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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-04-21

AGENTS
JAMES H. BATES, Il Park Row New York.
4 NJ PETTENGII.L & CO. 81 Park Row, New York
RowELL & CHEsMAN, St Louis Mo-
TITS PAPER may be found on file Al Ge0.Se I.
lid A3 G1h Rowell & Co.'S Newspaper Adver-
t.ing Bureau 40 Spruce ST. where advctisinng con-
tracts NAV be made for il IN NEW YORK.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-04-21
A. y. a. A. N .

TROY Lodge No S. A +. and A. NJ, meets in their Hall
first Monday in month before full moon and second
Saturday thereafter. - ~ ,,-,-s,,,-,> W n,
u. c. SIScIAIR. Sec.
wathrna Lodge Nc. g. A. +. & A. NJ meets at their
Hail. Saturday before the full moon and ever
two weeks thereafter. Visiting brethren are colay IN
vited to attend kOBERT PEhlIo W. u
AUG MHLHR. Sec.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-04-21

Troy City Ide. No ~ meets every Saturday night al
Odd Fellows Hall Boders Bank. AL members Of th'
Order are cordially invited TO attend
Err wEsIFILL r. Sec
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-04-21
Buggies for sale.

January l3.-tf.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

nynchburg Advance I

We have frequently discussed the
subject Of advertising, and we hzte
put ourselves to the trouble TO collect
facts in regard to varions modes, and
are perfectly satisfied that prominent
newspaper advertisements are worth
more than all others. We can prove
by any number of merchants that they
never open many circulars they re-
ceire; that they never examine many
and read very few, and we put our
selves TO the trouble TO see the evil
dence in some cases. Except fer public
sales, exhibitions, concerts and shows,
circulars and handbilis have gone the
way of the walking advertisements,
and the letters on rocks and fences
they are like all other cheap goods,
worth little and would not last long.
So personal drumming and sample
selling does very well for certain goods
and established firms, but like retailing
herring it requires too much labor for
the profit.
Ii man is sent newspaper he wall
read it, and when he gets through he
viii look at the advertisements, and if
he cannot get other reading viii read
them. This is proved By the recovery
of things lost by advertising them, and
the sudden appearance of hosts of ap-
plicants for an advertised vacant situ-
alton. a market report by merchant,
in popular paper, is better adver-
tisement than his price current, OF best
put mp circular sent in an envelope. A
witty star local is worth more than a
pack of cards. The chief value of
these last is in introducing nobby
young clerks at new courthouses.
The truth is, if merchant wants to
be pnt before the public on the best
footing, he must advertise in paper
known to the public, and be properly
introduced BY the editors known to the
people. To be introduced and in
dorsed by an acquaintance or friend is
certainly better than handing in your
own card unlimited.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

From the Marksyflle Bulletin

Almost every mail that comes brings
us the record of some homicide in
which the pistol figures as the instru-
ment of death. We have laws against
carrying concealed weapons; we have
laws prescribing punishments for mur-
der and manslaughter, but they are
almost a dead letter. Occasionally
some one is tried, convicted and fined
a trifing sum for carrying a concealed
weapon. Sometimes negro or tramp
without friends, is convicted of muir
der, very rarely one who passes as
gentleman, is punished for manslaugh-
ter when he has been guilty of some
foul assassination, but instances of the
kind are so uncommon that violators
of the law have but little fear of pun
ishment. Homes are daily desolated
by the pistol carrier, graveyards are
constantly receiving fresh additions
from his hand, and the murderer is
crowned as hero by lenient or ig-
norant jury. The district court at
this place has inst adjourned. Qnite
a number of homicides figured on the
docket, but there was not single con-
viction. If the moral sense of the peo-
pie is such that they will not punish
crime when committed cannot some
means be devised rather for the pre-
vention than the punishment of homi-
eide, and may not this be done by pro-
hibiting the sale of pistols, Bowie
knives, ETC., in the State. They are
manufactured and carried solely for
the purpose of taking human life.
There is no other purpose under the
snn for which they are used. Is it not
absurd to enact laws against homicide
and permit the sale of weapons which
are manufactured and sold solely to
enable the lawless to violate those
laws? 1t may be argued that it is
sometimes necessary to carry pistol
or knife for personal protection. For
protection against what! Against the
assault of some other person who is
supposed to carry them in order TO
take life. The argument contains its
own refutation. We hope to see the
press of our Stat take this matter up
as needed reform and discuss it
thoroughly. We hope to see such an
awakening that our Legislature at its
next meeting will not only prohibit the
sale of pistols, BOwie-knives, ETC.,
within the borders of the State, but
will tax them so heavily that ii will be
onerous to purchase them elsewhere.
1t is far better to prevent homicide
than to punish it, and if the usual in
struments for committing the crime
are removed, we are satisfied that the
criminal record of our State will be
greatly improved.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

