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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-26

Louisiana State Lottery Company.
This institution Was regularly incorporated by
the legislature Of the state for educational and char
liable purposes in 1868 for the term Of
TWENTY-FIVE years, to which contract the in
violabe faith of the state is pledged, which pledge
has been renewed by an Overwhelming popular
VOTE securing its franchise In the new constitution
adopted December I'd, A. D. 1879, with q capital Of
81. 600, 900. to which it has since added . reserve
fund of over 1850. 600.
ITS GRAND SINGLE NUMBER DISTRIBU-
TON viii take place monthly on the second Tues
day.
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STEAMERS, &c

TIME STEAMER ARROWSMITH
II Will leave Potomac Ferry Co. Wharf, foot OF
18th street, ct O'Clock a. M, every
SUNDAY. TUESDAY AND THURSDAY,
For all the POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS "a far
as LeoDardto1n ard Nomini returning MONDAY,
WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY.
Fare and freight at lowest rates.
janl9 FL aTONR purse-
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VI ME- "AsEF asHi5SxSaLr
DRESSMAK1N0 AND TRIMMING STORE
1211 Pennsylvania avenue,
Dresses. Suits. Costumes, Oloaks. &C, made In
SUPERIOR style at short notice Ladies can have
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-26
LADIES GOODS.
DALI DRESSES,

DALI. DRESSES.
MRS. M. A. CONNOLLY.
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BEGs TO ANNOUNCE A SPECIAL OPENING OF
DINNER AND BALL DRESSES,
Dust received from Paris)
ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26TH,
AND THE FOLLOWING DAYS AT HEB PAR.
LORS,
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il c. ERGOOD & Co..
WHoLKsAI1 AGKHTs N WAszMa1ou. D. O.
A. VOGELER 4 Co.,
novl0. collin RXxxYwoRu.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-05-13
BASTROP, LOUISIANA.

Spectacles and to suit any eye. Gold
rings, breast pins, shirt-studds. brace
lets, cuff buttons, watch-guards, and
everything to be found in q first-class
jewelry shop, including the celebrated
CALENDAR CLOCK, price only sl5. Spe-
cial attention paid to repairing. All
work guaranteed.
Country orders promptly attended to-.
Wedding rings made to order.
iany P. S. ROLLE1GH.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-05-13
The Monkey at Home.

When they are engaged upon any
very daring raid, monkeys place
sentinels upon the neighboring trees
and heights, to give them timely
warning of approaching danger ;
and .should they be surprised
through any fault of these sentinels,
the luckless individual is either Sc
yereIy punished, or in some cases,
it is declared, is put to death for
his neglect of the public safety.
According to some accounts, these
raiders will form long chain, ex-
tending from the field or garden
they are plrndering, towards their
own place of abode; and toss the
fruits of their robbery from one to
the other, till collected together and
deposited in place of safety. By
this cooperative system they are
enabled to carry off much larger
booty than they could if each one
only took sufficient for himself.
When leaving the scene OF their
plunder, however, each takes off
with him as much as he can carry.
Fruit and eggs are their chief food;
in state of nature, it is believed,
they will not touch the flesh of
warm-blooded animals, nor in q
state of captivity unless cooked
[Chamber's journal.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-05-13
THE MANIA FOR OFEiCE.

The average American is an am
bltious creature. Indeed, he is fa-
nous for ambition, wanting, I'M
governable ambition. The free,
pure, invigorating atmosphere of
our great country inspires her
youth with large expectations and
buoyant hopes. He looks into the
future with an eye fastened upon
anticipated fame, glory, honor and
money. The thought that the
greatest man our country ever pro-
duced sprang from obscure parent
age, nerves the American youth to
high aspirations, and the great ma
jority of them expect some day to
occupy exalted positions in life.
1t is upon this uncurbed ambi-
ton that we can explain the ma
MIA for holding office-political
office-in this country. Experience
has taught the thinking, ambitious,
man that the quickest and the sur
est way to attain fame is through
the zigzag path of politics. Hence
men plunge into politics with all of
the power of their ambitious nature,
persuadi1g themselves that they are
fitted for office and deserve it from
the hands of the people.
But it is strange how few men
ever reach the goal of their politi-
cal ambition. Thousands are call
ed, but very few are chosen, to po-
sitions that are truly luxurious and
lucrative. 'Tis true there are in
this country some men, in high Off
cial position, the loss Of whom
would be all but irreparable; hHt
those men are scarce, and, more-
over, they are easy, happy and use
full to the nation. Those aspirants
to office who base their claims
from the government upon the
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-05-13

