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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-09-09
"a oontsnuer.)
Les Acadiens de Ia Louisiana.

siane une cOlOnle d'Acadlens, des-
pendants des malheureux qni fu-
rent jadis d6portes de Facade
(Nouvelle. Ecosse) par lordre du
commencement anglais. lis sont
connus sous le nom de Canadiens.
Co mot est une corruption du mot
Acadien, ct il s'applique 3 tous les
descendants de la race immortelle
qua chant6e Longfellow. LIS sont
pressure tous groupes sur les bords
de certains bayous ct vivent ID dams
la plus complete Independence.
Leur travail sufit q leur existence.
LIE sol quilts cultivent est fertile et
lis sont tres industrieux. Autou1
de leurs maisons on volt un jardin
potager ct un petit champ Oh l'on
cultive CO quill fault de cotton pour
habiller la famille ct Sc vetir sol
meme.
Apres les pluies du printemps,
les Acadiens wont dams les prairies
qui e~ntourent les bayous ct lis font
un minutleux examen des mares
d'eau, s'ils ne trouveut pas plus de
dix-huit pouces d'eau, lis So pr6pa-
rent q semer le riz. Ills common
cent par le laisser tremper, puts lis
.montent 3 cheval ct le s6ment 3
pleines mains dams les etangs ct
les faques d'eau. LIE riz, qui a de-:
ia 6t6 mouill6 s'enfonce sous leau;
lis s'enterre dams l'ailuvion ct IA
cadien ma plus d'autre souci que
celui d'attendre la r6colte.
En- temps de s6cheresse, il re-
pand son riz sur le sol ct il fait
passer ct repasser SEES troupeaux
sur la graine jusqu'a CO qu'eHe ait
etc foul6e sous le 'sabot ct qu'elle
80 soft enfonc6e dams le sol. Puts
il met I'm enclos autour de son
champ, ct il laisse pousser jusqu'en
Juliet, epoque de la moisson. II
prend une faucile, met le riz en-
gerbe ct l'entasse sur 81 charrette.
Cette derniere est immense: ellie est
tout en- bois, pas un moroccan defe,
de n'entre dams So CONNECTION. Les
baufs mont pas de joug, mails leur
langue est attach6e q une bride en-
roulee autour des cornes. Pour
battre le riz on fait passer les trou.
peaux dessus, puts on ~l'entasse, on
le met en- sac, on le porte 3 la mai
son ct on l'y jette dams DIES 'cofres.
Les Acadiens sont aussl de
grands cultivateurs de l'oranger.
Qnand les arbres sont charges de
feurs odorantes lun acheteur, d6si-
gn6 sousle nom de diego, on ma
jamais pu sa,oir pourquoi, Went
faire visite aux propri6taires do
rangerie. Les conferences ct les
debats durent des fois une dizaine
de jours. On dicte ct on avale
Dombre de petits verres. Enfn lie
march6 est conclu. LA r6colte DO
ranges est achet6e. La moiti6 Sc
pave compliant, l'autre Motto d
termes, mails avec guarantees. Alors
chaque famille d'Acadienses 50 trou-
We q la tete dun petit capital de
$500 d $4,000, ct ellie peut SO Ii
,rer le reste de l'ann6e au far
miente. Ainsi vivent en- Louisiana
les freres d'Evangeline, les fills des
d6port6s de facade.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-09-09
Une lettre de Riel.
(Du MANITOBA.

