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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-02-21
N ICE.
LAND OFFICE. new ORLEANS, La.
Ias.,t.,,,., on 1QSE

LAND OFFICE, NEW ORLEANS, La, /
January 20, 1855.
NTOTlCE Il hereby given that the follow.
IN ing named settler has flied notice ol
bis Intention to make final proof in support
Of his elaim, and that said proof VIII be made
before the Judge Or Clerk Of District Court,
at Lake Charles, La, on February Is. 1885,
VIZ: II. p. Smith, who made Homestead
entry No. 5291, for the n. Ell See. 80. TIP.
y, s. r. 10 west. He names the following
witnesses to prove bis continuous residence
npon, and cultivation Of, said land, viz
John j. Cooper. Mark q. Guess. Isaac Mich
OILS, James Nichols, all Of CalcasIeu parish,
jan24's5.I G. ID. DARRALL, Register
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WM. E. TMOMAS,

Laaproo0d Common Sense Spring Red only
one havttg Cloth (D,tek) Cogsy.
III NHESE springs are reversible, easily put
j. on or off Of any bed, having Stats; can
be nestled for removing, durable, noisetess
and economical. Sold entirely on their own
superior merits, and fully guaranteed. Or
ders respectfully solicited. The manufae-
turer will remain but short time longer in
the city. Reference to those using them !:
Judges Kearney and Read, Geo. ii. Wells,
Esq, +. Mayo, DR.. Richardson, and many
Others. VIM Il. THOMAS,
feh-21-lt Manufacturer and PrOp'r.
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NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE an NEW ORLEANS, LA,
January 20, 1855.

AT0TICE is hereby given that the follow.
In ing named settler has filed notice Of
his intention to make final proof in support
Of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before Judge Or Clerk Of District Court
John A. Moss, of Cameron parish, La, who
made Homestead Entry No. 5i06 for the
81 of s. Ell, See. %, and 81 OF s. VIZ, Sec.
"A, TIP. IL, 8, r. IL w, Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation
OF, said land, viz: s. Il. Walters, Chas. B.
Of Calcasieu parish, IA.
ian-sl' s5. / .. 3. DARRALL. Register.
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Major j. j. Foley, Of Cincinnati,
Ohio, one of the Watkins Press Ex-
cnrsion party, will, on his return, de-
liver a lecture on 1.-The Oratory Of the
FOLD WorId,' at the Opera House,
Lake Charles. Major Foley is a gen
tIeman Of rare culture and intelligence.
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For sale or Reaat

THAT DESIRABLE PROPERTY IL Bar
~ dad near Lake Charles, La, formally
owned and occupied AZ residence by Thos.
!, Farker, including large dwelling hpuAe,
store building and all improvements. Wiii
be sold extremely low for cash. For terms
Of sale or rent, apply to the agent, Geo IL
Wells, Esq, Lake Charles, Cnlcasieu parish.
La, or to
LEGTERSE a. 90 f.alyas.,.,
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We are extremely sorry to have
to report that a horse ran away, on
RYAN street, with Mr.. G. Barbe's little
boy Clarence, and threw him off cans
ING one of his ankles to be painfully
but not seriously injured.
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I Ilaye nd onened ! Drng So

II have Just opened 4 Drug Store
next door % Klotz q MARKS. and will
keep constantly on hand 4 full supply
Of pure Drugs. also offer my pro
fessienal services to tie citizens Of
C,acasieu parish. See advertisement,
Respectfully,
DR. w. 4. BRows.
noy-l5+s4stf.
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The grand masquerade and fancy
dress ball, given by the Mechanics
Benevolent Association, at Fricke's
Opera House on Mardi Gras night,
was a grand success, the Opera House
being filled to it's utmost capacity.
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NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT NEW oRLEANs, La,
January ~. 1885.

