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Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1877-04-07
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20 sepefsn ;u fefn, pas ben patrtar.
den beftmute, feline Srrttduer auf,p-
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Ia partibus~ infidelium, einen ftr bic
SGweib etnen fur MaIta unp eruanute
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1877-04-07

Reid ,ur1d. BORT errartete ibn elm
traariges QOOs. Die @ilsnilHen Be-
BORDEN nabmsn tbn ni@t 70 ipa6baft,
wte bic partier Gsutustontfsu, lonbern
uertafteten tbn aIs unruSeftfteneen
Wdtsnoenten unb ct bate In etneni
@sfdnsniie feline Sage bei&Iieben f5ns
men, trirce ntan nt&t fransbfl&eriettS
(etne Gretlafune ssfOrtert baden. Ntt
serrdttster @slunpbett absr nod tnuler
lfCIa uni unssbsuet, fsbrte er wteoer
mad europa surid, n,uete slet& BET
Istner Gnnpuns ins Spital Sebra@t
peroen uno farb bort mad tur3er
Rraufbeit. Mtt tbm 1T aud feline
DYnafte 81 Gnoe u1o Der Ibrca BON
araucanten unO patueonisn BART nun
etnes unternsbmenpen 8ewerters. Der
in f@ bas 3.us uerfpirt, bic IeotBe
Grbi&aft Seiner Wuieidt SrsIte Ins
tome pss Grfen an;utreten.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1877-04-07
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@dtsrsus. fat bur&wsas NIT fammeIn
teIaren, auf Dem @eIeife. peI6es fir
ben S&nslIsus fret fein luute. Der GU
fammtnfoe mar etn furdtbarer une 81
@asen ifnc serff5rt Ober bef@dtiat wors
ben BIER DoTastsre bes Snea3uBss
irurpen setBptst un6 BE 3atl Der
S@werSsrwunbsten betrdet is, urlse'
rsdnst bte srUee 3abI let&terer Ser
Issunsen. BON ben q Reifeneen,
tpelGe Der S6nsu3ue entbteIt Rno tnss
aslarmt nur flint pcer feds cbne 8ers
IsBunssn sebltebsn. Sn BEN Billiard
fn0Ie Der Citation @asns bate man bic
TOSten a~ufbemabrt, bic ibre Gumilien
fs In Gmpfans ;u nebmen famen.
Die idmmtlt&en bier Gcbter1 battsl erif
etnfee Stunoen mad Gem 3ulammens
fiOs unter fui&barlen S6merssn ibr
Qeben aus8ebau&t.
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f<selt& ben CARDINAL Gerrisri gum

