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HERE 10 hint TO young writers: "The un-
descsoring Of emphatic words and intense
epithets is left chiefly for school girls and
freshmen in their correspondence, Those
familiar with the usage Of our best writers
viii rarely find word put in italics; those &C.
cussomed to listen to our best speakers will
also find that intense emphasis, which is to
speech what underscoring is to writing, is re-
served for special occasions. A plain, clear,
comprehensive statement of fact, in q tone
moderate, diginiied and calm, carries more
weight than the same statement given in an
exciting, ranting style. infinitely more weight
than the same statement loaded down with
intense epitbet and trembling with passion"
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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-10-04
LOUISIANA.
and costs.

Baton Rouge had shipped about
100 bales OF new cotton up TO
Sept. 18th.
The gin of ~. B. Mcdonald, OF
Franklin parish, was burned on
the night OF Sept. 18th.
A saw mill belonging TOM. N.
Gale, neer New Irberia, was burnt
on Friday night, the Goth, and on
the night of Tuesday, the 18th,
three sugar houses on the Teche
were fred, one Of which were de-
stroyed. "
Another advent of tho cotton
worm ID North Louisiana is being
inflicted upon that people, and, as
it is supposed, will materially re-
duce the yield.
a new postofiice has been es-
tablished on Bayou Oypremoft.
It's name is Glencoe.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-10-04

twenty column paper, published In
New Orleans, and represents the
intellectual interests OF the colored
race. 1t is strongly conservative,
and edited with a fair degree of
ability, while the Typography is
upexceptional. J. Madison Vance,
proprietor, james ID. Keener,
Editor, and Chas. A. Roxborough,
manager.
The Villager is live country
paper, published at Marksville.
We do not know whether to style
it an old or q new paper. Per-
haps it might be denominated a
new journal OF an old stock. 1t is
in the interests of governmental
reform both organic and official,
owned and edited by T. j. Ed
wards.
The DeSota Democrat is an
other substantial rural weekly
journal from mansfield, La. 1t is
a good paper, ably conducted, by
j. E. Hewitt editor and proprietor.
We welcome the three to our ex-
change table.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-10-04
J. W. BRY AN,
Pres. Par. School Board.

We call the attention of delin.
quent taxpayers to the following
sections of Act No. SO of the extra
session of the Legislature OF 1877
SEC. So. Be it further enacted,
ect., That the tax collector shall
on the first Monday of November
file in the Office of the parish re-
corder a detailed list giving the
names of all persons whose taxes
remain unpaid, as we'll as the
amount of said taxes, and the
filing thereof shall operate legal
seizure of the properly upon which
said taxes are levied !; and from
the date of such fling said taxes
shall bear eight per cent annum
interest, and no penalty shall be
exigible, any previous law to the
contrary Notwithstanding, On
the second Monday of November
he shall post at the door of the
court. house copy of said detailed
list, and publish the list SO fled
twice during ten days, notifying
the delinquent taxpayers that Oh
the first Monday of December,
and from day to day thereafter in
the order in which said list is
made out, he will proceed to sell,
without appraisement, at public
auction the property of said de-
lin9uent Taxpayers upon which
said amount of tax is due pro-
vided, that the delinquent shall
have the right of pointing out the
property to be seized and sold to
pay the same.
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted,
ect., That on the day fixed for
the commencement of said sales,
and from day to day thereafter
until the said list. shall have been
exhausted, the tax collector shall
offer the property for sale ut pub
lie auction to the highest bidder
for cash /; the bid to be accepted
shall be at least equal to the taxes
and costs.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-10-04

Rider Burrel J. Ford, Red Oak,
9th School District.
Albert Burnett, Black Jack. 9th
School District.
Charles e. Eubanks, Union
Springs, 9th School District.
Mrs. e. f. johnson, Barnes
Greek, 7th Scbool District.
S. W. Pierce, Hickory Branch,
7th School District.
S. d. Allen, Rollins Settlement,
7th School District.
Church w. Aston, Rogers Set
Element.
Teachers of their respective
schools will confer favor by re-
porting to this office the number
of pnpils (males aud fe,nales) en-
rolled, by the close of this we.A,
that they may figure on the re-
port, TO the State Superiutul.de4 t,
to be made by the 10.l inst.
Pronlptness in this matter Ivy
the teachers of both rnhlic and
private schools will enable the
Secretary to make returns of their
schools.
7 w BRYAN
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-10-04
OFFICE PRES. PAR. SCHOOL BOARD, I
Lake Charles, La, Oct. A, 1877. {

