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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-04-23

AocHoLARslilP IN Appointment south
efn lBusiness College can be purchased
from JN. gkgAN Geo.
Lake Charlie. ca.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-04-23

WM, MEYER, Druggist.
20 Lake Charles, La.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16
The Jurisdiction of Mental Discipline.

The real and designed purpose OF our
schools is to prepare the student for-the
practical duties of life. Discipline of the
mind. then, lies at the base of our scheme
of education and the question to be an
swered by the professional teacher IS
'How may the greatest degree OF men
tai discipline be attained?"
Whoever takes the pains to glance at
the course of study that has been
adopted by the school authorities
throughout the country, and considers
the time devoted to it, will discover that
about all a student can do is to memorize
the textbooks, with no time LETT to as
simulate what he has learned. To prove
that the real purpose has not been ac-
complished. ask a recent graduate of the
high school to work out problem In
partial payments. He was an adept at
it in the grammar school, but that was
four years ago. He did not make the
law his own, and has to goto his book to
find out what it is, and the chances are
that even then he viii appeal to some
one to explain it for him. His mind has
not been disciplined to the ability of IN
dependent thought.
We do not decry the curriculum OF
our schools, but the manner IN which
a student is put through 1t, or rather IN
which it is put into a student. 1t be-
comes a nauseating mass that leads to
disease of mind and body.
The processes of mental discipline,
when properly pursued, are delight
even to childhood, and the happiest
hours of the childs hfe-are passed while
Under the kindly pressure of an intelli-
gent and conscientious teacher, who
really teaches young ideas how to shoot.
These processes, however, become irk-
some and mere drudgery when pursued
through false and unnatural methods.
The remedy or relief that the untutored
boy resorts to is truancy, and fear of
consequent punishment is all that pre-
vents the remedy from becoming almost
universal.
The true remedy lies in the reversal
of methods; making the acquisition OF
knowledge an incident of a disciplinary
course-the means to an end, and that
end the power of Independent thought.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16
The reriIs Of Good Health.

As men advance in life they continu-
ally note the survival of those among
their contemporaries who seemed In boy
hood ana youth quite the reverse of
" the tttest, while so many of those
most envied then for vigor pass early
away This is due to several causes.
There are many persons who, while
lacking physical force, have constitu-
tons tiawless in point of organic dis
ease. Ii forced TO labor hard. mentally
or physically, they would soon fail from
exhaustion, Tor they are quick to feel
fatigue, but by cOmpulsorlly husband
ing their resources they oftentimes
reach the eighties AID even nineties, and
sometimes as IN the case of the late
English Premier, Earl Russell-accom-
plish an amazing amount of work.
Their grand safeguard IS inability to
abuse their powers. Nature has In their
case imposed checks too stern to be dis
regarded. Such persons cannot extend
their hours of intellectual labor without
pains in the head which positively pro-
hibit It. They cannot get drunk with
out intolerable sickness of stomach be-
ing the penalty. Nolens UOLe1S they
have to be careful. On the other hand,
there is the man of powerful physique
He rides all day and reads all night, tax
ing green tea or brandy if he feels sleepy
or clipped. In the morning he de-
clares himself as &C. fit as a flea, and re-
ally does seem to be possessed with the
elasticity OF limb and unceasing activity
of that exasperating bedfellow. 1t is
very difficult for such a man to compre-
hend that he Is drawing bills on health
to be repaid at 90 per cent. after 80, or,
perhaps, even sooner. It thus often
seems as though the tremendous strength
and health We envy in men was a mis-
fortune rather than blessing.
A writer in an English review raises
the question why a mind previously
healthy. and still apparently intact,
breaks down sometimes thoroughly
under strain not exceptionally great,
and thinks it will probably be within
the scope of common sense to draw some
practical conclusions as to prevention.
The breakdown is nine times out of
ten really due to a long-practiced exud-
ing of the natural powers. Pain,
hunger, anxiety and a sense of mind
WEAKNESS are the warning tokens of ex-
haustion extending to the reserves (of
siren - Spd energy). When these lndi-
catioISIh disregarded or destroyed, as
theymay be bystupefyingdrugs an inord-
mate use of stimulants, or a strong effort
of the will, the consumption of energy
goes on all the same-but unobserved. "
The penalty is merely deferred. Any
one who has scanned our obituary
notices of late will have observed the
number of business men cut down in
the prime of lie.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16
Tie Rirht Time 10 Kiss.

