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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-19
Repatriation Notice.
AssEssOR's OFF

AssEssOR's OFFICE, Feb. o. 1884.
| T n view of an election to be holden on the
| J. first Tuesday following the third Monday
In April, being the 22nd day of April 1884,
for the election. of State, Senatorial, Judicial
| and Parish officers, notice is hereby given to
the voters Of the parish OF, Calcaseu, that for
the purpose of adding To the registry upon
personal application, the names Of all duly
| qualified electors not previously registered
and TO enable those who wish TO change their
voting precinct to have such changes noted
on the Registration Book to enable them to
vote at said general election The office Of
Registration will be open at the Court House,
In the town Of Lake Charles from February
the 18th to the 2Sth, inclusive.
At A. D. McFArland's store, Ward No. 2,
Precinct l, on Friday, Feb. 20.
AT Henry Welsh's store, Ward 9, Pretinct
2, on Saturday, March /.
At Z. A. Perkins store, Ward 4, Precinct
3, on Monday March 3.
At j. 7. Dayidson's store, Ward g. Pre-
cinct !, on Tuesday, March L.
AT j. Ill. Jackson's store, Ward 5, Precinct
2, on Wednesday, March g. - 1 ~.
At Louis Lorrains mill, Ward 3, Precinct
2, on Saturday March s.
At James Nevill'g residence, Ward l. Pre-
einct 3. on Monday March 10
At Pierre Doncet's store, Ward l, Precinct
2, on Tuesday, March II. .'- .a-
At VIM Lynch's store, Ward l. Precinct /
on Thursday, March 10.
At A. *. 9. Turner's mill, Ward1, Precinct
4. on Saturday, March Is.
AT g. w. Richardson's store Ward Z, Pre-
cinet |, on Monday, March II
At W. b. Welborn's residence, Ward z,
Precinct 0, on Wednesday, March 10.
AT Mrs Louis Corkran's residence Ward
z, Precinct 2, on Friday, March q.
At VIM. j. Slaydon's mill, Ward 6, Pre-
cinct l, on Monday, March "a.
At NJ Q, Frazar's store, Ward @, Precinct
2, on Wednesday, March 26. n
AT Edward Fosters store, Ward 6, Precinct
3, on Friday, March 26. # -
AT A. Alphin's store, Ward s, Precinct 3,
on Monday, March 81. y
AT Nathaniel Vineent's store, Ward 4, Pre-
cinet !, on Wednesday, April 2.
AT VIM. sterlilg's old store, Ward 4, Pre-
cinet 2, on Friday, April 4.
At !. A. Perkins store, Ward s, Precinct
2, on Monday, April Z. .sa .,a.5...
At II. @. Gill's old store, Ward s, Precinct
1, on Tuesday April 8.
At Court House, Lake Charles, from We'd
nesday, April 0 to April 20, inclusive, Sun
days excepted. A. L. REID,
feb-9.l Registrar, Calcasieu parish, La
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-19
NOTICE.

THE following named persons are hereby
appointed commissioners to hold the elec-
ton on TUESDAY, the I'D day Of April
1884: M p
Ward No. /, Precinct No. AT Pine Grove
Church, w. w. Lynch, II. b. Thompson,
VIM. Z. Dunn.
Precinct No. 2--At James Coles old store,
Bonj. Butler, Abner Cole, W, y. Richardson.
Precinct No. Sat James Miller's resi-
dence, +, X. Curtis, Pierre Neville, James F.
Gray.
Precinct No. AT A. G. Turner's mill,
James Hlnson, Robt. G. Reid, i. J. Sandefer.
Ward No. q Precinct No. lat Lehman's
store, A. M. Gauthier. +. M, Rowe, j. E. An
drus.
Precinct No 2-At Henry Welshs store,
r. A. Arcenaux, L. j. Ranguet, Frank Carter
Ward No. 0, Precinct No. lat Court
House at Lake Charles, L. @. Touehy Geo.
w. Ryan; Ohas. M. Richard.
Precinct No. 2-At Louis Lorrain's mill,
Toliver Hays, Louis LorTain, Joseph De-
rouen.
Ward No. 4, Precinct No. 1-At o. r.
Moss store, Dosite Vincent, o. r, Moss,
Isaac Lyons.
Precinct No. 2-At A. j. Elders old store
at Bagdad, j. A. Landry, II. Escoubas, Ste
phen Pierce.
Precinct No. 3-At E. A. Perkins store,
Sulphur Mine Station, e, A. Perkins, w. L.
Gill, r. @. Webb. H..
Ward No. 8, Precinct No. 1---AtsJ. T. Da-
Wilson'S store, Edgerly Station, VIM. NJ. Per-
kins, s. 8. Andrus, s. r Lyons
Precinct No. 2-At j. ii. Jackson's shore,
Sabine Station, II. r. M. Fairchild, Aladdin
Vincent, Lastie Vincent
Precinct No. 3-At A. Alphinas store, M.
Mazllla, Joseph Bowler, Joseph Foster
Ward Nc. o, Precinct No. LAT Slaydon's
mill, Howell slaydon, Elias Miers, Eli Whit
T,aaaf,.at A. O A.. ~ ~ 49,, -.
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VENIRE.