season as the same as last year,
gives total yield for the crop of
1881 of 6,2S3, 4O3 bales. AS yet
there are no indications of any sud-
den falling off in the receipts. The
stock at interior towns is no less
than it was a year ago. The port
receipts for the first twelve days in
April have been $4,000 more than
in the same time last year. EST.
mating the probable increase of re-
ceipts during the remainder of the
year the total yield is placed at
6,422, 900 bales. The opinion is
expressed that the present enor-
nous consumption Of cotton by the
mills will still further increase. Re-
garding the outlook for the coming
crop, the reports say planting is
about fifteen days later than last
year. In some regions operations
are fully month late. Fertilizers
will be used more than heretofore.
notably so in the Carolinas and
Georgia. Present indinations are
that cotton acreage, as compared
with last year, will show some in
crease in the Carolinas, Georgia,
Florida and Texas, while there will
probably be no change in Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee
and Arkansas.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-05-13

plea If "a reward for services
rendad his party" are the class
of pliticians that are suffering
from flee mania. They are actu-
ally cay for office. Their ardent
desire for office has clothed them
with sshield of cheek that is truly
amazig to one who has never
heard them talk. They are now
hangig around the public building
of tha1ation at Washington like so
many puzzards guarding a defunct
carcas. They are there from ev-
cry potion Of the Union, and the
Presidnt and others, at whose feet
office-.unters bow, are actually
forcedto lock themselves in from
the rampant, raving, cheeky swarm
of plae hunters. 1t is said that
kellogg is dogged by gang of
colore' politicians from Louisiana
every iime he shows himself; that
there ire at least two hundred men
from tbs State in Washington urg-
ing tha claims for office upon the
new administration, and that every
one thiks and believes that he will
be the lcEy beneficiary.
Garhld never made a more sem
sible sgeestion than when he re-
marke, in his inaugural message,
that tie tenule of office should be
PRESCRIBED by legislation and that
vacanes should be made by the
same rocess, and not by an ap-
pointilg power lodged in the hands
of parses in power. The present
state. c affairs bids fair to trans
form his nation into q hungry
horde f office maniacs, if some
thing not soon done tocheck the
posi- i'y Of every jack-leg politi-
elan Citing a support from the
public crib.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-05-13
Cotton Crop Indications.

Bradstreet's Report gives a sum-
mary of the cotton situation with
regard to both the old and new
crop. Down to the end of March
the port receipts and overland
movement for this year amounted
to 5,481,345 bales, against 4,959,.
1874 for the same time last year, ar
excess of 522, Isl bales. Estimat-
ing the receipts for the rest of tbs
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-05-13

There have been only two Cabi-
net officers younger than Robert
Lincoln; Alexander Hamilton, who
was only thirty-three when ap-
pointed by Washington Secretary
of the Treasury, ana Henry Knox,
the first Secretary of War under
the Constitution, who was thirty
seven.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-05-13
ELEGANT IEWEIpY CHEAP.

