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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-16
A Natural Curiosity.

Capt. William JoCss, who has been
over TO Caribou, brought back witt
him remarkable nataaal curiosity. I
is section of stove wood, sawed. from
q tree about nine iashes In diameter.
In splitting it Capt Jones disclosed .
pine cone, imbedded In tina wood,
which by pressure Of the annual growth
Of the wood is as hard as ads mant, and
Shieh retains its natural purple color.
IL was evidently one Of tho most top
most cones when the tree was very
yaang. The stem of tic cone was
caught by about the sixth annual
growth, and tbs rings N the wood show
that il gradually enYelopsd, and had
been finally hidden for over six years
before the ak Of the Wo Odman gave IT
chance for resurrection. ~ Georgetown
(OoI) Miner.
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without the time to be womanly, a
mother without the time to train and
guide her children as only neither can,
a wife without the time tc sympathizs
with and cheer her husband, a woman
80 overworked during the day that
when night comes Der sole thought and
most intense longing is for the rest and
sleep that very probably will not come;
and, even if it should, that she ia too
tired to enjoy. Better by far let every
thing go unfinished, to live as best she
can, than entail on herself and family
the curse of overwork
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-16

Few people who see bananas hanging
in the shops of fruit dealers think Of
them as mono than q tropical luxury.
The fact is, they are staple article Of
food in sozae parts Of the world; and,
according to Humboldt, an acre of ba-
nanas viii produce as much food for q
man as twenty-five aLses of wheat. 1t
IL the ease with which bananas are
grown that is the great obstacle to civ
ilization in some tropical countries. 1t
is SO easy to obtain living without
work that no effort will ever be made,
and the men become Lazy and shiftless
All that is needed is to stick a sucker
into the ground, and it will at once
sprout and grow, and ripen it's fruit in
twelve or thirteen months without
further care, each plant having from
seyenty-fye to 126 bananas; and, when
that dies down after fruiting, new
suckers spring up to take les place. In
regions where no foot ever reaches,
bananas are found in all stages OF
growth, ripening their fruit every day
and every month In the Scientific
american.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-16
STEPHEN Girard,s Tactics.

A man who had just set up in the
hardware business, and who had been q
clerk where Girard had traded, applied
to him for share of his patronage.
Girard bought of him, and when he
brought in the bill found fault and
marked down the prices.
"Cask of nails" said he, which i
was offered for so-and-so, you have
charged so-and-so, and you must take it
of.
II cannot do it, said the merchant.
"You must do it," said Girard.
II cannot, and will not" said the
young merchant.
Girard bolted out of the door, appa-
rently in rage, and soon after sent q
check for the whole bill. The young
man began to relent and say to him
self: Perhaps he aC6s offered them at
that price. But it is all over now; I
am sorry I did not reduce the bill and
get it ont of him on something else.
His trade would have been worth good
deal to me-" By-and-by Girard came
again, and gave him another job. The
young man was very courteous, and
said
II was almost sorry did not reducs
your former bill"
Reduce a blu" said Girard /" had
you done it, / would never trade with
You again. I meant to see if you had
cheated me-"
Mr.. Benham's Revenge.
Mr.. Benham is San Francisco mer-
chant, known to nearly everybody in
the city, dignified in his department,
and notably good looking. He went to
see burlesque in the Standard Thea
ter, and sat conspicuously in a box.
When William Mestayer, as Seyd Pasha
in Conrad the Corsair," was asked by
Zuliema what she was to do for hus-
band, he audaciously pointed at Mr..
Benham and said, MARRY that hand
some man" The audience laughed
long and loud, but Mr.. Benham was
dumbfounded, and, on recovering from
the blow, felt desire for revenge. He
hurried out to a market. had huge
bouquet" made up Of garden vegeta-
bles, and returned to his place in the
box, intending to throw it at the actor.
A police officer saw the bouquet, and
took seat by the side of the merchant,
to prevent him from using it. Mes
tayer reappeared on the stage, and Mr..
Benham stood up, SO as to have q free
swing of his arm. The officer grabbed
the bunch by carrot; Mr.. Benham
hung on by o beet; Mestayer shouted.
I" Let him throw it'll" the audience be-
came boisterous; there was brief
shower of vegetables, and finally the
merchant was put out.
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Rain and wind Gusts.
Nature.

