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6arptts.

CARPETS-Tcn thousand yards signify damaged
" hV nre bargains red al 2s aud 40 canal
st ius' east o Broadway J ". DiMiCk
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25
LOOK HERE TAXPAYERS
Look Here Voters!

'T1HE undersigned Assessor and Reg
istrar of voters will open his office,
at the following places, for the purpose
of revising the Assessment Rolls, and
at the same tune ARegistering all duly
qualified electorssof this parish, as toi-
lows, viz:
At the Court House, Lake Charles,
from the list to the 18th, Of April, 1910,
at a. j. Elders store, Bagdad, 10th,
10th and 18th, April, 1878.
at O. r. Moss store, 18th, 18th and
goth of April, 1878.
At N. NJ. Lyons store, I'D, 23d and
24th Of April. 1878.
At J y Changers residence, 10Th,
26th and 9th of April, 1878.
At Chas Prater's store, 9th and Both
April, and 1st of May, 1878.
At w J Slaydon's mill, I'd, ID and
4th of May, 1875.
AtBen Whitman's ferry 9Th, 7th and
9Th of May, 1878.
at n G Frazar's store, 9Th. lGtl and
18th of May, 1878.
At G w Richardson's store. 18th,
14th and 18th of May, 1878.
At Jno Hes residence, 10th, 18th and
18th OF May, 1875.
at Lewis Corkran's residence, with,
21st and 22d of May, 1878.
At Fl W Hes residence, 23d, oath
and 25th Of May, 1878.
At 0 S Lyons' store, 9th, 18th and
2 til Of May, 1878.
Returning to Lake Charles where the
Office viii he kept open on the Both and
31st of May and the 1st of june, after
which, the office will be opened at the
following times and places, viz:
AT Louis Lorraine S mill, Sd, 18th and
9th Of June, 1878.
at Isby Foreman's resi- dence. 9th,
7th and Sth of June, 1878.
At Rodolpt Lehman S residence, 10th
18th and 10Th of June, 1878.
AtJames Nevil's residence, 18th, l4th
and 18th of june, 1878.
at James Coles store, 18th, 18th and
18th of June, 1878.
at Pine Grove Church, Doth, 21st
and 22d Of June, 1878.
Returning to Lake Charles where the
office will be kept open every day (f'un-
days excepted) from 8 to Y o'clock a.
NJ, and from J p to 4 o'clock P. NJ, 4
until further notice.
NoTE.-Under Act No. l01 approved
April Both, 1877, an entire new regis
tration is required. No voter will be
allowed to vote hereafter under any
previous registration certificate.
ALLEN GlLLEY,
Assessor and Registrar,
Calcasieu Parish, La
March 7th, l878.-tf.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25
Philopena.

In Germany they manage this
little pastime in very pleasant
way. When o couple meet after
eating philopena together no adj
vantage is taken of each other IN
til one Of fshem pronounces the
word 'philopena.' This is the
warning that now the sport has
ibegnn. Let us suppose that a
gentleman calls Oh a lady. She
invites him to walk in, and at the
same time speaks the talismanlc
word. III he accepts the offer to
walk in he is lost, unless she re-
moves tneFban by telling him to
tgo away. E.5H asks him to take
off his hat, be must resolutely keep
it on; if to be seated, he must stand;
cor if at the table she hands him
any article which he accepts, she
wins the forfeit. During all this
time he endeavors to take her by
surprise, for the acceptance of any
offer from the other wins the game.
Both areconstantly exercising their
wits to prevent being caught, and
the sport often goes on all the
evening. Perhaps the gentleman
brings a little present and says,
knowing that i shall lese my
rphilopena, I have brought it along
here it is IF she is caught off
her guard by the smooth speech
she loses, for he Immediately
claims the forfeit. IF neither wins
at the first meeting, the sport is
continued to the second, and it
smay happen that hall dozen par
ties meet at the same time, all anz-
ious to win of their philopena part
,ners, so that the scene often be-
comes ludicrously amusing. 1t is
diamond cut diamoud' in very
truth.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25
Glorious News!!!
The Sewing Machine COaHAbi-
nation Broken Down.
CHEAP SEWING MACHINES AND
CHEAP ATTACHMENTS.
The Order of The Day.

