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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-29

The savings banks in the country
generally made a much poorer exhibit
during the year just closed than they
have made usually. For example, the
80 banks of Maine showed decrease
of 1868 in the number of depositors,
and shrinkage of deposits to the ex-
tent of $2,743, $500, exclusive of the
marking off OF $l,035, 4S1.O3 by legal
DEGREES. In Massachusetts, the banks
showed a reduction of near $4,000 de-
positors, and of some $2S, 100000 in
deposits. Apart from the augmented
need by the depositors of their money
in the dull hard year, the loss of conf
dence in the banks, and the withdrawal
of large sums in consequence, has no
doubt materially affected the exhibit
There has been so many rasCally fail
ures, the dishonesty of officers has been
so plain and inexcusable, that years
must pass before savings banks can re-
gain the credit they have once enjoyed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-29

Harvard Lanpson. Scene: London
Book Shop. Bookseller-What sort OF
books do you want, sir? Baggs (ot
WiSconsin)-O, such books as a gentle.
man generally has. Bookseiler-And
how many? Baggs-Wal, my library
is twelve by fifteen, and | want 1t full.
Bookseller-Will you have them bound
in Russia or Morocco? Baggs-O, don't
send so far Have them bound IN
London.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-29

He is always in the street, and if you
walk much, you will be sure to meet
him at least once a week. He bears
down at rapid pace, and appears to
be going to pass on your left, but at
the distance of two feet he suddenly
ducks to the right. You put on your
brakes and try to veer to the east; he
veers to the east; you try the west; he
tries the west; you try the gutter side;
he tries the gutter side; you try the in-
side; he tries the inside; you become
excited and jump for an opening Oh!
his right; he hushes up and jumps IN
the same direction. There are but two
ways to get out by this excited idiot.
The one is to right-about face, and go
round the block; the other is to grab
him around the waist and hold him till
a policeman comes up and lets you so
by.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-29

EVERY woman has a mission on
earth. There is something y do
for every one-a household to be put
in order, q, child to attend to. some de-
graded or homeless humanity to be-
friend. The soul is poor indeed that
leaves the world without having exerted
an influence that will be felt for good
after she has passed away.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-29

A SMALL flat bug !; pa armed s1il
, Mes;is On saa' y ssSa T.. :; /
inch in length, with INV VIM IN shor' %
potato.bug, klliiils 49,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-29

Now fetch on your January thaw'
By the way, is Thor the god OF olush.-
New York Graphic.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

Having been requested by s, d.
Read, Esq, Principal Of Lake Charles
Male and Female Institute, to ex-
anime the classes of that school on the
closing day Of the session, ending Mon
day July 21st, I append the following
report of the result:
The different classes were examined
with rigid impartiality, both with and
without text books, and not one of the
pupils, taking them through the entire
range of their studies, made lower
average than seyenty-fire per cent,
while the majority averaged ninety five
per cent.
All the classes acquitted themselves
most creditably, but would particu-
larry mention those pupils in the
branches of Natural Science, Philoso-
ply and English Grammar, as many
distinguished themselves 10y their ready,
accurate, and often original, replies.
The examination commenced at 8 a.
M. and continued. with but little in
PERMISSION, until 6 p. m. A class in
English Grammar, one in History, one
in Latin, one in Zoology were uncalled,
but knowing from their eagerness to
encounter the test, and the satisfactory
examination of the same pupils in all
other branches taught during the
session, that they were fully prepared
on these branches also, / assured them
of this, and with difficulty prevailed ON
them to'forego the ordeal for this term
The entire school bears evidence of
careful andtiudieious training.
Respectfully.
Sim. O. SHATTUCE.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26
The following items are taken from
the Orange (Texas) Tribune.

Lie lolloWluB lbefnS are baken IRON
the Orange (Texas) Tribune:
A large force of men are still working
on The Texas and New Orleans road.
raising the track, ETC., and the line il
in a better condition now than it has
ever been before.
Work on the Louisiana Western is
progressing steadily. Between the river
and Lake Charles avery large number
of men are employed. The bridge for
4 the Sabine is expected to arrive within
the next ten or fifteen days.
On last Friday, July III, at Johnson's
Bayou, Willie, ten year old son of Mr..
George eagle, went to the gulf beach
with gun to shoot birds, and in at
tempting to load it got the wadding
abont half way down the barrel, but
could get it no further, and in this con.
dition be placed the gun to his shoulder
and fired ii off to blow the wadIing ont,
when it fecoiled with such force that it
broke his arm just below the shoulder
joint. Mr.. eagle, fortunately, was at
home, and putting the little fellow on
wagon, drove some ten miles from his
pidCc w VIC bdt oas WuSac uS PfOShtcu
a skiG and from thence came to Orange,
where the limb was set by DR.. Saun-
ders, at whose house the little fellow is
now staying. 1t was a longjourney for
the child, and the DIR. says il Is won
der that fever did net set in.
Raftsmen are reminded that the tim,
Der law is now in full force, and that if
they attempt to run logs or handle tim
Der without complying with its require
mepts, they viii be arrested. The pen
atty is severe, and we hope our timber
men wifi bear this matter in mind and
keep out of trouble. You are required
to procure brand, to have the brand
recorded. both in the county from
which the timber is'cat and the county
in which it is marketed, and you must
brand every log that you float
Perhaps such q law is desirable in
Caleasieu. We would be glad to get
the opinion of our lumbermen on the
subject.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

