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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-24
THE N. o., n. = F. 5. r. II.
Chief Engineer WisEatc and His Assis.
tant Arrive. and Have TO Stay
and to Build the Line.
rNatchex Democrat, lsth.I

CNatchex Democrat, lSth.]
Capt. Il. Is. Wiugate, chief engineer
OF the New Orleans, Nstchex & Fort
Scott Railroad, accompanied by his
wife, reached our city by the train
yesterday, aud will make Matches his
permanent headquarters. There also
came with Capt. WiuRate, Mr.. G. W..
Roehrig, who will be the assistant en-
gtueer ADD who will remain here psr-
mauently with his chief. These gen.
ttemsn are making preparations to
resume In the most active manner the
work OF surveying left on short time
since, and will have corps In the
Geld on the Louisiana side In a few
days. Their camping outfit, tools and
other paraphernalla arc enroute Ia this
city and will reach here la day or
two. Il Is expected that Ia q very
short time hence other members OF the
syndicate will arrive hero from Chi
cago, aud will then make = reconnois-
sance Of the proposed line through. the
parishes Of Louisiana west of the Ten
the line most easiiy constructed and
which will give the conpauy the most
business. It might be welt for the
citizens of those parishes to be stirring
themselves, and making some effort 10
secure the construction OF the line over
their favored route.
The prospects for the construction Of
this splendid road were never so bright
as now, aud we think that in very
few weeks our citizens will witness an
actual beginning Of the work OF con.
strucliOn. and when this IL done the
building OF the road will be pushed as
rapidly to completion as men and
money can do II.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-24

awaiting the delayed 'tEaln. Ous IL
does make him the observed Of half
the village, who have somehow been
attached out to the station
Why it was that the stranger never
returned and that another stranger
appeared suddenly at the parsonage
one day and carried, of its especial
prize to a great city, 10, of course, plain
enough to the villagers, but the in-
formation never came from either
ssMiss Kate'' or from the 'sbeau"
whom Pomp drove into town. The
explanation was made in part by the
innkeeper's boy himself aud Ia part by
the vilisRe post,nistress.
There are some of1iceholders to
whom a change of presidents and
cabinets sinks into insiGnt6cance when
compared with the straOge handwrit-
ing on letter. Thetr terms of Office
are so secured by their smait compen-
satton that they find time to devote
themselves to weaving romances out
of the initials signed to postal card.
The postmaster of New York might
welilearn points from the village post
mistress. ~ g4i.a.H g-s. g. 5u!.
81 could have told you 90 all the
tikse," said this worthy iunctionary, >. as
the village watched young Dash drive
out With the golden haired maiden.
81 knew something was up when
see a letter or two coming to Miss
Kate in strange handwrite. There
wasn't nothing to say who they
might be from, but one day see q
letter In Miss Kate's handwrite 60
through my office directed to this
same gsutlemau-and then he sent her
newspapers and tbin@''-snd the
oracle in all matters-"mental and
communicate" regarding the tender
passion in this river side hamlet,
magnitied into tender correspondence
the exchange Of two or three formal
letters which had passed between the
ex-school t6l and her friend, chiefly
about some new music or novels be
had some time promised to find for her.
The post.mistress had been expecting
this stranger ali the time, and che was
quite familiar with his name. But
when. the parsons daughter married
another fellow the Postmistreas con
fessed to his fault OF penetration.
There had been only another vicissi.
tude OF politics and che fell to wonder,
ing what the next batch of postal cards
would reveal in the nature of gossip.
The village editor had q whole week
in which to- construct flttiug para.
graph, and here il what the next
Olive Brauch had to say:gs .rH Z ~ +
"The amiable and accomplished
Colonel G. Archie Dash, from the city,
paid hasty visit 10 one Of our bellies
last week. He appears to he about the
most Intelligent young man we have
! ever had the pleasure to meet. 1t ii
rumored that there is 10 be wedding
before the SHOWS again cover Cemetery
Hill. Come again, Colonel Archie!'
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-24


