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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22
A Voice Again from Six SaiIe.
Six MILE, July 29, 1885.
ditor Lake Charles Echo:

Six MILE, July ~, 1850.
Editor Lake Charles Echo
Having been over part of our
broad and beautiful State, viz: a por-
tion of Rapides, Natehitoches, and
Grant parishes, feel desire to make
few brief statements in regard to
crops, etc, in those parts, which may
be Of some interest to your many read
eTs, and as | know such articles meet
with your approbation, / feel no deli
cacy in doing so.
Notwithstanding the discourage
ment from last years failure Of crops,
people seem, both in the hills and bot
toms, to be up and doing; they seem
to have realized the fact that, to be-
come discouraged would prove more
detrimental to their welfare than a
few pFoyidential calanities, and
where the overflow of Red river last
year swept away the unmatured crop
on thousands of acres, now stands the
finest crop of many years past, All
the pinewoods country through which
| passed, west of Red river, seem to
have almost an unprecedented fine
crop, and health good everywhere.
East of the river, in Grant parish,
crops have been injured some by
drouth, though, owing to late plant
ing, the injury is not of serious ma
ture. The fruit crop, though said to
be late, lowing to the backward
spring,) and somewhat inferior in
quality to what it usually is, is fine
and Of excellent favor. The fig in
that country is an object seldom
found, while apples are extensively
grown.
And last, though far from being
least, | can conscientioasly say, that
in the neighborhood Immediately sur
rounding the Marsh Hill Church, | |
found the most sociable, benevolent,
peaceable, and by far the happiest |
people | ever met with in any country.
Education and refinement seem to be |
the motto and main object Of the peo-
pie of that section, while all are, by |
honest means, acquiring an ample sup
port, ana then trying to enjoy it So
ciaily, and beneYolently without the |
least appearance Of selfishness.
There are great many young peo-
pie in that community, and Of most
habits, yet the greatest care
.s 40 bon ~ ,la,, d,,a ,es.xnt,t a. old aoa
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22
II11r 1e1 a,o5 E7ioe GA SIZE
TO A SLEEPING BABE.
BY ROBERT LovEMAN.


The sweetest picture in the hall,
Where Nature all her treasures keeps,
Is but a dimpled darling small
A baby, smiling, as It sleeps.
A pretty legend has been told,
How when the chubby cherub lies,
And slumbering smiles-'twas said Of old,
The angels whispered from the skies
Sleep, little one, and sleeping smile,
Let naught disturb thy golden dreams,
Thou knowest not oft life proves vile,
And earth with sighs and sorrow teens.
Thou knowest not that human hopes
Die as the sunny, cloudless day,
And through grief's darkness blindly gropes
The man whose joys have fiown away.
So child, sleep on, and wake to find
Awaiting thee fond embrace,
And never may the cruel wind
OF want blow harshly in thy face.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

A correspondent of the Scientific
America8 states that he knows from
personal observation of the seventeen
year locust having appeared in the
southern.par of Massachusetts in 1918,
1886, 1852 and 1869. In 1918 they
were very numerous in 1885 they
We're less SO ; in 1852 still less, and in
1863 they were quite scattering in
comparison with 1918.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

~. w. Davidson. of Evergreen,
Ala, says, for years / have been trou-
Dled with Ague and Dumb Chills, my
whole system was impregnated with
Malaria in its most malignant form,
three boxes of Morse'a Ague Magnets
thoroughly cured me, at cost of fifty
cents per box, when ! had expended
hundreds of dollars with physicians. !"
For sale by WIN. MEYER, Lake Charles,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22
j. G. FITZPATRICK.

TTAYING
woods Black and Red Walnut Mahogany R Wood But
NaaEbng White Italian
in
oil
in
full We will
will finished
o time.
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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

An article is now going the rounds
Of the press entitled, "Napoleon as q
Man" We believe that MI. Yelling
ton always insisted that Napoleon was
no lady, Peoria Transcript.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22
A Reliable Article.

