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TKE SEVEN BIBLES or THE WORLD

The seven Bibles of the world are the
Koran OF tho MohammcdlnS, the Tri-
Pitikes of tho Buddhists, the Five
Kings Of the Chinese, the Three Vc,lss
OF the Ilinlnos, the Iendavcsta, and
the Scriptures of tho Christians The
Koran is the most recent of these,
dating about tho seventh century after
Christ. 1t Is Il compound OfIuOtationS
from the Old and New Testament, the
Faimud and the Gospel of st. Bar
nabas. The Ed,ias of the Sran,,iua
VANS We're first published in the four
tcenth century. Tho rItikcs of the
Hu,ldhists contain certain sublime
morals, and pure aspirations, and their
author lived and died in the sixth CEN
fury before Christ. There is not hiur
| of excellence in these sacred books moi
found in the Bible. The sacred writ
| ings OF the Chinese arc called tic Five
Kings, the word King meaning web
of cloth. They contain the best savinrs
! OF the best sagcs on tho duties of lilo.
These sayings cannot be traced father
| back than eleven hundred years before
Christ. Thc Icndlvcsta Of the Per-
slams Is the greatest of the sacred books
next to our Bible. IOrOaStCr, whose
sayings 1t contain, was born in the
| twelfth century before Christ Moses
| lived and wrote the Pcntatcuch fifteen
| hundred years before Christ, therefore
that portion OF our Biblc is Mt lrast
three hundred years older than the
| most ancient of other sacred WRITINGS
UMBRELLA FLtETArtoN TO pl,cr
your umbrella in Il rack indicates that IL
isabout to change owners. An umbrella
carried over q woman, tho man oct.
ting nothing but the drippings of the
! rain, signifies cour:ship. When the
man has the umbrella and the woman
the driPpinss ii Indicates marriage. 70
carry it ut right angles under your arm
signifies that an eye is to be lost by tho
man that follows you. To put Il cotton
umbrella by the side of Il silk one Si.ni-
fcs "eNchange Is no robbery" 10
lend an umbrella indicates a am a
fool" To carry open an umbrella, lust
high Cuough to tear out mems eyes and
knock of mems hats, signifies 81 am a
women. io@o,s WYu,sciiR.
Sign of an approaching proposal:
"Mothcr,' remarked II Duluth girl, q!
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CITY DIRECTORY.
Presbyterian Church.

Roy. J. \. Allison, Pastor. Services ut
tho Church, Gra,n,u"nt and C:,tatpa stS.,
first, scc"nd and third Sundays each month.
Protestant Episcopal.
l;oV. ------------- Rector. Services at
Grace Church every Sunday morning at II
o'clock +; evening NJ ! y. III.
Roman Catholic Church.
Rev. Father l.. Enaut Pastor Services
ut ST, Matthew's Church every Sunday.
First Mass ut : O'Clock, II. M; High Mass ut
10 O'Clock, Il. NJ; EencLiction OF the blessed
Sacrament at O'Clock, Il. III.
Methodist Episcopal.
Roy. T. T. White, Pastor. Services ut the
Court House: second and fourth Suntlav VS.
of each month, morning and night.
baptist Church.
Roy. W; A, Mason, Pastor. Services ut
Tho Church, Grainmont ami st. John StS.,
every SUNDAY.
Congregation H'uat Israel.
Env. \. Levy, Pastor. Services every
Friday, 80 Il. m, ut Temple Sinai.
Officers: =. MarN, President; t.. Bloch,
Vice President; Marcus Wen, Secretary :;
Jonas Meyer, Treasurer.
i. 4. NJ.
Monroe Chapter, No. Is. Mccis in san
each month.
onlcers: Il. Hichar,lson. II. T.: II. W.
t.. w. Surghnor. &. II W. r. Ecuwick,
7. $; $. Marx, T.. \. G.; Jas. McNeety, q.
NJ. %r! ": J. r. Mcclure. q. NJ. 2ud v:
w. O. Kennedy, q. NJ. LIST V; =. Meyer,
rrcasurcr;. j. II. Milling, Secretary: j. q.
Guard
Western Star Lodge, No. "a. Meets in
Hall, first and third SATURDAYS in
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officers: X. Richardson, W. NJ; W. Z.
:. w; y. Il. ftiingSworth. !. W.;
$. Meyer, Treasurer J. l.. Hanna. Secrc-
tarE Il. Eudom, y. d.: jonas Meyer, i.
D.; J. q. Sanders, Tyler.
Board OF Trade.
Regular meetings first Monday eacl,
month ut Sanders's Hall.
otficors: Jos. Hoffman, President: J. G.
Rotary; Lewis ID. Allen, Jr, Treasurer
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EL,CATlCNS.
THE SIN FOR 1881,


