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RRANKLlN DADCOCK raaH
win peessists lssss for Dszsiss vishins 70 borrow
nssey. 5fsb7s.
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II McCrum wnnts money or wheat on account

~ McCrm WANTS money or wheat on account
n Our local department has been neglected, this
week. Too many political Conventions to watch, to
admit of much looking after locale
SEWING MAcHIsks-singers Whites. and VIII
80. sss IN sa5 SIR SHEPHERD, Troy.
~ new Goods New Styles at LIE.
lands.
~ The injurious of improperly prepared pills
and other loudly-blown remedies. recommended to
cure \. ills ia much to be lsmented by all except the
aoctor into whose care yoa are sure to come. An
bonofabe and trusty exception to the rule ia Eiers
Daylight Liver Pills. They clear and purify the
vxstsm perfectly Sold by Bickford Sinclair, Troy
~ w. A. Garvin, who went to California some
three wears ago retained, last week. They all do it
~ Frank Brown has removed to his farm, In
WAYNE Township, southeast of here.
rpr. Reeder /. stin quite sick. His condition
vas at one time critical. - az q
rE MeCrum will be at Troy Junction every Friday
Mt noon Bring in your samples OF grain AND So
what il is worth in cash
rE DIR. Jaoue's German Worm Cakes are San
and efficient remedy for Worms These Cakes nesea
fail to Destroy Worms and Remove them From tns
system. For sale by Bedford & Sinclair. Troy.
a The latest styles ef Dres Gsse'
~ Leland'A.
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On long time 1t low interest," Ven Improved Farms
Doaiphn csunsy, Knsas Apply 10
iunesl. Z K STOUT. Troy, Kansas
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NOeles,

n John C. zmmermsa win receive grain 70
NcCruu. 1soct
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SEWING MAcHNEs.-Singers, Whites. and vii
son,s ss5 IN sa5. S R. SHEPHERD, Troy.
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a Large % eek or Clsshisg at I
lands.
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~ W. A. G.rvin, who went to California some
three wears ago. returned, last week They all do IL
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Immediately after the Convention adjourned, the
members of the Central Committee called to
order for the purpose of eecting officers for the
suing year, with the following result: Chairman,
Thos Henshall; Secretary, +. K Armstrong.
TT. vANpERsIIcE,
See. Dem. Central Com
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~ Stock Salt at d per barrel, for sale
by G. Leland. :
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-08-03

one of the greatest of blessings. When
he grows up to n,an's estate, 1t will
make him - good citizen, obe<iissnt to
the laws of his country, an ornament
to society, whose company will be
sought after and appreciated, an OK
ample to he admired and pointed oat.
and render him worthy ot becoming u
| husband and father with the prospect
| Of u longer and u happier lite. On the
contrary, il he grows up without r(s-
traint, indulgei in all his appetites,
desires and raprices, accustomed 10
have his own way in everything apd
every where, he will become an unssife
| member OF society, Il. dangerous conn
panion and worthless citizen. With
! no control over his passions, and no
| reverence for law aud order, he Ia lia-
ble To he constantly in difiicaaltisss,
always quarreling aud lighting, en-
vironeu with enemies aud distrusts,a
by friends; and after u short, feverish
and unsatisfactory career, he may end
his days in the penitentiary or on the
gssllows. Fathers aud mothers, you W wilo
arc hlest with otlspring--fOr they areln
| blessing and y delight it properly rear
ed-think Of this matter seriously. II
| not for your own comfort, for the sake
of the beautiful boy, 80 dear to your
hearts, teach him obt.Giience, /, let him
not have his own way, for 1t Is the way
| to misery, misfortune and death. When
you send him to school, instruct him tn
obey his teacher, to observe all its
! rules and regulations, and, by all
| means, beware Of listening too scrc<l-
| ulously to trit'ing griefs, arising from
| necessary restraint and application, and
| thus give encouragement TO insubor-
littatton and rebellion. A school teacher
] has no motive for cruelty, aud If he has
/ been properly educated himself, aud IL
ut all fitted for the Important position
! he holds, there is little danger that he
| will practice il. But II school, in its
| very nature, cannot be u republic.
Democracy has no place there. The
| master must be monarch in his
| schooi-room. Ii you have no conti-
! dence in the teacher, keep you child
from his school. If you send him, let
your conduct be such as to aid and not
| obstruct the master in his iHtsisble
! effort to improve and perfect him. He
who has the care of your dnrling's ehu-
| cation should tie ever treated and
spoken of in his presence with honor
and respect. a good schooi-lnaster, IN
| any community, is jewel beyond
! price and there never was n goo.l one
yet who had no discipline in his
| school. Those only who have been
| Taught to obey are ever fitted to com
mNnd. ........ I ....
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THE AGENT AND THE DUTCMMAN.

