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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-02-22
some REQUIRED AMENDMENTs.-

some REQUIRED AMENDMENTs.-
There should be some ordinance enActsd
by our county authorities forbidding
the uss of the public highways as cattle
yards and deposits Of Msnure. The
coanty roads where there il large
amount Of travel, are in a sufficiently
wretched condition in the winter sea-
son, aud for the matter Ut that, the
wear around, on account Of our made
auate system of working them. To
subject them in addition 10 the tramp
ling aud waliowing that results from
their uss US stock yards and corrals In
the narrow lsaes between fields aud as
dump grounds for the stable cieanings
make them uncomfortable if not impass.
able. The manure does not benefit the
road particularly. and besides. the high
ways are the property of the public,
which private individuals have 10 right
to put to offensive Use. AID the COM
missioners would do the people a serv-
ice by issuing and enforcing a prohih
itory order. Another practice that
might DO bettered is.that of flimsyness in
repairing roads and incompletenev il
making bridges. 1t is customary to
fix bad mud holes even in the city lin
its by piling in some lcafy brush which
sinks il the mud, and b. comes entan-
glea in the horses feet. and though by
It's springinsss buoys up the wheels t.
some extent, for y short time, yet is
only q very temporary, splashy and in
ADEQUATE makcshift. Tho bridge hy the
Terry Farm is too short BY hunded
yards or ~. and leaves several bad
sloughs to he foundered through on
the downward approach. II little
expenditure Of taxes aud work suffices
to nearly do these works. a little more
would finish them and render the whole
of more avail.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-02-22

SUBURBAN PROGRESS. MIR. John {,
Reid has just pu, up dwelling AMI is
clearing up a tract 1T twenty aeres IN
the ell between Hasfori's addition and
the Central Homestead plat, where he
proposes IN d. up for nursery aud
market garden business. There Is also
considerable clearing fencing and build
ing IN progress ahsas the head Of 'he
,rcstls work and around the upper part
Of the hay. all which Indicates speedy
mssAmorphosis # the Landscape here
ahou.s.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-02-22
so,p-rhe psi Chuck boom. former

Sol p-rae psi Chuck boom. former
Is owned by Frank nol>n. wss 'Als
week Sold for S,,so0. The purchaser.
Mr. II, Mills. consempla,es the srcctt''n
Of shire b>osn A. the entrance Of Etsey
slough, which. In eoaneosion Nth the
aae IN Pill C..ack. will seof lncaicala-
bsc benefit - lam hermen. snd esfee;ual
~ check the heavy losses incurred by
them hesetoforc.-.Nar
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-02-22

Eiysir& Is supposed to be the place
here the gods dwell. II you wish to be
transformed into one. and wish 20 have
some pleasant hours With some Of the
Gourmands procure dozen or 50 Of Pr
pers Creaa. Cake.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-02-22

EUROPEAN DgArrs-Draffs issued
a. loves, rates "a Great Britain. Ire
land. Germany. Rassia. France. Norway
and Sweden. Tickets 20 aud from
Europe sold ~ lowest rates by Andrew
Chilberg, Seattle. W. T.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-02-22

II The Rev. VI fie will deliver a
lecture q, tie Brown Church ,his evea-
Ing. thirty minutes long. Shor. t. the
POINT All citizens vino can make 1t
ooavsnien, are invited 10 be present.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-02-22
BORN.

4APLE-On the Samamish Feb. 18th, 10 the
wife Of L. d. Maple. son.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-15
Il CURE FOR ELEPHAETIdS SIS.