Everybody reads The sun. III the cd
tons OF this newspaper throughout TIE
year to come cveryboh will find:
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of information with the least Improbable
expenditure OF time and cyesight. The
between redundant fuIiness and unsatis-
factory brovity.
II: Much OF that sort of news which de-
Ponds less upon its recognized import :,nce
Than upon its int. est 10 mankind. From
morning to morning. The sun prints
and women, and Of their deeds, plans,
loves, hates and troubles. This story is
more varied and more Interesting than amy
romance that was ever devised.
IL. Good writing in every column, and
freshness, originality, accuracy and do
cofum ~ the treatment OF every subject.
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is to speak ont fenrleasly about mon aut!
". Equal candor in dealing with Gael,
political party, and equal Readiness to
commend what is praiseworthy or to re-
nu .tt.5; what is blamablo i'll Democrat or Re
W. Absolute Independence Of partisan
pf s;;s d,t but uilwaverng loyalty to
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liercs that the government Nlticl, the Con
Stitutlon gives us is good one to keen.
power Tic efforts OF mon in tho Republican,
party to set Hp another form of govern
nlent ~ place Of that which exists. The
lowing Will probably decide this supreme
~ important contest. Tho Sun, believes
that tho victory will be with tile pconfc as
against the rings Tor monopoly, the rings
Tor p1under and the rings Tor imperial
power. "
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Parish of OuNChitu.
Parish School Board.

Parish School 1sO0CN.
L. ENdo,n, President; II. G. St:nlifer, w.
q. Head, Secretary; ID. e. Trous,lale, Rich
ard Harrington, X. j. Wilson, DIR. X. J.
BROOKS, a. Wyatt, X. Dunu. $. Meyer,
Treasurer of tho Board.
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The annual gathering of hicyclists at
hampton Court took place no Saturday.
The number of riders amounted ia
s,aoo, representatives of about t2o me-
tFopotitan and 80 provincial clubs being
pIeseht while about 500 riders s.un-
a..acnea took part. Headed by the
memoers OF the Pickwick Club, the
larger pouy travelled about five miles
III procession, aud as they rode, two
a ., presented q particularly ctyec-
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-07-01
AN ELECTRIC SENSATION.
The Result ola Collision Between Two
Heavily Charged Wires.

Quite an interesting sensation is thus
described by the Salt Lake, Utah, Tri-
bune: A rather startling experience
enjoyed about $50 Wednesday even
ing, at w. o. Smiths fruit store, on
First South street, which shows the
danger of mixing electricity up to he
equal to Little Buttercup's trial.
In front of the store the telephone
crosses the electric light conductor,
which is much the heavier wire of the
two, about six inches above it at near
ly right angles, entering the store and
descending to the telephone about the
centre. For some reasons on this occa.
sion the telephone wire sagged until II
touched the electric light wire. The
result was that the bell in the store
rang and at the same time the revolv-
ing coils of wire became red hot the
wire beginning to melt and burn up.
The signal went into the central
Office, where it was heard like the re-
port Of a cannon, and the operators
knew at once what the matter was.
Mr.. Smith heard the bell ring and then
saw the smoke coming out Of the box
and throwing the little door open saw
the coils burning and emitting flashes
like lightning. lie sent boy to the
central Office to notify them, but they
had ascertaincd tho trouble already by
the action of the instrument. At tho
junction of the two wires there was q
brilliant display of electricity, which
was sent Off in the shape of sparks Of
fire and simultaneously all the lights
east of this point, on that circuit, went
out. Quite a crowd gathered to Won
der at the display, which was stopped
by graphing the lower line with Il cord
and pulling it down free of Tho one
above until the latter could be tig htened
up. Yesterday morning tho box was
taken down, but il was believed that il
was destroyed for future usefulness.
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Twenty -fhird Senatorial District,
Comprising the parishes OF Ouachita,
I:iclllan.l, Caldwell, Franklin and in c<son.
Senators--E j. Kidd, of Jackson; II Y
Ably, of Ouacl,ita.
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GU must have been here n lonr
time, said the young traveller to Inc
Oldest inhabitant. sYoung man, re-.
Piled the elder, sdo you SEQ that hill
over thar when fust came, that thar
nit was nuthin' but hole in tho
ground
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A GREAT WORK.

