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The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-09
Beautiful Hands.

Such heautifa'. beautiful hnn0s 80.
They're teithCr white nor small;
Antlv0u. y know. jwnnld scarcely, think
Tnat lhcy were fair at all. ...,g
I've looked on hands whose form and hue
a scmptorsldrean, tii2h0 bT q i7Af
Yet are these aged. wrinkltd hands
Most beautiful to me.
Such beau if |, bpa,,t fiji hands 80. a
TnnuHli heart We're weary and sad, ,t'tr
These paticntlamlS kept toiluS on,
That, the children might be glad. .u..-,.
| almost weep. rs looking hack !"
70 cl,ildh0Od'S innocent day,
| think how these hands rested not,
While mine We're al their play.
Such beautiful, beautiful hands. uu uI
They're growing feeble now, fr1, on
For time and pain have left their mark E"'
On hauds and heart and brow. iuJ
Alas! alas . HE hearing time. .',.. -. -,
ANA uthc SAD, Sad day 10 me, 49,,
Whti meath the daisies. out Of sight,
These hands will folded DC. md
But. oh! !.beyond this sl,n,low-land, AZ ..u
Where all is bright aud iair.- .-"ni0il ~
know tull well these Il ear old hands !,s
VIII palms OF victory benr-- oEIl ..
Where crystal streams through endless
years
Flaw over Golden sands.
Aud where he old are young again,
III clnsp my mothers hands. I.,;..
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20
SUCCESSION SALE.

STATE OF LOUIsIANA-6th District
Court, Parish Of Morehouse. Success
sion of d. w. Noteworthy, decd
BY virtue of an order of sale, issued
from said court, and to me directed as
tutrix and as such administering the sue
cession of d. w. Noteworthy, decd, l
will, on
SATURDAY, 25th September, 1880,
offer for sale, at the door Of the court
house, said parish, at public auction, to
the highest bidder, between the hours
prescribed by law, the following de-
scribed property belonging to said sue
cession, viz: "a feet off the south side
of the north half Of lot 4, and 81 feet off
the south side of the north half of lot
No. 5 in block No. in the town of Bas-
trop, fronting 81 feet on Washington
street by 100 feet back between parallel
lines, being same lot on which formerly
stood storehouse Of d. W. Noteworthy.
Terms of sale-Cash, at not less than
ingentoried appraisement.
C. NOTEWORTHY, Tutrix.
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New Advertisements.
Hamburg High School :!

THIS school, inferior to none, and sur
passed by none. in the real work of edu-
cation, " ill beg n its fourth scholastic
year on Monday, Sept. ID, 1880.
We now have such facilities for train
ing both boys and girls, as but few
schools enjoy; long experience, new
house, with elegant furniture, including
new pianos, and an undivided mind and
devotion to our business.
All parties having children to be sol
idly educated with MONEY To PAY FOR
TIL FIR EDUCATION, are invited to try us.
Two hundred and fifteen dollars, one
half OIL entering and remainder Febru-
AIRY, 1851, will pay all school expense,
for one year, except in case of music pu-
pills, whose tuition is so more.
Boys and girls both can be boarded in
the house OF the Prir cipal. Circulars,
wi sh further particulars, sent on 1ppli-
cation to, u. c., b. CONNERLY.
Aug. Ia. 80. Hamburg, Ark.
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PRESS CONVENTION.

Just now every paper in the
State has something to say about
a Press Convention. Our con-
temporaries argue that a general
mass meeting of the ink-slingers
of Louisiana would result in
much good, both to the people
and the press. The interchange
and exchange of thought and
sentiment would rebound to the
welfare of the general public,
and place the newspapers-the
mouth-pieces of the people-up-
on a more solid and paying foun-
dation. We like the proposition,
and are confident that, il a thor
ough organization is perfected
by the press of this State, it will
be of vast interest to the entire
craft.
One question which seems to
perplex the press most, is where
shall the wisdom (?) of Louisiana
meet. Every fellow wants the
convention TO assemble in his
own burg-we suppose for rea'
sons which are based upon the
depleted condition of his pocket
book-but our choice is the Cap
ital of the State. Baton Rouge
is accessible and as central
prominent point as we could Sc
lect. Lets have the convention
and let's have it at Baton Rouge
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NOTICE +!
REVISION OF REGISTRATION !

