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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-06-24
VIM. COLE,
Administrator.
Parish Of Ca1casieu,
November 18th, 1868.

. .E""& November 18th, 1868.
IN accordance with the first section Of,
/ an Act of the Legislature entitled
{" An Act to organize the Parish Courts
of this State, etc." approved Septem-
TENDER 4th, 1868, A regular term Of the
Parish Court for the trial of all classes
of cases of which said Court may have
Jurisdiction, will be held at the Court
House at Lake Charles commencing on
the third Monday of January, A. D.,
1869, and. Of every second month there
after. A term of said Court will also
be held each month, beginning ON the
third Monday thereof, for the trial of
Probate causes, and the disposition OF
such Probate business as is required to
be done in open Court 40
49,. :,.r.', IT, DAVID j. READ, .
.. .n.ra,n.t Parish Judge.
November Ia, 1868. n..,,.ti.a G.
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CaICasiGW,
.PaTOisse
70 Noyenbre 1868.

OoNFORMEMEET a la premiere
v Section dun acte de la Legislature,
intitul6, I" Une Acte pour organiser les
Cours de Paroisse de Get Fiat, approu-
We lie 4me jour de Septembre 1863. I'm
terme r6guIier de la CoUtr de ParOisse
sero tenu q la Maison de Cour de cette
Paroisse, en- Ia vile de Lac Charles, le
3me Lundi. de gJanvier, 4. D., 1869,
pour la disposition de toutes les causes
ct affaires done cette Oour peut avoir
jurisdiction, ct tout les deUx mois &c
suivants. I'm terme de la dite Cour
sera aussi tenu, commencant lie 9me
lundi de chaque mois, pour toutes
causes de preuvesI ct de SUGGESTIONS, ct
pour Ia disposition de toutes affaires de
preuves ct SUGGESTIONS qui doivent 6tre
faites en- Cour ouverte. LIE premier
terme sera tenu le dit 3me Lundi de
Janvier 1859. ...' c.. "'..
"t .'.u ..t.. D. j. READ,
IA Nov 1868. Juge de Paroisse.
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N ew Advertisement
-------,r---s~,---o-~,,r~------.
Of ROsamOnd GUi-
dry and HenFiette POthieE,
)al oft . his Wife. ..1.....

State of Louisiana, por;.b Co,,r+
Parish of Calcagieu. ! RaFlsh Court
y. .PlERR oDb1N, Of the the Parish 4 OF ST.
L Landry, having filed in writing his
to be appointed Admins
TRAITOR Of said Succession, - 10 la@ ..
NOVICE is hereby given to all par
ties interested, that unless written OPP
position be fled IN my office in the town
Of Lake Charles, within ten days from
the publication of this notice, with rea-
sons why it should not be, the petition
will be granted and petitioner be up.
pointed Administrator Of said estate.
Lake Charles, June Oath, 1859. %.
tast1e3 ada DAVID j. REID,
h ..s ..ra4. .sifar Parish Judge.
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Vente Publique.
successlon ID EnnilY Mo-.

Succession 40 Emily Moss.
HIN vertu dun oRdre dc Honorable
IL la Cour de Paroisse 40 IA Paroisse
Calcasiel, Louisiana, an date dn Z JUN
1860, IL, souaign6 administrators ORR
raj en- vente publique, au plus oiirant
ct dernier encheriaseur, a ma residence
q Hickory Flat en- cette Paroisse-
m MerCredi, IA Juliet, 1869. Nj
Toutes les proprietes separ6es de Emily
Moss, d6c6d6e ct les propri6t6s en- com
munant6, except6 un lot do betGs d
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AN. Outlaw.
We copy as follows from the st.

