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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-11-25
GOOD NEWS FOR OUR PEOPLE.

A charter was fled in the Clerks
Office Of this parish yesterday which is
probably of more Importance to all
people of this parish than heretofore
recorded. The Washington and Hope
Ity., a road running from Hope, on the
Iron Mountain Road, to Washington,
County seat Of Hemstead Co., Ark, n
short time since filed in tho Office of
the Sec'y of State, at Little Rock, an
amendment to its character, providing
for and extension from Washington,
northeast, to line of Indian Territory,
and from Hope south east to line of the
State of Louisiana. BY this amend
mcht the name of the Co., was changed
to the Arkansas and Louisiana lSy.
Co. The same Go. have yesterday
filed a charter tinthis State to con-
tinue their road from the Stateline to
Monroe, where it will make juno
tion with the Vicksburg and Shreve-
port II. IL. The project is to build a
first-cass narrow guage II. r., with q
steel rail of 40 pounds to the yard, to
be thoroughly built and equipped in
the very best manner. The line OF
this road, if it does not deviatc from q
straight line would carry it or miles
north Of Magnolia, Ark.
We learn, however, that the Mag
nolia people are offering inducement
to the Company to take them in, ant
it is probable the line will run straigh
from Hope to Magnolia. From theme
to Monroe two routes are under cor
l sideration--one by way Of Farmerville
: the other by way of Homer an
;, Vienna. The later route is probab'
:, about IL miles the longest.
The importance of this road is to
l. apparent to need explanation. Startin
t. from the st. Louis & San francisc
l. road, it connects with no less than hv
is roads, running northeast and south
1T west, namely, the st. Louis Sa
10 Francisco, the st. Louis u Iron Noun
as tain, the Texas & st. Louis narroN
in guage, the Little Rock, Mis5issipI
ie River and Texas II. r., and the Knob
Id Branch of the Iron Mountain, which
u. now being built by way Of Fore
he City TO Alexandria, La.
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LOUIS HALL. LOUIS COOK.
SPORTSMEN'S EMPORIUM.
HALL & COOK,
LOUIS COOK.

No. Il st. Charles Street, NEW ORLEANS
Dealers in
GUNS, RIFLES, PISTOLS, SPORTING
and FISHING; TACKLE of every
Description, POWDER, SHOT, SHELLS
and FIXED AMMUNITION of all kinds.
The Repairing department is under the
personal supervision of Mr.. Louis Cook.
Guns re- bored to shoot close.
Manufacturers of Hard Rubber Duck
Calls-superior to anything ever used.
N. Authors Fishing Lines Speciality.
Wholesale Agents for McDaniefs Rus,
I'reventer. Agents for the Baker Gun.
Mail orders particularly attended to.
L. o. Box 937. sep. lily.
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w. w. Farmer,
COUNSELLOR IN LAW AND EQUITY,
Attorney at Law & Solicitor in Chanecry

Has resumed his profession as Counselor,
to which he will devote careful attention !;
and will invariably require payment tor his
adrice. Has also resumed his profession as
Attorney and Solicitor; and will practice in
the United States District, Circuit and Su-
preme Courts, and in the State District,
Circuit and Supreme Courts; in all classes
of cases, law, equity, probate, criminal and
bankruptcy. "a new bdnLonlot tnp Will be
adopted in lSS2.) VIII make the mainten-
auce of rolid and the annulm cnt of illegal
tax titles a specially. VIII devote his per
sonal attention to- his cases and all his time
| to his profession, as his sole business, TO the
! exclusion of all other occupations; and can
not be engaged or retained in any case with
! ont u jcc contingent, secured or cash.
August %, lSsl.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-11-25

