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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT.
HOMESTEAD ENTRY.
Lam orr1cl. Ar NEw ORLEASs. I

LAND OFFICE AZ New ORLEANS. La, I
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAI
~ tho following named settler has tiled
notice OF hia intention to make ANAL proof
in support of his claim. and thai said proof
will be made before Tho judge, OF, In his
absences, the clerk Of tho District court, ut
Monroe, La. ON Monday. March II, 1850,
viz: Greenup X. Miller, who made Home
stead Entry No. 5s96. for thu w u NV Y
upon. and cultivation OF, said land, viz:
.'no. f. Norris. w. L.. Morris, DIR. .. H.
Key, of Ouachtta parish, Vim. A. Miller. OF
Bienvillo parish, La. ) --
THOMAS. RIITLER, Register.
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River News.

NCWSe
River 81 feet 10 inches on the gage and
falling.
The Assumption leaves New Orleans
this evening for the Onachiia, through to
Camden, Capt. J. w. Blanks in command
The John Howard, enroute to Camden,
passed up at noon Wednesday after dis
charging big freight Oh the wharrboat
here. She should pass down about sun
day.
The Sterling White, for the Bartholomew W,
and Friendly for the D'Arbonne left, the
latter Tuesday and the former Wednesday.
Both are due back to-day,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

DR.. Robt. Layton has withdrawn from
the Real Estate Agency OF Messrs. Stone q
Layton and is succeeded by Mr.. Jas. A.
Stone, the firm being now known as Stone
Bros. Strict attention will DO given to all
business Entrusted to the new firm and the
Telegraph bespeaks for it q continuance OF
the same liberal patronage heretofore ex-
tended the old one. This agency has large
quantities OF land for sale as will be seen
Ivy reference to their advertisement else
where and those desiring to purchase
would do we'll 10 buy now as lands will
soon be worth a great deal ,uore in this
section than they are now.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16
Craysou's Early Prolific Cotton Seed

Craysou's Early Prolific Cotton Seed.
COLUMBIA, La, January %, 1850.
A. MYATr, Esq,
Dear Sir-I will ship you by next trip of
Corona 10 sacks of my Grayson Early Pro-
line Cotton Seed. Each sack contains 4
bushels. They are put in new Lowell sacks.
Please sell them for me and if you can sell
more write to me at once and 1 will ship
them to you Immediately. The price is 81
per bushel. l claim for the Ora yson Early
Prolific Cotton Seed that it is two weeks
earlier in maturing than any other cotton
and that it will make more to the acre than
any other cotton, it maturing 80 early puts
it ahead of the worms and the August
drouth. Let me hear from YOU.
Your friend, W. +. GRAYsoN,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

Messrs. X. b. Blanks, of Columbia, and
John P. Parker Of this city, purchased last
Wednesday from the the heirs OF Hunsick-
er the property corner Of Third and DeSiard
streets, opposite the Ouachita House. aud
will, so we learn, shortly begin the erection
of Il large and commodious brick building
i" which they will open wholesale grocery
and produce establishment. The boom
hoOMs
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16
4MOAEsTEAD NOTICE.

DUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
L OF my Intention to make application to
enter AS Homestead, under the provisions
of Act Ga, approved 18th of July, 1885, tho
following described land, to-wit: the NV q
of sw u OF sec. 10, r. Is, n + q east, oosstnin-
ing forty acres. WIN. GIBSON.
Ja:i. 18th. 1882 49, 49,.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

Mr.. NJ. J. O'Dea has removed his saloon
10 the new Herring building. north Of the
railroad track. corner Of DeSiasd and Sixth
streets, whore he holds forth under the
name and title OF the ..Eureka.''
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

Tie ontire frame work of the depot of he
Houston, Central Arkansas q Northern
Railroad is mp and the carpenters are now
engaged in putting on the Notwithstanding
and shingles. The force ofhands along The
line is being daily increased and work il
progressing a. rapidly as circumst auces
will permit.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

