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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-05-11

ceive q s. capsule d tinas and
though their entire body IS Bat siagie.
formies5 small lamp # pFatoplana, and
leach naoleetale 81 Il being like tha 0therl
without any combination of paris yet
they perform aEl the functions which ID
their entirety constitute in che most
highly organized animals and plan4s
What iscomprahended 81 che idea 81 life.
namely, sensation and m5tiohs nutrition
ard propagation
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-05-11
gNTEI aEranTEg -.


Taikaboutths opium -eatsr8r the wIie-
ky-drinlssr, how muck more are they to
be- pitied than the laiy who Il addicted
to dipping anua2 We believe there Is
more snuff used ii HopkinaviIls than "a
any other place Of its size III Kentucky,
and its use i steadily en tile increase.
Hopkinsyille has reputation ior bean4
tiful women, but how long viii that
reputation last 'tis hard To tell. Some
Of the prettisst women We knew ten Of
twelve years ago ave noW nothing but
faded flowers. Lips that once looked
like ripe cherries, and for ano kiss from
which man would almost give Ills right
arm, now look more like dried apples
than anything else We can think of. The
cheek once full and rosy i now sunkeu
and colorless. The chin which looks
longer low gIories III bgonze-col-
oFed stripe, which reaches down to the
throat.
We were going down The street the
other day, and noticed Lady coming
UP. III was windy March day, and the
lady's skirts were lifted i 1ttIe above
her boot tops we knew she arisso-
Cratically arched foot, bnt hangitg what
mad become0f The nicely rounded ankle Z
1t wasn't there. When We cot near
enough 70 look into tie lady's face We
knew that snuff he'd done its work.
Snuff IS Fobbing women Of their beauty
and depFiving them of husbands who
ever saw q lady shat wanted to marry y
II is more harmful than smoking, and
more Eepul i've than chewing ard 1ss use
by ladies i almost As much 10 be CON
.demned a. the drinEing of whisky by
men, and if the ladies have grounds to
talk about men drinking and smoking,
they are assured that snuff dipping III
tile eyes of men il about a FepulsiTs ~
the smell 81 d cent-and- a-halF cigar,
Or snifr0f rife whisky 20 the olfac-
tories of Tie fair sex
we indulge the hope that soon there
will BE- Az anti-snuf society formed.
which viii be twin sister Of our tenn
perance society. we have no idea how
many ladies in Onr city VIII take exeep-
ton To this article ifal that usa snuff
were to get after ~, we would call their
name legion but We are upheld in our
action By some of tha most sensible
mothers IN town ii entering protest.
aeainst habit che adoption of which
by q girl il almost . much ID be
dreaded by parent Is ii the FIRST taste
81 liquol by biz boy 8apkiRsri5ls ( Kg.l
DemocTat.
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or att producers of sO-called mysteEi-
Qua sounds, Dr. Tyndall's sensitive or
vowel aame i one 81 tie most curious.
Out of particular kind u IN, with d
burner 81 peculiar construction, the
learned professor produces 4 lighted Jet
iii game nearly two feet i'll height, en-
tremely BARROW, and 10 cxquiaitely
sensitive % sounds that ii sings and
dances up and down La response Ia every
thing that il sung or said. with tiGerent
deEEeesof sensibility fiji aiaereHt vowel
sounds. Tie slightest tap 0n i distant
anvil reduces its height ID seven inches.
When bunch DC keys II shaken, The
aame il violently agitated and emita
loud Euar The dropping Of 4 sixpence
into hand already containing coin, al
distance Of twenty yards knocks tie
flame down, II il not possible to walk
across The a00r without agiiating the
Hame. The creaking of boots sats IL iii
violent commoti0n. The cruapling 81
tearing of paper, on the rustic Ut siIk
dress, does the same. III ii startled hy
Tie patter Of 4 Fain-dEop i hold i
watch near the lame: nobody hears its
ticks but Won lit 80 their effect upon
the flame AZ every tick Ii falls and roars.
Tho winding up ~ ths watch 40 pro
dnees tnmult The twitteEing DC iis-
tant sparrow shrieks IN The hame tha
note NJ cricket would do the anne A
ehirrap from distance "a tkNtY yaFds
causes IL ~ fall and go Ia reference
IN the power of the asme I'd respond ID
poetry, The professor ays The aama
selects from the annd chose a which II
ean rss2onds II notices SOME hy tia
slightest noa, % sthsrs "A hors m0re
distinctly, u soms its oAeisanca q very
profound, while Is many sounds II turns
aa entirely dsaf ear R .
the mewl (wpcte schoelbayl 81 i
larger bird fhan the easa al turkey. It
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-05-11
FASHIONS FOLLY.

