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The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-10-21
Let The Press Arouse the People.


on the jury 8, stem, which mer-
lis the consideration Of the jury
com missioners, legislators and
Judges. There must be some
kind of reform in the manner OF
trying offenders of the laws OF
our State, If We would stop the
tendency to lawlessuess aud save
our country from failing into
even worse condition than at
present.
We clip the above paragraph
from the Richland Beacon. We
reproduce it, not for the compi-
ment paid the Clarion, but for
text upon which we propose to
write an article. .--,.
The press of the country is the
mouth piece OF public sentiment.
II is the moulder Of public opin-
ion. It is the leader Of the peo-
pie. It shapes and controls the
actions of men in the perform
ance of civil duties as citizens.
1t dictates the political creed
that the public endorses. 1t
points out the ballots that sui
ragans deposit. In, short, the
newspapers of the day are the
public's thinking machine as re-
CARDS the duty of responsible cit
izenship. Everybody will agree
with US in these assertions.
Now, no reader OF the news
papers Of the day has failed to
see that crime in our country is
on the increase. A raving ma
mia for blood peryades the minds
of the riff-raf and scum OF the
land. Ignorant DULLES defy bold
|ly the laws of both God and
man. Human life is. hazarded
whenever it comes in contact
with the world. Female limo
ceuce is subject to the brutal at
tack of ruAianly d are-devils every
: day. We say all intelligent
newspaper readers see that oul
) country is in a deplorable. law
less condition, and, in the Ian
euage of the Beacon, "ther'
must be some kind of reform il
, the manner of trying offender
! of the laws of our State. !" AM
why? Because the present man
the laws fails to mete out t
them that punishment whicl
! crime deserves. The faul. doe
not exist In defects Of the law a
the law maker intended that
! should be interpreted and ap
: Piled. Oar criminal laws ar
plain, and the penalties for thei
! violation are plain. The statut
against murder is short and aw
y full. The penalty is death. Ye
murders are committed, tn
murderers are tried (so-called
J and the penalty is very rarel
! imposed. And why? We con
: tend that the great cause-th
:, fundamental cause-is in tn
9 lack Of interest which our juror
take in putting down crime
9 Let a murder occur 10 the pal
! |ish, and nine tenths of the pee
) pie will express themselves q
/ shocked desperately shocked
) Bring the murderer to the bar {
justice, select q jury to sit on hi
case, and that jury at once begi
to conjure up some technics
} plea upon which they can COR
> scientiously base an acquitta
! aud the rei-handed, cold-blood
{ ed murderer is turned loose t
! repeat his heartless and relent
less attacks upon human LIE
! No one has right to arraig
and violently criticise the deci
! sion of twelve sworn men. Th
4 public take it for granted tina
) because the jury acquitted th
= accused is innocent. Comgrata
: lataons are showered upon hir
and he moves in high circles c
! life again until he chooses to TAX
another victims life away.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-10-21

Guiteau Was arranged last
week and entered a plea of no.
guilty to the charge of the muir.
der of James A. Garfield. Ha
endeavored to play the fool bv
assuming a..stolid and.sulen in.
difference to all that was said 10
and of him. His counsel Stated
that his defense would be on tba
grounds Of insanity. that the
wound inflicted by Guiteau was
not necessarily mortal, and that
Mr.. Gar6eld's death was the re-.
suit of malpractice on the part
Of the principal physicians. The
trial was set for the 18th %! No.
vember.
The murderer has issued a
card to the public in which be
very boldly warns all ''crauks"
to forego any effort to take bis
life, as be is under the protection
of the United States government.
Guiteau inclines to the opinion
that he is despised by none ex-
cept those who anticipated some
official pos ition from Mr.. Garfield,
and thinks that all true patriots
realize that he did exactly right
when be removed" the Presi.
dent. The man may be crazy,
but we think it will be difficult to
find jury that will acquit him
on the ground of insanity.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-10-21
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

There will be preaching at the bap-
list Church during tue year 1851 on me
second and third Sundays and Saturday
nights before in each month.
METHODIST CHURCH. Services every
frat and third Sabbaths, in each month,
morning and night.
Sunday school every Sunday morning
J. NJ. Mckee, Pastor.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-10-21

100000 brick for sale at from
So to $3.50 per Thousand.
FL. o. VAUGHAN.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-10-21
JUDGMENT.

