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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-06-22

body, such as SUBSCRIPTIONS, auseisAS
| ETC., and assign an Individual menioer 70
each, to report his views at the next mee'-
/ ing
There being no objection, the CHAIR de-
| clared the resolution referred to the Execu-
tive Committee.
The President called the attention of the
| members of the Executive Committee to the
importance of their functions, and suggested
an efficient performance OF their duties as
essential to the well-being of the Association.
Mr.. Jastremski expressed his qualification
ut the pleasant and successful character Oh
the reunion and the formation OF ties OF
brotherhood and personal esteem among
the members
Major Burke, seconded by other menu
hers suggested that the ineficiency OF
: telegraphic and mail facilities in many por-
: tionsfof the State was proper subject TOT
/ | consideration at an early day by the Execu-
, | five Committee and the Association.
: Mr. Bentley offered the following resolu-
a | tion which was adopted:
: Resolved, That the thanks of the Associa-
f tion be tenderedto our confreres OF the local
press-Messrs Hyams, of the Sugar Planter;
4 Annis, of the Advocate, and JastremskI OF
4 the Eapitotan--for the reception rendered
= us and their labors in making arrangements.
y in conjunction with the hospitable people OF
It Baton Rouge. for our entertainment
@ On motion of Major Burke, vote OF
4 thanks was rendered the President and
Al Secretary for their efficient performance OF
Ie duty.
On motion of Gen. Cosgrove, the Asso-
Of citation adjourned to the day designated in
Mr. Lambert's resolution. Monday, Feb
v q. w. MoCRANIE. President.
lie L. E. BENTLEY, Secretary.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-17
THE OLD HOMESTEAD WELL.

You may talk Of mint juieps ana cream soda.
too,
And even Of better drinks tell;
They can not compare with the water drew
! When boy from the old homestead well
No dainty cut glasses like epicures hold
: Were needed 10 favor the sips,
Just the old oaken bucket mosa covered and
cold,
And dripping, was pressed to my lips.
Tts cid-fashioned sweep taking plenty Of room,
Which squire sould use for path,
The fold Of red cover, the lilac's perfume
The little birds taking bath
And Rover ana Brindle. ~ eager 20 we,
At the o'ernoWing trough made OF stone,
Il picture Istill IN my memory eoe
When asn athirst and slone.
rye Eased IN me, wen, eighty feet under
ground,
And seen mid the blue of the skies
boys rosy face, with ragged hat crowned
Looking up, with laugh in hts e9es.
And gazed in rs depths-not 50 long. long
ago
And saw-not the face once know
When ], barefootsd, drew up the bucket-al-
though
The sky was 40 bright and as blue.
The waters were pure as before and as cool,
AS green were the woods and the dell,
But something was gone since ], thirsty from
school,
Drank joy from the old homestead well
H. Q. Dodge, in Detroit Free Press
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-17
THE MEXICAN WAY.
Story Of the Alcalde of Lagos and IL,
Mysterious Well.

Story Of the Alcalde of Lagos and the
Mysterious Well.
Like the alcalde of Lagos :" Como ell al.
calde de Lagos, is an expression current
throughout large part of Mexico to denote
any trying or ludicrous position that a man
is placed in because both his hands are full
The story, according to Scribner's Mag.
azine, runs:
Once went an alcalde of Lagos to church.
And in his right hand he carried his staff
of Office, and as he entered the church he
lifted OF and held in his left hand his hat.
Then he sought to put the holy water upon
his forehead; but this he could not do, for
both his hands were full. Then in awhile 8
bold resolve entered his heart, and he
plunged his head into the font.
Before the plaza that is in the midst OF
the town of Lagos was set in order, as II
now is, there was in the middle of it deer
and wide hole. Aud this hole cost the
town council (Ayuntamiento) much con.
Germ, for they perceived that it was dan.
gerous place, into which the unwary might
fall in the dark and be killed or manned.
So meeting of the council was called, and
it was decided that the hole should be filed
And, to get earth to fill 1t, a hole was dug
beside it. And behold, when it was full.
there was new hole as deep and as wide
as that which was filled! Then in the same
way did they set about filling the new hole,
and again was the same result, only now
the hole no longer was in the middle of the
plaza, but over at the side Of it in the street
that goes out toward the north. And again
they filled it, and so continued, until at last
the hole was far out in the northern suburb
of the town. And there they suffered the
hole to remain, for there it did no harm.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-17
OLD-TlME GAMBLING.
Some 0f the Gard Parties That Wel
Went to Assemble in WaahinRton.