For enterprise, push and desire to
get such goods as win give the trade
satisfaction, VIM. Meyer, the Druggist,
leads all competition. He sells DR..
Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup, be
cause its the best medicine on the mar
ket for Coughs, Colds. Group and Pri-
mary Consumption, Price 90 cents and
500, Samples free.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

Down in Biddeford, Me-, people are
SO high-toned that instead of bath
rooms they speak of an Evolutionary
studio;" at least SO reads an advertise
ment in the Biddeford Times.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

sWhat is there in d mince pieGV
asks household journal. We should
like to answer that question, bat have
not time to Get ont q supplement
philadelphia can
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

slow Shall We Help the Negro y
is the title Of an article in the Century.
The best way we know Of is % leave
the smoke-honse door unlocked, and
be will help bimself.-Nepmaa Iude-
pendent
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

cashier? ~ inquired man at the
paying teller's WINDOW. "No, sir; no
cash here Cash there,Y he replied,
pointing 70 q map Of Canada.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

a Russian traveller predicts that
Tibet will prove to be second Cali
fornia, as, during q recent visit there
he found the natives gold-washing in
the crudest way, but with the richest
results.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

A bridge in Cecil County, Mary
land, bears tLe following sign "No-
tis. # gou 60 over this bridge Faster
than . Walk SOW VIII bee find Az
dolera.p
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

~ Liver Pills arc prepared Is.
pecially for this climate, and arc inat
The thing needed. Try them. nno
bottle, 20 pills, for 26 eents. Sold
hy hr W, A. Kuapn gsake Hha5lps.
ia, eea NJ 2 Cousin Il "a, Houa.
ton, Texas.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

''Pickpocket9 is the only English
word adopted into the French Lam
guage which the French write and
pronounce correctly.-N Y. Sun.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

Il took fifty years 70 bring the King
James translation OF the Bible into
general use.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

we often % more good BY sympathy
than BY ON labora,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-08-22

The great remedy for kidney and
LIVER discusses. cold by WA. MEgEa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-05
A COMMON GRIEF.
From the New Orleans cLA.l Picayune.

From the New Orleans (L-a.l Pieayune.
While the North remembers that
General Grant received the sword OF
Lee the South will not forget with
what generous and soldierly cour-
tesy he returned it. We cheerfully
recognize his high place in history
and we cannot think otherwise than
regretfully of the misfortunes that
saddened the last days of his life.
1t seems but yesterday that be came
back to US from his triumphant
Journey around the world, and after
having found no land so remote
that his fame had not preceded him
there. The hero of a great war, twice
elected President Of the United
States, the :honored guest of kings
and, the possessor of an ample for
tune, the husband of devoted wife,
the fathor of loving and happy chill
dren-what had he to expect but
peace and prosperity for his declin-
ing years? Alas the answer has
been written. We will not repeat it.
Brethren of the North and South,
let US Join mournful hands together
around that newly opened grave,
remembering that while all earthly
goods are eyanescent, horror, truth
and love are eternally secure.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-05
Governor PattIson.s Proclamation.

HARRIsBURG. July 25--The fol-
lowing proclamation was issued this
morning:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, HARRIS
BURG, July 24.-In the name and by
the authority of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
The people of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania have learned with
profound regret Of the death of the
illustrious American soldier and ex-
President Ulysses 5. Grant Emerg-
ing from TIE quiet walks of a eiti-
zen's life at q critical period in the
history of his country, he rapidly
attained the highest renown In her
military service. and on the return
of peace was twice called to occupy
her chief chair Of State. Brilliant
and successful in war. magnauimous
and conservative in craftsmanship,
distinguished at home and abroad
for his personal virtues, in private
life he filed the measure ola useful,
honorable and patriotic career, and
bequeathed to ms fellOw-citizens
and posterity a name that viii for
ever be revered.
Now, therefore, in view of the sad
event which has filed the nation
with deep sorrow, and as fitting
mark OF respect to the memory Of
the eminent man who in the provi-
dence Of God. after a painful and
patient struggle with disease and
death mas closed his mortal life. l
do direct that the flags of the public
buildings of the State be placed at
half-mast until sundown on the day
Of his burial. and that on that day
the ordinary business of the several
Departments of the State Govern
ment De suspended, and l recomend
to the people of the Commonwealth
[ that during the obsequies on that
day they do generally observe the
great solemnity of those hours by
the suspension Of business, the toll
ing of bells and such other marks
of respect for the distinguished dead
as to them may be deemed appro-
pirate.
ROBERT Z. PATTIsoS, Governor.
By the Governor:
W. E. STENGER,
Secretary ofthe Commonwealth.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-05
THE LAST OF THE WAR HEROES.

