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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-08-17
OtR APPETIZER

faults, thank him for the interest
which he takes in you, nal knock him
down as politely as possible,
An Atlanta Ga, boy ate tbir,cerI
| appc.dumpn4s tor dessert one day
last week The boy and the dump.
InSs were buried ID one grave.
A daughter OF a Ny York
Stork.hr"krr eXrlts over the fact .hat
Shr Tvs trcn TO Europe six TIMES and
has never seen the inside of her
Imolhera Kitchen.
An Indiana aansrl undertook
I" break a"oll The other day. At
last accounts hcr head was two sizes
too lalgo for her bonntt, and she las
ordered n set of taIsc teeth.
That genial philosopher, Josh Bill
jmg', says a large policy of life insnr-
onrc doesn't exactly make a mans
corpse smile at his widow, but it
ho,pS attiazlt4l3 10 get another fellow
to do it for him,
Sarah Frank, young girl of IS,
AZ '.,,'a, Wn"na' sla't,d fire the other
,,,n "',,- | ~ 49,, ,''I - "'.' "' N''"N'ne cut
'';,, j." "'',,' n',, ",'' W." '' '' n'a'k o"'','
''''''> "''' W ''e ''''''" AZ
-~"Jahn Rogers aias ell2.ea a11 one al
n, b,.gx.
Nc,' bat n'h' a. mako ~ said Harry.
" Thrrc were ten as ! hpurr il M. said
his guest,
~ l'%,' "'"'d not have o'e" o"' 10
Mrs. fairs remark, II poor,
dear 'nl'o0dcn were alive he woull
get me OIL, Is only pararlclIrd 10y the
yo4og'tor who murdered his hthcr
JUDGE g" orrrr b,nr . , "nn, or,,han r,,"" W." ,'.o
,,..,.,;..,,,: g,,,> f''' " l'''''
In ITS earliest days a California
paptf appeared with this paragraph;
we nave no w IN onr type, ~
thur - none IN the Spanish alphabet,
' We nave sent to the Sandwich
l>nnd' Tor thus letter; in the mean
49,,
"A gentleman travelling on .
steamer, on" day At dIoncr was max,
ing way "Ith a la,ge pudding closo
hv, when he was todd hy the servant
that II was dessert. It matters not
to me- h" said, would eat it if it
~ lady was noticed quitting y
0anad'ah Terry boat at bnii'I" the
"'h'r dAv with an immense pinter.
An "Il Liverpool excl<oman, acting
~ drigf'"", 'nf"jt tae fox and tappcd
~ "'tl shnrr knife II Jetied out
som" three gallons 30 English gin.
a chan down in Illinois vep,urcl
xpondulncs on the hoo n1Irhrt The
venture was an rp,irrn, failure fla
wn4 over heard m,k;uo the t,,lowino
PRAYER, which may be considered tn
make IN in prartir,L;li,v what !, lacks
IN d"ty; q, Lord, For my sako
lnS' an'anrr ho1s QUO cent per hun
dr'', f0d ! wort pay bnt 'onr dol
j7'" per hundred for any more.
amen
-- Sou}o MON shoe, ,1oa, wisdom IN
u,klng L'n,layy A ,v.y,orn ;,,nr.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-08-17
OUR FREE LUNtrH.

