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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-15
All Sorts.
anyecountry

silver was first coined by Phidon, king
of Argos, about 800 b. C., 140 year
after the building of Solomori's temple
the epoch of the building of Carthage
The Oldest existing paintingin Europe
is "a Madonna and child, painted 1856
The Oldest paintings in England are
portrait of the poet Ohaucer, painted on
panel about 1890, and portrait Of
Henry Nv. in 1905.
Tea was frat introduced into Europe
in 1860, by the Dutch East India Com
pany, and then only as a curiosity, show
ing the nature of the herb so universal
lily used in the preparation of their so
rmuch.loved beverage.
The custom of wearing rings is very
ancient. 1twss prohibited in Rome to
all mechanics and men of low condition
ito wear rings Of geld, so that permission
to wear q ring was social distinction.
The usage OF rings tor sealing is also of
great antiquity.
The T" Britishiinterest" which hast
largest representation In the present
House of Commons is that of the man
of war. There are two hundred and
thirty.nine men in the present House of
Commons whoare either active or retired
members OF the army or navy.
We have now in the United States
two hundred and fifty firms engaged in
manufacturing toys, the bulk of which
to London and Paris. South
America, Cuba, Hamburg, and Russia
are also our customers. The trade is
rapidly increasing. 1t amounted last
year to over q million dollars.
Among the best known Americans, un
used and scarcely understood in Eng
land, are locomotive for 'tengiDe," Iail-
road for railway" horse cars for 'itram-
way" depot for Station" switch for
"shunt," baggage for ''luggage," store
for 'fshop," bureau for ''chest of draw
,ers," clever for "good-natured," boards
for ideals" calico for prints" corn for
''maize," dry goods for ''drapers' articles
,or ihaberdashery," fall for 'tautumn,p
dress for ''gown," fix for"repair," hold
sonfor "stop," guess Tor think, hard
ware for ''iron-mongery," lhomely for
'"ugly," loafer for ''lounger," mad for
''angry," mail for post, "pantaloons for
trousers" vest dor Jacket" quite fos
very" rooster for "tcock," sick Tor ill.,
sleigh for 'fsledge," stoop for "porch, ?
suspenders for t''braces,' yenison for
t'deer-meat," and woods for "a woed."
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-15
PLAY or rHe PERIOD.
pY onpuRus c. KERR.

The lingering last orchestral sven
Along the crowdt d lobbtes uJlIteui
When atitheprompter's signal Dell
The curtain fTomtthe stage uplliteui
Andstben the fiutteroi applause
was not thatifavorite might pc ooiale.ea'
,p,,tgn,urmt,refi tllrou lh the house because
70 finely was the scene uphoistereu.
"A ptowering husband strobe ano tuned,
To thiut Irpon his wife unstable,
while abe 10 psnsive beauty bloomeo
Beside really lovely table
What time certain young aipno ol
Whose grt ng caused connupiai choieis'
Stood leaning near a statue bronze
Worth, easily a hundred uoiiafs'
The general story secured tobe
OF rtarriSge that had been 100 hastH,
And rtiu it's round of misery
,Monp chairs and sofas rich and tasty
lopI love Won not 1.-THE lady SAID
And knowing that. III all you eau &ho"'
Then from her husbauas g pieadtng heo,
And tainted near the Grand fiano.
From this ensi,ed meeting grim
tween the husband and thebloVet'
Within a park of yeriure prlm,
Where chaste eettees were spfean ail eFei'
"A bullet planted in his face
Cut short Alphonse's life OF Money
And spreEle6 ihimlby q marble vase
That must nave cost aipiie OF money
When next appeared the lady tair,
She was declining with consumption
JUpon broidered lounge, SO rare
To auess it's price would be presumption
A nd when, at last from love she diea.
With husbanf, priest and poodle near her,
The scene was greatly glorihed
BY an imported, spacious mirror
III such was not the plot exact,
1T seemed the meaning OF the patnos,
And. jiui xei by any sober tact,
Had equal want Of pith and pathoi.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-15
singular. Deaths.

