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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-31
PUBLIC NOTICE.

Whereas reports have been circnjases
that extensive depredations have been
and are being. made un public hands
and the circulation of such reports M
terialiy injuries tire lumber interest e
this country, and has tendency 10 NJ.
feet the credit and good name If the
people of this parish.
Whereas, we believe That the peeple
of this parish are determined to dis
couutenaDce and put Stop 10 al aepre.
dations Oh Government lands, il any
there be:
Whereas, the Government lands are
now placed on the market, thereby en-
abling parties to purchase timbered
lands, and this, with the early comple.
taon of the Louisiana Western Railroad
offering to our parish the prospect of
becoming q great lumber producing
country, needing only capital to aeyel-
ope its resources
Now, therefore, with view to unite
capital. and give expression to the sen.
timents of the people, be il
Resolved, That we deprecate the ac-
ton OF those persons, if any there are
in the parish, who knowingly trespass
upon Government lands, and we earn.
estly request all such perssaIs, il amy
there are, TO desist and Cease cutting
snch timber.
Resolved, That We, the undersigned.
pledge ourselves TO discountenanee Gntf
discourage, by every means in car
power, the emitting of timber on Gov
eminent land, and viii refuse. know
ingly, to purchase any such timber, and
will require parties offering timber Ter
sale, to furnish at least prima yf'tcie evil
aence that their timber wis cut from
private lands.
RYAN & GEARY,
A.. j PERKINS.
J.. A. PERKINS.
L. J.. LYONS, M. L..
j. r. GRAY.
MOSS d RIDDICk-
WIN. VINCENT.
H. c. DREW.
w. B NORRIS.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-31

They are having warm weather
in Texas, the mercury frequently
rising above 100 III the shade. We
have strong Gulf hreeze daily,
andthenights are refreslingIy cool.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-31

'I'm yard wide and vii wool =
is . Kentueky way Of describing 4
high state Of hila,5tg.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-31

HE worst thing about mos
quito Is its long soIiioqay as 10
when and where 10 settle down
and bite.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-31

The foolish saap who tries to
steal is q blamed fool.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15

From the Toledo Commercial.
The calm and quietude of Water street
was broken late on Thursday night by the
shouting of watchman calling loudly
for some individual named John; but said
John did not appear to be anxious to
answer, or else did not hear the beSeech.
ing tones of the caller. Officer Sullivan
heard the call, however, but did not think
it required attention till he heard some
one trotting down the street. Thinking it
was some burglar trying to escape, he
followed in pursuit, and, on the corner of
Water and Madison streets, overlook the
man, who had stopped to speak with
another.
The officer inquired if he was the man
who had capered down the street, and the
excited watChman stated that he was;
that two burglars were trying to enter the
place he was guarding, and that he
jumped from window to find John"
On hearing of this state of affairs they
returned to the place so suddenly deserted
by the valeant watchmen, and, by standing
on the mans shoulders, Officer Sullivan
managed to reach the window sill, and
raised himself up till he got inside
Fortunately the scared party of the first
part had left the lamp burning, and after
pulling his revolver, the officer took it and
made dilligent search for the burglars,
but not a ghost Of a burglar could be found,
or even an explanation for the fright of
the poor watchman; so, after quieting
his nerves, the officer left him to solve the
riddle of his own conduct.
One Of the most amusing features in the
matter was that the man had a revolver
on his person, but did not appear to think
Of taking it out for use till he was safe
distance from the building. Possibly
his supper had not digested, and, while
in his chair, he had been
lttacked with nightmare; but he is as
lifiicut to interview us detective or cab
net officer.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15

1
|. with what great historical event Ii
the introduction of the turkey as food
unon Euroncan fables ossocioted2
0 ~, whor, ,,a, = ,n;J, .IInl ! t..
~ WYNN ""' .', - '""' ,c, la" oo,
served my uou win nail the zeal that
served my king he would not in mine age
have left me with mine cnemies?" State
to what a similar expression in Eastern
history refers, as set torthin the following:
As Samrah heard the news he said
God curse Moawrijah! If had served
God so well as have served him, he
would never have damned me to all eter-
nity!' Give the authority for both of
these questions,
3. What celebrated woman saved from
ruin a great merchant Cthe founder of a
banking. house still of eminenCe at the
present day, and drew the largest pri-
vate check so far as known on record up
to the date?
4. What bricklaycr constructed an en-.
dnrinV monument TO n great porty
I Wh,t f,,,,ors ,oyo,,a;,,,, ,,,, oolI,l =,
III 1 a'''u 'Iir'uo op'oa'i|n II ""s l"''c"
"'l, n'"c' ny "''o'i'o' So'e'cISh' uHu
wiyI
u. What woman llrSt acted rs ambaS-
sadresS independently of her husband and
representel great Christian COuuy
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15
A Double Headed Girl,


