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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1889-04-04
L'av..re ct le Diable.

Aucune faute nest plus severe
ment punie en- CO monde que Ia
varice: i'avare Sc constitute ordnal
rement son propre bourl can, en-
s'exilant de Ia soci6t6 pour Sc fare
le gfoller de son tr6sol, ct il fnit
souvent par une mort terr b e.
Voici une de ces morris racont6I
par un Pere Jesuite appel6 en-
grand hate aupres dun aware .qui
Sc mouralt.
-Vous me faites appeler, mon
6ls? Vous voulez METRE ordre q
votre conscience. pour para1tre de
want votre bon Jesus? lui dit le
Rev. Pere.
Mon: non, le ne vous al point
:fait appsler; c'est lnutile de me
confesser! LIE diable est la qui
% attend, dit-il, Ell moatrant un
grand coffre f.rme.
--Mais IT, diable pc peut rien sur
vous aussi lopgtemfs que vous etes
on vie, que yous vous contiez en- la
la misericorde de Dieu! ct 81 vous
mourrt en- la grace de Dieu, lie
diable pourra encore MONS sur
votre ame en- l'autre monde?
Mop, non, vous ny etes pas!
Je vais yous confer cela. FigureZ
vous que jai amass6 un t1esor con-
siderable, force d. rapinee, de
speculation, de fraudes meme.
Plus ma fortune grossissait, plus
je devenais aware, au point que je
ne mang tais plus que d-s pommes
de terre ct du PAIN sec, jsmais de
viande nj de beurre, jamais IN yer
re de b;ere, rien que du the que
j'allais l'et6, ramasser le long de
haies afn de th6sauriser davanta
ge.
J'6tais resclave du coffre que
VOLTA, parce que ce coffre renter
merait mes actions, mes 'ivrets,
mon or. Je mai ]amais donn6 un
centime aux pauvres; au contralre
j'insultais ceux de Ia Societ6 de
Saint Vincent de Paul qui me ter
daient la main pour soulager leur
mieere.
A bout de forces,je voulus dernie
rement me pryer un verre de vim,
ct ]'ailai au cotfse pour compter ma
fortune, ,avant de l'enfool. q Ia cave,
de peur qu'une maladie ne surye
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1889-04-04
Roppl ochemenl intell.ctuel in
tire les Franeai, de New
York, de In Loulsians
ct du Canada.

M. Louis Desaintes, le spiritue]
autour des "Filles de lOncle San"
s'exprime ainsl, sur CO sujet, dams
le dernier num6ro de la "Sentinel
le Loulsianaise":
"Les Francais du Canada et
ceux de la Louisiana, CONNIE dali
Ieurs tous les Etats Unis, ont int6
ret 3 resserrer les liens que leur
donnent une commune origlne ct Is
meme langue. Jusqu'a present la
presse ffan;aise des Etats Unis
trop m6connu catte verit5, par un
esprit d'exclusivisme regreitable. II
nest que temps de revenir sar Get
ts erreur, ct nous somne5 hsureux
de voir des lommes CONNIE NJ.
Louis Frechette, Uric BartIl5, AL,
fred .Mercier ct qneiqua jonrnaax.
l'"Eiecteus" de Qacb,c. Ia IS '2tj
neIi." dc .Thiboieau ct le "Franco
American" de New York gui IN;
travaiii4 actiyemsnt rasserssr nos
rangs LA conc 5ntIation est 4 l'or
Dire da jour, ct Ii 'anfioas nous pour
point d ra.liamert cue notre Ian
que, que c'est d4ja bien sptfisaa+.
Les Americans dn Nord ne consl
derent pas une education con petc
cans ls connaissaDce du francais,
ct vous quill 'apprerez des levres d.
votre mere, vous dedajgneriez de
lie parler? Non, ce NEST pas posi-
BILE.
Parlez rangleis, rien de mieux;
c'est n6cessaire en- Amerique; mails
soyez fers de parler le francais,
meme ineorrectemznt. En- tous
cas-, la langu' francaise est un
ralllement ct nous nous etonnona
que notre presse en- ait fait 81 peu
da cas- jusqa'a ce jour. LIE Canada
la avantsge a couna1tre Ia Loalsla'
ne, la Louisiana le. Canada, toutes
les fractions de la population par
liant francais on Amerjque ont in-
t6ret a SO counaftre. Cest une ia
che utlle qui incombe ala prees'e
ct qu'alle .psut remplir dignement
en- entrant dans:un union plus etroi
to-, en- empruntant souvent les ar
ticles des autres journaux, leurs
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1889-04-04