Nous publions au jourd'hui une
lettre quecLs. Riel adressait d Sa
Grandeur Mgr Tach6, le rs Juliet,
1884. Cette publication est fate q
la demande de Riel lui-meme
Saint-Louis de Langevin,
rs Juliet 1884.
"a Sa, Grandeur Monseigneur Ia
che, eArcheveque de ST. Boniface,
Monseigneur,
J'ai 6t6 invite par les gems du
district de Lorne 3 venir deneu-
rer parmi eux. lis mont envoy6 q
Get effet quatre d6l6gu6s qui sont
venus me trouver dams le territoire
idu Montana. J'ai consenti q venir
passer quelque@ temps au milieu
d'eux tous.
Ills d6sirent que je leur aide 3
solicitor le gouvernement d'Otta-
wa au sujet de leurs droits. &c
commencement a pouss6 loin le me-
pris de tous mes int6rets. II ma
jamass rien fait pour r6parer les
injuries quill ma prodiguees ct les
%dommages quill ma causes. Ii
s'est rendu coupable surtout de
grandes offenses 3 Dieu; ct sa POI
lltique est devenue extraordinaire-
ment scandaleuse lorsqu'il a pous-
.s6 son manquesde principles JUS
que falrei paraftre du d6dain pour
.votre parole d'honneur /: cette pa
role d'honneur que vous a1iez droit
ct plein pouvoir de me donner, ct
que vous 5avez eu Ia noblesse lie me
.donneren SOB nom par rapport q
DIES afaires consid6rables. Je
me crois justifiable d'avoir accep-
t6 Invitation qui ma 6t6 faite, ct
je suis venu me METRE, avec con-
fance en- Dieu, au nombre DIES.
humbles reclamateurs du Nord-
Quest,
Monseigneur, mes d6marches ne
sont pas des d6marches de trou-
Bile.
Je mo propose d'agir dams le
Nord-O uest, de la maniere 10 plus
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-09-09

LIE cardinal Manning dot pu-
blier prochainement une circulaire
au sujet des scandales lie Londres.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-09-09
The Minneapolis
Company
PORK
and
BEEF
ACKE RS

La Gle colossus q lou6 derneire-
ment le magnifque block neaf .
cinq 6tages, portant les numeros
24&2 rs SOUTHEAST Street
juste en- face la grocerie de
~. DemeuIes e. Gle,
prs du nouveau UNION DEPOT
ct du BRIDGE SQUARE, pour
en- faire le plus grand march6 .
viande de la vile ct de tout
pOuest.
Vous trouverez Ia en- abundance
toutes les viandes fraiches des
meilleurs qualities;
A des prix rs pour cent
meilleur march6 que partout all
leurs.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-09-09

CONNIE autrefOls, le paysan est
coif6 dun bonnet rouge on bleu.
sur lequel il 1ette le capuchon girls
de So casaque, on dun chapeau 3
large bords. Sa ceinture est rouge,
ses cheveux sont nou6s par derrie-
re- ct on le volt rarement sans une
courte pipe q la bouche.
MATS CO que les paysans de
Montreal ont surtout conserve de
leurs aieux, c'est une franchise,
une loyaute, une probit6 . toute
epreuve. Solvent reduits 3 faire
IN commerce tres borne, lis ne
mandient dependant jamais. Leur
sympathie pour la mere-patrie est
demeur6e intacte 3 travers toutes
les vicissitudes. Parlez-leur an
glais, ills ne vous respondent pas /;
mails laissez 6chapper devant eux
quelques paroles franchises, ills
s'approchent de vous avec CONTAIN
CO, ct il nest point de sacrifices
auxquels lis ne soient disposea
pour vous. C'est par Montreal,
plus encore que par Quebec, que
le Canada fnira tot on tard par
echapper aux Anglais.
LIE capitaine Robert ct le cheva-
lier Louis furent recus . Montreal
ayec toutes les performances. Cha
que jour, pour ne pas dire chaque
heure, fut pour eux une nouvelle
tote. Ils ;rsndirsnt une visits au
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1885-09-09

Nous publions %aujourd'hui une
lettre queGLs. Riel adressait q Sa.
Grandeur Mgr Tach6, le rs Juliet.
1884. Cette publication est fate d
la tdemande de Riel lui-meme !:
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-16
GENL. ROBT. TOOMBS.

