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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-12-07


In their annual circular issued tho
2lst ult., Messrs. Dan Talmage's
Sons estimate the rice crop of the
United States for the present year at
4S5, 900 barrels, against 44s,000 last
year; $4,000 in 1855, and 100000 iR
1885. As compared with the crop Of
1885, Louislana 10 estimated 70 have
produced about 81 per cent; Georgia,
10; South Carolina, 80, and North
Carolina, G7 per cent, The situation
and outlook is thus briefly epitomized:
~ the product Of the United States
is fully 80 to 40 per cent. less than
the trade requirements east Of the
Rocky Mountains; (2l the total crop
on hand is less than In any Of the past
SIX years at equal date, except 1887;
(sl at equal ratio Of demand, the
whole Of the crop will be absorbed
before spring; (4) nearly one-half at
the apparent stock ahead is below
the grades demanded by the regular
grocery trade; (b) ip previous years
Of equal crop, the range Of prices has
been 3-4 to l cent per pound higher
(6) in the past six years, except 1885
the prices Of November and Decem
ber have been The lowest Of tbs
season; IA no foreign Or desirabl.
character can Be imported to-day and
pTo6tably sold at less than > cents
per pound.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-12-07

The World said: s'AIiss WiIlard's
opening address at convention was a
masterpiece Of II kind. Neither Beeoher
nor TalmRge ever held an audience
more completely or played on its tineE
feelings with more effect, Her facts
we're like red hot shot, her statistics
were appalling, and her appeal to the
women Of the country to aasist In
hunting the devil from our American
homes Ras--measuFed by the standard
OF art as represented on the platform
q pugnant and marveloualy effective bit
of OTatory." .#
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NO. 4O
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rHE LIcENsRD SPIDER.

/ saw spider sleek and fat,
In hrOadcloth coat and beaver hat
A lazy spider with leer,
That seemed to say, uCome, step I'D here ~
saw bis web, spun out 30 fine,
All sparkle with its glass and wine,
And hung with screens to shut within
The gaudy glow Of pictured sin.
asked aWho gave that spider bold
The riqAt to place his snare for gold,
just In the way, where human feet
Pass to and fro upon the street ~
They answered me, that CeTisfiaa men,
BY power OF speech and might Of pen
Had helped the spider place hls den.
That Christian man gave his consent,
For sake OF money paid 40 rent,
To have tine web put IN his etore--
He could make u right bg praying moro.
These men, they said, hBd sons to save,
But spite Of this their franchise gave
To make the spider's power strong
To atab the Right, to crown the Wrong.
/ saw the spider day by day
Arrange his snares aud watch the way,
saw his victims, and my heart
Was pierced by PHYS fearful dart.
Some here were men, who years ago,
Grew aged with drunkardie woe
Some here were young. but travelling fast
To where youths hopes are 10 the past
Each man saw 60 ln that place
Bore the fend's mark upon bis face.
thought Of all the elu aud woe,
OF sorrows deep, yet silent, 1ow
or crimes, of want, Of hunger, cold,
OF children grown In anguish old,
OF wrecks Of home aud wrecks Of life,
OF anger, blows and deadly strife
OF 1ails, Of stripes that eonYiets wear,
OF maniaes IN thelr wild despair
And said, In answer 30 my thought,
All these are by such spiders wrought.
While men vote lgal right, 10 sell
The dark, unholy fires Of hell,
We may expect to hear the gFoan,
To reap the fearful harvest sOwn.
We may expect the floods Of gflef
To defy the cheeks Of all relief,
We may expect our hopes to die
We may expect q starless sky
We may expect the lRvAis roar,
We may expect TO see II pour
We may expect the Bad TO win
So long as men viii license sin.
saw the spider weave his net
saw the shelves with bottles set
| saw the victims 10 his snare,
/ saw too late their mad despair,
1 heard the wall 80 shiyerlng by,
heard the sob OF ehildren'scry
heard the wife aud mothers plea,
| saw them pray on bended knee,
But what OF this V-Sti1, day by day,
The licensed spider Ger the way.
With tempting net draws In the feet
OF those who pass upon the street,
--lfollle ~ Gee Sl,eu,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-12-07

The saloon must have the boys, or
II must shnt np shop Can't you iurns
ISL il onef ItisR great factory, and
unless il can get about z, 900, 600 boys
from each generation for raw material,
some 81 these factories mHst close out
and IL operatives must De thFoWn on
cold world, and public revenue viii
dwinale. s'Wanted, 1000 900 bays,
u the notice. One family out ~ every
ave niust contributs a boy 70 Keep np
the supply. VIII gen helpf WHICH
% LgAa VIC Eill.ii D ~
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-12-07