culture OF tobacco. Horace Greeley
said: It isa burning STENCIL" Daniel
Webster said: sLet those men who
smoke so to the horse shed.'
"One reason why there are so many
victims Of the tobacco habit is because
so many ministers of religion smoke
and chew. They smoke until they
have bronchitis, and then the dear peo-
pie must send them to Europe. Laugh
ter. can name three eminent clergy
men who died of cancer in the mouth,
an evil caused by their tobacco. There
has been many a clergyman whose
tombstone was all covered up with eu-
logy who ought to have had an inscrip-
tion, sKilled by too much cavendish.'
Somo smoke until the room is blue,
their spirits are blue, tho world is blue.
The American clergymen who are in
dulging in this habit should repent.
How can man preach repentance
when he induiges in such a habit: I
have known Presbyteries and General
Assemblies and General Synods where
there was room set apart for ministers
| to smoke in. am glad the Methodists
| of the United States have in nearly all
of their Conferences passed resolutions
against this habit. 1t is time we had
an anti-tobacco reform in the Presby-
terian, the Baptist, and the Congrega-
! tional churches. There are ministers
OF religion to-day indulging in marco.
tics, dying by inches, and they don't
know what is the matter with them.
My own experience was that it took ten
cigars to make sermon. A generous
tobacconist of Philadelphia once Offer
ed to keep me in cigars if 1 would settle
In Philadelphia. But said to myself,
'If smoke more than 1 ought now,
how much more would 1 smoke If
had an unlimited supply:' That was
twenty years ago. 1 quit then once
and forever.
elf you smoke cheap tobacco want
to tell you why it is cheap. 1t is q
mixture of burdock, la1npblack, saw
dust, colts foot, plantain leaves, fuller's
earth, lime, salt, and n little tobacco
DR.. Talmage told the story of Il ma,
who saved $2o, ,o3 in 20 years by re
} framing from smoking cigars at 6
cents each. lie urged his hearers t
deny themselves for the sake of settin
> good example, in the same spirit the
: Gov. Briggs of Massachusetts neve
wore a collar, because he had pl omise
never to wear one so long as frien
abstained from drinking intoNicatin
liquor.
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Talbot SaHI,lla7z,

A TTORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, La,
IA will practice in tho Parishes OF
Ouuchitu, 1Ioreho,tsc, Richkn,ad and Lro7,h-
lin, in tho Supreme Court of the State,
ana in the Federal Courts. viii take
claims for collection i'll all other parishes i'll
Louisiana, with privilege of managing
Sl!io in connection with attorneys residing
uherc. August Is, 1881.
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At Monroe the Arkansas and Louisi.
ana will connect with the Vicksburg
and Shreveport r.. r., which Is n
part of the great Erlanger system,
and this connection gives it the shortest
aud best routes North via Cincinnati,
East to Sava nah, Charleston and Rich
mond, and South to New Orleans and
Mobile, besides opening to 1t the Mis-.
sissippt siver.-Clai6o,me Atlrocote.
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rETY STEAM SAW V-NRILI1.
J. Il. MUIR, Proprietor.

Having. purchased the interest Of the sue
signed. of the late firm of Iry ,S Muir, be-
comes sole proprietor of tho Monroe City
Steam Saw and Planning Mill, and will
continue it in active notwithstanding
lumber pine or cypress, planning, making
shingles, &c, to pc furnished, on short
notice, in any quantities desired. A large
lot Of superior, timber, both pine and
cypress, on hand. Prices TO suit tho times.
Address orders to J. Il. MUIR,
Z. 0. Box 81.
Monroe, Scrtcmber, 20, 1850.
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John MCiIIlery,

ATTORNEY AT LAW & LAND AGENT,
NO, 6 Carondclct ST., New Orleans.
r AND BUSINESS at the Land Offices in
IL New Orleans and Washington City at
tended to. Agency for sale and purchase
OF Plantations, Farms and unirnproved
lands solicited.
Ep-Maior J. G. Richardson is associated
with Mr.. McEnery in the land business,
to which he will give his entire attention.
january &, lSS1.
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Dentistry.

