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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-12-09
FIN.

Nous extrayops le passage sui
want dune lettre que le R6vd P6re
Andre, qui a assist6 Riel dams ses
derniers moments, Went d'adresser
"a NM. Lemieux ct Fitzpatrick
ayocats de Riel. II dit en- parlant
DIES derniers moments de Riel:
IN Sc leva ct ALA SO placer
bravement sur l'echafaud, ct, avant
d'etre lance dams 1 6ternit6, il map
pela une derniAre fois auprAs de
lui, m'embrassa, me recommends
de ne pas oublier M. ct Nine For
get pour leurs bont6s a son egard,
puts je m'eloignai de lui ct ayant
tourn6 le dos a r6chafaud, il me
cria:: Courage, bon courage, mon
perez Et recommandant son anne
q Dieu, invoquant lie Sacre Occur
de Jesus ct prononcant les saints
mons de Jesus, de Marie ct de DO
seph, son invocation favorite, la
trappe SQUIRT sous ses pieds ct il
disparut.
Sa mort fut pressure instantan6e,
douce ct paisible; ses traits reste-
rent Gaines ct sa figure n'6prouva
aucune contraction.
Jamais je mai WI de contenance
plus radieuse que celle quill await
pendant qu'ilSpriait au moment de
marcher a l'6chafaud. La beaute
de son anne Sc ref6tait sur son vi
sage ct un rayon de lumiere divine
semblait d6ja Hummer So figure.
Sos yeux avaient un 6clat extraor-
dinaire ct paraissaient d6ja Sc per-
DIRE dams la contemplation des
grandeures divines. Jamais, je
vous le r6pete, pechafaud n'avait
offert un spectacle 81 sublime ct 81
magnifque; les Spectators 6taient
attendris ct frapp6sd u grand spec
tacle qu'ils avaient sous les yeux:
]amais cer6monie religieuse ma.
vaient sous les yeux: jamais cer6-
mOu10 IcllSlcu00 AdNoAI Omu W
touch6 les occurs co nme la vue de
Riel allant a la mort. Lie sheriff,
son assistant, le bourreau meme,
%pleuraient Acknowledgement.
Je suis revenu de cette pendai-
son console ct encourage par une
pareillle mort ct en- remerciant
Dieu de men avoir rendu t6moln.
Tout lie monde 6tait sous pempire
a une p~areille impression.
Riel voulait parler ct prouver
gull 6tait prophetic ct remplir sa
mission usqu'au bout. &c fut un
grand srcrifce pour lui de garder
le silence a ma demande. Vous
avez en- efet, lui ai-je dit, une mis-
sion q remplir, c'est de d6montr'er
au monde comment un cathol1que
anime par la fol ct soutenu par la
grace salt MOURN: cette mission IL
Ia Acknowledgement rempl1e, car il
est mort CONNIE lie disait le Leader
Gas a man and a christian"
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-12-09

a fat blanchir lentement, ferab lants--s
chiir votre ~coeurtout dun coup. Oh!
ne vous offensez pas des paroles
dun homme desint6ress6 qui ne
vous a jamais parlA, q qui vous
n'avez jamals cause d'autre peine
que celle de vous evoir abandonner
dune maniere regrettable Iaimable
religion de vos peres. La grace de
Marie vous attend. Veuillez venir.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-12-09
MESSAGES.

Voici encore quelques-nnes des
paroles que NJ. Riel 3 ~profer6es
quelques heures avant son sxecu-
ton
II parle . un reporter du Regina
Leader, ct c'est de ce journal que
nous reproduisons:
MESSAGES Az PERE oHIN1QUY.
EFT vous que la mort 6pargne ct
nose approcher, vous que je ne
puts oublier, ancien Predicateur
de Ia Temperance, Chlniq,1y, yos
cheveux sont blancs. Dieu qui lui
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-12-09

Calino est garcon de magasin,
son patron lui dit:
IL y a quelques personnes qui
examinent retalage, allez y, il faut
uU6cher les clients.
Notre idiot sen va q la porte ct
demande l'adresse de ces person
mes. LIE patron sort ct lui deman-
de CO quill fait.
-Je demande les actresses, re-
pondlt-il, pour fare ce que vous
m'avez dit: aller chez les clients.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-12-09
POUR RIRE.

aUn proverbe arabe, qui ne man
que pas de charme:
"Les maris jaloux sont CONNIE
les bouchons s6rieux; lis ensei-
gnent on est lie bon vim.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-12-09

Boul,mard pretend que lui, Mar.
seillais, a l'oreille la plus fine du
monde.
-Ainsi, mon Ger, la mutt, je suis
r6veill6 par une puce.. !.
. Moi aussi, par la d6mangeai.
son..
MOI, mon Ger. ..l'entends mar
cher!
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-12-09

A d6jeuner. ...
-Victoire, vos nufs sont durs.
Je vous al expliqu6 quill fallait les
laisser deux minutes dams peau
.bouillante. Vous n'avez qua re-
garden la pendule.
-C'est CO que j'ai fait, madame.
Settlement la pendule retarde.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-12-09
Au restaurant.

