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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-08-04
BreaI.ing OF HAD Habits.

To break off bad habits, understand
the reason and all the reasons why the
habit is injurious. Study the subject
until there is no lingering doubt in
your mind. Avoid the places, the
persons and the thoughts that lead to
the temptation. Frequent the place,
associate with the persons, indulge in
thoughts that lead away f. ON the
temptation, Keep busy; idleness is
the strength Of bad habits. Do not
give up the struggle when you have
broken your resolution once, twice,
thousand times. That only shows
how much need there is for y3u to
strive, When you have broken your
resolution, just think the matter oger,
and endeagor to understand why il is
you failed, 50 hIat yoH may be on
your guard against a recurrence Of tbs
same circumstances. DO not think
that il IS an easy thing that you have
undertaken. II is folly to expect to
break Of a bad habit il a day which
may haze been gathering fer long
years
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-08-04

FRANCIsoo BARoA, the Spanish en-
voy and minister plenipotentiary to
the United States, suicided in New
York on the 29Lh uIt. The only rea-
son known for the rash act is his en-
forced absence from home and those
he loved. He was reappointed to his
post against his desire and was after
wards refused leave of absence.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-08-04
LOUISIANA GLEANINGS.

Lucrctla Bowman, colOred, died at
Clinton last week, aged 90.
Rice cutting commenced this week
in ST. Charles parish.
The hog cholera is thinning out the
razor-backs in Lincoln parish.
Baton Rouge had a small blaze one
Jay last week. The losers were in
sured.
The whooping cough prevails cx-
tensiveIy among the little darlings of
Opelousas.
The Terrcbonnc Times SAYS the par
ish schools of that parish are in a
fourishing condition.
In DeSoto parish last week, George
Bates, ten years Old, was killed by the
falling of a gate post.
The St. Bernard Eagle says the
present season has been very favorable
for the growth of rice.
Esau Smith. who was to hang Aug,
8, in Tensas parish, has been granted
Il respite Of thirty days.
The Iberia Star will shortly have =
powor press. Vcrily the countrv ,ros,
Of Louisiana is booming.
The Illinois Central railroad will
oiuc s25 coo to ,ho groat Crrtorni.
Cotton Ezposition at New Orleans
The "A ,.b;u,.u, tru,s ,.,,. f.I.;,,,
in bayou CourIabIeau is fine and
when the waters fall siyh,Iy Will he
bc,,cr
The Morchousc Guardian says there
is not a colprpl man III that parish
! capable ut filing any office Of trust or
profit.
4 u,ir;,.r,. coroanv L.s Lo.n or.
yanizcd at CoIfax named the Nichols
Guards. in honor Of EA-Gyy f. r.
Nichols.
.rr.o.,.i,,ir., r,,,,. o,..t.a.r
+, he Iu.Id at IIinr,,,n H.rilc. nsr.
i>h. conlu,nring on tho third Sunday
in September.
TL. :, Charlottesville. ....:,...I
stall. of so.,.,r.ng,,o r.-.,.I ,,, -,
,.Lt,n ,L,,.I;..n ..n5..;,....,., ,..l
well Developed Joints.
Tbo State Central r,,ros. ..vs 7, ..
: cru;noo,. ara o,,,.,,,.j j., ,n.l.;,..
rocossor,. ,ro,,.,r,tfon. far I.o;II;no,
lroa,.,,.t,r ot AI,x,,,,;,
Drv weather is already L.iu,, com.
rI.,;nnd If IN s,,oo or tho rar;.nos
Tm, ,rool., o,,o :, ,,o. p,a,,1
.,.I, ,.o,,t 'I.,,,o -. ,....,l
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Fcno Ias n,ado ;ts annoaronoo nn,lo,
. now and onnronriate Loodina
i1l''o"u iJ'o"'" "eu ~ '".eS a.
sciononx oaod - aII rosiJonts IS s.
Iornos nor;sb diod ,wo ,voaLs aco
ms
~, LUG "'"''' 0''o' u I''"'0"' ~ .
w. ''"01"S' ''P0''S ''"' "p ~ '"y
.n,.,I H. ,~aa1;,s.saIa Ian,I,
" NJ Juice "SS "eeii c'e''eu sec,
EGLaIH anu treasurer OF the lONu OIL
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-08-04