NR L.RRACEY, Dentist, respectfully
otlorshis professional services to the
citizcns of Monroe and surrounding coun-
try Having an experience of fourteen
wears in the practice, he feels confident OF
giving satisfaction III all branches or his
profession. Is willing to warrant all work.
Onice at residence on Jackson street, near
the tsunale Academy, Monroe, La.
v7-mar16:1Y
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John II. Dinlkgrave,

A rrORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, LA.
n 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 attentlon
Land Oilice and Pension matters attended
to- March 2S, 1879.
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DIR. =. q. Murphy,

DEsIARD ST., MONROE, LA.--Having
u RECENTLY arranged his office with specia
reference to the treatment Of chronic female
sttontion to that branch of his profession.
z.SS- Refers to the m edical fraternity of Mon
zoe and Trenton juno 15, lSl1.-tf.
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rnE lNFLuENcEor VIRGINIA.

1tis to be expected that the thic,x
anu thin organs of the Republican party
Will about this time simultaneo,,slv
congratulate themselves upon the In.
evitaDie tendency of Boss Mahoue,s
victory In Virginia towards breaking
up the solid Democratic South. There
are many reasons why no other State
Is likely to follow the lead of Virginia.
even admitting, what is doubtful. that
state to be, in national politics. Re.
publican. 1t is true that for two venrs
aiter the lst OF January next, the Re
publican party here In Washinuton
Will control the administration of Vfr-
gina but 1t Is not SO certain that her
vote Will be given to Republican
electoral ticket in 1854. Tho result
that year Of straight and open fight
In the State between the national
Democratic and Republican parties for
Presidential electors will be, to say tho
least OF 1t, doubtful. Those Republic
cans who now reckon VirginIa's vote
IN 1854 as certain for President Arthur.
or some other gentleman Of like politf-
ca. ahii"tions, arc counting moro
chickens than are likely, by natural or
artificial means, to be Matched.
While 1t Is also true the Republican,
iseadjuster combination il now in a
majority in Virginia, yet that prepon-
derance Is smaller than it was in 1880
or 1879. In tho latter year tho Read
Justers, then claiming to be more Dem
ocratlc than tho Funder wing of the
party, polleda a majority of the white
vote Of tho State, which added to the
Republican strength, constituted an
overwhelming majority Of the voting
4 population. One year later, In 1880,
81 this tremendous majority was reduced
: TO about $4,000 and on Tuesday last 1t
- was still further and materially dimin-
:, ished.
4 In other Southern States, on question
o OF State politics alone, there have been
and are differences of opinion among
Democrats, as in Georgia, Tennessee
and perhaps Arkansas, but tho comfort
to be derived thereform by Republican
leaders is not worth three cents an
= acre.
3 Another fact is worth noting, Vir.
! gihia, alone OF tho reconstructed States
@ escaped in tho first instance the domtua.
G ton OF alien and negro rule. In 1869
G ut the first election since the war, he,
!, people succeeded in keeping tho gov
a efnment OF that State in their ow
If hands, and ever since have so prescr.
n we'd 1t. Tuesdays election Is the first
& in Virginia where the ignorant and
!, indifferent class of voters have succeed
:, ell in giving control of tho State to &
le particular faction. Livery other Sou
l. thern community has had sthis same
d experience years ago. .......
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-11-25

The Lapcer Democrat tells the follow
ing story: "Two farmers of Nankin,
Wayne county, had aquarrel seventeen
years ago over the location of Il limo
ence. There have since been numcrt
GUS personsnal encounters, expensive
litigation, frequent removal Of the
fences at night, and lately shooting
affray. The three clcrgymen of tho
town then undertook to effect rcconci
liation, but all their pacific arguments
were in vain. a distinguished bum
mer thereupon took up tho difficult
| case. Neither of the farmers was
habitual drinker, yet the mediator In
disguise succeeded, after several at
cmpts, in getting them both drunk a
the same time. He brought them to-
! gether in that condition. Alcoholic
amiabiIfty conquered animosity, and
they shook hands, since which occasion
there has been peace" Moral Well,
here is no moral to it.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-11-25

The question of resuning coinage of
the cent nickel pieces is being con.
the supply being about exhausted. 1t
is thought that an order for the resump-
tion of the coinage will bo issued in q
few days.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-11-25
. T. MII.I.SArS. c. II. TROUSDAI.
EHia1s;sps d TrOus<aaIc.