Au restaurant.
LIE gareon, IN vrai philosophe,
insinue doucement:
Monsieur peut manger Pail. y.
la petite dame q qui monsieur fat
de loeil Went den nsanger aussi.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-12-09
Fin police correctionnelle:

En- police correctionnelle:
-Vous etes un m~alfaiteur incor-
rigible, vous avez deja subj dix
condemnation
-C'est vrai, mon president; je
reconnais que j'ai Gu tort de ne
pas prendre un Announcement. ga
me serait revenu beaucoup moins
cher.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-12-09

CLOUS, SERRJRES,
ct tous articles de ferrennerie qui entrent
dams la construction des batlsses.
NJ. CHS. HENRY, desirant ecouler
d'ici au printemps proclaim son magnifi-
que stock de poel es-des plus ncuveaux
ct des meilleures qua ties, -ofre au pu-
hlic DIES avantages que Pom ne treuvera
MULE part allleurs. A chacun, done, de
profter de cette chance unique pour 8,
precurer a DIES conditions exceptionnelle-
nent a~vantageuses Particle quill lui fanf
dams cette ligne.
M. ia PAGE lie populaire commits
canadien de n Henry, depuls tongues
ann6es dams cctte impertante maison de
commerce remercie ses cempatriotes du
liberal encouragement quill e a recu
jusqu'a ce jour ct les invite de neuveau a
lui continuer leur bienveillant patronage.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-12-09
.~Incorporee SOUS Pau
torite de la loi de
1874.

Banaue d'6pargnes mutuelles, admins
tree suiyant les meilleurs princlpes recon.
nus sous la garantle DIES lois les plus stric-
ties ct les plus conservatives.
LA BANQUE est euverte dc 9 h. Am,
q 8 h. P. M. ct le Samedi depuis 9 h. Am.
a h. du seir.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-12-09

e., aware bien connu, disait
.hier : .
-Quel afreux c%auchemar TAI Gu
cette mutt; is srevais que je don
nais un-franc a I'm pauyre aur lieu
Puts, avec i'm immense soupir
de soulagement
-Heureusement, &c n'etaitqu ' TN
revene -.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-12-09

foudre, son crane vola en- 6clats,
DIES cot6s retomberent sur ses epau-
les deux lambeaux sanglants. IN
instant encore All6w6mi resta de-
bout horrible a yoir, puts chancela
ct tomba sur la terre.
Dams lie village incendie, tout
await fui GU tombait frapp6 de
mort.
DAs lie commencement du COM
bat, N6lida s'6tait pr6cipitee du
cote on Sc trouvait son frere. A la
vue du jeune homme frapp6 q
mort, ellie lie saisit dams ses bras ct
Sc r6pandit en- pleurs. Ul6mas
appuya doucement sa tete alanguie
sur la poitrine de la jeune file, lui
SQUIRT dun air ineffable ct mourut
heureux d'avoir contribute q la sau-
yer. LIE chevalier Louis l'arracha
evanoule a cette derniere 6treinte
de la mort.
La guerre canadienne 6tait ter
minee. La paix fut sign6e d Gand
au mois de decembre de 1914, rati-
fee q Washington, le l8 f6vrier
1916 ct publi6e q Quebec au mois
de mars suivant.
LIE Jour meme de republication
3 Quebec, Monseigneur Duplessis
unissalt dams la cath6drale avec
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-05-30

gether in knots of from two to five. Our
pomologist is stumped for an explana-
ton. A tree was examined the other
day on ono little two foot branch Of
which were sixty-four nicely formed
peaches, forty.one of which were knot
ted together in numbers from twoto five.
This is unusually prolific prolificnees
even for Cowley county,
Strong City Democrat: Some corn
planted early in this county is coming up
nicely, while other fields in the same
neighborhood remain with last years
stocks not yet broken and nothing done
towards blowing. Farmers of Kansas all
have their own ideas about early work
and early planting, but we always notice
that those who are farthest along with
their work in the early Spring, are the
most successful in the long run. The
season has been unusually wet, and some
allowance must be made for the backward
condition of farm work generally, but at
the same time neglect to do work at the
right time has occasioned the detention
of.seeding in many instances. Gardens
are looking splendid, and promise to
bring forth an abundance of all kinds of
vegetables.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-05-30
Interstate Sunday school Assembly

