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Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06
Hampton's KukIux Lee,ons

hampton y NOkuux 19kt0uS.
If anybody desires to be informed
as to the truth concerning the action
Of Governor Hampton's State troops
in breaking up republican meetings,
let them read the following from a
Washington special to the Cincinnati
Gazette under date of Oct. 2sth.
Democrats, both North and South,
have been denying that the Red Shirts,
who broke up the republican meetings
at Sumter and Manning, s. c., were
the State militia, or as they are now
called, South Carolina Volunteer
Troops.
The following order of thanks for
the troops that participed in the at
tacks upon republicans early in the
campaign has just been received here:
HEADQUARTERS % RECT,
9TH BRIG. CAVALRY S. G. VT,
MILTON, Sept. 25, 1878.
Special Order No. Z.
/. The Colonel commanding desires
to return thanks to the officers and
soldiers of the I'd regiment for their
prompt response to the various calls
that have recently been made upon
them. Three times within the past
two weeks, at this busy season, have
they assembled at short notice, with
full racks at Sumter and Manning,
thus showing their patriotism and de-
votion to their country.
2. The Colonel returns his thanks
and the thanks of the officers and sol
diers of the I'd regiment to Capt. An
crum and the gallant old Kershaw
troops. for their presence and assist.
ance at Sumter on the 21st, and also
to three companies of cavalry from
Williamsburg, commanded respect
lively by Captains Gilland Fitch, and
Lieut.. Robbins, who SO kindly partic.
ipated with them at Manning on the
23d.
BY order of Col. Brown Manning,
A nj
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06

"Do you mean to tell me-" asked
Atkinson with supernatural calmness
"thAt that baby was quietly asleep In
your room ell this time ?"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20
them by city or county treasurer as the law

them by city or county treasurer as the law
directs.
Sec. SO. The said board shall have and exer-
else the same power in preserving order at their
meetings under this act as are given to Judges
of election for preserving order ON election
days; and vacancies in said board shall be filed
in the same manner that vacancies are now
filed at elections.
Sec. 80. Any person who shall cause his
name to be registered in more than one election
district, or who shall cause his name to be re-
gistered knowing that he is not a qualified
voter in the district where said registry is
made, or who shall falsely personate any regis
tered voter and any person causing, aiding or
abetting any person in any manner in either
of said acts, shall be punished for each and
every offense by Imprisonment in the State
prison for not less than one year. All inten-
tional false swearing before said board of re-
gistration shall be deemed wilful and corrupt
perjury, and on conviction punished as SUCH
If any member or officer of said board shall will
fully violate any of the provisions of this act,
or be guilty of any fraud in the execution of
the duties of his Office he shall be punished for
each and every ofense by imprisonment IN the
State prison for not less than one year.
Sec. 40. The necessary blanks for making
the registers required by law shall be prepared
by the secretary of State, and transmitted to
the persons entitled to receive them, in the
same manner that blank returns of elections
are now transmitted.
Sec. Al. ALI acts or parts of acts inconsis-
tent with this act are hereby repealed
Sec. AZ. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March H. 1878.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20
Sabbath T thoughts.
BY CAPTAIN SAMUEL WHITING.

BY CAPTAIN SAMUEL WHITING.
Written for the Star.
A day will come when no more shall hear
Yon chapel bell;
It may be distant far or very near,
But who can tell?
A day will dawn when / no more shall see
Earth's glories round,
When this frail, failing frame of mine shall be
Laid under ground.
A day will come when no more shall speak
Loves words of cheer,
When one true friend will feel upon his cheek
A falling tear.
A time will come when those who once did
trnst
Will gather near,
And say, with tears, that he who now is dust
To them was dear.
Where, then, shall this fine essence call'd "the
SOUL"
Pursue its flight?
VIII it, enfranchis'd, seek some distant goal
In regions bright?
And in the pictur'd realm of endless bliss
Shall friends all meet?
Shall children glory in mothers kiss,
SO pure-sO sweet?
Shall all the transient cares and ills of earth
Forever cease?
And shall we hail with JOY the newest birth
OfLove and Peace?
Oh! could but the gracious tale believe
OF endless bliss
Could reach such world I'd never grieve
At leaving this.
And still pray that this blest hope be mine,
To soothe my care;
Grant me this boon, oh! Pow'r of light Divine
Hear thou my pray'r!
SAILORS Snug Har6oy, Sept 20, 1873
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20