The Queen & Crescent route, of which the
", =. Il p. II. X. is n division, will issu
Mardi Gras tickets at one fare for the
round trip from all stations along it's line.
Tickets will be on sale from February o
to March 3d., and will hold good returning
until March 2ard. In other words they are
good for 20 days.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

We do not remember ever having seen
Monroe so lively as it is just at present.
Everybody seems to he in good spirits and
have awakened to the fact that tho Rip
Van Wrinkle slnmber IL at an end. We
have all along commended that Monroe
would get there with both feet, and our
prediction is to be verified. The boom has
hit us i'll earnest. and has come to stay.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

A Natchez special to the New Orleans
Picaynne of Wednesday says that Gen.
John H. Rice had arrived there Tuesday
and that he WAS prepared to give out con-
tracts and commence he, construction of
the New Orleans, Natchsz and Fort Scott
Railroad just AS soou as tho city authors
ties deed 10 Them the necessary right of
wAV.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

The ball given by the young gentlemen
of Monroe on st. Valentines night was q
splendid success aud reflected great credit
upon the managers. 1t was largely attend
ed both by the beauty and chivalry of
Manros and the evening was most delight
fully spent by all those whose good fortune
it wis 10 be present.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

Window glass, all sizes rom sxiO to
AK so. at Railie & Brewers.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

T. G. sTANDIkER &. Co.,, VERSUS
J. A. CONVICTION, "a, Il. I4OWERY
WARANTOR.l NO. 1897. .Et.n- =, 81.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16
SHERlE'S SALE,

TIE STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH
OF OUACHITA, FIFTH DISTRICT
COURT.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

Ready mixed paints, all colors and il
any quantity, Ut Baltic Il Brewers.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

Go to Baltic Il Brewers for toilet and
fancy articles.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

Alma Shoe Polish. Have no other. For
sale by Bailie g. Brewer.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

Old furniture made new by using Fur
niturs Polish prepared by Battle 4 Brewer.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

fHEATH ANS CHILL TONIC, BEST
~ in the world" No poisons. Cure qua
rantesd. SOLD by all druggists.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

WHEREAS HENRY KINDERMANS
w has petitioued the Court for letters of
admittistratio on the estate of the late
Sidney w. Saunders deceased. Notice is
hereby given to all whom it may concern
to show cause within ten tf0t days why the
prayer of the said petitioner should not be
granted.
By order of the Court:
AUSTIN GREEN, Clerk,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

Messrs. Percsll * Groce, with a large force
OF men for work OH the Houston, Central
Arkansas Il Northern Railroad arrived in
the city Tuesday evening and moved into
quarters, about six miles below town,
Wednesday.
We are reliably informed. that barring
bad weather, ten miles OF the Houston.
Central Arkansas and Northern Railroad
will bs completed aud in running order
south OF this city inside Of six weeks. All
aboard for Logtown.!
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

SUCCESSION OFS. w. SAUNDERS.
FIFTH DISTRICT COURT. PARISH OF
OUACHITA.-No.G Gel
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

NHEATH1M'S CHILL TONIC DOES
" not leave the system in u aebili: at ed
condition, but tones up and strengthen you.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by all druggists
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16
LEGAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
CHARTER :,
MILLSAPS & Co.-Limited.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
OUACHITA.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

The attention OF litigants is directed to
the card OF Mir. r.. 4. l.xmkin. Mr.. Lam
kin has been practicing law Tor the past
two years ia Monroe and is rapidly earn-
ing high reputation by his strict applics-
ton and attention to business.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-16

An artistic sign, with prominent BULBS
head, adorn the fronts Of the butcher chops
of u. Nj. Prichard and E. Rauxet. Monroe
will never suffer for the want OF meats, an
onr butchers are all determined to keep
the market we'll supplied.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-06-15
A Card.

The undersigned will continue proprietor of
the Alturas Hete1. Thsnking the public for the
liberal patronage extended the house in the past
he will endsavor to merit a continuance of it in
the failure. ARTHUR SMITH
HALEY, I. T., Msy 20, 1889
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-06-20
Carriages Run by Steam.

