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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-04
Franklin Garrett,

A Lands for sale and rent in the par
ishes of Ouachita, Morehouse and Richland,
including desirable farms. Special atten-
ton to real estate titles. Communications
solicited from parties to buy, soil or rent
lands and houses. Enquiries promptly
answered. Correspondents in all the
States. December 6, 1878. 1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-04

1t is reported that "Our Boys" which
has now been played some three years
continuously in London theatre, has
nettctl $3.50, 900 to the lessecs.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-04
PILING UP TIE BURDEN.
Washington Post.l

twice as many officers as there Is any
occasion for. This statement cannot
be successfully rcfuted. Tho utmost
ingenuity in the invention of pretexts
for duty and pay, cannot disguise the
fact that idleness Is tho normal condi-
tion of the gentlemen whose names
ornament the register and pay.rolls of
our military establishment.
The top -heaviness OF the army, the
preposterous disproportion of officers
to enlisted men, the insignificant show
ing of duty performed AS compared
with the expense incurred, would be
ludicrous to the last degree if it were
not a serious matter Of dollars and
cents, aud bread aud butter, to the
people who support this enormous
mass of gentcel idleness. That fact
deprives the situation OF every hulnOr-
Gus element, and induces the Ameri-
can people to look with resentment
and anger on what would excite only
ridicule if it left their pockets un.
touched.
Bat when they SEQ this horde of aris-
tocratic idlers-We refer to the super
fiuous officers, and not to those who are
needed and perform necessary duties
steadily increased by annual reinforce
ments from West Point; when they sec
the Military Academy ncedlessly add
ing to the list of idlers scores of young
| men who are to be supported for life
on the toll of their fellow-citizens
| when they see these young men so lost
to manly feeling that they are proud
| of a chance to get a genteel mainte.
| nance without rendering any equiva-
lent; when they see them assuming
airs of superiority over the men whose
labor keeps them in case and luxury ;
when they perceive that this thing is
intended as permanent feature of our
institutions, and that the list of paid
and petted superfiuities is intended to
be increased every year-when all this
dawns upon the public mind, it is nat
ural that the sovereign people, the
masters of the army, tho masters of
Congress and the Executive, should
feel that this thing has gone far
enough.
In tho opinion of MIR. Hayes, how
ever, it has not gono far enough, and
he goes about among the p1aycd-out
politicians in his party to find candi-
dates for army offices. He goes into
civil life and brings thence tho pro-
tegcs of Radical statesmen to quarter
thcm among the lcgiOns of paid idlcrs
subsisting by tho sweat of other mems
broWs. II there were any need, pres
Ont or prospective, of more officers OF
any kind in the army; II the most fer
tilo fancy could suggest any plausible
pretcxt for moro officers If VIC had
not already two for every one that Is
needed, VIC would not complain of Mr..
Hayes action. But In the light Of cx-
listing facts it is n cruel imposition on n
long suffering and much enduring
people to add to tho list OF useless sti-
pcndiarics quartercd for lifelong MAIN
tcnancc on tho labor of this country.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-04

r. RICHARDSON. S. D. M'ENERY.
Richardson Il McEnery,
A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
n will practice in all the parishes Of
North Louisiana, tho Supreme Court of the
ate, the Federal Courts, and in the Land
,tfico Department of the General Govern
ment. January IL, 1873.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-04
A wOMAN's MECHANICAL GENIUS.
dalton (Ga.) Headlight

Dalton (Ga.) Headlight.]
Now we have a real live prodigy in
our town, which can't be beat, and it's
no use for our exchanges to hatch up
any more lies. There is lady in this
city who can make shoes, repair sew
ing machines, clocks, boots and shoes,
make picture frames, house keys and
nearly every article that she needs
about the house, in fact, she is a won
derful mechanical genius. Not long
ago she made her own last and finished
up a nice pair of high heeled shoes for
herself She also halfsolcs and repairs
her husbands boots, and can finish up
ladies' shoes as we'll as anybody. While
out in the garden recently she lost one
of her keys, and being an intelligent
woman and one believing in homo
manufactures, she procured file and
an old piece of iron and made key
which answered very well. She says
that if she had the tools she could
make good key. If she wants pic
ture frame or any like article, she don't
have to buy it. When her own or her
neighbours clock gets out of order she
sets it to working again, free of charge.
1t is something unusual for woman
to develop talent of this kind, which
is both a useful and worthy accom-
plishment, and one of which she may
well be proud. Her husband, too,
should be proud of possessing such a
wife. No one man in ten thousand
can boast of having such a treasure.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-04

