The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-02

NUMBER 50
The Worry Bisgest Of All ne Big Ones.
The oldest showmen of them all.
His fifty ninth year before the people.
Seventy seven years of age. He Gomez
out ten times greater. Ten times
more majestic, sand ten times finer
than any other show the sun shines on.
BY reason Of his recent purchase Ia
Europe of ten of the largeet shows In
the world. There are In tho nelgh-
6orhool of twenty circuses In America
ahou, ten in Europe, (for since John
Robinson purchased ten of the largest
Ia that country II has reduced the
number over e-half) and one or two
Others in various pBrls ot the world.
OF these, the largest and best known
Is the John Robinson Show, which exc
hibits In Monroe, May eth.
There isa man residing near this
town on the line of the railroad who
has taught his dog to bark vociferously
at every passing train. The impulse
of the tlremen is to watch for the
barking dog, aud hnrl pieess OF coal at
him in passing. The reslt 10 tho
owner Is that he has delivered at his
door all the coal he requires for his
own use free of cost, aud sis now cons
temp,ating the opening ofa coal yard
| for the supply of his nclghbOrs. He
thinks he eau compete In price with
the oltles, coal dealers. - leayne HigsQl
1 Mr.. w. w. Patrick. prominent
ci,izsn Of louisville, this parish, and
u member Of the Police Jury from
that, tho Sixth Ward Of the parish,
died at his residence AZ 4 o'clock this
morning. Mr.. Patrick was in his otf>
clal capacity attentive to the wants of
his constituents and was withal a good
citizen and pleasant and agreeable
gentleman.
Chicago Times: "Mr. Blaine is said to
be Jealous of Nj. .Conkling on account OF
the new reputation the latter has latc-
iy acquired by exposing the official
rascality of New York Alderman. But
} reputation obtained In such a work
} would seem 10 be of all things In the
world the one least likely 10 srlng Mr..
Conkling into competition with Mr..
Blaine, and II would be easier to be.
lieve that 1t inspired the latter with
, fear rather than jealously,'
Statistic collected by DR.. Landouxy,
a Paris physicia0, show that 66, 600
:. :. persons have died In that city during
: the las, five years OF consumption.
A kind heart is q fountain Of glad.
ucss, making everything In LIS, vicini'
:, ty frcshen Into smiles.
~ The CATHOLICS In tho Netherlands
>. number 1,75O,OOO In Eogland there
az are 2s7s Catholic priests
In friendship, as in love, We arr
!" often happier In our ignorance tnns
y Ia our knowlegc.
s. A Freueh physician asserts TINT ~
to has discovered a soporilc y hose effect'
s. eau be exactly limited to the time re
,f quired. This Will, he says enabl'
u trayelors to sleep comfortably and coni
es dentIy during journey. He measures
n his doses by miles. Thus you can tax
:h a tlfty-mile dose before starting on
ralroad journey, and open your eyes
ID pleasasa,,y refreshed at your prope
~ station.
ny n,a..,
", The Indian Agent at Fort Pierce
lis Dakota, has issued, q: the instance
n. tire Interior Department, ao oidcr
he un the merchants and residents
neA clear off The Fort Piece Reservatio
he within thirty days. The settlers, VIII
have sn interest involved 1t is said
the an,oGns of 100000, viii declln
he TO move bui at the point OF tho bay
ys onet.
ad -- -.-
ng Ieuersl Master Workman Powds,l
he was Saturday asked what he though
zee of the situation in the West. lie sat-
ne 81 am not prepared to make an
yh statement. The papers have publishe
ch ali I have To- ray about II, and muc
ot that have s,at said. l have been cr
be dited with many interviews Dev'
he held. Yes, it has been charged tn
Mr.. Irons was working In the intere
o.. of the gamblers, but place no bell
no fn the assertion. You must not ask II
y. to express my opinion OF ihe merits
~, the sirke, / have been 80 frequent
z In auu