OFFICE PRES. PAR. SCHOOL BOARD,
Lake Charles, La, Oct. A, 1877. {
Notice TO teachers and patrons
Of Public Schools in Calcasieu:
The following applications for
schools having been received,
properly Endorsed both by the
patrons Of their respective schools,
and the Sub Directors of their re-
spoctive schools districts, were
granted, and the schools opened
an the first inst.
Daniel T. fOquin, Long Gully,
Is. School District.
Mary E. Rowe, Andrus' Settle
ment, I'd School District.
Simeon o. Shattuck, Red Bank,
Sd School District.
John McNeese, Lake Charles
Male and Female Academy, Sd
School District.
John Bass, Reeves Chapel, tool
ored school 3D. School District.
VIM. M. Dunn, Bethel Chapel,
4th School District.
Henry Johnson, (col9 Ryans'
Chapel, (colored schooD Attn School
District.
Mrs. Jane Gossett, Bagdad, 4th
School District.
Rev. w. B. Filley, Perry's Set
tlement, 9th School District.
Mrs. Mary a. Damn, Changers
Settlement, 5th School District.
NJ. ". Harerove, Sugar Town.
9th School District.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-10-04

those distractions above, the on.n;
of it's mouth, win certainly TEND 4.
slight degree to drain off the ero.. " J.
water, and to diminish the rao,;;.
amount of levees. @
Before returning to Tones Ravo,. !,
would be well enough to take i,ao !.
sideration the reports which coma 49,.
the Lafourch region. Complains. !. =
being made of the difficulties in A..
outlet of the Mississippi, and pnn..'
are looking forward to the disapreeabl.
prospect of having to haul their Il,
plies from, and produce to, Dopala.os
Vile. 1t is sad that obstructions !.
accumulating in this bayou. 1t il H..
stated that from the increased wa...
flow caused by the jetties, the Miss;s
sirpi no longer supplies the Lafourcbs
with the water to scour it's channel !,
the lowness of the Mississippi is n,m
erly attributed to clearing out of i.
mouths. why will not the like reu,A
follow the opening of that Of Raj
River?
The closing the mouth OF Tones
Bayou is purely question of econOuv
SO far as concerns the State at laros
&. i q
Should the en-eighths of river Vat..
received by the bayou, be confnedk
the river, would this deepen the i'm
enamel or merely elevate the surisS
of the water? Is is recognized aa
rule that flowing water presses forward
with greater force near its upper sur
face than OF lower pointse And if 10
will the river bed be materially affected
by this addition ? And if the bed i
not benefited what must follow
Simply this: The surface of its water
will be elevated, the high waters fron
the upper river will, at seasons, be
added to its ordinary volume !: the river
be unable to contain the waters, de.
structive overfows will be inevitable,
unless provided against expensive
levees. While if bayous Tone, Pierre
and Wlnsey could he so cleared outs
to receive and conduct of, a large h0dy
of the river water it is possible thatnl
nll that extensive section of Red River
and its bayous, levees might beds
pensed with, in no tritling degree.
1t is yet to be known whether our
State system of resisting waters has
been either the most safe or matl
economical that might have been
adopted. Whether instead Of elevatisgg
the river banks we should not lmt
deepened, Strengthened and cleared out
the natural Observation-Disclosures, ilstea
of throwing extensive dykes across
their outlets. we i, oultl moi have treal
ell those outlets in the slime manner, Or
preserved them as estuaries or b,sins
to receive as much water as they could
contain, and levied only thAeelIowsr
arabic places or depressions which were
exposed to inundation, and whether
or not Improvement of this alattcr na-l
ture would not have been much more
enduring, as well as less expensive.
a'oa Az.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-10-04
Communicated
Low Water Navigation.

