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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-03-12

i OEALNAS In
1 DRY GOODS,
lG r OC E RIES.
HARDWARE,
Nv 11lEU-W ARE,
| WILL0E-WlRE,
&c. 600
We have on hand full line Of
DRYGOODS,
CONSISTING OF
CALICoEs, DOMEsTICs, SHEET.
INGS, SHIFTING, DUCKING,
gOSNABURGS, CA MBRICS,
TICKING, CHEYIOTS,
PLAIDs, IIINSEYS,
CHECKS, GING-
HAMS,
ALPAOAS, FLAENELS, JEANS,
CASIMERES, TWEEDS,
HOSIERY, of NIL kinds,
HATS, GAPS, BOOTS
AND SHOES.
We have ON hand q Gne assortment of
LADIES HATS, SHAwLS, HOODS,
JACKETS, IACES, POCKET
HANDKERCHIEFs, BIND 4
INGS, RIBBONS, EN-
BROIDERY, BRAID
ING, RESETS
NEEDLES,
PINS,
THREAD AND BUTTONS,
in endless variety.
BLANKETS, white and colored OVER |
COATS. OIL COATS, LEGGINGS,
LADIES AND GENTS 4
UNDERWEAR, |
AND
MOTIONS OF ALL KINDS.
0ur Grocery Department will at times
beifonnd well supplied with Choice
Groceries, consisting Of
FLOUR, MEAL GRITS, RICE, TEA,
COFFEE, SUGAR, MOLASSES,
BUTTER, LARD, BACON,
HAMS, BREAKFAST
BAOON,IYE, SOAP,
STARCH, SODA,
CANDLES,
ILLUMINATING OILS, ORA OEERS,
CONDENSED MILK, cCATSUP, 4
sGHOW.OHOW, PICKLES.
CHEWING AND SAiOK-
ING TOBACCO, Oh
CARS, SNUFF, 4
PIPES, CAN
NED
TEACHES,
STRAWBERRIES. 4
TOMATOES, YEAST 4
POWDERS, CANDIES, 4
MATCHES, eCROCKERY 4
GLASSWARE, of all kinds, SAD
DIES. HARNESS, ,SADDLEsBAGs,
HORSE BRUSHES, FLOOR
BRUSHES, WIRE CLoTHES
LINES, CLOTHES SPINS,
ROPE. PAINTS, OIL,
yARNISH. TUR-
PENTINE,
PAINT
BRUSH Els,
SHOE BL.A4CKIEsG,,
STOyEBLACIlING, ETC, ETC.
We have on hand, and 10 arrive, q large
assortment OF
IA-RDW ARE.
consisting OF Il.
AXES, iHATCHETs, HAND AXES,
HAMMERS, CHAINS, AUGERS, 4.
eCHISELS, SAWS, RULES, Il
SQUARES. BOLTS, eot Il
all sizes; NAILS. SCREWS, i
TACKs. HINGES. LOOKS, GUT II
LERY, TINWARE, CARTRIDGES, Z
&C.. &c. &c. 4
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-03-12
LAKE CHARLES
MALE AND FEMALE
I'm ET4T3 JT be-.


IT VIE regular session OF this Institution will
Il commence August Both 1890 and con-
tinue ten moDths, with "A vacation OF two
weeks, at Christmas; under the charge of
ksrOf. A. severance, Principal, with
such assistants as the interests of the school
may demand, at the Masonic Hall
III rs centrally located In THE pleasant and
healthy town OF Lake Charles, La, aud no
pains will DO spared TO make ita first class
school.
The Principal has had over twenty years
experience as teacher In all grades Of schools,
and IL prepared To teach those branches ,us,i-
ally taught IN colleges, Including Higher
Mathematics, Latin, Greek, and French.
TuI1TIOEs
Primary Depariment, per month, 81 90
Higher "a al
Languages, I" 400
August z, 1880.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-03-12
A EARGAFNs

TINE DIR. BRAsHEAR PLACE, on TEE
IL Caleasieu River, just below Marion, tela
TOWN. with all the Buildings and Improve
ments, and One Hundred and Sigty Acres Of
Land. 1erms-'rhree hundred dollars, cash
Apply to GEO. I'll. WELLS, Agent, Lake
Charles La
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-03-12
FOR SALE.

EOR SAIEs-TMo hundred and ffty-
Il three and half acres of and, On
the Bayou Nez- riiqu6, in this parrish,
in Sec. 43, T. 8, s.. II. 3 w, La.
Address lake Charles EoHo.
feb 81. 1878.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-06
The Way To Do It.

