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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18

master athisword, and berates him sound
~ in a hundred lines of singing satire
descantingupon his gluttOny his debauch-
cry, his subservjency to the rich and
powerful, and the manifold humbugs of
his poetry. Horace bears it for awhile
in silence, but, losing patience at last,
roars out for a stone to throw at his
tormentOr. What can the man want
stone for 2" asks the slave he is either
mad or making verses" Get out !"
cries the poet, cor will make a field
hand of you on my Sabine estate !"
Doubtless the slaves learned in time
about how far it was safe to use the free
dom of December, and governed them
selves accordingly.
With us of modern times Christmas
is, in a peculiar sense, the children's holt
day. The Roman Saturnalia had also
this character. All the schools remained
closed during the whole festival Toys
made of earthenware, peculiar to the
season, were sold everywhere. Families
came tOgether-to the hilarious joy of
the children-and there was universal
gormandizing, in which children bore
then, as now, a notable part. There
were games, masks, burlesque, process
sions, and all kinds of gay doings, dear
to the juvenile heart. Even the reluct-
ance of the Roman boys to begin school
again after the holidays is alluded to by
Martial in his eighty-fourth epigram
and he does it just as poet of the pres
ent day might: "The boy now sadly
leaves his playthings, and returns to
school at the summons of his vOciferOus
teacher; and the drunken gambler, be-
trayed by the rattling of his seductive
dice-box, is imploring mercy of the mag
istrate, having but a short time before
been dragged from some obscure tavern.
The Saturnalia are quite at an end"
The courts were closed during the festi-
val, and no one could be punished Grim
inally; but this unlucky reveler had
overstayed his time, singing some Ro-
man version of 81 won't go home till
morning"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18
NOT FOR LOVE AFTER ALL,

A few days ago Miss Fannie Waters
was united in the bonds of matrimony to-
All Wah; a Chinaman. All Wah is pro
prietor of a laundry, and is possessed OF
that element that sways the judgment
and dispels prejudices against caste
otherwise known as gold. Miss Waters
followed the vocation Of g0vernessS anG
teacher. The high contracting parties
met by chance in Green street church.
where Chinese heathens are being con"
verified to christianity. But in this TO-
stance the tables were turned, and the
Chinaman converted her to heathendom'
At the wedding, in answer to question
by Rev. Mr.. Gibson, why she marrleo
the Chinaman, she said she did 80 ''De-
cause she loved him, an not tor hls
money" 1t now transpire5 that before
she would consent to be, led to the nuP'
tial couch she demanded $4,000 as the
price of her virgin heart. This money
she placed in bank. She showed he1
account to the lady in whose house shs
had been employed as governess' ! ne
lady begged and implored her no' "
marry the Chinaman, but all appeals 20
the young woman's reason failed, ana Sn'
inundated herself on the altar of NAM
mon. All Wah thinks of buying ano'D td
wife, but cannot afford another $3,O0'
investment in the face of the impending
hard times Virginia City Chronicle
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18
GOOD IDEA.

The following is the translation OF a
notice posted on the walls of the rural
schools and at the entrance of the gov
eynmCnt forests in France:
Department of agricuIture-The bill
is placed under the guardianship of the
good sense and honesty of the public.
The hedgehog feeds upon mice and
other rodents, on snails and other crea-
lures hurtful to agriculture. Do not in
jure the hedgehog.
"The toad, the great friend of the
farmer, destroys from twenty to thirty
insects every hour. Do not kill the
toad.
THE mole-He is the destroyer of in
Vulnerable insects destructive TO plants.
Vegetable substances have never been
found in his stomach he does far more
good than harm. Do not harm the mole.
"The hannetOn "a variety of June
bug)-The mortal enemy of agriculture ;
lays from seventy to eighty eggs. Death
to the hannetOn.
Birds Every province in France
loses millions annually through the havoc
made by insects, ard the birds are the
only creature capable of keeping them in
check. They are the best friends to the
farmer. Children, do not rob the nests
Of the birds.
Here is a hint to the teachers of our
rural schools, which, if acted upon, may
result in incalculable good.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18
NO ORGANFOR OLD 81.