An oaservant and evidently dlscrlmln-
ating young reader of the Times Writes
TO say that he has read with lively satl-
faction the occasional expositions of kiss
ing in the various moods and lenses that
hei still in doubt as to the right time to
begin kissing. He retails at some length
the embarrassments that this uncertain
ity has brought upon him, and begs the
publication of his letter IN full, that
others who are similarly situated may
contribute to the discussion and thus
make the matter clear to those who are
willing but timid.
His own experience is not without GER
tain unique interest. He has known
the 'lhe sweetest girl in the world" ever
since he left school. She belongs TO
family that considers it first duty to
Give up to the dining dado and the
blue china that garnishes the side
board and table. The mother holds kiss
ing in abominaton and is fond of remark
ing that the intellect is not fed through
the lips ;" that kiss is purely tieshly
perversiOn of the sweet intimacy OF
aesthetic love. Under such a frownlng
providence the young girl he adores dis
plays an aversion to kissing hlm good
night, in welcoming him with this lovers
privilege when he comes of an evening
to take her to church. the theater or
what not.
This, it will be seen, is a rather trying
plight for young lover-for kiss Is the
visible sign and token of an inner senh-
ment which no words can express. The
eyes and the tongue do great deal OF
appreciable work in making, butthe
meeting OF the lips is the sign and seal,
the chrism, so to speak, which trans
forms the earthly into the divine: Love
without a kiss would be like the harp
without the hand, the rainbow without
its hue; the book without its babble; the
landscape without its colors; the tea-rose
sweetest flower for scent that blows
without it's Odor; the borealis without its
variations; poetry without rhythm; spring
without sunlight; garden without foil
age or marriage without love. The young
woman whose ideals teach her to recoll
from kiss cheats the lover of the Joys of
loving and does not deserve the devotion
of manly heart. She may live up to the
dining room dado and the sideboard brio
a-brac, but she will never prove a con-
genial wife, and our correspondent Will
save his heart-strings many a future
wrench by leaving her to her dado and
bric-a-brac. Philadelphia Times.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16
ESTABLISHED KENTUKl FRIDAY

t51ies order for Mr. w, the railroad
mals'<and Iflsventure to say there is not
sues unique design in New York. For
the ssaEElngs we made tiny hand of
RonaaS gold, holding a wreath of butter
cups Ia which the metal was delicately
wre-4t and each flower had in its cen.
ter. aaFse aud brilliant diamond. set in
sucil \ mannor that they constantly
treTr asd andsquivered. refractipc eyery
ray tf light.% The pin. which WAS also
Inas'ss q De worn as n locket, had two
hanes clasped over a larger wreath.
mats-sae tile earrings. and in the cen,
ter vss azlny bird-nest of rough gold.
contsa1afg three egg-shaped and exceed
ingf52sstrous diamonds"
Ol sfasaorning that this was pub
lsh9 ~. happened to be IN Phila-
deiI3 where his business. interests
freq kall hiIn, and did not see the
nsg. ssEa. .iafrs.4s-fF- dikzat the
bTsSst table. and very much aston
lshed she was at such an account of her
husblaGs extravaganza, for her birth
day was passed and the holidays yet in
the distmce. Then she decided it was
all q mishke; the jeweler had given the
wrong nlme However. to settle the
q 1estionwhich size could not quite dis
miss frm her mind, she drove down
town ant called at the establishment.
In anse er to her question the jeweler,
little sspecting what mischief he was
making, said that Mr.. w had ordered
them 70 his wife, who was anxious to
have than on hand for the opera season.
To cut he story short, Mrs. W. held
her owucounsel and became u devotee
of the qera. Every night. glass in
hand. sh, scanned the house, especially
that duaEer OF it where certain notori-
Gus beauties are wont to be found, but
in vain no butter-cup earrings were
to be seei. One evening, as she sat IN
her box isteniug to "Lohengrin, the
rustic oRsilk and the swish Of satin was
heard. ald Immediately after there en-
tered he intimate friend, Mrs. l., and
the WIFE II one OF the subscribers TO the
season. The two ladies fell into an
animated chat. and Mrs. w. compli-
meuted ler visitor upon the exquisite
Worth Dilet she wore but, as she
uttered he words, she happened TO see
in the aell-like ears before her the
buttercup wreaths, and upon the plump
and snowy neck the locket, with Its
bird-nest tcenter.
"Whele did you get your beautiful
diamonds from, my dear ?" aeked Mrs.
w, in N unsteady voice.
" Oh, my dear husband sent them
over from Paris to console ME for his
absence" responded her chere annie,
sweetlv. Aren't they loves ?"
What happened IN the w. family no
one knows, but it Is understood that
Mrs. w sDends the winter in Florida
Tor her health, and Mr.. L. lbs received
friendly hint to rush ms Partisan busi-
ness Trough Chicago Inter ocean.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16
Brother Gardner's Observations.