deaths from strong emotion have been
numerous within "a few days. Louis
Wassman was 90 affected by the impris-
tonmenteof . young companionin Moline,
H., for theft, that he died of heart
disease. Henry S. Moss, a Louisville
merchant, declined rapidly in health
after the ,exposure of his forgeries, and
died a maniac. Henry Altroch died of
grief in East delaware. Ohio, on learn
ing of Ahis daughters elopement. Mrs.
Allingham dropped dead from heart
disease at the sight of her sons fighting,
Bryant Foley was 20 scared i'm Water
town, New York, lbya belief that car
bolc acid used in washing a wound had
poisoned his system, that he died within
three hours. "A Harvard student named
| Waters studied nineteen hours without
cessation, went crazy from excitement
and died ia 4 madhouse. May Waiter
,sonaof jasper, Ohio, fol- dead when told
4 of her lovers death. IF New York Sun
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-15

..How to DO at.-A subscriber of q
Hamilton pager wansstp know what viii
stophensfrcm pulling out thsir feathass
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-15

Newton county, George, has at
least enc man 81 muscle. Having lost
his horse, he lhitched himself TO the plow
and hired q boy TO drive Az last &c.
counts he had plowed out two aepes.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-27

Key. II. w. Beecher preached last Fri
day evening from the text: 'Reoice in
the Lord always; and again | say rc-
joice."
1T is made the subject of command. not
Of recommendation" he said. 1--WE are
not expected TO be in continual state of
great JOY. but to be in an abiding condi-
ton of rejoicing. We have all heard in
prayer-meetings some brother arise and
claim that he had great JOY because he had
experienced religion. They invariably
told long tale of their previous suffer-
ings. and concluded by affirming that to
them was allowed the privileges OF great
enjoyment. Everyone who heard them
knew that they were not telling the truth.
as experience did not bear them out.
When the excitement Of speaking had
ceased. and when they returned to the
natural conditions in which the race must
live they found that they did not possess
complete happiness. They were troubled
just rs much as men at three clock when
they had not sufficient funds TO meet their
ut the bank. Still tl,ey would
90 to conference meeting and boast that
the Lord had kept their souls in peace.
They acted thus because their early train
ing taught them that they were expected
TO make such speeches when called upon
1t was difficult to understand how ma,
could stand up and say. Il have given up
ray sins and taken up the cross. OF course
! am not perfect. but am saved.'N Such
people seem to think that they have taken
an insurance policy. and are certain Of
Heaven. If such were the case,
G cd had better abdicate." V%
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-27
->o->(1e-0--
A Boys Pocket and a. Girls Pocket.
NOrristown Herald.

Tommy is twelve years old His sister
Mary is sweet sixteen and 4 half. The 9TH
ermorning Mary accosted her mother with
Ma, see what Il lot of stuff found in Tom
my's pockets" And she deposited on the
table the following articles. to-wit: Eight
marbles, a broken-bladed knife, leather
strap. buckle, bunch of keys, fishing
line. piece of lead, smooth stone. four
pieces of slate pencil, worn out pocket
book. an oyster shell, a wounded jewsharp,
Il piece of blue glass, u rubber ball. lump
OF chalk, two dried fish worms. s,ire-
shot. pioce of India rubber, two corns. a
fractured comb, piece ofIicorice rcot,a song
book, two medals, and Il juvenile land tor
toise. Tommy looked thou"htfully as the
contents of his pockets We're deposited be
fore the eyes of his mother, and sullenl,
remarked that ''lt was none Of Sis's busi-
ness and he just wanted her to let lis .rou-
sers alone"
Next day Tommy captured the Outside
pocket of his sisters dress, an, carrvinc
the contents to his mothe.. sarcastical)y
observed in the Dresser ce of Mary: .Ma.
JUST see VIVA. lot Of trash found in Sis's
pocketis and lie produced from his hat the
iopowing Knick-knacks, viz: Three hair
pms, d soiled glove. piece of chewin" gum.
r,lree cards, broken locket, elastic garter.
piece OF ribbon, two Slate pe,,cils, another
piece OF chewing gum, photograph. piece
OF orange skit, love letter, broken tooth
brush. more chewing gum, spoo, of silk, a
thimble, Il piece OF cotton saturated with
white pow der, one nickel, two sour balls,
Saifer heel, ivory ornament Belonging to Il
parascl handle, andkerchief perfu med with
jockey club, gate --buttoiler, .withered
geranlum leaves, ivory handle pen-knife
with broken blade. fan, five visiting
cards, belt buckle, box of rouge, another
piece of chewing gum, fragment of looking
glass, peach stone. a cigar holder, stolen
from Charley" piece Of damasse silk of
the pattern of her friend Lucy's new dress.
an artificial flower. horse hair ring, long,
brown hair entangled in hulk Of tafiv.
and slip of paper containing directions
for handkerchief fiirtatioris.
Tommy placed This hast article on the
table and slid frorl the room with grin
of triumph on his roguish face. His sister
made an Intellectual grab for him, and as
he passed into the street he heard her voice
calling. You nasty little brat, if YOU get
at my pocket again I'll slap your face"
Tommy thinks honors ars easy.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-27
Another EnOefl Arden Case.
y sW York Telegram

