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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-11-10
Needless to say, the tcanstor spent

Needless to say, the tcamstor spent
the evening in the guardhoase.
A pious cid Indiana farmer was as
signed to the duty of tcaming, probably
BY mistake. The roads were muddy,
and the rest of the tcemsters were lit
orally bombarding their chnrces with
oaths. 1t was against the old man 8
principles to swear, and he held his
peace, albeit in impotent rage At last
ora Of the hind mules baked and re-
fused to advance o step. The old man
used every erdcavor to urge the beast
along, but to no purpose At last he
roarcd in loud and solemn voice:
"Oh, Lord, you know where this mu!s
ought to be as well as anybody. This
whole army knows where he ought D
be this minute. He knows where he
ought to be. know where ne ought TO
he, oh, Lord, and if he doesn't move in
a minute intend to say So by gum. "
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-11-10
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF NATCHITOCHEs

Personally came and appeared the
parties whose names are hereunto sub
s,-ribed. all of full age, who declared
that availing themselves of the provls-
ions of the laws of this State relative to
corporations. and especially of Act No.
SO of 1888 of the General Assembly of
Louisiana. they have covenanted and
agreed, and by these presents covenant
and agree, and bind themselves, as well
as such other persons as may hereafter
become associated with them. to form
and constitute corporation and Uody
polite in law for the purpose and OBJ
iects and under the stipulations. articles
and conditions following, to wit:
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-11-10

This charter may be chrn%e!. muII
fled or amended. the capital stock i'll
creased or decreased, or this corpora
ton may be dissolved st Il general
meeting of the stockholders convened
for the purpose. with the assent Of thrr,
fourths of the entire capital stock
whether present or represented at SUIT
meeting.
Ten days prior notice Of such meet
ing shall be given in any dai'y English
newspaper published in the city.
In ease of dissolution o. te@atinlti. u
of this corporation either BY Limitation
of its charter from any cause. the EQui
Iaticn of Its affairs shall bc con luct, q
by three commissioners selected from
the stockholders W.th Ike assent. ard 1T
meeting callc1 for that purpose rs
above set forth in this article
Said commits sione!s Shall remain 10
office until the affairs of said CORPORA
ton SHALL have been fully liquiI atrf. In
case of the death OF one or more If Srij
commissioners, the survivors or sufviv.
or shall continue to act.
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INSECURITY.

Every prop on which lean,
Every earthly prop, mean,
OF whose power ! chance to boast,
Fails me when eed il most.
Lover, brother, sister, friend,
On whose nearness / depend,
Those whose very presence gives
Strength by which my spirit lives
Fall away by sorno mischance.
Death or other circumstance,
And find myself indeed
Leaning on broken reed.
When these earthly fctters part,
All these clasps around ing hears
Fall away, and All lett
OF LIES sweetest Joys bereft.
To what depths of woe I drop,
Seeking vainly for some prop
All sufficient to sustain
One in loneliness and Pain.
Like a drowning man | reach
Upward and for aid bcScech.
"Hclp nc, Lordv' l cry and stand
Well supported by his hand.
Through the desert, through tie tide,
he has promised to rbt1e
Ever near; where or be,
Whispers gently, Lean on me-"
Earthly ties, how insccurel
Heavenly ties alone endure,
And my idols all were slain
That | might this knowledge gain.
New York Ledger.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-11-10
ARTICLE ".

