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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-12-08

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LAKE CuARLEs, LuUIsTANA.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-08-18
What SObered Him.
The Incident Which Touched an Old
T0per's Heart and Led TO Aass
Reformation.
Arkansaw Traveller.

"Boys, / won't drink lessen you take
what do" said old Josh Split, in re.
ply to an invitation. He was a topper OF
long standing and abundant capacity,
and the boys looked at him in astonlsh
ment.
S "The idea,n one of them replied,
that you should prescribe conditions is
laughable. Perhaps you want to force
one of your abominable mixtures on US.
You are the chief of the mixed drinkers
and won't agree to your conditions
He wants to run us in on castor OIL
and brandy said the judge, who would
willingly have taken the oil to get the
brandy.
"No, Tn square, replied Split.
.'Take my drink and I'm with you"
The boys agreed, and stood along the
bar. Every one turned to Split and
regarded him with interest
"Mr. Bartender" said Split, "giye
me a glass of water"
"What, water ~ the boys exclaimed.
eyes, water. It's a new drink to me,
admit, and expect it's q scarce artl-
Gle with all of YOU. Lemme tell how |
came to take it.; several days ago pas
sci of you went fishing, and we. took a
| fine chance of whisky along. an had q
Hclp 1ubs iIulSs to0 lk0
cot powerful drunk, an crawled under
| tree an went to sleep. The boys
drunk up all the whisky an came back
to town. They thohght it q good joke.
| cause they'd left me out thar drunk, an
told it around town with mighty blus..
ter. My son got a hold of the report an
| told it at home. Well, laid under that
| tree all night an when I woke in the
mornin,' thar sot my wife right thar by
me. She didn't say word when woke
| up, but she sorter turned her head
away. I got up an looked at her. She
still didn't say nothin', but could see
that she was chokin'.
81 wish had suthin ter drink 81. !.
"Then she tuck cup What she fotch
with her and went down to whar a
spring billed up and dipped up cupful
an fotch it to me. Jes as she was han
din it ter me, she leaned oyer ter hide
her eyes an seed tear Raap in the
water. tuck the cup aHi drunk the
water an the tear, an rais 4 my hands
| I vowed that I would Never halter
drink my wife's tears agin that | had
been drinkin' them for the last twenty
years, an that was goin' to stop: You
boys know who iHfNEas that LETT me
drunk. You was &efn the gang. Give
me another glass NJ water, Mr.. Bar
/ tender,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-08-18
What am Old Man Noticed.

have noticed that men are honest
when well watched.
I have noticed that purses will hold
pennies as well as pounds.
& | have noticed that in order to be a
reasonable creature, it is necessary at
times to be downright mad.
have noticed that some men are so
honest that necessity compels them to
be dishonest III the end.
have noticed that silks, broadc1oths
and jewels are often bought with other
peoples money.
have noticed that whatever is, is
right with only few exceptions-the
left eye, the left leg, and the left side
OF plum pudding.
have noticed that the prayer OF 2
selfish man is Forgive US our debts" ;"
while he makes every one that owes
him pay to the utmost farthing.
have noticed that he who thinks
every man a rogue is certain to see one
when he shaves himself, and he ought
in mercy to his neighbor, to surrender
the rascal to justice.
I have noticed that money is the FOOLS
wisdom the knaye's reputation, the
poor mans desire, the covetous mans
ambition and the idol OF all.
have noticed that all men speak
well of all mems virtues when they are
dead, and that the tombstones are
marked with the epitaphs OF the good
and virtuous. Is there a particular
cemetery where the bad are buried
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-08-18

CURED BY DAN RIcE's PRAYER. jus
tice Riman, an Erie county magistrate
and ex-member of the State legislature,
has been lying at deaths door since
Sunday. Several clergyman prayed at
his bedside, but the afflicted gentleman
sank lower and lower every hour. To-
day, an old friend, Col. Dan Rice, the
great Snowman, clown, and temperance
lecturer, knelt by the dying mans bed
side and invoked the Almighty to turn
aside the dart OF death. The family
wept while the supplieation was being
pronounced in a fa'tering voice. A
minister present pronounced the aged
clowns. prayer the most pathetic he
ever heard. Opening his eyes, the dying
man said family II shall live" and
fell into refreshing slumber. He inn
proved steadily. and his physician ex-
presses no solicitude as to the speedy
recovery Of the patient.-Erie special to
The Philadelphia press.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-08-18
AFTER TWENTY YEARS.
Kansas City Times.

