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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-02-07
THE PIG.

The attendance at the skating rink
last night was very large, the youth
and beauty of this city, as well as that
of West Monroe, turning out en- metsee
to witness the fun of catching tho pig.
After several fouls had been called,
and several falls my countrymen! had
been made, the referee decided Ike
Kuhn winner of the strophy." The
pig, however, is not as fat as our
young friend, who by the way is an
Israelite and should have no need of a
"Porker." Nevertheless he carried
or rather dragged him home in tri-
umph.
But we, divert, and would now dis
cuss the merits of the dancers and
skaters, but fear that we cannot do the
subject justice. We must, however,
say that it has been a long time
since we noticed such excellent dane
ing as was to be seen last right and
we were agreeably surprised, as well
as pleased, to find, that Monroe is
not lacking any of the ingredients
that go TO make up first class scci.
able.
Professor Dannaps deserves the
thanks of all for his energy in making
this success and promises 10 "rcpeat
the dose"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-02-07

The river man of the New Orleans
Picayune, yesterday (Frlday's) edi.
ton, tsnits the nail square on the
head" in the following brief but poin.
ted marine squib:
eft the Signal Service Department
would arrange TO receive daily river
and weather reports from Camden,
Dslhi, Monros and Girard the move
men.s of boats would be considerably
facilitated thereby. The very irregular
reports that now come from those
points are of little or no use to any
body"
We have contended for years for the
establishment of regular signal Office
at this point; we are going to keep on
doing so until we do get It and the
Picayune might "chip inn and help US.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-02-07
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There 8 70 IS 8 skatlng club organ.

7-s1
There i 10 IS = skating club organ
lied II town.
Loril:artl's circus will exhibit II
this city next Tharday and Friday.
Read advertisement Of coal for sale
by Fred Haberyan.
Capt. q. w. Knight was passenger
on tho Hanna from Trinity to-day.
a pleasant social was given at the
residenc, of Mr.. ID. NJ. sholars last
night.
The John II. Hanna arrived up at
1880 o'clock this evening with rather
light freight. She leayes for the
Crescent City tonight.
~All persons wishing to become
members of the skating club will
please be present at Meyers Hall on
Feb. 7th., nj 8 p. M.
Mr.. D. Newhouse, tho urhane agent
OF the Southern Express Co., at this
city, has returned from brief visit to
the sold folks in Tennessee.
The rattle OF the china set at Sublett
Bros, store, will take place Monday
evening between and O'Clock, Feb,
9th. All persons infested are invited
TO ba present.
The Central Executive Board of the
North and South railroad, have nov
on hand blank forms of the petition
calling an election in the Parish of
Ouachfta to vote a mill Zone halt.
cen.) tax toward securing the propos-
Cd road. Parties Interested in the adj
vancement Of the project should call at
Sublett Bros.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-02-07

4 pleasant social was given at tn
residenc, of Mr.. d. NJ. sholars las
night.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-02-07

The John II. Hanna arrived up at
1880 o'clock this evening with rather
light freight. She leayes for the
Crescent City tonight.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-02-07

All persons wishing to become
members of the skating club will
please be present at Meyers Hall on
Feb. 7th., al p. NJ.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-13

consideration. You will sc, your reward in the next world n not in this. Good night"
 The good man hummed an old-.lme tune as he undressed. He sat down on the edge of the bed, arranged the covers and lay down. His head went down and his heels went up. For a time he knew not what calamity had beiallen him. He uttered loud exclamation and scram. bled out When the judge reached the room MT. Broil was dressing himself.
 What IS the matter, Brother BroilS '"
 The minister glanced oon,emptuously a, the judge but made no reply. A few moments later he passed out into the darkness of the night.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-13
DIDN'T HURT HIM.

A hillside farmer. driving a miserable looking horss, stopped h froas Of iced store and was trying to sell frost bitten rooster when . mAn rushed up to him and said
 Look q, your blamed old horse, up .o his eyes In my bale of hay"
 "Is h your hay5"
 "Oi course, it Ia Take your hoFss away from here"
 "Oi course wiii, fur never like tss tramp on a mans sights-~"
 "Take him swsy, tell yoHl"
 "Yes, will. Va, back here Wsii," he added as he climbed Into the wagoa asd started away, @thas's oes consoiin' thing erbout the transackshun. The hoss doa't pear ter bs hurt much."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-13
A FAILURE.