4
1t ia matter of common observation
that showers of rain are usually accom-
panied by more or less violent gusts Of
wind, but as far as / know ne explana.
ton of the fact has yet been offered.
The cause am about to suggest must
be productive of some result, but whether
it lis sufficient to account for the whole
phenomeDa I can not say without quaint.
tative observations, though guess it Ia.
1t il quite certain that the actual velo-
city of even large drops OF rain is very
small compared with that which they
could acquire by falling through the
same height in Uoeuo, and, partially, q
drop may be considered to fall with
uniform velocity during the whole time
of its descent.
Now, after drop has ceased to aecel-
crate, it leaves an amount of water in
air equal 10 the weight of the drop, null
tiplied by the distance through which it
falls, and most of this will appear as q
current of air accompanying and follow
ing the drop.
In fact when the drops which compose
q shower are falling without accelera-
ting, the air through which the shower
falls is acted on by q downward force
equal to the weight of the shower, and
the downward current of air thus cause
must spread Literally as it approaches
the ground.
Thus, if shower were to fall on
calm day, there ought to be wind on
the ground blowing in all directions from
the shower as center. The rough ex-
pertinent of throwing shovelful of sand
into the air and watching the dust as it
reaches the ground, serves very well to
show the kind of thing which must
happen. But when there is wind blow
ing at the time the shower falls, which
is generally the case, another. and per-
baps more powerful cause than the mere
lateral spreading Of the downward cur
rent comes into operation.
The wind at the surface OF the ground
is moving more slowly than that at 3
higher level because of the retarding
effect of friction, and the effect of the
shower viii be to impart air with high
lateral velocity from the upper regions
to the lower, where the velocity is small.
With regard to the magnitude of the
force which the shower exerts on the air,
If we take the rainfall at two eentimetres
per hour, the velocity of the falling
drops as seven metres per second, and
the height of the cloud as 700 metres,
not improbable numbers tor a thunder
shower, the pressure per square metre of
shower is $50 grammes; but the downs
ward velocity which this force would
generate in the air would depend ON the
total area of the shower and would vary
from place to place In the shower itself.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-16

Tine wOFId L. All q FIeetfnx SHOW.
Aar-&epenspn.
This world is ali q fssting show
For mans iLlusion given;
The rmiles of joy, the tears of woe,
Deeedttu1 shine, deceifful flow
There's nothing true but heeveni
And false the light on glory's plume
As fading hues of even;
And Love and Hope and Beauty's bloom
Are blossoms gather'd for the tomb
There's nothing bright but heayeni
Poor wanderers Of stormy dsy,
From wave to wave we're driven,
And faney's flash and reasons ray
Serve but 20 Light the troubled way
There's nothing cklm but heaven
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Reckland Courier.

There were two men got into fight
In front of the store to-day said .
north end man ct the supper table, |" and
i tell you it looked pretty hard for one
of them. The biggest one grabbed q
cart stake and drew it back. i thoaght
sure he was going TO knock the Others
brains out, and i jumped in between
them" The family had listened with
rapt attention, and as the head paused
10 his narrative, the young heir, whose
respect ssr bis fathers bravery was inn
measurable, proudly remarked: "He
couldn't knock any brains out of you,
could he fatherf' The heSd of the
family gazed long and earnestly at the
heir, as If to decide evidence Of dawn
ming humorist, put rs the youth contins
ued with great innooenee 10 MUNICH his
fourth tart, be gasped aH.d resumed his
supper.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-16

Come, ye disconsoaste, where'er you langndsh,
Come, at the shrine of God ferysntIy kneei;
Hers bring your wounded hearts, here tell your
anguish--
Earth has no sorrow that Hesven cannot heal.
boy of the desoIate, light of the strsying,
Hope, when sH others die, fadslsss and pune,
Mere speaks the Comforter, Gods name saying.
Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot cure
Go. ask the infdel wnat boon he brings az,
What charm for aching hearts he can reveal,
Sweet as that Heavenly promise Hsps sings us
Earth has no sorrow that God cannot heal"
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SACRED SONGS.
A GROUP OF soSss FOE srrvESsos's-xus1c
sound She Leud Tfmhrel.
MrR1AM's sore.

