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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-15
DUC0vEREB or

UoOoon4 ChHls OoWa TIE 0oeks
Dun pain In the limbs. nausea bfiousnsss. gymp
toms Of approaching fever and ague. Use without dc.
lay Hostettefs Stomach Bittcr which substitutes for
the chilly sensation . genial warmth, regulates tho
stomach. and imparts tone to the liver The bowelA
the stomach and the hillary gland being restored to
healthy condition, the disease II conquered ct th0
outset For sale BY al Druggists and Dealers gsn-
orally.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-15

Very innocent man. old man Mild
boy is. A friend found him at his desk
the other day absorbed in perplexing
study. Il am writing my viii. the
old man said, land I want to fix it
somehow so that the lawyers can get
some of the property. "-Bnrsisgton
HasDkeye. gsol g5f,o
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-08-12
THE STATES AND THE PRESIDENT,
New York World.

iNS" oIN W cIlA
The wisdom and strength of our Fed
| eral system have been tested during the
month Of July which has just passed
away. Not tested as it was tested from,
1861 to 1866, and during the sectional
war, but tested nevertheless in new
and important way. During tho whole
month of July, excepting only one
working day, the president has been
unable to discharge the duties and eX-
ercise the powers of his Office. The
public has not informed that, since the
second day Of July, any one of the
seven heads Of departments has held
any communication with the president
respecting any official business. His
order or instruction has not been taken,
so far as the country has been told
respecting any government transaction.
For Il month the Federal government
has been without a president ssto take
care that the laws be faithfully executed
and to commission all public officers, -
and yet government life, business life,
social life, have gone on in these United
States without any impeachment or
disturbance. No one has been removed
from Office, and no ono can have been
constitutionally commissioned to an
! Office within the last month, excepting
on its first day, or tho early portion of
the second day. Why has an event
which has so strongly affected the feel
ings and syrnpathics Of men so littlo
affected their interests? -.
First, because so little of the business
and sociol life of the United States is
under the control and protection of the
government ut Washington, and so
much OF it is under the control and
protection of the. thirty-eight State
4 nf1 hnOoI,Sc M
sovereign powers which belong to the
government at Washington have been
so accurately divided among three de-
partmcntS-the executive, legislative
judicial-the last OF which has not been
affected by the inability of the presi-
dent. If congress had been in session
no laws could have been enacted dur
ing the last month, but tho country
needed no legislation. If during the
time the whole heads of tho depart
ments had all been stricken down the
public business could probably have
gone On all the same in charge of the
acting secretaries, for whom tho law
has provided, aided by the heads of
bureaus. The president has been sus-
rounded during his illness by one or
! two officers who arc officers of Il mod
ern creation quite unknown to tho
constitution, and to whom scaccly an
iota of real power has been given by
law. fhcy arc merely subordinate
manual agents and messengers.
The real secret of tho absence of any
political or business disturbance during
the past month has been in the fact
the executive department at Wash
ington has had SO littlc to do that must
be done concerning the politics and
business of tho country. The States
are indcstructiblc, and during tho last
month the States have shown that they
have been and are sufficient for the
discharge of the honors and duties
dcvolvcd upon them.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-08-12
HOW SAM HOUSTON WAS ADMITTED
TO THE BAR.

