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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-04-11

LARGER ScHooNERs In conse-
quence of the Increased trade be-
tween CHS place, Western Texas
and Mexico, We learn that several
parties, living In onr PERISH con-
template building new and large
schoonegs to meet The demands 81
The extensive trade now being es-
tablishad between here and those
Two points We understand that
She King oi she Waters intends,
With his present partner building
another apa and large vessel after
his new and Improved model Nay
sucoee atiend these enlsrprising
and energetic men
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-04-11

THE LEFRASc HOUSE This old
established and fayorably known
house has been renovated and put
in order for the accommodation Of
travellers dis veil ps permanent
boarders. II YOU wish good,
square meal and . pleasant room,
80 there and youlI get II No
means or pains viii be spared 70
make thoec patronizing the house
feel comfortable. It is the wish Of
the proprietor that none shall leave
dissatisfied.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-04-11
UNITED STATES NAIL STAGE
LIN ~ 81

United States Mail Stages leave Yer
milinnville daily for New Iberia via
ROW. Ie and Cote Gel6e, Also daily
Sundays excepted. Tor Grand Nloteau,
Opel0usls and Washington and On
Tuesdays, Thursdays and SATURDAYS fer
Mermelltan River and Lake Charles.
ana leaves Lake Charles every Tuesday
Thursday md sa9aF, for New Ibcria.
Through tickets 70 New Orleans can
be had az the undersigned.
u. W. BRYAN, Local AGENT
MY Lake Charles
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-04-11
L.t ~ Jurors.

STATE OF LOUISIANA
PAlasH uIs eAnCAs1fsu.
we, tlle undersigned, a \ Ryan, Clerk
Of C0nft; John Al spence. Recorder,
and AlezandAr Il. Reid, Sheriff iu and
for the parish uf Calcasien and State OF
Louisiana, al hereby certify that On
this fifth t5tla dizzy If March, A. III.
1874, We have drawn from the jury box,
faf thib parrish, the following list o.
jurors to serve at the Regular term Of
the District Court, in and for said par
ish, ID he holden 0n the l3sh Gay Ct
Ami. being the second Monday 81
said month, A ID 1874, il presence q
the undersigned Witnesses q Legal
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-04-11

DIsTRIeT COURI The regular
April term III our District Court
begins next Monday, tile 18th in
slant We learn that = large dele
CATION Of onr Opelousas friends
and acqpaintapces viii Be here
during che term judge Morgan
and District Attorney Hudsppth
will arrive tomorrow
Jusr RETuRNED sTr William
Il, Hutchins, one If our Young
and most enterprising merchants,
returned il few days ago from Gal
weston with d new and fine lot Of
gents summer clothing and ladies'
fashionable goods. He has also
received 4 fresh supply Of grocer
RIGS, all Of which he is offering at
the very lowest market prices. Call
aud see.him.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-04-11

THE ROSE The rose that all
re praising just nov is the Early
Rose. we mean The potato ol
Chat name, raised this year il Lake
Charles for the first time.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-04-11

WEEKLY, SEMI WEEKLY AND
DAILY.

The WEEKLY. Sun is 100 widely
known tarequiIe dny extended recohl-
mendatitn: llnt the reasons which have
.,lreatlY been siven II fifty thaHsand
subscribers, tnd which VIII, we Hope,
give itnany thousands more, are briet-
Ivas follows
It 81 i firstiatg newspaper All the
news 81 tie slay viii be found n Is
condensed when unimportssnt at fai'
length when AZ moment. aud always
presented iis Il clear, intelligibles and
interesting manner
Itisa first.rata family paper, fitll Of
entertaining and instructive reading q
every kind, INIT containing nothing that
can 0Efcnd the most delicate and scrup-
ulous hsste,
IL h first-fslte story naner. liz
best tales and romances 81 currenl
literature ire carefully selected and Ia
gibly printed ID its pages.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-04-11