cost $35, $40, and $50, aud the wonder
is how 80 much close work can be done
Tor that price. But cotored siik skirts
are superseding white ones just now,
ana an 0il-botled unlined silk i'm
gray iso very, popular. 1t has Two
ruftles aroupd, the bottom cut in deep
po,nts and pinked, and has the same
pinked hounces all the way up the
back. Black silk petttcoats are made
inthe same way, aud pretty skirt Is
striped velvet, garnet with chaugeable
red and gray stripes, and IL lined with
changeable surah Of garnet and gray.
, "And now that Is all can show
you, aud 10 finish dressing q woman
in luxurious underwear you must GO
to the elk COUNTER
.sHow much money has my lady
spent so far on her inward adorning ?"
uWelI, a handsome suit Of three
pieces may be bought for tl85, bat Is
she tsa't supposed to wear one OF thOoo
pieces in the daytime, we will call 1t
500. The uudeEskirt will he about
so, the outside ekirt t35-in all, $685."
s'Huw much does that part OF q
complete outfit Ia undoeciothing cost
which you sell at this counter 2"
"a woman rarely buys . complete
outfit vt one time except when che
buys her wedding trousseau, and then
she spends 5000 or 5000 ordinarily,
but we have sold tHousseaux frequently
as high as 5000 or SS,0O0." -ual
. Aud then q tall girl threw down .
shimmeri0g mass OF silk Ia all the
t.,e e~Oss, h,voo - onv~nn tho ccfe
little garments were plain and only
cost $l35, aud others had fancy edges
in which ribbons were run, aud still
others scarce more than strdlee, 80 low
was the V-shaped neck caught on the
shoulder with = tiny strap Of the rib
bon, furnished With embroidery aud
linen lace, or with applIques Of lace
round with the embroidery,
all costing, abbreviated as they were,
Sc, $lOiand $12. "-' '''''4.....'
s'Isn't 1t sweet?" said the pretty girl,
ssaud. all = knitted by. hand, J" as she
held up II little lacy affair against her
biue dress, aud We said SIT is very
SWEET And then she brought out
some pet corsets In MORE, tinted blue
and pink, in cream white satin, aud
most gorgeous Of all, In real Marie
|. .An,oine,te brocades of pale cream with
wreaths and wreaths of flowers, black
aud gold brocade, sea foam with ptnt
roses, aud the fair face flushed with
pride as she displayed them before ouI
.admiring gaze. .,i ..'. .-g.
Another smiling maiden supplement,
ted the assortment with the daintiesI
'ot hose, and we mentally calculated
that our fashionable lady carried about
5000, worth IF elegance underneath hel
imported gown. .......-.
Among the palmer, cheaper Under.
wear the same tendency prevails, ant
- continually going toward better mn
teria', finer trimmings, and less eiab
crate aud ornate display Of coarse ant
cheap establishment. One Of the new
things 10 be included in the list OF un'
derweAr this season IL the imported
Worth hustle. 1t has a peculiar yoke
shaped top, about four inches wide, iatt
which reeds are run to preserve 1t
slope, and from thence falls three o.
four skirts, gathered very full, and iinet
with straight breadth that holds thei
fuslness in place. No steels are used a
all. ........ 8 fl...
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-24

The Presiden, Is thinking Of spend
ing one OF two years travelling In
Europe, which he has never visited.
He will leave the White House at
least $75, 900 richor than when he en-
tered 1t. This, added TO his other In
vestments, ought tu give him q COM
Portable fortune of upward Of 5000, 600.
Moreover, Mrs. Cleveland, through
the division OF The Folsom estate la
Omaha, Is an heiress in her own right,
and is probably worth not less than
half million of dollars. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Cleveland would prefer o few
years o! foreign travel as pleasant
rounding of their White House ex-
perfeuce. IN. q. CITY Item.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-24
MY IRISH COLLEEN.

