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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-11-26

Rice cradles for sale by ]. w. Bryan.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-11-26

Ora DIsrRtcT CouRr commences d
regular non-jnry term here next Mon
day.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-11-26

chimes five dollars On all grades.
Rice cradles for sale BIZ J. w. Bryan
.--4A44,-1+--
Orn DIsrRtcr GouRr commences
regular non-jnry term here next Mon
day.
AccIDEsr.Last Sunday evening
near town, d horse kicked in the fore
head, and very nearly killed, it'll
son IF ]. Lawrence Ryan, Esq.
Mn, G. H. Moons, Of Galveston, Liza,
bought MI. A. j. Perkins interest i,
The Lock, Perkins q Co.'S mill and
business. Success to him ID his un
dcrtaking.
TnE n. X. r. CoaSEr BAND gave
the first ball Of the season last Frida,
night, 1t Fricke's Opera House, and
we learn that II was brilliant affair
and greatly enjoyed BY al who were
present.
SgyEs HUNDRED German clnigrants,
en- route from New Orleans to Texas,
passed Lake Charles on Tho night train
last Wednesday. There are quite q
number of Germans iii and around
Lake Charles, and we would be glad to
see their number largely increased.
They are among our best citizens.
Coos Il Co.'S new steam saw mill,
1T Goosport, near Lake Charles, has
recently had its capacity considerably
increased by tho Substitution Of GER
tain new machinery, aud resumed OPP
crations last Tuesday. Iii owners are
practical mill men, and tho mill will
undoubtedly show 3 good record
1'uE saw mill Of Lock, Perkins q
Gu. started "Wednesday, sftor having
been stepped fur several weeks, dur
Ing which time II Has been thoroughly
oxcrhsuIcd and l,ut 10 iirst-class order.
Besides putting II d lpg turner and
top saw rig, the mill nov has i cutting
capacity second TO none On this coast
running i single saw.
as~-7t-eS
4 Eyed STABLE, where horses and
oxen from The country can Be fed, II
an important adjunct u every town.
and julien Richard, Esq, has opened
IN excellent feed stable, near the
Richard House, % tl,e south side 81
The courthouse square, where horses,
mules and oxen viii b we'll fed and
cared for, at reasonable prices.
srgAA tng Alert M, !, commanded
BY Capt Horne, vent down IL Lock,
Perkins n Cp.'sspiIl Tuesday evening
with quite respectable TOW IF logs,
md "Wednesday night flowed ever 10
Drew's min several hundred more,
Thursday sle went vi Syaxt Fork, load
IA ~ hex utmost carrying eapsnity with
lumber and general merchandise |
OuR gWo BRAss pAHps have iost none
If tlle espyik NJ eorps which marked
their organization few lnoDshs ago,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-11-26
The valley u. Death.

The Valley Of Death, spot almost
as terrible as the Prophets valley Of
dry bones, lics just north If the old
Mormon road to California, In Utah
il region thirty miles long BY thirty
broad, and surrounded, except At two
points, BIZ inaccessible mountains. II
Is totally devoid Of water and ycgesa-
ton, and the shadow Of bird or wild
beast never darkcncd LII white, glaring
sands The Kansas Pacific railroad
engiscera discovered 1t and some pa
pers which show the fate Of this z lost
Montgomery train" which came sonth
from Salt Lake IN 1880, guided by n
Mormon When near Deaths Valley
some came 10 tho conclusion that the
Mormon knew nothing about the
country, 50 they appointed one Of
their nnmber a leader aud broke of
from their party. Tho leader turned
due West. SO with tho people and
wagons and the flocks he travelled three
days, md then descended into the
broad valley whose trcachcrous mirage
promised water They reached tho
centre, but only The white sands,
bounded BY seorrAing pcaks.nct their
gaze. And around The valley they
wandered, and one By ono tho men
died. and tbe painting hocks stretched
themselves III death under tho sun.
The children crying for water, died At
their mothers breasts, and with swol-
Ion tongues and burning vitals the
followed. NAgols after wagon
was abaHdoned, and strong men tolter-
ID and rayed and died After i weeks
wandering d dsgon Survivors found
some water III 4 hollow of q mountain,
IL lastod bnt d short time, when all
persisted but two, who escaped out OF
Tho valley and followed the trail Of
THAR former companions, Eighty
seven families, with hundreds Of AMI
'AnIs, parisIiod hero, and now aftsr
Ehirty-ono years Tho wagons stand still
tho Iron works anG tlros aro
bright, and tho sllgiyoied skeletons 10
lids by side.IEs,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-11-26

