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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15
NOTHING FOR THE BIBLE.
An Aged Mems Vain Errand In New YORK;
PawREhop.

In q Bowory pawnshop man shut
fed up to ono of tho clerks with q Lig
bundle which no wanted to pawn. Tho
man WINS old and decropit, Ills hair and
beard were long, whito aud unltempt,
His clothes were ragged as the wrap.
pings Of his bundle He laid the bundle
down on the counter, pulled off the
wrappings and displayed Bible of what
ia known as tho family" sort, 1t had
large, heavy covers stamped in gilt and
looked az If it might be illustrated with
full page steel engrayings.
"What'll you give mo on thatP' said
he to the clerk,
Nothing" replied the clerk, with
tho most discouraging account imagina'
bio and apparently without oven a
glance at tho Bible,
"Oh, yes, you will, " said the old
man "Pleaso give mo something
NO" answered the clerk, mot a
cent. "
But I've got to have it" pleaded
the old man. II haven't had anything
TO eat today Give me 90 cents, "
Nothing to drink, you mean, " said
the clerk, with another glance at the
trembling old man, II won't give You
anything, We don't tako Bibles any
| way.
The clerk turned to talk to man
who wanted to pawn ring, The old
man hesitated q minute and then re-
newed his effort,
"Weli, give mo % cents then" he
said. "I'ye had more than that ON this
before,
"Not here" answered the clerk, u
tell you we don + take Bibles. Go on,
now. o."
The old man gathered up his Bible
and shufled away, Tho man who was
pawning the ring looked OH with evident
interest, He was thinking Of tho many
stories he had heard of men who would
pawn the family Bible for drink money
aud rejecting that here was a pawn
broker whose heart was not as stony al
tradition makes believe, who had SONS
taint Of sentiment, II not of reverence
left in him,
SIS that rule of tho house?" he sait
to tho clerk who was making out tht
ticket,
"What2" asked the clerk,
'That you don't take Bibles "
mo, !" with q laugh, 'That was jus
q bluf, we tRka anything. But tina
Bible Was worn out and wasn't woFtl
a Gent, ,"-NeW York Sun.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15
TIE ENGAGEMENT RINa.
And what Sometimes Follows After IL Gs
Received by the Bride Elect.


Somewhat apropos Of weddings, at
least Of weddings that may be, IL story
told by one of the leading statesmen for a
well known iewelry house II Ia not
uncommon for brides elect Just after the
election to resort to some sort Of clever
artitioe 10 find out the intrinsic value Of
the glittering bauble that proolains her
to be his. Sometimes they do their own
detective work, but perhaps more fro.
or ntly curious mother takes charge
of 1t, under the impression, as she makes
yop believe. that IL the ring Ia all 1t Is
pretended to be the giver's character ia
like 1t. The originator Of that theory
has never been discovered The disciples
are legion,
Tho salesman In question was ap-
preached by q woman of the fashion,
able world and her daughter. The lat
tor looked somewhat embarrassed, and
the experienced young man behind the
counter thought he recognized the symp-
toms,
II desire to get q ring for my daugh-
ter " said the woman. The saleaman
looked at tho young lady,
'Hot this one, another daughter, II
Is to be a surprise "
Sho was shown case after case Of dia
mond rings, but mono seemed to suit
her Finally she said to tho daughter,
"show him yours, dear, " Blushingty
she took off her gloyo and slipped a
sparkling ring from her engagement
finger
II want to get one exactly like that,
How much win it oostF"
The salesman looked at the ring, and
the girl watched him as brayely AZ she
could, He recognized 1t as one no had
sold to Mr.. Blank few days before,
"Isn't she craftys" he Thought,
"Well, I'll fix her this time. " 30 HI
handed the ring back to the daughter
and said;
"The cost Of this ring, madam, wa
confidential matter between Mr., blanl
and mysolf. We haven't another like /
In tho house, understood from his 70
marks that no thought the ring woul'
not ba valued at its intrinsic worth
However, If you wish to know its val
ne, take Ii to some pawnshop and mul
tiply what they viii offer YOU for 1t b,
three, and You will get pretty nearl7
the correct price,
The mother iiounGed out of the staF
! In great wrath, Her daughter followed
/ almost In tears of course the store los
their patronage, but the salesman sal
he Cnuldn resist the temptation to CIV
them u lesson, Philadelphia Press
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15

