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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-05-28
THE LAWS OF DIR. DAWES STATE.

Washington POST
When Mr.. Dawes shall have made
an end Of weeping, waillng and atti-
tubing over the colored man and broth
or, it may occur to the agile Intellect
of the Senator that there are, in his
own State, 136, 900 white male citizens
who are denied tho ballot. If suffrage
is necessary to the protection of men in
the enjoyment of their rights, under
the form of government, these 1916, 900
men, and the population of 612, 900
whom they represent, are stripped of
the means of self protection. The
commonwealth of Massachusetts, makes
poverty a crime. If loss of work,
sickness or other misfortune compels
the acceptance of public charity; if
man finds himself In sudden financial
distress and has to find relief in any
shape-food, medicine or burial for
hungry, sick or dead wife or child-he
is disfranchized for a term of years,
like a convict. No matter how many
years ne may have been x-Payer,
no matter how much he may have
contributed to the relief of tho poor,
he il publicly degraded If he accepts
help In his hour. of need. This is cruel
Injustice, and no fair man will attempt
to defend 1t. When Mr.. Dawes has
time to spare from his labOrs in behalf
of the colored race-labors that have
not yet been productive of any good
results--he will do we'll to turn his at
tention to those laws and usages OF
his own state by which the poor are
deprived Of their rights aud socially
degraded for the crime of poverty.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-05-28
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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-05-28

We extract from the proceedings OF
the Supreme Court had on the 10th
inst. the following:
DIN order to facilitate the reporter
In q more correct and satisfactory COM
Pliance:with:his functions, ::as,,also for the
relief of the court, the following rule
is adopted
Counsel, will, In every case hereaf-
Ter submitted to this court, make n
very snort syllabus, indicative only of
the principal point or points contained
in their briefs.
rms syllabus shall be part of the
counsel's briefs, and be placed either
at the beginning or the end Of the
same.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-05-28

James Smith Rugged and kissed a
girl against her will in a Galveston
street, and she had him arrested. He
was fined $l5, which he paid, and
went home congratulating himself that
he had got out of the scrape easily.
He was mistaken. His wife met him
at the door with a rolling pin, knocked
him down and pounded him until he
was iusensible.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-05-28

A pretty theatre actress settled her
advertising bill with n Little Rock
newspaper last week by kissing the
editor. That was Scriptural-a kiss
for "A blow. The coin is not current ut
this office, however. There are several
young men down stairs and in the citv
department who would like to be
kissed, but it takes money to paw
show lls.--Hu,pk..ye,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-05-28

The Cincinnati Enquirer publishes
interviews with ex-Gov. Hendricks,
ex-senator Turple, Messrs. j. HI. Rice,
and J. w. Nicol, of Indiana, In which
they express themselves as favoring
Chief Justice Stephen j. Field for the
lemocratic nomination for President
Ihey regard him as probably the
strongest man, East or West, for the
nomination. =
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-05-28
An ARKANSAS ROMANCE.
,FAkansas Gazette.1

IAxo00o0 00z&9tt6.1
A very singular termination to a
love affair has just occurred near this
city. Some time ago q young man
whom it would be well to call James,
fell in love, or thought he did, with a
o young lady whom it would be we'll
to call susan. Practical names, both
Of them. The fondness Of James was
returned. James told Susan that he
loved her, and Susan told James that
she loved him. James asked Susan to
marry him and Susan said that she
would. The young man had spent
sleepless nights in contemplating the
prize he was attempting to win, but
when he found that the pole of his at
fractions had knocked the "persim-
mon" of susan's affections he ceased
tossing the cover at night and slept
soundly. Finally, he unused:
had not acted go rashly In engaging
myself to her. would almost break
her heart If were to tell her of my
mistake. She is SO adectionate. What
a fool a man is ~ Susan did not pass
all this time without musing ssWo-
men are so impulsive," she thought.
"I'm engaged to that man, and 1 de-
clare that do not love him. I would
break the engagement, but he might
kill himself. don't know what to
do" The parties continued to be
affectionate toward each other, and
the came grave troubles affected alike
the mind of each. Several nights ago
the a6ectionate parties sat beside
each other.
s'susan," remarked James, edo you
think that man should marry a wo-
man when he doesn't love her, merely
k<, hfo
"No do you ?'
81 don't think that he should. BY
the way, Sue, think 1t would be bet
ter for US not to get married. have
been mistaken don't love you. I
hope that you will forgive me. Have
1 wronged you ?''
sGlorious man." said the girl. You
have lifted q heavy weight from my
heart. I do not love you, and the
fear of fatal results has ever kept me
from breaking our engagement
els that so ?" asked James aston
al speak truthfally."
"Weli, 1 will be dog doned.
thought you cared for me-"
"Aud I thought you cared for
me.''
"I'u be blistered If this affair hasn't
got away with me. Say, SueW
EYES,"
CHOW let's look at this business q
little closer. We are both very frank.
I think that frank people make the
best of husbands and wives. We I'm.
derstand each other first-rate. Tell me-
don't you-that is, don't you enter
tain something of an affection for me p
"Y-yes. Don't you for me !"
"Yes. Suppose, as we understand
each other SO we'll that wo get mar
ried.
tsAl right" and the ceremony was
performed In country church last
Sunday.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-05-28
THE JUSTICE OF PREsQUE ISLE
Madison Journal.