A glorious victory for the people.
Our splendid ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
attacked Fort Monopoly, and after
pouring Il tremendous fire upon It's
walls, at lenth captured it, with Five
Million Sewing Machines, among which
was the famous Singer, which are to be
sold hereafter at greatly reduced
figure, also attachments, oil, rubbers,
check springs, needles & shuttles. Fol
lowing are the prices of Singer Sewing
Machines, delivered to any part of the
country.
Drop Leaf with attachments, S26 90;
formerly $4,000.
Box Top, with attachments, 1913 so (;
formerly S85 90.
Folding Cover, with attachments,
$50 so; formerly 800 90.
And other styles in proportion.
Those wishing to purchase will do well
to see or write to C. n. Drew, who is
now working in opposition to the Sew
ing Machine combination. employ no
canvassers who are paid large commits
sions, consequently I defy competition.
Remember, everything / sell in the
Sewing Machine line ] guarantee to be
the best. Look sharp, this is the only
plea that the Sewing Machine Combi-
nation will bring up in order to obtain
their exorbitant prices. Their only
hope now is strategy. So if You want
anything in the sewing machine line,
from a check spring up to machine.
call on G. NJ. Drew.
Thanking the people Of CaIcasieu
parish for past favors, I respectfully
ask continuance of their patronage.
I viii also repair all kinds of Sowing
Machines at reasonable figures. Those
living in tho country viii be visited
shortly. Remember, competition the
life of trade.
G. NJ. DREW,
Sept. IL Hickory Flat, La.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25

We saw a mosquito work about
ten minutes yesterday, trying to
get his bill through the skin of o
man who owes us two years sub
scriptions. How we laughed at
that demoralized little insect as,
with q look Of disgust, he folded
up his little bill, placed it in his
pocket, and went for another vic
im.-Whitehall Times.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish Coart-Pm.ish Of Ca5casies

7 NJ EoTI OOHTV u VI IoIt Y -NtIVoILottU'
SUCCESSION OF LOUIS LEyEQUE.
TNTHEREAS Emily Leveque Oborn
wv Clark has filed in said Court
her petition praying to be appointed
Administrative of said succession of her
deceased husband, Louis Leveque;
l'ublic notice is hereby given, thatin
case no written opposition thereto is
filed in my office, at the Court House,
in the town of Lake Charles, in said
parish, within ten days from April 18Th,
1878, the said petitioner will be appoint
ed administrative of said succession.
ASA RYAN,
April 1S. CLERK of Court.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25
DIR. j. M. HILLIARD.

HAVING permanently located in the
u town Of Lake Charles, respectfully
offers his professional services to the
citizens of town ana country. Disease
ofthe throat and lungs treated on an
improved plan; also Rhumatism and
Neuralgia. Cancers removed without
the use of the knife or canstic, and
without pain. March is, 1876,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25
BILLIARDS BILLIARDS /!
AT
JOHN DILLONsS.
On Public Square and Corner of Ward
Alley.
Lake Charles, Louisiana.

i would respectfully inform those of
my friends, both here and att distance,
who have any expectation of getting
thirsty, that / haveju received q most
complete assortment of Pure Liquors
ever imported TO Lake Charles, which
4 am DESTROYS of selling at wholesale
and retail at prices to justify both seller
and buyer. My wines and brandies are
unsurpassed, and my whislies ssthe
Simon pure" Before leaving town be
sure and call around and take a parting
farewell. Lager beer, Scotch ale and
porter constantly on hand. .ap4n4y
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25
A Liberal Offer.

DOR SALE II wo hundred and fifty
II three and half acres of land, on
the Bayou Nez-Pique, in this parish,
in Sec. Az, e. 8, S. r. 3 W, La.
Terms Cash, as cents per acre, or
equivalent in lumber sawed to order.
Address Lake Charles Echo.
feb 81, 1878.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25
SIaeriG's Sale.
District Courg--Pnrish Of Calcasieu.
CHARLES P. HAMPTON VS.. HARRISON G..
DREW.

