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The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-11
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man? Suppose You had been q
side-hill? What would have beer
Your policy"
"Just about this!" gasped the
painter, as he got collar hold and
jerked with all his might.
81 sometimes think" said the
old man, rs he kicked the painte,
in the stom tch twice in succession
"that man may have descended
from earth. l may have been a
hill. You a knoll, that man over
there IA glade"
There was pause for a minute
us the painter hit him on the
mouth. He retaliated by u left
iander on the nose, and securing
IA hold ON the painters hair, he
..eld him against the wall, and went
ON:
why do We fight? Go back to
the days of Adam and let us see
how madness came TO exist"
Tney were about halfway back
there when "A policeman came along
aud coilared the old philosopher
ard marched him of. He was
recorded us john Horker, and ss
he was placed in the cell, lie re-
marked:
why this prison jug? Because
there are juggers. Let us retrace
oar steps to the drift period and
discover who was first incarcerated
IL a cooler"
The painter looked after the old
coon as he was walked OF, and
giving his bleeding nose another
wipe, he said:
IF that's what they call philos-
ophy I'm going into training to-
morrow morning!"
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How We Patornize Street Cars.

Each city has it's own peculiar
way of patronizing the horse-cai
companies. When a Chicago man
takes the car he stands in the mid
dle OF the street and clutches FIR
the railing as the thing goes by,
and swinging himself upon the
step takes seat. All the way
| down town he bitches nervously
about. and half block before his
place of business is reached, starts
for the platform, drops into the
mud, with the car under full head
way, and tlashes for his Office,
In St. Louis it is different
There man waits on the street
corner. and having brought the car
to full stop. slowly proceeds to
mount. Settled iii seat, be enters
into conversation with his neigh
Dor, and when the conductor comes
along mentions to him the number
Of the street where he wishes to
alight. Arrived at the locality,
the conductor stops the car, and
stepping to the passenger informs
him that his place is reached
The passenger then bids al affec-
tionate adieu to the man with
whom hs has been convcrsing, and
after shaking hands with two or
three friends. leaves the car and
sleepily wends his way to his
cOunting-room.
In Milwaukee the aim Of every
man Is to get HE moneys worth
ont Of the railway company. To
this end the citizen bitches down
a block or two to meet a car, and
riding to the end If the track.
proceeds to walk back to his saloon
or brewery.
In Boston man whistles, waves
his umbrella, and stands on his
head until a conductor deigns to
stop the car for him, gets in very
meekly and behaves like good |
boy. When he wants to stop he |
signals to the conductor, but if !
that efficient person be busy, the |
Boston man makes no fuss, but |
irops himself on the platform. and |
strikes the curbstone with the tip |
Of his nose.
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Scientists on Spiritualism.
The Subject Discussed before thu
British Association.

At Glasgow, in the anthropo-
logical section, Prof. Barrett read
a paper on some phenomena asso-
ciated with tue abnormal condi-
tons of mind. The subject was
one, however, in regard to which
there had been great change of
opinion, and no better instance
could be given of this change of
front than that afforded by DIR.
Carpenter. Prof Barrett on one
occasion took card and put it in
a book, and gave the closed vol
une to a girl. She held it close
to her head Il little behind the ear,
aud then said, II see something
inside the book with red spots on
it." He then asked her to count
the spots, and she replied that
there were five, which proved to
be qnite correct, for the card was
the five of diamonds, and yet he
WAS the only person in the room
who could have known what it
was. This appeared to him to be
n clear case of clairvoyance and
the important point was that ev-
cry care had been taken to prevent
any UNCONSCIOUS muscular action
giving any indication to the sub
ject of what she WAS being asked
about. In another case there was
a lady who was in the habit of
telling the time on a hunting
watch after the hands had been
turned about in all sorts of direc-
tons. On one occasion they |
found, as they thought, that she
WAS wrong. Returning the watch
% her they told her SO. She l'er-
sisted, however, that she was
light, and ON examining the watch
hey found that such was really
he case, and it was they them
selves who made a mistake. In
hat case the thoughts of the mes
nerist were against those of his
ubject. He had asked Mr.. Mask
'lvne, one of the clevercst con-
urors of the day, and a gentle
nan who was engaged in an at
empt to disprove the reality Of !
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-11

