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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-10
agricultural Experiments

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Farmer, will be read with interest:
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fond If ,,Iants il sunuIird from fine
nt,nos,I,drn thn raroaindpr is derived
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~ IaG,,;n,t tbo nrnn utiIl inevitably
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OF RloSplioric aclu'
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more 10 their mechanical colldlGioil,
their texture ana relations 10 neat
and moisture, than 10 lack OF plahC
food. Such soils want amendment
first and manures atterward. Some |
soils will give good returns for manur-
ing; others, without irrigation or
amendment by draining, tilage use Of
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-10

Agricultural Editor of the New Orleans Times

Agricultural Editor Of the New Orleans Times
Dear Sir write to inform you
that our fruit crop is almost a total
failure. Grapes will be u fair crop =;
melons, prospect very good-an an"
nually fine crop of bIackberries every
where to be had for the picking.
Unless other section of the country
have been more favored than ours, it
don't seem possible to get up credit
able exhibition of fruits in July. But
while fruits are expected to be the
leading commodity at our fairs, a
partial failure should not deter the
directors of the Fruit Growers Asso-
citation from holding the annual eX-
hibitiOn in July. We cannot make as
good show of fruits, but the other
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., bees and
miscellaneous-would doubtless be
good, to very good.
Should the directors deem it prudent
to hold fair, it would be advisable to
send notices to a large number of per-
sons soliciting their attendance and
contributions to make the fair a
good one.
/ am satisfied that the cause of
failure of the fruit crop is mainly at
tributable to the sudden severe cold
snap last December when the sap had
been stimulated TO action by the very
mild spring-like weather that preceded
ii. The trees show weakness and
debility from the shock.
The seasons up TO date have been
very favorable TO the farmers in clean
ing out and putting crops in good con-
dition. The acreage in corn is prob
ably ten per cent. short of last year,
but fully ten per cent. better prospect,
making full average prospect. Cot
ton increased acreage of about five per
cent, and five per cent better prospect
than same date last year. The Oat
crop planted was larger than usual,
but was badly damaged 10y rust, some
farmers making fine crops and others
entirely destroyed by rust.
Yours truly,
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-10
IL. w. IL. LEWIS,
President Fruit Growers AisS0oiatio

NoTEBY THE EDITOR. We believe
it has been decided by the board Of
directors of the Fruit Growers AssOei-
alton to hold a meeting at such time
and place as may he decided on for the
purposes of consultation, the reading
of essays, etc. Members will be re-
auested TO bring specimens of fruits
and vegetables for comparison, and
the Bee Keepers Association will be
invited TO participate. This course
has been necessitated by the failure of
the fruit crop. IL is expected to be
one of the most instructive and in
teresting sessions ever held by the
Association since its organization.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-10

Mr.. j. w. Huges, of Bossier Parish
La, set splendid example to those
who have large tracts of lands and
wish 10 dispose of them to the best
,Ituntoun
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-10

A sure cure and preventive for Yellow Fever
Typhoid, Intermittent, Inaammatory, etc.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02
MONROE, LOUISIANA FRIDAY. APRIL g. 1880.
AN UNFORTUNirE AFFAIR.

