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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-04-10
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KAis hsolesE Opisiian.


About 10 o'clock the other forenoon
a man got off the ferryboat looking as
if he expected to be grabbed by some
one in waiting No one troubled him,
however, and after hanging around for
a while he called a citizen aside and
said:
stranger, ] want to ask your can
did opinion about a matter"
"All right-go ahead"
Suppose that yoa were my wife y
Eyes"
"And that / should come home look
ing just as | do now 7"
sYes.n
"What would be your strongest i'm
preston Give me your honest opin-
ion.'
The citizen thus appealed to turned
the man around, looked into his eyes,
snuffed Of his breath, and stood back
and said:
STRANGER is your wife d lanatic or
a foola"
"No, sir"
"Then you'd better wait at least ten
hours before yeu go home, for you
have been on q three days drunk and
she'll spot you in q minute! I've gone
home looking 80 per cent better than
you do, and had whole handfulsof hair
pulled out Of my head before ! could
get my oyereoat off,
II shall ever remember this favor
indeed shall Y exclaimed the stranger,
and he started up the wharf to look for
some secluded spot in which to kill
time and get the drunk ont Of his looks.
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Nov York World.l

INcw York World.1
Whence arose the idea that II was wo
mans privilege during leap year to make mar
riage proposalss PSYCHE.
The privilege Of ladies choosing hus-
bands is thus explained in work en-
titled "Courtship, Love and Matri-
Inony," printed in the year l7o6: AL
belt it is now become a part of the
commyn lave in regarde to social re-
lations of life that as often as every
bissextile year doth return the ladyes
have the sole privilege during the time
it continueth Of making love unto the
men, which they do either by words.or
by lookes, as to them II secmeth proper;
and, moreover, no man win be entitled
to the benefit of the clergy who dothe
in any wise treate her proposal with
slight or contumely." Cnthbert Bede,
however, says if a man chose to refuse,
the lady had the right to demand a
silk dress, but at the time of her pro-
posal she had to be the wearer Of
scarlet petticoat, the lower portion Of
which she must exhibit TO the man.
PIPE-EN-BoIs.
The added day appears always to
have been connected with the idea of
marriage. The old Romans considered
February an impossible month for mar
rying, but once in four years, the bis
sextile day of the Julian calendar seems
to have been an exception.
GOLDEN DusTMAN.
| have never seen any explanation of
the origin of the idea that it was a
woman's privilege to make marriage
proposals during leap-year, except the
story that is told of st. Patrick and
st. Bridget, which is nothing more
than an idle fancy. 1t ran something
like this: St. Patrick was strolIing
along the shore of lake when st.
Bridget came to him in tears, stating
that rebellion had broken ont among
the young ladies under her charge, who
claimed the right to make proposals Of
marriage to the gentlemen. St. Pat
rick bade her dry her tears, granting
the privilege they desired every seventh
year. St. Bridget said this was not
often enough, and that she would not
dare to 60 back with such an answer,
and, insisting that he should make it
at least one year in four, he acceded to
her request, since which time not only
st. Bridget's flock, but all Young ladies
have been correspondingly happy. The
penalty exacted from gentleman for
not accepting aproposal when made by
a lady was silk gown. sMADA.
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A y KEARNEY, Attorney at
IA. Law, Leesburg, Cameron Parish,
La, practices in the District Courts Of
Cameron, Calcasieu and YermiIion par
ishes. april 1876.
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LIE Il IL EOs4 PEisR ROBIN,
IL Attorney at Law, practices in the
Parishes Of st. Landry aud Caleasieu.
Office at Opelousas, La.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

GEORGE ID. WELLS, Attorney
VI at Law, Lake Charles, Calcasieu
Parish, La, practices nj Caleasieu, ST..
Landry, Lafayette and Cameron Par
ashes, Ia. fe5l5i6S.
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10 give an idea Of the rapidity Of
the current IN the Neches, the latter
part Of last week, il is only necessary
to state that log men on their cribs of
timber made 150 miles IN three days.
That is about as fast time as has ever
been made on any stream, we think.
II y said to be the quickest run ever
made on the Nechcs. beaumont
Lumberman.
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Exaft Yonr Calling.
Merchant, Mechanic And Farmer

