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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31

for eight hours be ready steadily for every game
that comes over the wires against him, whether Of
storms, blockades, breakdowns or wrecks. He can
not load up with coffee or with strong cigars for
the strain of one night, because he must meet the
same conditions on the next night and on every
night. No one marvels concerning him; no one
coddles him; no one pays any attention whatever
to him, until, after perhaps a thousand or five
thousand such nights successfully passed, he
makes one night a mistake, a fatal mistake, and
from those people who themselves never forget
anything a cry for vengeance goes up. Other men
may make mistakes; not the dispatcher. His
nerves must be iron and must never fag, never
wear. Sitting in his den, he directs his train
movements every day, and his life, burned out like
the electric current at his key, is one of the little
sacrifices we exact as the price of our living in
the country and doing business in the city, of
crossing a continent in days instead of weeks, of
getting our letters with the speed of kilograms
and our papers and magazines wet from the dis
tant press"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31
Why They Married.

An editor recently sent out circular letters to
a large number of married men, his subscribers,
asking them why they married. Here are some
of the answers:
/ didn't intend to do it.
Because I did not have the experience I have
now.
That's what I have been trying for eleven years
to find out.
I yearned for company. Now we have it all the
time.
I thought it would be cheaper than a breach
of promise suit.
Because Sarah told me five other men had pro-
posed to her.
That's the same fool question my friends ask
me.
/ wanted a companion of the opposite sex. n.
B.-She is still opposite.
The old man was goin" to give me his foot,
so [ took his daughters hand.
Because / asked her to have me and she said
she would I think she has got me.
Because I thought she was one among a thou
sand; now ] think she is a thousand among one.
/ was lonely and melancholy, and wanted some
one to make me lively. She makes me very lively.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31
Popping the Question.

81 wish you'd fix me a good up-to-date form of
proposal, one that will not appear awkward or
timid," said a confirmed old bachelor to Our Home
man the other day. Never mind about the form
you use. Our experience in that line of business
is limited Eve never proposed to any but one),
but we can assure the young fellows who are bent
on matrimony that if they want. to get married
the average young lady will not be slow to under
stand what they mean, and they are not so par
ticu1ar about it's being done in the latest style.
1t is more a question with them as to whether you
mean what you say than how you say it.
About forty or fifty years ago a young man
in this part of the country was calling on a young
lady one Sunday night and he became interested
enough to propose to her. She asked him to give
her a little time to consider the matter and told
him she would give him an answer the next time
he came, and this was, of course, agreeable to
him. The next time he called they sat and talked
and talked, but he didn't refer to his proposal or
mention it in anyway. Finally as the hours grew
late she became a little impatient and said: "Mr.
-. about that matter you mentioned to me
Sunday night reckon Il have to decline your
proposal" With a pleasant look and polite man
ner, he said: "Why, Pm mighty glad you men
toned it. / never would have thought of it any
more. That's all right, madam, all right, thank
you."-Marshville Home.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31
Rules for Entering a Business Office.

1. Carefully refrain from knocking at the door
or giving any ~intimation Of your entrance.
2. Don't mind the presence of a previous caller
who is engaged in a private conversation with
the person you wish to see; "butt in"
3. Before entering, jam your hat down tightly
upon your head so that by no mischance may it be
removed. This indicates that you are a busy
man and have no time for the ordinary cour-
tesies.
4.Don't fail to light a fresh Egyptian cigarette
before entering the door; a cigarette stuck
~jauntily in one corner of the mouth, with occa-
sional pufs blown into the face of the gentleman
you are talking to-, leaves a distinct impression.
A stale cigar is almost as effective.
5. If you wish ~articularly to impress your
nearer, spit once upon the floor. He will never
forget you.
6. If the person you are interviewing is called
away for a moment, make yourself at home; at
once occupy his chair, and retain it upon his re-
turn. You might, perhaps, carelessly look through
the private correspondence upon his desk. This
shows him clearly that you are not abashed by
your surroundings.
Z. If you are forced to wait, whistle or hum a
popular air; it attracts attention to you, pre-
venting other occupants of the office from pursu-
ing their work.
s. On going out, either leave the door open or
slam it violently. This emphasizes your depart
ure in the minds of all those within ear-shot.
9. Never say thank YOU for any favor conferred;
1T indicates a want of up-to-dateness.
10. Stay just as long as suits your own convent
ence.
These rules have already been widely adopted,
and are rapidly displacing the older methods that
have been in vogue. They are recommended.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31
GIadstone's Courtesy.

