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The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-30

Why, once when the boys in the mine
Had started a "grogshOp,' they wanted
To hang out "Old Ned" for the sign.
But men will be men, the world over,
And, stranger, I've studied it out;
And 1 find when a fellow has fallen,
That the world likes to kick him
about.
Yet I've known, tho the heart of a
creature
May be rugged and hard as flint;
When the world wants light, and will
strike it,
Twill find that the fire is int.
For once, when the work of the miners
Had been finished at last for the day;
And each miner all wearied and tired
Laid his pick-axe and shovel away.
The men had come down to the village,
And one held child on his knee,
As he told them the pitiful story,
How the babe had been picked up at
sea.
Then the women commenced with their
crying,
And the men were right sorrowful
too;
But 1 don't measure men by their say
ings
As much as by what they will DO.
The parson was too poor to take it
And Dick had q boy of his own,
Fred wished that it only were younger.
And Tom that it only were grown.
And each thought it hard of his neigh
But it's so the whole universe DER;
The world with its charity preaching,
Leaves the beggar to starve at the
door.
So when they had finished their stories
Old Ned came and looked at the child,
And picked up the infant and kissed it,
And the little thing looked up and
smiled.
Then stiffness came over the people
As the babe on his bosom he laid,
And clasping his strong arms around it,
Raised his eyes unto heaven and said
"God knows / have fallen-am fallen
That the world keeps its heel on my
head;
But there's always q chance for the
better
For q fellow until he is dead.
II know Pm not much on religion
Don't hang round your places of
prayer,
But when-God wants q man to be
doing,
You'll find that always am there.
$50, swear by the heavens above us,
And that God, who forever shall be,
That this babe that clasp to my bosom
Is forever q child unto me-"
And Old Ned was true to his promise,
And laid his old canteen away,
And went down to his work with the
miners,
And worked there for many a day.
The world has it's own way of thinking.
But I'd take this Old Ned by the |
hand,
md I'd feel myself closer to heaven
Than the prOudest Of lads in the land.
But he left US one bright summer morn
ing,
And they brought us back word he |
was dead,
Ind the hovs raised n stone in the |
churchyard,
Ard they wrote there the name of |
"Old Ned.'t
What's thati Why, mol You are jok-
ing.
So you are Old Ned. Well, you see
here are sometimes two sides to o
joke, sir,
For the boy you adopted was me I!
CLAUDE FLoRANCE.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-30

When a person feels disposed to
over-estimate his Importance, let
him remember that mankind got
along very well before his birth,
and that in all probability they
will get along very well after his
death.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-30

A school boy writes The mewl
is a larger bird than the guse or
turkey. It has two legs to walk
with, and two more to kick with,
and it wears its wings on the side
of its had. It is stubbornly back
ward about going forward.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-30
INTERESTING RATES:

| INTERESTING RATES:
.,.,e. q inch spdoe) first Insertion
III. IN subsequent insertion 70 cts.
..;ous of d square charged as a
rsssrs' unless otherwise agreed
q T.rds Of a Personal nature, when
k.sIe. charged at double rates.
|s-;opal and Business Cards,
4. soure, $40 per year; two
9, $500.
|,m,rys, ANNOUNCEMENTS -S5.
n must in every instance ac-
Euy the order
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-30

Red on railroad signifies danger
and says stop. 1t is the same
thing displayed on q mans nose.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-30

AS it is not putting on . gown
that makes the scholar, but the
inward habits Of the mind; 30 it is
not putting on an outward walk Of
profession that makes Christian,
but the inward grace of the heart.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-30
FrICIAL DIRECTORY.
STATE GOVERNMENT

