A Pencil in a Mail's Body.
H autt P oud , Ct., Feb. 2 — U ver
fiv'fs week's ugo a Hartfcml mnn
had a fail ami was reniered iu
■ eligible. After being taken
homo a surgeou discovered
sii ^ht wound ia his body, close
by the heart, and thought the
m au hail either been stabbed or
shot. A few d tys later, however
small pieces ot black lead begin
to come out of the wound, and
it Was then concluded that iu
falliog the point of a lead pencii
which the man had in his vest
pocket had penetrated the body
Probing, later brought out a lit
tle wood. To-day the surgeons,
who baye watched the case with
much interest, used the knife
and to their astonishment a whole
lead pencil, which had been
sharpened but once, was extri
cated. It was 5| inches long,
and the wood was split iu two.
It had been completely imbedded
below the chest, and not half an
inch from the heart. The man
is very woak, but it is thought he
will recover.
"There is a tide in the affairs
of men, which, taken at the flood,
leads on to fortune." This say
ing has passed into the famil
iarity of a household phrase, and
there are, no doubt, in all de
grees and circumstances, people
earnestly impressed with its
teaching; but there is one class
in particular which, decidedly
averse to burdening itself with
fi,ny aflairs whatever, seems the
most inclined to place its implicit
reliance upon an idea so alluring
to its indolent soul, and to await
vainly, even through a lifetime,
the fullfillment ot its cherished
dream.
Yet it is possible that there
happens at some time during the
experience of every man an oc
currence which prompt and
proper action may make, in some
special walk, the foundation of
fature success; but it is a ques
tion as to how often this favor
able occasion is made to serve
its purpose. It is certain, how
ever that failures to grasp the
fleeting moment are not as fre
quent, and, doubtless, as much
distress has followed the embark
ing at an unpropitious season as
from failure to take advantage of
an auspicious event. Many have
thus been carried off on the ebb,
to struggle and toil for a return
to the point from which they
made their unlucky pluDge. Some
men seem to be always "catch
ing upi" If there was half the
discretion and vigor displayed in
going ahead as there is in the en
deavor to regain lost ground, we
should have to record fewer vic
tims of their own incautious man
agement.
Discrimination to discern, and
decision and tact to turn to ac
count the valuable opportunity
of his life, are essential to the
whole advancement of every in
dividual. and, when to these qual
ities are added the virtues of sta
bility and industry, the possessor
may indeed feel that he has at
his commaad all the elements
which constitute this magic flood
tide which can lead him to for
tane. Difficulties in the way of
such a man but tend to increase
his onward progress; he sur
mounts an obstacle only to gain
additional impetus from the
accent, and he is borne safely on
past the whirlpools of hazard to
a success of his own makmg.—
[Broadstreet.
A d aged Christian, with the
snow of time on his head, may
remind us that those points on
earth are whitest which are near
est Heaven.
A Family 's Terrible Suffering-.
It develops that the blizzard
of last Saturday, when it blew
moderately hard with the mur
cury from *21 to 40 degrees be
low zero, was the severest in hu
man history. The particulars of
the fate of the German family on
Elra River were received to -night
They were moving from a
shanty into a new house, and
were anxious to got settled in
better quarters beford Thuisday,
and before lha prevailing bliz
zard grew worse, and the mother
was confined. Tiie little boys
were bundled up and placed iu a
dry goods box. The father an
mother were carrying things into
their new house when the over
exertion made her fcick a
caused her suddenly to gi
birth to a cbild iu the new cold
house.^The father stopped witl
her for some time and then went
after another boy and girl tha
were making their way from the
fhauty to the house. Ho sue
ceeded in bringing them to thoir
mother. Ho then went after the
two little boys in the box, who
were wrapped up more securely
than the larger boy and girl.that
he had piloted in first. The
storm evidently blew harder and
the man got numb and bewil
dered. When found he was by
the box, and apparently had at
tempted to raise it on his back to
carry it and the boys to the
house. In that effort he failed
and losing control of his faculties
fell down and passed into dream
land. One little boy was found
sitting upright and the other
with his head dropping forward
into his brother's lap. The for
mer had bit his lips while his
teeth conlinued to chatter. The
boy and girl were badly frozen
in the legs, arms, and face, but
not fatally. The father not re
turning to the house told th
mother his fate, and sue, afte
several hours of physical and
mental suffering, started for a
neighbor, half a mile distant
She walked part way and rolled
a part. How she got through ia
more than she knows. The
neighbors went in search of the
father and boys, and found them
as stated, stone dead. The new
born infant perished. Strange
as it may appear, the mother es
caped with only a few frost
marks.— '[Dakota Dispatch.