#H
Louis Democrat Of the 14th !: Is
Sam HildebEand, who during
the war was q notorious bush
whacker, has long been the terror
of ST. Francois and Washington
counties. He is known 10 have
killed no less than seventy-eight
men, and his robberies are 1n-
numbered, He keeps the tally of
his victims By cutting hicks in the
butt Of his rifle. He had been re-
peatedly pursued, shot at and
wounded BY officers of justice, but
has always continued to escape
capture BY boldly assailing his
O. pursuers.r - r..- - ....rr... re t,. \
81 4 The terrible outlaw wore o steel
- plate upon his breast and another
F. on his back, and it is considered
bn bullet proof Time and again he
tur has been shot in the breast, but
III the bullets glanced of, and with a
ldemoaiac laugh, the assassin has
rdehed his puTsueTs. He has an
-a7 uncle named Williams, residing in
adSt. Francois county, about twelve
81 miles from Londale, and spends a
good deal OF his time at his house.
-i1H He has many friends on Big river,
who befrIend him in the hour of
danger, while those who dislike
fl. him, and would rejoice to see him
rr, brought to justice, are afraid TO
say or do anything against him.
De When he takes a dislike to q man,
he lies in wait for him on the road
side or near o field, and thinks nc
.l more Of putting a bullet through a
ga mans heart than shooting q SOUR.
baasD Daring the rebellion, Hide,
81 brand went to the house of James
8 MeClain, soldier of the tenth
al Missouri, outraged his wife, and
i. carried off his stock, clothing, etc
On his return home, .McLail
swore vengeance against the out
law, and has ever since pursued
are him with the firm determination
go to rid the earth Of such q monster
1d About d week ago the two met
E1 and McIain shot Hildebrand il
no the thigh, but he made his escape
The people Of Sc. Francois co
applied last winter to the Chief 0
oT9Police IF this city for assistance il
capturing the desparado, and me-
were sent there on several coca
sions, bnt have never been able I
Ha get . sight Of the man. On FIR
. day week, McLain and Sheri
Breckenridge, Of Washington co
with fourteen picked men frol
Potcsi, Desoto and Irondale, wer
TO the house Of Williams, wheI
Hildebrand was stopping, for Ii
purpose of assisting in arrestin
or killing him. The cabin Of Wi
iams Is built of logs, with dayIigl
shining through the chinking. :
The desparado was alone, the Fan
Il f lily Of Williams having fed. All
preaching the door, Sheriff Brecl
enridee called npon Hildebrand
surrender, as there was noihOpe
his escape, the house being 50
rounded By sixteen men. The r
ply made by Hildebrand was
keepipo with his character. T
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SIRePiHSs Sale.

9Th Jud, Dist 9 curt, X n, ~ 40
tl@ Caloasieu PARISH {., NO. ~ 'o4'
Franklin G. Hay, admir-, vs. vs.. z. James
NJ, Coley, Absentee.
DY virtue Of writ of fl. ia. to me d.
ID rected in the above entitled suit,
l will sell at the Court House door Of
this Parish, in thetown Of Lake Charles
to the last and highest bidder, within
The legal hours Of sale, on
Saturday, the Sd day of July,
all right, title, interest and demand of
James M. Coley to, the following des-
cribed property, to wit:
Z One hundred head of wild horned
i%,,a ts son 9 iSas' + dao
One stock horse. Ut A#r
TERMS; Cash on the spot, with
benehtof appraisement1 .@gaF
Sherif's office, Lake Charles, CalCa.
sieu, June 10th, 1869. '' 5'~
7 IN JIM REID, Sheriff.
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TREAgUBE. On Monday last we
saw q Jersey, loaded with num-
Der Of our citizens, vending its
way to COntrabands Bayou with
the intention Of digging for the
hidden treasure which tradition
says LATTE buried there. We
presume the search was not sue
.cessfal as they have not offered to
divide with us. osa. 9-...arla
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~ portant interest 8 pour cent. de leuE
6cheance iusqu 'au Placement. Lesp pro-
prietes demeuTant sp6cialment hypoth-
Sauces avec privilege de vendeuT
jusqu' au Placement final. 49,.
DAVID J. REID,
Juge de Paroisse.
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Public Sale.
Succession Of Emily Moss.
nol8

