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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-09-16
HOW HE TRIED 1T.
The Goat Died and the Italian was
Convinced Pills Were Poisoned.

From the N. O. Times-Democrat we
take the following:
"Along with the official reports from
Patterson, La, telling of the strenuous
times the Marine Hospital surgeons
and others have had with Italians in
trying to induce them to obey the health
authorities, come verbal stories of va
ried experiences with the sons of sunny
Italy. The following will give an idea
of what the doctors have had to contend
with:
An Italian had just taken the fever
and was accordingly removed to the
Emergency Hospital, despite great pro-
testations, even from his wife. His be-
lief was that they were going to do
away with him. He could not be in
duced to take any medicine, as he
thought all pills and medicinal concoc-
tions we're poison.
After much persuasion he was in
duced to try pill, but before he would
take it he must know what it would do.
He called to his wife and said:
"Josephina, you teka da pllla and
giva da goat. If no killa da goat, den
taxa da pilla."
Josephine did as she was hidden by
her lord and master. When she got
home she caught billy and made him
swallow the pill. Next day, from some
cause, the goat died.
Josephine rushed back to the hospital,
screaming at the top of her voice:
"Stoppa da doc! Da pilla killa da goat;
da doc killa ma hus." And forthwith
the sick man made his escape from the
hospital"
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-09-16

An exchange comments: ga town
that never has anything to do in a pub
lie way is on its way to the cen...eterv.
Any citizen that will DC nothing for his
town is helping to dig the grave. A
man that will curse his town is furnish
ing the coffin, The one who is so selfish
as to have no time from his business to
give TO city affairs, is making the
shroud. The merchant who will not ad-
vertise is driving the hearse. The man
who is always pulling from any public
enterprise throws bouquets ON the grave.
The man who is so stingy and selfish as
to be always bowling hard times,
breaches the funeral sermon and sings
the doxology, and thus the town lies
buried free from all sorroWs and care.'
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-09-16

Baron Munohhausen and Lamar Fon-
taine are not In it with an editor out in
the Indian Territory. The Checotah
Times prints the following; The terri
BILE news comes from the western part of
the Cherokee nation that boy climbed
a corn stalk to see how the corn was
getting along, and now the stalk is
growing up faster than the boy can
climb down. Three men have under
taken to cut the stalk down with axes
and thus save the boy from starvation,
but it grows so fast that they can't hack
twice in the same place. The boy is
living on nothing but raw corn, and
already has thrown down over four
bushels of cobs,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-09-16
SHARP NEGRO.
Makes Race Antipathy a Source of
7oney Making.

From a Washington special we clip
the following.
"Out of the well-known antipathy of
the whites to the employment of negro
clerks some peculiar cases of alleged
graft have been brought to the atten-
ton of the civil service commission.
One of these is of a man, William G.
Carter, negro teacher, who, after re-
porting a thrilling experience at Yazoo,
represented that he had been restrained
from taking a place as clerk in the
postofice at Greenwood, Miss. Cover
nor Vardaman's name was brought into
this case, and it was much discussed.
A postoffice inspector, who was detailed
to Investigate the case, has just made
his report, which, in part, is as follows:
sit appears that this colored profess
sor, Carter, is engaged as teacher in
the public schools of Mississippi during
the school term; he gets on different
eligible lists at offices where he knows
colored clerks will be objected to by the
white patrons, and when he is certified
and nominated for appointment he ap
pears OH the scene and tells the white
patrons that he has no desire to force
himself upon them; that he came under
the misapprehension that he was to be
a carrier and was totally misled as to
the nature of the duties he was to be
assigned to, and that he was at great
financial loss in coming to accept the
position, but would not insist and would
return home, but would thank them for
as much financial aid as they could be-
stow on him. At Yazoo City Carter
obtained a neat sum. From Yazoo City
Prof. Carter went to Greenwood, Miss,
and took the examination, and from
there went to Pine Bluff, Ark.
''While in that city he was notified
of his nomination to a clerkship at
Greenwood, Miss, which he hastened
to accept. He there told his usual tale
of having come under a misapprehen-
sion, and worked his graft successfully
in the home town of the Governor of
Mississippi. The sum obtained at va
ZOO City is said to be between $50 and
$50. When the professor reached
Greenwood the market declined many
points, and a $40 contribution was all
he got
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-09-16

