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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-31
THE OLD MAN IN THE MODEL
CHURCH.
By JoHn Y, YATES.


Well wife. Pve found the model church, + w.
shipped there to-day
It made me think Of good old times before my hs3,
The meetfn' house was fixed up more than thew.
But then lett when went in, it wasn't built fl,
show.
The s,rton didn't seat me away back by the door.
He knew that was old and deaf, as well as old a6G
He must Pst have been christian, for he led
The long i' allie of that crowded church to find -
place and pew.
I wish you'd heard that singin'; it had the old
The preacher said, with trumpet voice. "Let all the
The tune Gt' was Coronation, and the music Upward
rolled
haTps of gold.
Ny deafness seemed to melt away my spirit caught
Joined my feeble, trembling voice with that melo
aiOus choir,
And sang as in my youthful days, " Let angels
Or 1strate fall,
Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown him
Lord Of ALL"
tell you, wife, it did me good to sing that hymn
Ifelt ike some wrecked mariner who gets glimpse
I almost wanted to lay down this weather-beaten
And anchor t in the blessed port forever from the
storm.
The preachin Well, can't just tell all The
preacher said;
know it wasn't written know it wasn't read
He hadn't time to read 1t, for the lightnin' Of his
Went flashing long from pew to pew, nor passed.
sinner by.
The sermon wasn't Aowery twas simple gospel
1t fitted poor old men like me; it fitted hopeful
Twas full Of consultations for weary hearts that
bleed;
Twas fuii of invitations to Christ, and not to
creed.
The preacher made the sins hideous in Gentiles aod
He shot the golden sentences down in the finest
peWs.
And-tbough can t see very WE'LL saw the fall
ing tear
That tod ne that hell was eomeways off and
heaven very near.
How swift the golden moments fed, within that
How brightly beamed the light OF heaven, from.
every happy face.
Again | Ionged for that sweet time, when friend
shall meet with friend,
" Where congregations meier break up, and Sabbabs
have no end"
hope to meet that ministe7-that congregation
In that dear home beyond the stars that shines
from heavens blue
doubt not Il remember, beyond Lies eveaing
The happy hour of worship in that model church
TO-DAY.
Dear wife, the fight will soon be teught-the victory
he won;
The sbinin' goal is Just ahead; the race is nearly
Der the river we are nearin' they are throngin to
the shore
To shout our safe arrival where the weary weep no
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-31

IN a letter received recently from Bul-
falo Bill, he says: There is going to
be thedamnedest Indian war ever known,
and no man can gay when it is going to
end. The Indians have thus far whipped
every command they have met. They
have one village that numbers ten thous
and fighting men. They boast that in a
mountainous country they can whip all
the whites that may ccrne against them,
and many white man will turn his toes
before they are conquered. / expect to
hear of volunteers being raised"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-31
GRAVE AND GAT.

