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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-03-19

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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-03-19
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nj Office Is hereby given that the examn-
in ing committee, appointed by the Parish
School Board, will hold meeting al Lake
Charles, Saturday, March IL, 1881, for the
purpose OF examining applicants for eertia-
Gates Of qualification TO teach IN the public
schools OF this parish,
]. W. BRYAN, Chairman.
Feb 10 1881.
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M. G. MasperO on the Recent
Discovery al Thebes.
From the Times.)

The following is a resume of the
memoir of N. Mhspero prepared for
the Orientalist Congress at Berlin =
NJ. Maspero begins by describing
the place where tie mummies were
concealed, which is probably the tomb
of a certain Queen Ansera, whose
mummy is among those recently dis
covered. The entrance to this exca-
walton is situated behind a fallen rock,
in an angle of the cliff a little way to
the southwest Of the temple of Dayr-
el- Bahari, and is so cunnIngly CON
trived that one might pass it 20 tlmes
without noticing any outward sign OF
its existence. The ground rises con
siderably to the foot of the cliffs, and
the mouth of the pit is about 60 me-
tres above the level of the a%Iluvial
plain. A perpendicular shaft de-
scending TO a depth of12 metres leads
to a gallery Of 74metres long, al the end
of which is a sepulchral chamber mea-
su.ing Z metres by 4. The Height Of
the gallery varies from | metre 10
ce~ntimetreS to 5 metres. A sketch
of the cliffs showing the frac-
tured rock and the position OF the
shaft, a sketch-map of the locality
generally, together with a ground
plan and section of the excavation,
accompany this part of the memoir.
NJ. Maspero then goes on to say that
his attention and the attention of the
late Marietta Pasha had long been
drawn to the fact that large numbers
of valuable objects were constantly
flowing from Egypt into Europe,
many of them bearing the same royal
names and belonging to the same
periods. Between the years 1872 and
1877 no less than five royal papyri
made their appearance, four of which
were the funeral papyri of queens.
Of these, two were purchased for the
Louvre and two for the Boulak Mu-
The ffth-a superb specimen
was bought by Colonel Campbell,
an Englishman, and proved to be the
funeral papyrus of Pinotem I. Other
objects came to light bearing the
name of the High Priest Masahirti
&c. Mariette, like myself, says NJ.
Maspero, had come to the con-
, 1881-10-26

VA AASeO ~
of the conditions under which a fish
moved in the water and a bird in the
air, he said he was quite prepared for
the discovery of some peculiar con-
ditions attaching to the agitation of
this thin medium, of which we had no
conception. The tenants of the air,
great as was the variety in their size
and torn, resembled one another in
possessing three in portant capacities
the association and proper adjustment
of which constituted the property
and power of fight-viz, weight,
surface, and force. The weight of a
body was due to the action of gravity,
and the problem was how so to re-
tard or regulate the action of gravity
IS to cause its influence to be in
fnitesim ally distributed. Having
explained what he wished to show by
projecting some peculiarly-folded
pieces of paper across the theatre he
then let fall from a height a batsha p
ed model, which so"n taking a curve,
shot out in a nearly horizontal direc-
ton for a time. Had force, the third
greatprinciple of flight, been employed
it would have neutraIized the action of
gravity so long as it continued, and
the flights of ,he models would have
been prolonged. In endeavouring 10
estimate the proportion of plane sur
face to weight, so that the one might
carry the other by the application
OF impulsive force, We were not with
out significant data. So varied were
the firms Of flight and so widely
different the conditions-in some cases
a heavy weight being supported by
small planes or wings, and i'll others
little weight by extensive surfaces,
that if ever the subject should be
mastered, flight would probably be
effected in more ways than one. Great
weight and small surface as the OBJ
seryations of NJ. de Lucy showed,
must be accompanied by great velo-
city, as in the flight of the common
sparrow, while with small weight and
great surface, as i'll the butterfly tribe,
a reduced velocity was only requisite.
If, therefore, man could construct
the necessary surface of strength
sufficient to insure safety, he could
certainly add, by the aid of engine
power, sufficient velocity to obtain
support upon the atmosphere. Show
ing this by the flight of models with
wing surfaces Of different forms,
which were propelled by the torsion
of indiarubbel bands, he then gave
an account of experiments which had
been made within the last 80 years.
It was to be regretted that many
were working in secret, and thus the
causes of failure were not generally
known. One reason for this secrecy
was the fear of ridicule j; another the
state of the patent laws. He had HIM
self turned his attention to the para
chute, because it was known that
face of 80 square yards would bring
a man safely to ground, and his
efforts had been directed to providing
a means of propulsion. He was not
without hope, especially since he had
held a conversation with DR.. Siemens
at York, that in electricity would be
found the means of sunnIvinp a force
, 1881-10-26