STATE OF LOUISIANA-Sixth Dist.
Court-Parish Of Morehouse. Sarah
A. Hefner, wife, VS.. Augustus Hefner,
husband. No. 5720.
This case having been set for trial at.
ter authorization by the Court of plain
tiff to institute and prosecute this suit
and after answer filed was taken up and
tried. And the law and evidence being
in favor of the plaintiff and against the
defendant, it is therefore order"
judged and decreed by the
the plaintiff, Mrs. So"
the owner in b
from her said
describe
Hu6. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-10-21

The above named steamer will MAJ.
regular through trips from Ner olls shs
to Lind Grove, commencing VIII Ia. ;ns
first nayigable waters, and remaln ana
until the expiration of the Season .n
Through bills Lading will be g''A
from St. Louis to Lind Grove.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-10-21

A complete assortment of school
books at City Drug Store.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-10-21

New goods and low prices at
Oehlber & Goldman s.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-10-21

j. A. Moore carries the largest
stock of drugs in North Louisiana.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-10-21

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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07

SLASHING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is
something amusing in the wholesale,
audacious, and persistent manner In
which some of the big advertisers at
the North push their names, and ma
nipulate the press; ayel even the
rocks, fences, and trees ! Two speci-
mems are before us, and though In one
sense we owe them nothing (as we give
quid pro quo and two or three qu'as for
one pro! y yet as exemplars of faith In
advertising, and successful practice of
it, we give them a good word.
One is DIR. +. P. Huylar, the I'm
dian Blood Syrup man. His portrait
in the Daily Graphic represents a very
handsome and good natured face. He
has made a fine thing of the Blood
Syrup"-pocketing above a million dol
lars in ten years. We know nothing OF
his medicine; but he furnishes certif
Gates in its favor from scores of North
Carolinians.
A much larger advertiser than lluy.
lar is Daniel +. Beatty, mayor of Wash
ington, New jersey, whose trumpet is
being blown by 1900 newspapers, and
his bellows by 10000 organs, more Of
less. Beatty for a long time had bis
organs manufactured by the cheap
John factories; but of late years he is
doing his own work and we notice thai
the Press. Star, and other papers print
ed in, and neal Washington, speak of
him in very nigh terms.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07
Personal Paragraphs.

Col. J.. Mcleod Turner has been
paying a visit to Washington.
Rev. John S. Watkins and Mrs.
Watkins, both of whom have been all
ing for some time past, have been or
dered, by physician, . the mountain,
and will rusticate near Asheville for
several months. That they may return
thoroughly recovered is the general
wish of the community. Rev w. W.
Downey, Of Martin>burg, West Va,
will occupy DR.. Watkins pulpit for a
portion of his absence.
Hon John Manning has accepted
the Law-Chair at Chapel Hill. 1t will
not interfere with his duties on the
Code Commission; and will the better
of that work for after making . Re
vised Code of the State Statues one
ought to be an authority on the sub
ject. In short. on considering the fea
lures of an University L,w Depart
ment, we do not see that the chair
could be improved from the material
available.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07

TNCoNTRoVERTIBLE PROPERTY
CHANGING from the window, on Monday,
when the excursion trains were bring
ing in thousands OF darkeys, of all sorts,
sizes, exes. and ages, the old gentle
man uttered a sigh. aud remarked, 1t
is curious to look down there, and see
twenty thousand dollars of my pro-
''perty running about, drinking, carous
ing, firing crackers, and spending
money freely while l. who bought
that property legally, and paid tor 1t
''by t%oiling early and late for the best
half of my life i. in my old age
haven't a dollar to bless myself with y
Ny friend you were behind the age !
You ought to have done like the New
Englanders and sold your negroes off to
the South, and then turned in and help
to steal them from the Southerners on
patriotic pretences!
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07