"Doorin' my three score Vars of life
I hev obsarved some Gurus things. / hev
obsarved, fur instance, dat the men mos
consarned bout de welfar' of de kentry
am de men who do de least to prosper
her.
"I hev obsarved dat de poitishun
who sots out to save de kentry am giner-
ally hauled up for robbin' her.
81 hev obsarved dat de men who seem
to hev de moas' sympathy fur de poo
neber wait five minutes to foreclose a
chattel mortgage.
"I hev obsarved dat good cloze an
impudence will pass fur riches an eduea-
shun.
at hev obsarved dat brag an bluster
am better weapons dan argument an
truf"
at hev obsarved dat a grand monu-
ment in graveyard doan' hide de mean
ress of dead mans relashuns."
.'I hev obsarved dat charity kin make
paupers almost as fast as a confagra
shun."
81 hev obsarved dat while all agree
dat honesty am de bes' policy, not one
man in hundred hesitates to work
lead nickel off on a street kyartcompany.
81 hev obsarved many odder things
equally strange an inconsistent, an
am prepar'd to say to you:
"Mottoes doan' mean bizness.
" Maxims kin be forgotten faster dan
written.
sc Promises am wheel with one cog
! gone.
" Friendship will las as long as you
kin afford tc pay 10 per cent per annum.
! Let us now purceed to bizness.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16

1t used to be all the fashion with lee
turers to have the Mayor of the town or
some other prominent citizen introduce
them to the audience as a send off, and
upon the occasion in the years gone
by when the temperance lecturer struck
a certain town in Michigan, not over
fifty miles from Detroit, the Mayor stood
up before the audience and began:
g" Ladies sand-a1d-ladies and-and.
Gentlemen" whispered the lecturer.
Yes, of course-ladies and gentle
men, L have the honor to introduce you
to the notorious-'m, the honorable
the hdSlorable mister-mister-
Here occurred another painful pause,
during which the Mayor walked over and
asked the lecturer his name.
Slmpkins, was the reply.
81 have the honor to introduce" !" he
repeated, as he walked back, =" the hon
orable Allster-Mister- it Inever
could remember name two inmates
It's OF no account, however He and I
have been playing poker all the after
noon at the hotel, and L give you my
word that he is as straight as ten-foot
pole. Get up, Judge, and shoot off
your lecture P'-Detroit Free Press.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16
what She sa,vin ChureI,.

He staid at home and she went to
church. After dinner he asked her:
What was the text, wife ?"
90, something, somewhere IN Gener-
ations I've forgotten the chapter and
verse. Mrs. High sat right before me
with a Mother Hubbard bonnet on.
How could hear anything when could
not even see the minister? [ wouldn't
have worn such thing to church if I'd
had to have gone bareheaded.
How did you ike the new minis
ter?"
80, he's splendid and Kate Darlin
was there in a Spanish lace cap that
didn't cost less than $50, and they can Z
pay the butchers bill, and Ia wear cot
ton lace or go without any first.
Did he say anything about the new
mission fund 2"
"No; and the Jones girls were all
rgged ont IN their yellow silks made
over you would have died laughing to
have seen them. Such taste as those
girls have and the minister gave out
that the Dorcas Society would meet a.
Sister Jones residence-that old poky
place"
'It seems that you didn't hear much
of the sermon.
Well, I'm sure it's better to go to
church, if you don't hear the sermon,
than to stay at home and read the pa
pers and O, Harry. the new minister
has lovely voice it nearly put me to
sleep. And did / tell you that the
Riches are home from Europe, and that
Mrs. Rich had real camels hair shawl
on, and it didn't look like anything on
her %
A long silence, during which Harry
thought of several things, and his wife
was busy contemplating the sky or view,
when she suddenly exclaimed
"There [ knew I'd forget to tell you
something Would YOU believe 1t,
Harry, the fringe on Mrs. Jones parasol
is an inch deeper than mine, and twice
as heavy Oh, dearl what q world OF
trouble this is. "-DetroU Post and
Y,ihllne.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16
She Would Earn Her Living.