1t is a smart agents business to know
(and be able to give very glibly) all
the reasons why 4 customer should
buy; but the slnartest agent sometimes
meets hard heads, who can answer as
fast as he can argue.
A young man, whose business it was
to sell railroad guides to amy who
would buy them, found Jefferson
Avenue clothing dealer sitting in an
arm chair in front of his door, and after
a kindly salute the agent handed out
one of his guides and said:
ssThere is the handiest little book in
the world it contains the name, time
table, and route of every railroad in
this country"
"I never puys no such kind OF
books" replied the dealer, as he .,ianc-
ed through it.
sir. No traveller can get along without
one of these guides"
81 don't care to guide no railroad"
said the dealer, shaking his head and
turning away.
"HOld on noW--just look through ii
once. Suppose, for instance, that you
want to go to New Orleans:?''
81 shall nefier go there SO long as l
am bOrn.'
dwell, suppose you want to 60 to
Omaha ?''
"Den don't 60"
"What do you do when you want
to go to Chicago?' asked the persistent
agent.
"I shtays at home."
"Well, suppose you had to go
wouldn't you have to look at a rail
road timetable then ?''
"No, sir. l should go down py der
depot, get on der train, puy some APP
pies Off der poy, and l should step of
in Chicago, and minds my own bsi-
neSs.''
The agent had no further argument
| to adVance.-DettOH Free Press.
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CAN BERMUDA GRASS BE DES-
TROYED!



l notice that at q recent meeting OF
mers' Club, the question was discussed
wheter Bermuda grass eau be Killed
Gen. l.. Il. Polk contended it could !,
and Maj. Ben. Harlan Thought it could
not. My observation satisfies me that
il can be etfectually destroyed if the
proper plan be adopted.
Mr.. William Motley, AN experienced
ami successful cotton planter near CO.
lumbus, Mississippi, had some land
thickly set with Bermuda, on which
We're his house and yards. He conclu-'
led to move his settlements Is and put the
land where the houses had been in cot
ton. He did SO, and ploWed the land
very deep in the winter, and then
planted il in cotton the next spring.
On this land he made an excellent crop
of cotton, and completely destroyed
in one or two years the Bermuda grass.
This was in the pra,ries. 1t ia more
difficult to kill on post oak or clay land
than on black prairie land but it can
be killed on either. ] have known
done.
In order to kill it, tho land should
be plowed very deep in the latter part
of October or in November, and should
he planted in peas the next spring very
early, 80 that the ground may be well
shaded. The shade does more to Kill
! this grass than anything else. i think
there is on doubt but that the pop
uiar notion that this grass cannot be
! destroyed is very erroneous.
1t makes better pasturage in the dry
hot summer months than any other
grass, and furnishes better protection
against mud in tho prairics during the
winter months than anything else. 1t
| is also very fitfe fertilizer, though per-
hal's not so good for this purpose as
| clover.
II a great deal of our now waste lands
were in Bermuda (and it. will grow
anywhere) with cattle aud sheep tc
iced upon their pastures, we would be
much better Of than we now are. In
Court square, in this city, it grows
very luxuriantly, and Is moved sew
erai times during the summer and
fall.
The two false ideas that clover will
not grow in the South, and that Ber-
muda grass cannot be destroyed, and
therefore should not be grown, have
done much to retard the agricultural
improvement of the South.
Armies Of caterpillers are destroying
the apple crop in this region of coun-
try. They ar: very annoying about
houses, yards and gardens. The cold,
wet, bad weather has prevented 80
much cotton being planted in this por-
ton of Tennessee and in the Mississippi
bottoms near here.
Very truly yours, &C.,
w. j. SYKES.
Memphis, Tenn, May II, 1871.
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dence shows that the improvements
are such that their removal or demoli-
fiO,, is ipnuuOaaihIn Whelh the &1Sfnn- =

