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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14
TOWARDS BLOW !.
an Inmate of the CnIaboose
Stabbed By Another who
had Been Searched.
THE WEAPON A LARGE KNIFE.
One Man Had the Covering and the Other
Wanted Part Of it During Alter
cation Serious Wound
was Inflicted.

A emitting ARRAY occurred at the Gala,
boose near the depot, in which John
Hamel was stabbed inst above the heart
with large penknife by C, C. Miller on
Tuesday night. The wound is very
serious one and Hauiel's recovery is very
Oubtfnl.
4 At 10 o'clock that night Hamel was ar.
rested for being found asleep in box cal
and the charge of yagrancy lodged
against him. Three quarters of an hour
later Miller was brought in and booked
as dangerous and suspicious. He is one
Of the lot who were run out of town Sat
urday night.
The police claim that according TO Gus.
tom, Miller, like other prisoners, was
searched but no weapon found on HE
person. At any rate, when Officer Brock,
little later entered with another pris.
oner, Hamel was found lying down by the
door. He was commanded to get mp, but
upon trying to do so, staggered and al.
most fell. The discovery was then made
that the man was bleeding from a wound
in the left side.
DIR. David was summoned, the wounded
man removed from the ealaboose and ii
was then discovered how badly hurt he
was. He related that when he was
put in the ealaboose, he took posses
sion of the only blanket there was and
wrapped himself in it. When Miller was
brought in, he too wanted some covering;
but Hamel acted upon the principle that
possession is nine points of the law, and
refused to part with the blanket. The
men had an alteration, when Miller drew
his knife and stabbed him.
Miller was, after considerable trouble,
removed to the parish Jail and the charge
of assault with intent to murder booked
against him.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14

Messrs. Sparks Bros. A. Flood, of the
Kansas City Sale Stables, Nos. s27 Y
354 Dryades street, have just purchased
from the street cor companies over three
hundred head Of comparatively Young
and sound antilles at very low figure
These mules were not sold because "a any
ltault, but on account Of the companies
adopting electricity as motive power,
They are selling mules like hot cakes 81
from SIS up to get rid Of tlem AZ soon az
possible. DonI delay II you desire to
get a number Of mules cheap. They are
just che thing to nuke cheap cotton and
rice With. 42-st'
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14
The u. S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior to sH ofl9Es.
Musicale Next Thursday.

On next Thursday afternoon the Lake
Charles Musical Society will give very
delightful entertainment at Odd Fellows
Hall, and the very small sum Of 25ets,
will be charged for admission.
This society is forging to the fore and
some Of the best talent in Lake Charles
are on the membership list
The program prepared for this coming
event will be of high excellence, and
there is no doubt that large coneourse
Of music-loying people win be present
The announcement will be found in an
other column.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14
BELT LINE RAILWAY.
DAILY ExeErT suEpGrI


FEERRY SFEAAER HkgEL--Leaves Lake Charles
ats 10, and ~ a. M. and 9, A, and $50 p, nj
and Leaves WeHtlake at z, ., aud II a. m, and
l. 3, and 6, D. m
CANERnN MAIL BoAT-.Lenves for the Gulf every
Monday "Wednesday and Friday att a M. and
Returns every Tuesday, Thursday, and satnr-
day, arriving ats p. m.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14

by ii. T. oorrAM q Co., Ltd

New Orleans, La, Dee IL, 1894.
The market continues quiet this week,
opening with no improvement to note in
the situation. Clean rice is very slow
sale; and rough is moving very slug
gishly, particularly the medium and low
grades. The receipts have been very
large for several days which has had a
Oppressive effect. There is still some
foreign rice being sold. On the whole.
bowever, prices are satisfactory, and
choice grades are commanding full quo
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14

A. ~ Cottam a Co,, Limited, are one
Of the largest handlers Of rough rice ip
the New Orleans market, aud have "a
eilities which are unsurpassed. Planters
would az we'll 10 confer with this Old re-
liable firm before placing their eonsign-
ments elsewhere The sales department
Of their rice business il supervised by
one Of tile oldest, yet most energetic
brokers ID New Orleans, who has . thor
ough knowledge Of The market ip its
every detail. They are prepared to set
the best prices for yoa. 5iEe them 2
trial. 86-tf
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14

