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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-07-08
SAD ENDING.
A Party Of AerORRuGs Meets
With Serious RAIEhnpB-
One RAAm Killed.

BOsToN, Mass, July 1.-The balloon
ascension from the commons this
afternoon was one of the features in
the celebration of the Fourth prepared
by the city government and had a sad
ending, the aeronaut, Prof. Augustus
Rogers, meeting his death almost in
stanIly, his assistant, Thomas Fenton,
dying later, and the third occupant of
the balloon being now IN the hospital ,
suffering from the shock and in
halation of gas,
When about Eve miles down the
harbor and off Thompson's Island,
Prof. Rogers, who did not relish the
thought Of an ocean voyage, attempted
to open the valve and make landing
on the island, but in his effort to do
so, he made a dent in the side of the
balloon. The immense bag began to
descend at terrible rate, and as it
struck the water, seemed TO entirely
collapse.
Rogers sank at once, and his body
has not yet been recovered. Gold
smith succeeded in holding on to the
the basket and was rescued. Fenton
sank before the tug reached HIM.
Goldsmith was brought to the city
hospital, where it ia stated that be
will recover. ..
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The One Supreme, AIIsAbsOrb-
Img Essue.

New York Sun.
Our highIy.esteemed contemporary,
the Chicago Herald, declares with
positivenes that "the spoliation tariff
is the only issue" of the national cleo
ton.
In our humble judgement, this is
mot only deeply mistaken view, but
if 1t were generally admitted and
acted upon by the Democracy, ii
would prove fatal to all their hopes
A fight on the tariff in 1892, in our
opinion, will prove just as surely q Re
publican victory as II proved in 1888.
But whether this opinion is right or
wrong makes lilt edrfference. There
are surely more patriots than there are
tariff Feformers in the country.
The tariff is very important subject
no doubt. So is silver, So is the
civil service. So, too, is liquor pro,
hibition. So is the personal character
of the respective candidates; and 50
are their antecedents and peculiarities.
But there is another issue SO much
more vital, so much more important,
80 much more inevitable in its opera.
+ ton, so much more effective in its
appeal to the intellect and the heart
of the voter, that while it remains
alive it towers above all other issues,
actual or even possible, as the highest
AIDES tower above the sea beach below
their base, or the poison of the rattle
snake surpasses IN deadly menace the
infection of the itch.
Shall the white people of the south
ern states be subjected, through a
force law, to the horror and humlla-
ton of negro rule
Shall the elections everywhere be
controlled by federal overseers backed
by federal troops?
These are the two aide8 of this all
absorbing, all-overshadowing question.
Beside it the tariff is trifr, the sill
ver question a farce, the qualifications
Of the candidate mere meaningless
hgment.
No more momentous, no more peri
lous Issue was rendered to American
people by a besotted and deluded
party. Secession itself was not more
pregnant with mischief. Nothing
else should be thought of until this
supreme issue, framed by folly and
proposed by madness, has been killed
at the polls and put to rest forever.
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= Farm Notes.