1t is indeed an i'll wind that blows
nobody any good. The excitement Of
the presidential campaign keeps people
from thinking they've got the hydroPho-
bia and gives the poor dogs a rest.
"A Massachusetts mo- IRON, IN taking
leave of her newlymaf ed daughter
said: Remember, Lucy, that the first
principle in cleaning house is to make
everybody as uncomfortable as possible,
Sympathy is sweet sweeter than
moonlight or molasses-but you can't
safely fool around a sea-sick man with
too much of it, so long as he has strength
enough to kick.
Men, says Adam Smith, are natus
rally unsentimental. A man will scoop
the bottom out Of an egg without think
ing that the mother of that egg is
perhaps, a hundred miles away in the
rain.
Unless society can effect by educa'
ton what lord Momboddo holds man to
have done by willing it, and can get rld
of her tail, it will be wisest to let the ed
ucated classes keep their natural station
at the head.-H0ir.
-" What" said the pious husband: L,
them wicked Smiths are allowing their
children to play in the yard on Sunday
Tomorrow I'll sick the dog on thel'
chickens. The judgment of Heaven must
be visited on 'em in some way.
.." Hold your horse, sir" said red
haired boy to a man who drove up Ill
front of house. "No," replied the
man, 81 have boy here;" and he took
a weight from the cart and P ened 1t 10
the steed. ~ meant, ho , him up
screamed the disappointe / Youth as ne
ran of.
eyes, madam" he remarked, "wo'
mans place is in her home, amid her
children and her household duties,
while the father tolls for bread" an"
then he picked upa hat and thought
he'd go over for an hour or so and see
what was going on at the base'oSI'
grounds.
In the examination OF an Irish case
for assault and battery, counsel, on cross
examining the witness, asked him what
he had at the first place they stopped al,
He answered, "Four glasses Of ale
What next?" 1.-TWO glasses of wine
"What next?" cone glass OF brandy,
"What next?" "a fight, of course
..Remorse is mans dread preroga-
i've and is the natural accompaniment
of his constitution as a knowing, voi"n,
tary agent, left in nust with his OWL
welfare and that of others. Remorse' "
we exclude the notion OF responsibility
is an enigma in human nature never u
! be explained.-Ldac Taylor.
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of the younger children went to alarm
the neighbors. All through the neigh
borhood the story spread, and all hearts
were stirred. Before morning a hum
dred men were searching the mountain
for the lost child"
Grandpa paused, and sat for few
moments lost in thought, while the
children waited breathlessly for the
story to be finished. At length Robbie's
curiosity could be restrained no longer
and he asked, What are you thinking
of grandpa "
"I was thinking that many OF those
men had children of their own whom
they loved better, but they left them to
search for little Lucy, because their
dear ones were safe at home, while this
little lamb was lost on the dark noun
tain. A thousand times have been
reminded of the shepherd who left the
ninety and nine and went out to seek
the one sheep that had gone astray.
{ For the son of man is come to seek and
save that which is lost. "
Again he paused for a moment, and
then went on: All night long they
searched, but by some means they all
missed the place where the child was
She had got tired of waiting for the boys
and started to go home, but had strayed
off, she never could tell where. When
she became tired out she lay down and
slept till daylight awakened her. Then
she started again, and found her way to
the river, where her steps could betraced
along the shore to the only place for
miles where she could have gone through
without being swept away, and there
she crossed and made her way to the
nearest house. She was Immediately
carried home, and l shall never forget
mothers look as her child was once more
placed in her arms. She fed the hungry
wanderer, and when she was overcome
with sleep, mother sat gazing into her
face, as though she could never let her
go out of her sight again.
In the meantime the guns had been
fired, thus giving the signal that had
been agreed upon in case Of success, and
the men began to troop down from
the mountain and gather at the house
where the rescued child lay sleeping.
They could not be satisfied without
seeing the object of their efforts; and so
father took her up, carried her into the
front yard, and climbing up on some
thing, held her so that all could see her
very plainly.
l remember we'll with what joyful
shout that company of men made the all
ring, when they saw the child that had
been lost and was found. "Likewise
say unto you, there is joy in the presence
of the angels of God, over one sinner that
repenteth !"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-31

THE Buffalo Express predicts that the
suspension bridge over the Niagara river
is going to falls one of these days, not
from any defect in construction, but
simply because iron suspended, either
horizontally or vertically, ultimately
becomes granulated and brittle, and, in
this state, breaks easily by vibration,
while to this change in structure is to be
added the inevitable weakening Of the
iron by the alternate contraction by cold
at temperature of twenty-four degrees
below zero, and the expansion by heat
of ninety degrees above zero.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-31
LOST LUCY-A TRUE STORY.