Df virtue Of a writ of seizure and sale
ED issued in the above entitled cause,
out the Honorable Eighth Judicial Dis
trict Court Of Calcasieu Parish, Lonisi-
ana, and to me directed, I will proceed
to sell. at public auction, at the door of
the Court House of said parish, on
SATURDAY, June list, 1878, at II
O'Clock M, the following described
property, to-wit:
One undivided half of the schooner
rugged sailing vessel called and known
by the name HENRIETTA, now lying in
the lake called Lake Charles in said
parish, having capacity Of S8 93Tl0O
tons, register number 95416; together
with one undivided half of all her sails.
rigging, mantling, appliances and APP
purtenances pertaining to said schooner,
including utensils, and her yawl boat
and it's rigging.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms Cash on the spot.
A. Il. REID;
Sheriff of Caicasieu Parish, La.
April l8, 1873.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25
PARSONS
p y GATIVE PILLS,
The Great Anii-Bilious Remedy and Mas
matte Discover.
PARSONS

PARSONS PURGA1IVE PILLS
Are the result of iong-continued Scientific in
yestigatiou, and are WARRANTED to cure all
diseases originating in the Stomach, Liver,
and Bowels. No gripping pains follow the use
Of these Pills unless the Bowels are infamed !;
but RELIEF, IMMEDIATE RELIEF, may
be relied upon. AS Common Family Physic
PARSONS PURGATIVE PILLS
Stand unequaled before the world to-day. By
varying the dose according to directions, aPAR-
SONS pU GATIyE Pills ehecmally PuRIFY rHE
BLOOD and greatly alleviate. if not entirely
cure Dyspepsia, Scrofula or Kings Evil, Rose,
Erysipelas or st. Anthony's Fire, EraptioDs,
and Eruptive Diseases Of the Skin, Salt
Rheum. letter, RiIgworm, Sores, Boils, Tu-
mors, Morbid ewellings, alterations, Pimples
and Blotches
EVERY BOX WARRANTED!
MOST COMPLETE SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR
NO PAY.
Full directions around each box. Physicians
supplied by nail, postpaid, for $3.50 per
thousand, in bulk, cash in advance We will
send these pills to any reliable druggist or naer
chant to sell on commission. Agents wanted
everywhere.
I. S. JOHNSON & CO.,
Manufacturers, Bangor, Maine.
Feb IL, '7S-5n
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25

GOLD. G Gonsy. e Il 9sa CO Ps ss
gold you can get greenbacks. We need
IL person in every town to take subscrip.
tions for the largest, cheapest and best
Illustrated family publication in the
world. any one can become successful
agent. The most elegant works of art
given free to Subscribers. The price is So
low that almost everybody subscrjbes
One agent reports making over Ss150in
a week. A lady agent reports taking
over 400 subscribers in ten days. all
who engage make money fast You can
devote ali your time to the business, eF
only your spare time. You need not lie
away from home over night. You can
do it as well as others. Full parbiculaFs
directions and terms free. Elegant AMI
expensive Outfit free. IF yon wait
profitable work send us your address 1T
once. 1T costs nothing to try the busi.
ness. No one who engages f,uls to make
great pay. Address "The Peoples
Journal" Portland, Maine.
September'6, f877-1y
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25
LAKE CHARLES BAKERY
AND
Family Grocery Store.

fESHE undersigned has combined wifi
IL his Bakery q Family Grocery Store,
and viii keep q large and carefully So
iected stock Of choice family groceries.
Hot coffee and cakes at all hours.
Doing a cash business, he will sell at
the lowest possible prices. Call OH him
half way between the Postoflice and j.
w. Bryan's store.
CHRISTIAN JOHNSON.
August 8, 1876
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25
A. c. PoULET,
TANNER 81 CuaPriea'.
LAKE (,HApJ.ES IA

A14AIAL OIIAIVIIIlSo, LA.
EEPS constantly on hand and for
IA sale good assortment of tCorace,
sole, Upper and Harness Leather.
4 will also undertake Saddle Rigging
Harness making, and all kind Of saddle
and harness repairing. Bride rigging
halters, spnr rigging, etc., etc.
Prices to suit the times.
Jan. ~, 1S78..tf
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25
IlOMEsTEAD PATENTs.

am now prepared as usnal to make
4 final proof of Homestead Entries,
and procure patents for same, also TO
procure patents for entities made pre-.
vious to the late war.
Homestead and State Land entries
attended to with punctuality and dis
patch.
THAD. MAYO.
Lake Charles, June 4, 1877-Iy.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25

Liberal Terms for Town Lots.
AS agent for oil the owners, L win
"A sell q number Of the Kirby lots for
'one-fourth cash, balance in six, twelve
and eighteen months. See descriptive
map at Recorders office, and at NV
Office. Gall on, or address, =
GEO. H. WELLS,
Dune 2S Lake Charles, La.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25
The Waco Examiner.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
(Stricily in AGsance)

