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VOL. VI
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
frank l~avtghan,
attorney at law;
Bastrop, Louiaiaoa.
Will practice in the Courts of More
house and West Carroll. Spemal atten
■ tion to the collection of claims by suit
before tho Magistrate 6 Cour ts.
st. c. jiougajv,
attorney at law,
MONROE, La.
Will [practice iu State and Federal
Courts. apnm-y
SjUTSSOJV &E V*
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Bastrop, Louisiana.
—South-east corner !of Public
Square.
Will practice in the- courts of the
14th Judicial District composed of
the parishes of Morehouse, Ouachitaand
Richland, aud in the Supreme Conrt at
Monroe. julyl9 -y
3AS. RUSSET H H - NAFF
sbussey jvwtf,
ATTORNEYS AT LAV/,
Bastrop, Louisiana.
WU1 th«j «uttiva oî tho SiA-fcli
Indicia! District, compflsed of the parishes
uf Morehouse ahd West Carroll, and
n the Supreme Court at Monroe; also m
the Federal Courts.
Oflie.—East side of public square;
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Bastrop, Louisiana.
WUi practice in tlie courts of tho Ctb
Judicial District, composed of the par
ishes of Morehouse, and West Carroll
and also in the parishes of Richland,
Ouachita, Union, Franklin, Catahoula,
and Jackson, and in tho Supremo Conrt
at Monroe, Louisiana.
DR. S?. C.
babtkop, la.
Offers his professional sei vices to the
eople of Bastrop and vicinity. Can be
found at- his residence, or at the drug store
of Dr. A. L. Bussey, when not protes
onally engaged. fnh.l-y
Geo. lt. JUarable, ffl- D
BASTROP, LA.
I hereby tender my professional services
to the people of Bastrop and Morehouse
parish. When not profossioually engaged,
can be found at my residency one mile
eas or town at night, and at the Drug:
Store of Dr. A. L. Bussey during the day
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ORAL SURGEON,
Offers to the public his professional
experience of thirty years in the above
speciality for the treatment ot all dis
earn peculiar to tho month and preser
vation of its natural organs, the teeth
Charges for all dental services graded
bv quality and character desired, to suit
the times'. For dental substitutes, from
iuu sets, rccoujiucimww — * * ..
to perform the functions of mastication
satisfactorily as to kind selected.
Without previous arrangements, casn
is invariably expected.
Moved to new office, near the Baptist
Church.
Dentistry.
IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, BY
DR. M. J. MASbENGILL.
Gold fillings from $2 to $3; silver fill
in cs from il to S3; fuU upper and lower
set artificial teeth $40. Extracting teeth
a' speciality. Having had my office
newly fitted up, I will take pleasure in
serving all persons wishing work in my
line
COME AND SEE,
Mr. A. CURTIS is offering his best,
bnek for TEN DOLLARS PER THOU
SAND. Now is the liest time to repair
your side-walks and under-pin your
houses. Call and examine the brick.
A.CURTIS.
STATE NEWS.
A lady gave birth to three chil
dren near New Iberia the other
day. Where's the census taker?
The Journal says there never was
before as much sickness as now in
Madison parish.
The Star urges some one to es
tablish a soap factory in New Ibe
ria. The editor may need scrub
bing off for ought we know.
Deltaites will soon open a "cock
pit" in their burg and amuse them
selves in the barbarous practice of
chicken-fighting.
An ox wagon passed over the
chest of the driver in St. Tammany
parish recently, crushing his ribs
and breaking both shoulder-blades.
The physician pronounced the in
juries fatal.
Jessie Davis, one of the most
promising young men of St. Tam
many parish, while bathing near
Covington last week alone, was
drowned. He was dead at least
two hours before his body was
found.
A State paper says that "any
man who is too stingy to pay for
his paper can never enter the king
dom of heaven." If this is good
theology, we tremble to think of
the awful destiny of some people
in this parish. It may not do to
risk the chances, friends.
DOTS FROM OAK RIDGE.
O ak R idge, L a ., Sept. 3, '80.
