience OF the thirsty.
Biloxi Is "the" only place on the coast
for Sunday outings, aud the Bay St. LOUIS.
iaos ought to t,y this city the next time
they want day out Biloxi Herald.
The Every unbrotherly and un-
generous manner" is with the
Herald. 1t might have have spar
cd Pass Christian, II sincere in its
concern, further publicity of the
the "unbrotherly and ungenrous"
"rasp" in not reproducing it from
The Echo, but it has ever been a
chief characteristic of the Herald
to boost its own town at the ex-
pense Of others. 1t is under COW
er the Herald would stab sister
community located in its home
county. Suggesting that we "try"
Biloxi as Il place Of outing makes
it all the more questionable as a
Sunday resort. That Biloxi is 'the
only place Ne are aware since the
Herald is located there!
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
toFFIcIAL.
PfoceedingsOf City Council.


81 hancock Couhty,
s1.lvof isag So. Louis,
Special May Term, 1901.
4 special meeting of the Board
u Mayor and Aldermen of the
s;.g Of Bay st. Louis, was held at
G ,l,s city hall, on the 18th day of
Nav *. d. 1901, at 1880 o'clock
i, There we're present Hon.
4 r.. Cameron, mayor pro tenn.
I.aon Capdepon. John Osoinach,
IN Al G. Tomasich. aldermen,
klbert y. Carver. marshal; Rich
and Mendes. secretary.
The said specicl meeting was
stated by the Mayor pro TEN. to
make known and officially an
uounce the death of Hon. John
II TouIme, the late mayor
Al this city. and to transact such
other business as may come before
the Board.
The following resolutions we're
read and unanimously adopted:
WHEKEAs. Hon. John v. Toul-
tsse, mayor Of the city, died on the
10th day of May, 1901, and
WHEREAS, he has, for many
terms served this city rs It's chief
magistrate with honesty and fidel-
itg. and with anseye single to its
prosperity, and II Is becoming that
i people should recognize long
public service faithfully perform
ed both as d deserving tribute to
tie memory of the dead and as an
incentive to the living, therefore
be II
RESOLVED, by the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen of the city
of Bay. st. Louis, first, that in the
death Of Hon. John V. Toulme,
mayor Of this city. has suffered a
eonlmon andlirreparable loss; sec
ead, that we place this resolution
on our minutes as a perpetual
memorial Of the esteem and conf
dence Of his fellow citizens, and
4 accrtiied copy bc Furnished his
family.
IL appearing to the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen that the of
lice OF mayoris now vacant, caus-
ID BY the death of Hon. John ".
Toulme, mayor. and it further APP
pesflng that the said Office is now
vacant, andthai an election should
be held to fiji such vacancy, it
istlaerefore ordered that an cleo
ton Be held on the 18th day of
June, AID. 1901, and that notice
of said election be given by no
lice published in The Sea Coast
Echo, and one notice published at
the front door of the courthouse,
BY The Secretary Of the city of
Bay St. Louis, at least ten days
before said election; and that s..
P, Driver, Raphael Ruisech and
=. O. Gardebled re-appointed as
commissioners to hold said cleo
ton and make returns thereof to
the Boacd.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

1t would be interesting to know
bow much insurance was carried
BY that California man who let
his house burn down while he
waited to see President Mckinley.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

Fairy stories are likely to be
prevalent at Old Point about June
3, as theidrummers will hold their
national convention there ON that
date
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

Nat Goodwin is playing Shy
lock, but Russell Sage is giving a
more realistic reading of the
parts. Forty per cent for one day
leaves the originator of the char
acter way in the shade.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

This is the age of big things.
The Pennsylvania Railroad ex--
poets to build an $80,000,00O
bridge across the North River, at
New York, which will have sixteen
railway tracks, besides trolley
tracks, driveways, bicycle paths
and footways.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
ELECTION NOTICE.