1t is an old saying that God never
strikes with both hands-also that where
the devil has placed the poison God has
provided an antidote. These ancient
sayings are etill believed by many, and
certainly things occur now and again to
prove that they are not destitute OF
truth. For example, in Central America
in Columbia-in the tropical valleys
o the Andes, on the high table lands,
as well as on the loTlying shores of the
Caribbean sea, there is a loathsome dis
ease called elephantiasis it is not con-
fined to any class of persons, although it
is more prevalent among the poor, and
the poor Of the negroes.
The malady is not only fearful and
loathsome to the patient, it is hideous to
behold. The members of the body be-
come swollen with ulcers to formid-
able size; the hair drops off; 60 do the
nails ; the voice disappears and sleep is
murdered. For this most awful of hu-
man ills a cure has recently been dis.
covered and used with the happiest re-
suit. This is nothing else than eating
the flesh Of the turkey buzzard, or gal
linanzo, a bird 30 filthy in its habits that
the meat it produces has been refused
by Europeans who were dying of hunger.
Several of the party who accompanied
lieutenant stain i'll bis perilous ex-
plorations of the Isthmus of Darien, lay
down to die, and died, because the flesh
of this bird was too revolving to cat.
Now the gallianzo abounds in those parts,
indeed is the only bird that may be said
to abound in the populous regions he
is likewise the only scavenger; now he
will be elevated to higher uses, and it is
only fair that gallina zoes, as well as men
should rise to higher things.
News has reached lis from Panama
and Carthagena of several cures having
been effected of this direful plague BY
the use of the flesh Of a carbon bird
Homeopathiste will look up, and all
who hate medicine will be supplied with
new arguments. London EaaTaner.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-15
THE PEDIGREE OF WORDs.

A study Of the pedigree of many words
which are in daily use would prove more
fascinating than any other kind of men
tai recreation. Trench, in his little
work on the "study of Words" has done
much to cultivate the taste for this kind
of investigation; but he made only be-
ginning. The field is inexhaustible.
In this article we propose TO give short
list, to which we shall add from time to
time:
"Jet" derives its name from the Gag
ates, a river of Lycia, where was found
the black stone which the French call
gagate, or jaet, which we abbreviate into
jet.
Pamphylla, Greek lady, who COM
piled history of the world in thirty-fiye
little books, has given her name to the
pamphlet"
Punch and Judy" are the relics of
an ancient mystery play, in which the
actors We're Pontious Plate and Judas
Iscari0t.
dollar" is from the German thaler,
which is derived from Thai, the valley
OF Joachim, in Bohemia, where the silver
works were situated that made this
cein.
"Bigot" is from Visigoth, in which
the fierce and intolerant Arianism of the
Visigoth conqueror of Spain has been
handed down to infamy.
"a.Humbug" is from Hamburg; .a Il
piece of Hamburg news" was, in Ger
many, proyerbial expression for false
political rumors.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-15

stems. have no strength, and should not
be gathered. They are full of pith, ana
if ground they only absorb the strength
of the leaf and depreciate the value OF
the article. sumac should be gathered
in this way, viz: Break of the parts OF
the bush containing the leaves, but do
not gather the blossoms or berries. -ome
sumac gatherersallow the leaves towiit a
few hours in the sun. while others con-
yev them Immediately into the shade or
under cover. Cure it under shelter to
preserve its color and strength; when 1t
is dry. put it in bulk, and when dry and
windy days set in, spread it out in beds
as YOU would wheat or oats on clean
plank floor. Then thresh it with q fail,
when the leaves and stem will break up
fine. and rake out the large stems and
throw them away. In drying before
threshing it should be frequently thrown
over with pitchfork, To let the air get
to every part of it. Remember to take
out all the sticks, stems, and berries.
The strength is in the leaf and leaf
stems.
The grinders of sumac are obliged to
have ample storage room, as they pur-
chase their supply for years grinding
in the months of July, August. and Sep
tember. Care must be taken to have it
thoroughly dry before packing, to avoid
spontaneous combustion. Good ventiia-
ton should always be secured after it is
packed.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-15

Turf, Field and Farm says it has been
fully demonstrated that the cross of the
buffalo with mich COWS are OF gentle
disposition, and yield a fair amount of
very rich milk The male produce of
this cross make excellent bulls, and when
crossed with good mixers of any OF the
mich families yield largely of rich
quality of milk, from which the finest
butter can be made. In certain sections
of Nebraska, especially in Howard
county, half and quarter-breed buffalo
stock is quite common. Notwithstand-
ing the dairy stock of that state, crossed
originally with the buffalo, were Of an
ordinary character, the half breeds yield
an average OF fourteen TO sixteen quarts
per day, the milk being of rich and
fine favor, making the best butter and
very nearly equaling the Jerseys in the
quantity obtained from given proper
ton. These facts are obtained from MIR.
j. w. Cunningham, formerly of Howard
county, Nebraska, who vouches Tor their
correctness, having largely experimental
with these half and quarter breed buffalo
COVE. This will prove of great value to
thousands of breeds and farmers in the
far west, and notably 40 in view Of the
fact that besides the dairy qualities
which the halfbreeds possess in re-
markabIe degree, they take on flesh and
lat rapidly, and make excellent beet,
The progeny Of the united strains of the
well bred Short-horn and the buffalo pos
sess the extreme hardness and beef-pro-
ducing properties of the buffalo, with the
acquiredsuperior qualities of the English
Short-horn.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-15
Wanted -EXAMPLES OF PLAIN
ING.

