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He Wanted to be Soothed.

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A man with an ugly light in his eye en-
tered saloon on Congress street yester-
day The bartender slid in behind his
counter and smiled at prospective profits,
but the stranger waved his hand and re-
marked:
want none of your vile decoctions.
Mix me something to soothe my raging
thoughts r. l0ss fa .af5 ~ +a-3
Gin and sugar % insfnuated the saloon
lst.
Do you want to make q raging volcano
of me?" exclaimed the stranger. 81 want
something as soothing to my tumultuous
thoughts as the mothers lullaby song is to
u weary clild.'' 7si 81 1881 i'4e<'i '4+ ~
"Take milk puuch p'' .-
ssI want to be soothed, tell you y
whooped the man. s74-g4f=s. 5s5z.z.a.
t. Take a Tom and Jerry a'' z-.ssJ
+" Would a Tom and Jerry drive these
twfld, raging thoughts away ?a ~ -
II think it would" replied the bar-tend-
| er, and he mixed one He made it unusu-
ally good, and the man slipped it with great
satisfaction, and exclaimed !:
"Ah! that soothes me-that does me
good-that turns my raging thoughts into
dreams of ecstatic bliss ~ r
AS he wiped his mouth on the back OF
his hand the bartender said ::
EfChange, please ea=.='+ g
eyes, that has changed me-" was the re-
ply. .....
/ want fifteen cents, if you please. y
For wl1at?n gt @.I' .-" -t7-..
For that Tom and jerry" .ar
Look out, sir am soothed now, and
don't get me raging again. ..-.
Rage be hanged / want pay for that
drink y ,..5-.-., IF t-Us ..r ....4,s...
"Look out for the reaction p warned the
man. II am calm and peaceful now, and
hope you won't bring back those terrible,
fiendish thoughts which burned in my
heart as molten lava slips down the rugged
sides of Mt. Vesuvius r'
/ You pay for that drink p
Now I rage again!'' yelled the man.
"Now the soothing influence has passed
away. Nothing on earth can soothe me
again p i~..5.a sa7
He hit the bartender between the eyes,
tore down tho stove and would have made
q sad wreck of things if the police hadn't
stopped him. lie was taken to the station
and locked up. After about three hours he
called out: eias=% l74. -y~ ss1
~ am soothed-T am calm again.
But they didn't let him out.-Detroit
Ffee Press. .----l II ~ - ~. .---
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THE LARGEST
First Class Hotel in the Territory

Having secured lease for long term of
years of this large and commodious house,
have renovated, refurnished and embol-
lished it's roomy parlors and elegant suits
of rooms, and no expense or pains will be
pared to continue to improve and keep it
on first class principles. The tables arc
supplied with the very best the markets
afford and the delicacies Of theseason. At
tendance unexceptionable. Terms, reason
able A-E 5sAts hFa9H71 322.
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THE END OF AN ACTOR.

Poor George Fox, the great pantomimist,
now in d lunatic asylum at Stockbridge,
Mass, has been pronounced hopelcssly
insane, and in danger of dying any minute.
Poor Fox! He has delighted more people
than any man living, and this il his endl
Helabored for the public all his life, and
Io dies IN an asylum, without a dollar, his
family depending for their subsistence On
the charity of the profession, the members
Of which arc generally almost rs poor ;ss
himself. This is the regular ending Of an
actor. a miserable. starved life, and death
In an alnas-house on an asylum. Edwin
Eddy, an actor of as much reputation Az
Edwin Forest twenty years ago, was bi-
ried last Sunday by the Masonls, and at
their expense. Ills family have not adol-
lar to live on and they are eating the
bread of charity. II pays better to debaueh
the people than " does to either anllEse or
instruct them. The actor dies poor, the
teacher "a YES on d salary DC 5000 4 year,
tie a,ithor Iiyesin 4 garnet, but Tic whisky
seller and the gam bier roll n carriages and
arc clad III purple and fine linen, The
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Execution by Electricity.

