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The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05
Gold Hunting Extraordinary.

The St. Louis Chronicle SAYS a
syndicate of wealthy st. Louis men
are interested in a scheme to acquire
fabulously rich gold mines between
latitudes ~ and 30 degrees in the
Mexican peninsula. In 1876 there
was population of 1000 in the area
named, but nothing was heard from
them for years, Early in 1868 the
Mexican government sent an expcdi-
ton under Senior Blanca to explore
the country and report. They trav-
eled from San Diego and the Pacific
coast of the Gulf of California, and
returned in four months almost skele-
tons. For $50 miles they saw no
living thing except an old Indian and
his squaw; the pack animals died of
hunger and thirst. At two places
they passed deserted mission churches
built of stone. In these. were gold
and silver vessels on the affairs, and in
the vestrles hung priestIy vestments
covered with dust and dropping to
pieces with age. Dried and bleachod
bones were found, but not IA bird,
animal or reptile moi drop of water
and no indication of rain for years.
A few days later they found rich de-
posIts of gold ore, both place and
ledge, of which they brought back
specimens. These specimens are in
the hands of the agent of the st, Louis
syndicate and have been assayed by
government experts. The placer speci.
mems show $240 to the pound, and
the ledge specimens show from $780,
900 to 5000, 900 to the ton. To
reach these deposits pipe lines and
artesian wells will be tried and caches
CONSTRUCTED for food. The country
is the abode Of desoIation, and many
lives will be sacrificed before It can
be made habitabIe for the gold hun
tiers and wealth seekers.
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05
When Sugar was Invented.

The exact date of the invention of
sugar is lost in the mist of fable. How
ever, sugar is said to have been known
to the Chinese three thousand years
ago, and there is not much doubt but
that the manufacture of the article
was carried on under the Tsin dynasty
two hundred years before Christ. A
strong claim for priority has been
made for India. Probably the HIM
docs learned the art from the Chinese,
and from India the knowledge was
carried further West Three hundred
and twenty-five years before Christ,
Alexander sent Nearchus with large
fleet down the Indus to explore the
ad jacent countries When that officer
returned from his expedition he
brought to Greece an account of honey
(sugar) which the Asiatics made from
cane, without any assistance from
bees, This was the earliest idea the
Western nations had of sugar, the
Jews, Egyptians, Babylonians and
Greeks, knowing nothing of its use.
As late AS A. d. l5O, sugar was pre-
scribed by Galcn, the famous physi-
clan. as medicine. Before the dis
covery Of America, sugar was a costly
luxury, used Only on rare occasions.
During the wars of the Roses, about
l455, Margaret Pastor, wife of
wealthy country gentleman of Nor
fork, wrote to her husband, begging
that he would vouchsafe to send |
her pound of sugar. AS late as the
year 1900 all England consumed only |
twenty million pounds in the course
of the year, but since tho consump-
ton has greatly increased, twenty |
million hundredweight now being used |
by the English people. The process
of refining sugar was not known in
England previous to 1859. That was
probably an invention of the Arabs.
A Venetian merchant learned the Sc
cret from the Saracens of Sicily, and
sold the art for one numbered thousand
Crowns.
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05
PARISH LOUISIANA SATURDAY
LZFE'S STORY.



Say, what is this lifeS IT'S to be born
A helpless babe to greet the light
With a sharp wall, as II the morn
Foretold cloudy noon and night
To weep, to sleep, to weep again,
With sunny smiles between-and then
And then apace the infant grows
To be laughing sprightly boy,
Happy, despite his little woes,
Were he but conscious of his joyS
To be, in short, from two to ten,
A merry, moody child-and them
And then In coat and trousers clad,
To learn to say the decalogue,
And break 1t, an unthinking lad,
With mirth and mischief all agog;
A ttuant oft by field and fen,
And capture butterflies-and then
And then, increased In strength and size,
To be, anon, youth full grown,
A hero In HIS mothers eyes,
A yonng Apollo In his own;
To initiate the ways Of men
In fashionable sin-and then?
And then, at last, to be a man,
10 fall in love. to WOO and wed
With seething brain to scheme and plan
10 gather gold or toll for bread
To sue for fame with tongue and pen,
And gain or lose the prize-and then?
And then, in gray and wrinkled eld,
To mourn the speed Of lifes decline,
To praise the scenes our youth beheld,
And dwell In memory of lang syne
To dream awhile of darkened ken,
To drop into the grave, and-thenl
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05
NO. s..
Southern Lumber Going 90
Minnesota.