The Lake Charles College Literary
society meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Regular business will he transacted, and
Helen Hunt jackson, the authoress, will
IL discussed.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14

The new brick and iron front on Mul-
leFs store is almost completed Nc
Fnigllt Bros, the contractors, are to re
congratulated on the manner in which
they expedite work.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14

If there was only one policeman ip
Luke Charles, he would have to have
several feet and twice az many hands,
t say nothing Of eagles eyes, ifhe did
his duty.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14
Broke His 0Ollarbone.

Andrew Caldwell, o 40 year old boy liy-
ing in Goosport, broke his eollarbone last
Sunday while emulating Sells Brothers
in q grand tumbling act. Medical aid
was summoned and the shattered bone
was reset without further injury to the
lad
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14

Tie city il crowded with eoinmeEeial
travellers ana the Lake llouse and Ho~-
ard Hotel are daily taxed e the utmost
capacity This looks as ifbnsiness was
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14

Mr.. r. h. Odom, of Oberlin, is IN the
city for few days, and is the guest Of
Capt. and Mrs. @. Bunker.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14

The Lake Charles Musical Society will
give q matinee at Odd Fellows Hall, on
Thursday, Dec. goth, 1894, at 2;3o p. m
Admission, rs cents. ~
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14

DR.. Prices Cream ESakang Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14

There were four wrecks on the South
ern Pacific during the past week, but
none Of them resulted fatally although
the company suffered heavy pecuniary
loss
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14

Cards ore out announcing the marriage
of Mr.. @. M. Richard and Mrs. Beatrice
Rosteet on Wednesday, December 18th,
ia this city.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14

Court was in session only three days
at Cameron and Judge Fournet and Dis
trlct Attorney Miller returned satnr-
day.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14

The heavy rain considerably injured
some Of the brick eurbings, where the
dirt had not been closely packed near
the edges.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14

New Orleans, too, is using anti-toxine
ip diphtheria cases, with remarkable re-
suits. Let's have some Of it in Boston.
Whatever il may cost, II is cheaper, 0
good deal, than human life, Boston
Globe.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14
Tuesday.

Mrs, Il. b, Miller, (aee judith CruilS-
shank) viii be at home to her friends Oh
eI,...ul....
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14

The soeiable for he benefit IF tfe
E.piseop.d church which wac given e
the residence of Ms Bier last Frldey
evening was ap unqualified success
many young ladies and gentlemen being
present besides ths regular meusbefs q
the church. A neat spua Was Feallzeq.
The nest enteFtainAent - Nhle4 NNp
nptiee willbs given, occurs az Slle Aesi-
denae IF Captaip and Mrs. a BankeE'
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14

Rr. Prices Cream BaIsiRg Powder
Fartv Years slle STANDARD.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14
LOCAL ECHOES.


There are decided signs of activity in
commerce and trade this week.
The famous HBlaelz Crook" holds the
boards at the theatre next Monday night
Mrs. Il. B, Miller, taee judith Cruik-
shank) viii be at home to her friends on
Tuesday.
The gardeners are all jubilant over the
heavy rains of this week. They say it
came at a critical moment
Mr.. r. II. Odom, OF ObeIlin, is in the
city for few days, aud is the guest Of
Capt. and Mrs @. Bunker.
The storm Of Saturday and Sunday
did much damage in Texas, to property
aud especially in Beaumont.
Court was i'm session ouly three days
at Cameron and Judge Fournet and Dis
triot Attorney Miller returned satpr-
day.
The heavy rain considerably injured
some Of the brick eurbings, where the
dirt had not been closely packed near
the edges.
Cards ore out announcing the marriage
Of Mr.. @. NJ. Richard and Mrs. Beatrice
Rosteet on Wednesday, December 18th,
AL,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-09
The Mystery About Plaster.