The game season for deer opens
next Friday, August LIST, and horns,
hounds and gums are being prepared
for the occasion. Next summer,
and annually thereafter, our rail
road will bring a large force OF
hunters here, and unless rigid game
laws are rigidly enforced, bear, deer
and wild turkeys, viii soon leave
the happy hunting grounds of Cal
casieu, and go West.
Last year gross olltrages were
pelpetrated in this parish by hunt
ers from other parishes, who killed
gentle stock while g fire hunting
for deer, and shot into dwelling
houses, and whose dogs chased and
mutilated gentle hogs. Ii these
inexeusable acts are repeated we
trust the offenders viii be legally
and severely punished. The game
law should be so amended as to
give the parochial authorities con-
troll of game in their respective
parishes.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

OUR RAILROAD.--All the steel
rails, so far brought up from Cal
casleu Pass, are laid. The steam
tug and barges are SO constantly
employed in lightefmg, off Calcasieu
Pass, New York schooners with
cargoes of rails, etc, that they sell
dom find time to bring iron from
the Pass to Lake Charles. Cross
ties are being delivered near the
depot, to be carried by construction
cars along the road bed. The
grading of the entire road bed win
be completed by the first of Octo-
Der. The piling in the Sabine and
Calcasieu firersis finished, and the
piling in the Sabine bottom, which
is heavy work, will be completed in
about seventy days, three top
drivers being at work there. The
grillage is finished on the pivot pier
of the drawbridge across the Cal
casieu river, and also the false work
for the fixed spans. The trestle
work is going up i'm the northern
edge of Lake Charles.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

RAILROAD Ice HOUSE. Yestef,
day Col Adams showed us the ice
house he is building for the railroad
company, opposite the depot. The
maln building is IL by Is fit. The
ice chamber in the centre, raised
six inches above ground, is s by 10
it,, and 10 fl. high, with a capacity
fol two car loads Office. All around
the outer walls of the ice chamber
are walls enclosing eighteen inches
of saw dust. Then come air pas
sages nine inches square, and then
walls enclosing a second layer OF
eighteen inches of saw-dust. The
ice will be brought by express trains
from New Orleans, and will furnish
ice water for passengers on the cars
and for railroad employees at the
depot.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

FIRE Yesterday, about Q A. M.
an old and unoccupied shantg, neal
Judge Reid's residence, Was eoll'
stunned by fire. lit caused great eS,
citementin town for a few moments,
as but few persons could know the
exact location OF the fire without
going to it. The fire is considered
accidental.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

A MIsTAfEs-We said last Sat
urday the yellow fever at Memphis
had disappeared. Next morning
telegraphie dispatches announced
five new cases there, and since then
there have been about forty eases
and ten deaths.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

Our special thanks are rendered
Capt. john Lanigaa, OF theschooner
Welcome, for a copy of the Calves
ton News of last Thursday, the 24th
inst. The Houston Daily Telegram
arrives regularly, but until yester-
day the mail brought 10 copy OF the
Galveston News since last Monday.
Welearn from the News so kindly
brought to JUS by Capt. Lanigan
that our State constitutional con
yention adjourned sine die last
"Wednesday, and that the yellow
fever at Memphis is rapidly spread
ing over that unfortunate city.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

ANOTHER MIsTAKE.--Tlfe ,omis'
sion by the piiater, last week, in
the second sentence of our editorial
headed civil RGjoieings," of the
words alfad been presented to the
convention, and THE Importance Of
the ARTICLE" left the sentence, as
printed, in a hopelessly confused
and stngrammatieal state.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

LARGE Observation-Disclosures L.
Wells, of our town. picked last
week, from vine raised by himself,
eantelope measuring twenty five
and a half inches around the ends
by twenty-four and a half inches
around the sides. Pretty well fol-
bow of seventeen.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