nouvelles, en- citant lib6ralsment
les ecrivains du pays-et ills ne
manquent pas, surtout au Canada
que notre presse sorte du cercle
trop 6goiste dams lequel ellie 80
renfvrme. ct pelement franceis en-
Am6rlqns se connaissant mieus,
formera biento. une units puissan~
fa capable dc fnire seDtir son in
faance sur les uastln6es de CO con-
tinent."
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1889-04-04
L'ecole canadienne.

Nos 6g|ises nationales noas unis
sent au point de vue rellgleux. en-
nous tenant dams les liens dune
meme fol. Mais ST nous voulons
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1889-04-04

X... est a peu pres borgne . la
suite dun pot de vitriol qu'une
femme ador6e--quoique jalouse-
lui d6posa le long du visage.
-Cette pauvre Clarisse, dit il On
parlant d'elle, je l'ai bien aimee;
mais ellie ma cont6 les yeux de II
tAtel,
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1889-04-04

Entire bons camarades.
.---Et pourquoi a-t,il perdu con
emploip :s.:.=
"A cause de son ivrognerie.
-Mais c'est un garcon qui SO re-
l6veralt.
-Oui. 90. pour boire.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1889-04-04
POUR RIRE.

Nous sommas dams nne classe de
leanes files Oh Pon s'occupe de
phyalo!ogie.
lie professeur Went d'expliquer
cette th6orie, d'apres laqueiie 10
corps human SO renouve;Ie entiA.
rement dams reepace de six annees
--Ainsi, MAIDEN oiselle X. Sc.
erie til Ell interpellant une jolle
blonde au visaga eveii!e, dams six
ans yous ne serez plus mademoi-
sellA K.
-Js l'espere bien! r6popd Fin.
g6nue en- baissant les yeux.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1889-04-04

-Une dame regarae l6talage dun
magasin: un maladroit qul s'arrete
au meme endroit volt une araignee
sur le chale de la dame, ct frappe
paraign6e du plat de la main en-
disant: MADAME vous avez une
bete derri4re vous." "Ah! pardon,
monsieur, r6pond ellie, ]e ne vous
savais pas la."
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1889-04-04
Pas trop bette le Savage:

Pas trop bette lie Savage:
C'6tait au printemps: des hon.
mes de chantier faisaient Ia des
cent6 d. gros billots sur une petite
riviere.
A la tete dune chute, les billots
s'eufoncent profond6ment dams le
sol, s'entrecroisent, Torment un bio.
Gus, dangereux ct menacant. Lea
plus braves n'osent affronter le
danger imminent.
Alors le boss s'adresse 3 un san.
vage ct lui dit:
IS; tn brises ce blocus, je to
ferai METRE sur le journal.
-Oaais! tit Jacob, O. serait trop
villain, IN savage mort. sur "a gazet-
te.
Un sot raillait un homme d'es-
pit sur ls long seur de;ses orel' O..
L! es. vral, ini ri tpondit celul.
CT, qae. i'ai les orsilles trip tongues
poas u, homnle; mais conyenez
aassi cue vous .les asez bien cour-
tes pour un ane.
!-fonias do Ia y'a:
l. I.e docteur Lacas5agne, an mo-:
"tatouag,' qn'll 5crit pour le
DictiounAue encyczop6dique, ra-
conte qua Bernadotte, qul. de re-
pab'lcain faro.Hhe, 6talt dsvanu le
fondateur de la maison royale de
Suede, ne voulait jamais Sc laisssr
sajgner. Pourtant, un jour le m8.
decin, jugeant la saign6e indlspen-
sable, insista tellement qua le roi
consentit:
--Mais auparavant, dit-il au me-
decin, jurez moi que vous ne dlrez
d personne ce que vous allrz
voir.
Bernadotte retroussa Ia manche
de sa chemise, et le docteur Wit un
tatouage repr6sentant un bonnet
phrygian entour6 de cette divise:
"Mort aux roisl"
Ce tatouage datait du temps oh
B srnadotte 4tait grenadier ct admi-
lateur de Robesplerre.
Ii await erie: Mort aux rois! ct
fnissait sur un tr0ne.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-08-28
F1nrIng II. WOMB Brother.