The extraordinary announcement that
has recently appeared In the German
papers to the effect that, by virtue Of q
decree obtained from the courts, Baron
Albert Won OhleHdartf had disinharitad
and disoWned his eldest son, the Baron
Oscar Won Ohlendnrff, on account Of bis
Extravaganza. hahitual drunkenness and
general misconduct, IL necessary, 40
aording to Teutonio law, In order ta
render imperative tho claims, which
the ynnng man wonld otherwise possess,
upon his parents property, On the coll-
tinent Of Europe parents are held tl
have certain nbligatians, 80 far as prop
erty and maintenance are concerned,
toward the children whom they haVe
brought into the world, aud disinherit'
anee Is only permitted when the sane,
tion of tho courts has been pptained--l
sanction given In sneh cases 40 tht
above alone or where tho son has ha
come 9 criminal. = Berlin Letter
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15

xhat Hint abouS Another StoFy Broagas
ths gysieotae Quarter.
Gentlemen, said a smooth looking
man 10 the crowd in tho cigar stora,
saw funny thing today
What was iss@ asked three e1 the
crowd at tho saHne tilne.
The smooth looking man leaaled
against d sh6Ycase and begans IL was
going down ne street this afternoon,
aud "a / was passing tho postotitee !
heard quite racket inside, went Ia,
There was one of the big Irish women
who scrub out dancing around ia the
middle 81 the lobby with q pair "a box
ing gloves on her hands She was hit
ting out In all directions and had al-
ready floored eouploof men. An alarm
was sent in, and pretty soon q police
man came running down and arrested
her just d iie was about 70 haul her
out to the patrol box that stands on tho
corner near By a digniaed looking man
stepped ont of the crowd and said, Lot
that woman 40, Why should let her
! go?' asked the policeman. Because the
| United States government says that she
can do what she has been doing, a
don't catch on, replied the policeman
Then read thatp shouted the aigniiied
looking man, pointing 10 the sign on
the wall, The policeman turned and
read O sign, Letter Box +"
The smooth looking man STOPPED here
and looked around expectantly No ena
laughed
After depressing silence Tor q couple
Of minutes oleof tho party said, ''Well,
what's the joker
"Why, said the smooth looking
man, Letter bex--let her box, sees
Let--her--hox, meaning the woman
who had on the boxing gloves
There was o succession of dismal
groans, and every ono save the clerk
walked ont into the night After all
had gone the smooth looking man turned
to the clerk and said huFriedly; Say,
boss, didn / mean nothing BY that j
only wanted to get q chance 70 talk
with you IN private 7"
"What do yoa wantG'' asked the
clerk.
The smooth looking man approached
him and said hoarsely, II only want 9
quarter, "
"Woll, you don't get II !
The smooth looking mans face tool
on o hard expression 'aThen ! will tel
you another story he said firmly
''Not on yoar life, you won'tp1 shout
ed the clerk, producing the deslred coin
And that ID the way one man got hi
drinks. buffalo Express,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15

The young Detroit man had borrowed
$40 from tho rich old man, promising
to bring it back one week from date.
Tho millionaire let him have it, and on
time tho borrower brought it back,
"Now, Mr., Bullion, said the young
man, "I've beeu square with You In this
matter, aud want to borrow 900 tor
two weeks,
The old man shook his head,
Sorry" said he, but can't let you
have it.
why nnt2" and the young man was
greatly astnnished.
because you have disappointed me,
and | don't want to BIO disappointed
again" "
The borrower was more surprised
than ever.
"What do ynR mean by being disap'
pointedF' he asked,
"This," explained the money man,
u lot you have that $l0r not expecting
ever to get it back again, and ] did,
Now, it let you have $40, would ex
pect to get it again, and never would.
No, sir" he added GonelusiYely, "ont
disappointment is enough. Good day,
and that ended it,-Ohioago Tribune,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15
shn Irn,i - rnntl,ncho.

A Philadelphia newspaper IL Faspon-
gible foF this story about q cat This
particular feline belonged 10 q dentist
and seemed tq take q delight N watch
ing the doctor operate on his patients.
One day IL was Rptieed that pussy 70.
fused To eat and chat she often yeWled
ID apparent distress, but no ono knew
what was the matter Ihe negt morn-
Ing, after . patient had lafE thp chair,
pussy jumped into The place he had oc-
Gupied and gave / pitifpl yowl strnck
with al idea, tho deptist carefully ex-
amiped tha cats mauth and found 4
swollen gum and an nlceTatea tooth.
ne promptly extracted the ileisogg and
pussy immediately began ~ pug ~ 4
very cententsd manner II nay hays
been only coiHeideRoe hRt y really
looked N Il tho cat kpaw heFs to ge
gor Felief
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15
superstillon Of tho Turks.