| N. ". states.
The value of Southern forests is
now fully recognized, and every year
adds in marked degree to the devel-
opment of their wealth. Nothing
could better indicate the future i'm
portance of the Southern lumber
traffic than the high estimate in which
the woods are held away from home.
One of the leading lumber dealers of
Minneapolis has just made a trip
through the South and closed con.
tracts by which he will hereafter be
enabled to carry in the Minneapolis
market a full stock of walnut, cherry,
sycamore, red cedar, curly pine, yellow
pine flooring, and last, not least, gum
wood. The Luacberman in consider
ing the possibilities of this traffic says
the expense of finishing buildings in
these fine and durable woods is but
little above that of finishing in soft
pine, the extra expense being mainly
in the labor and not the material.
Heretofore no stock of these woods
has been carried in the northwest,
though their desirability has been
frequently recognized to the extent of
purchasing special orders at compare
lively high prices. The outcome of
the new venture will be watched with
interest, Anyhow, it is only a ques-
tion of a little time when tho South
will be shipping lumber in large guam
titles to Minnesota.
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05
Ex-Rrcsidents Financially Com.
siIereG.

All our Presidents have not been rich
men by any means. Gen. Grants $780,
900 makes him the richest ex-presi-
dent since Buchanan. Mr.. Hayes has
perhaps 100000. SNeither johnson
nor Lincoln had over $4,000; Pierce
went to the white house poor, but had
about $4,000 going out; Fillmore
and Taylor were in Independent cir.
cumstances, but never rich; Tyler was
a bankrupt when he was President,
married IA fortune afterward, and lost
oil in the war; Polk was worth $780,
900 Andrew jackson had nothing
but his "heritage;" Adams was rich;
Monroe died in debt; Jefferson had
nothing to leave behind him, and
Washington was very we'll off. Van
Buren,, who died worth $500, 900, was
the richest President we have had.
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05

Hawthorne, Nevada, Bulletin.

A Chinaman working on ono of the
sections of the G. IL &. is noticeable
for hump on his back, which is not
between the shoulders, where such de-
formities usually are, but protrudes a
short distance above the waist. A
short time since the supposed hunch-
back was attacked by sOme of tho
other Chinese, and in the fight had
nearly all Of his clothes torn off. He
escaped from his enemies and fled to
II party of white men for protection,
who discovered that instead of hump
he had fully developed hand and
wrist growing from the spine, and
articulated in such a manner that the
wrist could be worked as freely as the
natural wrist. The hand, though small
and delicate, was perfect. The fingers
and thumb moved by muscles which
extend along the spinal column, and
though small and rather weak, are
flexible and can be used as readily as
those on an ordinary hand. The pos.
SCISSOR OF this anatomimical freak is
not aware of his value to a museum
on the contrary, is quite sensitive
about his popularity, and avoids OBJ
servation as much as possible.
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05
Dr. DOSanlSO.

This name has become so familiar
with the most of people throughout the
United States that it is hardly neces-
sary to state that he is the originator of
the great DR.. Bosanko Cough and Lung
Syrup, the peoples favorite remedy,
wherever known, for Coughs, Colds,
Consumption and all affections of the
Throat and Lungs. Price, so cents and
81. 90. Sold by VIM. Meyer, Druggist,
Lake Charles.
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05
SIr. GougI. ON slIIs Hats.