In compliance with section SO, Act
1913, of the General Assembly, of Louis.
lana, and approved April 10. 1880. ! Will
opep the books for registration OF voters
who have come of age since last regis
tration, or by any other means become
voters of the parish of Morehouse, q. .0e
court house, in Bastrop, on WEDNho,,,
DAY, the 1st day of September, ana wiz
remain in said town for said PURPOSE
until Monday, the 18th day Of septelh,
Der, after which time | will WISH UP
several polling places in said parish, lGi
the convenience of those who are deslr
Gus of registering, and will attena "'
follows:
Polling place, ward No. /, M0ndas' o0p
TENDER IL. ,.u Con.
| Polling place, ward No. z, luesoaS' ''p
TENDER Ii. a,v
Polling place, ward No. " "euh0'''''
| Polling place, ward No. 10, THURSDAY
and Friday, Sept. Is and 10. co+nraav
Polling place, ward NO. y oa'"'N'
September II. ,.or Son.
! Polling place, ward No. s. MohoaS' ''f
| TENDER 10. .o,- and
Polling place, ward No. 8, Tuesday ana
Wednesday, Sept. 20 and u -, -.a.s
Polling place, ward No. ,, anlisaeenl
Friday, Saturday, Sept. Y, %, anu on. nd
Polling place. ward No. 6, Monday "'A
Tuesday September rs and r. po.4,o,
The books will remain open IN ba sa~;s.
until November 1st, 1880. Those f tEa,
tered voters who have changed I .ion
ward of residence since last reg,ssra'.bs
will please give notice and nave 'D'
same noted on poll book. 100,
'' T. G. BRIGHAM, ReglstFaf-
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THE NEWSPAPER BUSINESS.

We have always regarded the
newspaper business as one of the
most glorious and exalted, as
we'll as the most delightful and
lucrative, that ever engaged the
attention of mortal man. In our
boyhood days we had a stu
pendous opinion OF him who
sat in the editorial chair. With
him we could find none to COM
pare. We looked upon him with
awe, mingled with inexpressible
admiration. Our conception OF
the fertility OF his brain was one
Of the largest thoughts that ever
leaped from our Uranium. We
pictured the editor upon the
canvass of our mind as grand,
gloomy and-partlcular. We
fancied him as a sage-which he
il. We balanced him ON a scale
that required a ponderous mind
to topple. We perused his daily
and weekly productions with
amazement. We marveled how
one head could contain 50 much.
It mattered not what an editor
said, or wrote, we believed it.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20

The Baton Rouge Capitolian
pours some hot shot into the ears
Of Lanier, Of the Providence Re-
publican this week. Jastremski
says that Lanier is "Warmoth's
brother" "When Greek meets
Creek etc. Fight it out, gentle
men, We are safe.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20
nEFCE.aL DIRECTOR II.

Sixth Judicial Observation-Disclosures and
West Carroll. j. Harvey Brigham,
Judge Ed F. Newman, Dist. Atty
Morehouse-Jury terms--First Mon
day in February and September. u,
vii terms-Second Monday in May ara
December.
Thos. W. Williams, Representative.
W. P. Douglass, Sheriff, and ex-otflcio
Tax Collector.
E. w. Ross, Clerk and ex-officlo kecoro-
or of mortgages, etc
VIM. b. Taylor, Coroner.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20
The Duty of the Democracy.