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In view of the many awkward hangings
in this country and England, it proposed
to substitute death by electricity d 1 It
would not be difficult or costly to prepare
Q battery that would take the life of
criminal instantly and without inflicting
pain. The Journal of the IelsgrdpA tells
us all about this. A "Rubenkoff coil''
and electric battery would kill not only one
murderer, but dispose of d string Of them
with neatness and dispatch. The journal
says: .aAts8 seA -si* tal3 asa s1tsa
In case of there being more than one
person executed, all of the condemned
would be conducted with all due ceremony
TO the place of execution, the left hand of
one man handcuffed to the rightliand Of his
neighbor, and the conducting wire fasten-
ed to bracelets on the disengaged wrists Of
both criminals, if only two are to be hang
ed, or to the wrists of the outer men if
more than that number are to suffer. The
culprita being seated SO as to be seen by
the legal witnesses, the Sheriff presses a
bntton. The current Is instantly establish
ed from the coil, passes through the bodies
OF the men, and all il over. With q com
petent electrician, who might be member
of the police force, and specially charged
with the duty, there would be NO possibil-
ity Of mistakes. The same ignominy waich
attaches to the gallows would be transfer
red to this mede of destruction, while the
pecnllar death by lightning. which, among
the ignorant Of all nations and all ages, has
been the subject pf profound superstition,
would without donbt, Through its very
ineomnr nrehensibility and mystery, imhne
the nneducated masses with deeper her-
ror.'''ss s Ell ss ss5Fs All ssssssa ss Ba
Thomas Cannon Gets the Centennial Mai
Contract.
WASHINGTON, Jan. q. The carrying of
tine Centennial mail service, which embraces
the carriage Of the mails from the Philadel
phia post Offices to the Centennial grounds.
has been let br the Post Oflies Department
70 Thomas Cannon, of PhiIade1phia. This
service IL intended To be upon d scale of
great nlagniIicence. Tie contract calls tor
five wagons and ten horses. The wagons.
of d handsome design, are to l1s of the very
such as harness for tIe hpfses. cushions.
coverings, etc, to correspond. The mes
sengers i've Hi number, will wear Uniform
clothing. and it ii stipulated that I'll the
ten horses five shall be Of bay color and
fhe others flaus,ia pf.av
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l. Amy who takes paper regularly from the Post
office whether directed 70 his name or anothers, or
whether he has subscribed nos responsible for the
payment 1sH5 s9t1 zsa -s isst "
all arrearages. the Publisher will continue send
il until payment made, and collect the whole amount
whether the paper is taken from the office not
B. The courts have decided that refusing to take the
newspapers periodicals from the Poaofce or renoy.
ing and leaving them uncalled for primo aca evidence
of intentional fraud 49, -
Paper ordered to any address be changed to anot
or address at the option of tho subscriber.
Reitances by draft check money order cor registered
letter, may be sent at risk All Postmastevs
Guired to register letters on application. zaai.1
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A FLORAL WEDDING.


If tell the girls about wedding that
camc off this week, they will all be dissat-
isfied if they can't have one just like it..
But they will be sure to find fault now il
they don't hear about it, so here goes. The
times are not good, and money is not easy,
but there was a pet daughter to be married
and it was for once in lifetime, so no ex-
pense was spared. On the return of the
bridal party from the church, they found
the sidewalk, steps and hallway streWed
with flowers, lilies of the valley in the
height of their season just now, roses and
azalias, troddcn under foot to the door of
the drawing room. There the marvel be-
gan. The girl had always been passionate
ly fond of flowers, and they surrounded her
in lavishness on this the happiest day of
her life. The back drawing room where
the bride and groom received the congratu-
lations of their friends, was great bower
of foliage and blossoms, nearly as high as
the room, and large as an ordinary parlor
itself. where a bell Of bridal flowers loaded
the air with odors. The very doors when
opened waited sweetness into the street,
the house was so full of flowers, ea-roses,
.jassemine and baskets of violets hidden in
corners. The bride was dressed in silk,
trimmed with flowers, wreath of orange
buds and half-opened blossoms falling III q
long spray on her shoulders; a slender cor
don of pearly buds festooned to the wrist,
and caught to the same flowers that finish
cd the lace OF her sleeve. The bride had
elegant presents in plenty, but the cost of
the flowers alone at her wedding would be
Q marriage portion for most of the girls
who read this.
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UNITED STATES.
Authorized csnital. $500, 900.
Paid Up Capital ......-.....--.. 4OO,UUO:
Permanent Surplus Fund -..............- $5u,VVuuO
syarage neposits precce9ing six months 4S5 900 90
Invested In fl s. Bonds .......... 214,00a.00
We transact general Banking business, and buy at
highest rates. Gold Dust, Cein, Gold and Silver Bul
on and Local Securities; Sell Exchange and Telc-
graphic Transfers available in all parts of the United
States, the Canadas Great Britain, Ireland and the
Continent. COLLECTIONS made and proceeds remltted
promptly Our facilities for handling
SILVER ORES particularly good, and this
branch Of business will receive special attention
account Of owners OR WE WILL BUY FOR
CASH at the very best rates allowable. Owners OF
mines will consult their interests by calling upon u.s.
275 I. s-. Tr~
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times are never too hard TO support. a vice.
When times are close, men stt P their news
papers, but were the times ever so hard as
to compel them to quit whisky and tobacco? ?
Not much. No matter what other busi-
ness .languishes, the. bars thrive. .a .
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EIGHT MESSAGES AT ONCE.