Might always seems to indgc and
sentence the day, 4 toul man, or a
guilty man, So long AS he intends a.
rcnla'o tnul aud guilty, drea6< pure.
quiet, orderly Nature FROM Johh
Brent
-" \ dividend is the surplus, the
result, the end ot a transaction didvi
dcd among the sharrholdrrs -hrucr
the word III vide ends, IN npo,hr
cary originally carried his medicine
about in jars he was a pot .c8fi,vr--
thence the word apot-hc carries
-" w hat blessed rc>tnta,ian ,Icrr
is in the sleep aud in the health of
youth , Palaces "f hope and happiness
which had tDI,NfIcA to ruin at even
tlde are r".huilird ere morning u
those henrticrnt magcians.'
-" The savage knows little af the
keen angni>N - wii''h tie cultured
mind and sensitive heart are labIr.
aud the More dcha~ch the moral
"''N''l' "'o "'"It othnlhh' are tht
strings of conscience, which give to
the pu'e Minded such exquisite pain. "
"''c arc u" "Ht'a>'s REQ
pie who are not in cur society, aud
1ot IN the circr below .hat, aid uo,
IN any circle that we deem society.
nave sun u surrounding "i more "r
leSS SNn'Paihrur humanity and even
- ', h'n N''N arc ''''I' 'i'' ana AFRO
@n''' 'o'y are commonly the most ms
''h','' hh' nave ','rh gwen views to
,aSH''ni ""oo"' '"ai proper a'hoefa
"'h an" suspense "'''ch can atone So.
"!'e ',! '"I',' rom Tue I'oS'cst absurd
'''S.-~ "''"'e.
-. NH is gong on as 1t was wont
A"H waves are h""Se WIN the repetl
"n" ~ 'h'" mystery ; me aust II's
P''od upon 'ho sho'e, the sea hir1S
soar ana N'F"' { hH "'ndS and
ci'l19 20 1'fto upon 'her tfarhIeS'
H'Ght lh' "I''tr arms otCk"l "a the
moonlight, To- the 'nHlaIoIo country
- ie, us accept different t"rmS o'
rrllr'oh E'hHng men, a7 "" accept
"l'lrrent languages wherein there Is
,,''I pn' one human nature expressed,
Every genus mas most power IN his
""" 'anGn'2'' ana every h'a't ~ ITS
own Fe'i4'oh'-~0 T. ht'htsr.
--Bnt sneak the truth and all m.
turc ana ali sni,its h.lp vnu viii, ,p.
cxp"ctcd furthercnrc. Speak the
lr0th, and all things alive and brute
are vouchers, aud the very roots of
the . ass Underground there, do Sem
to stir and move to bear you witness
-fj0crSon
brutality the male sin. di,loyalty
the female sin these two are always
lnino ,beir br., ,o boilln pnI blj,l,
hcroisp and pur,ty Olien ,hcy sn.
rrcd. Ohrncr tncy fsil Ana soll.c
WORM 'N'>'S' %s' T. ''ol ao'''''''' rs
'''~'''y ~ '"' -. "''t ~ '"' Sup2g''
'''" NlF'"' y'-~~ '"''' '"o't hTci'1'
.-" The Great difference between
mcn --belwecu the fepbIp and power
loi -inr great and i~NerHfcat. i,
energy, invlncibIc determination. -
purpose once fixed nppu, aud thrn
death or victory. That quality wiIl
anvthjnp tllnt Is lo-sjclo IN
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-08-17
Nearer Home.
One swectly solemn thought

One swectly solemn Thought
Comes to me DER aud o'cr;
I'm nearer my homo To day
Than ever have been before,
Ncsrcr my Fa'her's hnusc,
Where the many .moo9ions be
Nearer tn" great White throne,
Nearer tho crystal sea-
Nearer the b.und Of life,
Where we lay our burdens dowa
Nearer leaving the cross,
Nearer gaining the crown.
Dnt he waves Of that silent sea
Roll dark before my sight,
That brightly the oihec sid.
Break on the shore Of light,
O, if my mortal feet
ritve almost grined the byinE,
VI it be- / am nearer home
E,en to-day than | think,
Fathcr, perfect my trust
Lct my pirjl feel in death
That her tect are firmly ~,t
On the Rock of il living Mitf
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-08-17

Prices as low as good work ana good ma.
,eral sill warrant buy al goods In our
lice At the lowest market price and am viii
in. % dispose Of them al small profit
Roors ore, Mosber Spyte.,s, Grand Rap.
u. WI. ls-m ;
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-08-17
LABRECHE e BODETT.
DEALERS IN
BOOTS, SHOES, &c., &c,

., We haze cons 'antlv IN hand full line Of
Boots, Shoes, Caters, Slipp'rs, &c. both
oi our own max" ana sale work, whieh We
arF seili"t AZ prices that defy competition,
We tni"nd to Keep none but the best stock,
employ skil'iu' wotkm p. and sell a. small
pcof Repairing neatly done.
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a. rs 80 G6CIs--Another acar load of
WHITE OATS received at -HEASE &
NR@SI&0Nh'S s and given away for j5cts.
es bushel, Au,, s3 II,
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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29
Our Society.