fGlteblt& ben Cardinal Gerrtsrt gum
Gamerlen9c.
&pm IS. Mdr3. SIN ssRrisen
GtnFfprinm belt Der Yapft cine Idn.
acre gnlpra6e, rucrir er ouf bic Gretgs
ntGe felt 1870 btnretlenp, ale eseen
pte 4tr&e sert&teten ituIienilHe @slese
aufsdblte. ST betlaete, bnb mon tbm bic
Mtttel 3ur 0srwaltune Der Str6s pegs
eenpmnieu, unb ibm nur bte burb BIZ
retts ~beRebence @slese serdbrte Grsts
belt seIaRsn babe, 70 pab er 3ur 8srtd-
tunB Der StttsnlOfststt unp ces 1ret@
bens antt'reIigt6ler Getes ni@ts tbun
fSnne. Gr prUteatrte sesen pie Be-
bauptune, pab er In Der Ausiibuns ists
nee Mmtss fret lei, unp erfIdrte, cine
0srl6bnune iet unm6eItG. Die papf-
It&e @nlpra&e fOIst In nd&fsr Nams
naer.
Mus Osferret6 pirp beri9tst: Gum
fanf3isidbrieen Btl@pfs- Subtldum 81.
6etltsfett Plus TX. ,peroea In beipei
8st@stbetIsn bsretts @orbereitunseu
setrpffsn. llusarn miro ntGt nur etne
3ablrst9e Deputation mad Nom ents
lenoen, lonpern aud BEN b. 8ater cine
Gbrensube gu GdBsn leseu. Nu@
Ste 8H@Sfs unp tatboltl@ea @sreine
Seaerretds wsrben aue5 aufbieten,
UNI cen 3. Stunt tpirbi9 81 beeeteu.
in StetsrmarG ctrcultrt etne DuIof>
eunssaIcrs6e CUR untetidrtit anb wie
Yermutbet miro, pereen AUDI GirOI,
0orarlbers unb Ober>O efsrret9 Der,
arttBe MoreGsn in ben 0attean a6lens
ben. Mn ttr9lt@en Geflt9feitsn uno
9lan3enesu 0eretns : 0srlammlunae,
miro es am Subeltuee i@erIiG ni@t
febleu, UNI Der @sIt aterma!s sm be-
wetfsn, buB baS ntdteOfleieus Oefer>
ret@ in ietner Inbdaali@fett an Sir@e
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raIismus ~fetneswees wanienb gsrpcrben
tit.
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Auele Yerntmn,t bat bas 6RerretdtlGe
Wtnifertum fit @ultus uno l1ntert1t
benz Mtntfe4um res Neuesrn etne an
ben pdpfltasu Stubl gu perminslnoe
Uetttton iibersebeu, rpOrtr &c. Deilia
Felt tm Namen BEG 9atlers sebeten
wtrb, benz 1rF-Grjbiibofe Don 0tsn.
Or. &uti&fer, ben purpur su Dsrlet'
ben. Bsfanntli@ bat psr apofOlii6e
Railer BON Oeferrst@ bas AeGt, 8ts
i&5fe isines Ret@es Gem papfte fir cie
GarptnaIswlroe in 0orfdlas gu brtn>
gen, unb aud Der Dtener Wet.cpel't
miro pemna@ Gin lOBsnanntsr Srsns
@arotnal Seterrei@s lein.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1877-04-07
Ratb0ltfAe
Ganbanmmftl Aafalt.

gtt apprcbatiSn anb GmpfetLuns ber 6UGw'fen $. 8.
| Gr,bifhSfe son Tttpaufee Aun6 ct Fouls unb rrfhtenenev
Ssr Se%ip,atn gtf&5fe btsS gDtfens sebenten pir aeasr
TRitte G3dt b. 8. tinen fletnen NnfdnS NIT elmer tnttSlf.
f%sn q aubauntnttn NnfaIt ;u maiden tn 0erbtuSuno rnif
Stn sebrtr@e Seminar. Pas Sebarfnts mad tiner iSl&en
@nfdIt IN rFtnbar td. unfere taubfumnen !Gtnter oe.
Ben an BEN GtaatsdufdIten fat ale fir BITE Rtrde serb.
rem. sic fcnunen aus %bsnitlben ais 1neIdnbiae Uber rnit
prcteaanttl&en Nnf&ten surif unb RternonS III an Sonts
Der fe zines gefsrsn tsIstren Tenn. Die nDtbpsnSia.ss
STANDARDIZATION fur zen Nnfane elmer f.vl&eu NnffoIf "a
men nNr biss pbne ~tecnbere @usIdett terrtGten unb ~.
gerbintune NIT BEN 9etr'rsS ~entnar, ME "a In TsuttAs
lamb aud aaeemein II, bat unter Nnbereut BEN g1,ssr h.s
mon l't$t nsas es6rtrstts fir 9aubhumntn aasSiISess
ntsin berdtrte TettSbe betr1 interior einf2srrs assss
bic Rinber rirflt& fsreaen lernen. 81 pcuer mir s.rr
tn @Uttss Harnen untsr benz S&use Ser Rir6e ans sSerf
aebet. W.
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bic 5car. z. .: Tfarrer. BITE lpl6e 3inter In ibrsn DE-.
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fdaiet Otne ger;us bardbsr beribteu. Don Der an,ssbI
Der AnraslbHnetn nerben er5fttntt.tIs aud bic getinans.
iruen, ale tben rnSaItd in.
Wlan abrsHire
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Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1877-04-07
ADer's Saar:S tdrfnn1smittel.
(Hair Vigor.)
sur Numbering erauer Saare tn natirli&es IebeusfrSf.
ttaeS 6nGr NIT ber HrfprInaltGtn 1arbe.