The asphaltum payements, which were
being extensively laid in London six
years ago, have been mostly taken up in
the business sections. and wood pavements
substituted. The greater portion of the
Strand is now laid in wood, and it is be-
ing laid at various points of Cheapside,
Fleet street, up towards the bank
ef England. Some of the suburban
streets are also paved with wood. A bed
of asphaltum is at first laid, and allowed
to harden, and on this the blocks are
laid. They are of hard seasoned wood,
and are first kyanized. After being laid,
coal-tar is poured in all the crevices; and
when opened for travel it presents very
solid and enduring appearance. It has
been in use for couple Of years in the
neighborhood of Charing Cross, and it is
solid and perfect as when first laid. The
ssphaltum caused great injury to horses,
as it becomes very slippery in wet wealth
er. and for this reason was removed and
abandoned.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20
THAT BLESSED RAIN.

ooh, yes, said the doctor, rising from
the bedside OF his patient, ''we are mend
ing--we are certainly mending. All that
your mother needs now, Mss Farley, is
nourishing diet-plenty of beef-tea and
old portland we Shall keep her with us
many long year yet"
He was a large, benign man, and he
looked down chcerfully on Bertha Farley
as he spoke, rubbing his hands-his
plump, white hands-and anticipating a
delighted answer.
There was none The gi1l's lips moved
but there was no articulated response,
and look passed over her face that
seemed one Of actual agony.
Certainly her cheek grew very pale
The doctor stared at her in amazement
"Beef- tea, sir she faltered.
eyes; you know how to m axe beef-tea,
suppose?'
eyes, SIR"
"a bit of nice beefsteak or chop for
her dinner and a very light meal at night.
Avoid heavy suppers.'
Bertha bowed, and the doctor took up
his hat and went away.
"a very singular girl" he said to Kim
self, as he went down the steps. She hung
over her mother every minure for the last
three weeks and now I assure her that
she will get well-a thing that seemed
impossible three days ago-she don't
even smile. I hate these undemonstra-
tive people!" exclaimed the doctor, al
ways impatient of any thing incompre-
hensible
Such eccentricities were almost the
only thing that ruff1ed him.
And Bertha Farley2 she stood still, lis
tening to his retreating footsteps. She
stood as pale and still as marble statue,
a far away, strained look in hereyes, that
greatly detracted from her beauty-for
beauty she certainly had had, at least.
There was the faint dint of dimple in
the white cheek; the features were finely
chiseled; the ripples of dark hair as fine as
silk; but the countenance was pale to sal
lowness now, and the expression one of
monotonous melancholy.
Bertha turned aside to window, at
last, and slipped her hand into the pock-
ct of her dress. She drew forth dainty
pearl portemonnaie, and unclasped it. 1t
was empty.
''Nourishing diet-her lite depends on
it now. And have no money!"
No wonder the docror did not suspect.
The girl wore dainty wrapper of rose
colored cashmere. The room was furn-
ished with oak and green velvet The
hangings Of the!bed were as white as snow,
and the invalid was wrapped in cambria
and lace
Yes; the room was beautiful, and the
sick woman had been most comfortably
couched and attended. She had suffered
much. and Bertha had kept we'll the Sc
cret that their account at the bank was
overdrawn, and they were utterly penni-
less. But now she was so desperate in
her emergency that it seemed as if she
must cry aloud.
The invalid stirred on her pillow.
Bertha, dear, are you therei"
eyes mother"
Bertha came to the bed and put hel
young face down beside the wrinkled one
on the pillow.
| "The doctor says am getting better
eyes, dearest mother"
"You must not tire yourself out SC now
Stretch yourself here on the bed, poo
child, and have nap. Nab will wait OF
me-"
There was moments silence.
s'Let her make some toast and cup o
nice tea with cream in it. Do you know
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20
THE ELECTION LAW
WHICH APPLIES TO ST. PAUL And
MINNE4POLTS.