Some of the members were discussing
the question of getting an organ for the
church. Old ST remarked
"When yer passes round de hat fer
dat 'musement jes skip me"
"Whafer we do dat ?"
"'Kase don't want none OBJ dis heah
bellus music in de church dat Pse
'pendin' on fer salfashun"
"Whar kim of music do you want?'
II wants de same ole music dat de
good Lawd wound up in de nigger's SOL,
and dat biles out in streems OBJ praise
dat wakes de naborhood fem solid
slumbersW
"Jess plane singin', eh?'
"Plane singin', yer idgit; do yer call
dat plane singin' when de kOngergashun
jess filings back hits heads an sings send
down de charryut I'm de bottom of bo'f
lungses at once ~
81 calls dat plane singin'."
"Den yer all better stick ter plane
singin' too, 'kase Pm tinkin' dat de only
win organ dat yer needs to look arter is
de horn oh de angel Gabril."
They concluded to drop the organ
question Herald.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18
4 WONDERFUL SURGICAL EXPERT
NENT.

English surgical and physiological
students will find in the Gazette DIES
Hopiteaux interesting details of an Oper-
ton of gastrotomy, attended so far with
successful results, which has been per-
formed at the hospital de la Pitie, by DR..
VerDeyll The patient, lad Of seven
teen, had inadvertently swallowed a
quantity of the solution OF caustic potass.
This occurred in February, and in spite
of the most skillful treatment, the con-
striction at the upper Orifice Of the
Rsophagus became so complete that
death from inanitiOn must inevitably en-
sued without an operation, which was
accordingly performed on the twenty
sixth of July.
The results will be seen from the med
ical bulletin of the tenth of September,
which states that the patient is in good
health, remains up all day, and even
helps the hospital assistants in their
work; he has almost as much strength
and energy as he had before the acct
dent. His diet is composed of soups,
fine. chopped meat, mashed vegetables
and drink, which are injected through a
large elastic tube inserted in the incis-
ion made in the stomach. Under this
treatment he gained upward often pounds
in weight between the eighteenth of
August and the fourteenth of Septem-
Der.
At the moment of the injection of
food a flow of saliva in the mouth is
produced, in the election of which a mo-
ton curiously resembling the action Of
chewing is remarked; he can distinguish
between warm and cold substances, but
otherwise all are Indifferent to him. 1t
is stated this is the first time the opera
ton has been successfully performed;
the last time it was attempted, but un-
successfully, was in l849, by NJ. Sedillot,
professor of the faculty of medicine of
Strasburg.-PqrisC Cor. London Standard
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18
WHEN SANTA CLAUS CONES

A good time is Comng-I wish II were here!
The very best time in the whole Of the year
I'm counting each day on my fingers amt thumbs
The weeks that must pass before Santa Claus comes
Good-by for a while. then. TO lessons and school;
We can laugh, talk and sing, without breaking the
rule;
There's nothing but play-lime when Santa Claus
comes,
snpnose shall have q new dolly, of course
Nv last one was killed by a fall from her horse:
And for Harry and Jack thele'll be trumPets and
To deaden US all with, when Santa Claus comes.
ri hang up nv stocking to hold what he brings;
none he will I'LL IL with lots Of nice things:
He must know how dearly love FuRar-plums;
ia like big box full when Santa Claus comes,
And now that the snow fakes begin to come down.
And the wind whistles sharp, and the branches
are brown,
don't mind the co d, though my fingers II numbs ;
For 1t brings the time nearer when Santa Claus
comes
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18
HUMOR IN SUICIDE.