Some q the Gard Parties That Were
Went to Assemble In Waehington.
In the old, old times, says the Minneapolis
Tribune, every body prominent In public
life was fond Of cards. Washington was
flooded in those days with gamblers of the
professional sort. There were dozen faro
banks on the avenue within sight Of
Gadsby's, on the corner Of Sixth street.
Members of Congress unhesitatingly en-
tered these places. Sergeant Smith Prem
tiss was said to have lost $So, 600 in his first
term in Congress.
1t was In one of these places that Henry
Clay wen from Count Brodisco the corner
lot up near Lafayette square, which he
afterward traded for an Andalusian Jack
ass. Fox, the British Minister; General
Scott, Secretary Marcy and q score of
famous men played poker in those times.
President Tyler was fond Of '1oo," and
often made up game al the White House
and played all day. The stakes were never
large, but Mr.. Tyler was just rs happy as if
he won his thousands. Atone time General
Scott, Henry Clay, Mr.. Fox and Count
Brodisco entered into compact to play whist
once week all winter, and the stake every
night was 800.
They played a matched game. Scott and
the old Russian against Clay and the En-
glishman. They were evenly matched, but
Clay and Fox came out ten games ahead
Scotts loss was said to be as much as 81, 200
in this little social amusement. Old Thad
Stevens in later days was famous man at
cards. He didn't hesitate TO go into the
worst gambling resorts to get his sport
He played with frigid quiet and coolness,
and in the course of his play kept up a con-
slant fire OF brilliant conversation. Proba-
bly, there are not twenty-five men now in
Congress who are at all given to card-play-
;poy
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-17
SHE LIKED HIM.

How . Fault Finding Woman Made Her
self Extremely Ridiculous.
People who have formed the habit of
finding fault with every thing and on all
occasions, not only render themselves dis
agreeable TO those with whom they come in
contact. but frequently place themselves IN
very awkward positions. This, says the
Young Peoples Weekly, was the ex-
perience of lady who, while attending
service in a church in Providence, R. l..
not long since, forgot that it is better TO
worship God than to spend the time In
criticising the preacher.
The minister in question was young
man, scarcely twenty-one years of age, and
was widely known as the boy-preacher. On
this particular Sabbath he had exchanged
with one Of the city ciergymen and his
wife, who looked older than her husband.
accompanied him. She was ushered into
the pastors pew. while the minister passed
through the vestry and thence into the puI-
pit by private staircase
There were many persons In the conere-
CATION who had never seen the young min
lister, and there was a noticeable buzz of
surprise when the boyish figure mounted
the pulpit steps. BY chance, a strange LADY
was seated by the side OF the preachers
wife, and she began the following dia-
logue:
rs that young thing pastor Of this
churchi''
.sNo, that is Rev. Mr.. D.
toodness me- don't want to hear him
preach. Why, he's nothing but boyi'
After really eloquent sermon, which,
II 1t had no other effect, changed the opin-
ion OF the strange lady, she turned to her
neighbor and said:
Pretty good sermon, want it, l ike
him. don't YOUR
AS the hoy" descended from the pulpit
and came to where his wife was standing,
she quietly took his arm. and, turning to
the astonished stranger, replied, with q
smile: ssOf coursei ! ought to, Tor he is
my husband r.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-17
vIotorta,s FIrst HooD-sl,rt


The following anecdote is told to illus.
trate the readiness with which Partisan
fashions are adopted, even by the most
rigidiy patriotic Of Princesses. At the
epoch Of the arrival Of Queen Victoria in
Paris in 1856, on visit to the Emperor and
Empress. the latter had just brought hooped
skirts into vogue. The Queen forthwith
sent her messenger to purchase one for
her, and on her next approach before her
Imperial host and hostess her skirts were
expanded into the new and fashionable
amplitude. But her Majesty had not COM
pretended the necessary methods of tying
the tapes that held the hoops in place, and
her crinoline presented an extraordinary
and shapeless aspect II was the Emperor
himself who, with his own imperial hands,
set the rebellious petticoats 70 rights, and
gave his royal guest a lesson as TO the
proper method of donnlng the new-fash-
loned adjunct of feminine costume
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-17
MAX O'RELL.s IDEAS.