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No doubt she firted-all girls do;
But then. you know, she didn't mean it
To me in all things she was true
A blind man even could have seen it.
But thorns are found near every rose,
And after some few months we parted,
A tetrlrop glistened on her nose,
And for days was broken-hearted.
A score of years have passed away
Since then lately heard about her.
Her hair had turned trife gray.
Her figure grown a great deal stouter.
And since then have married twice,
My heart no longer reaches toward hers,
For she has been widow thrice
And lately's gone to taking boarders
F. H. CURTISS.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-08-18
SMEEIFE,s SALE.

BY virtue of a writ OF. tieri facias,
issued on a twelve months bond in
directed will proceed to sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, at the
Courthouse of said parish, in the town OF Ope.
lousas. on SATURDAY, the 1st day OF
September, 1885, at II o'clock A. NJ the follow
ing described property, to-wit:
a certain tract of land situated in the parish
Of ST. Landry, In this State, on the east side OF
Bayou Marie Croquant or Teche, bounded
above by lands belonging to Mudd and below
by lands of Terrell, having a front of eighteen
oriess In depth and containing about seven
hundred and eighteen superficial arpents to-
gether with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon, as per plat of said land filed i'll
the papers of the above suit.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-C Cash.
Sheriff of the Parish of ST. Landry
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-08-18

The Marksville Review, reviewing
the actions of past Democratic nomina-
ting conventions in Louisiana, and
speaking of the next convention, says :
"Our word for it, the nomination of
Governor of Louisiana will not at the
next convention be "a cut and dried af-
fair but nomination made by the
people, for the best interests of Louis
ina, and not for the sinister purposes Of
any oligarchy within the party.
These are our sentiments exactly, on
" we don't know exactly how to man
age to arouse the people against the
oligarcly; the latter are SO skillful in
the manipulation of wire-pnlling, and
the former so slow to look to their best
interests, that we are afraid the same
old game will be played on us once
more. Lake Charles Commercial.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-08-18

Josh Billings says: when young
man amt good for anything else, llke 2
to see nm carry gold h,m Ga,f. nart his
hair in the middle
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-08-18

Could the pauper children Of large
cities be sent to the country and placed
On farms, they would not only become
producers, but acquire habits of indus
try, sobriety and honesty, and grow up
to be useful happy men and women. 1t
is authoritatively declared that there
are csc, 900 persons in New York and
Brooklyn who receive charitable assist
ance, and that not few of these are
entirely dependent upon charity for the
necessaries of life. The larger part OF
ners are children, who, if left alone, will
grow grow up idlers and vagabonds, also.
New Orleans has her full share of this
class,-States. ~ H8
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-08-18
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Sheriff of the Parish of st. Landry
& GEEKIFF,s SALE.
SUSAN WEBB. WIFE. VS.. A. E. KELLER,
WIDOW GALLIGAR.
J. e. Payne, Intervenor.
No. T2357.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

-1 +!
BY virtue of a writ of plus alias feri facias is
sued out of the honorable District Court in and
for the parish of st. Landry, in the above enti-
tied suits and to me directed, will proceed to-
sell at public sale to the highest bidder, at the
Courthouse in the town of Opelousas, parish OF
ST. Landry, on SATURDAY, the 1st, day OF
Septemher, 1883, at II O'Clock A. NJ, the follow
ing described property. to-wit:
Ist The undivided half OF tract of land on
the east side of Bayou B9uf, bounded east by
Holmesville and on all other sides by Bayou
B9uf. which tract is known as. the Bendfield.
containing about three hundred and thirty five
acres with all the buildings and improvements
thereon.
I'd. A tract of land situated on the West side
of Bayou Banf containing about seven nun
C. Anderson to Carl Wolff, and below by lands
which formerly belonged to Peter Collins now
to Mrs Jim Curley ct als,,with all the buildings
and Improvements thereon.
Seized in the above suit.
Terns-CaSh.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-08-18