The Terre Haute Erpress, a republican paper,
takes to task the Vincennes Commercial,
another paper of the same political faith, and
gives it some timely advice on an important
subject. The Express says:
''rhe Vincennes Commercial says that mo
law can compel man in this republic TO buy
what he does not want to buy referring TO
the new school books. That is low appeal
to the obstinacy Of human nature. The Com
naercial certainly would not follow the logic
of its assertion that any and every man
can buy the school books that best suits
his ideas and thereby decide that the
teachers employed by the state shall use the
books. OF course the Commercial is right when
It says no man can be compelled to obey the
law by sending his children 10 the public
schools. We have no compulsory education
in this state. but as to the choice OF books the
people of the state prefer the "compulsion" OF
a state law, even though passed by a democratic
legislature, bad recommendation as that may
be, to the 'compulsiOn' OF a school-bOok
trust with its hired officials everywhere, that
makes the purchaser pay two prices for books,
the extra money TO be used in influencing
officials who are supposed to be servants OF the
publiC-p
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-08-28
WHAT AN Ex-TEAcHER THINKS.

The Methods of the SchOol-BOok Trust Ex-
posed-Buying Up Teachers, Etc.
A writer in the Elkhart Sentinel makes the
following serious charges against the old
school.book monopoly: 81 have been engaged
in educational work for years." said we'll
known ex.teacher to me the other day, "and
l know what l am talking about when I ven-
ture the assertion that three-fourths of the
superntendents OF the state and nine.tenths Of
the trustees are bought up by the school
book trust. 1 am acquainted with trustees
who are making five or hundred dollass year
from this source. have had some surprising
offers myself and do not use my assertions on
guess work. / know one case where an agent
offered a teacher 500 to recommend a change
Of school books. II the book men make such
bids Just 10 secure a change Of books. what will
they not offer when they are combined and
fighting to keep an entire state2 / can recall the
case OF n superintendent who was offered $1,000
school officers of the entire state have been
canvassed, and potent influences have been
brought 20 bear or them to make them stand
by the trust. a great many of these people
compromise with their consciences on the
theory that the books they indorse are the best
for the schools anyway, and therefore they do
not do any harm by incidentally making little
money for themselves IL is a monstrOus sys-
TEN, and | am not surprised that the new law
meets with bitter opposition at the hands of
the men whose duty it is to assist in its en-
forcementn
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-08-28
THEIR NOVEL BRIDAL TOUR.
A Newly Welded Couple Beating Their
Way New YORK.

Newly Welded Couple Beating Their
Way TO New York.
DENVER, Col, Aug 26.-A novel bridal tour
Is what a newly married couple is at the pres.
ent time enjoying. Several months ago Charles
Fish, clerk in a San Francisco store, while
attempting 10 board ferry boat made mis-
step and fell over some ropes into the arms of
Mary Rathburn, daughter of a retired mer-
chant With an apology the young man de-
parted A few nights afterward the pair met
at party, and from that time on friendship
sprang up between the two. Finding that the
girls parents were opposed 10 the match. the
couple, a few weeks later, eloped and were
married at Sacramento.
The young man having only S33, told his
wife If they could manage 10 reach New York
all would be well, as he had wealthy relatives
there This proved satisfactory. The girl took
off her dresses and adorned herself in mans
attire. Their adventures since then have been
numerous. From Sacramento the pair beat
their way by riding on freight trains and on
the trucks Of passenger coaches. A week ago
Ogden was reached and being desirous TO
some of ColOradOs scenery, the Rio Grande
was selected. After having been put OF half
dozen trains the couple reached Denver Satur-
day morning.
As it happened, the Union Pacific ran
grand army excursion train out Saturday night
and by strategy the couple managed to go on
the train in the capacity Of porters. IL is more
than probable that the pair will get through TO
Chicago, reaching New York next month. The
girl is extremely pretty and scarcely nineteen
years old, while her husband is three years her
aanior
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-08-28
is HUNG EVERY DAY.
Police-Lieut. Dniy Undergoing Rigorous
Treatment For Spinal Trouble.

