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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-08-26
A Death attn kiss.

A young gentleman, named Joe
White a very respectable, indus
trious, quiet, good-looking fellow,
of about eighteen years of age,
and, a resident Of Germantown,
went to South Nashville Saturday
night, to visit his lady love, a Miss
Barnes, He had been frequently
to visit her before atyarieus times,
They were engaged to be married.
He found her in the parlor sewing,
as a. proper young girl should be.
She was anxious to finish the aFti-
Gle, and therefore concluded not to
throw it aside when lie entered,
particularly as he compimented
her ON her pretty appearance, with
her beautiful face, bending over
her slender fingers as she piled
the stitches with as much grace
and rapidity as other girls display
when skimming over the keys Of q
nasty piana .....-.:5.m.-..
He took bis seat beside her
They chatted very gayly. After
waiting q few minutes. which to
him seemed hours, he became inn
patient and longed to imprint d
chaste kiss upon her ripe and
lips. With the view of
carrying ont his design, he let his
arm circle her waist mrtively, and
as he was drawing her close to-
himself, she objected to being dis
turbed until her little work was
finished; but he insisted. She
made a motion 10 shove him of,
"a GIRLS. are said to do generally.
This motion proved fatal To her
happiness and his lie. He bs-
came impetuous, and, drawing her
to him with much violence, the
needle, which was caught in her
thimble, got between them, the
point toward bis heart.
It entered and as he was about
to imprint q Kiss Of love upon her
lips, his own became ashy PALE,
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CANrREf1I. - lTlRRsnft.sart -

CANTRE1L THE TEENsEE DIS
PEBADo. CantreN is given to the
habit of making muT1erous as
saults ON his fellow men. A short
time since he and his brother were
fishing near Smithrille. Thesport
was rather slow with him, but his
brother, not more than fifteen
yards distant, had an astonishing
run Of luck, and hauled iii the nice
plump fish quite rapidly. Denton
Cantrell, like Cain of primitive ac-
cursedness, envied his brother 8
good fortune, and observing a con-
tinuationof it he became exceed
ingly irate, so that he threw down
his line and rod In a rage, and
rushing toward his inofensiVe and
smiling brother, he slnOte him
down Withaa knifey stabbed him in
several places, and left him, as he
thought, for dead. He then fed,
and lived for several days like an
outcast on the earth last week
he went to the house of Dock
Jones, who was married to his sis
ter. Ii was in the evening. Dock
was a remarkably nice, peacable,
quiet man. He was nursing his
frst-born upon his knee on the
porch, while his young wife was
reading, the Bible aloud by his
side Cantre1 called to. Jones to
come to him among the bushes.-
The young wife was startled end
disturbed at the request, and eau
toned her husband not to go,
though she couldn't tell Why
Jones only smiled at her fears.
He went, and the next moment
the loud report of a gun. passed
through the house. The moment
Jones approached, Cantrell raised
D shotgun to- his shoulder and
fred at him, lodging fifteen buck
shot in his heart, without any word
Of warning or previous quarrel I'd.
cast q ray of justification on the
most foul murder. He immedi-I
ately fled, and has not. been heard
Of. since, This occurred near
Spal alta.-NaShViRe Banner. q. 81 w.. -.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-08-26
Parish OF Calcasieul, b,
Norember 18th. 1858. /,

November 18th, 1868. s-
IN accordance with the FIRST section of
1 an Act of the Legislature entitled
g An Act to organize the Parish Courts
of this state, etc" approved Septem-
tenber 4th, 1868 A regular term OF The
Parish Court for the trial of all classes
Of cases of which said Court may have
jurisdiction, win be held at the Court
House at Lake Charles, commencing on
the third Monday Of january, al d.,
1869, and of every second month there
after. A term of said Court VIII 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. =.
DAVID j, READ,
.3 @"N5 a4a Parish Judge.
Novanfber IA Ig89 aEa4% aag1"4
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November IA, 1858.
INNGA4DS3 &Na &90SA
PaPOlsse CalCasieu !,
2 ata 12 Novembre 1858. d


