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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-01
The Little Folks Column.


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Aud has 70 a'e s0ma M la;
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We'rs DIN to f. 9, or rails
The s,,entli lest w9pi felces
WIRE maxim ever was!
Tvs von'd ha. Us in EN-,
Gram ma aras does.
Nv h>rses name B"tsv,
O she in nped a III 'rpk, arr heat
ID m yer in the = ibe.
And fed h,r mix and b e d.
Taps '"l-'s in the pa 10y ~
W. didn't ia ;e'nh f:iss ! -
| wiz y,,'i let it sra; tusre,
Gran mt alas does.
/, Ia going to the cornfie!i,
To ri l. III 'mF ie'. p,'w
'spect he'd like tn hsvr m, 81
wants % g rgt nav.
3 o, wn,'t tee-rp aw,rl.
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] wis van woul Int bozzpr,.
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I wants some bread AMI b tier
T~'ungrv, wOrstes kind:
BIT T.ll;e mnsrt hav. none.
',au~o she w,,nliln't Inind. 8
/, Pint pleTv If sigtr "nsitt 80 -
4 | tell YOU W a. I kl"ws
q I''s rig :" p on sugar.
Grlnma u. a. d res.
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-01


{. THE LITTLE FLOWER One day,
two vonng girls went 10 town
They were both dsnoh'ers"f Il car
.lener, Each of them carried y
has krtfnl Of frnit or flowers "A
they went along one at them he-
came Dissatisfied mt the weight ct
her basket: the other went easily.
singing all the time.
!, II cannot understand WHY Won
sing" said the first to her sister;
"vou are not anv stronger than ]
am. and yonr basket is just as
heavy ~ mine
!, The reason ia. sai I the other.
smiling. "that I have nut = it'll
flower in nv basket. which keens
me from feeling its weight. - Do
Won likewise.
That must he q very sostl,
flower" said her sister. "hnt
7 should like. tn own ii verv much
please tell me its namr."
"The little arwrr." SAID the 9th
er. (which makes the heaviest bur.
| den easy, is called Patience.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-01

TnwsER AND TIVE Bee last
summer our dog Tpwser vas Twin
IN the sun u trinp to sleeD bnt the
flee was that bal he cr I lent. COS
he had 70 retch'em. AMI hime wv q
bee III on his he'd and was workin
about ike tho dog was hisn Tow
ser he he, his he'll -stil', and when
the bee was close ~ his nose. Tow
ser winked at me. like he sail Won
see what this dnTer lie .If"in. We
thinks Tn lilv IT the villev which
isn't OPEN vet. but Won inst wait till
T III ssom. AMI Won will see nm,
aud sure'pnuf Towser .onern} his
month very Sio co "a not ~ frtan
'he bee, and. the be- went inside
T;weer'S month. Then Tawser he
shut his eyes dreamy. and hiN
month too, aoI hsd bes'ln, To make
q uea reho' smile ven The hoe stun1
him. anil won never SEQ q lilv of the
valley lack go Ia all vhnr life Il p
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-01

II stove POLISH IN mixed with very
strong soap suds, she iuNter appears
immediately, aud the dust OF the
polish does not hy.
Vinegar Whey-Take Of milk
one pint, vinegar halt an "ince;
boil for - few minutes.and separate
the curd. Excellent for The sick
The true northerner., 1877-04-20
WASHINGTON NOTES.

More than $50, 900, 900 postal cards were dis
posed of by the department in the last fiscal
year. Proposals for furnishing the cards are
now invited for a period of four years the con-
tract awarded some time ago, about which a
little crookedness was discovered or suspected.
being Cancelled.
To delegation of Quakers, who called on
him the other day, with petition for a contin-
uation of the "peace policy in Indian affairs,
the President remarked that he will be in favor
of peace everywhere but that he may not be
quite so far advanced on that question as his
visitors for he believes that there is occasion
sometimes to resort to military force. In other
words, he is willing to fight for peace if he
can't get it in any other way.
The President has appointed the Hon. John
A. Kasson, of Iowa, as Minister to Spain, to
succeed the Hon. Caleb Cushing.
A late Washington dispatch says "Secre-
tary Sherman and other officers of the treasury
are preparing, as rapidly as the pressure of
other business will allow, for vigorous over
hauling of internal revenue matters. This
will include special attention to the rapidly-in-
creasing frauds in the whisky tax. The ruling
prices in Western cities is taken as positive
proof that the ring is firmly on its feet again.
The true northerner., 1877-04-20
MISCELLANEOUS aLEAN1Nas.

