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IREIGN5AND DOMESTIC DRY
P afafsRa OF CaICasfegR,

/ a430iiJtW Dad agE 52lg59 stl.,t r.sS,.,,l. .,5
2dt 10 r3dmso november oVeIaPerr !zfh' Ef' r. i89S, 2,
an Act of the Legislature entitled
" An Act to organize the Parish Courts
Of this State, etc. = tapprovad Septem4
.tetaber 4tI! 1865. A regular term Of the
Parish Court for the trial of all classes
Of cases Of which said Court may have
Jurisdiction, viii be Held at the Court
House at Lake Charles, leommencingaon
t.ie third MondaydOf january, gAsD. !,
1862 YanH of every second month there
after; A term 1of, said Court VIII also
be held e. each month, beginning On the
third Monday thereof, for the tfiaIof
Probate causes, and the disposition Of
such Probate business as is required to
be, done in open Cont ? TOoD L /
o ,aHdmUl0) DAVID T., READ, gR
aiBN Novon5 5ardI Ior # ID a78k8n sl7FB5}4P sll7FB }4P45ggs"
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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-22

Z 10 tH8DQ Gf 4Eyu Fsa FF
by heaven Tll make yer eat YET
T0ECs.g 4tfoG fT ~.
atFor fear you do not fully un-
deEstand, / win repeat them, I" II {
'f9 'sYeE dare not ! was Kissed
from the more than tightly com
pressed lips, ,.,s w
Br Coward cheatl ! dare say
anything to one like you.
Coward en- gin r. and his knife
flashed still more wildly around.
In vain the others inteFfered.
They cared little for the pfofes-
sionaI and brutal gaInester, 5rtt
they did for young Thiteman,
and could not but be surprised BIT
the almost sqbiimitY Of bis cool
ness and bravery, even though he
was 2ourting his own, death.
+ Something in the manner Of the
YonngfmaR, too appeared t9 deeP1
ly impress his antagonist, who had
never before restrained his hand
from swift vengeance, The deli
cate frame trembled not; the
sweet, almost girlish expression
upon the mobile lips remained un-
altered !; the cheeks were unblanch-
ed, and the mild, blue eyes never
sweTved from their steady gaze
upon, the fiery black ones, It APP
paaEed as if the serpent and the
bird had changed, places, and the
fierce charmer become the charm
60. L9TGg5ygrU. LA zir46bUg .
gusPshaw r at length continued
Luke Bouton, E'I am q fooI to take
any notice of er boy who, I could
crush between my, thumb and fng-
eTs. Take yer money, ef yer such
sr sneak 60 back, ermopg the Wo-.
menta1d meyer dare to show yer
lace eTmRng men again. g
2tEl care nothing tor the money,
wasrstiQ the calm response. lit
islnUthing to me. ylT,ss s,r,.r.f
saf What do yer want then
Ii TO prove that yops are are > cow
ard at heart A. er,t 3o -
man ever lived that dared
Ger say spGh en- thing 60
91f. Simply because you murdered,
them, Luke Bouton. = r
Murdered But no, I'll not
fight er boy.lr avo5 i,
il BECAUSE you dare not. But
VOu shall haze no excuse, and
Mark Whiteman spat full IN the
iaeeioOf the Rlood-sfqPinsd gamb7
leE. vsdf 69sq tgGHT ra45laI9
y In an instant al was confusion.
8outon sprang forward with his
znife raised, and would have cut
lown his insplter with "a, blow
But others did the same. They
realized that blood must be shed,
but they insisted on 'sfair play, = |
Even ia this horrible code of .Eex-B
81 ,duehng they demanded that |
he rules of honor should be |
adhered to, 4g 1900
l''H Won must fight, said an old
Ranger, Sand i see no, way toll
void IT now, it shall. be an open
md above board. n'syour eboioe,t
Pick your weap9n and /
itand up and tight it out Ike men.
ans Pistols then---ten paeesr
yoTd TWAS the gruF answer
'!Are you satisfied RI was asked
# Mhiteman,Y5 bip0u a54FW Ii
5@Yes perfectly. Let him taks
lis reynl3er--HIgfh have nline3 Wei
gill commence firing atths word i