Some of our ''socicty papers, are
we'll hit Off by Mark Twain in his de-
scriptiOn of Il fashionable ball nc once
attended. He says: "Mrs. w. NJ
was attircd in elegant pate dc .toic y,r,S
made expressly for her, and was greatly
admired. Miss s. had her hair done
up. She was the centre of attraction
for tho gcntlrncn, and the envy of all
tho ladies. Miss q. w. was tastofulIy
dressed in Il foW r,,Scut6ic, and was
greeted with dcafcning applause whcr-
ever she went. Mrs. G. N was su-
pcrbly arraycd in white kid gloves.
Her modest and engaging manner ac-
corded we'll with the unprctcnding sim
plicity of her costume, and caused her
to be regarded with absorbing interest
by every one. Miss II. E, with
that rcpugnancc to OStcntutiOn in dress
which is peculiar to her, was attircd in
n simple white lace collar, fastened with
Il neat pcarl-button solitaire. The
charming Miss NJ. T.. b appeared
in Il thrilling waterfall. How beautiful
she was The radiant and syIph-liko
Mrs. Il wore hoops. She showed tc
good advantage, and created Il scnsa-
ton wherever she appeared. She was
the gaycst the gay.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29

both flag and country, six years after
the last Confederate in arms had disap-
pearcd? And thus, full grown men,
nurturcd in the freedom and the justice
of the better days of the Republic, are
condemned as "unrepentant rebels
because they do not love a government
that they only know through its tyran-
meal stripes, while its stars have gone
out in the night of their inciNism.
Beastly Jacobins may command us to
gather figs of thistlcs, but Democrats,
North and South, should be ashamed
to crush down their manly sympathies
in the hidden rcccsscs of their hearts,
and to be afraid to stand up for the cter-
nal principles of right and Justice, lest
some freebooter politician like the New
York Sun, or some Danton Jacobin like
Senator Morton, should menace them
with the consequences of such terrible
impolicy. The Radical party is not to
be beaten with "tuftS of grass Tho
Democrats must hurl stones to win. II
this fail, the sun of Liberty is set in this
Republic, and EMPIRE comes immc-
diatclN to the front.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29
The Bonnet Carrc Crevnsse---New Orleans
Threatened.

Accounts from the crevaSse opposite
Lutc's plantation are indeed discour-
aging. The break is now said to be
fully two hundred feet wide, through n
levcc fifteen feet high and four or live
miles in extent. Every day the water
cncrouchcs not only upon the depth but
also upon the length of tho embank-
ment, and the water is rushing through
the country at II fearful rate, spreading
dcsolntion everywhere. Last evening
the cncroachment of the waters upon
the track of the New Orleans, Jackson
and Great Northern Railroad caused
tho direction to publish u notice that in
consequence of the uncertain condition
Of the road no freight will be received
at the depot until arrangements are per-
fectcd for forwarding by boat to Man
chac. The country for miles around
Bonnet Carre is flooded. The inhabi-
tants have fed for their lives, leaving
behind them all their stock, which will,
in all probability, fall victims to the
catastrophe.
| The water at a late hour yesterday
evening had invaded the track Of the
Jackson Railroad to the depth Of two
inches, between Premier Station and
Bayou Lafourche. The engineers OF
the State, and those of the Jackson
| railroad, are on the spot, ana las,
evening the stern wheel steamer Sala.
do left this city with II number of work.
men, tools and lumber, to cndeavor tC
close the crevasse which is threatening
the city. There are still strong hopes
that, Notwithstanding the extent and
force of the crcvaSse, it may be stopped
the batturc in front of the levee afford
ing a foundation for the sinking o
niles So mote il he
From the police reports we Obtain
the following: The clerk of the Bar
Able reports Il crcvaSsc Of 600 feet il
extent a Bonnet Cnrrc, in st. John th'
Baptist parish. The water is overflow
ing the surrounding country. At Bell
!'airc another creVuSse Of GO feet is re
A., ...He same authority. 1t viii
ported by H.. nave nceh hai'
take more efforts thaW. "''" ''''' "u
or arc likely to be made to s,up
feet crcvasSc ut Bonnie: Cnrre.-N. u.
| Bulletin, 226.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29