The late canvass in this Con-
oressional District has been at
tended in many places with a
hostile and malignant feeling,
which has been productive of
division and dissension in our
own ranks We do not remem-
Der Congressional race that
aroused so much excitement and
enthusiasm. This was not the
case in Morehouse alone, but
every parish in the district dis
played an ardent interest IL the
contest. The preliminary can
yass has terminated as We hoped
and believed it would. We never
entertained any fears of Kings
defeat in Monroe; and while We
did all in our power to secure
his nomination, we never tor a
| moment entertained a particle
of ill-feeling toward their candl-
| date, nor those who opposed
Gen. King: We are sorry that
they cannot say as much. We
are sorry that, in the ardor OF
their anxiety to succeed, they
many Of them-suffered their
passions to overshadow their bet
ter judgments, and made use OF
acrimonious assertions toward
Gen. King whom they are now
called upon to vote for.
| Such a condition of affairs in
the party is calculated to do
much injury. IA house divided
against itself cannot stand" Our
dissensions will strengthen the
forces of the enemy and encour-
age them to make bold strike
for the victory. Petty grievances
and disappointments should not
induce any Democrat to sulk in
camps. It behooves every true
| Democrat to fall into ranks and
labor zealousiy for the success OF
the tIcket headed by Hancock,
No true man can afford to vote
for another than Gen. King IN
less he desires the election OF
Garfield. Hence to declare his
intention to vote for another is
positive indication Of giving his
support to the Republican party
We hope the spirit Of spite and
discord which has been rife in this
district for several weeks will die
away at once, and that harmony
and a determined purpose te
succeed in November will char
acterize the entire Democratic
party. The people Of this dis
trict have not forgotten the darl
, DAYS of Radical misrule; the,
surely cannot sit squietly by ant
see those perilous times return
1t is our duty to work-to worl
: as unit, as a whole people, will
9 but one object in view. Let n
] man, who was disappointed a
t the action Of the Monroe Con
Q vention, swear vengeance agalns
r the party for mere persons
II spite. But rather let us all, a
r one family, rally to the supper
of the Cincinnati and Monro
nominees and then the Demoe
It racy will have done faithful
r and thoroughly the duty tha
devolves upon her.. Let More
J., house Democrats vote solidlY fc
= King.
Il THE NEWSPAPER RIISINESS.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20

Gen. Grimes, Of Texas, was
shot to death recently in his
buggy by some negroes against
whom he was a witness in an
arson case,
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20

The sons of Cakes Aimes are
out in a lopg-winded letter to
the Boston Herald, trying to vim
licate the honesty of the old
man ir his connection with the
Credit Mobilier swindle.
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STATE NEWS.

A new paper, called the Ban
ner, has been established 10
Pointe Coupee.
Col, Ed Robertson has been
renominated for Congress from
the 9th District.
The Sugar Planter says We
are to have an early and very
cold winter. Hyams knows.
New Orleans will hold a mu-
nicipal election on the I'd day OF
November next, ...
East Carroll boasts of millions,
yea, even billions, of cotton
worms. ....+
The first bale of new cotton
in Grant parish was put in mar
ket on the 9th inst.
In spite of the heavy rains
cotton is very promising in Grant
parish.
The Raptists of Columbia are
building a splendid new church
| in that town.
The first bale OF new cotton
made in Ouachita parish sold
| the other day for II cents.
The first bale of new cotton
made in Cal dwell sold in Colum-
bia to r. B. Blanks for fifteen
cents per pound. -. &.
A man fell off his wagon on
the 10th in Monroe, and sustain
ed injuries which proved fatal
His name was Michael Carroll
The Monroe Bulletin says il
will support Gen. King, but init
mates that it's q big job to DC
50. Come, Atkins, come.
A shark, twenty feet long, has
been seen in Cain river in Gran
parish. It's body is as large a!
a cows.
The Colfax Chronicle has seer
an ear of corn, raised III Gran
parish, containing fifteen. hun
dred grains.
y A horse died in West Fell
, ciana parish the other day o
what competent judges thinl
was genuine hydrophobia.
There has been entirely TOT
> much rain in West Baton Roug'
parish. Cotton has been Sc
, riously damaged.
The Houma Courier warn
. people Of Terrebonne parish t.
r extinguish dogs and avoid th
. danger of that terrible malad
hydrophobia.
D Those who practice deeeptio
g are often the most deceive'
in the end Houma Courier.
:: For instance when you sffec
= to be a0itty. Truth, Mr.. Cose.
S Harry Gould, of the Living
J. stonian, is sorry that Tanner di
not starye to death. We hav
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20

Balbo, the Italian wife MUIR
derer, will be hung in New York
to-day. Great efforts have been
made to secure Executive Glenn
ency, but Gov. Cornell persist
entity refused to interfere, and
Balbo will 60 to the gallows
cursing New York's Governor.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20

The election Tuesday resulted in
the adoption of the proposed
amendments to the Corporation
Charter, and the defeat of the rail-
road tax. There were Sc votes
polled-54 for the amendments.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20

DIR. Tanner is rapidly fatten-
ing. and will write book soon
on fasting.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20

Ex-senator Norwood is a can
didate for the gubernatorial chair
Of Georgia.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20

Don't forget, that after the
public debate is over to night
splendid sappar will be served in
the court house square under the
auspices Of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety. Price, SO cents. Proceeds
to be expended for the improve
ment of Christ's Church, Bastrop.
Everybody is going.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20