| Corporate powers of this company shall
be vested in and exercised by a board of
five directors and president and secre-
taIy, who shall also be treasurer of said
corporation and who shall be elected
from among the stockholders. Three of
said board shall constitute quorum for
the transaction of business. and their
decisions shall be valid corporate acts
The following persons shall constitute
the first board of directors: NJ. II.
Carver. r. 3. Cook. John B. Atkins, r.
l. Atkins and d. c. Scarborough.
No person shall be eligible as dire ctOr
or an officer who is not stakeholder of
this company.
During the absence of the president
the president shall act and preside.
SAID board shall continue in Office
until the First day of January 1890. on
which date and thereafter annually a
board of directors shall be elected on
the LIST 2day in January of each year,
unless the same should be a legal holt
day, when the election shall be held on
the next legal day thereafter.
Notice of such election shall be given
by at least ten l0) days continuous pub
LEGATION Immediately preceding each
election in one of the daily English
newspapers of his city: and the board
of directors shaT appoint one or more
stockholders to preside at such election
as commissioners to attend, the presi-
dent shall by appointment fill the va
cancy. Any failure from any cause
whatever to elect directors on the day
named for that purpose shall not dis
solve the corporation but the directors
then in Office as well as the officers of
81, DIJ hi,
successors are chosen In such event
the president shall cause another cleo
ton to be held and shall give notice
thereof as hereinbefOr5 provided.
At every election and meeting each
each share of stock registered in his
name, and may vote by proxy.
The election of directors shall be by
ballot and the majority in amount Of
votes east each share of stock voted
upon to be counted for one vote. shall
elect the person or persons for whom
they have been cGst.
After each election the boaId of di-
rectors shall elect from their own num-
Der the officers of said company.
ARTICLE V.
The board of directors shall have full
power TO fill vacancies in their number
caused by death resignation or other
wise from among the stockholders of
the corporation.
The said board shall have full con-
troll of the property Of this company
and shall so conduct. manage and use
the same as in their discretion they
deem fit, and that is consistent with the
objects of this company or the welfare
of the same.
The said board is further authorized
to frame and adopt such by laws, rules
and regulations as the affairs and bust
ness of the corporation may require and
as it may deem necessary for the con-
ductlng and management thereof; pro-
vIded the same shall not conflict with
this charter or with the laws Of the
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-11-10
A Former Chinese Fleet.

1t consisted chiefly of old junkS which
had not been in the water for more than
30 years During this heightened period
the sea had receded, and the land had
formed to the extent of more than a
mile, the consequence being that these
ancient vessels were high and dry, their
masts, sails and gear had rotted away
from the long exposure to the sun and
rain, the paint had peeled from their
sides, ana, in some cases, the very
planking lad been stolen for firewood.
-"Pioneering In Formosa, !" by w. a.
Pickering.
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A JOKE ON THE Transfer.
He Roughly Ordered General Sherman to
Brush His Mules.

A good story is told of one of General
Sherman s Missouri teamsters. He had
just Joined the service, raw recruit,
and was assigned the task Of driving q
six mule team. When tho army halted
for the first night, he was YEARLY un-
Harvesting his team.
Hello there" said the wag Of the
company in passing. "What do you
mean by taking care Of those mules
yourself? Why don't you have the
hostler do it?''
"Why, thought every man had to
take caro- Of his own team," said the
bewildered teamster.
"You Let he doesn't. We've got
hostler for that. There's his tent right
over there. He's a lazy, contrary old
cuss, and he may not want to do it, but
you swear at him and he'll move off at
double quick. ="
The Mi1sourian strobe over to the
tent indicated, which happened to DO
General shorman's headquarters.
Here, you son of gun, he roarcd
fercely, "get ont of hero and bus
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-11-10
Moved Nine Million Pounds.

American engineers have just per-
formed a feat at Bismarck, N. D.,
which has never before been equaled.
1t took them an entire year to make
their preparations, and when all was
ready they moved pier Of the Northern
Pacific railway bridge, weighing 5000, :
600 pounds, about four feet in few
minutes
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-11-10
snlendors Ia Store.

"Do you think this country will ever
have an aristocracy?" inquired Willie
Washington.
"I don't know" replied Miss Cay
enne, az see that Aguinaldo has got
together his decorations and is equipped
to show Us a touch of high life if we
hold the Philippines. "-Washington
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-11-10
State or of the Tniled Slate..

