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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-12
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The Social Wls,aas1sesr.."aa

10! The social weavidg-bird Of the Orange
river region Of southern Africa is too..re-
markable' q member Of this family to be
passed unnoticed, though its e1traordi-
nary structure has often been described
by African travellers. It not only builds
in companies, as do most Of the family,
but always associates in colonies OF many
individuals; who construct their nests
under q common roof Of their own build
ing. When one of these structures is
first begun in the selected place, the
community Immediately proceed to con-
struct together the general covering
which is to shelter them all. This thatch
is made of a coarse strong fiber Of Bush
mans grass. This being, completed,
each pair begin to form their own separ-
ate nest, of the, same material as the
roof. The nests are placed; close TO-
.gether, side by side against the, under
surface of the general covering, and
when all are completed, the lower sur
face exhibits an even horizontal: ceiling,
perforated with small circular openings.
With each breeding season, fresh nests
are formed upon the lower surface OF
those Of the preceding year. In this
manner, year after year they add to the
mass, until at last its excessive weight
causes the destruction Of the whole, and
q new site has, to be chosen. The root
is usually firmly %interwoyen with the
branches Of large tree, and often the
principal limbs are included within it's
substance. -Scribner. ....... .+T
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The TelephODe at, Home.

A lady relative of the now famous
Edison, the inventor of the photograph,
was very much annoyed by the atten-
tentions of two female gossips,, Of the
kind who travel in couples, for the pur-
pose of retailing slander and discussing
other peoples affairs. Expectinga VISIT
from these pests on q certain: day, she
borrowed a photograph from Mr.. E.,
one with the clockwork attachment, and
hid the same under the lounge in the
parlor, ready wound up. After her Wis
itors had called, and in the midst Of an
attack upon omeneighbor's reputation,
the hostess started the concealed wit
less with a sly kick, and then left the
room on some pretense or other. In
about. ten minutes she returned, and
introducing the subject of the phono:
graph, she produced the one referred
to, and reversed its movement To the
unutterable horror OF the scandal-mon-
g,ers-who had torn their entertainer to
pieces in her a~bsence-they heard their
sheer and criticisms regarding! her
dress, furniture, character, etc., pro-
duced verbatim. With shame-faced
looks, and completely dumb-founded,
the two harpies sneaked out OF, the
house, aud have not baen seen there
since. Such at any rate is the story.
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Remarkable S~elf.CrematiOn.

Two novel kinds of incendiarism lately
appeared in Rome. Two or three weeks
ago the Royal Carbineers at Porta del
Popolo were attracted by an unusual
light which appeared on the road outside
the walls leading from the Porta del
Popolo in the direction OF the ancient
Porta Pinciana. On drawing toward
the scene of the illumination they heard
cries of Vittoria | Evviva !" and found
that both the light and the cries pro-
ceeded from a man who was e%nveloped
in flames. Before they could extinguish
the flames the man was reduced to car
bon before their eyes. He had soaked
his garments in petroleum and set fire to
himself. A box of matches and an
empty petroleum flask lay near him,
and his hat, which had mourning Grape
round it, was hung on the adjoining
hedge. His features were horribly dis
figured. The gentleman who thus com.
mitted s~elf-cremation vas O vice-secre,
tary in the Office of the minister of war
He was a good intelligent public servant
and was noted for his steadiness and
diligence he was unmarried, and
somewhat taciturn and gloomy at times,
but gave no indications of insanity.
The other instance of incendiarism
was the burning of the marriage notices
which hung up in frames under the
portico of the palace of the conservators,
at the capitol. The motive for this burn
ing was set down as jealousy. The
burning had no effect in delaying the
marriages., many OF which have been
between members of the aris-
tocracy. 90.
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members of the Masonic Lodge, Of
which he is a member, and it is proba-
bic that he had aroused his mothers
curiosity by his description of them.
At the appointed time they we're
g~raciously received, there being present
the Princesses Louise and Beatrice and
Princes Arthur and Leopold, besides
lords and ladies. The queen was some
what reserved, but asked them how they
liked the country and government COM
pared to those OF America. She made
them both bridal gifts, the captain re-
ceiving a massive gold striking watch,
the case weighing nine ounces and the
entire watch over a pound, while, with
the immense neck chain, the whole
weight is Ter three pounds. The
bride was presented with o splendid
diamond cluster ring, containing seven
large white Jewels.
Reporter-How did you enjoy the
interview, captain2 '
Captain-I was thinking all Of the
time how I was to get out, as had been
told that 7 must back out bowling. But
we were much relieved when the queen
arose and passed out of a side door with
q gracious nod. We were invited twice
afterward, when the queen evidently
desired to exhibit US to some Of her re-
%lations, and she was then very cordial.
The reporter suggested that every
thing would have to move on q grande1
scale in the world if there was to be
race of giants such as they.
eyes," responded the captain, "if
Rr1t > g.. gT.-
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A Dangerous Barge.