At negro baptixing the other day, old Flat Foot Dan, who having renounced the world, the flesh and the devil, was candidate for salvation, came forward and applied for a cleansing dip. The preacher. a very small man, took Dan straiehtway down into the water. Dan, with his mind fixed on things not of this earth, did not observe that he was taking the preacher beyond his depth. Dan did not feel the gentle hand of restraint, neither did he hear the warning voice but he heard shout which the terrified congregation sent up. Looking around, and not seeing the preacher, Dan, iA surprise, exclaimed
 Look heah, whar dat preacherw
 "Uader the water !" some one shouted.
 "Wall," said Dan, "reckon I'd better come out an set down on de bank tell de gennerman gits ready"
 The preacher was rescued. After he had revived he told Dan that he was again ready ts lead him down into the water.
 "No, 1 reckon not, parson. Thinks m hab ter be soused by CT big man. Dis little salvation, I'se erfeerd, woan go fur ernuff. Yer kain' take me out whar it's deep ernuf ter do me no good. I'se dun CT heap CT debilment an wants ter be soused under sho nuff. Yander's one O dem Bates niggers shakin' CT deck O kyards at me. Kain' stan no sich ban terin' CT dat. Wait tell skin him an den mebbe I'll try yer ernuder fall"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-13
IN MOURNING.

"Guinea Nigger Dave who works on the Caggleton plantation come to town the other day, wearing a piece of crape on his hat.
 "Sorry to see you are In mourning Dave" said a merchant "Who has died at your housef"
 "Wsll, sah. nobody"
 "Some of your kinspeople. l suppose" " "YAs. mer gran foder"
 "Why. your grandfather 1 had no idea that he was living.
 "He aint libin sAh. Ef he wus l wouldn't be in mournin' fur him case he wrE dead
 "i mean that ! didn't know he was living until recently"
 "He want. De ole pusson died fore 1 wrI bornd, sah."
 "Died before you were bornf"
 "DaPs whut jackeriated." |"
 "Then why do you mourn iOs him now
 W hAtt VUbbp VI tuh yGt1 ' haster. Er little while back dar come er powerful sprinklln' O sickness in my neigh borhood an 1t tuck de triggers of mighty fas', an a,er while nearly all de niggers wuI w Aiin' mournin' on der hats IL kep er get,in wus till 1 wuE eTbout dc oply pusson whut wrz let out. Den l
  ta' u Iht ter mersei. Look heah. dis ain [ g~inter ter do. Woan do fur CT 'speckts ble puison CT verse is ter be lei in dis sor,sr lurch, so jes' den, u luck would hab 1t, happened ter recollsck dA, mer gran 'foder wu1 dead. dat de ole pusson wan't no mo SO got me CT black rag an tied It on mer hat. Oh, when ii comes ter state questions c dis so',, boss, i'se pufeckly at home. De niggeTs O de community whar lbs needn't try ter beat me fur 1t kaint be did"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-13
WRITING IT UP.

An inquisitive man from Arkansaw, while travelling on a railway train, per- mitted his curiosity to be aroused by a passenger who sat busily working a type writer. The operator took no notice of his surroundings, did not even glance through the window. The Arkansawyer, unable longer to suppress his desire for information, approached the man and said:
 "Look here, what's your gamer"
 "Gamel' exclaimed the man as he ceased humping his machine. "Upon me soul, l lave nav game"
 "Wall, whats your lay, your racket Why don't you turn loose that co -sheller and make yourself agreeable ?"
 "I1l tell you, me friend. ham in very much of an 'urry. got abawd in Maine and lam going to California, you knaw."
 But why don't you look around ? Why do you want to shut yourself up this wayr'
 "I'm busy, as told you. lave me duty to perform. ham an Englishman and ham writing up the United States, you knaw."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-13
A BAD ENGAGEMENT.

