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Married.

On the 18th inst, at the residence Of
Mrs. Susan LETTERS. In Portland district.
by the Rev. Felix Elliott. william IL.
Whetsell and Martha A. Jeflers-
on the 18th inst, at the residence 90 the
officiating minister, i'm Portland district.
by Rev, G. w. White, Soah Listen and
Elizabeth Martin.
On the nth inst, at tho resi- iencs OF
Marcellus Knots, in Reno district, by
the Rev. NJ. Knots, Richard Howard
and Catherine Goff.
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SALT LICK VALLEY, April %.
E,iitor Arous:
Items are scarce this week.
Things are moving steady and firm.
The new way Of getting over the fence
IL the young folks invention first the
lady gets over and then sho takes the
gentleman by the hands and just as he
gets on top Of the fence she gives him "a
jerk and fetches bins fiat OF the gr,uud.
Look ont for Thomas Boyd over al
kirgwccd; " any ORC wants ~ know
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john JOHNSON.


Fl aniccl ingenuity eliminated IN
.e Invention Of tAa Sowing biach.ne,
m.iEc1J Of t1iling women were
.i.9A.ed from G.uCg6ry and poverty TO
nt-ilige n,o, inid.,.y onl competence.
n tbs be trUo . ito aJs.ract a. regards
t'' average wi1g machine, with what
..i q must it apply 10 fist InaFveIoua
cmJo1iment Of m that ia Us full md
Jolutilul Ia go-lug. m.eline mcchCn-
iH, to NlGToB Sowing ii4chino, which
has fuzzy eelipsod all others, not only
in it5 o I.l..Ity TO do oil kinds OF
wo... but in tho eoGo " .th which IL Is
Goual it may 10 sold to hlvo carried
I'd admir- 80 BY storm 0g soon 90 ito
GApabilty for work bc1amo known. The
aim Of its inventor has been TO discard
eycry useless compilation peculiar to
ordinary machines, and only familiarity
with the machine will enable our read
ero fully % appreciate how far no has
succeeded. II is not too much TO say
the machine will last o lifetime, Prin-
cipal Once and Mandatory, Middle.
town, Conn, and Va all tho large cites
Of the county.
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EVANSVILLE
w oOlen Factory.
$4,000 Lbs, Wool Wanted.
greatly I2edHced Prices for Nam
MLlLclMELLln KnnL In lLnn.La

Cardinn and spinning yarn from IL h. IS
cents per %.
Stocking yarn mixed BIC per N.
Cashmere, 5Gs per vd
Tweed, al wool 4Oc %
Doe Skin jeans, now style, soc ="
flluuols FROM 25r To 8jc
Biau lots from 81 10 1850 nor rr
We have a lot Of heavy goods that wc
soil very low for cash, wool or country
produce. we give the
Higbest Market Price Jo, Moot. ~
We don't hold wool, therefore we can
sell goods lower and pay = better price
for wool than others.
J.. BOWMAN & son.
Evansville, Preston CO.. W. Va
Mar 18Th. 1879, ~ a.
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Cnico and consultation rooms o,,er
Dent & Sons Drug Store.
~ Every Saturday from to 3p. NJ.
patients who are unable to paw will be
prescribed for free. To such medicine
VIII be furnished when desired at coat.
Also surgical operations will bs per
fOtmee at tho same time free Of charge.
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SAT- LICK VALLEY.

SALT LICK VALLEY, April D.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-26

1st-That it is the settled policy
of tllerepubliean OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
10 make no nominations for office,
Except in overwhelmingly rerub-
llican localities,) but to vote solidly
for independent candidates against
the regular ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
2dly-That, consequently, in ev-
cry case where thereis ademocratie
nomination, an opposing independ-
ent candidate il the candidate OF
the republican party.
lyThat every man who sup
ports an independent candidate
against the democratic nominee, is
supporting tile republican, party
aud openly seeking to defeat the
democratic party.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-26
The ST. Mary Democracy in
Lime of Battle.


