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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-21

A drunken individual, who was sufficiently
sober to give the fictitious name of John
Smith, created stir on Sibley street last
evening by entering store and deliberately
discharging revolver at the bOokkeeper.
The bullet missed the mark, but punched
hole through the window. The man was
at once placed under arrest by Chief Clark,
who happened to be driving past at the
time. He was afterwards turned over
to Officer Calvin, who conducted
him to the station. Last night
he moaned his fate in, Cell 5. He did not
remember firing the revolver, and pleaded
for liberty On the ground that young
wife was anxiously awaiting his return to
his home on Marshall street. He is said
to have mania for shooting when he is
drinking, having fired at a man near Seven
cornersa bout a month ago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-21

Form a delightful shade and make the grounds
spot of continual refreshing GOODNESS and
desirable retreat from the heat and turmoil
of city life. No other property possesses this
advantage to the same extent, and it would
require years of careful training and watch
fulness to replace them. The present i'm
provements stand
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-21
IOUB4Htfitf
YieVBeing Unsurpassed

anywhere, the eye taking in at one sweep the
the most beautiful portion of the Upper Mis-
sissippi Valley, for distance of over twenty
miles
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-04

satisfaction to Mrs. de Jones to read
the next morning that "a superb silver
candeIabrum was the gilt of Mrs Gus
tave de Jones'" And some modest
heart-generally little sister of the
bride-was made very happy by read
ing her name in connection with "a
handsome toilet SET" But the incon-
gruities of the presents were also pub
lished. What use could the newly
married ever find for thirteen pickle
forks and ten butter knives? There
was time when "the wedding guest,
he beat his breast, and invariably Sc
Iected cake basket. Now a piece Of
brio a-brac is the correct thing. It
may be useful enough to jnclose a
dainty clock in plush case, or mir
ror Of plate glass in a wildwood bor~
der, Or it may be a tete-a-tete set of
royal Worcester, or Dresden china, 81
blsque figure, or long-necked yellow
jar with bow Of tri-colored ribbon,
or marvellous piece of china, which
costs a good deal of money, and serves
as "snooper" to make people ask
questions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-04
WEDDING PRESENTS.
| The @ Questionable Practice of Enum-
| Grating the Bridal Gifts.

NO doubt people OF oehcacy and re-
fnement will be glad to know that
the practice of enumerating the bridal
presents, giving the name OF the gilt
and the giver, with suggestion as to
its being solid silver or only plated
goods. is going out, says the Detroit
Free Press. The bride will not have
as many presents. however, nor will
they cost as much money. Many a
wedding guest has given a costly gift
rather than see mis- or her name In
print attached to a paper weight or a
butter knife. There was a certain
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-04
a Son of Charles Dickens.

The son of Charles Dickens, who
was at first reported killed at Fort
Pitt, but who has happily escaped,
since, and was made inspector of the
mounted police. He was afterwards
promoted to DE chief inspector. He
is described as a plucky, dashing
officer, inheriting some OF his fathers
literary tastes, but fonder Of adventure
and open air life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-04
Rubbing 1t IN.
New York Sun.

at recent part: in Florence, given
by well-known and popular people,
lady, when leaving, said to friend
as they went down the stairs: ''Never
was more bored III my life" The
host, who happened to be just behind,
chImed in with: Sorry to near that,
Countess; but" looking at her watch,
lit is IL: As, so that you might easily
have gone at least an hour ago"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-04

A prosperous merchant of Monroe>
vile, Ala. served four years and six
months in the confederate army, was
in sixty two battles, was wounded five
times, once shot through the lungs,
had his left leg taken off by cannon
shot, and yet lives, healthy genial
gentleman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-04

Vassar college girls recently gave a
theatrical performance, in which the
males were distinguished from the fe>
males by having hankercbiefs tied
around their arms. Why is it girls
always use this symbol to represent
masculinity Is it to suggest shirt
sleeves?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-04

A New York physician believes
that the earth is in imminent danger
Of exploding. His wife must have
been blowing him up lately and made
the poor man a monomaniac Ia this
direction.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-04
More Convenient.
Chicago Rambler

''Do you ever sweep under the bed?''
inquired a fond mother of her eldest,
whose room at college size was looking
over. "Oh, yes, often. ITS so much
easier than a dustpan, you know" re-
piled the hopeful.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-04
CUBAN Affairs
AN INSURGENF EXPEDITION LANDS IN
CUBA.