The house in which Juliet is supposed
to have lived at the time Romeo used to
sing under her window has been bought
by the city of Verona for $1,000. The
cable does not say why j. Pierpont
Morgan didn't bid it in.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-09-16

The valued New York Herald reports:
sFatal Deaths in New Orleans, Forty
seven" Yellow Jack seems to be more
than eyer this time.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-09-16

AS an evidence that the quarantines
have not seriously affected local busi-
ness throughout Mississippi, Secretary
Power reports that the receipts from
charters of new corporations organizing
throughout Mississippi have already ex-
ceeded the average this month and
stand chance to break the record.
The highest record made in any one
month was trifle over $4,000. Already
the receipts for September have ex-
ceeded $4,000, and the month is not half
spent. These charters are for all kinds
of business enterprises. Several banks
are in the bunch, and numerous mercan-
tile companies, realty companies and
lumber companies. The fever has not
shaken in the slightest degree the con-
fdence of the people in the industrial
outlook, and the bankers and merchants
are preparing for the largest fall busi-
ness on record.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-09-16

The woods are likely to be full of
candidates for Governor at the next
election. The following are mentioned
as candidates and probable candidates:
Hon. T, U. Sisson, of Winona; Hon.
Chas. Scott, of Rosedale; Earl Brewer,
of Clarksdale; A. A. Kincannon, of
Columbus; E, F.. Noel, Of Lexington;
Writ Adams, of Jackson; H. L. Whit
field, of Jackson; Attorney General
William Williams; E. N. Thomas, of
Greenville; E. j. Bowers, of Bay ST.
Louis; Adam Byrd, of Neshoba county;
Private John Allen, of Tupelo; VIM.
Cox, of Prentlss county; S. M. Smith,
of Holmes county; J. McC. Martin, of
Port Gibson; w. H. Hardy, of Hatties-
burg; Judge J. H. Neville, of Gulfport;
F. A. Critz, of West Point. Of course,
all these gentlemen will not enter the
field, but out of the list the State can
manage to get out some pretty good
timber for Governor. Review.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-07
How Duffy Won His Bet.

John F. Duffy, the Boston lawyer,
and friend were seated in his Office
the past summer. The talk turned to
the next days parade of the Knights
Templar, and the dangers of body
of marching men passing over the
boards covering the subway excava-
tion on Washington street were dis
cussed. Finally the friend offered to
bet Mr.. Duffy there would be an ac-
cident there the next day The bet
was taken. After his friend departed
Mr.. Duffy called up the transit COM
missioners by telephone and called
their attention to the danger When
asked what he advised, he suggested
that they break step on Washington
street. The suggestion was adopted
There was no accident the next day.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-07
A Canine Beau RrummeI.

Fourteenth street and other shop
ping centers have seen some strange
specimens of pampered dogs on which
women lavish their ffection-canines
ranging from the languid lapdog to the
theatrical dog led by a blonde actor
ette, from the equity pug to the COM
mon yellow cur from the side streets.
But the limit came yesterday, and
the traffic policeman on Fifth avenue
was almost run down by an automo-
bile before he recovered from the
shock.
The canine aristocrat was a gouty
pug dog, and he was escorting an ell
derly spinster along with becoming
dignit:.. The dog wore the conven.
tional blanket, made of dark green
cloth and trimmed with scarlet silk.
The lower part of his blanket came
down to form little trousers that
reached up to the pugs knees and
were buttoned with four gold buttons.
That's the limit" said the cop to
a tall southerner who was watching.
NO, it's even worse" said the man.
See, one side of the blanket has a
pocket from which a bit of Irish point
lace handkerchief peeps out, while the
pocket on the other side contains four
tiny gloves for the pug's feet. Down
South we like dog too much to make
a clown of him!"-New York Press.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-07
Ruskin's Bull.

The late Ellis Yarnall of Philadel-
phia was brilliant talker, a sympa-
thetic listener, and a subtle literary
critic. Hence he had many friends
among them, in the past, were Poe,
Longfellow, Emerson, Matthew Ar
mold and John Ruskin.
At the Union league one afternoon,
Mr.. Yarnall repeated a bull he had
once heard Ruskin make.
''In his impassioned way" said Mr..
Yarnell. "Ruskin was railing against
our cheap and tawdry and flimsy mod
ern buildings, comparing them with
the beautiful and massive buildings of
the past.
".Modern buildings won't endured
he cried. Where will you find one
modern building that has lasted as
long as the ancient ones?' New
York Tribune.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-07
Beware Of Dirty Money.