Miss Pixley, of South Lee, Mass,
jumped into the river to drown herself,
and then pulled herself out by the bOugh
of a tree under which she fOated. She
writes an account for the newspaper,
saying: eff there is anyone who reads
this foolish enough to want to die before
Gods chosen time, don't jump into the
river where there are trees with limbs
hanging in the water, for if you do, no
matter how determined you are to leave
this world, you will either have to make
up your mind to stay little longer, or
else try it again, which latter you will
not be likely to do" Lawyer Bancroft,
of San Francisco, before killing himself
with laudanum, wrote letter to a
cornoner: "Ibeg to inform you that this
is a case of laudanum taken with suicidal
intent. Reasons, concern no one but
myself; still, if any one should insist
upon having a reason, you may say l was
driven to desperation by the presidential
middle and seeing no prospect of ascer-
tanning in this world who was to be next
president, went to the next, where all
things are supposed to be known, tor the
information"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18
OMEN FROM A Color lido STAND
POINT.

We are surprised to hear one of our
young men utter these words few days
ago: II have recently gin up all idea
of the wimmen folks, and come back to
perltical lie. / am more at home in
this line than in .hontin' the fair sects
Angels in petticoats and kiss-me-quicks
are pretty to look at, gin in, but they
are as slippery as cells; when you fish for
'em and get bite, you Ifnd yourself at
the wrong end of the hOok-you're
ketched yourself; and when you've
stuffed EN- with fruits, pastry, doggery.
types and jewelry, they will throw you
away as they would a cold potato. Least
wise that has been my experience. But
I've done with them now. The queen OF
Sheba, Pcmpey's pillar, and Lots wife,
with stea m engine to hold 'em, couldn't
tempt me. The very sight of a bonnet
riles me all over.-CoIOTadO &DrinNa a..
aettc.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18

Mr.. SANFORD considers the racing
system in England, taken as a system,
far superior to ours. They have had
more experience, and experience brings
the better mind. Their jockeys are
vastly superior. They put uD their best
jockeys on their two-year-Olds to teach
them 70 run, for horses, like men, must
be taught 20 run. The heavy weight
keeps them in shape, whereas, the light
weight of ninety pounds, put on here
from the west in the shape OF brainless,
untaught negroes, sends the horses reck-
less and ruddelless over the course,
merely to make fast time for sale. There,
even in exercising yearlings, they put on
heavier jockeys. In some respects Mr..
Sanford considers our system better,
He thinks they run their horses too
young. They gallop their yearlings
everely, and now, in January, will make
their entries for twO-year-olds Our
horses have better legs and more en-.
durance and more bone. The old horse
Preakness, at nine years old, was looked
on "a a wonder.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18
GRAVE and CAV

An English judge being once asko,,
what contributed most to success "A Nh
bar, replied: ''SOme succeed by graat
talent, some by the influence of friends
some by miracle, but most succeed lr
commencing without a shilling"
L never love those salananders- vb,,
are never well but when they are in the
fire of contentious. will rather Sniff
a thousand wrongs than offer one 7
have always found that to strive with
superior is injurious; with an coma,
doubtful; with an inferior sordid ana
base with any, full of unquietness-.
Rjshop Hall.
Mr.. Charles Dudley Warner saw.
when he went buying ancient coins Of
the Greeks in Greece, be Cooked in the
face of handsome graYBeard, who asked
me 1000 francs for a silver coin, which
he said was a Scion, to see if there was
any guile m his eye, but there was not
] can not but hope that this race, which
has learned to look honest, will soma
tiae become so"
..Lemoyne, the cremator, says TO the
New York Herald: You see the on.
Pense of cremation is only about So
1t takes about forty bushels of coke, at
four cents each, which is $1.6O-heh2
and the labor of two fremen; that's all
heb? Why, the cheapest board coffin,
you could get would cost S.; and you
know that funerals are getting more ex,
pensive all the time--heh?
The little daughter of very wealthy,
New-Yorker happened not long ago to
hear her small schoolmates congratulate
ing themselves and one another upon the
regularity with which their fathers said
grace at table Her father did not say
grace, and, oppressed by a sense OF infe-
riority, the little one wept that evening
and besought him to do it. He said he
thought it was time he began, and asked
a blessing with all proper feeling at break
fast next morning, A younger sister Of
his little hOmilist, young lady still in
the nursery, who had not heard the pre-
vious conversation, looked up surprised;
then her face cleared. Il know what
you does at for, papa" said she; Z" it's
'tause yOu'se gettin' pOOr"'
There is a bill collector in Virginia,
New, who knows a thing or TWO,
When he drops in on arepubIican, he re-
marks: "WelI, they've settled it FINAL
Iy." Elbows that?" "Tilden gives
up the fight. Enterprise just got the
dispatch and so did the Chronicle"
"Good enough. Hurrah for Hayes?"
dumps around the room and yells.}
" By the way, I've got little bill of $45
against you" Cali right; just receipt
it, and here's your coin. I'll pay any
man $45 for such good news as that
Now I'll go out and collect my bets"
exit republican in state of hilarity to
collect a $685. bet on Hays.) The bill
collector now reaches a Tilden man and
opens up as follows: "Well, Hayes
gives it up. Whole thing settled"
"Bully for our side; knew it all along"
"Tve got little bill here--$6S.36."
K Pass it right over; here's the coin. III
win FIVE times as much. Guess III go
out and collect my BETS" exit Elden
democrat to rake in his Iucre.)
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18