The Natchitoches Vindicator con-
tends that Tones Bayou has no infu-
ence over the navigation of Red River,
and whether its mouth be opened or
closed, the difference of water in the
river below that point, will be imma-
terial. 1t further urges that the re-
moval of the Alexandria bar and the
Fulton Raft has produced the present
troubles to the navigation of that river.
That these distractions formed reser-
voirs of the different portions of the
river and served to keep up navigation
the year round. by preventing the too
rapid escape of the water. That prior
to their removal, overfows were much
more frequent than since, hut navigA-
ton was more reliable. That more wa
ter now passes Grand Ecore by the
river than passes through both the
river and the bayou ut the mouth of
the latter. THAT the only sure and
economical navigation from below to
Shreveport. must be looked for, by
way of the channels Of buyous Tone,
Pierre and Winsey. and claims that
this route cau be opened to navigation
ut an expense of about $1,000.
The New Orleans Democrat informs
us that at o certain date there were
fourteen feet of wuter from Shreveport
to the mouth of Tones bayou. That
below that point there we've only two
feet of water OH the bilrs That the
bayou received seven-eighths of the
water Of the river, and that navigation
at low water stage can be secured, only
by closing the mouth of the bayou and
securing to the river its entire volume
of water. That the commerce of North
west Louisiana and Northeast Texas
imperative'y demand that Red River
navigation he kept up. That the bar
at the mouth of the river is a further
obstacle to its navigation, and that the
entire volume of the river water at the
highest point it reached last season.
was not sufficient to affect this bar, and
that Legislative aid had been sought,
and $4,000 appropriated for it's re-
moval.
Every citizen Of Louisiana is directly
or indirectly concerned in the COM
MERGE of Red River, but every one is
directly concerned in the tlisburse-
ments from the Stale treary, for while
about one-haf Of the population are
removed from the immediate influence
of destructive overhows, yet they pay
tax to protect their more fortunate
neighbors of the rich alluvial regions
equal to that required to carry on the
State government. And, doubtless. will
watch these operations on Bed River
with jealous interest. @
If the idea advanced by the Vindi-
Gator be correct. what effect will the
removal OIL the mud Jumps from the
mouth Of Red River have upon its fu-
ture commerce? III the removal Of the
Alexandria bar has let off the water
above that point. and the clearing
away Of the Fulton Raft has destroyed
the reservoir Of the upper river, will
not clearing out the mouth tend to rem
der navigation precarious throughout
its length ? This would seem to follow.
But onthe other hand win it not greatly
benefit thore taxpayers who are not
directly interested in this navigation,
as we'll as those who are !? This is at
least probable. If overHows have been
less frequent since clearing the river of
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-10-04
DIED:

BUR1Es aN--At the residence Of y. i
Geary, in Lake Charles, Sept, %, lSll'
Florence Eugene Bnrleson, daugll.s'
of A.. D., Burleson and Minersa y
Ryan, aged 2 years, 3 naSnths and y
days. =
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-10-04

Schooner Alice Taylor. owned
by Capt. Pease and other parties
living in Lake Charles, has not
been heard from since the late
storm. She was between Calca-
sieu Pass and Galveston when the
storm was at it's worst. Mrs. and
Miss Tharp were passengers on
board OF her.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-10-04

We are informed that S. W.
Pierce, teacher of Hickory Branch
public school. died few days ago.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-10-04

The Sunday-School World for
May appears in neat cover, into
which is packed the usual number
and variety of valuable articles
found in this excellent Sunday
school monthly-Rev. Chas. S.
Robinson, ID. d., treats of "Les-
son Helps Rev. George E. Post,
Syria, of 1.-The Fig Tree J" Rev.
Vim. Ormiston, d. D., sketches
the character of Elisha; )" Mrs.
w. F. Crafts explains "The Kin
dergarten,' as applied to Sunday
schools Rev. Mosely I'll. Williams
shows "How not to keep scholars"
Rev. Edwin w. Rice writes of
"The Prophetic Books" Added
to these are DIR. John Halls Les
sons, Mrs. Kuox's Primary
Talks" Lessons Applied; a Bible
Concert Exercise, and the usual
Editorials, making an interesting,
varied and valuable amount of
reading for the Sunday-school
worker which he would find it diff
fcult to procure elsewhere atthree
times the cost of The World.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-10-04