A letter TO the editorof the New Y
Sun says: This is what we need: \
our wealthy people, whether enriched
inheritance, good fortune, or honor
industry and frugality, should make
not very difficult or self-denying saci
of living in the community in sud
way as will commend itself to all for
simplicity, its economy, and, at the q
time, for its elegance and refnema
thus presenting the highest social stat
as thing easily within the reach Of
honorable and honest people. Thiswol
produce a healthy, hopeful striving
the station which is ever allied into {,
nine moral development and progress
But, instead of this. set an examI
by their style of living, which real
upon the great body of the people,
citing a restless, tlespaifing envy th
finds consolation only in the hope
vying with it by means of some lucl
hit, or in gloating with unhealthy rel
over the daily-recurrlng instances Of I
financial and moral wreck and down.
of some hitherto envied neighb0r Thu
instances show that the so-called upH
class is so impregnated with the qaa
ties of rascality and iniamy that II
only question of time, and that sha
how soon the whole vicious things
come down with such a crash and I'd
accompanied by such a blow on thes
moral nerve of the land, as will REM
forever hateful the very name Of sd
station as now misapplied and abused
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-15
IEesr Hoo Disease.

a special from Ottawa says. 4 sort
of epidemic disease has made its appear
snee among the hogs in La Sale county,
which seems to be quite fatal among the
higher breeds. have heard OF it chiefly
in the country northeast of the city,
where it has carried of q large number
OF valuable animals. What the exact
nature OF the disease is, seems not very
clear. The animals are taken with a
violent coughing, which, lasting two or
three days, ends in sudden death. 1t is
especially fatal to the larger animals,
those weighing from one hundred pounds
upwards; the younger and lighter
weighted ones, though often taken with
the coughing, being able to endure IT,,
though it frequently lasts through sev
eral weeks. The Essex and Berkshire
breeds seem especially open to its attacks
and the fatal results rairie Farmer,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-15

described. 1t was generally ren.
that the jewels were few comparad]
last year. The mistress of the cerenl
spoke French, as did one of theprip,.l
otherwise we heard nothing but Al
"The room were furnished in MI
style with gliding and lookinp.,Il
everywhere, only the beautiful a.
carpets showed oriental taste n
were two orthree pictures in one ~
French, but of no particular merit \
were hung high, as wall decor,4l
There was no piano, and ] did M,
anywhere single book, or any \
sign of culture. The ladies struch I
pleasing, gentle and dignifed; oplvl
looked i'll and unhappy. But N
most part their faces were insipH
had none of that look of intell;,I
which cultivation lends to the AL
English woman. They all looked
much alike upon a first view. b,.
generally dark compositions and \
noses. We saw ne one as handspl
the lady visitors we met on enter
We stayed about half an hour and \
left. When we re-entered the en,,,
hall, sherbet was handed to us in i,
cups, wrapped in an embroidered
kin.
"After all, to English eyes, the pal
was gilded prison, and the miStu,
western with the other eastern way,
robbed the harem system of its ORE,
charm. Europe has come with its ga
silks and satins and angular iurnir
1t seems hard that it should note
with its education also. london II
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-15
1GRJCULTTRE.
sugar Of HiLE.!