a Sugar MIL IL complete running order,
Y A with four kvttlesa fl9ln ~ ~ w tlehes'
Apply vi j. N. BRYAN u CO
LAKE, QAariea, Aprii u 1k8f,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-11-26

TnE n. X. r. CoRSEr BAND gave
the first ball Of the season last Friday
night, n fricke's Opera House, and
we learn that II was brilliant affair,
and greatly enjoyed BY al who were
present.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-11-26

1'ur saw mill of Lock, Perkins n
Gu. started "Wednesday, aftor having
been stopped FIR several weeks, dur
Ing which time Il has been thoroughly
oserhsuIcd and l,ut 10 iiryt-class order
BESIDES putting n . log turner and
Top saw rig, The mill now has cutting
capacity second TO none On this coast
running i singIe saw.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-11-26

SEyEs HUNDRED German cmigrants,
en- routc from New Orleans to Texas,
passed Lake Charles On tho night train
last Wednesday. There are quite q
number of Germans in and around
Lake Charles. and we would be glad to
see their number largely increased.
They are among our best citizens.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-11-26

a twelve hof4a p0W0f (1EI70Rkal &ll0lna
Rld Hotier ALL eilnp HI K1d IN f1fX} e|SS1
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-11-26

Coos u Co.'S new steam saw mill,
1T Goosport, near Lake Charles, has
recently had its capacity considerably
increased by tho substitution Of GER
tain new machinery, mud resumed OPP
crations last Tuesday Iii owners are
practical mill men, and tho mill will
undoubtedly show good record.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-11-26

4 rEep STABLE, where horses and
oxen from The country can bc fed, II
~ important adjunct p every town,
and Julien Richard, Esq, has opened
~ excellent feed stable, near the
Richard House, on tI,e south side of
tie courthouse square, where horses,
muIes and oxen viii b well fed and
cured for. at reasonable prices.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

The cotton factory in the Peri-
tertiary at Baton Rouge is still
lying idle. The machinery is said
to be of the best quality. and in
good working order. It is capable
of using ten bales of cotton every
day, and can turn out 5000 yards OF
Osnaburgs and 5000 yards of sheet
ing per day. All the cotton needed
for the purpose can be had at the
very doors of the factory. Why is
it that the convicts are not put to
work in this factory, instead of be-
ing farmed out to clear land, dig
bitches, etc.p With convict labor,
these looms could be made to yield
handsome revenue to the State.
We see no sense in keeping the
factory closed, and leasing the con-
victs to outsids parties. It is said
that fortune awaits the man who
will lease the factory and run it
with hired labor. If this is true, q
still, greater fortune awaits the
State, as soon as it starts the fac
tory up with convict labor. We
see that some Northern capitalist
proposes to lease it and commence
operations. But there is no one
authorized to grant him the privi-
lege, which can only be obtained by
act of the Legislature. Other
States have large factories in cue
cessful operation in connection with
the penitentiaries, where allkind of
agricultural implements, and stoves,
boots, shoes. etc., are made By con-
victs. Why is it, then, that the
cotton factory in our Penitentiary,
located favorably at a good market
for the raw material, and with an
abundance of convict labor, can not
be run with great pecuniary ad-
vantage to the State? We believe
it can and hope it will be done.
The experiment is we'll worth try
ing, at any rate.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03
A TRAP FOR SHEEP.KILLING
DOGS.