\ strange case of Enoch Ar,enism came
to light few days ago. In 1870 Carl r
Fichstadt was married to bis swec rheart
Louisa, in Germany In 1873 me husband
suddenly disappeared, ard after making
every effort > find hi..,, Louisa concluded
that he must De Lead. She then became
acquainted win John Hans and married
liiH. o.ie evening last week as she was;
bakl.g griddle-cakes tor supper, there was
d rapping on the door, and she and Hans
sang out in chorus, ..Come in," thinking
it was one OF the ncighbors. She had a
dipper of batter over the stove, and as the
door opened, looked up. On beholfli4g
the face Of the visitor, she dropped the bat
ter over the stove and sank into chair in
a flinting fit. The first husband persuall-
ell her to live with him again, and she lett
Hans solitary and alone. Hans, thinking
his marriage contract valid. now sues for
divorce on the ground of desertion.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-27
The Back bitter.

There's some one living in this town
tMaybe you know her name,
Ana maybe, should write il down,
Your own might prove the samc),
Who, when YOU my, lies good, - will or,
Indeed! You ihink that's .lrue,
But, very conf'!cr.ially,
You wouldn 't-if you knew
One says, "Whnt pretty girl goes by"'
Oh. horrors. You don't think
So. Since we're YOU and |,
lll say, her parents drink.
And shc-wcii Wont tell il ont,
Though I've no doubt lis true
You think she's nice ani lTc;iy-but
Iou wouldn't--if you knea.''
lfone sings swcctly, GLOW She fa,-n'
ifdres-ei III Ia e, "N lat elylur'
Suprcmely ''yul!-ar' all her hats,
tIcr arc-sc, simply ''yi.t.''
And when @ooh Deacon GlI.by failed,
O. noble man and true),
She said, when we his lot hewailed,
"Nou w"uldn 'i-ify you knew
lot those admire and love who can
This malicebrca!hing dame,
Who seems 10 think a prosperous man
Must surely be 10 blame,
That beauty is Il mark of sin;
That goodness must he crime:
she see, but thieves and ra,cals in
The heroes Of the time.
Sometimes she doesn't hesitate
Aud tell us What she knows,
And in nine cases out of zen
A lie i, all she shows.
For virtues sake, hope to find
One good old doctrine true,
Some heat for such should not mind,
lnu wouldn = if y0u knew.
-hatc CiaTk, in SpriRafeM (NIaSs) Rt5,nJlican
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-27
9S~$5S---
An Office interview,

The following. from the Georgetown
-Miner, condenses into a few lines a volume
OF good sense and true political and finan-
cial economy:
Time-triday morning. Scenc-.Nue,
office.
Enters man with q carpet-sacL. Hands
Il card to Snihtatl. who sees Shirt on it.
passes it back, and goes on with proof
reading.
Can sell You any shirts to-day?'
y on can't. Buy my shirts of home
merchants who help me to live and who
pay taxes in onr town. Have no use for
yours. This is business, and my Way of do
ing it. Good day
Exit shirt peddler.
This is our mode of dealing with this en-
tire class Of foreign shirt vcnders.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-27
An Extraordinary Michigan E,ouc.
EEei.t.
East Saginaw Telegram


Saginaw Eity Is exercised over a most
extraordinary elopement. Joseph Shefen-
ker, Il well-to-tlo German artisan. fifly-
three years old, with wife and three
children, for many years unlIer-sheliff of
Saginaw county, eloped on Saturday with
Mary Daniels. aged twenty-three. wife OF
George Daniels, ot Saginaw City. Last
week ,'hefenker disposed of five shares of
First National BanN stock. drew from IA
bank Il balance of $1,000. and in the flight
took quantity Ct fl:nily silverware. in
cluimg his Wite's watch. Mrs. Daniels
took 500 belongin" to her husband. a
watch and cil;tin. and Some jewery. but
.eit him six children. the youngest but sew
en- months old. They purchased tickets
to Reed City, leaving ON Saturday.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-27

The Good Great Mait,

How seldom, friend n good great man inherits
Honor or wealth, with all his worth and pains!
III sounds like stories from the world of spirits,
II any man obtain that which he merits,
sor any merit that which he obtains
1 fw shame, dear friend, denounce this canting
strain,
What wouldst thou 'avc good great man OBJ
tain?
face-titleS-saiary-a gildei chain
"r throne of corsc- which his sword hath slhin?-
"reatnes- sna goodness are not means, but ends;
nam he not always treasures, always friends,
ihs good great man?-three treasures, love and
light,
Ah' calm thoughts, regular Is infants breath;
And three firm friends, more sure than day and
night
himself, his Maker and the Angel Death.
a T C0Leridne lSn4
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Advice to Those About to Marry.