lence shows that the improvements
are such that their removal or demoli-
ton is impossible. When the defen-
dantsss took possession Of the property il
could not be called u railroad. 1t was
a right of way on which were the ruins
of what had been railroad. Embark
ments had to he made new, and in
some cases raised and repaired new
ties were laid down the track was
cleared Of briers and other under
growth new timbers were put in brid-
ges where they were needed, and new
bridges We're built when necessary; the
stations and other buildings along the
line OF the railroad were repaired with
new materials, and in some cases re-
built, a part of the old materials being
used in the new structure. 1t is evil
dent that such improvements are not
susceptible of removal, nor can they be
demolished without demolishing the
railroad itself. In such q case the :tl-
plication of article 500 of the Civil Code
would be absurd and impossible. The
better opinion seems, therefore, to be
that the article named was not intend
ed to apply to such Il case as the pres
ent. See the discussion of this subject
by DemolOnbe, volume ., page 61S,
section $50.
cannot, therefore, yield TO the de-
lnnnd of cOmplainAnts that they have
the right to demand the removal or dc-
molition Of the improvements placed
on the property by the defen-
dants. On. their part the dcfen-
dants claim the right TO retain the pro-
perty until the sum found due to them
for improvements is paid them. This
claim cannot bemaintained i'll the con
dition in which the case now is, because
the decree of the Supreme Court has al
ready taken the possession from the de
PENDANTS and placed it i'll the hands Of
a receiver, with directions that the
whole be sold. AS we are bound to
carry out this decree, there can be no
retention of the property by the dcfen-
dants to enforce the payment of their
claim, whatever may have been their
rights, if this court were acting inde-
pendently in the premises.
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DISCIPLINE.
From tho state Ga2ette. I


The necessity of discipline in armies
and all military organizations, small or
large, is acknowledged by everybody.
Its necessity in schoolsand households,
although equally important, is not so
generally admitted. We think the
lack of it hats been Il striking defect iu
in American education. Children ut
home are too often allowed to have
tt:<':r own way in everything, and il
an attempt is made by {, schoOl-master
to curb and restrain them by a proper
discipline, the parents, in many cases,
become Indignant, and imagine their
hopeful offspring hardly dealt with and
imposed upon. This is all wrong. A
greater injury couid scarcely be intiic,-
ell on child than to permit it to grow
up with all its whims gratitied, aud
its passions unchecked. Obedience, in
some form, is the law of our nature. 1t
should be taught us in our earlieat
years. This part of education should
commence from the cradle. If II boy is
made to understand that he must obey
his parents, his z uardians, his teachers,
and all who are put over him in an-
thority, it will prove to him in the end
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TRA.JAN'S WALL.

The events now transpiring in Il.
neighborhood of tho Danube, says the
London Globe, bring into curious
prominence the name of tho Emperor
Trujan, the blttresses Of whose bridge,
we believe, stili stand on opposite
banks Of the Danube, aud whose
famous wall seems to no the line along
which the tide of war is rapidly roll
ing. The bridge thrown over tho Dan
ube by the great monarch was in some
respects, at least, the most remarkable
Of all tho structures that successive
belligerents have erected for the pas
sage Of their troops. 1t was not IL mere
floating bridge, but Il permanent struc-
ture, carried on piers l5O feet high and
GO feet wide, and IL comprised 20 arches,
extending altogether over span OF
4, ITO Roman feet. This giant structure,
than which ancient history records
nothing OF the kind equal to it, sccmt.
to have been intended as u fortress as
well AS II bridge. Standing 80 feet
above tho water, it il supposed to have
! afforded the command of tho Danube
navigation, u garrison post on it being,
| of course, able to damage or destroy
vessels passing under while they would
be above the reach of retaliation. IL
was destroyed by IIndrin, and it's pre-
|
dispute. Ruins which evidently might
have formed the buttresaer5 Of II bridge,
| occurring on the line Of an old Roman
! road, however seem to leave little room
for doubt. Trajan's wall il another
relic OF this terrible, energetic old Ro-
man. II is, strictly speaking, a ram
part OF earth, about 35 or 40 miles long,
and extends from Kassova, just at the
bend in tho Danube, to the ahores of
Black sea. Though only an earthwork
it IL u formidable line of defense. 1t is
eight or ten feet high, with n fosse in
front Of it, while the western portion is
still further fortified by deep lakes and
the swampy valley OF Kan-Su. In add
dition to all this, another rampant OF a
similar character lies just in the rear OF
it. This is known as the South wall
the space between the two ramparts
being from 1000 to 1000 feet.
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'sThere is one thing sure" said Mrs.
Partington, "the females of the present
generation are heap more independent
than they need be. Why, l saw gal
go by the other day that / know be-
longs to the historical class of society,
with her dress all tucked up, her hair
all buzzled up like as if she hadn't had
time to comb it for Il week, and one OF
her grandmother's nightcaps i'm an
awful crumpled condition on her head.
Law, honey, when I was Il gal, if one
of the fellows ;c,me along when / had
my dress tucked up that way, and
my head kivered with an Old white
rag, would run for dear life and hide
out of sight. Well, we'll, the gals then
were innocent, unsophistocated
creatures; but now they are what the
French call sblaZes.' "
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GOD BLESS THE WIVES.