STATE GOVERNMENT
Fernor-F T Nichols.
ut. GOVERNOR A Wilt.
Eetary of State-W A Strong.
ditor of Public AccOunts-Al-
berintendent of Public Educa-
! RM Lusher.
@utant General-D b Penn.
h JUDICIARY.
.breme Court-Chief Justice, T
Inning; Associate Justices, r
,tarr, Aleibiade DeBlanc, w B
yer; Clerk, Alfred Roman.
Z ge District Court-W + Black
PARISH OFFICERS.
* Of Court Henry C Walker.
prder-W Ii Hodnett.
Ish Judge-A V Raglan.
Hif-Chas R Nugent.
pner-Dr P GOOde.
psentative-Col i G Randolph.
nsh Attorney-W L Richard
rlh Treasurer-A L Grow.
collector-C c Nash.
PEI Jurors-Jas A Daniels,
dsnt; VIM Tison, Randolph
Z W Fitz, M n SwOfford.
I Police Jury-A Lemee.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-30

An ounce of mother wit is worth
q pound of book learning.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-30
The NEW ORLEANS
lily 9emorrat

Wished every morning. 1t is
neal Journal of the State of
ma and the city of New Or
DEMOCRAT has a large and
ing circulation in this State,
go IN Mississippi, Alabama
'1ss; and therefore offers su-
Inducements to Advertisers.
ms will be spared to make
Pr a welcome visitor in the
groom and family circle.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-30
| Golfaf Gbronifls.
,surD EVERY SATURDAY, BY
ar SWEENEY
TERMS:

rear, in advance ----sI 9 9g
6onths,. z5c
4 months, . --- "0
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-30
OLD NED.

Drinki should say that he did sir.
Why, once when the boys in the mine
Had started "grogshop,' they wanted
To hang out "Old Ned for the sign.
But men will be men, the world over,
And, stranger, Pve studied it out
And l find when fellow has fallen,
That the world likes to kick him
about.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-03-22

Granite and marble and granite
Corridor, column, and dome!
A Capitol, huge as planet,
And mighty as marble built Rome!
Stairsteps to granite to glory!
Go up, with thy face to the sun;
They are stained with the footsteps and story
OF giants and battles well won.
stop-stand on this stairway of granite.
Lo. Arlington, storied, aud still
With lullaby hush. ......But the land u
Springs fresh as that sun-fronted hill.
Beneath us stout hearted Potomac
In majesty moves to the sea-
Beneath Us sea Of proud people
Moves on, undivided as he.
Yea, strife is over and ended
For all the days under the sun;
The banners unite and are blended
As starlight and sunlight in one.
Loi banners and banners and banners.
Broad stsr-balanced banners of blue
If asiDgle stag fell from fair heaven
Why what would befall US, think yous
Lo Westward and Nerthward and Southwark
The csptains come home from the wars
Nowsthe world shall endure 1t If we only
Keep perfect this system OF stars...--. h
The Captaina of Captains leads slowly
Up the great rounded stairway Of Stone
How unlike on the fierce front of glory
Where be led till he led all alone.
He stops on the topmost great granite
That tops the fair highway of fame;
He kisses the Book, and his hand 1t
Cplifts in the great Gods name
II is done. God help him A bolder
,<-l,f
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-03-22
A RELIC THE PAST.
The Oldest Church i'm the United
Sfates-lts History.
Harper's Weekly. ]

Lar pcr Wcehiy.J
Isle of Wight county, Virginia, has
the honor of having within its limit
the oldest church in the United States.
1t is st. Luke's Church, and stands not
very far from the main road from
Smithfield, about twenty miles from
Norfolk. 1t WAS erected In 1852, OF
bricks imported from England. In
1862 it received its denominational
name. The Rev. Mr.. Faulkner was
one of its first pastors, and there are
records to show that he WAS in charge
rs iate rs 1914. All of the material of
the church was imported, even to the
lime and woodwork. = The timber Is of
English oak, and was framed previous
tOshipment. Where it has not been
exposed too much to the elements it is
still perfectly sound, while the mortar
is SO hard that steel brought in sudden
contact with it produce sparks. On
the eastern side there is window
twenty feet high, OF stained glass, rep
resentiDg Scripture subjects. The pill.
lars-which strengthen the walls, are
wide Mt the base, and taper toward the
eaves-have somewhat nuldered, and
various shrubs and vines, and even
small trees, have rooted themselves
therein. In 1887, or one hundred and
i've years after it-was bnilt, 1t was
given q new roof Of shingles, and 10
1897 1t received its third covering. An
effort is now being made to raise means
to repair the old church, and it is to be
hoped HAT the la adsble enterprise will
meet with the fullest success.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-03-22
POETRY.
Towhom IL May Concern.