Editor Clarion :
Dear Sir.—I have not written
you for some weeks. Didn't have
anything to write about, but our
mail leaves in a few hours, so I will
drop you a line.
Everything is moving on smooth
ly. Our town is as quiet a little
place as anywhere, and still im
proving. Buildings going up, and
business men coming in. We now
have a photograph gallery. Messrs.
Anderson & Ballard take its good
pictures, any size wanted, as can
be taken in North Louisiana. They
Speak of settling here permanently.
We find them clever gentlemen.
We had a nice picnic here yester
day at the Methodist Church, given
by the Sunday Schools of our town.
With ail united, it was a grand suc
cess, notwithstanding the rain.
Dr. Trippett delivered an able and
appropriate address. Everything
passed off nicely. :
We have a new drug store just
opened, John B. Marable & Bros.,
proprietors.
We are having some little sick
ness in the neighborhood now.
Cotton opening fast and picking
will commence in earnest very soon.
Two bales new cotton already been
brought in and sold. The sleepy
merchants will soon wake up. They
have been "webbed up" for some
time. The writer is going to St.
Louis in a few days. .When he re
turns, will write you again.
5tb WARD.
Will Power— Illness is some
times brought on by imagination
and weakness. Courage is a
wouderfal agent in throwing off
disease. A walk of five miles
wontd cure many an occupant of
the lounge. To hold a bottle of
smelling salts in the band on ac
couut of a headache may be just
the thing at times, but .o fling a
pound of fruit cake out into the
alley, and then walk a* furlong as
a reward for not eating the com
pound, is nearly always a much
better thing.
Three brothers named Little
field were recently killed near
Galveston, Texas, in a diffi
culty.
A Bold and Dastardly Attempt.
[From the Vienna Sentinel ]
On Tuesday, 31st ult., about
10 o'clock, a, m., a negro fre
quenter of this town by the name
of Jim Martin attempted at out
rageous act which might have
been serious but for timely in
terference. This negro was noted
for worthles8nes8 and long hair
or wool, of which he was very
proud, and ordinarily wore it in
little tufts tightly wrapped with
strings. On Tuesday prepara
tory to his hellish attempt, this
wool was unwrapped, carried
down in front, obscuring the
eyes and to add to his Satanic
appearance, bark was placed
about the mouth, and in this
garb approached the residence
of a respectable citizen about
three miles from this place, who
was absent, leaving wife aud in
tant all alone, and the first inti
mation to the wife of this fiend
was a grab at her as she sat
upon her gallery. The lady ran
screaming into the room where
ber babe was, pursued by the
demon, who attempted to snatcb
the infant and caught it by the
foot, grabbing with the other
hand at the mother, who suc
ceeded in freeing the infant and
herself by her clothing giving
away, and the noise of approach
ing assistance caused the negro
to flee for safety. A pursuit in
a short time was organized,
blacks as well as whites joining
in, and when overtaken by some
negroes he feigned madness. He
was overtaken in the woods by
some whites, whom he attacked
with stones, and they not
wishing to shoot him and trying
to capture him without, he made
a break and Was lost in the thick
woods, they not being able to
keep up on horseback, About
5 o'clock he was seen again by a
party who in giving pursuit sep
arated, and firing was heard by
our informant, who had dis
mounted and soon saw the ne
gro coming with fall speed to
wards him, but on seeing him,
stopped and was approached
wheu he again resorted to stones,
in hopes of another escape, and
wounded our informant himself.
Some of the parties, thinking to
put an end to this foolishness,
and the negro refusing to surren
der, he was fired upon by sev
eral parties and brought low,
aud Wednesday morning was
brought to town, received the
necessary medical attention, but
died about 3 p. m.
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Origin of the Horseshoe Superstition.
In very early times, says a
writer in Baldwin's Monthly,
among the Celtic race, an effigy
of the patron saint, so common
in churches and temples, waft
much used in the dwelling* and
workshops of the people, as a so
called "protection" against ill
fortune. The "glory" above the
head of these figures—which lat
ter were often rudely carved in
wool and painted—was repre
sented by a circular piece of pol
ished metal to oonvey the effect
of the shining halo, or nimbus,
frequently seen in illustrations of
the Virgin and other Scriptural
sabjects. Often this metal nim
bus was of semicular form; and
after the figure itself had disap
peared, by reason of decay the
nimbus remained, and was sus
pended in some prominent place
at the entrance door, or other
point commanding view. The
effigies in question were not un
commonly seen by the side of
the doorway. In course ol time
the nimbus was much used as a
substitute foi the latter, and was
sold in the shops for this pur
pose!