For some months past there has
been a noticeable diminution in the
proportion of filthy bank notes in cir
culation. This is undoubtedly due to
a growing popular aversion to such
notes, and we are glad to be told that
increased facilities for their redemp-
ton are to be supplied. Let the peo
pie keep on demanding redemption II
they wish to avoid the danger-and
certainly 1t is real danger-of con
tracing disease from the circulating
medium.-New York Medical Journal
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-07
WAS NOT A SHERLOCK HOLMES.
Mistaken Diagnosis as to Strangers
Place Of Residence.

He was not a Sherlock Holmes. but
when the man seated next to him
in the hotel smoking room took out
his matchbox and lighted a cigar, he
remarked: "Oh, l see that you are
from New England"
why SO, sir" asked the stranger.
ut is easy. Those matches. You
seldom see them west of the Connecti-
cut river" said the knowing person.
"Only in New England do people cling
to the old sulphur card match" The
match which the stranger lighted was,
indeed, one of sort unknown to the
majority of dwellers west of the Con-
neticut. These matches are sold in
vast quantities in New England. They
are an ancient and reliable match,
with the end dipped in brimstope,
phosphorus and sulphur. They s4e
turned out in cards, which are Ike
combs with the teeth set closely to-
gether. The cards are about three
inches square and are done up in pack
ages containing some half dozen
cards.
Throughout all rural New England
and to a large extent in the cities,
housewives will have no other sort
They smell to high heaven when
lighted. but the ends do not fly off. and
they do not make a noise when they
ignite. There is something antique,
safe and unostentatious about the
match which appeals to the New Eng
land conscience. But the stranger ad-
dressed in the smoking room turned
solemnly to his Ln.ghbor and replied:
you are mistaken, my good sir.
am from the maritime provinces of
Canada"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-07

is very much in love with his own
wife.
They are gone.
Jack discovers that the dingy sta
ticn is no longer illumined. He seeks
Smithers, and finds that worthy has
had an eye on the party. for the first
thing he does is to congratulate his
employer on the progress made.
AT the house Of Lola Montez they
find cool retreat, and do ample jus.
tice to the meal that is soon set be-
fore them.
Jack is endeavcring to study his
companion, but when such a human
sphinx is concerned, 1t requires con
siderable acumen to penetrate be
meath the mask he wears.
The mysterious connection he has
with the remarkable senorita under
whose roof they have found shelter
arouses Jacks deepest curiosity. and
he hopes the time will soon come
when Job Smithers will take him into
his confidence.
Then, again, it seems 50 singular
that Lola Montez should turn out to
be the same girl whom he was en-
abled to serve long ago in quaint old
Santa Fe. and thus severed the cor
dial relations then existing between
Spencer and himself.
Really. 1t would appear as though
there might be an unrolling of the
scroll of destiny in all this, and Jack
can only wish the spinning sisters of
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-07
Tyrant Orchid.

"A veritable slave driver among
Flora's children is a certain little
orchid called nodding ladies' tresses,"
remarked budding botanist. When
the busy bee knocks at her door and
asks for breakfast Mrs. N. L. T. tells
him to go to the basement door Pass
ing down the raceme of blossoms, the
bee at length comes to the lowest and
oldest flower. There she thrusts her
tongue in through the furrowed rostel
and releases miniature cargo of nee
tar. Having taken to heart the lesson
that 'beggars must not be choosers,'
she goes at once to the basement door
of the next member of this family
and pays for another sip of nectar by
fertiliZing this flower with the pollen
brought from the other. And so she
goes Systematically if unconsciously
benefiting this family of orchid, which
would disappear from the face of the
earth were it not for the feasts it
spreads for the industrious bee. Its
moral seems to be: If you cGs't DO
your own work, get some one to 60
1t for you"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-07
DREAM OF BROTHER DIckEy.
Colored Gentleman's Time of Slumber
BY No Means Wasted.