Merchant, Mechanic And Farmer.]
1t does not become members of any
trade, calling or profession to decry it
and everything belonging to it. No
one can expect to be respected who is
continually parading his sins Of omis-
sion and commission before the public.
He will be taken at his word and his
reputation will not be an enviable one,
even though he may be a better man
than any Of his ncighbors.
The great majority Of our tillors of
the soil belittle their God ordained pro-
fession by continual grumblings and
repinings, the most Of which have no
real foundation. The amount of bodily
labor to be performedsis greater than
is demanded of the merchant, the ply
sician, the lawyer or the clergyman,
but themental toll is infinitely less, and
it, is this that ages q man and extin-
guishes the vital spark at the noon of
life.
Farmers cannot expect to keep their
sons and daughters around them and
have them respect and adopt their cali
ing unless they exalt their profession.
Like produces like, and the continued
repinings which the young people daily
hear, added to the rose colored ideas
which SO many entertain regarding city
or town life, estranges them from tho
home nest and leaves the farm desolate.
Exalt then your callings Hold ups
your heads with the proud conscious
ness that you and your profession are
honored and honorable! Your fore
heads may be bronzcd by the action Of
the elements, but your souls are free
from the stain which too often attaches
to other pursuits. Your conscience is
free and your sleep is quiet and peaceful
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1t is curious study to observe how
much people become unconsciously
tho creatures of habit in all they do.
A man who dimes at the restaurant
almost invariably goes to the same one,
feeling more at home where he is ae-
quainted and familiar. 1t is the same
as ones newspaper, A man who has
read one for time knows exactly
what corner of the sheet to look for
such departments Of news as particu-
larly interest him, and another paper,
equally good or possibly better, is like
new acquaintance, it has to be stud
led to wear away the. feeling of
strangeness. Ladies who 60 shopping
will tell yon each one what stores they
can do the best in, and If questioned
it will be found they rarely make a
purchase of any consequence elsewhere.
At this season, when everybody has a
little money to spend for Christmas
presents--and some remember d good
many of their friends in this way
merchants should perceive the import
ance of attracting to themselves the
customers who are prepared to buy;
since the triflng purchases made now
may be the cause ct many more in the
months and years to come. Some
dealers reason that it is throwing away
money to put their announcements in
the newspapers, but it should be re-
membered that bargain once secured
in shop naturally inclines the GUS
toner to try again, and whore the hab-
it of going is once fixed and the ac-
quaintance established, the friendship
Of the purchaser is apt to remain un-
broken. In advertising, as in the gov
erning of State, in time of peace pre-
pare for war, and the merchants pre-
paration consists in judicious and
timely advertising cincinnati Star,
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Brother Gardner stated that he was
in receipt Of personal letter from a
colored man in Indiana, asking the
club to contribute financial aid to as
sist him and four other colored men in
building church. 81 fayors the
church," explains the president, "but
afore | make any contribution to dc
cause | want to be sartin that those
five culled men can't do all de prayin'
that am necessary right at home. IL
they can't and must have church,
will dey pay their pew renta OATS
the stick. Some men will club off
doctah's bill some will hang off when
Edey owe . butchers oders will walk
mile roun' to keep away from the
grocery whar dey got trusted for q
Goldfish; but de sixty Vars ! have put
in on dis earf hey taught me dat de
man who am ready to come right
down with pew rent when It am due
hez yet to be born. know fokses in
dis town who hay been trablin' to'rds
heaven for the Hast twenty years, pray
in in voice loud huff to shake do
plasterin' down, and yet in debt to do
church for pew rent till dey can't
reckon up the fgger;
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-09
WASHINGTON.

Secretary Evarts Declines to Receive ON.
oially the italian Advenfurer from Hawaii
A Printing Job--Nine Per Cent. Increase
In Poetoflce stamp Sales.
WASHINGTON, D, O., Oct. s.--The treasury
department has ordered that on the 18th
the work of printing internal revenue adhesive
stamps will be transferred from the Columbia
bank note company of New York to the bureau
of engraving and printing, this city.
Secretary Everts declines to recognize Mo-
reno es the accredited representative Of the
Hawaiian government ortake cognizance of the
matters of grievance to which he desires to call
attention of the State department.
For the year ending june Both, 1880. the is
sues OF postage stamps, stamps, envelopes,
and postal cards, (on which the revenue of the
department mainly depends,) aggregated In
valne $50, ,0S7, ,842-nine per cent increase over
the previous year.
Acting Postmaster General Hazen, accom-.
panied by Judge freeman, assistant attorney
general for postothce department, called on
Attorney General Devens to-day, for the pur.
pose of consulting him In regard to statues OF
lottery cases pending before the supreme
[csurt of the United States. As the result oil
this conference they all agreed that in conse
quenee of the resignation of Postmaster Gen
eral Keys, against whom proceedings were or
| iginally instituted by lottery companies, tn,
| suit will he dismissed by the court.
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American Board of lSoreign missions.


