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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

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Millsaps Il ShOlars,
ATTORNEYS Il COUNSELORS Al LAW ,
MONROE, LOUISIANA,
Vim practice in the courts OF the ,a FUN
..rourts. viii take claims for collection IN
ali tho parishes of North Louisiana, WIN
privilege of managing same in conhectioh
with resident attorneys. .,
Office III STUBns BUILDING, on WOW
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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04
CITY PROPERTY.

Icsidos these we have ia lots in squares
1s 10 ii for salo ut low iigulcs.. Prices can
be had on application at our Office. THESE
~ ! ' gro LOT opposite Court House
II on Grand street. Lot lO2 feet front
hoo,, to river; store 20x36, full glass front;
store room to rear 12Xl2 fine elstern, tFn tl,r
slGeS' G t;u%o and lot $500. X bargiu.
1 ID Isl DENCE. Property fronting 90 feet
II on sixth street by $50 feet on Broard 81.
Dwelling house containing . rooms ,,, "tLI
n,,J .rnrfien and orchard of selected irul'
trees in full bearing. Price, 81 300. Terms
half cash, balance i'll l and 2 years WIN
l = or, .5f., l%5 FEET WITH BRICK STORE
l. 2GxlGO feet no. 81 DeSiard street. oNH
of tho best business stands III me Guy
-. 500 long time and easy payments
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ARTICLE 7.

Said corporation shall be known ana .,.. de-
si.rua,ed Nv the title OF "Mnnroe Trans
portaSion Company it's domicile snail 81 I,a Ge
visit and enjoy succession for Il period OF
nimety-nin years from tho date hereof"n-
| less sooner dissolved.
| his absence the Vice President, or in the
absence Of both, the Secretary, shall be the
| officer uron whom all citations and other
| legal process shall be served.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-04

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ATToRNE4S -AT-LA-"a
Shreveport d Monroe, La.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06
A. MINER cRIswoLo.


He Wa the Original "Fns Contributor"
and In . Right Good Fellow.
A. Miner Griswold. who enjoys national
celebrity both as lecturer and humorous
writer, was born in Oneida county, N. Y, In
1884 His family Is well known In the
genealogy Of Connecticut during the Seven
tecn,h and Eighteenth centuries, and origin
ally came from England, He received an
excellent education, passing successfully
through the public school, the academy and
Hamilton college In the last named insti-
tuition he founded the local chapter Of the
Delta Kappa Epsilon society, one of the most
powerful literary secret organizations in the
country.
From college he went direct to the news
paper Office, obtaining, in 1858, a situation rs
reporter upon The Buffalo Republic and
Times, paper which was afterwards con-
solidated with the present Buffalo Courier.
Its editor, Henry w. Faxon, noted
wit, poet and journalist Of that
time, soon perceived the talent of
the newcomer, and put Griswold at work
upon paragraphs, brief dialogue and spicy
items, which were just then coming into
fashion. Matter Of this class is known as
fiat" among typesetters, and Griswold's
copy was soon known in the composing room
as something from our fat contributor"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06

when we remember that the Bartholdi statue
in New York, with its pedestal, is 305 feet
high. The height above water of the Niagara
bridges is greater than the Forth bridge, but
these Niagara bridges were not built up from
the bottom of river, but across a chasm.
1t will be finished next year and takes the
place of the long bridge which used to span
the Firth of Forth, and was blown down with
train load of passengers in storm some
years ago.
Doubtless the Brooklyn bridge and this
Scotch cantilever are the two most remark
able specimens of bridge building today; at
any rate, of suspension and cantilever
bridges. There are several truss bridges OF
renown, but none of them exhibits SO much
engineering skill, especially as to magnitude
in bridge building, as the Scotch and Ameri-
can bridges OF arched structures probably
the most difficult in building was the st.
Louis bridge. Pontoons are at best tempo
rary structures and have been used mostly
in military operations.
If the inhabitant of another world should
come upon earth today with power to fly
around it and view mans works at will, he
would probably be most struck with the
great bridges. They represent in the
Nineteenth century what the pyramids
represented before the Christian era.
And what difference, both in the
civilizations and their opponents. The pyra-
mid represents the sluggish intellect OF the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06
Home Made Fertilizers.