From the New York Herald.
A delighted audience assembled at
Brewster Hall, corner of Fourteenth street
and Fifth avenue, last evening to examine
Miss Millio Christine and the Italian Mid
gets now there exhibiting. Miss Chris
tine, as she is commonly called, is plural
number and the object of more wonder.
ment than anv natural monstrosity ever
exhibited in America. She has two heads,
four arms, four legs, soprano and con-
tralto voice, can talk German with one
mouth while the other holds forth in Eng
lish and French.
She can whistle and sing at the same
time, needs no companion to waltz with
as she is sufficient to herself for all
terpsichorean evolutions; can be asleep
and awake at the same time; can read a
novel with one pair of eyes while the 9th.
er contemplates collection of engravings;
can eat with one mouth and drink with
the other, and can sew and indite letter
at the same time, and, in fact, perform
no end of extraordinary feats with her
hands, Among her other efforts
to entertain the audience last evening she
sung duet, soprano and contralto.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15
A CORRUPT POLICY

The bullionist organs have been very
loud in their praises of the successful sale
of the 4 per cent. bonds. What benefit
this sale has been to the country we are
unable to ascertain. One thing is certain
we have stipulated in these bonds to pay
them, principal and interest in coin, with
the absolute certainty that we can never
obtain the coin. And yet it has never oc-
CURED to the people that the associated
banks have purchased every one of these
bonds with their private promises to pay.
All the government receives or all it will
receive for these bonds is bank bills, at
the same time it stjpulates to pay them in
coin. This is fragrant act of injustice.
We hear considerable about the spirit
and letter of the contract" but nothing
about what kind of money the A per cents.
are being purchased with. They are, how
ever, purchased by the banks with their
paper bills? Why not pay them in bank
bills2 why continue to cheat the public?
why continue the robbery longer? Are
the people blind that they cannot see this
chicanery, or is it the deceit of such pa
pers as the Lewiston and Boston journals
that misleads them. The papers that up.
hold such fraud are unworthy the name
Of journals, hence let us forever designate
them as organs, base, low, treacherous,
party organs.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15

From Cassels Magazine.
To dry flowers properly in sand, dishes
sufficiently deep to permit the flowers tC
be covered at least an inch with sand
should be procured. White scouring.sand
will suit lay it half an inch deep in the
dish. Place your flowers, stem down
wards, IN this sandy layer, and sprinkle
sand over them until all the petals are fill
ed and the blossoms quite covered. It is
as well to hold them firmly while sprink.
ling them. so as to insure Il complete
dusting. This operation over, place the
dish in warm and dry situation. In
about week you may examine the flow
ers, but some flowers will require u much
longer time than others. Should there be
any trace Of moisture in the dish at the
first inspection, dry the sand before using
again, or use new sand. This is a much
better way to dry flowers than by pressing
them out. They are by this method kept
in shape, their colors are preserved and
may be retained even for years. Bright
flowers, such as geraniums, carnations,
pinks, pansies, gladiolus, etc., are par
ticularly adapted to this method. White
flowers will not answer, nor will the plan
succeed with succulent plants, us hya-
cinths. But ferns will answer very well
under this treatment. Very pretty ar
rangements can be made of these dried
flowers when mounted on cardboard or
placed in baskets, according to the taste
of the individual
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15
How Thurlow Weed Fooled Himself.