CUBA
KEY WEST, Fla, May &c The
Cubans here are parading with a band,
celebrating the reported landing al
Santiago de Cuba of an insurgent
expedition, numbering two hundred
men, under Varona and Maero, who,
it is stated, have since been reinforced
by LOCO men from that district. The
state of the siege has been decreed
and the captain general OF Cuba mas
gone with troops to that province.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-07-11

New York Daily Register.
The admixtnre of dissatisfaction
which enters into the general APP
proyal Of the jury system expresses
itself in many ways, most OF which
appear TO a practical lawyer or judge
rather blind and upreasoDing. 1t is
very easy TO satirize the system; but
its real defects appear 10 US to be not
often touched in The discussion. The
chief Of these is the difficulty Of dis
tingaishiDg between the questions
which must go to the jury, if proper
request be made, and those which must
not, if objection be made. Here is
the rock on which moro trials are
wrecked Than on any other, VIC might
perhaps say than On all others together.
As The law now stands the consti-
tutional right Of trial by jury includes
the right to have them pass on every
question which falls within this limit;
but the limit is one about which there
is more difference Of opinion than on
any other class of questions Irrigated.
For it is question peculiar to the
circumstances OF every case.
When, as often, a case is presented
where it is impossible to say on which
side of the line the points fall, the
problem is ingeniously solved, saying
that the question is a mixed question
OF law aud fact and must be left to
the jury under proper instructions.
Whatever conduees TO clear mp the
demarkation between questions for the
jury and those for the Judge, greatly
aids the working Of the jury system;
and those refnements and distinguish
ings Of cases which confuse the line
tend 10 burden tho system with a load
it cannot long bear
Another chief defect is in the diff
entity Of securing the performance of
jury duty by intelligent citizens gen
orally, such as are accustomed to bus
mess responsibilities and the determi
nation Of questions Of Importance.
If these two defects could be meas
urably cured, the preference of the
sclientagc, of the Bar at large, and Of
the profession themselves for trials by
jury would Withstand all the satires
and squibs Of ridicule that are aimed
at leaving a question to the frst dozen
men who can be found who know
nothing aboutit.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-07-11
Rice.
Ascension Democrat.

Ascension Democrat.
Rice is the alternative OF sugar in
Southern Louisiana, and the area de
voted to It's culture increases prDpor-
tionately with the unprotitableness of
The alternate industry The low prices
obtained for cane products last season
led many Of our sugar planters 10 give
their lands wholly to rice, while others
sought to combine the two crops bv
planting cane OIL the high or front
lands, and rice in the rear of the fields.
As a consequence, the acreage in rice
is this year larger than ever before
known in Louisiana, and the fields be-
ing generally in good condition the
crop promises to be Immense. How
far this will influence the price is the
all-important question with our plan
tiers just now, and the additional eX-
pense incurred for pumping OH account
Of the low stage Of the river, makes
this question more vital one still.
With yield of fifteen barrels 10 the
acre aud all average price of 81 for
rough rice, there is reasonable mar
gin for profit; but fears are enter
tanned that imperfect irrigation in
some places may affect the quality Of
the grain and prove another source Of
depreciation in price. On the other
hand there is some talk of a short
wheat crop and the sympathy among
cereals may result to the advantage Of
rice if wheat is high the demand for
rice will be greater and the prices cor
respondingly better From reviews
appearing in the Iimes7DemOorat, with
prominent dealers in New Orleans, it
appears that the knowing ones antici-
pate a large crop but are not hopeful
OF the best prices, being prepared on
the whole to base speculative opera
lions on slightly lower figures than OBJ
tanned last season.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-07-11

