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The Lake Charles echo., 1883-10-13
TAKES! TAKES!

NTOTICE is hereby given to all taxpayers
IN of the parish Of G alcasieu, thattbe Tax
Rolls for the year 1883 have been filed in the
office of the Recorder of Mortgages, and
have been delivered and on file in my office,
as required by law, and that the taxesfor the
year 1888 are now due. They are further mott
fed that said taxes will become delinquent
on the 3lst day ofIDeeember, 1888, and will
draw interest according to Section 40, of Act
81, of 1882, at the rate of three per cent. per
month Parties owing taxes on personal prop
erty must come forward and pay said taxes
Immediately, as said taxes will become deliu-
quent on the LIST day Of October, 1883. Those
wishing to avoid costs If notices and Seiz-
ures will do well TO make prompt payment.
f.aaN ID. II. LYONS, u
Sheriff and ex-0ficio Tax Collector Calcasieu
parish, La. aEt tang-l8 '83.
The Lake Charles echo., 1883-10-13
The Mississippi Coast!
GULF COAST ADVERTISER
Newspaper AZ Sob Printing
Rf1sHmkhHfsxfhlaaAna N

EStmkllfshHmenf.
Located at HANDSBoRo, MISS, ono milc
from Mississippi City, the county site, is of
fered for sale, either in whole or part
The paper is 32-columns, the largest on the
coast; is the official journal of Harrison and
Hancock counties, and has q greater cireula-
tiOn In those counties than any paper pub
hshed. Also ,cireulates In jackson, Marion
and ether counties. F
Terms Reasonable. Address,
c. Nj. LIDBLE,,
Handsboro, or Mississippi City, Mise
The Lake Charles echo., 1883-10-13

As a good illustration of what a
man can do in this country, We will
state that last Tuesday, Mr.. Willis E.
LunsfUrd gathered and measured in
the presence of S. J. Harrell and a.
A. Monzingo, 5l4 BUSHES of corn
from one acre of land. The surpris-
ing yield was made out a mile and Il
half from Minden, on the old Bauch
place, and on land that five years ago
wonld hardly have yielded five bushels
per acre. Mr.. Lnnsford is one of the
most successful farmers among us,
and has built up his land by system
of fertilizing This example shows
What can be done by extensive farm
ing. The farmers of Maine commenced
their farms in a bed of rock, and in a
few years have land that rivals in
fertility the best creek bottoms VIC
have Atnden louisiana Demo
cTdt.
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On motion it was resolved by the
police jury, that all commissions here
tofore issued to road overscers through
ont the parish are hereby revoked, to
lake effect December 81, 1888. And
it shall be the duty Of the police jury,
at its December session, and on every
alternate year thereafter, to appoint
all road oycrsccrs throughout the par
ish, to serve for the term Of two years,
commencing on the lst day OF Jan
uary, .ss4, and on the lst day Of Jan
uary of every alternate year thereafter,
and if at any time dnring said two
years, 1t should become necessary to
appoint any road oversecrs, they shall
only be appointed for the uneXplrcd
balance of said two years.
On motion, this body adjourned un-
til Monday, December II, 1888.
Approved:
J. J. W. MILLER,
Attest: President =. j.
J. ben KrnKMAS, Clerk ?. J.
The Lake Charles echo., 1883-10-13
Police Jury Proceedings.
OCTOBER SESSION, 1888.


MONDAY, October l.
Police jury met pursuant to al
iournment. President J. J. ". Mil
! Ter in the chair, and the following
members: u. y. hndrus, Simeon
Vincent, Lastic Vincent, Isaac Nichols,
Wm. Holland, Abner Cole and VIM.
G. Reeves.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Petition of citizens of Seventh ward
asking for a public road commencing
at the John lies place on Whisky
chitto, thence running near j. W.
Harris steam mill on Bnndick's creek,
to connect with the Lake Charles
road near Little Dry creek, was re
ceived and read. and on motion, IT
WAS resolved, that said road be granted,
and that VIM. 0. Green be appointed
oversecr thereon.
Petition of citizens of Fifth ward,
asking to have the polling place of
precinct No in ward No. 8, chang
ed from AIillcc Mazilly's to a. AlPhn's
store, was received, and on motion,
said change was granted.
On motion resolved, That there be
an additional voting precinct estab-
hshed in ward No. 4, at Z. A. Per
kins' store, at Sulphur Mine station,
to be known as precinct No 3 of ward
No. 4, with the following boundaries,
viz: Commencing at Escoubas' ferry
OH Houston river, thence running
south through Long Prairie until it
intersects the north prong of Bayou
Dindc gully ; thence down said gully
to its fork near Edmond DoIron's;
thence up the west prong of said
gully to Choupiquc bayon, in westerly
direction: thence north up said bayou
along the line dividing wards 4 and
! 5 to Houston river; thence down said
river to the point of commencement.
On motion, this body adjourned I'M
/ til tomorrow morning at 9 O'Clock.
The Lake Charles echo., 1883-10-13
Fair MarnIng.