Sudden Death.
Mr, Jethro S. Courtney, and
old citizen of this parish, who
returned on Wednesday evening
last from a visit to his daughter
living at Selma, Alabama, stop
ped at the residence of Mr; C. L.
Hays, his neighbor, and at whose
house his only son was sojourn
ing. After spendiug the even
ing in social chat they retired, all
in good health, Mr. Courtney
and his son occupying the same
room and same bed. At early
dawn on Thursday morning tho
son spoke to his father, and re
ceiving no response, placed his
hand upon him in order to arouse
him, and failing in this, felt of
him and found that he was cold
and lifeless. He called to Mr.
Hays who entered the room and
examined the father whose posi
tion and features indicated that
he died without a struggle. The
Coroner held an inquest and re
ports that he came to his death
Irom heart disease.—[Southern
Watchman.
The bridge over the Sabtue
River on the Louisiana and
Texas Railroad, has been fin
ished, and oar State and the
Lone Star State have been linked
together by rail.
SHERIFFS SALE
STATE OF 1,011ISIANA — Fourteenth
District Conrt—Parish of Morehouse.
W. T. Hail vs. J. M. Levy and M. Levy.
No. 5.-15.
By virtue of an order of seizure and
sale issued by tho H»u. Fourteenth Dis
trict Court in and for the parish of More
house, jState of Louisiana, I have seized
and will proceed to sell, at tho door of
the court house, within the lionrs pre
scribed by law, at public auction, to ilie
highest bidder, on
SATURDAY, the 21st day of February,
the property pointed out iu the writ
tobe seised, described as follows, be
1 tinging to J. M.. Levy: His residence
«"tuatcd on Washington,street, andcoin
i . ioi eing in the cbnfcre line of saiit'street,
ut an iron pin thirty feet east of the
middle of the east boundary of lot No.
one hundred and ninery-two, in bleck
tliirty-two in said town, whence an um
brella china bears south 32$ degiees,
west 23 5-10 feet, thence south c*J f.-4
degrees west, 326 1-10 feet to a poir.t
it-10 feet east of west boundary of
Vine street, thence north £ degree v, est
seventy-live feet to a pin set, whence a
red oak 10 in. marked X bears north
ten degrees west, 40 2-10 feet, thence
south 8'.; o 1 degives w«. t 26.) 1-100 reef,
to a pin set oti section line bet veen sec
tions twenty-live and twenty s'x, town
ship twenty-one, north ratige five ea .:t,
theuce north along taid section line
120 1-10 feut to »et {»in whence a nine
10 inches marked X bears noithëli de
grees east 52 2-!•; foat tbence west 0/5
2-10 feet to a pin set oil vVcsuin'Tton
street, whence a haekberry 12 !-•<(; -
marked X bears north 5 'J 3-1 d--grecs,
west 22 7-U0 fret, theaee sont!. 6 1-2
degrees west to the place of beginning,
containing 2 53-100 acres of lanu more
or less.
Also twenty-two 50-100 feet oft tho
west side of lot forty-five and all of lot
forty-six in block number 6, in said town
together with ail the buildings and im
provements thereon situated; and espe
cially tho following described land be
longing to Mathcw Levy, to-wit: First,
his storehouse and lot, described as com
mencing at a point on Madison street on
the Southern boundary of block six in
said town, one hundred and thirteen and
oo hundredths feet west of southeast
corner of said lot, running thence west
sixty-four feet, thence north one bun
dled and fifty feet, thence east thirty
two feet, thence Soutu seventy-one fce-fc
thence east 32 feet, thence south 70 feet
to the place of beginning. Second, bis
residence, described as the north fifty
feet of lots li'5 and 106 in block 13 in
said town, said lots having a front ot
fifty feet on Washington street by a
depth of three hundred feet back or east
between paralel lines, all of said lots of
laud, together with'ill the rights, titles
privileges and improvements thereto
belonging.
Terms of sale..Cash without ap
praisement.
WM. P. DOUGLASS, Sheriff.
Jan. 16, '60.
(SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA—Fourteenth
District, Conrt, Parish of Morehouse.
W. T. Hall vs. James Campbell et al.
No. 5514.