The WoRK ON THE YADKIN Capt.
VIM. IL. james, United States engineer
with his two assistants, Mr.. Frank
Brown and Mr.. Reid Whiteford, are
working a force OF about fifty hands
in the river, just above the old Lock
Bridge. They have two large hosting
scows, rugged with derricks. five large
stone scows and a lot OF row boats.
They clear about twenty cubic ya.ds
per day with this force. The channel
is beng op"ned from fifty to seventy
five feet wide, to three feet at average
low water. They expect to pet half a
mile above Sewers Jerry by the last
of the month, which will be near three
miles OF the work done.
The blasting is done with dynamite.
fired by an electric battery. With
this apparatus, any number Of charges
may he discharged at once. They
generally fire from five to Ten CHARGES
at a time. The water is thrown from
oO to - feet perpendicn'arly, and falls
back IN white spray; occasionally bits
OF rock are thrown in all directions.
but generally the Charge goes down in
the ck.-Salisbury Watchman.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07

TIE STATE FAIR.-We observe that
the programme of our State Fair will
embrace several new features. Friday
will be the Gala Day. 1t will begin with
two Bicycle Races: the first by boys un-
der Is years, for SIS cash; the second
for men, the prize a $50 Columbia Ri
cycle.
Next will occur the grand Broad
Sabre Tournament of not less than Is
Knights. Open to all young men. 1st
prize, q tine horse, sad3Ie, and brittle.
2nd prize, a fine saddle and bride.
The successful Knights will name the
Queen and Maids of Honor. Every
town in the State ought to send four
young Knights SO that they, if success.
full, may pay tribute to the l~oveliness OF
their local ~lassesl
The Glass Ball, and pidgeon match
es, will be for two $50 guns; and one
$3.50. Greener Hammerless.
The Archery clubs will also contend
for prizes.
Grand Coronation Ball at night
The horse races comprise 81, POO II
prizes, one of which is for 5000. oper
to the world. The amount is abou,
double the allowance. A race by bows,
under 10 years, on ponies, for a breech
loading shot gun.
In short, the Fair is going to be a biz
thing. Col. Polk, in the Premium
List, says
To the unmarried man under "a
years of age, who shall bring to the
State Fair the greatest and best variety
of the products of his own hands >
premium of $50 in gold.
This premium has been g~ererousl,
assumed by u public spirited fellow
citizen, Mr.. Julian S. Carr, of the firm
of w. L. Blackwell & Co., Durham.
n. G.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07

We have on file, a communication
Mrs. Arringtons view OF the
Nash county sensation. The trial VIII
occur in August.
The noise of horns, crackers, toy
cannon, etc, on the main streets Oh the
FOURTH was enough to drive a sick
person .'clean daft Patriotism low
mu.h Deviltry is done in thy name!
Prof. Henry Draper photographed
the comet. 1t seems to have wins
shaped sides, and the light. or whatso
ever II be. streams ont millions OF miles
in advance of the ball.
Mrs. Helen Campbell has printed
another long article ,lurlng at Southern
women. as weak and vain creatures ;
and also striking at our Girls Schools.
We shall copy the article, with com
mcnts, next week.
The Roxblro HeraH states that
the Oxford and Henderson K. II. is to
be heightened at both ends +: stretched
| Northward to Keysville, on the Rich
mond and Danville stretched South
ward to Raleigh, via Loulsburg u
Rolesville. This is a lovely pro
gramme-on paper!
Three hundrel and fifty millions OF
postaI cards were printed last year and
the government expects to sell five hun
bred millions next year; provided that
letter postage be not reduced to two
cents A. is now talked OF. The number
Of cards seems enormous; but please
reflect that there are 80, O00. 900 inhab-
itants in the Union, and that ten pos
tails, 10 a year by each person, would
give five hundred million, and it will not
seem surprising. The Farmer AMI Ne
chnnjc uses fully 1000 postals in a year;
and some northern firms buy 10000 at
q tIma
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07