In Presque Isle county, toward
Mackinaw, is a beautiful lake-Hight
Grand Lake-on whose shore stands a
a club house owned by sundry fish-lov-
ing citizens of Adrian, Mich. The
country around Is pretty much as ma
ture made it-rOugh--and the few
backwoodsinen living there are much
like the country. One Of them, named
Crawford, was lately elected Justice of
the peace. A wood-chopper made
complaint that q certain raftsman had
beaten him and asked for warrant
for the Offenders arrest. The Justices
entire stock of legal blanks consisted
OF q summons and subpenoe. After
spending some time vainly In trying
to make these papers At the case, he
got mad. flung down his paper and adj
dressed tho complainant thus "See
mere, mister, this court is bound to see
justice done in this township. You
pay me ~ so, costs of conrt, show me
tue man, and the court will lick the
devil out of him in two minutes -
Com piainant paid the costs and point.
ed out the man, The "court." with
majesty on his brow aud his sleeves,
rolled up went, for the offender.
and in sixty seconds thrashed him to
full content of both parties. The cour,
then put on his coat and remarked
that, che was peace officer. and
wished 1t understood that this court
would preserve the peace, and any mar
who thought he could raise thunde,
in that neck of the woods would have
to try the case with that court person
ally. No other case has since bee,
tried by Squire Crawford. tr
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-05-28

The subcommittee on the PROPOSE
ton to extend the Texas Pacific land
grant have prepared an advance report
The report was drawn up by Hon. E.
John Ellis, of Louisiana. 1t holds
that the grant should not be extended
because, first, the company has not
built any part of its road in California
or Arizona in which the land grant is
situated, although the charter provided
that construction should begin stimuli
taneously at San Diego, CAL, and Mar
shall, Texas; moreover, very substan-
tial aid has been received from the
State of Texas, in which all work Of
construction has been done. Second,
another Southern Pacific road has been
constructed directly through the land
grant Of the Texas Pacific without
government aid, but entirely ut the
public expense, and it would be un-
just to that company for the govern
ment to subsidize II competitive road.
Third, the request of tho company
shows that it will not be ready to COM
plete the road for ten years to come,
and it would be unWise and unpolitic
to shut out actual settlers from the
IS, OOO, 900 acres of land involved in
the grant in question.-NetU Orleans
DtmOcruf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-05-28

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truly marvellous.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-05-28

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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-05-28
HER FORTUNE.

New York Letter to st. Louis Spirit.l
t'DO you see that pretty girl at the
cashiers desk ~ said an acquaintance
at the most fashionable millinery es.
Establishment in New York. "Well,
they talk about Maude Branscomhe
and Mary Anderson being the most
pictured woman in America, but that
girl beats them both combined. She
poses as hat block before the camera
several times every week of her life.
The fashions shown In the plates used
by half the nlilliners in the United
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lures in three of the leading fashion
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called negative face. Her features
are small, regular, and without any
strong characteristics, making q face
that is both pretty and commonplace.
With such a face, any possible style of
hat or bonnet is becoming, and they
use her in all the photographing. The
engraver sometimes Injuries the like
ness, yet she is recognizable in all the
pictures. Her face is her fortune-or,
at least, 1t is good for about $40 a
| week."
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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-03
Laying Back tho Ears.