The following comprises the names of the
people known to have lost their lives by the
burning of the Southern Hotel, st. Louis II
is believed in st. Louis that this number will
not be materially increased: Rev. A. r..
Adams, of England George Frank Gouley,
Henry Hazon, Mrs. W. S. Stewart Charles
Tiernan, Andrew Eitman, II. ]. Clark and wife
Kate Reilly, Kate Doan and Mary Moran, SER
wants; VIM. Felix Munster, of England, the
latter suicide, committed under arrangement
brought on by intense excitement.
The celebrated Arlington estate, near Wash
ington, which was forfeited to the United States
by the non-payment of its taxes during the war
of the rebellion, and turned into a national
cemetery for soldiers, is now claimed by its
former proprietor, Gen. G.. w. GUSTS Lee, who,
in an action for ejectment sues the Government
for its restoration.
Prices of Pennsylvania coal have been ad-
vanced 30 cents a ton in New York since March,
and a further increase Of so cents a ton is
threatened
For the first quarter Of the current year the
humber of failures in the United States makes
total of 1859, the amount of liabilities being
so4,5Ss,074, aud the average liabilities s19, 0l0.
FOR the same period last year there were 2, SOC
failures, with average liabilities Of s23,03S
The true northerner., 1877-04-20
THE LOUISIANA COMMISSION.