The story is told in good company,
with the assurance OF its truthfulness,
says the gazette, that carefully nur-
tured and educated miss, of one of
Boston's best families on Commonwealth
avenue, disagreeing with her mother
about Il small article of dress, recently,
resolved to cam her own living, and at
once put her resolve into practice.
Donning the plain garb of a domestic,
she stole forth from the parental roof to
the house of an advertiser for help.
The place being already filed, she was
so informed; but, a happening caller
being in want of a cook, the fugitive ac-
cepted an offer. and accompanied the lady
home to Dartmouth street, descending
TO the basement for immediate duty. 1t
was late in the evening, and tea was
served to suit, with the aid of the
"second girl" who knew the ways of
the house What was the latter's sur
prise when TIE dishes were washed to
find that the cook did not use soap to
cleanse them, as she expressed it.
"Soapl why, you don't use it on plates
and cups that you eat and drink from r'
CALCULATED the cook, and the matter
ended.
Retiring together, the two girls were
naturally, or unnaturally, quite familiar,
but noting occurred worthy of remark
until the fresh cook doffed her outward
habiliments Of servitude, revealing to
her astOnished companion an array of
elegant underwear little dreamed Of as
belonging to a hired girl. But the young
woman kept her counsel; the morning
dawned, and breakfast was got and
served pretty much as the last evenings
tea was. The dishes were washed with
out soap, as before, and, when the lieu
tenant suggested that Mrs. -- expect
ed the hearth to be washed after every
service of the range, the newcomer IN
complainingly stopped and did the re-
pulsive work. But there was dinner
to be prepared, and the preliminaries
had begun under the mistress direc-
tlons, as was to be expected with a new
and untried servant The difficult de-
tails had not progressed far, however,
when the "cook" suddenly exclaimed
that she had her trunk to get at the
Providence depot, and was excused to
obtain it. 1t Is needless to say that the
delicate girl did not return. the respon-
sibilities of an elaborate dinner upon
her shoulders having frightened her
away, and the cooking was finished with
out her. Later in the day carriage
drove to the door and distressed lady
alighted It was the "cook's" mother.
The lamb had returned home, and the
strange occurrence was tearfully ex-
planned.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16
Concerning Authors.

There is an abundance of writer's for
the press. and to illustrate this fact, /
NAV say that the editor of Harper'S
1ld0nzi7le has already a sufficient num-
Der of accepted articles on hand to serve
for two years. Hence should he not re-
ceive single fresh contribution his sup
ply would last till 1884. The rejected
matter. often of interest and real value,
which is daily declined by magazines,
newspapers, and booksellers, would fill
n pood-sized wagon. Bonner, of the
LedQer, has for some years left orders
with his clerks to allow no contribution
To he left for examination. He has his
regular list of writers, who fill up the
space allotted to them, and thus the pa
per is made up without any new con-
tributors Authorship and writing for
the press is now overdone, and there are
Int few. and these are, indeed, lucky
who can make living at it. 1t is said
+bat the magazine writers are not an
enviable class. They may receive 800
for an article but it Is so difficult to get
an article published that they are not
mucb better than a mere newspaper
Bohemian. A leading niagazinist is said
10 rate his income from this source at
q oO0 n year. which certainly is nothing
70 boast of. Ihave read in the newspa-
ners that a young man. who had fitted
himself for journalism By college ed
ncat;on had recently engaged to tend
bor in a saloon at 50 per week. This
nav he intended as a piece of humor,
Int there is sad truth underlying it
Mem York Letter.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16
The NTanof thePerind.