An exceedingly interesting barge went
up the Red River of the North 8 short
time since, and the settlers along the
banks think that If such navigation is to
continue they will move, in order to
prevent moving more rapidly than com
fort and safety requires. The barge
had on board IL, 600 pounds of nitro.
glycerine, 1000 pounds of dynamite.
and; 14,500 pounds Of Volney powder,
along with large and valuable lot Of
batteries, wire, waterproof fuse, and
rubber tubing for blasting purposes.
The people, aslthis Boat passed along, be-
trayed no vulgar curiosity about the mat
ter, and did not interfere with the boat,
or offer any suggestions as to its man
agement. They merely retreated to the
backwoods in q dignlfed manner, and
respectfully waited until it passed. Hap
PLY the barge struck on no rocks dur
ing it's voyage, and so Manitoba is still
in it's old position. The happiest resi-
dents along the Red River at that time
we're those who didn't know it wat
loaded-F5cs Prose-.
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Dead.Let:er Office Facts.

There are 1000, 900 dead letters re-
ceived annually at the dead letter Office.
Three hundred thousand without
stamps. T3T ::
Fiftythousand partially addressed.
Six thousand, no address.
One and a.half million of money
orders and drafts Of money value. r'
Forty-ivs thousand packages contain
ing property.
Forty thousand dollars in money,
nine-tenths Of which is returned,-the
balance remaining in the treasury, sub
iect to application for four years.
Fifteen thousand photographs.
One.quarter Of a million European
are returned unopened.
One-tenth of all letters received con-
tain property.
Ten thousand applications for letters
reported lost the great proportion
and delivered.
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A: Bows History Composition.

Henry vi. died one day with great
success. He left three children who did
not care to go with him. Their names
were Mary, Elizabeth and Edward. The
last was the Ed of the family. He was
q boy. His sisters were not. Their
father also left q. Will. His will was
stronger than all his children. By:will
Earl Hartford was to boss the State
while Edward was young. He was only
ten years young. Hartford loved the
glass so well he became q tumbler, and
was called the Duke of Summerset. He
wanted the King to take the Queen (of
Scotland), but the trick was lost because
the Scotch refused to assist. The Duke
was called the Protector because he pro-
tected his own family and put everybody
else away in the Tower. The border
men Of England and Scotland were those
who boarded on the frontier and bored
each other almost to death; so they had
q fight about Edward marrying their
queen. The English attacked them by
water, which they couldn't stand. His
tory say that the Scotch loss was ten
thousand and the English two hundred.
History lies, probably. The govern
ment told the people what to believe.
If they did as they were told, they must
pay taxes for their belief. If they
didn't do so, they were roasted. Things
were red. hot. Somebody told stories
about the Protector and SO he was taken
to the Tower and had his head chopped
of. It was not much of a head, but he
hated to part with It. Then there was a
rising of the common people, but they
did not know what for. Most of them
got raised on to trees with ropes around
their necks. Some very fat men were
burned, Thus making;light of their COM
plants. NowI guess it is time for the
little king to die. He was only sixteen
when he gave up the crown and the
ghost. England is not yet done, 80 I
cannot finish the history yet.
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An Elegant TrOusseau.