ish of the murder of John Sheals.
September : is the day fixed for the
execution.
A planter at Shreveport has been
arrested for selling tobacco without Il
license. He merely kept it with his
supplies and issued it to his hands.
Other planters had better examine into
this matter.
Nearly every Louisiana paper re-
ceiyed contains mention of some poor
unfortunate being sent to the Charity
Hospital, at New Orleans. Louisiana
people cant do too much for this noble
institution.
The committee sent north to can
vass for subscriptions to the New Or
leans Cotton Exposition, has retirned
and report absolute and contingent
subscriptions secured to the amount
of $203,OOO.
Congressman Blanchard denounces
james A. george as wllfuI llar
and several other things Can con-
SreSSmen use such language outside OF
'o"SIe Ie"S'0'"' '"''0 " nav oo ~"
''9 ''0'
Last week at Baton Rouge, nude
white man and two young girls with
only their undcrgarmenls on were
found floating in the river, What
awful mystery is connected with these
""IoF'uHa'cS'
Noah jackson. A coIorcd man of
East Carroll parish, was recently tried
in Lake Providence for the murder of
his wife. The Jury were all coIorod
men and rendered verdict of guilty
Noah will hang.
N,rg.n Cit, :. clsoripo mn nronor
.,,.r, to H.. aIyont If tho cbnrnra II
+, , r.oJ ilo, f., c,o.n IN an oonrroI
,,rircinIo. lint wo og, l,ok ont far
,..0.u' f,r,r fret orl o,n,, ,I,, .,,,,
j., I,.I. # ,,o os,.,,.
'','7 r. ~
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'''
jos, B"ham, wcIl-to-d" farmer of
p"IIS'l' was "ayI'"n ""u
N'I'cn 0" I'll" l''n ut lh'H !" 'hc
the SKI" person ""yI'l" ana h'''e"
"I'hI" radius OF twenty miles /" The
same parish /" wv" ''oll'NS'
Fine crops around Washington, St. !
Landry parish, are reported. Since
lie Nry weather co'"mc"eed cotton
'aS taken a treSh start and II the cat
'FPl''arS lei II aIohe' " i"lf crop Will Dc
made "or" Is made Zane Is DONG
'"eIy'
The Natchitoches Nindicator has
'ecn presented with two limbs of
'''''" y W.T. :" ''a'e,' ""'o'
~ "''. ' '"' 0"0
y ""''" Io''"'"'u "'0 grow" oo'''
'"u '''' ''''' "'N' 0'''' u ""''" "''e
'pe"'
IT We have yeIIow-teVer in this state
his year it will not be the fault Of our
'ide-awake governor, who has issued
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-08-04

A TERRIBLE accident occurred on the
Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg
Railroad at Carleton station, at 9:30
o'clock on the evening of the 2Sth
inst, by which 10 persons were killed
and 80 wounded. The train was a
doubIe-header excursion train, and
was bound for Clayton with "Thous-
and Island" tourists, mostly from
Michigan. 1t was behind time, and
at the time of the collision was run
ming at the rate of 40 miles an hour.
The wind YVES blowing gale, and had
blown a freight car off side track
partly on to the main track. When
the excursion train came laundering
along the collision occurred, throw
ing one engine on its end and the
other into the ditch. The baggage
car and two slcepers were completely
demolished. The cars were piled upon
one another until it was one heap of
ruins. At the time, heavy thunder
shower was passing over; the night
was dark. The cries and shrieks of
the dying and wounded were terrible.
The crash was heard three miles away.
The country is but thinly settled, and
it was some time before assistance
could be obtained.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-08-04