Washington Cor. Chicago Tbune.
Among other stories told about these
supplies for political compalgns is one at
the expense of Thurlow Weed. He went
from Albany, where he then resided,
down to New York in 1856, and obtained
from the Seward men fund to enable
him to defeat Fillmore. Having dread
Of Investigations, he placed $4,000 in an
Albany bank to the credit Of his partner,
to be drawn out when it was needed. A
few days afterward the partner dropped
dead In the street, and the bank paid over
the money, with the other sums deposited
by him, to his widow. This was not agree
able to Mr.. Weed, but his disgust was in
creased when, a couple of years later, Mr..
Fillmore wooed and married the widow
and the $4,000
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15
Boys as bridesmaids.

Fashion in France now prescribes two
tiny pages to serve instead of bridesmaids
at the wedding ceremony. These are
chosen from the pretticst Of the boy rela-
tives OF the bride or bridegroom. They
are dressed in velvet or the brides favor
ite color. At recent wedding the tiny
court dress worn was sapphire velvet,
with white silk stockings, and velvet
shoes with diamond buckles. A bouquet,
composed Of rosebud, an orange bios.
som, and a branch of myrtle, was attached
to the left side. These pages perform tho
usual role Of the bridesmaids, carry the
brides bouquet and gloves, and also meet
her and assist her from and TO the carriage
steps.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15
Selling Convicts In Alabama.

From the Courier journal.
A lot of prisoners sentenced to hard
labor in Alabama were knocked down to
the highest bidderat the following figures:
Martha Jackson, negro woman, went of
at So 10per month; Emma Parker, negro
woman, so 05; an old negro man, William
Moulton, S4 20; Sarah Moulton, his wife,
81; Sam Malone, negro man, went for
IS; Sam was "likely fellow" and the
biddingwas quite lively.
Jim Graham, a negro boy, brought
So so; John Fleming a negro man, was
knocked off at $6 50; James 0diorne, a
white man, brought only twenty-five cents
a month, while another white man by the
name of Mann, went for the small sum of
FIVE cents. A number of negroes were
among the bidders, and one said he never
expected to live to see the day when a
nigger would be worth more than white
man.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15

From the Boston Journal.
A clever fellow, an expert in the calling,
rang the door bell, and soon the lady of
the house was before him. Said he, "WiIl
you be kind enough to take this book and
give it-?" 81 guess not to-day, sir, -"
said she, closing the door. "But, madam,
you don't understand. | only want you
to give tt" 81 cannot possibly to-
day, sir; I'm very busy" "Why, my
dear madam, the folks in the next house
are away; won't you please hand it to
them when they returnP It's n valuable
work, and you will save me many steps
and also oblige the lady very much.
"Oh! oh! certainly, sir; excuse--l thought
you see we have so many" 81 see,
madam; don't fret yourself, but can |
further trouble you for a pencil to write
the address on the book?' "Most GER
tainly, sir" she said, throwing the door
open, walk in, hope, sir, you will ex-
cuse my mistake" ~ will, but | can't
help feeling hurt, said he, huskily; "but
the lady is anxious to get it, and no won
der; just see the engravings-only 81.
Shall not add your name to the list?"
She was powerless; he got it.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15

An elephant keeper in Philadelphia
tried the other day to get a venerable an
imal, Old Chief, to draw wagon. The
Times of that city thus reports the result:
"Old Chief didn't object much while the
harness was being placed on him. He
merely blinked steadily, and now and then
cast glance at his prosecutors, as though
he would say that his time would come.
His actions puzzled the keepers not little
and they began to suspect that he was
brewing some mischief. At length they
got him hitched to the wagon. The gap
ing spectators looked on with the deepest
interest. Chief manifested no S ign that he
was going to move. The trainers put
their hooks into his trunk and began to
pull on him Chief snorted little and
shook his head disapprovingly. They
pulled harder. Chief snorted and tapped
his ears like the roofs Of two houses COM
ing together. They gave his trunk a jerk.
Chief lifted his ears up with yell and
made dash forward, jerking the trunk
free of the hooks and projecting it out be-
fore him like bayonet, tearing through
the yard with the wagon at his heels, scat
terlng the afrighted spectators in every di.
rection. He went tearing diagonally
across the long yard, taking in pile Of
tent-pOles in his course and making
straight for the gap in the lower corner Of
the inclosurc. As he dragged the wagon
over the pile of timber party of half
dozen, who had retreated there ior safety,
ran for their lives. One man tried to jump
a six-teet wall and fell back to the ground
white as II sheet. When he looked up he
saw the wagon, complete wreck, not ten
feet from him, and old Chief with the bro
ken harness clinging to his body, standing
wedged in between the corner of the wall
and the corner of the stable. He had
knocked out the whole corner of the sta
BILE, scattering forty or fifty bricks over
the ground at his feet After a good deal
of trouble, the keepers succeeded in back
ing him out of his tight position, and he
was sent back to the stable, still snorting |
and defiant. No moderate estimate will |
cover the amount punishment Chief will |
have to receive before he is reduced to sub
l. rtiOn ~
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15