LOWELL. Mass, Oct. 7.-The comm union SER
vices in connection with tho meeting of the
American board OF commissioners of foreign
missions were held to-day. Officers for the ensu.
ing year: President, Mark Hopkins. d. D.,
LII. D.; Vice President, VIM. E. Dodge; Pru-
Dental Committee, Augustus @. Thompson,
D. D., Hon. Alpheus Hardy, Ezra Farusworth,
T. Russell Bradford, Joseph s. Ropes, Prof.
Egbert, @. SmYth, E. 3. Webb, D. D., @. @.
Webb, Eberling Tory, Rev. Iseao r. Worces.
ter; Corresponding Secretaries, Nathan G.
CLARK. D. D., e. 3. Alden, John O. Adams,
D. d Recording Secretary. Rev. John o.
Means, D. D.; Treasurer, Langdon 8. Ward;
Auditors, Avery Plumer, Arthur W. Tufts, J..
M. Gordon,
The rule authorizing the president TO ap.
point the committee on reports of the year be.
fore the meeting was rescinded.
st. Louis was selected as the next place Of
meeting. Date. the third Tuesday in October,
1881.
Rev. A. J. T. Behefends was selected preache,
| for the occasion, with Rev. e. q. Goodwin, o;
Chicago, alternate.
DR.. Tooz presented the report of tho com.
| mittes on eastern and central Turkey, and re.
marks we're made by Rev. Mr.. Palmer, of Er.
zeroum. Rev. DR.. Hewes presented the report
OF the committee on European Turkey, and il
was discussed by Rev. Henry o. Dwight, oi
| Turkey. Rev. Mr.. Hiacks presented the re
| port of the committee on western Turkey aud
Rev. George C.TCdnstantine, OF Athens, CAV.
an interesting account of missionary work
| among the Mahomedans.
| The closing service was held tonight IL
| Huntington hail, with an overflow conerega
| tion at the John street and Kirk street church
| es, and at the Y. d.. q. A. gospel tent.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-09
THE sIcK MAN.

LONDON, Ocs. s.-A Paris correspondent
reports as reason to believe the deets will
siege several chief ports of Asoen Is to cut off
supplies and money from Asia ard the islands
TO Oonstantinople.
A dispatch from Oettinje says the Russian
embassy has been instructed to send all officers
on leave to their ships, as they sail immedi-
ately.
A dispatch from Van says. the Kurdish re-.
surrection is spreading.
The th-German Gazette, Prince Bismarck s
organ, considers that ss in some quarters an
execution against Turkey is advocated, it is
not inopportune to reprint the protocol which
shows that the congress rejected both the Rus
sian proposal and tho Austrian amendment
respecting the control and supervision of the
execution of the treaty of Berlin, and that the
Turkish plenipotentlary declared that he wac
ready to carry out the treaty but decided to
submit TO any control
BERLIN, Oct. s. S.-Germany will refuse to
give any assistance to ceercive measures against
Turkey, unless all the powers participate in
| them.
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The Thing Is Settled.
Editorial in Chicago Times, 7thl

Editorial in Chicago Times, 1thI
A private letter, dated Oct. q, from For
Wayne, Indiana, and which is from one cf the
most eminent OF our politicians, contains some
information which, at the present moment, j;
of general interest. The writer says that, fol
some three weeks anterior to the writing of th
letter. he had been in. Maine aud Ohio; and
that at the date of writing he was engaged In
speaking in Indiana. BE says:
"It is hard and earnest work, but it is god
work with me. The nomination of Hancock
has taken away from the Republican orators and
papers the power to alarm the people by swing
ing the bloody Shirt The letter of Hancock
to Cook has aunihilated the bugbear of South
ern war claims, and the people, Republican as
well as Democrat, begin to listen, and to open
their eyes to the truth.
the result in Maine came, not 80 much
from the discussion of the Greenback ques-
tion, as from national issues-the fraud OF
1867, from the domineering and the bull
dosing tyranny of Blaine and Hamlin. and
which had become So intolerable Gas to cause q
revolt among Republicans and, hnaily, from
instincts of masses, which are often stronger
aud truer than reason. Hancock is stronger
than his praty in Maine. He
has received over two Thousand
letters from soldiers IN the State, who
write him that, although they did not vote the
FUSION ticket, they Will vote Tor him. 1udi-
ana will vote the Democratic tickei at the Oc-
tOber eleotion. The changes are in our favor
since 1875; and the imported negro vote will
not be equal to these changes. In fact, there
have been many changes on this very ground
that the Republicans are importing negroes In
order to carry the State.
81 have been in Ohio, and, from all saw
and heard, I am satisfied that there are chan
ces enough to wipe out the Republican major
ity of 1876. My deliberate opinion is that we
shall carry Ohio this month as well as Indiana,
and then there Will come perfect stampede.
from the effects of which we will carry Maine,
New Hampshire Connecticut. New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, and, hope,
Wisconsin"
As said, this letter ia written by gentleman
who is eminent in politics, and who is remark
able for his GOODNESS at times when caution and
! Judgment are vital elements in any situation
with $lich he may be connected. It ia begin
ing to beconceded, although most unwillingly,
by the well-informed among the Republicans,
that almost anything is now among the possi-
bilities of the political situation, and that Han
cock may be elected by the largest majority ever
received by any Presidential candidate. Every
thing favors a result of the kind. The Demoo.
racy was never more unitd; the Republicans
were never less unit than at the present
time. NS only should the Democrats elect
their man, but they seem likely to do it with
most tremendous majority. Unless something
In the nature of miracle shall occur, the Re-
publican armies are now fast nearing their
w aterioo.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-09
THE GLOBE HOROSCOPE
As It Casts its Light on the Chicago
Maskots.
Especial Telegram to the Globs.]