R%rrrfdente Sabre,
8rdnfli9teit, Summer,
&nttdufHun8 unb rrbIi6e
Anlaee--fe QUE MAIDEN
bas 9adr eraa unb tebf
etnseIne bitter urfameu su
rprieitisem Musiaaea &C.
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Mper'e 9aar.Gtdrs
~tuHasmtttfI Bot tur6
'Idneer unb u~mfdn3refs
.@srt Gebrau6 beniefen
'baB % Gem Nusfduer Der
fcfprt Gin 8teI fest.
OFT bereit W66stbxrlt CT.
ifeifert unb ar1lferff Dber
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1877-04-07

erbIeiGtem oadr BITE ale aarbe auridsiest. Is reet be
Grndbruneecredne Der 8cpfbaut su %sefunber Gbottsfett
an nnb rbdIt rem 5aare fetnen Dutas unD feine SnSH.
belt. 90 rtrb ~fruppfets. faraGes rber frdnflt4fs 5aar
e~ldn3tnb, esf4netbts uub frdft'e r%erlrr,rts 9aar wd6n
bas N1tttel Elm Gnbe unb befentet fhr6&Ih6en 3narruGs
verbtft tihnen gBu6s rnh eiebt erbIti4tsm cher erauent
5aare BITE urirrineItde Rarba tr'tber. Setns Wtrtune In
CIDER unb unfG dnltd. Gs tetlt @rtnbtcpf unb G6prt.
Efbt aue llnrehn'sttiten unb trtdit bic 8ppfbaut ffbI, Tau.
Scr unb tvei&, bel ireItea Gtseuf&aften, Rraufbetten Der.
i,lbet nnntSsitd fiub.
men urb lfbIiGea gdrfdms auef1netn e~epritfen uHp ps.
aen bes faminetntn GIon;es nrb ~frdftieen gusfebtns,
tSrelaes % benz 6aare strItibt, ateraa pp6ett@dst.
anssftrttst son
ST, q. q. MDer u. &c., 2cHeu, MaF,
traft. anb anals,. 81 fmifern.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-01

thrown in, with thI lame result; and
then some one said it if the mule
would continue tran lg down the dirt,
it was possible thai 10 might be extri-
Gated it would be harm to try, any
way. Acting on th)s suggestion, all the
farm hands went To work filling up the
well, carefully pouring the dirt iDOn the
sides, so as not To hurt the mule. 1t was
slow work filling that deep well, but
hearty interest was awakened by the
perseverance with which the poor ami
NAL trampled down the dirt, and all
worked with willing hands.
Slowly but surely, inch by inch, did
ascend, until the great we'll was filled
within a few feet of the top; then, as
complacently as if nothing strange had
happened, his muleshiP stepped out safe
and sound
l think, if he could have been blessed
with the gift of speech, he would have
said, "Alls we'll that endswell7" Wasn't
he q plucky fellow" JacL-in-tbe-Pu
pitt" IN st. Nicholas.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-01
An OFFICIAL WA4 OF LOOKING Att.

A young man of good family makes at
the seaside the acquaintance of hand
some young woman, seemingly of high
social position; falls desperately in love
with her, wishes to marry her.
Here, to his horror, begins an avalanche
of cruel anonymous letters, informinghim
that his spouse-eIect is this, is that, is
the other-in fine, is anything but what
she should be.
The lover vehementIy protests that
these are calumuies, and hastens to the
prefecture of police to obtain a tri-
umphant refutatiOn of the charges
against his sweetheart. In view of the
gravity of the case, the project consents
to investigate the lady's record. The
poor lover listens breathlesely as the
official runs over the books.
"Ah, here we have her! Schnitzer-
Olympia; passes herself off as the Count
ess de "; age, tWenty'seVen; ran away
from her mother at sixteen, with Y,
barber subsequently was left:an herr
tage by her alleged uncle, H., druggist;
next heard of at Here the official
looked up and sees the young man with
his head bowed despairingly on his arms,
and his whole frame racked with agoniz,
ing sobs.
"Come, COME" says he kindly, "cheer
up. There's nothing to be glum about.
Look record as long as your arm,
and never a single conviction for any
thing!"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-01
AETHODISM IN THE UNITED
STATES.