A very unfortunate and lamentable
tragedy occurred on the night of the
the 10th inst, In the Parish of Grant,
about fourteen miles from this place,
which resulted In the killing Of Mr..
George A. Kemp, q young man of that
parish, and most worthy and estin.
able citizen.
The facts, as nearly as we can gather
them, are that a posse, composed of citi-
zens of Grant and Catahoula parishes,
were In pursuit of several men charged
with horse-stealing, aud who were
regarded as dangerous and desperate
characters. In tho ne.ghborhood of
where it was supposed the suspected
parties would be found, 1t was thought
expedtent to make Il division of the
posse in order to visit several places
simultaneously. The night was very
dark, and whether any place of meet.
Ing had been agreed upon We do not
know, but about niue o'clock the two
parties met In the road, and one being
called upon to halt, the other, not
recognizing the voices as those of their
friends, responded by repeating the
words: "halt yourself" The two
parties were within a few feet of each
other, and tho first call which was
instantly followed by tho click" of
guns being cooked, and, in the excite
ment and apprehension Incident to
what seems to have been a very UNI
expected meeting several shots were
fired. As stated above Mr.. Kemp was
almost instantly killed, being struck
by a full load Of buckshot in the chest,
and by one or two pistol shots in tho
head.
Our Information leads us to under
al Of nj, NJ s>1r
to any ono, but that it is ono of those
unfortunate occurrences which is al
ways possible when in sudden and un-
emergencies men have arms
In their hands. Tho darkness of the
night, and the known desperate char
acter of the mon for whom they were
were calculated to arouse
more than ordinary precautions to give
no advantage to an adversary. We
deeply sympathize with the family Of
young man who was SO unfortunate as
to fall u sacrifice for tho misdeetls of
his fellow men.-La. Democrat, l7Gh
sNf.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02
DEPLORABLE TRAGEDY.

We clip from the Marshall (Texas)
Herald of the 23d inst, the following
extract from an account given by it o1
a most deplorable tragedy, which oc-
CURED there last Sunday:
"Our community has been greatly
shocked by terrible tragedy, In which
two human beings have been suddenly
despoiled of life. One of them was Mr..
G. F. Lewis, the proprietor of board
ing house near the railroad headquar.
tiers, and the other was his youngest
son Charlie, boy IL or IL years old.
Mr.. Lewis was over so years of age,
and has several grown children. He
has been twice married. Since the
death of his last wife, several months
ago, he has been very melancholy,
which finally developed into dementia.
On Sunday morning, between and
O'Clock, his daughter, Mrs. Ida Waugh,
heard heavy breathing in the room oc-
cupied by her father and brother, and
went in to ascertain what was the
matter. She found that the boy was
dying, and the father was absent. DIR.
Eads was sent for, but before he ar
rived little Charlie was dead. There
seemed to be an intuitive feeling that
Mr.. Lewis was at tho graveyard, and
there, in fact, they found him, in an
almost insensiblc condition, lying on
his wife's grave. He had given Charlie
five grains of morphine, and had
taken ten himself. Every ef-
fort was made to save his life, but in
vain, and at l p. m. yesterday he died."
He left two letters, one addressed to
his son, and the other to his daughter,
in which he stated that he had cOntem-
plated suicide ever since his wifc's
death; that he was miserable and tired
of life, and had determined to try the
realities of another world and go to
heaven; and that he had determined
to take his little boy Charlie with him,
in order that he might not be cor
rupted with the wickcdness of the
world. The Herald closes its account
of this truly sad affair as follows:
"This is a sad, sad affair, deplorablc
in all its melancholy aspects, and full
of poignant affliction to the bereaved
children, whose cup of sorrow is full to
overflowing. Our sympathies, and the
sympathies of every one, is extended
to them in this dark and dreary hour.
Inquests were held on the dead bodies
by Justice Keller, and verdict rem
dcred in accordance with the facts.
The juries were fully satisfied that Mr..
Lewis was insane."
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02

"Send me 4 translated Talmud," is a
clause in about ten letters week which
we receive. 1t appears that people
have no idea of the size of the Talmud
and the variety of its contents. It con-
sists of sixty-tl,rcc books, 5SO5 folio
pages, which, translated page for page,
would make no less than %, SIG octave
pages; hence twenty-scvcn octave VOL
umes of 500 pages each. The Talmud
contains the learning and traditions
of no less than six centuries among the
Hebrews. There is compiled therein
the Jurisprudence and statute law Of the
Hebrews in all relations of man; the
doctrines of religion, its precepts,
observances, customs, usages, and the
doctrines of ethics in all relations; COM
mentarics and discussions on every law
in evcry book Of the Bible; fragments
of history, archaeology, philosophy the
sciences, biography and topography;
most of all these subjects are represented
in the dialogue form in sagacious
debates, brief, technical and on cstab-
lished principles of pialectics, or in
various poetical forms and figures.
The Talmud can not be translated by
any one man. 1t would take an assoc
iation of learned men, perhaps no less
than seventy, to do it in five to eight
years steady work. Hitherto none
has undertaken to put into English any
of the esixtythreeb books, and only three
have been rendered in German
JsruelHe.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02