State or Of The InIIed States.
The said board shall elect or appoint
secretary and such ether officers. en-
pl0yres. agents, servants and clerks as
it NAV deem necessary for toe conduct
ing Of the business Of the corporation:
fix their compensation. term of srrvIc'
with the right to Gi>miss them at said
boards pleasure; and said board shall
have the right to fix ard determine the
salaries OF the several officers herein
nrnNileG for
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-11-10

The name and title Of the SAID cOrpO-
ration shall be The %#tcbitoches Tclc-
phone and Electric Light Company.
Limited, and its domiriIe * hereby
4 established in Natchitoches. Natchito-
ches Parish. State OF Louisiana: and
under lis said corporate name said cor
! P0Tati0n shall have power and authority
/ to contract. sue and be sued; 10 make
aud use a corporate seal. and The same
to break and alter al pleasure: to hold.
receive. have purchase. improve alien
aic, convey, sell. borrow, pledge. mort
gage and hvpOthccdte under lis said
corporate name, property. real. person
al ana mixed. to name and appoint SICh
officers, directors. agents and managers
or employees as the interests or conve-
nience of sgid corporation may require
to male and establish bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper management
and REQ Ilatir4I> or us uffTfT>3 as may be
d5onGi Necessary and proper. and the
same to change and alter at pleasure;
and to do all other acts and Chings per
mitted by law. or as shall or may be
necessary and proper TO carry ont the
objects and purposes Of said corporation
Said Corporation unless sooner DIS
solved in accordance with lis charter.
shall exist ard continue for the
reliOd of ninety-nine years from and
after The date hereof.
The president. or in his absence the |
vice-president. shall he the proper per-
son upon whom citation or other legal !
process shall be served.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-11-10

Dr.. CADY's CoNDITToT PowDEG., are
w Grad con-
dition. Tonic, blood purifier and YER
mifugr. They are not food hnt medicine
and The best ia Use to pV a horse IN prime
condition. Price 25cty' per package. For
sale by q g. l. e'ei Co. Lid,
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-11-10
ARTICLE III.

The capital stock Of said corporation
shall be Twenty Thousand divided into
and represented by Two Hundred shares
of the sum of One Hundred dollars each
which said stock shall be paid for in
cash at the time of subscription or the
same may be Issued at not less than par.
in payment or exchange for properly or
rights actually received or purchased by
said corporation. or the same may be
issued. full paid. for money advanced
and for other valuable considerations or
services as die board of directors Of sid
that no stock shall be issued until the
consideration therefor has been received
by the said corporation.
Any stakeholder may sell, assign or
transfer his stock in this corporation.
provided thirty (3O) days prior notice or
such intention to sell or assign, or trans
fer the same be given the company. and
the other stockholders thereof shall
have the first privilege of purchasing
same. after Mbt~4 thirty DAYS notice
the said stock may be sold in open mar
ket.
The stock Of said corporation may be
under the above conditions.
provided such transfer thereof be made
on the books of said company at its
Office in Natchitoches. La. and on sur
render of the certificate therefor. MOL
transfer of any fractional part of share
shall be made.
This corporation shall commence
doing business as soon as five per cent
OF the capital stock shall nave been sub |
scrlbed for and paid in.
The board Of directors shall have the !
right to determine how much stock
shall be issued,
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-11-10
ARTICLE II.

The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and The
nature of the business to be carried on
by it are declared to be the following.
to-wit: Establish, maintain ana oper-
ate telephone system for the city Of
Natchitochcs and such foreign coEnec-
tons as NAV be made, and to establish
maintain and oDeraTe an electric light
plant for the city Of Natchitochcs, one
or both, as may be determined.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-11-10
ARTICLE VII.

4JinLJ o..
shall evttst FeId 80 gs--l-.-1 l,,.s5tbio
for the CONTRACT or faults thereof in any
further sum than the unpaid balance
due the company on the shares of stock
subscribed fer or owned by him. nor
shall any informally in organization
have the effect of rendering this charter
null or of exposing a stakeholder 70 any
liability beyond the unpaid balance. if
any, of his stock.
Thus done and passed at my notari,l
Office in the city of N&tchit0ches on the
9th day of August, 1898. in the rres-
ence Of Harry Percy and J. u. Harper
competent witnesses Of lawful age an
residents Of this city who EcreUnto ign
their names. together with said pawiea
and me notary. after reading Of III
whole.
JOHN B. ATKINS,
share of stock 500.
Per ID. c.. Scarborough.
Z. i. ATKINS,
! share CT stock 500.
Per ID. G.. scarborough.
N. II. CARVER.
share of stock 500.
Il. B. COOK,
| share of stock $lC0
d c. SCARBOROUGH
shares Of stock $500.
ATTEST:
HARRY PERCY,
j. Nj. HARPER.
ANGUS FLEMING.
SEAL Notary Public.
Having examined the foregoing char
ter and finding nothing therein contrary
to law dc hereby approve same.
Done and signed this August -, 1898.
PHANOR BREAZEALE,
Dist. Atty. 10th ID. c, La.
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scasonable Advice.