Affairs in Europe have reached
such point of complication that
the average mind cannot look into
them without feeling bewildered.
In Turkey the war sentiment runs
80 high that throughout the length
and breadth Of the land the Ma
hometsns are holding war meetings
and conventions, and vigorously
arining. The luminosity against
the Christians is growing more
violent every day. and serious APP
prehensions arc entertained of u
general massacre. Russia is in
almost as bad a condition, financi-
ally, as Turkey, and according to
the latest news, is threatened with
a financial crash Of most serious
character. Russian Government
stock cannot be sold at any price
and the country is being flooded
with inconvertible paper money
Austria is not as badly of, but her
condition is critical, and
it is a question whether she could
support the pressure of war expens
es. Germany is poor and her credit,
in case Of q general war would be
greatly impaired If not annihilated.
is doing very well now.
but an interruption of her CON-
merce would very soon bring her
to the verge of bankruptcy
France is the only nation now in
Europe whose finances conld resist
the brunt Of war, and she is the
only one who has no direct interests
0. Democrat.
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sal demise has come and we tend
erly strew violetsand daises on it's
grave.
But ourpeople should know, and
we feel glad to let them know it.,
that the stockholders and managers
are men who have not printed in
their vocabulary, that evil word
fad, and they are now more firmly
resolved than ever that their beam
tiful and valuable property shall
never be deserted or turned over
to base uses. The public will hear
from them as soon as the Temporal,
fogs OF their faur pas have cleared
away, and our word for it, the man.
agement that we have followed and
prBised in sunshine, and whom we
yet to cling to with faith hope
and charity" iu this their hour oil
tribulations, will soon be founc
equal to the emergency and the
future redemption of their most
cherished hopes. We are yet for
them. Of them, AID will cling to
them now stronger than ever"
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mo. 10.
Europe.

LONDON, October 21.-The cOun-
Gil to lie held by the Queen, on
| Monday, is summoned to meet at
Balmoral. The further propagation
of Parliament will then be ordered.
| At the close of the last session Par
lament was prorogued until October
30, 1876. On Monday the pnroga-
ton will be extended, probably un-
til February next.
The man. of-war Shah, carrying
twenty-six guns, and reported to be
the fastest vessel in the navy, has
been ordered to reinforce the British
feet nc Besika Bay.
The Post has information that
Russia has ordered the mobilization
of the corps d'armee, which has its
headquarters at Warsaw.
A dispatch from Belgrade to the
Reuters Telegram Company states
that the Turks have captured
Scbliecovaz and taken the heights of
Gredetins
The Paris correspondent of the
Times intimates that there is pro-
liability of Turkey throwing over
board the protection of the powers
and negotiating directly with Russia.
Turkish statesmen think they can
save Bulgaria by granting the liber-
ty Of the BOsphorns to Russia. 1t is
frue Turkey is bound by the treaties
of 1856, to which the freedom of the
Bospborous is contrary, but the
powers of Europe are driving Tur-
key into negotiate ms with her Bit
terest enemy, and the Porte may
break the treaty in despair.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram
Company from Paris says: 1t is
stated here that England has replied
to Russia. that us she has already
supported u six months armistice
she can now recommend one OF six
weeks, but she will not oppose it.
No power appearing willing to take
the initiative, the question rests
between Turkey and Russia.
A solution can thus only he look
ed for at Copstantinople. Diplo-
matte circles here still hope for
pacific settlement.
To-day's dispatches necessitate a
serious. modification of previous
views entertained in regard to the
EASTERN question by the confession
of the Times Vienna correspondent.
He was mistaken about the powers
whicl, had declared their acceptance
Of the six months armistice. Meth
er Austria, France nor Italy had
notified the Porte Of their adhesion
to that proposal, though none had
objected TO it, England alone, there
fore, took formal action in its favor.
The effect of this is that all powers
except England remain in the posi-
ton to urge the Porte to coneede the
demand. On the other hand
It seems certain that Russia has not
the support of either Germany or
Austria IN the contemplated move
nent against Bulgaria.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-11