RAISING THE Prices. Anticipat-
ing great demand for country
produce il town next week, orr
country friends hive takenit upon
themselves % hold back Their eggs,
chickens, butter, etc, for q better
price. We fear some of them viii
be sadly disappointed ii the cal
culations.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-04-11

nc Is a firsi-gatd agricultural pepper.
The most fresh and instructive articles
On agricultural topics regularly appeaE
lii this department
IL isan independent political paper
belonging % no party and weefing no
collar. It fights for principle and Tor
the election AZ the hest men to office.
III especially gfevotps its energies w the
exposure az the grant eOFEuntlons that
now weaken and disgnce onr eoliitfy.
and threaten "a undermine republican
institutions altogether. It las no fear
"a KNIVES, md asks no fav0ra FROM
their supporters.
it reports the fashions for the ladies
and the markets for tile men, especially
The caktle-markets. I'd which it pays
particular attention.
Finally, Il isthe cheapest paper pub
hshed One dollar year viii secure
it for any anhs0ri ~ is not neces-
sary t0 act npa clnh in order "a ssaye
THE WEEKLY SUN at tilis rate Any
one who sends d single dollar VIII set
the paper for year
We h0veno travelling agents.
THE WEEKLY sun. EIGHT pages,
fifty-si1 columns. 0Uly Sl.U0 b year.
40 discount from this rate.
THE SENtI-Af u Elk ~ Isl 81 Is Sstrne
size IS the Daily Sum $500 3 year. 3
discount of 20 per eent ~ clubs "a la
0r over
THE DAILY SUN A large iour.
pa newspaper O. twentY-elgat col
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-04-11

NoTIoE. There wilt he a regular
meeting Of Lake Charles Base
Ball Club 10. / to-nighk April Al,
at The old schoolhouse. All the
members are requested to be pre-
sent, ais business Of Importance is
to be transacted. JOHN Al. PoE,
Secretary,
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-04-11

The New School. We are glad
to announce that MI. ,. TT Eady
will open a private school u Lake
Charles (under The Masonic Lodge
Hall) next Monday MIR Eady is
fully qualified far his position, and
we bespeak for him a liberal
patronage.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-04-11
orARTEaLY MEETINa. Ihe ErI

QUARTERLY MEETING The FIRST
quarterly meeting Of tile ~. "A.
Church souR at LIKE Charles,
viii Be held on ths 25th and 28th
iust. Tire Presiding Elder, J y.
Cobb, viii be present, and the
occasion win be of much interest.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-04-11

By cELEsTIN RoTURIER.
Lake ria ia

take pleasure ID Informing TIE pHb-
&c that ann nov prepared ~ times
to receive gentlemen who require the
services 0f a Tonsofial Artist Shaving
Shemp0Ung mId Hair ara sing dome e
all h0ugs. from sunrise until bedtime.
Ladies needing my services VII BE
waited Oh at their residence.
April !, 1874 my
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-04-11
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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-04-11

THE Weather Ne had genuine
November weather last Wednes
aav and Thursday bnt i cleared
al without frost. and it is warm
and sunny again.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-04-11
THE WEEKLY ECHO.

THn FALL ELECTION. With The
erriup flowers come faint rumors
i candidates for the ensuing foil
aIsDtiOn.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-04-11
NIaignaud's FERRY
on the
1TERATENTAU RTYER.

Tile undersigned wishes fo inform
ths travelling public aud stock drOvers
that he has put his ferry and heef pens
IN good repair, and is ready 30 nc
eommodate al who may wish 20 cross
with him. He also has good pastures
foestock, Also, good hoard ami lodging.
inv3 3ln. n. MAIGNAUD.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-04-11
Commissioners Of internal Revenue
Office 81 Internal Revenue,
Washington, d c.
February 10, 1871.
DEruYY CoL1acF0B' OFIIoR.

Washington, April 9Th, 1874 J
All persons 81 fi7ms in the parish n
CgEcasieu halle to pay any Of the
Special Tuxesallnve nalned sEe infoa med
that will la & Lake Charles July Stll
toJuly l1tA nelusiY e, prepared to issue
such Stamps us may he applied for,
Ed. u. GOODWIN,
ap1l 2t Deputy Collector.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-27
NO. 26.
Items of Interest.