RIGHT, so FAR--The predictions
of the Canadian weather prophet,
Vennor, have SO far been fulfilled.
He said the whole month of July
would be very hot, but the hottest
days would be the 4th, 9th, 9th,
18th, 18th, 18th, 18th and 26th.
During the 4th and 9th inst. great
heat prevailed on both sides of the
Atlantic. In Europe the weather
seems to have been considered as
remarkably oppressive A number
of English soldiers engaged i'm a
sham fight Mt Aldershott died of
sunstroke, and the French Cham
her of Deputies discussed propo-
sails to hold its sessions after dark,
the mercury having risen to IS
degrees i'm Paris. In many parts
of the United States the heat was
severe, and Springfield reported a
temperature of 107 degrees---lN.
o. Daily States.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

The CRePs.-The soaking rain last
Monday was of immense value TO many
fields of rice, and of young corn, and
10 frnit trees, perishing for want Of
moisture. From all advices, rains
have fallen lately in most portions Of
our parish, though there are yet some
crops which have not had rain for two
months, and are total loss. The
drouth has seriously injured corn, rice,
garden vegetables and fruit, almos,
everywhere. An experienced rice farmer
says the late rain will bring ont the
rice crop to q fnll average, where il
was not already headed. We can tel
better, by and by, how far the nnpsr-
alelled drouth of 1851 has damaged
the crops of Caleasieu.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16
Simmons CoNsuMrrrok CunR.-Thi

SHILoH's CoSsuMPTlok CuRE.-Tbis
is beyond question the most success
full Cough Medicine we have ever sold,
few doses invariably cure the worse
cases of Cough, Group, and Bron-
chitis, while it's wonderful success in
the cnre of Consumption is without q
PARALLEL in the history of medicine.
Since it's first discovery it has been
sold on a guarantee, a test which no
other medicine can stand. If you
have Cough we earnestly ask yon TO
try it. Price 10 cts, 80 cts, and 81.
If yonr Lungs are sore, Chest, or Back
Lame, use Shiloh's Porous Plaster
Price 25 cts.
VIM. MErER, Druggist.
Lake Charles, La.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16


A difficulty occurred in front of the
Casino saloon, Saturday evening, be-
tween Reed Harris and Mr.. Pryor,
in which the latter was shot. The
bullet entered the abdomen a little to
the left and CHANGING around came out.
Dr.. Saunders dressed the wound, and
we understand the man will recover.
How the difficulty originated exactly
we have been unable to learn. Deputy
sheriff Ferguson happened to be close
by when the racket commenced, and
running up found Reed with knife
in his right hand, while his arm was
graxped in the hands of Pryor. The
officer attempted TO secure the knife,
bat while enaearoring to wrench it
from Reeds hand the latter exclaimed.
'let go, or I'll shoot" and drawing a
pistol with his left hand did shoot with
the above result. Then jerking loose
be brought the weapon to bear on the
officer, who was unarmed, and COM
PEELED him to forbear any attempt at
arrest. Seeing that he was powerless
the officer made break for his arms,
when Reed, mounting a horse, galloped
out of town. Sheriff Michael happened
up about this tame. and snmmouing
such assistance as he wanted, began
arrangements al once to capture Reed,
but before his plans could be consum-
mated, Reeds friends brought him in
and gave him up. An examination
was waived and bond given, but on
Monday night the sheriff and posse
took Reed over TO Lake Charles, where
he stands indicted and will be tried at
the next term of the district conrt for
killing man named Pujo, in Calcasieu
parish, about three years ago. When
it became known that the sheriff had
decided to take Reed to Lake Charles.
some excitement was created by rumors
that an attempt would be made by the
friends of the prisoner to take him
from the custody Of the officers, but
the sheriff eoRld not be alarmed, and
with his assistants executed his pur-
pose without tronl,ie. Mr.. Michael
and his efficient deputy, Ferguson. de-
serve much credit for their energetic
and determined efforts to keep down
iawlcssness and rowdyism in Orange
on any and all occasions, and it is the
duty of all good citizens to assist them.
Orange Tribune.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

