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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-09-16

TIE Richland Beacon has well
written article advocating ex-Goyerpor
Nichols for the next governor Of
Louisiana. Its position is well taken,
and there is scarcely any doubt but
what Gov. Nichols could secure the
nomination should he raake up bis
mind TO that end. The people Of
Louisiana would hardly fail to honor
the ex-governor With another term if
lie made manifest his desire for the
position. Thus far, however, the Ecno
has seen no iptimatiou upon his part
that be would be candidate.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-09-16

TIE EcHo has received numerous
handsome compliments on its enlarge
lnept from the Louisiana press. We
were looking for some kindly mention,
but were not prepared for the very
Hattering notices with which SONS II
our exchanges have seen proper e
favor rs. We certainly appreciate.
theso little evidences Of the good will
and respect Of our contemporaries, and
they win have tle effect to inspire psI
10 work ~ the harder to make The
Eeuo what we are determined il shall
be, lie peer Of apy country weekly ip'
Louisiana.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-09-16

BY some unexplaIna0le circumstance
the ubiquitous reporter was net in
formed 81 tie duel which took place ID
this parish on the Slst ultimo between
two Young gentlemen, Mr. ]. II. Ppgb,
of LsfopFchc, and III. Wsltsr ], Sutton,
Of Terrebonue. The ieid Of honor
was Ell tbe plantation of the late =. 3.
Oliver i've mikes below this place, aud
tho weapons used werc Winchester
rifles. The distance Was hfiy yards,
After Ito Rsst fire. which fortunately
profed iHeEletual the representatives
of The prime pals held i conference and
creditably declared that the honor of
each wss fuliy satisfied, iberia Star,
The ubiquitous reporter lost roth
iag 81 not haaisg been iafeEnea of
ll,c aeeussesaei eaa ~ wsght Aase
yerg pfoppF Fslsainsa fllep slseqlQg
IA ii a sslirey tes mac prosal
aeh1s s 6 aiela 81 hoRer
iQf the q Qagti ~ I.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-09-16

The first passenger train over the
New York, Chicago, and 81. Louis
railroad, from Chieago eastward bound,
passed through Cleveland, Ohio, 30th
plt The heart Of The city is traycrsed
By d system Of bridges and yiaducis,
the carry the tracks above The streets
ana M einer laads 10 distance u
nearly q mile. Tie cost Of this por
tion Of tbe road was about $3.50, 900.
Scientific 4merieqa.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-09-16

TnE Galveston News has made some
noticeable improvements in its mechan
ical makeup recently.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-09-16
Notice 10 tiae Esublic,

n HAVE bought the old Spikes Ferry, on
j. Sabine river and viii keep It IN full re-
pair for the travelling public, having put In q
new and Substantial fat. will also keep
pastures free Of charge.
D. a. MeGoRQUoDALE.
aug75 1882
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-09-16

Ter7ns. Two Doliar- per Year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22
RAYISHING ROSES.
The Wealth Of Beauty Which is UnfOIded by South.
InshiIIe

ern sunshine.
! don believe there is any region on
earth where roses grow in such abund-
ance, variety and beauty as they do in
the New Orleans country. A Mississippi
gentleman. to whom have been indebt-
ed for information on various subjects,
tells me that there is growing and in
bloom at his home Lamarquc rose
bush eight feet long. The stem is eight
inches through at the thickest part. It
is twined around veranda and its
gorgeous clusters of cream tinted roses
are splendid to behold At New Orleans
the Marechal Neil roses cause the north
erners to stare in speechless wonder. |
saw one of the plants that must have
been fifty feet long. have seen vines
of the same rose that long in the north,
but they were scraggly and lean looking
and in the florist greenhouses. At New
Orleans they run wild and revel like Il
midsummer nights dream. The bios
SONS grow in gorgeous clusters of half
large that they would cover the top of a
large sized coffee cup. a single one of
the pale gold beauties will fill room
with perfume. They are as plenty down
here as white top in northern mead
ow. And they sell for dollar bud up
north. In some of the citizens yards at
New Orleans there are a hundred varie-
ties of roses in bloom at once They do
not require protection from cold at any
time. They all stand out doors in the
open ground and many bloom more or
less all the winter through. The rose is
the fayorite flower at New Orleans. At
the Jockey Club races we saw dozens of
handsomely dressed ladies with cxquis-
lite punches ST rose bushes at their belts
and elsewhere in their dresses-the
sweet, lovely flower that nature made,
none of your artificial things. The rose
the French are fondestSH is called the
Gold Of Ophir. The northerners have it
but it is not common. The bud is espec-
tally priced for its beauty. 1t is a small
rose of a very pale pink color shading
toward the center to a very rich golden
color Faint streaks of crimson touch
the outer petals. 1t is one of the lowell
est roses | ever saw. Nei0 orleans Com
mercial
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22
Good for Burns.