1t is related that IL boarding house
keeper in Arkansas was once disturbed
by q report that his boardcrS were mu-
tino,rs because Of the too frequent ap-
pcarance Of hash on the breakfast table.
Accordingly he descended to break fast
the next morning, laid one portontous
horse pistol on each side of his plate mt
the head of the table, and said: "Any
gentleman who says he don't like hash
lies. Mr.. Brown he continued, turn
ing to the nearest boardcr, evil you
take hash ?'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29
TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL.
TRENTON, LA.
Row. J. Lano Borden, Principal.

The Exercises Of this 'Schoot arM Commence on
tic Ihud dnty If october ncrt.
Tho Board Of Directors take this method
of informing the Public that now and COM
mOdiOuS School House is now being erected,
and will be ready for the opening of the
school.
They have secured the services of Rcv. J.
Lane Borden, as Principal, who has Il we'll
earncd reputation for proficiency, energy and
enterprise as q teacher. The Principal has
engaged Miss Mary Clisby, lato OF tho Pres
byterian SynOdical Institute, ,Talladcga, A la.,
who will tako charge of tho Female Depart
mont. Possessing Il thorough education,
having had many years experience as n
Teacher in tho best schools of tho country,
and bringing testimoni ials OF tho highest
character, she is certainly we'll qualified for
the position.
of thirteen weeks each. Pupils charged from
made except in eases of prot tracted sickness.
one half at the end of the term.
RATES OF TUITION:
For term of thirteen weeks: Primary
class. 50; Intermediate class, ST.; Academic
class, SIS; Music, SIS; Incidental foo. so cts.
Board can he secured in private families
mt Sl5 pcr month.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
a. +. FlOlrnOy, prcSident f., Is. lHOcl<Or,
Secretary, Is. ID. Sheppard, John Drago. II.
Mct;uirc, Jcthro Moore, :. O. Larchr.
Trenton. I.a.. Sept. ~. 1870. n1-tf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29
There was n Frog. &c.

n gentleman friend of ours who, hav-
ing taste for music, attended a frog
concert, has finally made out w hat these
nmphibious little animals sing at their
nightly ''melodiOus'' meetings
Cung de nung-kung tuny
kOo dc kunH, to kOo;
Tittcri, tittcri nong
Tittcri, tittcr koo.
Then followed the full chorus, in
which the young froglings took an nc
tive part:
Bnng de knng-kick u hu,
Tc de weet, noun koO!
Now come the delicate strains, the
solo soprano:
Tiddcry de do wo de KUN
Pc do weot, pc dc wcct!
The old frogs, having waited long for
their chance, put in their own chorus
of bass voices:
kung, kung, trata kung,
DigSory KUN, dc KUN de boo!
After such a vocal concert the gentle
man says he had often heard it re-
| marked that music had "charms to
soothe the savage breast" but there
| was not Sooth in his
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29

Some thoughtful individual after du
ly considering the subject of woman
suffrage, raises n serious inquiry, which
no propounds in the following fashion:
"S'posing hat-a-now-Olivc Logan
fr instance should be made President
of this great and glorious country, be-
qucathcd to us by noble sires, and all
that, she'd bc President Logan wouldn't
she: Well, now, s'poSng she was to mar
nv, say man by the name cOf-of-pcr-
kins, fr instance, would she be President
Logan or President Perkins ?''
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29