An Act Which Every Voter Snould Read
The New Law Which VIII Cost Many a
Voter His Ballot Unless He Informs
Himself-The Registry Boards to Meet
On Tuesday This Week and Tuesday
Next week-study This Carefully.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20

Dean Stanley astonlshed some Boston
ians by telling them he had never ex-
plored Africa.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20

(blanks to be furnished by the proper officer,
which shall be retained by the judges of cleo
ton and returned by them with the poll book:
STATE naIE+ OF II MINNESOTA IS.
e. do solemnly swear (or affirm
that have resided in the United States one
year and in this State for four months next
preceding this election and for ten days next
preceding this election in this election district;
that am a citizen of the United States, or
have declared my intentions to become such;
that now reside at (here give the particular
house or place of residence, the street and num-
ber) in this election district; that am twenty
one years of age, and have not voted at this
election, SO help me God Tor this: I do solemnly
and sincerely affirm as the case may be-.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20

Subscribed and sworn to before me this
Of, a. d. Is
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20

AN ACT to provide for elections and registra-
ton Of electors in incorporated cities OF over
$4,000 inhabitants, according to the census OF
one Thousand eight hundred and seventy-fve
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-10

No matter how small or how large
the number of needles thrown into the
tumbler, the ranks We're broke Ell, and
new squares formed with mathemati
cal exactneSs. AS the spike was raised
or lowered the squares were expanded
or compressed. But a more surprising
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-10
MRS. EX.rItESIDENC TYLER.

[ Andrews Bazaar, Washington Lett ter.l
One feature in this last reception WAS
novel and that was the pr. .,ence of
Mrs. Tyler, assisting Mrs. Hayes, the
first time such courtesy has been ten
dcrcd her since she presided at the ex-
ccutivc mansion. In speaking to me
she said "I felt like Mrs. Madison"
Then you must have felt very gOot,'
| replied, "ior fancy few people were
to be more envicd in that regard than
Dolly Madison" "Oh, 1 do not mean
that; but was continually reminded
of her as I stood there, because while l
was at the White House I never forgot
or neglected 10 formally invite her to
assist nt my reception, and she, dear
old lady, never failed to formally ac-
cept, always beginning her notes,
sI'nir Bride
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-10

The Richmond Dispatch, speaking
OF the Working of the Motici Register,
says though "it has been In operation
in Virginia for six or seven months
ii Is impossible to get the official re-
turns Of the registrations for any one
month. That is not all-the authori-
ties here being unable to get response
from the commissioners to their letters
on this subject, do not even know
whether the registers are In use where
| they should tie in the counties not re-
! porting.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-10

TARIFF OF ADVERTISING RATES.
Advertisements will be inserted at one
dollar and fifty cents per square Gone incl,
of space or less) for the first, and seventy
five cents for each subsequent insertion, for
any time under one month. For longer
periods as follows:
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-10

AS the magnetic spike was raised,
the intervals We're WiIened with mill
tary precision, and AS it was lowered
the intervals were !eSsencd. Two All
ditional needles We're dropped in the
tumbler. Under the magnetic infiu-
ence of the spike the six original need
les opened square, and the two new
corners took their positions. The
square became ortagonal, thus
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-10
MONROE LOUISIANA, FRIDAY, MAY TO- 1878

result was obtained when the opposite
end of the spike was turned toward the
needles. Each one ran away as though
anxious to hide itself, and they rolled
over and over in line along the rim
of the tuinbler in an effort to escape.
The Professor turned to the Hon.
John Kelly, and sat down before his
large speaking phonograph. Its cyl
inder was wound with tin foil. An
old employe OF the New York Tribune
had been repeating in the mouthpiece
a portion of the Hon. Horace Greeley's
lecture to self-made men.
"Halloo, here's something on the
foil nOw," said Mr.. Edison. "Some-
body has been talking to the instru-
ment. Let's see what it isl
He adjusted strap and ran the CYL
inder by steam power. The car trum-
pet was placed over the diaphragm,
and the machine began to initiate the
peculiar piping tones of the lamented
founder of the Tribune:
"Ny friends: II had the choice
of u lecture to deliver here to-ni-ight,
1 should have chosen some other
subject than self-Inade men. 1t is an
o-old lecture, aud one which 1 have
frequently delivered. I have another
and much better lecture which oc-
cusionally deliver. The subject is witt.
There is no witt in it, but am to-old
it is very good lecture. The Pasha
OF Egypt is the latest convert to subsoil
ploughing. I say Pasha, my friends
they used to call him so when 1 was
Il boy. They have q new name for
him now-a-days-I believe they call
him the Keydeve, or some such name."
Mr.. Edison indulged in Il long
chuckie, during which the fire in his
cigar went out. 81 see you boys have
been having your own fun here" he
said. The cigar was relighted. He
tore the matrix from the large phono-
graph, and wrapped Il virgin sheet of
foil around the cylinder. Then he pick
ed up the blue volume Of Poe's poems,
and tenderiy strained the beautiful
ballad of Annibal Lee into the mouth
piece. 1t came out in tremulOus ac-
cents, but third phOnOgraph began
another imitation OF Mr.. Greeley, and
the effect of the two machines was ire
sistibly ludicrous. The machines said:
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-10
TALBOT SrILLMAN,
ATTORNEY AT Law,