T1HE UNDERSIGNED hereby notify the
a public that, from tins 1a4e. all pepsonE
entering their enclosures without permission,
viii be prosecuted to the full extent of the
law. NALRY EADOuX.
D. GASTEX
MRS. ALEX HEBERT.
ID. HILBERT, Agt
Lake Charles. Sept q. 1883.
The Lake Charles echo., 1883-10-13

IUBsDAY, UcT0OGF 2.
Police Jnry met pursuant to ad-
ionrnment. Members present same as
on yesterday.
On motion the following accounts
werc annrovcd, VIZ:
The Lake Charles echo., 1883-10-13
TnI4c Care Of Your Tools.

IN majority OF cases II is lhe l"''
intention OF thE larNleF 10 put AVA!
any 100. or rn%cHihe .oeinE uSeu ar
soon as ne Is oohc WIN ~ o". "'''I
the WORK is iIniSheu' Whatever Is "'e'
Is lett nntll "A more nor convenient '',.ir !tr ="
put 1t away inc passes al" S''l, II
is not done and hnaI'y II Is neE'ec'e"
aIt"getner, or leEt so io.'g ''a' 'I'"c'
INJURY Is done Many t"FillcF" "nen
asked 10 subscribe Ior some go"o a%r''
cultural paper VIII plea, poverty
when at the same lllhe Pio"", MAJ
rows, cuItIvators and other toolS are
left IN the heId or pied M IN SOM"
fence corner, or some ont-ot-the-"a}
place, there to remain until wanted
next year. The loss by such practices
amounts to enough IN one year N
many cases, to pay Tor one copy m
half the agricultural papers published
in the country. 1t is not an uncom-
mon sight to see IN many parts OF our
country, and especially in the West,
wagons, SIcIghs, mowers and rrape1a
and much other valuable machinery,
left to take their chances with other
less valuable farm implements.
Spring and summer, with all their
The Lake Charles echo., 1883-10-13

On motion it was resolved that j.
J. W. Miller, president of the police
Jury, be and is hereby authorized to
contract with w. S. Hull for the firm
of +. B. d w. Hull, of jackson,
Mississippi, for the construction of a
parish Jail, the prize thereof not to
exceed the sum of twelve thousand
five hundred dollars, to be completed
aud delivered on or before the 1st day
of March, 1884 ; payments therefor to
be made as follows, VIZ: $4,000 on
the lst day of January, 1884, provided
the committee of supervisors hereafter
appointed, certify sufficient work has
been done TO justify sneh payment.
$4,000 on the lst day of March, 1884,
provided said Jail is completed, or as
soon thereafter as delivered. $4,000
January lst, 1885, and $500 on
March LIST, 1885, or one year after the
delivery of the Jail; eight per cent.
interest TO be paid on overdue pay
ments, and eight per cent. discount
on payments made before maturity.
On motion, the police jury adjourned
until tomorrow morning at 0 o'clock.
The Lake Charles echo., 1883-10-13
AYERS PILLS.

A large proportion of tho diseases which
cause human suffering result from derRnge-
ment of the stomach, bowels, and liver.
AYERS CATHARTIC PILLS act directly upon
these organs. and are especially designed to
cure the diseases caused by their derange-
ment including Constipation IndiEes-
ton, Dyspepsla, Headache, Dyscntery,
and a host of other ailments, for all OF
which they are a safe, cure, prompt, and
pleasant remedy. The extensive use OF these
PILLS by eminent physicians in regular prac-
tice, shows enthusiastically the estimation IN
which they are hold by the medical protes-
sion.
These PILLS are compounded of vegetable
substances only, and are absolutely free from
calomel or any other injurious ingredient
A Sufferer from Headache writes:
LAYERS Pills are invaluable to me. and
arc nv constant companion. ] have been
n severe sufferer from Headache, and your
PILLS are the only thing could look %
for relief. One dose will quickly move my
bowels and free my head from pain. They
are the most effective and the easiest phFsic
have ever found. 1t is pleasure TO me TO
speak in their praise, and Always DO SO
when occasion offers.
w l.. PAGE, Of W. l.. Page s. Bro.
Franklin st., Richmond, Va, June 3, 1882.
"I have used AYERS PILLS in number
less instances as recommended by you, and
have never known them to fail TO accomplish
the desired result. We constantly keep them
on hand at our home and prize them as a
pleasant, safe, and reliable family medicine.
FOR DYSPEPSIA they are invaluable.
j. It. HAYES"
Mexia, Texas, June II, 1ssG.
The REV. FRANCIS b. HARIowE, writing
from Atlanta Ca, says: For some years
mast l have heen subject 10 constipation,
from which, in spite OF the use OF medi-
cines OF various kinds suffered increasing
inconvenience, until somo months ago l
entirely corrected the cOstive habit, and
have vastly improved my general health
AYERS CATHARTIc PILLS correct irregu-
larities of the bowels, stimulate the appe-
tito and digestion, and by their prompt and
thorough action give tone and vigor to the
whole physical economy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-05-09
THE RIVER g.