From the Connecticut Experiment sta.
ton has been received report of the re.
suits of 1877 samples of homo made ferti
lizers analyzed, together with conclu IONS
drawn from these analyses. The valuation
per ton set on these home made fertilizers
runs all the way from $41.22 to $26.53;
the cost of the chemicals (unmiXed) of
from $373S to $2S per ton, Examina-
tons of the samples and of the table of
analyses make it seem that:
First-That these home mixtures COM
pare favorably in composition with the
best commercial fertilizers. In all cases
but one the valuation is higher than the
average valuation of factory made super
phosphates or specials analysed last year.
Second-While the home mixtures are
not as finely ground as the best factory
made fertilizers, they are yet satisfactory
in this respect.
Third-ln only one case does cost of
materials exceed valuation. If we add $3
per ton for cost of mixing the valuation
and the cost will still be about the same
The cost of factory made fertilizers
usually exceeds valuation 20 to 25 per
cent. These analyses seem to justify the
statement made in the last report that
while it Is oftener cheaper for the pur
chaser to buy the best commercial mix
lures, ammoniated superphosphates and
special manures, than to buy the chem
icals and mix them, yet the experience OF
q yearly increasing number of farmers
shows that often money may be saved by
the seasonable purchase of raw materials
and their use in hcme mixtures.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06

SION, CHAIRMAN Oh
the executive committee OF the American
Copyright league, was called i'll and ex-
pounded the matter to the committee Of the
Typotheta He was followed by Mr.. Y. s.
Duncan, of Scotland, who testified that in
case the bill were passed British book manu-
facturers would come to America, to the in
ery Of American workmen.
Enlightened by these two gentlemen the
committee took a vote on a resolution in
structing the executive committee to enter q
formal protest against the bill being made q
law; but the speakers had evidently neutral
lied each others arguments, for the conven-
ton voted to lay the matter on the table.
Many other subjects came up for discus
sion, among them being the Thorne type
setting machine, some harmony OF action
between the Typothete and the Typographi-
cal union, etc.
The concluding dinner was an elaborate
affair. 1t was held in the assembly room Of
the Metropolitan Opera house AP'mber Of
speeches were made by eminent publishers Of
New York, st. Louis, Boston and other
places. Mr.. Everett Wsddy, Of Richmond,
Va, said that he thought the south was
copying the enlightened methods Of tho west
and northwest and was sure the south would
keep pace in the race. The Society OF
Typothete is one year old, having been
formed In Chicago year ago.
Theodore L. De Winnie, whose portrait is
here presented, is one OF the leading spirits
OF the Union Typothet@ and is q leader
among the employing printers of America.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06
poyrooN BRIDGE AT NEBRASKA CITY.

PoNrooN BRIDGE AT NEBRASKA CITY.
be impracticable. However, the bridge has
been built, and il is said to be the largest
pontoon bridge in the world. The especial
feature Is q V shaped draw, with the angle OF
the v down stream, which the current may
open whenever required. Tho draw Is 30
constructed ss to b closed by one man.
From the Missouri to the Oxus II big
step. The Central Asian railway has been
constructed by Russia to open the interior OF
Turkestan and Bokhara to Russian commerce.
Tho difficulties In the way have been the
crossing Of the rivers Tejend, Murghab and
Amou Daria, Or Oxus. The obstacles in
bridging these streams are the same as those
encountered in the Missouri-the shifting
sands and liability to food. To combat this
popularity the Russians planted q shrub
called "Saxaul," which takes root in the
sand and at last forms barrier and permits
the carrying OFF the food water through
numerous conduits The bridge across the
Oxus at Chardjui is light structure OF
wooden piers and is two miles long, though
1t includes an intervening island. The rail-
way line has been in all its parts under the
superintendence of Gen. Annenkoff, one Of
the most distinguished officers in the Russian
service. He has been rewarded by the car
with the Order Of st. Alexander Newsky and
the appointment as chief director of the line
for twenty years.
And now come the Scotch with new
style Of cantilever, which looks for all the
world like string of whales. This bridge,
though not suspension, rivals in proportions
the great Brooklyn bridge 1t is more than
a mile and half long, and has clear head
way of $50 feet, which will allow the passage
of the largest ships. The cantievers are
simply enormous, being each ESQ feet long,
and held in position and united by $50 feet OF
girder Two of the spans are each third of
a mile in length. The extreme height OF the
structure, from the bottom of the founda-
ton, ninety -one feet below high water, is 36l
feet. Some idea of this altitude Is obtained
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06
WORK OF ENGINEERS.
GREAT BRIDGES SPANNING HIGH.
WAYS OF COMMERCE.