SNtNuuE4Nis 4AUNEUos
. "See heah, Rastus," said the good
49,, - old colored deacon to his eldest son,
- every o. all am gwine Ont inter de wicked
" ter make CT livir. is yu'?"
BuAses n sub, replied TIE youngster.
20 gwino ter try g.ttin long on
hook"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-07

Tho funeral OF j. B.sDarrah yesterday
afternoon. was one Of the largest that
has been held here In recent years. The
First Presbyterian church, where the
services were held. could not accommo-
date more than half OF those who turned
out TO pay the last tribute OF respect TO
the deceased. Ionic lodge, +. & a. ".
had charge OF the services, and Rev, II.
s. Coffey, the pastor OF the church par
ticipated In the devotional exercises,
while Rev. John T. Foster, rector OF the
Episcopal church, delivered the sermon.
There was q large turnout OF the mem
beys OF the order. who conducted the SER
vices al the grave. Quite a number OF
relatives and friends from a distance
were In attendance.
Prof. John r. Duff, superintendent of
the New Comerstown school, was IN at
tendance at the funeral OF j. u. Darrnh
yesterday. He was superintendent here
In 1878. when Mr.. Darrah was president
Of the board Of education. M
The Sub Rosa Club will give select
hop IN Armory Hail. on the evening OF
March 23rd. Kflmeyer will furnish the
music. Supper will be served at the
hotel exchange.
The lookup held three dsorderly
women yesterday. They had been run
in late Saturday night and will be dis
posed Of by mayor this morning.
Miss Margaret Bonnysteele returned
home yesterday morning from Barnes
Vile, where she has been spending a
week with friends and relatives.
The Mercantile Club dance in Arnory
hall tomorrow night. Nelson's full or
chestra will furnish the music.
Miss Maude Getroast. OF Cambridge,
Is, the guest OF friends and relatives In
the city.
Ralph Lipplncott. OF GAINESVILLE. spent
yesterday with friends in this city.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-07
WHEELING DAILY MONDAY, RICH 1898

Harper. los. and Joseph n Davies, 81.
For members OF the board OF education
the vote stood: WIN Daugherty. ~;
Robert brown, 5i7; J. NJ. Mcdonald,
AIS r. 81. Gilleland, 16l; Daugher.y and
Brown being the nominees.
The ward nominations resulted rs fol-
lows: First ward, for council. John Il.
Seabrook. assessor. Thomas Holt. Sec
ord ward-For council, J. D. Taylor; as.
SCISSOR. John C. Bolen. Third ward-F0r
council. James Grafton: assessor. G. II.
Wolf. Fourth WARRIOR council. Au-
gust Dahra; assessor. W. d. Mansell.
Fifth ward--For council. William y.
klnSey; assessor, CIV. Leach.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-07
THE SCORING RULES.
The League Decides 10 Abolish the
Earned Run.

At the St. Louis meeting OF the base
he!! managers in the matter OF scoring
rules, two changes were made. The
earned run was abolished altogether,
md the stolen bases were restored 10
their old time meaning. to wit. regu-
lar stolen base. unaided by fielding err
ro: Of any kind or base hit The error
rl7 feature caused a close fight. Han
ION wanted the following rule adopted:
An earned run shall be scored every
time PLAYER reaches or would have
reached home base without the assist
ace Of n fielding error or battery error
by any player exccp. the pitcher; that
IS, earned runs shall be those for which
the pitcher Is solely responsible. either
~ allowing base hits, giving bases on
ha!ls. hitting batsman. wild pitched
bali making wild pitches, or making
aelSing orrorg"
Hart and Reach recommended the
abolition Of the earned run altogether.
IN the ground that it was scored DIFF
la"trtiy by different scorers, and was,
besiGcs. OF Little importance. Their rec
Communications were finally adopted By
G vote CT only six to five Inasmuch as
Each and Hoscrs did not agree Phila-
cc'2h6 did not vote on the question.
TGe cunt hit rule was not changed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-07
AL. WAGNER'S KICK.