Bowyer Miller, Il man of admirable
character and education, when he had
concluded his legal studies decided TO
establish himself in Tennessee. 1t was
soon after the war Of 1Sl2-1i, says a
correspondent of the New Orleans
Picayune, and in visiting the Circuit
Judges to obtain their certificate OF
professional qualification, he fell in
with sam Houston, fresh from the
campaigns Of Alabama and elsow here
in tho Gulf State, in which he had ac-
companied Gen. Jackson, and who
had determined to adopt the profession
of law. The young men were ut once
CONFIDENTIAL, and Houston frankly
avowcd his own educational deticien-
cies and limited opportunity of qualify
ing himself, occupied as he had boon
for the few years preceding in the
excitements of the war.
"Milier," said he, siI shall tell the
Judges that they needn't expect much
leaoning from me. We shall be exam
ined ut the same time. liza question
of difficulty is asked, don't be baslful !;
answer it. Leave those that are more
easy to me. l am not at all Jealous"
Miller, who was well qualified, was
amused, and promised TO do anything
in his power to aid him.
Arriving ut the residence of tho first
Judge, this agreement was kept up.
Houston invariably introduced the OK
animation by Il narrative of something
connected with tho war, and with n
jocular admission of his own difficulties
in pursuing his legal theories. \ qucs-
ton having been asked upon tho
abstruso commou-law doctrine OF OK
ccutory decrccs and contingent re-
mainders, Mr.. Miller modestly repeated
the exposition of his authorities. and
the Judge nmplificd the reply with
remarks upon the channel of judicial
decisions.
We are not to suppose that the exam
nations were very tcchdical or strict.
At a succeeding examination, however,
Houston, in reply to II question upon
tho same subject, took up tho reply
and repeated the information that hc
had acquired, and, when thcy called on
the last Judge, Houston observed that
the two preceding examination must
have been satisfactory, and Judge
White gayc his signature and mado
the young man stay all night.
Within two years from that time,
Houston had been elected either rs
State or District Attorney, while Miller,
discouraged ut tho prospect of profess
sional success, returned to Virginia
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-08-12
\ TREE THAT GETS MAD.
Virginia tNov.) Enterpriso.l

Virginia iNov.) Enterpriso.l
y gentleman of this place has tree
which is Il species of acacia. 1t was
grow from seed brought from Aus
tralia. The tree is now sapling some
eight feet in height, and it is in full
foliage and growing rapidly. 1t is
lcguminous and very distinctly shows
the characteristics of tho mimosa, or
Sensitive plant, Regularly every
evening, about the time the "chick ems
go to roost," the tree goes to roost.
The leaves fold together, and the ends
of the tender twigs coil themselves up
like the tail of IL well conditioned pig.
After one OF the twigs has been stroked
or handled the leaves move uncasily
ana are in sort of a mild conmotion
for u minute or more. All this was
known about the tree, but it was only
ycStci day that it was discovered that
tho tree had in it much more life and
feeling than it had been credited with.
The tree being iii quite small pot,
one which it was fast outgrowing, it
was thought best to give it one of
much larger size. Yesterday afternoon
| the tree was transferred to its new
quarters. II resented the operation of
| its removal to tho best Of its ability.
! Arriving at the residence about the
time the tree llau Dpcn tr3nSplantch,
the gentleman found the house in q
| grand cOmmOtiOn. On asking what
was up he was told they had trans.
planted the tree according to orders,
and the operation had "madc it very
mad" Hardly had it been placed in its
new quarters before the leaves began tC
stand up in all directions like the hair
on the tail Of an angry cat, and soon
the whole plant was in quivcr
This could have been endured, but a
| the same time it gave out an od0
most pungcnt and sickcning-.just sucl
Il smell as is given of by rattlcsnal<c
in Summer when tcascd. This otlo
so filed the house and was 80 sickcn
ing that it was found necessary t,
open the doors and windows. 1t wa
full an hour before the plant cnlmct
down and folded its leaves in peace
1t would probably not have given "
the fight even then had it not beer
that its time for going to roost hat
arrived. 1t is probably needless t.
add that the whole household nov
stands in not y little awe Of the plan
as being thing more animal Cor rep
tilcl than vegetable.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-08-12
\ 1900 MILE RACE.