seund she Leud TfmbreI.
MIR1AM's soNe.
Arssen,
sound the loud timbrel DER Egypt's dark seal
!encvsh has triumph'd-his people are tree.
stng-for the pride Of the tyrsnt is broken.
Hm ohar1ots his horssmsn, all spleLdid and
How vain was their boasting-the Lord hath but
SPOKEN,
And chariots ara horsemen are FUNK In the vave.
Sound the loud tinbrel DER Egypt's dark seaf
Jehovah has triumph'd-his pc ple are free.
Praise to the ConquerorspraiBe to the Lord,
Ills word was Our arrow, his breath was our
swordI
Who shat return TO tell Egypt the story
OF those sent forth in the hour of her pride9
For the Lord hath lookd out from his pillar OF
glory,
And ali her brave thousands are dssh'd in the
tide
Sound the loud timbrel DER Lgypt's dark seal
Jehovah has triumph'd-his people are free.
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Golden Sausage.

The proprietor of popular restaurant
in Berlin has instituted what he calls
the Dinner of the Golden Sausage, the
great attraction OF which is the inser-
hon in every thirteenth sausage de-
signed for his guests of small gold
coin, which becomes the property OF the
Individual to whose Lot it chances to fall
II is quite study to observe the guests
seated round the numerous tables, each
accommodating thirty persons, all OF
whom are moving their jaws most
cautiously. OF those favored by tort
nne, some are unable to conceal their
satisfaction while others try TO convey
the coin unperceiyed from their mouths
to their pockets. As q matter OF course
every one is obliged TO mastieate sis
food slowly, instead of boiling i in the
national fashion, otherwise the tiny
golden coin might slip down hif guliet
unawaree.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-16

This is the view taken ei it by an
infant Of 81. joseph, Mo: Little FEED,
die was undergoing the dissgreesble
operation Of having bis hair combed by
his mother, and be grumbled ct the
maneuyae. Why, Freddie said
mamgas, syou ought not to mske such q
fnN. i don't fuss and cry. when my
Asir il eombed1 Yes" replied the
youthful party, shut your hair amt
hitehed to your head
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-16

When boy sees nice, round,
smooth Aone lying on the ground. be
always thinks 1t rather mean that there
isna yellow dog in the vicinity.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-16

AIEs are very frequent
nowadays, Wide going home enars-
cent night, 4 cib zen was sheid up@ by
"a friend. n, B.-The citizen was In
t0xi0ated.
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Russian Loss IN ths War with Turkey.

The Russian General Etatf is publish
ing an official history Of the Tureo-
Russian war, IT appears from the re-
ports collected for Me work that l29, All
Russian soldiers of all ranks Lie buried
In the Balkan peninsula, Apart from
that. Of l2Os go men sent back TO Eussia
as sick AND wounded, 42,9b0 have al
ready dieS. The sotal Of dead makes
thus III, 400 men, exclusive Of those
who bs1ye succumhed In Asis Minor,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-03
Emile Ansaud vs.. Gabriel Ptats.

EIFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR
II ish OF Orleans, No. 9ls8-By virtue OF
writ OF seizure and sale. to me directed by the
honorable the Fifth District Court for the par
L viii proceed to sell at G public auction, al
the Merchants and Auctioneers' Exchange,
Royal street. betWeen Canal and Customhouse
streets IN the Second District OF this city, Of
TUESDAY. January p. 1878. ct y O'clock
M o 5e2xhs 1oT oF aRUS situated in
the Faubourg Treme In this Second District OF
this city. designated by the number one OF the
square comprised between St. Ann. Where. Du-
maine and Robertson streetss according TO a
1841, deposited In the Office OF H. Z. Caire then a
notary In this city. said lot measuring. .Ameri-
can measure. thirty one feet seven inches two
and q half lines front on st. Ann street By eighty
lines. together with all the. buildings and i'm
provements thereon, all of which will more
fully appear by reference TO act OF sale by John
7. Dufour TO Gabriel Prats, passed before o.
Drouet, notary public Of this city. on the thir-
's.n LOT 1e u Gko Jus situated in the New
Suburb Marigny, In the Third District OF this
city, in square bounded b Morales. Bagatelle
o 81 9 psn ssS sna saa M on ne
Ing, In French measure. thirty feet front on
Morales street at a distance OF ninety feet from
the corner OF BagateIle ftreet by sixty feet liz
depth. together with the buildings and improve
Being the same PROPERTY acquired by defend.
ant herein by purchase from Louis vasnier. pei
act passed before Joseph C1villier. notary pub
lie, Of date fourteenth February. 1866.
Seized In the abJve SUIT.
1srms-oa !. E. Gn a tps seG aAUrHRrAux.
Civil Sheriff o. the Parish Of Orleans.
de27 Jas 10 II 2428
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JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
SHERIFF SALES.