SIS it possible that Mr.. Godfrey Is up and at
work, and cured by so simple a remedys"
II assure you it is true that he Is entirely
cured, and with nothing but Hop Bitters, and
only ten days ago his doctors gave him up and
said he must dier'
"Well-a-day! If that is so, will 60 this
minute and get some for my poor George. l
know hops are good.n
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15

From the Trinidad (Col.) News.
Judge Bradford, of Pueblo, some time
ago, was trying case before a Judge
whom he took dislike to. In the course
of his remarks, in referring to the Court,
he said he reminded him "ofan ass trying
to munich hay" The court called the at
torney to order and fined him s. for con-
tempt, but remarked at the same time that
he would remit the fine provided that the
attorney would apologize. Bradford went
through his pockets, and finding but half
the amount required, said, "Ahem!
ahem! I'll take down the hay, but will
copper the ass. Here is ESQ, Judge"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15
Auftw
THE LOST BABIES.

Come, my wife, put down the Bible,
Lay your glasses on the book:
Both OF us arc bent and aged
backward, mother, let us look.
This Is still the same old homestead
Where brought you long ago,
When the hair was bright with sunshine,
That is now like Winters snow.
Lot us talk about the babies,
Az we sit here all alone,
Such merry troop of youngsters:
How We lost them one by one.
Jack, the first Of all the party.
Came to is one Winters night;
Jack, you said, should be parson
Long before he saw the light.
Do you see that great cathedral,
Filled, the transept and the nave;
Hear the organ grandly pealiug,
Watch the silken hanging wave;
See the priest In robes of office,
With the altar at his back -
Would you think that gifted preacher
Could be our own little Jack?
Then, girl with curly tresses
Used to climb upon'my knee,
Like a little fairy princess,
Ruling at the age of three.
With the years there came a wedding-l
How your fond heart swelled with pride,
When the lord of all the county
Chose your baby for his bride,
Watch that stately carriage coming,
And the form reclining there
Would You think that brilliant lady
Could be your own little Clare?
Then, the last, blue eyed youngstor-
can hear him prattlng now
Such strong and sturdy fellow,
with his broad and honest brow,
How lie used to love his mother!
All see your trembling lip:
He IL far of on the water,
Captain of n royal ship.
See the bronze upon his forehead,
Hear the voice Of stern command
That's the boy who clung 80 fondly
To his mothers gentle hand?
All my wife, we've lost the babies.
Ours 30 long, and ours alone:
What are we to these great people.
Stately men and women grown?
Seldom do we even see them:
Yes, n bitter tcar-drOp starts,
And We sit here in tho iire-light,
Lonely hearth and lonely hearts.
All their lives are fun without us:
They'll stop long enough, one day,
just TO lay us in the church yard
4.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15
Men of One idea in Amusement.

tehtleinanh Magazine
The automatism of recreation is bad in
every sense, and it is specially bad in the
present day, because of the quality of it
as well as the limited quantity. There is
no such diversity of recreation as is want.
ed to keep the body in health by the ex-
ercise of the mind. With one man the
recreation is taken out all IN cards, with
another in chess, with another in billiards,
with fourth in debate or gossip on some
one persistent topic of discourse or argu-
ment, and so on for what may be called
the indoor recreativc lite. Nor is it much
different with outdoor recreative amuse-
ment. Some one particular amusement
claims the attention of particular men,
and to this amusement the men ad-
here as if they had to live by it,
and rs if, in fact, there were no
other reCreatiye pursuits in the world.
This snecialtv Of recreative pleasure of
labor ,ur soon il becomes iaN0r-leadg 10
consequences Dhgh are often ot the mos.
serious ohsrrar The mGn who takes IL
firF' as an enio5mgnt. and indeed us q %. !
taxation, is SO absorbed that nr STRATA, !
eyer. uss. ~ ra .-' ',... O. 20, - - ........ .
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15

and when | say that Joseph's father is like
al! the rest of the fathers, mothers will re-
alize how difficult it would have been for
me to do anything,
whip him! Id like to see anybody
do that with Mr.. Smith aronndl"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15
SHORT HORNS.
Opinion of Professor Shelton, of tho Kan
sas Agricultural College.