Some time since. the american .igric-
UltltriSt recommended the use of bicar-
Donate of soda, that is the common cook
ing soda, for most kinds of burns Since
then frequent experiments and obser-
yations, the opinions of physicians. and
the best medical journals, have more
than confirmed all it then said. As
burns and scalds are always liable to
occur, and rs this remedy. though sim
Pile, has proved TO be extraordinarily
useful. il should be fixed in the mind of
every one. The soda and the carbcnic
acid so readily set at liberty
have an@sthetic. antiSeptic. and diSin-
fecting properties all highly beneficial
for burns.
For slight burns cover all the injured
parts with layer Of powdered soda.
For deeper burns. but where the SKIN is
not broken, dip linen rags in a solution
made BY diSSolying about one-third of
an ounce Of the soda in a pint Of water;
lay the rags on and keep them moist
with the solution For very severe burns.
followed by supuration formation of
pus.l apply the rags in the same way,
keeping them moist; but frequently ex-
change them when dry for fresh ones.
and carefully wash of, with the soda
solution. any matter that has accumu-
lated underneath, so that it may not be
absorbed into and poison the blood,
Leading European medical journals
give numerous instances in which, by
the above treatment, extensive burns
of very severe character have healed
speedily, leaving little scar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22
CareleSSness of Lady Shoppers.

n Dundas street dry-goods store
three ladies were purchasing goods side
by side. One of them hung her UNI
brella by the handle ON the edge of the
counter and went to another part Of the
establishment One of those who still
remained laid her purse on the counter,
and Will, making her purchases it was
accidentally showed into the folds OF the
upturned umbrella. When the clerk
tore off his check and the lady reached
for her pocket-book it was gone. She
had just laid it upon the counter, and,
of course, the lady who stood beside her
must have taken it. Nothing could be
clearer. In the excitement which fol-
lowed the aforementioned lady took pos
session of her umbrella and walked out
of the store, totally ignorant of what was
within it. A policeman was called, and,
amid much indignation and grief on one
side and clustering on the other, the in
nocent woman was conducted up stairs
and searched. OF course the purse was
Now for the sensational part of the
story. The umbrella was taken oyvr to
hotel, thrown into buggy, taken
home and laid away. A few days later
the house was burned down, but the
umbrella, among other things, was
saved. A few weeks passed, and then
one day it was boisted and out fell the
missing purse. The lady remembered
the incident in the store, and on her
next visit to the city brought back the
money and had it restored to the owner.
In the period which interviewed the
woman who had been wrongfully ac-
cused had visited the store daily for the
purpose of ascertaining whether any
thing had turned up to prove her inno-
cence. The story is vouched for on the
best of authority. and it is literally true.
London Canada Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22
To Prevent Diphtheria.

To prevent diphtheria and finally ex-
terminate it every man, woman and
child throughout our land and the world
should be brought to obey the laws OF
life and health. Parents should regu-
larly feed, properly clothe and duly re-
strain all children before they come to
the years OF understanding and account
ability. This alone would do much. A
late prominent physician of Paris esti-
mated that 3, 900 children had died in
that city, during the thirty years of his
practice there, from short sleeves. short
pants and other kindred imprudence in
the dressing of children. And | am
fully convinced that so large portion
are sacrificed, in towns at least, III this
country, from the same cause-all for a
wicked fashion. And from careful OBJ
seryation, in this country aud abroad, I
am confident that at least as many more
are carried off by improper food and
irregularity in taking it, together with
poisonous candies and other unwhole-
some and indigestible trash that no child
or other person should eat-Dr. Edwirl
II. Mars 3i, in the Sanitdrilinl.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22
Atheist Martyrs.