God bless tho wives,
They fill our hives,
With little bees and honey;
They ease life's shocks,
They mend our socks,
But don't they spend the money!
When we are sick
They heal us quick
That is, if they should love us;
If not, we die,
And yet they cry,
And place tombstones above us.
OF roguish girls,
With sunny curls,
We may in fancy dream
But wives-true wives
Throughout our lives,
Are everything they seem.
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2UlDRY'S Ex ECUTlON.

LAKE CHARLES, July 25.--Jules
Guidry slept soundiy and peaceabiy
last night. At 10 n. III. to-day he was
cheerful and composed, and consented
to hold an Interview with two visitors,
who desired to speak with him. This
during which GuiCry talked calmly of
the murder Of Beale, for which crime
he dies. He declared himself ready to
die. said that he expected nothing by
telegraph from the Governor but the
worst, and that his only wish was that
he could die u military tleath--be shot,
tnsteAd of hung. II that were granted
him, he would show the people how :.
man could die. He said that he stole
the letters from BeaIe to his wife, w hich
were placed in evidence on tho trial,
from Al postotiice on his route while car
rying the mail that he knew Beale's
handwriting, and recognized the en-
velope addressed to his wife as il WAS
lying on the floor "f the post office dur
Ing the distribution Of the mail. He
picked them up and opened and read
them. He was maddened hy the con-
tents of the letters and by the reelection
that Beale and his wife were using him
to carry their lOve.lettes. Beale had
taken advantage, Of him in his absence
rom home, had gwen him no chance,
was u coward, and he knew he would
not fight him, and, consequently, no
gave Beale no chance for his life, and
WAS not sorry for tho manner in which
he had treated him.
His wonderful CUnlposure eIiriting u
renAark, he said: 81 ann II man. They
never make any better men than am
He said that he had no .tnin,osity
against any one on earth, aud that he
did mot rs9Srrsat NVhnt hal had ND
would do the same thing over again, if
it was to be done.
Some time after this interview, at
about i:30 p. M, Sheriff Reid visited
tho prisoner, and told him that he
must come Mt once to the galiows. He
expressed his Willingness to have the
job done Mt once, and went with the
Sheriff to the scafiold, which was erec-
ted just back Of the Jail, boasting con
tinnaily of his courage and t'rmness.
When he had reached the scatfold, the
arrangements for his execution did not
seem to suit him, and he insisted on the
Sheriff making certain changes. This,
the latter did. He even tried the moose
aud rope, to SEQ that it was ali right,
declaring that he did not want to have
the thing badly done.
When the sheriff pinioned his arms
he discoursed to tho crowd, declaring
that he did not regret the crime he had
committed, and would do it again il
necessary.
After the black cap had been adjust
| ed and the rope WAS around his neck,
he turned to the sheriff and remarked
in pleasant, If not jocose manner,
''rhe cap is too thin, 1 can see through
1t, and SEQ that you are about to cut
the rope"
The next moment, Mt 1855 y. M, the
rope was severed by the sheriff with
one blow of a hatchet, and jules Gni-
dry's mortal career was ended. He
died without the least struggle, his
| neck being broken by the fall, and his
| death instantaneous.
He WAS perfectly calm, fearless and
| composed to the end, and betrayed
neither regret for his crime nor fear OF
the awful fate he met.
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MALE SCHOOL.