ments. 1t is d business with all the adj
vantages on the side of the dealer. The
dealer need pay no rent, he al store
his stock at home, and the United States
government furnishes him with his cap
ltal. These men make it a point to get
as many copies as possible of every
available document issued by the gov
ernmont, and there are few that are not
available. They store their collection
away. After a few years the documents
become scarce under the careless and
lavish system of distribution that pre-
walls here, and they begin to command
a price. AS the years go on and the
stock of the junk-shops is swept aw "
into the NAV of the paper mill, they be-
come still scarcer and their price rises.
Cases have been known where bureaus
and commissions have been compelled
to turn to these private dealing in order
to complete their own sets of their own
reports only a few years back. One of
these dealers died this winter, at an adj
vanced age, after having been many
years in the business, and leaving a
comfortable estate. 1t is mot an unusual
thing for government officers to make
similar collections with the idea that
they will be valuable some day. One
man who has been IL the service only q
few years has already about 10000 docu-
ments in his possession, and makes it a
point to secure almost every issue from
the government presses.-NeW YORK
| Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-05-09
a New Stock Car.

A new stock car has been patented by
III. A. Lewis, of Wichita Falls, that
promises to revolutionize former meth
DDS of shipping live stock from the west
and southwest.
The plan is the perfection of simplic-
ity. It consists Of jute or hemp network
partitions or stalls, suspended or fasten-
ed to the sides of the car, and can be
used to separate each animal or for MAX
ing compartments in which several head
of stock can be placed. The advantages
claimed forthis invention are that it will
prevent the loss occasioned from trampl-
ing and bruising, and allow animals to
lie down at will without injury.
The partitions are fastened in the car
by means of straps and eye-bolts, and
when loading the partitions are placed
in the car but only fastened on one side,
thus allowing the car to be loaded as il
no change had been made. After the
cattle are in the car, then by means OF
hooks the partitions are drawn across
the car between the animals and fasten-
ed in position, thus combining the stock
in stalls. To unload, it is only necessary
to loosen the straps on n side and let
the partitions down, when the car can
be discharged as if the old method was
in use. The cheapness with which
these partitions can be manufactured
enables the shipper to command their
use with but little additional cost over
the old method, and it will result in a
saving to shippers that will be hard to
over estimate, There have been a great
many devices patented, but all have
been either very expensive or have been
impracticable, and they have not gone
into general use. This invention OF MIR.
Lewis seems to meet all requirements
fully, and to overcome the objections
that have caused the other stock cars to
prove unsuccessful. This will also be
very valuable in the shipment Of horses
and mules, as it meets the demands IN
| their shipments. Like all inventions OF
great value it is so simple that it seems
strange it had not been introduced be-
fore. Mr.. Lewis goes east next week to
have q lot of the partitions manufacture
ed, and expects to be prepared to supply
all Texas shippers this season with the
facilities and advantages his car offers.
These partitions will be placed at the
principal shipping points, and can be
had by shippers on application to the
agent of patentee at these places. Ar
rangements have been about completed
with all the railroad companies to allow
the necessary change to be made IN theil
cars to admit these partitions, and the
additional cost in shipping will be moth
inc in comparison to the saving in value
to stock.-Ieras Live Stock Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-05-09

