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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-06-09
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Remaining 10 the Postoifice, at Lake Charles
.Calcasieu parish La, for the week ending
June 2, 1858:
LADIES LIST.
Belle A A miss Coulter Belle j miss
Denis Martha mrs Carrot Mia mrs
Smart Belle miss q Winker Tlhos mrs
Wade Laura miss
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-06-09
Stray Pony.

A CREOLE PONY, light sorrel, saddle
~ marks, white on back, branded thus /:
This pony has been IN the neigh
boFhood " Mr.. x. Lagrange about
m ID year and 2 half For further
TIN particulars, apply al this office, or
70 x Lagrange, pay charges, prove
jun 2tfJ X, LAGRANGE
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-06-09

During the late unpleasantness,
when the writer was wearing the gray
for Mars JEFF, We rode into Camden,
Ark, in the early spring. 1t struck
us as being she prettiest little place on
earth. Troops Of smiling, happy
schoolgirls were going to school, and
they oil wore clean white aprons and
pretty calico dresses. The houses were
all painted fresh and white and the
fences were newly white-washed. Every
thing bore the air of sweetness and
neGtness. Our Lake Charles girls
wear white aprons, aud nice dresses
and look sweet, but just look at our
houses aud fences. You wont look
but once. The paint brushes are rot
ten and thrown away and the paint is
yet IN the store. The uau with tue
white-wHsh brush has either been
starred to death or arrested for va
grGncy. Come. Come. Let's brush
up a little. Strangers are liable to
drop III on us, and what will they think
of us?
H. P. Peninger, q merchant at
Babb's Bridge, Rapides parish, gave
us call on Thursday. Our first
question, after discussing the weather,
is always about crops, and Mr.. p
says the prospects for fine crops
this season we're never better in his
section. He also says number Of i'm
migrants have recently located in his
section. That's what we want-1nore |
Immigrants, for every part of this
beautiful state. Some very substantial
improvements are being made in his
neighborhOod, among them two
story building to be used for school
house. There is now a fourishing
school at Spring Greek, under the
supervision and management Of Prof.
W. II. Baldwin. More schools, ought
to be one of our watch words. More
aud We are sure to have less
crime. No country can prosper where
schools are neglected.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-06-09
Every election Of Directors of this Corpo-
alton shall be by ballot and conducted by

IT AVING IMPORTED number Of fine
Il cows from the North | am now pre-
pared to furnish pure and fresh sweet milk
night and and morning to my customers at
10 cents per quart Satisfaction guaranteed.
Milk delivered punctually. dec3O-3m
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-06-09
LOCAL NEWS.

-HuskelI has the best five cent cigar
in town.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-23
schools for Deaf MuteS.

To the Honorable Senate and House of Representa-
tGtSoes of the State Of Fi0rid0, in General As
sena5ly conoened-Greeting
AS an humble citizen of the commonwealth,
land myself deaf mute), beg leave to bring to
your honorable notice the condition of deaf mute
children who are born citizens of Florida and
whose education by the State is entirely ignored,
whilst all other children are provided by the
State with educational advantages.
am aware of many deaf mute children of a
schoolable age who have never had any educa-
ton. Should they grow up without the
benefits of common school education, they
may grow up as tools for designing persons, and
should they finally be burden to the State
either as paupers or convicts, is not the Legsla-
ture to great extent chargeabe for their neglect
torrovide for certain class of children The same
educational advantages that all other children of
the State enjoye
And as in the Providence of God these deaf
mute children have been born deficient of Ger
tain faculties which debar them from the general
educational advantages provided for the children
Of the State. should not the Legislature provide
the same advantages for these as we'll as for any
other class of its citizens?
by establishing at some convenient point
suitable school for deaf mute children Florida
will but be following the worthy example of her
sister and older state
Praying your honorable notice Of this worthy
subject am, your humble servant,
PERRY BARNES,
CLEAR WATER, FLA, JAM 10, 1888.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-23