Nebraska City, Neb., has been sued
for $2.5
Power and victory are often the lot Of
the humble.
A German doctor afirms that con-
sumption can be cured by injections Of
iodine into the lungs.
Ben Perley Poorse writes to Boston
journal from Washington that old naval
officers commend hazing at Annapolis.
The British Medical Journal says the
Tichborne Claimant is employed in his
prison as tailor. Let us hope he is
not engaged on a new suit.
The seal fishery of Newfoundland
ranks among the greatest marine in
dustries of the world. 1t employs be-
tween 10, 900 and Il, 900 men, and yields
annually from 81, 100000 to 81 ,6OO,-
600.
It was stated in the Senate of Massa-
chusetts q day or two ago that conduct
ors of the Eastern Railroad had confess.
ed that in a series of years they had
stolen $l5O,0OO to 100000 from the
company.
The Los Angeles Goal. } Express says:
Carrying bouquets to Vasquez by
foolish girls is loves labor lost for
they are confscated by the unpnetic
jailer, and are not permitted to reach
the Gagged scoundrel." :"
A disgusted Londoner says one may
hear more scandal in q single afternoon
in the smoking room Of one OF the
swell West End clubs than could be
gathered in months attendance upon
old women's tea parties.
An Indiana lecturer began by saying,
"Wives, obey your husbands" when
thirty-eight women got up and left the
room. After they had gone he resum-
ed "Wives, obey your husbands, IS
an old saying which is called up for the
purpose" etc.
The new vest has deep pocket which
completely hides a cigar, so that the
man who asks you for the mate to
that" can never bring blush to your
face by discovering it after you have
told him, "I haven't another, fellow
just gave me this. -
Ayoung apprentice to the shoemaki1g
business lately asked his master what
answer he should make to the oft-re-
peated question, "does your master
warrant his shoes ?" "Tell them that
warrant them to prove good and ii
they do not, that make them good for
nothing" replied the master. '"
When George Francis Train was
candidate for Dictator Of America he
used to tell us of five millions worth OF
lots that he owned in the city of Oma"
ha; and now the Sheriff of Doug as
county, Nebraska, offers for sale twenty
acres of these splendid lots to raise
money to pay an execution for Us, 5O0
taxes and inI~-~~t- ...
Mr.. Harvey.L. Hazen, who died in
Preston, near Norwich, Connecticut, at
the age of seventy seven, had all his
life been dancing master and director
of balls and entertainments. In the
language of the Norwich Advertiser ::
" But one word remains to be said
Two or three years ago he expressed/a
wish that his favorite violin, the, be-
quest of his brother Hewlett, shoald be
buried with him when he died, Ihat
wish was fulfilled; and those @ho LOOK
a farewell look at the body eS 1t lay l"
the coffin saw violin lyingby its sue,
and bow across the breagC OF the oAo
deceased dancing -master"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-27
YeIret.Strlped Grenadine. Etc.

Another elegant Partisan importation,
says a fashion journal, is velvet-striped
grensdine. This has alternate stripes
of velvet an inch wide woven in be-
tween canvas grenadine stripes of the
same width, and is considered a choice
fabric of the season for polonaises and
hounces on black silk. There are also
white-ground grenadines almost cover
ed with black velvet stripes. These are
made into very rich costumes, and
trimed with black and white laces. At
present these goods are only found at
the exclusive private modistes', and are
very high priced. Next summer they
will probably he the general fashion.
The same prediction is also made in re-
gard to the barred, checked, and plaid
twilled silks or foulards that are now
being made up for leaders of fashion to
wear at Newport ar Saratoga.
To return to grenadines. The popu-
lar black grenadine polon aise, sold at
furnishing houses to wear over black
silk skirts, has stripes over an inch
wide, not of satin, but repped like gros
grain, or else watered. The polonaise
is very long, has basque back, is
trimmed with jet passementerie and
lace, and has belt and sash of black
velvet. Price about $65. Thread lace
is again very fashionable for trimming
grenadine; guipure and yak are still in
favor. Lace-like passementerie, in
which there are large hanging jet
beads and pendent drops that swing
with every motion of the wearer, is ef-
fectively used on grenadine; neverthe-
less it seems too heavy for so frail a
fabric. The chatelaine bag of solid Jet,
pendent from a jet BELTS suficient'glit-
ter for such dresses. These cost from
$14 to $40. There are also jet belts
with the beads so thickly studded that
the belt looks like solid jet band (;
hanging below these is deep trellised
fringe of jet-an oriental fashion, that
is already popular.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-27
His Daughter.