It is said that the late Mr.. Gladstone was yery
much bored with young and ambitious authors who
sent him their books to get his judment thereon.
So he wrote out this form of acknowledgements
to be sent by his secretary to all of them:
"My Dear Sir:-Mr Gladstone instructs me to
say that he is in receipt of your book for which
ne returns thanks. Be assured that he will lose
no time in perusing it."
AS folks are apt to see what they want to see.
no doubt the hearts of the young authors were
mingled with JOY and pride at the reading of this
stereotyped reply. He could not afford the devo-
ton of his precious time to such business. It was
frank enough for him to say he would lose no
wounded. No story was told. Such is the pos
sibility of the language of the diplomat. How
true it is that the most one writes may be between
or behind his lines. Then think that real reasons
are so often not given-Robesonian.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.


Something About the Life and Health of Girls.
Among the medical magazines of the past month
no article is better worth the attention of we'll
to-do families than DIR. James H. McBride's con-
tribution to "The Alienist and Nenrologist" on
"The Life and Health of Our Girls" In it he
makes clear why it is that nervous break-downs
are most frequent precisely among the classes
which have apparently the least to worry about,
and show a striking tendency to increase as we
get away from the plain living of our ancestors.
In brief his position is as follows:
"The girls of the present day who are brought
up under more comfortable conditions than their
gr~andmothers have gained much, no doubt, in the
change of conditions; but they have lost some
thing in that in many homes there is less of
healthy exercises, less of that kind of work that
developed the body and also developed simple and
healthy tastes. There is as a result of this poorer
physical development less feeling of responsible
ty in the home on the part of the young ladies
and not so great a sense of duty. When every
member of the family had, every day, specific du-
ties-work to do that had to be done, work that
exercised the body as well as the moral sense in
discharging a duty-such life, dreary and harsh
as it sometimes was and often barren of most
of those things that we regard as common COM
forts, had at least the great advantage of provid-
ing work that furnished physical exercise and that
was also done under the sense of obligation. There
is a moral and physical healthfulness in such a
life that goes to the making of strong and simple
characters and that puts purity of blood and vigor
of constitution into descendants.
The number of young women who soon after
marriage break down from the unexpected strain
of new duties is very large. The mother of a
young woman who had become a nervous invalid
within two years after marriage said to me there
was no apparent cause for her daughters illness,
as she had been shielded from everything from
childhood. Why, indeed, should anyone be
shielded? Was it ever the case anywhere that a
person who had been shielded grew to be a force
full character or proved a success in presence of
the swift and enormous demands of life %
These remarks have a moral value that make
them as well worth quoting in the pulpit as in the
consulting oom.-Baltimore Sun.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31
THE HOME CIRCLE


Down where the bed of ocean sinks profound,
Lodged in the clefts and caverns of the deep,
Where silence and eternal darkness keep,
These dumb primordial living forms abound.
What know they of this life in the vast round
OF earth and air,-how wild the pulses leap
At loves sweet dream; what storms of sorrow
sweep;
What hopes allure us, and what terrors hound?
And, scattered on these slopes and plains below
This atmospheric sea, one with the worm
And beetle for a momentary term,
What know we more of those eternal Spheres
What rapture may be there, what poignant wo,
What towering passions, and what high careers?
Henry Jerome Stockard (Harper's Magazine.)
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31

srh1s In No. 20 OF a series of North Carolina Poems Sc
lsctsd especially for The Progressive Farmer by the Editor.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-04-02
Young Plants