The Methodist Almanac for 1877 re-
ports the statisticSof the Episcopal Meth
odists Of the United States to be 1898
travelling preachers. The aggregate of
members is thus made up: Methodist
Episcopal church, l,6l8,56O; Methodist
church south, 722,84G; Colored Methe-
dist Episcopal church, $4,000; African
Methodist Episcopal church, 2OO,68l !;
African Methodist Episcopal Zion
church, 100000; Evangelical association,
952, 258; United Brethren, 1871 1859. The
non Episcopal Methodists of this coun.
try have 1929 members. According
to this authority the total of Methodist
communicates throughout the world is
4,I72,670.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-01
4 NEW USE FOR eUN-COTroM.

Gun.cotton is about to be utilized for
signalling purposes by the Trinity house.
On a point at the northwest Of Heligo-
land, one hundred and sixty-five feet
above the level Of high water, a fog sig
nal has been established. When the
weather is foggy an explosion OF gun
cotton will take place every fifteen min
utes, making a report similar to that
Of a gun. If this experiment an.
swerB Tgun-COtton will no doubt hence
forth be extensively used for coast warn
ings; and considering the number Of
naval disasters which have lately occur.
red owing 10 errors In reckoning or some
other unaccountable cause, it Is almost
time that some attempt should be made
on anew system 10 warn navigatoTsa against
the dangers incurred by "hugging the
coast" in fOggy weather.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-01

The rescue of a mule in Bienville
parish, La, from a well sixty feet deep,
caused so much surprise and interest
here lately that I send an account to
you.
1t is vouched for by some Of the best
citizens of this place, who witnessed it,
and assure you that it is every word
true.
This mule fell hind.feet backward into
an old dry we'll sixty feet deep; it is sup
posed that the edge Of the well caved in
with him. All efforts to rescue him
were fruitless, as he was completely
wedged in. Finally, the owner of the
mule, surprising that the poor creature
was severely injured by the fall, decided
that II would be more merciful to have
him killed than to allow him to starve
to death. Not knowing any other way
of dispatching him, he had cart-loaG of
dirt thrown in upon him. But, instead
of allowing himself to be buried alive,
his muIeship quietly shook off the dirt
and pressed it down with his feet thus
ralalng himself several inches above his
original position. Another load was
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-01
VITAL STATISTICS.

The report of the bureau of vital statis-
tics of New York city shows that more
than 'one-half of all the deaths of the
year occurred in tenement houses. This
reveals a dreadful state of affairs, the
cause of which cannot always be traced
to the occupants of this class of build
ings, but be sought in disgraceful defects
in drainage and ventilation. That the
high sst floors are the healthiest is over
whelmingly proved by the bureau figures,
for barely ten per cent. of deaths in ten
ement houses occurred On floors above the
third, 1t is startling to learn that in a
city of New York's peculiar natural
facilities for the perfect drainage malarial
fevers stand highest on the list of causes
of death. The great preponderance of
deaths over births is a discouraging in
dication.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-01
SUERNETERSUCHE.

