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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-24

Total vote on Nollmer,
900; Warner $50; johnson, 4i2; Green,
III: Jones, 449; Ritter, $40.
Prothonotary-to total vote for M'Nsan, 4S3.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-09-24

GOVERNOR. SUPREME CRIT.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15

EoppED HIS PAPHR. The fol
loving anecdote Of the late Mr.,
Swain, from the Philadelphia,
Press, is not without its moral in
other attitudes than Pennsylvania;
Many years ago Mr.. Swain, then
editor Of the Public Ledger, was
hailed at the corner of Eighteenth
md Chestnut street by very ex-
ited individual, who informed him
Il the most emphatic terms, Il
have stopped your paper, sir," and
proceeded to explain the way and
wherefore, all the time gesticulat-
ing wildly. 'sMy gracious, sir, you
don't say sol Come with me to
the Office, and let us see if we can
not remedy the matter. It grieves
me that any one should stop my
paper" Down Chestnut to Third
the two proceeded. Arriving at
the Office, Mr.. Swain said "Why
my dear sir, everything seems to
be going on here as usual;5 I
thought you had stopped my pa
per.'' Then and there the excited
gentleman, whom the long walk,
by the way, had partly cooled,
said he had stopped taking his one
copy of the Ledger. Mr., Swain
was profuse in his apologies for
having misunderstood the meaning
of his late subscribers words, and
regretted that he had given him
the tramp from Eighteenth street
to Third, down Chestnut. The
gentleman went on his way home,
a wiser if. not q better man, mar
Yelling at the stupidity Of editors
in general, and Of Mr.. Swain in
particular. Before he left howev-
mr., he ordered that the Ledger be
still sent to his address. ...
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15

A COSTLY TABLE.-A travler re-
lates that he saw a table valued at
two-hundred thousand dollars. 1t
was less than six feet in diameter,
but required the work Of a large
number of men for fifteen years.
1t was ornamented with mosaic
work, that is, stones of different
colors and shades matched togeth-
er so as to form various pictures.
The traveller says: upon enter
ing the hall where this kind Of
work is done, I could not doubt
these enormous figures. Suppose,
for instance, thousand Of the
hardest and most expensive stones
that will take on a high polish, to
be cut into pieces three-eights of
an inch thick. These pieces are
cut the other way into small pie
ces like shoe pegs, and where the
shading from one color to another
is sudden, these pegs must not be
larger than q needle. Now the
artist cuts and puts these, selected
according to their color, so as to
give the coloring wanted as dis
tinet as though painted. These
pieces or pegs must be fitted so
closely that lines of separation
will not show, and set upon end,
side by side, like types. They
claim that ten thousand different
shades of color arc necessary; and
in order to do this kind of work O
man must be as skilled in colors
and shades as a painter, in order
to place the colors properly, and
then be the most accurate of Me-
chanics, in order TO fit the pieces :;
and he must have patience enough
to work on cheep pictures for one
year, and on a fine one from ten
to twenty years."--Onoe Month.
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Succession Of J oseph Gri1naldi.

NOTICE is hereby given to all
creditors of said succession to pre-
sent their claims without delay,
duly authenticated, to the under
signed administrators, at Niblett's
Bluff, or to her attorney, George
Fl. Wells Esq, at Lake Charles,
in the Parish of Calcasieu; and all
persons indebted to said Success
sion will avoid costs Of suit by
immediate payment to Ill., .'11
~. MARY V. GRIMALDT, .....
aa .... ....r Administrative,
a June 30th, 1869. all.r sa a..aa-
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15

Having been applied to By
friends and patrons lately To de-
fine my position in regard to the
Weekly Echo, "and feeling assur-
ed that The demand il made in
friendship, as many promised to
support me with their continuance;
take this the earliest opportuni-
~ ID assure my kind friends and
the public generally that I am the
sole owner and proprietor Of this
paper. For this reason + have
placed my name ct the head of
the first column as owner instead
Of publisher. 'a.. .a2"
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15