II IN not by watching and hoping,
Nv aloth. or by sensesessly groping,
Nv prumbling or sullenly noping,
THAT fortune can ever be won;
II Is not by wishing and praying,
Bv laziness, and by delaying,
By thouehtlessly into paths straying'
Where giddy explorers e'er run
II In not by constantly leaning
On soane one. through whose intervening
You hopc TO acquire the full meaning
OF happiness faithfully earned
That success will ever come near you,
Wi,b lis smiles and blessings to cheer you
This truth you must get by heart, ere you
The path to fortune have learned.
A leseon the wild wood can teach you,
II YOU will allow il to reach you;
Twill earnestly, strongly beseech you,
10 staud Ike the elm or the oak
To staad on your own footing solely,
To make each endeayor yours wholly,
II sou'd rise from place that Is iowiy,
And fortunes smiles ever invoke.
TIN not BY languidly pering
Ger marble. with thought lofty-soaring,
A vision of beauty adoriDg,
That genius archives it's great fame.
The sculptor is he, who beholding
The vision OF beauty unfolding,
By patiently carving and moulding,
Brings honor most high 10 bis name.
1t is not by endlessly hoping,
By signing, and weeping, and moping, +.
By dreaming, and scheming, and gropinl
Thst fortune you ever can win;
'Tis only by thinking and doing,
By purpose defined e'er pursuing, -
Your own course 70 prosperity hewing-s
And ssw is the the time to begin.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-03-22
Going 10 Press.
BIZ REV. l. n. cARMAN-


fWm- A. Jones, foreman of the composing
room of the New Orleans Times, died recent
ly. Just before his death he became conscious
for moment, and in that CLEAN, dwelling
upon the habit of his life, he suddenly ex-
claimed: The ads are all right, Sherman;
lock up the forms and let's go to press"
Fellow MN, a moment linger,
On the dying printers speech;
For it bears a weighty lesson,
Our unheeding hearts to teach.
Day by day thou art composing
What universe shall read;
Type to type are cease,eSs setting,
As thou addest deed TO deed.
All! how surely lifes full columns,
When the hand that set them lies
Fixed in an unbroken stiffness,
Their composer advertise.
Soon the forms are locked forever,
| Changeless shall the impression be;
Scan thy proofs in time, o printer,
Thou art near eternity.
Are the ''ads" all right, composer?
Art thou standing justified?
Ready now fer death and judgment,
Their unfoldings 10 abide?
So shalt thou, as night advances,
Greet the unstaying Pressman's call;
Then await the morn eternal,
Il Publishing thy life to all.
Chicago Standard.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-03-22
A SCANT GRAIN CROP.
High Prices Looked for I'm Spit
Of the Peace in Europe.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
A prominent grain merchant was
asked recently whether the peace be-
promised demobilization of the Rus.
sian army will be likely to bring down
the price of grain. He said:
1t has been the idea of the trade that
breadstufs would be high this summer,
whether there was war in Europe. or
not. Indeed, grain was short crop
last year in all countries except Califor-
nia, and is light here and all over. 1t
has been our opinion all winter that
high prices will prevail this summer.
Of course, there is no denying that war
would enhance the price of wheat.
The scarcity will be more felt in June
and July. The Black Sea and Danube
regions have no larger surplus this
year, SO that War would not affect
shipments lrGm there much. CaliiOr-
MIA is the great balance W heel in this
trade. 1t had 26,0O0,000 bushels Of
grain to export from the last crop.
Twenty-four million bushels of this
have already gone, mostly TO Great
Britain anu the Confident of Europe.
There has not been so little shipment
of grain from New York and the
Northwest in any three months in the
past ten years as in December, January
and February of this winter. The price
is certainly moderate, and the United
Kingdom must buy great deal OF
wheat before the next harvest is ready
for the market. Breadstuffs may be
said to be in peculiar shape 10 this
country. The people of the West have
made up their minds that they nave
not enough to supply their demand,
and are keeping what they have. II
is still debatable whether they have
much for export.
| There have been enormous opera
tions in grain in Chicago and Milwau-
kie the past year. These put up prices.
The Canadians are very sure about
high prices of wheat, because they
have lost the most part OF their own
Drop, they expect to depend on other
regions for say one. third OF their sup
ply. Trade is in healthy condition
here, and the grain business is as safe
the last spring aud summer our grain
merchants here were carrying unusual
ly large stocks, and important losses
were suffered at that time; hut since
the new crop began to come in the bu-
siness has been healthy. The losses
mentioned fell mostly ON Western cor.
respondents. The wholesale business
here is largely on commission now.
The Western people are fast getting to
point where they prefer to control
their own products, both of grain and
provisions, up ofheslast possible point,
in order that they may reap all possi-
BILE profit The farmers even are get
ting TO be spectators in these products
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-03-22
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-03-22