Ia conformity with the charter and ordinances
Of tlc City OF Bay st. Louis and the acts Of 1900
Especial election is ordered held in the city hall
oreourthouse in said city, on the 18th day OF
June A, D. 1901 to elect a mayor to IN the un-
expired term made vacant by the death OF the
late mayor, Hon. John v. Toulme.
A. +. CAMERON, Mayor Pro TEN.
RICHARD MENpEs, Secretary.
Hay ST. Louis, Miss, May %, 1901.
Moved aud seconded that the
fine Of $3.50 imposed on Carl
Jones, disturbing the peace. tried
10 Mayors Court, on December
n, 1900, that said fund Of $3.50
be reduced to 81. Carried.
There being no further business
the Board adjourned to meeting in
course. RICHARD MENDEs,
a eopy.1 Attest: Sec'y.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

Beware of straw hat jocularity.
One Maryland man tried it on
another and had his skull broken
with a whiskey bottle.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

of the number are herewith pre-
sented, the first as utterance of
Q representative prominent in of
fetal life, the other by reason of
its brevity and splendid truth and
the high position of its author
Mr.. John Osoinach. alderman:
The commendable interest
manifested by the Times-Dem,-
crat in the matter of good roads
should materially aid the estab-
of State associations and
make better roads possible. The
new industrial South, above eve-
ry other section, should take de-
cldcd action in this matter. The
permanent social, AS well as indus
trial, benefits and the enhanced
valuation of realty and consequent
rise of assessments to accrue from
taxation, judiclously expended in
road building, are vital points up
on which the average taxpayer
needs instruction, rs the distinc-
ton IS seldom made between this
form Of taxation and that Of cur
rent expenses. In our immediate
in fact, Throughout Han
cock county, we have hundreds of
acres of idle land which has never
known cultivation, and recent ex-
periments in truck farming have
demonstrated their value. There
is no move which will open this
country, nothing which will bring
out its practicaIworth as the build
ing of good roads in the vicinity.
With governmental aid and free
trade in brains, coupled with agi-
tation and organization here as
elsewhere, hitchcd to improved
machinery and methods, oiled with
efficiency TO prevent the 'hot box
Of political jobbery, there is no
excuse for bad roads"
Brother Daniel, vice president
of st. Stanislaus College, says:
"The goods roads improy ement
will do more in the interest of
public good and comfort then any
enterprise know of. Every pub
lic-spiritcd man will give it his
hearty support.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
The Echo soIicitsfurtner SUBSCRIPTIONS
Acknowledgement of which win be made
in these columns from week to week.

The Echo's subscription list for the
purchase Ola tre engine has been off.
clally endorsed by the |. II. II. & l.. Fire
Co., No. l, of Bay St. Louis.
Miss Florence Newman, who has been
great sufferer from muscular rheuma tism,
says ChamberlaIn's Pain Balm is the only
remedy that affords her relief, Miss New
man is nnch respected resident of the
village of Gray, N. T., aud makes this
statement for he benefit of oihors siml-
larly afflicted. This luilnent is for sale
by all druggists.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
FOR A FIRE ENGINE.
Subscription Started In the Event of
Purchase Being Decided Upon.

The necessity Of fire engine Tor Bay
81. Louis was never more apparent than
at present. There Is no room Tor discus
sion or argument. The plain matter Of
tact Is that the materla. interest of Bay
st. Louis demands protection aud must
have III
The Echo proposes to Inaugurate pop.
ulai subscription list for the purpose Of
purchasing an engine. which list II heads
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
BAY ST. LOUIS, MISS,
CASTOR G. Gardebled,
BAY ST. LOUIS. MISS
CONTRACTOR & BUILDER.

Contracts taken for small and large jobs. Esti-
mates made free, and plans and designs cheer
fully furnished. A liberal share Of patronage
solicited. Orders left at Gardebled's Drug Store
Will receive prompt attention. Residences on
Carrnll aYannn
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18


We have the store, the goods,
the assortment and - the right
prices. The invitation to deal at
Breath's is one to be accepted. 1t
is in the interest of your taste and
your pocketbook. That is why so
many people buy at Breath's. 1t
pays them to come from Pass
Christian and all parts of the
county.