ATTORSETS & COUNSELCRS Al LAW
MONROE, LOUISIANA,
WIN practice i'll the courts of the Fifth
w District, Supreme Court, and Federal
Courts. Will .ake claims for collection in
all the parishes of North Louisiana, with
privilege of managing same in connection
with resident attorneys.
Onice III SrUnn's BriLprSG, on Wood
street. August Is, iSSl.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-11-25
FOR SALE.

My plantation, improvements and store
house, at the mouth of the Chenicre, which
will be sold at a bargain. My reason for
received during the late war to attend to
the business. This property is offered
cheap and Il bargain will be given.
A. MYATT.
Ouaclita Parish, Oct. 81, 1881. At.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-11-25
lanes II. Stroti,er.

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Monroe La.
n Will practice law in North Louisiana,
before the Supreme Court at Monroe, Fcd-
eral Courts of Louisiana, Court Of Claims,
and Supreme Court OF the United States at
WASHINGTON CitV.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-11-25

A kentucky girl was struck by light
ming and killed while dressing for her
wedding, and the hard-hearted Cincin-
natl Enquirer says; "Therc's such n
hing as "a girl being too attractive"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-11-25
'ruOS. \. GARRETT. II. II. EUSSELL
Garrett a. Russell.

ATTORNEYS \ & &COUNSEI.LORS AT LAW
MONROE, La
DRACrlCE REGULARLY in the Par
/ ishes of Ouachita, Richland, Lincoln
and Caldwell. and in the supreme Court
Collect ion of claims prosecuted with dill
gcucc and money promptly remitted. Man
agetaeut, sale and lease of real estate under
taken, and satisfaction guaranteed. fceS
moderate. Oilirc on Wood street opposite q
Recorders office. Jan u, 1851,
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c. J. Bo.iTNER. NJ. J.
EBgnt.ler ~ ExSel<lclf,

4 TrORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT
N Law, Monroe, La, will practice in all
supreme Court at Monroe, the Federal
Courts, and in the Land Office Department
of tho General Government.
Office fronting northeast corner OF pubic
square. January ., 1o''.
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JOHN CALDERwOoD. TuoS. Y. AHt
Drs. CalderW0od s. Ably,

Practitioners in Medicine and Surgery.
Ollice on Grand street, in rear OF G. W.
McEee's Drug Store, and opposite .. '" t.
Smiths carriage shop.
January %, 1850. i2O:ly
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BANK OF MONROE.
LEWIS ID. ALLEN, Jr., President.
&. a. SINGER, Cashier.

TRAND ST., NUN NiSUIG, LA,
NEW BANK BUILDING.
on ST. rouis NeW orE NaW rsans nlso and
ViclSsblrrg. Mutilated money and foreign
coin bought at highest rates. Interest al
lowed on time deposits. Collections
promptly attended to in Monroe. Trenton
Bastrop. Farmervillc, Vienna, Columbia,
Ouachita City, etc.
apri:S0:cl2Oaug.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-11-25
T"E WESTERN
FOR 1861.