The democracy of the tenth sen
atorial district, and especially of
Galcasien, will be gratitied to read
The following telegrapllic dispatch
to the nominee of the Democratic
conservative party for State sena-
tor from this district.
FRANKLIN, LA, Oct. I'D, 1875.
10 George H. Wells, Esq, Lake
Charles, La:
Executive committee to-day re.
scinded resolution adopted Sept.
10th, and fully approved and en-
xlorsed your nomination.
Gro. B. SHEPHERD,
Sec'y st. Mary Dem. Ex. Com.
The democracy Of st. Mary have
alwaysvoted theregulard democratic
ticket, as one man, and the above
named action Of their executivt
committee secures Mr.. Wells Thu
entire democratic vote of st. Mary
parish.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-26
communicated

communicated
Grand Chenier, Cameron Parish,
Oct. 1G. 1878.
Editor Lake Charles Echo:
Dear Sir:-I'lle citizens of Cam
eron subscribe very literally TO tiie
Echo. and are always anxious to
see the local news, especially just
before an election. Butiitlappeais
as if they prefer to keep their own
political affairs TO themselves, Tor
j never see any mention of itllcii
i'm the papers. itlnay be that every
body thinks that somebody che
iougIitto perfosmtil atsdnty, ant!con-
seguenfly it goes nnslone. There
fore, I l.aveseonclusied to give you
some items. which may he of in-
teiest TO the readers of y0nr paper.
To-day we were lionored with a
visit from Geo. H. Wells, the rega-
liar Observation-Disclosures State
Senate, who came to fulfill ali ai,-
lipointmemt to address the citizens
of Grand Chenier. ON his arrival,
The found noT only nearly every vo-
tier of this District at the aI,p0iiif-
ed place, but also a large s,sssenl-
.blage of ladies', assuring sOth' hon
loralle visitor, by their presence
THAT tIley too feel an inteIestia the
political affairs of orr country.
l Mr.. Wells. having been intlotlue-
ell by the Hon. "a. M. Gillespie,
delivered one OF those foTcible aud
;argumentative speeches, which
always carries with it the ie0nvisr-
lti0n that every true democrat
should cast his vote and llse his
Influence behalf Of the Ieeula'
lnorninee Of the democratic party
4 IN the first place lie spoke of1ihs
\ frauds and chimes which have
II characterized the republican pal'i'
lever since iii has been An power
+ showing conclusively that it IS (,
the interest of every honest lllan 4,
\ have a change iii the government
Tor else we will never be a prosper
Uus lseople He spoke on ;ille0ill
poilrs, making just the speech i
suit our people. After concluding
several citizens spolseiin SAVIOR y
4 MI. MelIsand the other slleaiosls:ii
/, n0nlinees, when the ineesing M
, ljoasnesl. ali ,present being sslfisie
with Nh. Wells and their pafis
I He viii get b urge vote IL Hi
\ parrish. SATis-
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-26

THE REPuBnIcAx COMMITTEE ExoNERArE
INN, AND CHARGE GEN. SMITH WITH
BnAoKslAIIrSG.


New Orleans, Oct 1.-THE FOL
lowing card comes from the rep
rese,ltasis. committee appointed
to examine the charges against
Acklen: New Orleans, Oct. 10.
l87S-We have carefully exaniln-
ed the Documents aud affiinsits
submitted 10 ns by Mr. Aekien- IN
The alleged Seduction case, and lt
IL onr conclnsion that lie rs 8nno-
cent Of the charge: aud we are also
convincpo that the party who ike
Nv stirred up iilis matter did u fnf
matchmaking purposes.
MICHAEL HAHN,
GRo. T.. Smith,
11ENRY u. DIBBLE.
Al. SYPHEg.
We concur with the rest OF the
committee, except to That part
changing blackmail, We are OF
iupiliun that Snlilhs motives We're
revenge.
MoREIs MARKS.
JACK WHARTuN.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-26
Strange Eibie Facts.
MoREIs MARKS.
JACK WHARTON.