Magnolia Grange No BIZ
Patrons Of Husbandry meets on
the 4th Saturday, of each month.
j.. M. Nichols is master of the
above Grange.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-10-04

Our subscribers will confer a
favor by advising the proprietor
of any irregularity in receiving
their paper.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-10-04

The New Orleans letter carriers
petition has received 5000 sigma
lures.
There is to be an immigration
convention in Shreveport on the
10th inst.
The town of Plaquemines lately
voted on, and passed the Sunday
law, by majority of two to one.
The lessees of New Orleans
wharves announce their ability to
give berth to 120 ships at time.
A long day; "There was a
steady rain for thirty-six hours in
Morehouse parish one day last
week." so says Baton Rouge
Weekly Advocate.
John Ward lived and died in
St. Landry parish. He left one
son and one daughter. The
former is dead, the latter, n
widow, still survives, and is re-
joiced with the tidings of the in
heritage of q princely fortune in
Australia, from her fathers bro
Their.
A negro man in st. Mary's par
ish Jail has been paralyzed for
about six months. A physician
ordered his removal to the upper
portion of the Jail, and this was
done. The night following he
stepped out of Jail, leaped the Jail
yard fence and decamped. He was
soon recaptured, while crossing
the bayou, and again locked up.
Strange to tell, paralysis at once
resumed its sway.
There are said to be about
10000 acres of Z. S. domain in
Claiborne, awaiting applicants for
homesteads.
Martin Mitchell, one of n fishing
party on Grand Gallon, was chased
by an alligator, and took lefuge in
. tree near ut hand. His friends,
attracted by his cries, (Mitchel's)
came to linn, and dispatched his
adversary with their guns. Mrs.
Joseph Laforte, while buthiug in
Bayou Cane, was seized by one of
these monsters, and had one
shoulder severely liberated.
Appropos of the "Log War"
Another of Sec. Schurz's detect
ives nosed out taco s0aO mills up in
Montana, and had them seized.
The Secretary immediately Or
aered them replevied.
The storm which recently visit
ed us, had been spreading devas-
tation and death along the Gulf
coast for several days. Florida.
Georgia, Alabama and Missis-
sippi, had Witnessed it's destruc-
tive progress. Alabama is thought
10 be the heaviest sufferer. Loss
If property in that State is va
'iously estimated at from ten to
fifteen millions. So far as heard
rom, in Louisiana State, the rains
lave fallen throughout, aud the
Winds have prevailed destructively
p all the Southern portion. Near
y, if not quite all, the Floridian
parishes, has sustained greater or
ess loss from them, SO too, have
he Att,tkapas parishes, and that
'egion lying between the Atchafa-
ava and the Mississippi rivers.
Large quantities Of live stock were
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-10-04

The Parish School Board meets
Saturday of this week.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-10-04

Goods ut b. & c. S cheap for cash.
Richland beacon., 1877-01-27

We dislike for papers to be always dannng
their subscribers, and for that very reason we
have suffered grea, man. 20 get in arrears.
retaining from requiring payment in advance,
until bee-fourths Of our subscribers are in
arrears-some for this and last year and
others for still longer terms-and they are
men, too, who are perfectly responsible, but
they neglect TO pay the printer. We will
make ont BILLS and send to the different post
masters, who WILL do US a great favor by col
lecting the same.
To those who owe for last year we make
this proposition: Pay us S. 90 and We will
give you credit for two years. This is not a
reward for delinquency, for we make the ad-
ditionai proposition to let new subscribers
have the paper for 81 so a year inrariably IN
andrd~re. Once our subscribers get to pay
ing promptly every year in advance it will
become easy. and save ms the modification OF
being dunned by our paper dealers. Come,
let us square Up and begin this year with a
clear book. If.
Richland beacon., 1877-01-27

The proprietor talks business To his patrons
in this issue.
After m absence Of about two years, Hen
~ Edding.. who IS charged with the murder
of Stien, returned To this parish few days
since, surrendered 10 the sheriff AMI is in jail
awaiting bail. Ex-Juige Ray issued ar
or,'er on Tuesday last, for his release, but
our sheriff declined to recognize his authority,
having been informed that hrs successor,
Judge Parsons. had received his commission
ard qualified.
Since the above was in type, we learn tina,
Gov. Nichols has telegraphed for the ex.oti-
GERS to DE recognized unit. the contest be-
ween himself and Packard is settled.
Richland beacon., 1877-01-27