A local rcfutatiOn of Mr.. Darwin =
thcOry-Jack (who has been reading
passages from the "Dcsccnt of Man" to
the wife whom he adorcs, but loves to
tcasr)-"So you soc, Mary, baby is de-
sccndcd from Il hairy qundrupcd, with
pointed ears and II tail. We all are. y
Mary-ssSpcak for yourself, Jack! Pm
not descended from anything of the
kind, l beg to say !; and baby takes
after me. so, there !"-I'Wtrh.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29
ADVERTISING REGULATIONS.

Transient advertisements must be paid
for in ddodnce.
All advertisements sent to this Office
when not otherwise ordered will be inserted
It'll forbid" and charged dccord,ngly.
Editorial business notices will be made,
free of charge, of all advertisements ordered
in the paper; for other editorial notices Il
charge of 25 cents per line will be made:
An extra charge Of % per cent will in
future be made on all cuts above one inch
in width, and upon all double column sd
a similar charge will be made.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29

\ clergyman was once cndcavoring to
get a subscription in aid of II charitable
institution out of a cIosc-fistcd parish
Oncr who attcmpcd to excuse himself
on the ground that he already owed II
great deal of money. 'sI3ut," said the
minister, ''you owe God Il larger debt
than yon do any ono clsc.' "'That's
so, parson; hut then he amt pushing
me like the balance of my creditors"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29

Queen olga of Wurtcmbcrg, the
daughter of Nicholas of Russia, was to
the last moment strongly opposed to
Wurtcmbcrg's accession to the German
Confederation. When the King told
her that it was unavoidable, she OK
claimed Indignantly: "Whcn l be-
slowed my hand on your Majesty,
thought l married II real King. and not
a mere satrap.'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29

a Louisville German quietly sip
ping his beer and playing ssixty-six"
in a saloon, is informed by an excited
compatriot, rushing in, that his horse
has run away. 'Ah! Wy don't you
schtop him leetle ?' Being told that
distance prevented, he turns to his par
ner-'sCome, Shake, hurry up and blay
dish game out. If dat horse git 1t
>chmash up, my wife gif me Hail CO.
! iumbuS "'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29

1t is Il curious actamong our hat and
cap manufacturers that different lOcali-
ties use different skies of hat and caps
rs standards sizes. Boston and the
Eastern States use the smallest skies;
New York and the Middle States use
the medium to largest sizes, and Chi
cago and the Western States require the
larger sizes. Goods manufactured for
only in exceptional cases. Tho South
use a shape peculiar to themselves and of
larger size.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29

Among all the solemn and beautiful
deathbcd scenes of which we have
heard and read, none are surrounded
with IL brighter halo of tenderness and
sanctity than the death OF Rev. Benja-
min Eaton, of Galveston, who died in
his pulpit in that city n few days ago.
Ascending the desk and announcing
his text, ''Thcre is yet room,' touch
ingly referred to the friends who one
after another had gone before, and
painted Death entering the church
door, passing up the aisle, laying it's
hand to the right and to the left, and
leading the people away. Growing APP
parcntly cntranccd, as though the
spectre which his cloquence had paint
cl were plain and vivid before his
eyes, he advanced while speaking to
the chnncci rails. There he faltered
and staggered. A gentleman who
came to his assistance was waved back,
and for the period OF ten minutes he
continued to speak, although audible
only to those near him. The excite
ncnt of the audience was intense.
Three times he struggled to proceed,
exclniming, 81 am very weak, but l
must go on.' AT last, as he raised his
hands to pronounce the bencdictiOn, nc
fell into the arms OF II friend, dying
with the words "To God, the Father"
upon his lips. Surely this, if not trans
lV ion, is closely allied to it, It is too
holy for comment.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29

The natives of hlsacc, the province
recently coded by France to Germany
under compulsion, have opened com
nunication with the Governor of Mis-
souri,, with avicw Of promoting cmi-
grafton. Their inquiries have bccn
responded to with full information as
to the soil, climate and other matters OF
interest. This movement would look
as if the AlsatianS Wcrc not inclined to
be Grrnanizcd.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29
4 Sermon for Young Ladies.