There is an institution in Germany,
very little known in this country, which
relates to what the Germans call Such
neverSuche," or attempts at reconciliation,
the object being the reconciliation Of
married people who find there is a want
Of affinity between them, or Whe are dis
satisfied with the matrimonial yoke for
any other cause, The law upon the sub
ject, which was passed in 1914, provides
that every demand for separation or d.
vorce must be proceeded by an appeal of
both man and wife to either a clerical or
lay authority to undertake the, 'aueheno,"
or reconciliation. 1t is the clergyman's
duty to see the husband first, then
the wife, and then both together,
and use every effort in his power to bring
about reconciliation. Some statistical
reports recently issued by the royal Of
fee at Berlin show just how far reconcil-
iation has succeeded. The following is
the substance of the showing:
/. Total number of married couples desir-
ing separation: Year 1873, 1926; 1874,
7,43".
2. Number of couples recOnciled or not by
clergymen
Not Cases
Year. Reconciled. Reconciled Pending.
1873...............2,829 3,377 Lille
l874....... .......2,688 $500 1,O42
8. Number of couples who, being recon.
Ciled, desired a separation: Year 1873, sos:
1874, 500.
4. Number of couples reConciled or not a
second time by clergymen
Not Cases
Year. ReconoiIed. Reconciled. Pending.
l873............,. 1876 267 l40
l874..".......,.,. 1866 240 100
Why would it not be well to introduce
the German ,Suehnepermche" here and
te,t its efficacy Chicago Tribune.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-01
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
Some LtttEo TRim0s.

Some LtttIo TRiHGs.
The little spring
Is a tiny thing,
Nut hs flowing waves give life TO the willing earth
The grass grows gr0eneT along its way,
The bowers are brighter, and bless the day
That gave the sweet spring Its birth.
The seed is small
That the child lets fall,
Vet the mother earth holds II to her bosom DEAR
The SUNBEAM giisteR above its bed,
And soon 10 thp,day Il lifts Its head
The future ORk-tTee Is here.
One little word,
II in kindness heard
Has power far more than ever the spring can bear
II lifts the SORROW that weighs the heart,
II takes from the bitter thought the smart,
And gladdens the home Of care.
One act OF love
May an angel prove, .
And another the flame that malice would kindle
again.
II takes the venom from angRr's dart,
And brings together those long apart
To thee, Is the lesson plain
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-01


Canaries show a great aptitude for
tricks, sometimes learning to do many
amusing and difficult things, and also to
sing tunes very well. They soon come
to know their masters and mistresses,
and will often follow them about. l
"mind, asa Scotch girl would pay,a little
lassie who had a pet bird 30 tame that in
pleasant weather she used every day to
open the window and let it go out of the
house, for it would always return at
evening, tapping on the windOw-panes to
be let in, if the sash happened to be
closed. An English gentleman had ca
nary for several years which never was
kept in a cage, and in summer was al
ways flying out to the gate or down the
road to meet its master, perching on his
finger, nesting in his bosom, or, best of
all, clinging in his hair, where it was
completely happy; at the same time
only one other person in the house would
it allow to touch it, resenting any at
tempt at familiarity with the fercest an
ger. At last, however, this bold little
fellow got bewildered in sudden dense
fog, and was lost. Canaries can live out
of-doors in our climate very well in sum-
mer, and sometimes join the families of
wild birds; but their hOuse-b bred consti-
buttons can hardly stand the cold of win
ter, and escaped birds probably all per-
ish before spring. They are very aztec
tionate little creatures, always prefer COM
panions, and will make friends with their
natural enemies. A 1ancier in London
had a cat which, with her kittens, would
eat out of the canaries' dish in the bird
room, and never think of harming them,
while the birds seemed to enjoy tabby's
society.
To tame birds and to train them to
perform tricks are two very different
things. Any one NAV do the first by
constant, quiet kindness, endless atten-
ton and patience. Accustom the bird
to your presence, and let it understand
that, whatever you do about it, nothing
is intended for its terror or harm. This
learned, teaching it to perch on your fin
ger, or to come to your whistle or call, is
only q matter of time and gentle pa
thence. Some odd tricks may be taught
them if they are 'cute-for different
birds differ very greatly in their ability to
learn, as well as their natural talents
and dispositions-but the astonishing
exploits of some troupes of performing
birds" which are exhibiting about the
country are all taught to them by ter
ribly cruel course of lessons, and you
ought not to make your pet emulate
these performances.
The Germans often teach young birds
tunes and the songs of other birds; but
the operation is slow and tedious one,
and the result not very satisfactory. 1t
seems that our highest wish should be to
perfect all that is natural to a canary and
not try to make him something else than
be is, or was intended to be.--Ernest
Ingcy8oH, IN ST. Nicholas.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-01