The Lynchburg Nrginian de-
scribes an ingenious trap devised
by q Virginia farmer to capture
sheep-killing dogs. Having suffer-
ed-severely from the depredations
of dogs upon his sheep-fold, he
built around number of sheep
that dogs had killed an Enclosure OF
rails twelve feet high and about ten
feet square at the ground, the sides
of the trap sloping inward until an
opening WAS left at the top about
FIVE feet square. ANY dog could
easily climb such sloping fence
and enter the pen, but not even q
greyhound could jump out of it.
In three nights the. farmer captured
forty-six dogs, including fifteen or
twenty that had never been seen be-
fore in that neighborbood.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03
LOUISIANA SORGHUM.

Mr.. James L. Lobdell, Of West
Baton Rouge, on yesterday favored
US with sample. which can be seen
at our Office, of first class sorghum
syrup. made by him from the Early
Amber species, which, he says, will
produce at the first cutting at least
100 gallons of syrup, while the Sec
ond, in the fall, will bring pro-
portionate amount of sugar. Mr..
Lobdell obtained through Messrs.
Lehman, Abraham & Co., of New
Orleans, thirty cents gallon for
his syrup. He made large quaati-
ties of fodder from the cane, which
the cattle are very fond Of as also
the seed, both of which are full Of
the richest nutriment. The juice
weighed 81 degrees. Mr.. Lcbdell
is. however. of the oririon that the
Honduras species is the most suita-
BILE for onr STANDARDIZATION.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03
THE LAWS OF PROPERTY.
Scientific American.

Scientific American.
We have been asked by an Ereh-
won correspondent if We are not
mistaken when we say that the
owner of o horse or farm can retake
his property from al innocent pur-
chaser (the seller having no legal
right to sell), or compel the buyer
to pay second time.
Certainly we are not mistaken.
There is one great defect in our
property laws which thieves and
swindlers complain of most loudly.
A city mechanic wants to live in
the country, and out of the scores
and hundreds of houses and farms
and animals there, the history OF
which he can not be expected to
know, he selects something which
he wants, and pays fair price for
it to the man who offers it foi sale.
When he takes possession the real
owner Steps up and dispossesses
him. or makes him pay second
time. In this way hundreds of in
nocent mechanics have been swim
died in the purchase of farms and
horses and cattle and such things.
As the law now stands, it is dan
gerous for q mechanic to purchase a
horse or a house unless he knows
all about the owner of it, by what
authority the seller offers it for
sale. and has a lawyer make a
search of the title deeds, etc.
All this is unreasonable, as every
unprejudiced land.sharp and horse
thief will agree. The courts are
open for the farmer to obtain an in
junction against parties Wrongfully
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

The New Orleans papers of the
first inst, containing the annual re-
view Of the business of the city,
we're all unusually large and inter-
esting. The reports show a fatter-
ing increase in all kinds of business
over the previous year. Beside other
important matter, the Times had
flfty-eight columns OF advertise
ments, the Picayune sixty-eight,
and the Democrat seventy-eight.
This fact shows that the leading
business men Of tie city reslize the
advantage and value of printers
ink. as a promoter of wealth and
prosperity.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

selling his horse or his farm; and
he has in that all the protection he
can reasonably ask for. Let him
therefore resort to those means and
keep his hands off the innocent
mechanic, whom land-sharps and
horse thieves would be. glad to prey
upon if they found him foolish
enough to "go it blind" in his pur-
chases,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

Prof. Proctor says that in fifteen
million years the supply of water
in the world will be exhausted, and
that the air will be too thin TO
breathe. If his prediction fails to
come true, the people will have the
laugh on Proctor; but he will care
very little what they say about hin,
as he will probably be thinner than
the air and scarcer than the water
long before that time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

The st. Tammany FARMER, pub
lished at Covington, La, is small
sheet but one of our spiciest ex-
changes. Get you a larger press,
neighbor, and spread yourself
Bastrop Cotton Plant.
It always gives us pleasure to
know that our efforts are appreci-
atod, especially by those who are
SO eninently able to judge. We
esn not "spread ourself" at present,
however, but must be satisfied with
the thought that the most valuable
articles are put up in small pack
ages.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

Green corn, as soon as it is fairly
ripe enough for ordinary table use,
is probably the very best fattening
food available to the general far
mer for feeding swine. The pigs
eat it with peculiar relish, and will
grow and fatten upon it with sur
prising rapidity. No food is equal
to this for putting pigs in good
"show condition" fer the fairs.-Ex.
But while all this is true, it no
doubt is very expensive food when
used at this period. In a discus
sion upon this point to which we
once listened, an old farmer re-
marked that he had often noticed
that when his wife fed his hired
men on green corn at the table. one
man would often eat four or FIVE
ears, while one of these same ears,
if ripened, ground into meal and
made into bread, would feed four or
five men. Probably this was over
stating the difference, but it is no
doubt an expensive. and in some
degree a wasteful use of food, to
use corn before it is fully ripened.
Elk.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03
THE PATENT LAWS.
The Western Rural.