Wednesday, the 18th inst, was another
busy day with the commission. The members
of the State Board of Education called and
explained the affairs of their department at
length, after which the commission divided,
and had interviews with Gov Nichols and
Gov. Packard, spending considerable time
with each. In the afternoon a delegation of
thirteen colored men appeared, with Mr..
Pinchback at the head. Among them
were three colored members Of the
Nichols Legislature. They were all opposed to
recognition of Nichols and presented their
views of the case at some length.
\ delegation of thirty planters, representing
the Liberal-C Conservative element of politics
called upon the commission on the 18TH and
did what they could toward enlightening the
members regarding the status of affairs in
their respective sections. The commission
afterward divided, some of them calling upon
Packard, while the others conferred with
Nichols. The result of these conferences was
not revealed to the public
The commission was in executive session
most of the day on the 18th, but nothing az to
the nature of their deliberations was allowed to
leak out. They sent long cipher dispatch to
the President relating the result of their con-
ferences upto date. They stated that they found
the Nichols party indisposed to make any
concessions, while the Packardites were
ready to enter into an arrangement for joint
Legislature to determine the pending questions;
but. this being rejected by the Nichols party,
the Packard party desire the President to de-
eide which is the legal Governor The COM
mission received dispatch from the President,
but declined to make known its contents
New Orleans dispatches Of the 10th state that
the Nichols Legislature adopted the PROPOSE
ton Of the Commission to unseat seven men,
bers seated on contests, and install an equal
number of members from the Packard Legisla-
ture, thus giving to the former body legal
quorum, and small Democratic majority in
both branches. The Nichols Legislature also
adopted resolutions recognizing the obligation
uponthe State Government to carry out in good
faith the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
amendments to the constitution of the United
States; guaranteeing to the colored people
complete protection and equality in rights and
privileges of person and property, and the en-
forcement of the laws without discrimination
on account of color and proffering the olive
branch to all political enemies.
Advices of the 18th, from New Orleans are TO
the effect that Packard had fatty refused TO
accede to the terms proffered by the Nichols
Legislature ex-Gov. Warmoth had seeded
from the Nichols Legislature, and again joined
his fortunes to those of Packard, carrying with
him few colored members and, upon the
whole, the prospect of an amicable settlement
Of the disagreements was regarded as exceed
ingly slim.
The true northerner., 1877-04-20
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Mr. Walter proprietor of the London Times
was recently attacked and robbed in the sub
urbs Of Rome, by three highwaymen armed
with stilettos.
Il is reported that Russia and Persia have
entered into secret alliance. The European
news at this writing is decidedly warlike. Rus
sia has decided 10 accept the Turkish
circular as a complete rejection Of the
protocol. and to decline the Portes
offer to send special envoy to the
Russian capital, on the ground that further ne
gotiation is useless. Orders have also been
issued for the calling in of all furloughed SOL
ders, and Russian Consuls are leaving Turkish
ports. Turkey is pushing forward reinforce
monts to the Danube. and has peremptorily
declined TO renew the armistice with Mon
tenegro.
The stand assumed by Turkey in its emphat-
ic refusal to accept the protocol and its def
ance of the European powers would seem to be
the breaking down of the last barrier between
the colliding nations and war. The language
of Turkeys note is sharp, and the expression of
the Portes views unmistakable. 1t states in
very forcible terms that the recent disturbances
within the Turkish borders have been nstigated
by external Influences leaving very plain in
ference that Russia is to be held responsible
for the troubles. 1.-THE Imperial Govern
ment," says the note, sis ready TO replace its
armies on peaceful footing as soon as it shall
see the Russian Government take measures to
the same end.
Lord Derby has addressed a note to the En-
glish representative at Constantinople, in which
he says he cannot see what further steps En-
gland can take TO avert the impending war. He
gives up the idea Of pacifcation as entirely
hopeless.
Touching the position Of Austria in the i'm
pending struggle, the London Telegrdphs Vi
emma correspondent says: at is feared Aus
tia will not be able long to remain an indiffer-
ent spectator. The attitude she is preparing
to assume is one of defensive neutrality. The
influence Of the Russian Sav Committee ex-
tends almost to Austrias frontier. and Austrian
statesmen, who consider its vicinity a perma-
nent peril, are bent on checking its progress.
and are taking steps to annihiate It's effects on
the Slav population"
Another demonstration Of the sympathizers
with the Tichborne claimant was made in Lon
don few days ago. procession numbering
CO. 200 people paraded the streets, and marched
to the House of Parliament to petition for thu
pardon Of the claimant.
Roumania is alive to the necessity Of protect
ing her frontier from Turkish invasion. and
has taken steps toward the location Of heavy
military force in that direction.
The Persians deny that they have any inten-
ton of adding to the troubles of Turkey bv
coming forward at this juncture with claim
TO Bagdad or any other portion of the sultan's
dominions.
The Gar has resolved that be viii not At
The true northerner., 1877-04-20
GentIemen's Dress.

Vest single-breasted, without collar.
Trousers will be worn trife smaller at
the knee, and little larger at the bottom,
so as to fall well over the boot. For bet
ter wear, the double breasted frock-coat
is still pre-eminently the only garment in
which gentleman who desires to be well
dressed will feel comfortable 1t will be
cut rather shorter in the skirts than has
recently prevailed, and may be made
with or without silk breast-facings and
edges finished with narrow silk braid.
Satin bindings have become common and
vulgar-lo looking, and are too suggestive of
the sporting element to be gentleman
Ike
The true northerner., 1877-04-20
Wild Dogs.

NJ. Poliakoff has discovered, in Soor-
goot, on the Obi and Tobolsk, an in
stance of the reversion of the domestic
dog to wild state. The woods of the
district shelter companies of these dogs,
which hunt the reindeer and other wild
beasts, and, driven by hunger, descend
upon the focks of the settlers, creating
havoc among them. The habits of the
animal are similar to those of the red
Highland wolf (Canis Alpinus) of East
ern Siberia; but, on close examination,
it is found to be identical in all respects
with the common dog of Tobolsk, save
that the body is somewhat longer, and
the legs comparatively shorter.
The true northerner., 1877-04-20
GradatiOns of Crime.