The English steamer Lord of the
Isles, that arrived at New York from,
Japan by way OF the Sucz Canal last
Friday, laden with tea, sailed from
Iolsohnmn May 2Ith. On The same
day the Glcncirty, another English
steamer, with n similar cargo left tho
same port, and II race OF 1900 miles
for New York was begun by the two
vessels. Heavy bets ON the race wore
made ut Yokohama and at Chinese
ports where they stopped, and in
every case odds were given in favor Of
the Gicncirty, rs she hnd won similar
races. In this case, however, some
of the engineers Oh tho Lord of tho
Isles had money at stake which may
account for tho extra efforts on their
part. alt was onlya question OF Il
little more coal, 50 we showed il in"
said the chief engineer. awe made
| Annoy in three days and Il half and
| were dclayad week there loading
our vessel, while the Glen cargo was
! all ready for her aud she sailed in two
days. At Hong Kong wn found she
had started before we arrived, but we
had gained on her good deal. We
reached Singapore just as the Glen
was leaving, and didn't see or hear OF
her til VIC were balr way through
Sucz Canal. She reached Sucz II day
behind us. We would have been
further ahead if Il terrific south westerly
storm Ind not delayed ua in the In
dian ocean, These white strcalts that
cover the sinokc-stack were made by
waves that broke over the vessel
We had good wcnthcr through the
Mediterranean, bat were delayed by
machinery getting out of order. The
Glen steamed into Gibraltar just us wc
ff.tS trU
work were used crossing the Atlantic,
and moderate weather.. helped us.
Just as we sightcd Sandy Hook wo
thought vessel n distance ahead Of us
was the Glen, but VIC were happily
disappointed, Ourrival came into New
York six hours behind us, ana that's
not very big difference in Il race of
900 nils. We made an average Of
: eleven knots an hour"
', Malone had better look out now 8.
y Daniel has come f" judgment.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-08-12
FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS.

light may be found i'll Milton's open
seroso," and the commonly-rcpea
saw that t'abscncc makes tho heart
grow fonder" is to be discovered in II.
IL. Bayley's song, ssIslc of Beauty"
Coitey Cibber, as almost every one is
aware, took it into his head that l,e
could greatly improve upon Shaks-
pearc's tragedy t'king Richard ILL.,"
and, in pursuance Of this idea, ho raatlc
various additions to the play, many of
which have, curiousiy enough, entered.
as it were, into the language. Among
these we may notice, $50 much for
buckingham; "Richard's himself
again." and "NIy souls in arms and
eager for tho fray ;" but, in spite of
them, Mr.. Cibber's tinkoring, though
greatcfully adopted by moro than one
great actor, has now fallen into we'll
merited disrepute. In criticising Lord
Beaconsilcld's speeches, hostile papers
are found Of making effective reference
to "apt allitcrantion's artful ait," but
they seldom, If indeed over, allow
Churchill, tho satirist, any credit for
tho phrase. Mr.. O'Connor, too, If we
remember rightly, has written of tho
gay Conservative statcmnn rs sthc cav
I4othario of politics." How many boz
sons, we wonder, rccollect that tho
original "gay Lothnrio'' is ono Of tho
characters in Rowe's tragedy, "Thc
l'cnitent?" Again, the phrase ucom-
PARSONS arc odious" is almost invari-
ably written without quotation marks.
IT occurs in Burton's "Anatomy of
Melancholy" and also in Hcrbcrt's,
"Jacula Prudentum," and Shaks-
pcarc, in "Much Ado About Nothing"
says "compafisons are odorous." a
literary journal of some standing re-
Gently made itself a laughing stock by
rcmurking that this last was not class
ical English--a quite sufficient proof
TINT oven hc whom Bon Jonson called
"sweet swan Of Avon" is not rs well
known rs he ought to be. Tho origin
of tho term sthe midnight oip' is hard
to trace, but il occurs in Quarlcs, in
Shcnstone and in Gay, and il was pro-
bably invented by tho first. "Dcvil
take tho hindcrnost" opens up another
difficult problem but perhaps Beau
mont and Fletcher may claim tho
phrase, which was used in later DAYS
by Butler, Prior, Pope, Burns and
half Il dozen more. "Diamond cut
diamond" is traceablc to Ford's,
''Lovcr's Melancholy" whcro ii may
be found in tho form "dinmonds
cut diamonds" and tho expression,
"ncithcr fish nor flesh nor good red
herring socms 10 belong to Sir IL.
Shccrs. "Turn over now leaf" says
Middleton, in "Anything for u Quiet
Life" and it was Mrs. Malaprop, in
Shcridan's "Thc Rivals" who first
| owned "tho soft Impeachment" 4"
Oliver Goldsmith, in "The Good na-
turcd Man, wrote "mcasures, moi,
mon, have. always been my mark :"
and Burke, doubtless aiiuding to tho
popularity of the phrase in his day,
spoke of "thc cant OF snOt men, bat
measures" 10 Milton wc owe the
saying that
Poncn hath hcr victories
No loss renowned than war;
and IL was Goldsmith again who, in
"sihc Stoops to Conquer" introduced
us to "thc very pink of perfection >
LOp3,'OV queen.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-08-12
Dentistry.