Succession of Emily Moss.
By virtue Of an order Of the
Honorable, the Parish Court Of
Calcasieu Parish, La, dated June
the 7th, / SO, the undersigned Ad-
will offer for sale to
the last and highest bidder, at his
at Hickory Flat in said
Parish, on ..n .....a
Wednesday, July 14th, 1869,
all the separate property Of said
Emily Moss, decd, and all the
community property Of said sue
cession, except certain stock of
horned cattle, to wit :, .n '...o .
Six Tracts of Land, all lying in
said Parish, west of the C&lc8sieu
River, and near Hickory Flat, to
wit '".' +' "'....." ,.'.""'
III One tract containing 80.47-
100 acres.
oE2l One tract containing Sill
100 acres. ye3~...l .,...I...,
Ia [3] One tract containing 1905
100 acres. ..f g3@ T.. .,r, .,,.,
[4] One tract containing 161.
35-l00 acres. a... ..I -E,.a l....
[5l One tract containing 8l.24
100 acres. @.3 ,a#t aEma4N
T61 One tract containing 2O3.
93-100 acres, being the family
plantation and residence with all
the buildings and improvements
thereon, consisting of q dwelling
house, kitchen, stables, cribs, fenc-
ing &C., which viii not be deliver
ed until December LIST, 1869, in or
der that VIM. Cole, Admir- may
cultivate, gather and remove the
growing crop thereon, a5h
An accurate description of the
numbers and location Of the above
tracts Of land viii be given on the
day Of sale, .... .-... Wv
Also IS head Of horned
o cattle, branded thus: 81
I About twelve head of gentle
horses, about % head OF mares
20 head Of hogs more or less,
head Of sheep, one OK and cart
one old buggy, one lot farming
utensils, one lot carpenters anc
blacksmith's tools, two yoke 81 OK,
on, one silver watch, one shot gun
two rifles, one pistol, household
and kitchen furniture, one lot o
provisions at Abner Coles anC
other articles too numerous Z
mention.
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VeIRte par lie Sheriff
sme dist, Judiciaire N. loro5
Paroisse CalCasieu. No. S62

holsse Oaicasleu,E J 2a S>'.} ~
Fnnklin G. Hay AdmteuG Va
James M. Coley, absent. ,
I'm vertu dun ordre dc a. "a. a moi
~ adress6 dams l'affaire, d dassus
entitul6e ct numerot6e, Is John M.
Reid, sherif, offrirai, en- yantepublidue.
aIl plus ofrant 81 dernior eneherisseuR
Q Ia porte de Ia inaiaon dc o0ur do Cette
Faroisse, en- Ia vile de Lac Charles,
samedi, 3me Jour de Juliet. 1869,
tous les titres, droits, interats az recla-
nations do James M. Coley, an ct dams les
propriet6s d aprea drontes savoir: Cent
tetes de Bates 4 cornes iarou6he. q IN
cheyal dc vacherie.
TERMS EFT CONDITIONS Comp.
tNnt leiour De Ia vente, ayec ID bens.
ice destination.
JOHN u. REID, shsEit
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Succession de ROsamOnd Gui-
dry ct de sa Femme Henri
1s@' a- cite POthier. @ad

Etat de 10 Louisiana, I Cour DIES G.
Paroisse Calcasieu. ( Preuves.
IL, PERRODIN, dc Ia Paroisse st.
III Landry, ayant, par petition, fail
application d ID dite Cour, d Peffet
d'6tte nomme administrators de Ia dite
succession 4aef .raA- rlmnG a.
En- consequence, avis est par lie pre-
sent dome aux interressGs dams cette
succession d'avoir d d6duire par 6crit a
mon bureau, en- 10 vile de Lac Charles,
dams les dix iours qui suivront Ia date
lu present avis, les raisons 81 nucune
lis ont, par lesquelles il ne serait pas
fait droit d Ia demande de Ia dite peti-
ton. if# ,l1i" ~ i.,5itH .'t
Lac Charles, "a JUN, 1869. .aa ra
5-t DAVID j. REID, 81.
Ata Juge do Paroisse.
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Te,r ,7tl1 IS ct Conditions.

