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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-04-30
Derniel descendant de Jeanne
Hachette.

On Went d'enterrer en- France
un citoyen don't les billets de faire
part portaient cette mention:
"Hachette de Monfer, d6c6d6 d
Page de solxante. trois ans, en- son
domicile, avenue Mel"
Ce brave homme, le dernier des.
cendant de Jeanne Hachette, l'h6-
roine de Beauvais, await un emploi
subalterne au Jardin d'Acclimata-
tion, ct ga femme est concierge de
la raaison Oh il est mort.
Ces antitheses ne sont pas rares
q Paris.
Ainsi, en- 1872, une maison de Ia
rue d'Argent await pour concierge
un Michel de l'H0pital, descendant
tres authentique du fameux chan.
celier.
II est mort, lui aussi, dams "a
loge, ne laissant qu'une file,
FRANCHISE de pH0pital, h6ritlere
de son grand nom ct de So misere.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-04-30
J. g. MARQUIS, Collaborateur

|jour une goutte de poison. II n'e1
mourra pas imm6diatement, mail
il finira par succomber. Un ]ou1
on me surprend. Apres quelquee
mois d'emprisonnement pr6ventif
on<me fait comparative devant des
|juges ct des ]ur6s qui me trouvent
coupable ct je fnis ma vie en- exi]
oa sur p6chafaud. Les marchande
de boissons empoisonn6es s'enri.
chissent tranquillement; plusiears
meme, s'ils ont de pambition, par
viennent d Sc faire honorer publi-
quement; aucune de leurs victimes
ne les d6nonce, aucune chimiste ne
prouve leur culpabllit6, aucun tri
bunal ne les condamne.
Dams les vieux pays, il y a, dams
chaque vile, un laboratoire oficiel
Cd lon peut faire analyser gratui
tement tout CO que l'on achete.
Les falsificateurs sont s6verement
punis ct, s'lls SO sont- servis de
drogues malfaisantes, lis sont
poursuivis CONNIE empoisonneurs
publics.
Les condamnations sont publi6es
dams les journaux ct afichees sur
la facade des magasins Oh la fraude
a etc commise. Meme le mar
chand de lait qui a "baptis6," ga
merchandise est condamn6 a subir
la meme humiliation.
Nous men sommes pas encore ID,
malgr6 tous nos progress; nos l6
gislateurs mont pas encore song6
s6rieusement a prot6ger les con.
sommateurs contre les fournis
seurs.
Ft que dirai-je des reglements
d'affaire q tant dams la piastre?
Ne sont-ils pas la RUNE du com,
merce honnete? Comment vou-
draft on qu'un marchand conscien-
cieux puisse lutter contre un con.
current qui. de temps en- temps,
refait SO caisse en- payant un tiers
ou un quart de ses dettes ct en- se
faisant remettre le reste.
Je ne m'6tendrai pas plus Ion.
guement sur CO su]et... excessive
ment d6licat.
Et je ne parlerai pas du peu de
zele que nous montrons pour les
chooses de pesprit, pour les scien-
ces ct les bellies lettres.
Mais, franchement, faisons nous
bien tout le progress don't nous nous
glorifons 81 volontiers?
JEAN DEs ERABLEs.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-04-30
LIE CANADA EN- FRANCE.