II. W. RICHARDSON. G. ]. BOATNER.
Richardson Il BOatneF,
4 TTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT
the Parishes of North Louisiana, in tho
Supreme Court at Monroe, the Federal
Courts, and in tho Land Office Department
of tho General Government.
Office fronting northeast corner of public
square, January 3, 1878.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-04

Few people are aware that the proud
boast Of Englishmcn that the sun mover
sets on tho British Empire, is equally
applicable to tho United States. In
stead of being the western limit of tho
Union, San Francisco is only about
midway between tho furthcst Aleutian
isle, acquired by our purchase OF
Alaska, and IIastport, Maine. Our
territory extends through 1877 degrees
of longitude, or eleven degrees more
than half way round tho globe. Tho
Rocky Mountain Presbyterian, In com
nlenting on this fact, says: "When
the sun is giving its goodnight kiss to
our most western isle, on the confines
OF Bchring sea, it is already flooding
the fields and forests Of Maine with
its morning light, and in the eastern
part of that State is more than an hour
high. At the very moment when the
Aleutian fisherman, warned by tho
shades of night, is pulling
his canoe toward the shore, tho wood
chopper of Maine Is beginning to make
the forest echo with the stirring music
of the ax.''
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-04
VICTORIA AND EUGENlE MEET.

LONDON, June 23.-Upon tho return
of tho Princess of Wales to Windsor
from Chiselhurst, after her visit of con-
dolencc to tho Empress, the Queen
was so impressed by the account the
Princess gave of the unhappy and al-
most desperate condition of tho En-
press, that, Notwithstanding her own
health is feeble, she resolved to pay
her visit in person. A special trafH
In which Her Majesty generally trav-
els from Windsor TO Osborne and to
Dover, WAS ordered in readiness, and
this afternoon Her Majesty, accom-
panied by the Princess Beatrice and
several ladies in waiting, departed for
Chiselhurst. by direction of tho SUI
perintendent of the line, tho time OF
departure of the train was SO arranged
that no delay occurred between Wind
sor or Waterloo station, nor from there
to Chiselhurst. At Chisclhurst, where,
since tho nows of the death of the
Prince, n great number OF visitors have
arrived, Her Majesty was received
with silence, but with every manifcs
tation of respect by tho great congress
of English and French gentlemen and
ladies. Carriages from Camptlen House
were in waiting, and tho Queen was nt
once driven to the residence OF the
Empress Eugenic, who had by this
time recovered to sOme extent her
usual composure, and met Her MnJes-
ty at the principal entrance, and they
embraced with affectionate tenderness.
The Queen was conducted by tho Em-
press into tho boudoir upon tho ground
floor adjoining the large dining hall
where she remained in private con-
ference with the Empress.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-04
Dr. Th0s, Y. Ably,

MONROE, La,
HFFICE on DeSiard street, at tho inter-
~ section of First, in the roar room of
building formerly occupied by "A. J..
Keller
January 5, 1876, 1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-04
r. STUBBS. TALBOT STILLMAN.
StubbS &z Stillman,

A TTORNEYS AT LAW. Monroe, La,
n will practice in the Parishes Of
OIuchito, MOrehomse, zeicIlussI and Franklin
and in tho Federal Courts. Will take
claims for collection in all other parishes in
same in connection with attorneys residing
there. March Z, 1879. 1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-04
DR.. A. II. ShOlars.
NnNRnE IA

OFFERS his professional services to the
" citizens of Monroe. Office in his Drug
Store on DeSiard street.
September "a, 1875. 1y.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-04

Stanley Africanus is again at the
head of an exploring expedition and
on his way through the Dark Conti-
nent. He has enlisted many of his old
followers at Zanzibar, paid them ad-
vanced wages, and promised them a
visit to Europe when their journey is
over. The expedition is provided with
a steam launch, a large cutter, and
many pierced iron plates. These last
are doubtless to serve as projections to
or rivers. 1t is supposed that the des-
tination of the party is the Congo, but
it is probable that the great tributaries
Of that river will be more objects oi
search than its main channel, which
has already been traced out. The sn
tcrprise is at the expense and under
the auspices of tho Belgian govern
ment.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-04
Dr.. II. II. Richardson