In Switzerland the preparation OF
sugar of milk for commerce has become
an important industry, and is the source
of considerable income. In America It
finds its way into the swill tub and Is
fed to pigs. Tt is well known that sugar
is one of the important elements o. milk,
but lew persons are apPrised OF its IA
tune, and the manner it appears. /.
milk is boiled down and large proper
ton OF the water which it contains al
lowed TO eTaporate, 2 certain portion OF
the residue will finally appear az dry
solid, and OF this mass sugar constitutes
one of its chief elements, II the proper
ton of about one-half its weight. II csn
be clarified like cane, maple or beet
sugar, and crystalizes harder than other
sugars 1t is less saccharine, however,
than any other. In this form it under
goes but little change. As it exists II
milk, it is not only susceptible to change,
but is probably the cause Of the rapid
changes which milk passes through by
its rapid absorption sf oxygen, or upon
its exposure to the air, and it is also the
cause Of the rapid fermentation which
takes y1laca
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-15

"Exhort" and "yeast" are from TIC
same root, which signifies something
boiling or OVERLOOKING.
"Gas" and "gust" have the same par
entage.
"Blue Jeans Williams" probably does
mt know that the fabric from which he
gets his name was originally made by
Moors at Jaen in Spain.
"Gauze" derives It's names from GAIA,
where it was first made.
Damask silk was first made at Damas-
Gus.
The word "panic" hasa curious origin.
According to Heredotus the god Pan was
supposed to have assisted the Greeks at
the battle of Marathon, 400 3. c., strik'
ing such terror into the Persian hosts
that they fed to their ships in perfect
dismay. From that time the Greek term
hamilton was used to describe unreasona-
BILE or sudden and overpowering fear.
"Tabby-eat" is all unconscious that
her name is derived from Atab, a famous
street in Bagdad, inhabited by the man
ufacturers of silken stufis called AtaBi,
our taffety; the wavy markings Of the
watered silk resembling pussys's coat.
cold Scratch is the demon Skratti,
who still survives in the superstitions of
northern Europe.
cold Nick" is none other than Nikr
the dangerous water demon Of scandina-
Wan legend.
In the phrase deuce take it" the
deity Tiw still continues to be invoked.
In this book ",De Civitate Del" Angus
tine speaks of quosdam da mones dusios
CALI nuncupant."
The lemon takes its name from the
city OF Lima.
Loadstone is corrupted translation
OF Lydibs lapis, the stone of Lydia.
The money reminds us that the coin
age of the Romans was struck at the tenn
pie of Juno Morieta, the goddess OF
counsel
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-15
Another Remedy for Hog oAo6esa.

A simple cure for hog cholera, Gays the
Kentucky live Stock Record, is sn in
fusion of peaeh-tree leaves and small
twigs in boiling water, given in their
slop. Peach leaves are laxative, and
they probably exert, to moderate ex-
tent, a sedative influence over the ner-
yous system. They have been used az q
worm destroyer with reported success.
They have also been recommended as an
infusion for irritability of the bladder,
in sick stomach and whooping cough.
The Cases of fatal poisoning from their
Use in children are on record, as peach
leaves contain prus-ic or hydroeyanic
acid, but as it is almost impossible TO
poison a hog, their use would not he Oh
jeetionable. The specific is worth a
trial.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-15

The demand for the American sumac,
say the Shoe and Leather Reporter, has
increased largely OF late years among
Morocco manufacturers and dyers, and
many improvements have been made in
its preparation. The quality Of the ma
tive article has now arrived at great per-
lection, and mills for grinding have
sprung through the southern and middle
states. 1t has not been profitable bus.
mess for the past years, having suffered
from the depression incident to all bran
ches of trade.
Sumac grows all over the United
States, but that best suited for tanning
and dyeing purposesgrows spontaneously
in belt OF country running from Mary
land down through Virginia and the
Carolinas, thence through the northen
sections OF Georgia, Alabama and Mis-
sissippi, and in portions of Kentucky
and Tennessee. The northern climate
seems too cold to develop the tanning
properties of this plant, but large guam
titles of Pennsylvania and New York
sumac are sold in the leaf to tanners of
goat skins, who put it in the watts to
strengthen up and keep the sewed skins
from leaking, and it is also used by many
tanners who wish to brighten the color
of their Leather.
The Indian name of sunac is killik-
mick they Use it, and it is still used, to
mix with tobacco for smoking purposes.
Virginia stands at the head of all the
states in producing sumac, and owing to
the care taken here in selecting and
grinding, its quality is surpassed. The
towns famous for the sumac trade are
I.ynchburg, Richmond, Fredericksburg,
Alexandria and Winchester.
The season for picking sumac com.
mences with the LIST Of July and ends the
last Of September, or with the first frost
for this turns the leaf red, and then it il
! worthless. The stems, except the Leaf
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-15
EATING rs. DRINKING.