Never let tea boil.
For rough hands, use lemon juice.
Strong Iyo cleans tainted pork bar
reIs.
Tcpid milk and water cleans oil
cloth without soap.
Have as much fruit always ON hand
as you can afford.
a hot shovel held over furniture re-
moves white spots.
Smoke dried muIIin leaves in new
clay pipe for bronchitis.
Sprinkle sassafras bark among dried
fruit to keep ont worms.
Pop corn is good lunch for Sun
day nights with milk for drink.
A handful of hay in a palful of
water neutralizcs smell of paint.
To make carpet look fresh, wipo
with a damp cloth after sweeping.
Clean tea or coffee cups with scour-
ing brick, makes them look good as
new.
Cover plants with newspapers be-
fore sweeping. Also put little am.
monia upon them once week.
Washing pine floor in solution of
one pound of copporas dissolved in
one gallon strong Iye gives oak color,
Remove flower pot stain from
window sills by rubbing with fine
wood ashes and rinse with clean water.
Mixture of two parts of glycerine,
one part ammonia aud little roso
water whitens and softens the hands.
Corn husks braided make a sovicc-
able and handsome mat. The hraids
to be scwed with sack needle and
twinc.
A cheap support for vino before a
window prairie country is a branch
of a tree. Dig post hole a short
distance from the house and set your
branches. Train your vines like this.
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Practices in Cucasieu. Cameron and Yer
non Parishes, and in Orange and Jefferson
counties Texas
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INiE UARLEs, LOUISIANA.
Office Front room Commercial building,
h. yuu street InUv-S-7g.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-08-04

The Lake Charles Ecno is still on
the improve The last copy to hand
is emJeIIishcd with AN artistic and ap-
prnpriatcIy designed head, illustrating
the various industries that flourish at
Lake Charles. With its neat make
mp, intelligent and abundant com
ments, the Echo stands IN the line Oith
he best country popers in tie Slate
C0JdE ChroRicie
With SAm'I y. McEncry for COVER
nor. (ItaIics ours. - N9tcAitochcs
Vtndic0ttr.
The Ecno last week acknowledged
the above compliment from the CoIfax
Chronicle, one of our ncalest and best
country exchanges. Our new heading
and other improvements from time to
time made in this paper are matters
of business Our favoring Sam Nc
Emery for governor IS because he de
serves it, and because we want to.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-08-04

Montgomery Blair is dead. Hn
was the elder brother of the lato
Frank P. Blair, who was associated
on the presidential ticket in 1868
with Horatio Seymour. Their father
was Francis Preston Blair, journalist
who edited the Globe Mt Washington
when jackson was president Mont
gomery Blair was born in Kentucky,
May 10, 1913, and entered the army
from West Point. After serving in
the Seminole war he resigned his com
mission, practiced law in St, Lonis,
and was there elected judge of the
Court Of Common Pleas. lii lsh2 he
removed to MARYLAND. With his father
he Withdrew from the Democratic
party on the slavery issue, after the
repeal of the Missouri compromise.
In 1860 he presided over The Republi-
can convention Of Maryland, and was
postmaster general under President
Lincoln from 1861 10 1861 Dissatis
fed with the course Of The Republican
party, the Blairs again acted with the
Democrats, warmly supporting Aa.
drew Johnaons policy ol rel,abilita,
ton, aud bitterly opposing Gfantism.
bnt for several years past the subject
'ol this notice lived III comparative re-
tlgment,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-08-04

VIII Dracticp in CaIcasieu, Vernon and
Eamcrou purishrs and in the Supreme and
Ia ederal Courts at OpeiUusas. Special and
pyomnt attention to the collection Of claims.
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EO. II. WELLS,