In the height of its popularity, some
40 years ago, plaster or gypsum was a
cheap and valued fertilizer 1t would
appear that in three states at least
Pennsylvania, New York and Michigan
plaster has either lost its power or the
land has lost the art of appropriating it
or that crops now get enough Of its in
gradients from some other source. A
Pennsylvania correspondent of Country
Gentleman says that the general opin-
ion among farmers in his locality is
thai the fault is in the plaFter-that it
is MT so good as formerly. It is said
that the stone is first put into great
ovens and baked to drive out the mois-
tureI and make it brittle, SO that it will
grind faster. It's composition when TAX
en- rom the bed is in proportions lit
tie less than one-third lime, nearly one
half sulphuric acid and the remainder
water. 1t may be that the sulphuric
acid. which is the most valuable part of
the fertilizer, like the water, is driven
off by the heat Or destroyed and nothing
left but little lime
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-09
Soft Shelled Eggs.

Hens that have plenty of exercise and
free access to the ground or to deposits
of gravel will not lay soft eggs. Such
hens are not only too fat, but their di-
gestion has been impaired by life of
inactivity. If we keep them on starva-
ton diet, we do not necessarily help
their digestion, says American Cultiva-
tor. The best course with hens that lay
soft eggshells is to kill them for the ta-
BILE. They are always fat and ready to
kill. Ii allowed to live, such fowls will
get in the habit of eating their eggs,
and this habit soon affects the entire
flock. Keep fowls at work for what
grain they get, and they will find ma
terial for eggshells of sufficient hard
ness. The hard shelled eggs produce
the most vigorous chicks, though they
may sometimes need help to break their
shells.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-09
Poultry In the Garden.

A subscriber wishes to know if it is
good farming and profitable to allow
chickens, geese and ducks to run in
among small fruits, or will the poultry
destroy the fruits? @
Geese ought to be kept out Of all pas
ture ground or garden, because their
droppings seem to poison vegetation,
even grasses. Other stock will not feed
after them. They need a small pasture
by themselves.
Ducks are pretty good gardeners
They are scavengers and insect destroy
ers and frequently are let into the gar
den because Of these traits, but they
ought to be watched. Let them in for
an hour at a time while you yourself
are busy in the garden.
I have known chickens in gardens
seemingly harmless, but I think that
during the ripening of small fruits all
kinds of poultry had better be excluded
That is the safest way. They are hard
on peas and beans just coming up.-C
w. M. in ST. Louis Republic.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-09

try. In Jersey cattle we are SO already.
We have bred type of American Jer-
sey that is superior to those even in the
original island Of Jersey. But the Short
horns are still brought over the water.
Here is noble specimen of Short
horn bull.
This animal was born and bred in
Scotland, in Aberdeenshire He was
brought to America by an Ohio Short
horn breeder and is 8 years old. He is a
fine specimen of the noted Cruikshank
Shorthorns.
The second illustration, copied from
The Breeders Gazette, shows an i'm
portant Shorthorn heifer.
This heifer is also Scotch-a Scotch
lassie, so to speak. She is of more re-
fined type, smaller boned than the old
fashioned Shorthorn COWS. She is evil
IDENTIFY built to give her calves the blood
that makes thick steaks. A thin beef
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-09
Live Stock Points.