The expressive gestures which many
animals make with their cars arc matter of
familiar observation. Nothing Is more
significant than the drawing back and pres
sure of the cars to the head, which indi-
Gates savage frame OF mind Mr.. Dar-
win, in his recent work OH the means of
expression in men and animals, gives an
Ingenious explanation Of this movement
lie observed that it is only found in spe-
cies which fight with their teeth. All the
carnivora tlo this, and all, 80 far as ho has
observed, draw back their ears when feel
ing savage. This may be continually seen
with dogs fighting in earnest, or puppies
fighting in play. Cats, tigers, lcopards and
lynXcs show the same peculiarly. 1t is
very noticeable in horses, and tho vicious
expression 1t gives to them Is nnmistnkablc.
But cattlc, sheep or goats, thought they
fight, never uso their teeth In fighting,
and never draw back their cars when en-
ragged. The elephant, which fights with
Its tusks, does not rctract its cars but on
the contrary, crocts them when rushing at
the enemy. The connection between Bit
ing rs a means of warfare, and laying back
the ears as sign Of anger, Is 50 uniform,
and the exceptions arc 80 fow, that Mr..
Darwin's explanation Of the origin of the
habits Is highly probable. He says ami
mails which fight in this way try to bite
cach others cars; and revcrscly, being con-
scious that the car is a weak point of at
tack, lay it back upon the head to keep IL
out Of the way. This habit being dccponcd
into OH instinct through many generations,
has become so associated with the feeling
attendant upon warfare, that the cars arc
depressed even by an amount Of anger too
slight to find any other expression. The
opposite movement Of pricking the cars
forward to express attention is so natural
as to need no special explanation. 1t is
generally accompanied by all elevation and
turning Of tho head.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-03

But that chance victory decided the fate
of both. The more she thought of HERBERT
disinterest offer the more his charactar rose
in her cstima'i ion. Meantime, rs she had
consented to receive him as friend, he
often visited her; and gradually esteem for
him ripencd into love. .........-
One soft, summer evening, Herbert ven
tured to urge his suit again, and this time
Minnie, though embarrassed as before, did
not say nay, but returned n blushing answer
that filled his heart with JOY. They fingered
long amid the forest shades, and when they
returned Herbert sought Mr.. Arlin, while
Minnie ran up to her room like Il frightened
deer
When Herbert had confessed his suit, Mr..
Arlin, looking archly in his face, made
reply: 'Do you wish to make poor Min
ME Arlin your bridge? Can you think of
taking n doworlcss wife,
ooh, ycs," earnestly replied Herbert ~
should never have told OF my love had she
still been as in days gone BY"
The old gentleman smiled peculiar
smile, and said, eyes, Herbert, she is yours
you are worthy of her; but am glad, for
your sake and hers, that am not so poor
that she will be portionless bride. But
you must let Minnie tell you story"
Minnie did tell him the story, and Her
beit was unspcakably delighted at the idea
that he had won the hand Of the heircss of
Mr. Arlin's wealth; but Minnie laughingly
told him that her poverty had lost her one
lover and won her another.
Herbert was also a lawyer; but being
poor and without influential friends, he had
many times been nearly discouraged; but
now he felt his heart become strong within
him, more because lie had won the hand
and heart he had so long desired, than at
the prospect OF a portion of her fathers
wealth.
They were soou after married, and Mr..
Arlm's handsome mansion was thrown open
to the crowd of friends who gathered to
witness Minnie's wedding.
Before the day arrived, however, the
story Of Minnic's ruse had become rUmorcd
forth in the village; and Roby, finding
himself and bis selfish principles too much
the topic of conversation, found it convcn-
lent to leave Belmont for some other field
of labor.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-03