UHIIHFTy - IR5-Nfs
AT0TICE Is hereby given that the follow
lN ing named settler has fled notice Of
Ills intention to make fual proof Ii support
of bis claim, and that said proof VIII be made
before the Judge or Clerk Of Court, at Lake
Charles, La, on February ~, 1855. yis /:
Homestead No. 1904, Ire Geoiey, Of Galca-
Z. aud VIZ of N. WI Sec, 5. TIP. q s, r. 81,
West Louisiana Meridian. He names The
following witnesses TO prove his continuous
residence upon, aud cultivation q, said land
Viz. Louis jackson, Win Cooley, Asa
Cooley, Jefferson Cooley, ~ Of Calceslcu
parish, la.
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Remaining in the Postofiee, at Lake Charles
Calcasieu parish, La, for the week ending
February l4th. 1885:
LADIES' LIST.
Coleman Frances Miss Grant Julia Mrs
Remington Annie do Harris Annie do
Limbere Medora do Lee Lizzie do
Rayon Caroline do Mcdaniel L do
Rayon NJ c Mrs Rayons Mary do
GENTLEMENs' LIST.
Aldridge Frank Benham 6
BTien John eagle L
Cox &C Dew N L(2)
Foster A Ford George
Gray j @ Graige J A
Gill WE Jenkins Turner
jackson Right Jones 4 L
Kennedy James Keller Joseph
Lyons Allen J Lambert VIM P
Levingston N Capt Mercante8l Zeno
Mitchell George N Moore B Z
Habowue Frank Nelson j
Pierce Lee Permele II NJ
Pittman James B
Parties calling for any of the above letters,
will please say advertised
VIM. D. MEAREs, p. M.
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i
The Press guests Of Mr. J. B. Wat.
lSins, President Of The North Amer.
can Land and Timber Company and
the ], 3. Watkins Banking Company,
who were invited by him 10 visit
Lake Charles and Calcasieu parish,
arrived last Wednesday by the 4:8o
P. N. train of the Louisiana Western
Railroad. After spending The night
IN town, pext morning they proceeded
to take in the town BY walking
through oHr principal streets and
visiting The beautiful anG costly bank
bnilding of the Banking Company,
and then took the boats, held in readi-
ness, for trip down the CaIcasieu
river to the scene Of the North Ameri.
can Land and Timber Company's
dredging operations, where the com
pany are preparing their lands for
planting gigantic crops of rice. From
which point the excursion will con-
tinue down to Leesburg, the parish
seat of Cameron parish. The trip
down will be frequently interrupted
by stoppages at the various points Of
interest along the shores, in order to
enable enjoying few moments of
mental reference to the peculiar char
acteristics of the original inhabitants,
llndians) who have left immense shell
banks rs monuments to their memory.
From Leeshurg the trip will be BY
the Cuff Of Mexico around into Sabine
Pass and mp the Sabine river to Or
range, Texas, thence back by the Lou
isiana Western Railroad to New Or
leans.
The party consisted of the following
editorial lights from Boston to San
Francisco and from Chicago to New
Orleans B v. M. Hutchins. Pitts
burg Dispatch and Boston Post +; j. c. |
hammett, New York World ; Mrs. p. |
r. Fawcett, correspondent New York |
City Graphic; Ed. Fleischer, editor and |
publisher Chicago AdUoeatej Z. B. |
Grannis, Ch@rch Union, New York |
City; Minnie Knapp, Cedar Rapids
Republican, Iowa; d. NJ. Swankle, !
Lawrence, Kansas; Lilly NJ Curry, |
New York and Chicago Newspaper
Union, and nine other papers Z. R.
Browns and lady, Winamoe Journal,
Wisconsin; j. Mccoy, Daily Journal,
Kansas CITY, Mo-; q d. Sweeney,
Morning Call, San Francisco, Cal;
A. P Shapstein, Portland Standard,
Washington, Ter; ]. j. Foley, Graphic,
O.; Thos. Reese, Illinois
State Register, Springfield, ILL.,; E. II.
galkius, Haaekeye, Burlington, Iowa
Edgar Rising, Southern CuitiUator,
A tlanta, Ga; Gus Nordstrom, Sweedi8h
daerjea, Chicago; w. T. Manning.
'peeial Southern correspondent Daily
4rgus, Fargo. Dakota; J. Y. Gillmorr,
Sugar Boaot aud Farm Jtaraat. New
IBERIA, La; Z. j. Adison, Meridional,
ibheville, La; Granville Shaw, Able
lille, La; d. zeus Thompson and
drs. NJ. w. Thompson, Lake Charles,
Louisiana.
Want of space only permits us to
ay that the whole party expressed
themselves highly pleased with our
own, and we hope their impressions
gere as favorable to us as we're ours
# them. Mr.. Watkins has certainly |
lone our section a graceful service in
his effort to bring our favored parish
nte notice, aud it is our sincere wish
his act may prove, together with his ,
immense enterprise, now fairly under
my, another impetus to our advance
tent.
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Geo. Ryan, colored, one Of our
most respectable colored citizens, has
our thanks for a tnrnip of his own
raising which weighed 8 "a pounds,
the largest of the season.
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A Valuable Tract