Nous avOns dlt, lOrs d5 son ap.
partition, le bien que nous pensions
des "Sermons du Rev. P6re Alexis,
capucin, q la premiere retralte du
Cercle Vile Marle.' Voici que
deux revues FRANCHISES, de Paris,
font echo d notre propre sentiment
ct a]outent a notre humble appre-
citation tout le poids de la leur.
On lit dams lie Semeur, r6dac-
teur en- chef M. Chs. Fuster, 81,
boule yard Port. Royal, q Paris.
Un pays presque francais par le
c@ur ct vraiment le notre par Ia
langue, c'est le Canada. Aussi le
movement lltt6raire de cette con-
tree nous at il touJours particulie-
rement 1nt6resse. Nous recevons
aujourd'hui la "PremlAre retralte
sous les auspices du cercle Vile.
Marie" prech6e par le r. p.
Alexie. C'est une petite plaquet-
te fort bien 6crite, imprim6e q
Montreal, ct que nous recOmman-
dons q nos lecteurs catalogues.
La Revue des Deun Frances
(Alg6rle- Canada)--M. Leon de
La Morinerie, directeur, IS ave-
nue. des Ternes, q Paris-suren.
ch6rlt encore, ct s'exprjme en- ces
termes:
Au moment de METRE sous pres
SO nous arrive du Canada la tres
int6ressante brochure, '"Premiere
retralte sous les auspices du cercle
Vile Marie, prech6e par le Rev.
Pere Alexis, du monastere des Ca
puoins Ottawa, dams l'Eglise de
Notre- Dame de Bonsecours", pu-
bli6e par administration du "St6-
nographe Oanadien."
M. Marcel Gabard, dams une pre-
face de deux pages, nous apprend
que c'est la premiere fois qu'une
retralte est preoh6e sp6cialement
pour les membres du "Cercle Viii
le-Marie," association catholique
de ieunes gems, pour Ia plupart,
etudiants en- droit, en- medicine on
en- genie civil.
Cette retraite pr6paratoire q Ia
fete de pImmacul6e Conception q
en- dams tout le Canada francais un
immense reimbursement, le Rev.
Pere Alexis ayant, du haut de Ia
chaire, emu la multitude des fde-
les par SO parole 6loquente ct per
sussive.
L'6pilogue tres bien 6crit par NJ.
Am6d6e Denault (sign6 du pseudo.
lnyme Jules Saint Elme, nous
prouve qu'au Canada il est encore
une jeunesse vaillante ct chr6t1en'
ne qul ne rougit point d'accompll1
ses devoirs religieux aux jours del
grandes fetes, jeunesse qui salt al
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-04-30

Au bacclaur6at es-sclence:
Observation-Disclosures pou-
vez-vous me dire ce que c'est que
p6lectricit6?
LIE candidat, apr6s une Tongue
h6sitation--Je le savais, monsieur,
mails je l'ai oubli6.
L'examinateur, gravement: bien
facheux? nous ignorons tous ce
que c'est que l'6lectricit6. Vous
senl le savlaz ct vous lavlez ou-
bile.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-04-30

Pour peu que celia continoe, on
t1ansportera, durant la prochaine
saison, la moiti6 de la population
l'Irlande en- Am6rique. Les pa
quebots r6guliers ne sufisent plus
au transport ct l'on est oblig6 de
doubler le service.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-04-30

Vous pouvez a,heter des pro-
prietes qui vous rapporteront le
moins rs pour cent de profit d'ici
quelques mois en- vous adressant
q 2. Demeules.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-04-30

Si nous 6tions 3 Paris, quelle
joie pour nos cultivateurs! Les pe-
tits pois s'y vendent rs sous la IL
vre ct les pommes de terre, 10 sous
l8 livre!
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-04-30

j. e. Kertson, teneur de livres
Bureau General de la
Minneapolis Brewing & Mailing
Cle., A, Be rue Sud.
Cette Compagnie fabrique les differences
sortes de Biere les plus delicates, les
meilleures ct les plus agreables.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-04-30
POUR RIRE.
Moi aussi, Mossieu, j'ai 6t6
victime dune erreur judiciaire.
On vous acquitt6?


On vous acquitt6?
***
En- police correctionnelle.
--Prevenu, avez-vOus quelque
chose I ajouter pour votre d6fen-
90? .
Pas un sou, mon president. ii
ne me restalt que douze francs, ct
je les al donnes q mon avocat.
***
A la correctionnelle.
-Alors, dit familiArement le pre-
sident au prevenu, vous vous van
tez de "faire Ia montre" avec une
remarquable dext6rIr6'?
-Aussi bien que personne ici:
Puts il ajoute courtoisement:
-Soit dit sans vous ofenser.
*** :
En- correctionnelle:
Comment !! Malheureux que
vous etes, vous battez votre femme
avec une barre do fer?
-Cest par economic, mon pre-
sident, j'ai cass6 sur ellie plus de
cent manches q balaisl
~
Entire domestiques. @
-Vous savez, Victoire, aprAs ce
que madame ma dit, 81 ellie mere.
tire pas CO qu'elle ma dit, je pars.
-Qa'est.ce qu'elle done pu
vous dire?
Bile ma dit: "Vous me ferez
le plaisir de chercher uHe place 3
lpartir d'aujourd'huil -. =
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-04-19
Lesson for Business Men.
phnndllnhia [nnuirer.