Every farmer knows that
some plants grow better than
others. Soil may be the same
ind seed may seem the same
out some plants are weak and
others strong.
And that's the way with
children. They are like young
plants. Same food, same home,
anne care but some grow big
nd strong while others stay
mall and weak.
SCOTS Emulsion offers an
,asy way out of the difficulty.
Child weakness often means
tarvation, not because Of lack
Of food, but because the food
loes not feed.
SCOTS Emulsion really feeds
and gives the child growing
strength.
Whatever the cause of weak
ness and failure to grow
SCOTS Emulsion seems to find
it and set the matter right.
Send for free sample.
Bcott q Bovine, Chemists, 4o9 Pearl 81, New Tcrk
soc, and fI.ooi all duggtstss --.,-
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-04-02
Bowers Endorsed.

Mr.. Bowers Is now serving his first tern
in Congress and has made very accep.
table member, having taken front rank
with Southern members in point OF re-
cognized ability on the floor of the House
He has been faithful in the discharge OF
his duties and has guarded carefully the
interest Of his constituents. Mr.. Bow
ers thinks he will be better prepared for
the duties incumbent upon a Congress-
man II he should be chosen for the Sec
ond term and ask the voters of the sixth
district TO review his record and give
what support TO him the same will justi-
fy. The Commercial hopes its readers
will consider Mr.. Bowers claims and give
to them whatever merit deserving. Col
Inns Commercial.
Chancellor Stone Deayours. formally
announced his candidacy for Congress
in this district In speech at Mendenhall
on Monday last. The Judge is quite a
oompanionable gentleman and a most
pleasing speaker and would have creat-
cd avery favorable impression among our
people II he had lett unsaid some thing
he had to say about "hirelings." Be-
cause Mr.. Bowers happened, by ability,
to be the chief consul of tho Gulf and
Ship Island Railway Company when he
was elected to Congress is no reason he
should be looked upon or referred TO as
a "hireling, Simpson County News
In this issue OF the Item will be found
the announcement Of Hon. r.. j. Bowers
OF Hancock county, for denomination for
Congress from the sixth district Of Mis-
sissippi. Mr.. Bowers is now serving his
first term in Congress and has made a
very acceptable member, having taken
front rank with southern members in
point OF recognized ability on the floor
Of the House. He has been faithful In
the discharge Of official duties and has
guarded carefully the interest Of his con-
stituents. Mr.. Bowers thinks he will be
better prepared for the duties incumbent
upon a congressman il he should be
chosen for the second term and ask the
voters or the sixth district TO review This
record and give what support to him the
same will justify. The Item hopes It's
readers will carefullyconsider Mr.. Bowers
claims and give to them whatever merit
deserving. .-Hattiesburg Item.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-04-02
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature ssass sss Of N1HzZzzg
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interio I
Land Office at jackson, Miss,
February "a, 1904. !
Notice Is hereby given that the follow
ing-named settler has filed notice of his
intention 10 make final proof in support
OF his claim, and that said proof viii be
made before the Circurt Clerk, Hancock
County, at Bay st. Louis, Miss, on
April 4, 1904, viz: DanielG Toler, II. Il.
No. 1864, for the SEA $WL4 SEQ. % C.
E1a NWl4 C NEh SW19 Sec. q, It. %
s., r. Ia West Of 81. Stephen s Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of said land, vix: Leon Lad
ner, John Hode, Camille Hode, Albert
Orrell all Of Kiln, Miss.
FRED w. COLLINS, Register.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-04-02
Shop Talk.