NEW YORK, Dec, 16.
A special from Washington, Ga,
dated last night, gives the following
account of the last hours illness of Robt
Toombs : Hewss stricken with paraly-
sis about three months ago and had
since been confined to his room, during
which time his mind had been more
or less clouded; at times he would in
his thoughts, again go through the
stormy debates Of his past life. At
other times when he did not at all
prehend his immediate. surround.
ings, his mind would be perfectly clear
as to events.of his past life. Almost
every day up to last Wednesday, he
would sit up in his easy chair. But on
Thursday began to grow worse; paraly
sis was more perceptible than ever be-
fore. The left side of bis face was
very much drawn and distorted.
He was unconscious from last Friday.
During his entire illness he seemed to
be free from pain. He died as peace.
full as little child falls to sleep.
His death bed was surrounded by
his four grand children, an only BROTH
er to whom he was devotedly attached
aud other relatives.
The value of the property he leaves
is variously estimated from $500, 900 to
100000.
Several hundred cigar makers will
leave this city for San Francisco, with.
in the next few weeks. Others will
start at the same time from various
other cities of the Eastern States.
Their object in going west is to dis
place the Chinese cigar makers in San
Francisco factories.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-16
BUNCO THIEVES.

Ell PAsO, Tex. Dec. 15.-Paso Del
Norte, in which the Feast of "Our
Lady of Guadeloupe" is at present
progressing, is full of bunko thieves.
They are commencing openly to insult
and attack American visitors when
they refuse to be fieeced. In this the
"bunko's are openly aided and abetted
by the Mexican police officers. Yestcr
day party OF respectable Americans
and accompanying ladies were threat
ened with arrest because they objected
to being robbed. One of them was
Mr.. Cowles, from New Jersey, who
had been appointed administrator of
the estate of the late Miss Arabella
Field who died suddenly in the Grand
Central Hotel.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-16
A SCANDEL.

New YORK, Dec, 16.
The Rev. DIR. Antonio Alright. the
well known Italian Missionary con,
nected with the Five Ports Mission
whose daughter was strangely kept in
duress in the Female Academy at
Pittsburg, told what he knew of the
matter to reporter yesterday. On
dec. 4, ne said: l saw a dispatch in a
brooklyn, paper to the effect that DR..
). j. Pershing, President of Pittsburg
Female College where my daughter
Amy has been for several months. was
shortly to be tried by the SYNOD
OF the Methodist church en- charge of
obtaining money under false pretenses,
and conduct, unbecoming gentleman
and clergyman. Two days subse
quently l received letter from DR.
Pershing, demanding immediate with
drawal of my daughter from tha,
A"OeANuSsob, ouu 500 III duOltIOU 10 klGr
travelling expenses. In view OF the fact
that until then, reports of my daugh-
ters school career had all been good. I
became suspicious and wrote for further
information. DR.. Pershing dealt 10
most vague generalities. Acting on
the advice OF friends, / placed my
daughters case in the hands of
Rev. DR.. Smith of Pitts5urg, who on
visiting the Institute was refused adj
mittsnce to my daughter. DIR. Smith
then wrote me, saying that it would be
advantageous to my daughter TO leave
the school as soon as possible. 1 i'm
mediately sent Mr.. Smith an order de-
manding that Amy be released from
the school, and sending money to pay
her bills this morning. 1 read letter
from DIR. Smith, who said that my girl
was at his house and that in all her
troubles with school authorities, she
had been actuated by her perfectly nat4
ural motives.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-16
Latest Ne v 5 /.
BY TELEGRAPH.
TRAMPs.
NEW YORK, Dec, 16.