AS resumed the practice of Medicine.
III He may be found, when not profess
during the day, and at his residence at all
other hours. Monroe, Feb. 6, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-04
DR.. IL. G.. 8trOther,

DR.. IE. G.. StrOtller,
0FFERS his services to the citizens of
~ Monroe and vicinity. Office: Corner
of Grand and Wood streets, on bank of the
river. August "a, 1877. vS-n4l
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-04
Joseph e. Johnston,

Joseph e. Johnston,
TTORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, La,
n will practice in all tho Courts of the
Fourteenth Judicial District and in the
Supreme Court of the State.
January 25. 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-04

The Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, a
stalwart organ, sends that paper the
following:
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-04

John II. LullellnR,
TIORNEY AT LAW, Monroe. La, will
II practice in the State and Federal Courts
in Louisiana, and in the Supreme Court at
Washington City. 11:3m
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1879-12-18
General Crook on the Indians Wrongs.

General Crook, who is doubtless the
most experienced officer in the army in
Indians affairs, makes a forcible state
ment in recent letter, of the wrongs to
which the Indians are subjected, because
they have no legal status. Last winter
and spring two bands of Sioux were rob
bed of 900 ponies. The agents, although
jealous men, were powerless TO check the
outrage Congress had, by the posse
co1aitqt,@ act, made it. crime for the
military to interfere or to stop the dep
relations, 50 the plundering OF these In
dams by bands Of white thieves went on.
As to the matter of redress, General
Crook says:
"For al this there is no redress what
ever. As understand the law, we can
not seize Indian property when found in
the hands of well-known thieves. The
Indian owner has the privilege of suing
for recovery in the State courts, but this
would prove to be, in most cases, very
shadowy consolation.
at seems to me to be an odd feature
Of our Judicial system, that the only
people in this country who have no
rights under the law, are the original
owners of the soil An Irishman, Ger
man, Chinaman, Turk or Tartar viii be
protected in life or property, but the In.
dian commands respect for his rights
only so long as he inspires terror for his
rife"
General Crook believes that this policy
of injustice should be stopped, and adj
voeates the following line OF action:
"The true, the only policy TO pursue
with the Indian, is to treat him justaa-
one should a white man; if he makes
war upon our frontier, punish him; bat
after he has been reduced TO submission,
protect him in life and property. Keep
white thieves from plundering him; let
him see that peace means progress; that
he has a market for every pound Of beef
and every hide, and every sack of grain,
and my word for it he viii make rapid
advances. Self-interest viii impel him
10 initiate US TO send his children to
school, 10 adopt clothing, perhaps our
language, and to devote his attention to
raising cattle and horses, and eventually
70 qualify himself for citizenship"
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1879-12-18