nd continue to advance and dot
y until one or both fall" 4
a few steps from tile h5ase /
,rought them. to d spot where thel
i ,reen grass and bright howefs had /
aore then once been stained IA /
ach encountefs The men we're
laced4 tire Weapons prepared
.nd the fatal word vas about Toll
V gwen when .Whitenian called
Ia Ranget Who was acting as bis
econA and taking lis hahd with
b .his own, Whispered ahi III
{tsXAa III tatsE aHA V3s 4 E. - II
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not let my dress be disturbed Ia
the least. Roll me up ia a blank
et.and let noo one pry around mo
after i am dead. VIII yOu prom
iisee me- that P'' l9 G0T1f zo5
re u a Strange ching tJAslz, but
I'll do it. 10. i y0f Taza
Then / am ready. :
6s, I'll 90 It, repeated the
Ranger, asiihe slowly. ratTeated,
mutteEing TO himself, aand if You
do fan III send a bullet through
the skull of him that killed YOU,
and may the good Lord forgive
/ me &c it Is murder. wish sr.f
ba.sNow Luke Bouton, continued
Whiteman, q, am ready. Yet one
Gword, and he stepped to his side,
and handed him niiniatdfas 9fsTf
you die, look at this 4 Isgsq s-s
''pll do it nov, and with tTemb-
ling fingers. he undid the, clasp
then LET it drop from his hands. as
If it had been q serpent, exclafm-
ing Nos TIL not fight you. Take
him away some -Onetake him
away, for Gods sake. ysDashI
Not fight Them y0u'll1adie
like d dog, and Whitemaa raised
hisIWeapOn sud mOtiOned fcF the
word to be given,
j It was some time, however, be-
fore his request was complied
with. The sineHy frameaol5the
gamble9 treinbled Ike 9 dEE leaf
in the autumn wind; all the color
had left his face his lips were
like ashes his pistol was pointed
nuzzle downward and shook in
his hands. AtlangtH he succeed
ed, by 4 mighty effort, in calming
himself, He braced his nerves.
glared wildly around and eRith
all the calmness Of despair; stood
upon his guaEd.la1od Tsro SOD
liT' AreyoaFeadY2 BothrsadY2"
was asked b18 .ia+.s,
Yes, came slmulgane eQUsly
IRON two pans of bps. tla-sllt
o''One tw6lt thfeea-frs2'in
ID Tie report ofs8he pistols, ont
the last word IN. twain. The sec
onds rushed forward and lifted the
men up again, for both had fallen.
One, however, would neVbrbFsathe
more Luke B0utonl had fought
his last dnelH-had gone 20 his final
account with his heart bullet-cleft.
,Whiteman, too, was dangerously
wounded. With his breath bUb-
bling forth through blood lie call
ed the Ranger to him aEd asked
him for thee miniature. It was
given him-4the fair face Of IA Young
man, He covered it with bloody
fingers Whispered, Bury II With
me, and he too had ceased Ito
i've, lgA aga zeT
/ With fearful eyes that tQGm was
prepared for the grave, the Ranger
that his promise 10 the
lead should be f1lhlied to the let
ter But all saw sufficient to Sat-
sly them that he who called him
selff WhitsmaR Was y young wO-
man. And years later they found
! clue u the, mystery. 5lt was a
wife who had then reyensed the
nurder of her husband-mUgder-
sa for Saving her from dishonorl
From a bloody grave n the chap
oaras she had gene to ION bum
she had loved 50 well Ia tue land
Ehat lies beyond the dark riyer,
Was her last act one ef SIM 1t
d not for ms to Judge Of such
shing. We know nothing 81 the
maddened heart and insane bgaln
nothing of the long days
Mid longer nights of suite
of how We would have
acted nnlar such circun
Better leave judgement re Hinl who
eaR read both the mind agd the
heart, apg whose win diEse the
Avenglng bullet. None Other is
without So, and Who WI dale to
est the first Stone a r
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Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-05
JEsUP, Iowa, Jan. 30