Extracts from the Bright Frenchman's
Book on Brother Jonathan.
II good style consists in not doing what
the vulgar do, good style in America ought
TO consist for one thing In wearing no dia-
monds-unless dem ocracy should demand
the sign Of equality. Diamonds are worn
by the women of fashion, the tradesman's
wife, shop girls, work girls, servants-all
the womankind. II you see a shabbily
dressed woman who has not a pair In her
ears, you may take it for granted that she
has put them in pawn. Naturally, in
America, rs elsewhere, all that sparkles is
not diamonds.
There is pronounced childish side to the
character of all Americans. In less than a
century they have stridden ahead of all the
nations of the Old World; they are aston
ished at their own handiwork, and, like chill
dren with splendid toy of their own man.
ufacture in their hands, they say to you:
"Look, just look, is 1t not beautyl" And,
indeed, the fact is that, for him that will
look at 1t with unprejudiced eyes, the
achievement is simply marvellous.
Should minister indulge in unorthodox
theories in the pulpit, the Eastern man will
content himself with shaking his head and
going to another church to perform his de-
votions the Sunday after. The Pennsylva-
man will open violent polemic in the news
papers of the locality. The Kansas man
viii wait for the minister at the church door
and give him sound thrashing.
American hospitality is princely. You
are not often invited, even in houses where
the daily menu is Of the most appetizing, to
go and share the family dinner You are
not invited to dine, a fete is got up for you.
II this can not be arranged you may not be
invited at all.
America suffers from this state of things,
The country's genius, instead of consecrat-
ing all its time to the production of works
which would tend to elevate the ideas and
aspirations Of the people, is obliged to think
of money-mahng.
To the American woman the diamond Is
not an object Of luxury, it is an object OF
prime necessity. An English OLD maid
would do without her tea before an Ameri-
can woman would go without diamonds.
The well-bred American is to my mind a
happy combination of the Frenchman and
the Englishman, having less stiffness than
the latter and more simplicity than the for
mer
The character Of the American is English
from the fact Of view of its contrasts and
contradictions, which are still more accentu-
ated in him than Of the Englishman.
This necessity for being rich is the re-
verse side Of the moral in America, where.
more than anywhere else, talent without
money is Q useless tool.
The American may be eccentric, or what
you will, but he is never monotonous.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-17
MEN AND CLOTHES.
A Bright Woman Writes About the Fus.
siness Of the Male Sex.


siness OF the Male Sex.
A lady signing herself Kate True has TAX.
en- at up' for the women In the columns OF
the Detroit Free. Press. Kate says: Iattend-
cd woman's meeting the other day where
some Of the representative women Of Bos-
ton were assembled. The subject under
discussion was ''dress." After the ethical
side OF dress had been duly con nsidered, and
the decollete gowns .frowned upon, one
sweet-voiced sister arose and said: tsWhy
could We not be sensible like men; they are
never bothered about their clothes; dress
suit was always dress suitln / looked at
the speaker curiously; she was in earnest:
and then remembered that she belonged
to that estimable class called spinsters, and
did not know any better. In all the ups
and downs and ins and outs of this kaleido-
scopic world recall certain scenes in q
household OF men when dressing for q par
ty. remember, with certain nervous
twinges, the demands for needle and
thread; the utterances, not sweet but
strong, concerning q delinquent tailor; the
angry twitchings given an innocent neck
tie, and the fearful denunciations of some
far-awaY laundress.
"Men never bother about their clothesGn
Saints and angels defend usi It takes q
woman with man attachment and quar-.
tette Of brothers to understand the true In
wardness OF the masculine toilet When
Tom Debutant has Q suit fresh from the
tailor's be b more anicky and fussy about il
than any woman. II there is a faint sug.
gestion Of Q wrinkle across the shoulders,
back it goes, and is considered 'smisft" "
As to the pantaloons, have / not twisted my
neck even worse than any photographer ever
did 70 see if they were not trifie too long,
or too short, and didn't consider them a lit
tie flush in the rear, or little snug at the
knees. or trifle too springy at the bottoml
II men ''do not bother about clothes
why were crazy quilts ever made to use up
the supertiuous neckties abandoned as out
OF stylea As to cosmetics, Tom Debutant
has ten TO every one Of his sisters, and per.
fumes are the delight Of the masculine nos
trils. Ask your druggist who buys them,
and then ask every wife who uses them up
for her. Only the other day q bright woman
remarked concerning Q popular physician
that he was the ''Ottar Of Rosesn in the
morning, German Cologne" ct noon and
Horse at night.
Go on in the innocence Of your spinsterial
heart, most learned maiden, but believe me-
when tell you, from the mountain top of
experience, that for unadulterated fussi
ness, from the end Of a waxed mustache to
the toe Of pump, or the fractional section
OF white cuh below q coat sleeve, the sex
that swears ''bothers" more about clothes
than we poor sinners. In this respect they
are superior
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-17
THE AMERICAN BOY.
His Irroverence rs Well as His Generos
Illustrated hY T1zn Anacdotas