Tho structure Over the Firth Of Forth the
Most Advanced Work Of Its Kind-Oxus
Bridge ON tho Central Asian Railroad.
A Long Pontoon Bridge.
This seems TO be an age Of bridge building.
The engineers are at work not only spanning
the "Big Muddy" in America, but the Scotch
are engaged on n structure across the Firth
of Forth, and the Russians on bridge across
the Oxus for the Central Asian railway. The
engineering skill begotten by European civil
ization Is extending all about the globe.
While art, literature, the less practical
sciences, lag within the limits OF their de-
velopment, man pushing out into uncul-
tivated countries calls 10 his assistance the
ingenuity of the scientific bridge builder to
make him ways across rivers and inlets.
Meanwhile new triumphs in the art are be-
ing achieved ut home.
One Of the most difficult streams to span is
the Missouri river. Its current is rapid, and
brings down vast quantities Of sandy soil,
which is deposited along her course, and
causes the channel to continually shift. One
looking across the stream may one day see
no object to break the view. A few days later
a great bar will lift its huge back where the
current erstwhile flowed merrily. The big
Muddy" is truly named. 1t isa treacherous
stream, at times almost if not quite fordable;
at Others her volume of swiftly flowing water
is sufficiently powerful TO sweep almost any
thing away before it.
Ten years ago congress granted the inhabi-
tants Of Nebraska City the right to build a
pontoon bridge there, but after securing the
privilege they scarcely believed that they
could avail themselves Of it, supposing it to
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06


where he continued the practice of the law
In 1864 he was elected president OF the
Chicago Law institute, and in 1870 was elected
circuit judge to fill an unexpired term, and
was reelected to the full term. In 1875 he
resigned, and went abroad for several years
for his health. Returning he was made de$
egate to the Democratic national convention
of 1884. and in 1885 was a candidate before
the state legislature for the United States
senate, but was defeated by Gen. John A.
Logan by one vote. In July, 1885, h. was
appointed by President Cleveland United
States minister to Belgium, where he was
serving when appointed to the Russian mis-
sion. Judge Tree married Miss Anna, daugh-
ter of Haines II. Magic, Of Chicago and
they have one child, a son, Arthur. Judge
Tree has sister, Mrs. Frank Rives, still
residing in Washington, and an unmarried
sister, who has recently joined his family
abroad
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06

AUSTIN c. WELLINGTON. serious opposition
of his family. He served two years In Louis
lana and third in Virginia with Sheridan,
rising from private to first lieutenant. In
1870 he entered the First, afterwards the
Fourth battalion, Seventh regiment, Of the
Massachusetts, militia as captain. He be-
came major and afterwards colonel of the
regiment
There is special sadness attending the
death of Col. Wellington from the fact that
less than a year ago he was married to Miss
Sarah Cordelia Fisher. His labors in mill
tary way and in business are supposed to
have brought on the shock from which he
died. In addition to his duties in the militia
and manager Of the Wellington Coal COM
pany, Col. Wellington was actively inter-
ested in the Grand Army Of the Republic.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06
THE UNITED rvporHsrk.


PNsrait q Theodore l. Do Winnie. One a
Its Leading epiritA
The convention Of the United Typothete Of
Amsrica, which recently met In New York,
attended strictly 70 business for three sue
cesxivs days, and At the end Of each day st-
tended strictly to pleasure. At the close OF
the first day they went to Glen Island TO
clambake; on the afternoon OF the second TO
Coney Island; ON the third up the Hudson;
and finished the whole by dinner. There
were delegates present from many OF the
principal cities In the United States, and at
the finishing dinner some 800 members sat
down together.
The principal subject before the association
was the copyright bill now pending Def r.
congress. obme Of the members believed
that in case that bill passed, English houses
would bring their machinery TO this country
and set up business at once, to the mani.
fest injury Of American houses A COM
mittee was appointed to examine into
the matter, but though questions Of
protection and free trade just now are
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06
Beets for Cattle Feed.