A long letter has been published from
Mr.. Thompson, the father of the lady
artist whose picture in the Royal Acad-
envy, of Calling the Roll" has excited
SO much attention, which thus con-
cludes: May I, once for all, beg to
assure all who are pleased to take an
interest in my daughter that she is not,
nor ever has been, married /; that she is
not, never has been, never could be, a
hospital nurse and that any other re-
port is incorrect that is inconsistent
with the facts that her life has been a
very uneventful one, and that she has
been from her earliest days till now the
inseparable companion of her parents
very quiet people, but very proud to
find the talents which they have seen
gradually developed 80 generally and
generously recognized now"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-27
The Two Lovers.

Two lovers by moss-grown spring;
They leaned soft cheeks together there,
Mingled the dark aud sunny hair,
And heard the wooing thrushes sing.
o, budding time
o loves blest prime
Two welded from the portals stept:
The bells made happy carolings,
The air was soft as tanning wings,
White petals on the pathway slept.
o pure-eyed bride!
o tender pride!
Two faces DER cradle bent
Two hands above the head were locked,
These pressed each other while they rocked,
Those watched life that love had sent
o solemn hour
o hidden power
Two parents by the evening fire:
The red light fell upon their knees
On heads that rose by slow degrees
Like buds upon the lily spire.
Opatient life
o tender strife
The two still sat together there,
The red light shone about their knees;
But all the heads by slow degrees
Had gone and left that lonely pair
o voyage fast
o vanished past
The red light shone upon the floor
And made the space between them wide;
They drew their chairs up side by side,
Their pale cheeks Joined, and said "Once more!"
s.. o memories
o past that is
George Eliot.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-27
Those Old Shoes.

The Nashville Union relates this lit
tie story: ga Nashville youth asked
his sweetness to go out to some enter
tainment with him but she declined on
the ground that her shoes were out of
repair, whereupon the young man offer
ed to have them mended if she would
send them around the next day. A lady
friend, who overheard the conversation,
secured well-worn pair of brogans be-
longing to her cook, and had them con-
veyed to the enamored young man early
the next morning. The latter was as
founded, as he had been under the i'm
preston that his dulciana was the pos
SCISSOR of the neatest foot in Nashville,
(or pair OF them for that matter but
bravely concealing his feelings of bitter
disappointment he took them to the
nearest shoemaker and left them with
a request that they be mended at once.
After the shoes had been repaired the
young fellow escorted them to the home
of the dear one of his heart. expectin G
to be overwhelmed with thanks. On
the contrary, half an hour of glib talk
ing on his part was required in order to
convince the young lady that he had nc
intention OF insulting her,"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-27
Minnesota GrasshOppers.

We read that a Minnesota expert
menter placed six quarts of earth under
stove and presently Matched out sew
eral thousand grasshoppers subse-
quently they were subjected to 200 de-
grees of freezing, and then thawed,
appearing the worse for the Arctic
experience--in fact, were as lively as
ever. The Jackson Republic finds in
the prompt appearance of "the little
robbers" in that neighborhood ca
clincher on any argument against Min
nesota winters for the reason that /" a
country where eggs can be left out
doors all winter without freezing can't
be bad for white folks to liye in, !" An.
Times, is authority for the statement
that sin the grasshopper districts
small, red insect, about the size of
grain of wheat, has appeared in large
numbers and devotes its time to crawl
ing patriotically into the holes made by
the grasshoppers and devouring the
eggs in the nest" The editor con-
cludes with hint to that class of sci
entists whose worthy labors are too fire.
quently unappreciated and whose Off
cial heads are never perfectly secure.
He says "Now if some entomologist
will study the habits of this insect
blessing and tell us if it will pay to
propagate it, and if so, how, the bitter
est opponents of 'bug-ology' will be
converted into it's fastest friends"
Judging from the description, the scar
let parasite alluded to is species of
mite, belonging to the genus Tronabi-
dunn, and probably the Sca6runa of
Saw.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-27
A Funny Scene,