DR. :. L. BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully
- otrcrshis professional services to- the
riti2ans of Monroe and surrounding coun-
try. Iavin. experience of fourteen
years in tho practice, ho fccls confident OF
giving satisfaction i'll all branches OF his
profession. Is willing to warrant all work.
Oi,rr ut residence OF Jackson street, near
tl" F.,n:tio Academy, Monroe, La.
v7-marI6:1v
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-08-12
w. r. MillSnlpS.

A T"rORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, La.
IL will practice i'll tho courts of tho Fifth
Judicial District, and i'll tho Supreme Court
ut Monroe. Will tako claims for collection
in all tho parishes of North Louisiana, with
privilege of managing same through resi-
dent attorneys.
NOvombcr 4. 1850.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-08-12
RENOVATING OLD ST. PAUL'S
IN. Y. Herald. I


| The multitude surging up and down
broadway, opposite the Herald Office
| after ialting first to look ut the bulletin
of tho Presidents condition, turned
round to gaze at the scanolding around
the stccplc of the historic church on
the other side of the street. St. rnul's
Chapel, of Trinity Church parish, or,
us it is popularity called, st. raui's
Church, is always I'm object of interest,
and people wondered whether, in the
irreprcssibfc Innovations that are daily
being made ut the lower part Of tho
city, this venerable pile was to be
taken down or reconstructed.
"Wo are going to paint" an officer
of st. Paul's Chapel said, call tho
upper part of the stccple--that is,
all the wood portion, from where
you sec the sca1lold erected --- and,
of course, in sOmbrc hue, as be.
comes such an cdificr. Then we shall
gild tho ball and weather vano at top.
There is also to be II general cleaning
up thrOughout.' Tho monument of
Benjamin ITaight, near the church
entrance, on which is inscribed "Born
October 10, 1858, died April 2, lSl3,"
being carefully covered over with
fresh pine boards, the sexton, Mr..
Weld, was asked what was meant by
it. lie said it was simply to protect
this precious relic from injury during
the process Of the work.
"This church," Mr. Weld went on
to say, "is the only old building of any
kind in the ncighborhood which has
stood against the progress of Innovation.
All is new, or comparatively 80, but
that. When it was erected in 1868,
Greenwich street was the bank of the
the Hudson river, and there was an
| open field from the church to the river.
| The first service was held October 30,
| 1866, and tho first sermon was preached
| by the Rev. DR. Achmuty. At tn,
| centennial service of the church III
1866 tho same sermon, from the Ole
manuscript, was read by the Rev, DR.
| Highly. immediately after the in
auguration of General Washington II
New York as the first President of The
United States Congress and the prcsi
dent came to st. PauI's for divine scr
vice. Washington always attended
this church when he was i'll New York
there being special pew for his use
over which was painted by order o
Congress, after Washiugton's death
the coat Of arms of the Republic. Th;.
venerable and rhetorical landnIark {"
the city was built on The plan Of st
Pancras Church, in LrndUn.'
If you call at friends house Sunday
. evening and they arc polite enough tt
) invite you to cal! again, trot up Mon
day, sauntcr up Tucshay, drop II
Wednesday, make " short call Thurs
} day, step in Friday, spend the even
ing Saturday, and repeat the dose tn,
following week. OF course they'll be
come attached to you, and after tim
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-08-12
IDr. =. G.. Murphy,

nESIARD ST., MONROE, LA.--Havin:,
- recently arranged his Office with special
reference to the treatment of chronic foinalc
diseases, DR.. Murphy will givc particular
sittcntion to that Branch of his profession.
His- Refers to the IN cuical fraternity OF Mon
roo and TrentOIl. Juno 10, lStl.--tf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-08-12
\TNEE. NJ. j. LIDDEIi.
RSDN(ncr Il Lillalcll,