niaht, ANNIE said James Henley, com
ipa into the sitting-roora, where his wife
ms working The sewing machine with
busy whirr
aOh, James, how / wish I could Be II
The light died away from the husbands
face in a second
Wish you could 30, AnnieI Why,
of course You can gO
III can't, James. 4 must finish these
three dresses before Sunday and it win
take every minute"
"Three dressesg2
Fos Jennie, Susan, and Lottie. 1t is
Easter Sunday, you know, and an the
spring things are ready butthese dresses"
But this Il only Wednesday"
know, James; but look at Che work.
There are overskirts to each, and rufles
al ali the waists. Jennie's has three
aounces. AN the children in the congre-
CATION are well dressed, James You
cannot afford To put the sewing cut, 80 4
must doit"
Let the children dress more simply,
then. Come, Annie, stop that buzz for
once, and come to this concert"
Can't you Corr
And leave you? / should not enjoy
itifI knew Won were stitching here
Come.
With heavy sigh, As III James were
exaeting a sacrifice instead Of giving her
apleaauFa, Annie Ieft The room, and went
to her own apartment 70 dress for the
concert.
AlI through the evening, while her
husband drank i'll The sweet sounds in
which Be- delighted, Annie, with her face
all polite interest was thinking Of the
unfinished work.
Was it not delightful2'' James said,
as they walked home in the soft spring
moonlight.
Delightful I am glad IWent, James.
Mrs, Gordon Ind On her new spring
dress, and her dresses All come from Lon
don. The trimming On heE basque il
quite new style, and am sure can
put Jennie's On III tie same way
Sunday morning shone clear and cloud
Tess Mrs. Henley had put the Inst stitch
into Lottie'a dress Ill the clock struck
twelve, and she wakened with a pain in
herchest and q headache, but feeling Of
triumph. Her children would wear their
new things, that had cost nothing but the
material. Nothing Mrs. Henley did
not estimate the hours spent over the
machine, the WEAKNESS, the neglect Of
many little duties. There had been I'D
actual money laid out III dresamaking.
W II was clear gain On. tile material
Very pretty the children looked when
they were ready for church. Jennie and
Susan, twins of ten years old, were
dressed alike, in delicate pearl color,
trimmed with blue, and hats Of the new
est shape and blue ribb0ns. Lottie wore
carise trimming, tor Lottie was i bru-
nette If seven.
The charges III starting ior sunday
soaool were
Y IKE sure you lift your overakirts when
vow lit down; don't lean hack upon the
steamers III your hats, and walk where
YOU win not spoil your light boots
Den strain your gloves.
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80 ZOO