To Introduce new STYLES and influence trade
we make the following unparalleled offers for a
short time: The Berlin Packet contains q gold
plated watch chain, agate shcwl pin, lady's ele-
giant get eWelry, ba-n en- i buttons, coral neck
lace, Sc. Of agate studs. gold pe band ring, collar
button, key ring, pocket Dooh, imitation silk
handkerchief, pen. pe,icli. comic envelopes and
visiting cards. All these mailed TO you tor 35c. in
stamps; packets for sl.oo The lot can be re-
tailed at from g to - %.
The Royal Casket contains one superb amethyst
ring, elegan coral brouch set IN box, fancy neck
lace, coral sleeve buttons, engraved gold plate
bracelets rose scarf PIN gold plated lady sset gold
plate sleeve buttons, heavy gold plate studs lovely
cameo scarf pin, genuine tarisian diamond stud,
Maltese cross with p diamond center. beautiful
Jet sleeve buttons, plated collar button, plated
link watch chain. plain gold plate ring. hobby
cameo ring, Maltese earrings with 2. diamond
settings, gents full cemb. amethyst set, lady g
full plated set with white stone settings jet and
cameo scarf pin, eng. gold plate sleeve buttons.
The whole Of this magnificent collection sent
secure by r,ai for u. for u 10 for g. This lot
can be re.aiied easily 1t from Is TO $40. Address,
N. Y. JEW WELRY co. Atlanta. Ga.
THE ATLANTA GLOBE says: This company is
perfectly reliable, and the amount they give for
your money is astounding"
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-05-13

One Of the grounds ON which an
Ohio wife demands q divorce is that
her husband habitually sleeps with
a pistol IN his hand.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-05-13
S. T. w. Meek's
g E. N E. R Il l. Il G E. " G Y

For portable and stationary engines
of different styles, saw and grist mills,
cotton gins, wagons, buggies, cane and
sorghum mills, evaporators, and improv-
ed agricultural. implements. Persons de-
sirous of purchasing would do well, and
receive advantages by buying through
this agency. Address,
S. II. w. MEEK,
Hamburg, Ark,
by letter, who viii promptly respond in
person. Refers to Messrs. John Bussey,
A. L Bussey, W. A. Harrington, Col. j.
VIM. Brown and Hoa. Jas. Bussey.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-05-13

A god Bureau at Handy's for
ffteenlollars.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-05-12
Some Valuable Suggestions from q
Planter.

Ihavc been experimenting for four or
five years with cotton rows three and
four feet wide, and I find that rows four
feet wide make as large q yield as
those three feet wide. Three feet rows
and under are adhered to by the farmers
in this part of the country almost tradi-
tionally. The principal part of the ex-
pense in the cultivation of cotton is the
loeing, as all farmers who cultivate cot
ton know. Having more land than labor,
about five years ago, I planted part of
my cotton four feet wide-I had been
planting three feet. l knew I would
save fourth in the hoeing. but did not
think it would fall off fourth in the
yield, and was surprised myself to find
that the four feet rows yielded as much
rs the three feet, but such is the fact.
I measured off two acres-laid it off by
stakes, one acre four feet wide, the other
three, each acre about the same kind of
land-thin, sandy land. 1t was sown in
wheat the year before. put two hun
hundred pounds guano to each acre; that
made fourth more in the drill of the four
feet rows than in the three. In thinning
the cotton in the four feet rows I left two
stalks standing, the width of a good sized
hoe; the three feet l thinned to one
stalk the same distance apart. The two
acres madesixteen hundred pounds. The
four feet rows five and one.half pounds
the most. The next year the result was
the same. The next year was dry one
and the four feet rows made the most.
The last two years have planted all my
cotton four feet wide, and I do not ex-
pect to plant any other way in the future.
Now to enlarge the operation, take a
one hundred acre field and seyenty-fve
acre field of stubble land. The land
would need breaking up before running
off to put in guano. Of course it would
take fourth longer to break up the one
hundred acres than the seyenty.Gve.
Then start in two plows, one in each
field, to running off the rows-the ono
hundred acres four feet wide, the seventy
five three feet. Each would finish at the
same time. The same in distributing the
guano, laying off to plant, sowing the
seed, covering and boarding off if that be
done. In plowing, what is called run
ming around the cotton, the one
hundred acres will be finished as quick
as the seyenty-fye. The one hundred
acres will be hoed in the sane time, and
so on through the cultivation, except
when the whole row is plowed out in last
plowing, then it will take fourth lon
ger on tho one hundred acres. 1t can bt
seen at once that there is not a very
! great difference in cultivating one hun
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-05-12