DONF0RMEMENT q Ia premiere
" Section dun aete de Ia Legislature,
intitul6, Une Acte ponr organiser les
Cours de Paroisse de Get Etat, " "approtl-
We Ia 4me Jour de Septembre 1868. Un
terme r6gu,ier de La Cour de Paroisse
sera tenu n Ia NIaison de Cour de cette
Paroisse, en- Iii vile de Lac Charles, Il
3me Iiundi da Janyier, al. d., 1869,
pour IA disposition de toutes les causes
et affilres dono eette Cour peut avoir
jurisdiction, et tout les deux mois ee
sIllvants, In terme ue 10 ulbe Tour
sera aussi kanu, cornmeneant le SIne
lundi de dilaque mois, poOr toates
causes de preuves et de SUGGESTIONS, ct
pOur Ia disposition de tOutes afEaires de
preuyes ct aaecessions aui doivent 6tre
iaites EN- COur Ouyerte. lie premier
terme sera tann Ia dit ame Lnnfh dc
G. E--. ID, ]. READ,
IL Nov, 1885, Jpge Do Pazoisse,
i s#
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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-08-26

"a steamboat captain on The
lakes was recently feeling biz nay
along IN the dark, when the look
out ahead sang out, aSchooner
without u Light 1T was a close
shave, and, as Che steamer passed
the schooner, the captain sung
asak 01Ehak ava .vnn d0iner With
your internal schooner here IN the
dark without 4 light 10 lib
dismay, the skipper, who vas y
Eranohnan, answered s'Vat aa
diable you d0 here wiz Your ola
steamboat in three feet water ah'
and Just then the steamer landed
high and dry on 4 Eand bank
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-08-26


SCANDAL IN HIGH LTTE.-On the
18th ult., a young lady, aged four
teen, living In a very aristocratiic
region in this city, was takensud-
denly III, and appeared ia such ex-
treme pain that the family became
alarmed and sent for d physician!.
He came in all haste, and after
glanoing at his patient, requested
the parents to leave him alone
with hen. They did 50 and in
half an hour another young lady
opened her eyes for the first time
on this world of sorrow. She
made such o noise coming into the
world that the parents attention
was attracted, and the doctor In
formed them that they had better
send for nurse, as mother end
child we're "doing as well as could
be expected. !" Great consultation
reigned. On being closely qnas.
toned, the young mother placed
the paternity of the stranger upon
q lad of fifteen, who was then at
school. Charley was sent for, and
blubbered like d baby. There was
then in che room d father, q nothr
er and child, whose united ages
amounted to only twRnty-nine.
M " EgsYlgegg
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4 = 3 -
his vigorous grasp relaxed, and
then the FIRE OF love died out, IS 2
if by 3 celestial pun, at the mos
ment Of contact. He sickened5
fell back upon the sofa quite help
less. The young lady was much
alarmed, and ran for assistance 49,
The family all ran into the room,
and proceeded to open his shirt
collar, thinking he was In faint
ing ft, and that the usual,FestoFR-
tives would suffice. Tn Ilndolng
his vest it was found that the need
le had p3netratsd his side very
deeply, q circumstances which the
young lady never noticed II. her
fright. The doctor was sent for,
He administered what remedies
he could. Partial cohsCio dsnesB
was restored; and the young fgl=o
low enabled to talk. The scene
between him and his -frst,y last
love was extremely affecting.
She wept like one who feels that
all happiness on earth is lost, and
he seemed to regret her loss and
not his own condition, He con-
soled her by saying thatshe would
soon get another lover to fill his2
place, who would be more worthy
Of her than he could hope to be,
and who would make dsrhsppDi
This bnt increased her, sorroE.--r
She sank down upon the floor be-
side him and cried aloud. When
he was becoming, worse and the
doctor gave the emphatic opinion
that he could not I've, she started
to her feet, and running
into another room swallowed al
heavy dose of laudanum, which,
was kept there for the use Of a
young member Of the family that
was sick, I'll was some time be-
fore she was discovered, and ii was
with the utmost difficulty SIC waaa
brought back TO consciousness
The first words she uttered werea
"Oh, where is he? Let me 70 to,
him ; I will be with him. Af the
same instant the young gentleman
was resigning his spirit into the
hands of Its Maker ii All adioiuL
ing room.-Na8B0ElJs Press2 da.GgA
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-08-26
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I invite everybody to call and inspect
them SOMETHING may be made-NoTH-
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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-11-26
AYERS SARSAPARILLA
FOR PURIFYING THE BLOOD.