.H.AKr CHARLES, LOUISIANA.
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AXE CHARLES. LOUISIANA.
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IL FFICE N COMMERCIAL BUILDING.
IN ON RYAN street mar-li.i iy.
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Il t}pLLOJ FAS, LOUISIANA.
Practices in the parishes Of St. Landry and
X ulcasieu
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IKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA.
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8ItUTRiFy -;IE-E4;aS'

TTERREOL PERhODI
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NTTILL ATTEND CALLS day or night
wv either in town or country. Onlce al
the residence of Judge S. d. Read.
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LAKE Charles. LOUISIANA
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DENTAL SURGEON,

BAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA
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PracafcinE E'EEs stefan,
LAKE CHARLEL. LOUISIANA.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-09
The Presidents Little Joke.

A delegation of prominent business
men went to the White House the other
day to see the President about the vacan.
cy in the Board of Commissioners which
controls the District of Columbia. They
were really prominent men, and, for a
wonder, they did not have a name to
propose. The most eloquent merchant
in Washington presented the sugges-
tons the delegation had to offer. They
wanted to present the ideal commissioner
"a man of straw, carefully dressed
The President listened attentively. and
looked at the delegation admiringly
while the eloquent merchant described
aman who, if he existed, would doubt
less be chosen for the Presidency in 1884
by reclamation. A curious smile crepi
over the Presidents handsome face as
the merchant eloquenee climbed higher
and higher. Finally the picture was
complete. ''And now, Mr.. President, ~
said the delegation, through their eio-
quent spokesman, shave you such q
man in view?" Yes" said the Presi-
dent, while the smile crept over his face
again. .sAhr' said the delegation
hanging on his every word. But"
concluded the President, ''he is dead"
"Or' said the delegation, taking their
farewell. : Washington Special 10 Boston
Herald
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-09
Young Immigrants.

Miss Louise Slater, aged three years, ana
Master Willie Slater, aged five, came all alone
across the broad Atlantic as steerage passen.
gers on the steamer Lake Michigan, which ar.
rived from Liverpool the other day. They en-
Joy the distinction of being the very youngest
children who ever landed at Castle Garden I'M
accompanied by their parents or guardians.
They are as rosy-cheeked and healthy pair Of
infants as one would wish to see, and as they
trotted about the rotunda hand in hand they
looked altogether comfortable and happy.
They were warmly and neatly dressed, and it
was plain to be seen that some one had cared
for them during the long and stormy voyage
The reporter had his suspicious concerning a
motheriy-looking woman who watched
the children with smiling eyes. Lori,
SIR she said, The babes were well looked
after. / didn't do more nor the rest,
Every man and woman in the ship felt kindly
toward 'em and they couldn't have had better
care If their own mother was with EN-
They're dear little ones aud I have grown as
fond of EN- as my own" When Slater and
his wife, the parents of the little travellers,
came to this city from England six months ago,
they were poor and left the children in u
charitable institution in Liverpool, until they
had made home for them, aud saved enough
money to pay their passage. The mother was
Sent for and was overjoyed to meet her little
one. Master Will e, during his short stay in the
rotunda, developed astonishing industry and
ingenuity in ge ting into mischief. He turned
water faucet and nearly flooded Castle Gar.
den, burned his fingers with q hot poker,
pulled the yellow hair of a big German boy,
pinched Swedish baby untikit howled. upset
an inkstand over some official records, and
tripped up an Irishmau with hooked cane
". I. Maj.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-09
Air Clocks.