ueakh - AZ e aaeeae6s ~ Egsass=
AlexandeF TuIHeg Stewart died Ii tHs
city 81 New York LAST Monday, 10th.
aged ssvsntg-thsse. Hs was born near
Belfast, Ireland ID 1903 received good
education, and came b tbs Emitted ssatss
when quite d youhg man. Alter short
time devoted to teaehfng school yoane
Stewart embarked ii tie mere bus-
ina u New York city, tbough ii reFy
small a his capital was M hsr
dred dollars Saved out VI rs slender
salary a. teacher. But Ii Was snsaqhf
il the hands Of the mar ulae af.erua45
stamped his name III history IL fhaf 81
one Of the master mercantile minds NJ
tie aea the fs hundreds grsw Is thorg
aands, fhe thou nds b millions. ard the
millions to ten III millions, until A. III
Stewart became recognized 81 ths lead
ing merchant, not only 81 Aueriea, but
perhaps. also, 0f tts civilized world
From The outset af his n1efcaas carser,
until seized with rs list iliaes. BTF.
Stewart gave sapsFvisian b E vast bus
ineas Interests III every kia5 Hs df
TectedeveEy movement whstheE iii dry
goods ID real estate and was Is conriissa
master IT lais busiHa at sha sns VI his
death - when obscure ana ssrue linz to
lire off Gle profits 81 the Isfls ahop III
which he laid the Foundation o hia great
fortune sind woEld-Wide sme.
Mr. Stewart never identified himself
with public afiaiTs Id tha general under
standing Of Tic term. All times, When
rousd BY some great public emergency
notably Tile heginniue 0f ils war-hs
would throw himself into the breach, ~
afd The cause he eaqoud. He va an
Incorporating union aan, and duEiEg
tie struggle was among the haaTisst fn-
dividuaI contributors It'd money, and alao
sxeFted bis influence To It's fullest extent
III inducing others to furnish the ineWs
qf war; I'VE believe he never held
! public 0aice. though whan forming hiz
cabinet IL 1859 General Grant appointed
him secretary of tha treasury. Being IN
importer he was legally ineligible,
though before learning this fact BE ha1
concluded 60 please the pEesideHt by
naEing pecunlary saerfice in order 10
accept the position. Even alterWard
he offered 70 retire from the acsiYs man
agement of hiR private lsina and thus
remove tha disqualification has II was
decided thai this W0ald not suffice. So
he continued a TIE 0ld groove, ma MI.
Boutwell, was chosen AEr. Stewards
wife survives him. Ke died chigdlas,
ana worth perhaps s75, GOO COO
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WHAT PR0T0FLAsM Is.-The term
protoplasm, trcm first and form, Al aya
PrOfag Hgeckel, applied rs the sup
posed original substance from which all
living beinea are developed, and which
Il the universal coneomitant NJ eveFy
phenomenon III liGe. All that compre-
headed EoF brevity under Che term life.
whether Tia growth " plants the Sight
of birds, III train of human thought, ii
thus supposed ~ he caused by cCgpoFeal
Organs which either themselves eonsistof
prosoplasrn, az have been developed cut
of fE Wherever nutrition and profs-
ton, nlotiona land sensation exist there III
"a their maserial basis this ssaneeds-
sinnatad ia general sense q protoplasua.
Fhe proof bfit 4 held 10 be FURNISHED
by the paotoaoans called moneFss The
whole completely developed body og
which consists solely ot PEotoplasEn.
They are not only thesimpl anisns
with which We are acquainted, but also
the simplest living beings We can con
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-05-11


0LAcAuLAYs WONDERFUL MEMORY.
MI Trsvelyan's new biophy at
Lord AEaCaulay gives two w5aderfal ex.
anaples III hia almoss incredible powers of
memory. As mere hog, LII once vent
with his fatheE u make m afternoon
call, lie found Oh the table Seats Law
of tile Last Minstrel which ha had
never seem before while his elders WeFa
talking hs dsYoared ill., volume and All
bis return home ha MAS able to repeat
I'd lii mother Al niany eant1s AZ ~ had
tile patience al tile strength w listen tos
Again, when thirteen years 81 aes he
picked I'D, While waiting ia \ Cambridge
coHae house foF i p0st-Chnisa, i county
newspaper which contained 3w0 roesicaI
pieces, one headed Reflections of III
Exits ana Chs other Il par6s3y ID
Welsh BsIladn He looked chem snee
through says His hiagEaphar, ana
never gave them thought goE farsy
years. IL tlas end az which time he w.
peated them both Without m III.
al iaF al he knew, changing q sinala
word
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-05-11

The mewl twpote scn19l10YA IS i
laEger bird thaa the eusa d turkey It
has two lees u walk with ana Two more
u kick With and IL wears its wings on
TIE aide ef its head Ii Il ssuhb0snly
backward about geag forward
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-24
american Bean and Chinese
Belle.