MONROE, LA.
viii practice in the Parish and District
Courts OF North Louisiana. Will attend
these courts in person.
WIN give special attention to Land o Otfice
matters connected with the Land Office at
Monroe.
Will give to all business immediate at
tsntion and abundant care.
Will answer all communications with the
least possible delay.
August 10, 1877. ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-10

Cards OF q personal charactes'-when adj
Missible-will be charged double onr regu-
lar advertising rates.
Obituary and Marriage notices will bo
charged as advertisements.
Any person sending us five new cash sub
scribers. at the same post-ofiice, will be on
titled to a copy of THE TEI.EaRAPH gratis
for one year.
ADVERTISING REGULATIONS.
Transient advertisements must be paid
for in aLlUance.
All advertisements sent to this office
when not otherwise ordered, will be in
serted ''tiil fOrbid'' and charged accordingIy.
Editorial business notices will be made,
free of charge, of all advertisements ordered
in the paper; for other editorial notices n
charge of 25 cents per line will he made.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-10
Den tiStry.

nR. $. l.. BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully
offers his professional services to the
citizens of Monroe and surrounding coun-
try. Having 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.
Oiice at residence on Jackson street, near
the Female Academy, M"ur"e. La.
v7-marlf:ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-10
GREEI.%Y'S MAt'HlSE.

GREEI.EY'S MACHINE.
Who made up tlicSiatr election
table this n,nrninSY
lie won't do to edit thcrribnn
almanac! No, no, NJ! Hell
never do for the almanac.
Oh, there ARE M many hluck-
heads around this office that I
rl,Iin't have any bead nj all upon
At all.
Now, hoy, keep all tn. bum
mers out or my room o-ni:ht.
i'as gs!HS ta ieetafs. !s.f6fp q
Father Mathew society. aud !
want to write. Don't let amy
nhs. In.
want my proofs. Ask sam
Walter tor my prnOf-.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-10

u. RICHARDSON. SD. M'ENERY.
Richardson Il McEnery,
4 TTORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe. La,
n will practice in all the parishes of
North Louisiana, the Supreme Court of the
ate, the Federal Courts, and i'll the Land
,tfice Department OF the General Govern
ment. January IL, 1878.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-10

If anybody can step forward and
inform the great body of American
women of Il certain prescription that
will dispcl IL well-developed freckle,
they won't trouble themselves Inuci.
about the possibility Of voting next
fall.-ON city Derrick.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-10
Dr. A. H. ShOlars.

Dr. A. h. ShOlars.
MONROE, LA,
AFFERS his professional services to the
~ citizens OF Monroe. Office in his Drug
Store on DeSiard street.
September "a, 1879. ly.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-10
EDISoS'S MACHINE.

FOJSV1N : WNVHINF.
II WAS lnaNy and many ~ yrlt
ago,
In n Kingdom by the sea.
That there lived y InAidcu wlini,l
you may know
by the name ui AnnihAi Lee.
l WAS child aud she WAS n chii.i
In this Kingdom by the s.A;
hut we loved with . love thai
waI more than love
! and my Annibnl Lee.
And neither the Angels In heaven
al@re,
Nor the demons down under tn.
sea,
Can ever .iisscver my soul from
the soul
OF the b..Mutifml Anntt,ni Lee.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-10

r. w. RICHARDSON. C.J. BOATNER.
Richardson a. BOatner,
1 'TrORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT
the Parishes OF North Louisiana, in the
Supreme Court at Monroe, the Federal
Courts, and in the Land Office Department
of the General Government.
Office fronting northeast corner of public
square. January 3, 1873.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-10