Miss Terry, who was married recently
in New York, to Baron Blanc, the Ital-
ian minister to the United States, was
abundantly supplied with clothes, as
will be seen by the following list OF
linen:
There were four dozen sets of lingerie,
covered with lace and embroidery. The
wedding set is of fine batiste, trimmed
withValenciennes lace and puffs of batiste
picked out, with bows of pale pink and
blue ribbon. Included in the set are
four skirts and a morning wrapper, fin.
ished with bows of white gros-grain
ribbon. There are also six sets of fou-
lard silk; in delicate shades of pink and
blue, trimmed with Torchon and Valen-
ciennes lace. One morning wrapper is
of cream-colored matelasse, with a deep
yoke in front and a Vatican plait be-
hind. Ajabot of Valenciennes lace and
loops of cream-colored ribbon ornament
it. The entire length of the front is
closed with silver balls. Another is of
pearl-gray cashmere, cut princesse
style and with a trail of narrow knife
plaitings of seIf-colored silk. The trail
is finished with pearl-gray fringe. Two
others are of muslin and Valciennes lace
combined. There are two dozen lace
handkerchief, one richly embroidered.
There are six, dozen palmer handker-
chiefs, four dozen pairs of silk stock
ings, and a full set Of household linen,
including four dozen table-cloths, each
with two dozen dinner napkins and six
dozen fringed tea napkins to match;
seven dozen embroidered face towels,
any number of sheets, p~illow-cases,
shams, etc., six dozen aprons and caps
for cooks, six dozen aprons for walters,
and six dozen each Of kitchen table
cloths and towels, and cup and plate
towels. Slippers of satin, embroidered
with the baron's coronet and the baron
ess's monogramin gold, accompany each
toilette. There 'is also q coyellet of
cream-colored satin, heavily embroider-
ed in wood colors and gold, with the
monogram, embroidered in
large letters in the centre, and above it
the baronial coronet in colors to repre-
sent rubies, emeralds and paris. There
is a pillow cover to match, and both are
lined with cream colored satin and fin
ished with heavy fringe in colors to
match the embroidery. On every piece
is embroidered the same monogram and
corOnet. . 49,.
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ys nmy. .; -3L M aaisa
How q Mailman Recovered.

a famous. matchmaker Of Paris, in
fataatsd Tor along time with: The chimera'
Of the perpetual motion, became violent
" nsaneifrem the overwhelming terror
which the storms of the revolution ex-
cited. 90 The arrangement Of bis" reason
WAS marked with q singular trait He
persuaded that he had, lost his head
on the scafold, and that, # was put in q
heap with those oil many. other victims;
but that the Judges, Ibyfa rather toop,
late retractionW their eldecree, had
ordered the, heads TO be resumed, and
to be rejoined to their irrespective bodies
He. however, conceived that byea.
curious kind Of q mistake, he had the
head OF one Of his companions placed On
his shoulders. He was admitted INTO
the Bicetro, where he was continually
complaining Of his, misfortune. and
lamentingS the Hnetesth and wholesome
breath, he had Exchanged Tor those Of
very different qualities. Win -a'pittle
time the, hopes Of discovering the, per
7petual motion returned, tnand he vas
rather encouraged than restrainediin bis
endeavors1to effect his object When
hs conceived thathe had accomplished
it, and was in an ecstacy Of JOY, the sud-
den confusion Of q failure removed his
inclination even to resume the subject,
He wasastll, however, possessed With
the idea that his head was not his own,
but from this notion he was diverted by
q repartee made TO him when he hap-
pened to be defendingthe possibility Of
the miracle Of ST.. Denis, who, it is said,
was in the habit-of walking with! bis
head between his hands,, and in that
position continually kissing it. -,
"What q fool you are to believe such
a,,story,"i it was replied, with aaI burst Of
laughter. elbow could ST. DENIS kiss
bis head2,. Was i with his heels2"
This unanswerable.' and unexpected
retort struck and, confoupded the mad
man SO much that it preventedLim froN
saying anything further: on the subject
He again took himself to business, and
entirely regained h%isIintellect. .;ts -sa
80 t0 ~i q ~ JlfIvi:fif non a.:l
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Left Behind,