An advertising solicitor, one OF the
brightest members of the hustling fra
ternity to which he belongs, was met
on Chestnut street, yesterday afternoon,
wearing a smile of great breadth and
evidently in excellent humor with him
self II have just left the head of big
Front street firm" said he, land have
a fair-Sized contract bearing the firms
signature tucked in my inside pocket.
How do you suppose l got it? The old
gentleman undertook to spike my guns
before | had my batteries fairly opened
on him by agreeing TO everything | said
in favor of advertising and enthusiastic
cally attributing to it much more than
would dare to claim for it. He then
went on TO inform me that his firm had
no occasion whatever for advertising, as
it was well-known from having adver-
tised extensively in its earlier days.
so, said /, you think that the ad-
vertising which you did in the early
days Of your business is enough to carry
you through now?'
Undoubtedly do he replied.
We'll, said l, will you kindly tell
me the name of the candidate for Vice
President on the Republican ticket cleo
tiOn before last?'
"He was stuck. He heSitated STAN
mered a little, and finally replied: We'll,
no, I can't
" Now, said l, do you know OF any
man who was better advertised at that
tme?"
at fetched him."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-04-19
The Blind in England
Edinbnrqh Rsrielo.


Out of the thirty-two million OF sub
iects over whom her Majesty now relgns
as Queen OF Great Britain, taken in
round numbers, about thirty-two thou
sand are said TO be blind. This esti-
mate. however, must be understood to
include a considerable number of those
partially deprived of sight, as, during
the last forty years, the ratio OF blind
persons in every million has slowly but
steadily fallen from 1,020 to SIG, de-
crease Of one-fifth of one per cent. The
smallness of this decrease, when so much
has been done in other directions to less
the ravages of disease, arises from two
facts-frst that in a considerable mum
Der of cases blindness is the result OF
some untoward accident-stone throw
ing, splinter Of broken glass, sud
den blow or fall-and secondly, and in a
still larger number of cases, is the re-
suit Of neglect, ill-treatment, or expos
ure to cold when the victim was but a
few DAYS or weeks old. So large per-
centage Of blindness, indeed, is due to
this cause that the Royal Commission
ers. while noting it, suggest a special
remedy. viz, the employment OF trained
midwiveS among the poor, and the care
full use of perchloride of mercury for
washing the eyes.
Thirty per cent. of all the cases in
school and asylumS are due to purulent
ophthalmia, for which this preparation
is found to be the best remedy, at once
cheap, harmless and easily procured, a
point of vital Importance when 1t Is re-
membered that lone or two days make
all the difference between saving and
losing vision" The number OF children
actually blind from birth is compare
lively small, but that of those who al
terward become blind from accident or
disease goes on increasing; and it is on
these two latter points, therefore, that
legislation is demanded and can do good.
In such trades as are found to be di-
rectly injurious to the sight, as iron
ship building, granite work, grinding OF
cutlery, &C, where a chance spark or
splinter is too often fatal, the use OF
some special covering for the eye might
be made compulsory, while in the case
of inflntile disease preventive measures
are still more easily within reach.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-04-19
He Was Oil.


He was getting shine on his boots
as he leaned up against the Post-ot1ice
building. and observing that the boot
black had black eye, he remarked:
81 am afaid you are prone to belliger-
ency, my son."
What's them?" asked the lad.
"You have been engaged in physical
contest
Il don't catch"
In other words you reSorted to mus
cular force where argument would no
doubt have been far better"
The boy rubbed away for while and
tried to Straighten the kinks out of the
several expressions, and then suddenly
looked up and Queried:
"Oh, you mean my black eye, don't
you?"
"Of course | do"
you mean that I've bin in a tight?'
Eyes"
And got licked?"
perhaps. 1t is very sad to see one
so young walking in the path that leads
to sin and disgrace"
you're off, old man-way off, re-
piled the lad, with good deal Of spirit,
as he chucked his brushes into his box.
Il wasn't scrapin' wild none of de kids.
Seven big fellerS was Robin of a
man on Second Avenue de odder night,
an / jumped in an saved him an his
Doodle, an got dis eye for my reward. "
''Oh. that's it, Then l am sorry to
have said anything. l hope l didn't
hurt your feelings. Here's a nickle
extra"
MY feelin's was hurted, sir, but dis
makes it all right. Scrap wild kid,
Never, sir"
That's right. my boy A brave boy
will not fight when he can avoid it,"
mo, sir, and besides, it was his elbow
he hit me wild. and all by accident, and
de way did lamb de Stuffn' outer dat
messenger boy and make him hOller
would hev made all your hair climb
right up Thankee, sir; I'm alluS open
to advice"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-04-19