Frost fell near Poughkeepsie'
New York, last Monday morn
ing.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20

His pen touch was ike lnspifa-
His words fell
like so much magic upon ourl
eager ears. He had but to speak
in our presence to be believed.
Awe struck with the magnitude
Of his intellectual powers, we
worshipped at the snriue OF his
knowledge. Is it strange, then,
that We admire and adore the
newspaper business? When our
tender mind had such an ineHab!e
taste for such an exalted posi-
ton. who can marvel that We
are to-day treadlng the downy
paths that lie outstretched be-
tore the immortal editor? Ours
is a glorious-a hallowed-avo-
cation. NJ man can ever realize
the pleasure, the delight, the
honor ard the money which are
enjoyed by an editor until be ex-
periments, as it were. These
are not all the pleasantries that
are connected with the newspa-
per business-far from it.
There's the keen delight that
is experienced when the "devil'
calls for copy end you have
no copy; when you must throw
yourself into the arms of a
brown study and get something
to FILL up" Pen can't describe
the exquisite joys that thrill the
bosom Of an editor when some
illegible communication is placed
in his hands for publication, and
the compositor meekly begs him
to re-write and revise the entire
document. It shows that the
editors talents are valued-ap-
preciated. Then it is, with an
expression upon his face which
looks as wise as an owl, that he
pronounces the production Of his
correspondent as worthless and
heartlessly consigns it to the
waste basket-a receptacle which
every contributor breads. Then
with what dignity can an editor
criticise what others compose
He makes the world believe thai
has are the only faultless ebulli
tons that flow from morta
minds.
That is rot all-not half. The
editor has thousands of sugges'
tons made to him, all of which
he ostensibly appreciates, and IL
less time than we have beer
telling it, he forgets every one o
them. For instance, a part,
comes in the presence Of the ed
itor and intimates that Mr.. So
and-So should have a puff;
! what can the urbane scribe d
or say bat ell right" Blu
!, then, being human, he has a per
, feet right to let his promise sill
his memory, thereby demonstrat
= ing the patent fact that editor
are dictatorial as we'll as infalll
;, BILE.
:, But the grandest feature {
s the newspaper business is th
It "money that's in it," The news
70 paper man never sharpens hi
; quill nor inks his pen but for th
= money-big money. In maxim
a negotiations with his patrons b
n assumes an air of pompous ind
pendence which is both strikir
and convincing. His stern d
meanor indicates that he rea
IL ICES the dignity of his positic
% and the incalculahle value Of b
20 time and his labor. Thus, whe
ID he "talks business he makes
10 pay. His pockets are alwa,
,r full. His raiment is rich-spo
:. less. His libations and vian'
= are such as the gods might env
10 His liberties and privileges a
til never jeopardized nor hampere
n His entrance to shows, and CT
th cuses, and theaters, and festlva
g, and his MASSAGE on railroad
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20

cold, ancient, heartless, relent-
less recluse that Hyams pictures
him.
The editor of the Southern
Watchman went to a ball and
found a neat little slipper which
he proposes to return to the fair
foot that lost it. Generous man.
Mr.. J. o. Cose, the witty (?) |
man of the Houma Courier, must
be a gourmond that has had the
grippe. Thinking of Tanners fast
gave him the disease.
The Telegraph says it would
require bushel OF type and a
wonderful scholar to set up the
proceedings Of the convention
held in Monroe last week.
There is in East Feliciana
parish grape vine thirteen
years old, and it bore this year
1916 punches of the finest and
must lucious grapes.
W. T. Cakes, OF Ouachita, is a
| candidate for the Legislature to
fill the vacancy made in that
body by the resignation of Judge
Farmer.
The Patriot Democrat has seen
a bunch of wool which measured
nine inches. The wool grew on
a yearling lamb raised in East
Feliciana parish, and the editor
thinks there is big money in
sheep-raising in this State.
| There will be Grand Ratlf-
cation meeting in Homer to-mor-
row. We notice several distin-
guished speakers will be on hand,
one of whom is Hon. G. Il. Ellis,
of this place.
| We know more about cigars
| than Hancock does about states
craft. Providence Republican.
Uh! and you know more
about cigars than you do about
true Republicanism.
| The heavy and incessant rains
are causing the bottom cotton
crop to rot In Tensas parish, and
the Journal thinks the crop this
year will not be near as large MS
it was last: The worms are also
reported in that parish.
II James Brown, the murderer OF
City Marsha. Mcclure, of Lake
Providence, had a preliminary
, examination before Judge De
, loney the OTTER day and wa
committed without bail. Hs'l
be very apt to swing one of these
!, days.
The Providence Republican
comes to us this week dressed
q from head to foot in home made
: clothes, and rocking with hat
D toward the Democratic party
We are really sorry that LAME
is such a hot-headed Repnbli
can.
l. A suit was brought befor
|. Judge Hahn recently for breacl
;. of pl omise and seduction, anE
: he awarded the unfortunate gil
: $4,000, and to the more nnfortu
nate child he adjudged $40 pc
month until it becomes FL year
10 old Well bet he's a goo
't Judge.
In Bossier parish recently
man named Gilbert went into
- gun shop to "doctor" an old gu
~ that refused to Ere. He fastene
the gun in a wise and began han
mering on one of the locks whe
j. the treacherous old piece sent
Of huge load of buckshot throue
* the plank wall Of the shop xii
ing two children that we're inn
10 Gently playing just outside.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20