Over the Same Identical Wire--Superin-
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i. s Goes assitfei. Indictment iDr sgssl go
lllot accounted for while Collector Of Inter-
nd Rseyenue, has, tho .sfatesaAass says, III
elefsalt al s55al00 bail. baen sent to tfeepess-
itcntsary, there TO stay Until the March
term of court, wien his trial will le had. -
Iduho Hortd.
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Is oppressive. Whenever you meet the
Secretary, he is III tho manner and spirit
and circumstances Of the time. He knows
how to do the thing that most American
public men do not know to do-to leave tie
crafts and cares and entanglements and con
tentions and intIigues III offieial atmos-
phere, and present an untronbled front TO
the world. @
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-07-29

laughed again while thinking Of
his boyish pranks.
"Not until about eight years
ago." he replied, "when I told her
of it one evening when she was
ironing"
"What did she say?"
"Not much-not very much,
answered the old romancer, but
removing his hat, he showed us a
triangular place upon his head,
such as might have been made by
a hot smoothing iron, and with
not hair upon its surface. We
thought Fanny was revenged.
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"Your speaking of being chased
by wolves in the Canada woods
recalls similar experience I once
had in Ohio" said the old pioneer,
as he shook his suppressed emo
ton, but whether of q sad or
pleasant nature could not be ascer-
tanned by the dim light of the fire.
place.
"Let us hear the yarn we sug-
gested, with reportorial eye to
an item for consideration in o dull
season.
"Oh, it amt any yarn, I assure
you," said the old man as he
chuckled and grinned, until a gla-
cial movement of tobacco juice
started from each corner of his
mouth and pushed its way slowly
down the wrinkles that led to his
stubble-covered chin below. "Shut
the door there, so that mother
can't hear what is going on, and l
will tell you how I came to get
married"
We complied with his request,
and after storing away a fresh de-
post of the weed "that cheers,
but don't inebriate,' he drew his
chair closer to ours, and COM
menced:
1t was in 1880 / came to Cleve-
land, and became employed in q
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The Ballad Of Hiram Hover.