Ono hundred and twenty-five thou
sand German carp were put in the
headwaters of the Sabine river last
week. To illustrate how the carp fish
flourish in Texas wafer. we may men
tion that a gentleman in Llano county
procured some of them last February
and placed them in a pond. They
averaged about three inches in length
at the time when placed in the pond.
but are now, after the lapse of four
months, more than twelve Inches in
length. As a table fish they are pro
nonnced superior 70 any found in the
waters Of our rivers Orange [Texas)
Tribune.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

To FARMERs.-All spring crops Of
grain and forage having been cut short,
and in many cases destroyed, by the
late drouth, we advise our farmers to
lose no time in planting everything
that will produce a fall crop. They
win save great deal of money by
this course, for all kinds Of grain and
forage will command high prices next
winter and spring, aud every farmer
who can keep his money at home, In
stead of spending it for meat and
provisions raised in the Western States,
is just that much better off than the
farmer who buys food abroad for his
family, and for his oxen and horses.
Farmers who 'ilive at home" arc really
better of and happier than any other
class of people.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

The BOON in the lumber business
continues, with steady increase of
supply and demand. Last week bills
for lumber were sent TO two of our
mills from ST. Louis, No., for propo-
sails. More schooners are now engaged
in the Calcasieu, Texas and Mexico
lumber trade than ever before, and vet
there is pressing demand for greater
transportation facilities.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

TIE FIRST BALE OF CoTrsx this
year in Texas was consigned last week
to 7. W. Honse, at Houston, and was
sold st auction, bringing one dollar
per pound. 1t was raised in Dewitt
county, by MrS Haussman, lady who
has annually raised the first bale for
several years past There is always
great competition in Galveston and
Houston to see who viii get the first
bale of cotton, and premiums of from
$3.50 to $500 are annually offered for
it by commission merchants. As We
believe it is conceded that the earliest
cotton is most likely to escape the
rarages of the cotton worm, We are
surprised that New Orleans offers no
premium for the first bale 10 Louisiana.
Sneh offers would certainly stimulate
early and careful planting and cult
walton of the cotton crop.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

THE INITIAL NUMBER of The Lake
Charles Commercial appeared last Sat
urday, and presented highly credit
able appearance. In a modest and
well written salutato,y the Publisher
John Mccormick, Esq, says the Com
mercisl will be democrats in politics
and win work for the enlightenment
education and morality Of the people
We are grztifed to know that tht
Commercial has taken its stand uper
this sound and excellent platform. and
Trust that lis labors in those direction.
may be abnndantly rewarded.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

FATAL CAsuALrY.-Last Saturday
At Sngartcwn, in this parish. Alouzc
Henderson, while intoxicated. attempt
ed to mount his horse. The animal
sheered TO one side, and kicked Mr..
Henderson in the breast, near the
heart, 50 violently as 70 break . blood
vessel, and Mr.. Henderson died in
about ten hours, from internal hem
crrhage.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

A special to the New Orleans Demo
crat, dated Minden, July 10th. SAYS F.
II. Elkins, Jr., WAS shot and killed by
Webb Gamble, near here yesterday
evening. They had quarrel before
leaving town. When just outside the
corporate limits Elkins, who WAS drink
ing, drew large knife, saving he was
going to kill Gamble, and attempted
TO seize him, when Gamble fred. Elk
ms leaves wife and fonr children.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