A few of our subscribers are in
arrears for over two years. 10 such
we say please remit, otherwise we
will be forced to put your accounts
into the hands of a collector, for
collection. Pay up and save costs
and trouble.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

Report of attendance at the Union
Sunday School last Sunday: Off
seers, 3; teachers, a; scholars, "a;
visitors, A; total, 81. Donations,
so cents.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

If Lucius A. Jones will cali on us
he will learn something OF import
ance. j. w. BRYAN 81 Go.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

THE GAME LAW.-The close sea
SON for deer is from Feb. LIST to
July 3lst, inclusive; for turkeys
from April LIST to August 3lst in,
elusive; for partradges and prairie
chickens from April list to Sept
18th, inclusive. Penalties for kali
ing OF capturing game in the close
season: deer S25; turkeys and other
birds from IS to $25; ene1haif to
informer, the other half to the par
ish school board for public schools.
LIN ease of failure to pay tine, i'm
prisonment from ten to thirty days
in parrish Jail.
Cut this out, and keep it for nef-
tereGce.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

FoRD1s CONFESSION. by request
we will republish next week the
confession of Absalom w. Ford,
executed here last spring for the
murder of DIR. Joseph Bazee.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26
SHORT STOPS

ChewJackson's Best Sweet Navy
YTElotJacco.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

SToyEs STOVES las we are now
making arrangements to handle stoves
at greatly reduced prices. we offer those
we have on hand at prices lower than
the lowest. J.. w. BRYAN q Co.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

There is, at the house of Henry
Moore, lear Kaufman, Texas, a
horrible mopstrosity in the shape
of child resembling turtle.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

Than41sito Maj. Thos. Mcintyre,
of New Orleans, for copy of The
Morning Star and Catholic Mes
rsenger.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
Attendance last Sunday: officers,
2; teachers, 6; scholars, a.; visit
.ors, s.; total, 81; collection, $L35.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

Read notice of saw mill for SADIE
cor rent, by Capt w. w. Smart.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26


We call special attention to QUA
two new advertisements of Houston
dTexasD merchants: Mcllhenny q
Co, Wholesale dealers in domestic
and Imported dry goods, notions,
boots and shoes, aud u. Schoen q
Co, wholesale dealers in tobacco,
cigars, and smokers articles. Hous-
ton aud Lake Charles will soon be
within a few hours ride of each
other, and wial form a pleasant and
profitable acquaintance.
Read new advertisement headed
& Important Notice. This is inn
portaaat to the public because Mr..
Poe means just what he says, VIZ;
that the machines which be handles
are the best in the world, and that
he will sell them surprisingly low
for cash
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26

rsellger.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-09-13

of the popular will in reference to the
monopoly in school books. Read care
fully the law in regard to water courses,
drains and ditches-a law in which half
the farmers of the State are interested,
and yet SO drafted that law suits are al
most guaranteed and a lawyers help made
essential. All this is the result either of
purpose or ignorance. These are not po-
litical questions. Partisan politics have
nothing to do with them. 1t is the evil
of class representation. The remedy is
simple and direct. Educate the body of
the people to be thinking, reading men
and make the office seek the men, The
Grange as an organization utterly repudi-
ates partisan politics or candidates But
it is an educator and as such makes the
man free. He who neither has nor wants
office, can afford to be independent.
When this spirit and diffusion of knowl
edge shall be general the class interests
that now govern will be ignored, and
equal and exact Justice enter the public
councils, and not till then 70 ignore the
Grange for this tendency is neither patri-
otto nor sensible Grange Bulletin.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-09-13
PROGRESSIVE FARMING

The agriculture of this country has
been to great extent confined to the pro-
duction of cereals and other articles which
require the most simple work of the fields,
but it's scope may be greatly enlarged by
a thorough system of education for this
department of business. The prosperous
"Shaker" community in the State of New
York has found it profitable to cultivate
Hwhite pine trees" and little reflection
will show how great a variety Of things
of utility and luxury may be produced
when faithful and intelligent study has
been given to the subject. The rearing
of the best breeds of domestic quadrupeds
and poultry, and the most desirable fruits
and rare vegetables, will give interesting
and profitable occupation to many per.
sons. The culture of fields and gardens
and the reproduction of animals require a
knowledge of some of the most important
branches of the natural sciences. An &C.
quaintance with soils and the articles
needed to render them fertile are essential
to success; and to know the means by
which the depredations of enemies OF
plants and animals may be prevented is
very desirable Thus far science has been
baffled by parasites which defeat the work
of the farmer. The nobest ambition
would be gratifed by finding remedy
for "phylloxera," the Colorado beetle, the
potato rot and other noxious but subtle
destroyers of the products of valuable
plants; and the diseases of cattle, hogs
sheep and poultry require a profound
study of animal and vegetable physiology
Scientific agriculture requires the best in
tellects, and should have high place
among the learned professions. Men who
devote themselves 20 tho working of the
ground should not be satisfied with tht
drudgery of the farm but they SHOULD
endeavor to bring to their work all the
information within their reach.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-09-13
SHEEP ON EVERY FARM.

