The Morehouse clarion. [volume], May 28, 1880, Image 4

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Monroe to Monticello.
We referred, jesterday, to the
effort now being tuade to secure
the fuuds neocedsary to baild a
railroad from Monroe, Loaisiana,
to Monticello, Arkansas. The
subject is of so mach importance
to the commercial interests of
New Orleans, that it cannot be
too often brought before the
mercantile community. *
Some time ago, a proposition
was made to extend the Little
Rock, Mississippi River and
Texas Railway from Collens'
Depot to Monticello. The mer
chants of this city promptly sub
scribed the necoessary funds, and
thereby secured a targe and val
uable trade. It is very probable
that this line will gooq be exten
ded to Camden, and a large part
of Sduthetn Kansas will thus be
afforded w at aH seasons
of thé year; Nevertheless, the
people of Southeastern Louisi
ana, will not be able to reach a
railroad with ljjlfefr produce ex
cept by a long .haul overland.
From Monro» toihe Arkansas
line, the distanoe is forty-two
miles, and the distanoe thence to
Monticglb is about the same.
The Vickaburg, Shreveport and
and Pacific Company offers to
take stock to the amount of $25,
000, and the city of Monroe a
like sum. TlU remainder must
be made up by private subscrip
tion which should be done with
out dïffifculty. The merchants
of New Örleaoö could well afford
to subscribe £he entire sum.
Thefe are no finer cotton lands
in the world than are tobe found
in Ibejpaij&Ue» of Ouachita and
Morehouse, and the counties of
Ashley and Drew. The popula
tion is hardy, industrious and
well-to-do* Tie gotten of those
counties come to New Orleans,
and their supplies are purchased
in this market. It is highly im
portant, that our relations with
that s&tion should be ma8e even
more intimate than they now are.
The completion of the pro
posed line would give another ail
rail roqfce from this city to Pine
Bluffy and the consequent com
petion would be most beneficial
to the commercial interests of
this city. We hope and believe
the road from Monroe to Monti
cello will soon be built.—[N. O
Times.
Thomas Ashwood was a pris
oner in a Pittsburg Police Court.
A {tofôSftaai» had caught him in
the baoi yard of Mr. Bramfield's
residence at midnight, opening
a shutter. He did not look like
a burglar, but the circumstances
were against him, and he would
not attempt any explanation or
his conduot. The Justice was
•boat to commit hira for trial,
when Miss Coulter, a niece of
the Bramfields stepped forward
and asked to be a witness. She
said that the supposed robber
was a lover of hers, that be had
hery^and
stolen interview at the window
Tb<f complaint was dismissed.
Always manage to live -so- as
to leave something at death.
Chicago man of ninety-eight
years of age married the other
day becaalaKl» JtftKÇlit it far
better to leave a widow than
nothing.
Patrick (dressing for a party)
"Bedad sow, and I shan't be
able to git on those boots till Fve
Adversity has the effect of
eliciting talents whioh in pros
perous oiroumstancee, would
have lain dormant.
I die content," said the fly in
tbe baker's dough. "Somebody
will take me for a currant."
They Met and Parted.
"Now then," says tramp No. I
to No. 2 as they turned into
Montcalm street from Wood
ward Avenue the other day,
here is theçame, you walk down
the street and ring tho bell of
some hou*e, and when the lady
answers you tell her that you
haven't bad anything to eat for
three days. If she says she
don't care tell her that you are
desperate and ready to commit
any cvime. If she starts to slam
the door on you hold it open
with your foot and roll your eyes
and look savage. I'll arrive just
about then, and I 'll take you by
the neck, slam you around and
pitch you out of the yard. I'm
the lady's protector and the hero
of the hour, you see. I'll be
very modest and claw off, but I'll
tell her I'm a stranger and need
quarter to buy food. She 'll
band it over, and I'll join you
around the corner and divide.
See?"
Magnificent ! " replied. No 2.
"You ought tö be in the United
States Senate! Well-, here I
go- J.
He passed down the street and
selected a house, and the pro
gramme was carefully followed
out until he reached the point
where he said he was desperate.
At that instant the hall door was
pulled wide open, and a six foot
husband shot out with his right
hand and knocked No. 2 clear off
the lower step. No. 1 was just
rushing in, and six footer thought
he might as well kill two birds
with one stone, so he gave him
one on the jaw, and when tired
of walking around on their pros
hate bodies he flung them over
the fence. The tramps limped
down to the corner, looked at
each other in deep disgust and
then 8eperated forever.—[De
troit Free Press.