The Troy Times tells this for fact !:
ga ludicrous scene was Witnessed on q
Rensselaer, and Saratoga train the
other day. Anewly married couple en-
tered the car and took a seat. The hus-
band, wanting to smoke, left his wife
and went into the smoking-car. The
bride began to doze, and while she
slept stranger entered the car and, as
it was crowded, quietly took seat be-
side the young wife. Shortly she began
to nod, and, doubtless imagining that
her husband was still in the seat, gently
reclined toward the stranger, and soon
had her head fondly nestled on his
breast. At this juncthre the husband
returned. He stood in mute astonish-
ment in the aisle until the lady awoke,
and realizing the situation, drew back
in amazement, suffused with bushes.
Stranger explained, husband was salts
fed, and wife tried hard to look uncon'
cerned."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-27
The Gear Net His Daughter.

A London letter describing the Czar
landing at Dover, says: AS she (the
Russian YACHT approached near enough
to distinguish persons upon her deck, a
figure starding alone on the starboard
paddle-box attracted all eyes. 1t was
the Czar. He wore q gray coat, with
sleeves hanging loose, and he was look
ing through his glass at the landing
place, endeavoring, no doubt, to catch
the first glance of his daughter. She
was waiting for him at the very edge of
the pier, land as he saw her he kissed hi
hand to her again and again. The
work of getting the vessel alongside of
the pier was one of difficulty, and both
father and daughter grew impatient.
Finally the Grand Duchess and the
prinoo of Wolop left the landing place
and ran up the stone steps to the top of
the wall, which was just level with the
paddle-box on which the Czar was
standing. The ship at this moment
grazed the side of the pier, and the
Duchess, with what was really daring
impetuosity, jumped upon the paddle
box, and the next instant was in her
fathers arms. He held her closely to
his heart; he kissed her again and
again, and she returned his caresses
with equal warmth.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-27
" Lonely Tonight, Love-"

Husband, travelling. Scene L
Roomin hotel. Spittoons full of cigar
stumps. Bourbon whisky. All hands
equipped for nights spree. Hus-
band, in hurry to be off, writes
home
Dearest Susie: My time is so oc-
cupied with business that I can hardly
spare moment to write to you. Oh
darling, how I miss you and the only
thing that sustains me during my alb
sence is the thought that every moment
thus spent is for the benefit of my dear
wife and children. Take good care of
yourself, my dear. Feed the baby on
one cows milk. Excuse haste, etc.
Wife at home. Scene IL Parlor.
All the gas lit. Thirteen grass widows.
Fred from around the corner with his
violin Jim from across the way with
his banjo; Jack from above with his
guitar Sam with his flute; lots of
other fellows with their instruments !;
dancing and singing sideboard cover
ed with nuts, fruits, oako, cream, wine,
whisky, etc.; wife in hurry to dance,
writing to her husband:
Dear Hubby: How lonesome I feel
in your absence. The hours pass tedi-
ously. Nobody calls on me, and I am
constantly thinking of the the time
when you will be home, and your cheer
full countenance light up the routine of
every day life. My household duties
keep me constantly employed. I am
now living as economically as possible,
knowing that your small income will
not permit of frivolous expense. But
now, dear, I will say good-by, or will
be too late for the monthly concert oi
prayer. In haste, yours, etc.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-27
How Saloon Whisky is Made.

A country merchant, with whom the
writer is well acquainted, and knows to
be trustworthy, had been dealing to a
considerable extent with a wholesale
grocery establishment in Mansfield,
Ohio, who furnished him goods in the
"grocery line." This Wholesale firm
has also wholesale liquor department
in addition to their grocery business.
One day, being at their wholesale house,
the merchant out of curiosity, went
down into the cellar where the liquor
department seemed to be. There he
saw a man coucocting whisky.
And this was the manner of it The
wholesale mixer of liquors would take
gallon of poor whisky-so-called-
and two gallons of mean looking stuff,
-" orney, the merchantforcibly called
it-and mix them together, with little
coloring matter of some kind. And the
speedy and wonderful result was three
gallons of marketable whisky of the
kind popularity and tersely though not
elegantly called "rot-gut." One of the
firm told this merchant that the profits
on one barrel Of liquor were about $50