The wisdom of many peoples, and OF
all ages ordains for the punishment of
the same act various degrees of severity,
according to the influence of circum-
stances or the guilt of the offenders.
Thus, homicide may be only killing by
misadventure, or willful murder, or high
treason, according as the case may be.
1t is, therefore, strictly on principle that
the act of converting to ones own use
the money of another exhibits, in the
light of our lofty civilization, various
gradations of guilt which, after the man
ner of criminal statutes, are signifed by
appropriate names, the amount of the
spoliation being in this case the princi-
The true northerner., 1877-04-20
Temnerance i'm Ireland.

There is very remarkable movement
going on in Ireland in favor of closing
the whisky shops on Sunday. A petition
from the city of Dublin has been sent to
Parliament, mile in length, and bear
ing 10000 signatures. Meetings are fire.
quently held to protest against the ex-
emption of large towns from the ope-
ration of the proposed law. A careful
house-to-house canvass of nineteen towns
has shown that in them 100,000 persons
voted for Sunday closing and only II, ,331
against it. The bill is likely to pass at
this session of Parliament
The true northerner., 1877-04-20
Death Roll Of the Rebellion.

In reply to a question as to the num-
ber OF lives lost in the war of the Re-
bellion, the New York Journal Of Com
merce says: "The number of deaths in the
Union army during the war was $50, 739,
of which 5,201 officers and 90,S6S pri-
Yates were killed in action or died of
wounds, and 2,321 officers and 1S2, 329
privates lied of disease or accident.
The losses by the Confederates were not
more than one-fourth to one-third of
this, but the exact figures are disputed"
The true northerner., 1877-04-20
POLITICAL POINTS.

A complete canvass Of votes on the proposed
amendments to the New Hampshire constitu-
ton shows that the religious test as qualif-
cation for Office has been abolished by a slender
majority Of thirteen votes over the two-thirds
required while the proposition to strike the
word Protestant out of the bill of rights is
defeated The section prohibiting removals
from Office for political causes is also beaten.
The true northerner., 1877-04-20

DIR. Gerlach, the German Consul, and
wife, occupied rooms on the second
floor. DIR. Gerlach jumped from the
window, breaking his left leg, but escap-
ing otherwise without injury. His wife
was unhurt.
The true northerner., 1877-04-20

tempt TO direct or take any part personally in
the coming campaign, except in the way of
general inspection and encouragement.
The true northerner., 1877-04-20

SINCE the accession of Queen Victoria
to the British throne, forty years ago, it
is calculated that eighteen members of
the royal family, including the Queens
uncles and cousins, have cost the nation
e20, 217, 600, or about $101 ,0S5, 900.
The true northerner., 1877-04-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS.

Francis NJ Weaver, Indian Agent for the
Southern Ute Agency.
Peter c. shannon, Chief Justice of Dakota
Territory.
Jacob ]. Foreman, Associate Justice of Utah
Territory.
The true northerner., 1877-04-20
Incidents Of the Dsaster-ThriIling scenes
and Hairbreadth Escapes.

Within five minutes after the alarm of
fire the halls were filled with dense
smoke, and while the regular boarders,
accustomed to the passages, plunged
boldly down stairs, and were saved with
only one or two exceptions, the transient
guests shut their doors and could only
he removed by the ladders at the win
dows.
There was one man who occupied n
room on the fifth floor OF the Walnut
street front who might easily have found
his way down the halls and by way of
the ladies' entrance on Fifth street, but
he kept his place for twenty minutes un-
til suddenly cloud of smoke swept over
the roof and down upon him, and he
seemed to become desperate all at once.
He took the sheets from his bed, and
could be plainly seen as he tore
them in strips and tied the
ends together. Fastening this i'm
provised rope to the bed and win
dow-sill, and, disregarding the fact that
it did not reach more than twelve feet,
he crawled out and let himself down
hand over hand very slowly. Men be-
low who saw his position turned away
their heads to avoid witnessing the sick
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-10-06