We were shown at the market house
Sunday morning by Mr.. Dan Dodez, n
workable salmon-trout fish, almost n
foot in length, which had been captured
in James bayou by some of the fisher
men who supply our market. This
rare and delicate fish is now native of
our waters, and the specimen shown
US doubtless came from the stock of
salmon planted in Cypress bayou near
Jefferson, Texas, some three years ago.
We understand that q number of them
have been taken near jefferson. This
only goes to show the practicabilIty of
successfully transplanting foreign fish
to these waters, and If the seins and
nets can be gotten rid Of, we may soon
expect a rapid increase OF the most
highly priced OF fish, the salmon
.StreUeDOyI SiuaGlGTd
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02
BANDOLlNE CURLS.

Every man has noticed, and every
man of taste has been disgustetl with
the Hat curls, called, we believe,
Montague curles, which many women
wear upon their foreheads, giving them
as artificial and unattractive an appear
ance rs anything Of equal dimensions
can. These ..curls are kept In place,
It seems, by cumming the hair with
bandoltne, q preparation OF quince
seed. In consequence of Its demand
for this purpose, the importation of
ounce seeds has largely increased.
The seeds used to be admitted free ns
seed for medicinal use, but being now
employed as an aid to the toilet, duty
of 20 per cent. 0I tUlo,eM has been put
upon them. 1t is not tho province of
the Secretary Of tho Treasury to
attempt to regulate the national taste,
but If he had made the seeds pay 100
per cont, or any amount OF duty sufti-
cient to prevent tho manufacture of
bandollnc, and the making Of those
odtous curls, he would have done n
public benefit. But neither he nor any
other man, nor any public body, can
hinder women who arc 40 resolved.
from disfiguring themselves. II they
had no bandoline, they would get
something else, for they seem deter
nlnCO 10 wear tho nlOCOuS CurlS.
When we remember that the entire sex
arc absorbed with the question of how
to make themselves look best, 1t IL
impossible to understand why they
take such pains to produce tho opposite
effect. 1t Is their Ignorance, of course
which Is at fault, and their ignorance
seems to bo uncOnquerable.
Take them for all In all, New York
women have as much tastc M any
women In tho world; and yet great
many blindly adopt anything labeled
as fashion without thinking whether
1t he flt or unit. Fashion will Mt any
time drive them into any al,surtlity.
1t makes thousands, who might ap-
pear to advantage by consulting COM
mon sense, Nature, and their own
needs, appear unattractivc, and often
renders them ridiculous. Fushion, in
deed, as commonly represented, Is moro
q deformer than a beautifler, and al
ways will be until women, refusing to
accept It's autocratic behests, study tho
principles of true taste, which are,
radically, always the same, and whose
basis is tho becoming.-M Y. Times.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02

Voting In England is carried on
somewhat dilfercp'!y from what il is
in this country. Voting takes place
inside of a house. Small closets arc
prepared, into which tho voto retirca
and marks against tho name OF Il candi-
date he proposes to support. He folds
his ballot, carries it to tho receiving
officer, who accepts the ballot II the
person Is duly registered. AS tho name:
of all the candidates aro on one ticket
there is no ballot stufing, and no chance
to impcrsonatc voters, rs every man is
identified, H..
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02
GATH ON HANCOCK.