1T would be no violation of the
commandment" said John b. Cough,
iii a man were to fall down and wor-
ship the silk hat, for it is not made in
the likeness Of anything in heaven. or
on earth, or in the waters which are
under the earth" Besides it heats the
head and causes the hair to fall of
Parker's Hair Balsam will stop that and
restore the original color to gray or
faded hair. Not oily, not dye, bene-
fetal, deliciously perfumad A perfect
hair dressing. SOC. an druggists.
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05

In numberless bulbs beneath the skin
is secreted the liquid substance which
gives the hair its texture, color and
gloss. When this secretion stops, the
hair begins at once to become dry, lus-
treless, brittle and gray Is that the
condition of your hair? If so, apply
Parker's Hair Balsam at once. 1t will
restore the color, gloss and life by ro-
newing the action of nature. The Bal
sam is not an oil, not dye. but an ele-
CANT toilet article, highly appreciated
because of its cleanliness.
march lin,
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05

To whom it may concern, myself
and two sons were entirely cured of
chills and fever last spring, with Prof.
Morses' Ague and Malarial Magnets,
and We have never had an attack since.
We therefore, cheerfully recommend
them to all suffering with that dread
full disease as Malaria in any form.
Yours truly, S. H. Flynn,
Anacosta, d, @. For sale by VIM.
Meyer, Lake Charles, La.
jan-l2 to feb-l.
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05
CaIcasieu Headquarters
SCHOOL BOOKS. BLANK BOOKS,
STATIONERY
Of every desc ription.

Choice Selection of Fancy Goods, Auto
graph Albums, Scrap books, Books of Travel,
Books of History, Bound bdoks for children,
All the latest Magazine and Periodicals con
stantly on hand. Subscriptions taken for all
the leading News and Pictorial publications.
Orders from the country respectfully soil
cited. Call and examine stock. No trouble
to show goods. nOv-3'S3-tf
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05
--Halls Yegetable sicilian lIa

Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair
Remover imparts fine gloss and fresh
ness 10 the hair, and is highly recon-
lnended by physicians, clergymen and
scientists as preparation accomplish
ing wonderful results. II is i certain
remedy forFemoving dandrntf, making
The scalp white and clean, and Iestor-
ing gray hair 70 its youthful color.
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05
NIX'S
Ferry a. Store,
... ONE NILE ABOVE .. ..e
Lake Charles,

On the Caleasieu River
VNHE undersigned wishes to inform the tray
i cling public and stock drovers that he
has put his Ferry and Beef pens Ia good re-
pair, and is ready to accommodate all who
may wish 10 cross with him, with everything
that Is generally required by stock men and
travellers He has large Flat, suitable for
crossing any kind of stock also two chain
booms for swimming. Pasturage ON each
side Of the river, free of charge. Keeps con
stantly on hand a full supply Of Groceries and
Forage, at the very lowest prices.
M. ~, NAX.
j. w. Bryan has a late shipment
Of buggies, hacks, barouches and road
carts, at the lowest cost prices.
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05

''Peaee If possible, justice % any
rate.n is what Wendell Phillips is
most fond Of prefxing to BIS sigRar
ture for autograph collectors,
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05
AttOFmeysat-L4RW,

viii practice in the District Courts of Cam
aron, CaIcasieu and Vernon parishes
Ijun-2 $3.50
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05

Practices in the Districts Courts of Calca-
sieu, Cameron and Vernon parishes Office
IN the Courthouse, up stairs.
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05

Office: Front room Commercial building,
Hyan street InOv-S-7g
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05

George A. smith, vi. ID
Dr. J. Il. GOODLETT.

and Surgeon.
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05
Professional Cards,

1VBO9oIOho as CdIuS'
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ABRIEL A. FOURNFT,
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05

LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05

DpELoUsAs, LOUISIANA.
Practices in the parishes of st. Landry and
EalcaSieu
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05

LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA.
The Lake Charles echo., 1884-04-05
AttOrney-at-Law.