As 1t Casts lite Light on the Chicago
Uaskets.
Especial Telegram to the Globe]
CHICAGO, Oct. S.-Oabies continue firm and
higher, and wheat seems on tsown real and
intrinsic merits. For the first half hour you
could have had funerel in the wheat ring and
not interrupted the business, bat the declino
oonsuls fred somebody off and he went right
up into the dome, rested on the gas let a mo-
ment, then paid $40 for November, teok q
chair. wiped his Swedish brow, and held g dol
lar and ten. The general public is bullish and
the bears accepted the situation. went ashore
aud even many Of ths now
talk higher prices. The bulk
OF opinion for higher prices undoubtedly ia on
account of a foreign war prospect, as rumors
go, but the quiet and important foundation is
the small stocks ct the seaboard. What makes
one think that this last argument has really got
the most influence, is that if the war prospect
was the principal lever then corn. would be
m ore influenced than it was, but 1t keeps lust
about the same and no more. Shipments are
just enough to keep the balance with the bic
receipts, but ! still say, give the article o
chance, and it will have its life.
Oats some higher.
Provisions increasing in activity and ex
pect that we shall soon SEQ lively times.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-09
Birst yyard Hanccck CIub-

The First Ward Hancock, English and SibIey
club held an enthusiastic meeting last night at
their hall or Seventh street.
Shortly after s o'clock President Sohur.
meier called to order and introduced Hon. II.
T. Mastersol, who spoke for three quarters of
sn hour. in a mastery manner. We regret
that space does not permit an abstract.
Gen. T. w. johnson next addressed the meet
ing and made rafting speech which was In
terEupted eEery few moments by deafening ap-
plsuse.
The thanks of the club were rendered both
speakers by rising vote; the club then ad-
jourued TO meet next Friday, the 18TH
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-09

TO do it, but God knows when start to speak
of wrongs to my State and country care not
whether my strength fails or not. But want
TO adiure business men not to yield up their
rightful powers or show indifference to their
duties.
In closing, Mr.. Seymour said of the candi-
dates: l have nothing unkind to say. There
is bond of sympathy between Mr.. Garfield
and myself. He and myself went into con-
ventions, not as candidates, and were both
nominated. We both went around speaking,
and he is going to be beaten just as was.
The speaker closed by picture of Garfield
taking the oath of Senator and Hancock that
of President in March, 1881.
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ted by distinguished Union general accept
ing at the hands of men lately in rebellion
against the flag the NOM
ination for President of the
United States, we do most emphatically declare
that the soldiers who faced rebel batteries can
and will not be dec.yed by disguise, in the
person of Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock and
who now leads the party that declared the war
failure after Vicksburg had fallen and when
the stars and stripes aoated over Gettysburg
won--a party that gave aid and comfort to the
common enemy and oonspired by counter con-
spiraoy TO make trenson respectable and loyalty
odious.
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FRANCE.

PARIS, Oct. s.-DsLesseps announced at the
last meeting of the academy Of science that
operations for carrying out the scheme OF
the Panama canal are about to be begun I'M
der the auspices of q syndicate composed 81
the principal financial establishments Of Amer.
lea and Europe.
At the request Of lizard, the senatorial com.
mittes on customs tariff win meet before the
opening Of the chambers In order that ths
government may know as promptly as posi-
BILE the views OF the committee, and may CON
sequently be able TO come to decision with
reference to negotiations with foreign powers
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-09

At the opening Of Mrs. T. a. Lyles' yester-
day, there was a magnifcsn. display of Hair
Goods, such as Shell Waves, Long Branch soal.
lops, Roman Scallops, Crognignole Wavelet,
Ooqusts, Fasoinators, Saratoga Waves, Double
Braids, and some handsome Switches of all
shades, which tbs ladies of st. Paul and vicini.
ty are cordially invited to inspect. The opsn-
ing will continue for one week ct No. 2, Opera
House block, Waolshaw street. Do not miss it,.