Not Much of a Loss.
A young lady went to a drug
store Monday, located not a mile
from the market-house, and had
a prescription made up.
"How much?" inquired the
lady.
"Fifty cent9," said the clerk.
"But I have only forty-five
oents with me." replied the cus
tomer; "can't you let me have it
forthat?"
"No, ma'am," said the clerk;
"but you can pay me the five
cents when you come in again
"But suppose I were to die?"
said the lady, jocularly.
"Wei/, it wouldn't be a very
grëat loss," was the smiling re
sponse.
And immediately the smiling
clerk gathered from the indig
nant flash on the lady's face that
he bad been misunderstood, and
before he feould assure her that
it was the little balance and not
her that would be no great loss
she had bounced out at a go-as
yoa«please gait, ani was beyond
the sound of his voice.—[Cleve
land Sentinel.
"Make a minute of that duel
Mr! Shearer," said the chief to
the news editor. "Can't do it,
replied the subaltern. "Why
not?" "Cause there's only two
seconds in it." (Verdict of acci
dental death, caused by a sadden
increase of salary.)
IT SINGS FOR ALL.
Messrs. Macy & Jones have fitted
up a Singer Sewing Machine Depot
in tiie Parsons office, and are pre
pared to furnish machines to the
citigeQS of Bastrop and Morehouse
T^tsh Call and see them.
No man ever sold good leather
in Bastrop as low as
Fact
A Free Press.
The New Haven Register in
the following article has tersely
stated the petty aunoyancea to
which every paper in the laud is
more or less subjected:
The beautiful idea of getting
somethiug for nothing is no
where more readily traceable
than in a newspaper office.
So much has been spoken,
written and sung about a "free
press" that people have come, to
accept the term in a sense alto
gether too literal.
If a man has a scheme of any
kind germinating he just steps
into the editorial room and de
tails it, with the remark, "I'm not
quite ready to advertise yet, but
a few words will help me along."
He gets the few words and never
gets ready to advertise.
Two tickets admitting lady and
gent to the "G. R. X. M. T.'s
grand ball" are expected to pro
duce a six-line local and a quar
ter of a column description of
the ladies' toilet after the ball is
over.
Church fairs and the like are
worse than balk. They never
leave tickets, but demand more
space, because, "it's a matter of
news, and a help to the cause."
Should a boy saw off his fin
ger, "Dr. C: O. Plaster dressed
the wound with great skill,"
would be a graceful way of stat
ing it, and besides, it is "unpro
fessional" to advertise.
The patent rat trap man brings
m one of his combinations of
wire and mouldy cheese bait,
sticks it under the editor's nose
and explains how they catch 'ena
every time the spring works.
'It's something of iuterest to the
community, and if you put in
piece save me about a dozen
papers," which he quietly walks
off with, as though he had be
stowed a favor in allowing edi
torial eyes to gaze on such a
marvel of intricacy.
An invitation "to come down
and write up our establishment
is a deal more common than a
two square "ad" from the same
firm. Newspapers must be filled
up with something or othèr, you
know.
The lawyer, with strong pre
judices against, advertising, is
fond of seeing his cases imported
in full in the newspapers, with
an occasional reference to his ex
ceedingly able manner of con
ducting the 8ame.* It is cheaper
than advertising.
In. fact everybody, from a to
izzard, who has an ax to grind,
asks the newspaper to turn the
cranfc, and forgets to even say
thank you, but will kindly take a
free copy of the paper as part
pay for furnishing news.
The press being "free," all
bands seem to get aboard and
ride it to deç|h. j Th^fe^ |g
newspapers aré so lieh that they
can afford double price for white
paper, and never ask Congress
to aid them by removing the
duty on wood pulp.
An article is going around on
the trade in human hair, and
shows that the raising of human
hair for the market is a regular
business in some parts of Europe
It is stated, also as a fact that
the more stupid a person is tbe
finer the hair is. Undoubtedly
this is so. and is just the same
in this coobtry, but we make no
personal allusions.
Pursue what you know to be
attainable; make truth your ob
ject. and your studies will make
you a wise man.
Dead business men tell no
tales in the advertising columns.
TISDALE,
F
Or.