The superstition Of the Turks is no
where so apparent as Ia their fear OF
tho "eyil eye" Jugs placed aPOnnd tho
edge of the roof or all old shoe filled
with garlic and blue bsGts (hlue glass
balls or rings are q sure guard against
the illusiQn. Whenever a pretty child
ts playing upon tho street the passershy
will say, "Oh, what an ugly childF
for fear Of iuGiting the evil spirit
against its beauty. The PEASANT classes
in Turkey are of course the most super
stitiaus because they are the most ig7
norant. They have no education what
ever and can neither read NOE write.
Stambo0l is the only great city OF
which, they know, Paris IL term sig
nifyipR the whole outside world, An
American missionary was once asked,
',In what part Of Paris is AmeFiqaF'
Yet it can bG said that they are geneF-
ally honest and always patient They
earn from @ to cents day This will
furnish them with eklnak and pilatf,
and that h. all they expect, They eat
meat only on feast days, and then only
mutton The taxgatherer is their only
grievance, They look upon him as q
necessary evil They have no idea oi
being ground down under the oppFess,
or's iron heel Yet they are happy be,
cause they are GQnteated and have nc
envy. Fhe poorer, the more ignorant,
TuFk is the better he seems 10 be. Al
ho gets money and power and becomes
'seontamiuated' by western civilization
ho deteriorates --"Aero Asia on q Bi
cycle" in GentuFy.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15

Another case occurred in o house
whore | was once stopping in Nova
Scotia, 4 piano with q bad note was
fixed by simply opening an inside shut
ter Of d bay window at the opposite side
of q parlor from the piano. The latch Of
one shutter was lightly resting against
tho edge of another and caused the jan
gle when one particular note was struck,
The lady player had previously declared
that she would Houd for q tuner tho next
day and laughed at my attempt to fix it
by hunting about tho room while she
pounded, However, she did not conceal
her surprise when tho trouble was re-
moved aud admitted that there was
something about this sound business
that she did not quite understand
In regard to locating these iangles,
however, | will say that 1t " not always
so easy, II reHuiFe5 some rraptiee before
the ear becomes capable OF locating witt
any degree Of sppeess tho direction ol
sounds of this kind, This was my OK
perianGa with tho first piano jangle
that Of the cracked globe, which wa
quito diflipult. That Of tho windaN
shutter was easier as well as many 9th
ers which have located SINCE. 4 cor
rect musical car II also on impprtan
| adjunct In the case, --A, A. Knudson u
Popular scienea Monthly, 5u2m ... IN
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15
T,ig PLANET URANUS.
some Interesting Things voyage 70 the
Gigantic World Woald Disclose.

Some Interesting Things Voyage 10 Nh@
Gigantic World wonld Disclose.
If Uranus, which IA star Of about
the sixth magnitude, were q planet like
those little ones called asteroids, which
arc being discovered BY the dozon every
year, 1t could not have much claim upon
popular attention But Uranus IL really
gigantic world, more than 60 times
as large as ours Its vast distance, now
about i,700, 900, 600 miles from the
earth, Is what causes V to look 80 small
Uranus has four moons, which reyolye
backward In their erbits--that Is to say,
thoy reyolve from east to west around
Uranus, while Uranus goes, like all the
other planets, from west to east around
the sun 1t is believed that Uranus ro-
tatos backward on its axis also More
over, the axis Of that great, strange
globe lies In such u direction that in
| the course Of its year, which Is equal to
sd of our years, the sun shines almost
perpendieularly first upon one pole and
| then upon tho ether Measured by our
| time standard, there arc 40 years OF COM
stant daylight, followed by 40 years OF
unbroben night, around the poles Of
Uranus, And the sun rises In the west
aud sets in tho east there But tho sun
looks very small when viewed from
Uranus~~only one four hundTedth a.
| large as 1t appears to us Still ii sheds
upon that planet 800 times as much
light as the full moon sends to the
earth, 20 that daylight upon Uranus,
while faint compared with the blaze Of
a terrestrial monday il nevertheless q
very respectable kind Of illumination,
1t is q pity that the telescope Is able
to show US very little OF the detail oi
the surface of Uranus. Some faint bands
or belts, Just visible with the most pow
erful Instruments, are all that can hC
made out II we could visit Uranus, VIC
should probably be greatly surprised, Il
not greatly disappointed. lta average
density is but tritie IN excess Of thai
Of water, and OF course its surface den
sity IL far lesa
A voyager from the earth landing Oh
Uranus would probably sink almost o.
rapidly as If he had leaped upon on'
of those round white thundercloudi
which, piled high in air. look SO soltt
and snowy cool on July afternoon, III
could no more walk on the surface @
that world than he could walk OH water
1t has generally been assumed tina
the meaning of the slight density Q
Uranus IL that that planet Ii still Ia
yaporous on liquid condition and e1
ceedingly hot perhaps, II SO, 1t may !
the course Of future ages contract an
onndense and cool until it comes into
condition resembling tho earth's. vii
vital forces then become active upon
and produce q long succession of livin
species, frightening Its dim daytigh
with the color Of flowers and tho cease
less activity of animate existeneeH II
not likely that man will over be ahlo I
answer that question, but who tina
looks upon Uranus keeping step wit
the earth to the music Of the sun ca
help asking it2-~Garrett r seryiss /
New York Sun,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15