nF PINE TIsfBERED LAND FOR i SALE.
~ situated near Edgerly Station, ID thas
parish. and described dis foIlows The s IL
VI Of Eh Of Section rs, III Township Il,
south Of range II west, containing 80 8g@I08
acres. For further partieulas.. ippiy Is
]. w. BRYAN
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-02-21

valuable Lots For sSMzeIs
AT DEESP0RT

We have anumber large and valuable lots
For sale, located at Deesport, situated south
Of the residence and saw mil OF L. O Dees
These lots range in size from one 10 one ana
= half acres, WIN dispose Of them AZ The
rate Of SIC. 100 per acre.
For full particulars and view OF an ac
curate map or plan Of location. call on
A&A4HGalSH a. A1A'HeHK a. BRYAN.
0et-2f-,49 AhI w RrNnnia afnra
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NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE At NEW ORLEANS, La,

LAND OFFICE AT New ORLEANS, La,
January ~, 1885.
NOTICE is hereby given that the follow
IN ing named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in support
Of his claim, and that said proof will be made
at Lake Charles, La, on March IS, 1885, viz
Andrew ]. Moss, Of Cameron parish, La,
who made Homestead Entry No. 5107, for
the 81 Of s. WI, Sec. 10, TIP. IL, s. X. IL
West, and 81 Of s. El4, Sec. a. TIP. IL, g..
K. IL West. He names the following wit
nesses 10 prove his continuous residence
upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: s.
r. Walters, Charles B. johnson, John Wing,
j. d. LedouX, of Calcasieu parish, La.
ian-31-tS5. G. i. DARRALL. Register.
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HRHEsap.

RICHARD.-In the town of Lake Charles,
at the residence of Mrs. Albert Jessen, on
Monday, February l6, 1885, Edward W.
Richard, aged A. years, IL months and II
days
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Farm For sale.

4 R0 ACRES or LAND, situated two
4 w miles West Of Leckport. on thn
banks. of Bayou Dlnde, with about b acres
open for cultivation, balance hard wood tim
frame h0mac, well of extra good wa
ter, fruit recs-ahout 100 young orange
trees, shrubbery, etc, situated In Il HEALTHY
locality, on high blum, on tho banks 81 TIE
bayou, and in the finest stock range In Tie
country. Title perfect For further parted.
lars enquire Of
KLEINPETER Il BRYAN,
jan-l7-'s5 Lake charles. III.
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Fresh Groceries.

Z v. Bryan las just received \
" line Of fresh and choice Groceries,
sa'ch he is selling At crock bottom
CURES Give him 4 call and see for
ioArscIf
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His Excelleney Gov. S. D. Nc
Emery, appointed Mr.. A. c Gordon,
Cashier of the ]. b. Watkins Banking
Company, Notary Public for Calcasieu
norish on the 10th inst.
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If you want good light, and a
pnght light, e. to D. Bloch q Bros,
snd buy one Of the Casperou Electric
Lamps. If
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-02-21

A grand Masquerade Ball viii be
ciyen at Fricke's Opera House, on St.
Iosepb's night. feb 21-td
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-02-21

bought out G. NJ Dees' Pine
Ii Butts contract, the public are hereby
notified that all orders for same
will be promptly delivered by me.
feb-2f-,S5-Sml 5. w. LYONS.
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AUCTION SALE.

n ESfRING to make some changes In our
business, viii offer for sale 70 the last
and highest bidder, on
saturday. February rs. lsSS,
al tile stable, commencing at 10 O'Clock,
property consisting III part Of Horses, Bug
ufes. Hacks, WagonH, Harness, Q Steam En-
zine, Wood Saw, Pump. Belts. etc, Flatboat,
Oak and z ne Wood, Stone Coal, Charcoal,
Eiackslnith Shop and Tools, stock Of Car
riare ana Wheelwright Shop. Bedsteads,
Blankets, Mattresses, Heating and Cooking
Stoves, Iii fact, all the personal property be-
longing TO the Lake Charles Livery stable.
TgRSfs AND CONDITIONS - One third cash,
one-ihird by note at three months. oassehird
by note OF ak months Notes 70 have two
good secuTities and payable In bank at Lake
Charles.
Ail approved claims, whether matured o.,
not. against the undersigned, VIII be taken
ID payment Of purchases
u. G. DEES,
g. NJ. DEEs. sap't. apd Agt.
fe1,.11 -iRH-4a
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See advertisement Of Mr.. w. E.
Thomas. who offers for sale his cele-
DRAFTED spring beds.
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Prices have been generally re
dnCed on all our Winter stock. Cal
and be convinced.
IT, ID. BLocH d BRo.
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nInsnmt,rnde RnII