In the land Of wooden zutmegs,
And place called Seow-e-gan,
Dwelt the hero Of ny story;
Bashful. green-eyed. long Slick sam
He travelled far TO westward,
And there be net Kiyan.
A maiden Of old China,
And thus new love began
He bought horse on purpose.
And oft you heard ''ga-lang
Which meant the same IN other words.
I'm driving with Kiyan-
He gave her silks ard jewels,
And sleeked her slekish hair.
Then cravled around her slender waist.
And asked her hand so fair.
She gave 4 sigh. one mighty smile.
And her bosom heaved and throbbed.
Gave = riggle and \ giggle,
Then backward on him bobbed-
His arms eurapt as he was too.
Drew her faintiug 70 his kiss:
A smack resounding through the hills,
Spoke the agony Of their bliss
They were welded in = chapel.
When. she turning. gayly said.
Il have husband fouree, darlin'.
Now you uakee Eve I wed"
1t was scarcely yet the morning
When dropping form was seen
Rushing toward the train a-hOllO-ing.
'Is this ere car for Seoz-e-gan
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-24

An editor who was told that his last
article was as clear as mud. promptly
replied. Well. that covers the ground.
anyhow
Charles, said young wife TO her
husband. as they sat az the window
watching the fashionable on their way
to church. when you die and I get hold
Of the insurance money. intend to have
fur cape and uuf Just ike that lady
has on over there
.Zachariah. said Mrs Chandler. What
smell is that? Cloves Bat that
other snell p .AIlspice.' But isn't
there another 2 Yes, apples And
Just one more p Cider. nv dear
Well. Zachariah.' said she. If you'd
only drink a little brandy now. you'd
make a good ninee pie
Children said ! country minister.
addressing Sunday school. why are We
like a0Eers2 What do We have that
flowers haveT And snail boz in an
infant class. evidently addicted TO the
consumption Of vsrmifuge, rose up and
made reply, Worms and the minister
vent behind the pulpit chair to hide his
emotion
Here Is postal written By Detroit
wife 70 her absent husband; 4 an most
sick. baby Is under the doetor's care,
and James and the ether children have
the measles The rest Of Is are usually
we'll All the women are wearing hack
combs. and don't forget 70 write often
We all send love. and our house almost
I got oa Ere last night Jazz
HEALTH BEFORE EvEzTTHISG.-Af far
uer was yesterday waiting around the
Central Market trying % find some chap
willing 70 % into the country and Do =
/ little work for good pay. when eolored
nan aeeosted hin. saying:
Boss. does you want some one 20 husk
corn .
.Yes; I've been boxing all the morn
ing for some one
What's De pay2'
III give 81 day
And board 2
Yes
An chickens an p1idin' for dinner ?
/ "a
An Havana cigars 20 smoke ?
IL guess %. stauuered the far
msr.'
An eoal stove right close arOG1
dar vhar de corn l.
No [ never heard of = stove IN ;
corn feld'
Well. IL dar's 10 stove 01t dzr yc'
can't eoax dis chile along Ise got Z
take keer q ny hsalth. even If der
isn't : bushel q corn raised IN dI
eountry .'-Dsfr0st Free Prsz-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-24

