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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14

l have seen one of the passengers OF
the Marechul CanrObeFt, the vessel run
down by the Hoche. His account does
not show where the fault is, for the pas.
sengers saw nothing until the moment
of the accident. Opinions are much di,
yided on the subject, but the general
feeling is that the captain of Marechal
Canrobert was very imprudent in trying,
with vessel making twelve knots, tG
pass in front of ten men-of-w war, cover,
ing alarge space and making seventeen
or eighteen knots.
What seems to have excited the admi
ration of all was the presence of mind
and activity shown by the captain and
crew of each vessel in the terrible situa
ton, which lasted nearly sixteen min.
utes, before the MareGhal CanrObert
sank.
The captain of the Hoehe had grappled
the Mareehal Canrobert, and his sailors
rushing on board, seized the passengers
and hurried them on the deck of the gun,
boat. Not till they felt that the steam
ship was going down did the sailors hurry
back to the Hoehe, The captain of the
Marechal Canrobert was the last to leaYf
the ship. But for the GOODNESS of the
captains and crews there must have been
great Loss of life.-LondOn Times.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14

Welcome Togs.

st. Thomas is now the only Episcopal
church left in st. Johns, Newfound-
land, and here an hour before the fire
broke one of the prettiest Of the st.
Johns girls was married to a wealthy
Newfoundlander. Among their wedding
presents was house and grounds
which was furnished throughout and all
ready for the newly married couple to
walk in and take possession. They had
decided to go into the country for theil
honeymoon, and they left on the one
railway which runs out of st. Johns
just a few minutes before the brindl6
COW gave that fatal kick to Mr.. Brien.
At the first station where the train
stopped telegram was handed to the
bridegroom. 1t said simply: "Come
back at once. Your house is burning
A return train was leaving almost i'm
mediately, and the bride and groom
reached home in time to see the burning
of both their parents homes. Their OWL
little home and all the brides trousseau.
which she had left there, having no use
for it in her country outing, had been il
ashes for q good half hour. BY the first
relief ship, which arrived from Halifax
three days later, the bridegroom re-
ceived bundle of old clothes.
With the bundle came a note from an
old friend, which said: "Dear Will
dare say some Of your employees OIL
some other poor beggar who has been
burned out will be able to make use OF
these old tOgs. dare say you'll be able
TO find some use for them" The bride
groom sent this note of thanks to Hall.
fax by the first mail: Dear Harvey
Thanks immensely, l did find some
poor beggar who was able to make use
Of these old togs Of yours, In fact, my
dear boy, at the present moment these
old togg Of yours comprise my wedding
trousseau. They're rather a quick fit,
but Tm not oYercaptious just at pres.
ent. only wish that some other oblig,
ing friend would send some equally
good old toys to my poor wife, Mon
treal Herald.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14
PenrI Fishinr in Ohio.

Pearl fishing in the Little and Big
Miami rivers, Ohio, has long been q
recognized means of subsistence 10 hun
dTeds of people in that region. Some of
the finest pearls eyer found came from
there. For one of them Tiffany & Co.
paid $1,000, and afterward sold it for
$2,5Q0 As much as $4,000 worth in
one year have been gathered. The
CLANS in whose shells these pearls are
found are raked from the sand bar dur
ing low water, where they are found in
beds similar to those formed by the salt
water CLAIMS. They are readily raised
when undisturbed and mature in two
years. This industry, through the en-
terprise Of Hon. Theodore Wollring, will
soon be firmly established in Kentucky.
This gentleman is about to invest in two
boatloads Of fresh water CLANS from the
headwaters Of the Little Miami. They
will be planted on the edges Of his far
nous fish preserves ut Rosedale, Gov
iDgtOn Record,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14
NO. 33.
A New CbemlcnI rIoment.