One OF those strange coinciden-
ces that serve to imbue the minds
of credulous people with a belief
in spiritualism occurred in Hart
ford last week. A DR.. Langley,
medium. was shown n lock of hair
from the head Of q hospital patient
who had the consumption, and he
informed the parties who consul
ted him that nothing could save
the consumptive: that h. would die
IN exactly four months and half.
Nothing WAS thought ofthe matter
until last week, when the patient
died, aud it was found that be had
lied exactly on the day that DR..
Langley predicted he would. As
the patient was never informed OF
the prediction, he could not have
been frightened into dying on that
lay. DR.. Langley was formerly q
and faro bank dealer.
and says he quit that vocation be-
cause the spirits said he would
never win again.
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spiritualisn, to see some of these
phenomena with him, and he had
since received letter from Mr.
Maskelyn's manager in which
he said ''In matters of this
kind your great men of science
are more easily deceived than the
men Of ordinary talent"
Mr.. Crookes, speaking as a spir-
itualist. contended against the
theory that people were deluded
into the belief That they saw mani
festations which never occurred.
He maintained that u trained scien-
titic inquirer was much more than
u match for any conjuror, aud that
If 1T Were u mere matter Of halla-
cination that the trickery would
nave been found out long ago.
DIR. Carpenter said that there
were some people who had Gu
rious power of thought reading.
Detective policemen, he believed,
had this power In wonderful
degree, and he referred to the
Constance Kent case and others
TO show that the officers hat upon
The truth by Intuition. As TO DIR.
Shade, he frankly confessed that
that gentleman had done things
which had astonished him, and Just
before leaving London he had
challenged him to repeat them in
his own house. and in the company
of his own friends, and with no.
thing bu; bis own furniture III the
room. Dr.. Shade had agreed to
do SO, and therefore he considered
him ON his trial and refrained from
saying more Of HIM at present.
Mr. Parke Harrison referred 10
an American case in which wO-
man had confessed that she had !
been paid to pretend that she was
. medium. q 1
The president said that this
woman was afterwards proved to
have been telling falsehoods when
she had made the pretended con-
feSslOn.
Prof. Barrett, in replying on the
discussion, charged Dr. Carpenter
with changing his position.
DIR. Carpenter denied that he
had done SO, aid III regard to /
what had been said about clair
referred to the instance in
which Sir James Simpson had put
q G3O0 note III case, and said he
would give it to any one who
would tell its number, the result
being that it remained unclaimed
Tor months.
During this exciting incident,
Rev. Robt. Thompson was seen at
he back of the platform flourish
ng a bank note. and apparently
,tfering to submit it to the test,
mt no attention was paid to him.
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Hopkins Experiment.