|" Your country engagement, then was not a success," said a man addressing an actor who had jest come back from a tour over the county roads.
 "Haidly. The other night we opened up at a place called Sour Apple. We en- gagged the church and arranged the stage with piece of carpet for drop curtain l took my place at the door and wa,ed for the audience to assemble. Pretty soon fellow came up and started in. asked him for the price of admission and, turning upon me he said:
 Pm deacon in this church and if you don't let me in there shanh be no show"
 @I let him go in. Just then another fellow came. stopped him.
 What's the matter with your said he am an exhorter in this church and if you want to give performance you'd d better let me in let him in and turned around just in time to catch anot man. am the pastor of this church. If you don't let me in 'l have the lights turned out He vent in and just then a crowd came up. One of the number said We are all members in good standing of this congregation and are going in We had large audience that night but did not take in ten cents. No, shall not again go out with the Grand County Road combination"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-13

fish. He has seen faster horse-whose time was unfortunately not recorded and larger bass than any other man. Everybody knows that he is polite liar, yet everybody listens with respect to bis stories. Years ago, nobody knows when, he was a man of wealth. He owned a stage line before the railroads ruined the country. He has ridden with the most distinguished American statesmen, and he can tell many amusing anecdotes with regard to them. Clay called him by his Christian name and nothing pleased s, S. Prentiss better than to get joke on him. He has many letters from those gentle men and he intends at some future time te publish them. Dickens rode with him, yes, and the great novelist told him that of all stage lines outside of England his was the best. He appreciated the com pliment and he has letter from Dickens which ought to be published. Webster had never gone over his line, but he had received letters from the great man, but Clay, why Clay was his best friend. On one occasion, during a temporary tight place, he would have gone under had 1t not been for Clay.
 Day after day, year after year, he sits in the shadow of the ur.house. He is an oracle without influence a capitalist without money-an entertaining man with out truth.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-13
A BAD STEER.

Hole ou dar An,h'ny." said old Solo, mon, "an tell me how da, GAyarlAn bls- neI ges,iu' long now"
 "Oh, dar ain't much dlflance. Peers ter be rockin long In evbou. de same way. De leeislA,uv hab pin,ed CT com mit,ee ter look a, de cattle an take some steps bout de matter"
 "W Whut make 'em so long erboul dis thing
 Wall yer sec de higher up yer go de longer h takes fer come ter e pint Way down heah whar we is h wouldn't take no time ter bring dc matter CT mighty bad head. Tell yer whar de '.urney -gen'l made CT mighty big mls. take"
 "Whar wui dat r"
 "W'y yer know sometime ergo he said blame de newspapers, dat he didn't read 'em No how"
 Wall, l doan b','ebe he do read de pAPsn,"
 "W'ysof"
 "CASe ef he did he'd CT gin up dem cattle long ergo. Wy da, man, CT hAud. lin O his stock ts gittln' ,es be CT rsa'lar COW boy. Doan see whut he wants wld all dem cattle fur his Hominy Hili place out heah Is q DO sI eT snake. Ef Wua him Ap wanted ter 70 Inter dc cattle bIs- nsi would gi, CT better farm dsn dat. DAr ain't no pas,eE daI fur cattle Ger range on"
 "Msbbs he wan,sr sell isme O dc cA,- tie an buy eT nuder place,
 Dat mout he. but l tell yer whut [ woulden,ct done. wouldenteI tuck dem stock rum CT teiiyphone man case he could talk 1t CT round all ober de nsigh- boThood'
 "YAs, bu, yer see de big men mighty ap Ter let dc mos portan, pint slip. h takes CT httie man ter cover up his tracks"
 "so yer say he ~oAt gin up dc cattle"
 "Oh, be would now ef he could. but dA's tryin' ter make him holc on ter cm nown
 "Yer doan sesso
 "YAs. 1 does. Tuther day er man vent by GayaTiAn's house an de 'turney-gsnr had CT big steer by dc ho'ns. rceTd Ike de stees wux tryin ter hook him fur jes' ss de man come up Mr. Gayarlan he cried out. Come hsah, somebody an hep me turn dis stock loose. bu, nobody oams an dc grs't man had ter hole dc steer. Es man oughter hab mo sense den ter take holt O e animal like dat. 1 Ain't CT bright pusson bu, yer doAn ksteh me CT foolin' wid one O desc hsah loag ho'ned steers. Yer mer .hink yer ve got CT good grip on him bw, yer doan kaow how soon hs'ss g~ins ter hook yer"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-13
4 RATIONAL CHANCE.

Askansa~," "sxeisimsd an ardent msa. why, it is the best state in the Usion, . state above ali others tn resources and the exactness with which the criminal laws are enforced"
 {" am astonished to hear you speak @ well of shs stats,' some ohs Tsp.;sd.
 "WAy soT
 Bscaass, several years ago, daring aa exciting campaign ia Indiana, you avowsd that there vas no sach thisg e jastics h . state where man carried his life in his hand.1
 "Thas is very true. my dear sir, bat 1 was politician thsn."
 "ASd what arc you noww
 "A land agent"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-13
THE SUN SHINES BRIGHT.