We started in the morning. morning full Of
5 glee,
All in the early morning, a goodly company,
And some were full Of merriment, and all were
kind and dear
But the others have pursued their way, and
left me sitting here.
My feet were not so fleet as theirs, my courage
soon wss gone,
And SO I Jagged and fell behind, although they
: cried, "Come on!" -
They cheered me and they pitled me, but one
by one went by,
For the stronger must outstrip the weak there
is no remeky.
Some never. looked behind, but smiled, and
: swiftly, hand in hand, 5fS-E
Departed with . strange sweet JOY I could not
( = understand;
I know not BY what silver streams their roses
bud and blow,
Butt am glad-oh !! very ~glad-they should be
happy So"
And some they went companionless, yet not
alone, it seemed,
For there were sounds OF rusthng wings, and
songs-or else we dreamed;
And q glow from lights invisible to us Lit up
50 the place, ~
And tinged as il with glory each dear and part
ing face.
So happy, happy, did they look, as one by one
~. = they went,
That we, who missed them sorely, were fain to
>. be content :; : : : .
And I, who sit the last Of all, left far behind,
alone, . 70. .....
Can not be sorry for their sakeO, but only for
Ny eyes seek ont the different paths by which
they went away, '..
And oft I wish to follow, but oftener wish to
stay; .s.E:' ....NT -
For fair as may the new things be, the farther
things they know,
This is . pleasant resting = place, q pleasant
place also.
There are flowers for the gathering which grow
my path anear,
The skies are fair, and every where the sun is
warm and clear ;
may have missed the wine Of life, the strong
wine and the new,
But I have my wells Of water, my sips Of honey
dew.
So when I turn my thoughts from those who
shared my dawn Of day,
My fresh and joyous morning prime, and now
are passed away,
can see just how sweet all is, how good, and
~ be resigned Eis- -
To sit thus in the afternoon, alone and left
behind ; 4{ft-EAs5
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Fashion Notes.

black silks. =
Chenille bourette grenadine is some
thing new and stylish.
Children's dresses are being made
longer by an inch or two. .....,> ::
The Iceland floss is much used for
crocheting shawls and sacques.
Reticules are,now carried, on the arms
of young ladies, as in the olden times.
For second mourning gloves are
stitched across the back with lilac or
gray. -
"Modesty, rare, delicate and lasting"
is the name and the claim of a new per-
fume.
Princesse dresses are shirred in the
front, and trimmed with passemen-
teries.
Basques are made with long tabs at
the back. Some are tastefully trimmed
with lace. IL 49,
|, Old-fasnioned French calico is again
popular, the ~tavorite pattern being the
palm leaf: ,4;:Jt u.:#
Menu cards with colored bows of
ribbon tied n.the corner are among the
novelties. ,o... 4.
Short dresses are 20 much favored
that train dresses are made only for
house wear. ..o,r o.; .-
The favorite flowers for the hand
painted hats are bluelts, forgetme-nots
and peoples.
+ Home made trimmings are much used
for ladies' lingerie. It is more durable
than the Hamburg.
/, New combs for the back hair are no
longer high and towering, but show
merely a single row of Jet, silver or pearl
beads, that fit closely around the front
Of the coil OF the puffs that are now
worn far forward on the hair.
French ladies decorate black parasols
with loops and ends of double-faced rib
bon set around The edges in eight or ten
different o%olors, and floating bows and
ends on top and on the handle. Lace is
not put on as a rufae, but "applique"
as a bordering, and embroidery on net
and gauze is also used. .r.fw.s
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Horse Stealing in the West.