The reputation this excellent medicine enjoys is
derived from its cures, many of which are truly mar
Tellous. lnyeterate eases of SerOfuous disease,
where the system seemed saturated with corruption
have been purified and cured by Scrofuous affec
tons and disorders which aggravated by the scrof
ulous contamination until they were painfully act
in almost every section Of the country that tthe pub
lie scarcely need to be informed of its virtues
Scrofuiouspoison Is one of the most destructive
enemies of our race Often, this unseen and upfelt
tenant of the organism undermnes the constitution
and invites the attack of enfeeblng fatal diseases
without exciting suspicion of its presence. Again
il seems to breed infection throughout the body, and
then, on some favorable occasion, rapidly develop
into other of its hideous forms, either the
surface OF among the vias. In the latter tuberces
may be suddenly deposited in the lungs heart or
tumOrs formed in the liver 1t shows its presence
by eruptons on the skim or foul alterations some
part of the body Hence the occasional use of bot
tie Of this Sarsaparilla is advisable, when no
active symptoms of disease appear Persons afflicted
date relief and at length, cure, by the of this
SARSAPARlLLA: st. Anthony's Fire, Rose or
Eryspelas, letter, Salt Rheum, Scald Head, Ring
worm, Sore Eyes. Sore Ears. and other eruptons or
visible forms of Scrofulous disease. Also in themore
concealed forms, as Dyspepsia, DrOpsy Heart Dis
easey Fits Epilepsy, Neuralgia, and the various ul
eerous affections of the muscular and nervous sys
tens.
Female Diseases are commonly soon relieved and
ultimately cured by its purifying and invigoTating
effect Minute directions for each case are found in
our Almanac, supplied gratis. Rheumatism and
Gout, when caused by accumulations of eXtraneous
matters in the blood yield quickly to it, also, Liver
Complaints Torpdity, Congestion, or Inflammation
of the Liver and Jaundce when aaising. they Of
SAPARIlLA is great restOrer for the strength
and yigor Of the system. Those who are Languid
and Listlcss, Despondent, Seepess. and troubled
with Nervous Apprehensiens Fears, any of the
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tive power upon trial.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-11-26

COURT INCIDENT.-The following des-
cribed scene was recently witnessed in
court.
Is William King here"
Thereupon respectfully dressed man
in the body of the court responded
Here am"
Go into the dock, said the officer.
The jailor placed the man in the dock.
The clerk Of the peace then said
I" Prisoner at the bar, you are charged
that you, on the--day Of October,
did wilfully and felloniously steal from
the person of John Barrow"
Prisoner here sal !, sotto voice, to the
jailor
Please, sir, it is all mistake
80, there is no mistake, you listen to
the Indictment was the reply.
The clerk of peace having read the
indictment, asked in the usual form.
Prisoner, how say you-are you gull
ty or not guilty w
eff you please, my lord, there is some
mistake"
"We shall see that presently. Areyou
guilty or not guilty ?"
If you please, my lord, l am a jury
man. M SIS M
This announcement was received with
a roar of laughter from crowded court,
during which the unhappy juryman was
liberated from his unpleasant and some
what dangerous position.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-11-26