JEsrP, Iowa, Jan. Both, 1869.
FRIEND LooMls:-Speakin2 Of axe grind.
ing-will you allow me to ask Of neghbor
Budd which way he would like US 10 turn 2
Now We would certainly not object to grind
his axes at - per 1000, provided our jack
knife gets little Frightening by the oper-
alton. We fully realize the want of good
live fences, always growing better and more
beautiful with age. Unequaled promoter Of
nightly repose, and undisturbed Sabbath
days devotion; long and fervently have We
prayed for the "good time coming" when
solid wallis Of living green shall Surround
every farm and homestead. Neighbor Dudd
kindly tells us what TO plant for hedges, but
did not tell Us how. Will he do so? To
what variety Of three thorned Acacia Goes
he refer, the native or foreign? Is be quite
sure either variety is perfectly hardy on our
prsiries when young, Has he hedges Of
Locust thathave stood the last two or three
winters without protection /! The reason we
ask these questions must bs obvious TO al
In want Of . plant that will make Grst class
hedge. on our prairie farms in from three 10
seven years. To do so, il must be hardy,
thoray and q good grower. We must know
its peculiari,ies if it has any; how to plant,
cultivate and prune il and the man who
will show US this, and furnish such plant,
need not look further for wealth; be shall
have also my vote for President, provided
the opposing candidate is not woman.
Cordially yours,
CHESTER Wufrg.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-05

IrgM.-Thcre is no provision . father
can make for . child, or that . man can
make for his own declining years, like IN
Endo,cment Policy, payable, for instance, q
IS or 40. One well known incident amongst
hundreds a rich man left $4,000 to an
only SON; he also left him an Endowment
Policy Of $4,000 payable at 40 years Of age;
and placed sufficient sum Of money With
trustees to keep up the yearly premiums
at the age Of 10, the young man, through
adversely in business was without dollar,
excep, his sa.ar,, u, c.ern, Ia large drug
store On receiving his money from the
company, his remark was, | think the $5,-
coo will be Of more benefit to mo than the
$4,000 started life with; l know how 70
use it now. He is now doing aourishine
business in one Of our Eastern cities, and
has insured himself in different companies,
far the benefit Of his wife and children, foE
$4,000.
J.C. Beavis the iudefatigable superinten'
den. OF agencies, for the North American
Life Insurance Co., Of New York, is now 81
the Moutour House, and will 10 hapy 70 ex-
pla;u the foetusss end rates Of this company,
which certainly are far ahead Of almost any
other company. We have hsA the plasusa
of stating one that has been bsne6ited BY
life insurance.
Reference by permission to DR.. Philande'
Tabor.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-05

In this city, ALLEN W., aged % years and
mouths, son OF Stephen and Lucy Card
Denr brother now has gone to rest,
Sweet be his long and dreamlcss sleep,
No sorrow grieves his peaceful breast,
AS Ger his grave We sadly weep.
AS flowers which grow in beauty bright,
Far hidden from all mortal eyes,
80 bloomed his joyous life with light,
From lands beyond the starry skies.
There he has gone in peace TO dwell,
Safe in the bosom Of his God,
We know He doeth all things well
Aud bow beneath His Christening rod.
BY his sister, Mrs. Z. S. JOY,
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-05