Polioe-Lieut. Dnly Undergoing Rigorous
Treatment For Spinal Trouble.
Boston, Aug. 24-Police-Leut. w. DAILY Of
this city is undergoing rigorous treatment to
get cured of spinal trouble caused by fall
from horse car in 1857. 1t is nothing more or
less than a systematic course of hanging. He
is suspended by the neck until he is almost
unconscious this process being the only way
in which the spinal cord be properly
strengthened. The machine is shaped very
much like gallows. 1t consists of an iron rod
with eyes in the center aud hooks at each end
in which are loops that pass down under
each shoulder to take the strain Oh
the patients neck. Along the hori-
zontal bar is a series of nOtches, from which
hang the supports for the head and chin.
Lieut. Daly's head Is placed in the support
and he is then swung from the floor. He says
that the experience is anything but pleasant,
but as a cure is being effected he keeps at il.
He is generally strung up about two and a half
minutes. When released he cannot stand, and
il is fully five minutes before he RECEIVERS from
the effects of the hanging. He has control OF
his lower limbs now, while less than six months
ago he staggered like drunken man, and can
sleep every night without injections Of NOR
phine, as before.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-08-28
clRRlEo HIS NERVE ALONG
And, Hbldlng Up stage, Fatally Shot the
Passengers.

ASHLAND, Wis, Aug. 26.-Black Barts
most da'ing deeds in the mountain passes OF
California and Colorado were outdone to-day
by bne highwayman, who held up and
robbed he stage that runs between Gogebic,
on the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western
railroad just over the line in Michigan, and
Gogebid lake, summer resort where people
from the large cities spend dog-days
As ths stage was running along at lively
gait through a dense forest, when about two
miles frpm the station man jumped out in
front oft. and pointing two big navy revolvers
at the driver commanded him in good western
style to throw up his hands, at the same time
extending the same order to the four passen.
gers inside the COACH with further provision
that they shell out" all loose yaluables and
currency.
One Of the passengers went down in his
pocket, but instead OF bringing up his pocket
book, dinched pistol in his hand and began
firing n the robber. The desperado immedi-
ately returned the fire. and although the driver
whipped the horses into a mad gallop his aim
was true. ID. Mackerchar. bookkeper in the
First national bank Of Minneapolis, receiving
the first bullet in his cheek, while a second
went ciashng through his leg. Another pas
oNAAIA HhliiNu a. W. IitfNNAhdln VI btAiNNAANt
H.. was mortally wounded. He raised mp
the seat as the horses were whipped
away Just in time 90 receive bullet
in the hip. lie fell forward and
pitched over the side Of the coach
into the roadway. The horses continuing on a
run, the wounded man was left 70 take his
chances with the robber The villain threat
ened at trst to kill him, but finally desisted af
ter securing S37 and his victims watch and
chain. The wounded man lay bleeding in the
road for three hours before any one courageous
enough 10 go TO his succor was secured. lie
was taken 20 the hospital at Bessemer, but the
loss OF blood was so great as TO blight all hope
of recovery. Physicians say he will not live
over night Mackerchar was taken to Eagle
River for treatment and from this 10 his home,
at Minneapolis. There are doubts as to his re-
covery also.
There were two other passengers on the
coach, but neither of them were molested.
They we're William Padden of 156 Washington
St, Chicago, and Robert Rinlout of the bank
of Montreal, Chicago. The party was out on n
fishing trip, and was composed OF wealthy men.
A description of the robber tallies to the
letter with that daring freebooter who went
through Northwestern train near Ellis juno
ton some time ago. Sheriff Dave Foley OF
Bessemer at once organized posse OF dozen
men, and has gone in pursuit The chances
for capture are very slim.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-08-28
THE RESERVOIR BROKE.
A Serious Flood In Rhode Island-Three
Persons Drowned.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Aug. 25.-The Spring
lake reservoir near Fiskville, in the southwest
corner of Cranston. about fifteen miles from the
city, which supplies whole row Of mill villages
along the Pawtuxcent river, burst this afternoon.
Three persons were drowned and some damage
done to property.
A man named Yeaw, who was abo ut q uar
ter of mile OF, noticed the water coming
through the masonry of the dam, as he de-
scribes il, in a stream about as big as barrel.
The hole was apparently growing very rapidly.
The only living object in sight was COW few
hundred feet across the fields, and Yeaw
says he started TO run, making up his
mind to rescue the COW. When he reached
the animal the field was a big
lake and the water was up to his neck. He got
out OF il, however, and so did the COW. Mean
while, down the valley were Mrs. Green Tew,
aged sixty, Mrs. Hawkins, aged ninety, and
a Mrs. Tew's son, seventy years old. They were
walking through strip of wood and were over
taken by the flood and drowned. Their bodies
were found in the wood through which the
water quickly ran until il empded into the
Pawtuxcent river.
The river rose rapidly and caused alarm
among people along Its hanks who thought
that the Ponegansett reservoir, the largest in
the state, had gone. Many OF them left their
houses and fled, but the flood subsided as
rapidly as il had come. The path Of the water
from the reservoir was through a thnly settled
country, and the only damage 20 property was
the wrecking OF a stable belonging TO Russell
Matthewson. the capsizingbt a carriage shop
belonging TO DR.. +. X. Clarke and the demol-
ishing OF three road bridges.
The dam was built in 1887 for the service OF
the Pawtuxcent valley company, draining a
small, swampy pond, known as Spring lake.
The reservoir covered eighteen acres and con-
tanned about thirty-fve million gallons of water.
The dam is 925 feet long, seventeen feet nine
inches high and eight feet wide on top and
thirty.ive feet wide at the bottom.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-08-28
A CIRCUS rRAIN DEMOLISHED.
Barnum & Bailey's shows Wrecked En-
Route to Montreal