voyc, Htbcrt, Landry, Boudrcaux,
Gauthreaux, Poiylier, Leblanc, Per
tuit. Breaud, Babin ct ComcauX.
Et ces vleilles families, pour la
plupart, venaient du Berry on de
Ia Champagne.
RGcoles.-Dieu merci, ear il fault
toujouGS lie remercier, lie beau temps
est ven aprtS rouragal.
EFT les riziers ont pu contlnuer Ia
moiSSon.
Et les habitants ont pu reDtrer
lie mails ct tairc III peu de foullage.
Et la canine a pu sc relcvcr ct mn-
rir.
Dams pen dc jours, nous dlt-on,
Ia roulaison commcllrela sur pl's
dun point.
Tviu.-Ia r%tonycrture 1es elias
scs du college st. Marie jefferson a
en- lieu mur,li dc1nier.
lie Convent du Sacre Cpur a
tgalencn1 nuvert Sos porte> ct SEES
classes. TT lumnibus de NJ. Sarnier,
lie vchicule DIES %externes, circule tous
les jours.
M. Philippe Landry Gttnommt
maitrc de postc du Convent, en-
remplacemcnt de VI. G.. Z Bovcc.
Nj. n. S. Landry, ancien .1uged de
paroisse, a etc nommt depute sheriff.
Nous avons viSit6 la fabrique
de cigarettes lie NJ. G. 4. Bovee.
Les cigarettes de NJ. G. f. Bovee
sont toujours excellenteS, ct c'est
par ccntaines de millier> que notre
industrious voisin les expedite.
Settlement, NJ. G. G. Millaudon
contcste i NJ. Bovce sa patente ct
invogue Ia priorite de linventio'l
pour les cigarettes corm-husk mouth
piece.
. Et DIES temoignages, a Get effet,
ont etc pris jeudi uernier 4 Ia Mai
son de Cour.
SIC ros non robis.
lie tabac ptrique-et st. JAG.
qucs men a pas d'antuhtt l'on nc
trouve lie ptrique qua st. Jacques
est excellent cettc aimee.
IL embaumc.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-10-06

1ui rtvirnt dAm"ripur. trappc Il In
porte tie SECS nevetX ct de stS nitceS,
he rapportc que DIES miscrcs ct DIES
Observation-Disclosures de Sos lOintains
voyages. ct dpmandr. tristc ct vain
cu. m%EalheurcuN ct pa,vrc. rlOspi-
talitG DIES der'!er> iours ct le NOR
crau dc pain DIES dernir'S moments.
1T alors, scion l'accueiI, scion IL
.Ioie ni la deception, il payait Fac
cueil ell gentiusitts dc millionaire
on l'aubergc en- gros sous Gle yoya-
geui.
Mais Marie etait partie, partie
sans ricn dire, emportant la dernie-
re illusion ct Ia dernitre c%sperance
au vleiilarl.
ct monsieur dc PrGmontrG, apres
I'M reve dune vie nonyellc ct dune
v%ieilles>e heureuse, sc tronvait ire
vocablennent Seul 1T miserable.
Que Dieu ait pitie dc lui.
J. GENTIL.
(1 (%Ontiauer.)
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-10-06

etc remplace par Soliman pacha, ct
Reouf Pacha commando l'armee DIES
Balkans. M%ouhktar Il remporte nnc
yictoire en- Asic.-Jules Simon est
mieux.-Bismark aurait dit: Isl la
paix nest pas taite avant Oh pen
dant Ihiver, une coni1agration gene.
rale trIateraaG printemps proclaim"
La Convention democratiqned tie
New York est assemble. Ellie ne
condamnera pas administration ne
HAYES. Celle du Minnesota est Gu
m Gmc Observation-Disclosures
Bailey, primal DIES Etats-u nls, est
mort.-La Chambre-Con grts-
comptera 145 d~tmocrates ct 80 re-
publicains.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-10-06
A U X II A N II T. u IL S =.

NJ. Emile Leblanc, sucrier bien
connu ct experiments, maitre dune
decouvertc qui lui permet de faire
dn Sncre avec les cannes les plus
diffic1les d rouler, Sc chargera, moy-
ennant la somme de $40, payable
aprts %repreuve, de r6g]er Ia lessive
tie tous les t%quipages qu'on voudra
bien lni confer dams la paroisse.
Emile Leblanc, paroisse st. JAG
ques, Convent Z. o.