A writer on sheep husbandry in the
South, says: To utilize the meadow and
pasture, sheep can be more profitably used
than any other stock. Sheep culture has
advantages over cattle raising. 1t gives
annual dividends in the fleece. Indeed,
the eve gives two dividends-her fleeces
and her lambs. The beef producing an
finals give no dividends, and the grower
must go on adding his expenses to the end
of their lives, when he must find his com
pensation (if he CAM in one gross sum.
The capital required for the purchase of
sheep-enough stock for a fair trials
small. Large focks are not required.
Sheep growing is also commended by
other considerations, apparently slight,
but too important to be overlooked.
Wool never has to seek a purchaser.
Poor or good it is eminently the cash arti-
Gle on the farm The little addition from
this source to the resources of the farm
affords a satisfaction to which every wool
growing farmer will testify.
The effects of a Cotswold cross to the
Spanish Merino, in firmness and softness
of fibre, density Of fleece and strength of
staple, remains for many generations. L
Gull my ewes annually, at shearing time
marking all that are deficient in form or
fleece, or that are becoming aged, and set
them apart with the wethers for mutton,
which was sold the following spring, of.
ten bringing better price than ordinary
sheep, because they grow less and are bet
ter mutton. Isold a lot last spring, fatten-
ing principally on grass, that Melted $I4
per herd. They averaged 100 pounds.
The little, light feeced Merinos impor-
ported from Spain, between A D. 1900
and 1873, by Col. Humphreys, Consul at
Jarvis, and others, were transformed by
Messrs. Atwood, Connecticut, Hammond,
of Vermont, and others into a type of
sheep so far superior in constitution, form
and weight of fleece, and altogether SO
widely different from the original i,npor-
tation, as to be regarded distinct variety.
In justice to our breeders, the word Span
ish was dropped and the term American
Merinos applied to them.-RMral Sun.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-09-13
CLASS INTER- RESTS

We took occasion last week to refer to
an article in an Eastern farm journal,
showing hostility to the Grange for its
supposed advocacy of class interests and
class legislation. We say supposed" be
cause in the Declaration of Purposes, nor
in any other paper emanating from the
Order, is this made a distinctive object;
nor do we know of a single Patron of
Husbandry who is not opposed to special
legislation. The association was organ
lied to promote the interests of the far
mer What these interests are, is not
difficult to determine; how, and in what
manner they may best be attained pres
ents more cause Of hesitancy. But there
is no doubt as to the inexpediency of dis
cussions of partisan politics, nor of the
discussion of class interests and special
laws in favor of agriculture to the injury
of other interests. And yet we undertake
to say that this very thing has been done,
and on every opportunity will be done, by
any and every legislature where there is
not fair average of farmers, representa-
tive men of the interests of agriculture
and agricuturists. The action of Patrons
in Iowa and Wisconsin bearing on rail
roads seems to have been a source of new
er-ending arrogance and bad temper,
Even Charles Francis Adams, to whom
the country looked for more liberal views,
goes out of his way to make his fling one
of piece to put him on the political shelf
forever. Asa question. of policy, we are
not now discussing their action. The re-
suit showed they were legally right and
there was never question but that this
railway management of that section was
systematically an imperious monopoly.
The people of the country owe the Gran
gers of Iowa their thanks for the resolute
stand they took, and the great lesson en-
forced that farmers have rights which
even railways are bound to respect. But
class legislation is not confined to rail-
roads. We ask any unprecedented man to
look over the proceedings of public legis-
lative bodies of Ohio-and Ohio is but a
sample-and be blind to the fact of class
interests cropping out continually. The
discussion and rejection by the people of
the late revised Constitution turned al
most solely on this point Turn over the
pages of the Statute book-manY of the
laws seem to have been COTTON up to make
law suits Examine the Statutes in rela-
ton to mutual fire insurance associations,
prior to the Granger law of 1877. Con-
slider the utter failure TO enact just and
reasonable fee bills and salaries for county
officials though clearly demanded by the
popular voice. Mark the utter disregard