lToutes sommes au dessous de dix pi-
astres payables compliant lie jour de la
vente, ct toutes sommes au dessus de
dix piastres d un credit de un, deux ct
troi5 ans du jour de la vente, les acque-
reurs fournissant lerw billets ayec deux
BONES etsolvaubles Securities oidaires,
satisfaisantes, payabes a radministra-
teur on son ordre, q son domicil, ct
portant interest raison de huit pour
cent par an de leur 6ch6ance iUsqu'au
paiement, les propri6t6s immObiliaires
seront ct demeuront speciaIment hypo-
thequ6es en- favour de Ia succession
pour assu1rer lie Placement DIES bilIets
donnGs pour le prix dachat. 49,.
Timbre do reYenus internes aux frais
de l'acqu6reurs. ..--..
no.l8 IT,. Administrator.
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PRRsoEAL.-We are under re-
newed obligations to our fellow
toWnsman, Geo. II. Wells, Esq,
for files Of tgpapers,
Also to Mr.. B. Hutchihs for
merry Of this Office, for Like fayors.
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Terms and Conditions.

On credit of one, two and three
years from the day of sale. Purchasers
furnishing their notes with good and
solvent SECURITIES in soido, payable to
Margaret W. Armstrong, natural tutrix,
or order, and dated on day Of said sale
and conditioned to bear interest at the
rate of 8 per cent. per annum, from
their respective maturities until paid.
The property to be and remain special
ly mortgaged with vendors. privilege
until full and entire payment,
DAVID =. REID,
IL" ....>' .9ot Ga ai Parish Jude.
This the day 10th of June, 1869,
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ny virtue of an order from the Hon,
II The Parish Court, in and for the
Parrish of Calcasieu, there will be seld
to the last and highest bidder, by Mar
garet w Armstrong, natural tutrlx, or
by duly commissioned officer, at the
court House door Of this Parish, on
Saturday the 10th day of July,
The following uns6ld property belong
TO said estate, to Wit .-r.Ga.r 5say.Fa
LIST. A. certain tractof land and i'm
provements thereon, situated on the
Bayou Nezpique, in this parish, and
known and described as per act of sale
from James McF arland and VIM. Cot
trelI to said decd John Armstrong, as
the Spanish Grant of Benjamin An
drews. and bounded as follows North
by lands Of Ros6nroud Guidry ); East by
Bayou Nezpique; South by lands of
Valerie Martin and West by public
land. Number of acres not known
One undivided half only belonging to
said estate; the other owners 4 not
known. = ...,3, .ll,.:'.. .. s14
r. End. A, certain tract of land in this
Parish, containing thirty-six acres, more
orless, to. wit r Lot no. II, township
IA, range 8 W 1.-The same purchased by
said dec d from Simon G., White. ''... .
Sd. Another tract Of land purchased
from said White, and known as lots II,
Inc, 90 and 81, township IA south, range
9 W.-containing 29S acres, more or
less.
'4th. Another tract of. land,s contain
ing 100 96-10O acres, and known as lots
3 and 4 of section 35, and H. e. IA Of
n. e. IA of section 81, township IA s.,
range 8 was per patent from the
State of Louisiana no. 9606, dated Jan
Dist, A. D. 1861.
5th. Another tract of land, contain
ing 286 .15-1OO acres, and known as sec.
81, or lot 10 and sec. %, or lot 20 and
sec. . %, or lot 81 in township 10 s., r,
8 Vas per patent from the State Of
Louisiana, no. 9074, issued at. Baton
Rouge on the LIST day of October, A. D.
1860. .'--','', .. ....'-. .--s.>~>-a~,~--
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We are under obligations to
hrs. Dr.. Gray for a basket Of nice
vegetables
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IA Nov. 1868.
Vemte " PulNbliqWe.
Juge de Paroisse.