! married my wife about thirty-tive years
ago. The ceremony was performed about
7 O'Clock in the morning. Before retiring
that evening we had good talk with each
other, and the result has sweetcncd our en-
tire lives. We agreed that each should al
ways be watchful and careful. never by
word or act. to hurt the feelings of the
other. We were both young. hOt-temper-
ed. both positive in our likes and dislikes,
and both somewhat cxactng and infleXible
Just the material fcr a life of cOnjugal
warfare. Well, for a few years we found
it hard work to always live by our agree
ment. Occasionally mot Often) a word or
look would slip Off the tongue or face
before il could be caught or suppressed;
but we never allowed the sun to 90 down
upon our wrath. Before retiring at night
on such occasions there was always con-
fession and forgiveness, and the culprit
would become more careful in future. Our
tempers and dispositions became gradually
more cOngenial, so that after few years
we came to be one in reality as the marital
ceremony had pronounced us nominally.
In thinking back we find that for more
than twenty years our little agreement has
been mbroken. and there has been no oc-
casiUn foi confession and forgiveness. In
business we have had adversely and pros
perity. failure and success. We raised
family of children, and now have our
about us. and we honestly
believe that we have better children, and
better grandchildren because Of our little
agreement. Under such a contract religi- |
ously kept, no ill-natured children will be !
and no boys will find the streets |
and bar-rooms more pleasant than home.
TO make q good wife or good husband
requires the cooperation of both.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-27
Brave fOun. Widow Kills Two
TraDps. and Gives up Her Own
life in EOinG so.

RICrMoNb, (Na.). June Last night Il
IpIurky young widow. living near TaZewell
curt House. in this State. succeeded in
Edefeating two tramp ruflianS. after a fight
sShich cost he" life. About 10 O'Clock at
fhght, two men came TO the house OF Mrs.
8Becky Baldwin, and asked her to give
Ihem some silver in change for notes. of
Flering s. of the latter for s. of the former.
KNle complied, and they soon left. but re-
burned after she had retired. broke open
.ihe door and entered. They entered her
Eriroom. She jumped from the bed and
EVId them TO Leave the room. They de-
flahted her poci,et-bo0k. and threatened
Nv violate hei person if she did not give it
Ep' She went to her dress. deliberately
Esook the pocket-book from ii. containing
- and threw il IN the fire. One OF the
lamps stopped TO get it out. when she
'A'ched up an Ak and dealt hiin terrible
~ knocking him down. quickly follow
4 WIN other blows. dashing his brains
'oh The heartbstone. The second tramp
y crew dirll-knile and rushed at her
: stabbed her twice in the lef1 breast
atset him fearful blow with the AK.
P seIerlng his right arm near the
,M'er' The miscreant then fled. leaving
Roa l@i OF blood behind him. His dead
~ Mas found this morning, two miles
- ,His place. A young white man
NIL " This morning, and found Mrs.
DIt r"ih IN an expiring condition. She
,si "F story, and died two hours after
or me dead bodies of the two tramps
e i,a iowh IN a hog-pen. so great was
~, 'ia'ioh OF the people in the vicini-
VII ie were 70 papers found on them (,
e' 'hey coul1 be identified.
&na .e 'ifa Clark Gaines estimates tho
trnnarftr
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-27

sJtist one" murmured he, involuntarily
drawing closer to the lucious lips, which
smiled upon him with such ravishing be.
witchingness, while his own quivered in
agony of expectant anticipation. $50
notice." replied she. coolly glaneing at the
clock. ''and time for you to turn your coat
collar and shut the street door from the
outside" He went.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-27

a girl who formerly lived in St. Louis
writes from Colorado to an ola friend
This is the handsomest 200 acres | ever
put my foot down on.'' Her father ought
to get one hundred acres more and have a
lawn around her foot.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-27
John &. FresnoMt's Poverty.