A rich soil is an essential item in
the growing of good crops.
A sharp pillow makes the work easier
both on the men aud teams.
Husbanding onr resources is an I'M.
portant Item in farm economy.
The only safe rule in feeding is 10
feed according to the animals needs.
Some animals seem to naturally
make thriftier growth than others
Preparing the soil in a good tiItb
before planting the seed helps to head
off the weeds.
All of the feed supplied to an AMI,
NAL after it has matured is given at a
lessened profit.
Glover loosons up the soil by peue-
tratlng it and when it decays helps
the soil mechanically.
Give the young animals good
care, it will lay the foundation of
future growth and development.
Good care in feeding and managing
will prevent fully one half of the
diseases with the stock on the farm
On clay land especially the apply
ing of coarse fresh manure is bepe.
fetal on account of the mechanical
effect produced.
So long as the farm animals are
allowed to breed among themselves
and largely look out for themselves
they will prove Improbable.
Supplying all of the essentials of a
crop such as good soil, thorough
preparation and good seed are of more
Importance than the signs of the moon.
While there are many experiments
that can be tried that will add to the
value of farm experiences, it is nearly
always best to try on a small scale
first. ''''''
1t requires the very best of manage.
ment to make the farm carry sufficient
manure to keep up the fertility of the
SOIL without nsing green manures or
commercial fertilizers.
With all seed more or less moistpre
is necessary to secure a good GERM.
nation, and it is on this account in
many cases that farming can often be
done TO good advantage after sow.
ing the seed.
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Picayune.
Michigan in the fall elections will
take new departure in choosing
presidential electors.
In the other states the electors for
the state will be voted for IN a body
by the Buffragane just as they would
vote for state officers. The voters Of
all the districts of a state cast their
ballots for all the electors on their
respective tickets. In Michigan,
under the Miner law, the voters will
ballot by congressional districts, each
district being entitled to one eleCLor,
while the two electors at large, which
represent the senatorial interest," are
to be elected respectively by the Peo-
pie of two grand divisions into which
the state Is marked out
The effect of this law will be
peculiar. Wherever the people Of
congressional district are Democratic,
for Instance, they will choose a Dem,
ocratic elector, and in the case of
Michigan there are several such dis
tricts, whereas, if as is possible, a
majority Of the people Of Michigan
are Republican, under the old rule all
the presidential electors would be
Republicans. Under the Michigan
law, which is likely to be introduced
into other states, it will be no longer
possible to count all the eIectora votes
of state as is now done according
to the known political complexion Of
a majority of the people But on the
contrary, the electoral vote of state
will be very much as may be the
political characteristics of its several
congressional districts.
The constitutionalty of the Miner
law was disputed, but it has been de
clared constitutional by the supreme
court Of Michigan, and there is no
further power to decry it. Its ope-
ration will give several electoral votes
to Mr.. Cleveland, which otherwise
would have gonO to his competitor.
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Fourteen Persons Suffer From
ArseniCal Poison by Eating
Ice Cream

PRINCETON, Iud., July 8.-The
poisoning of several persons in attend.
ance at Sunday school picnic, held
Thursday at Potaka, few miles north
of this place, is still causing great
deal OF excitement and anxiety. There
we're fourteen poisoned, mostly chill
dren, and some Of them are still in a
serious condition. Mrs. Henry Harrl
son, who prepared refreshments for
the picnic, is one of those most
affected. Her husband and daughter
are also lying very low. Among the
other suffers are l2.year.oId daugb
ter of AIonZo Greaw aud Mrs. John
W. Aggar and her little son. No
fatalities have yet resulted, but it Is
hardly probable that all can recover.
Physicians say the symptoms are those
of arsenicaI poisoning. There seems
to be no doubt that the poison was in
the cream, as only those who partook
OF it were affected.
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The Suffering Rn llRe Texas
Brought Stricken Districts
AmGense.

CoTULLA, Tex, June 20.-No Die.
tnre can be drawn to exaggerate the
ravage and desolation of the drought
in LsSalle and the counties In the
south. No rain has fallen in three
years, no crops have been raised, the
cattle ranges are deserts of sand and
there 10 no water anywhere, except
such as flows from a few artesian
wells. .s..-
Even the wild game. which has
heretofore abounded plentifulIy.
has disappeared, and such cal,
Tie and sheep as have not
been shipped out have perlshed.
Most Of the Mexican inhabitants de.
pended on the live stock industry for
living, and with It's disappearance
ana the failure Of agriculture tLey
are on the verge Of starvation.
From LaSalle county alone 10000
head Of sheep have been shipped 10
more favored sections.
The people are like wise leaving,
bnl many are TO poor to move nnd
will atarye unless snocor is extended
~ more liberal form than heretofore.
The county authorities have about *.
hausted their means in tbis direction.
The Authorities aud leading citizens
have petltioned The governor 10 furn.
ish transportation for the poor 10 tie
cotton regions where they oanaupport
themselves IN the cotton fields.
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WHARTON, Ont, July 2.-On the
morning TtI. of Dominion day, the citizens
OF Wharton we're surprised to see the
stars aud stripes floating over the
union jack over the premises of Rev
r. A. Homans, Presbyterian located
here. Twas by far the largest flag
10 the town, while the British fac
was the size of an ordinary handkeF,
chief. The citizens became excited
and called the authorities attention
TO The matter. Councilman Parker
met Mr.. Romans and asked him to
nave the flag lowered or to at least
place the two flags on equal terms.
Mr. Romans refused this and defied
any one to interfere with the fags
About thirty or forty of the leading
citizens marched TO his house ana
lowered the flag, and it was torn nm
oy the excited citizens. A ban5
present played "God Save the oneen !,
Hearts of Oak" and the Red White
and Blue" The crowd then dispersed ned
alter giving three cheers forthe Queen
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A Rich Seizure, and Twenty
Five British &ChOOReFs
Ordered OuL Of HI arbOr.