De speckle hen's CT singin', fur she is CT happy thing,
 De sun shines bright, good Lawd; An she knows widin her heart dat we'se gwine ter have some spring, De sun shines bright, good Lawd. De mockin' bird he whiSsuls ez he hops er- long de fence,
 De sun shines bright, good Lawd An tell yer whut's CT fack, he hab got CT heap O sense,
 De sun shines bright, good Lawd. He knows mighty well dat de spriug's CT comin' Hong,
 De sun shines bright, good Lawd; An dat. sah, am de reason dat he's tunin' up his song.
 De sun shines bright, good Lawd.
 Oh, de spring am ercomin', doan
 yer know, doan yer know, Oh, de spring am CT comin', doan
 yer know;
 Fur de plow's gunter runnin' in de
 row, in de row,
 Fur de plow's guAter runnin' in
 de TOW. De buds da am erswellin' dough de ar is sorter cool,
 De sun shines bright, good Lawd; Da knows whut da's erdoin', fur da aint mo- body's fool,
 De sun shines bright, good Lawd. De rooster's mighty happy ez he struts er- roun' dc lot,
 De sun shines bright, good Lawd; But le. him go erhead fur I'll hab him In de pos-
 De sun shines bright, good Lawd. He thinks he's mighty smart 'ca'se he's got CT house an home. De shines Bright, good Lawd; But den, wid all his sense, wy de fros' 1t bit his conn,
 De sun shines bright, good Lawd.
 Oh. de spring am CT comin' doan
 yer know, doan yer know, Oh, de spring am ercomin', doan
 yer know
 Fur de plow's gunter runnin in de
 row, in de row.
 Fur de plow's gunter runnin in de
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-13
HIS EDUCATION.

"What is your name1" asked the young lady sch6ol-teacher. Addressing ( a boy whom she had called up.
 "DAve Black
 Well, Davey, have you ever been to school very much 7"
 "Nome."
 Do you know your lettersI" Reckon SO"
 "CAu you spellf"
 "KAint spell GOV. but ken spell hoss." "You must cay horse, not hOss." "That's whus pap says"
 "Weli, he's wrong"
 Blame ef he is."
 You must not say that" "Whut mus, say, dam 7" "Cracious. mo-"
 "pap says it."
 "Weta, but you must not. Are you the only child st home 7" "Nome. a'int at home" "I mean are you the oniy oBs when you are thefeE
 "Sot ef any the rest uv 'em air thar1' "You have brothers and sisters, then suppose r'
 "Yas, got brother an sister, but sis- ter married Fool"
 "Maried whom ?"
 Fool"
 "Is that his name [" "I reckoa SC, fur heard pap cay that Sal had dun run erway with that fool" "Tk.. ~ill do, Co over there nov and sis down."
 Hired s-sestin': wanseS go out an siosh round CT little. Wall, CT goodbye" Davey's educ ation was complete.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-13

At recent "literary dinner "i in New York. well known essayist, a gentleman an who writes dry articles on unint eresting subjects, complained that the so-called humorists were about the only men who can make living by writing. He de- nounced the humorists, and then uttered a feeble joke. If class of writers can &humbug" fifty five millions of people, why there must be something entertain ing in the performances, as the people generally buy that which pleases them. It is pretty difficult matter for dry straw writers to bring humor into contempt except by trying to write it. In speaking of humor, Addison said that nearly all writers attempt it, but that there is DO de- partment of literature in which SO few are successful.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-13

The president, according to . prevail ing idea. is the property of the senate in- stead of the great servant of the people.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-13
LIM NINGS.

Congress is making an effort to strengthen the navy. There is no reason why we should not have the best navy in the world. We should at least have one that can float.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-12-11
M. GoLDBERG's ESTABLISHMENT.

The lower corner of Merchant and
Fort streets has, for many years,
been occupied as a harberdashery
or a gentlemen's outfitting store.
The name of Mr.. Richardson stood
over the old wooden building for
several years. When the old build
ing was demolished and handsome
brick building was erected on its
site, the Temple of Fashion occu-
pied the premises, and stocked it
well with goods in similar line,
but it remained for Mr.. M. Gold
berg, the present proprietor, to fur
nish gentlemen's Quitting goods
and to make display equal to any in
town. His goods are imported,
mostly from the United States, and
partly from London. The display
of neckties in the Merchant street
window is, TO say the least of it.,
unique. Good material, exquisite
taste and consummate skill are
combined in the work. Within is
to be found variety of Philadel-
phia and New York hats, shirts,
&c., as worn on Wall street, also
underclothing of the best quality
direct from London. Within will
also be found Mr.. Goldberg himself,
whose suavity of manner and pleas
ing address, constitute him .facile
princeps in the art of providing for
the habilament of gentlemen.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-12-11
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ABOUT REACHES.