The exercises of the Monroe male school
will he resumed, at the male Academy, on
Monday, the End day ofOctober, 1876.
Terms, per month so
Tuition will be payable IN dtiDu,ce, as
cannot do justice to my pupils and he COM
PEELED to collect bills on the street. Parents
and guardians assured of strict disci-
pline and thorough instruction..
JAMES A. BErHUNE.
September, 2l, 1876. tt.
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Dentistry.

TAR. s. L. BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully
IL offers his professional services to the
ritiZens of Monroe and surrounding conn
try. Having an experience of fourteen
wears in the practice, he feels confident of
giving satisfaction in all branches of his
profession. Is willing to warrant all work.
Office At residence on Jackson street, near
the Female Academy, Monroe. La.
V7-marlG:1Y
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R.wILLIs RICHARDSON. RoR'T RICHARDSON
EI. ~ X. W. Richardson.
John M'ENERY. s. d. M'ENERY.
j. a. =. ID. MCEnery,

TTORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
N practice in the Parish and District
Courts of Ouachita, Morehouse, Franklin
kictliaud, Caldwell and CataltOula Parishes
in the Supreme Court at Monroe, and Uni
led States Courts. Particular attention paid
to business in the Land Office Department
of the General Governments. n17tf
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Dr. A. H. SlROlaarS.

MONROE, LA,
OFFERS his professional services to tn
" citizens of Monroe. Office in his Drul
Store on DeSiard street.
September "a, 1875. 1y.
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lDr. H. e. NtrOtlAer,

u ESUMES the practice of his profession
IL aud offers his services to the citizens q
Monroe and vicinity. Office: In secon
story OF Breard's Brick Store, corner Gran
and DeSiard streets. June 2S, 1873. 1y
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Cards OF Il pe1'SO,uL chlracte1--when al
missible-will be charged double our reg
nlar advertising rates.
Obituary and Marriage notices will b'
charged as advertisements.
Any person sending us five new cash sub
scfibers, at the same post office, will be en-
titled to i copy OF THE TELEoRAPH gratis
for one year.
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DR.. II. r. Richardson

OFFERS his services in the different
~ branches of his profession to the citi-
zens of Monroe and surrounding coun-
try. Office, on Jackson Street, adjoining
Methodist Church. May -. 1874. tt
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OFFICE Oh DeSiard street, at the inter
~ section of First, in the rear room o.
building formerly occupied by A. j
Keller,
January 5, 1876, ly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-05-28
DISTRICT OF MAINE, SIS.

To The Hon. hoard ofCounfU COmbaissioners TOR The
County Of Ktanebec.
INHt Undersigned, Mayor, Aldermen and men,
i bera OF the Common Council and citizens OF
Augusta. would respectfully represent that the
road located by the County commissioners, 10 Au.
gust 1878, on petition OF ID. L. Pike and others,
from the south line OF Western Avenue in Augusta
to Second street in Hallowe, to wit: That portion
commencing at the north line of Daniel L. Pixies
land and terminating at the south line of Augu sta
passes over such deep ravines and broken terri
tory, and being laid 50 very narrow-only fifty feet
- that in order TO construct proper road some
portion uf the way should be at least SIX rod, in
width, and none less than four rods:
We also further represent that at the time said
road was located, IL was contemplated by certain
oil the pc itloners Tor said road, TO tuild horse
railroad from Augusta to IIalowell. which project
has now been abaL doned,-aud that to accommo-
date SAID proposed horse railroad was one OF The
principal reasons why the said highway loc at
cd at All, ana especially why 1t was nos located
wider;
the pubic accommodation and necessity do not
require the building of another road to Hallowell
at the present tme especla ly at the enormous
OF building and maintaining such a road rs is To-
Gated. The business betwee the cities can al
be conveniently done with the present facili les
for highway travel, and indeed the distance be.
tween the business centres of the two places Is
nsid,rably less and more level, by the I'd road
than 10y the propot ed new one. The great and ong
continued de preston ia business make il exceed.
lngly hard for taxpayers to incur any eNtraordi.
mary or unnecessary exp ense at the present time
In view OF the above .tated facts, and many
others, we mcst respt ctfully ask that the road
laid out between the MOI tn line of Daniel T. Pixies
land and the south line OF Augusta, may be discon.
tinued, and n In duty bound " Ill ever pray.
REUEL TOWNSEND,
and 23O others.