1t is slid that the learned
Prince of Grenada, heir TO the
Spanish fhrnne, was imprisoned
by order of the crown, Tor fear he
should aspire TO the throils'--M'.s
kept in solitary confinement ~
the old prison ut the Place OF
Skulls. Madrid. Alter tilirty-shree
wears III tliis living tomb, death
came to llisir-lease, and.thef follow
Inv remarkable researches taken
from the Billie, and marked with
mn old nail on the walls Of bis cell,
told how the brain sought employ
rnent thTonsh the weary years.
In the Bible the word Lord IS
found i653 times, the word Jtibo.
Yah $3.50 times, and the word
reverend but once, and fhat IN the
ninth VERSE of the One iluuefed
and eleventh Psalm. The eighth
verse of the ane hundred aiid
seventeenth Psalm is the middle
verse in the Billie. the ninth
verse of the .eighfh chapter ioi
E-Iiter is the longest Hetse; tile
thirty sfiltir verse ,.f the eleventh
,cl,antar ri 81. john is the shortest.
| In the,t,..e hundred and seventh
Psalm I.nr verses are a!Ike--tae
eighth, fifteenth, twen'y-htst aat
iflinty-fi,st. Each Verse of itiit
|.ne lsunafe(l and thirty SIKH
/ Psalm ends alike. No names "a
woisls aish mefe than ixsyiitshi''s
.,sie found III the Bible. 3ifeethsris.
seventh chapter If isaiah and til.
uinete.smth chapter III Kings ieFe
alike. The word girl ac,;uls ll,n'
ence Ill she Billie, mud that in siils
flsird verse of the tlIitd chapter IS,
lJoe.. There mrs fonnd in butl
lgboaks Of the Billie 3. -5S6,4S3 Let
tiers, 773, 1893 words, 81 .3373 verses
ai ,I89 chapters. arsi G6 bs,nss
A HE tweuty-sixfh chapter nf W.
\ Acts .,f the Apostles is the lin \
Isciaa,,ter ito Yead alhe most beau
ilfilui tchn,,t4r in the Billie is Id
ttweuty-tilld Psalm The ion
u NEST insipsing promises IRE .Jals
\ xiv. 2; vi. 37;; Matt xi rs; Psalu
4 xxxviiii. 4. llise hfst verse al I'LL
sI.sixiiesh Chapter of Isaiah is th
lone for the new convert. Alvin
'liiatier themselves with VAN boasI
ling IF their peYfectnesS Shout
.EIllrurnthe siixthahapta 81 Matthes
AlIhnmanitv shouidlearL thesixt
chapter III 1T Luke from vi
Itwensieth verse to its ending
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-26
In tic examination Of I'm Iris

ID the examination Of an Irish
case Tor assault and lbatt4ry,
counsel, on .cross-examlniDg the
witness, asked lin what they had
at the 6rst place they stopped at,
He answered, s'Fonr glasses al
ale" .Nlhat snext?" 'Iwa glasses
sof wine. sNhat Dexs?" 10 4
glass III brandy" s'What next?'
IA hight. of COURSE
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-26

During the past two weeks, the
number of packages carried out Of
Moss & Riddick,s store, shows that
they 1iave the largest stock in town,
and prices which please the people,
Their assortment Of Fall prints,
shoes and soflier new goods, Il ere
ating a sensation.
Their coffee, at four pounds Tor q
dollar, cannot he surpassed, and
they have a fine stock Of groceries
on hand.
Voters will be careful, when the
name of more than one candidate
for the same Office lis printed on a
ticket, toserase all names but that
of the candidate they intend to
vote for.
The following specialtelegram 90
the Lake Charles Echo exl,liil;s
Itself. The democracy of Calcasieu
Will show, bytlieirvote at the polls,
that their collftlencein Mi. Acklen
us also unabated.
New ORLEANS, Oct. u, 1873.
no the Editor of the Lake Charles
ECHO:
Ascension III mass meeting. alter
comlemiling certain personal enc
mics If Hon. j. H. ACKIlEN. IN
Franklin, st. hlary's, who are sae..l-
ing To iRjure him, passed the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That orr confidence IN
Che honor and integrity oiOur able
representative III Congress, the
Hon. d. lei. ACKLEN, is III nowisse
impaired by the late ISLANDERS
against him; that we heartily ap-
prove his conEse Herewith, ana
pledge him the united support OF
the democracy of orr parish.
R. PROSPER LANDRY,
Secretary.
Approved.
r. n. SIMS. President.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-26

"a milwaukee, man hid IN q pub
lie doorway md jumped out aud
kissed his wife. She didn't whoop
and yell. as he expected, hut re-
piled: sDau't be SO bold, mister
folks around here know mel'
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-26

ii Detroit woman could think of
but twentx4liine different ingre
dents to put into a mince pie, and
she wel,t at the idea OF losing her
powefs of memory.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-26
GENERAL asaovlstoNs.