CURIOUS DEoIsIoN.-Two cases
were tried at Alamance Superior
Court last week, where three per-
sons sued the North Carolina Rail
road Company for damages sus-
tanned by an explosion of powder
slowed in the car in which they
were riding about the close of the
war. Ireland and Duke obtained
damages-the former for $4,000
and the latter for $4,000. But
the point to which we direct atten-
tion is the decision of Judge Tour
gee in the case Of S. s. Turner
who also sued for damages. The
Judge decided that inasmuch as
Turner was a Confederate soldier
and on his way to report for duty
at Gen. Johnston's headquarters
thus violating the law, he was not
entitled to recover damages from a
common carrier. From this decis-
ion, the counsel for Turner appeal.
ed to the Supreme Court. Char.
lotte Democrat. ..@HrrH ,~# .|..
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LTTTELL,s LIVING AGE-

DIAN and Execution commenced nv
4 Justice Story, Councillor Kent,
President Adams, Historians Sharks
Prescott, Bancroft and Ticknor, Rev,
FL. W. 'Beeohor, and many Others.
1t has been published for more than
20 years, and is now enlarged, II 4
issued EVERY SATURDAY, giving 50 mum.
bers and over 5000 double column oeta.
vo pages OF reading matter yearly.
1t is work which commends itself ~
every one who has taste for the hest
literature Of the Magazines and IA.
views Or who cares to keep up with the
events of the time. -
IL contains the best Reviews. C,-it;.
cisms, Stories, Poetry, Literary. soien-
tltic, Biographical, Historical and Pa
htical Essays--from the whole body NJ
English Periodical Literature making
Z volumes year, 81 Immediate inteTs
eses and solid, permanent value.
Published WEEKLY, at S3a year. free
Of postage. ~
80 An extra copy sent gratis Is anv
one getting up q club Of seven new snb.
soribera.
Address
LITTLE q GAY,
a0 Bloomfield ST BOSTON
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15

THE RURAL is the leading and lal
L gest circulating newspaper Of it,
class on the continent-superlOr in val
ne and variety Of contents and beauty o
appearance. It embraces more Agri
cultural, horticultural, Scientific, Edu
cational, Literary and News Matter, in.
terspersed with Engravings, than any
other journal for it comprises depart
ments devoted to or including agricul.
ture, horticulture, sheep husbandry,
grazing, dairying, rural architecture,
domestic economy, choice literature,
science and art, education, youth read.
ing, general news, commerce, markets,
with illustrations, tales, essays, music,
poetry, refuses, enigmas, &c.
The Rural New Yorker is national
journal, circulating largely in the East
and West, North and South. It en-
ploys the be talent in all departments
Its corps of editors, contributors, &c !,
comprises many of the best farmers.
planters, wool growers, graziers, horti
culturalists, &c, and also authors schol
airs, &c, Of note and ability. .0"f 1
In brief, the Rural is ably edited,
protusely Illustrated, neatly printed. -
Practical, scientific, useful, moral, in
structive, and entertaining. It is adap-
ted to the wants of all. Note that it is
not monthly, but large and beauti-
full weekly, a.'. = ~r A !
Examine number and see if, next to
your local paper, the Rural is not the
one for your money. -3 * @. ."a.ya {
III =
TERMs-Only $3 year to clubs of
ten, 81 30 per copy. Great offers to
club agents, Specimens &C., sent free.
Address d, d. 7. MOORE,
-L- RnnhRstar. N "
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15

AN HOUR A DAY.-There
was a lad who, at fourteen, was
apprenticed to a soap dealer. One
Of his resolutions was to read an
hour d day or at least at that rate,
and he had an old silver watch,
left him by his uncle, which he
timed his reading by. He stayed
seven years with his master, and
said when he was twenty-one he
knew as much as the young squire
did. Now let us see how much
time he had to read in, in seven
years, at the rate of one hour each
day. It would be 1886 hours,
which at the rate Of eight reading
hours per day, would be equal To
three hundred and ten days; equal
to forty-five weeks nearly d years
reading. That time spent in treas
uring np useful knowledge would
pile up q very large store. / am
sure tits worth trying for. Try
what you can do. Begin now.
IN after years you will look back
upon the task as the most pleas
ant and profitable you ever per-
formed.-En.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15