A Munich firm has made a carriage
propelled by gas, which it generates
from benzine or analogous material.
The motor, which is not visible from
the outside, is placed in the rear of the
three-wheeled carriage over the main
axle, and the benzine used in its pro-
pulsion is carried in a closed copper
receptacle secured under the seat, from
which it passes drop by drop to the
generator, and which holds enough
benzine for a journey of about seventy
five miles. The gas mixture is ignited
in a closed cylinder by means of an
electric spark. After regulating the
admission of the gas, the motor can be
started by simply turning hand lever.
Power is applied by the medium of a
link chain belted to toothed wheel
on the rear axle. The speed of the
motor can be increased or diminished
at will by turning the lever backward
or forward. and it can be stopped by
pulling on the lever. The vehicle is
steered in the same manner as a tri-
cycle, by small front wheel. It can
attain a speed of about ten miles an
hour, but in crowded streets it can be
made to move as slowly as an ordinary
vehicle. A quart of benzine is sufi-
cient for an hours trip.-Science.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-06-20

the cup of wine in which they wfll
moisten their lips, and which is called
In the Slavonic ritual ''the cup of bit
terness. Pages relieve each other
to carry with outstretched arms two
heavy crowns, which must be held
above the heads of the fiances while
the ceremony continues. At the de-
clsive moment, when the priest is
pronouncing the words that bind them
together, the couple walk three times
around the altar. followed by the
crown-bearers; until the third turn is
completed there is time to turn back;
after that the die is cast, the couple
are united for life. Thereupon the
singers strike up in their most strident
voices the joyous hymn, Let Isaiah
rejoice" The bride and groom then
go and PROSTATE themselves before the
Virgin of the Iconostase. and kiss her
fllgree robe, after which they pass in
to the neighboring salon, where they
gayly clink glasses of champagne,
while the invited guests receive boxes
OF sweetmeats marked with the mono
gram of the young couple.-The vi
comte Eugene Melchior de Vogue, in
Harper's Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-06-20
THE PUMPKIN PLANT.

Its Wonderful Possibilities as Revealed
by Careful Examination.
It is profitable for us to pause occa-
sionally and look at the products of
the field in another light than that of
their food or money value. God made
nothing common or uninteresting. The
despised weeds have their uses, and
even the humblest plants are SO COM
pick in structure and functions that the
life history of single one of them is
not yet fully understood. Take the
pumpkin-vine, for example, with it's
wonderful possibilities Gas shown in
the Nebraska ''Corn Palace" exhibit
last fall, loaded with hundreds of gold
en- sphere. from three to seven feet in
circumference-or was it diameterO
Who can help exclaiming: ''How is
this possible?" Only the little seed,
the brown earth, the air, the sunshine,
and little brains to enrich and pull
verize the soil. Let us see what the
thoughtful observer finds in this home
ly friend. A slight examination of the
flowers of the pumpkin show that they
are of two kinds-pistilate and stam-
mate; the former have three club
shaped, almost sessile stigmas. the lat
ter have five stamens united into a COL
umn an inch and half in length; the
anthers or pollen-bOxes are arranged
around this column and furnish a gen.
erous supply of the fertilizing dust.
The flower opens but once, for a few
hours in the morning. The bees,
knowing its bountiful nature, hasten
to avail themselves of its sweets;
humping around within the yellow
dell they soon become well-dusted with
pollen; in their travels from flower to
flower they visit staminate and pistil-
ate alike; the moist, glutinous surface
of the stigmas in the pistilate flowers
retain the grains Of pollen, and thus,
through the unconscious aid of the
..busy bee,'' and probably other in
sects, the perpetuation of the plant be-
comes possible. The regularity of the
distribution of the seeds in the fruit is
wonderful when their number is con-
sidered. Each seed grows on string
of spiral vessels. and each seed has to
be fertilized in the embryo state by
grain of pollen before it can grow into
q perfect seed. The tendrils of the
vine have peculiar way of changing
their direction. After some ten or fif.
teen turns to the right they stop and
turn to the left; this probably is done
in their effort to find a support. The
vine was evidently climber in its ma
tive Asia The stem of the pumpkin
is full of sap. and drop under. a mag
nifying glass shows some fine crystals.
IN. Y. Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-06-20
1ANNlN FOR PHTHISiC.
a Treatment Giving Excellent Results In
All Stages of the Disease.