A ridiculous paragraph is going the
rounds of the press stating that Col. In
gersoll expects to be shot every time he
goes on the platform by some religious
fanatic. Oh, pshaw Go right ON with
your lectures, Colonel nobody is going
to hurt you. Why, what harm have you
done Christianity, that any Christian
should want to shoot you? Go on with
your lectures. You're a thousand times
safer than any Christian was when the
Bible-haters had the floor in the first
and second centuries. That was the
time when the live lions got fat on re-
igiouslecturers, and they weren't atheist
lecturers either. Don't be scared, Rob
ert. 1t isn't your crowd that has been
in the habit of furnishing martyrs.
What funny little book the lives and
sufferings of all the men who have died
for their devotion to atheism would
make. 1t would be very brief. 1t
would only read, There are no atheist
martyrs" All, no. When they had
chance to be martyrs they hung on to
life, and died natural deaths at the age
Of 90 or 81 or somewhere around there.
And now. when martyrdom is altogether
and entirely ont of the fashion, it won't
do for them to affect fear ana a willing
ness for it. Honor bright" Colonel,
sit will not do. Huntington Hawk-
Eyc,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22

My dark-browed daughter Of the sun,
Dear Bedouin Of the desert sands.
Sad daughter of the ravished lands
OF savage sinai, Babylon
o Egypt-eyed, thou art to me
A God-encompassed mystery.
| see sad Hagar in thine eyes.
Inc obeiisks, the pyramids.
Lie hid beneath thy dropping lids.
The tawny Nile OF Moses lies
Portrayed in thy strange people, force
And solemn mystery Of source.
The black abundance OF thy hair
Falls like some sad twilight OF June
Above the dying afternoon,
And mourns thy peoples mute despair,
The large solemnity Of night,
lsreal, Is in thy sight.
Then come where stars Of freedom spill
Their splendOr. Jewcss. In this land
The same broad hollov in Code hand
That held yOu ever, ontholds still,
And whether yOn be right or nay
lis Gods. not Russia's, here TO say.
Joaquin Miller. IN June Century
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22

No MAN should do more work of mus
cles or of brain III day than he can
perfectly recover from the fatigue of in
q good nights rest. Up to that point
exercise is good; beyond are waste of
life, exhaustion and decay. When hun
ger calls for food and fatigue demands
rest, we are in the natural order and
keep the balance of life. When we take
stimulants to spur our iaded nerves or
excite an appetite, we are wasting life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22
A Dollar He Had No Use For.

"Sam, can yer lend me dollar that
yer has no use fur ?" said Jim Webster
to Sam Johnsing, whom he met opposite
Graham's drug store.
Certainly, Jim, Use pleased ter COM
modate yer, said Sam, handing Jim a
dollar.
Jim was SO surprised at his luck that
he bit the coin to see if he was awake or
merely dreaming, and in doing so dis
covered that it was made of lead.
"This we're is q counterfeit, Sam; !
didn't think you'd do me that way"
81 know it's counterfeit, Jim; yer
asked me fur one had no use fur, an
give it ter yer. I'm always 'commodat-
ing to my friends. -Ieras Siftings."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22

GEORGE SCHMIDT was playing cards
with the widow Smith In Cleveland.
Gazing with a sudden assumption of
amazement and delight at a particular
card, he declared that he saw in it the
fact that ST5, 900 was buried in the back
yard. Then he pretended TO selfshly
regret that he had impaired the secret
to The widow, which made her eager to
share in the treasure, and enabled him
TO get 800 from her for the cost Of the
proposed digging. This was merely q
preliminary experiment by Schmidt A
few DAYS later be swindled the widow
Kneiss out Of 5000 III the same manner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22