Mrs Hare died on the Barfeld place, fonr
mile. south of R.yvile, on Friday night, 9th
inst On Monday Miss Powe, daughter OF
E. E. Powe, died at Girarf, aged about ! I
years On the same day Mrs. n B. Stiles
died about three miles south Of this place
and on the same nigh, an old man named
Recton, died at Major divers. We have
heard Of several other deaths in the parish,
that have occurred within the last ten days,
but did not learn names nor particulars.
Richland beacon., 1877-01-27
A Splendid Hair Dressing and
ReHtOrer Combined.

Woods Improved Hair Re toraiive is unlike
any other, aud has no equal The Improved
has new vegetable tonic properties; restores
grey hair to a glossy, natural color; restores
faded, dry, harsh and falling hair; restores
hair TO prema,nreiy bald heads removes
dsndruf, humor., scaly eruption.; removes
irrata,ion, itching and scaly dryness. No
article produces such wanderful effects Try
it, call for Woods Improved Hair Restorative,
and don't be put Of Nth any Other article
Sold by aiI druggists in this place and dealers
everywhere Trade supplied at manufac-
tnrers prices by c. A. Cook & Co Chicago,
Sole Agents for the United States and Canaha,
and by Wheelo;k, Flndlay 4 Co., New
Orleans.
August DC, 1876. lom.
Richland beacon., 1877-01-27

We have received rom the Fine Art Pub
fishing House Of Geo Sunson Co., Port
land, Maine, several pictures recently pub
lished by them The subjects, as works of
high ur', deserve the highest praise Sunson
h Co were among the pioneers in the Fine
Art publishing business in this canntry; and
year 10y year their business has grown, they
say, until at the present time it has assumed
colossal proportions.
Messr.. Stinson & Co. are in want of agents,
and We call attention to their advertisement
healed TO The Working Glass; in our adj
verising columns.
Richland beacon., 1877-01-27
Ruhnlan 4 Co..

Of l53 Washington street, Vicksburg, Miss,
have one of the larges, Clothing establish
ments in the Sonth. and can give perfect
fit to man, youth or boy, of any quality Of
goods desired, and at low figures in fact ii
is CONF le,e Merchant TayIor!ng house
Jus' what i, claims TO be-while il has a,ente.
manly and courteous corps Of statesmen, nj " avs
ready to wait on any customer who calls.
They also have sscHEAP CLOTHING house at
1879 Washington street. where such goods as
are suitable for laborers' wear are sold very
chap Call on them when you 90 to the S.
X. X. parade I'm.
Richland beacon., 1877-01-27

ParspYrERIAx.-Rev d. A. Campbell will
preach regularly, at Alto on the LIST Sabbath
in each month At Union Church on Baskin
Ridge, in franklin Pa. on the third Sab
bath at RayviIle on the fourth Sabbath
Preaching in Rayvile every Wednesday
night.
Regular appointment for preaching Of the
Baptist Church at Rsyville is the first Sunday
in ea..h month and Saturday night before.
Rev. L. &. Kellis Pastor.
The appointments Of the Rayville Circuit
M. E. Church South are as follows Girard.
the frs, Sunday in each month; Rayville the
second, Alto the third, and Union the fourth.
T. H. Medication, P. c.
Richland beacon., 1877-01-27

THE News WITHOUT PcIsoN.-The New
York Observer claims TO publish the bsa
family nem,pap'r, and rspudia,es all unsound
or objectionable teaching Even It's adver-
Using columns are free from all quackery and
dangerous advertisements; and the whole
paper, both in Its religions and It's secular de-
partment is filled with pure and entertaining
reading. While we commend the position
Of the Observer in this matter, We also hrar,-
ly endorse it as one Of the most desira Bile
periodicals for any houshold. The price,
1915 year postpaid. can hardly be made
to return "a much COOL, spent in any other
way. S. !. Prime Il Co, 81 Park Row. New
York