lST OF JURORS drawn March 5, 1884,
l. to serve for the first end second weeks
Of the regular jury term Of the Fourteenth
Judicial District Court in and for Calcasieu
Parish, La, to begin Monday, April 2S, 1884:
ITDGrr KNtIrTNTr
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-19
BuIWer LyttOH's Bridge.
WHERE IT TOUCHES SHORES AND THE
GREAT COLUMBUS IN MIDSTREAM.

WHERE II 1OlCdEb shOhbS AM lHh
GREAT COLUMBUS IN MIDsTREAM.
"What beautiful bridge between old age
and childhood is religion. How intuitvely the
child begins with prayer and worship on en-.
tering life, and how intuitively, on quitting
life, the old man turns back to prayer and
worship, putting himself again side by side
with the infant, y remarks Sir L. Bulwer Lyt-
ton, In his Strange Story"
Yes, but between its distant abutments the
bridge of life has many high and awful arches,
through which these waters dash and roar in
wrath and desolRtiOn. Prayer and worship
alone do not sustain these. Natures solid
rocks must lie mistaken beneath, and human
art and skill must rear and solidify the struc-
ture overhead. Gods will is best exemplifled
In the laws lie has made for the creatures
whom He has placed under their control.
Neither the childs trustful Our Father, "
nor the old mans Forget me not in the
midst of mine infrmitics,' will alter this by
the weight of Il single grain
Science and art tlrst-then faith and prayer
is the order of Heaven itself. Divinity heals
through its agents. mud those agents are the
discoveries of man not the vague announce
anents of prophets or seers. Is life a burden
to your Does time dragY Is your power to
cope with lifes problem and duties weak
ened You are not well. Your blood is slug
glsh and tainted, perhaps; or some import
ant organ is torpid or OverwOrked This fact
may have taken the form of dyspepsia, rheu-
matism, govt malaria, pains in the stomach,
chronic headache, or any of dozen other
Ills. HBAMkHNE GERsS TONIC will invig-
crate you, as fresh air invigorates those who
have been shut up in damp, fetid cells. Ii is
powerful, pure, delicious, scientific, safe--
the keystone of the central arch Of the bridge
of life.
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VIM. MEYER, Druggist.

My buggy house is full.
J. W. BRYAN.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-19

Piles are frequently preceded By a sense
bf weight in the back, loins and lower part
OF the abdomen, causing the patient to sup
pose he has some affection of the kidneys or
neighboring organs. At times symptoms
Of indigestion are present, as fatulency, un-
easiness Of the stomach, etc. A moisture,
like persPiration, producing a very disa-
greeable itching, after getting warm, is
common attendant. Blind, Bleeding and
Itching Piles yield at once to the appli-
cation of DR.. Bosanko's Pile Remedy, which
acts directly upon the parts affected, absorb
ing the Tumors, allaying the intense itehE
ing, and efecting permanent cure. Pricel
30 cents Address the DR.. Bosanko Medt
cine Co., Piqua, o. Sold bymuIElu~/
VIM. MEYER, Druggist.
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~ va
SECOND WEEK.

- Witness our hands Officially, at
g. Lake Charles, La, this, March 3,
~ ~ A. d. 1884.
- j. D. LEvEQUE,
NJ j. ROSTEET,
A. j. PERKINS,
TIlAD. MAYO,
Clerk District Court
] certify the above to be a correct list.
Clerks office, Lake Charles, La, March
9th, 1884. THAD MAYO,
mars, Clerk District Court.
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AYERS
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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-10-25
ELI Perkins on Uncle Ha a X.