"Please, grandpa, tell us a story about
when you was little boy"
90, if you would" exclaimed the
other children.
"WeII,' said grandpa, "let Hattie
climb up on my knee, and the rest Of you
sit down on the grass where you can look
towards the river, and I will tell you
how my little sister Lucy was lost, when
she was four years Old, just Hattie's age,
and | was the age Of Horace here.
It was in haying time, and father and
his men were very busy i'll that meadow
you see down by the rivcr. John Bangs,
another boy about my own age, and
mysclf were helping, when Lucy came
to us and told us that mother said it was
time to go after the cows Lucy liked
to come down to the meadow, and as it
was in sight of the house, mother often
used to send her, and she would go back
with father when he left his work.
"Away up on the mountain side,
across the river, father had chosen a
favorable spot and cleared a piece OF
land, which he had made into a pas
ture. Here the COWS were kept at this
time Of the wear, and jain and I start
ed to bring them home. We had to
cross the river on q coot-ridge, only the
width OF one p.uuh, aIll then climb the
mountoin by path through the woods.
We hpd gone some distance, when we
heard something behind us, and looking
back we saw Lucy hurrying along to 60
with us, instead of staying with father as
we had supposed.
owe stopped little while to consider
what should be done. 1t was nearly
night, and if we went back with her,
it might be too dark by the time we re-
turned to the pasture to find the cattle.
On the other hand, we did not dare to
send her back alone, for fear she would
fall from the narrow bridge, although
she must have crossed it when she fol-
lowed US. So we concluded the better
way would be to take her with us, not
withstandng she would be quite him
drance. This delay made it rather late
when we reached the pasture, and then
we discovered that the fence had been
broken, and the cows were nowhere to be
seen.
Here was a new difficulty, and we
were puzzled to know what to do with
Lucy. We finally lett her sitting near
a large tree, and charging her not to stir
till we came back, wetOok turn through
the woods, John in one direction and
! I in another, hoping to find the COWS
| before it grew too dark tOsee them. We
made our round and came back to the
starting place; but Lucy had disap'
peared! We searched in every direc
ton, and called her name over and
over very loudly, but no answer came,
and it was already too dark to see much
We soon concluded she must have
started towards home, and we took the
path, searching and calling as we hur.
ried along, but found no trace Of the
missing girl. We reached home and
she was not there. Great was the OK.
element when we told our story, and
as soon as possible all who were fit for
the work started out with lanterns and
torches 10 renew the search, while some
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-31

JOHN G., WHITTIER is a bachelor.
His poetry is not SO good as it would be
if he were more domestic; but he isn't
always on the ragged edge lest his
darling child shall elope with an average
Young man, and he doesn't have to run
about for half the night to find out which
oftbe station-houses young Whittier isin
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-31

KING GEORGE, of Greece is a melan-
choly specimen of a monarch. Here he
is iunketing about Europe and accepting
garters from Queen Victoria, when his
country is on the verge of a rovolutionand
a terrific war is raging just north Of it..
1t is reported that he is coming to the
United States in month or two to ex-
hibit himself,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-31
THE WEEK PAST.

TIE great centennial blast-that at
He'll Gate, New York-will take place
early in September. Everything is
ready but the placing in the borings OF
the fifty thousand pounds of explosives
required to blow down the roof and the
pillars and walls of the mines,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-31

A LITTLE four-in-hand is a dangerous
thing. A swell dragsman in New York
ran his trap against stone and poured
his passengers into the mud. They were
all found, but some of them had ribs and
limbs smashed up some. 1t has
taken some starch out of the polo aris-
tocracy.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-31

THESioux forces are variously estimattd
at from 900 to 10000 men. Prominent
eastern journals, citing these estimates,
and reviewing the record OF the campaign
up to this point, are vocilerous in their
statements that at least 10000 soldiers
will be needed to cope with their force,
and their demands for an immediate Or
der sending the whole army to the front.
From which it would appear that the
tables are turned, and one Indian can
whip two white men. How is this ?
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-31

A New York man has ohristened
his daughter Glycerine. He says it will
be easy to prefix Nitro, if her temper re-
s.mbles her mothers,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-31
GRANT ASA WIRE-PULLER
Training HIS Guns O1o the Helpless South
4 Refos'1o Programme.