A Maine veteran applied at the State
agency in Augusta the other day for q
pension, OF the ground that he was q
drunkard, The agent thought ii q
good joke. "You grant pensions for
disability contracted in the armyT'
eyes" ''We'll, drunkenness is o dis
ability, isn't it2" eyes; ! guess so. |"
"Well, drunkenness is my disability. /
contracted II IN the army and 1 want Q
pension. "--Esc.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-12-07

The State OF New York has 29,67a
retail liquor sRloons--one saloon to
every 1856 of her population, causing,
according TO the bureau Of statistics
three fourths of all the crime and
pauperism, and 2s per cent Of the in
sanity,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-12-07

The Central W. o. 4, u. Of Mime
apolis manages coffee house where
500 meals are served daily, mission
where lunches are served, and reading
room, and has Just opened an industrial
school and a free kindergarten on
Saturday afternoons.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-12-07
MISS Rosa ALLEN, Assistant.
Il Consumption IncurabIe Z

Read the following: Mr. c. II. Morris,
Newark, Ark, says: "Was down with
Abscess Of Lungs, and friends and physicians
pronounced me an IncuFable Consumptiye.
Began taking Or. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, am now on my third bottle,
and able 10 oversee the work on my farm.
It Is the finest medicine ever made.V
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio, says:
"Had It not been for DR.. Kings New Dis
eoyery for Consumption would have died
Of Lung Troubles. Was given mp by doctors.
Am now In best OF health" Try It, sample
bottles free at W. a. KNAPP's drug store,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-12-07

Drink does moi, as q rule, turn man
into q demon or q woman into savage
all at once, 1t is in its continued and
excessive use that the mischief 81 COM
plete disqualification lies The drunk
ard looses grasp Of all moral obligations,
He fails to recognize restraints which,
IN his sober days would have honnd
with their high and resistahle sanctions,
Aspirations wither and die within him,
the clingipg tenderness Of Wiiely love
no longer wins him TO duty the prsttla
Of hiR baby boy ceases to inspire him
either with resolution Ok the lesiae lo
be resolute, Any ono who has ever
fallen, even for 4 time, under the tell
temptation 81 continued oTeEindul-
gance ID stimuiants viii confirm us -
she assertion that ihe chemical action
81 alcohol o1 the brain sisanes Is dis
tinclly and rapidly datsrioEahug so Aha
moral nature, Not only age tha V0sAriea
Of drink maddened inta mementars
rrine, but The character "A waskeued,
the impulse ior good eradicatedi the
care which Glsanld aominate 8 maaa
tbopght for hia temporal proSrRe
70 cav nothing ~ bis SOULS Waliafe, "a
forgotten, The syWpethisa ana lhe eiiec.
tions ore overs helmed IL 8 gall 81
sensual passion and hpnfieh asileiNaatt
] eance H Hataiia. Oatl44a, Lak
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-12-07

DR.. A. M. Ross, an eminent ply
sician of Toronto, Canada, is the
author OF valuable series Of health
tracts, 10 one Of which he saysi 'AlI
intoxicating drinks, including wine,
porter, beer, ale and cider are poisons
they are inimieal to the human con-
stitution, and are produced only from
the decay, destruction and depompo-
sition of the products of organized
matters. They deserve exeeration for
the miseries they have inflicted aud are
still inhicting on human society. +
cannot restrain from uttering my aston
ishment that In this enlightened day
there are SO many physicians and
clergymen twho profess to guide the
body to health and the soul 10 heaVenl
who not only indulge In Intoxicating
drink themselves, but commend She
vile stuff to their cenhding followers and
patients, and even to nnrsing women. I
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-12-07
MISS. Harrison Replies to COR"
RratuIaGEOmS.