CABINET MAKER AND
UNDERTAKER,
Bastrop, La.
:U ways on hand Hermetic and other
Burial Caskets, and coffin trimming.
All kinds of Furniture manufactured
and repaired on short notice and at liv
ing rated.
CriYER ZjIIUII.
FROM TRENTON TO BAYOU BAR
THOLOMEW.
Steamer WILLIE,
Captain R. D MARBLE,
SAM GILBERT,.Clerk.
Steamer tt. STEIJV^
Captain J. M. TINDELL,
JOHN C MEEK, Clerk.
^Steamer St. Francis Bell,
Captain LEW RICE.
—— Cierk. -
Will make regular weekly tripsin the
Bayou during the entire season, connect
ing regularly at. Trenton with the Mam
moth sidewheel Weekly Packet FRED
A. BLANKS, of 6i 00 bales capacity. No
dauger of any delays in jour shipment.
Rates same as other boats and guarantee
to land freight at Pt. Pleasant THREE
DAYS from time of shipment ijrom New
Orleans, water permitting; Freights
shipped from New Orleans Wednesday
will belauded at Point Pleasant Satur
day evening.
Steamer Willie passes Point Pleasant,
foing up, Satnrday eveing; goiijg down,
'riduy morning of e* ery week.
For further particulars inquire of
JOHN A. MEEK, Agent,
feb20-6m Point Pleasant.
Regular Bayou Barthol
omew Packet.
Will leave New Orleans every ten days
throughout the season for Lind Grov«,
Phintersville, Point Pleasant, and all
way landings on Bayou Bartholomew,
the fast, fine and Al passenger steamer
"WM. FAGAN."
[Built expressly for the trade. 1
GCS HODGE, ..Master.
L. P. DELA T iOUSSAYE,. Clerk.
The Steamer "Wm. Fagan" will enter
the bayou on tho first ris© anil will con
tinue her trips; throughout the season.
Thankful for the liberal patronage ex
tended to the old boat, the "Bastrop,"
the owners of the Steamer "Wm. Fagan"
would respectfully solicit for the new
boat a continuance of the same.
J D. HAMMONDS JOHN M. GADDIS
J. PINCKNEY SMITH.
Hammonds, Gaddis & Co.,
COTTON FACTORS,
—AND— : i
General Commission Merohants,
65 and 67 Carondelet Street,
NEW ORLEANS.
Will make liberal advances and sell
on consign ment, cotton, sugar, molasses,
rice, tobacco, wool, grain, hve stock and
country produce of all kinds. Having
favorable connections here and in the
West for the purchase of supplies, all
orders will receive strict attention, and
the interest of. patrons tfill ; be éloSèly
guarded in price, packing and 'freight
ontract. is V ang8-y
S- T. W. Heck's
GENERAL A GEN.C 7
For portable and stationary engines
of different styles, saw and grist mills,
cotton gins, wagons buggies, : cane and
sorghum mills, evapprators, and improv
ed agricultural implements. * ersons de
sirous of purchasing Would 1 do well, and
recei e advantages, by buying through
this agency. Address,
S. T W MEEK, •
, JJamburg, Ark.,
by letter, who,will pnomptly respond in
person. te'SfefcOTS-Jollw Bussey,
A. L Bussey, W. A* Harrington, Col. J.
;<Pm. BtOWff^nd Höhr J,aä. Bussey.
EST ABtiïi
1ST1.
W. EMBI»ING'S
Bread and Cake Bakery,
BASTROP, LA. . u
W. Embling's bread wagon delivers
fresh bread in town, Prairie Mer Ronge,
Bayou Bartholomew, Lind Grove, and
Gum Swamp when regular orders are re
ceived Special attention paid to the
supplying offish frys, bar) ecues, public
dinners etc. Wedding ca&bs made on
the shortest notice. ' june28 -y :
The Morehouse Nursery*
POINT PLEASAN1, La.
The undersigned is now ready to re
ceive orders for fruit trees for next fal
delivery. Ail trees guaranteed.
marl4-y JNO. MU^BQW-AÎJD.
Charles Winkle*,
^ ;
LOOK AND GUNSMITH,
: ai iSf-rroq cii
Bastrop, Louisiana
Will repair guns and pistoîs on siort
ice. Satisfaction guaranteed.
WANTED TO KNOW !