The process of killing q 'possum was
witnessed by crowd of interested specta-
tors i'm back yard on Ohio street yester-
day. First you take him ont Of barrel,
being careful TO get good, firm tail hold,
and to draw the animal from his abode by
that appendage. II you take hold of him
in any other way he is liable to take hold
of you. After you have thus secured him
you lay him gently to rest, putting the
handle of Ratchet across his downy
throat. Then you put foot on each end OF
the Ratchet handle and draw the 'possum's
tail vigorously upward. When you draw
the tail up, the tail draws the body up, and
the body draws the neck up, and would
draw the head up, If it were noe for the
Ratchet handle Then you will hear some
thing go crack, crack. 1t is the 'possum's
cervical vertebr@ that you hear cracking
This has quieting effect on the 'possum
Then remove the Ratchet handle, and the
Ratchet also, from the animals neck, and
tap him for laudable pus by chopping his
head of. He will bleed some. but not pro-
fusely, and will curl his tail and double up
his fists for while but will finally die in
good order. The next step 10 to skin and
cyarve dat possum, and prepare him for
the table.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-06
Slick.

A man Al the depo, Friday got hold of q
valuable ring which half grown boy was
wearing on his finger. The slick in
dividual said he wanted To see il, and
when he got it on his own finger, he in
formed the boy that he was detective and
was looking for that very ring, and that
he knew all about it that he would take
IT to Kansas City with him and give it Ia
the rightful owner, and if he couldn't find
The owner. he would send il back. The
ring belonged TO the porter of the Berger
house, who had given it to the boy TO sell
Tor him. The porter was SOON informed
as 10 the conduct OF the
detective" and appeared upon the Scene
without loss of time. He told the would
he thief that he would turn him over TO
the police unless he Immediately surren-
dered mp the ring. The detective" At
tempted his bluff game on the porter, but
the latter told him he would hand him
over any way, and give him an opportunity
to prove up whether he was detective or
moi, and what right he had to take the
ring. Thereupon the detective" said he
was only fooling with the boy, and pulled
the ring off his finger and passed it over
Several police officers were within twenty
feet of the transaction, but their attention
was not called to it, The man should have
been arrested. He was slick, but he
couldn't slide.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-06
The Basye Dramatic Company.

Mr.. Frank Cotton and the Basye Ora
matte company, who open at the opera
house on Monday night next, is spoken Of
as follows by the Journal Democrat:
UNCLE JOSH.
Last evening the Frank Cotton Dramatic
company presented to a very good house
the enjoyable and matchmaking comedy,
Joshua WhitcUmb" The comedian, Mr..
Frank Cotton, in the role of Uncle Josh,
the honest old New England farmer, kept
the house in commissions. The appear
ance Of his comical bhiz and his clothes
line figure was q signal for laughter, and
always brought forth loud and merry
shouts from every one. Many q rusty old
throat, that has omitted nothing but coca.
sional snarls for many years, responded
last night with peals of genuine laughter
they did, "b'gosh." The other performers
fully sustained their regulations. Tonight,
Mark Twain's splendid comedy, Sol.
Mulberry Sellers" will BE- presented, and
We hope TO see a crowded house.
Remember this engagement will be play
ed at the popular prices of the eastern cir
cuits-25 cents to gallery and IS cents for
admission to the lower portion of the
house seats now on sale at Fishers with
out extra charge. The opening comedy
will be "Our Boys" comedy that ran for
five consecutive years in London, and an
entire season in New York and Philadel-
phia.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-06
POOR CHILD.
Heartless Desertion of q Ten
Year-Old Child by it's
Mother.
It Is Given q Home by q CharitabSe
Lady. but is Kidnapped BY
Prostitute
And Taken ia a House of Unsavory
Reputation by q Negro
HarlOt.
POOR CHILD.