CALIFoRNIA's BIG TREEs.-The ma
jestic body of the Father of the Forest,
which lies half buried in the earth.
measures 110 feetin circumference at the
base, and 200 feet in length to the first
branch, and being hollow, person can
walk that length erect. The estimated
height of this tree when standing is 400
feet. The burned Tree" PROSTATE also,
is hollow to the height of go feet, and
persons can ride on horseback through
it; for that distance it is 81 feet in cir
cumference, and stood $50 feet high.
There are several other trees of immense
size, and variously named-Hercules,
Uncle Toms Cabin, Pioneer Cabin,
Three Sisters, Siamese Twins, Twin
Brothers, Lone Widow, Widow and Son.
Beauty of the Forest, Pride of the For
est, etc.-Phrenoloyical Journal.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-11-26

IRISH WIT.-James T. Brady was very
fond of the ready, natural wit of his
countrymen. One day speaking of this
to friend, he said, !" I'll just show you
a sample. I'll speak to any of these
men at work and you'll see that / will
get my answer" Stepping up to the
men who were at work on cellar near
by, he spoke to them eheerfully, Good
day. good day to you, boys. That looks
like hard work for you" "Faix an it
is, was the answer, cor we wouldn't be
havin' the doin' of it." Pleased with
this, he asked the man what part of Ire
land he come from. Ah," said Brady,
on hearing the name, " / came from that
region myself" "Yhes," said the man
with another blow Of the pick, there
was many nice people in that place, but
| never heard that any of them left it"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-11-26

In view of the modern improvements,
it has been suggested that Old Father
Time should throw away the hour-elass
and scythe, and buy watch and now
ing machine.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-11-26
What are You Going to Read? ?

The long winter nights are coming.
Towns and cities are full of young men
whose education has been very limited
young men of good manners, of fair bu-
siness capacities-who are seeking their
fortuna, but who have not learned that
intelligence and integrity are the indis-
pensable conditions of influence, of hap
piness, and of success.
What plans have you, my friends, for
this winter? Business will be attended
to, of course. Perhaps. in addition, the
prospect of several parties, ball or two,
the skating rink, give cheerful per-
spective. Or you may be of sober
turn. and you have winter laid out in
which your leisure time is to be filled
with meetings and benevolent labors.
In either case what do you propose in
regard to reading or study? Are you ed
ucating yourselves? Do you regard
books as necessaries of life or as luxu-
ries?
A. young man ought to arrange as
Systematically for reading as he does for
eating. Every year there ought to be
the account of books finished and mas
tered.
Newspapers and magazines have their
own place, and indispensable uses-but
they are not substitutes for books. And
books themselves are to be classified and
wisely chosen. Novels and light litera-
ture, taken sparingly, furnish wholesome
recreation and sound knowledge. But
history, travels, biography, works on sci
ence, criticism, arts, mechanics, should
be the staple of your selection.
1t ought to offend the respect of u
young man to spend whole year with
out having mastered single new book
he may be improving in business tact,
and 10 that knowledge which comes from
mingling with men; he may be growing
in wealth and skill to manage riches,
but these things do not reach in far
enough. They do not touch where man
hood resides.
Now is the time to consider, resolve,
and arrange. 1t will require firm pur-
pose and steady hand to carry you every
week through an agreed amount Of read.
ing. But, if the plan is once arranged
begun, and carried forward month, the
execution Of it will become easier every
week, and the interest will increase al
every step. Nothing increases self-re-
spect. IN young man more worthily,
than the habit of sound reading.
| Books are shields to the young. Temp
tations are blunted on them which other
wise would pierce to the quick. A man
who draws sufficient pleasure from book:
is independent of the world for his plea
sure. Friends may die. Books neye,
are sick, and they do not grow old
Rlches melt away. Books are in no dan.
ger of bankruptcy. Our companions
have their own errands to execute, and
their own burdens to bear, and cannot
therefore, be always at hand when we
need company. But books need never
60 out from us. They are not sensitive
to our neglect; they are never busy
they do not scold us, and they do vel
come us with uniform and genial delight.
What are you going to read this win-
ter :? Beecher.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-11-26