Pet and handle colts sufficiently to
make them gentle and easily breakable,
but never play with them. If you do,
you will make tricky horses of them
We have lately seen magnificent trot-
ting stallion that had to be approached
with caution because he had an incon-
venient and dangerous habit of suddenly
rearing and striking with his fore feet
at people. He meant no harm. He meant
only play, but horse play is neither safe
nor agreeable, whether among horses or
human beings who sometimes initiate
it. The stallion in question had been
played with during his colthood and
thus formed the habit of rearing and
striking at boys when he was cute lit
tie fellow. Now it is not safe for per-
sons unacquainted with this popularity
to approach him.
The year 1894 witnesses the begin
ming of the expectation of fat mutton
sheep from the United States to Eng
land The first came from Montana.
One consignment of $50, another of
1900, were shipped from Chicago.
American mutton can get as good a
name in Europe as American pork now
has The only trouble about selling it
is that the inhabitants of Europe have
not much of anything to pay for it with.
All their money is required to keep up
vast standing armies.
Abortion in mares is disease, and it
is contagious or epidemic, it is not GER
tain which. When it appears in neigh
borhood or county, it is apt to go
through. This much is known, but not
much more. How to prevent the disas-
trous ailment is something the horse
breeders have not yet found out.
August and February are the lest
months to market hogs, SO far as good
prices 60
A successful hog breeder writes:
Fright here let me strongly emphasize
this point, keep your hogs and their
quarters as clean as you possibly can. It
will pay"
George E. Newell reminds farmers
that no pasture is profitable which takes
three or four acres to support COW.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-09
Live Stock and Turnips.

July is the proper time to SOW fiat or
English turnips to have them in good
condition for market, eating or feeding
stock. If our farmers would realize how
easily this crop can be grown, either by
sowing with grass seed or alone on land
from which some other crop has been
taken or is soon to be taken Three hun
bred or 400 bushels is crop that is
often easily obtained in this way, and
much larger crops have been grown with
out any manure but that which was put
on for the previous crop, unless perhaps
little phosphate or ground bone was
applied with the turnip seed. AS they
usually sell readily at the market for an
average price of 80 cents a bushel and
are called worth 10 or Is cents for stock
feeding. and any that are not large
enough to pull may be allowed to freeze
and rot in the ground, making a green
manuring that is excelled only by clover
or peas, if even by those, it seems
strange that our farmers do not pay
more attention to them. A distinguished
salesman once said that the foundation
Of the prosperity of England was sheep
and turnips, but New England neglects
both, with the exception of a limited sec
ton in Vermont, where sheep are grown,
but mostly Of fancy breeds, from which
they supply Australia and other countries
with sires, from which they breed focks
to supply us with wool. Perhaps our
country would have been richer today if
we had never exported ram.-Ameri-
can Cultivator
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-09
LEeuMlNous CROPS FOR FEEDING.
Opinions In n Farmers Bulletin From the
Department of Agriculture.

Opinions In n Farmers Bulletin From the
Department of Agriculture.
Progressive farmers in many sections
are growing more leguminous crops be-
cause they believe that these furnish
the cheapest food for stock and the
cheapest manure for the soil. With the
leguminous crops these farmers obtain
from the air a substance necessary for
plants and animals alike, which costs
in the form of fertilizers and feeding
tufts from 10 to 30 cents per pound.
Here is plea for these crops for feed
Ing purposes as set forth in farmers
bulletin:
Why should the farmer go ON raising
meadow hay as his main supply of
coarse fodder and buying grain to sup
plement it when by growing legumi-
nous crops the nitrogen required by ami
mails can be produced at the lowest cost?
The crops of red clover, crimson clover,
Japan clover Qespedeza), cowpea, alfal-
ia, sofa bean, horse bean, serradella
and many others of this class far sur
pass common hay in the food materials
they contain, both pound for pound and
in yield per acre. They may be grown
as catch crops and used for soiling or
pasturage, or they may be grown for
making hay or silage. By mixing the
green crops with corn and ensiling the
two together palatable and nutritious
food is produced which is much richer
in protein (nitrogen) than silage made
from corn alone.
The cultivation Of these leguminous
plants involves somewhat more labor,
as a rule, than raising grass hay, but it
is believed that it will prove profita-
BILE, for it enables the farmer to raise his
own concentrated feed at the same time
that he raises his coarse fodder. For in
stance, recent experiment has indi-
Gated that sofa bean meal is fully equal
to cottonseed meal for milk and butter
production. This meal is one of the
richest feeding stuffs we have. 1t ex-
ceeds linseed meal and gluten meal in
protein (nitrogen) and far exceeds these
and cottonseed meal in fat. 1t is only
surpassed in protein by cottonseed meal
and some of the oilcakes little used in
this country. The beans can be thrashed
out and ground, and the straw fed as
coarse fodder. This straw is richer in
food materials than good meadow
hay. It contains 81 per cent of protein,
while meadow hay averages about ~
per cent The cowpea may be treated in
similar manner. The ground cowpeas
are richly heterogeneous feed, although
not SO rich as sofa bean meal, and the
vines are nearly or quite equal to clover
hay and far surpass grass hay in rich
ness,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-09