Some TINA during last May, Mrs. Tay-
Tor, who ran q house of prostitution in the
seventh ward, deserted her two little giris
aged eight and ten years and fled with her
paramount TO Jacksonville, Ill. IL was q
most cruel case Of desertion a. the little
waits were left In the street without even
4 mOuthful of ANYTHING to eat or hard,,
enough clothes to cover them.
One of these little girls. was taken is
charge by Madame Hicks, who at tina:
time run an ill-shaped mansion at the
junction of Grand avenue and the Pacific
railroad, and the other was taken by an
other irail damsel by the name of Mabel
Miller.
Not wishing to raise the child up in the
kind Of house she was keeping, Mrs
Hicks, through an offer gave the little girl
to Mr. and Mrs. z. e. Kemp, who reside
at Lamonte.
Alter she had her at the Kemp resideuc.
about four months, during which time she
had attended the public schools at thar
place, a ed-headed prostitute named Belle
Fitzgerald, who is well-known in this city,
made her appearance In LamOnte and told
the Ksmps that she had come there
for the purpose of bringing the
mother, who had returned, and that she
would bring her back the next day. Not
knowing the character of the woman, OF
suspecting that she intended to keep the
child and was telling falsehood for the
purpose of getting her out of their pos
session, they gave their consent, and th<
girl was brought back to Sedslia.
On arriving here the girl was taken e
the mansion presided over by the nosori-
Gus Mabel Miller, where, until few days
ago, she has since been kept. When the
time came fo- the little girl to return, and
she failed to put in an appearance, the
Kemps began to smell something. A few
days later Mr. Kemp visited the city for
the purpose of finding out why the girl
had been detained, and to take her bach
home with him. On arriving here and
making few inquiries he found where the
little girl was stopping, and on visiting
the house he was met BY the the braser
Belle, who, on finding out his mission, nos
only informed HIM that he could not get
the child, but fired him out He returned
home and explained the true situation Of
things to his wife. Since that time Mr..
and Mrs. Kemp have made several unsuc-
cessful attempts to again obtain possession
of the child
On yesterday they sent Chief of Police
Shy after the wait, but he failed to find he,
as she had been taken. rs it was afterwards
learned, to q negro dive on the north side
When found the little child will again
be turned over to the LamOnte family.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-06
NORMAN NABBED.
A Noted Forger Run in by De-
tective Jno. De Long.
The Prisoner Is Wanted in One
Half Of the Counties in
the State.

A neat capture was made at Greenfield,
Dade county. this state, on Friday last,
through the instrumentality of Detective
Jno DE Long, of the Sedalia police de-
partment, thereby bringing to Justice one
of the most dangerous forgers in the west.
The name of the prisoner is Harry Nor
man, and he is wanted in Jackson, Saline,
Cass, Morgan and several other counties
i'm this state, and i'm the state of Iowa. on
the same charges a. the one on which he
was arrested
The charge on which he was arrestes,
WAS for forging the firm name of Brunes h
Co., of Concordia, to five orders and notes,
and the crime is said to have been commit
I'D in the latter part of November. As
soon a. the forgeries were discovered steps
were taken to apprehend the forger, whom
il was learned was no other than the ac-
cused. On the 18th of November the case
was placed in the hands of detective De
lany, who At once sent out printed descrip-
lions Of the man wanted. He got track of
his man at Nevada, i'm Vernon county, and
knowing that he would stop in some small
town i'm the southern part of the state, in
structed the officers in that locality Ia
give the matter considerable attention, As
the Young man Was i'm their locality and
would be likely to engage in some kind Of
crookedness. One of these cards fell into
The hands of an officer at Greenfield, who
kept q strict lookout for him.
On Friday Norman showed up At that
point, and ran right into the hands of the
officer, who arrested him and telegraphed
belong for instructions belong tele-
graphed back TO. bring on the prisoner,
which he did, and the gay and festive
iorger was lodged in Jail at Concordis yes
terday
The prisoner is one of the most danger
Gus forgers i'm the country, his modus
operandi being different from that Of all
others OF his ilk He takes i'm small towns
almost exclusively, where he spends a
couple months MASKING the girls and get
ling i'm solid with their dads. after which
he suddenly takes his departure, and those
who kave made his acquaintance learn
that they have not only been associsting
with and harboring thief, but find, i'm ihv
course of time that their names have been
signed to negotiable paper without their
knowledge or consent.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-06
This Benders Buried.

A BAzoo reporter had a conversation
last night with . gentleman of Labette
county, Kansas, who has been a public
official there for the last fifteen years He
stated positively, of his own knowledge,
that old man Bender, the old woman and
Kate we're led out and shot soon after the
discovery of the horrible crimes committed
By them, and are buried within ten miles
Of the scenes of their murders, in Cherokee
county. This Information may be relied
On - correct, as the BAzoo's informant was
in . position At the time to know, and is
enc Of the most prominent citizens of La
bette county.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-06
A Citizen Gone.

About half-past ten Friday night died
VIM. Thatcher, of this city, aged forty
seven years For several weeks past the
deceased has been confined to his house,
but no such fatal termination of his sick
ness as that which has resulted was looked
for. His son, VINO is employed At the rail
way shops, got up i'm the evening to 60 to
his work, but as his father did not follow,
he returned. Mr. Thatcher got up to open
the door for his son. As he walked back
to lie down again he fell to the floor in
sensible. A physician was summoned i'm
mediately, but the stricken man was he
yond medical aid, and died, as stated, in an
unconscious condition.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-06
The Sunday Morning BazOO.
PILOT GROVE ITEMS.