4 Refog1Eo Programme
Washington special to the Baltimore Gazette
The desperate straits into which the
administration and the leaders of the
republican party have been brought was
confessed to-day by the president to 7.
Morris Chester, a colored lawyer from
Louisiana, who had an interview with
Grant, in company with the secretary
of war. The president admitted that
North and South Carolina and Louisiana
were the only southern states which he
hoped to carry at the next election, and
if there was any doubt about Louisiana
the administration would promptly aid
the party in that state to insure success
This implied liberal supply of troops,
a generous donation from the campaign
fund and measures that would strengthen
the supporters of Hayes and Wheeler
throughout the state. In this connection
it can be stated that another part of the
party is that if the democrats carry
Mississippi it is certain that the United
States senate will not count the vote.
This was predicted by Jere Harralson,
the colored congressman from Alabama,
in a speech made by him at Selma on the
18th instant, and he added-"I have
talked with senators and I know what |
saw" HarralsoD is q member of the
republican national executive committee
in place of Spencer, and Harralson has a
right to say that he knows whereof he
speaks in regard to the proposed attitude
OF the senate on the electoral vote OF
Mississippi.
What has become of the Hayes
clubs2 We thought they were going to
organize all so fast with the taking name
st "scalpers!" Didn't the name take SO
we'll after all Was it little too signi-
ficant? Sitting Bull is "scalper; "
the curbstone spectators are scalpers :"
Grant is "scalper," and the republican
party has "scalped" the nation. 1t is
emphatically the "scalpers'" party
Organize your "scalpers' clubs" You
struck the keynote when you struck
that name. You are no longer republi,
cans, but scalpers."
New York man has christened
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The hot weather has an unexpected
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-31

AZ AMT wotin' dis year, boss" said
venerable Savannah darkey to a gentle
man from whom he had solicited ten
cents, "jes' ter get de ole niger dram;"
" / amt a wotin' dis year, cause I see
dey gwine to take de comman' fun Gin
er'l Grant. Iain't foolin' wild politics no
how. De mo- voted de mo- money l
los In dat freedman bank. Dey wuz jes
a milkin me righterlong." Why didn't
you make fuss about il? ?" qucried the
gentleman. "Lor', boss! Wat de rcezin
de pulIet don't cackIe wen de Niger
come long an if him often dc roos' 90
The gentlemen couldn't face the conun-
drum.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-31

THE estate Of Edwin Booth, the actor,
which has been in bankruptcy for two
years and a half, has just been settled
up, the assignee, Mr.. John II, Plat, hav-
ing presented his final report. All the
claims were bought by a friend Of Mr..
Booth, and thus he gets a virtual dis
charge, although be has not formally ap.
piled for one. A dividend Of FIVE and q
fourth per cent. has been paid. His stage
property was cold for three thousand
dollars library and private theatrical
wardrobe, one thousand five hundred
dollars; paintings, one thousand three
hundred and fifty dollars. The unso-
cured claims Gled amount u two hum
bred and ffty thousand dollars.
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General Banning) who was on the Union side,
and my distinguished friend from OHIO, tGen
Rice) who, by his modesty of demeanor, always
commands my respect, who spilled his blood
for the Stars and stripes that are waving over
your head, Mr.. Chairman; and yet say to Won
that the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Blaine)
and the gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr
Hoar), think more to-day Of Bill Holden and
Longstreet than they do of General Rice, Gen
Williams, General Banning, and the other no.
BILE Democrats here who fought and bled for
their country. It is all party hypocrisy and
humbug, that they expect to cry aloud this
summer to carry the election. [Laughter.l
Mr. Chairman, expect to speak boldly and
freely, and to keep within the bounds of patri-
otism, too. Renewed laughter.] That is what
lexpect to do. I have been thinking over
these things for several days past, / confess.
have seen gentlemen on that side OF the House.
merely for political effect, waving their hands
toward us and denouncing US as unpatriotic
and not true to the country, especially the gen.
tleman who rose up little while ago to inter
rupt me Mr.. WhiteJ calling US rebels. have
looked about me here and seen those good men
who fought in that contest and came home vic
torious and offered us the hand of recOncilia-
ton and peace Though despise the contempt
lille manner in which we have been treated
and insulted here, thank God can say to day
that love the Government of the United
States, and shall stand by it as long as live.
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Judgment.