Hits strange" said Brother Dick
ey, dat | dreamed er you all night las
night, en- you de fust man | meet
dis mawnin, kunnel"
We'll. what did you dream?"
Il gwine ter tell you; dreamed dat
| met you right whar you standin'
now. en- lookin' des as well en- happy
ez what you lookin' now, en- what you
reckin you said ter me?"
Go ahead and tell it,"
you put yo' han in yo' pocket
LAX dis; you turned yo head sideways
LAX dis; en- you spoke out in meetin'
LAX dis: You looks lax yo' house
rent is due. Heah's de money fer it,
| well knows dat you amt got no fire
wood. Heah's de money fer 1t, You
got hungry look in yo' eyes. Heah's
so fer de grocery sto'l Dem close you
wearin' is highly raggedy. Heah's a
warm overcoat fer you! En- take dis
dollar en- buy you a good dram,'"
Here Brother Dickey paused for
breath. and then said:
Denis de very words you said ter
me in my dream, kunnel-sho' ez you
standin' whar you isl"
But" said the colonel, suppose |
should do all that for you-where
would | be-"
"Whar would you be? Why. you'd
he sensibler en- soberer dan ever you
wuz since de day you raise en- bon
inter de worl'!"-Atlanta Constitu-
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-07
TRAINING IN SCIENCE NEEDED
OF Supreme Advantage in Conduct OF
Modern Business.


The supreme gift of scientific train
ing in method, declares W. Burton in
his address to the Staffordshire pot
terry classes, is the power to see. How
many problems are there that present
themselves to us every day in our
businesses that really disappear, are
no longer problems. if we once see
them clearly? The commercial or
ganizer of a business has two prob
lens always facing him-first, the
economical production of his goods,
and. second, the disposal of these in
the market. A scientific training in
so far as 1t gives knowledge tending
to the solution of these problems, is of
direct value to the commercial side
of business. Many problems can be
solved only by scientific methods. But
manufacturers should not look for i'm
mediate results from the employment
of trained man. Remember. he
must have time to apply his science to
your industry. He must have time
for experiment. and must be given
both leisure and fullest opportunity
to follow out these lines of prolonged
and systematic investigation, on which
alone scientific knowledge has been
built
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-07

Fate would display little more of
the future to his eager eyes.
viii he win her here in old Havana
town?
Heaven grant 1t!
All other things-all aims in lie
sink into utter insignificance when
compared with this. He is by degrees
building all his castles in Spain an
the foundation of response to his
wooing; nor will he deny the hope
that daily and hourly grows stronger
in his heart-the belief that In good
time his probation will come to an end
the reward of Jacob be his portion.
Slowly the afternoon passes away.
Jack has not retired to his room; the
court, with its ripping fountain, is
better; for the light breeze passing
through makes a cooling current of
air. Indeed, drowsiness overcame
him while he sat there smoking, and
hence he has yielded to the somnolent
god without conditions.
The sound of music greets his ear
as his senses return. The day is fad
ing. Already shadows begin to crawl
along the stone walls enclosing the
court. and through the arch he can
see them gathering in the garden.
where the myriad of flowers send out
their intoxicating perfume. and the
larger fountain splashes its scented
water increasingly.
Jack is wide awake now
He listens, and hears a voice-hears
Spanish melody that once before
greeted his ears. The voice is no
strange one; he remembers its deep,
rich contralto cadence.
And as he sits there and hears the
song from beginning to end, there
comes into his mind picture that
seems in startling contrast to the
peaceful one upon which his eyes are
resting at the present moment.
Ito be continued.)
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-07
CHOLERA NOT WIDELY FEARED
Simple Precautions Only Necessary
to Ward Off Disease.