The custom Of naming fats after
their builders or owners is o growing
one aud sometimes results In q curious
combination, just below me are two
new fatAouses, built last summer. One
was named "Alhert," " and on the plate
glass front door Of the adjoining one
was the word Madeira" 1t having
been built by patriotic gentleman
who names bis fathouses after various
wines. But the latter was sold 10 2 man
named Hawkins, who forthwith put hii
own name up. 50 now the combination
is complimentary to the old time and
widely known White House coachplan,
'sAlbeEt Hawkins. New York Herald,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15
PniptersI IiekIe.

Painters pickle is used for removing
old paint. 1t is useless to waste time
and money applying good enamel paint
oyer old paint, for it quickly cracks
and grows shabby. Mix IA pounds of
stone potash, ~ to 2 pounds Of soft
soap and a hal pound Of washing So
da together and stir into about q gal
lon Of water. The pickle should then be
boiled till the potash Is melted. Apply
this with brush; then let 1t stand tor
several hours. The work must after
ward be washed thoroughly with strong,
hot soda water, nsipg no soap This
pickle may be applied equally well hot
or cold, Great care must DO taken IN
using the pickle, as 1t discolors the fin
Rer nails and takes the color ont Of any
ching II touches Boston Heraid.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15

"a
Shoes and other articles besides has,
kets and cabinets are manAfapsurdd from
birch bark by the Russian paasantly,
The bark from which these artiales arc
made Is from the inner skin Of the Rus
sian birch tree, common IN almost all
parts Of the empire II II gathered
spring and fall, and the process ID . very
simple one An inGisian II first lnade
around tho trunk nf the tree, and the
peasants have d knack Of tearing o. uni
winding the bark from the starting
point, which gives them . strip Of even
width that they wind into q ball and
keep through tha winter until II is dry
enough 10 nsa. II ID then made intf
shoes, baskets and other useful articles.
The harlIa shoes are universally worn
BY the Russian peasantrg. Other ahaei
uaad tn winter are made pf sheeps wool
These arc manufactured BY itineranI
eobbIers who travel from house 70 house
psing tha peasants oWn materials,
PHILADELPHIA Ledger
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15

,'Lat me have three ounces Of that
battlad blood qpieklf bids fair YET To-
become not uncommon order IN tho
corner drug store According TO we'll
known Philadelphia physician, startling
progress hasbeen made ia blood healing,
or hemethegapy blood "a not only
life, y he declares i'hut lives itself in.
dependently, II II q highly organized
living tissue simply IN the transition
state It can hn made To 1--we apart from
tha body inaeanttdly III perfect epndi-
tion and oan thpn ha RETURNED into any
tissue BY any opaliiiiis AZ any tisaia, when
ii win instantly fasulna iss aall, creative
activity. 1t can nYan he swallowed
when tha patient, suffering from drain
ing of blood oF hemprrhagaa, can take
no other drink Death from blood atar-
.Vatiou win one day be e2oeaaiugly rara
indeed, and these aoFkea up vital corpus
clos viii be used not only for inlnlt-
nently dangerous but fpr intrautaple
iingeringcases - Philadelphia Record.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15

An English officer pAsaad AazxaNstop
diseoyerea ~ India 4 awpFaipR seiephone
between the two temples of Rani about
u milo apart. Ilie system Is said 10 bage
been ~ operation ~ Pens faF egeF Z, Q1Q
years EgyBtaipgigts hays found nslllais-
kSkable evidence of Wige coplaaHiea.
tiens hetwAsn spne ps fhe tenRlea n
the aaFlig Egyptian dgnRsttea Pr
WbgfheF theas served + telegFagaiei fei'
eph lnic QF otheg pnfpeFa " H9t afataa
thieaRq Heaala
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15
rhe Aeme 81 90 aale Earce.