The Kansas City (Mo.) Times snys
During the past ton u twelve years
horse stealing upon the Western border
or along the State line of Iowa, Me-
braska, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas
has been a lucrative business. Thou
sands of fine horses have been stolen
and run out OF reach, and comparatively
few of the thieves have been arrested.
Within the last eight months the num-
Der of horses reported stolen at police
headquarters, in Kansas City, wa 1853.
The thefts reported were divided among
the four border States in the MISSISSIPPI
pi Valley as follows: Horses reported
stolen in Kansas, 157; in Missouri, 140;
in Iowa, fifty; in Nebraska, twenty-one;
total, 1863. This number only includes
those advertised by their Owners, and
whose cards reached the Kansas City
police station. It is rresumable> that
this estimate does not cover more than
one-half of the number stolen during the
last eight months in the Missouri Valley
and the adjacent country. 1T is not IN
reasonable to estimate the losses OF the
owners at $50, 900 in the four States
bordering on the Missouri river. The
favorite mode of running out horses is
thus described: Two of the gang enter
q settlement where there are good horses,
and hire themselves out as farm hands.
By this means they learn the habits Of
the owners, and the location of the Gov
eted horses. Within = few days after
they leave a place or a neighborhood d
raid is made upon the stable, and the
coveted horse disappears. The thieves
run their stock over lines seldom travel
ed, and as the gang is very large the
same men seldom 60 more than one or
two stages before changing horses, and
return to the neighborhood of the theft
and take notes and spread false reports
to mislead pursuit. One instance is re-
lated of a horse stolen in Fremont
county, Iowa, passing through nineteen
hands, all of them members of the gang,
before it was sold in Sherman, Texae.
In some places in Western Missouri,
Arkansas and Iowa, and in Eastern
Kansas, there are farms kept open for
the especial benefit Of the gang. These
are generally In quiet, remote districts,
far from the main road, where horses
can be fed, doctored, and disguised for
a safe sale. Notwithstanding the zeal
with which Western farmers endeavor
to suppress them, the number of horse
thieves is constantly on the increase.
Of the 157 horses stolen in Kansas,
more than 100 were stolen byboys under
twenty-three years of age. OF the 14O
horses stolen within the last eight
months in Western Missouri, more than
two-thirds of the number were stolen by
young men. But older men do the con-
cealing and trading. The records Of the
past year show that more than half of
the horse thieves caught in this region
were men of mature age. A liberal esti-
mate of the number of stolen horses re
turned in this region is one out of two.
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Mothers Mothers. Methers!!! Don't
fail to procure Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup
for all diseases incident to the period Of teeth
ing in children. It relieves the oh1d from pain,
giving relief andhealtht to the child, gives rest to
the mother. It Is; an old and well-tried remedy.
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Thousands Of dollars might be annually
saved to farmers il they would give freely Of
Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders TO their
horses, CATTLE. sheep, hogs, and fowl: They
prevent disease and promote the growth. We
said s%heridan's. Those put up in large packs
are utterly worthless. l. .. s-ur..;..:s
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The English amateur athletes are
much heavier than those of the last gen.
Grafton, O difference which is supposed
to be caused by the increased consump-
tien of meat. "
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Bu]garians, taken r~edrhanded, we're sumnarily
executed ut D~edeagutch.
A violent shock Of earthquake was felt st
Lisbon, Spain.>na Sa1 MO- aohh3 ~ :
The early cessation oftheKafar war In South
Africa Ia expected, the, chiefnof one Of the;
principal insurrectionary tfioes. having sent
word to the commander of the British forces
that he is tired OF fighting, and wants to nego-
tiate for terms Of peace. a1rsinj"r at.a III
John A. MacGahan, the celebrated war cor
respondent for American and English newsl
papers, died of fever at .C~onstantinopie the
othar day - q 10 -.tn-.-.NH. ,-A--N ~
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The building of the Bartholdi statue
for New York harbor is going on steadily
III Paris. Nearly all the money required
lis in the treasurer's hands, and the figure
will be completed long before 1881.
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TIN Greatest DisccFef1ses tno 40
robdss' celebrated venstish Lihtpeqtty 90 ypArs befcfe
the public, and wsrrantsdtossuIs,pi.zhsas D5sentssyf
Collie, and spasms, taken ihssrqa,ly :ande repp Chronic
Rheumatism, Sore Throatsf qHtA. Brusees,to Old SoFes,
and Pains in the Limbo, Back Ggsstf externally
II Ihss never hS1sd. n, YMnsEr p without I
Alter. oncs, giving ia AL trial ghee 40 cents. Da
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