LITER AZURE, At, AN D ED UCATiC n.
The Western will continue to furnish its
readers with excellent magazine literature.
1t will contain during the year
SERIAL AND SHORT STORIES,
SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIOEAI. ARTICLES,
LITERARY X ENIEWS,
D,sCussIoSs orIMroRTAST QUESTIONS OF
THE DAY.
The success of Tho Western is now as
Sured. 1t has moro than doubled us clrcu-
Iation during the last year.
Volume VII. will contain II number ol
! articles handsomely illustrated. No pains
! will be spared to make its pages interest
/ ing to the reading public.
! The magazine will be furnished to sub
/ S"rihcrS for 200 per annHisf, payable III ad
/ vance. Single copies, 80 cents.
HENRY w. JAMESON.
st. LoniS Mo
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-11-25
HNERY MAClk'S
CHINESE RESTAURANT,

DESIARD ST., MONROE, La
Just opened for tho accommodation and
patronage OF the Public. Meals at all
hours. Fish, flesh and fowl, and Oysters
in every style, served '';llee sanee like
'Melican cook..
Monroe, Sept. %. 1881. 3:3m.
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T OCUST DALE ACADEMY,
MADISON COUNTY, VIRGINIA,
Near Rapidan Station, Virginia.
DAVID +. BOYD, PRINCIPAL,

Ably Assisted in tho Academic Department
by Graduates of the University OF Vir-
ginia, and by Il competent Officer
in the Military Depart tment.
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DIR. Y.P. Richards
K. Richardson.

IS. Richardson.
A TrORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, La,
n will practice in all the parishes OF
Stat e.the Federal Courts, and in tho Land
Office department of the General Goyern-
ment. August Is, 1881.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-11-25
CoUTHEEsN CARRIAGE FACTORY

SOUTHERN CARRIAGE FACTORY.
Tie undersigned takes pleasure in making g
known that he is now as we'll prepared as
before the war, if not better, to do all kinds
Of work, either in
Manufacturing or Repai,'ano
CARRIAGES, Bt1GGIES, HACKS, ETC
Ready made work kept on hand; speci-
mems of which may be seen by calling at the
Factory He will also carry on general
blacksmith shop. arranged to do all kinds Of
blacksmftling. Terms reasonable.
January l, 1879. FIR. ENDOM.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-11-25

Cards of a personal chaT'ucteT-wilen ac!-
missible-will be charged double our r.reSu-
lar advertising rates.
Obituary and Marriage notices will DC
charged as advertisements.
Any person sending us five new cas- sub
scribcrs, at the same pcst-oihce, Will be en-
titled to q copy OF TIE TELEdRArH gratis
for one year.
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TARIFF OF ADVERTISING RATES.
Advertisements will be inserted at one
dollar and fifty cents per square Gone lnch
of SPACE or less) for the first, and seventy
i've cents for each subsequent insertion, for
any time under one month. For longer
pcriods as follows:
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NEW ORLEANS CARDS.

LOUIS HALL.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-06-18
LADIES & GENTS.

7 HAVE just opened full line of Boots
l and Shoes, for Spring and Summer,
Ladies Button Shoes, Newport Ties and
Slippers from 90 cts. up, all extra large
supply fresh from the Eastern cities. La
dies and Children's Shoes of every de-
scription. Men and Boys Shoes. fine and
coarse, from sl.l5 up. Call and examine
goods and prices. Satisfaction guaran-
teed. Thanks for past favors.
j. ). FLEMING.
May I, 1881. If
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-06-18
IDLE nEN-IAZINESa.