Daily per Annum.. So 90
60 d" 6 months. ...............,..,..,..... 4 30
e" q" 3 months ,.,............s............ 2 50
Weekly per hnnum OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2 90
PosTAGE--Daiiy, per AMMAN, 90 cents adj
ditional Weekly, per annuu., Is cents addi
tional.
A copy FREQ to every club of ten.
A copy OF the Weekly will be semitic the
Master Of every Subordinate Grange, he to
nit by Postofiee Order, registered letter, or
bank check. Address.
j. W. DOWNS,
Waco, Texas.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25
"A I'VE ysfer'y SaSET edo

The Greatest Medical Triumph Of Modern
Times The Mysterious Channel of Dis
ease Uncovered, and Certain Cure
Provided. The Stomach, Liver,
and Bowels the Centre
of Disease.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25

Job Printing of all descriptions care.
fully executed, with neatness and dis.
patch.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-04-25
NONE BUT THE BEST
English Pocket Cutlery Steel Used,
And every Knife and Pair Of Scissors
WARRANTED.

The temper and cutting qualities of
both Knives and Scissors are carefully
tested
Great care is taken to maintain and
increase the Well-earned reputation
which this Company have attained, as
THE LEADING AMERICAN
CUTTERS.
In harmony with the verdict of Gus
TONERS, the Centennial Exposition
awarded Medals and Diplomas Tor the
greatest excellence in quality and finish
of these:goode.
THE MILLER BROS. CUTLERY 90.
West Meriden, Conn.
Jan 10, 1878-6m
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N. @. DEMOCRAT.
H. j. HEARSEY EDrToR
WIN. WOELPER & 90. Projectors.
tOFFICE-74 CAMP ,,Sq.hEET.
TERMS OF THE PAPER:
TERMS OF THE PAPER:

;sUBscRIPTIoN RATES.
Daily published every morning ex-
cept Monday, per annum SO; and at
same rate half7yearly and quarterly.
Weekly lpnblished every Saturday
morning., per annnm $8; and at same
rate half yearly and quarterly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21

work the entire mass of Chinese litera-
ture from the earliest times until his
own day. 1t was vast design, and
was carried out with the ability for
which Kang-he was conspicuous. A
learned commission was appointed to
collate and verify all Chinese works,
and the Jesuit missionaries were stimuli
taneously employed in casting vast
fount of copper type. The collection
and examination occupied the commits
sion for forty years, and before it was
fully completed the wise old monarch
died, leaving the completion of his
great design to Yung-Ching, his sue
cessor, who signaled his accession by
dismissing the missionaries as dan
gerous and traitorous set-all but few,
who were retained at court as indispen-
sable to the carrying on of Kang-he's
Encyclopedia, the printing of the al
manac, and so on. He seems to have
taken up the great literary scheme with
keen interest, and Mr.. Douglas tells us
thatit twas his hand whichwrote the pref
ace to the work when it was at length
published. The commissioners protested
to have taken all works from about 100
B. G. to 100 A. D., and it is supposed
that the whole Chinese literature of any
Importance between these dates is to be
found embodied in these 5, 020 volumes.
The subjects are classified under six
headings, under which are arranged
writings relating to the heavens, the
earth, mankind, inanimate nature,
philosophy and political economy.
Very little seems to be actually known
about the work, even the purchaser,
Mr.. Mayors, having, as it would seem,
had to buy the books without having
any opportunity of examining them,
even though they do not prove to be all
they are supposed to be. The work,
however, is probably all but unique.
Tradition affirms that only one hundred
copies were originally printed, and that
the type was broken up. No doubt the
majority of the copies have long ago
persisted, and it cannot but be a matter
for cOngratulation that one has been
secured for our great library. London
Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21
Farmer Johns New Bay Mule.