some royal tomb. During my stay
at Thebcs in March and April last
(1SSD l ordered the arrest of one
Abd-er-rasool. to whom a variety of
testimony pointed as possessor of
the secret. He was imprisoned at
Keneh, then released, and it was not
till the beginning of July that n Of
his brothers decided to reveal all
to Daoud Pasha, the Mudlr Of
Keneh." Daoud Pasha hereupon
telegraphed to the Khedive, and the
Khedive despatched IA steamer to
Thebes, having on board Herr Emil
Brugsch, keeper of the BoulaN Mu-
scum, and Ahmed Effendi- Renal,
acting secretary and interpreter. NJ.
Maspero warmly euloeizes the devo-
ton and energy with which these
gentlemen performed their work /;
and states that by the end Of July the
whole treasure had been safely pack
ed end transported to Cairo. he
number of mummy cases discovered
is 20, of which seven contain mum.
mics of kings, nine mummies of
queens and %princesses, five various
personages IF distinction, Tho
presence of all these royal mumYies
in a single tomb would be very sur
prising," writes Professor Maspero,
" if we did not know hat the NEGRO
polls of Tlebes was piIlaged towards
the end Of the 20th Dynasty, and
that the reigning Eharaohs were
consequently obliged TO take every
possible %precaution to insure the re-
mains Of their predecessors against
profaration and theft. 1t, therefore,
became necessary to remove the sar-
cophagi of those Pharaohs from their
SepulchreS in the valley of the
Tombs of the Kings, and to hide
them in some place duly prepared
for their reception. Several hieratic
inscriptions written upon the mum
my-cases of Amenophis l., Thotmes
H., Set l., and Rameses give the
dates of transfer, and also OF tie pc
riodical inspections to which the
depot. was subjected. 1t was the
Priest Kings of Amen, from Her
Hor to Pinotem III. who peopled the
cavern at Dayr-el-Bahari. One of
the seals impressed upon the shatter-
ed door of this hiding place yet bears
the titles of the high priests of Amen
enclosed in Il royal oval j; and this
testimony confirms the testimony OF
the hieratic inscriptions before men
toned"
Then follows a list of the principal
mummy-cases and mummies, arrang-
cd as far as possible in chronological
order.
AEREAL NAvIGATIoN.-Mr F. w.
Brearey, a member of the Aeronaut-
ical Society, read an interesting paper
this week in the Birkbeck institution,
Southampton : buildings, on aerial
navigation, explaining with the aid
Of models, the principles upon which
attempts had hitherto and should in
the future be made to effect artificial
flight. The conclusion at which the
Aeronautical Society had arrived WIS
that fight was merely IA mechanical
action capable of imitation, that it was
unassisted by air cells or other con-
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-26

pr. Lyon Playfair, perhaps the greatest living English authority on food, said in the debate in the House of Commons on oleo- margarine that as it contained the sane fats as those obtained from the cow-minus the aromatic fats which curiously enough pro- duced rancidity in bad butter-he thought the sooner it supplanted bad butter the bet ter. He believed that 1t would do that, but he did not think that it would supplant good butter
 The list, published yesterday, of nearly one hundred Star route contracts, all of which the Postofice department officers be- ieve to have been corruptly manipulated, was an interesting revelation. One route in the Indian Territory was swel1ed from SC, 900 to $50, 600; one in Dakota from $2, $50 to $7o,O GOO; one in Wyoming from $11, GOO to $9o, 900; one in Colorado from $3s0 to $s,- 133, etc., etc. On all the contracts in the list the increase was over $2, ,oOO, ,0o0.
 The Rutland Vermont) Herald says: "It has always been claimed, on excellent au- thority, that among the material obtained by our detectives in Montreal about the time of the St. Albans raid was plan of Burlington, in which the houses of certain notorious Copperheads were carefully marked as not to be molested. The Sons of Liberty Knights of the Golden Circle, and the Or der of the Star evidently had some members in Vermont who were priyy to the deviltry of the rebel conspirators who raided St. AL bans and intended to raid Buriiucton Ex- Governor Smith could tell if he chose'
 The United States consul at Maraoaibo
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BY PH0TOPHONE.