'fAHa now, gentlemen af the Jury, \
ghontad the Young lawyer, Fpaning bis
long angers through his apwing locks,
sAnaw, gentlemen af the inrY, ! ask YpR
AZ men and III pitizans Of this graat and
glorious republic if the spQtlass ehaF-
aeter 0f mt client II 81 he permitted q
guifes fruni lla words uttered bg shai
~ that bg that yeriAiform appenaix
who sits in tlla EiEHess box with aeFillFg
stalapaa az pyaF hlml indianapolis
Iongnal
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15
Reols WIlh AlE ebamheEg.

In the SundeEhapds, Q tract oi
gwampy forest III NE southern part p
the Gauges delta, large plumbers ~ tha
trees aFe provided with curious root
suckers, consisting of woody processes
growing upward ~ irregular points
along Tie coarse of the roots, aad project
iug one % three feet above grQpld. The
object ~ these epclsers II to protect the
tree from the ppEooting effect Of Wipds,
Pkey also coptsiH aiF chambers sor Chg
aeFatiop of tho roots, bpt never proauce
buds, and cease ~ grow when the ape
has reached tic Level of the hsghesl
spging tides st Louis Post pispaetA
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15

Ayt.rru JUDICIAL DIsTuICT, CALCAslEU PARISH.
sHrHy Terms -FiTBt Monday Of February, and
&lal Monday Of September.
sN0N-JuEY TERMs.-First Monday Of May and
.frsD Monday Of November
CAMERON PARISH.
sJvuY TERN First Monday uttor the Fourth
4y Of July.
7SoE-IUaY Term First Monday Of December,
VERNON PARISH.
sJtRY TERM-S Second Monday Of October
SoX-J my TERM.-First Monday Of April
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15
woul,ln,t Give o. HIs seat.

A certain English duchess used TO be
quite q fixture 1T the casino at Monte
Carlo, and il she missed getting 2 chair
at the tables her companion would PICK
out a good natured looking man and
whisper, "Would you be kind enough,
sir, to yield your place to the duehes8F
An Euglishnan who was carefully play,
ing complicated system oRee replied,
fNot even to the queen Of England P'--
New YORK World.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15

Letters patent have been taken ont BY
d woman IN Madison, n Y, fQr an Ina
pragamant IN envelopes, The invention
consists ii printing small device n any
shape On tho HndeF side pf Che flap If the
gummed envelope ii . sensitive nnia,
atahla when dry hpt which wall ran pr
spread on the application pf steam pr
moisture, tharehY AllaWiag ~ anea that
the letter haa been talpperea With Asla
goFHFnfneut has FacentlN laYitea sH-
BaAsara Il submit taeir IDEAS fas AaFaa
Iaaana of detecting fhe HalaYsla pllalins
1T aaalad ietteFa WILMINGTON STAR
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15

ifBelinda, 4 gaid the young SaaE kea,
degly, the npine, and our safe anall he =
~ iFtdeseent dgaap.H
s.Fiyss, Charles said BeliRaa ~
yerely, twill yqa ktadly ipEorlp aRe
whaf StN NJ tae quantity qs sl7e niefas'
lie meaiam Which Y ~ seppig the iFa-
Geseeneeg' hieaRp keeQFa
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15

A farmer near 0wingsyille, KY says
be has hen that peyer Lays anything
but double eggs. He never brings any
of the eggs 10 market bat insists that
he II using them ali for setting and
means 70 have D breed Of twin hens,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15

Joseph Scaliger had very low opip'
lou of poets. Hesays, There never was
man who was poet, or addicted g
the study of poetry, bpt bis heart was
paHed up with bis own greatness z
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15

Crude oil Is an excellept poliaher and
cleanser for both aeors aud furniture ~
ail sorts except highly finished wood
such IS mahqgapy or biraseye maRle.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-15

ONE DAY.

Death came along one day
And asked his pay
The life OF q child.
In this world, right and left,
Parents are thus beFGft.
Tho child but bmiled.
Shall we, too, smile,
And after awhile .@ y
BE FecOneilcd7
Edward s. cFcamcF IN New York Sun.