Ten or fifteen years ago" said an init
mate friend. ''Gcn. Fremont was supposed
to be Il millionaire. His family then lived
at the fine villa formerly owned by Gen
Webb. on the Hudson. between Tarrytown
and Sing Sing. They also had Ii fine city
residence on Ninth street. At the country
villa the E.mily received the first society.
not Of New York only. but of the nation,
as the Generals noteriety. frGni llivin,e
been the almost successful candidate fo1
the Presidency in 1886. made him a con-
spieuous character in social life il not in
politics. Besides, Mrs. Fremont, rs is well
known, is a highly accomplished lady. and
WAS always most charningin in social circles.
Those same accomplishments made her
always desirable guest at social gather
ings in this city; and although it came to
be generally knbai. the Fremont family
We're actually poor, the number of their
Invitations fell off scarcely any if at all.
For the last five or six years Gen. Ere
mont's resources have rapidly declined.
and two years ago he was obliged to give
up both his city residence and his villa on
the Hudson. With what remained Of the
furniture in the country residence Il house
on Madison aytnuc, Ecar Seventy-tOurth
street, WAS fitted up, and there the family
resided until about four months ago. 1t
was in the latter part OF january that the
sheriff entered the house and hung out the
red flag. the sign that the household goods
We're to be sold at auction. Well, as Gen.
Fremont's friends and rciehbors knew
that he was in straitened circumstances.
we never dreamed that he was so utterly
wrecked. \ liatural pride caused the tam
" to keep their troubles to themselves.
and when actually driven out of house and
Frank accepted invitations from friends to
90 and visit them and remain us long as
they chose. Gen. Fremont suddenly dis
appeared from the city. Some thought it
was on account of his lack of courage to
face old friends after the humiliation of be-
ing sold out untler the shel'iif's hammer.
While others said lie had been Oblimed to
leave in order to escape Il warrant for his
arrest. which. if ii had been served, would
have resulted in his being taken into the
sileiitf's custody. At the sale which took
place. all the furniture. all the pictures.
books, and even the family portraits. were
sold, with the bare exception of large oil
portrait of Mrs. Fremont and marble
bust of her father, Col. Benton. These
were saved through the Kindness of some
friends who bid item in, thus preventing
their being sold to strangers for almost
nothing. l heard. about three weeks ago.
that {. gentleman had called on Mr.. Thur
low Weed and asked for assistance. in res
,uing Gen. Fremont, who was in New
Jersey very destitute. 1t was said that he
lad been without food tor two or three
lays. understand that some gentlemen
pat together and got him some kind of an
which would enable him to
.arn a living at least. His family consists
Of his wife, two sons and a daughter. The
,ldest son is in the navy, and the other,
Frank, being sickly, has never entered any
lind of business
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-27

sh,o hira Clark Gaines estimates +ho
rhich sba "er m property in st. Louis, for
- S'e enters suit, at $4,000, 600.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-14

was the best balm for his wounded spirit
il, indeed, he were not, as jim White
said, too used to blows to care.
"What shall l pay you!' she asked,
fumbling for her purse. For once, she
Was stupid, in her tuin:
Tom answered steadily, and with Il
ring in his voice he had never heard be
fore: "Nothin'. | didn't bring it back
Cor your sake But becau Sc he was treat
ed bad, was dcspised, aud all that; and,
if He could stand it, I'm gpin' to try to-
He broke into II sob and tried to run
away; bat Miss Wi!toa caught him by
the arm and said: "Forgivc me, child,
for not understanding you.'
She won him to tell her the whole
story, and then she did two or three
strange things for one in her position.
She went home with Tom; paciIied and
even delighted the poor, Ignorant mother
by her account of her son; and left money
for hat, and for more besides.
The next morning she changed Toms
Scat--"for meritorious conduct" she t0ld
the scholars.
Then, looking straight at Jim White,
who covered beneath her glance, she
said:
II believe l made mistake in whip
ping Thomas yesterday; but he wishes
me to forgive the real offender, because
of Him who said Love your enemies u"
The whole school felt thereafter that
Tom Dolan was not the same boy in the
teachers view that he had been, and that
il was no LONGER safe TO treat him As here
tofore.
He never was brilliant scholar; but
he did his best, and Miss Wilton found
her best for him was different matter
from what it had been.
Later she got position for him as er-
rand boy in store. And so he went
on, step by step. Never into any lofty
place, in the worlds esteem; but the
worlds judgment is not always Just, and
"tbere are last that shall be first" and
perhaps such as Tom Dolan will be found
to be of that blessed company.