WASHINGTON. Nov. l7.-Mrs. Ben
jamin Harrison has replied to all tele-
grams and letters of cOngratuIatiOp
she has received on her husbands
election to the Presidency, by dainty
letters IN her own hand. Several have
been received in this city. She has
not once complained of her task, but
accounts it grand privilege to be 10
communication with her friends to
her personally known or unknown.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-12-07

The executive committee Of the
National w. o. T. U. has decided TO
hold next years national convention at
San Francisco. beginning Sept, 20,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-12-07
ElnlnlRranta froIa lIae Rast.
jackson Patriot

aNlE30H ENIT4D1
We learn that Mr.. Henry LoAip
has returned from Alsbama, bringing
with him two families who will settle
II our midst, and that there are eight
more families en route foF our parish.
While this IS good news for -, YET y
q not Atbe great, good news 70
which We alluded last week, and which
We ase not yet 81 liberty 70 diYuige.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-12-07

My school for boys and girls opened
Monday, Sept. 8. Tuition $500 per
month. Every effort will be made to
establish the confidence of the people,
Thorough instruction, social refinement
and morality will lead us In the disci,
pline of the school. Bell will ring half
an hour before opening school each
morning. This will give pupils ample
time to reach the school before open
ing, after they hear the bell.
MRS, DELLA K. BRYAN,
Principal,
Miss Rosa ALLEN. AssisLant.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-12-07
m. Rlifkins-nCatch me nayin.

Mr.. Blifkins-"Catch me paying
that fellow $40 to dig that little ditch;
II 60 and dig IT myself,' Mrs. Blif-
kins--''H Horrors! Have you lost your
senses, Mr.. Blifkins7 What will peo-
pie thlnkp They'll only think
I'm paying an election bet, my DEAR
- FhiiddelphiG Record.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-12

with shipwreck or the men from any
other cause fail to catch whales, the price
on whalebope goes up"
"Where does most OF the whaleoore
core from?"
The North Pacific ocean furnishes the
largest supply, and it is usually brought
To market about November. The North
sea catch arrives here about June. a
small catch is msde in Hudson bay and
Davis straits. Whales are caught there
at all seasons Of the year, and
the bone coming to New York
does not disturb the market. A
few years ago the Pacific whalers would
sometimes run into port and exchange
some Of their cargo for supplies. This
would unsettle the market very often.
Now the ships go cut thoroughly supplied
and they do not often run short. The
chief ports in this country where the
Ih.lebone is marketed are San Francisco
and New Bedford.
"Siaos of whalecone, as they are term
ed, are done up in bundles of about geo
pounds each and are sent to market in
this shape. In cutting up whalebone
there is loss OF about 20 per cent. in the
raw material. The hair Is worth ten
cents pound. It is mixed with horse
hair and used for upholstering purposes.
Il is sometimes used in the manufacture
Of brushes
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-12

patton Of federal officials in political con-
ventions and elections, Mr. Hale re-
ferred to the meetings of the New York,
Pennsylvania and Maryland state conven-
tons, st all Of which prominent federal
officials had been active participants.
Mr.. Hawley asked whether Mr.. Hale
wss sure that there had been no removals
in these cases.
Mr.. Hale replied he had to yet learn not
only Of any removals, but OF any censure.
In some cases the officials had been
promoted, and in no case had
there been change made except acci-
dentally or on account of something
entirely disconnected with the admins
tration. He did not know of case
where the President had put his strong
hands upon any Of these men and made
1t seem that ne wanted to per-
form what he promised. In fact,
so gross had been the violation OF
every principle Of reform and of the
direct pledges of the President that even
the Evening Post Of New York had said
Of these things that they would be used
in the campaign there with effect. The
President had not hesitated himself to
deal deadly blows at the Cause of re-
form.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, J.n. IL The House on
motion OF Mr.. Mills of Texas went into
committee of the whole. Mr.. Mills reso-
luton referring the Presidents message
30 the committee on ways and means was
agreed to.
The House again went into committee
Of the whole on the deficiency bill.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-12
SOME OVERGR0WN SPIDERS.
Formidable Creatures that Prey Upon
Lizards and Birds
Little Folks.