The Treasury detectives have
recently captured about d dozen
members Of q counterfeiting gang
which has been operating through
out several Eastern and Western
States. A large amount II coun-
terfeit currency and engraving ma
terials were also seized.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15
s,,.eassion de .JOsepll. GriIhaldi.

il Wis est par les presents aonnl ls z
tons les creanciers de 70 dibe sue
cession de presenter leurs reolanAa9tio1
sans d6lai ct diement authentiqu6es, 2
"a gousgign6e administrative, 3 Nl6letts
Ruff ou q son avocat, Geo. Fl. WelIs,
a + ,ac Charles en- la Paroisse de Galea-
.sieu ct tous les debiteurs de Ia dlte
Succession s6yitefent DIES frais de pour
suite en- r6gant leurs compts mme-
diatement.
Ce 80 Juin, 1869.
MARY V. GRIMALDI.
Administrative.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15


Silver ore has been discovered
in northwest Arkansas, thirteen
miles from Fayetteville This de-
post is silver and copper mixed,
between strata of slate, and an ex-
perienced miner states that it is
equal in richness and extent to the
silver mines of Nevada. Some OF
the metal extracted from the rocks
was forwarded to st. Louis and
pronounced to be nearly pure sill
tTer. The ore is said to be very
abundant. @ E.asua
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15
N ew Advertisements
Wanted.

A good cook, washer and ironer.
Must have no children. IA Young
white woman, capable and respect
able, would have light work. per
.manent employment, liberal wages
and, Il deserving, would be reoeiy-
ed and considered as d member 81
my family, instead Of as d servant
merely.
GEORGE H. WELLS.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15

"But if I put my money in the
saving bank" inquired one of the
newly arrived, "when can I draw
it out againP" "Och," replied his
Hibernian friend, "sure an" if You
put it in to-day, you, can draw il
out tomorrow by given q fort
nights notice"
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15
enlng TogetIaer.
Ia q 80 81 &c ga !

The I8ws of Life says:-
"More quarTels arise between
brothers, between sisters, between
hired girls, between schoolgirls,
between clerks in stores, between
apprentices in mechanic shops,
between hired men, between hus.
bands and wives, owing to electri.
cal changes through which then
nervous systems 20 by lodging to-
gether night after night under the
same bed clothes than by anyoth-
er disturbing cause. There is
nothing that viii so derange the
nervous system of a person who
ia eliminative in nervous force as
to lie all night in bed with anoth-
er person who is absorbent in ner-
vous force. The absorber will go
to sleep and rest all night, while
the elininator will be tumbling
and tossing, restless and nervous,
and wake in the morning fretful,
peeyish, fault-finding and dis
couraged. No two persons, no
matter who they are, should habit
ually sleep together. One will
thrive and the other will lose.--
This is the law, and in married life
it is defed almost universally"
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15
Louisiana Directors.

Gov. G. H. MoUTON, of G. H. Mon.
Judge Z. T. MERRICK, of Race, Fos
N ter & E. 7. Merrick.
F. Fl. HATCH. of Samuel Smith & ca
Q. CHISM, of Chism & Boyd.
JAMES JACKSON, of jacobson 8 Man,
OCTAVE 4 73R' VOORHEES,, 81 G. v
Bancker & Go. q
THOMAS FITZWLLLIAM, of T. Fis.
william & Go. .r
R. s. MORSE, Proprietor City Hotel
Gen. B. B. SHINES.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15

Buskin lately asked Spurgeon ::
"Spurgeon, where do you think l
would go if / should die now %
ITO hell, and be damned" "Well.
that's frank. I've asked several
preachers that question, and thew
evaded it," ...
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15

General Candy has ordered the
arrest and trial by a military com
mission. Of a planter in Loudon
county, Va, who threatened to
discharge his negro laborers if
they voted the Radical ticket.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15
A. SIMON,
Manufacturer Of