THE ATTENTION Of all persons own-
ing taxable property in Cameron parish
is called to the Official notice, in an
other column, by the sheriff of that
parish, that the assessment rolls of
Cameron, for the present year, are
completed, and flied IN the proper
Office at Leesburg, where they arc
subject to inspection and correction
for thirty DAYS from July 10th.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

VERY FEW LOGS for saw mills are
now 10 be found in the main Calcasieu
river, the protracted dry weather max
ing it impossible TO float them out of
its tributaries into deep water. We
are informed that Norris mills have
enough logs to supply them until
September.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

DIsrElcr CoUKr in Cameron parish
begins next Monday, the term being
the annual grand and petit jury term.
All our Lake Charles attorneys viii
attend the Cameron term. 1t is under
stood that Judge Hudspeth, of the
thirteenth district, will go to Cameron
about week hence, to try recused
cases there.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

HIS LAST WoRDs.-Last week, FRI
day, a negro named Samuel Trivas,
was executed at Alexandria, La, for
the murder of A. ]. Hanna in Rapides
parish. Hanna kept a country store,
and sold whisky. TriEas quarreled
with Hanna about some whisky Trivas
had bought at the store, and as Hanna
was shortly afterwards passing by Tn
vas house, Trivas came out with shot
gun and deliberately killed Hanna. On
the scaffold Trivas made the following
speech to the bystanders:
my colored friends, good-by. l am
about to leave You. am ready to die.
'F1u had all better stop drinking
whisky. Drinking whisky, gambling
and loa6ng around, has brought me to
this. / am ready. Good-by."
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

1sPRovlss THE CALcAsIEU RIvEE
XxD PAss.---In connection with the
official advertisement, in another col
man, for bids for dredging The inner
bar ii Caleasien Pass, and for improv-
ing. above the Pass, the navigation Of
Calcasieu river. printed instructions 70,
and information for. bidders. can be
found at the store of J. w Bryan A.
Co., and can We procured from the
government officer whose signature
appears 10 lie advertisement.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

We HEAR that Rev. Father H. Kelly
intends to have large eistern and a
new well near the new Catholic church
building, 80 as 10 have plenty of water
for ordinary purposes, and supply
In case of fire.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

Rev. Mr. SEVERANCE, just in from
the pine woods, says the health of the
country people is generally good; that
corn has been badly injured by the
drouth; that cotton looks well, and
that the Sugartown region is a SPLEEN
did farming country for small farms.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16
DIED.

C0LEY-0n LseasiDe, in the parish of Cal
easien, on the Sth inst, Mrs. ERAN CoLEY,.
wife of DIR. j. II. Cooley and daughter Of
James hay and Cedonize Young, aged ~
years
,0pelousas Courier and Galveston News
please copy
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

From the N. o. Democrat
Our Dallas correspondent, writing
under date of the 9th instant, states
that he has positive information,
through private source, that Hunt
ington, of the Southern Pacific rail-
way, has purchased the Morgan inter
est in the Houston and Texas Central
railway, and that the purchase was
contaminated at New York sslast Mon
day week He is very circumstantial
in his statement and evidently regards
the natter as an accomplished fact,
and one that rebounds to the injury of
the Gonld combination. Rumors of
the kind have been quite frequent of
late, but we are enabled 10 put an eff
fcctual qnietus upon them by the pub
location of the following letter from
Mr.. Hutchinson:
NKw ORLEANS, july IL, 1881.
To the Editor New Orleans Democrat:
DEAR SIR-I note the letter of your
Dallas correspondent rnder date of
the 9th instant Viii simply state the
information he gathered has no foun-
dation in fact. No negotiations, or
anything approaching snch, have ever
been had with Mr.. Huntington for the
sale Of an interest IN the Houston and
Texas Central railroad. The subject
has never even been preached between
us 4. c. HUTCHINSON,
This is certainly very pointed and
emphatic disclaimer, and viii doubtless
lay at rest all rumors of the kind. The
Houston and Texas Central will, we
learn, work in perfect harmony with
both the great conflicting railway in
ferests, and its managers cannot see
why they should be inimical to either,
since ali parties seem inspired by the
desire Ito live and let live" Our
was evidently misin-
formed as to the facts in the case. and
it is certain that so far in the grand
game of railway chess now being
played in Texas, neither of the great
contending forces have as yet captured
that most important piece, the Hous-
ton and Texas Central.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