RALEiGH RIPpLEs.-The demolition
of the old Methodist church began Oh
Monday. The new church and the
stylish State buildings-the Revised
Edition of the National Hotel %failure)
will greatly improve Edenton Street to
the eye Of the passing stranger. -
Raleigh is fast becoming an expensive
place of residence ; provided you
haven't the nerve-and the born birth
right-to do like this editor, viz--Live
as you please, or as you can afford !;
dress as you please. or as your means
will admit; and go where you please, or
where you feel that you will please aud
be pleased. 1t is expensive, because
the city is growing very rapidly (which
keeps rents, and markets, high; it is
the Capital, and is seeking to put on
style it has a great many wealthy citi
zens, and the sons tells us IF you'd
do as Folks Of Fashion do, you're bound
to put on airs" and this necessitates
riding out in a fine carriage every
evening ID get your throat, hair, and
f1nery well coated with dust. No town
In the State can equal the number and
variety of %turnouts Oh our streets. Per
contra, Raleigh is not expensive for
certain classes of people. They can
have a comfortable residence, good SO
ciety, good schools, good churches,
good markets, good mail accommoda-
tions all the advantages of a large
city, with the taxes of a small one
Arthur Butts panorama Friday night.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07

SHAN'T TAKE BLUE PLLL?-N0
don take it and run the risk Of meT
curlal poisons, but when bilious get
package of the celebrated Kidney " ort
and it will speedily cure you. 1t Is Ia
lures great remedy for all kidney a0e
liver diseases. 1t acts promptly o.
these great organs and so restores health
strength and vigor. 1t is put IN IlqI1
and dry form, acting with equal ettlclon
cy. Price 81. See adv.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07

A GREAT ENTERpRIsE.-The Hon
Bltters Manufacturing Company is one
OF Rochester's greatest business enter
prlses. Their Hop Bitters have reach
ed a sale beyond all precedent, having
from their intrinsic value found their
way, into almost every household in the
land Graphic.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07

Goldsboro Messenger: We learn that
Master Thomas Washington, son of
Col. >; A. Washington, has been ap-
pointed by MIR. Hubbs, the member of
Congress tor this district. The many
friends OF Rev. j. t. Bagwell in This
community were greatly shocked at the
sad intelligence received here Friday oil
the death Of his daughter, Anna Viola
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07

This account seems too outrageous
for belief but Dir. Berry refers to Col.
&. p. Pennepacker, State Agent If
kentucky at Washington for confirma-
ton of his statements.
Aud when we reflect upon the unva-
rying result of Yankee Vii itary courts,
(swayed as they were by the blind malice
and prejudice OF the Northern aboli-
tlonlsts) for ten years after the war, We
do not doubt the facts as stated. The
shooting of Lieu,. Beall on the ralnparts
of Fort McHenry the hanging OF DR..
Wright in Norfolk the assassination
OF Mrs. Surratt and others the cold
biooded murder Of the Capt. Wirz and
an hundred similar atrocities by Staun-
ton, Holt, Johnson, Grant, & Company.
are ~abundantly corroborative of the
~blood-thlrsty spirit Of their rule.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07

The GENTLE ANNIE JOHNSON Nun
Den MUDDLE!-Tne Denison. Texas.
Ne'cs, of June 10, has the following.
The parties are all Republicans, and W.
}. Munden is, we believe il carpet bag
ger; but 1t Is just as well not to put too
much credence in the story :-:'John-
sou was arrested and brought before
Justice Cook on a charge OF perjury.
The solicitor dismissed the matter 70,
want OF evidence. On the same day
Munden and Mrs. Johnson were up
upon a charge of adultery. The court
o was crowded. Mrs. johnson was
the centre of all eyes she seemed non
chalant and Indifferent; the crowd were
with johnson. Here the account Of the
trial stops. at the issue of the paper
\ reporter of the Neus interviewed
Aunden and Mrs, johnson and gath
cred the following;
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07

DEATHS. Mrs. Gen. Alfred Dockery'
in Raleigh, Miss Mary Lou Harm
aged %.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07
MRS. JoHNSON'S STATEMENT.

Name, Wilifred A. johnson: age, IS
years; married Johnson at 10; John
500 drank and treated me badly; when
johnson left home he ordered me to fire
the store ia Woodville, which was
largely insured; said he would kill me
If | didn't; then determined to leave
him; knew Munden several years; was
always my friend the property was
mine; love Munden; nothing can SEP
arate us; johnson burned the barn OF
Branson Bell for reyenee
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07
MUNDEN'S

Name, WI Munden age, 40 years !;
member OF the North Carolina Legisla-
ture; owns three farms and a store
lived unhappily with my wife: loved
Mrs; johnson; johnson treated her
badly; have sent money TO my wife
since | left; did not want Mrs. John
sons money; had plenty myself; Hove
her; will live with her we shall 90
back to North Carolina"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07

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The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-16
From North Carolina.