The vELOCIPEDE IN IxDIPKHDEycI.-
The great two wheeled French wonder has
arrived in Independence On Monday last
il rolled up from the depot and cavorsed in>
to Muuson's Hall. where il has since been
on exhibition, to the wonder and delight of
old and young. This is . genuine, high.
bred specimen, costing about huadred
dollars ia Chicago. Independence is the
6rst tswn in Northern Iowa to introduce
this revolving PAGER. Who will deny now
that - are goahead people? A number
Of our citizens have already acquired remark.
able skill in the management Of the equi-
poise propulsilorum. We tried il, but we're
not skillful. It reminded Us very much of
our tirst attempt TO skate. We had such
stern regard for the gravity Of the by.stand>
sss that ws did not try it very long. In fact
We coSlda't try il long-our cavortions we're
exceedingly short. We found il much -,
sier to dismount than to mount. In fact il is
no trick as ell 70 getoff. Az syouug gen.le>
man expressed il, it's "as easy - falling of
. log" Our Office is directly beneath tho
hall, aod judging from the sundry and d.
vers conclusions upon the aoor above, We
are inclined 10 believe that many . man has
already found his level in attempting to ride
The velosipede.
We understand prise trial ofskill in the
management Of the vclocipede will take
place early next week, st Msnson's Hall. II
will BE- "fan for the million" The iustitu>
will be on exhibition as the hall daily for
some time. A small admission fee is charg.
ID for the purpose Of raising funds to meet
the outlay in the purchase Of the velocipede,
made BY the enterprising company Of six
who ordered il from Chicagv. Tickets can
be had at the Basar.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-05

Here is sample Of short localizing, from
he NJ Pleasant Josrnsl, which We call the
very embodyment Of fun.
EuoRrs. like short items do you !?
Well, what did you think Of Nartino who
humbuRged you 20 gloriouslyf He has
gone to-Ths 'dsvil' ofthis Office is
A moman seen on our streets the other day
and swinging on her arm was-A horse
ran away with wagon last Thursday and
the wagon was-Found, at H. N. Cranes,
. ntieman's-Dalmoral have gone out
Of style, 60 says Madame Demorest, and she
il one of-The Presbyterians Of NJ.
Pleasant have splendid choir composed Of
young ladies and-Hogs, in this market,
are beconiag svfal scarce and We should
not bs surprised if-H. Clay Dean 10 trav.
cling over this Stats delivering has
aecumulated in great quantities on some of
our streets and our City Dads should-
90 10 the Asylsm, If you want to see the
best kept institution in the State o.
Matrimony has ssouA played out in this
city. We havn't hsasd Of : wedding since
Major Bersman hes fixed up his Office
and il now looks like-The best cellar in
this State is under the Henry County Poor
House and--Arangements are being
name TO Ct up reading room in-The
CouFt House yard presents . miserable ap>
pesraace with wood piled high as-The
Inocn shinss gloviousIy these nights and we
sxperb lovers fssl very mach = though they
had--Ths geassls sse very bad in some
parts Of the eoHsssJ aaa--ws don't care
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-05

Fred Douglass commenced his lecturing
tour under the auspices of the Western As
sociasion Of Literary Societies, on Tues
day, the 2nd inst, at Delaware, Ohio. His
lecture route includes the States Of Ohio, In>
diana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin,, Min>
nesotn and Iowa. He will lecture q Des
Moines on the 24th Of this month, st Mon.
ticello on the 26,h, and in this city on the
9th. The subject Of his lecture here will
be '.Sslf>made Men," Fred Douglass hiu>
self is one of the most remarkable exam>
pies in oil America Of the claas 10 which his
subject has reference. His lseture deliver
ed in this city two years since gave the most
general satisfaction Of any ever given here,
save perhaps that Of Anna Dickinson.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-05