Mares or geldings to be owned
and used as a team at time
of entry by exhibitor; to be
ridden first and then driven
as team of light harnessed
uorSeS.. SNuU SIHo 30
We remember when boy of being
forbidden to ride the family horses be-
cause it would "spoil" them for driving
purposes. It is high time that such an
idea should be shelved, if indeed it any
where exists at this day. A gated horse
trots when he is made to trot, racks when
he gets the signal and canters when put
to that pace. He knows all his gaits
thoroughly, and he knows as well as his
driver that the trot is the gait required
in shafts or at the pole The adoption
of the classification suggested will ma
terially assist in the development of a
class of horses of the highest possible
utility in the city and on the farm.
Breeders Gazette.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-09

AS soon as the weather begins to get
cool it is good plan to give poultry,
particularly laying hens, warm feed
in the morning and second feed of
whole corn just before they fly upon
the roost at night if they are in close
quarters. In warm weather upon a
farm, poultry that has free range can
shift for itself and make itself useful
by eating up slugs and insects.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-09
Patching chicks by Electricity.

A few years ago the suggestion that
chickens would ever be Matched by
steam would have brought down no end
Of ridicule on the head of the prophet,
and yet today steam is recognized by
experts to be the most efficient means of
incubation, and now the novelty is the
Matching of eggs by means of an electric
incubator. The special feature of this
machine is that the heat of the egg
drawer is automatically regulated to the
fiftieth part of degree F. 1t consists
of a tank incubator. heated by radiation
from the bottom of a water tank, which
is constructed ON the multitubular sys-
tenn.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-09
Three Ways of Ending Stumps.

Three ways of disposing of stumps are
suggested in The Rural New Yorker.
One correspondent says kerosene will
end them. He bores hole in the heart
Of the stump, fills it with kerosene and
covers it over In month he fills up
with kerosene again and a few days aft
er sets them on fire and burns out the
stump, roots and all Another plan is
to twist them out with pole, while a
third plan consists in blowing them out
with dynamite.
To twist stumps out with a pole cut
strong lever 20 feet long, and with a
strong chain you can pull any stump up
to eight or ten inches through. Select
one stump for anchorage, lay the lever
on the opposite side from that you wish
to draw, and with a good pair OF horses
at the long end of the lever you can
draw more stumps in one day than with
any stump machine l have ever seen.
You will require chain made of three
fourths inch iron to pull 10 inch
stump. With chain % feet long you
can clear all the stumps within reach OF
the firs5anchor stump. Leave one stump
within reach of the chain to pull the
anchor, and the work is complete.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-09
IMPORTED sHoRTHoRN HE1FER.

steak is an abomination in the sight of
gods and men. The thicker it is the
sweeter and tenderer the meat. The
meat must get its thickness Oh the COW s
back, however, not from the butcher s
knife. The two Shorthorns here given
show the popular red and roam colors of
their family at the present day.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-09
A New Insecticide.

F. c. Moulton of the gypsy moth
commission announces new insect1-
eide. 1t is arsenate Of lead, fine white
powder, which is lighter than paris
green, and while being fully as effective
in its operation in destroying insect life
it is also claimed that it is preferable.
1t has the advantage of being readily
seen on the leaves, SO that one can tell
at glance which have and which have
not been sprayed, which is often OF
great convenience. Being lighter than
paris green, it does not settle SO quick
ly, and as result can be distributed
more evenly over the foliage. A great
objection to the use of paris green is the
liability of using an overdose and there
by injuring the foliage OF the plants
sprayed. With the arsenate an overdose
does not injure the foliage.