Bafnnm Bailey'b SHOWS wrecked In
Route to Montreal.
wATERTowS, n. ", Aug. 2S.-The second
train of the Bsrnum & Bailey shows was
wrecked late last night about two miles and
half east of Rotsdam while en- route on the
Rome, Watertown & 0gdensburg road from
Gouverneur to Montreal. broken axle was
the cause. Thirty ring horses including one
of the four chariot teams and two camels were
killed. Six cars were derailed and two were
telescoped so that everything in them was
crushed
The scene was one OF confusion. At either
side of the track were distributed the bodies of
the dead horses, with here and there poor
beast, which had received injuries that rem.
dered il useless, tethered TO fences. At the
side of the highway were camels. sacred cows.
steers and various other animals rescued from
the deraed cars.
The cars were crushed and twisted into all
sorts Of shapes and piledup on the track in
seemingly hopeless ENHANCEMENT Barnum's
partner, J. A. Bailey, says it is difficult to
will be in the nelghborhood of Si0.
COO. He thinks the loss OF the days
receipts at Montreal will be about $4,000 and
some of the horses that were killed are valued
at thousands OF dollars each. Money can not
replace them as it required two years for train
ing them after the right kind had been secured.
The number of horses killed was thirty-four.
The trick ponies, which have attracted much
attention, were among the killed. The seven
thousand-dolar stallion, which was driven by
Mrs. Adam Forepaugh, ir., was also killed. II
is said that Mrs. Forepaugh wept bitterly and
would not be consoled when she learned of the
death of this horse. The pretty white mule
which performed remarkable tricks, is also
among the lost. Seven OF the eight chariot
horses are dead.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-08-28
MURDER IN KENTUCKY.
A Farmer Kills HIS Neighbor For an As.
sault ON His Son.


sault ON His Son.
CINCINNATI, Aug 25.-This afternoon, nesY
Independence, Kenton county, Kentucky. P.
7. Beers farmer eighty years old, shot and
killed Levi Rice, his neighbor. A quarrel Of
several years standing existed between them
on account Of a roadway. The shooting 90.
cured in the public highway near Beers
house. The story is that Beers sent his
two sons o short distance from the
house TO water the horses, and that
his wife and daughter walked along in the road
behind them. In a short time Beers heard
cry of murder, help" He Immediately rushed
into the house, secured his revolver and hur-
ried in the direction OF the cries. There he
saw Rice in the middle Of the road with a club
in one hand and large stone in the other
holding his club raised over the PROSTATE form
of Mrs. Beers while the daughter was strug.
Cling with Rice to keep him from striking her
mother. The son was lying in the road near
by, insensible from blow from the club. Beers
rushed 10 the scene and shouted to him
10 stop. Rice threw stones at Beers, hitting
him once in the head and once in the side.
Beers drew his revolver and shot him dead
Beers then mounted a horse and went to Inde-
pendence for doctors but they arrived too late
To be of any assistance 20 Rice. They attended
10 Mrs. Beers and her son and daughter. The
injuries of Mrs Beers and her son are said 20
be quite serious, and the daughter is suffering
from nervous prostration. There were no wit.
nesses to the affair but the Beers family and
this is their story.