without tremor he sped away across
the flats. The band was on the plains
as soon as we, running with the untir-
ing energy Of a steam engine.
Now using whip, | urged my brave
horse at the top of his speed for another
mile and half. When my horse began
to run hard and slacken his pace, this
band, after running at the top OF their
speed for over seven miles, would have
gotten away from me entirely had | not
been relieved by rider with fresh
horse, who, running them hard for a
mile, by the merest chance headed them
toward another band that had been
brought to a standstill by other riders
and ran them into it. ut was the great
est exhibition Of horse endurance that |
had ever witnessed.
We arrived at the ranch about sun
down, driving a miscellaneous herd OF
about 200, having in IL Is or 20 big geld
ings that we wanted. The only way to
drive such a band was for the eight
riders to be stationed all around the
band and ride in that way TO the corral.
The next morning the horses we had
ridden the previous day were so sore
and bruised in their feet that they
could hardly walk, and when left alone
would at once lie down. Taking fresh
lot of saddle horses, we followed up the
chase until the allotted number had
been run in.
Taking this band Of 100 big wild geld
ings to the nearest station on the North
ern Pacific railway, 90 miles away, was
no easy task. Ten riders on good
horses formed ring around the herd
and maintained that position through
out the drive, watching closely the in
tervening gaps, until they were secure
ly locked in the stock yards at Gallatin
station. j. HENRY LOCKE.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-04-19

hdNsds wy 4Wt'a.
Dr. +. b, Nofsinger, Kansas Citys
Postmaster, does not smoke very much,
but l. has, nevertheless, sent number
Of .enbacks up in clouds during the
past thirty years The doctor is com
Portable sort of man and likes to enjoy
the good things going. He does not
smoke more than five cigars day-he
thinks more might be injurious to his
health This makes total OF
$50 per month or l,s0O
year, which number multiplied
by 30, the number of years the Doctor
has been given to- the weed, gives a
grand total of $4,000. These cigars re-
tail at 10 cents apiece, but DR.. Nofsin-
ger buys them by the 100, and in that
way the expense is but cents to the
unit. At 7 cents apiece the "a, 900 cigars
smoked in 80 years cost $3.50. Had
these been purchased at 10 cents apiece
the expense would have been $1,000.
But in consideration of the fact that
the Postmaster is pretty good sort of fell
low, he must have given away about
81 900 worth Rather a snug sum OF
money, the moderate smokers cigar bill
for 30 years.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-04-19
Echoes from the Courts.

A Leadville jury recently becoming
disguised with the sass" administered
to themselves, as we'll as the lawyers
and witnesses, by the Sudge, ordered
the Sheriff to lock the latter up for a
couple of weeks, and, to his honor's
great evaporation, he was incontinent-
" lugged off to Jail and placed in dur
ance vile, while the case went on
smoothly with the most popular bar
keeper in town occupying the Judicial
chair.
Under an old law making it illegal to
shoot at night, a sportsman recently ar
rested in Paris for unlawful killing of
game drew from the courts a legal def
milton Of the days end. 1t was decided
that night began with the close OF twi-
light, or when the sun had descended
six degrees below the horizon.
Hamilton Burdick, member Of the
Syracuse bar, startled his legal associ-
ates by declaring that a case he com
menced fifty years ago is still pending,
never having been tried or discontinued.
He carefully concealed all information
as to the fees it had yielded.
An industrious carpenter in Glouces-
ter City. n. j., was sent to the aims
house as a pauper on forged commit
ment the other day.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-04-19
INTERESTING CAPTIVE.
bow GIN. PRYOR was TAKEN PRISONER AT
PETERSBURG.
Sen. Oaichsoa Tells the StOry-An Exchange
o. Newspapers LEADS to Serious Results.
Gen. Pryots Behavior IN
hostile Camp.