With an Eloquent and Atle Pcs.im minary Dis
scrtation "
REV. LEONARD BACoS, d. D., of Yale
College.
Embracing graphic and eloquent delneation
Of the Early Life, education, conversion, teach
ings, Iabors, travels, suffering, perils pcrsc-
cutions and missionary career Of ST. PAUL;
thus constituting living picture Of the great
Apostle, and Of the circumstances by which he
was surrounded.
No work in the language approximatcs II.
Rev. Mark Hopkins, d. D., President Williams
College.
Solid, curidi.e, elegant, worthy the highest
coinrnendation. Bishop Thomson, Of Ills
DR.. Bacon's name in connection with this
edition il a tower Of Strength. Rev. Jos. +.
Tuttle, ID. d., Pres. Wabash College.
uneIcelled ~ anything extant. Pres. Steel
Lawrence University, Wisconsin.
think this the noble work Of the age. Rev,
c. W. Nation, Monroe, Mich.
The most interesting ami Instructive work
that has ever fallen under my notice. Pres.
caswcll, d. b. LII. D., Brxon University, X. |.
In its sphere it has equal in interest or val
nc, nor could you easily publish better book.
Rev. Willis Lord, d. d., Chicago.
do heartily recommend It is fai:Afui and
valuable guide in the study Of the Scriptures
Bishop McIIvaine.
most valuable wsrk learned, accurate and
written In style peculiarly attractive and ell
oquent Rev. 4. Merrick, u. b. IL D. Pres.
q. Wesl. University.
II s one OF the NEST valuable works ever is,
sued from the press. Rev. Cyrus Mutt, D. D.,
Pres. Ind. State University.
work Of great merit. 4" God send Prof
Finney, LII. D., Oberlin College.
l regard it as one Of the best books written
Prof Stowe.
lfe-breathing biography. Rev. Gee. Ret
tig, DID,, Dubuque.
Send for Circulars with full particulars, terms
and testimonials. Address. JONES. JUN
KIN q CO., 1871 South Street, Chicago
III. 3i-sw
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-05

Mr.. Geo. W. Bemis has been ~ sppoiut>
ed to chief Clerkship in the postal service,
on the Dubuque Sioux City r. r. 70 run be.
tween Dubuque and Iowa Falls. Mr. Bsmis
was one Of the most efficient public SER
wants on the road, and his re>appoiatmen,,
urged As it was upon him, is only 6tt;Gg
recognition ofthe value of his services. The
position, under the recent reorganization of
the mail service, is On onerous and respon.
sible one.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-05
The lectsre of Bishop Lee, At the ConRr

The lectsre of Bishop Lee, at the Congre,
gatioaal Church, on Saturday evening, was
moderately well attended, the receipts being
$50. The lecture was pleasant narrative
OF the tous OF the Bishop through ireland,
Scotland, England and France, while abs
sent to attend the Pan Anglican Council.
The ground is SO familiar to we'll read peo-
pie that even meritorious le,ture like that
of the Bishop must fail Of just apprecia>
ton; still the audience seemed interested to
the close. The Bishop is man Of IMPOSE
ing appearance, fine culture and moat g.
reeable presence. He was one Of the most
popular of the American Bishops in atten-
dance upon the Council.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-05

BELOW will be be fonud Q statement of
the ssrorn returns Of the proprietors Of Eve
religious newspapers in this city. These re-
turns show the gross amount Of receipts
during q period Of three moaths, ending
December 3lst, 1868. The sum Of 81 $50
is deducted from each statement, (sccord~
ing to law), SO that the Government tax is
not collected on the full amount, The re,
ported receipts Of the Eve religious papers
referred TO were as follows;
New York Observer $24,47l
New York Evangelist lO,s5O
Examiner and Chronicle 7,7l4
The Methodist 7,499
Christian Leader, formsly tie Am.
bassador, $500
Total amount, $55,l34
During the corresponding period three
months) the gross receipts Of Tue IxDE.
PENDENT we're $e7, ,449,S4. In view Of the
figures here presented, we believe and assert
that the receipts Of THE INDEPENDENT are
now greater than those of the entire religious
press, Of oil denominations, in New York,
put together. The INDEPENDENT is already
the largest, best, cheapest, and most pros.
porous paper in the world but We have only
begun to execute our plans in reference TO
its usefulness and extended circulation.
Time will show that the whole pop>gun
fraternity Of euvious and Jealous grumblers
about TIE INDEPENDENT (now few in mum.
ber) have wasted sll their ammunition to no
purpose. We are sincerely grateful for al
their gratutious advertising; and hope, if
they must illustrate the good old Puritan
doctrine Of total dspravisy, they will BE- per.
mis,ed to point their Quaier guns directly ..
ua.