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Amid The ruins Of their capital, with
bare, bowed heads, in utter silence and
bitter tears, Lee and his generals
separated and went their ways to
homes destroyed, families broken gp
and seAttered, and often into exile and
oiiliyiou.
The Ainal parting was IA front Of
Lees mansion, III Richmond, two days
after Appomatox. Lees house Is an
ordinary square brick, standing alone
IN Franklin street, one square from
the capitol. All the other houses on
the square arc connected. Upon the
afternoon Of the second day after The
surrender people in that vicinity were
surprised 10 see come riding up the
street from the sonth side a company
Of Coafederase horsemen. They were
unarned. Their gray uniforms were
worn. soiled and often battered, their
trappings old and patched. They
wore slonched hats, and here and there
was feather remaining of the once
smart and jaunty dropping plume Of
the Confederate cavalryman. They
were bronzed and Drowned and beard
ed. They sat erect and came on with
The splendid horsemanship with which
they were noted. Upon the collars OF
some d the gray jackets could still be
seen kbe faded and furnished gilt stars,
the emblem Of the wearers' rank.
In front Of them rode Leo. His two
hands held the loosely swinging reius
and rested upon the pommel. His
head was bent and his eyes,were look
ing straight ahead from under his
d0wncast brow, bnt they seemed to
see nothing.
AS the troops cantered up to his old
home his horse stopped at the gate,
and be reused himself suddenly as
from dream, and cast his eyes upon
the familiar windows and then around
over The group of gallant soldiers who
had followed his fortunes for four
bloody years and gone down in de-
feat under his banner. The end of it
all had come at last. He threw him
self from his horse, and all his com
pani0ns followed his action. They
stood hat in hand with an arm through
the bride rein, while Lee went from
man to mar, grasping each hand, look
ing intently into each face as though
he would press it upon his memory
forever. Then be turned aud walked
through The gate and up the steps to
his door. Asaseryant opened the door
he paused, with his left foot upon the
veranda, bis right upon the last step,
and looked back for the last time. Not
word had been spoken, not a good
bye uttered. There was no sound
heard but that of the sobs rs those un
kenpt and grizzled heroes Of a hun
dred battles leaned their heads against
the shoulders Of their horses and Rept.
Lee gave ono look, and broke down
at last. His hands were over bis eyes,
his frame shook with sobs, as be turned
quickly and disappeared into his lonely
bouse. With the closing of doors be-
hind him ended forever the wild dream
of the Southern ConfedeTaey.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-07-11
3Efila1Eaaes.
My faith hathno bed 10 sleep upon
II ,,v,,4,fr,aknoo,v gTQssyb1yF,,.5T

Ny faith hathno bed to sleep npoi
bnt omnipotency =. Rutherford.
Il People seldom improve when the
have no better model than themselve
10 copy after.
Thon art wise If thou beat of petit
troubles. nor suffer their singing TO fire
thee .--Thpper.
"A cockle-fsll may as soon try to crOwl
the ocean into its marrow shell, as Vair
Imam ever b comprehend the DEGREES
of God.
Dare forsake what yon deem wrong
Dare to walk in Wisdom's way
| Dare TO give whence gifts belong
Dare Gods precepts to obey
DO You imagine that the Lord will be
satisfied with what you can spare, bnt
what yon will miss; that he requires o
real sacrifice at your hand ?--Rer. J6jan
Pollock.
ffBuild a little fence Of trust
Around to-day
FIJI the space with loving work
And therein stay.
look not from out the sheltering bars
Upon Tomorrow,
For God viii help you bear what comes
OF joy or SORROW"
L have had the settled conviction from
youth that the Christian religion was
true, and that it WAS the dnty of every
man to pray to Him daily, and to His
Son, Jesus Christ, for forgiveness Of
sin. j feel an absolute conviction that
all of God creatures who will truly re-
pent of their sins and pray for forgive
ness Will be pard0ned and secure eter-
nal happiness ] think have felt--I
know have felt this trnth especially
in the last year.-Hon. Robert TOoD1bS, Of
Georgia.
Every solitary kind action that is
done, the world over, is working brisk
~ in its own sphere to restore tine bal
ance between right and wrong. Kind
ness has converted more sinners than
either zeal, elognence or learning and
these three never converted any one,
unless they were kind also The con-
tinual sense which kind heart has of
its own need of kindness keeps it hum
BILE Perhaps an act of kindness never
dies. bnt extends the invisible undula-
tons of its influence over the breath of
centnries.-F. W. FaJeT.
We should regard the preacher, what
ever his faults, as man sent with a
message 10 us, which it is Il matter Of
life amt death whether We hear Or re
fuse as a man set il charge over many
spirits in danger OF ruin, with but m
hour or two III the seven days TO speak
them; but thirty minutes at a time 10
get at line hearts of Il thousand men,
when, GREATNESS aud weary with the
week $ labor, they give him this inter
val of imperfect and ianguid hearing
but thirty minutes TO convince them of
all their weaknesses, to shame them Of
all their sins, to warn them OF all their
dangers, to try by this way and that TO
stir the hard iastenings of those doors
where the Master himself has stood and
knocked, and none opened but thirty
minutes in which 20 raise the dead
John Rb8htn.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-07-11