Kansas City, May pa meeting wa.
held here to-day for the furtherance O
Preparations for the seventh annual ses
sion of the inter state Sunday school as
sembly, the Western Chautauqua. al
Forest Park, Ottawa, Kansas, to be in
convention from June 23d to July Sd
inclusive. The list of instructors anC
lecturers embraces many names of per
sons prominent in religious and educa
tional work throughout the country
among them the Rev. DR.. /. ]. L. Hurl.
burt, superintendent of the national as.
sembly; J. H. Vincent, of New Jersey
o. H. Tiffany, of New York.; o. S. Hen.
son, of Chicago Prof. r. S. Holmes, OF
Auburn, N. Y; Prof Sherwin, the must
cal organizer; Miss Lucy J. Reder, OF
Chicago, and Gen'l. o. o. Howard. Gov.
John A. Martin will preside at
the reunion on Grand Army day, July
1st. Rates of one fare for the round
trip have been obtained from the South
ern Kansas railroad, one and one-third
from the Missouri Pacific, and similar
reductions are expected to be mace by
other roads. The dining hall on the
grounds will be in charge of George H.
Thomas Post g. A. r., of Ottawa, and
the tents will be provided at moderate
cost for those who desire them, upon
application to the general secretary, D.
G. Hanes, of Ottawa, Kas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-05-30
The Punka.

The punka is an institution which
travellers in India always admire, not
so much for its beauty as for its useful.
ness. It is cloth mounted in a frame
from three to four feet wide, and the
length of the room in which 1t is placed
su,p IN lie from the ceiling by two ropes
or cords, one at either end. The punka
is kept constantly moving back and
forth, and serves the purpose of a fan.
In India the motive power is native
boy on the roof, and he is called pun
ka wallah. wallah being the Indian word
for boy, and boys in India often being
men Of 40 years of age. In the dining
room of a dwelling the punka hangs d.
rectly over the table and runs parallel to
it, thus afording q grateful breeze to the
assembled guests when in motion. The
East Indian steamers have punkas in
the dining rooms, witch are worked by
steam power from the engine room. In
church small punka hangs over every
pew. The puEka wallhss make strik-
ing figure, turbSned End dressed in
white, with dozen of them in uniform
motion with their dreamy, sleepy eyes
tugging at their cords, while their Eng
lish lords worship, form subject for q
painters brush. The moving punkas
usually distract.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-05-30

tackled by three Arabs, all of whom he
shot dead ,one actus lily falling against his
horse. The scene inside the zereba was
something terrible. A hand-to-hand
combat ragged everywhere; the Arab
swordsmen were slashing and cutting at
soldiers, camels and horses alike; the
native infantry we've inextricably mixed
up with the flying stream of baggage
mules and camels; bullets were whistl-
Ing from all points.
At 10 o'clock the moon came out and
shone brightly. A walk round the
zereba by it's light makes the battlefield
even more easily and impressive. Here
within the zereba the ground is encum-
bered with dead and wounded camels
and horses, and it is Uttered with cloth
ing and portions of the kits of the dead
and living. In the center of the zereba
a few water barrels, arranged in line,
form a rendezvous for the officers. All
over the ground are patches of blood
and brains. In one corner of the zereba
lie the two rows of our dead. The
bodies of the enemy lie thick over the
plains in every Imaginable attitude.
Immediately beneath the zereba hedge
they are most numerous-a proof of the
desperate gallantry with which they
came on, with spear and shield, knob
kerry and camel stick. But there were
others still more brave, for from our ger
cha alone seventy or eighty bodies were
dragged out into the plain by our men
before nightfall.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-05-30
The Weight of the Sun.