The tradition of "good luck, '
as embodied in the horseshoe
theory, may thus be easily traced
since it became a common occur
rence, in due course of time, for
the faithful adherent ot the be
lief in charms and symbols to
adopt the horseshoe worn to
brightness, iu the absence of any
other, which be nailed over bis
cottage door. Hence a piece of
meta! of this shape became as
sociated in the common mind
with supernatural preseuce and
care, in keeping with the belief
attaching to the original figure of
patron saint.
Mirth At Home.
A merry heart doeth good like
a medicine, bat a broken spirit
drieth the boues, declares the
wisest ot men. A s-wiffc appte
ciation of the ludicrous is the
happy birthright of some fortu
nate people, but there are these
who never see a joke quickly aud
who cannot comprehend why it
makes others laugh, even after it
has been duly explained. If as
the proyerb says, laughter is
medicinal they are much to be
pitied. They are not cushioned
against the sharp corners and
hard knocks of life, There is a
coarse wit which is allied to buf
foonery, and many descend to
indelicacy, and the less we have
of that the better. The bright
ness and buoyancy which makes
the dull day cheerful, which lift
the wearied and the ill from their
depression, and which impart
courage when disaster seems im
minent, are priceless gifts. The
merry making the best of tilings
seeing the silver edge aloDg the
thickening cloud, remembering
how much worse misfortune
might have befallen, and being
cherry when others are discour
aged and how brave they may bo.
I agree in a measure witii the
brilliant French woman, who
said that. "The joyous.less of a
spirit is an index of his power,"
words true for ali time. It
should be a matter of couscience
with us to maintain serenity of
outward appearance under all
circumstancs, and never to mo
nopolize the conversation with
accounts of our pains, perplexi
ties to grievances.
Failed to Affiliate.
A colored man was busily en
gaged in sawing some wood for
a Galvestion gentleman. The
"man and tyrother" had a large
Masonic breastpin on his shirt
bosom. "Do you colored Ma
sons and white Masons affiliate?"
"Don't 'fillyate wuth a cass
"What's the matter?" "Dunno,
boss, but I'se tried it. Dar is a
barkeeper in dis % tçwn what to
ted dis he^r berry tame emblem.
I was in distress; hadn't had a
dram .aU dafc morning. I cum in
an' gäbe de distress sign:
"Did he respond?" "He didn't
respond right. He made a mo
tion at de doah wid ono bad, and
reached under de bar. I made
de sign onco moab. and he fotcb
ed me between de shoulders wid
de bung starter, joss a3l was get
tin' out do doah."—L^ aivtJ ° toD
News.
Died Unknown Unwept.
a
John Koch, and old man of
about 65 years, was found, nearly
two ysars ago,wandering through
the woods on Bayou Grosse
Tete, and as he did not seem to
know where he was going and
could answer none of the ques
tions propounded to him, it was
supposed tbar, lia was some poor
unfortunate who had lost his
reason, aud he was brought to
the co,urt bouse, where he was
examined. Ho could not be
made to understand any ques
tion asked him, either iu English>
French, German or Spanish,
consequently his identity or
nationality remain a mystery,
although it is supposed by some
that he was a Russian. He
talked freely, but no one could
understand a word front him.
At the time of being brought to
the conrt house, he was ragged
and dirty and covered with sores.
He was placed iu charge ôf the
jailor, who gave him comfortable
lodgings and provided him with
decent clothing and good food,
aud soon got to be iu good
health and vigorous in body, but
never intelligible. He made
himself useful about the place by
working in the garden, catting
wood and carrying water. Twice
bo wandered off, but returned
agaiu after several days absence.