was n Planchat, an employe of the
Presse newspaper, who had somehow
contrived to wriggle himself into that
position without attracting notice.
Scarcely had the sentence been pre-
nounced when Planchat, moved, as he
afterward explained, by an uncontroll-
able impulse, passed the side ofhis hand
over the prisoners neck in imitation of
the keen blade of the guillotine, at the
same time emitting a whirring sound.
Roussot instantly fell forward with a
shrek of terror, and the bystanders, in
dignant at this heartless and shocking
act, rushed upon Planchat and abused
him. Planchat was subsequently con
demned to two years imprisonment.
AS for his victim. he never recovered
the shock, but remained insane until the
day Of his death. He was pardoned by
the Emperor, and confined, first at
Bicetre, and afterward at Charenton,
where he has just expired. The unfor-
tunate man was under the impression
that he was actually beheaded in the
Palais de Justice, and when relating the
story, was in the habit Of initiating the
sound that haunted him for years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-05-09
Hit the Wrong jug.

A forIorn wife, burdened with domes-
tiecares and disguised with life, deter
mined to depart for a better world, and
took for that purpose q bottle OF corrosive
sublimate from the closet whore the
family Jugs were kept. Composing her-
self carefully on the bed, she drained
one large goblet full, dropped the glass
to the floor, and folded her hands on her
breast, awaiting death. She had antici-
pated the most excrueiating pain as the
terrible corrosive substance should act
on her inwards, and marveled greatly
to find a sensation OF delicious bliss steal
ING over her whole system. Her spirit
was wonderfully exalted, her vision rose
and roamed at will through all the glad
some memories Of the gladstone past.
TT seemed to her as if the veil OF the fu-
tire life was rent and hal her spirit al
ready foated in paradise.
nIhad not dreamed said she, speak
inc with difficulty, for her voice was
failing fast, and her utterance clogged
IT had not dreamed at death was sho
easv. Oh. death where ish thy sting?
Oh. rave. where ish thy victory?
At this iuncture her husband sudden
lv entered and exclaimed
"What in tarnation are you doing,
Sally? What's your face so red about?'
GOO by, Charley. Coin die. Mos1n
Heaven ready. Tak'n c'rosive subel-
mate. Forgive you eve'thingu
ACorrosive Ill., exclaimed the I'M
feeling spouse, "why, that's SO brandy.
T stuck the label on, cause [ knew that
you'd drink it if [ didn't
Let's drop a veil over the touching
scene. The wife has concluded to 1--we,
hit still insists that she was in paradise.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-05-09

Third assistant Postmaster General
Hazen expects there will be a falling off
of probably 81, 0o0, 900 in sales of stamps
for the first year after the reduction Of
letter postage, but does not expect any
ultimate loss. His calculation is that
there will be a large increase of business
first, by increased correspondence in
all parts of the country; second, by the
substitution of sealed envelopes in send
ing business circulars and other printed
matter paying two cents, instead OF
open envelopes paying n cent, as at
present; and third, an increase OF sealed
correspondence in place of postal cards.
1T is well known" says Hazen, ''that
unse&led envelopes containing circulars
are generally consigned by the persons
receiving them to the waste basket with
out examination. 1t will, therefore, be
seen that the inducements to advertisers
to pay an extra cent and put their
printed matter on an equality with cor
respondence will be 50 great that an in
crease Of revenue may be confidently
| predicted from that source.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-05-09
Too awful Utter.