JOhm -. GAay W. M0bert ". hs@0elie.
V,HIRD DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR
Of seizure and sale. directed TO the Civil Sheriff
gf the parish 81 Orleans BY the Monographs the
Third District Court for The pgrsh Of Orleans
as O. pSsYE saSD hy street, bsw sa
1Sa ae g s e On Ja as
1873. ut u o'clock m. the following described
pl ]. < CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND. together
with oil the improvements. rights. ways, prlvi-
eges. servitudes and dependencies. situated In
the First District Of this city. designated by the
mon. dravier. denols and Telemacbus Streets s1is
Said lot measures thirty feet front on denois
street more. or less the same measure, mare
forty -four feet In depth. more or lesr, Being
defendhnt. by means q the purchase he made
Robert J. Ker notary public, dated twenty.third
q tTiS#E o 9Hhh 1ss1 LOTS OF GROUND. 1T.
mated severally By the numbers ten and eleven.
IA the square bounded by Common, uravler'
Genois and Telsmaehus streets: said lots lots. meas.
r poe d one hundred ana lqriy isar
ss ans n ess w a Bsps te
Same property acquired by said defendant by
purchase from Henry ANTI per net passed boz
lore Robert J. Rer. notary public. dsted twen-
tieth OF February, 1868.
b. AND A, CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF
GROUND, lying and being on Ut. Peter. tnow
Franklin) street. suburb 81 Mary. between
Drawer and Pereido streets. having French
measure) thirty feet front on NJ. Peter lnow
franklin street. and one hundred apd twenty
feet In depth Together with the buildings and
appurtenances thereon. Beinl the same prop
erty acquired by said defendant by purchase
from David Sheldon Bryon. per net passed bs-
fore Robert J. Ker. notary public. dated fifteenth
OF March. 1902
Seized In the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
j. II. ALGEE 0AUTHREAUX.
Civil Sheriff OF the Parish OF Orleans.
della 20 n Ina 10 IA
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A. Rochereau 4 Co. W.. John Myers.