New York World.
An astronomer gives us an idea of the
relative weight of the sun and the earth
as follows: "Let us, to start with, weigh
the sun. Suppose we have balance gi-
gantic enough for the purpose, and the
sun is resting on one of the scales. Now
put the earth in the opposite scale. You
might as well weigh your head against
one of the towers of East river bridge,
Pile hundred thousand earths into the
balance, and the sun does not stir. There
lies the colossus immovable. But get to.
gether another hundred thousand, and
then another hundred thousand, and
stack them up in the pan against the
sun. Three hundred thousand worlds
piled up on one side of the balance and
and still the sun keeps them up. It
would take thirty thousand more or S33, )
coo earths, to make the beam even
against single sun, and six sextillions
is the number representing the weight
of the earth in tons, q mass which is
shooting through the space at the rate of
eighteen miles in second.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-05-30
WOMEN'S WORK.
What the Ladies of the State are Doing and
Items of Interest to Them.

What the Ladies of the State are Doing and
Items of Interest to Them.
A well known young lady of Cherokee
county is accused of stealing $3.50 from
her uncle.
Two little girls of Jacob Owens, living
near Radical City, Montgomery county,
were fatally poisoned last week by eat
ing the ends of of matches while their
parents were away from home.
Kirwin Republicans: Kirwin has as
many pretty girls as any town in North
west Kansas, and why some of our young
men persist in going to Concordia and
other towns to spend Sunday is more
than we can tell.
Emporia Republican: The Ladies'
society of the First Congregational church
held q meeting last evening. Mrs. Perley
made the pleasing announcement that q
little over 5000 has been raised and
paid on that church by the ladies of that
society alone.
Mrs. Eliza Aurt, of Emporia, has been
fined S. and costs for entering one of the
public school rooms of that city and Civ
ing the teacher Q piece of her mind. The
irate Eliza addressed the teacher, . mod
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-05-30
"Mothers ShOnld Note This"

Under this caption an old physician
writes tC Cincinnati medical journal,
that in view of the fact that people liv-
ing at distance from cities are frequent
ly obliged to resort to cough mixtures
already put up for use, they should pro-
vide themselves with only such RENE
dies as are known to be free from OPT
ates, poisons and narcotics; thus avoiding
not only danger, but even fatal results.
He recommends the recently discovered
Red Star Cough Cure which analysis and
tests by various Boards of Health proved
to be purely vegetable as well as prompt,
effective and entirely harmless.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-05-30


est and decorous young lady. in Ian
euaee unbecoming matron and good
citizen. The court adjudged her guilty
Of = misdemeanor, and fined her
above stated.
Atchison Globe: Mrs. Hunt, who was
buried the other day, was q remarkable
woman in one reepect-she was NOT
afraid of death and looked forward to il
with the utmost calmness. She named
the persons she desired to act as pal
bearers, mentioned those whom she
would like to have attend her funeral
and paid the undertaken in advance fol
his services. She desired that she
should be buried three or four feet from
her husband, 60 that good foundation
could be secured for q comrson monu
ment.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-05-30
Incidents of the Tamai Fight.

London Papers.
Suddenly there was great cry OF
alarm, rising loud above the din of the
fatigue parties and the accompanying
hustle of the great camp, and then
hoarse cries from the officers: "Stand to
your arms, menw As the squares
formed the eighteenth cavalry scouts
came flushing in-crashing through our
own lines then we saw and heard
the leaping, roaring, fantastic yet ter
rible-looking wave Of black forms, which
we knew was the enemy in strong, in
overwhelming, force. Then came the
terrible stampede Of baggage animals
horses, camels, mules, in one struggling,
screeching, helpless confused mass. The
uproar was terrible.
Meanwhile the enemy had leaped the
xereba and captured the sandbag re-
doubt at the corner, hewing and slash
ing with their cross-hilted swords, and
stabbing right and left with their ter
rible spears. Colonel Huyshe was at
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-05-30

Leavenworth Standard: An unknown
man who appears to be of Irish birth,
about forty years of age, was fished out
of Five Mile creek, where he had evl.
IDENTIFY jumped in with the intention OF
taking his life. He was taken to jail,
where he will be cofned to await an
investigation as to his sanity. No infor-
nation as to the cause of the rash act
could be cleaned from him, as he stolidly
kept his mouth shut and would not
answer questions.
The most destructive cyclone that ev.
er passed through Western Kansas Wis
tied the eastern part of Rocks county
the other day. Twenty buildings were
destroyed. One life lost as far as heard
from, and twenty-five injured. Stock OF
all kinds was killed. 1T commenced i've
miles east of Plainville, and extended
twenty miles northeast, and was quar-
ter of mile wide, taking every building
in way. The city of Stockton was
visited at the same time with wind and
hail. Three hundred and twenty lone
lights of glass were broken.
The Coldwater Star relates story Of
the robbery of a citizen of that pace
named Bouville. He had just proved
up" claim in that section and sold it.,
and by invitation from couple of men,
rode in buggy with them to Harper.
While on the road the men offered
Bouville some liquor, which he lightly
partook of but it seems the drugged liquor
failed to have the desired effect, so when
they reached livery stable in Harper,
the two men brutality and cowardly as
saulted and robbed Bouville and while
he was insensible, they threw him into
the buggy and after driving him four
or five miles into the country, they left
him all alone and penniless.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-05-30
FOR COUNTRY sroRE krrpeRs