By virtue of an order of seizure and
sale, issued by tho Hon. 14th District
Court, in and for the parish of More
house, in the above entitled suit and to
nie directed as Sheriff of said parish a d i
State, I have seized as directed in the j
writ, and will p.oceed To se'l a f tie.
door of the court house, within the hours '
prescribed by law, at public auction, t • I
the highest bidder, on
SATURDAY, the 21st day of February,
1880. tho following described pioperty,
and described in the writ as tho north
half of lots No. one hundred and sev^i j
and one hundred and eight ( to* find K'8) |
block Ko. fourteen (14) froa'tug 1
seventy-live feet on Washing toa st;.-ei j
by three hundred feet on Cypress street, [
and seventy-five feet on Vine Street, to
gether with all the buildings and im
provements situated thereon, with all
the rents and revenues for the year 1880,
or due thereon, said property being sit
uated in the town of Bastrop, parish of
Morehouse.
Terms of sale—Cash, with the benefit
of appraisement
WM. P. DOUGLASS,
ianl6-6t Sheriff.
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Established in 1852.
MICHEL LET
FALLS INTO THE IJNE OF BATTLE
Fortified and armed with a huge stock
of Fall and winter
DRY Ö0SDS.
Enough for everybody, all to be sold
j ust above cost.
He means business in the strictest seii-o
af the word. No humbug. Trial solic
ited.
Lehman Bros.,
New York.
Lehman, Deirr & Co..
Montgomery, Ala,
eliman, Albrahaui & (lo
I0TT0N FACTO
"TV ,-^t
—AND—
Commission Morchant-!
Cor. Gravier & Baronne Sta.,
£. Lehman,
Lehman
H. Abraham
NEW ORLEANS, I .A.
W. A. FEALE,
COTTON FACTOR
AND
Commission Hercuant
No. 52 Union St.,
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana.
Jolrn Cliaffe & Sens,
Cotton Factors,
AND GENERAL
Commit!oil Mcrrhaats
NO. 52 UNION STREET,
SÎEVV ORLEANS.
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IwVi. Xjl
sagel, Sr.,
—DEALER IN
Anil General Merchandise,
Baslrnp, Louisiana.
We have now in store
most complete '-»-sort trient,
chandke svt? br^nj'iit to
is' i
t'l
' o largest an
of general mer
"lus ,-jmrket.
Goods
rillings,
. Jeans,
:-ud and
Returning thanks for the past liberal
pnteonage receiw I from the people of
Morehouse, \
a continuano
3 hope to merit
of the same.
and solicit
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Acknowledged to be the: Til!** .'.EST
NOW SOI.'P. Bisware of wo: tblobs imi
tauov machines.
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A. CURTfg. i
WANTED TO KIJ0W !
[ARE THE BRICK WELLS,
Made by A. Curtis
What they are Represented tobe ?
We, the tmdersignod, wio have had
wells made by Mr. Curtis are satisfied
they are the best wells now iu use, if
bricked with good brick and mortar,
they are everlasting wells, cutting off
all s°ap water, and if we wanted a per
manent'Well would prefer this to any
otùer, and consider they would be
cheaper than recurbing an old well. We
have been using said wells from one to
six years and are perfectly satisfied with
he m.
G '> M arable, M. D- J Harvey Brigham
• ' L Pratt. Isaac T Naff
Janes Pnssey D M Evans
J V in Brorfu Giles M C ,,- oxtoii
H in Lawhead John R Lrodnax
A Fried h am W 1* Hall
J Leo Per tit H H Naff
Benj Bilbernagcl Sr J S Dandy
E K W Ross Joseph Levy
B V McDonald ,J T Dalton
Henry Schneider T;H Sparks
J Henry Gray M D Lew
B C Lull * W R McC 'reight M D
H H Sauders J H Jones
V.'t'i P Douglass A L Anderson
W E McAleaus J G Fleweilen
I could get twice as many naines
within two miles of town. A. CuRTIS
n 'o t! o-e that wish to go into the bus
iness, tho plain facts are : I .un (!ti years
old and can ditj ami brick .!0 feet in sand
• « 10 hours with the assistance of two
common laborers. This is a well three
leet in diameter, reqniriug 36 brick to
the foot. 'I he price I aok is $2 per foot
whi 'h no one, knowing the co:;t of dig
ging, etc., and the disposition to be made
of the profits, can say is too much.
I patented the weil for charity's s il<e
and will put them down on tho follow
ing terms : 1st. Ten per :'ont. of the
profits? shall bo deposited with the au
thorities of the town, city or parish in
which fcliey are maelo, said fund to be ap
• ropriated to ' .. ..
lie
'ouefit of tho poor and
balance.. 9éï per cent,
">my order or my agents order. The
r-tisou that so small a portion of
the profits are lelt where they are
dotvu isthat there is not more than
e.oe-tenth or the United States that they
■ „ be put down in. It is a plenty and
•:iothe the naked and feed the starv
ii her '.-er they can be used. Not one
• to --itail be appropriated for education.