A meeting of the citizens of
Raleigh county, n. c., was held in
the court house, on the night of the
18th. Was called to order by Rev.
R. r. Saddler, and on motion, Rev.
A. Workman was elected chairman
and NJ. A. Ellison, secretary.
The object of this meeting was
briefly stated by the chairman to be
to hear an address from Mr.. Hoag-
land. Worthy Overseer of Pennsyl-
vania State Grange, concerning the
object and aims of the Patrons of
MISUNDERSTANDING the advantage
derived by farmers organization,
known as Grangers.
On motion of Jas. I. McCreery,
2 committee of one from each
Magisterial district was appointed,
whose duty it should be to choose
two others in each district, to ascer-
tain the propriety of organizing
Grange lodges in each district, and
to report at Raleigh, c. H., April
II, 1881.
On motion of g. S. Rife, vote
of thanks was rendered Mr.. Hoag-
land for the interest manifested and
nleasing manner in which he ad-
dressed US.
A. WORKMAN, Chairman.
NJ. A. ELLISON, Sec'y.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-16

We print from time to time letters
and circulars from the Masters OF
different State Oranges, to show the
spirit of these leaders and the work
that is going on in other States.
Such documents will be interesting,
instructive and encouraging to ear
nest Patrons all over the country.
The suggestions made by these lead
ers are applicable to the cause IN all
the States. We also reproduce a
great deal from other Grange jour
nails. which indicate the progress OF
the cause and express the ideas OF
our more advanced thinkers. NO
popular organization ever had more
able. patriotic and earnest leaders
than the Grange, and the masses are
blind to their own best interests
when they withhold from their rep
resentative men and press their con-
fidence and support.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-16

| have this day received official
information that this amendment has
been ratified by three -fourths of all
the State Oranges; and conse-
quentiy the amendment is made,
and the following will stand as Ar
tiele VI. Of the Constitution of the
Natiofial Grange:
ARTICLE Vr@MEMBERSHI
Any person engaged in agricul
tural pursuits and having no interest
in Conflict with our purposes. of the
age of fourteen years, duly proposed,
elected. and complying with the
Order, is entitled to membership
and the benefit OF degrees taken.
Every application must be accom-
panied Gy the fee of membership. If
rejected the money will be refunded; !;
and no petition shall be received
from rejected applicant until six
months shall have elapsed after such
rejection Applications must be
certified by members, and bailoted
for at a subsequent meeting. 1t
shall require three negative votes to
reject an applicant.
]. ]. WoopMAN,
Master of National Grange, p. of II.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-16
Number 46.

der one roof, by reducing the labor
of distribution, and by insisting on
cash payment. Happily the Amer
lean dealer has scented the coming
conflict from afar, and is trying to
forestall the complaints of the shop
per. There is an evident disposi-
ton to merge many small stores into
one, thus reduce rent, labor, insur-
ance, and to save time and trouble
generally. In such bazaars, lower
prices are quite possible, as the
shopping public has already learned.
The one price system is peculiarly
American and needs no comment.
Cash is getting to be the general
rule in large cities, and it should be
insisted upon everywhere. Why
should the buyer, money in hand,
be forced to pay more to compen-
safe the foolish dealer for the faults
of a purchaser who cannot or will
not pay his debts?
1t seems to be recognized that the
cooperative store, on either the
Rochdale plan (Which seems to be
the best) or the Civil Service sys-
tenn, is destined to get and keep
firm foot hold in this country. Once
started, it will grow with ten times
the speed of its sturdy predecessor.
Only the dishonesty, ignorance and
want of method of those who have
hitherto attempted such experiments
have stood in the way. Now it is
understood, and, in new hands, it is
plain it will command the respect
full attention of the shopping world.
Whether the cooperative stores
grow fast OF. slow, one thing is GER
tain the retail trade win be greatly
modified and improved, both by the
force of necessity and example.
Whatever happens the shopper will
gain, and their vigorous rebellion
will be one of the greatest benefits
to all concerned.-Scribner'S1 'S1NOnth-
" for Abrik