HE was showing the man the new
bay mule that he was working in team
with the old gray. "You warrant him
sound, and perfectly kind and gentle?"
the man said. Perfectly" said farm
'er John. my wife and children drive
him, and he is perfect pet. Comes
into the house like dog" easy to
shoe?" asked the man. "Well, guess
so; fact is, | never had him shod;
don't believe in it; he works better
without it" said farmer John. Chow
does he act when you put the crupper
on?" asked the man. Farmer John
hesitated. "Well, pretty good, 1
guess" he said; "fact is l never put it
on" Chow does it get on?" asked
the man; " who does put iton?" "Well,
| kind of don't know" said farmer
John; g fact is he had the harness on
when l got him, an it fit him so well,
and he seemed to be so kind O con-
tented in it, like, that | sort of never
took it off n him." "And how long have
you had him?" asked the man. Farm
er John chewed a wheat straw very
meditatively. "Well," he said, "not to
exceed more'n two years, mebbe. -
And the man backed a little further
away, and said he would ''sort of look
round little further before he bought,
like And farmer John never saw
him again, not even unto this day.
Darlington HaU6-Eye.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21
The Chinese Encyclopedia.

The great Chinese Encyclopedia re-
Gently purchased for the British Muse
UNI certainly ought to be bargain.
We cannot do for it as. Macaulay once
did for somebody's book-give its di-
mansions and its weight avoirdupois-
but 5000 volumes for 1900 certainly
looks cheap. 1t no doubt would have
been good deal dearer but for the pc
culiar circumstances under which it
was purchased. Mr.. Mayors, our Sec
Rotary of Legation at Pekin, had, it APP
pears, to carry on negotiations not only
with the utmost secrecy as regards the
Chinese people, but had carefully to
guard the facts of its being sold to a
foreigner from the knowledge even OF
the vendor himself.
The purchase was completed many
months ago, but the transportation OF
this curious literary treasure had to be
deferred on account of the setting in.of
winter, and not until two or three weeks
ago was it received in Bloomsbury,
where it is now in course of arrange
ment in the presses of the Chinese Ii.
brary, under the supervision of Mr..
Douglas, the Chinese Librarian.
That it is a great acquisition seems
TO be very generally the opinion of all
who know, or profess to know, anything
of Chinese affairs, and if it really is
what it purports to be, it cannot but be
so. 1t is work due to the wisdom
and energy of Kang-he, whom all his
torians of China extol as the greatest
and wisest of the Chinese emperors
He conceived the plan of a great Chi.
nese dictionary, and also set about the
really remarkable Undertaking now
represented by 1920 volumes at the
British Museum. He was, it appears
great admirer of ancient Chinese lit.
erature, aud was deeply grieved to per.
ceive that extensive corruptions were
everywhere creeping into the texts Of
ancient works that were reproduced
To put stop to this, he determined tc
gather together in one authoritative
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21
A Warning'tO BOYS.

The ambitious boy who neglects his
work at his trade or on his farm for
study, or else devotes all his leisure
hours to self-teaching, has figured
most prominently in history, and his
example has been held up as pattern
to all growing generations. Taken all
in all, this desire for education is
most laudable, but there may be too
much of the peculiar method indicated
of satisfying it. Perhaps in many
cases it has resulted in spelling good
mechanics or farmers, and substituting
for them Indifferent scholars and liter
airy men. The Rev. Joseph Cook is
said to have been one of these sort of
boys. He would not do any labor on
his fathers farm, and abandoned
everything else for books. Now he
traverses the country delivering in
comprehensive lectures in words of
interminable syllables--a dreadful
warning to all young men that book
learning is not the sole end of life, and
that it is better to be a useful tiller of
the soil than distracting lecturer. -
Baltimore american.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21

A partial inspection of Chinatown
was made recently by the members of
the Boards of Supervisors and Health,
and several medical gentlemen who
were present by invitation of the munic-
ipal authorities. The assistance of
Officers Bethel, Hogue and Avon was
procured, and under their pilotage
some of the worst places in Chinatown
were visited. Rev. Otis Gibson's house,
No. 6lS Jackson street, was first in
spected. The courtyard of this prin-
cipal Chinese burrow was filled with
heaps of garbage and filth, thrown there
by the many Monaghan residents. The
lodging-rooms in the basement were
filled with occupants, and the stencil
and foul odors that greeted the official
nostrils when the doors were opened
caused many of the Inspectors to look
pale with nausea. This place was found
to be in the foulest condition and loud
were the various remarks made against
the reverend owner for tolerating such
u pestiential spot. From this the party
crossed to Cooper alley, on the south
side of Jackson street. and the almost
innumerable lodging places of thieves
and rag pickers who inhabit it were in
spected. Bartlett alley was then visited.
Two houses were partially examined,