,NIE CHARLES, LoUIs1AN
The Osceola times., 1884-11-01
storm gnals.

As the coming of great storm is her
aided by the display of cautionary sig
mails, so is the ap roach of that dread
and fatal disease, CONSUMPTION Of the
Lungs, usually announced in advance by
pimpes, blotches, eruptions. ulcers
clandular syellinos, ard kindred out
war; manifestations of the internal
blood poison, which, If not promptly ex.
PEELED from The system, attacks the deli
cate tissues Of The lungs, causing them tc
ulcerate and break down. DR.. Pierce,
Golden Medical Discovery" is the great
remedy for this, as for all diseases hav
ing their origin in bad blood. 1t i'm
proves the appetite and digestion, in
creases nutrition and builds up tho
wasted system.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-01
THE OLD CLo' DEALER.
They Expect n Big Trade During the
Iall aud Winter.

The cold clo' man" is very numerous
on the streets Of Chicago this fall. You
can almast tell him block away 10y his
shambliny gait, his dark, swarthy coun-
tenance, and his sinister appearance as
lac closely scrrtinizes passers-by-
more correctly, the clothes of passers- by
and then occasionally like beggar
approaches and says, mine frient, hat
you amy cast.of cloding vich you might
want to sell?" He is generally a Polish
jew. His eye seems specially fitted for
his business. A hali-sleepy expression
is all the pedestrian might notice, but he
is far from asleep. He reads his man in
the twinklinC q an eve, and it is very
strange if he does not know The kind of
a bargain to Offer that will please. He
is prototype oi the pawnbroker, and in
the course Of time expects to graduate
INTO that business, the only trouble at
present being his lack of capital. He is
the recipient of many cuff. and harsh
words, but hc takes them meekly and is
never abashed.
One of these men approached Il Daily
News reporter yesterday and bargain
was made, the purchaser accompanying
the reporter 20 his room and investing
in a suit that was badly worn for which
he could only be induced to pay mere
plttance.
"Oh vos doing dot business for my
self 1t would pc different" he said in his
pleading way, as an excuse for not Civ
ing more for the suit.
Then you are merely an agent?"
"Dot vos all, don'd YOU see. We only
puy for some udder mans, and he yas
very pardicular DOT We don't pay more
for de goots dan day vos worth, don'd
you see"
"Why is it that there are so many
agents on the streets this year,"
well, dat vos because de winter vos
gomin' on und de dealers oxpect an ex-
traordinary large trade, don'd you see.
De time vos goin' to pc very hart, und
alretty de poor peoples yos compelled TO
buy secondhand clodhing."
lis the trade expected to be much
larger than usual this winteJY
"Vell should schmlle Dere amt Il
secondhand clodhing man in the city
but has got agents out, und dey all OK.
pea to carry very large stock and
do business on large scale. Vel hart
times comes de people can't afford to
buy new clothes, mine frient, und dot is
Wy de dealers vos anxious to lay in biz
stock, don'd YOU see" Chicago News.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-01
DldD't Want u Bow-I-gged Hush and
II can not SIT on your lap"