Romantic youth, rheumantic age.-Nen ~York Commercial AdUertiser.
 The syllable '1eo' in oleomargarine means that it is strong as a lion.-PucE.
 Every lady should belong to an archery club. Skill in drawing beau is very desira- ble-EInairG Adcertiser.
 The cycle of life-Baby, girl, woman, wife, baby.-Er. Sometimes it's baby, girl wo- man, old maid, poodle dog. Philadelphia Neacs.
 Perpetual motion is perhaps impossible to obtain, but you can approximate 1t by put ting boy on chair at funeral and telling him to be still.-BOsto7a Post.
 A man in the suburbs has found bed of remarkably fine clay on his property, but is undecided whether to start brickyard or 8 French candy shop.-PhiIodelpltia Neaos.
 The Boston Transcripts funny man at- tended the Protestant Episcopal church once, opened the prayer book and 'collect'' written so often that he got up and left the church.
 ''Give us an article on dogs" writes cor respondent who is enthusiast regarding the canine race A dog collar is article on dogs: so are heas which will you have P Burlington Haaokeye.
 The other day a pewter -colored, ring boned, spawned, skin-ribbed apology for horse was hitched into vehicle which was crawling along Michigan avenue, with an i'm migrant family under the cover, when man on the corner called out:
 ''Say, is that an Arabian hoss ?'
 The stranger drove up to the curb-stone, halted, and asked what the other said.
 ''I asked if that was an Arabian horse"
 .sHe mout be-he mout be- was the seri- ous reply. 'I got him in trade with chap down in Indiana, and from the way I was took in reckon that old seraph not only beat tbe Arahs ont of This old nao but pot awav with seven or eight camels to oot."-Detroit F'7,ee P1,sSS
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-26
COMMUNICATIONS.


Prospects of the Hast Church.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 It gives me great pleasure and satisfaction to note the brightening prospects of this church And to those who first commenced their labors there in the old basket factory on State street fifteen years ago, among the destitute children of that locality, it must surely be double satisfaction and pleasure to know that through their humble and self, denying efforts to honor Christ and do goodN to those whom he died to save has sprung Sunday school of 250 or more, with pros- pect of much larger increase both in num- bers and usefulness.
 Two years ago, when their old pastor, Rev. R. P Hubbard, left them, there was very successful effort being made to build new church, and had he remained 1t would no doubt have been accomplished, but after he left being without pastor and leader, it was for the time given up. After season of ''candidating" they settled on the Rev. Mir. Hanna, very earnest spiritual and Christian teacher and one much loved by his people. But misfortune tor apparently so) was still their portion, for after short pastorate of about six months he was taken sick and com pelled to resign his labors among them, and in few months after died, and the blow to the church was severe one. Then came another season of ''candidating'' and calls
  faith and earnest prayers they chose the well known and earnest worker Rev. $. H. Bray. He is well known in this and other cities around us, and comes highly recommended by all who know him. He has only been with them three Sabbaths, and yet in that time there is an apparent lack of room for those who would come and yet all are hearti- ly welcomed. For years there has been great lack of room for the Sunday school, and were there double the room great in- crease might be made in number and eficien- cy. The prospect is that new church will be soon wanted. They have beautiful lot on Humphrey street near Orange, gift to the church by our generous townsman William Atwater, who has ever taken deep interest in the welfare of the East church and done much to aid them in their struggles for suc- cess, and the people feel deeply grateful to him for all he has done for them. But his great reward will come when the Master shall say, "Wen done good and faithful servant. Thou hast been faithful over little, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord" The motto of the church has ever been, "Get your money before you spend it, and they have and other expenses by the envelope system, and last Sunday, after short address by the pastor from Cor. 16, ?, cards distrib- uted in every seat for pledges and responded to very iberally and cheerfully by the peo- pie. May success and prosperity attend this church, making it the instrument in the hand of the Master of great good and may those to whom he has given wealth be ready and willing to aid and assist this people in their efforts to build a new church.
 CITIZEN
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Price Four Cents.

James R. Osgood & Co, Boston. The "Fair
 Barbarian" is OctaYia Bassett, Nevada girl.
 of abundant fortune and American educa- ton, transplanted to slow going, prudish rural neighborhood in England Besides these are three or four other characters de-
 ineated with much strength and delicacy. each individuality being decidedly marked. The story is shorter than 'Louisiana" or ''That Lass O Lowrie's /" and possesses no dialect to bother the inexperienced reader while exhibiting the art of the writer; but it ls capital piece of work, and will add sub- stantially to Mrs. Burnetts enviable fame. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller
 Books of great interest and value to both pastors and people are the two by Rev. Henry Cowles, D. D., in which the writings of N at- thew and Mark and of Luke are considered. Dr. Cowles has reproduced the sacred text, and has elucidated all passages which stand in need of explanation or illustration with brief and pertinent notes, not separately ar ranged, but incorporated in the book and immediately following the text to which they refer. Published by D. Appleton & Co.,, and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 J. B. Lippincott & Co.,, of Philadelphia, publish Ouida's ''Tricotrin; the Story of Waif and Stray" in a neat volume with pa per covers
 The May St. NScaoEGs is a marked number, both on account of the poems and stories, and the illustrations, which in themselves are a prolific source of entertainment The poem of Babel" is a charming polyglot study. There are also pretty poems by Nora Perry and Lucy Larcom and Mary N. Prescott. The Chapter on Soap bubbles" by Daniel C. Beard, adds something to the variety of that old fashioned amusement. My Great by Emily Huntington Miller, is story of old colonial days. Mrs. Oli- phants sketch of Mary Queen of Scots is concluded. Ernest Ingersoll presents the peacock's claim to be called "The Prince of Birds" Mrs. Clement talks of Greek seulp- ture and the frieze of the Parthenon.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-26
A Burglars Merited Fate.
Desperate Attack of the Rufinn Upon a Grocer-A Eatal Revolver Shot.
 From the New York Herald.l