• I don't wish ro sell territory 1 can
ftiv employment to thousands fora roy
A. CURTIS.
ISIPROV k, STRENGTHEiV
iZaod P3:'.SEUVE the EYES
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ell's Perfect Fitting
j ::tt iaCLKS & EYE-«LAS1SES
—FOH S.*LK BY —
pp. s. ROLLE1GH.
JEWELER and OPTICAN,
(ASTROF. I .OtJISIANA.
j Sj- I i .eir .:nd to suit any eye. Gold
I , ; •/•». ... -pins, siiirt-studds, brace
j i' * , ; • S.' bottons, watch-guards, and
! to be found in a first-class
. <• . . hop, including the celebrated
I C.- ('r.ocK, price only §15. Spe
I i,.l ats.-'itioii paid to repairing. All
! wo x .ati eed
I rders promptly attended to.
. 'A' 7 ei.'gs made to older.
P. S. ROLLEIGH.
iXKI.BR WM. OHLE.
.KLMI& OHLE,
; f ?. ïîSï a TS 'i Farrier
.:ifctop.
-TlèOP, LOUISIANA.
d. I igned would respectfully
e !>li( that tuey have opened
>te Olosson (.id Stand at.d
work in their line, such !<s
say-tio, hnggiei, plows, etc.
mauhinery m -de a specialty.
■ATNKl.;:R et OHLE.
I s IX'f'O.V & Co
V':KltS, MACHINISTS AND
' . i AGENTS
VIOKSBURG, MISS.
i' .0 (writ.:; in v,-arehouse full
"■ icl .h'ery. Engines,
• v'.s. < m .-'tinxU, Grist Mills,
■•••"> ■ iting and Packing
. ms of ittiugs, etc., etc. And
lore h. * c very department of
; i< •• n"I .n 1.: r 'til ring aud repair
'liait on it : ! ! full operation.
■ * üi % ^
Grapes !
. i L g, f \ 3Ii SE TIES.
€euîs Apiece.
Apply t« JOHN L. PRATT.
TS IE
Morehouse Cl,m c .
A Weekly Newspape» Published i
BASTROP, LOUISIANA
Offers Superior Iml
ucements as
»n Advertising Medium,
We are Prepai ,d to tiuu
ou» as gnod
JOB IVOSèU
AS AX Y CO Uli TR Y OFFICE
Su (he Sta It
TES, MS OK SUBSCKIPTIO.'
One year in advance. o gg
Six months _> [ jy
Three months -,i
Reasonable Disconot tu Those who
Adveitise by the Year.
IT IS INTENDED TO MAKK
'iClhtF? 01st,a*io
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A PAPER FOR THR PJKOFLS
J I). riAM.tlONDS IOIIX M. (.ADDIS
J. PINCKXKV SMITH.
Hammoitds, Oaddis & Co.,
' COTTON FACTORS,
—AJSD—
Générai Commission Merchants,
65 and 07 Carondelet Street,
SEW ORLEANS.
Will make liberal advances and sell
on consignment, cotton, sugar, n. .dusses,
rice, tobacco, wool, grain, live stock and
country produce of all kinds. Having
favorable connections here and in the
West for the pin chase of supplies, all
orders will receive strict attention, and
the interest of patrons will be closely
guarded in price, packing aud freight
ontract. aug3 -y
S. T. W. Meek's
GENERAL AG E NC 7
For portable and stationary engines
of different styles, saw and grist mills,
cotr.on gius, wagons, buggies, cane and
sorghum mills, evaporators, aud improv
ed agricultural implements. Persons de
sirous of purchasing would do well, and
receive advantages by buying through
this agency. Address,
S. T. W. MEEK,
Hamburg, Ark.,
by letter, who will promptly respond in
person. Refers to Messrs. John Bussey,
A. L Bussey, W. A. Harrington, Col, J.
V.'m. Brown and Hon. Jas. Bussey.
ESTABLISHED 1871.
TTC- 333M:33Xj3:2MG-'S
Bread and Cake Bakery,
BASTROP, LA.
W. Embliug's bread wagon delivers
fresli bread in town, Prairie Mer Ronge,
Bayon Bartholomew, Lind (irove, and
Gum Swamp when regular orders are re
ceived. Special attention paid to tho
supplying offish frys, barbecues, public
dinners, etc. Wedding cakes made on
the shortest notice. june'28-y
JOHN HANNAH,
HOUSE A SIGN PAINTER
—AND—
PAPER HANGER.
BASTROP, LOUISIANA.
tHF'Stock taken in part payment fcr
work