There's a light in the eyes Of my Irish col
The azure blue skies not half as serene,
Nor the stars that shine down from their
Are as bright as the light in the eyo Of my
Drink u toast to her health, may she long
reign as queen
Ger my heart and my soul, my own Irish
colleen. o..
Have you seen the sums rays chase the
shadows away
III the calm summer days when tho mead
Or the moon bestning down the waters at
night .l a.
Leave a silver-lined track in tho pathway
ofHght?
Then judge, if You can. OF the light and the
The fash from the eyes OF my irish colleen.
Oh! the .parkle Of gems that they dig from
the mine; .s
Or the deep, fla hing hues from the rarest
Or the lightning that CLEANS from the
storms at night
Are gloomy and dark when compared with
No diamonds e'er glittered on empress OF
queen
AS bri ght as the eyes OF my Irish colleen.
Oh! tho pleasure feel whom I meet her al
dawn, ....- .
AS lightly she trips, like q gentle young
fawn, 'r I'll
How wild my hearts pulsing when see
her at noon, .-''
| AS fair as a rosebud in the sunshine Of June
! All the glances / got when at eve on the
green 10
! My arm is encircling my Irish colleen.
Then n bumper III nil to my Irish colleen
! Whose bonny blue eyes are SO fair and Sc
reno, ,ar ..
| That tho stars that shine down from thei
| high throne above H. E.l.'.. a..
Would pale in the light from the eyes Of IN,
! lOvo. ... .... .......
/ Drink toast to her health; may she Ion:
! reign as queen
o'er my heart and my soul, my own Irisl
I colleen. -
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-24

Not content with making Cabinet
states for the next President. history
is invoked to show the grandson the
sort of s'combine" his grandfather
called around him as couusellors.
Here is the grand array:
Secretary of fState-Danfei Webster,
Massachusetts,. Too
Secretary Of Treasnry-Thomas
Ewing, Ohio.
Secretary OF Wsr-Johu Bell, Ten
nesse.
Secretary of Navy-Gen. f. Badger
North Carolina.
Attorney Generat--John j. Crit
tenden, Kentucky. '...- .. 4.
Postnaster-G er-Genera!-Frapcis Gran
ger, Yew York.
Educators are discussing whether ii il
best to keep schools out of religion q
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-24

Educators are discussing whether ii is
best to keep schools out of religion or
to keep religion ont of schools.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11

entered poor came out poorer, as
rule. Their eonenSus of opinion APP
pears to be that at the best the place
is an expensive one, ana in a monetary
sense not worth the struggle 10 gain it.
Campaign assessments. alms-giylng
(made necessary by persistent bores),
receptions and q host of etceteras, eat
up the salary attached in no time.
When an incumbent retires he is
weighted with empty honors, but
sans cash. There are not many sober
minded men who would consider this a
fair exchange.
IS
DIR. Christie's DR.. CHRISTIE has in
augurated reform in
Reform. the House of Hope that
bids fair to introduce
human kindness into churches where it
has been lacking. Strangers in the city
have hitherto found it more than diff
cult to obtain seats in the churches on
Sunday morning. USherS and pew
owners swallowed up in their own eX-
cluSiveneSs. or excessively absorbed in
their devotions, have found it conven-
lent to ignore the stranger at the gates
OF whom the Galilean spoke. Dr..
CHRISTIE, with Scotch vigor, has an
nounced to the pew owners of his church
that hereafter if they are not i'm their
seats by 1880 the ushers will be at
liberty to seat there whoever comes
first-Gentile, Jew OF Pharisee.
NJ. ME-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
Fertile in Expedients.

HaTpers.
The stern countenanee of the Old
Man of the Mountain, the great attrac-
ton of the Franconia Notch. is produc-
tive of much merriment. The vantage
ground from which the face is most
easily seen is a small rustic arbor,
around the sides of which run board
seats, upon which Strephon and Phyllis
have carved their names in characters
of various degrees of artistic excellence.
1t is here, says the guide-book, that
Romeo and Juliet love to sit in the cool
of the moonlight, gazing upon the
tranquil surface of Profile Lake.
1t was apropos of this guide
book declaration concerning the
taste of Strephon and the love that the
Drawer overheard a fair young bride
remark: ''How true it is, George dear.
1t is so quiet, so lovely. and just the
place for courtship. Isn't it too bad
we couldn't have had ours here?" so.
[ don't KNOW" was the prosaic re-
Spouse. Il don't think this is so good a
place for Irritation as they seem to
think. Why, it's in full view of the
Old Man." ''That's true" replied the
girl. sadly, that the romance of the stu
alton was thus rudely shattered; and
then, catching sight of the face once
more. she cried joyfully: but see,
George, he is always looking the other
WOW -
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
A FUNNY WORLD is THIS.