Ifyou would keep from drinking
great quantity of ardent spirits,
more. Eat nutritious food. Eat sol
thing whenever you take drink. !
drunk, in all cases, comes from
stomach full of whisky and no 10
There is a fact yet to be learned
many, and that is, they do not
enough of real blood, bone, nerve
tissue making food. You may }
starve to death on salt fish, potato
cabbage, turnips, fried liver, stewed
ney, and a score of other dishes Y
please the taste, but add little or 10
ing to the body force. Eggs, the be''
steak, mutton and bread are what
requires for strength. 1t is this unc
scious, half starved condition WI
causes so much Of the craving for o Y
porary increase of strength, and tns
quickest gainedthrough aglassof whlS
that gives, for Q few moments
spasmodic impulse TO the wheelsof
sending them whizzing and splnn'
around for few moments; then COZ
reaction, and they turn more siusg
than ever. The best spirits in the 70 \
reside in good blood, and worst iin ,! y
1t is that which sends false inaginll
suspicious and dependencies 20
brain.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-15
II STATE RECEPTION IN THE KHE
DIVE'S HAREM

The following extract from private
letter describing the state reception of
the harem of the khediv of Egypt on
the occasion of the recent Kurban
Bairam, the great Mohammedan feast of
the year:
"This morning we went with friend
to the harem reception at Abdeen Palace
"a modern square built building. with
a large central court. In front of it the
soldiers were drawn up in line, and in
the court were black regiments, beside
other soldiers, and a military band AS
we came to the entrance-hall some cas-
tern ladies were leaving the palace
Their flowing drapery was gorgeous in
color and rich with embroidery. Their
thin muslin wells, which they seemed
merely to hold over their mouths, did
not in the least conceal their features,
which were delicate. They startled me
by the whiteness of their faces and black
ness of their eyes and eyebrows. How
this effect was produced / could not see,
as they passed us so quickly. Coming
suddenly into the subdued lights of the
vestibule, with the glowing radiance of
the dresses of go many ladies and at
tendants, seemed like entering tent
when flower show was displayed.
'We followed out Egyptian friend up
stairs-Arab ladies on the stairs and
landings every where as we passed
Their costumes were always brilliant
and rich in the extreme; but we saw
nothing purely Oriental except in the
dresses of the visitors who were leaving
as we arrived. The ladies of the palace
wore mostly long flowing dresses, loose
in make, and fastened with sash round
the waist. 'In every case they had
thin turban of the same color as the
dress, placed on the back of the head
like a Partisan bonnet. The hair was
almost always gathered up on the top of
the head. We PASSED on till we came
to the reception room of the khediye's
chief wife. Before entering we heard an
extraordinary noise, which proved to be
the singing and playing OF six slave
girls. They set in row, dressed al
ternately in orange and violet silk. The
instruments were a double pipe held in
either hand by the performer and placed
together on the lips Gas in Fra Angelica
pictures), a violin, a lutte, sortof either
and two tambourines. Two of these
girls We're very merry, and sometimes
could scarcely sing for laughing. Their
singing and playing sounded like a
strange weird chant sung very quickly
"The khediye's chief wife sat upon
the sofa attired in light-greenish satin,
embroideered with gold and diamonds
She rose to receive us with much friend
Observation-Disclosures usual NATURALIZATION.
kissing her hand and touching her fore
head. We were then invited to sit down.
and coffee and cigarettes were handed
round, and We were all expected to drink
and smoke. A younger princess, on
another sofa, was fair, with light hair.
and looked elegant in white satin orna-
mented with gold and diamonds. Both
dresses were made in the way / have
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-15
Poultry Management.

Thefollowing remarks on poultry man.
agsmsnt were made by prominent poul-
try breeder at the recent meeting Of the
Massachusetts, agricultural society:
AL breeds will pay if they are well
cared for. One should keep such breeds
~ he likes, then be will be likely 70
keep them well and make them produo