L,IFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR.
IL ish. Of Orleans. No. 944i-By virtue OF
wr & hs f6 bse oa FOR hs
ieh Of Orleans. In the above entitled suit. !
will proceed to sell at public auction. ut
the Merchants and Auctioneers Exchange,
streets. In the Second District OF this city. on
TUESDAY, January !. 1879. at 70 o'clock M,
the W pIO GE dsSSrpd g gr 81 & N oeeh
thereon. and all the rights. ways. customs.
privileges. servitudes and appurtenances
thereunto belonging or In anywise appertain-
Ing situated Ia the First District 81 THIS CITY.
lac, Common aud Magazine streets. designated
as lots numbers twelve and twenty, OF square
number one hundred and thirty-three. on
V pSo a,a dated q % Feb9uarS
and deposited In the office OF joseph Cuyil Ter.
notary public; according to which plan said lots
measure as follows, to wit: Lot number twelve
feet four Inches five lines In depth on the side
line nearest to Magazine street. sfxtythree feet
seven and one-fourth inches In depth on the
side line nearest to Tchoup1toulas street. ana q,
piaing II from lot number twenty; lot number
twenty measures twenty-five feet nve 1ncnes
front on Common street. sixty.ilve feet four
Magazine street. sixty-three feet seven and
one. fourth Inches on the side line nearest to
Tchouptoulas street, and twenty-five feet
three lines In the rear on me line dividing II
erty acquired by the defendant herein by pur-
chase from the estate OF Callahan McCarty,
bankrupt, per act passed before W. d. klefnpe-
ter, late notary public in this city. dated May
Seized In the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the , spMot;. u.Nnv
Civil Sheriff OF the Parish OF Orleans.
dec Il 81 las
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u. King CutIer W. w. q. Hodges; same W.
". Il. H2dgsslst o.. a. r. against opponents.
kds d ndrsser sya VIE gf Wm G H lsts
Injunction bond Lydia x. Presbrsy VI. ii,
KinE CutIsr a f. in iayer . q defsn nd
solido. = 1900
NIFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR
II ish OF Orleans, Nos. 1880 and sso2--Hy virtue
directed by. the honorable the Fifth. District
Court for tho parish OF Orleans. In, the above
entitled caqses VIII proceed 70 GEL at public
change. Royal street, Between Canal and GUS
city on TUESDAY. January Z. 1879. at ~ O'Clock
sEvRN LGfy 0F dRO1Ep. situated in
the Sixth DISTRICT Of this city. in square number
sgS oa pan and arss u b.
Boudouaanip. Ieontine. vaImont and Pitt
streets. Said lots. ire dssignatsd by the num-
eighteen, nineteen and twenty, On 4 plan depos-
tied In the sherify's Office. Lots numbers four
teen, fifteen. sixteen, seventeen and eighteen
feet seven inches four lines. front on Leontine
street, by q depth OF one hundred and pine feet
four inches four lines. between, parallel lines
lot numrer eighteen forms the Drner OF Leon
tine and PITT streets lots numbers nineteen and
twenty measure each thirty feet front on, Pit
street By depth Of one hundred and thi,[ty
property. was acquired by VIM. q. Hodges from
Michael Louis Luther, per act passed before w.
J. Caste. u notary public In this city. on the
2. THREE CEKTAIN LOTS OF GROUND,
situated In the Sixth District Of this city. In
square number forty. bounded by Valmont,
Leontine. Pitt and Pryiania streets, each lot
having front Of twenty eight feet two inches
on Valmont street, by one hundred and twenty.
three feet one inch In depth. between parallel
lines. Which property was acquired by Vim. q.
Hodges from L. s. Hill. by. first. an act passed
before 8; Maener: late notary public In this
an act passed before w. l.. Poole. otary pub
lie In this city. on the fifteenth OF April. 1869.
Seized In tho above suits.
Terms-Casb on the spot.
THOMAS Fl HANDY
Civil Sheriff Of the Parish OF Orleans.
dec ID 20 n ja37
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JUDICIAL ADvEHr1sz11ENTs.
sl1Enrrr SALES.


mrs. helene Pix ct n. W. William Garter.
IzsfFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAIR
IL tsh Uf Orleans. No. g526-By virtue Of. q
bof,ora6Is tHe Fifth District Court lot the par.
ish Of Orleans, In the aboYe. entitled cause. l
viii proceed 10 sell, at public auction. at the
Merchants and A6otionesfs' Exchange. Royal
stree,t. between Canal and Customhouse streets.
In the Second District OF this city on FRIDAY,
January .. 1873, ut ~ o'clock M. the t0ll0wing
described property. 70 wilt. -.
A LOT or ono ND. together with the build.
ings thereon and appnrtensncss thsrsunty be-
longing. situated In the Third District gf this
city In ths square bounded by b. Claude. ma
RATS Press and Montegut streets. said lot form
Ing the corner of Press and st, Claude streets,
aud measuring hfty.one feet front on ~.
Claude street BY q. depth and front on Press
street OF one hundred feet between parable!
lines. The said lot Of ground Is composed OF
the whole OF lots numbers one and two and q
part OF lot number three, Ia square number
ten, on q plan of 4. II. Pile. surveyor. ,datsd
eighteenth of January. 1916. deposited Ia .he
offlee Of Jules Messy notary public in this city.
Being the same property acquired by the de-
PENDANT herein by purchase from plaintih here
IN per act passed before Abel Dreyfous. notary
public In this city. on the twenty ninth oil July.
1876.
Seized In the above suit
Terms-Cash on the spot.
Civil Sheriff Of the Parish Of Orleans.
1a9 o 10 "a 40 ina