The grain TRADE opens well this
month. Three tows with grain arrived
Friday, bringing o9ly 900 bushels. The
reseipts at Ness Orleans thus Tar this
season are: of corn in bnlk, e,88i,-
sS7 bushels, Against sss4.7s6 for the
sasne tilne last year; wheat, 500, 8l8
bushels. asainss !. 250, 30l bushels last
year. rye. 45.20s bushels. against 40
0s4 last year.-4IE. @. Daily States.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

kuE OVER BIZ A TRAIN.-Iast
sunday the body of a eolored man,
named Henry Pierre, was found by
section master Reid, in a mutilatesl
condition, ON the Morgan railroad
Track, near Jeanerette. Both of his
legs were badly crushed, his right
thigh broken, and his left arm
broken in two places. He had left
the Alice plantation store drunk.
with q bottle OF whisky and twenty,
ilve cents in his pocket, and was
on his way to New IDeria when RIM
over by a train Of the Morgan line.
La. Sugar Bowl.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

The CALcAsIEU SULPHUR MINES are
getting TO be an annual summer resort
for many of our people. Ten thou
sand dollars invested in improvements
there wonld make the mines besnti-
fnl and highly attractive watering
rlnce.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

The ALBANY DEApLocK is vet un-
broken. Platt has Withdrawn from the
contest, but Conkling maintains his
grip on the stalwsrt members of the
general assembly, though his re-elec-
ton seems as improbable as ever.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

ANSWER TINS QuEsrIos.--Nhy 90
SO many people we see around u.s.
seem to prefer to suffer and be made
miserable by Indigestion, Constipa-
ton, Dizziness, Loss of Appetite, Com
ing up of the Food, yellow san,
when for rs cts, we will sell them
Shiloh's Vitalizer, guaranteed TO cure
them. WM. MEyEE, Druggist;
Lake Charles, La.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

The CousrRT FIsrroR's MAGAZINE,
for July, contains a large amount of
pleasant reading matter. Subscrip-
tion, sl.25 per year, single copies, Is
cents. Published by A. Meynier, jr.,
l09 Chartres ST., New Orleans.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

THAxKs TO Miss E. NJ. Avis, of Gal
weston, for 3 copy of the Echo of
May 2lst, in response to cur recently
Published request for copy of that
date.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16
letter frona Cameron Parish.

LEEsBuRe, La, July Is, 1881.
Editor Lake Charles Echo:
The weather i'm this locality con-
TIMES dry and warm, causing much
injury to all kinds of crops. Corn
especially is damaged, and unless
rain falls very soon large fields will
scarcely return the seed planted.
Cotton, notwithstanding the drouth,
looks well, and promises a good
yield.
A regular grand and petit Jury
term OF the district conrt begins
here ON Monday, the 18th instant,
and there is likely to he consider.
able business transacted in court.
Yours truly, SAM ID.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

THANKS TO Mr.. August Seckendorf,
Of Lake Charles, for liberal present
of some beautiful and very fine table
grapes raised BY him.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

MERCANTILE BUSINESS In all country
towns in Louisiana has been unusually
dull this summer, but our merchants
look for good fall and winter trade.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-16

THE VALUE OF NEWSPAPER ADvER-
rIsIsG.--Lord d Taylor, the wealthy
dry goods merchants of New York,
are firm believers in the vaine of news
paper advertising. This is what they
say of the agency through which they
built up tbeir large and prosperous
business: aOf all the methods open
TO the merchant for advertising his
business, an experience of nearly half
a century enables MS 10 unhesitatingly
declare in favor of the newspaper. It
is, without exception, the most eco
nomieal, pcrsistent, painssaking and
successful eanvasser any business firm
can secure for the purpose of bringing
thcir goods 10 the attention Of the con-
samer.n