His Irroverence rs Well as His Generosity
Illustrated by Two Anecdotes.
j. I. Trowbridge, in an article in the
North American Review, both criticises and
praises the American boy-cfiticises his
irreverence and disobedience, praises his
conscientiousness and generosity when
these qualities are appealed to in a way to
bring them out. To illustrate he tells two
clever stories which he says are true. The
first illustrates disobedience and dlsrespect
and shows how American parents arc apt
to encourage them. ''It is Sunday even
ing" and a western farmer sis smoking
his pipe on the back porch, while young
Josh, his namesake and heir, is playing
with the dog in the yard. Old Josh takes
his pipe out of his mouth and remarks that
it is time for young Josh to go for the cows
The junior makes no reply, but keeps on
teaching Congo to give his paw. Then the
senior repeats his observation, to which he
manages to give a little more of the tone Of
q command
tell ye, Josh, We must go for the cows
"'I do wanter,' grumbles young Josh.
"sQuit yer foolin' an go alongp says old
Josh
al shant,' snarls back the junior.
al tell you to CO. exclaims the elder.
al tell you WON'T muttcrs the boy.
"'Wal, never mind says the father;
smebby they'll come home"
The other story gives a more agreeable
picture. It must be said, however. that this
boy was only six years old. What he would
develop into can only be surmised. :" he
had a cake" says Mr.. Trowbridge. !" Q por-
ton Of which his cousin Minnie coveted.
She accordingly reminded hlm, as she was
fond Of doing when she had point 10 gain,
OF what the Bible says about doing to
others as we would be done by. Now you
know, Willie, II / had the cake you would
want half Of it, Willie hesitated moment
between inclination and conviction of
duty, and then said honestly: i should
want all OF it, With tears in his eyes, but
resolutely choking down his grief. be
handed over TO her the entire cake, which
she walked Of aowR2 sce9tly uibbline-p
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-17
Abolition of Judas.

Judas has been officially abolished In the
island of Madeira It has been a time
honored custom Of the natives to exhibit in
one Of their numerous religious professions
an enigy of Judas, upon which the oppro-
brium of the populace was duly heaped,
and at the close of the day Judas was
burned with vociferous expressions of
triumph and Joy. OF late years it has hap
pened that the ehigy of Judas has borne a
striking resemblance to some person upon
whom the general public had ceased TO
smile, and thus the Governor of the island,
the mayor Of Funchal, and q foreign Con-
sui have been caricatured in the procession
and burned in efagy. The powers that be
have decided that the admixture Of politics
and religion IS not wholesome, and so the
edict has gone forth that hereafter the peo-
pie must get along without Judas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-17
why II Is of More Use Than An UnIfm-
ifarl nuanA fv nf Affarfhnuellf.

why 1t Is Of More Use Than An UnIim-
tied QUAINT ty Of AfterthOught.
A little foresight Is of more value than
much afterslght, says the Sunday School
Times. Foresight is the planner, aftersight
is the critic, of our deeds. What painful
scenes, embarrassments, regrets, disap-
pointmeuts, self-accusations, the habit of
looking ahead and planning TO meet and to
arrange the future will avolds Time and
money spent in designing building perfect
ly, in definitely predetermining principles
and rules Of action, and marking on limits
before embarking in any new project, in
mapping out work, in arranging engage
ments, in avoiding conflicts of duty and the
impossible demand to be in two places at
one time, are well spent But the fore
thought is more difficult than the after
thought The one requires intense appIca-
ton TO systematic consideration and search
OF the field of the possible; the other sug
gests itself instantly and naturally. Any
body can see that the door is in the wrong
place after the house il built, or can say
that the speech was . mistake after Il had
been delivered and its effect noticed. It il
easier to crificise wen than to construct
well; bnt il b more useful 10 construct
plan perfectly beforehand, than TO criticiso
& afterwards.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-17
Labor I'm ,Japan.

In Japan the wages Of carpenters are
from 80 to 45 cents day; wood carvers, IS
to So cents; paper hangers, % to IS cents
stone cutters, As to So cents; blacksmiths,
% to 80 cents; gardeners, 10 to 80 cents
day laborerss Is to % cents. The working
men pay 40 cents per month rent for a
house Of one room, GAS per month for food
and 1915 per year for clothes. This sched-
ule Of wages and living will hardly prove
complacent reading to the average Ameri-
can Xorking-man
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-17
Keep Your Rye-s,ght.

