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■	as ;itr;iiti appointed i.o the ollice. Ilo was tendered the nomination for Congress at
nt> Unit* but declined on account of his health.
W. E. Chain pi i n. Esq.. the editor of “ The Mentor," published at Ilandsboro. is nr of the most active and energetic youn<: men of the Coast. Born in Louisiana, he janie ii> Harrison County with liis parents when but a year old and it lias ever since •ecu his home. At the ace of twelve lie began the battle of life for himself. For nine ears lie was in the postoiiice at “the Pass:” was appointed notary public in 18S8. In. >'!i was elected County Assessor and lias been twice re-elected. In 1801 was married n Miss Rosa A. Leger of Ilandsbom, and has since resided in that town. He served
ii	thi' role of reporter several years and a love of journalism took a tlrru hold on him. le launched I he •• Mentor " into his chosen field in 181)2. as its editor and proprietor, u it lie has steadily worked to promote the interests of his town, but of the Coast iso. I le enjoys the contldence and esteem of all classes of the community. He has .oil-earned the prominent place he occupies.
LONG BEAOIi.
Sixty-four miles from New Orleans on the Ii. & N. 11. R., is a new and n owing place appropriately named Long Beach. Its sea-fronfc is three iiilos long, and affords a magnificent view of the Gulf. Men of means in the 'rescent City have purchased land at Long Beach and built or are building ammer residences there. Some of these are the following : L. W. Brown, ity engineer of New Orleans; F. Jahnecke (widely known in connection vitli the Schilinger pavement); Pierre Michel; J. P. Douglass, Jr., Union ’acific Railroad Agent; Herbert Palfrey, Jas. McDonald, lie my Wellman, -mile Crusel, C. N. Snell. G. G. Garinand, M. Borges, Jas. Bailey, J. Boken-oiir, M. Suites, George Meninger, .J. H. Kamlade, C. M. Soria, J. -J. Griffin,
■	irs. Jones, Mrs. Barrett, Mrs. Angell, and a number of others. The fine ncatioii, it will be seen, has arrested attention, and within a few years the irice of front property has more than quadrupled.
Fruit growing aud truck farming has rapidly developed into an important industry around Long Beach. The pioneer in this direction was [r. W. J. Quarles, one of the most enterprising and active business men on .he Coast. He was followed by Thomas Bros., J. T. Riddle and others, .’he land is sandy, but by intelligent cultivation with the aid of fertilizers, t produces good crops. This is shown by the fact that large quantities of •egetables are annually shipped from Long Beach to New Orleans and also
o	northern markets. A single illustration furnished to the writer by Mr. ames Thomas will serve to illustrate this matter. Thomas Bros, planted he past Spring three-fourths of an acre of radishes. The cost of fertilizer or this plat was eight dollars; the labor cost three dollars—total, eleven ioliars. The net returns from three-fourths of an acre were ninety dollars.
mi. *j. x. imiunr, u. unuiu him,anix' ucM'iu, is tut/'largest srruu'ig^ grower in that section. With him the season extends from Man'll (; sometimes earlier) until June.
Dr. L. II. Hill, resident physician, has a fine location on the bea and is improving ami beautifying it with excellent taste and judgment.
PASS CHRISTIAN.	0	~
The next point westward ou the Coast patronized as a li^th ; pleasure resort, summer and winter, is Pass Christian, called by ilWbitiz and southern visitors “the Pass/’ It is highly and justlyCfAjpul Wealthy and fashionable people from New Orleans, and elsewhere, make in large measure, the usual summer contingent of its population. Dur the winter season'it is liberally patronized by people from the North States, who seek winter quarters on the Sound. It is situated like the n on a peninsula. The town extends six miles along the sea-front, wli forms its southern boundary. On the north are the bayous Bois d'Oiv f Portage, so named by early French settlers (according to the ea^' ^hr iclers), because the foliage of the forests on the banks of the formei autumn were bright with crimson and gold, hence the name which sigtii “gilded woods.” In the other case the bayou, some ten miles from “ Pass,” takes a southward course by which it approaches within a milt the sea. So near is it that the Indians, in bartering with the French Old Biloxi, carried their canoes, provisions and furs across this narr neck of land, thus saving twenty miles or more in reaching their de> nation.
Pass Christian has its “ East End-’ and “West End.” Its residen and villas are situated on ample, ornamented grounds. It has a muni of fine drives. Its main drive is a broad shell-paved avenue extendi along the beach for several miles, shaded with fine live oaks, magnoli. and other fine trees. The water view is superb, stretching away far in the gulf, with Cat Island a few points westward. Near the shore the wal is lined with promenades. The impression created by the almost perenn verdure is one of contiuual summer. The balmy atmosphere ' den with the perfume of flowers, the genial breeze from the tropic islanru. «vaft over the gulf, all lend to make this an ideal winter resort.
The Sound is lined with promenade piers, pagodas ami bath 11o11s< Trim and symmetrical sailing crafts lying among the pier-heads, or bothy white wings over the glistening waters of the Souud, speak for the tast of the class for whose enjoyment these appointments were provided.