Sion. thi. scientific business where IL
!. ana don't let IL 20 any further. IL n
,obhing i,fe of ali that Is worth living for.
Onlv.a sh0st time ago one of these scien-
Mo- ;oskirs anslyzed a tear that had
,yickied ds,wa upon the cheek ora lady
.ho wanIedW new dress, apdi he found
that It contained phosphate OF lime
chloride Of sodium and water. Ever
since reading that analysis we have loat
faith in tears, and no matter what per-
son 4 hellering about, we can only look
At the tears As they flow over beautys
damask cheek and think OF the Phos-
nhatc &c lime, chloride 81 sodium and
water. The internal analysis has
knocked all the poetry Oat on the tears
far us. and we feel as though We wanted
ony money back. II ths scientist will
rclonTl what he has taken from us, he
can hslse his old analysis. We would
like 10 throw him In corner and jump
on him. He has robbed us. U, give US
hack them other days, when tears were
tear. and not lime chloride OF sodium
other nauseating dsags
And now anothes yahoo has been at
Il. and he states that blushing Is caused
by the enlargement Of the blood vessels,
AZ the intersection OF the veins and ar
teriesl There goes another pane d glass
mashed all 10 thunder. Blushing Is
caused by the enlargement Of the blood
vessels isit9 Well, suppose II Isl Coaldnt
YOU have kept II TO yourself, you Ethi-
oman? Suppose We 20 to a ball, now,
Ike tho halIat Oshkosh weck.:before last,
and after dancing a waltz we take occa-
sion TO compliment our fair partner, -
any gctA leman would II he had any style
apowsu t---and we look up into her
innocent hazel eyes anu pyaviiy s,''rsf'se,'.
ion. and what do we sect We see the
blood vessels are enlarging at the inter
section Of the veins with the arteries.
Once we would have noticed rosy blush
but not now All, MOI not now The
scientific fend has got in his work on us;
he has accomplished his devilish designs;
and we stand there like butcher that
Is bargaining for beef, and notice only
the enlargement Of the blood vessels.
| Who was the man who first started this
thing about blood vessels Let him be
hunted out; let us know his name and
| residence, so we can see II we have got
pass on railroad to the place where he
lives. Ho is doubtless some chemical
cuss, that wanted to get little free adj
| yertisinp. IL We can find out who he Is
We will give him some advertising that
shall not cost him cent Blood yesselsI
BY the ETHEREAL
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1879-12-18
A Sketch for Pnferers.

Yesterday a fruit-dealer on Market
street, says the Louisville C3mier-Journal,
incensed by the liberties taken by the
loafcrs with his wares displayed at the
door, placed half gallon Of Cayenne
pepper in basket, labeled It " New Zea-
land Cherries" and hung it in con-
spicuous place in front of his stand. In
few minutes the next-door merchant
sauntered up, inquired how trade was,
picked up New Zealand cherry, placed
Il in his mouth, and suddenly left to at
tend to customer The Rev. DIR.
Bowly rounded too, observed that the
yellow fever news from Memphis was
not very encouraging this morning, and
--ahl 1t had been years since he had q
New Zealand chcrry; wherpupon he atC
one, remarked that II was superb, wiped
his weeping eyes on his coat-sleeye, sup
posed that New Zealand was getting
warmer every year, wished the dealer
good-morning and departed, lamenting
the growing weakness Of his eyes in the
sunlight.
A chronic dead-bcat then came up,
took mouthful Of cherries, spluttered
them out, with an imprecation, all over
the fruit, stuffed pear, banana and q
bunch Of grapes into his mouth to take
out the taste, informed the dealer that
he would have him prosecuted for keep
ing green fruit, and went down the
street to the pump. A lady with two
children next appeared, stopped to adj
mire the cherries, asked if she mightn't
Just taste Of them--she never had seen
any before-suppiied the children and
walked away-walked away with face
fiery with scorn and anger, while tho
children set up howl that brought all
the people to the doors and windows
and drove all the policemen of the
street.
Thus the fun went on all the morning.
The fruit-dealer never laughed 80 much
In all his life. The occupants Of the
adjacent and opposite stores and
shoal of small boys soon learned what
was up, and watched and joined in a
ringing roar as each new victim tried the
cherries. Finally, a solcmn-loosing
countryman lounged up, inquired the
price of them ere New Zealand cherries,
invested in a pint, put one in his mouth,
took IL out again, gave the fruit-dealer |
look Of mild reproach, pulled |
off his coat and "waded into" him. |
When he left, the fruit man with ten
denotes to practical jokes had blue eye,
a red nose, puple face, n sprained wrist
and several bushels Of fruit scattered
around among the small boys, while the
same ringing roar Of laughter was going
up from the lookers-on.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1879-12-18
Adam and EYES Expulsion Prom the
Garden OF Eden.