THE LAST OF THE WAR HEROES,
From the Nashville CTsnn.I American.
On the morning of the 5th of Nav,
1854, Just after the first battle of the
Wilderness, General Robert Z. Lee
sat in his tent,awaiting reports from
the front An aid-de-camp rode up
and excitedly exclaimed that. for
the first time in the history of the
war, the enemy hadnot fallen back in
response to General Lees fierce. IN
expected and Obstructive attack of
TIE day before, but that he was
moving by the left flank forward.
Lee seemed thunderstruck. Then,
slowly rising to his feet,the old hero
pushed back the thin threads of
gray hair from bis high, white fore
head, and said solemnly to the off
GERS assembled in his tent AT
last, gentlemen, the federal army
has found a head And now, at
last, the American people lose him
He had served his time loyalty and
well his day of usefulness has pas
sed- He was last of the heroic and
untained spirits to which the war
gave birth. And none will now be
ready as the Southern people, whose
courage and endurance he so severe
Iy tried upon the field, to Join with
England's bard in commemorating
his immortal story.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-05
A National Monument.

The following letter has been writ
ten by ex-President Hayes to the G..
A. r. Posts of the country
FREMONT, o., July "a.
Spegel Grove. r. P. Buckland, Col.
VIM. E. Haynes, Hon. E. F. Dick
enson:
CoMRADEs Il am IN receipt OF
your letter of this morning request
ing a copy of the remarks made by
me at the meeting of Eugene Raw
son Post, G. A. R.. on the occasion
of the death of General Grant.
What was said was not written, but
the substance of the suggestion made
was that the Grand Army of the Re-
public, as the largest soldier organi-
cation of the country, an organiza-
ton to which all who had faithful
ly served in the Union forces are ell
igible, should take the lead in build
ing a national monument in the city
of New York, at the place of his
burial. That the funds for this pur-
pose should be raised by the cordial
union in the work of the military
societies that have their origin in the
war that the cooperation of citi-
zens should be sought. There is
every reason to believe that in all
parts ofour country, in the South as
well as the North, a sentiment ex-
lists ia relation to General Grant
which at this time will find its best
expression il a national monument
III the city where he resided and
where it will be seen by more citi-
zens than at any other point which
can be selected.
"The subject was also presented to
the Manville Moore Post and was
there received with great favor. A
committee was appointed to present
the proposition to the Department
meeting of the Grand Army of the
Republic for the State of Ohio at
Springfield, in August. If the mat
ter is promptly pushed by the G. A.
r. while the public mind is intense
ly interested in all that concerns
General Grant, there is every reason
tor confidence that national monu-
ment can be built which will be
worthy of General Grant and our
country. K. b. HAYES.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-05
TIE LAST OF THE GIANTS.
Frorn the Louisville CKyI Commercial

From the Louisville (KyJ Commercial
Grant is the last of that first group
of giants called into being by the
second epoch of American history.
Only few men who stood in the
second group survive. But the end
for which they fought is achieved.
We who enjoy the benefits of pros
porous peace, national patriotism,
and a secure and lasting Union
have lost sight, in the rush of life,
of the cost and the immortal cour-
age that won them. When the in
carnation of these heroes, like Grant,
dies it Is well TO turn the memory
backward over all the frightful mis-
takes and the living patriotism alike
and reflect that out of such as this
the permanency Of national exist
ence Is won.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-05