Il can not SIT on your lap"
Really BEAUTIFUL was Beryl Hopkins as
she stood here that soft June night in
the dim, half.light that filtere through
the exqusitely-draped portiere SCI arat
ing The parlor of her fathers magnificent
residence from the conservatory into
which she aud Harold lloldb TEX sun
tered From childho 4 Bcryl had al
ways loved flowers -oright, pretty flow
ers, whose vivid colors set off to the hest
possible advantage the statuesque lines
Of her queenly form-and now as she
stood among them, blushing roses on one
hand and pale, delicate lilies on the 9TH
er, il vas no wonder that the soft flesh
tints and bewItching curves of her face
and arms made him more nadly in love
than ever with this Juao.Ike girl Who
had promised that ere the autumn tints
on the heather had faded she would
crown the bliss of courtship with the
sacred halo af a wilely love and lie
vutiun.
And so when the lips that had been
wont to give him kisses sweet, raptu-
rous, we-are-the sole-agents- ior-this-
brand kisses that set his brain in a
whirl and almost br Ike his sAspe pders-
had said to him the words with which
this chapter opens, he was for IN Jlnent
unable to reply. The lights seemed fad
| ing away, black clouds o'erspread the
| horizon of his existence, and sore-eyed
| Care stood knock-kneed upon the sum
NIT of a lie that such a little while ago
seemed to hold only joy and hope.
But it was only for an instant that
this weakness mastered him. and eraw-
ing himself up proudly he sal J: "Why
can you not sit on my lap? | know, OF
course, that the words you have spok IN
mean that we are not to marry, that
What shrieked the girl ia an pgony
of grief "Not marry My God, Harold
and did you for an instant think that
my love for you had faltered; that TO e
your wife was not the sole ambition el
my life? All. this is indeed too much,
and, turning away, she silt ntly watered
a horse-geranium with the hot, bitter
tears of sorrow and remorse.
Then YOU still love me?' he asks.
Better than ever"-the words com nq
slowly between large handmade sobs.
Then why Will you not sit on my
lap"
Because" she answers in tone that
thrill his very blood 81 do not desire a
bow.legged husband" Chicago Tribune
The Osceola times., 1884-11-01
T. Was Sati factory.

81 will be frank with you. have
loved before, with all the passion o. my
soul. You ask me to marry you. | will
but my heart is gone and ali ] can offer
you is my earnest duty and wifely af-
fection'
you have loved. Alas how unhap-
py." =.
YES, loved as can never love again. "
"And be? Is he dead, or has another"
mo; he still lives, but he does not
love me ran never wed him. You
will not be jealous?"
"Tell me who he is and | will be sat :
isfed of your truth"
"He is the family butcher" San
Francisco Chronicle
The Osceola times., 1884-11-01

Yes, calm the Jedge's jacal a resi-
dencc."
do you know where could find tn,
Judge?"
Nav"
I'D like to find him."
"Gwine to git married?"
"oh, no. l wanted TO ask the Judge
to use his influence to stop a fight be.
tween two dogs that am told is TO take
place at the Keg Saloon to-day"
ASK the Jedge to stop a dog fight
Oh, Lordy Ask Jedge McCorkle TO 90
an stop dog fight Well, you hev
gall"
Il know it is rather a strange request
but ] am sure the Judge would not re-
fuse to use his influence in the cause OF
humanity, and TO prevent such debas-
ing exhlbitIon,-such an atroeious out
rage ON mans most faithful friend"
Mister, whar did you say the dogs
war rwine to fight?'
AT the keg Saloon, at three O'Clock
this afternoon, | understand. But has
ten, my friend, and tell me, ii you can.
where ! may find the Judge, or it may
be too late to prevent the disgiacefu
proceedings"
Bound to find the Jedge, are you?'
Yes if you can tell me, shall search
for him."
Know the Jedge by sight, do you"
"No."
well, you 90 down to the Keg Saloon,
whar that dog dispute is gwinter come
off, an if you see man with ore leg. an
an impediment in his left eve, bettin'
the drinks on McKeon's brindle pup,
that's the Jedee. You'll find him thar,
or Pm liar" Texas Siftings.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-01
Mischief is Wrought

by bad cooking, tough meats, late hours,
business worries, irregular livers, sour
dispositions. evil digestion and impure
blood. Much of this mischief can be
overcome by the use of Browns Iron
Bitters-the best tonic ever made. Mrs.
Emile Crawford, Reidsville, Ga. writes,
After irving Browns Iron Bitters we
are persuaded that it is all that it claims
TO be a good and reliable tonic" Thou
sands of others speak in like manner.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-01