The possibility of a cholera epi-
demic has naturally occurred to
number of lay journals since this dis
ease has made its appearance in Eu-
rope In former times the march of
cholera around the world was watched
with apprehension due to the recol-
lection of the dreadful results OF its
past visits to America, but the tone
of the press comments to-day is SO
reassuring that there is public indif-
ference rather than panic. Several
lay journals have given quite accur-
ate accounts OF the bacillus and the
methods of killing it, and have shown
that with very simple PRECAUTIONS 1t
is somewhat difficult. to contract the
disease. There seems also to be
growing opinion that the quarantine
and health authorities are wholly COM
petent to deal with any cases which
might be imported. The people are
evidently not disposed to lose any
sleep over the matter and are inclined
to leave the affair to the duly consti-
tuted expert authorities.
1t has now been widely published
LDtL IQe germ Is easily hilieo Oy uAy
iny in the sunlight or boiling, so that
even If 1t does get into water sup
ply it can be made harmless, but they
now know that it is essential to con-
fine the cases merely to disipfect the
excreta. In regard to injecting those
around them, the sick themselves are
about as dangerous as one having
typhoid. and that is not a great dan
ger. They require similar manage
ment to prevent spread of the infec-
tion. The present epidemic seems to
be marching around the world rather
slower than on previous occasions-a
result probably of the intelligent
checks it receives-whereas formerly
it spread as !, pleased, for no one
knew when or how to attack it. Since
the bacillus seems to lose vitality dur
ing its excursions from host to host
in an unaccustomed climate, there is
a possibility that sanitary measures
nay hold its march in check until all
viFulence is lost.-American Medicine
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-07
CHAPTER XIII.
Dolce Far Niente." "

When the train has drawn up in
the shed that good Havana citizens
term a station. Jack hovers round,
eager to have parting glimpse of
the woman he loves.
Senor Roblado gives himself away,
now that the danger is thing of
the past. He is reserved and naughty
his very manner telling more plainly
than words the fact that he has dis
covered the truth concerning Jacks
Identity.
He thanks the foreigners for their
assistance. and does not forget to con-
vey the respects of the ladies', excus-
ing their non-appearance on some
specious plea.
AS for Spencer, that worthy also
since he has learned the astounding
truth from the old don.
Jack pretends to depart. but hovers
near, and is rewarded by seeing the
ladies escorted to carriage by their
cavaliers.
He has his eyes glued on the sym
metrical figure; there is a yearning in
his intense gaze. Perhaps in some
subtle. mysterious manner 1t is COM
municated to the object of his mute
alteration; for Jessie without warning
turns her fair head and looks straight
at him.
His very heart ceases to beat, but
not by the slightest sign does he be-
tray himself. That hateful promise
given in Edinburgh stands between
"a deadly barrier.
All. what causes the blood to leap
like mad through his veins? A little
web of lace has been shaken toward
him. She has seen-she recognizes
himl Heaven is kind indeed. Now
nothing stands in the way of his rails
ing his hat gallantly, and returning
her salutation; and that one smile is
trough to haunt Jack Travers for he
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-07

President Roosevelt has authorized
the Issuance of the following state
ment: 'The president announces the
appointment of Herbert j. Hagerman
of Roswell, N. NJ. as governor of New
Mexico, to take effect at the expira-
tion of Gov. otero's time, Jan. 22, 1906.
There has been a bitter factional
quarrel in New Mexico for some time
and in view of 1t the president
thought it best to select man who is
in no way connected with either of
the factions. Mr.. Hagerman was
strongly recommended to the presi-
dent by Secretary Hitchcock
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-07
RODE WITH YOUNG VANDERBILT.
Elderly Ladies' Have Reason to Think
Him Nice Younq Man.


Two elderly country women were
sightseeing in New York and found
themselves on Fifth avenue. The old
ladies had heard OF all the public au.
tomobiles that take visitors on sight
seeing trips through the park, SO they
accosted young man in an automo-
bile coat about to climb into a large
motor car standing at the entrance.
They expressed their desire to make
the trip through the park and proceed
ed to climb into the machine. The
young man looked somewhat surpris-
ed. but politely helped his passengers
into the car, got in himself and took
them for spin. When they asked
what was the fare, he replied; grave
ly: Ten cents EACH" which they
paid Just then an acquaintance of
theirs came up and was informed as
to their auto ride. "And do you know
who the young man was?" asked he.
The old ladies did not know. Well
it was young Mr. Vanderbilt" he said,
with chuckle. rs that So Well,
he is a very nice young man." said
one of the strangers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-12-07
Obeyed Orders.

Ted was very much given to asking
questions which his mother did not
always have the wisdom or inclination
to answer. Ted also suffered just
enough to make what he said sound
very funny. One day. his mother. be-
coming weary of trying to answer his
questions. said:
lied, don't you ask me another
question for an hour"
He remained very quiet for little
while and then asked a question.
Mother said very evenly: Didn't
tell you not to ask me another ques-
tion for an hour?"
To which query Ted replied, with
out hesitation: "Th-tb-this is th-th-
the same one."