The Florida Annual Publishing Company
propose to commence the publication in New
York Ctty of a periodical entitled as above, the
inft nhmber of W hich will be issued next October,
arl thereafter on the same date Of each year.
T5r beck will contain over two hundred pages Of
descriptive and statistical matter. and an edition
oEtwepiy thousand copies will be put in press,
msking tie limited space which will be allowed
tos advertisers of much value. We are satisfied
that this work will possess merit, for the prin-
eifal toilaborator thereon will be Mr.. c. K Nun
roe the talented artist and graphic writer whose
a4mitable sketches OF lie and adventure in Flor
ids have adorned the pages of Harper's Weekly
ft4 m5aits past, and who is spending the winter
inahis city. For information as 10 the coming
book address Florida Annual Publishing Com
psnv Tallahassee.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-23
Pensacola Advance Gazette, January 1l.1

This good man breathed his last at the resi-.
dence of his son-in-law, Capt. W. D. Chipley, in
this city, Yesterday morning at 3 o'clock. He
had been patient sufferer for many years with
Brights disease of the kidneys, but passed peace
fully away yesterday morning, surrounded by his
affcctionate and sorrowing family. Mr.. Bilups
was about ifly-eight years OF age, and lived a
life of great usefulness and purity. He was a
perfect type of the Southern gentleman, and was
intelligent to an extraordinary degree. His affa-
bilty of character has ever been a subject OF
comment amongst his numerous acquaintance
and friends His death is a great blow TO the
community in which he lived, and TO his family,
with whom we deeply sympathize. His remains
are being conveyed to his home in Columbus,
Ca, where they will be inferred to-day.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-23

i XSs{p sranes ssesssy orenns.S 3
J; @ssisSH number Of ladies' met lfiss Ft..e,. 5
W4sar9'on the morning Of The 2ist Inn. /. A.
psRor the Leon Hotel, and Local Tsmr.,
aus eisty was orgnnized auxiliary 70 de ~.
;tio3l pne Womea's Christian Temners,..
stT9fiu.N Miss Willard after calling the meet.
ItosSfdts announced that Mira Z G. Lonr -
lcoSEenfsd TO act - President OF the State r.
ressncN Organization, and subsequently NJ,
lJsftes b. Gamble was elected Vice Presiden, Y
TING .sasse Nominations Of officers for The Il.
|.c4 <Inibp were then In order, and the follcw,,.
.wsra Ssected: Pres Mn- A. Hopkins. vIc.
|, Pa. frA p Houstoun, Treasurer, Mis- ]. q
;Ak5urtss, Rec. Sec., Miss r Bernard, Cor. g.
Ms Ls Byrd, Librarian, MIRA J. C. Kempev
/ Ma Willard requested Mrs Long 70 acs :,
S,xs d scientific Instruction, and Ma Hopki..
as Bupt Of Department, OF holding public meet.
Acuhamitiee was appointed to make Arrange.
snsrss 4spr holding public meetings every Supdrv
/ af@tnoSu during the session Of the Legislature
ana apother was appointed to furnish music o.
thss occasions. A resolution was passed reQues,.
ing local papers TO p1blish these proceedings Ala
TO auake the announcement that the first publ
mss1ins would be held Sunday, 18th last, at IN
p..a.. IN the Capitol The meeting then sd
iofnei unit! the first of February. " hen the fru
regular meeting will be held at p n, al N.
Tes;debce Of Mrs. A. Hopkins.
4 MISS BERNARD.
Z l Recording Secretary pro TEN.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-23