We are asked by a Pawnee City,
Nebraska, correspondent, if we are
not mistaken when we say that the
owner of a patent can collect a roy
atty of an innocent purchaser. Ger
tainly not; that is one great defect
in our patent laws, and one which
calls most loudly for a remedy. A
farmer goes to the village or city,
and among the score or hundreds
of stores he sees hundreds or thou
sands of manufactured articles, and
it is utterly impossible for him to
know whether they are patented or
not, unless they are marked, and it
is perfectly unreasonable to expect
him to know. Amidst this ocean of
implements and tools he sees some
thing that he needs, and inno-
Gently purchases it, paying for it all
that it is worth, and probably all
the patentee would ask for it, if it
were purchased of him; but the ar
ticle being unmarked, he is not in
formed that it is patented. and if it
were marked, the patent mark
might be forged. He takes home
his purchase, and after awhile the
patentee discovers the article in his
possession, and compels him to pay
royalty. The principle has been
carried out in connection with the
drive well swindle. Nobody sup
posed that there was any patent
upon drive wells, but one turned up
at last, and the man who had y
drive well upon his premises was
called upon for royalty.
There is no shadow of justice in
such law. Nobody has right to
ask of the law immunity from all
liability OF loss, and in the vast ma
jority of cases the seller of a patent
ed article is sufficiently responsible
to save the patentee harmless. As
the law now stands it is dangerous
for farmer to purchase anything
unless he knows all about the pat
emit, when it was granted, who owns
it at the present time, and by what
authority the seller presumes to
sell it. All this is unreasonable,
and every unprejudiced person in
all the world must unite in that
conclusion. The courts are open
for patentee to obtain an injunc-
ton against parties wrongfully SELL
ing his patent, and furnish him all
the means of protection which the
owners of other property have. Let
him therefore resort to those means
and keep his hands off the farmer,
whom the patent man seems es-
pecially to select for the purposes
of oppression.
THE laws nE DpODEPTv
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

"Pusley," or purslane, anathe-
matized here as pest by our far
mers and gardeners is carefully
cultivated, and considered very
choice and delicate vegetable by
those of Europe. Prejudice alone
prevents people in every part of the
world from using many edibles
highly priced by those equally civ
ilized elsewhere. It's excellent for
greens, mixed with other things or
alone, and as good as corn to make
pigs grow Practical Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

The Louisiana State University
and Agricultural and Mechanical
College, at Baton Rouge, will open
its next session on the 9th day OF
October next, to be continued nine
months. The Faculty of this e1-
cellent educational institution is
composed as follows:
Col. VIM. Preston Johnston,
President and Professor of History
and English Literature.
James w. Nicholson, Professor
of Mathematics.
Richard S. McCulloch, Professor
of Chemistry. Natural History and
Physics, including Astronomy.
Geo. S. Thomas, Professor of
Ancient Languages.
Leonard W. Sewell, Professor of
Modern Languages.
1t. Col. Mitchell F. lamar, Pro-
lessor of Military Science and Tao
tics, and Commandant of Cadets.
John Hampden Randolph, Jr,
Instructor in Mechanical Engineer
ing, including Workshop Instruc-
ton in Construction of Machinery.
Luke W. Conerly, Instructor in
Scientific Agriculture and Expert
mental Farming.
Thomas D. Boyd. Professor OF
English and Instrudk or in Prepara-
tory Department.
Hon Samuel M. Robertson, In
structor in Preparatory Depart
ment.
No tuition fee is charged, but
students must pay an annual fee OF
FIVE dollars before naturalization.
The expenses of cadets have been
reduced to SIS per month, which
covers board, room rent and SER
wants attendance, washing and
mending, fuel and lights. and medi-
cal attendance and medicines. Cost
Of uniform, not including under
clothing, about fifty dollars for the
year.
We have received the report Of
the University for the last term,
and are glad to see that it is in -four
ishing condition. Nearly every
parish in the State is represented
among the cadets, although there
is not one from st. Tammany. We
hope that some of our youths will
soon be numbered among the list.
The University is complete in all its
departments. and should be liber-
ally patronized by the people of the
State.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