THE Societe d Encouragement Of Paris
has offered a prize of two hundred francs
for the most important Improvements in
the materials and processes employed in
civil engineering, architecture and pub
lie works; one of 1000 francs to the
inventor of a machine for combing short
staple cotton, which has been brought
into actual use prize of the same
amount respectively for a machine for
cutting all kinds of files automatically,
and which shall have thus worked for at
least three months, and for some efficient
means Of stopping the vibrations caused
by steam hammprs and other tools acting
by percussion1SfrOm being propagate d
beyond fireworks in which they are
employed also prizes of the same
amount for the industrial application OF
Oxygenated water, and for the economic
preparation and application Of ozone !;
likewise a method fsr.fxing the nitrogen
of the atmosphere in the form of nitric
acid, ammonia or cyanogen prize of
5000 francs for a theory respecting steel
bounded on actual experiments, and
resulting in improved means Of directing
the manufacture of steel; another for
the disiniection OF the residue from gas
works another fer an apparatus capable
Of producing high temperature in home
workshops rapidly and economically ;
and one of 2, 900 francs for method OF
preventing SCOT adhering to chimneys,
so that they may be completely and
easily cleaned. These p Gs are open to
the inventors Of all countries without
discrimination.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18

THERE have been three lawsuits over
one ffy-oent dog in Cincinnati, and
twenty-seven witnesses were examined.
The court ruled that the beast was a
common nuisance, liable to confscation
or death at anybody's hands.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18

THAT LANaU1D, helpless, salloW 00 ,Io.
pIexioned woman must use DR.. j. IN 1, l~s
Leans Strengthening Cordial anu d loIVJ 70
Purifier. 1t is exactly what you " a. and
vitalize, purify and enrich y0uT oloT' Dr..
give YOU back the bloom of health again t Ionjs.
S ! n MIC EcLean's ofice, 3l4 Chestnut st. LOUIS
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18

Coral will be as cheap as crockery-
ware. The United States ship Gettys-
burg found a rock of II near Gibraltar,
and left a buoy 10 watch It.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE receipts Of the various places of
amusement In New York on Thanksgiv-
ing DAY we're $66, 784, Barnum's taking
the lead with $7,81S, and Wallack's COM
ing next in order with $1,000.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18

WITH admirable foresight, Mr.. Rose,
of Brooklyn, leaves a will containing the
following passage: "Since believe that
married lite is best for mankind, I beg
nv dear wife to try not to be Kindred by
anv false romantic ideas from remarriage
after my death, If she finds man worthy
of her, and request her to accept as a
wedding gift from me, her first husband,
Who leaves her more than he can express
in words, the sum of $40, 900, to hold and
own forever"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18