There is delightful lull in politics, and a
breeze in material interests, as is always the way
whcn the Democracy is in the ascendant in the
nation. The reason for this is patent When
the Democracy are not on rising ground, party
which ought not TO be is, and the Democracy,
ueIug tie people, ag,tate unIll The usurping pow
err is displaced from the prominence which be-
longs to them. This political business, which is
properly paramount. for the time as influencing
the affairs of the country for veal or woe, being
disposed Of, the attention of The people naturally
revcrts TO the material interests on which their
politics are based. In this lull after victory the
tides Of popular thought the pens of journalists
who have sense enough for other work than par
tsau writing the efforts of leading men of COM
munics, are turned 10 the consideration of topics
Of manufacture, agriculture commerce. and of
public improvement-all those subjects whose
discussion in theory and development in practice
constitute the solid progress of people, Now is
peace, after the jar and clash of contendng parti-
last fall, and the arts of peace prevail encour-
aged as they are by the assurance that the peo-
pie will place in power their own Democratic
administration in 1884 to protect and foster them
in their progressive work. The people are
cheerful, full of confidence and energy. and are
| pushing right on in the march of advancement
They see within their reach the realization Of
the hopes of patrIots-the equalized prosperity
and development of the whole country-South
| as well as North, East and West. They feel that
they have the strength to break down the sec
tional party which has been an incubus upon
them for twenty years, and, in the name of re-
publicanism, the arch enemy Of democratic in
stitutions-the undermining foe of The very repub.
lie in its centralized power and corrupt and cor
rupting influences. The people feel that they
are the veritable Hercules to clean out" that
| augean stable and restore Washington as the
mere capital city of a republic of States, rather
than the seat of consolidated political empire
| The situation is peace, and in its time the De
mocracy are gathering new strength for the
grand browning victory of 1884
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-23

while de entire region a6oth psrsnnial pastu-
rags sos the hundreds q cattls 0wded b. the
settlsssin the nsighbofhood. The object Of Gen.
eral Gflmore's survey alluded to. vas to settle
the moosed point = 10 whether Okeienokes
swamp or lake would supply sufficient guam
tity Of water to feed the - summit level section
Of barge and ship canal connecting the waters
Of the st. Mary's river, on the Atlantic, with
those of tho Huwanee, on the Gulf Of Mexico
and the survey proved both conclusiveiy, esti
mating the entire cost of such canal at less
than $4,000, 600, while a ship canal across the
peninsula Of Florida at any other point has
never been estimated at less than 80 900 ,000
The projected barge canal, which is also designed
to utilize the inland coast waters Of the Gull
from the Bay Of st. Marks westward to the
mouth Of the Mississippi river, 10 considered
amply sufficient to drain the 600 900 acres Of the
Okeienokee lying In the State Of Georgia and
about 200, 900 acres In the State of Florida. 1t
may be remarked, In conclusion, that the con
summation of this project would completely
open up to settlement. agriculture and commerce.
vast and now almost impenetrable and unin-
habitable region, Astounding in dense forests o.
timber and valuable lands that can in no Other
way be rendered accessible to the public
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-23
Savannah News, Jan. 1877
The OkefenOkee SWAMP.

NC OAcEeDOke0 SWAMP
A recent visitor to the Dismal Swamp in vir
ginia writes that he found it much reduced in
extent compared to what it was twenty year,
ago, and now presenting to cultivation some O.
the best farming lands in the State. This re-
minds us that Georgia and Florida are the join
owners of one of these elephants 10 ourown eupho
NOUS Okefenokee, which Is likely to receive sim
liar attention before many more decades. Oke
fenokee swamp, so called, according to the sur
vey of General @. A. Gilmore, contains abou,
eight hundred thousand acres Of land, much Of
it in open prairies covered with shallow water
lying upon soil surface from eight to ten feel
deep in decayed vegetable matter. When It ID
considered that the same survey shows the
swamp to be situated on summit or ridge one
hundred and seventeen feet above Underwater on
the ST. Mary's river, at . point only about ten
miles distant, and that two rivers flow ont OF
the swamp in opposite directions, we may well
look forward to the time when enterprise shall
invade those now gloomy regions, dredge out
those two rivers, which already form a.connec-
ting water way between the Atlantic and Cult
of Mexico across the Peninsula q Florida,
empty that vast basin into Q navieablc barge
canal, as nature designed, and reclaim TO sgri-
culture of the two States the finest body of CO.
cessible truck farming lands III the South.
II has been shown that Oke6snokee was once
an open clear water lake. partially flled up In
the course Of time, and having now only about
seven bet Of vatsr = II sreatsst average depth
Within II aree m many large illands that
do not evssdow. eome of them hieh hanmnok
lsndu, coysse6 liks ~ onise bor6epof ~
swanps MN 1aA lolseis ef valuahle limIaf,
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-23