This world is very funny,
For no matter how much money
Man is earning he Will spend it, and be hard
up all the time;
To his utmost he is straining
To catch up without attaining,
Till he makes bis life a burden when IL
should be bliss sublime.
He who earns a thousand merely
Thinks two thousand dollars yearly
Would be just the figures to make happiness
complete;
But his income when it doubles
Only mulIiples his troubles,
For his outgo then increasing makes his both
ends worse to meet.
1t is run in debt and borrow,
Flush to-day and broke tomorrow,
Financiering every which way to postpone
the day of doom;
Spending money ere he makes 1t,
And then wondering what takes it,
Till he. giving up the riddle looks for rest
within the tomb.
Oh. this world is very funny
To the average man whose money
Doesn't quite pay for the dancing that he
does before he should;
And he kills himself by trying
Just a little higher flying
Than is suited for his pocket and his own
eternal good. -Goodalls Sun.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
ITS PURIFYING EFFECTs.

That the late presidential campaign
has had purifying effect on American
politics is evident to the most casual
observer. The absence of personalities
and the freedom from mud Singing
during the contest was no less sur
prise than it was qualification to the
masses of the people. 1t was taken as
an evidence that even the politicians
had learned the temper of the people,
and that hereafter our political contests
are to waged on principle. But the EVIL
dences of publication are still more
clearly manifested since the election.
The oldest citizen scarcely remembers
a time when the excitement of a
political contest died away SO suddenly
as it did on this occasion. Within forty
eight hours after the polls were closed a
stranger could not have told that there
had been an election in this country.
As soon as the result was known it
seemed to be universal determination
on the part Of the people to dismiss the
subject of politics from their minds and
to go ahead with their business affairs,
Just as if there had never been any
Offices to fill. This happy condition
of affairs is observable here in
our own midst. Go out upon
the streets and mingle with the
people, and although less than
a week has passed since the election,
you would be unable to tell Republicans
from Democrats. They are talking
business, and not politics.
Still another purifying effect of the
campaign is found in the confidence
manifested by the various sections of
the country toward each other. The
time has passed away when one-half of
the people believe that the other half
are not to be trusted in the govern
ment. 1t has dawned upon the Ameri-
can mind at last that this is a nation of
| one people, and whatever differences
may exist among ourselves regarding
policies for the administration of the
government, we are united upon the
grandest truth of all-that ours a
government meriting the allegiance
and loyal devotion of all its citizens.
From henceforth there is to be no sec
| tional bitterness in American politics.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
The Spirits Bowed to Her.