A great many plants, animals and in
sects, which are familiar within our more
temperate climate attain much larger size
in the hot, tropical regions of the globe,
end none, perhaps, are more remarkable
in this respect than the different classes
Of spiders.
You have been told of the huge, black,
hsiry-legged tarsptula, with his great,
staring, bead-like eyes, and loug, cruel
foIceps, or nippers, who turks in dark
corners and slows himself in the toes of
your boots and other uneXp cted places ;
but, as general rule, he can be aVOided,
and the web he spins interferes but little
with any one. Buttb are other spiders,
equally large and quite as formidable,
that spread their nets across roads and
paths, much to the occasional discomfort
OF unWary horsemen or short sighted folk
on foot.
Up in the mountains Of Ceylon and In
dia there is fellow of this kind that
spins q web like bright yellow silk. the
central net Of which is five feet in diam
eter, while the supporting lines, Or guys,
as they ale called, measure sometimes ten
or twelve feet long; and riding quickly in
the early morning you may dash right
into it, the stout threads twining around
your face like a lace veil; while IS the
creature who has woven IL takes up his
position in tina middle, he generally
catches you right on the nose, and though
ne seldom bites Or stings, the contact of
his large body and long legs Is anything
but pleasant. II you do forget yourself
and try to catch him, bite he will, and
though not venomous, as his jaws are IS
powerful as birds besk, you are not
likely to forget the encounter.
The bodies Of these spiders are very
handsomely decorated, being bright gold
or scarlet underneath, while the upper
part IS covered with the mos. delicate
siste-colored fur. So strong are the
webs that birds the size of larks are fire.
quently caught therein, and even the
small but powerful sc.ly lizard falls 8
victim.
ei.en have plunged into their fold
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-12

when out collecting plants in the dim
light OF tropical forest, and often have
l sat and watched the yellow or
scarlet N ons;er, messuring-When wait
ing for mis- prey with his legs stretched
out-fully six inches, STRIKING across
the middle of the net, snd noted the rapid
manner in which he winds his stout
threads around the unfortunate captive.
He usually throws the coils about the
head till the wretched victim is first
blinded and then choked.
Ia msny unffequented dark hooks Of
the jungle you come across almost p RECT
skeletons OF small birds, caught in these
terrible snares, the strong folds OF which
prevent the delicate bones from falling to
the ground after the wind snd weather
have dispersed the flesh and feathers, for
the spider seldom makes more than one
meal, after which he spins smother web
for fresh victims. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-12
AUSTIN.
At Work on Texas olaims-spplicatioIe for
Land.

At Work on Texas Applicatiore fol
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. II Governor Ross
has received the following letter:
WASHINGTON, Jan s, 1855.
Hon L. s. Ross, Austin, Tex:
DEAR GovERNoR-I was at the Third
AUDITORS Office to-day and found them
hard ST work on the Texas claims. Five
series sggregating 100000 have been
completed and the balance, ten,
will be dispatched as soon as
possible. There has been no loss of time
since the matter passed from the army
auditing board, and General Wi liams,
The Third Auditor, is expeditiDg the
business as rapidly as he can. Yours
very truly, [Signed.)
JOSEPH D. SAVERS.
The treasury deposits yesterday
amounted to $50, 900.
Applications were received at the Gen
eral Land Office as follows: Three ep
plicatiops to purchase three sections of
school lands in Potter county at 81 per
acre, one to purchase $40 scres in
Wil6arGer county ct So per
acre; one to purchase $40 acres in DON
ley county ct 50 per acre; one to pur-
chase $40 acres in Comal county at So
per acre. There was en- application
TO lease 800 acres in Maverick county,
and one to lease three sections Of
grazing land in Menard county. Some
body IN Brown county wanted to borrow
100 acres for five years. A purchaser
from jasper county puts In bid Of two
dollars per acre for $50 acres. A gentle
man from Canadian City wants to pur-
chase GAO acres Of watered grazing land
81 So per acre.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-12

A new method CT preparing cellulose
has. according to German psper, beer
recently patented by q Mr.. Kellner, OF
Podgers, Austria. The inventor pro-
duces the pulp by decOmpcsing electrical
ly solution Of certain chlorldes, such IS
common salt, and allowing the chlorine
gas thus obtained to act in straw, wood
or other material of similar constitution.
The direction OF the current is frequently
changed so that the vegetable flores are
subjected to the action of alkaline
hydrates as well IS that of the chlorine.
1t has been stated that the process has
been in operation for some time and that
from 40 to $50 pounds of fibre are pro-
duced at each filling.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-12
GALVESTON.