sas Agricultural College.
There is no one fact connected with tho
rapid growth of Kansas so remarkable as
the very general diffusion among its farm
ers Of pure-bred animals of all the differ
ent domesticated sorts. Heretofore the
pioneer and settler has contented himself
with scrub" stock, and animals generally
OF low degree. We have looked back to
the older States, New York, New Eng
, land and Kentucky for blooded stock;
and few of us have known that within our
own DOORS. and scattered over all the
State with a liberality unknown in New
England, were fine herds Of the choicest
breeding. The unequalled attractions
presented by Kansas to the breeder of
pure-bred stock are well understood by
breeders in the older States, many of
whom are turning cOvetOus eyes upon this
stOck.raiscr's paradise. We venture moth
ing in saying that within the next two
years Kansas will be pre-cminent in some
thing besides wheat.growing. She will
be among the first of the States in the
'p.'u,'i"F ~ 'gh-bred stock.
. IIn HsuEl,s were suggested by re-
/ cent "mIutun of the herd of short
ioH DBL. d the head of this article.
iDi t'u ud .rd, nincty-three of the
....uatuuua., will be sold at public auc-
ttnriw of j. c. Stone, Jr., near
uy..5 Nay 9th, and, as we look
.Jnl edingly promising lot, we
iJry pressed with the impor-
O. Of gDr slockmen of securing and
auug in Kansas this invaluable bovine
Fl" offer the brief description of this
4 given below solely in the hope of
ny instrumental, to some extent, in se-
Gg tn' retention of this herd within |
boundaries Of our own State.
H' il first glance at this herd the WIS.,
g.ll he torcibly struck with its great
rod emity Almost the entire herd is
.aup OF two and three-year-olds. There
no old wom-out cows which have quite
we'd their usefulness, and are now sold
Use ol their doubtful fertility. Again,
none are inbred in the offensive
n yet all have been bred so steadily
5tcntIy in the direction of the best
l2od that a family resemblance runs
-l .he herd. We do not remember
eyer 1iore seen q nerd nor stnct,
.''' IN whlch nIcely,dlShcd
Wy. ~ luhzIes' ana Gnn,l!ea,thery me, throats
.'5 P'eVai!!eu' Wltn one or two
t'' ..I ehtire nerd OIL hinety.three
" rs ihlae up OF REDS. ked Is not
@ '''.y i0r but !tlS the popular one;
''. .j VIII remain SO Tor long time 4
''.e doubt. Certainly tins will I
'i"itlve feature OF the nerd up
%. sale FmaIbiy' the herd Is
'' ',tilmated, ms Is a point q
." Et lay great stress. Wehaye, t
'lDer OF cases seen va uable I
were perfectly sound in the
when brought to Kansas
'le' often remaining s., for b
B. ul n some cases permanently. :
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15

"A London newspaper furnishes the
curious and surprising statement that l.
1856 out Of 5,24l shares in new brewery
company in Sheffield are held by English
clergYmen,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15

Rev. DR.. Sumner, a cousin of Charles
Sumner, who is travelling in the South,
says that there are II 900 colored Catholics
in one ward Of New Orleans.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15

JoHN RusKIN, the English Wendell
Phillips, continues to discharge such shots
as this: Whereas, it has been known
and declared that the poor have no right
to the property of the rich, wish it to be
known that the rich have no right to the
property of tbs poor"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15

THE government swaps credit with the
banks and pays per cent. to boot. How
is this for government credit?
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15

Postmaster James, of New York, has
sold S165, 900 worth Of $40 certificates.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-15

"WHAT is meantby public honor?"
1t means the enforcement by the govern
ment, of a contract between two thieves
to rob the people. Or, in other words,
the "honor" that is said to exist among
thieves"