An esteemed correspondent expresses
the opinion that our remarks on the ac.
ceptance by the Mississippi judges OF
railroad passes were too harsh, and
asks us if we think such men could be
influenced or corrupted by such insig-
nificant means. To this question we
reply No. Neither the States nor any
other sensible paper or individual be-
lieves that the Supreme Court Judges
of our sister State were or could be in
huenced in their decisions by such
means. But that is not the question.
Such practices are wrong in principle
and pernicious in their influences upon
public morals; they corrupt public
opinion il they do not corrupt the
judges. There are influences con-
stantly at work tending to lower the
plane of political thought and action,
and it is the duty Of men in high public
place, especially on the bench, by their
utterances, principles and practices,
even in the smallest matters, to hold
the masses to the higher level. But the
Mississippi judges in this case, as Judge
CoOper's answer shows, took a lower
view of the dignity of the judiciary than
that entertained by the. masses OF the
people-the fear of whose criticisms
alone deferred him from accepting free
passes from the railroads. Unqnestion-
ably the States and the Federal Gov
ernment ought to provide for the trav-
cling expensea of the judges when they
are travelling in the discharge of their
public duties. But until this shall be
done by law, the judges of our courts
ought to pay their own expenses; GER
tainly in view OF the great and growing
power Of the railroads, and the in
creasing necessity of holding those
corporations within the law, no judge
should ask or accept free passes or
other favors from tllem.-States.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-08-18

Mans a fool.
When it's hot he wants it cool,
When it's cool he wants it hot,
Meier contented with his lot.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-08-18

Five times as many kinds of insects
are estimated to exist as there are spe-
cies of all other living creatures togeth-
er. Four hundred and fifty species are
fostered by the oak tree alone, and two
hundred by the pine. Humboldt, In
1S49 estimated that between 10000 and
10000 species were preserved in collec-
tions, and it is now supposed that the
number may be something like 75O,Ooo.
With how large part of Natures pro-
duction in this one field can any single
Individual hope to become familiar.
In European remains Mr.. II. w. Jack
son has found evidence that the man OF
prehistoric days was afflicted with
toothache, abcess of the jaw, rheumat-
ic liberation, and manv other diseases
not materially different from those
which attack modern humanity.
That the keeping of plants in ill-ven-
tilated rooms may cause malarious IN
fections even in non malarious regions
is pointed out by Prof. Crudelh, OF
Rome. Prof. Eichwald. of st. Peters
burg, reports that a lady attacked by
true intermittent fever was quickly
cured when her plants were removed
from the room in which she was living.
It is stated that the unwholesome in
luence is not exerted by the plants
themselves, but by the damp earth in
which they are grown.
In 1868, Messrs. Christat and Kiener
showed that minute organisms existed
in cases Of glanders. To prove them to
be the cause of the disease, however, it
was necessary to produce glanders by
means Of the organisms when cultiva-
ted outside the animal body. Such
demonstration has just been furnished
by Messrs. Bouchard, CAPTAIN and
Charran, who haYe inoculated rabbits
with the cultivated organisms and
caused genuine glanders.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15
AnoIent Law Makers.

About the beginning of the fifth CEN
tury, the Salians, after their settlement
in Gaul, under their King, Pharamond,
they framed body of laws which have
since been known as Saic; but at that
time those lawmakers knew nothing of
the wonderful discovery which works
-harmoniously With natures laws, and
which is a positive boon to those suffer
ing from Rheumatism, Gout or Neural
gia. We refer to that common-sense
remedy, Salicylica.
Every family should be provided with
a bottle of Chamberlain 8 Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhea Remedy, for use in cases
of bowel complaint, during the summer
months. 1t is the only preparation in
market that can always be relied upon.
It is pleasant and safe to take. Sold by
IF. Manett.
From Dubuque Herald.
Chamberlain & Co., of Des MOines,
have issued what they call a household
Souvenir, primarily to advertise their
medical preparations, but valuable
chiefly from the fact that it is well filed
with a large amount of information in
cooking, especially prepared by Mrs. M
B. WeleA, the able and accomplished
lecturer on domestic economy in the
State Agricultural College. She is,
without any question, the highest west
ern authority on cooking, having re-
Gently visited Europe on purpose to bet
ter herself for tins line of duty at the
college. Cali at Drug Store and get a
copy free of charge.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15
MeteoroIor.