- The cities of New Orleans and
Vicksburg, distant two hundred and
forty.three miles from each other, are
connected by telephone, which is
described as working most satisfactorily.
Merchants of Vicksburg order goods
from New Orleans by telephone, and the
first order of this character sent over the
line was distinctly heard and promptly
filled. The plantations along the river,
and in some cases back from the river in
Louisiana, are being connected with
New Orleans by telephone, and it is said
that the exchange in that city will EN-.
brace nearly all the State before a great
whiIo
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-05-12
The Humor of Smallpox.

Generally speaking, there is nothing
excruciatingly funny about smallpox ;
but the doctors who are called to pre-
scribe for patients occasionally run into
something that tickles them. Not many
years ago doctor here was called to see
man at one of the hotels, who lived in
Iowa. The man was sick as horse, and
the doctor had his suspicious about what
allied him, but could not tell exactly, so
lie gave him something to quiet him, and
told the friend who was with him that
he would call in the morning. The
friend said he thought as much of the
sick man as he could of a brother, and
he would see him through. The next
morning the doctor called and the sick
man was alone. He examined him and
found that he had smallpox. While he
was dealing out some medicine the friend
came blundering in. Said he:
"Doc., that medicine amt worth q
continental. This man is very sick"
The doctor said he had come to that
conclusion himself.
"Why," said the friend, II rubbed
him all night. I think he would have
died if 1 had not rubbed his head. When
q man is my friend he can draw on me
for all that is out, and don't you forget il. !"
The doctor said he was glad to hear it.
He said there was nothing more touching
to him than pure friendship between
men, and he was glad the sick man had
friend that would stick to him.
"You bet your life," says the friend.
And then he almost intimated that the
doctor did not understand his business,
and said something had got to be done,
if there was any doctors in Milwaukee
that could handle the case. The doctor
was getting n little hot, when the friend
asked
"Do YOU know what ails him ?"
The doctor said he thought he did.
Then he pulled down the bed-clothes,
and pointed to little swelling near the
little toe, and asked the friend if he could
see it.
"See it'll Of course l caa. It's only a
little pimple."
The doctor said there was only one
disease that showed that kind of pimples.
"What is that?" asked the friend, i'm.
patiently.
"Smalpor !" said the doctor, in the
most aggravating way.
Suffering Moses let me out of that
door !" shouted the friend.
The doctor said you could have played
marbles on his coat tail. The doctor
fixed up the patient, and when he went
out in the hall the friend was leaning
against the wall, white as a sheet and
weak as q cat.
"Doc," says he, in quiyering voice.
''that man in there is nothing to me.
wouldn't 60 in that room for thousand
dollars. Is there no way to fumigate
me? Say, Doc, want to be vaccinated.
Put a pint of virus into me. Shoot it in
with gun. Darned if I ever 60 near a
sick man again"
The doctor says "such is life. ."-Fscpt
] SIN.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-05-12

dred acres and seventy-fve in that man
ner. lido not suppose there is any expe-
rienced cotton planter in this part of the
country II am only alluding to cotton
planting in this part of the country that
would for moment conclude that the
seventy-fve acres would yield as much as
the one hundred. It is very plain then
that the same labor will make more
money on four feet rows than three.
Thinking it may be one benefit to far
mers, I send you this for publication,
supposing you would do so, knowing the
interest.yo paper takes in agriculture.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-05-12
Married People Would be Happier.