Mr.. S. = Coe took in the wine Clad"
last Friday
There have been an unusual number
of improvements made in building this
tall.
We regret to learn of the illness of
Miss Sallie Eichelberger, but hope she will
soon recover.
A great many Of our people were alb
sent last week, witnessing the examination
Of Tom McDearmon.
Miss Lulu Bistch, of this place, has
been seriously i'll, but We are glad to hear
that she is recovering.
Mrs. Reppley, of Boonville, who has
been visiting the bedside OF her niece, Miss
Lulu Beach, returned home last Friday.
The BAzoo representative had the
pleasure Of attending the exercises of the
Pilot Grove Collegiate Institute last Thurs
day, and was much pleased at the progress
made by the pupils. The exercises were
conducted i'm q manner which evinced
thorough training.
One Of the most elegant affairs that
ever took place in this city was the supper
given to the Odd Fellows, November 18th,
by our well-known citizen. L. e. Hininger,
The supper consisted of turkey. oyster !,
vegetables, tomatoes, corn, salads, pickles,
dessert, jeilies, cakes, etc. Mr.. HiAinger
runs the restaurant.
Our little city. situated on the X. &
T railroad, was honored last Monday even
ing with call bv two 6ne looking gen
tlemen-whO was from everywhere except
Pilot Grove, and would be from there Just
as soon Is they could beat some one ont of
something. They gave their names as
Morgan and Branham, and stopped here
for the purpose of getting up concert or
negro minstrel show in the new hall.
They were kind enough to offer to let the
band retain hall the proceeds. but Mr..
cluded that he would dream over the mat
ter, and let them know Tuesday night !;
at which time he informed them that the
band would not take part, but would play
on the outside Of the hall provided they
would be given free tickets to the enter
tainment. Good, and the two experts
went to work to procure help, first going to
Mr.. Chas Clark, who offered his services as
clog dancer. They also claimed that they
had succeeded in procuring the help of our
city mayor; also the young man who was
"detriment to the bosom Of his trousers
and an utterly utter success" as door
keeper. But Mr.. Davis, who was board
ing the two gentlemen, concluded that he
would like to see some money in sight, and
when they explained that they had no
money, they were told to skip, which they
did without paying any board. They
were carefully watched by our dntiful Of
icers, Messrs. Harris and Smith, for fear
they might make break on our quiet lit
tie town while all of its occupants were in
dreamland. This is the secoud time Mr..
Davis has suffered in the same way. We
can only hope for better success in the fu-
ture, and we are sorry to say that the citi-
zens OF Pilot Grove will not 60 to the con-
cert next Wednesday night. Nat, were
you, Worwick and Charley going to help ?
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-06

full and thorough responses to the Cross
examination to which he had been sub
iected The BAzOo man ambled away with
more or less grace, and the prime criminal
lawyer of this section returned to his close
communion with Bishop, Russell, Roscoe,
Hale, Wharton, one William Blackstone,
and the rest of those old fellows
The situation Of McDearmon, then, re-
mains unchanged, or if changed at all,
only for the worse. The unhappy man
seems not far from the boundary OF an
other world. But whose sheddeth mans
blood, by man shall his blood be shed.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-06
WHAT
The Paper Published for the Peo
pie Now on Earth Would
Like to See.

Everybody rich.
Everybody attend church to-day.
Fewer manageable young ladies'
Some of Curd Petty's frkin butter.
Jimmy ODrien buy those oysters.
Fewer small boys visit the Union de-
pot.
Fewer aged chickens put on the
market.
Fewer married women who are in
clined to hirt with the boys.
LESS laughing among the attendants
ut the various churches this evening.
The sanctuaries all filled with sinners
to-day.
Fewer hard characters loafng about
the city and SIC them run in.
A certain Young man not quite SO
earnest in his attentions TO a south Sedalia
young lady.
book Graham, Geo. Hamel, Frank
Zoll snd Geo. Meyer when they found out
the heighth OF the young man arrested by
officer Harms.
Some benevolet citizen donate the CITY
enough graSei 10 NIL up tnat mudhOie on
Fifth street, just east of Massachusetts, and
thereby save the city a nice little damage
suit
Everybody GO to Jno. S. Landes to buy
their christmas presents. Anything in the
shape of good silverware or jewelry is just
the thing tn present to- your friends, as it
will last lifetime
Everybody purchase their christmas
presents of Jno. 5. Landes. the jeweler. for
you cannot find more reliable man to deal
with. Besides. he keeps one of the finest
and best assorted stocks in the city.
All young ladies and gentlemen buy
all OF their fancy toilet soaps, toilet arti-
cles, brushes, combs and elegant periumery
suitable for holiday presents in great pro-
iusions at ii. W. Woods drug store, Ohio
street.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-06
VIM. Curran's,
223 Ohio Street.
WEEKLY BAZOO.
SEDALtA, Mo-.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1881.
ICicloS.