In the will recently admitted to pro-
bate, of Fried. Rose, in Brooklyn, there
is the somewhat remarkable clause =:
"Sinoe believe that married life is the
best for mankind, beg my dear wife to
try not be Kindred by any false, romantic
ideas from marriage after my death, if
she finds a man worthy of her, and re-
quest her to accept a wedding gift from
me, her first husband, who Iovesher more
than he can express in words, the sum Of
$4,000, to hold and own forever"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18

A New YORK publishing house has
conceived the idea of procuring Tweed's
autobiography The head of the house
has offered an intimate friend of Mr.
Tweed's $40, 900 down if he will obtain
the data from Mr.. Tweed, and a sensa-
tional writer is under contract to edit
the work for $1,000. The publishing
house also contracts to give Mr.. Tweed
one.fouIth of the entire receipts from the
sale of the book, being about triple the
usual authors copyright. There is no
doubt, the publishers think, that such a
book as this, if genuine, would sell at
1000, 600 copies, which, at two dollars a
volume, would yield Mr.. Tweed the
handsome sum Of $50, 900, and about the
same 70 the enterprising publishers.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-01-18

THE rapidity with which seats are sold
in Prof Swings Central church, at Nc
Vicker's theater, Chicago, is a guarantee
that the church will be permanent in,
stitution. Over $4,000 worth nave al
ready been sold, it is expected that the
figures this week will reach $4,000. The
prices range from $40 to $22 in the par
ouette, from $l5 to $25 in the dress cir
Gle, and from $40 to $50 in the first bal
oony. The seats in the first two rows in
ths second balcony sells for IS each.
The dress circle seems to be the favorite
location, only two seats in the first two
rows remaining unsOld last week.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-10
A GOOD Resolution Passed.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan: S.-The house to-
day adopted. by a vote of 81 to II, the joint
resolution offered by Mr.. Stokes, characteriz-
ing the use of troops in South Carolina and
Louisiana as an extraordinary exercise OF
arbitrary power, meriting the hearty
condemnation of the liberty loving
people throughout the country; also
deprecating all federal executive interference
i'm state elections for political purposes, and in
volxing the law abiding spirit of the American
people TO correct this evil, and effectuate the
Wilt of the people as expressed In tie late cleo
resolutions were adopted, but there Is no ques-
ton as 10 their adoption by that body.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-10

l,Sja arr females. The school fund OF the state
Is as follows:
Common school .und held by conn
ties, June, S 3
Non-ncgOt.abc bond ............... 3gOf,7H3 n
Congressional township school
iund...... %itt@lVV "
Total permanent fund............... s. $40 s72 43
This statement shows an increase during the
past two years OF sl59, 5j2.S3. The revenue real
lied dunng the year ending June 30, 1876 TO be
used IN the support OF the schools rs distinct
rom the foregoing permanent fund, and Is as
follows:
Amount derived from state tax for
the year ending November 1, lS75..sl yjT7 yj33 is
Amount derived from interest
common school fund held by
counties 10 November Is ls75....... 1921 81
The interest paid Dy the state on
negotiable bonds ................ 23I ,2S7 90
fees, $500 50
Amount OF congressional township
school revenue reported by coun-
ty auditors lsl, lD8 70
Amount of local tuition tax col
lected 20 November L. 1873 ........... 1885, f2 IA
Amount of proceeds of liquor Ii
censes reported. 2l7,J62 ~
nue...............,..................ss,l7II5s n
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-10
THE ELECTIONS.

In my inaugural message said:
"The laws regulating our elections require
your special attention. They do not restrain
the corrupt, nor protect the votes of the peo-
pie. Our elections must not become a re-
proach. Their result must express the will of
the people. Our system must be made SO ef-
ficient as to guarantee purity in the conduct
inspire and establish public confidence. When
the people know that political result has
been fairly brought about, all discomfort dis
appears; they cheerfully acquiesce and yield
entire obedience to the authority thereby es-
tablished. can not now attempt to suggest
all the provisions that may be essential TO an
efficient system, but without the following no
system viii probably prove efficient:
al. A fair and real representation upon the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-10

For the financial condition OF the Indiana
horticultural society Including the expendi-
the state treasury, refer you 10 the report OF
the secretary.