There is vast drain upon the
supply of wood for other purposes
than fuel and railway ties, and the
larger manufactures. Thus, $4,000
cords of birch, beech and maple
timber are annually consumed in
the manufacture of shoe lasts, and
the same quantity in making han
dies for small tools. The match
business yearly uses up 100000
cubic feet of the best pine. And
these are only three out Of many
minor industries which make heavy
inroads every year upon our sup
ply Of timber.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

The shipments of cotton from
Covington during the year ending
August 81, 1881, were 2426 bales,
against 2191 at the same time last
year. This is an increase of 235
bales. At least 5000 bales would
have passed this way, had it not
been Tor the wet weather and bad
roads. Under favorable circum-
stances. the shipments for the
coming year will largely exceed
these figures.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

a man in st. Bernard parish lost
his horse, and advertised it in the
Eagle. BE recovered his animal
two days thereafter. And now DR..
Padron wants ell his readers to ego
and do likewise" their horses
and advertise for them. Nothing
like having an eye to business.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

The report of the census depart
ment relative to cotton production
in Louisiana shows that East Carol
produced in 1880, 95-100 of a
bale of cotton to the acre, the
largest production of any country
in the world.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

Late t advices report that the
President still holds the ground
gained last Monday, although there
has tsen no substantial improve
1nent il his condition since that
time. He continues to take nour-
ishment. and his general condition
and appearance indicate that there
is still sorae probability that he will
recover,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

Lemons are selling OF sixty cents
per dozen, and oysters at thirty
cents. Lager beer is still quoted at
five cents per glass, with q down
ward tendency.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

The residence IF parson Brow q,
colored, near Covington, was &C.
stroyed by fire last Tuesday even
ing, with all the contents, during
the absence of the family.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

Capt. Frank Kellar, of the favor
lite schooner F. NJ. Pippo. has our
THANKS for e supply ct Florida lem
ons, of the new crop. They are very
large and fne, and fully equal to
the imported article.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

The butcher "days" the OK, and
"feas" are found in socks; the
"hies" get in the cream, and on
ward s'fows" the stream; smoke in
''fues" ascends them, and claws"
in titles rends them.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

The Louisiana State Press Asso.
citation will assemble in the State
House, at Baton Rouge, next Mon
day. We are sorry that We will not
be able to attend. but our best
wishes are with them. If we could
send the editor to Baton Rouge,
and at the same time leave the
printer at home to attend to the
Office work. we would certainly do
so; but unfortunately both are one
and the same person, hence that
would be impossible. Our more
fortunate contemporaries will there
fore have to accept "the will for the
deed" and seek consolation from
Uncle Harry's p. b.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

Bastrop, Morehouse parish, has
3 newspaper called the Cotton Plant.
and lawyer by the name of Sugar.
With a large supply of "cotton
plant" and sugar" that village
ought to prosper.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

The hunting season has fairly
opened. Birds are very plentiful
and in GOOD condition. Wild tur-
keys are nov shootable and there
are plenty of squirrels in the woods.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

Tally one for Alabama. A mar
riage was postponed in that State
the other day on account Of the
hot ware.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

The game law for the protection
of wild turkeys expired last Thurs
day, the first inst.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03

"Mill Haven House" is hereby in
formed that those cards which were
ordered and printed in a great
hurry about five weeks ago, are
anxious to be put where they will
do some good. They are tired OF
being con the SHELF"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-09-03
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
CONVICTION. La:
Saturday. September 3, 1881.
The comet will soon be Comet.

New cotton is coming in slowly.
Several bales arrived this week.