The practical reformer, DIR. Dio Lew
is, is the author of the following racy
criticism upon the modern young wo-
man of fashion:
The idieness of our girls is tieplorable.
4 friend had three daughters and two
sons, all grown up. He was II shop
keeper, and one of the sons was enl-
ployed in the shop, while the three girls
did nothing but dress, play 81 little,
make calls, receive calls, go shopping,
and, during the summer, visit the
country for their health. The business
went on badly, until finally the father
called his daughters together and told
them that he was in debt and that the
only chance for the family was that the
girls should abandon their idle life and
help him to carry on the business. This
they did. The clerks were discharged;
the daughters became industrious and
useful, and the family was saved from
poverty and distress.
All women long to bury their uncer-
tainties and anxieties in the love of II
! husband. Men, on their part, are think
ing of the same thing; but only the
| rich can afford to marry; it costs too
much. Besides, women make them
selves ugly. Look at one of them. a
big hump, three big Jumps in Il wilder
ness of crimps and frills, a hauling up
OF the dress here and there, and an
enormous, hideous mass OF false hair or
bark planted on the top of the head,
and on the very top of that II little non
descript thing, ornamented with bits
of lace, birds tails, and so on while
the shop windows tell us all day long
of the paddings, whalebones, and
springs which occupy most of the space
within that outside ring. How can
any man of sense who knows that life
is made up of use and work, take such
Il partner! He must he desperate to
unite himself for life with such II de-
formed, fcttcred, half breathing ar
rangement. Such women have no
power or magnetism. They giggle
freely and use big words, such as "splen-
did" and sauful ~ but this does not
deceive us; we see through it all. The
fact is, they are superficial, affected,
| =. II. EIt:iN, vicks.'.:. :.:c,s,e 20 so childish
silly. ThseeSS SraSrS Have eHfSap.S ''" ame nia.
that they refuse to wear decent tns-
even, and insist upon little baby names.
Instead of Helen, Margaret, Elizabeth,
they affect Nellie, Maggie, and Lizzie.
a woman twenty-five years of age,
whose real name is Catherine, insists
on being called Katie. How can a SEN
sible man propose life partnership to
such n silly goose? But if men could
see that girls are industrious and eco
nomical, with habits that secure health
and strength, that their life is earnest
and real, that they are willing to begin
at the beginning in life with the man
they would consent to marry, then
marriage would become the rule, and
not DO as now, among Il certain class,
the exception.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29

The lettings for mail transportation
in the southern States and on "misccl-
lancous routes having been completed
in full, and letters of acceptance for
warticd to the successful bidders, the
route registers are handed over to the
contract clerks, who have commenced
their work of preparing about four
thousand five hundred articles of con-
tract, (tWO for each rOutc,) which will,
as speedily as possible, he transmitted
for execution by the parties.
simultaneously with this action, First
Assistant Postmaster General Marshall
has his force employed in establishing
new offices and appointing pnstmhsters
ut all vacant Offices along the lines of
travel, so that by the lst day of July
every route will he in the best condition
for service, with facilities to supply
every family with certain and regular
correspondence e. washington fHronicJe.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29

1t is understood that when the rrcsi
dent starts to California the San Fran
cisco Committee on Presents will meet
him at Cheyenne in order to ascertain
| whether he expects real estate, or gold
or both.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-29

Congress voted Mrs. Lincoln $1,000
II year and Benjamin Franklin, of Min
ncssota, S25 u month. She lost hus-
band; he lost both arms and both legs,
being the only man it is believed that
lost all his limbs in the war.