Recent tcteGraphic intGliiScHCc from
London informs us that work has at
last begun on the tunnel that is to be
constructed underneath The English
channel between France and England.
Preliminary tests have shown that the
chalk formation underiies the channel
the whole distance between Dover and
Calais, which renders the work of cut
ting tunnel practicable. When it is
considered that the length of the tun-
mel under water will be twenty miles,
and the approaches to it seven miles
more, and that the work will be done
at a depth Of two hundred feet below
the bed of the channel, this may be
said to be the greatest engineering en-
| terprise of the age. There have been
subaQucous tunnels before now, which
have been the pioneers Of the present
enterprise. Among these should be
noted the first one built under the
Thames, at London, which is interest
] ing mainly in view of its great expense
and from the fact that it was the fore
runner Of modern subaqueous tunnell-
ing 1t was begun in 1907, intermitted
and resumed in 1925 under tho direc-
ton Of Sir NJ. +. Brunei a: last COM
pleted and opened for foot passengers
in 1913. Its total length is 200 feet
and its final cost was 81 200 per ineal
yart: advanced.
In the United States there have been
several subaqucons tunnels constructed.
Ono at Chicago, driven out under Lake
Michigan two miles for the purpose OF
obtaining pure water for the city, be-
gun 1864, and completed in 1867, at
tracted much attention both in this
country and Europe Two tunnels for
traffic wcro afterwards constructed un-
der Chicago river. "A tunnel under
Lake Eric, mt Cleveland, Ohio, similar
to the one driven under tho lake Mt
Chicago, was begun in 1869 and finish
cd in 1874. The greatest achievement,
| however, OF American engineering in
subaqueous tunnelling, Will be, when
completed, tho tunnel under East River
between Jersey City and New York
All other suba4ucous enterprises, how
| ever, sink into insignificanco in com
| parison with the great work TO which
| we have referred. The present chan.
mel company was incorporated in 1872,
anu preliminary tests have been going
on up to this time. 1t is interesting to
note, however, that in 1902 tho idea OF
at tunnel under the channel was first
preached by M. Matthew, Il French en-
gincer, who laid plans for one before
| Eonaparie.
The cable message to which we have
| referred states that, in view of the pro-
! gresss already made, 'ta seven-foot gal
lery ought on this syston to be COM
Pleted in five years" But another in
forniant says "tfte work in the full sized
tunnel will necessarily proceed more
slowly than i'll the drirtway, which is
only seven feet in uiamctcr.' We
gather from this that the diameter OF
the main tunnel will be made large,
| than seven feet. 1t will probably
| therefore, be ten or fifteen years before
tho tunnel is completed. When this
contamination is reached, sea sickness
| will be thing of the past for those
who travel between England and tho
Continent, and the two great capital.
of Europe will be brought into ever
closer ntimacy.-Jlobilc I',yi|c,.
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kcv. j. \. Allison, Pastor. SrNiceS Il
TIL" Church, Graniuont amt c:,tatpa SITS.
first, scc"ud and third Sundays c,ci, month
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WHY lie WENT OUT or JOURNALISM

"Weff, Col. Ochiftrce,' said John
Russell Young, gazing at the blue ring
OF smoke just expelled from his lips,
between which Il lscinu Victoria was
balanced, ndO you mind telling It's
how you came to desert from the ranks
of journalism Tom OchiItree, care
fully setting down his glass of Pcrrier
Jouet, said: "What! boys, did 1
never tell you that story ?-why, it's
one of the most remarkable. events of
my life! When Young first knew me,
| can say without conccit, that was
Il star of the first magnitude in the
literary ornament. had Il propric-
tary interest in a real live paper down
in Texas. Tho Houston Telegraph
was Il morning and evening paper, had
weekly edition, and was the leader
of public opinion all over the South.
tell you that when Il man quoted tho
Houston Telegraph he was listened to,
and the paper was celebrated for its
truthfulncss and tcrsc English
wherever the language was spoken,
and don't you forget it. 1t was a big
paper, and we were doing SO we'll, sub
scriptions and advertisements coming
in SO fast, that thought it would be a
fair thing to have Il little relaxation in
the way of spending few Of the sum
mer months in Europe. 1t isn't Il bad
thing on tho other s,,c to be known as
the editor OF "A prominent newspaper in
America, and l soon found myself
sought after, and perhaps too conspicu-
Gus, which is not at all in nv line.
"Weli, l and Jim Bennett were
strotting down the boulevard one eve
ming, smoking our cigars, after II good
dinner at the Cafe Anglais. We had
three or four Dukes aud Il couple of
Eiarls with It's, and | think IL I;aronct
or so Jim is partial to English noble
men, when Bennett suddenly halted
the whole party ut tho telegraph office
under the Grand Hotel, saying tuoid
on, Dukes, | have got Il big dispatch
to send to tho New York Herald, lust
handed mo by my French corrcsnon.
dent
eve all filed in and crowded the
office, while tho Dukes and taris won.
dercd ut the prodigal expenditure O,
tho young American editor.
81 wasn't going to be behinlhand as
an A merican editor, so says |, IIow
much will the telegram cost -
"SiNty thousand five hundred francs :
says the operator, sand dirt cheap, too.
Essays l duplicate the dispatch te
the Houston Telegraph. With you,
permission, jim says l.
a."By Cord gentlemen, the whole
thing was tclegraphed to Texas-foul
columns, solid-and the Houston Tcle
graph went to protest the next day.
haven't been taking much interest in
newspapers since I prefer politics,
and that's the exact truth about the
matter. Just wake up John Russell
Young, viii you, and wen take a
drink.-YHe Hon'.
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City ct Monroe.
Mayor and Chief of Police. .......t Ter. E.nuon
Cnuuciintcu--I {; Sau,ters, ID NJ Shniars.
= Never. w Rcnwck, T. Garrett, G G
Lewis. l. w Burlington (c.}
Secretary ANA 'Trc:,sllrcr.. ......O u >tillman
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Sign of an approaching proposal ::
"Mothcr,' remarked II Duluth girl, az
think Harry must be going to propose
to me-" ''Why so, my daughter pr
quericd tho old lady, laying down her
spectacles, while her face beamcd like
the moon in its fourteenth night
"Weii, he asked me this evening if
wasn't tired of living with such a
| I'm Eif12., ~
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The SOldjers' Monument.