Furl the banner. for It's weary,
Round its staff tbs dropping dreary:
Furl II. fold Ii. il is best:
For there's not a man 70 wave il.
And there's not sword 70 save it.
And there's not one left to lave il.
In the blood which heroes gave it
Furl It. hide it. let il rest.
Take the banner down. it's tattered.
Broken Is its staff and shattered.
And the valiant hosts are scattered.
Over whom it foated high.
o. It's hard for Us to fold il.
Hard TO think there's none to hold it.
Hard that those who once unrolled II.
Now must furl it with 4 sigh.
Furl that banner. furl it sadly
Once ten thousand hailed it gladly.
And ten thousand wildly, madly.
Swore it should forever wave:
Swore that fOenan's sword should never
Hearts like theirs entwined dissever.
I'LL that flag should float forever
Der their freedom or their grave.
Furl it. for the hands that grasped il.
And the hearts that foudly elasped it.
Cold and dead are lying low;
And the banner it Is trailing.
While around il sounds the wailing
Of its people in their woe.
For. though conquered. they adore il.
Love the cold. dead hands that bore it,
Weep for those that fell before il.
Pardon those who trailed and tore il.
And. .. wildly they deplore it.
Now TO furl and fold It so.
Furl that banner. true It's CORY.
Yet tbs wreathed around with glory,
And viii live in song and story
though Its folds are in the dust:
For Its fame on brighter pages.
Penned by poets and by sages.
Shall 20 sounding down the ages
Furl Its folds though now We must
Furl that banner. softly. slowly.
Treat It gently. it is holy.
For it droops above the dead:
Touch It not; unfurl it never,
Let it druop there furled forever.
For its peoples hopes are dead.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-24

MATRIMONIAL MIsTAKEs.-Theres seems
to be a strange atmosphere of mistakes
about the wedding service. Even the
printers join in this. An English edi-
tor of the Prayer Book came out some
time ago with the following misplace
ment Of single letter. "Wilt thou
love. honor and cherish" ETC.. "and.
forsaking all others, keep thee only unto
her as long as ye both shall hke"-a
change from dive" 70 ''like," well suit
ed to the changing habits Of present
matrimonial life. Another very CON-
mon mistake among ignorant people who
want the Episcopal service is 10 the al
teratiye sentence 10 have and to hold
from this day forward" know a cler-
gyman who assures me be very frequent
ly has il rendered 10 have and TO be-
hold from this day forward" I" The ner-
vousness Of the parties TO be married
very often accounts Tor these mistakes.
A pretty well frightened groom on one
occasion feeling that be must be brave
and speak up well when the officiating
clergyman asked any question, boldly
replied 70 the question addressed TO the
father Of the bride, who giyeth this
woman 70 be married % this man p
My sponsors IN baptism :" Another
frightened youth. remembering in the
presence Of s0me beautiful bridesmaids
The answer Of one Of the questions IN the
order Of baptism replied % the question
Wilt thou have this roman 70 be
tbs welded wife 2 Il reBounce tnem
al. and by Gods help. vii eDdeayoF
Dot % follow or be led b. them"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-24

objected 50 decidedly to my poor little
Minnie's lamentatiOn. Forgive me If.
after that. kept silent as to my iden-
tity."
Mabel bit her lips. but she was too
self-pOssessed to betray her discontinue.
Il was very tired. she said. '-and |
dare say was very cross. Of course.
if had known whom she vas"
And with smile she took Hubert
Green's arm to 90 to the lunch table
A smile-when she could almost have
wept, to think how utterly she had de-
fezted her own purpose.
Little Minnie St. Albans elung tight
ly to Efie Arran during the rest Of the
day-and of course it was not 50 very
anaaturai that Mr.. ST. -Albans should
stay where his little daughter preferred
to De, and Mabel had to amuse herself
as best she could With the schoolboy at
tentlons OF Mr.. Hubert Green.
When they left Green Court. Effe had
consented to '.stay with Minnie always"
IN the capacity of her stepmOther.
For Mr.. St Albans' passing fancy
for Mabel's beautiful face had long ago
been submerged in his genuine admira-
tion of Efie's far more lovely character.
Il shall always be thankful for that
nights ride in the stage" be said. ear
nestly.
But Mabel Arran was not so thank
full for it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-24