Tile aGlsak of the d.sstris't cta,rt siltdi
act as returning esiiiAee. ifisi,e ,aiire ID
sheriff ufrscorsieg t,cx;scailt rIi,clth.if
OF them dolAatasft.
The pulls Misl he kept open 'front.'
A. NJ. toi6 p. NJ.
Iii oceninlisSianernfa islBes-
emf ut amy laailiugl ,laee sNiIi.s,i anrlsasr
after the time fixed ior s,l,eniiig The
polls Il IL NJ the persons l,res.ll sinill
eject three commissioners to preHltlesat
ffhe election; III emily o,l.. econlnsSiaus,r
be present lie sh.tn uppssllit Hnotlni,
ana both sila,sll Il pn;sh il fflsita aid
these nnmsniSsis,ness shall take tIet sssh
md r,prfurnl all tile duties Of cuianiis-
sionefs.
Ailticksts shall llaave pr nted or writ
ten t,n their bucks fl.e ssi.fd i,f wlilea
they are nsetl
A,is.Minss n waiting Two az more llnl-
IlatSars one Ilmlin! ar voting n,afe flAn
aonce- punishable Nv tine ior ilnls'Isesss
m.,it, nr2nttn-
30 election shall be vitiistea IN ile.
scoasiIitof fi,eile'gligenees Or illessd M
Iimproparl act or conduct 81 nlgy edihnF
ar ofi.er person, unless it Ne proSesliiil
Ia contest tllif d sufficient unnal'er sn
electors were thereby deprived 81 tllelr
votes ~ have changed thelesulf ~ sile
election.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-26
4 Frissay an NnaGcisy Cay

Frisl'lv, long remembered as 4
daysof i'l-nntttl,, has been AZ evsllt.
iful one iu American history, IAnt
Americans ought NOT 10 be s,sifsIa
of ii.
Friday. Christopher Columbus
smiled an Az Voyage ~ DISCOVERY:
Friday, ten weeks afterwards. W
discovered Am4rice.
Friday, Henry VII, gave Jona
and Sebastian Gabot lfhs 0onnlle
|lSipn which led to the discovery g.
NORTH Ama,icp.
Friday, III. Augustine, The taldaet
TOWN ID tbs Uuited &tates, &''s
founded.
Frllay, the Mas Hlowar Hllp
Pi,srius arrixed lst Rrincet oH
land On Friday they signed the NJ Z
gnst eosnpact. tlle fNrernnnef g
the present constitution
Ffiday, George Washing tol' ~
thorn. !.
Friday, Bunker Hill MAS saixea
and forfeited. IF
1 Friday, the surrender of Sara1os
ga was made.
i Ffiday. the surrender Of N'orpf
4 wallis occurred.
i Friday The notion was mace "
IN m M & N "a. - TF.xs&aA &,fQ{EU
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-26

No communications TO the Echo
viii be published, unless the writer
gives us his fullname.
We are not responsible for state
ments made by sorr correspondents.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-26

Next 40 i diary The most diff
nit thing to keep is ~ lead pen
III.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-26

Special discounts 10 cash buyers.
o. W.. BRYAN IS 90.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-26
ApllrOVel.
II. n. SIMS, President.

Ladies' cloth CATERS, only SLID
at j. w. Bryan & Cos.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-26