Recoutly, however, ho wandered
off for the third time, and on
Wednesday evening lust died on
tbe road side about three miles
from the court house, probably
from sunstroke. His name is
supposed to be John Koch, be.
cause, when given pen and paper
and requested by signs to write
ois name, he would write some
thing having that resemblance.—
[Pointe Coupee Banner.
a
General Eosencraus, who has
beeu chosen commander-in-chief
of the Blue aud Gray Legion of
California, has just issued an
address <o hia men, in which the
following occurs :
We are organized without re
gard to party, creed, color or
race, for the purpose of procur
iug the electiou of Hancock aud
Euglisb. Our legion combines
all the Union and Confederate
soldiers who are willing to join
iu securing this as the beginning
of a new departure and better
future of our common country.
We invite to join us all voters of
all parties who are willing to pro
mote this end. We ask of them
no renunciation of political con
victions, aspirations, clubs or
party. We ask no reasons why
they are willing to work for the
election of Hancock and English.
Ail we require to become mem
bers is that tbey sigu a pledge to
do âo ai the coming Presidential
election, and to abiae by the
constitution and by-laws of the
legion, which pledge must be
filed at these headquarters. We
have nothing to do with party
organization*, jobs and schemes,
which, if desirable, may go on
usual."
One of tho most curious facts
iboattbe cansus in Columbus,
I Ohio, is a colored enumerator
! who, being run over by the cars
I several years ago, came out of
doctors care with both arms am
nutated at \h- shoulder. He
joarned to wt ;ie legioiy by hold
ing his pencil between his teeth,
aud as au enumerator recorded
on an average 200 names a day
to
Tho Greenback party has what
would seem at first view a queer
set of principles—or rather no
principles. Thus at tho South
they go in with tho Republicans
and damn tho Democrats. Wea
ver was caught at it in Alabama»
and also in West Virginia ; in
fact they have no other chanco
to carry a county in the South.
In the North the boot is high up
ou the other leg. They go with
the Democrats and by this means
have carried several Congres
sional Districts and have once
carried the State of Maine. Of
course tho Democrats are glad
of it; fight the devil with fire;
but is it not a funny sort of party
that embraces Democracy in the
North and Radicalism in the
South? One thing is certain,
this country is not big enough
for a Greenback party to do
moro than blow. It is filled up
with Republicans and Demo
crats just now.—[Exchange. *
A young batchelor who had
been appointed sheriff, was called
upon to serve an attachment
against a young widow. He called
upon ; her and said: "Madam I
have an attachment for you."
The widow bluehed'and said his
attachment was reciprocated.
''Yon don't^understand me; you
must proceed to court." "I
know it's leap year, sir, but I
prefer yon, do the courting."
"Mrs. P., this is no time foi tri
fling; the justice is waiting."
"The justice, why I prefer a par
son."
It would seem that the love of
the Republican party for tho
negro is not altogether of earth
earthly. "Snneet" Cox has in»
terviewed a negro who went to
hell in a dream.
"Were^thoreJ^any Democrats
there ?"
"Yes, right smart sprinklin'."
"An y Republicans ?"
"Hell was full ob um."
"What were.they doing?"
"Holding de niggers twixt dem
and de fire."
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One of the most curious facts
aboat'the census in Columbus,
Ohio, is a colored enumerator,
who, being run over by the cars
several years ago, came out of
tho doctor's care with both arms
amputated at the shoulder. He
learned to write legibly by hold
ing his pencil between his teeth*
and as an enumerator recorded
on an average of 200 names a
day.
"How came these holes in
your elbows?" said a widowed
mother to her only son. "Oh,
mother, I hid behind the sofa
when Col. Gobler was saying to
Maria that he'd take her, even
if you had to be thrown in, and
he didn't know I was there ; and
so I held my tongue and laughed
in my sleeves till I burst 'em.
Old Dan Rice has purchased
the little side-wheel steamer,
"Star of the West," to be used
as bill-boat for "Dan's" great
floating palace and u-useum,
which will be ready about the
1st of October, when she will
start for the South.
Most anything you can call for
outside of dry goods, boots aud
hate, at Leopold's» s
Large lot ol furniture, at Leo
pold's.