More about love mahing at the Con.
IKE somebody's sister and go.
fash White and another young col
srod buck had knock-down on Usage
street early last evening. They were not
Rrested.
A couple OF white men gave each other
o pummelling in front of Shobe's grocery
stole on Second street yesterday afternoon.
10 arrests.
The young men OF Sedslia are about
organizing dancing association for the
winter. The BAzoO suggests the name OF
Sooner club"
Ben johnson has opened bar in the
basement under his saloon on Main street
for the use of cOlored men exclusively. Ii
= we'll patrOnized.
One day last week four young men
we're arrested at Prairie Home. Cooper
county, for burglary, having broken into
Spveral houses. They are now in the Boon
vile Jail.
-Messrs. Bagby & Ferrell will on the
house from their present street to the spa
0OU6 StOIc ioOh VII S'SdSS cliSSt, bSAt uoci
. the Democrat bindery.
"A couple ofyoung men while engaged
In q scuffie on the corner OF Ohio and
Second streets yesterday evening, fell
through one of those large plate windows
n Fleishman's drug store. They had to
settle the damage done.
NO matter what anybody SAYS or offers
you . sewing machine at, S A Wright can
and will sell to one and all as low or lower
chan any man can sell at. All makes re-
paired. Go and see him before you buy.
[s&wlt
DIR. w. ]. Workman, of Knobnos,er,
Who figured in an extensive sensation pub
lished i'm the BAzoo some months ago, and
vhosubsequently wasdivorced from his wife
and later married Miss Emma Wells and
vent to Indiana, has returned with his
wife and baby to Knobnoster, where they
vill in future reside.
-"How to keep the boys At home" is a
sonundrum that is agitating the parents
Of the land. II depends on the kind of a
boy. Some boys should be kept at home by
establishing beer saloon in the basement,
others need ball room in the parlor but
che best way to keep boy at home is to
tell him to stay there, and make it point
60 have him obey you. Begin early, and
you have the problem solved.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-06
Accident on the z. q T.

A misplaced switch at Walnut Station,
Kansas, caused an accident to the north
bound passenger truin due here at lO:3O
last night The engine was turned clear
over, and Sam Parish, the fireman, who re-
sides i'm this city, had his leg badly frac-
tured in trying 10 Jump from his engine.
He was brought to this city on the de-
layed train, which arrived at $50 this
morning, and was taken 10 his home in
East Sedalia.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-06

w III 36060 00O x4000 4 us.
When our most experienced and practical
physicians widely endorse and recommend
Q medicine, knowing from the ingredients
Used il must have an excellent general ef-
feet on the human system, and be a true
strengthener Of every organ of life, and
recognized a. Natures best assistant in
curing dyspepsia, indigestion, general de-
bility, nervous prostration, want of vital
ity, convalescence, fevers, chronic chills
and fever, dumb ague, female diseases,
broken-down constitutions, i'll health, weak
ness, debility, imperfect action of the or
g.ns of life and health, etc., all of which
make life miserable; then indeed should
sbe newspaper press of the country call the
attention Of suffering humanity to so mer-
itorious compound. We refer to BRowN's
IRON BrrrERs, remedy having the largest
sale in the east of any medicine ever in
vented. simply because it has true merit
and gives permanent relief Herald.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-06
Dust to Dust.

The funeral of Mrs. o. p. II. Wells took
place at two o'clock yes erday afternoon
from the residence near the corner of Fifth
end engineer streets, East Sedalia, and was
attended by many friends of the deceased
and her bereaved husband. The pail
bearers were members of the A. y. U. w.
to which society Mr.. Wells belongs, and The
services were most impressive throughout.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-06

There are political outbreaks 30 popu-
lar with the whole people that the state
dare not interfere. The breaking out Of
pustules, pimples, letter and the like on
the face, can be pleasantly cured by DIR.
Benson's Skin Cure. Also go~d for the
hair and scalp.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-06

Lydia E. Pinkhsm's Vegetable Com
pound has done Thousands of women more
good than the medicines of many doctors.
1t is positive cure for all female COM
plants. Send to Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-06
Died.

The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Glenn. IIoncomp, died at their residence
Yesterday morning, at 9 o'clock. The
funeral will take place at = O'Clock this
afternoon. Friends OF the bereaved family
are invited To attend.