Some of the evening bonnets are
trimmed with bias silk hands of water.
blue and the pale rose silk, fastened
down with gold and steel buckles, and
ornamented also with plumes Of blue
and rose, and fine lace scarf strings.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-03-22
Retention of Original Instinct.

The turning round of dog before
lying down TO sleep is.a natural in
stinctive habit, derived from his origi-
nally wild condition, and most renar-
kably retained in a domestic state. A
wild dog makes his bed among long
grass, and, to render it comfortable, he
puts down his nose, turns around Sew
eral times, and so throws down the
grass in the space in which he turns,
then lies down and goes comfortably to
sleep. There are other analogous in-
stances of retention of an original in
stinct of habit, through countless gen
eratiOns. Thus the common sheep In d
state If nature seeks safety at night
from beasts of prey upon the mountain
tops. The domesticated sheep retains
the instructive habit, although the ne
cessity for il no longer exists. All the
morning IL may be seen feeding with
its head down hill, and as regularly
ascending in the afternoon.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-03-22


A DETROIT Boy, aged twelve, whose
uncle was member OF the Legisla
ture, was permitted to make trip II
Lansing few days agoin order to Wis
it the State House. He came home
yesterday noon chuck full of impor
lance, and when his little brother ran
to meet him at the gate, William cold
ly waved him back and said:
L refer you to the Committee or
Fisheries, bub, and how's my dog?'
His mother was glad to see him, and
and when she asked if he had enjoyed
himself he replied:
'Oa, suppose so, though / now
move to strike cut all after the enact
ing clause
What sort of talk is that, Willie
dear? she asked, in great surprise.
Never mind the talk, mother, but
move the previous question, and bring
on the pancakes
The hired girl came in with the din
ner, and wanted to know how he liked
Lansing. He looked at her with great
dignity and replied:
L now move TO lay your petition on
the table, Hannah, fer future consid
er tion.'
She got mad about it, and William
informed his mother that it was his
opinion that Hannah's title should be
made to conform to the body Of the
bill.
He went out to see the boys alter
dinner, and house painter asked him
where No. 657 was?
'We'll have Call of the House and
see,' replied the boy, as he looked
around.
fWho5e house?' asked the painter.
'Or you Can rise toa question OF
privilege continued the lad.
i don't want no sass replied the
painter, who-thought the boy was ma.
king fun of his red nose.
'Of course not. Let's pass the bill to
2 third reading, or else go into COM
mittee OF the Whole and debate it,
Il thihk you need dressing DOWN.
growlei the painter, and he banged
William into snow bank and pushed
4. heap of snow down behind his coat
collar.
Have the minority no rights?' yell
ed the boy, as he kicked the painter on
the shin.
He would have been wallopped had
not his mother appeared. The painter
moved away at sight of her, but called
out:
'I'll see you again, boy!'
Il refer the whole subject to father,
with instructions 10 report a bill to
walk you into a police court replied
the representative.
And be went in to tell his mother
the difference between suspendiDg the
rules and rushing bill, or referring il
TO the Committee on Cornhelds till
some one came around with the ci.
garS.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-03-22

"What would you do If mamma
should die ?" she pdtheticaily asked Of
her little three-year old daughter. 81
don fknow," remarked The infant,
with downcast eyes and lnelanclioly
voice, ~ thpdse / should have to
thpank mythelf!'--Graphic.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-11-08
Dumb-beil Lifting.