A careful consideration of the subject
in all it's bearings by James T. H. Gregory.
Marblehead, Mass, has decided this prac-
tical cultivator that "beets for cattle
food are well worth fully as many cents
per bushel as good hay is worth dollars
per ton, without taking into considera-
ton the increase of the manure, and that
the average cost. when stored in the eel
lar or put into pits. with every item Of
expense included, need not exceed eight
cents per bushel
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06
The British Navy.

While the Americans have 'gone through
their sweat" and their naval department is
now doing some excellent work, the British
are enjoying" one of their regular panics
about invasion, and this time apparently
with some reason. They have lately com
pIeted the most stupendous experiment ever
tried in naval maneuvers-a sham battle on
a scale involving almost the entire circuit of
the British isles. They divided their entire
navy into two squadrons, one for attack, the
other for defense, and arranged for rules by
which any vessel should be considered as dis
abled Thus, n vessel within range of sighted
guns for given length of time SHOULD be
considered as disabled. Torpedoes were used
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06

CVsnsA~ss ~ Vs. o~bS~
A New Hampshire correspondent In
Poultry World says: For the past five
years We have been entirely exempt from
Il. saw it stated In an English journal
that the gapeworm sprang from the louise
that infests the heads Of chickens the
first ten days after Matching; and If the
hen was entirely free from lice while sit
ting, the chicks would not have the cape.
worm. Since that time we have made
sure that lice were exterminated from all
sitting hens and their nests and the CAPE
worm has given us no more trouble.
So far as can be judged from what has
fallen under my observation, the above is
the real solution Of the cape difficulty.
never saw gapes among chicks Matched
in an incubator. The chicks get the lice
from the hen. and the hen can, by the
proper treatment, be made as free from
lice as an incubator. When the hen is
first given the clutch of eggs, dust Dial
NATHAN insect powder among her feathers,
and repeat the operation few days be-
fore the eggs hatch and the lice will be
disposed Of Tobacco dust is also sure
and cheap destruction for lice. but not
quite as suitable for the incubating hen
as Dalmatian powder.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06

among the vessels, to meet afterward and
sum up the results. The conflict" began
with the attacking squadron blockaded in
Bantry bay and other ports of Ireland where
an en:my would be expected to strike.
The result was amazing. The squadron of
attack iran the blockade" ''silenced" the
coast defenses and Theoretically ''ravaged
the whole coast from the north end Of Scot
land down and around the southwest coasts
and up to the Notifications on the Thames"
To these points the judges unanimously
agreed. And now the British have a little
problem Of their own to ponder over-that
is, if We may assume that any hostile nation
will soon come against them with as good a
fleet as their own theoretical squadron Of
attacln
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06
OVER THE FIRTH OF FORTH.

Egyptian with certain extent of instructive
cunning in the methods Of construction, as
seen in the ant. The great bridges represent
by accunulative thought, experiment, inge-
nuity and discovery stands upon an intel
lectual pyramid whose apex reaches almost
into the domain of superior beings. These
marks of his triumphs are not to be alone
found to span the rivers of those who con-
ceived them; they are carried far into
ths heart of Asia, and doubtless the trne
Wifl come when they will be found on every
continent
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06

go, 1882; h is
father being lam
bert Tree, chief
clerk in the post
Office department
under President
Jackson. He re-
ceived a classical
education, and
completed his law
studies at the Uni
versity of Virginia.
He was admitted to
the bar in Wash
ington in 1855. and
shortly afterwards
p,pya1 RI Chicocp
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06