Uncle Hank was, perhaps, the
smooihcst and most accomplished liar
in Central New York. There were
other ordinary Post Office liars in the
beautiful village Of Eaton, N. Y,
where | was born, but Uncle Hank
could lie like \ gifted metropolitan.
Every night Uncle Hlnk's store WIS
filled with listening citizens, all pay :
ing the strictest attention, whenever
the good old man spoke. When John
Whitney or Charley Campbell lied,
nobody paid much aitentian to them,
because they were clumsy workmen.
Their lies would not hold water like
Uncle Hanks. Why, the old mans
lies were so smooth, so artistic, that
while listening to them, you imagined
YOU were listening to Elder Cleveland S
Bible stories.
Talk about it's going to be po.
tato bug year!n exclaimed DIR. Purdy.
Going to bel Why, they we're so
ldhick in my garden, this morning
that | could not see the stalks. |
counted 962 strong, healthy bugs on
one hill. Twenty eight bugs on one
stalkl" and he Doctor struck the air
with his fist.
"Twenty eight bugs on one stalk
Only wenty-eight?" said Charley
Campbell, contemptuously. Why,
they ate up my first crop, two weeks
ago and they are now sitting around
| the garden, on trees and fences, wait
ing for me TO plant them over again
| Old Hank now scratched his head
/ tbpur ht IIllu and rannrl rI
| Gentlemen, you don't, any OF yoL
appear to know anything about the
ravenous nature of them potater- bugs
You may call me liar, but | have
had potater bugs walk right into my
kitchen and yank red hot potater,
right out of The oven. Waiting round
the potater patch for a second crop'
exclaimed old Hank, with sneer
Waitingl Why, confound your eyes
| was up to Townsend's store, yester
day, and | saw potater.bugs up there
looking over Townsend's books to see
who bad bough: seed potaters fol
next year. | did. by gosh!"
The whole grocery was still, when
Uncle Hank finished You could
have heard a pin drop. Finally, a
long, lean man from Woodman's Pond
raised himself up, near the door
He was, evidently, a newcomer ano
was not acquainted with MIR, Allen
Pointing his long finger at Uncl,
Hank, he exclaimed;
" You are Il liar!
Uncle Hank looked over his glasses
at the stranger, long and earnestly
! Thnu prnsuinp The stranUer's hand he
shook it heartily, and inquired, with q
puzzled look.
" Where did you get acquainted
with me?"
ELL PERKINS.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-10-25
X E r Il , S

Cures Asthma, Bronchitis, Throat and Lung
Affections, Coughs, Colds, Quinsy, Sore
Throat. Hoarseness, Soreness in the Chest or
Lungs, Weakness in the Back, Pains in the
Back, Bowels, Sides, Collie, Group, Pneu.
monia, Measles Whooping Cough and lndi-
gestion. 1t heals the entire system. As
pleasant to the taste as ice cream.
HAWTHORNE, June 25, 1884.
One bottle OF Kerr's Asthma Cure cured In
Si aiarrhea of six weeks standing.
JAMES MRRYaeLr.
VIRGINIA CITY, MAY ,, 1884.
Four bottles OF kerr's Az hma Cure cured
nay two children Of diphtheria and myself Of
the worst sore throat, hoarseness and cold
that ever had. Mrs. JANE BLowtr.
VIRGINIA CITY, May II, 1884.
Six bottles of Kerr's Asthma Cure cured
my four children of diptherla, when all the
doctors in Virginia could do them nc no good.
JonN b. FREuscH.
GREEEFIrLp MAsox VALLEY, June 10.
-Four bottles OF Kerr's Asthma Cure cures
me Of pains in the stomach of six years
standing. NRs. JAMES EswAr.
RENO, April, %, 1884.
DR.. Kerr's Asthma Cure cured my daughter
of pneumonia. We use it for coughs and
colds and have always found 1t very elective.
MRS. TnE.EsA YoUNG.
RENO, April 25, 1894.
have been cured of hosrseness of three
months standing through the use of DR..
Kerr's Asthma Cure, when thought had LOST
my voice entirely. MRS. MARIA COOK. (
Fourteen bottles of Kcrr's Asthma Cure
cured me of asthma of four years standing
Mrs. A. Nevanda, No. 123 Folsom street. San
Francisco. Four bottles of kerrs Asthma
Cure cured me of pneumonia Mrs. Annie
Cuneo, 309 and 81 Broadway. Eighteen bot
ties of Kerr's Asthma Cure cured me of hem
orrhaga OF the lungs WIN. Blodgett, collector
for California Steam Navigation Co. Two
bottle of kerr's Asthma Cure cured me OF =
terrible cough of sixteen months standing
J. w. crawford, whar6nger al Folsom street
wharf Rcdington & Co. say that Kerr S
Asthma Cure sells readily on its own merits,
more SO than any remedy they ever handled
for coughs, colds, throat and lung affections,
and gives universal satisfaction The Reno
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ably enough OF kcrr's Asthma Cure.
AGENTS.
Knapp & laws, Hawthorne; Il. II. Langley,
Coryvi'ie; j. A. Bonham. Dayton; Davis &
Son. Sutro; Smith & Morris, Empire City !;
j. G. Kaufman, Greenheld; Wm. George "
Co, Grass Valley; w. b. Van orden, Grass
Valley; A. Lademan, Nevada City; Leyison
Bros. Rocklin; W. j. Brsnstetter, X, seville !;
j. A. Hoagland, Clipper Gap; d, b. rowncr
Mr. Smell, You Bet; Boca Mill Co., Boc,;
Towle Bros, Towle's Station; California
Iron and steel Co., Hotaling: Truckee
Lumber Co., Truckee; summit Ice Co,
Prosser Creek; A. NJ. Wicks, Bronco; os
burn & Shoemaker, Reno; W. A, Perkini,
Vu einia City. Price, so and 75 .eats
All letters addressed to j. =. KERR, Z. q.
Box 1870, San francisco, will be promptly a.
tended 10.
Redington n CO., San Francisco, wholesae
agents, 500 aud 53i Market street.
Sold by all druggists and dealers,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-10-25