Many merchant is dead and does not
know it. His shop is his tomb and his
epitaph. He lies mouldering In the
grave Of dry rot and old fogyism and
victorious army of fighters marches over
him coolly and unpityingly, not digni-
flying him with evena sneer. He Is sim
ply forgotten out OF 1t, dead. He is a
type Of tribe that is happily dwind-
ling, but members OF which survive here
and there,
He won't do this--
He can't do that.
He tells you with virtuous glow
That he'sa "bred- in the bone conser-
yative"--
That he belongs to the "Old Guard"
And the like.
And all the while
You can hear
The patter of earth
Upon his coffin
And the whistle Of the wind
Around the cemetery gate.
Salesman Brown comes in
With springy step
And CHEEKY "How'd-do"-
But he gets no chance
To unpack his sample case.
Merchant Dead To The World
Quarulously waves him away
And ostentatiously reaches
For newspaper.
Salesman Smith, more persistent than
Brown
Engages him in conversation
But merchant Dead TOT -The-World
Is SO afraid
That he'll be betrayed into an order
That he answers in monosylables--
Assumes far away look
And assiduously contemplates his fin
ger nails.
Salesman Smith yearns to kick him,
Out OF mere curiosity to see
II 1t will route HIM
From his doze---
And it's pounds to pence
That he drawl-
"Why no; hadn't heard OF that"
Suggest an improvement TO him
In his shop methods
And he'll gaze at you
In wide-eyed wonder.
Tell him about something
| A competitor is doing
| And he'll shrug his shoulders
And curl his lip in sneer.
He doesn't discount his bills
He buys haphazard-
And only when necessary presses
him
He seldom knows how his stock
stands
And when he has left-overs
And slow sellers
He tucks them away
| Under the counter
Because 1t makes him sick
To look at them.
He doesn't advertise
Or, il he does
It's with inward agony
And outward groans.
And the Advertising
Like the man behind it,
Is musty and dusty
And as effective
As penny pistol
Against steel turret
Though surly and grabbed on most
subjects
Merchant Dead To- The World
| VIII descant glibly
On "hard times"
It's always hard times with him.
His stock moves at a snail's pace
| And the salesmen--
| Garry back reports
| That make the wholesalers
/ Migatily particular
About giving him credit.
Dear old Dead -To-The Worldl
/ II he doesn't look sharp
| Some practical joker
/ Will abduct him during one Of his
! dozes--
And bury him alive without his know
ledge,-Ex,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-04-02
Court In this District.

pet, under the new law, for
putt court in this, the Second
6reen county, first Monday
" September; Hancock, sec
N OF June and December;
2urth Monday OF January for
ss, fourth Monday Of Febru-
h business, fourth Monday Of
November; Jackson, fourth
February for civil business,
|day Of May and November;
third Monday OF April and
|Arion, First District, second
5anuary and fourth Monday
fourth Monday Of April tor
|ess; Second District, first
april and October; Wayne,
NJ OF January and fourth
*nne; Perry, First District,
NJ of March and September;
|klct,' fourth Monday ot,April
first Monday Of July for
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-04-02
Letter to E. II. Hoffmann.
Bay ST. Louis. Miss.

f6fJ NJV' I1VWIoI NIIhHs
Dear Sir: A man said; Send me 2G
gallons. Generally use "a; don't think
it'll be enough.
Ordered 8 more for another job; 10 for
the job.
Had left.
This comes from Messrs w. A. G. F..
Bower, Methuen, Mass. They add:
This' been our experience all this year
" agents always have to go through
1t. Aftera little, they learn TO guess
better. Yours truly,
F.. w. DEvoE G. Co.
Thos. L. Evans, sells our paint.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-04-02
WANTED

Special Representative In this county
and adjoining territories, to represent
and advertise an old established busi-
moss house OF solid financial standing.
Salary S2i weekly, with Expenses paid
each Monday by check direct fro m
headquarters, Expenses advanced; posi-
ton permanent. We furnish everything.
Address, The Columbia, $50, Monon
Bldg, Chicago, Ill.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-04-02
scription: One Dollar Per Annum
ArH OF nR. |. sPoroRNo.