A TERRIBLE WEAPos.-Mr. Koykel
Of Passaic City. n. j.. has for fourteen
years past. in connection with a New
York mechanic. been at work on an in
vention which promises 70 reyolutionize
ordnance There was an exhibition on
Saturday in public Of the gun. The
little one used Saturday looked like a
l2-foot gas-pipe. with half inch bore.
carrying a Beedle-sbaped bullet On
the underside Of the gun are metallic
pockets, each fled with a. much powder
a. the load a. the breech. A. the gun
i fred these additional charges Of pow
der explode as the prejectile passes
through the barrel. - that before i goes
out it receives the impending force Of
each additional charge. Being spread
along the barrel. the danger of an cx-
plosion i ayerted and the force increas-
Cd 10 a wonderful degree. The first shot
6red vas through solid mass Of moni-
Tor iron four inches thick, which the
projeetile pierced as though i was
pine board. and buried itself several
inches 10 an oaken stump. against which
the iron had been placed. Then shot
waa cred At target composed Of twelve
plates of thres-eigbths-ineh plate iron
securely strapped together. The bullet
went through this One Of these can
n0ns, n six-iAch bore. has been com
pletsd and will be tested befoFe United
states 0assess 10 few weeks. asd it Is
estimated will send ball from twelve
10 Efteen 1iles.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-24

thOroughfarc, with perhaps half dozen
policemen within call, the unhappy man
was forced to count out the $1,000 into
the hands Of well-dressed youth. who
then handed him the bonds and disap-
peared. The whole transaction was Of
the checklist and most exasperating de-
scriptiOn.
Ex-MayOr oakuey Hall proved to be
not q star. but a meteor in the dramatic
sky. After three brief weeks Of strut
ting upon the mimic stage. he has bid
den final farewell to the footlights and
returns to his briefs sadder and wiser
man. Unexpected as was this retreat,
and ingloriOus as it may seem. it shows
both courage and common sense. Find
ing by actual experience that he could
not be n successful actor, he has prefer
red retracing the false step at once. to
persisting in a course which could only
result in bitterness and disappointment
The press, which Is little inclined US
ually to "kick man when he's down"
has, to do it justice. treated Mr.. Hall
very well. commenting his change Of
purpose and welcoming him back to his
profession With the withdrawal Of
"The Crucible." the Park Theatre,
which was the scene of this histriouic
experiment, has changed its character
somewhat the management announcing
for the future "Palais Royal" enter
tainment q. e. comedy. vaudeville, and
farce) The new regime was inaugura-
ted with Major Wellington de Boots"
by Mr. John Dillon, an irresistible COM
edian, for years the favorite actor of
Chicago. that wicked town, whose pub
lie men are just now writhing in the
iron coils of the worm of the still"
For the rest amusements remain in
statu quo, the successful plays hereto
fore mentioned still holding the boards,
and nightly filling the different houses.
The next best thing to witnessing
these actual stage performances, is to
behold and admire the elegant and won
derfully accurate reproductions Of the
principal scenes and characters in cur
rent plays, which are always displayed
by Mora, the leading American photog-
rapher, The extent to which be has de-
veloped and perfected his art in late
years is marvellous. and his portraits in
pose and effects of light and shade. re-
veal an artistic sense which it must be
acknowledged is far in advance Of some
of our pretsntious portrait-painters. A
visit to his elegant gallery on Broadway.
filed with the highest expressions of
sun-compeliing art-statesmen, poets,
journalists, musical and dramatic stars,
and the elite of the city-is one of the
pleasantest features of the sight-seer's
programme. One Of the most interest
ing objects there exhibited is large al
bum containing besides numerous celeb
rites. pictures of about $50 of the most
prominent personages in New York So
ciety, taken in the costumes worn at the
grand fancy ball which August Belmont
gave at Delmonico's at an expense Of
$4,000 For this album Mora has re-
fused the snug sum of two thousand dol
lars. RApIX