Al Wagner, the clever and hard.h!t-
ting player of Carnegie. has a grlev-
ancc. and strong one at that, agnins;
the Washington club, says tho Pitts
burgh Post. The latter drafted him from
the Toronto team, OF the Eastern
league. last fall and offered him a con-
tract for less salary than he received
from the Canadian team. Al Immediate
~ sent back the document unsigned. He
said last night that the salary offered
him was the same he received at
Wheeling three years ago. He Is deter
mined not to sign with Washington. as
he Is afraid OF running into debt to pay
expenses.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-07
MARTINS FERRY.
Hap. ami ml.hap. IN Inc Thriving city

'pps 49, thshaop- ~ ihc k"tkNthC Wy
Across the Rtvcr.
The banquet and entertainment given
By the Gwent Glee Club oil Saturday
night in honor OF st. David's Day, was
n most enjoyable and successful affair,
The menu consisted Of oranges and
bananas. turkey. tongue, ham, lettuce,
salad. bread. butter. cheese, cranber-
ries. tea. coffee. cake, Ice cream sher-
bet. etc. At the entertainment ad-
dresses were made by Mayor George b
Barr, Rev. William Lewis Tin Welsh,
Rev. DR.. ". C. d. Bond, Rev. W. J.
Williams and Rev. n. s. Thomas, Of
Wheeling. and paper was read by F..
+. Williams, including q resolution on
the destruction OF the battleship Maine
and commencing the course OF Presi-
dent. Mckinley. Four selections were
rendered by the Glee Club and five by
Miss Bessie Morgan, OF Pittsburgh. Miss
Morgan responding TO two encorcs. One
selection was in Welsh. A letter Of re-
greet was read from Hon. R. G. Rich
ards, OF SteubenvIlle. David Llewellyn
had charge OF the programme. About
go persons were present. The affair
was a credit to the society.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-07
RELLAIRE
All Sorts Of Local News nmd Gossip From
the GinS. City.

All Sorts Of Local News aud Gossip From
the GinSs City.
The REPUBLICAN, primaries on Saturday
evening resulted In quite full vote,
over 900 being cast for the candidates for
nomination for mayor. The best OF feel
ing prevailed except that there was
some criticism Of Democrats voting In
the Second ward, q largely Democratic
ward, but the judge In charge APPLIED the
test oath to thnse known and they swore
themselves through. As a whole, how
ever, the result was about as expected
by persons who learned OF the general
drift. James A. Dunfce for township
trustee, Amos C. Roscoe for clerk and
william Braincrd for constable, had no
opposition and Of course were noml-
mated, as was L. z. Ecyser for assessor
IN the township precinct.
In the city the race for mayor seemed
10 he tho center ot Interest and Ike
Freeze carried off the nomination, an
easy winner, the lower end OF town COM
ing up TO his support In great shape.
while all over the city he pollcd q good
vote. landing with total OF 397. Mar
shal Henry W. Dahra was second with
2G2, ". Z. Danford third, with It's, while
Squire Mnrrcll threw somc Of his sup
port to the winner and had>only Sc In the
wind-up. For marshal James S. john
son landed q big winner. beating the
whole field with 47S votes TO 23S for l..
w. Ciilcher and 1877 for Joseph Walker.
For city solicitor Hunter 8. Armstrong
got all the votes east, rs did ]. Morris
Dubois for city treasurer, and Mori
Nelson for water works trustee. For
city commissioner there were Ave can.
dldatcs. the winner being W. p. Crozicr,
an excellent man, who was injured
about n year ago and has been unable to
do hard work since. He made n thor
ougli canvass Of the entire city and had
3I7 votes. cx-City Commissioner Lam
caster. 2A: Councilman William ]. Car
son. 1l6; ex-Councllman Thomas g.
4. - = IE