The new combination OF smart weed
and Beladenna. as used in Carter's
Backache P,asters has proved to be one
of the best that could be made. Try
one of these popular plasters in any case
4 weak or lame back, backache, rheu-
matism, neuralgia, soreness of the chest
or lungs, &c, and you will be surprised
and pleased by the prompt relief. In
bad cases Of chronic dyspepsia, a plaster
over the pit OF the stomach stops the
pain at once. Ask for Carter's Smart
Weed and Belladonna Backache Plasters.
Price 25 cents.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-01
Wanted to stop . Dog right.

as Judge McCorkle's residence in this
neighborhood my man?' asked we'll
dressed stranger, who stood at the gate OF
the Judges ranch in FL Paso.
at be" replied the freckled. faced man
who was digging post heles'
'Is the Judge at homer
'He is not at home ies' now. You be
a stranger bout here, eh?"
Yes"
Thought you were tenderfoot by the
amount O. side you put on your English.
slider"
The Osceola times., 1884-11-01

When you visit or leave New York City, viz
Central depot, save baggage Ekpressagc anC
- Carriage Hire, and stop at the Grand Unor
Hotol, opposite said depot. Six hundred Gle
gcnt rooms lifted up at a cost of one million
dollars; ~ and upwards per day. European
plan, Elevator. Restaurant supplied witt
the best. Horse GERS, stages and elevated
railroad to all depots. Families can live better
fer less money at the Grand Union Hotel thar
1t any other first-class hotel in the city.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-01
AN AUTUMN IDYL.
J. c. MCGILvRA,

It's Autumn, and DER the sanctum
OF the country editor mild,
sinks the veil of twilight and silence,
Bypoems Of Spring undefied;
For Spring has gone with her muses..
With her songs of birds and flowers.
And now the editor resteth him,
And dreameth away the hours.
And no mere he listneth In silence,
And no more he trembleth there
When sitting alone in his sanctum.
He heareth step on the stair;
For he knoweth that the conner,
whatever he may bring,
Though even II be tailor bill.
Yet bringeth no poem Of Spring.
And SO he blessoth the season.
And with ecstasy most refined.
He lighteth his fire with an armful
Ofpoetry marked declined"
The Judge.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-01
CITIES IN THE MOON
Entertaining story Of DIR. Blendmauns $
Alleged Wonderful Dls scoveries

Entertaining story Of DIR. Blendmaun's
Alleged Wonderful DI. I.ooveries.
A letter from Berlin to n prominent
gentleman of New Yorkcontlins very
interesting communication concerning
the alleged discoveries by DR.. Blend
mann, professor in the Royal Academy
in Berlin, of evidences that the moon is
inhabited. DR.. Blendmann processes to
have discovered that the telescope OBJ
servations made up TO ihe present time
have gwen negative result on account
of the excessive light that irradiates from
the lunar disk, which prevents an exact
examination of the surface. DR. Blon1
mann soiteneu the light b. usirg the
condensed smoke Of can. phor. H. had
to make hundreds Of trials before finding
tn exact measure of soitening required
to obtain perfect image of the moon
He then took with a rejecting telescope
very detailed AMI correct photo raphic
view OF the disk # he moon, vii i @
afterwhrd exposed unda powcrt II sol r
microscope The circle obtained in .ne
photograph had in the microscope an up-
parent diameter Of over thirty-lhr e f. t..
In this way, the story is he was able to
perceive that what have believed TO be
seas are really regions covered With ric |
vegetation, and what nave always b en-
taken for m Mountainous regions are dos
erts and seas. One car see, the le ter
SAYS, with striking distinc;nes cities,
towns, and villages, and there are strong
indications of industry and commerce.
Wi,h full moon D,. Bendmann has
obtained Photographic views so distinct
could be used the discovery would he
still more completely confirmed.