The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-01-20
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.

AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.
MOVING BEFORE GETTING READY.
1t has been known for some time
that when the vote on the removal OF
the parish site of Madison was taken
Tallulah would receive that distinction
at the expense of Delta. The Delta
Journal referring to the action of the
Police Jury of Madison, recently taken,
says:
1t does seem as though the Police
Jury acted very precipitately in pass
ing the ordinance submitting the ques'
ton of the removal Of the parish site to
Tallulah. So soon as tho vote is can
vassed as to the result-and we have
little doubt but that it will be in favor
of TaI!uIah--Deita will cease to be the
parish site, and there will necessarily
occur an inter- regQuM or interval in
which Madison will have no capital.
So soon asithe result is ascertained the
county site is fixed instanter, with no
buildings to which to transfer records
and with no court house. This, we
think, the Police Jury should have
made arrangements for, and not to
have precipitated matters which will
necessarily cause the most deplorable
consequences and cause suspension in
judicial proceeding.
THEM GOOD OLD DAYS.
Some opportune advice and pleasing
recollections are afforded its readers by
the Catahoula News in the following :
II is now time for our farmers to be-
gin, in real earnest, to prepare for this
years crop. On thin lands carly plant
ing of cereals is absolutely necessary to
secure q good crop. Ono reason why
our hill farmers are generally so unsuc-
cessful in their corn crops, is their fail
ure to plough and plant early. In
other states, where soil and climate are
far less adapted to corn than ours are,
farmers, simply by early planting and
proper civilizations, produce, year after
year, enough corn to supply their
wants.
We trust that our people arc now
fully satisfied of the importance of rails
ing their own bread and meat; and we
hope that, in the near future, they will
be wise enough to produce the greater
part of their clothing. We are longing
for the return Of we'll cultivated Vege-
table gardens and truck patches, full
corncribs and meat housekeeping to
hear the grunting Of fat corpfed, jolly
porkers, the neighing of well-groomed
horses, the lowing of fine, well grazed
mich cows, the bleating of mcrinos
and cotswolds, the familiar humming
of the spinning wheel, and the popping
of the shuttle. All those dear old cop
eras-breeches, honey-and-p pancake days!
plenty and contentment-of sturdy
manhood and honesty.
LITTLE BOYS PLAYING; WITH MAT
CIIES.
What a boy did with screw-driver
was one of John ShteniX's most humci
Gus illustrations. The Morgan City
Review records what little boys can do
with matches:
Some little boys playing with mat
ches in shed in the rear of John
Brands Stonewall Exchange and
boarding house, this place, Thursday
afternoon, set fire to q lot of hay, and
had it not been for the prompt pres
ence of q number of men, the premises
would have been consumed. The fire
alarm was given and the fire depart
ment speedily responded.
AN OLD, OLD BABY.
1t was boy that made the Banner
editor smile when he called to the
cook to place another plate on the
table. He arrived on last Saturday
morning, 9Th instant, ut 5 o'clock
Bossier Banner.
Born Democrat and Attacking,
Billie? We have an idle crib, but
such an old boy has no need of it.
A PARE-RIPE SCHOLAR.
The East Carroll Democrat furnishes
an excellent exemplification of what
has been accomplished by tho Repub-
lican party and free public schools in
this State:
The following is copy of letter
written by one of our colored citizens
who once ran for the Clerk of the Court
of our Parish. He at that time called
himself, VIM. Moore and is a little over
average as writer and scholar, and
still the poor colored people are bull
dozed.
LAKE PROVIDENCE, LA.