Inc Spirits bOWeu TO hef.
Kezia E. Alexander writes to the Re-
gio-Philosophical Journal: Some fif-
teen years age ] had the following eX-
perience. 1t is one of many which came
unexpectedly, and involve world of
mystery and battle every effort to find
out all we would be glad to know about
the laws and conditions which produce
them. l was lying awake in happy
frame of mind when was surprised to
see lying at the foot of my
bed a woman, whom knew to be alive
and living in the town of Grand Rapids.
Then, on the opposite side of the room,
which was about eighteen feet square,
saw a lady friend who had been a
teacher of mine, and who had been
down, and spoke to me, saying: ''Tell
father" 1 was expecting to hear
more, but another woman, my mother
in-law, who had been dead ten years,
appeared by the side of my teacher
friend and said: Hurry" laying her
hand OH the shoulder of my friend. who
rose from the chair. My m0ther-in-
law took the chair to show herself to
me, but did not say anything. AT the
same time there appeared in the hall
doorway two men, one a lawyer who
had done business for me in his life
time, and who was well acquainted with
the woman, who sat on the foot of the
bed. The other man was my husband,
who had been dead ten years. The men
bowed to me and smiled, and then all
disappeared quickly, except the woman
on the foot of the bed. looked at her
and she began to go little at time,
here and there. The whole expression
u E.o. 20 Of fNT
fixed, mechanical, artificial makeup,
very strange to look at. The side of
the face next to me was the last to go.
and slowly disappeared. The words of
my friend | was at loss how to con-
strue. 1t seemed that she might have
wished TO say more, but was inter-
rupted. did as she requested. wrote
to her father telling him what | had
seen. | received no acknowledgment
from the family for month. Then L
received a long letter from the sister of
my friend, saving that they had not
thought much of my note at first, but
that her father had just died and they
wanted me to tell them more about the
vision. could only say what had al
ready told. The appearance of the liv-
ing spirit among the SO-called dead was
a case not common with me, although
L nave SccH pCloOlo
as if they were present. This lady is
yet alive, presume.
The appearance of the lawyer amused
me very much, for he was dressed like
Spanish nobleman. told this to a
friend of the man, and was informed
that the lawyer had been in the Next
can war when young, and had often in
her hearing expressed a strong admir-
alton for the dress of Spanish gentle
men. This Mr.. H., the lawyer, was a
very small man, and in the dress he
wore he looked very neat and hand
some. The parties i'll this vision were
not all mutually acquainted in life.
Doing all this to assure US of things be-
yond this life, why can't they give
more? Why not tell us how they do it?
only know that | see and hear and
know these things in the way tell
them, but there is profound mystery
about them still.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
WILLAMETTE.

A dainty thing g the willamette,
Sly, musical. jewel in rhyme,
1t serves its purpose passing well.
A double-clappered silver bell
That must be made to cliEk in time,
A dainty thing S the willamette.
And if you wish to flute spell,
Or ask a meeting meath the lime,
1t serves its purpose passing well.
You must not ask Of it the swell
OF organs grandiose and sublime
A dainty thing IS the willamette.
And filled with sweetness as shell,
II filed with sound and launched in time,
1t serves its purpose passing well.
Still fair to see and good to smell,
As in the quaintneSs of its prime,
A dainty thing IS the willamette,
1t serves its purpose passing well:
w. E. Henley.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
Senator Hearst's First Dime.

New ok Herald.
when l was youngster," said
Senator Heorst, 81 lived with my par
ents out in Missouri. We were all poor
in those days, and scarcely knew what
money was except by name. Finally
visitor at our house presented me with
ten cents. think was the happiest
boy in the neighborhood. used to lie
awake at night considering how l could
spend it so as to get the best return.
One day | lost it between high hill
and my fathers house, about 800 yards
distant. / think searched every foot
of that ground dozen times over. but
that money was gone and never found
it. 1t is painful to me at this moment
to recall my grief at its disappearance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
A Rude Stare.

Miss Horter (who is extremely sensi-
tive)-lf you care anything for my feel
ings, l wish you would go over and ask
that low-bred man to stop staring at
me.
Mr.. Leohart-Why didn't you speak
of it before? I'll teach the bastard a
lesson! (Marehes brayely over.1 Good
evening, Mr.. Shears. Eve had some
touble making collections, but Pll settle
Fine evening, isn't it? Comes back.)
think the coward won't trouble you
again. Miss Horter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
A Nice Cousinly Present.

New York Sun.
Young Lady Ito cigar dealer)-Haye
you the fragrant brand of cigars sir?
Dealer-Yes, miss.
Young Lady-How much are they a
box?
Dealer-One dollar and half box,
miss; 100 in box.
Young Lady-You may give me a
box, please. They are a present for
my-my cousin; have often heard him
say how fond he is of fragrant Ha-
Yana.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
TO.DAY,S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-Indications-For
Iowa: Fair: slightly warmer westerly winds;
variable Winds For Upper Michigan and
wisconsin: Fair during Sunday; westerly
winds; stationary temperature. For Mime
sofa: Fair; slight rise i'll temperature;
southweslerly winds. For Dakota: Fair;
slightly warmer in eastern portions; station
arv temperature i'll western portion; south
erly winds.