New chemical elements are net dis
covered as rapidly as new asteroids or
new comets, and when one is found, as
has receatly occurred, a great deal Of IN
terest is aroused in the scientific world.
The new element was discovered in
Egypt in tho bed Of an ancient river
which las been dried up for ages, but ef
whose former existence there are said to
be records dating back about 600 years.
A few little lakes, whose water possesses
medicinal properties, oxist in the old
river bed.
The new element, which iscalled mas
rum, from the Arabic name for Egypt,
is a constituent Of kind Of fibrous alum.
It falls under the class of metals, and is
said by chemists to possess a strong in
dividuality,
Moreover, it furnishes an additional
proof Of the correctness Of the prevailing
theory Of what is called the periodieity
of the elements, since its atomic weight
seems to place ii just in q certain gap In
the system whose existence had bcen
noted, This, indeed, is not the first in
stance in which o newly discovered snb-
stance has been found to fill vacant
place in the ideal system of the chemical
elements. Other gaps yet exist, and
chemists are becoming so confident in
heaceuracy of their fundamental theory
that they would not be surprised to see
every one of these gaps filled by the dis
oOvery Of new elements, the general
properties Of which they are able to pre-
dict,-Youth's Companion.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14

The supreme court Of Pennsylvania
has Just rendered a decision upholding
the bequest made by Benjamin Frank
lin q century ago to promote early mar
riages. Franklin bequeathed 81 200
each to the cities of Philadelphia
and Boston, to be lent upon matri
mony to apprentices who wished to es
tablish themselves in business. The
rate Of interest TO be charged was pen
cent, and Franklin calculated that at
the end Of hundred years the fund in
each city would amount to e181, 600.
He directed that the odd e1 900 should
be spent by each city in public improve
ments and the remainder lent to young
married couples for another 100 years,
1t was then to be divided between the
city and the state.
A year ago last fall the first century
had rolled around, and the Philadel
phia fund amounted to u little less tnan
800, 600, while the Boston fund amount,
ed to nearly 100000, or almost asmuch
as Franklin estimated. Meanwhile,
however, the apprenticeship system had
died out, while the Franklin family had
not, except as to public spirit, Two OF
the descendants Of the great thinker
seized the occasion to bring suit to set
aside the will and have the funds
turned over to Franklin's natural heirs
viz, themselves, There were several
grounds upon which the heirs brought
this suit, the chief being that the will
established ''perpetuity," without be
ing essentially charitable, inasmueh as
interest was charged to each recipient
of the fund,
1t was also urged that the will should
bo set aside because it was no longel
possible to carry out one OF its main
provisions, since apprentices had ceased
to exist, Both of these grounds aud all
others the court rejects as inadequate to
sustain the claim of the contestants.
The two funds will therefore go on
oompounding for another 100 years.
EXChanpe
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14
A Cnke waIIe at Long Rraneh

The cake walk at Long Branch was
attended by an appreciatiye lot of white
people from the various hotels, who, in
their anxiety TO obtain good places, watt
ed in crowds outside the door long be-
fore the polite person who had been de-
puted to gather in the shekels was able to
escape from the duties of his regular pn-
siti0p and attend to them, When they
finally succeeded in getting inside they
relieved the exuberancs of their feelings
by impartially applauding eVery man,
woman Or child who crossed the floor,
regardless Of age, color or previous con
dition Of seTVitude, The first prize-a
largo rocking Ghair--Was awarded tn
Miss Jackson, slim, dusky maiden in
black satin, with o beautiful figure and
a very digpifed carriage, She never al
tered her expression one iot from the
beginning of the walk to its end. A for
tunate couple succeeded in taking the
cake, but the gold watch which had been
promised as the first prize for gentlemen
failed TO materialize. New York Her
aid,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14
Trageay of a nlond Madonna.

The town of Meroaglino, in Naples,
has just been the scene of q tragedy,
The son Of a farmer named Antonio
SaccOne, aged twenty, fell in love with
RyOung and pretty peasant girl, The girl
had, In consequence of her beautiful
tresses, gained for herself the sobriquet
of "the blond madonna" The rich
Saccone had Offered his hand and his
name to the maiden, But the girl re.
fused the offer, for she had already
promised to marry Y peasant on his es,
tate, Saccone thereupon determined tc
discharge his rival. A quarrel arose
and the rivals met armed with reVolv,
eTs,
Three shots were fired and the peas
ant was seriously wounded, The
blond madonna, hearing of the strife,
also armed herself with a revolver aud
quickly arrived upon the scene, Here a
dreadful tragedy was enacted, Antonio
SaGcone fell dead with bullet from his
adyersarys pistol in his heart. The
blond madonna was dangerously wound,
ed in the temple by shot accidentally
fired from Antonio's revolver, The bul,
let fired by Sacoone had failed to reach
his rival, hut the girl, with the revolver
she had brought to suocor her beloved
through her ineXperienee with the fire
arm, had shot the youth, and he died
shortly Rfterward, rd,-London News,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14