Succession JnO. ID. Armstrong.
I'm vertu dun ordre de l'Hon., 10 cour
IL DIES preuVGs dams. ct pour Ia Par
oisse Calcasieu, il sera vendu en- vente
pubique au plus auffrant ct dernier
encherisseur, par Margaret W. Arm
strong, tut nat, gu par nm officer du-
ment commissions, a Ia porte de la
maison de cour en- cette paroisse:
s.ot Samedi, 10 Juliet, 1862
Les propri6tes non vendues, apparte-
nant d 10 succession, sayoir: -,
1ment. I'm certain moroccan de terre
avec les batisses ct authorizations qui
sly trouvent, situ6e sur lie Bayou Nezpi-
que, dams cette paroisse, CONNIE par
acte dc vente de- James Mcfarland ct
VIM. Cottrell d John Armstrong, com
me titre Espagnol de Benjamin An
drews, borne n. par beTre de ROs6mond
Guidry e. par Il Bayou Nezpiqu6 !;
sud par teroa dc Valerie Martin ct W :.
par terre publique. r
End. Un moroccan de terre en- cette
paroisse, econtenant trente.six acres,
plus on moins, CONNIE suit le lot no.
II, b. IA, r,9ws-aohet6 par le d6c9d6
de Simon O. White. nj .. 49,. g..
3. Un9 autre moroccan aShet6 de
White ct coi.nu CONNIE lots nos IL, l9.
20 ct Il, :, II g., r. 0 w.-oontensnt
29S acres. plus on moins. +
a On autre moroccan de t9rre con.
tenant 100 ,96-l00 acres, ct comm
CONNIE lots no, 3 ct 4 do sec. SO, eth. g.
IA de sec. "a, !, l4smr. Q w.--patente
dc FEtat de Ia Le., no, 96O6, dat6e 81
Janvier, 1861. '~e A1REE M
3, unantre moroccan de terre contan-
Ant 286, lb-l00 acres ct oonnu CONNIE
see' 2l,ou lot 10 At sec ,22 ,ou 81 20 etseo
~, en- let 81, I; 15 d, 4. 8 w.-pstente
de l'Etat de Ia ne mo. aO84, dat6e Baton
Rouge 10 II Ogtobre, 1860.
Terms ct Conditions.
A un credit de I'M, deux 81 trois ana
du jour do Ia yente, les aeauereur1
tonrnissant leurs bill6ts: avec boppes
etsQlvahles securities solidairss, payableg
= a Margaret w. Armstrong, tutlics mai.
| 0u son aufina EakEs a.. - =
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eornes. A savoir six lots on inorceEu y
de terre, tons sibuss en- cette Faroisse !,
A l'ouest de ID riFiere CaolcasielS pres
de Hickory Flat, sayoir
m On lot oontenaut S0A7-lOO acres.
T2l Un lot contenant 81 .71-1OO acres.
T8l On lot contenant 4O.65-1OO acres.
RAJ Unlotcontenant 181 .35-100 acres.
ISL On lot contenant 81 ..2+1OO acres.
IN Unloteontenant2 O3 98-100, acres.
Ce denier etant Ia, residence de famille,
avec tOutes les batisses ct ameioratlons
Une iuste description DIES nombrse ct To-
cations DIES dts lots de terre sera donne
lie Jour de Ia vente. Maison de resi-
dcnce, cuisine, ecuries, magasin mals,
barrieres &c. Ce dernier (6mel lot ne
sera livr6 q Pacquireur que le Ter De-
cembre 1869, ct apTes que la recoEe de
William Cole sera rRmass6e ct enleyee
Aussf So tetes b9tes a cornes ". = = .
~ ~ ,Ss.IITT .-1.l estainp6es So
70 t8tes cbeveaux doux, % t6tes de
iuements, 90 t8tes de CochOnB, plus on
moins, 8 t8tes de moutons, I'm wagon 9
beoufs ct une charette, un yieux buggy
/ un lot -d'instauments aratoires; ontllE
de 6harpentier ct. dc forgeron, deul
paires de bBufs, I'm montre en- argent
un fusil. deux carabines, un pistO4et, III
lot de provisions chez Abner Cole, listen
sis de maison ct cuisine ct beaucoul
d'autres articles, qR'il serait trop LONE
d'enum6rer. 1854 ..t .,-"a@. .'uH
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Probate Sale

Succession JnO D.. Armstrong.
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Terms ct Conditions.