WHEN Emile de Girardin introduced
into France the cheap newspaper and
daily slice OF novel "to be continued
in our next" the age of literary fortunes
began. The elder Dumas made and
spent millions OF francs. With the Steele
alone he had a contract for 100,000
lines q year at thirty cents hne-a fig
ure that remained unparalleled until
this year, when Alphonse Daudet was
paid the same price for his novel, in the
Illustration OF Paris, in the I,adepend-
ence Beige and the NeHe Freie Pressc
simultaneously. The old Constitution
mel paid $4,000 for Eugene Sues
/" Wandering jew"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22

The winds were whispering low and
the sentinel stars had set their watch IN
the sky as she leaned from her chamber
window and tenderly asked is that
you, Henry?" "Coursh 'tiz; pretty
oman dozen know 'er own husband
when sh' seezim.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22

"a PITTSBURGH girl killed her father
by kissing him once, /" says an exchange.
Such q breath as that should be drawn
ont with a corkscrew. or shattered with
nitro glycerine and shoyeled into the
alley.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22

Madame Modjeska is in luck. All of
her husbands estates in Poland have
been recently restored to him. and an
amnesty granted for past offenses. The
Empress of Russia was the intermediary
and intercessor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22

"THERE is no disgrace in being poor, /"
we are told, and we're bowling glad Of
it, for there are enough other disadvan-
tages about it, without that one.-Bos-
ton Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22
EVERYBODY TAKE A BATH |

II Is here that you will end the only Bath Room
IN Lancaster. They are the dnest west Of Chicago
You cannot expend 70 cents to better advantage
than III taking nice warm bath. Give George
call and Won will come away feeling richer aid
better than ever before. s9w2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22
100 Acres Il !,

GOOD FARM LANDS FOR SALE.
GOOD Farm LANDS FOR SALE.
GOOD FARM LANDS FOR SALE.
100 acres 81 good farm lands in tho town 81 Fcn-
nimore 8bout three miles @outbof the village. -
acres Of which il under pillow. good fences and
well watered. y offered Tor sale at @ bargain.
There il good frame house and ont-bnildnes
on the place al@o good well with wind mill al
the house VIII also sell or exchange Tor stock.
one Minnesota Thresher, Ia good order.
For psfticHlsFs address or cali on
FRED. RECTOR Feun!more. Wi.
Jane !. lSS2 i3fg,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22
GEO.GIBBS ROOMS!

lie IL also prepared to do an kinds Of HAIR
WORK II y0u are ID want ~ q Beautiful
switch bring along your hair eombings. 4 fa}r
price will be- paid for good hair. Ready made
Switches and Crimps for sale.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22
DP CVIBARBER SHOP
DbD BATH ROOMS
@=@ 7===.CITY !.

To all those wishing frst-class work IN Shaving
Hair eating and dressing. ShampoOiug and ia
all branches 81 Ton.orial art can D. accommodate
cd
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22
Trouble From Wild Geese.

DR.. j. III. Glenn, who owns the most
OF Colusa county, California, has great
trouble with wild geese in his wheat
fields. He has tried every way to scare
them off and has finally settled down to
actual business with fire arms. Accord
ing to the San Francisco call DR.. Glenn
recently purchased for the present sea-
son between two and three thousand dol
lers worth of cartridges about 260, 600
4f-calibre. He has constantly in his en-
ploy. while his wheat is growing, about
forty men, all OF them mounted and all
armed with Henry rifles and field glass
6, who patrol his property during the
day and on all moonlight nights. These
men arc regularly organized nto pa
troll guard They discover with their
glasses the hock~ of geese. which at a
distance Of from 300 to foo yards look
Lie great blanket spread over the
green wheat, and they thereupon plant
y bullet right in the middle of the flock.
Ibis unexpected visitation sets the flock
OH the wing, and the reese hcrder fol-
lows them up, keeps planting bullets
among them till they rise To great
height. and leave the community dis
gu>tcd. Few geese are killed, the OBJ
iect being to keep them on the wing.
Those that are Killed are carried off and
shoru of their feathers. but the revenue
from item amounts to little On DR..
Glenn's ranch about 5000 cartridges
are used a day aud about 20, 900 geese
put to flight. Oftentimes thick fog
blows in, and this appears to be a favo-
rite time for the geese. The hcrders,
fearful Of shooting each other, arc al
most hatllcd, but when the fog rises the
llocks are put TO flight for hours there
after the air is filled with feathers and
geese, and Glenn's ranch resounds with
the chatter of rifles and the frightened
cries of the prosecuted fowls. To pay
his men. buy ammunition, and maintain
horses costs DR.. Glenn some ten
thousand dollars per annum, but saves
his wheat which Yields 5000 These
hcrders become very expert in the bust
ness and are generally good shots. and
capital horsemcn. Prdiric Farmer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22
Right Reading.