4 TTORNEYS AND DCOUNSELLORS AT
~ Law, Monroe, La, will practice in all
the Parishes OF North Louisiana, in the
Supreme Court at Monroe, tho Federal
Courts, and in tho Land Oilico department
OF tho General Government.
OIlice fronting northeast corner of public
square. January 3, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-08-12
r. r, STUIsRS.
NitIhbS. lAI-boA > llAi-.h-A ~
SlulDbS .N StillManll,

A 1TORNEYS AT LAW. Monroe, La.,
n will practice in the Parishes OF
Oiutchitt, Warehouse, Richtaa,d and Et'0'ekLi,,
and in the Federal Courts. win take
claims for collection in all other parishes in
.mlo i'm connection with attorneys residing,
here. March Z. 1879. 1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-08-12
John II. IIillkgrnve.

4 T"TORNIIY AT LAW, MONROE, LA.
n Onice opposite Court House. Practices
in all tho Courts of North Louisiana; also
in the Supreme Court of tho State and the
Federal Conrts. All claims, including cot
ton claims, will receive prompt attention.
Land Office and Pension nlattOrS attended
to- March 2S, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-08-12
John Mcl%nGry,

ATTORNEY AT LAW X LAND AGENT,
No, q Carondelct ST., New Orleans.
I AND BUSINESS at the Land Offices in
IL New Orleans and Washington City at
tended to. Agency for salo and purchase
Of Plantations, Farms and uninlproved
lands solicited.
Major J. G. Richardson is associated
with Mr.. McEnery in tho land business,
tn which he will give his entire attention.
January i, 1SS1.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-08-12
X. RICHARDSON. S.D. M'ENERI
Richardson u NIcl;ncry.

TTOKNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, Ia.,
N will practice in all tho parishes OF
North Louisiana, the Supreme Court of the
state, tho Fo,lcral Courts, and in tho Land
Olice Department of tho General Govern
ment. January II, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-08-12
THoS. y. GARRETT. II. II. RUSSELL
Garrett a. Russell.

ATTOENEYS. 4 NCOUNSELLORS At LAW
MONROE, LA.
DRACTICE REGULARITY in the Par
/ iShcs OF Ouachita, Richland, lincoln
and Caldwell. and in tho Supreme Court.
Collection OF claims presented with dill
cycncc and money promptly reinittea. Man.
:igcmout, sale and lease of rcal estate under
taken, and Satisf:tc.io ion guaranteed. Fees
moderate. Office on Wood street. opposite
Recorder, office, Jau'y &, 1881.
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JOHN CAl.DERwOOD. rtIOS. y. AHf
DrS. CallcrWOOd & Ably,
Practitioners in Medicine and Surgery.
Oilice on Grand street, in rear of q. w.
McFco's Drug Store, and opposite J. w.
Smiths carriage shop.
January %, 1850. n20:ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-08-12
ia mes II. Strothcr..

4 TTORNEY AT LAW, Monroe La
n Will practice law in North Louisiana,
before tho Supreme Court 1T Monroe, Fed
cral Courts of Louisiana. Court of Claims,
and Supreme Court of the United States ut
Washington City.
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Dr. TIP, Richardson

Dr. Il. II. Richardson
TTAS resumed tho practice of Medici no.
H Ho may be found, when not PROBES
sioIlatly cng:t;:cd, at Moore's drug store
during the day, and at his residence NJ all
other hours. Monroe, Fob. 6, 1879.
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Malone had better look out now.
y Daniel has come (" judgment.
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Northern and European capital,
which has heretofore Stunned tho
South as Il field of Investment, has
recently received Il strong impetus in
that direction and now seems to be
Overlooking that entire section. The
causes which have recently kept this
capita! away from the South are many
and various, slavery and the evils
which have directly anu Indirectly fol-
lowed in its train being doubtless the
chief. The West, which has SO long
been steadily absorbing all the surplus
capital within its reach or call, is now
pretty nearly satisfied and ceases to
hold out great Inducements to new in.
vcntors. The mountains and meadows
and alkaline plains OF the new West
find capitalists who have unlimited
faith iii their future, and that section
! il protiting by that confidence. And
now at last the South throws off ne,
| former indifference and eagerly invite.
the approaches of capital, which, with
ready response has begun to enrich
! that hitherto neglected territory