that was being hunted. Pushing onward
short distance without leaving anything
to indicate that the moccasin tracks had
bceu discovered. Alccli pressed through q
bunch of brush, and turning abrudtly to
the left cnsconscd himself behind large
clump Of nlanzanta, growing on the comb
of small ridge. Placing his rifle through
the branches of his own cover so as to
command the right point of his broken
trail, and lying down in the snow behind
it, he waited. Onc--two hours passed,
till the watcher, now nearly chilled, thought
lie waited in vain. The soft snow made
| no sound and he dare not raise himself to
even sitting position for fear of discovery,
but at last his quick ear detected slight
rustic in the brush and an ugly brown face,
made hilcolls with hatred, and smcaretl
beneath the eyes to protect them from the
glare OF the snow, was in sight. 1t was his
friend of the preceding day. Stopping
where the trail was broken, as if conscious
that his game was nigh, he glanced wildly
abou, with his eye balls almost starting
FRONT their sockets, and his gun cooked ;
but only for an instant. There was little
white puff Of smoke from behind the man
zania cover, the print Of Il human form
in the snow-an empty wigwam on the
river! leaving the body where il fell, Aleck
took the Indians yagcr, broke il ncross a
tree and flung it into a ravinc. Finding II
revolver on the Indian lIc detached the cyl
indcr, throwing it in one direction, tho
stock in another. Returning homcwards,
the hunter jumped up several bands Of
deer but he was nervous and chilled from
his uncomfortable vigil, and he went home
empty. handed. Alcck's failure was motto
cd but saying that the sights of his gun
had been moved, he quietly lighted his own
pipe and KEPT III: 2ws: ct;;:ti:li. u y,ai
passed by and still Tom did not make his
appearance. Another year, and still the
ugly face was not seen at the camp. At
last one Of the boys asked Alcck, "whcrc
do you suppose Tom keeps himsclf!"
GLOW should know" was the reply.
cam my brothers kcepcrl Why do you
ask" ''O,' said his partner, quietly, 81
found some bones up on the mountain yes
tcrday, and kind o guessed they were
Tom s." "Wcll," said Alcck. in surprise,
"What, do you think he sulcidcd!" "Ycs,
guess so, made hole dead centre
between his eyes, then busted his yagcr
all to flinders and threw it down
the gnlch," laughing remarked his intcrrog-
ator Right there Alccll confessed, detail
ing every circumstance, explaining his 81
loncc rs prompted by tho fear of trouble
from White Indians only, and demanded a
far trial. Being The only witness, and
known to be Il man OF the stlictcst vcmcity,
tho trial at the camp was short and the vcr-
dict" "scrvcd the darncd sneak right"
Alcck still lives in Josephine County, and
often laughs when he thinks Of tho little
game where the Red tried to outwit the
White.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-03
No Accommodation for Giants.

Court Oiflecr kicrnan appeared in the
door OF the police court in the company of
a man six feet six and one half inches tall,
who, when he walked to the railing in
front Of the bench lowered above all the
| officers and spectators Of the room. lie
was dressed in a checked shirt (over which
a magnificent gray beard rolled down half
| way 10 his waisD and pair Of dark trow-
sers. lie said in answer to Justice Smith g
questions that he was Mike Sullivan, sixty
one years old, that he came to this country
from Dublin in 1913.
'Otliccr hicrnan, what's the charge
| against this pris-this m0n2' said his
honor, correcting himself and looking up
in the direction Of the ceiling at Sullivan's
face.
i arcs came--wc came here, sir,
| stammcred the officer. Ills wife got an
order for him for disorderly conduct, your
honor. She says he got drunk and smashed
things in the house
Good gracious! how tall you arc 2
qucricd tho magistrate.
Il stand suX feet slx and half eli nv
sthockings,' said Mike in voice that
sounded like theatrical thunder.
Six feet six and half inches of dis
orderly conduct. 1 wonder how much
beer 1t holds when it's full, murmurcd the
justice. Officer, did he give you any
trouble when you arrested him2'
NO, sir, was the answer in Il thankful
tone.
You did not club Mm?'
No, sir I did not, said the officer en-
phatically. 'and what's more, didn't even
threaten him., whispered the policeman to
reporter; so don't 30 and call this an
other case of clubbing
Sullivan observed the court, Il don't
think we have any place to put you here.
You sec it would not be right to keep one
man to the exclusion of others. You are
discharged