Although the grand programme re-
lating to works of public utility in France
has been modified considerably of late
and their execution retarded by various
causes which it would be long to enumer-
ate, there has been no hitch in carrying
out part of the scheme which is concerned
with the supply of compressed air for
practical uses in the capital. 1t will be
remembered that the original scheme in
cluded the working, by means of this
agency, not only of clocks in the munic-
ipal buildings and offices and in private
houses, but also of electric lighting and
of various motors for commercial pur
poses. Of these designs, the first men,
toned is the only one which has yet been
realized to any large extent; but in this,
at any rate, namely. the perfecting by
the new power a distribution of force 20
the Parision clocks. rapid progress is
being made. Before the end of last year
it was announced that no fewer than six
thousand clocks ofvarious kinds, chiefly
exposed to public view, were regulated
in this way in three of the most propu-
lous drTOndissements of the capital. A
short delay will now suffice to establish
the system in all the other districts, in
Guiding the whole area within the forti-
fications, and even to extend it to some
of the principal suburbs. Already about
600, 900 feet of condults have been laid,
and one at least of the branch stations
for storing the air has been completed
and fitted up for use. The principal
works at which the COMPRISING process
is performed are situated in the Rue
Menilmontant, and occupying an area
of about 1000 square yards. The air is
compressed to normal pressure of six
atmospheres, but the force actually en-
ployed in the local service is not so much
as halfOf this. When the project has
been fully worked out the whole city
will be supplied with condults and ac-
cumulators and the motive force will be
supplied to those who require it at set
price in much the same way as gas and
water.-London Globe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-09
GENERAL,

Chas. st ORGY, employed in the bank Of Nell
son Storey, at Boseman, Montana, obtained
$1,000 from the First National Bank of that
place by forging, and left for the East. He
was arrested on his way and most of the
money recovered.
Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany
Cross of the Order of Bath.
The London Ld,c Times in an article on the
! application for the extradition of Sheridan,
points out that q proviso excluding perpe-
traitors of political crimes from extradition
does not occur in the Ashburton treaty. 1t
says it does include murder, and by decisions
rendered in New York the crime of murder in
cludes being accessory thereto. The question
is strictly legal one. The Lao Times says
the utmost charge that can be brought against
Sheridan is conspiracy to murder, and his
offense, therefore, is not within the strict
terms of the treaty, but the United States has
discretionary power in the matter.
In Chihuahua, Mexico, a party of ranch
men recently surprised an Indian camp, cap
tured twenty-five squaws and killed ten bucks.
The ranchmen visited Chihuahua later and
displayed the scalps taken from the killed
Indians.
1t is stated that the names of the entire
''Blackhand' Society, its documents and
statutes, including list of 1000 members, is
in the hands of the Spanish Governments
special tribunal to try the prisoners. All were
convicted Of murder, and probably fifteen will
be hanged. The most culpable of the remain
der, probably 800, will be sentenced to life
long penal servitude.
The Empress of Germany gives one thousand
marks to the fund for the relief If sufferers by
the floods in America.
Additional Spanish agrarian outrages are
reported at Andalusia. Eleven Anarchists
tire in Jail at Espera. They declared that they
and 233 others were pledged to murder land
lords, and commit robbery and arson at the
bidding of their leaders.
In the French Senate the Minister of War
recently said the presence Of princes in the
army was unconstitutional. Duke D. Audiffent
Pasquer, Orleanist, reproached the Minister
with having committed an act which nobody
else could be forced to perform.
A special from London says Geo. Stephin of
the Canadian Pacific syndicate made sugges-
ton in the London press for relieving distress
in Ireland by assisting emigration of 1900
agriculturists to the Canadian Northwest
Territory and offers to provide capital for
starting by way of loans.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-09
Good Taste at Home.

1t is wonderful what tasteful wom-
an can do in the way of making home
attractive. She can make n garnet
beautiful at little cost, for the beauty
of home depends more upon an eiuca-
ton and refined taste than upon mere
wealth. If there is no artist in the
house it matters little that there is no
large balance at TIE bank. There is
usually no bet er excuse for barren
home than ignorance or care essness.
A little mechan cal skill can make
brackets and shelves for the walls. A
trife saved from daily expenses can
now and then put new book upon the
table or shelf A thoughtful walk in
the woods can gather leaves and ferns
for adjoining the unpictured rooms. The
expenditure OF few shillings can con-
vert the plain window into laboratory.
In these and many other ways can a
plain, barren room be changed into q
scene of beauty.-Gotden Rae.