A un credit de un, deux 81 trois ana
au Jour do Ia yente, les aequereur1
tonrnissant leius Bullets: aveo bonnes
etss2lvahles SECURITIES soidaires, payables
a Margaret w. Armstrong, tutTice nat.
gu son oEdre, dates do jour do u vente,
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November IA, 1868.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-03-17
"sunda4 Railroa d Work.

The "New York Sabbath Committee
have published little pamphlet under the
above title, which treats of the influence Of
railroads on the material and moral interest.
of society, and contains the answers of one
hundred and twenty-four Railroad Presi-
dents and Superintendents as to the amount
of Sunday work done on their respective
roads, and its expediency and profit. The
answers show that on sixty-fve of the roads
there are no Sunday, passenger, freight or
cattle trains run that on ffty-nin roads
there are more or less trains run, amounting
in all to one hundred and seventy seven
t. trains-about one fourth of which are freight
and cattle trains. Sixteen companies an.
swer that their Sunday trains are profitable,
while thirty eight answer that they are un-
prof and nearly or quite all express
the conviction that it would be better for
all concer ned, and vastly more for their com
fort and morals, not to have sny Sunday
work done except what is absolutely neces
sary. Those companies which run Sunday
trains seem generally to be Influenced rather
BY competing roads, or by the apprehension
that their six days of business would suffer
if they did not run trains on the seventh.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-03-17
Soup Growing on Trees.

Soup berries are to be found in immense
quantities throughout Alaska. They grow
on bush about the same in appearance as
whortleberries. When ripe they are red, Of
juicy and quinine taste, and general bien-
nial. One quart taken and placed in a tub
the size of bushel, when stirred, will com
pletely fill the tub with froth, and the more
it is stirred with the naked hand and arm
the sitter it becomes, until you can cut it
with knife 1t is eaten with horn or wood
en- spoons, all the family sitting around the
tubs. 1t is undoubtedly an acquired taste,
but the commodity is much sought for. The
f.oth is of a beautiful pink color. Green
berries will make nearly the same amount of
froth. but is of white color and is not so
highly favored. Foreigners stir it with port
or sherry wines, and add sugar.in which case
it is a delicious luxury. Large quantities
are dried, by being placed in tub with
their leaves, forming cake, which is placed
on wicker tables, with lighted fires under
and the sun overhead. When dried they
will keep in dry place for some years. The
dried berries are black and look dirty. A
piece two inches square, beaten in water.
pool, will fll it full of froth of dark pink
color.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-03-17
A Dutchman Opposed to Insurance.

A certain Dutchman, owner of house,
had effected an insurance on it of eight hun.
dred dollars, although it had been worth much
less. The house burnt down, and this Dutch
man claimed the full amount for which il
had been insured but the officers of the
company refused to pay any more than its
actual value-about six hundred dollars. He
broken English, interlading hisremarks with
some choice Teutonic. .oaths:
'If you wish it, said tn cashier of the
insurance company, I'VE will build you a
house larger and better than the one burned
down, as we are positive it can be done for
even less than six hundred dollars. - To this
proposition the dutchman objected, and
was at last compelled to take the six hun
dred dollars. Some weeks after he had re-
ceived the money, he was called upon by
the same agents, who wanted him to take a
policy of life insurance on himself or on his
wife. IF you insure your wife's life for
$4,000" the agent said, sand she should
die, you would have the sum to solace your
heart"
'Get out" exclaimed the Dutchman. "You
'scurance fellers ish all teifs IF insure
my wife. and my wife he dies, and 1 goes to
de Office to git my two thousand dollars, do
gifts all de money? No, not quite. You
will say to me: She want worth two thous'
and dollars she vas worth about six hun
dred dollars. IF you don't like to take six
hundred dollars, will git you bigger and a
better uife?"