any voter present. or, ii no voter ha
present, by the commissioners 10 e.cb
other. immediately after taking tb;a
oath the commissioners shall proceed ID
count the votes, in the presence of anv
voter or voters who mary desire TO IL
present, and without moving the bores
from the room or place whore the votes
were received. Two tally sheets shall
he kept IF fhr count; the .fiIy sheets
shall have the taIIies marked in lines
from the beginning to the end Of tbe
,,,ape. aud the total amount If the talIies
Shall be written IN figures imn,efliatalv
after the end of tie taIIies, and in |lpf-
tiers, SO as to prevent any altsration
lilier.of; and aftertbe count is aompletea
tile Eball,ts counted shall he put back s.
the bux. which shall be ilnlnediatejv
s.:.l..a, with the ballots therein. and he
preserved for six malths after the cleo.
fiom. Is soon as the votes have been
counted. ana tile ballot box scaled. the
commissioners shall make dnp6eafa
coinli.ed statements of the names, Of mn
persons voted for, and the offices for
which they were voted, the number IL
ballots ,aoatnined IN the box. aud tina
number az ballots rejected and the rea-
son therefor. Should swosor more tick
cts he folded together such tickets shan
he rejected. IaiaseIa compiled sstatementa
shall he sworn aoby Recommendations.
| tile oath Observation-Disclosures Is lastabove
provided. and s,ne sOf Those compiled
STATEMENTS, with soneof Sne tally sheets
| ;tilp list III persons voting. md The bal
Ilot box containing the ballots, shall be
delivered to the CLERK of the District
Court. The other tally sheet and COM
piled st;ltemeDtsef Che persons vatedfor
shall lie delivered to the siaeriffor other
returnipg officer Of eleh parrish. ane
commissioners themselves on ~ 3eam f,co
Ut linn, shall curry and tleldnes. The balm
6ores and 3wt,g,as abore o'egui,'ed to die
clerk IF coN,r aud II The sheriff.
| II my deputy sheriff fail aonttend, as
above provided. the commissioners If
election aisasi appoint d ss:ital,le person
Ito aet in his place III tile polls. and Ii,
4 ,:t,ena them III Observation-Disclosures ,f tie
/ ballet iloxes and re5nrns 10 Efl,e clerk liz
4 court and sheriff The commissioners
may require any person ttinring 10 xute
4 to declare. ON oath whether liz ii tia
person Registered, whether lse llas voted
ut any other pulling ,slace, md whether
he is asqualniea elaetuf III the State,
4 paliab, ward and lsrecinrt in winch hi
4 offers 10 vote. which ,tiiiaavit shall Ihr
in wiring aud shall he presented with,
the retrnps ltoll,e Deposited with ibe
tdissrict clerk. a false affidavit IN such
Iins!ance. Hl,y a l,erson tatarlng tes,se,
shall he punishable rs perjury.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-10-03
[CoMMuSrcArED.

.Messrs. Editors whilst popular
sentiment is being expressed against the
administration of school affairs, as adj
ministered by our county School Board,
and as the main question which should
command our attention, just at this
time, seems to have been overlooked
the late pro rata order of the School
Board-(passed atits meeting OF 9Th Sep
tember, and after the teachers had gone
into the schools). should call forth the
lust criticism and condemnation of an
enlightened people. have deemed IT
not out of place 20 set forth some of the
bad effects which viii naturally be the
out-growth OF the pro rata order as long
as il remains in force. The school law
makes il imperative that no one shall
receive a certificate to teach in our pub
lic schools that does not pass satisfactory
examination IN certain specified branch
es, unless graduate of the State Nor
NAL School or a respectable college, and
that the teacher must keep his school
open six hours each school day. The
mere fact that the teacher is in the
school is of itself sufficient that he holds
the required certificate to teach, and that
he has contracted toteach. Now. the all
important question arises, shall he be
paid reasonable salary for hisservicess
Alas! The School Board say. no. They
viii keep him in doubt until the end Of
his term or sspay day." thereby dam
aging his credit. rs will in afew brief
words show. II must be admitted that
the teacher is dependent upon his sala-
nv to meet his current expenses, and
that he must often use bis credit to the
amount and on the faith of said salary,
which was heretofore definitely known.
Well, under the pro rata order. his sal
ary not being definite, his credit is
greatly damaged. For, when he goes
to his former landlord 10 obtain board
or to . merchant for the purpose Of mak-
ing q purchase, be is told that. since
under the pro rata order-his salary be-
ing indefinite-and since, that (his
salary) Is has only means OF liquidation,
he cannot be accommodated. Thus,
YOU see, Messrs~ Editors. that the teach
er's credit Is not only greatly. but Sc
rionslu damaged--fkaf lie IS being
drirea from has profession 70 seek en-
ploumeaf eIssnkere. sDkeve justice IS far
N asfed out 10 al. be they teachers orbe
they se.fs.