Prof. Tice makes ''new departure"
in his Farmers Almanac and Weather
Forecasts for 1884, adding much of val
ne and interest to all, and especially to
the farmer. The large amount of in
formation in regard to the care of stock,
their diseases. symptoms, cure, &c,
prepared by the most celebrated veter-
mary surgeon in America, and the
rules, now given for the first time,
which viii enable any person to fore
tell the approach of frost are among the
new features introduced in the forth
coming issue. weather Foretelling,' -
and the article showing how the
clouds indicate the approach of storms,
viii prove of general interest A stun
nv corner will be given for those VINO
enjoy a good laugh, while the careful
house-keeper is not forgotten. Send
for It, read it, follow its advice, and be
happy Tice & Livingston, the pub
fishers, SO5 North Third St, st. Louis,
Mo-, viii mail sample copy and terms
! 90 the trade on receipt of tEenty cents.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15
Round-Ups.

Ed johnson has been doing the plas-
tering on Leffingwell's residence, also
on Prof. Lewis house Geo. Kraft has
been replastering the Finch house.
Dr.. Mallett has gone to keeping house
north of the lowe barn. mrs Willard
and her sister were in town Tuesday
night. J. B. mccormick and Irving
Rogers have returned from Holton,
Kansas, where they had been attend
ing the normal university. Literary
and temperance meeting combined at
the school house Friday night. Nem-
oria1 services IN the morning at the
Presbyterian church and at the school
house in the evening, Sunday NJ E
Mite society was somewhat interfered
with by the inclement weather. The
new school house in district 10 is ready
for the plasterer. The new bridge
across Deer creek, southwest of town,
near Charles Fredericks has been com
pleied and is the best bridge built by 8
township in the county, it is on the sec
ton line one mile west of the burg.
The crossing of PlOtner creek both west
and north of town has been greatly i'm
proved, aud is no longer q dread to
those wishing to visit the cou ty seal
from the southwest west or northwest
III. Fleisher was in town yesterday
with load Of hogs which he seld to J
F.. Morse.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15
Crow

The ssgoose'' is all right since cleo
ton: Joseph Dawkey and wife OF
Cedar county, Iowa, are in this vicinity
visiting relatives and friends. John
Rambo and family visited the burg,
last week. l. E. Dixon of the county
farm was in town last week. The
school in district '.79, - under the man.
agement OF Mrs. Mamie Ridge, closes
this week Miss Mary Bishop who
has been confined to the house a long
time with rheumatism, is out again
Geo. and Maggie Dawley of Crytal
Greek. visited Miss I. Phillips the first
of the week. Geo. Bogenrief has en-
larged his house by adding a wing.
There seems 10 be considerable sick
ness here just at present, DR.. Hall had
an average of eight calls per day
through the past week, malaria the
principal cause. Vox.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15
Holton, Kans., Nov. II, 1888,


ED The University at this
place closed last Thursday for a vaca-
ton of four days, or until Tuesday
Messrs, Mccormick and Rogers of the
''burg," who have been attending
school here for the past two terms re-
turned home last Friday. At the time
the school closed there were 172 schol
ars enrolled.
A lady of this place met with terri
BILE death short time ago. The team
which she was driving became frighten-
ed and run away, threw her On a barb
wire fence, cutting her throat in such
manner that she died instantly.
Hallow eve was duly observed by the
the young people OF this town, and
gates, wagons and all movable articles
seemed to be animated on that particu-
lar night, and yet is said that some of
the victims could not see where the
''shoke come in.''
Ye scribe saw Ed Korns at Netawaka
one day last week he seemed as jolly as
ever or perhaps more so when giving
description of that boy
The farmers of this region are quite
busy gathering their corn, which is said
to be excellent.
PRODrcAI
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15
Occidental Literary Society.
PROGRAM FOR THE OCCIDENTAL LITER
AIRY SOCIETY, FOR Nov. 18TH.