Try one of BrFan's SIS side-bar
burricS
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-02-21

u. W. Bryan has got on hand
some Al butter. Try it.
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COustabIe,s sale.
Z. ]. oarFoIl ". ZEE Gole.

pY virtue Of a writ Of H. ia. Issued and
4 to me directed BY the Honorable Court
sale at public auction. to the highest biddeF
for Cash, with the benefit of appFaiseinet,t
at the above named office, On
Saturday, Feb. as. assS.
at II o'clock a. m, ali at the RIGHT. tstle ana
Interest Of Asa Eure ID and ID lis following
Described property, la-Wit y.
Ihat certain lalpt eiAsUt situated aud ha-
ing " the p, Ah q Section 8, ToYnahsp &,
Range Mest, Situated ia tie State and
parish aforesaid, consisting of one Dwelling
housei Kitchen and Snloke -housA, CFsbs and
STAPLES, Or ~ acres of good pine Land aNif
able and ready for cultivation.
Seized e satlsfg said wris issilea ID tle
above mentioned knit.
j DAVIS, Constable fiji Ward.
ian2l-tds. Galaaslnl nnflahl Ii 4 "a
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Choice Seed Potatoes, at ]. w,
BRYAN, S.
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Buggy harness cheap, at J.. W.
Brvan's.
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Fresh, Green Shoulder meat, at
j, W. Bryan's.
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FOR SALE.

1.-TWO valuable vacant lots On E.afayeasa
i street, I'll Vertnili0nville. For nf5i4na4
ton apply to G. Debaslion, ESQ.,. Vermilion-
vile, or KLEINpitTEER ID BRYAN,
auFll4-iS4 Lake Charles Il
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-02-21

The great remedy for Kidney aud
Liver diseases, sold by WM. MEYER.
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Fer sale. 4Eaemg.

4 NJ II ACRES u Prairie Land. heina S.
II e Ell Sec. 10, iii To- s. RI 9 Wess
Apply to KLEIN PETER Il BRYAN
Lake Charles. La, Jan. 10, lsA5.
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For Mems or mHes
.4s.s.s
For sale.

A GOOD COTTAGE RESIDENCE ON
IL Kirby street. apply To
1anl94tf. KLEIN PETER 81 BRYAN
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smesnher Merse's AEHe aud Ma
|ltla Magnets cures Billi0psneas. Sack
sesls s,,ch Fever and Ague. Dumb
|ilills, and Malarie. WM MKxER, Lake
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II LAKE CHARLES EcaO.
LOCAL. NEWS.

Coffee, sugar and rice. at J. W.
Bvan's.
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NOTICE.

10 al whom II Mav Goneern ALI CAT
TIE Id tile following Brands
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Male and Female
GIassital School,


PaoF. NJ, i. sHADDOCK,
Late State Sabbath School Evangelist and
former Principal OF Evergreen Home InstItu-
tion, Avoyelles Parish, will open Male
and Female AcaSaeany. at Sugar
town, La, on &epteMaAser RS. A6@A.
Session continues 40 weeks. Pupils charged
from date Of entrance.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-26
Daniel Wcbster's IInproyidence.

Ben; Ierlcg POpre.
On another occasion Mr. Webster had In
vitel some friends to dinner As he left
home in the morning he requested his wife
t. send John down to the Office about IL
O'Clock to 60 to market with him. John
came down accordingly. Mr.. Webster was
busy writing He asked John if he had any
money. John replied in the negative
Then, said Mr.. Webster, go down to Mr.
Burritt and ask him 10 lend me So Bur
rift was a stationer in the lower story
John came back and stated that Mr. Burritt
had not So but sent him $40, which Webst r
took and put in his waistcoat pocket Pretty
soon poor woman came in on an alms-l k
ing errank Said Webster, still writing, Il
know all about it: you've lost your husband
and have five small children AM nothin, to
eat Take this,' and he gave her tine $40
note which John had borrowed from Mr.
Burritt
By AMI by he finished his work and re-
marle! TO his servant: Now John. we'll go
tomarset' Down they went t!Irou III Cour:
ani Washington streets and Dock square to
tho Quincy market. below Fanelh hall.
Mr.. Webster bought Of the butchers at tho
south "nl f the marke. what suit, him,
but male no payments. n, H. hal accounts
with them At last they reached a yeseta-
be dealer. Of whom Webster also made a
purchase, and was about 10 pass on u. before
when the faithful John arrested him with
tho remark: Mr. Webster. this man IS n
stranger Ia Us; We never had dealing, with
him, True" said the great lawyer. very
true AMI put his hand in his poke. for tina
money TO pay thu amount FIniIus none,
be said to his servant John, thought you
gave me some money just now 80 did
sir. said John, but you gave it tn that poor
woman vino came into the Office AIR
saii Webster. 80 did, but had forgotten
all about it. Well. John. you must borrow
some more money AMI coma down AMI pay
Thea people: AMI now We Will 20 home
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As A BIRD.
nucY p. Je1riG.l