II is a mistake to suppose that the
more a man reads the wiser he will be-
come rs matter of course know
young Girl, perhaps fourteen years old,
who is deyourer of books of the story
sort such rs fill most of our Sunday
school libraries. Every spare minute
she gives to the business, and travels
through the volumes 1T rapid pace,
but il seems exactly like pouring water
through Seiyc. Not valuable idea
remains The whole attention is taken
az in finding out show the story turns
out, with no reference whatever to its
teachings Webster, when Il boy, OBJ
tanned more information from FARMERS
almanac than She would from a whole
shelf-full Of books read in that manner
Indeed. such reading weakeus mind
instead of strengthening il. Nor does it
soften the heart toward real suffering to
have the heart touched or deeply moved
bv deep sorrow Even high admira-
ton of self denial and moral heroism in
a favoritc character leads To no CORES
poudiag action in the readers life. |
have seen an absorbed reader of fiction
weeping over pathetic tale. but indig-
nant when a weary mother called her to
attend 10 some neglected duty, and how
angrilv the thread of every dav life was
taken up; how little her presence con-
tributed 70 tighten the home care ANY
reading that has such an effect on the
mind is an evil Of most decided char
actcr and OF most serious magnitude. A
well-writtcn story which has n decided
point 10 IL is q relaxation for mind and
body. but stories Of perverted moral
sentiment where black is invariably
painted white. only destroy both >oul
snd mind
Read for a purpose and make ali the
points of a book your own. II q story
i, read for recreation let il be good
one il the trucst sense OF the word. and
ito not let sach reading be your sole lit
erary food When we have found an
author who >et> our own mind AT work
I'm q lsudable direction, we have opened
good mine Ihore arc some writer's
who stop US. in effect. in every half Of a
mage or less. with new trains of thought
which their words have awakened. and
better still, they set Us to doing as well
rs thinking. Cultivate such helpful
friends and Won then secure the uobleSt
end of reading, and will have paved the
way for high Improvement. After the
habit is once well formed Of reading for
high and noble purpose. it will be
found q source of enjoyment YOU never
dreamed of in the old days when read
ing was only an amusement.
Cultivate good manners, Kind word,
go very far toward making friends. and
the person ever polite will never b,
wanting in this respect.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22

Cultivate good manners. Kind words
60 very far toward making friends. and
the person ever polite will never be
wanting in this respect
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-29
The Aiynraao Alum Springs

These wonderful springs will be open for
the public about the FIRST of September.
The Springs company have only recently
acquired this property, and have not yet
completed the improvements. They are
junction of the Gulf Colorado Il Santa Fe,
and the Missouri Pacific railways. There
are four good hotels at Ayarado, where
board can he obtained at reasonable rates
The waters have been analysed by Professor
Collier, the analytical chemist of the United
States at Washington, and is n sure cure
for sore eyes, skin diseases, rheumatism
and cats directly on the liver and kidneys
Until the company complete their improve
ments the waters are tree to inNali Is. The
water is now on draught at Or, ddock's AM
at the drug store vt nicSox.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-29

OUR exchanges are complimentary of the
speech recently made at Sherman by Coll
oNkL JouS c. Mccoy, who said he could re-
member when a VOLTS track was the most
friendly thing, animate or imam mate, that
could be seen for miles around where Sher.
man now stands and IL looked friendly
from the resemblance to dogs. How diff
leren, now is the condition OF things from
what it was then, with our present thriv
ing, deserving noighbor on the north OF us,
inhabited to-day by some Of tho finest PEG.
pie on tho globe. And yet, aud yet, one
could travel all over the country and not
need a cent, as settlers were only too glad
to have travellers stop over and tell the
news.