A Treatment Giving Excellent Results In
All Stages of the Disease.
DIR. E. Houze, of the Hospital st.
Jean, Brussels, after having tried the
tannin treatment on all his phthisical
patients for the last year and eight
months, states as the result of his OBJ
servations that 1T gives excellent results
in all stages of the disease, and espe-
cially in the condition where cavities
exist. Indeed, he has no hesitation in
declaring that of all the different kinds
OF treatment for phthisis which he has
tried this has given by far the most
encouraging results. The dose he en-
ploys ordinarily is fifteen grains, which
quantity is taken three times day. 1t
is, as rule, well borne. Where this
is not SO. it is ordered to be taken with
meals. After the first few days the
expectOration and the sweats diminish,
the cough decreases, and in many cases
the appetite undergoes a marked i'm
provement.
The majority of the patients suffered
from some slight degree of constipa-
ton, though in some this feature was
sufficiently marked to require treat
ment, while others, again, suffered
from diarrhoea.
The character of the eXpectoration
changed for the better, the sputa be-
coming white and frothy instead of
green and firm. In some cases the
diminution of the expectoration was
followed by increased dryness of the
cough, SO that the patients complained
that it fatigued them more. This was
easily remedied by prescribing few
spoonfuls of sirup of codeia- The
physical signs underwent remark
able change for the better, at least
those depending on auscultation, moist
rales giving place to dry chonchi, and
large gurgling rales decreasing prog
ressively until they gave place to mere
blowing respiration. These changes
were evidently due to the drying up of
the cavities, in consequence of which
the hectic present in many of the cases
vanished, the patients increasing con-
siderably in weight and gaining
strength in a remarkable manner. The
percussion signs were not found to
undergo so marked a change as those
dependent on auscultation, but even
here some improvement could be de-
tected. No meteorological observa-
tiOns were made.-London Lancet
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-06-20
JOHN BULL IN PARIS.
How He Quieted an Unduly Sensitive and
Peppery FrenchmaD.


An incident happened in a little res
taurant over in the Latin quarter the
other day, which was highly amusing,
and it showed how much more reliance
an Engtishman places in his muscle at
a crisis than q Frenchman does. We
were all sitting at a small round table
"a big young Oxford graduate, a
junior from Harvard. a reporter on the
Paris edition of the New York Herald,
a very solemn German gentleman and
myself. Over in a corner a small Paris
ian, with a waXed mustache, a pointed
beard, flowing scarf and high-heeled
shoes, sat slipping an absinthe frappee.
He was not a good-natured Frenchman.
1 think he believed us all Germans, for
he scowled at us whenever we raised
our voices in a way to disturb him in
the reading of his paper.
Presently the solemn German of the
party began a conversation with the
young Oxford man upon the subject of
the late Emperor's illness. The Ger
man interspersed his talk with many
protestations of devotion to his lost
sovereign, and then proposed the
health of the present Emperor. At
this point the Frenchman at the other
table jumped up, battered over to the
old German, and, with a very fierce inn
precation upon the heads of all Ger
mans, struck the old gentleman light
blow across the cheek with his open
hand. The German rose to retaliate
when, without word. and with no APP
parent excitement, the young Oxford
man grasped the Frenchman about the
waist, tossed him over his shoulder,
and the next instant had dropped him
out of the open window. down into a
flower-bed in yard at the rear of the
brasserie.
The Frenchman was not injured, and
came rushing back after moment,
offering to kill every one in short or
der. He was Immediately seized and
pitched out of the window again, in
spite of his kicks and struggles Then
the young Englishman bolted the door
which would permit him to get back
into the room. and talked with him out
of the window, which was too high for
him to reach.
There was great deal of laughter
over the incident, and when the En-
glishman lowered a glass of absinthe
out of the window to the maddened
Frenchman. asking him to Join in the
health of the republic, the humor of
the situation was complete. When we
walked up the street shortly after
ward all the girls in the baker-shops
and wine-rooms came to their doors to
admire the big shoulders of the Ok
ford and the Harvard boys. have
no doubt that their six feet of broad
strength looked like the proportions
of giants in the Paris girls eyes, used
as they were to the diminutive appear
ance of such peppery little fellows as
the one who was dropped from the
window in the brasserie. Letter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-06-20
MEASURING OR WEIGHING,