In one OF Gath's recent letters to the
Cincinnati Enquirer, Gen. Hancock IS
thus described:
GEN. HANCOCK.
The next presidential candidate OF
his party is Winfield Scott Hancock,
the ranking Major General of the army.
Though citizen of Pennsylvania, he
is in almost all respects of fellowship
and association New Yorker.
1t Is the belief In Hancock's circle
that Grant will be the Republican can
didate, and that Is where they expect
the Democratic convention. No person,
not Tom Bayard, Is more prudent and
considerate than Hancock In view of
this possible honor. Its only influence
upon him Is to make him perfectly
silent on the presidential question, aud
to warn his immediate friends-those
over whom he has some control-that
he will not permit any drumming aud
fifing or other directed work to be
done which shall get up a Hancock
ssbOom."
The name of every great battle in
the East Is inscribed on Hancock's
flags-Malvern Hills, Antietam, Get
tysburg, the Wilderness. A more
OedutlIul man 10 tne eye never wore q
uniform. He Is perfectly straight, a
blonde, with a rich skin and blue eyes,
and light hair, now turning gray, and
his address is both courtly aud simple.
A child would delight to hear him
talk. He married in Missouri, like
Grant, when young officer there.
His circumstances are ordinary; 1
doubt whether he is worth $50, 900 all
told. He has, or had, some land In
Missouri, but whether it is yet valua-
ble Is not known.
He was born on the banks of the
crystal Schuylkill river, In the same
county from which came the mother of
Gen. Grant-a region settled by old
Welsh and Irish. Norris
town, which stands on the bold hills
in sight of the beautiful Chester valley,
and is filled with seminarics of learn
ing and colleges, was the scene of Han
cocks youth. He has been in the
Mexican war, in Indian fighting In
California, and in the rebellion. Not,
he will yet fll the place
occupied by his namesake only twenty
years ago of the ranking officer of the
United States army, unless he should
become President.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02

John Kelly, In reply to reporter,
said tho other day, very blandly:
"Undcr no circumstances will Tam
many Hall support MIR. Tilden as nomi-
nee for tho presidency" lie also
added what Tatnmany has the moral
support of many Democrats throughout
the country, and that q Tammany
delegation will be sent to the National
Convention at CINCINNATI
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02
A BOOMING NEWSPAPER.

Tho Scottville Argus! Tho namo
brings up sigh suggestive of a split
bellows. How that paper was rever-
enced; how boys on the street persist
cd In calling 1t tho Hottville .Scargus.
1t was powerful sheet, and 1t required
Il powerful pair OF eyes to read tho
proof, for no ono could over discover
Il typographical error. Ono day went
into tho Office and found Warner, the
proprietor, In great distress.
"What's the mattcr"
"We can't get out II paper this
week."
"Why"
"I lost n typo just now"
(which ono ?''
can m, / believe"
Then he took the Office out OF tho
oyster can, ran over tho alphabet and
remnrkcd:
eyes, wc'vc lost our M"
"What shall VIC cdo?"
"Don't know, unless l go to the
blacksmith shop and get II horse shoe
nail"
This was an excollcnt idea, and hc
secured the nails. Next day four other
moro nails. Thcday following, some
body stolcd tho office and throw the
can into tho street. Warner got
enough nails to set the paper up, and
after 1t was issued, tho loading mon i'm
the place (hc worked Mt livery stable)
came around and complincntcd us up
on the improved appearance of our
journal.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02
JEFFERSON ON A THIRD TERM,

Than Thomas Jefferson no man stands
out more prominently or moro reputa.
bly, in the history of this country. A
sage counselor and guide, his opinions
on political questions should be consid-
cred as of greater value than those OF
any other man who Witnessed the
birth of the republic. In tho philoso.
ply of government no was moro
deeply versed than Washington him.
self, and could consequently look
from causes to consequences with a
vision less clouded than that OF ordi-
nary mortals. We therefore present
his viewson n third presidential term
as utterances worthy of tho most SER
ious consideration. When his ideas
were solicited on this subject he wrote:
"That should lay down my charge
at a proper period is as much duty
as to have borne it faithfully. If some
termination to tho services of the Chief
Magistrate bic not fixed by tho constitu-
tiOn or supplied by practice, his office,
nOminally for years, will in fact become
for life; and history shows how easily
that degenerates into an inheritance.
Believing that a representative govern
ment, responsible Mt short periods of
election, is that which produces the
greatest sum of happiness to mankind,
feel it my duty to do no act which shall
impair that principles; and
should unwillingly be the person, who,
the sound precedent set by |
an illustrious predecessor, should furn-
ish the first example ofa prOlOngntion
beyond the second term of Office"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02