ZONES the sad duty Of The Echo
eek to chronicle the demise Of one
city's prominent business men
citizens, Louis Spotor-
ich sad event occurred yesterday
Friday afternoon at o'clock, at
billy residence in Front street.
punded by mis- devoted wife, sons
nghters. the end came as peace
j the ebbing sun would fade into
Estern horizon. Fortified by the
erarnents Of the Catholic church,
jgned life prepared to meet the
and having died at peace with
IA and his fellow-being he now
+ in the bosom OF theLord.
ptim OF that dreaded malady which
no yielding to medical slSill and
Mr.. Spotomo unawaras the past
>fs had Bright's disease, and only
st fall did the fact dawn upon
q he was a sick man and needing
estions ofhis loved ones at home
aide friends he consulted a ply
hen another until he was con-
III the nature OF his sickness and
bthe treatment Of exceptionally
physicians instead Of regaining
y robust health with the waning
u strength gradually failed, under
the inroads which the disease
zae all the years since he was first
M A recent trip to well-known
<6pringin this Stateit was thought
N!ye him new lease on life, but
I'D since his return home about
seeks ago the disease developed
acute stage and hope was aban-
but not without employing all
0f care and attention calculated
6conducive TO his beneht.
4 Spotono was born in New Or
nd was 53 years, 2 months and 1
the last born Of a family of six
the other five by many years
4 preceding him to the grave, two
Dgo were we'll known to many
Echo's local readers, namely,
spotorno and Mrs. Eugenie Oil
~ was a man OF splendid busi-
IHments and we'll versed in liter
e6iying a college education.
In his business career in New
p 1868 as shipping clerk for
d Co., well-known commission
|1 Of that time,i in Decatur street,
i0h position he held until 1875.
Nme after that he was in busi-
himself for several years in the
4 Barracks neighborhood, where
14T live pleasant memories of the
~ Family and their many good
4nd the good will which they
H< all times in their business and
|<|etions with the people of that
Mr. Spotorno, having relatives
= Louis, came to this place with
1ll and established himself in
attic business, which up to his
d Hursued with much success.
III prominently identified with
Lefest that could rebound to the
the city. In the early nine
rived with. much ability two
lIi terms as secretary and city
! 0alt his increasing business rem
1|acessary he give whole atten-
tll& and he was obliged to forego
e was member of the /. H.
3der Fire Company and at the
Heath was serving as treasu-
Ihs also a member and secre-
Oystermen's Protective AS
~ nd was director in the Mer-
|fS, Miss Mathilde Oliyari, to
Eas married in 1872, and ten
ur sons and six daughters, in
3our of sorrow have the ten
10y OF this entire community
friends in their former home
H Orleans.
zl|Q4'ns will be deposited in the
6p at st. Mary's cemetery to-
Eernoon.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-04-02

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money ifit fails
to cure. h. w. Groves signature is on
each box. Price, 25c.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-04-02

Yazoo Sentinel; War news Is scarce
this week. We have really been unable
to ascertain whether the next engage
ment win be Ping Pong, Chow-Chow or
Yum-Yum.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-04-02

Bay st. Louis now has an automobile.
Mr.. A. L. Stokoe received his this week
ahd soon 1t will be common eight to see
this one and others parading up and
dbwn the shell drives Of the city and the
scent Of gasoline will laden the atmos-
phere, and let us hope, exterminate the
ftstive mosquito. The Echo welcomes
the automobile, since 1t has now become
the international recognized modern
node OF street locomotion, and since it
ID an indication Of progress andprosperi-
ty decidedly up TO date.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-04-02


air special stamps win be
ashington to the first-class
the country on April 81,
be placed on sale, how
pril 30. the day OF the OPEN
position at St. Louis. The
''In viii bear the likeness Of
'gingtone. The 2-cent stamp
eness Of Thomas jefferson.
amp win bear the portrait
|s|roe, and the 5-cent stamp
Led with the face Of William
Upon the i0-cent stamp
q map the United States
territory included in the
|IEchase,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-04-02
When in need of
NOTE HEADS,
BILL HEADS,
LETTER HEADS,
ENVELOPES,
CARDS, ETC.
Consult THE ECHO,

The county is having nice iron fence
placed around the courthouse yard to
keep the officials from going out cleo.
tioneering for another term. m.-Gulfport
News,