'Ssputhern CuIaivatsr'' for January.
THE January number of this standard agricuL
ierNl publication Is on our table II Is, perhaps,
atead OF any other number in general interest.
Ea It's psgcs are treated all matters pertaining TO
4efuccess. comfort and happiness of the farmer.
The publishers are doing what nearly all the
Eerprieters of Southern publications have failed
{? d, namely: employing the best writer's in the
5aush ID contribute to its columns. And they
aHHr thus making the most entertaining agricul-
TONI jo0d nal ever furnished the Southern people.
Che January number has the usual able contr1-
Haipns from DIR. Jones-his Thoughts for the
Aaa,h' and the entertaining Enquiry Depart
mena )" articles on Preparing Cotton for Market
Crop Lien Law, Railroads and Right Of Way,
Farm TENANTS, Intensive Farming, Juts in The
Pnath, The Sugar Cane Question, Stock ana
Dairy Department, Bill Apps Inimitable Letter.
faurIfuli pages Of Correspondents directly nom
;the Farmers, Biographical Sketches and FOR
Haits Of Senator Barrow and Major Campoen
Wallace, full Discussion OF Fish Culture. ana
The IPalsbns of Husbandry Department The
sApperated articles are only small portion Of
tie donisnta Itis . paper well worth the prica
a1bS pr year. or ten copies one year for $l00O.
Aaiifessj1AA p. HARRIsoS 6 Co. Atlantis, Ga
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-23

The Grand Lodge F. and A. NJ met in annual
session at Jacksonville, Tuesday, 10Th, and was
the best attended meeting in six years. Grand
Master w. E. Anderson delivered the annual ad-
dress, before an unusually large representation
of subordinate lodges On Wednesday the cleo
ton for grand offices for the ensuing year was
held with the following result
z. II. Mason, Grand Master; r. J. Perry, Dep
uty Grand Master, reelected; Marcus Endel,
Senior Grand Warden; n r. Carter, Junior
Grand Warden, reelected. NJ Robinson, Grand
Treasurer, reelected. D. c. Dawkins, Grand
Secretary, reelected for the fourteenth time.
John Penny, Grand Chaplain, reelected.
THE GRAND CHAPTER
Elected and installed, to serve for the ensuing
year, the following officers, after which it ad-
journed 10 the third Monday in January, 1884
George S. Hallmark, NJ. E. G. P.
VIM. +. Anderson, ID. g. II. p.
w. F. Scott, q. K.
]. R. w. V. Plummer, G.. S.
T. s. Williams, G. Treas.
d. G. Dawkins, G. Sec.
Ri Rev. John Penny, G. c.
Marcus Endel, G. c.. H.
James F. Clark, P. S.
Herman Glogowski, r. A. C.
George w. Epperson, G. NJ. Sd V.
]. ]. Delany, G. NJ I'd V.
Angus Patterson, G. NJ. 1stV.
Milton N. PARCELS, G. G..
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-23
Palatka Herald. Jan. 49,.
Removal of the State Capitol.

The removal of the capitol is again up before
the Florida Legislature. Well, Palaika will
come in for showing. There is no better
place East of the Suwannee river for ii. We
think, however, where there is so much clamor
about reform and low taxes, the people will de-
muir and protest againt being saddled with the
big expense consequent upon such change. The
capitol built at Tallahassee, cost the United
States government eighty thousand dollars.
The question might ;be asked what about the
building? 1t would serve no other purpose in
Tallahassee.
Florida, geographically as it is outlined, makes
it almost impossible to get central location.
Pensacola is two hundred miles west of Talla-
hassee, and Tallahassee is tw o hundred miles from
st. Augustine. on the Atlantic. The South PENN
sula makes along line to the Everglades and Cape
Sable. We would suggest that to meet the case
at every point let the people divide it into four
States, viz: The State of Middle Florida, the
State of West Florida, the State of East Florida
and the State of South Florida. All this is
about as feasible as the present proposition, es-
pecially in our present condition.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-23