A writer in the Philadelphia Times
relates the following story of Nathan
iel Macon, an oldiime North Carolina
Congressman. The Congressman
learned at Raleigh that the State had
been charged with silver ladle. lie
went home indignant and Indignantly
took the stump; Fellow-citizens,' v
said he. where will this ex'rava gance
end? You have been taxed to huy for
his lordly excellency silver soap-ladle
Nov my old women and your old wo-
men had to stir their soap with a pine
shinglc, but the old woman OF this big
Governor has silver thing to stir
her'n."
Some one whispered to him that IT
was soup.ladle' not a "s soap ladle.'
Now they tries to get outen it.
Che gentleman whispers that it is a
soup-lade. You can't get outen it.,
sir. | have it here, plain, in black
and white, on this paper that copied
myself so up ladle;' and if soup
don't spell SOAP what do it spell?'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-10-25

The above trains are run daily and make
close connection nj Mound House with
trains OF the Virginia and Truckee Railroad
for Virginia City and Reno, and with the
Central Pacific st Reno, via the Virginia and
Truckee, for all points Eass and West.
Stage Connections.
AT Hawthorne with the United States Stage
Company's coaches for Aurora, 26 miles |;
Bodie, 81 miles; Lundy and Bridgeport, and
stages for Coreyyile, IL miles.
AT Luning 1s5 miles from Mound House,
with Giimer, Salisbury Il Co.'S tri-weekly
stages leaving Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays for Downeyyille, Grantsvile and
Belmont.
Al Candelaria with the stages for COlum-
bus, 8 miles; Silver Peak, Montezuma, Aida
Valley, Golu Mountain, etc.
AT keeler, with stages for Cerro Gcrdo, 8
miles Darwin, ~ miles. and Panamint.
II. NJ. YERINGr0h,GeH.S Sppt.
n. j. LAWS, Assistant superintendent.
d. A. BENDER,
General Fl eight and Passenger Agent
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-10-25
HAWTHORNE, ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEV, OCTOBE
A BIT OF LACE.

Only a bit of lace,
Only few ellis long;
The whrr of wing in seconds grace
Could blow il away without a trace
So light was the fairy bit of lace;
Hardly the thing for song,
Hardly he thing for song But wait,
There is story TO relate.
Summer in ,'alvados;
A woman all bent and old,
SO blind that She letters as she goes;
Her hair as white as the driven SHOWS;
Faint with hunger the whole village knows,
hut lace ike kei-s brings gold;
II is so fine brings gold, Oh, wait,
She l. weaving early, weaving late.
Calvados leaves are shed
The Summer is over and gone;
Calyados Winters are cold tits said,
There's house where eyes with tears are red !:
The blind old mother is lying lad,
But the Bit of lace is done,
" See lie lace is done. sir Priest. Oh, wait,
The pay is sure, though sometimes latel"
Summer across the seas,
summer on land, in sky,
Summer in a heartless heart at ease,
With swifs. white hands 10 snatch and seize
Gifts from a lover who kueels to please
Lach mood as it fits by
What mood is this fits by! "Oh. wait,
My sweet 'Tis bought! The man comes
late!"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-10-25

A MAN who will lie or cheat in poll
tics will lie or cbeat IN business.
Look out for the slippery fellow.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-10-25