The cotton worms are said to
be webbing up rapidly in Mis-
sissippi.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20

The Independent Greenhack-
Labor-Saving Republican party
was sunk 10000 votes deep in
Alabama the other day.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20

A report is afoat now that
Garfield lay sick during the war
in the hou g of a Southern lady,
and after he recovered refused
to pay her for the room he had
occupied and the attention that
had been given him. That's not
all-not half-they sag that he
stole the lady's bed quilts and
had them carried to his head
quarters. This may be SO and it
may not. We would rather give
credence to this tale than the one
which declared that Hancock's
great-great-grandfather shot q
thieving hawk on a bright Sun
day morning. Probably the bed
quilt theft was the initiatory step
to the huge thieving which has
made Garfield so notorious since
the war. An old adage says that
che who steals pin, will steal a
bigger thing" and we suppose
the same principle holds good
when the theft Of bed quilts is
involved. Anyhow, its a very
plain fact that Garfield showed
disposition to steal wheL he got
mixed up in the Credit Mobiliel
and DeColJer complications,
Better let him clone.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20

State. It's editorials ere ALWAYS
forcible, timely, and we'll studied.
while its mechanical department
is equal to any metropolitan
Journal. We congratulate the
proprietors of the Guardian upon
the prosperous appearance Of
their lively sheet upon its en-.
trance to the fourth year of its
existence.
Vicksburg can beat the world
for the number and variety of its
dogs. Every species is repre-
sented-the fee, the hound, the
mostlf, cur, setter, pointer, bull,
shepherd, the spotted, black,
the white, the red, the blue, hrin
die aud the old "yaller dog"
And no community Of the canine
species can get up row at night
quicker or on more improved Or
der. just let gallant Thomas
cat step out and take an evening
stroll or sing little song under
his lady-love's window, and the
first thing he is aware of twenty
yelping, bowling dogs are after
him, and the unearthly din ban
ishes sleep from the neighbour
hood and induces words that
should not be uttered Dog gon-
EN- Vicksburg Herald.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20

Memphis is said to be ex
tremely healthy this summer
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20

A correspondent Of the Chi
cago Times has been examining
the census returns OF States, and
figures out that under the next
Congressional appointment the
States which in 1876 voted for
Tilden will kave 204 electoral
votes, and those which voted for
Hayes will have but los.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-20

LII DOoSlOL phAAon ASJ
man named Gilbert went into a
gun shop to "doctor" an old gun
that refused to Ere. He fastened
the gun in wise and began ham
msring on one of the locks when
the treacherous old piece sent a
huge load of buckshot through
the plank wall of the shop kill
ing two children that we're inno-
Gently playing just outside.
In the parish of st. Helena
the other day Mr.. Stone, while
out hunting basket timber, came
in contact with a negro that had
just killed one of Stones hogs,
He upraidad the negro, where
upon the hog thief raised bis
uble-barreled gun AMI took a
pop at Mr.. Stone, clipping the
hair from the top of his head
The negro then turned and made
his escape and is still at large.
Last week the Claiborne Guar
dian completed its third year
It is one of the neatest, spicies
and most readable papers in thu