Editor F7oridian Our Legislature being in
session and the reports indicating that it is body
Of intelligent. patriotic citizens, respectfully
suggest for their consideration the importance of
repeating the penal part of the act creating liens
upon property. Such a law does not exist in
the older States, and regard it as an unjust dis
elimination against the planters of our State
To show its practical effects I will mention two
cases that occurred at the close of the past year
young man with an aged widowed mother to
support by industry and economy acquired
enough to buy horse. He rented piece of
land and applied to a merchant for assistance as
he did not have supplies to last him through the
summer. The merchant informed him that be
would let him have goods to the amount of
twenty-five dollars if he would give him lien
on his horse and crop. The young man not be-
ing able 10 help himself agreed to do 80, the lien
was drawn up and signed ut the expense of the
young man. In a short time he discovered that
the horse did not suit him, and he desired to
trade him, hut he could not do so without the
consent of the merchant, because there was a
penal law prohibiting him from doing SO : con-
sequently he applied to the merchant for per-
mission, which was granted with the condition
that the young man should give him a new lien
on the horse traded for and that it all should be
done at his expense. The trade was made The
merchant sold him corn at $3.50 per bushel and
bacon at twenty cents per pound, to the amount
OF $4,000, and the additional expense of drawing,
testing and recording the two liens amounted to
$500 which made the young mans accoun,
$4,000 at the end of the year. was informed
OF another case in which gentleman. gave lien
for $4,000 on his horse and bis account was forty
dollars at the end of the year, he having two
liens recorded. Is there no remedy for such
discrimination against the planter? Must he he
eaten up, soul and body, without protection
He asks for nothing but equality under the law.
The vendor is not bound to him, but he is bound
10 the vendor, with penal tie: Gentlemen, the
fostering hand of legislation is asked for; knock
the shackles from our limbs by repeating the
penal part OF the act, and give US equal rights
under the law, is all that we ask for.
planter
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-23
HAMONIA ITEMS.

-Fha reading club is no longer talk. but a fact
Mis- Callie Lester, who has been visiting in
1ssonaaaville, has returned to her home on Lake
I$;nrhia
Miss Thomas, of Virginia. IS sojourning with
MIS-. William Lestr for The present, in the Ca
r$ciit df goverucssl
mi Lewis Whalley, Of North Carolina. is on
Vi>it U his aunt and cousin, Mrs L. ]. john
So ard Miss Matte Whatley.
.40apt Davis Prince AltasnOnt came in for his
nslal share OF honors at the Middle Florida Fair.
asd was Only decorated nth the blue ribbon.
IA certain gentleman, while dining out re-
iascsiito take fruit cake upon the ground that
ny Gid not like cracking bread" with pudding
I'VE ssgret that Ar. B. NJ johnson has decided
sdsrenloFe to South Florida The oranges and
fns-spplts were t,ro tempting for Mack to re-
I've learn that Mr. Strickland uhe youn-
gsfi had the misfortune to lose his dwelling BY
tar iwoweeks ago. We did no, learn the par
ttcllass.
Is~-Mf5 G. s. Davis Atlanta guests have return
e0 10 the land Of Snow and sleei. If appearances
'fe not deceptive they enjoyed their trip i'm
rncnselv.
:e-MiSses Grimsley and Sim! ,son, of Clay coun-
u 90, visited Leon last week. They protested
tseIhseses delighted with the country and We
w1t doubtless have them for neighbors
SAr,rsy from Townsville, ON their way from
tSe Tallahassee Fair, made their headquarters
Al Capt Davis. Among them Capt John Trip
lat.. of the Townsville Times, shone conspic-
Us'us and interesting figure to the unmarried
l.tli..s "