Iwonder Low much right men have
nowadays to rail at women for extrava-
gance. Let us figure upon the outfit of
this man, who comes this way with a
gay swing, softly whistling an air he
caught Mt Boccaccio last night when
Geistinger sung. He swings a cane cost
So, there Is a silk hat worth 81, his col
lar % cents, scarf s., scarf pm $50, fall
overcoat 500 shirt 81. undershirt 81,
coat and vest S75, pantaloons S15, acces-
sories 81, shoes 50, seal ring $40, watch
and chain seal S250-how much have
We? About $500. He is only in his
business suit, and he hasn't got his dia-
mond studs in his shirt, and wears a
cheap pair of sleeve buttons. The aver
age woman on Fifth avenue doesn't rep
resent a greater investment. diamonds
excepted, and she has a faculty of hav-
ing her dresses made over, whereas our
lord of creation spurns renovated coat.
-Ac1O York Iettcr.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16
A Talented Negro.

s. A. Butler, the head of the Shang-
hal Navigation Company, is remark
able man. He is a negro, reared In the
United States, being the son of preacher
in Washington. He was educated in
Paris, and became master of the French,
German and Italian languages. Having
attracted the attention of Ansen Bur-
lingame, he became that Minister'S Priv
ate Secretary and accompanied him to
China. Then he soon left the embassy,
was employed by an American trading
house, and later by the Shanghai Navi-
CATION Company. Atlength the steamers
of that company were bought by num-
ber of Chinese merchants, who took
Butler into their employ, and authorized
him to reorganize the steam service at
his own discretion. He managed affairs
SO successfully that at the end of Two
years the company had a net profit of
81, 900, 900. The corporation now owns
thirty-six steamers, and is becoming a
formidable rival of European steamer
owners, with whom It is about to con-
tend for the supremacy of the Pacific.
All of which has been accomplished by
the genius of a black man. Virginia
(NeU) Chronicle.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-16
Amusement for Stray Moments.s

Among the many pleasant employ
ments for long evenings there are none,
perhaps. >pleasanter than making scrap
books. The old pictures and prints can
be collected at all times; there are so
many that are torn up and wasted In
almost every home; an odd magazine
nowadays viii be q mine of wealth to
the Young collector, and the illustrated
papers viii furnish materials for many
an evenings work These scrap books
are pretty for Christmas presents to chill
dren. You nay take glazed muslin of
different colors, one of blue, one
of pink. ore of white, etc.,
yard of each I; fold each into
six squares, or, If you have large
pictures, fold into four. Lay them
evenly togetber aud stitch one side
strongly. thep cui the other sides into
points WITH 81 Scissors ITim the
pictures neafy and begin on the +hird
page, leaving the outside leaf for cover.
Starch is best to fasten the pictures to
the muslin. Law them face down, brush
the backs evenly and quickly with the
starch, then raise carefully and put them
ia place. 4 page may be arranged with
a large picture In the centre and smaller
ones around the outside, still smaller
ones nicely grouped. A margin OF about
an inch should be left around each large
picture When page Is arranged and
partly dry, it should be pressed with
warm iron. The cover may be decorated
as you please, a border worked with
worsted, and a name and title IN letters
cut from the headlines of papers.
There are many large prints IN the
illustrated papers thatare well worthy OF
preservation It Will be found pleasant
work to make a collection of them and
mount them on cardboard, white or
tinted, either for framing or for port
folio. This is a delicate operation and
requires practice to do 1t we'll The en-
craving must be laid face down upon a
smooth board or table, and thoroughly
wet; use a sponge and perfectly clear
water. You may give 1t tone, II the
paper should be too white, by using a
weak solution Of tea. When wet on both
sides place it between two pieces OF blot
ting paper, laid between two panes OF
glass Place this under heavy weight ;
when nearly dry the damp blottlng pa
per must be exchanged for dry. When
dry run your paste brush lightly around
the edge, and place the picture carefully
on cardboard, putting 1t again under the
weight for a few hours. There should
be no wrinkles when it is done. Pencil
and crayon drawings may be treated IL
the same way.
1 know of nothing that shortens Q
long evening so admirably, or that makes
bed time come SO early as this work
among pictures. 1t is equally >fficaciou:
for stormy Saturday. Many time IL
the past l have more than limited a wisl
for a rainy Saturday, when pictures and
scraps had accumulated.