Dssp Wstsr Must be Had-CsliForpia tx.
cursionists-A Petition.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX Jan. 1.-THE first
OF q series OF California excursions under
the management OF Raymond Whitcomb
arrived in this city this morning from
Boston. The party consisted Of eighty
excursionists, the majority of whom are
ladies'. Their train of vestibule sleepers
IS said to be the finest ever run south.
After spending the day sight seeing they
left this evening for San Antonio.
a petition is being circulated praying
the Governor to pardon 2. H Hennesay,
late sergesnt-at-srms of the state Senate,
sentenced to two years in the peniteptiary
for nslfeasance in office. Hennessy was
sentenced last May, and his friends are
hopefal Of curtsiling his Imprisonment!
one-hali. The petition is being numer-
0usly signed.
The deep water committee met aud Or
gEnized to-day by electing Colonel w. L.
Moody chairmsn. They determined to take
immediate steps toward bringing before
the Texas Congressional delegation the
views and wishes of the business men of
Texas as expressed at the Dallss conven-
ton regarding the concentration of fed
ersl appropriations. The committee are
determined th.t Congressman Crsin and
Stewart shall openly declare themselves
on this matter. There can be
no more half way business. II
Corpus Christi, Arkansas Pass and
Sabine Pass are to be championed by
these Congressman to the neglect of GAL
weston, they must prepare for war, for
the business men of Galveston are de-
termined that the Dallas resolution ex
pressing the sentiment of Tsxas shall be
carried out.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-12
oallfornis Canned assas.

81 These famous goods ars used by people
u all stations Of nfe, frozt the rising to
the setting Of the sun. They are the
choice because oksheir purity, being even
better than when picked frofis Tie tree.
The Fort Worth Grocer Co. can supply
you
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-12
Arrested for AurglRrY.

Special to the Gazette,
WACO, TEX, Jan. 11.-Aoe Tayler and
Oliver Smith, two negroes, were arrested
tonight for burglarizing Il. E. Ambold's
gun shop. A few nights ago six pistols
were found in their possession and identi-
fed by Mr.. AmboId as the ones taken
from his shop,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-12
WHALEBoNE Is CAPRICIOUs.

tmstimes sc Costs Very Little, and Again
tits an Expensive Luxury.
zone of the most chspges BILE articles oil
spmerce is whaleoone," declared q
tsler in thst commodity. SIN January
It may be worth 50 pound and
IN April SIS pound. THenty years
ago 1t was worth 7s cents
pound. TIE price is governed oy the
cs.ch of whales. II the DIS
* &c G. bound or the vessels should nae ct
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-12
Threa Mi es.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
CARRoLLToN, TEX jan. l0.--The iron
is laid on the ST. L u g, Arkansas and
Texas Railroad to within three miles of
CsrroIlton. The iron horse will soon go
putting through Trinity bottom.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-12

The Queen Of Sweden is very unpopular
at home. She once boxed the ears OF q
maid OF honor, daughter of Norwegian
ststesmsn, and Stockholm can't forgive
or forget 1t.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-12

The Texas and PAciti: WAS six hours
ate last night.
By March 10 the Fort Worth and Den
yer will certainly be completed and trains
running to Denver by the 18th st the
latest, is what those In position to
know about such things say now. An i'm
mense number Of cattlemen will 60 to
the Denver Cattlemen's convention over
the Fort Worth Gn Denver.i
la answer to an inquiry yesterday
Ticket Aren't Earn said: eve will sell
excursion tickets TO Los Angeles or San
IS, 1888, TO parties wishing to
Join the excarsion leaving here on
that day ct the rae of $50 tor the round
the northern route TO Omaha or Kansas
City.
CAPTAIN O. T. LION, who Is building
the Commerce Fort Worth line Of the
81. Louis, Arkansas and Texas, is in the
city and will remain several days. He
ssVs the present wet westher will delay
construction and he now fears the road
NhuuUb US SODDlCtSu ny rCOLuaIJs Ii
ing Is being shipped TO Hodge, snd st Wa
taugs $50 eco feet of timber for the Fossil
bridge Is already urlosded. The grading
is nesrly done sud track is only nile or
TWO from Chrrollton. Captain Lyon says
the Cotton Belg VIII be great road for
F0rt Worth.
Captain CiemmOns, joiat agent Of the
Missouri Pecif1c. rex,s end Pacific and
Fort Worth and Denver received 4 notice
yesterday from Missouri P6c'fic head
quarters "a the effect that the
company hSd nsda reduction
en- the rates for nsils, spikes aid Fort
Worth iron products, non fronts, cast
ing9, etc, of % per cent. to ali points on
the road. THIS is certainly very generous
on the part Of the road 10 Fort
Worth manufacturers aud is highly sp
preclated OF cur fundtY companies
which do the largest business in the state.
The Missouri Pacific deserves credit for
thus favoring Fort Worth in this impor-
tAnt mStter.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-12
THE RAILROADS.

The Missouri Pacific Reduces the Rate
on Fort Worth Iron Products to
Aid Our Manufacturers.