EcIuIlAotl IA Ills nave
drawn tears from a boarding school
miss, were it not for Mr.. Grceley's
querulous Interruptions.
But this performance was supple
mented by one still more ludicrous.
The Professor set the machines by the
ears. They began to call each other
names, The visitors screamed with
delight.
"You'rc n liar :" shouted one instru-
Inent.
"You're another :" exclaimed the
second.
"You're both liars !" bnwled the
third.
"( never stole IL sheep!" said No. l {.
"You lie !; you iid!" blnrtcd out
No. 3.
"And so did you saw you do it,"
said No. 3.
Then followed: "You lie!' You
lie yOurselfv' uYou both lie!" and
similar expressions, until Mr.. Edison's
visitors fancied themselves listening
to a ar-rOOm row.
There is one singular popularity
about the speaking phonograph. To
produce exactly the same tone of voice
the cylinder must be turned at exactly
the same rate of speed as when the
words were spoken at the mouth piece.
If it is turned slower the sounds come
out in Il low bass if turned faster they
run up into Il shrill treble. This diff
ficulty has been overcome by the Pro-
fessOr's improved machines. The bed
is Il flat circular plate, with spiral
grooves, about as large around as Il
tamborine. There is no cylinder.
The sheet of foil is placed upon the
flat plate, the point of the phonograph
playing above the centre of the groove.
The plate is turned from left to right
by II well-tempered mainspring wound
up the same as the spring Of Il patent
lever clock, thus securing Il uniform
motion when receiving and repeating
sentences. BY these machines Mr.
Edison said that he could register
As, 900 words on Il single sheet. Sub.
sequent experiments, however, have
convinced him that 10000 is nearer
the mark.
"kiralfy, the actor, was here last
week." said the Professor. "iic was
in ecstacies over the phonograph. He
wants mo to make him forty or fifty
large cylinders, which he proposes I,
take to Paris. After securing the
finest musical performers, each one
will be invited to play into ditfcren
diaphragm, ana the notes are to b'
recorded by the cylinders. The creates
prima donnas, tenors, contraltos ant
bassos are to sing, and their word
and melody transcribed by the pliono
graph. After securing copper matrixes
Kiralfy proposes to bring the cylinder
: to this city, and put them on the stag
of the Academy of Music. They cal
be run by n Baxter engine il Who'll
evening with fifteen cents worth {
coal, and the opera given as produce
in Paris without musician or Il car
. tatrice. What do you think of that
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-10

MONItOfL, La,
OFFICE on DeSiard street, ut the inter-
" section of First, in the rear room of
building formerly occupied by A. j..
Keller
January 8, 1876, 1y
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13
The National ScOurge.

II is estimated that the annual damage
caused by the ravages of insects and worms
exceed $4,000 coo in the United States
alone. Truly ar enormous loss, Yet it
sinks into insigni6cance when compared
with the ravages of that more terrible
scourge, Consumption, which annually
sweeps hundreds of thousands of human
ton are various, depending in every instance
for the development of the disease upon the
scrofulous diathesis, or temperament, of the
victim. Thus the same cause which will
produce 10 n person an attack OF acute
disease or q slight nervous prostration, will
engender consumption in u person of scrof.
ulous habit. That consumption can be
cured by proper treatment will be readily
perceived when the exact nature of the dis
ease is understood, viz: the accumulation
and deposition of scrofalous matter (tuber.
cles) in the lungs. Obviously, the principal
remedies required are ~ a powerful altera-
tive, or blood.purifer, to arrest the accumu.
latiOn and also cleanse the blood Of the scro-
fulous matter, and ~ q mild cathartic to
expel the diseased matter from the system.
This course of treatment, in conjunction
with q strict hygienic regime, has proved
the most successful method of curing this
disease. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis.
covery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets are the
best alternative and cathartic remedies before
the public. and have been alone used in thou.
sands o cases of consumption with the most
marked efficacy. DR.. Pierce's Invalids'
unequaled advantages to consumptives, not
only possessing the best medical and hygien.
ic means of treatment, but having the
essential advantage of being situated in q
climate where the inhabitants are notably
free from this disease.