DR.. Swift, of Worthwhile, Michigan,
relates two valuable opinions Of Gen.
Grant as a soldier, which he picked
up in the South.
A mayor Of Atlanta asked General
Hancock if it wasn't singular that
the Republicans should make a man
ike Grant President, and Gen. Han
cock replied
Gen Grant was very superior
officer. He won his position by
merit and hard and successful fight
ing, and was worthy of IT. If you
think it strange OF the Republicans
for making a President of him, what
do you think Of the Democrats who
nominated him ?n
The other opinion was that of
General Robert Z. Lee. Somebody
in his presence had referred to Gen.
Grant as military accident, who
had no. distinguishing merit. but
had achieved success through a
combination of fortunate cireum-
stances Gen. Lee looked into the
critics eye steadily, and said: Sir,
your opinion IS a very poor compli-
ment to me. We all thought Rich
mond, protected as il was by its
splendid Notifications and defended
by our army veterans. could not De
taken Yet Grant turned bis face
to our capital, and never turned il
away until we bad surrendered.
Now, / have carefully searched the
military records Of both ancient and
modern history. and have never
found Grants superior as a general
/ doubt if his superior can be found
in all history"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-05

when be would be dead AZ he was
in arranging his campaigns. He
even designated what the burial SER
vices were TO be, wishing 70 relieve
ms family Of as much care as pos
sible- All that Colonel Fred has 10
do : to follos cut the wriLtan direc-
tiors Of his father. sad thus far
nothing bas occurred 70 suggest an
addition. Another more beautiful
thing Is a letter which be wrote 10
the family before his death for their
future guidance. Ii il should ever
De made pablic it will show the
General In an aspect which entities
him to the highest esteem One
morning in the spring, about i've
o'clock, he was seated in his chair
and death seemed very near. I
knelt beside him and he said: DR..
am going L trust that the pros
pect Of the future is pure and bright,
General oh, yes, said he. speak
ing feebly but with the most entire
assurance. In a subsequent conver-
satiOn he said: Three times / have
been down in the shadow of the val
ley of death, evidently referring to
the words Of the Psalmist. 4 said
to him What was your supreme
thought when you supposed that
you were going?' His answer was:
That had tried to lead good and
honorable life; that was my chief
consolation Another time, think
IN the same connection, hs said: In
one OF those supreme moments /
had dream or a vision, | could not
well understand which. But it
seemed that the lower part of nv
house was church and that l had
the keys TO It. | looked around the
room, but there remsined that strong
impression that beneath me was
church. Most significant, too, /
think, was that letter which he wrote
to DR.. Douglas, where be spoke of
his thankfulness that he had been
allowed to finish his book and make
all arrangements for the future, so
that ne could say be was fully pre-
pared to die.
Only perverted story Of the
Generais baptism has thus far been
published, said DR.. Newman, "and
a correct account of it ought to be
given. Oh the second day Of April
they called me at ) o'clock in the
morning. The physicians thought
he would last but five minutes. Mrs.
Grant and the Generals sister came
to me and said the General had new
er been baptised. L expressed my
surprise, he having been brought up
in = methodist family. l learned
that ne was the only son in the fam
lily who had not been baptised. Af-
ter speaking to the Generals sons,
| said would baptise him if he
were conscious and desired it. After
prayer Fred went into an adjoining
room and brought out silver pitch
er with water In it. | spoke to the
General about it. He opened his
eyes and said Doctor, l thank
you. | had intended to take that
step myself The rites of baptism
were then performed. 1t was q
most impressive scene"
"Whan did the General first make
up his mind that he was going to
die ?" asked q correspondent.
Il think be was impressed with
the idea from the beginning, though
sometimes he was apparently hope
ful of bis ultimate recovery l rec
ollect that one time when the papers
were full Of accounts of his distress
ing feebleness he wrote: l am not
conscious of any special weakness "
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-05
Hsnors Abroad.