Mrs. Partington has been reading the
Health Officers weekly reports, and
thinks " total . must be an awful maliR.
nsnt disease, since as many die of it n
of all the rest put together.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-11-26

"say, Pomp, where did you get dat
new hat ~" Why, atde shop, of course"
What is de price of such an article a
dats s""1 don't know, Sam--I don't
know, de shopman wasn't dar" -
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-11-26
Coughs Gesticulation.

| have been criticised severely for the
ungracefulness and violence of my ges-
lures. / do not wish to deprecate criti-
clsm; know l am ungraceful and awk-
ward. l once heard boy say to his
companion as they came out from the
lecture room whefe / had been speaking:
Jimmy did you see him go it with his
feet ?" never studied the graces of ac-
tion or gesture; probably / should be
more graceful if had. We often ac-
quire unfortunate habits that are hard to
break. A German in Philadelphia told
his employer that he was going to hear
dat Mr.. Cough, vat dey say dalks NIT
his goat dails." ] am aware that i do
occasionally shake my coat tails. How
/ acquired the habit / do not know; but
/ condemn the motion as much as any
one can, and would be grateful to any
person who would strike me on my
knuckles with stick whenever dalk
NIT my goat dails." l think ! could not
make speech with my hands tied.
have never tried it; but / will not make
excuse for my gestures.
| am often amused by the committee,
after erecting platform perhaps twenty
feet by fifteen, asking me "if should
have room enough?'' or whether the
president would be in my way if he re-
mained in the chair. remember lec-
turer who was not so fortunate as to draw
large audiences, complaining that they
did not give him room enough. "Only
let me have platform as big as you
give Cough, and will make as good
speech, and draw as many people. 1t is
nothing in Gough-it is the platform
that does it,
find that people do not generally
prefer to sit on the stand while am
speaking; perhaps desiring to "see him
go it with his feet or fearful of being
kicked off; and it is dangerous to get too
near me when lam going ii" DR.. Be-
man once, when I was speaking in his
stepped very softly behind me to arrange
a refractory gas-burner, just as threw
back my fist, and he received stinger"
in his face. When / felt his hard teeth
and soft lips against my knuckles, as my
hand came in contact with them so vio-
lently, chill ran through me; but when
! apoligized afterwards, the good doctor
said, with smile: Remember, sir, you
are the first man that ever struck me
with impunity."
have found blood on my hands more
than once, occasioning a black bruise,
and | certainly could not tell how it was
done but guessed that, while | was GO
ing it, / must have struck my hand
somewhere. / have said, and | believe
that when man is thoroughly absorbed
in his theme-when his subject fills him
he will SO far forget all, and every
thing, in his intense desire to make his
audience feel as he wishes them to feel,
that physical suffering will not only be
endured and triumphed over, but he may
become unconscious Of pain, in the over
whelming power of his subject upon him.
Self. know that on the subject of tenn
perance | feel what | say. know it.
| must feel on this theme deeply. No
lapse of time can weaken the intensity
of my feeling. Burned into my memo
ry, are the years of suffering and degra-
dation, and | feel deeply, and must ever,
on this great question. Coughs Amobi-
ography.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-11-26
SAVE THE CHILDREN.

lJULTIDUDES OF THEM SUFFER-, LINGER.
WI and die. because of Pin Worms The only ef-
fectual remedy for these most troublesome and dan
geruus of all worms. in children adults, Is found
in DIR. GOULDS PlN-WORM SYRUP. Purely
vegetable; safe and eeatain valuable eathartie.
and beneficial 10 health GEO. c. GOODWIN K
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