The baggage-master of the Central
Pacific Railroad states that he recently
saw Chinese cigar manufacturer past
ing labels on his boxes on which was
printed: "The Chinese Must Co."
Asking the Chinaman what he did
that for, the reply was: "Sand- lot
man he read that, buy the box, smoke G
my cigar"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02

We notice that agricultural ncwspa-
pcrs all over the country arc now cx.
posing the wOrthlessness of tho large
packs of horse and cattle powders.
We put the ball in motion and claim
the credit of it. Sheridan's Cavalry
Condition Powders are absolutely pura
and arc the only kind worth buying.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02

There are probably "A hundred or
moro persons in this and neighboring
towns who daily suffer from the dis
tressing effects of kidney troubles, who
do not know that Johnson's Anodyne
Linimcnt is almost a sure cure. In
severe cases great relief may be OBJ
tanned, if not q perfect cure.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02

An Arizona man, while digging !
grave in which to bury the body of hb
wife, struck a valuable silver lode
Thereupon he remarked: "Well {
reckon PoIly'll keep If this weathe
continues" and kept digging.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02
John H. Dinkgrave,

A TTORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, LA.
IA Office opposite Court House. Practices
in all the Courts of North Louisiana also
in the Supreme Court of the State and the
Federal Courts: All claims, including cot
ton claims, will receive prompt attention.
Land Office and Pension matters attended
to. March %, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02

That was a triumphal appeal of the
lover of antiquity, who In arguing
the superiority of old architecture over
the new, said: "Where will you find
any modern building that has lasted
so long as the ancient2''
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02
Dentistry.

nR. l.. BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully
- offers his professional services to the
citizens of Monroe and surrounding coun-
try. Having an experience of fourteen
years 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-marl6:1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02
DENTlSTRY Y!

Painless extraction of teeth by tho aid
of nitrous oxide gas, administered by DIR.
d. Beatty, dentist OF 25 years experience.
and can refer to work of twenty years
standing in Monroe. Office over Bank,
west room.
Monroe, La, Jan. 2, 1850. If
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02

nUACIIITA HOUSE,
DESIARD ST, MONROE, LA,
julius ENNEMosER, Proprietor.
This House is now open for the reception
or the travelling public. Favorable arrange
ments can be made for board by the week
OK nonth. Aug. 9, 1879. 1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02
DR.. II. II. Richardson

TTAS resumed the practice of Medicine.
H He may DO found, when not profess
sionally engaged, at Moore's drug store
during the day, and at his residence at all
other hours. Monroe, Feb. &, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02

Cards of personal characterization adj
missible-will be charged double our regu-
lar advertising rates.
Obituary and Marriage notices will DO
charged as advertisements.
Any person sending us five now cash sub
scribers, at the same post Office, will be en-
titled to a copy of THE TELEGRAPH gratis
for ono year.
ADVERTISING REGULATIONS.
Transient advertisements must bo paid
for in GtlUance.
All advertisements sent to this Office
whom not otherwise ordered, will be in
serted "till forbid'' and charged accortsingly.
Editorial business notices will be made,
free of charge, of all advertisements ordered
in the paper; for other editorial notices
charge of 25 cents per line will be made.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-02
JOHN CALDERWOOD.

Practitioners III Medicine and Surgery.
Office on Grand street, in rear of q. w.
McFee's Drug Store, and opposite J. w.
Smiths carriage shop.
January %, 1850. n2O:ly