NEW YORK, Dec, l6.
NEW YORK, Dec, I6.-Justice Cou-
nelly OF Port Chester an eleven cons.a-
bles made a raid ON The camp of tramps
yesterday afternoon in the town of Har.
rison, West Chester, Co., and captured
II OF the % who make it their head.
quarters. Their camp is in what is
known as the 'sand pile," and is well
concealed. 1t was established several
years ago and has been broken up bv
the authorities several time the tramps
were intrenched and armed with
razors, clubs and revolvers. At night
they prowled around the country.
stealing chickens, pork, hams, eggs,
cider, potatoes and all sorts of farm
products and doing much mischief.
The farmers dared not appear against
them Tor fear that their barns would
suffer.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-16
Too Thin.

MILES CITY MONTANA, Dec. 15.
Judge Coburn, recently suspended
from the Federal Bench in Dakota.
yesterday denied that he had as vet
been informed of the charges against
him.
The Daily telegraph., 1885-12-16
NOTICE TO CITY TAX PAYERS.

Tax Payers of the city of Monroe are
hereby notified that the Tax Roll for the
City of Monroe for 1885 has been completed
and is now on file in my office. Early
settlements will save penalties and costs.
d. M. SHOLARS.
Assessor and Collector of Licenses and
Taxes for City of Monroe.
October 1st, 1885,.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-10

fascination Of white sails and tropical
islands and all the thousand and one
charms that visions of the sea summon
mp, before the eyes of an imaginative
boy. And Indian tales bore the flavor
of the prairies, and buffalo hunts, and
of a wild, free, open-air life.
But these stories which are thrust
into Toms hands and under his eyes
at every corner are mainly detective
stories, and the reader is led through
the lowest slums of New York and
London, crimes of the blOOdiest and
vilest nature are depicted and the Ian
guage is the worst of thieves slang.
The Indian fighter and pirate were
pictured as brave and even chivalrOus,
but these villains are only cruel and
murderOus from the beginning to the
end of the story; and the only way to
keep Tom away from them is to fill his
hours so full of something else that he
will have no time for them until his
taste is SO far formed that they will
have no fascination for him, and the
remedy lies almost entirely i'm the
hands of the mothers. Mrs. H. An
nette Poole in Good Housekeeping.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-10
ACitv without Cats.

One of the Queerest of the many
queer things about "this here mining
camp, - most of, the miners still call
LeadGIls that in all the length aud
breadtfNS reof there lives not single
cat. Cats kave been imported here by
hundreds Nd in all varieties of color,
breeding and size. but no one has ever
survived the second week of its resi-
dence. The midnight serenade, the
back yard clawing contest and the
bOOt-jack act are alike unknown to the
Leadvillian, and his nightly slumber is
sound and sweet-a calm and undis-
turbed repOse. The healthiest, sleek
est feat in st. LOnis, if brought to
Leadville, would lose all interest in
life the moment il reached here, and,
after mOping around in sickly, dis
consulate way for few days, resign
eddy have fit and give up the ghost.
A saloon keeper brought big Maltese
from Denver, hoping the animal would
survive the fits long enough to- be ac-
climated; but it was no use. The cat
haC!<A fit the first day, two or three the
second, and then the number of attacks
increased until, as the saloon man said,
"Therc were more fits than eats, and
the cat had to give in" However, as
there are no rats in LeadVille, there is
no real need of cats, and it makes very
little difference whether they live or
die. The thin atmosphere of this lati-
tude is as fatal to the vermin as to
their foe, and the inhabitants are thus
mercifully spared the infection of both.
u BOSTON Sentinel
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-10
SQUIBS.