The inextinguishable hatred
with which the people of Arizona
regard the Apache Indians was
excited by a somewhat singular
circumstance. Many years ago a
man named Hopkins, who was an
enthusiast npon the subject of
musi.:, conceived an idea that the
surest way of civilizing the red
man was to bring him under the
soothing influence of the divine
art. Hopkins concluded that this
could best be done by teaching
each individual Indian to play
upon soma instrument. So he
bought about sixteen hundted
flutes, and started of for Arizona.
he settled down among the Apa-
ches, who were much pleased with
Hopkins scheme. SO Hopkins
began to give music lessons, and
IN a few weeks he had all those
flutes employed, and the silence of
the plains was broken by a perfect
cyclone of B flats and C naturals.
The Indians went into the thing
with enthusiasm, but the white
people in the neighborhood re-
garded the upr oar with disgust. |
And that melodious old ass of
a Hopkins used to rush out his |
sixteen hundred braves upon calm |
gu amer evenings and make them |
roost along on fence and practise |,
their scales in unison until the
hair of every white man in the
was screeched ND
on end. After while Hopkins
educated them up to try to play
Anld Lang Syne, and the way
those aboriginal performers wonld
slide around among the notes and
tear up and dowr the bars, and
Improvise extraordinary and ap.
\
palling variations, would have
made even IN italian organ grinder
suicide. But Hopkins
said he felt encouraged, and so he
his orchestra into town
'ne evening for the purpose of
'erenading the mayor. And when
hose performers had wrestled
With that tuue for about a quarter
II an hour the citizens formed a
vigilance committee and hung
while they shot the or
'hestra all to atoms and made a
'onfire of the flutes. Since that
line the Apaches aud Arizonians
rave not been ON speaking terms;
'ut they hate each other fiercely.
The cause of musical science has
lot received any attention since
hen from the Apaches.
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BE- inserted till forbid, and charged ac-
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over one square in length charged AS
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~ Transient advertisements paya-
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paper.
JOB WORK must be paid for on de-
livery.
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Old John Horker.

VI 1OftudN ciuVOh hOuoc
painter. swinging on a scaffolt
attached to a high building hesro
scms one calling upon him to come
down. Thinking it was the owner
Of the block, he descended and
nett wrinkle-faced old chap who
Vas holding an ancient umbrella
over his head.
us your name Duke? p inquired
Toe old man in a soft voice.
mo, SIR was the reply. "My
name is Ogden
"Ihere it is, yea seel'' cackled
the stranger. Your name isn't
Duke because 1t 10 Ogden. A
plaIner case never came to my at
!sntion. Ii Your name was not
Ogden it would be Duke"
Did you want to see meY'
asked the painter.
"Nominally, yes. Did you ever
aevote any time to the study of
pailosophy?"
Philosophy be hanged" @. wi
"a the painter. IF you didn't
want me what did you call me
down here for?''
You now illustrate another
Pnnciple !" chuckled the old man.
why do you betray vexation?
Pnply because you are vexed. If
n we're pleased you would smile.
q US 60 back 1900 gears to the
13Trinciples of mind formation,
loud better 60 back to the
'anaac asylum" muttered the
PAINTER.
why are lunatic asylums nec-
saryl asked the old man.
because we have ,inatics. Why
'vs have lunauc,"
Don't talk to ila," replied the
sater' starting to en;er the
Pllding.
why DO | talk?" inquired the
alni old character, barring the
sway. a talk because / have
vice. FISH do OF talk, aud why
idon': wan any more foolins |
"ad!' excl oed the painter.
H'g to pull ne old man out of
fssy.
ne viii g back to what is
n as the me age said the
ssr' spit G on his hands As
meant + resist. did you
reflect T. 1t you might have
0in or a valley as well as a
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-11

Vanderbilt's physicians have re-
solved to either kill or cure their
patient or perish in the attempt.
Only two of them have persisted
thus far.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-11

A doting yonug father boasts
that his baby son is so aifectionate
that he sits up with his parents
nearly all night, aud is SO tough
that he seems to have no concep-
ton Of fatigne or Of time of day.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-11

A woman's hand How beauti-
fully moulded. how flu,tless in
symmetry, how soft and white and
Welding. and oh, how much of
gentle memory its pressure con-
veys. Yet We don't like it in our
hair.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-11

Pity is akin to love. Poetry
excites pity. not unfrequently for
the writer.
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The man well to do in this
world ought to be able to do we'll.
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Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-01-01