Siberia, coupled as its name is with
stories of Russian barbarity, is not the
barren, terrible land of limitless deserts
which fiction and the drama have pic
tured it. The building of the trans
Siberian railway and the extension of
lines along the northern frontier of
China will greatly change the entire
drama OF civilization The railroad from
VladiyOstock to the Ural mountains will
bring that great Russian naval station
within fourteen days journey of st,
Petersburg, and along thisroute stations
will rapidly grow into towns and offer
opportunities for new and striking de,
velopmeHt,
Russia's enterprise stimulates that Of
China, not only as matter of com
petitiye ambition, but for strategic
reasons The railways now being sur.
veyed and completed with the Celestial
empire are numerous, and to this end
many foreign engineers are employed
Soldiers and cOnYiGts are largely EN-,
ployed as wOrlfmen, thus cheapening the
cost of labor MS far as possible. Hart,
ford Globe.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14
A New nisooyeFy,

Quebec (Canada) scientists say that
one Of the greatest discoveries of late
years is that made by blacksmith Of
that city. 1t is the long lost art known
to the pyramid builders Of Egypt as
hardened copper, The man prepared q
piece of his hardened copper one inch
and three-quarters of line thick and
had it tested at the government ride
ranges at Quebec, The first shot was
fired from distance of forty yards, and
the bullet shiyered into a thousand frag-
ments, The leading military apthori-
ties there express the conviction that IL
on further trials in the English dock
yards the discovery maintains the same
superiority, most important results must
follow and existing systems be conn
pletely reyolutionized, Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14

One Of tho most profitable branches Of
summer industry is the sale of the little
tin pals an shovels which the children
use at the seashore. So many of these
toys are sold every day that there Is
great competition in the business. Acting
on the principle that the early bird
catches the worm, the excursion boats
hire boys to peddle the pals on the jour
ney down, to tho great annoyance Of
passengers, who fail to sec any virtue in
the perseverance that won't take "Noi'
for an answer The boys who keep on
asking You to buy from the moment the
boat starts until she reaches her destina-
tion would be altogether unbearable il
they didn't furnish the philosopher with
amusement at the expense Of the fellow
who is always boasting about never get
ting left,
"Here's yer gold and silver pals and
shovels just from Tiffany's. Only ten
cents each, pipes the kid, IF you wait
until you get to the beach you'll have to
pay fifteen cents, The sand ia free, and
all you have to pay is ten cents for the
pail and shovel"
The fellow who knows ii all smiles
and look wise as he pays his dime, but
it is the philosopher who does the smiling
when the beach is reached and the same
pals are selling for niokel,-New York
Evening Sun,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14
Tho SUN Cholera Mixture.

More than twenty years ago, when ii
was found that prevention of cholera
was easier than cure, a prescription
drawn up by eminent doctors was pub
lished in the New York Sun, and 1t took
the name Of The Sun cholera medicine.
Our contemporary never lent Its name
to better article, We have seen it in
constant use for nearly two Bcors years
and found it to be the best remedy Tor
looseness of the bowels ever yet devised.
No one who has this by him and takes
it in tino will ever have the cholera.
We commend it to all our friends.
Even when no cholera is anticipated, it
is an excellent remedy for ordinary SUM
mer complaints, colo, diaTrhea, etc.
Take equal parts of tinotuFe Of cayenne
pepper, tincture of opium, tincture Of
rhubaIb, essence of peppermint and spir-
its Of eamphor. Mix we'll, Dose, fifteen
to thirty drops IN . little cold water, ac-
eordiug to ago and violence Of symp-
toms, repeated every fifteen or twenty
minutes until relief is obtained, New
York Journal of Commerce.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14