AS the peculiar cockroach of
early missionary days in the Ha-
walian Islands is almost extinct, a
few words may he said Of it, for the
benefit of the coming chronicler of
Hawaiian relics. One of the early
reaches was captured the other day,
and the memory of them revived.
They were, it is thought, of Spa
nish breed. They were in several
points different from, and in others
similar to, the present roach of
Hawaii. One difference was in the
size. The early roach was very fiat
and broad. 1t was Of n dull CHINA
mon brown color. 1t could not fly
like the present roach, but when
frightened would run rapidly, emit
ting . a most sickening odor, and
shrieking in very remarkable
manner. In the evenings they
would gather about the door sill,
and about the sinks or places where
dampness prevailed. If they man
aged to effect an entrance into a
bureau drawer, everything in that
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-12-11
MITES ny the WAY.

Mr.. F. w. Damon and Mrs.
Damon have recently returned from
a tour of the Island of Oahu, dur
ing which they visited among the
Chinese and refer in every commend
atory terms to the hospitality and
courtesy of the people, at their
homes. At Waianae, Mr.. Damon
says the buildings in which the
Chinese plantation hands are housed,
are very creditable structures, be-
sides being very neatly kept and all
whitewashcd like the houses of a
New England village. The travel
lers, when at Kaneohe, happened at
the country residence of Mr.. James
Odds, where they found some of the
finest beds of roses an the island,
and where also was found that we'll
known "old residenter," Mr.. John
Brash entertaining himself in the
construction of verse, with young
native boy acting as amanuensis.
Brash is always we'll pleased &c be
visited by the friends and acquaint-
ances of his youthful and better
days.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-12-11
VESSELS EXPECTED.

Haw schr General Seigel, from French
Frigate Shoals, due Nov 20-30.
Ger bark Hydra, from Hongkong, due
December 1-l5.
German bark Hercules, Schaefer,
sailed from Liverpool, October 9th, due
February 2O.2S.
Haw bark Star of Devon. A Lowell,
from Fanning's Island, due December
S-14.
Haw schooner Malolo, j B Holland,
from Manihiki, via Fanning's Island,
due December 1851.
American bark Saranae, from New
York, sailedJuly 18th, due here Nov. 49,
80, to Castle 81 Cooke.
Am blk Martha Davis, F M Benson,
sailed from Boston August 18th, due
December l-2O, to Brewer & Co.
Brit bark Glengaber, Rolleston, from
Liverpool, due here, Jan 1911, to
Davies & Co.
Brit bark Martha, Fisher, from Glas-
gov, sailed Sept 8, due lere Jan 1870,
to Schaefer q Co.
Brit bark Lady Lampson, Marston,
from the Colonies, due here in Feb, to
,rewer & Co.
Am bktne S N Castle, Hubbard, from
Port Blakely, due here Dec 18th, to
Castle q Cooke.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-12-11
r. GERTZ'S SHOE STORE.

On Fort street, Immediately above
Messrs. Ehlers & Co., is to be found
Frank Gertz's Boot & Shoe store. 1t
is replete with great variety of
Mems, Ladies' Misses and Child
ren's boots and shoes. Gentlemen
before the Ladies in this case, as
they take the larger size. Mr..
Gertz's stock is partly imported
and partly home manufactured. The
quality of the goods is the best, and
comprises variety of sizes from
Ladies No. to Ladies No. Is.
(Happy to state not much demand
for the latter size). Gents can be
suited from the long riding boot to
the light dancing pump. 1t is an
old but true saying, nothing like
good leather.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-12-11

drawer had to be taken out and
aired, because of the stencil of the
roach. The most effectual trap for
catching these early birds was n
large bottle, with about an inch of
molasses in the bottom. They would
soon discover the sweetness, and on
entering the bottle, could not get
out again. They were so common
in the early days that they were not
noticed as they would be now. II
caught in the hand they would bite.
They are credited with nibbling the
toes of sleeping persons, besides
being the abomination of early civil
lization.