Mr. Editor: In response to your inquiry
a few DAYS since with respect to the progress
of the work on the Soldiers Monument. it
NAV be stated that nothing has transplred,
and it is believed that nothing has occurred
to modify the conclusion reached by the com
mittee in their published statement OF July
9Th. that the work will be completed and the
monument erected before November lO.h,
next On the contrary assurances have been
received from both of the contracting parties,
since your inquiry. to the effect that, barring
extraordinary accidents, the entire work Will
be finished at the time above named, ana
probably ten DAYS before that date. COM
munica,ion from Mr.. Powers, received last
evening. states the bronze work will all he
ready by November 1st, and that two OF the
bronze panels in relief are now in transit to
Augusta. having been forwarded in advance
for the convenience of the Granite Company
in cutting the die to the exact angle ana
measurement of the bronze. The reservation
of ..extraordinary accidents is illustrated by
Mr.. Bodwell. by saying that if the operation OF
polishing the main shaft in the column OF gran
lite that is being quarred and cut at Fox Island,
should disclose an irremedable defect IN the
granite. and involve the necessity OF quarry
ing a second shaft, it would obviously be
;mnossible to finish the work according to
contract. But it is not apprehended that any
such discovery will be made, or any otaer
disaster delay the progress of the work
In the meantime it is hoped that the com
mittee appointed for that purpose will see to
II that the subscriptions are collected and
made available to meet the payments called
for by the contracts of the association. Z.
Sept. %, 1881.
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Yankees are famous the world over for
@elr inventive genius; and it was reserved
WI Mr.. H. A. Eaton of Manchester to shed a
~snter luster upon the proverbial ingenuity
VI dis nation by the contrivance Of an
'a'omatic gun, which will be known as the
flows terror" The machine goes by
aOck work. and is so arranged that every
A0uf or half hour barrel will be discharged
~" apparatus consists of a box feet long
!S inches wide, and 10 inches deep. Six
@ea short barrels are set in casting, and
Irregular intervals these barrels are dis
.A.iged. one by one. There is no crow
= 'ne world which has the temerity to linger
wa cornfield, during business hours of the
"rror. Mr.. Eaton has been badly troubled
'ae sable-coated plaques in the past, and
~ winter thought out this devise which he
'" mad patented. 1t works like charm, and
mug @eat expense. Zone of these machines
-: !" = on exhibition at the Kenpebec county
/" headfeld next week. In the great
" ae'ds Of the South as we'll az in ouE
. .''aern eorn6elds, crows are great pests,
I. we Invention 10 the only thing at pfesen'
sn which can battle and alarm the tcun
ans rascals,
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The arguments in the Sprague cases before
The supreme court of Rhode Island were con-
Guided Wednesday, and the matter taken
under advisement. Two suits were brought
in July last by the Spragues to prevent Mr..
Chafee, who has been acting as trustee. from
selling any of the trust property, and he was
enjoined. The counsel representing him and
few of the creditors of the Sprague estate
then made motion to dissolve the injunc-
toms brought suit for the appointment OF
receiver of the Quidnick property and of the
stock of the Quidnick Company held by the
old ladies' Sprague, ard also asked that the
stock be sold. This motion and suit have
been argued the past two days. The argu-
nents Tuesday were principally confined to
The legal questions. Wednesday, the facts
they are understood by either side were
Presented to the court, the counsel for the
Sp'agues resisting the appointment of re-
eslver of the Quidnick property and the
property Of the old ladies Sprague, and op-
Posing the sale of the stock, claiming that 1t
Belongs to these ladies. The courtwill prob
aoly not announce its decision for several
weeks.