Lucy f. JSII1eS-l
Poor cage! ! cling TO you in spite of all
/ am timid bird, am so small,
] do not know Of all those spaces vast.
Always my little cage has held me fast,
And thro' its windows five / can but see
This lover earth, so simply sweet 20 me-
Those do not need me. l can only sing.
The flowers hear me N the early spring.
Loves Roe has laid her soft cheek near ny
breast
On, am happier than was ever guessed.
Mend my poor cage, in mercy shelter me-
am coward and can't be free!
The strange birds come again-their wings
are warm
They have been thro' this wild nights DARK
and storm
They sorrow that ! cannot too, be free
Nor know the raptures Of immensely.
They SPEAK not 30 me OF those spaces great
They whisper softly but 20 trust AMI wait:
For He who made this world 80 sweet fc.'
ne
VIII find and keep me in nv liberty.
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VII find and keep ma in my liberty.
aoNsTsoslTIEs ON EXHIBITION
A EEsiness Which Abounds in the Rev oi;-
Ing and the Horrible.

| Ing and the Horrible.
,Leland's London Letter
The question Of cruelty reminds me that
/ just now The Pail Mall Gazette is publishing
letter, revealing unheard-of wicke1ness in
even the most noted and best managed cir
cuses in England as regards the atrociou5
manner in which the poor children arc
treat.si who are trained in them Few peo-
PIE seem % be aware that while kindness il
tie rule regards animals until it Is found
that 1t Is u>e!esij cruelty l. the system pIir-
sued with little girls AMI boys
The whole business OF tho -slangs7
abound in the revolving and the torrible.
The gaping ru tics and other fools who gazs
with wonder on the big headed boy and the
youth with "A head set the wrong way aud
other human monstro,ities are not aware
that these sre producei artificially ty un-
principled scoun1rels OF broken down sur
geons and BIZ processes Of incredible cruelty
the fa'niiiar If the InquisitiJI and the Red
Indian never yet went so far as t. keep a
young girl or boy for six months or longer
IN constant excruciating agony. tel down
10 a table, while the head and spine were
being slowly twisted to a hideous malforma-
ton and the ligam-nts and muscle, Icing
gradually cut away.
many times, few years ago by wretch
named Harper in London, who regularly
supplied circuses and shows with these hor-
rlbie curiJsities Of course the prpprieto-s
knew how they were made. Yet wnen We
reflect on the great number Of gentlemen
who think 1t manly or cynical % laugh at
even such wlckedneSs It is n5t wonderful
the IIu!tItudes like to see the results of it
Once 4 medico of Philadelphia, a gentleman
in the highest circles OF society, told me he
had seen exhibiting a child with an I'M
mensely swellsi head, AMI that on exams
nation lie instantly found that it was arti-
fcially produced He then described the
process 10y which it was effected, AMI this
was ot such loathsome cruelty that can
not Lear to describe it. "And did you not
report this 10 the polce," | asked
To which he replied, with u sneer, that all
that he cared about it wa, . ascertain if tho
work had been well done | believe On M
life that he would have performed the same
operation for the ne.c pleasure OF science
of IT.
Now this I would assert-that no country
Is free from barbarism in which any kind Of
human or animal monstrosities OF NAL
formations, be they dwarfs stunted with gin
and other Inedicaments the whole proce = Of
making one out Of an ordinary little tabe Is
given IN IA book, fat woman, or giants,
leprous negroes, snakemen. or living ssele-
tons, are gloateI over with admiration
commend this sub iect u those readers who
by paying to see such "curiositie17 cauSc tho
demand for them.