"Hai hal har' laughed Reggy Merri-
man, "hal ha! haP' and he stuffed an
other suit into his overcrowded valise.
"Wei, old man." said his college
chum, who was helping him pack,
"what do yon find so funny in your
thoughts just now? A penny for themP'
"Oh, they're worth more-they're rich
such joke Hal har'
Explain, or I'll dump the contents Of
this valise on the floor again."
''Do you sec that boxP'
"Yes, old man; what of itP'
"It's full of Christmas presents"
"Oh, come off; you're crowding the
season."
"Wait bit. They're my Christmas
presents. That's the joke. SayH"
Eyes, old man"
"You know have cousin Jenny in
Jackson?"
Eyes"
she's in the joke; and there's my
married sister EN- at Lansing, and
Bob's wife at Pontiac, and Lii and Kate
they arc other fellows sisters. Oh,
how ] do love those girls, and they,
every one, will get a Christmas present
out of that box"
"Why, what's in itY"
1.-THE presents they sent me every
Christmas for the past six years. Hal
ha!'
But what are theyF'
"Have patience, They'll save me a
lot of money"
"Tell me, 30 / can adopt the same
scheme"
"Ill send them back all their own
presents. Ha, hat"
But, for heavens sake, what are
they?'
"Suspeudrrs, mani Embroidered sus-
penders Hal hal Revenge is sweet
Hal ha! ha!'-DetroiU Free Press.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14
Yarnn memnerg Of parlIament.

Our youngest congressman" is neces-
sarily more than twenty-five years old,
ip aeGprdanCe with the provisions of the
constitution, but the British house Of
commons has members several years
younger, One Of the newly returned
members, William Allen, Is twenty-on one,
and Frederiek smith and Mr., Dalziel
are not vet twepty-fouF, They do moi
break the record Of political preeocity,
however, for William Pitt was only
eighteen when he made his maiden
speech in the hppse-the speech that led
Burke TO say that the young orator twas
not chip of the old block, but the old
block itself. ~ Chicago Herald.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14

In q recent address before the Chicago
Electric club 1t was stated that within a
year there will be in operation IN this
country FIVE electric locomotives Of from
700 10 1900 horsepower and Weighing
from forty-iYe 10 eighty tons, Speh ma
chimes will haul trains Of 450 tons at
thirty miles per hour up q grade Of
twenty-six feet 10 the mile, and when
operated at . voltage about double that
now used on trolley roads will develop
high speed service,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14
Fhe Sea in Miniature,

A model of ocean currents is to be eX-
hibited at the Worlds fair which will
possess great practical value. This
model, which Is o huge scientific tank,
il made to represent the surface of the
earth spread ont on an area Of thirty feet
square, the ocean and seas being shown
by actual water. Small streams Of water
are elected through pipes under the
model So that the whole body Of water
moves exactly as the ocean currents
move. The direction Of the currents is
shown by q white powder on the surface
Of The water Near the model will be
placed . large map giving the fullest
details Of tlle force, volume and direc-
ti9n Of tho various ocean currents
New York Telegram.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14
The Loftiest Hotel.

A new hotel now being erected at the
corner of FiftA aYenae and Fifty-pinth
street, New York, viii be, when conl-
pleted, Che lqftiest hotel II the world
The depth Of the excavation for the
foundation ranges from twenty-five feet
70 forty feet, This has been necessary
50 as 20 have . rock basis, the rock be-
ing blasted 50 a 10 render it even, The
new hotel viii hsye seventeen stories
and will be 225 feet high, The site Is
100 feet on Fifth avenue BY l5B feet deep
81 Fifty -ninth street The building will
cost about $l ok, 200 ana win take two
years tn construct. yankee Blade.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14

During the past three months there
were listed in Portland B26,871 live lob
sters and 28,75G canned HOLSTERS. When
we consider the fact that it takes on an
average the meat of fifty HOLSTERS to fill
one dozen cans, and that the above fig
ures represent the importation of more
thaR l,50Q,000 HOLSTERS in three months
Rt this port alone, we get some
idea Of the enormous consumption Of
this article of food in this country, and
the old inquiry 40 to how long this drain
upon the rich resources Of the coast can
be stood naturally sHggests itself, "
Portland Press,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14
A MARYLAND TourneY.