A. MINER GRlSWoLD. to Join their staff
OF these he accepted one from The Detroit
Advertiser, in 1859, as editorial writer His
popularity increasing, no advanced rapidly
in the profession, becoming successfully an
editor of The Cleveland National Democrat,
associate editor Of The Cleveland Plain
Dealer, succeeding the late Artemus Ward;
city editor Of The Cleveland Leader, and in
1863 city editor Of The Cincinnati Times.
he had worked 30 hard in this brief but
brilliant period that his health was impaired
and his eyesight greatly weakened.
He left journalism in 1854, and entered tho
same year into dramatic business, becoming
manager for Lawrence Barrett, then an I'M
known and struggling actor, just starting In
his career. His season was successful, and
1t the close saw his star oh the road to pros.
perity. During the season he had written
an odd article, half essay and half lecture.
which was mass Of nonsense and laughter,
and with which he was accustomed to amuse
the guests at the dinners and receptions in
which he participated. At the suggestion Of
his friends he delivered the piece as O lecture
under the title of american Antiquities" at
Brainard hall, Cincinnati, on March 15 1866.
To his surprise the house was crowded, and
Melted him over $500. This proved the turn
ing point in his career. From this time till
1883 he continued upon tho lecture platform,
appearing in nearly every town and city OF
the United States, and in every instance
making financial success. OF those deliv-
cred, the most popular Was t,e one entitled
"Injun Meal" which dre' us well at the
end as in the beginning. In 1872 he started
The Fat Contributors Saturday Night. after
wards The Cincinnati Saturday Night, q
humorous literary weekly, and the first Of its
class outside of New York city. He con-
tinued in its management until 1888, when
he sold it to a syndicate.
During all this period he found sufficient
leisure to be regular contributor to such
Journals as The Cincinnati Times, Texas
Sftings, New York Weekly, Leand's Cont
mental, Saturday Night, and to the maya
zines. In 1888 he left America and went
abroad. He passed three years in Europe
devoting his time to the study of the Latin
languages and doing but little work of any
sort This consisted Of series of letters
from yankee Tourist in Paris" which
were published in The Paris Daily News,
Texas Siftings, and Saturday Night. In
1886 he returned from Europe i'll perfect
health and bought an interest in Texas Slft-
ings, of which he is now the managing edi-
tor. He continues his lectures, which are
under the management of Maj Pond, but
confines his appearances to the eastern and
middle states, editorial duties not permitting
him to go farther away from the metropolis
Mr.. Griswold married in 1857, his wife be-
ing Henrietta NJ. Benson, daughter Of
Capt. II. j. Benson, of Boston. They have
no children Personally the famous humor-
list is very popular and congenial, his con-
versation being as clever and entertaining
as his writings. He keeps open house in
New York city, where he entertains liber-
ally large circle of literary and social
friends.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06
A Profitable Cow.

Professor E. w. Stewart says that if q
COW only produces 5000 pounds of milk
per annum, she is kept at a loss. A
good COW. well fed, Will yield 5000 pounds
Of good milk, and the cost of producing
this will be only one-eighth more than
the 5000 pounds from the poor cow.
Without selection of cows, and judicious
feeding, dairymen cannot receive any
thing worthy of their labor
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06
FARM AND GARDEN.
IMPROVED MODES OF AGRlcuLT-
URE pRAcTlceo By FARMERS.

How 70 Build . Poultry House and Give
the Largest Amount Of Ground Room.
That Shall he Cool In Summer and
Warm In Winter.
In building . poultry house leading
consideration with the average farmer Is
economy 1t is claimed that the cheapest
way to build poultry house and give
the largest amount Of ground room
(which Is what counts with poultry is to
make but one roof and have that meet the
ground. In accordance with this idea II.
II. Stoddard illustrates and describes In
his work on poultry architecture poul-
try house for the farmer
In the cut given the building, nine
fee. wide at the UNDERMINING and nine
feet high at the highest part, gives as
much floor room for the fowls to move
about in as If the walls were high on all
sides of the structure, and with great
economy in building materials.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-06

skirmish Of h @
Revolution too k
place, Lexington.
He passed his boy
hood t h ere, but
grew into manhood
at Cambridge. In
the stirring days of
1861, when so many
young men were
stepping forward in
d g f ense of t b e
Union, young Wei
lin & t on enlisted,
notwithst n d ing