Are ypn bilious Arc 81 tg0a-
hled WITH siel Headache, indigestion,
t5astisepess, Torpid Liver o. saniieeg
1T %, isSIl Liver ills sill care yea.
lfas sase lag DF N Al Knapp Lake
CHARLES. llstg2ssiy.
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E5sEFTIE. AVID ssEssa4sEsrEyE.


Cat warm cake with a warm knife
4, 4 m,,eb bo,ter ~ be !, y,o,
f.-r,srs ttsr :. i,roa. 80
.a...t,..gfs, ~.
2 $3.50 i.e'.ilul - .l,issn u ~
~ 49, H. $3.50 thea. ~ eii'0Aei
'ei.n0i ''s''''.'e f''''@ : '''S'
-is9Ises son 1 J. geeo5po .ssly ..o'.I 7 !,
salllo@er seei = l''' ~ e.ls.l y ELLA,
'iu..n'i'is' !" ~ o''''. ''''''''y $500 '''''
Inc osst preventive against lnsec'
enemies, REMARKS bhe .Hssfe ester, .fenrat
Is TO keep ail plants 20 q heaithy, WIG
oroas condition.
For sugar-beets the ground should
be well prepared, plowed deep and
thoroughly paiyeriSed. The roots re-
quire deep soil, and the portion that
grows underground contains the most
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-07-11

IHE cost Of the stationery TO be sup
Piled for the use Of the Interior De
parlmeptf0r the next fiscal year will
be S47, 1901, d reduction Of over &c.
900 " cemparod with the expendi-
lures fortbe same purpose this year
The SIMPLY Of gsld pens upon reqnisi-
tier 4 regarded lby Secretary Lamar
as an extFavaganee, AID will be dis
continued
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-07-11

THE Washington ID. ca Post of
Che 25th ult. says that III recently
came TO the knowledge Of Senator Van
Wyck that the Backbone Railroad
company, Of iLonisiana, had laid claim
10 SOC, 900 acres of land il addition
10 that secured under the last admin
istration, aud about which the Sem
ator expressed some opinions during
the last sessions Of the Senate which
weEe pointedly criticised BY ex-Secro-
tary Teller aud the railroad people.
The Senator called upon the Secretary
of Vic Interior Tuasday and upon The
Attorney General yesterday ID rela4
lion 10 The iaalter, and said he became
satisfied that the present administra-
ton was not inciiped 10 accede % The
claims III the railroad people, and that
there MAS DO probability tllatthe new
demand would be successfnlN
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-07-11
Nine Wives and II9 Children.
Eufaula Gala. } Mail.

halaaia tAia, NAL.
II want you to write something in
this Bible" said Lawson Lawrence,
and a regular subscriber Of the AdH.
He was accompanied by an aged
"uncle," whose hair was gray when
the gray hairs Of our girls were golden
in the sunlight Of youth, and il was
for him the Bible writing was intend
ed. Hi is 1913 years old said Law
son, and at this the reporter was all
ears, as usual. Inquiry OF Uncle Nero
developed, according 10 his statement,
that be was born in Trenton district,
North Carolina, Mayo, 1892, and was
consequently 1903 years Of age on the
9th of May, 1885. He said he came
to Eufaula, 'iduring Jaekson's war"
and when Eufanla was Iryington. The
Indians were epcamped about Mont
gomery, and be boughta pony of them
for So. HIS present wife, "HeDry
Kringle's sister" is 80 years old, he
having her when she was q sgal,'' as
he expressed it. She is his ninth wife,
and, in reply TO the question as 10
how many children he had, be said
he had been accused Of having III,
aud twas for him TO dispute il. Last
year he cultivated twenty acres Of Land
aud raised an abundance Of peas,
corn and potatoes. This year he Is
eultiyating cotton. Helives within a
quarter Of "A mile Of White Pond, this
county, where be has beenfor the past
eleven years. He laboFs duriag the
week add breaches on Sunday, being
pastor of Mount Zion Methodist
Ghprehlfor eight years.
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THos. KLEISPKTER,
Parish Surveyor,
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j. ". BRYAN,
Proprietor Echo.
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miscellaneous
Male and Female
GIaEisa! tas..,