Verona, B c., July 2.-The ex-
cursiop steamer Queen arrived at
Namo from AIaska Yesterday, bringing
word that twenty five sealing schoon-
ers fying the British flag, together
with the British steamer CoquiIIo,
chartered to act as a tender to the
sealing fleet had all been gathered in
bv CAPTAIN Hooper of the United
States revenue avs The CoquilIo
arrived Jnpe 6 in charge of Lieutenant
Quinn and Assistant Engineer Breth
ern, and was turned over to the
United States collector Of customs
for violation of the revenue law. Tue
Cuuuillo was seized by Captain Hooper
at Port Etches, Prince William sound,
June %, for having blank manifest
on board, showing neither cargo nor
passengers, and towing vessels out Of
ports Of Alaska aud bringing stores
and receiving sealskins from the
British sealing feet within the inrls-
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CHICAGO, Ill.,, July 1.-The single
tax club of this city has decided to
ask the worlds fair officials for the
adoption of system by which it Is
believed the American people can best
be given a practical illustration of the
workings of the tariff. To this end
the following letter will be sent to
Director General Davis: "The Cmca.
go single tax club respectfully requests
that on foreign exhibits of duuabIr
goods at the worlds fair the Hing
price in the country from which the
goods are exported, the Transporter
tion charges from which point Of
origin to Chicago and selling price in
Chicago be carried separately so that
visitors be enlightened in reference to
the incidence Of our present system Of
tariff taxation and find out who pays
the duty. We conceive that neither
political party can consistently oppose
this as the Trainer of the existing Tariff
confidently asserts as the faith of his
party that the foreign exporter pays
the tax, and the opposing party asserts
equal confidence that the American
consumer bears the burden, 1t is
respectfully submitted that the expo
sition can confer no more important
service to the American people thar
to aid in the solution of tins ycxeC
and most important question:
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LOUISIANA FARMERS.
Regular Monthly Meeting of
the NOTGh Louisiana AEris
cultural ABsOCiRIiOn.

Special to the Times Democrat
CALHOUN, La, June 3O.-A very
large number of persons, among whom
farmers predominated, gathered from
the hill parishes of north Louisiana to
attend the monthly meeting of the
North Louisiana Agricultural Society.
The morning was spent, as usual, in
visiting the field and garden expert
meuls, the stock, chemical labraIOry,
and other departments of the north
Louisiana experimental stations. The
corn crop is particularly fine, respond
ing well to fertilizers, and an exam.
nation Of the various experiments in
this staple shows very clearly which
form Of fertilizer and what quantity
of 1t is suited to the soil of north Loui
siana. The cotton is also doing well.
The cattle, Of which there are four
breeds on the station, namely, Jerseys,
uolstoins, Devonshires and Guern.
seys, were particularly admired.
At u o'clock the president, Capt.
Sellers, called the meeting to order in
the agricultural hall of the station.
The roll call was dispensed with, and
Secretary Bird read the minutes of
the previous meeting.
The subject for discussion, 1.-The
Small Industries Necessary to the
Full Development of North Louisiana
! 81 III
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HEard on Edltors.


The Superior Court of Rotterdam,
an Holland, has affirmed, Oh appeal, d
Judgement Of damages and costs
against The editor Of a Rotterdam
paper for failing 10 preserve and
return q letter sent 10 him for publ
cation. The letter was from some
bieyclias about The rights and wrongs
Of controversy that had arisen
among wheelman, and was Of inordin
ase length The editor read part 81
II, and concluding shat II was Of no
value 10 liia Subscribers, threw II into
The waste basket. The writer, finding
BID manuscript not published called
for L; and, being told that It was
destroyed, sued for damages. The
editor iinds be must pay % damages
and 5000 oosts. Dutch newspaper
men are greatly worked up over tbe
affair, and propose 3 boycott against
general WfitaHs
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HEypnOGlaed aG GIae Altar.