THERE will be five eclips'' II a
viz, a total eclipse ofthe moo moon st .
9th, visible in the United M ,,c
partial eclipse Of the sun on . Dti
visible in western Asia; a ! PSlt,,'
+; mt and the North Tort n,
Ocean a total eclipse Of inc .5s D'
Aug. 28rd, partl visible III oartjsI
and southern sta te land a o P1I'i iD
of the sun on Sept. 7th' Sl''O'
America.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-01

The superintendent of the 'out-door
poor" in New York, reports a rush of
applicants for aid that's wholly unprece-
denied. No less than FIVE thousand
names have been registered at his office
since New Years and the appropriation
of 900, 900 threatens to be speedily ex-
haUsted.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-01

EVERY MAN, WoM1hN An III Il. \
this IS season @S should take AXE Dr. Dr. Blood S
strengthening CordiaiI an" a|nriches H.
because it purifies ana Ss9it'aligtOt.
g d vigor, strength and n. 'IcL<sn
Body and system. Dr. =; j. id nj
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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-01

AMONG the eight constitutional
amendments to be acted upon by the leg
stature of Connecticut this winter, is
one looking to the increased purity Of
the franchise, by which all executive
officers and members Of the legislature
are required to take an oath that they
have paid no money to any person or
committee, or contributed any valuable
thing, in aid of the election" Another
better late than never, and worthy OF
general adoptiOn-prohibits any city,
town, county or borough from subscrib-
ing to railroad stock or purchasing rail
read bonds. Others provide for re-
duction in the number of senators and
representatives, and for biennial sessions.
TIE real facts about the building of
the AshtabuIa bridge are coming out on
the inquest, and, as was expected, they
imply extreme cuIpability in the builders
and reflect disgrace on the way such
thingsare done in this country. CODgdOn,
the bridge-builder, testifes that he was
employed by the road at that time as
master-machinist that the material sup
piled was insufficient for the work; that
he did cot consider himself competent to
build the bridge and told the cOmPany's
officers so; that they, Notwithstanding
this frank confession, put into his hands
somebody else's plans and told him TO
build the bridge as we'll as he could
that he gave orders "to Mr., Rogers" to;
to have it put up; that MI. Rogers came
to him and acknowledged his ignorance
Of bodybuilding also; that they con-
fessed their lack of skill to each other,
and at last, under orders, they joined
forces, each told the ether what he knew,
and they guessed at the rest, and the
finished bridge was the result of their
aggregate incompeteney. This, we blush
to say, is thoroughly American. No
such thing could possibly happen in any
other country. We "pick up our trades
instead of learning them; we appoint
our most responsible officers, such as
engineers, as the result of favoritism
rather than competitive skill we rush
ahead, dash ahead, gone to dinner,
back in fifteen minutes" build bridges
with "whOop hurrah," and when our
trestIe toy tumbles down, we soIemnly
pretend to be bewildered and attribute
the slaughter to the inscrutable hand OF
Providence. There is too much high
pressure. We must tame ourselves down,
and learn that human life is Of some lit.
tie consequence.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-01

Why would it not be well to introduce
the German ,SushneperSuChe" here and
te,t its efficacy Chicago Tribune.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-01

A FAMINE in India is not new or q
novel occurrence. They often exist in
that far-of country which the queen Of
England is proud to be empress of. 1t is
estimated that in Bombay, in April, a
million persons will require relief, after
which the famine will gradually decrease.
In Madras the prospect is even worse
This district comprises some $4,000
square miles and contains population
of 100000 souls. In Bombay the
amine-stricken territory covers $4,000
square miles, and ;has population of
nearly 100000, 100000 of which are
in districts more particularly affected. 1t
will tax the English government sorely
to relieve this distress.