"1here are some who seem 10 have
nothing to do, who sleep every night
until they can sleep no longer; aud then
rise only that exercise may enable them
TO sleep again These arc the true and
open rotaries of idleness; who exist in
state Of unrnfied stupeiied lazincss, for
getting and forgotten, who have long
since ceased TO live, anil at whose death
the survivors can only say-"they have
ceased to breathe" Such a person is
an annoyance. lie is Of no use TO any
body, he is ofno advantage, I've is al
annoyance 70 busy men, he makes them
unhappy, lie may have an income 10
support his idlencss or he may sponge
on his good na.ured friends but in either
case he is despised. Of all contempti-
BILE things there is nothing half so
wretched as LAZY MAN. The Turks
say that the devil tempts everybody,
but the idle man tempts the devil.
When we notice that man can be a
professional loafer and a successful idler,
with less capital, less brains, than aro
required 10 succeed in any other profes-
sion, we cannot blame him so much sf-
ter all, for those are things hat the idlcr
is generally destitute Of, and wecan no
tiee il as an actual fact that they sue
ceeded in their business, and, il costs
them no energy; no braiDs, no cbsrac-
ter, no nothing, they are dead beats,
sort oi dead men that cannot be buried.
IftLus the young man wishes TO DO
nobody, bis way is easy. lie need only
90 TO the drinking saloon 10 spend bis
leisure time, he need not drink much nc
first, only q little beer or some otlier
drink, 10 the meantime play billiards,
domipoes, checkers, "or something else,
call il harmless Of course--to kill time
80 that he is sure not fo read any useful
books. II he reads, al all, let il besorpc
Of The dime novels Of the day. Thus
90 on, kept his stomach foil and bis
bead empty aud he will soon graduate
nobody, unless as il is quite likely hc
should turn out Q great drunksrd, or
professional gambler which is worse
than nobody.
Thus have the great mas OF thieves.
paupers and criminals come 10 what
they arc" fe
Idleness with its modern conccm-
tanis- checkers, dominoes, cards. horse
shoe pitching, etc, ike the habit of
drinking, grows and isstens upon those
who indulge therein. Though these
begin 10 cob form, they end in iron
chains, and "wmosoryER Is DECLINED
JnEREBY Is sor WISE.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-06-18
DR.. J. Gregg. Gibson,
SUCCESSOR TO
r. /. MAGRUDER.

PRESCRIPTIONS carefully compound
l. ed all hours Of the night. Call at store
PULM0NA-The greatest cough and
cold remedy out; for sale by DR.. j. Gregg.
Gibson, General Agent for this town and
county. Price 30 cents.
HE-NO TEA, the best mixed tea in the
market.
Finest Toilet Soaps in town.
CIGARS and TOBACC0S, the choicest
brands kept constantly.
PARIS GREEN and Whale Oil Soap.
Sure death to "tater" bugs and cabbage
worms.
KIDNER-wORT, Leibig'a Ext. Beef,
and Hop Biucrs.
HEPATINE-The popular liver Regu-
lator, at Gibson's.
CASTOR and other Oils for lubricating
purposes at GlBSON'S.
ZINE LOT Of Pocket Cutlery, Razors and
J. Razor Strops just received at
GIBSON'S Drug Store.
June4 If
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-06-18
NEW GOODS 4!
NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS
Great Excitement in Shepherds
town.

DAKER C BILLMYER take pleasure in
ID announcing to their friends and the
public generally that they have just re-
turned from the city and are now opening
at the old stand, a large and well selected
stock of Foreign, Staple and Domestic
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-06-18
THE CHURCH BELLIES.

FashiOn-glided bellies
Dressed in latest style,
Cutting mighty ''swells,"
Coming up the aisle;
Tripping neatly,
Smiling sweetly,
Looking sanity all the while.
Fixing "bangs" and curlS,
Slyly cycling us;
Very silly girls,
To he fixing thus;
RuStling dresses,
Shaking tresses,
What 4 hustle what fuss.
Wearing sober looks,
Sitting in their pews;
PcepiEg DER their books,
At the hats and cues,
Into faces,
At the laceS,
And the pretty gaiter-shoes.
Singing with the choir,
Singing very sweet;
NOnuer tney uOh I llTe,
Timing with their feet;
Glancing slyly,
Flirting shyly;
Oh how full of seli-conceit.
Giving little heed,
To the preached word;
Sermons are indeed
Very seldom heard;
Sitting gaping,
Nearly mapping;
Pretty picture! but how bldrred!
Coming to be seen,
Merely rs show;
Looking like queen,
As they come and go,
Coming surely,
May be purely,
To cnsnarc and catch 4 beau.