Old Judge Gus,avius Swan, Of Colum-
bus, Ohio, was \" character Of his day.
He was not a member Of the church, yet
he was = constant attendant on the miE-
iStra,ions of the venerable DR.. Hoge, the
distinguished pastor Of the Presbyterian
Church, and II he could not be called .
pillar he certainly might, with his dis
tinguished English prototype, claim 70
be a butteS OF the church, supporting
It from without. The Judge was coR-
slant and diligen. student Of the Bible
and had decided pencAaa for tho0logi-
cal controversy, and II must be confessed
seemed 20 take a special pleasure In puz-
cling the clergy, who frequently called
upon him, with his knotty questions.
One day \ missionary called on him for
a contribution. Now said tho Judge,
"rll tell you what I'll do; win ask
You a simple question in scripture, and
II you win answer il correctly, | will
give you twenty-five dollars; II not,
nothing The clergyman frightened
up at once and agreed to the proposition,
being quite sure OF his twenty-five dol
lars.
"Well now, said the Judge, can you
tell me why God drove Adam and Eve
out of Pandiseg
Certainly" said the clergyman i,
that is very simple question; II was
because they ate the forbidden fruit
contrary to the command OF God"
"There," said the judge, IT is as |
supposed; I have asked that question Of
a hundred different clergyman and
| Al. "A 80
You are no wiser than the rest.
You ought TO give me twenty-five dol-
lars for being so ignorant Of one OF the
most important facts in connection with
the fall of man. But will send you
away with my simple blessing and tho
true answer to the question. II you will
look into your Bible which you seem to
have read 80 carefully, you will see II
written: And the Lord God said Be-
hold the man is become rs one OF us, to
know good and evil and now, lest he put
his hand and take also 0fthe ttte Of LIE and
lire forever: therefore the lord God sent
him forth from the garden of Eden to
till the ground from whence he was
taken Think" added the Judge, with
a sly twinkle in his eye, "what great
mercy IL was thus to drive them out, for
suppose they had by some chance got
hold OF the tree of life, and thus the race
had been perpetuated forever on this
earth Why, by this time we would
have been piled mountains high upon
each other, aud what an awful struggle
there would have been for life and hap
piness." The clergyman departed, a
wiser If not .. happier man.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1879-12-18
Russians In America.

Although, with Mr., Stewards aid. We
annexed Russian America, the increase
OF Russians in America does not seem 70
be very marked. A native OF that coun.
try, living in New York, estimates the
whole number At less than two hundred I;
but in this he does not include the Men.
nonttes, on account Of their being Ger
mans, OF Jews, on the ground that they
are cosmopolitans, or the Poles, who do
hot call themselves Russians OF those
Who have immigmted, more than half
have returned. They did not find as
easy work and as large pay as they ex-
expected, and could not compete with
American or German skilled workmen.
Some of them went 20 Kansas, Vir-
giniA and Florida, and established com
nnnistic colonies, but the disturbances
a home have taken them back again. A
few, on their return, made goed deal Of
money by publishing books about this
country, in which the Russians are
greatly interested. They speak Of the
Americans as our transatlantic friends"
There is not much community of feeling
hetween them, in spite of their colnmunis-
Tic tendencies. ARuSsiAn Society OF Mu.
tUal Help in New York, did not outlast
Its third year. They illustrate their Rus
sian proverb, that where three Russians
meet there are four opinions. They gem
enlly lose their money here when they
bring any, but Others leave fortunes for
the sake Of liberty. In Kansas, a gradu-
ate Of the highest military academy,
brother Of an assistant Minister of War,
bs vito an arlstoorat, also, have nearly
ttaEg 'spr ten years A promising can
q professors chair In the uni-
10y tof St. Petersburg, recently
tamptd from Kansas to New York.
They don't easily get ridof their Russian
ways and notions, their aristocratic or
socialitic ideas, and so they fall. There
are nc Russian peasants in this country.
One in full dress would be arrested in =
large city for drawing crowd; though
Barnlm might bail him out and make
MONEY on him by putting him on exhi-
bitioi. The Russian Government does
not allow the peasantry to leave the
country.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1879-12-18
How 10 Get Along.

Don't stop to tell stories in business
hours.
If you have place Of business be
found there when wanted,
No man can get rich by sitting around
stores and saloons
Never fool in business matters.
Have order, system, regularity, and
also promptness.
Do not NEEDLE with business you
know nothing OF,
Do not kick everyone In your path.
More miles can be made in one day by
going steadily than by stopping.
Pay as you CO. 4..
A man Of honor respects his word as
he does his bond.
Help others when you can, but never
give what you cannot afford because It
Is fashionable.
Learn to say no. No necessity Of
spapping u Outdogfashion, but say il
firmly and respectfully.
Use your own brains rather than those
Of others.
Learn to think and act for yourself
Keep ahead rather than behind the
times,