WASHINGTON, April 17.-Upon enter
IN the hall Of the House Of Representa-
tives, one afternoon last summer, saw
a tall gentleman with long dark hair,
pronounced features and glittering eyes
leaning upon the brass railing near the
main entrance. Although he had been
a member Of Congress thirty-iye years
ago. there were few silver threads in
his hair. He wore the conventional
frock coat and carried a soft felt hat
I'm his hands. Not "a representative on
the floor recognized him. He ante
dated them all, even the renowned
General Banks. 1 had heard him
arguing cases in the New York courts,
and had seen him at many a State
Democratic Convention. He was
Gen. Roger A. Pryor, formerly OF Nlr-
ginia, now a Judge of the Supreme
Court iu New York city. / was sur
prised that no one addressed him. When
told who be was, many members sought
an Introduction, and he held q leyee
upon the floor Of the House. some time
afterward Gen. Byron NJ. Cutcheon, oil
Michigan. heard of the circumstance
He EXPRESSED regreat that he had not
met Gen. Pryor he told the story OF
the Generals capture 10 front of Peters
burg. Although the story has often
been told. Gen. Cutche0n's version OF IL
is extremely interesting.
"In the early part of November
1sG4. says he, "I was commanding
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-04-19
I'D yhen ] vs. ~ oNeiIed..
He OuelIed the Panic.
Tficq Observer.

..T was in Rochester on Monday even
ing" said travelling man at one oil tDe
hotels last night, land attended one oil
the theatres. Between the acts some
fool in the gallery yelled fight, and
another fool in the dress circle at once
sbonted fire There was an instant
panic. and had it not been for dozen
cool-headed men and the fact that the
orchestra kept right along playing,
there would have been terrible scene.
As it was several ladies tainted, ana
men and women rushed over the backs
of seats to the door as though they were
daft.
"But there was one incident that |
shall not forget as long as live. A tall
gentleman about 50 years of age stepped
upon his seat and drew Il revolver from
his pocket. In voice that could be
heard for some distance around him he
said:
"'There is no fire, and shall be
tempted TO shoot the first man that
tries to push out of here and possibly
trample upon women and children.
mean lust what / say, and when the eX-
=
element cools down il anybody will
point out the miscreant that raised the
cry of fire I will give the gentleman S5C
for his trouble, and agree to whip the
scoundrel who raised the false alarm
within five minutes or forfeit another
fifty
Then he stood there as quietly as il
nothing had disturbed him, and the peo'
pie who heard him knew by his look:
that he meant business and would dc
lust what he said. Good for you" called
half dozen voices, and the people IN
that section sat very quietly during the
several minutes of terrible excitement
that prevailed all over the crowded
house. When order had been restored
the gentleman resumed his seat and en-
joyed the play"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-04-19

the lead of the band. Waving my
sombrero high in the air, and yelling
at the top of my voice, l managed
to make them swerve their course
somewhat in towards the centre OF the
plateau. The band now contained ID
head of barren mares and full grown
geldings, some of them as magnificent
looking horses as I ever saw. They
were as wet as if they had just swan
river, their heads and necks stretched
to the front, nostrls widely dilated, and,
running with a long, sweeping Jump;
their wind and muscles did not seem to
have failed them in the least. When
they saw me they seemed to forge ahead
faster than ever. gave my horse the
rein and made a quick mile.
Down, down the sloping side q the
mountain, jumping shelving rocks, over
washouts and sagebrush and up sharp
points, down an incline of 25 degrees
covered with rolling rocks, he went at
full speed without once losing his foot
ing, when it seemed that every jump
was sufficient to drive his shoulders out
of place, and, reaching the plain below,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-04-19

sent him to Washington and he was
confined for a time in the Old Capitol
prison. Then he,wrOte note to John
w. Forney, an old friend of his in Con-
greSs. Forney became sponsor for his
good behavior, used his influence with
the President and got him out.
"In the tent, when he said that he was
Gen. Roger A. Pryor, he turned and
looked at me. l arose and Saluted him
and said: Good morning, Capt. Brown
Ale smiled and turned, and we shook
hands. He recognized me at once as
the officer with whom he had exchanged
papers on the preceding Friday morn
ing. | suppose he called himself Capt.
Brown on that morning to avoid recog-
nitiOn." AMOS. J. CUMMINGS.