As our columns are always open to the
calls Of Humanity, and as Sheriff Fife
and Deputy Sheriff Birdsall desire that
the public of Phoebe and vicinity should
hear the call OF Gilbert Roycroft, think
ing at least that his call is worthy of
notice and that the public can Judge be-
tween him and the county officials:
PIocHE JAIL, Dec 80. 1875.
Hon. JUDGE RIvRs:
SIR-Piease to allow me the liberty o.!
once more calling your attention to the
cruelty and persecution TO which I am
here exposed. Not only am imprisoned
to satisfy the malice OF the Constable
and his Deputies for no. speaking to
them. but I am deprived for the last four
weeks Of getting any clothing other than
the ones came here With that had been
10 use for three weeks on the road from
Belmont. making seven weeks or over
without any kind of change. and when
mention this to any OF the parties in
power they only load me with blastphe.
mics and abuses. This in free America
ia heartrending Had it been among the
Hindoos it would bs the theme of every
Publishing sheet in this country.
Very respectfully.
Your Obedient Servant.
| GILBsRT RoYCRoFT.
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n. Dsridge. also of Indianapolis. is APP
pointed Chief of the division of Issues.
vice G. II. Root.
COLUMBUS. o. Dec. 3l.-An order was
issued by Chief of Police to-day, direct
ing the closing Of all places where games
OF chance are played for money in vio-
lstion of law. from and after this date.
since the closing of gambling establish
ments in other cities a number of this
class Of well dressed gentry have located
here aud this order will probably drive
them to other localities.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3l.-The President
states that all disabled soldiers removed
from positions in the House OF
Representatives have been given other
places.
Ewd. Thornton, Umpire OF the United
States and Mexican commission has
awarded S6s3. 900 in Mexican gold to the
Abra Silver Mining Company OF New
York, to be paid by Mexico.
GALVESTON, Dec. 3l.-Fire at Waco
Texas, this morning burned the Marshal
and Esrly's block with entire stock
Loss $4,000, insured for $1l. 200
Other losses $4,000. supposed incen.
| diarism.
Bosros. Dec. 3l.-McIndoes lumber
company's mill at McIndoes Falls, VT,
was burned this morning. The mil
was owned by Estabrook j. Bowman
Loss heavy; insurance one hundred ant
forty.one thousand.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-01-01

From an interview with D. NJ. Tyrrell
Superintendent Of the Raymond Ely
mine we are enabled to state tina. the
formation on the ninth level continues
about the same. Winzs No. 3. is down
about 100 feet. The drifts in the various
parts of the mine are being pushed
ahead with the exception of the west
drift on the ninth level. which has been
discontinued for reasons that will here
after appear. The general appearance
OF the mine is more favorable than here
tofore reported, the ore extracted being
in larger amounts and Of better quality.
The shipments to the mill continue in
larger quantities and the bullion ship.
ments are on the increase.
BULLION SHIPMENT FOR lS75.-W. f.
Griffin, Wells, Fargo & Co.'S agent at
Phoebe, has furnished US with the amount
Of bullion shipped from the Office in this
"ity during the year just closed. which
foots up 81, 10l. 314.24. In times past
we have shipped -four and five times this
amount in one year, but that is not now.
In the minds of many there is not a
donbt but that we will yet reach our
former figures and double them, but II
will take time and practice.
ORE SHIPMENTS. The Nevada Central
Railroad for the last three days has
conveyed the following amounts Of ore
| to Bullionville On the Goth instant Al
tons, on the 30th 81 tons, on the 31st 8;
tons, being an increase on last weeks
shipment.
HAMILTON STAGE. - The Hamilton
stage arrived at two o'clock yesterday
morning. one passenger aboard, the
Rev. Father Monteverde.
The following passengers will arriv'
by the Hamilton stage of this evening
John Colger, wife and children, Jerr.
Soglian.
BULLION SHIPMENT. Wells, Fargo 4
Go. shipped yesterday bullion valued a
S3.427.