uWell.n said a Deadwood man who
,od inst been introduced to a Brooklyn
n;ri and who had been asked by her if
sg ~ had many of those lovely frontiers
I'm no1 ont his way-"Well, mum, we hev
n:abt smart of lem in our neck o. the
woods"
b,nt those dear, sweet buffalo?" asked
the girl. e,
,;oh and when a buffaler shines out
S1me one is pooty apt to hook on"
How supreme. And those gorgeous
Indians in their picturesque wigwams
Of wampum, with their blending COM
binations of war paint, do you often see
them?n
"Oh! once in q while we get a hack at
q buck, but mostly they are on the res
srvations,n replied the Deadwood man,
staring. '"They does come in OCCASION
oIlv. but we don't track with Them"
@The sweet things! And you have
eueh sunsets out in your mountain fast
nesses. and such loves Of highwaymen!
DO YOU ever see those delightful high
waymen", !.
hrnsh. and. as for sunsets, we get 'em
nTpLJN reg ldl IL idAl -
! isn't itiust too awful tQo." exclaimed
the girl, clasping her hands and rolling
her eyes.
eyes. num- stammeled the Dead
wood mar, sometimes it's pretty dern,
leastwise it was the day that Cobbler
Duffy came into town On the landslide
HAn avalanche! Do you mean an ava
lanche? Oh! can there be anything
more crystally utter than an a~valanche?,
at was pooty tooty utter" hazsrded
the Deadwood man, dropping into his
companions style of expression. 'The
cobbler had a-+a-he had a crystally
shaft up the side of the butte, and one
dav he Was-tooing around up there,
and things slipped out from under
him. 49,.
ooh! how radiant. How irridescent.'
Eyes, mum, and he began to radiate
towards town at the rate OF 1000 miles
and three furlongs a minute. We seen
him "a uttering down the side of the
mountains, ripping up trees and rocks,
and 'tooing along, and his irldescent
wife tapped out OF her shack, and be-
gan to raise a row."
Z poor Lilly n1oaned the girl; Ibid
she stop the glorious avalanche"
mo, num-, not quite. Duffy totched
up against his snack all slailuihS ana
began to howl like a blizzard, cause ne
thought he had lost his mine. But
when they tipped the landslide on one
end there was the mine underneath just
as he left it. So he could work it right
under his winder. That was pooty con.
siderable too, eh!" and the DeadWooo
man never winked.
Glow sublime. How crystalline!"
"But / was going to say we never hac
8 sunset since"
80 star-like," murmured the girl.
Yes, mostly starlike. You see the
landslide stands there to this day on enc
and they don't dare turn it over for feal
of filling in the town, so we don't ge1
any sunset after eleven in the morning
IA perennial twilight! So fearfully
terribly, awfully utter"
"Yes,n murmured the DeadWood mar
cts Just about as utterAas you get EN-
And she sat and gazed upon him
wrapped in admiration, while he Tel
into a reverie, and wondered at Brook
lyn hospitality in not providing sand
boxesn for strangers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-05-09
Thirty Years Under the Guiilotine.

There has just died at Charenton, near
Paris. a man who has had a very curious
history. Thirty years ago this person,
whose name is Roussot, was condemned
to death at the Seine Assizes Tor the
murder ofan old gentleman, M. Denlou-
ry. The case had excited considerable
interest, and the court was crowded
with spectators. Among D persons
standing Immediately behind Roussot,
who was thanked by a pair ofgendarnes /,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-05-09
They Had Feelings.

A business citizen Of Chicago thought
it high time the other day to halt his
reckless son in his mad career, and dur
ing a private interview he said:
"You are in debt, sir"
eyes, | W a few dollars"
"You gamble.n
Eyes, [ play poker now and Them
"You drink
"Yess, a glass of beer ora pony of
brandy"
civilian, how do you suppose [ felt
when ] learned that you had raised
money IN your note?'
"Probably about as [ did when [ tried
to raise it on yours and found that no
one would advance a cent? was the af-
f%ectionate answer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-05-09
A Picked Pun.

A seven-year older, with the punster's
mark on his brow, at dinner, asked his
mother what was in a jar on the table.
"Pickles, my son. was the reply.
"Then, mamma, please pickle. little
one out for me,n came with stunning
force from the child, and the mother
fell over q chair and tainted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-05-09
A FINE RANCH FOR SALE

The undersigned offers for sale at a bargain his
ranch Of 800 acres at .Martinsdale, Meagher county,
Montana. There are 90 acres under fence and Guilt
walton, and a ditch carrying 100 inches of water that
will put water. on every acre Of the land. There are
also a number of excellent buildings, including a
store, hotel barn, blacksmith shop, saloon and others.
The place offers a fine opportunity for some one to
engage in business and make money. For further
particulars address me st Martinsdale, Montana.
T. G. GAUGLER. f
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-05-09

There has never
been an instance in
which this sterling
%invigorant and anti
febrile medicine has
failed to ward off
the complaint, when
taken duly as a pro-
lection against ma
laria. Hundreds of
physicians have aban-
doned all the ofiicinal
specifics, and are
now prescribing this
harmless vegetable
tonic for chills and
fever, as well as dys-
pepsia and nervous
affections. Hostetter's
Bitters is the specific
ron need.
For sale by all
Druggists and Dealers
generally.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-05-09
Peculiar Profession Practice
ington.

The occupation most peculiar to Wash
ington of all is, perhaps, the dealer IN
government documents. Everybody
remembers, probably, Edward Everett
Hale's amusing Story, written When pa
per was bringing its highest war prices,
about the young man who a coilecteo
handbills and circulars and prospectuses
and documents and other gratultlous III
erature, and had soon placed himself pc
yond the reach of want by the accumuia-
ton of a fortune in waste paper. Inns
extravaganza is sober facts III
ton. There are men who not only lived
comfortably. but have acquired q hand
some competency in the business OF col
Letting and selling government docu-