COPPER, TIN AND SHEET IRON WARE.
A GENT for Bucks Patent Brilliant
"A Stove, to which First Premiums
were awarded at the Louisiana Mechan-
les and Agricultural Fair, Jan'y 1868,
also, at the Missouri State Fair, Oct.
1856, '67 & SO.
Importer and dealer in Cooking and
Heating Stoves, Table Cutlery, Hard
ware, Hollowware &C., '~' .'.
Orders from the Country directed to
P. o. B. 1866, will meet prompt atten-
dance. ..... e., '.'
no13 ~ NEW ORLEANS.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15

]" UNDRRPAID LETTERS. The fol-
lowing information interests the
public H. o. ...
The attention of the new Post
master General has been called to
an erroneous construction placed
by his predecessors upon the law
of 1865, which provides that all
letters deposited for mailing, paid
only in part, shall be forwarded to
their destination charged with the
unpaid rate, to be collected on de-
livery. The practice in the Post
office Department has been to for
ward to its destination every let
ter bearing a three cent stamp,
though the correct postage to be
collected on delivery is six cents,
)r even twenty-four cents. But if
he letter bear only a two cent
lamp, it is sent to the dead letter
'fice, though the correct postage
s but three cents, or one cent ad-
litional. The department. justifes
It's action on the ground that part
must be equal to one full
ate for a single letter to the place
# destination. On the other hand
is commended that if a two cent
lamp and one cent stamp plac-
d on a letter amount to a three
ent rate, the afiixing of a two
emit stamp amounts to a payment
4 part. ..... ILL.,. |
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15

A female prize fight is the latest
sensation in st. Louis. They were
permitted TO bite, scratch and
pound each other until one of them
became insensible.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15
THE MOUND CITY MUTUAL LIFE
insurance COMPANY being,

THE MOUND CITY MUTUAL LIFE
L insurance COMPANY beings
home institution, it should be preferred
by citizens of the South for many rea
sons. '.- "...I'',) .nagu n AL,
/. The money invested in it is retain
ed at home, where it assists in promo
5ing Western and Southern trade a1i
commerce, in building up towns and
cities, in developing our rich mineral
and agricultural resources, in building
our great lines of railroad, and in culf,
gating our boundless prairies. For
these reasons Southern and Western
men should insure in it. ...,,f,
2. As its funds are all invested where
high rates of interest prevail, it Caa
grant insurance cheaper and pay beta
dividends than any Eastern Company
For this reason, all persons DESTROYS aI
making certain and safe provision fol
their families, should insure in it.
Its local board of Louisiana Director
being composed of men of high stand
ing in the community, is d sufiCieh
guarantee that widows and orphans Vi
be protected in their rights, when poll
oies issued by this Company mature b
reason Of death or otherwise. This d
peculiar to this Company, mo other IN
stitution beyond the limits of the Shh
having local board) and is, therefor
worthy of the highest consideration.
The Mound City issues the following
classes Of policies:
/. Ordinary Life Policies
2. Limited Payment Life Policies
e = 10. Single Payment Life Policies
..f.a4. Ordinary Endowments-Assu
rance Policies. @s@IlS
5. Limited Payment Endowmeas
'"'.@..l- Assurance Policies. o&
- 6. Single Payment Endowment
" Assurance Policies. .-.. ,
The above are the most popular poll
cies, but in addition thereunto, thA
Mound City issues
Non-Forfeiting Policies,
Participating Policies,
and in fact, all other classes of POliCi&
Premiums are payable in cash, but !
the assured desires ONE THIRD Of tb
annual or semi annual premium, naf
remain unpaid. il being endorsed Is q
interest bearing loan on the policy IN
al paid, or cancelled BY dividends.
Each policy holder viii share in hs
PROEIIs in the proportion ha me-
have CONTRIBUTED to tho ASSETS
81 the Company.
TINS Company makes no charge 70
policy, feeor stamps.
The Louisiana Branch Office il ii lha
Story Building, up Stairs, No. 8, C@
a eF Camp &Common Streets, opp0S
1ity Hotel, New Orleans.
B. B SHINES,
State Agent for La, New Orleans
DAVID ]. REID,
Agent for Caloasieu Parish,
WM. II. KIRKAEAN, III. u.,
Committing Physician Ear CaloaE
Parish. nos
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15