The Best WAY Of Buying Selling the
Products of the Farm.
To say the least, measuring is a
very uncertain way of buying or SELL
ing any product. While the standard
bushel implies the giving or selling of
so many pounds. yet in measuring it
will vary considerable, both because
of the uncertain quantity required to
make bushel, according to the ideas
OF different ones, and because there is
considerable difference in the weight
of various products. Oats, wheat and
corn will sometimes overweight. while
at other times they will be light, and
standard measured bushel will either
weigh more or less than the standard
weight. A good product sold by
weight is often sold at loss in this
respect when measured out, while if
the product is of a poorer quality the
buyer will be the loser. With good
scales, the fairest way both for the
buyer and sender is to weigh. If
the product is of good quality the
buyer and seller fare equally well, as
the buyer gets what he has bargained
for and the seller gets the benefit OF
the better quality of his product.
There is less opportunity for fraud in
weighing, and if proper care is taken
it should be more satisfactory to both
buyer and seller. Every farmer ought
to have a good pair of scales, and to
weigh every thing he sells. In buy
ing or borrowing from a neighbor he
should follow the same plan.
Measuring will do when it is the
only plan of ascertaining a quantity,
but should not be used when good
scales can be had without too much
trouble. Merchants that are tricky
will often buy by measure and sell by
weight, or the reverse. if it is money
to them. Of course, the difference
may be small item with one bushel
probably only two or three pounds
but keeping this up, it will in a
short time make considerable diff
ference, well worth taking the trouble
to secure. Of course, it is possible to
cheat with measures, but between men
who are honest the scales are much
the fairest. -Prairie Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-06-20
SHOES IN FOLKLORE.
Superstitions and Customs Prevailing In
Different Parts of the Globe.

Superstitions and Customs Prevailing in
Different Parts of the Globe.
1t is supposed to be unlucky to put
either shoe on the wrong foot, nor
must one put the left shoe on before
the right, unless one wishes to bring
about some direful calamity. Angus
tus Caesar, it is said, put on his left
shoe first, and before nightfall he mar
rowly escaped assassination. DR..
Brewer says that plucking off the shoe
among the Jews, smoking the pipe
among the Indians, thumb-licking
among the Scotch, breaking a straw
together among the Teutons and shak-
ing hands among the English are all
ceremonies to confirm bargain. The
Jewish custom of plucking off the shoe
or sandal is frequently referred to in
the Scriptures. In the story of Ruth
it is recorded that the compact which
Boaz made was sealed by a shoe being
drawn off-one of the verses reads:
Now, this was the manner in former
time in Israel concerning redeeming,
and concerning changing, for to con-
firm all things a man plucked off his
shoe and gave it to his neighbor; and
this was testimony in Israel"
To say a mans sin his boots i'm
plies that he is very drunk. 1t comes
from an old Welsh word. "boozi,"
meaning to be saturated with liquor.
But to stand in another's shoes is to
claim the honors of another. 1t has
its oripin from q custom common
among the ancient Mortimer, among
whom if a man adopted son in order
that the youth might lawfully inherit,
he must for certain length of time
wear the shoes of his adopter.
As sigh of respect the Japanese.
when they meet on the street. take off
their slippers. The custom almost
prevails in the East An inferior.
when he enters the house of his
superior, removes his shoes or slippers
and leaves them at the door until his