Charlevoix county herald., 1905-02-11

Biloxi, Miss, Feb'v 5, 1905


tain pen needs iilling) will try to run
out short letter. We are now quite
sett ed In two large rooms Q4xl6 IT.
with hall between opening out on n
large lattice enclosed vsranda facing
the water Miss. Sound)-the Gulf OF
Mexico proper - out probably Is to 70
miles. This house IL aiyplcal south
ern house IN construction having II g
Urge hail ruuri,g thr ugh from front
to back, and ia about II miles from tie
business part Of the town with electric
street car line passing on the highway
near the b. ach the roadway is made
of Oyster Shells and is as Lard as pave
~ ut but not much wider han wag-
on. Al the streets through the tow
are much narrower than in our little
town aud We noticed the same in
Nashville and MONTGOMERY. This is
an old Spanish town and was very
small until within few years and
some Of the old streets and buildings
are very odd. Spanish names are quite
common Lopez" is the name of one
of The wealthy residents here.
There are several miles OF cottages
and hotels facing the beach and as this
liz both summer and winte. resort.
they are most Of them open mos Of the
year, ana some OF them are very odd
M we'll as expensive, and / imagine
some OF tie yards would he very beaui j.
ful in season. They had some freezin ne
weal her just before we came and it
has been cool enough for fires 8 nee we
came. The fuel we use is Yellow
Pine, viii, h has had the sap extracted
while standing, for making turpenline
there is Turpentn+ Still here but
have not been TO it yet-then we have
TO buy what the, call fiat" pine for
starting the fires and keeping them
going. This fat pine is old rotten pine
stumps and roots which has the sapin
II. Some of the PROVISIONS We buy are
expensive and Others are quite reason
abe. l will enclose two little grocery
bills, just for example. This is great
point for shipment OF Oysters aud
there are several companies which can
them AS well AS ship them in tubs.
We can buy fresh oysters-"Selects"-
at 30 cents per 100. 80 heing more than
equal TO a quart we buy at home and
they are simply fine. Very fine ban
anas at only loo per dozen. Magnolia
and Live Oak trees seem TO predomi-
nate for shade and ornamental trees;
they grow very large-some of them 3
tt in ciiameter-and are very beautiful
and graceful. and most Of them are
fesl0oned with Southern Moss. The
foliage on these trees is green now, but
most vegetation is dead, and from what
people say, it is unusual. II is just
the beginning OF seeding time now
though some garden truck is up. and
people talk as if we could look for warm
weather very soon, though 1t has been
warm enough two days while We have
been here SO that the children could
play out in the yard for fow hours
without many wraps on.
1t rained most Of Yesterday and to-
dlv. and yesterday was almost cold
enough To snow, but today the me"cury
is 54-and am sitting on the porch
writing this Without feeling The least
bis cold We find some peculiar
things in merchandising here-for
instance, there are no meat markets as
at home, but one general market In
first floor Of the Town Hall. where on
Saturday p. m. one can go and buy the
weeks supply OF fresh meat-they get
it, In by the carload from New Orleans.
l bought a little beefsteak yesterday
at l5c per pound but we don't think
very much Of IT, and for my part, /
prefer an o, ster diet.
The liquor traffic is handicapped j?)
here by high license. SO high that the
druggists do not handle any liquor
$1,000 per year TO the State and 800 to
the municipality. There are about
saloons $50 druggist tolo mel and |
have seen more drunken men on the
streets than any place l remember of
The population here is from 1000 To
l0.000-very uneven on account Of
summer and winter resort.
We were little disappointed to find
that Mr.. Narne and daughter had left
this place and gone to Georgia to
spend the balance Of the winter with
Mr.. Salisbury,
JEFF Davis home ia only few
miles from here and hope we may
drive To il before we go away.
The Artesian Wells furnish the pub
lie with very the min raj water from
depth OF frou 900 10 700 t..
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