FOR COUNTRY STORE KEEPERS.
1t has probably escaped the observa-
ton Of many general storekeepers, who
have been accustomed to carry drugs and
medicines to considerable extent as q
part OF their stock, that the law of the
last legislature relating to the practice of
pharmacy included provisions applicable
to their business in this line, as well as
to the persons carrying on the drug bus
mess exclusively. They should look
into this matter before they unwittingly
'ay themselves liable to some of the pen
alties of the law. The act referred to,
together with the amended Prohibitory
law, and one or two other statutes, is
embodied in a neat pamphlet published
by Geo. w. Crane & Co., of Topeka, and
mailed to any address for % cents.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-05-30
"THE BOYS IN BLUE"

Items Cleaned from Various Sources, of In.
teres, to the G.. A. II. of Kansas.
The Woman's Relief Corps, of Burling
ton, have further perfected their organi.
zatiOn.
Republic City NeaOs: Jacob Beck, OF
this city, has been appointed G. A. r. In.
spector for the county.
Major Morrill,, congressman from the
First district of this State, has succeeded
in obtaining pensions for eleven old SOL
diers and their widows.
Larned Optic: We learn that Rev. S.
G. Rhinevault of Browns Grove, has
lately received pension of $500. He
is member ofthe G. A. R post here.
The Senior Vice Commander of the
Grand Army for this State Thomas Nc
Carly has been appointed postmaster at
Larned.
The Post, at Sterling, passed a resolu-
ton of thanks for donations of trees for
"old soldiers" plat at the cemetery
for the burial of comrades of the Grand
Army.
Topeka Commonwealth: A delegation
of Sons of Veterans, accompanied Major
General L. J. Webb to Kansas City yes
terday, where he went to muster in a
new camp of that order.
Westmoreland Recorder: Assistant
Inspector of the G. A. r., F. M. futile, is
going the rounds of the Posts of this
county. AS far as he has reached he
finds them in excellent condition.
The council of administration has
voted unanimously to hold a grand re-
union in Topeka on September 20 and
80, and October l, provided Topeka will
furnish the necessary facilities for camp,
etc.
Cheney Journal: Assistant-inspecto
Jesse A. Ask of the G. A. R. department
of Kansas was in Cheney and inspected
the post. The G. A. r. Of Cheney is pre-
pairing for rally and camp fire to be
held in about two weeks.
Junction City Republican: The sword
carried by Major Smith, who was killed
at the battle of the Little Blue, October
10, 1864, is now in the possession of
William Lockstone, who vas member
of the majors regiment-2d Colorado
cavalry. The sword will probably be-
come the property of the G. A. R. post
of this city.
Lawrence Journal: Last evening the
G. A. R. had very pleasant dance in
their hall. About seventy-fve we're pres
ent and the evening was very pleasantly
spent. The G. A. R. people seem to have
the faculty of enjoying themselves and
whenever they have any kind of an en-
tertainment you may be assured that
those who attend will have good time.
Columbus Border-Star: The supper
given by the Relief Corps of the G: A. r.
last week was a financial and social sue
cess. The ladies did all in their power
to insure a pleasant time and they sue
ceeded. Entertainments, where cold
formality is laid aside, are generally
whole-souled successes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-05-30

Junction City Republican: Just - We
60 to press we received the information
of the death of Herman Younkie. He
was digging . well deeper for g. p. Baird
and touched off . blast Just before coins
n to supper. After supper he went oul
and lowered himself into the well. and
the air was 30 foul that It overcame him
The body was not taken from the well
until about o'clock next morning. the
citizens there not deeming it safe to have
any one lowered into the well.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-05-30

CUuHcH UrOV6 NepUOttcuH: IH0 a.
NJ. E. Church had q festival last
week, and $43.15 were the gross re-
ceipts. Expenses, 1920, net proceeds,
$31.95. The money will be spent in pay
ing the minister's salary and for impro-
vements about the church. The congre-
CATION have recently seated the church
with comfortable chairs and painted the
outside of the building.