DR.. F. Park Lewis spoke recently, says
the Buffalo Courier, upcn weak eyes and
near-sighted people He stated that while
people with near-sighted eyes might show
no loss of sight for years, still near-sighted
eyes should be ire ated with care. The best
light for the eyes was sunlight A good
light must be strong, white and steady
The heat Of artificial light was then con-
sidered. Sunlight has the least heat rays;
electric light came next; kerosene and gas
were last and SO the worst for the eyes. He
closed by stating that IN reading the back
should be to the light, the eyes should be
shaded, and never be used when tired. One
should not read with an uncertain light nor
on the cars.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-17
Paper Organ Plpea.

A novel application Of paper pulp has re-
Gently been discovered, and consists in the
production OF organ pipes from that ma
terial The origin of the industry is some
what curious. Crespi Rigtuzzo, the curate
OF little Italian village, was desirous OF
supplying his chapel with an organ, but as
the commune was too poor to find the neces-
sary funds, he and an engineer of the name
pipes Of paper pulp, which gave such salts
factory results that the patent has been sold
- Germany xor R2,5O0.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-17
CHURCHES.

DAPTIST.-Preaching each sunday at II Il.
DIN and Mt 80 p. M, at the courthouse. sun
day school at IL O'Clock, IN. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening of each week. Rev. w. a.
Cain. Pastor. Residence on North Walnut st.
HHRISTIAN.-Preac every Sunday at
~ IL O'Clock, n. IN, and 1880 y. m, by Elder
David Nation. Prayer meeting every We'd
nesday night. Sunday school at 10 o clock Il. M
every Sunday.
AEETHODIST Observation-Disclosures every
GN4 Sunday at 100 Il. M and 80 p. III. Sun
day school every Sunday Mt 10 a. IN. Prayer
meeting every Wednesday evening at 1:3U.
Strangers invited. X. SANDERSON, Pastor.
DRESBYTERIAN.-Se every Sunday at
= III a. IN. and Z 80 p. III. Sunday School at
10 a. IN. j. B. NoHTH, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH - Services on End
Sunday of every month at Sherlocks hall, at
1000 a. m REV. BITTER Pastor.
GERMAN BAPTIST BRETHREN-Hold reg
" ular services mt MingOna, Barber county,
the second and fourth Sundays in each month.
At Forrest school house on the second Sunday
Cedar Creek school house on the third Sunday.
BY Elders Shamberger, Smith and Neher.
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Rarhar County Ofhcers.
Medicine Lodge 0Hcers.
SOCIETIES.

SOCIkTlEb.
4 A. r. & A. NJ, Delta Lodge NO. t. ;,i
~ - Regular communications, nrst ana
X third Saturday -, evenings III eacn
" month. G. T. FREEMAN, ".M
Iw. STOUT. Secretary.
CYPRUS CHAPTER No. 63, X. A. NJ, meets
in Masonic Hall every "a ana 4tn IhursuaS'
Visiting brethren cordially invited; s up
II. sANDERsoS. sec'y.
n II q LORRAINE CHAPTER, No 49,
" u. -, Regular Communication, first
and third Monday evenings IN each monIh'
Mrs. EVA L.. MEHHELL, W. NJ
DIR. II. YANT, Sec.
DEIPHIA LODGE, No. 14O, K. of p, meets on
Monday evening Of each week at Odd Fellow
hall Visiting Knights in good standing invi-
ted to attend. l.. NJ. AXLINE. Z. y.
Ii. A. BROWN X. of S.
100 F.. Pioneer Lodge
.A&% No. i79.-Reguiar meetings
~ ~ ~ every Tuesday evcn.ng.N'
/~ itingbrethren in good stand
ing cordially invited:
X. NJ. WOODWARD, N. u.
J. N. DEAL Sec.
ENSIGN ENCAMPMENT No. 69, l. o. o.
Meets first and third Friday of each month
Waiting Patriarchs cordially invited to attend.
l.. T.. HUBBARD. II. y. JONI DOLLAR, y T.
s. l.. ALLEN, ). w. W. L. hoOsE' ..
NAOMI No. 81, REBECCA DEGREE, |. o.. OF
Meets the I'd and 4th Friday nights, each month'
Mrs. IDA NELSON, NJ,
EN-. BYERLEY, secy.
g. A. R. HaP@FR ne as P%ST mo 5
the court house In Medicine Lodge, at p. NJ
All comrades cordially invited.
LOREN EDWARDS, Post Commander
JOHN MCCOY, Adjutant.
A. o. u w. SiSslity MSets eyerg ESSy0 SSi sS
night w. s. FIHNEY, NJ. W.
J. w. SINGER. Recorder.
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A LITTLE FORESIGHT.

In order to purchase town clock Paso
del Norte, Mex, has inaugurated series
of Sunday bull-fghts