PlORyune,
A mysterious case Of hypnotic in.
fluenoe has lately been sgltating
society IN Calcutta. A Young govern,
ment clerk has made three attempts
TO marry q young lady, and eachstime
he was mysieriously overcome at The
altar, aud thrown into a trance or
stnpor. The fest time when be ar
rived in church, he suddenly left, and
the next thing be knew he knew he
wss on railway train consider
able distance from Calcutta. He came
directly back and arranged for the
ceremony the next morning, When
be got 70 his turn TO say II will" he
fell down in astupor, which lasted sew
eral hours. He made another attempt,
and had another 1T. The clergyman
in the case vouahes for the facts. Al
last adviees the young man was still
unmarried,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-07-08

An exchange says, of all the eulo
gies in literature there are none more
beautiful than the following upon
Robert E. Lee. 1t fell from the silver
tongue Of that eloquent Georgian,
Senator Ben Il. Hhl, and is SAID to
have been eXtempOrc:
"When the future historian comes
10 survey the character of Lee, he will
find it rising like a huge mountain
above the undulatiug PLAIN of human
lty and he will have to lift his eyes
high toward heaven to catch it's sum
init. He possessed every virtue Of
the other great commanders without
their vices. He was foe without
hate, friend without treachery, a
soldier without cruelty, and a victim
without murmuring. He was a public
officer without vices, a private Citlzrn
without wrong, neighbor without
reprOaCh, a christian without hN poo
riRy, and man without guilt. He is
Caesar without ambition, Frederick
without his selishness, and Washing
ton without his reward. He was as
obrdient to authority as a servant, and
as royal in authority as a true king.
he was gentle as woman in life,
pure and modest as virgin il
thought, watchful as Roman vestal
IN duty, submissive to law as Socrates,
and GRAND IN hattIn ~ AchiIlas ~
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TTLANE UNIVERSITY.


Tulane University embraces College, High
School. II. Sophie NewcOmb Memorial Col
lege for Young Women, Law and Medical
Departments. The College has four parallel
courseS-C Classical, Literary, Scientific, and
Engineering. There is also a special course
of Electrical Engineering. Next annual SEES
sion of the Academical Departments includ-
ing the H. Sophie Newcomb College, begins
October Bird. Law Department opens Novem-
Der 18th. Medical Department, October 18th.
For Special or general catalogues, apply to
the Secretary Of the University, Tulane Hall.
VIM. PRESTON JOHNSTON, President.
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benefcial in more ways than one, and
no one IN the parish knows better
than We how things have been run,
how they are now being run, and
how they viii continne to be run if
there is not a stop put to it. The
twelve or fifteen hundred dollars lost
to the parish last year, on licenses
not collected, would pay for suCh
services of committee for long
time.
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Notice.


LAND OFFIoE AT New ORLEANS, La 1
June Sth, 1892. !
nj QIICEis hereby given that the follow
~ lng-named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support Of
ms Claim, and that said proof will be made
before Claudius Mayo, II. 8. Commissioner,
az aSo Lake Charles, on Wednesday, July 9th,
PETER AUGOIN,
who made Homestead Entry No. $3.50, for
the sW1 of SCI, and So Of sW5( Sec. 3,
anu anu SEA OF SEA of Sre. 4, TIP. IL s., X. ~
West, Louisiana Meridian.
he names the following witnesses to prove
MS continuous residence upon, and cultiya-
ION SL OF, said land, viz: Daniel Elender, John
NIyeaFroWWood, Isaac w, Lyons, and Albert
vincent, all Of Calcasieu parish, La.
,.,. CHARLES ". PALFREF,
loot Register.
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As stated last week, d. j. Reid ten
dered his bonds, as sheriff and tax
collector, to the president of the police
jury Tor approval, The president act.
ing on legal advice, and under instruc-
tionS from the police jury, refused to
approve the bonds; whereupon the
sheriff applied for a rule on the presi-
dent to show cause why be should not
approve them. The hearing was fixed
for last Tuesday, when Judge Fournet
decided that, under the law, unless
the president could show that the
bonds rendered were not sufficient,
then he must approve them. There
being no question about the solvency
or snfticiency of the bond, it was &C
cordingIy approved, and the sheriff
has been sworn in Hereunder.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July An or.
ganization has been formed here known
as Knights of the White Shield
About $50 have been initiated 10 the
order. The oath is iron bound and
rock ribbed. The constitution narrates
troubles with negroes and proposes to
form alliances for the preservation of
white supremacy. Nothing will BE-
done in violation of United States and
state laws, but steps will be taken 10
regular order. Sons of prominent
men Of the city are members Of the
order. Meetings will be held but the
sessions will be secret.
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How school sIaEes Are Made.