A correspondent wishes to know
chow to preserve the hair" One good
way is to have it worked into il watch
chain Puck.
"LOOk here, this piece of meat dou't
suit me. It's from the back of the an
imal's neck" said man to IL German
butcher. "Mine frien, all dot pcef vat
| sells is pack of dot neck. Dere vos
nodding but horns in front of dot
neck"
A passenger from Nebraska was on
the train that was demolished by the
cyclone near Sioux City, Iowa, Thurs
day. As he emerged from the debris
he was heard to mutter: "WelI, this is
something like IL. The first moutlful
of fresh air since | left my native
state"
Freddy went to Sunday school. He
was in the infant class. One day his
father said to him elbow is this, Fred
dy? You have been going to Sunday
school for some time, and have never
yet brought home good ticket. am
really ashamed of you" papa" said
the culprit, ''I-I'll bring home IA good
ticket next Sunday, if ! have to hook
it I"
A young gentleman of eight years,
on the Back Bay, who had already
five brothers, was told one day last
week that he had a sister. AS the
news seemed to affect him rather bad
~ he was finally prevailed upon to- tell
what the trouble was. SObbing, he
told his mother that he wanted all
brothers as he was in hopes of having
Il baseball nine Saturday Evening
Gazette.
KOsciuskO Murphy is member of
the Austin bar. His strong card is in
getting the truth ont of witnesses The
following is Il sample of his system of
cross examination: care you mar
ried man ~ "No, sir; am bache-
lOr." "Will you please tell the court
and jury how long You have been a
bachelor, and what were the ciIcum-
stances that induced You to become
one P"-l Texas Siftings.
"Dear, DEAR" said kind hearted
matron on meeting a friend whom she
had not seen for il long time, ''and
you're not yet married, Jane, and with
your good looks, too"
"NO, Pm not married yet" replied
Jane with laugh.
"And how comes it that you are
single p
"Well," said Jane with "a twinkle of !
her eye. 81 expect it's because was
born So"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-10
Guardians Notice.

CTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT IS
- In Probate Court. held at 81. JOhnsbury with
in and for said district, the 27th day of August
A. ID. 1885.
Luther P.Cheney guardian of COrdeia &. Knapp
of st. JOhnsbury, in said district insane person
makes application To said court for license to sell
the following described real estate Of his said ward
To wit: The whole of the real estate Of his said
ward and all interests therein vested cOntngeu
representing that the sale thereof for the purpose
of putting the proceeds of such sale at interest
investing the same in stocks or real estate, would
be beneficial to said ward.
WhereupOn, it is ordered by said court that said
application be- referred To session thereof. to be
held the Prob ite Office, in said St JOhnsbury,
the 10Th day OF September, A. ID. 1855 for hear
ing and decision thereon.
And it is further ordered that all persons inter
csted be notified hereof by publication of notice
said application and order thereon. three weeks
success sively in the CaledODian printed at 1t
John sbury before said time Of hearing. that they
may appear at said time and place and, if they see
cause, object thereto.
BY the Court, Attest,
1912 WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-10
THE BLIND SPINNER.
BY n H"

Like a blind spinner in the sun.
tread my DAYS;
know that all the threads will run
Appointed ways;
I know each day will bring it, task,
And. being blind. no more l ask
/ do net know the name
OF that spin.
Ouly know that some one came.
And laid within
Nv hand the thread, and said. since YOU
Are blind but one thing you can do"
Sometimes the threads 80 rough and fast
And tangled ny.
! know Wild storms are sweeping past
Aud fear that
shall fall but dare not try to ind
A safer place since ] am blind
know not Why. but am sure
That tint and place.
In some great fabric 10 endure
Past time and race
nv threads will have; 80 from the hrst
Though blind / never felt securst
think. perhaps this trust has sprung
From one short word
said over me when 1 was young
~ Young, heard
1t knowing not that God name signed
Ny brow, aud sealed me His, though blind.
But whether this be seal or sign
Within, without.
Ii matters not. The bond divine
! never doubt.
/ know He set me here and still,
And glad and blind, ] wait His win;
But listen. listen, day by day,
To hear their tread
Who bear the finished web away,
And cut the thread,
And bring God message in the sun,
Thou poor blind spinner. work is done"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-10

