as managers. A reward of $75 was offered by John G. Chambers of Daingerfield, Titus County, Texas, for aid in recovering a runaway Negro named Bruton, giving a description of his physical and mental characteristics.

DeMorse's penchant for news gathering was shown in the March issue of 1845. The presidential election of the United States in 1844 involved the annexation of Texas as an issue between Polk and Clay. In four months after the election news of Polk's success was delivered at Clarksville by a traveler from the northeast. In the Standard's forthcoming number was announced Polk's accession to the presidency, as well as the annexation of Texas. A luminous account of the result of the election was given to the paper's eager readers.

NEWSPAPER COMPETITION FOR CHARLES DEMORSE

The Clarksville Messenger of April 1, 1858, shows by an issue number that its entry into the journalistic field was in the autumn of 1854. It showed rather a pretentious motto which was, "Devoted to politics, general intelligence, agriculture, education, literature, arts and sciences, morality and temperance". The Messenger was neatly and clearly printed. No advertising appeared in this issue. It contained numerous news items pertaining to political conditions in the State. Its more important local news was under the head Mail Service Bad, and explained the lack