LONDON, July 27.-The Commit
tee OF Arrangements for the memoir
ial service in London held another
meeting to-day at the American
Legation. Minister Phelps presided.
and the other members present
were Senators Hawley, Eustis and
Morgan, Ex-attorney-general Brew
ster, Consul-general Waller, and
Messrs. Field, Harwood. Lord, Small
lev, Potter and Marble. The action
of the Very Rev DR.. Bradley. dean
of Westminster, in allowing the use
of the Abby for the service. and con-
senting to otficiate, was hailed with
great satisfaction by the members of
the committee, who adopted reso-
luton warmly thanking the Dean
in the name of the American people
for his prompt and graceful act of
courtesy.
From the requests for seats already
made to the committee tits evident
that the congregation on the occas-
ion of the memorial service will be
one of the most notable ever assem-
bledin LONDON. The Prince and
Princess of Wales and several other
members of the royal family will at
tend and the Queen will be directly
represented by a high official of her
household. Most of the leading
military officers now in London viii
be present, as well as members of
the late and present Governments.
ambassadors from several foreign
countries, the full staff of the Amer
lean legation and American resi-
dents and visitors in London with
out number. Minister Phelps is
delighted with the sermon on Grant
preached by the Rev. Newman Hall
in Christ Church yesterday and has
asked for q copy of it in order to
transmit it to the State Department
at Washington.
The Daily Telegraph, in an edi-
torial referring to General Grants
anxiety to finish his book, says ::
There is something of Walter Scott's
heroic graphing with financial ruin
in this last act Of the deceased war
rior's life which ought to be remem-
bered in, his favor, along with his
other great claims to English res
pect and admiration, when the SER
vice in Westminster Abbey is held !"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-05
DR.. Newman's Talks with General
Grant.

Mr.. McGREGoR, July 25.-At this
time anything showing how General
Grant bore himself during his last
DAYS Is of peculiar interest In con-
versation to-day DR.. Newman related
some personal recollections of the
General during his sickness. I'm
looking back over his illness" Dr.
Newman said, Il think that which
is most strikingly characteristic Is
the fact that he left nothing unpro-
vided for He was just as compre-
hensive in arranging for the future
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-05
A GREAT CoMMASDER.
m the Atlanta gal CAPITAL.

In the light of facts it is all silly
to question General Grants general
ship. Not only this, but it is a poor
compliment to Confederate valor
and soldiership to say that the man
who led the armies and conducted
the operations that broke our power
was a military nobody. 1t is not
true
Grant was a general, and a great
one. Like Wellington, he lacked
civil craftsmanship, and as Presi-
dent did his fame no good but his
military craftsmanship was unde-
niable. He commanded the sue
cessful side of the greatest war of
history. and nothing can take this
colossal glory from him. 1t is a
vast reality fame will grow brighter
with time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-05

BY CHARLES HENRY PHELPS.


tfaii, cut through tae eanAs ~ .no",
winds up and o or the mountA" cn~1n
10 Snefe tne pines oi insho
stand guard upon the Ooear Aienei
A thousand feet below the stars,
The narrow uath inst rims the shrouds
That wrap the warIike form Of Nars
On Eagle and on Pritehard Greeks,
In Dream GuIch and 1t Murrsysviile,
The camp-fires play their rusidy freaks.
Residen the snow with lurid streaks,
And melt, perchance on every hill,
The nuggets which the miner seeks.
Desperate some and reckless more;
In every canon, reveiry;
And boisterous songs went roliingby
With rugged Jokes and lusty roar-
When, all at once, . sudden hush
Passed like q whisper through the pines;
The chorus ceased its noisy rush.
The gamblers broke their eager lines,
And many barred a shaggy head
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-,
49,. ,hs ,-,iI ,u, ,hrauyb the ,pov
u, .,,. mi. ns.,.,s
:. Can, 4, dsaS,-
Then, men who knew each other not,
Gathered and talked in undertoue.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-05
THE GREAT CHIEFTAIS,

EoAu thc k4al11-l O~u- A1oka-a-
Excepting perhaps Washington
no American occupies so conspicu-
Gus and enduring place in the his
tory of the world as General Grant
His name and fame are the worlds
heritage, and will be kept in remem-
branee through all time. To-day
the Nation without a dissenting voice
mourns the death of the great mill
tary chieftain. North. South, Eas.
and West uniting in sorrow their
tears with those of the bereaved
loved ones who so faithfully and ten
derry watched the grand old hero
pass peacefully over the river to
join the vast army of comrades that
loved him and that he loved so well
who had gone before. Rest in peace,
Ulysses s. Grant, while a united peo-
pie mourns, and till thy glorious
awakening on theresurrection morn
ing.