PRoF. N. Z. SHADD0CK,
Late State Sabbath School Evangelist and
former Principal Of Evergreen Home nstitu-
tion, AYoyelles Parish, will open Male
and Female Academy, at Sugar
town, La, on September As. lSsds
Session continues 40 weeks Pupils charged
from date of entrance.
Tuition Rates:
GRADE. PER MONTH
First .....,..,,,.....,. .......,.........Sl.5O
Second Observation-Disclosures, . 80
Third Observation-Disclosures. $50
Fourth Observation-Disclosures. $50
LANGUAGEs-E&TItA.
Ancient. Observation-Disclosures, LOO
Modern Observation-Disclosures, ,...,. ESQ
Book keeping Observation-Disclosures. $50
Incidental fec : per session. Ample facil-
tiles for board at Sc to so per month.
Iseptl3- I0mOs,l
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EIaFfisbuEg was iQapded by Jolln
tlarfis II 81 o. The siie # ~ aid
il,lisis,a s0Mn narrowly escaped
bsinn selected AS ne capital II tlte
aisaa siase iie.lslpi}e 1ess
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-04
NEW JERSEY,
The Election in tho Sandy State of the
East.

The Election In tho Sandy State of the
East.
TRENTON, n. j., November 3.--The
election in this State passed of very quiet
iy no serious disturbances being reported.
In several counties, those of Bergin,
Burlington, Cape May, MIddlesex, Passaic
and Sussex, State Senators were elected
They will serve three years and will vote
upon the next United States Senator,
who will succeed Mr.. Sewell, Republic On.
There are 60 Assembly districts
in the State and one member Of the State
House of Assembly was elected to-day
fron each district. Last year the State
Senate was composed Of II Republicans
and 10 Democrats, and House Of Assem-.
bly, of 36 Republicans and "a Democrats,
giving the Republicans ms jority Of l3
upon q Joint ballot. Nine Of the Senators
holding over are Republicans, so they will
control that body at the next session ii
their candidates were successful in any two
of seven districts in which senators we're
elected today. In the First Assembly dis
trict of Elizabeth, Hughes, Dem has an
estimated msjority Of roo over Devlin
(Rep) In the Second district, Carlin
(Rep) has an estimated majority over
Woodruff (Dem. and in the Third district
Chamberlain (Rep } has a majority Of zoo
over Gibby (Dem
REFUsLIoAE 4ssEaBLTNAy.
WOODBURY., n. J.,-November 3.-Roe
(Rep for assembly, was elected BY about
400 majority.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-04
MARYLAND

BALTIMORE, MD., November 3.-The
election IN Maryland to-day is for Comp.
troller Of the State Clerk of the Court Of
Appeals, all the members Of the House Of
Delegates and Dinsseen members Of the
Senate. In the city Of Baltimore, clerks Of
the Courts, and throughout the State, coun-
ty officers will be chosen. The election is
proceeding very quietly and thus far less
exciteuentis manifested than at the mayor
atty election Last week. The contest is
between tie friends and enemies Of senator
German.
BALTIMORE, November s-Midnieht.-
The election passed of quietly and result
ed in q sweeping victory for the regular
Democratic ticket in this city. Returns are
not all 10 at midnight, rs the length of the
ticket necessitstes slow count The State
returns are coming in very slowly, but in.
dications point to Democratic sGccess in
nearly all of the counties, which insures q
working majority In both branches Of the
State legislature.