were bet upon the ability of Blondin
to carry man over, and human GU
pidity stops at no sacrifice.
Then there were the congratulations
and the praise of pluck and the rest of
it, so that in my foolish, boyish citation
forgot everything else. do remem
Der as we approached the shore the
wonderful tableau of 100000 people
who stood gazing at us. Thousands of
them turned their faces away, or half
turning, cast glances over their should
ers at us. | remember their white
faces, their strained positions of ankle
ty-women who stared, white and mo-
tiOnless, and men who wept, and as we
drew near the bank the crowd surged
toward us and BlOndin stopped, fear
| ing they would push each other over
the precipice. Then the crowd was
still again, and with n quick run we
came To the shore and sprang to the
ground. | remember one man seized
me in his arms and lifted me high III
the air, saying: Thank God, this
| thing is Overr From the other side
| there was a cheer, and then we were
thrown into a carriage and drawn to
| the International Hotel by the people.
81 crossed again, twice, the last time
under the patronage of the Prince of
Wales. He congratulated us person
ally, and gave us each purse of { 100.
n. p. Willis was present and wrote ii
wonderful sketch of the affair"
"What was yOur weight then, Mr..
COlcord ?"
"One hundred and thirty pounds"
"And Blondin's ?"
Gone hundred and thirty fyeo
would you do it again p
| "Not for all the wealth of the world.
| try to stop thinking about it. To-
night, AS on every night after talking
about this thing, | will, as | have al
ways, suffer the most horrible night
mares. | fall thousands of feet-I see
a million people reaching out to save
me-and the roar of the water in that
horrible chasm laughing hideously and
throwing great arms of spray out To
reach and embrace me. | awake bath
ed in perspiration and trembling in
terror"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-10
Guardians NOIice.

CTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT, IS
- In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
St JOhnsbury in said District, on the 4th day of
Sept. A. ID. 1855.
Almira II. Senter. guardian of George II. Senter,
minor residing at St Johnsbury, in said district
makes application to said Court for license sell
the following described real estate OF her said
ward to wit: Being one undivided half of Build
ngs and Lot situated on Main Street, i'll the vii
lage of st. JOhnsbury, in st. Johnsbury, and the
same premises owned and occupied by George w
Senter in his life time which real estate is incum
bered by the right of Homestead and Dover there
in of Almira ii. Senter, widow of the said George
W. Senter deceased. representing that the sale OF
said real estate including said wards interest in
the reversion of said Dover for the purpose of put
ting the proceeds of such sale at interest invest
ing the same in stocks or real estate would be
beneficial to said ward:
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court, that said
application be referred to session thereof, To be
held at the Probate Office, in said St JOhnsbury,
on the Goth day of September A. ID. 1885 for hear
ing and decision thereon; and ii is further ordered
that all persons interested be notified hereof by
publication of notice of said application and order
thereon, three weeks successfully in The Caledon-
ian printed at st. Johnsbury, before said time OF
hearing, that they may appear at said time and
place, and, if they cause object thereto.
BY the Court, Attest
lib WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-10
PATENTS.
r. H. f ID ID Y ,

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secures patents in the United States: also
Great Britain. France and other foreign countries
Copies of the claims of any Patent furnished by
RENTING one dollar. Assignments recorded al
Washington. No agency al The United States pos
sesses superior facilities obtaining IdienLs or
aeeTfGiniag the pdteHtabiii.y Of iaUentiOns X. Il.
EDDY Solicitor of Patents.
TEsTIA OSIALs.
II regard Mr.. Eddy Of the most successful
and capable practitioners with whom / have had
official intercourse. CHAS. MASON.
Commissioner OF Patents.
Inventors cannot employ person more trnst
worthy OF more capable Of securing for them an
early and favorable consideration at the Patent or
ficef'-EDMUND BURKE, late Commissioner OF
Patents"
Boston, October 10, 1876
Ri EDDY. Esq.-Dear Sir you procured for
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procured many patents, reissues and extensions.
have occasionally employed the best agencies IN
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