"A couple of citizens of Jackson,
Miss, have been arrested and are
in military custody, without being
informed Of the charge against
them, or the time of their trial.
They are kinsmen of Col. E. M.
Yerger, and their arrest is sup
posed to have something to do
with the Yerger-C Crane tragedy.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15

Il The abundance of the wheat
crop in, Virginia has already
brought down the prices of -four
in that State, and it is thought
that the best quality of the staff
of life will soon be sold at So and
$6 per barrel. ..s... A..
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15

A "smile" that foretells sorrow
the one you take in d bar-room.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15

The members Of the female, or
hen conventions, are now styled by
aWestern paper 20. Uluckors."
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15

4 Officers Of Louisiana Agency;
GOV. 6. Il. MOUToN. . !. President
Judge E. T. MERRICK Vice-President
B, B. SHINES =. Secretary.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15
Medical Examiners:

W. G.. AUSTIN. NJ. D. .
J. N. FOLWELL, NJ. D. r.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15

MOORE'S RURAL NEW YORKER,
The Gred3 Toecn and Country Weekly
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-15
The Best is the Cheapest.

NOW Is THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE TO
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lOnicers
Director:

las, e. LUCAS, W. H. JENNINGS.
4 M BRITTON, JAS, B. EADs,
q M HATCH, 2 JAS. OWENS,
b MoLAREN, A. Fl. BUGKNER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-14

PoLrrIcAL.-Tae Memphis Sun declares that
Andrew John sons election TO the L nited states
senate Is insured. The seat which the lust
elected Legislature TO MI Is thu, OF
MIR. Fowler. whose term does not expire for
two years-that is. on the ID of March. 1871.
The Louisville Courier says: There will
be In the next session OF the Kentucky Legisla-
iu-e greater portion ofgentlemen who served
in the Confederacy than was observed in the
last session" The Fifteenth Ameufment will
enfranchise fifty thousand voters an Kentucky
II adopted.
"A special dispatch to the NY. Com~er,iai
AdueTtiser from this city says:-Theu uesuou of
enforcing the test oath in the case of the mem .
bsrs-elect Of the Virginia Legislature has been
decided aftirmatively by the Attorney General,
and II viii be accordingly enforced by General
Candy. This action secures the Virginia Rad
icals the organization and control OF the I.sgis.
lature, insuring also the election of Republi-
can Senators from that State.
In the late Alabama election many ieadin z
men, who voted for Seymour and Blair, broke
away from the Democratic organization and
took part with the Republicans The Seims
(Ala) Press, Of the 7th instant, publishes q
powerful speech by Hon. Alexander White
delivered on the ID instant at that place, an
In doing so says: "The action Of men like
White, McKinstry, Parsons, and q host Of
others, has opened path which thsu sands Of
Others will travel next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-14

IT. Edwin Lancaster, Of London, has re-.
Gently prepared q valuable paper on the
Teaching OF Natural Science in Schools" He
taxes the ground that scientific education in
primary schools is &c irable because il affords
means Of directing the attention of pupils to
study Boys Will find a more agreeable INTEL
lectusl training In physical science than IN
'lA~s.es or mathematics. Again, no matter
AT lads bent is towards these branches,
Instruction ia the natural sciences will cor-
rect the evils and ACKNOWLEDGED defects
q such education. Fur her. il places
tim II contact with the thought and ex
IeTieEce of the sge which be- lives Dr
LaEkester thinks this not the case now,
and Intimatss that committees OF Parliament,
luriss, and Judges are apt 10 satisfy profession
- me- how utterly incompetent those classes
a-e . deal with the most ordinary facts of
physical science There are two other rea Sons
Which should not b. overlooked. The daily
health and even the lives of mankind depend
or IT'S obedience 20 the laws which govern the
external world in which they are placed Iguor
ance OF these laws IS not 10 be tolerated. Lastly
the intellectual pleasure obtained from the
study OF the sciences IS unrivaIled and far ex
ceeds that 10 be gained from the perusaI OF
classic.