Yankee Blade.
Slate Is variety of rock, having a
small, compact grain and very fine,
continuous cleavage splitting structure,
by which 1t can be separated INTO
thin, even plates of great consistency.
Il was originally just 80 much soft
mud on the floor of al ancient sea,
but in the course of ages it became
consolidated and then metamorphused
or gradually altered in character by
the continued operation of various
natural forces until its present condl.
lion WAS attained. The chief employ.
ment of slate in commerce is that of
roofing material for which purpose it
is better adapted than any other sub.
stance that has yet been tried.
School states are prepared in very
simple manner from picked specimens
of the common variety; those of
Welsh quarrIes, however, being geuer.
ally preferred TO ANY other. The
plates which are to be made into
writing states must have homogene-
Gus or finely grained and equal texture
and be without any yellow pyrites or
"slate diamonds" as these familiar
gItLering crystals are often termed,
After they have been separated from
the other sorts they are carried to
workingmen who fashion them in.
to school states, by first splitting
them up evenly if required, and
and then finely polishing them over
with specially adapted steel tools.
They are next sent to the joiners to
be fitted with wooden frames, after
which they are quite ready for the
educational markets at home or
abroad.
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Negroes who go from America TO
Africa frequently become shareholders
By reason Of their superiority 10
intelligence TO the natives Of that
benighted country, and because they
have some money, This is the report
given BY Rev A, Mccullough, who
has been visiting 10 parts 81 Africa,
where there are colonies Of prosperous
American negroes. Theae American
negroes, he says, almost invariably
invest whatever money they have 10
slaves, and are cruel and ayarieious
masters sHr.
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The senate committee on the
Columbian exposition has reported
t"vorabty the bill appropriating over
100000 for the worlds fair al
Chicago, and also adopted an amend
ment requiring the fair to be closed
on Sundays. In view of the fact that
the money appropriated comes out of
the pockets of the people, the gates
of the fair should be kept open Oh
Sunday in order that thousands of
toiIing taxpayers in Chicago and
neighboring cities may have an oppor
tunlty of seeing it. The senate should
bear in mind the fact that the poor
man is not the master of his own time
and Sunday is the only day he has for
recreation and sightseeing.-States.
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a playRFlter was reading one Of
his ''oreations" before company Of
the French Society Of Comedy, when
be observed that member, M. Got,
bad fallen asleep. He stopped and re.
proved the sleeper He said he was
reading his play for the purpose Of OBJ.
tanning the committees opinion. How
could 3 man who was asleep give al.
opiniopP
nj Got rubbed lis eyes and re-.
marked: sleep is an opinion. Eoe.
don Tia.B its
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FOR s. A.TIB=
280AcresOfLand
GREAT BBRGAINg

THAT DESIRABLE and wei .loeated tract
4 of land known as the tsWhite Place.
~ Bayou Dinne; first high land, just oppo-
slte and adjoining the Gray tract. This is q
desirable place for q farm 81 stock ranch, ana
nue. situation for oranges--on south bank
~ ~ bayou, Good range aud abundance q
slmper--Iao stly hard wood also plenty rice
,9nd. 4 desirable place ID every respect
n gsp improvements few acres open land.
= desired, small herd Of gentle milk stock
on she premises viii be sold With the land.
ihis property Is ofIerd at osse.aaJ ruling
prices for the neXt50 days For particulars
cal 1t this office, or address,
G.. w. FARQUHAR,
Lake Charles, L.