[ARE THE BRICK WELL8,
Made by A. Curtis
What tbey ara Rtprtsentcd tobe T
We, the undersigned, who have bad
wells made by Mr. Curtis aie satisfied
they are the beet wells now in use, if
bricked with good brick and mortar.
They are everlasting wells, cutting off
all seap water, and if we wanted a per
manent well would prefer this to any
other, and consider they would be
cheaper than recurbing an old well. We
have been nsiug said wells from one to
six years and are perfectly satisfied with
hem.
G B M arable, M. D.
J L Pratt
James Bussey
J Wm Brown
Wm Lawhead
A Fried ham
J Lee Pettit
Benj Silbernagel Sr
E K W Ross
B V McDonald
Henry Schneider
J Henry Gray M D
B C Hall
H H Sanders
Wm P Douglass
W E McMeaus
J Harvey Brigham
Isaac T Naff 4
D M Evans
Giles M Croxtoa
John R Brodnax
W T Hall
H H Naff
J S Handy
Jeseph Levy
J T Daltou
T (H Sparks
Mat Levy
W R McCreight M D
J HJone8
A L Anderson
J G Flewellen
I could get twice as many names
within two miles of town. A. CuRTIS
, To those that wish to go into the bus
iness, the plain facts are : I am 66 years
old and can dig and brick 30 féet in sand
in 10 hours with the assistance of two
common lab'oiers. This is a well three
feet in diameter, requiring 36 brick to
the foot. The price I ask is $2 per foot
which no one, knowing the cost of dig
ging, etc., and the disposition to be made
of the profits, can say is too much.
I patented the well for charity's sako
and will put them down on the follow
ing terms : 1st. Ten per cent, of the
profits shall be deposited with the au
thorities of the town, city or parish iu
which they are made, said fund to be ap
propriated to the benefit of the poor and
helpless. 2d. The balance, 90 per cent,
to bo deposited in any safe bank subject
to my order or my agents order. The
reason that so small a portion of
the profits are left where they are
put down is that there is not more than
one-tenth of the United States that they
can be put down in. It is a plenty and
will clothe the naked and feed the starv
ing wherever they can be used. Not one
centf shall be appropriated**)? education.
While I don't wish to sell territory I can
give employment to thousands for a roy
alty. joJid CURTIS.
IMPROVE, STRENGTHEN
and PBESERVE'the EYES
»r* -r -BY U8HWF— .
Wendell's Perfect Fitting
SPECTACLES & EYE-GLASSES.
—FOR BALK (BY—
F. S.
JEWELER anil OPTIÇAN,
BA8TB0P, LOUISIANA.
Spectacled and to suit any eye. Gold
rings, breast-pins, shirt-studds, brace
lets, cuff buttons, watch-guards, and
everything to be found in a first-class
jewèliry Shop, itictuding the celebrated
Calendar Clock , price only $15. Spe
cial attention paid to repairing. AU
work guaranteed. ■■
Country orders promptly attended to.
Wrifag ri»g, »»%'^KOLLEIGH.
,J. Jft. PJ1XTOJY or Co,,
founders, machinists and
MAMJFAOlüESÄSf AGENTS
VICKSBURGj MISS. î ; T
This firm carries in warehouse full
stock of Plantation Machinery. Engines,
Horse Powers, Gin Stands, Grist Mills,
Cotton Presses, Belting and Packing,
and all kinds of fittings, etc., etc. And
in addition,. have every department of
their targe manufacturing and repair
establishment in full operation.
august30-3m
Wm. H. Graham
BASTROP, LOUISIANA,
Brickmaker and Layer.
Is prepared to do all work ertrusted
to him quickly and in a workmanlike
manner. Tombs, cisterns, chimneys and
other work solicited. Orders left at H.
D. Vàughan's will be promptly attended
to. aug22-6m
Grapes 1 Grapes!
MlL VARIETIES.
Price—93 Cents Apiece.
- • - Apply to JOHN L. PRATT.
THE
A Weekly Newspaper Published hi
BASTROP, LOUISIANA,
Offers Superior Inducements aa
an Advertising Medium,
We are Prepai :d to turn out as good
JOB WORK
AS ANY COUNTRY 0FFICJ6
In the State
TEEMS OK SUBSCRIPTION
One year la advance .2 00
Six months 1 T q
Three months 70
!
Reasonable Discount to Those who
Adveitise by the Year.
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