Only bit of lace,
Only few ellis long;
But whole of life and life's last grace,
Gone IN 4 IN oment without trace,
Were in the threads of tha Bit of lace,
Oh! the death and doom in the songl
Oh! the death and do, IN in the song! But
wait;
The mills of the gods grind slow, grind late
Mrs. Heien Jackson, IN the Indepsndent.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03
Dan. Morris.
MEDICINE LODGE KANSAS.
Real Estate and Live Stock
COMMISSION
MERCHANT,
Has 70. sale number q IMPROVED and
EIfRI.svaE SI f4ff5Fs5 HK4hx kzSds
PARTIAL LIST OF PROPERTY

$40 yearlings, la cows and so calves.
40 and year Odds and range 10 miIee
square. Price $4,000 per head.
81 miles from Medicine Lodge. leo
acres Of land In cultivation; good welIS
lbO peach trees; $50 grape vines; ricks Of
rye, 10 acres Of sorghum; % head OF COWS
and caves. All for $2.500.
$50 acres Of land all under feuce; 90
acres In cultivation, fine house and plenty
Of water, young orchard, best ranch farm
IN the county four miles Of range. Piea,
$4,000.
160 acre farm, miles west OF Medicine
Lodge, IS acres Of timber; balance In cssl.
tiyation. AL fenced. Price, $25O0.
$40 acres Of good land 100 acre. fenced.
l2x20 house with two rooms and basement
good spring; acres Of timber; $50 fruit
sreeS stable 40 feet long; IL miles from
Medicine Lodge and plenty Of range. Pnee
$2.5O0.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03
$500. 90 IxWAHD.

This Company viii pay the above reward 10
eny party or parties furnishing information
leading 20 tho arrest and conviction OF any pa r.
| 20 the detzfmeut OF this company. The above
reward win be paid for each and every person
% arrested and convicted.
SPENCER q DREW, Managsrs,
III p o. Box Al Donor CrrY. An.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

Known a. the cur
~ comb brand, any.
where on animal. Eay
mark crop on Of the
left and undcrbit In
right. Range On Salt
fork az Kim Springs,
Indian Territory.
p o. Medicine
Lodge. Es.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03
" p. Ewing as ~ ss,qss.
r. C. Hv6bsUA Co.
j. 4. Lockaru. Managing Panss. IN cADye.

On e1gAer or boa
! eides- Some branded
10 on right hip and :,
on loft side. some a
on night hip and CIou
left side: some VI or
hft s>de and J On lefi
horn: above brands
couGned % sfeerH.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03

Han on eytber sios
and haT uusirr the
tail. Ear mMke i'm
r., bob I'm each ear.
Additional bF1lnds {:
iisRrt upside down
on left hip.
Ear marks. ewal
low FORK In zach ear
On sOsnr cuftlo.
Annther lot brand
- nnn -. .rl.n~ naN
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-10-17
STOPPING THE LOOMS.
Fall River Mills To Be Closed for
Six Days.
Ten Ont of Fourteen Million Spiniles
- TO StOp-The Cause and Effect
as Understood by E.usf-
ness Men.

NEW YORK, Oct. 17-Wednesday a writ
ten agreement to close the mills at Fall
River for one week was signed by thirty-one
mills, representing over 100000 spindles
out of 1,4p0,000 employed in print goods
This will throw 10000 persons out of work
for the time being, and, unless the market
improves, the prospect is that the shut down
will continue indefinitely. The item of wages
amounts to 900 per week. This action
on the part of the Fall River manufacturers
caused some stir among dry-goods
merchants in this city, though it
was not wholly unexpected. A member
of the firm of Bates Reed & Cooley said;
"Over-p production is the principal cause Of
the suspension The jobbeis vino distribute
the goods throughout the country have been
carrying large stocks during the past year.
Finding trade restricted, this year they only
carried about two months supply. This has
clogged up the commission houses. The finan-
cial stringency and heavy frost of Sept. 1888,
which shortened the western crop have af-
fected trade. We DO not feel the effect of
short or heavy crop until the succeeding
year. This years trade is only 50 per cent.
of last years. The effect of this suspension
will be to allow consumption to overtake
production, and trade will then revive"
"The effect of the suspension
will be but temporary" said a
member of the firm of Lord & Taylor.
"Over production, lack of business confidence
and the election have caused it, The market
will be stilfened by the shutting down"
A member of Simpson, Crawford & Simp-
son said the mills had been producing un-
seasonable goods, for which there was no de
mand. One mill produces as much as is con-
sumed in three years