1-Music-song by Alice Bickferd and
others, selected By herself.
2-Select Reading. Ella Close.
3-Army stories. e. Davis.
Recitation, Miss Elsie Lowe.
5-Music-Song by Gussie Young and
others of her selection.
.6-Select paragraphs read by William
Woodward.
dialogue by Myrtle Bostetter and
others.
6-Ten minutes speech, J. F. Morse.
9-Song by Frank Woods.
10-Debate. Question to be selected by
the leaders. Affirmative: n. B. Nc
Cormick and j. F. Dixon. Negative ]:
w. B. Allen and A. P. McElr0y.
1I-Male quartette arranged by G. A.
Lewis.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

Cummings Hoy and w. w Watson, of
Long Island were callers at these head
quarters Saturday.
VIM. F. Starch, late of West Virginia
has located in. LongIsland. lie is rel
alive Of the Watson boys, who are ola
residents of the county.
The Presbyterian social will be held
at the residence of r Rogers, Tuesday
evening, NOV. Doth. During the eyea-
ing there viii be an oyster supper serv-
ed at the Parsonage. Supper 25cts.
Come one, come all.
A. B. Bowel, of Vinton, Iowa, was
in Phillipsburg Monday, looking up
some lands In winch he has some inter
est. Mr. d. is an active real estate OPP
orator IN whom his own people seem to
have confidence: He is believed to be
the jOlliest man in Iowa.
E. c. Towne, of Plum township, who
has been spending some time in Kansas
and south we I No., was caller at the
HERALD office yesterday. Mr.. J..
behring's for publication soon. We shall
look Tor them with interest.
Occasi0naIIy correspondents send Us
reports of The chariva eeng of a newly
married couple in some some country
neighborhood, but all such paragraphs
go into the waste basket. L. is low,
vulgar habit that should disgust every
man who has the instinct of a gentle
man, and we do not care to be cOuinu-
ally notifying the public that it is still
tolerated in Kansas-but we some
times teel strongly inclined TO publish
the names OF those who thus disgrace
themselves. -NaJioualist,
j. W. Palmer, from Platt Co. Mo,
whose family have been old neighbOr in
Virginia and Missouri to our Samuel
Plotner, and who has been stopping
with him Tor some time past, in hopes
that his health might be improved, left
Monday for Missouri to join his family,
with no hopes of recovery. His disease
is bronchial affection and probably past
recovery or help. We understand that
he has been under the medical care of
DIR. Wilkinson of Logan.
A pleasant surprise party was held
last tuesday evening At the residence OF
Nj. Dick Coweu, given III honor o.
the eighteenth birthday Of III. David
Bailey. The surprise was complete,
ana some twenty -IIF6 OF tnlfJy OF young
people OF the town were IN attendance.
The party met at the house q. ".
Young. Numerous games we're
INDUCED III dunng the evening, and en-
joyed by ali. Alter pleasant and
tasty lutte supper, all went home salts
fed with the evenings entertainment.
and wishing MI. Bailey many and hap
Ply returns of this pleasant evening.
The Kansas Picture Book, issued by
the Land Department of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railway, is the lat
est effort of that thoroughly Kansas
corporation, to show the world the fer
Utility of IL ansas soil. the salubrity of it's
climate, the strength of its men, and
the beauty of It's women. The picture
book is of course we'll printed, and illus
trated in spirit OF genuine humor, and
better yet, it is not disfgured by the
abominable high sounding english usu-
ally seen in similar publications.-In
du,trialist
We can cheerfully endorse the aboYes
communication of the Kansas picture
book.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15
Notice to Contractors

Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals to lay foundation and do the
carpenter work on the NJ E Church, at
Phillipsburg, Kansas, will be received
up to Noon, november 30th, 1888
Bids to De separate. The trustees re-
serving the right TO reject any or all
bids. Plans and specifications may be
seen at the Office of the county clerk,
PhilhpSburg, Kans.
By order of committee.
G. w. Young, sec.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15
wondarfnl Crons for 1saa

Z Means rank, decaying Vegetation later
in the season. Drive out the seeds of
diseases NOW by using bottle of Browns
Sarsaparilla aud dandelion with Iodide
of Potassium. This remedy is now sc-
knowledged to be the best Blood, Liver
and Kidney medicine known, and has
saved the lives of thousands. Procure
bottle at once, every druggists sells
and recommends