Fifteen stalwart knights participated
in the tournament yesterday afternoon
on My Lady's Manor, Baltimore county,
The tourney was held on the farm of
Mr., Jacob n, PeaTee, abopt 955 miles
east of Monkton, on the Northern
Central railway, The contest was one
of expert horsemanship, aud in this
particular the Journeys of today are
useful, 1t is only when they are likened
TO the GhiYalrous engagements of old or
when they are merely for the value of
the prizes offered that they become
ridiculous. In yesterdays tourney prizes
were given to the first four successful
knights, and the next four had the
honor of orowning the queen and maids
Of-honoF, which were really the most
coveted prizes. The coronation took
place at Manor hall, near the tourna-
inent grounds, The royal party and
Others then enjoyed a dance, Baltimore
Sun
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14
Who Killed Bill Blink ?

''Eot l." said Fink who made the drink,
'"Twas some one else that killed Bill Blink ~
''Not l." said Stink, who sold the drink
Distilled by Fink. -.
"Twas some one else that killed Bill Blink S'
MOT l." said Flaw. who made the law
That liueDRPd Stink 10 sell the drink
Distilled by Fink
"Twas some one else that killed BIZ Blink ~
mot ~ said Claw whose vote sent Flaw
To mskr the law
That licensed Stink to sell the drink
Distilled by FlfHk.
"iTWas some one else that killed Bill BllDk ?
But Claw he WinBed-
Twas no one else that killed Bill Blink.
CSJastsT
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14

A wagon Loaded with black powder,
moving op = perfectly level road near
Wenatchee, Wash, exploded last week,
while ep Wednesday . wagon loaded
with dynamite, drawn BY four horse
team, went over the grade not far from
the same spot end rolled 100 feet, n9
damage fesqltipg keto performs some
peculiar frealzs With which 70 mgsify
ths iRha8gants ~ thia tegrestral sphere.
2qstaBs GgegQnARn,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14
Knew when He Ind Enaagh

Edward Gawens, employed by shiyers
& Moffett, Baadep, was called to his
home Suddenly recently,
He returned and informed his em-
plqyers that babe had been admitted
10 his family.
Shortly afterWard the telephone sum
moned him to his home, aud when he
returned he found that two more chill
dreH had been added to his family.
He waited aropnd home and another
the fourth child, made an appearance
10 then retnrHed to work and asked
bis employers not 10 answer the tele
phone again. Philadelphia Press
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14

The Last or one Of the last Of the old
Australian bushrangers is dead. Forty
years ago the name Of Black Douglas
was renowned IN New South Wales, He
was negro, ana had been q prize
hghter before he took to the ropes. His
real name was Russell and be died ~
The hospital ~ Sapdhprst the old Ben
digo, ths Victoria mining town Bush
rangers already seem almost as extinct
as highHaymen MIA Uister Mail
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14

Only The other any the writer was
standing hy the highway jHst out of j
Maine village which Is a fayorite with
visitors, when be was startled hy tie
near report 9f 2 gnn ana Q shower Of
shot all aboHf hial a moment lafer >
yonpg fRgstqp apgrisipan' came tearing
ont q the bRafes ana b breathless haste
Shouted, sDid | hit itgi Whaf aif pa2
haze been does not appear bnt sle wiei4-
er of the ehotun Yves TIE representative
III aclass which is aiakiag nee rambling
N th6 Waeds aangarepg Coz Boston
ggpsHal
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14
Loollng for Falae Teeth.

Among the funniest happenings at
Old Orchard this summer have been the
constant losses Of sets of false teeth by
people in bathing, The loss OF q plate
Of false lnplars by some one Is an every
day occurrence, and az every low tide
pepplemaY ha asean walking slowly along
the beach and poking the sand with
canes in q generally vain search foT tha
lost nlasticatprs, Bangor gommerlial,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-10-14

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of CataTrh that cannot be cured by
HaII's Chfarrb Cure.
T. J. CBEKEY g. Co. props, Toledo; o.
We the undersigned. have known Y;
Cheney for the last Is years, and beieVr him
perfectly honorable 10 all business trans
actions AID financially able to carry out any
Oblig ,ti0ns made by th~ir firm.
West o. Truax, WbnlrlesRle Druggists,
TDl. DO, O., W4Iding Il Marvin, WhOesal'
Druggists, TOl~dO, o.
Hall's CsIaTTh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon tbp blood aud mucuOns
suFfacrs Of the system. Price, 75c per bottle.
Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free.