Ifhome trials were never told 10 neigh.
bors.
If they kissed and made up after every
quarrel.
If household expenses were proper
toned to receipts.
IF they tried to be as agreeable as in
courtship days.
If each would try to be support and
comfort to the other.
If each remembered the other was a
human being, not an angel.
Ifwomen were as kind to their hus.
band as they were to their lovers.
If fuel and provisions were laid in
during the high tide of summer work.
I. If both parties remembered that they
married for worse as we'll as for better.
If men were as thoughtful for their
wives as they we're for their sweet
hearts.
If there were fewer silks and velvet
street costumes and more plain, tidy
house dresses.
IF there were fewer please darlings,
in public, and more common manners in
private.
If wives and husbands would take
some pleasure as they go along and not
degenerate into mere toiling machines.
Recreation is necessary to keep the heart
in its place, and to get along without a
big mistake.
II men would remember that woman
can't be always smiling who has to cook
the dinner, answer the door-bell half a
dozen times, and get rid of a
neighbor who has dropped in, at
tend to sick baby, tie up the cut fin
ger of two-year-old, gather up the play,
things of four.year-old, tie up the head
of six-year.old on skates, and get an
eight-year-old ready for school, to say
nothing of sweeping, cleaning, etc. A
woman with all this to contend with may
claim it as a privilege, TO look and feel
little tired sometimes, and a word OF
sympathy would not be too much to ex-
pect from the man, who during the hon
eymcon wouldn't let her carry rs much
as a misunderstanding Evening Mail.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-05-12
Tho Richmond IVA corresnond

- The Richmond VA correspondent
Of Bradstreet's, writing under date of the
the 9Th inst, says: "The iron business is
reported Aourishing. An active trade
exists both in bar aud nails. A promi-
nent machine and engine builder states
that all Of the foundries and machine
shops in the city are working to their
full capacity and turning out work at fair
profits. One large founder says his rush
is unprecedented"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-05-12

He that doth the raTens feed,
Yea providentially caters for the sparrow,
Was comfort to his age.
The Republican journal., 1881-02-03

Natives of Maine number 1884 IN Merrmac Mass;
families 49, towns represented 81; trades and pro-
tessions 26.
News has been received of the death from heart
disease of Capt Isaac A Fossett, OF Pemaqnld,
Master of the bark BRISTOL lying in port at Santos
Brazil Capt. Fossett was man much respected
bv all who knew him. He leaves a wife and two
children.
There are now 81 inmates at the Bangor jail
one of whom is woman this Is exactly one half
the number of prisoners at the corresponding date
of last year Figures indicate that crime is de-
creasing in Penobscot county there were 81 less
commitments to Jail in 1880 than in 1879
The Georges river Is frozen over and closed to
navigation.
There was skating in Portland harbor Saturday.
Joseph H. MAYO, formerly proprietor of the
Orono House. ded in Chicago last week
The large school building at Machiasport was
burned FRIDAY night. Loss $4,000. Noinsurance
Fifteen barrels Of Kentucky whiskey were seized
at the Maine Central station in Lewiston Friday.
The Maine Board of Agriculture will hold
Farmers Institute at Grange Hail. Turner Centre
on Tuesday, Feb s
A fire at Dexter Friday night damaged the high
school building five hundred dollars Not insured
Rev Albert Cole died at Cornish, Saturday. at
about six o'clock. The funeral will take place
this afternoon
The twelve year old son of Lewis Gould of Hart
land was instantly killed Saturday by the aceiden
tai discharge of gun which he was taking from
box.
If we live until spring, says the Kennebec
Journal we shall have passed through one of the
coolest winters in history. Even the oldest inhab
liant is frozen up, and has nothing to say about
the weather i'll the past,
The brick block on Main street. Bangor, was
Quilted bv fire Saturday night. Ii is impossible TO
give the amount of the losses. but the occupants
of the block were insured follows j. II Clergue,
hair goods $1,000; Doe q Mullan, jewelers. $500 !;
Miss kittridge, millinery $500 DR. Hanlin, office,
$500: Dr. Gardner, office, $500. The building was
insured for $500.