 Grocer-A Fatal Revolver Shot.
 From the New York Heraldl
 BUFFALO, April 24.-George Irish, keeper of grocery store here, was awakened at an early hour this morning by his servant girl, who, hearing strange noises in the store be- low, suspected that burglars had broken in. Arming himself with twenty-two cahbre re- yolver Irish descended to the store, where he encountered Dennis E. Murphy, who had forced open the side door. Murphy imme- diately turned upon Irish, threw weights and other missiles at him, and seizing a club struck 8 savage blow at him. Irish thereupon shot his antagonist, one ball en- tering the forehead of the burglar and an other striking him in the breast and lodging in the lung beyond the reach of the probe. Murphy was removed to the general hospital, where he fingered in great agony until about o'clock this evening
 He refused to divulge the names of his accomplices, although it is believed there were number from the sounds of retreat ing footsteps heard outside by Irishs family. Murphy lived in the house occupied by John Kairnes, who was murdered last fall, but was unknown to the police, and it is not believed that he belonged to any of the gangs of des- peradoes infesting the city and committing petty burglaries, many of which have oc- cured lately. During the day Charles Roach, whom Murphy in his delirium called for several times, and Patrick Mcdonald, both supposed to have been with him, have been arrested. Murphy was unmarried.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-26

3Lots-state Street, near Long Wharf. Lots-Whitney Avenue.
 Samuel Bishop Property, corner Grown and Gregson
 Streets. Lots-Howard Hallock and Dixweu Avenues Lota-Greenw1ch and Kimberly Avenues Lots-LArnberton, Washington. Cedar and Carlisle
 Streets. I --e-
 Streetg
 Lots--AdeIine, Daggett, starr Newhau and Bassett
 Streets T - Lots-Harriett. Canal. Grant and John Streets. 100 Shore Lots Lighthouse Point .. 1O shore Lots below Waverly Grove, West Haven !UO OLots-Mau1ngford 100 Lots-Derby Avenue. ~ OLots-AIlingtown- T5 Lots-AugerviIle. sHz- 1OO Lots-East Haven, East Haven Center. 100 Lots Near Hamden Church, Hamden 1OO0 Lots-Montowese, North Haven
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The United States consul at Maracaibn
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Vermont's new tax law, which is bitterly assailed, seems to have it's merits. In one small town one man, who had list of ST. 900 last year, gave in $2O, GOO this year. An- other man, whose list last year footed up. $3, 800, gave in $17. 800 this year. Still an- other. who returned last year almost noLh- ing, this year gave in $1O,OOO.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-26

There is at least one ''high-toned" church in London. In est. Shepherds -Bayswater, {" it is stated, none but the private and pro- fessional classes are allowed to rent pews in the nave. Hence, all persons connected with trade must rent pews in the aisles or gal lery."
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-26

| 100 Lots-Qrange Center
 80 Acres-Near Branford Center. splendid site for ' @ building I 6Acres-Westyille. opposite Pond Lily Paper NH. 1 90 Acree-Near Maltby's Lake, Sprout1and. Also the best FACTORY SITES in the City or Country. | ! One Block Horse-Home Place i One Block House-Sylvan Avenue. | One Small House-Thorn Street. One Small House and Barn-AdeEne Street. One Small House, Barn and Sheds Silver Street. One Small House-Hallock Street, Two Small Houses-WiIson Street. One Small House-Oak Street. Two Snaau Houses-Morris Street. And other Property too numerous to mention. A small payment vii <secure any of the above de-
 scribed Property, and the balance can be paid in in stallments to suit the purchaser ms If
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Financial Chronicle very conserva- tive journal, foresees an easy money market large importations of specie, and great diff iculty for stocks to decline
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says: '.It is sad fact today the American flag is entirely driven from these waters, and the Stars and Stripes, which formerly waved So proudly from the mast heads of so many of our fine ships in this port, are now dis played only from the flag staff of the United States consulate" British enterprise is re- sponsib1e for this, and the consul is entirely right in regarding it as commercial anom- ally that goods destined for us from coun- try lying, as we may say, at our very doors should be brought to our shores by the ships of nation thousands of miles distant both from ourselves and the place of export.