Clara N. Dalrymple' wife, NO; No aeT I'll In
i'll c. Graham, husband. Bossier Par, La.
I'm this cause, by reason Of the law and evil
i dence being in favor of the plaintiff and
against the defendant, 1t is ordered, adiudged
and decreed, that there be q separation of
property between said Clara M. Dalrymple,
the plaintiff, and her said husband, j. L. c.
Graham, the defendant, and that there be q
dissolution of the community Of acquits and
gains between them.
1t is further ordered. adjudged and decreed,
that said plaintiff, for the reason aforesaid, do
have and recover further Judgment against
said defendant for the sum Of one thousand
dollars, and five per cent. per annum interest
thereon from Judicial demand, to-wit: March
18th, 1876; and that her legal and general
real estate Of said defendant be recognized and
enforced, and for costs of suit.
Thus done, read and signed in open Court,
lSigned) RICH'D W. TURNER,
State Of Louisiana, Clerks Office, 18th Ju-
Parish of Bossier. dicial District Court, La.
Icertify that the above and foregoing Is .
correct and true copy of the original Judgment
rendered against the defendant in the suit OF
Clara NJ. Dalrymple. wife, We. j. L. G. Graham,
husband, at March Term District Court, 1876,
for said parish, aud now on file and of record
In nay Office.
Given under my hand and seal Of Office this
April 18th, 1876.
n53 Deputy Clerk District Court.
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The CourierJournald denies that it will, in any
case, support Mr. Bristow, though having
the highest opinion ofthat gentleman's char,
acter and ability, and adds: 1.-THE Democratic
party should, this year run straight ticket,
and we shall contend for that. 1t should pick
two of its ablest and purest men, put them
on sound platform, and try to elect Them
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HAMILTON 4 CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Dry Goods and
PLANTATION SUPPLIES,
Nos. 5 and Z Texas Street,
SHREVEPORT, LA.

WE call attention to our COTTON SEED
w OIL FACTORY, with Carver & Co.'s
Improved Gins; will guarantee satisfactory
yield and sample for the seed, and one quar-
ter cent per pound on lint produced from all
cotton sent to gin. Will furnish large sacks
and Irvine for transportation; also sacks and
Irvine for cotton seed. free Of charge Bagging
and Ties at market price. We also call atfen-
ton to Cotton Seed Meal as feed for cattle
and as fertilizer, and will exchange same on
favorable terms for seed. vI4n42
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New Book for the ZOO, 900
Our Western Border 100 Years Au0.'

A Graphic history of the heroic epoch of
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ficts of Red and White foes; exciting adven-
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Address j. c. MCCURDY & CO,
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u. S. Special Taxes
Notice.
u. s. INTERNAL REVENUE
Special Taxes,
MAY /, 1876, to APRIL 80, 1877.

gryha Revised Statutes Of the United States
Sections 1892, 3237, 1898, and S2f9, re-
ouire every person engaged in any business,
avocation, or employment wnlcn senr1as n 1nn
PLACE CoNsPICUOUsLY IN HIS ESTARLIsHAEN1
On pT Acr On nusrNEss STAMP denotlng the
navment Of said SPECIAL TAX for tho
SDecial-Tax Year beginning May !, 1910, 90
fore commencing or continuing business aiteh
April 30, 1876.
The Taxes Embr.ced Within 9e Prsy 1;a
ef the Law Above Quoted are ~ 80
lsWtnG, vazs Aooo ~
Ractifiars ................vSVv ~
Dealers retail liquor. 80 * ~
Dealers, wholesale liquor 'y ~ ~ ~
Dealers in malt liquors, wholesale ~ ~
Dealers in malt liquors, retail---..---- ~ ~ ~
Dealers in leaf tobacco ---.----.---. "a n.
Retail dealers in leaf tobacco. ...... 'oV ~
And on sales of over 81 700 fifty cents ior
every excess Of u GOO. m
Dealers in manufactured tobacco. ---..S % az
Manufacturers of stills. .-:....-.::..'.. - -
And for each still manufactured: g ~
And for each worm manufactured. - - ~
Manufacturers of tobacco ..---.-....- ~ ~
Manufacturers of cigars.
Peddlers Of tobacco, first class tmVEo "a nr
than two horses or other animaisl.. "
Peddlers of tobacco, ceconu o1sss wv" o. m
horses or other animalsl- ---..... -
peadiers Of TOBACCO, third class tone :. ~
hc.ss - other ANIMAL. AZ w
pAa1iers II tobocco, fourth class ION -
foot or public conveyancel -.--..--- ~ ~
Brewers Of less than $40 barrels 20 ~
Brewers Of 500 barrels OF more f.;, - c,rr,
NV with the foregoing requirements Will %
Persons or firms liable to pay any Of the
Special Taxes named above W. Vast apply to
JAMES 4. ASTON ueputy Collector OF Of
Internal Re- a. Shre seport, La, ana pay y