The Ballad Of Hiram Hover.
Where the Moosatokmaguntick
Pours its waters in the Skuntic,
Met along the forest-side,
Hiram Hover, Huldah Hyde.
She, a maiden fair and dapper,
He, red-haired, stalwart trapper,
Hunting beaver, mink and skunk,
In the woodlands of Squeedunk.
She, Pentucket's pensive daughter,
Walked beside the Skuntic water,
Gathering, In her apron wet,
Snake-root, mint, and bouncing-bet.
why he murmured, loath to leave
her,
"Gather YARDS for chills and fever.
When lover, bold and true,
Only waits to gather you p
&C., she answered, "Tm not hasty;
prefer a man more tasty;
Leastways, one to please me well
Should not have beastly smell"
"Haughty Huldah," Hiram answered;
"Mind and heart alike are cancered;
Jest look here these peltries give
Cash, wherefrom pair may live.
81, you think, am but vagrant,
Trapping beasts by no means fragrant
Yet-Im sure it's worth a thank
I've handsome sum in bank"
Turned and vanished Hiram Hover;
And before the year was over,
Huldah, with the YARDS she sold,
Bought cape against the cold.
Black and thick the furry cape was;
Of a stylish cut the shape was;
And the girls, in all the town,
Envied Huldah up and down.
Then, at last, one winter morning,
Hiram came, without warming;
EITHER" said he, "you are blind,
Huldah, or you've changed your mind
"Me you snub for trapping varmints,
Yet you take their skins for garments
Since you wear the skunk and mink
There's no harm in me, think"
"Well," said she, 1--WE will not quarrel,
Hiram +; accept the moral.
Now the fashions so, guess
can hardly do no less.
Thus the trouble all was over
Of the love of Hiram Hover;
Thus he made sweet Huldah Hyde
Huldah Hover, as his bride.
Love employs, with equal favor,
Things of good and evil SAVIOR!
That which first appeared to part,
Warmed, at last, the maiden's heart
Under one impartial banner,
Life, the Hunter, Love, the tanner,
Draw, from every beast they snare,
Comfort for q welded pair.
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Of fashions tickle ways, we would
say that their sisters of this city
dress in every imaginable way,
consulting GOODNESS rather than
style; and while they are not I'M
mindful of the tribute due to taste
and fashion, they manage to keep
cool. Yours, J.
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not hair upon its surface. We
thought Fanny was revenged.
New Orleans Correspondence.
New ORLEANS, La, !
July %, rs.
To the Editor of the Chronicle
"And such is ife." After an
absence of ten days, we, or at
least the better part Of us, appear
before your readers, to tell what
we see and hear. The dullness
and monotony of stagnant bust
ness is only relieved by the con-
slant outbursts of patriotic emo
tions which gives vent to itself in
street conversations, torch-light
professions, music and military
parades. We were too unwell
until to-day to see or hear much.
The immense number of unem-
ployed laborers, the greater num-
Der of whom are nearly in q des-
tituse condition, show how little
business is being done here, and
the principal reason why bread is
so dear and virtue so cheap.
In my rambles I called at the
Office of Gov. Wells. He was alb
sent in Rapides parish, recruiting
his health. Gov. Kellogg is also
absent, on a short visit North. =
| I had the pleasure, for the first
time, of meeting Marshal Packard,
who seems to be quite gentle
man. He is urbane and agree
able. He did not mention poll
tics; and, after a short interview,
1 left, well pleased with the man,
and will certainly avail myself Of
his invitation to call again.
The political movements of each
party are characterized by great
activity and fixedness of purpose
and to win is the motto.
1t would be useless for me to
speculate as to who will be the
Democratic nominees for the va
rious Offices. You see your ex-
changes and can judge for your
self. On Camp street a large can
vas stretches it's ample folds across
the street, and has inscribed on it:
I'D. B. PENIS headquarters" and
of course it means business.
Mayor Wilt is strong man, and
it is said that by fusion of the
McEnery wing he may be the
coming man. Governor McEnery
is reported as being willing to
support the nominee, regardless
of self. No purer man than John
McEnery lives; though bipartisan,
he is just.
Some of the knowing ones, and
of course there is always such,
suggests that the prospective nom
inee is yet unveiled. It may be
so; yet it is unwise in the main to
bet on an untried horse. We
would not be surprised if the Ma
tional Republican party found this
to be the case in starting Gov.
Hayes. Men are sometimes toe
well known to fame, still nc
amount of fattery can whip them
into favor; again, they may not be
known well enough to be relied on
But, like yourself, Mr.. Editor. be-
ing independent in politics, l look
on with careless indifference, and
can say, with Shakespeare, Lay on
Macduff! To be sure, like the
CHRONICLE, we feel a becoming in.
terest in the stability of the gov.
eminent, and hope to see univer.
sal peace and prosperity spread
their broad pinions all over the
land.
Your paper has many friends
here, and some of the merchants
will, doubtless. advertise literally
with you in very short time.
To your lady readers. who thinl
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hardware store on Superior street.
I had spent all my previous life on
a farm, and had become tired of
tramping around over the pas
lures, foddering the sheep and cat
tie in winter, and working still
harder in the summer. I won't
say anything about the difficulties
experienced in getting employ
ment upon my arrival in the city,
nor how 1 tried every place in town
before Icould get a clearinghouse
that suited me, until 1 became &C
quainted with a widow lady who
kept few boarders on what is
now known as Euclid Avenue.
My landlady was accomplished
and had evidently seen better days,
but the death of her husband left
her in reduced circumstances,
hence her taking bosrders as a
means of subsistence. She had
two daughters, both lively. intelli-
gent, and possessing the graces
that only come from association
with the better class of society.
,, They were of extremely gay dis
position, and / had not been at the
house a month before 1 was hope
lessly in love with Fanny, the ED
est, and though at times her man
ners towards me were tender and
encouraging, she carefully avoided
giving me an opportunity to be
alone with her long enough to de-
clare my passion.
The winter had nearly passed
without finding me any farther adj
vanced in my suit, until one night
in February, after q heavy fall Of
snow, 1 asked Fanny to take a
sleigh ride with me, to which she
consented, and after tea I procured
as housekeeping pair of horses
as could be found in the city, drove
up to the house of my affinity. and
in q few moments we we're whirl.
ing away out on the old Cleveland
and Medina turnpike. I had ia
hen this road partly because it led
towards my old home, and also
owing to its being less travelled at
night than the other thoroughfares
leading from the city, and we were
not likely to be interrupted in our
ride or conversation. The night
was just cold enough to make it
necessary to place my arm around
my companion, the horses were
frisky, and the moon shone with
that peculiar light which is pre-
ferred by lovers to all others, un-
less it be that of parlor lamp
turned down so low, that as an
illumination it is nearly useless.
Through Brooklyn township we
whirled away out into the country,
where the lights from the farm
houses became more scattered, and
the baying of a Watchdog was the
only sound heard. Fanny, who
had previously sang, laughed, and
chatted merrily on our ride, now
became quiet, and as we came to
a rise in the road that disclosed
a level strip two or three miles in
length before us, I said to myself
Before we have travelled the road
now in view, I will settle my fate,
and go home a happier or more
miserable man."
Hardly had I come to the con-
clusion before I heard a peculiar
rushing sound behind us, and look.
ing round could see flock of sheer
coming at full speed towards us,
and behind them we're two OF
three dogs, which accounted fol
the fright of the sheep, who would
doubtless run for several miles be-
fore stopping, and give their own
| 80 ,,,,ob troublo in hunfinO them
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