Ed. Brannan, who, with Leon Sam.
wells. recently advertised to perform
here. engaged in dumb bell match in
Virginia City, lately. His PROPOSE
ton was 10 lift lGH pound dumb bell
against ten men. The Enterprise says
five men appeared on tue stage and
collectively scored 795. As the other
five could not be found, Brannan of
tered to beat their scoro doub!e. He
did so easily. putting up the bell 800
times.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-11-08
SAN FRANCISCO srocK REPORT.
This Mornings Board.

1910 Ophir. 1917 204.
$40 Mexican, IL, 1917.
625 could Il Curry. 81, SsI.
$50 Best & Becher, l75z, Is So.
ITO California. n
3O5 Savage. 81. 81.
5l5 Con. va. 20.
% Choilar 3l1s
1850 Hale II Nercross. ~, 75..
255 Crown Point, 81, 81 b5.
5J5 Yellow Jacket. 3. 50.
6l0 Imperial. so. Toe.
500 Kentuck, So So.
235 Alpha, III ~.
630 Belchsr. s, sd.
10 Confidence. ).
$40 Sierra Nevada. 425, 420c.
70 Utah. -.
l455 Bullion. 81. 6.
1885 Excbeqner. AIS. 465c.
80 Seq. Beicher. 30.
335 Overmen. 1914, 1917.
500 DAYTON. Acc.
$50 Union. ca G}%.
44O Justice "a. "a.
3GO Julia. 205, 2l0c.
793 Caledonia. 225. 225e b5.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-11-08
Pacific sulphGr aiine .

We learn FROM @. s. Osborn, who is
now engaged in working the Pacific
sulphur Nine ut Rabbit Hole. that he
ia now extracting large quantities of
crude sulphur. and will commence re-
fnine it and shipping to the railroad at
Humboldt House ina few days,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-11-08
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Professor Holmes Lecture.

Professor Holmes lectnred last night
infCentenuiat Hall. The audience was
small, bat the few who attended were
we'll paid for doing SO. Holmes is
pleasant speaker, and having travelled
through the countries on which he
lectured, and resided in Constantine.
pie. Teheran, Calcutta and Salt Lake,
understands the subject of polygsmy
thoroughly. In abiding to Mormon
ism. he said that niue weeks ago, inst
over the mountains, in Utah, he saw
the remains Of man. who, had he
lived in Nevada, would have been sent
TO the Stats Prison; yet, there was
looked upon as the representative of
deity, lying in glass house within
the tabernacle. Over 10000 persons
gazed upon him and seventeen women
surrounded him aud called him hus.
band Over 800 ckdren and grand
children followed his remains to the
grave. This occurred in the United
States. in the nineteenth century. 1t
ia Mahommelanism Christainizsd.
Professor Holmes will lecture in
Paradise valley next Sunday.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-11-08
THE CHAMPION LIAR.
The Sazarackers of Austin Throw
Up the sponge 20 Simmons.

Ihe ~azarackers OF Austin Throw
Up ths sponge 20 simmons.
Last weeka man"named G. l.. Sim.
mons preferred q charge of murder
against himself and deliyesed himself
up to the Justice of the PEACH at Col.
conda. The Sheriff.. District Attorney
and Coronerwere telegraphed for, but
no corpse could be''feund after two
day 8 search. and 6nally Jimmy the
Blacksmith )" who was supposed to
have been killed, walked into Battle
Mountain. The Sazarac Lying Club of
Austin. were advised of all this through
the ReveiHe. and upon hearing of
Jimmy's appearance in the fesh at
Battle Mountain, held meeting and
unanimously resolved that Simmons
was the champion liar of the American
continent, and then adjourned in dis
gust. Simmons is now held upon a
charge of forgery. and will be examined
before Justice Thompson tomorrow.
There is no doubt of his having robbed
Jimmy the Blacksmith" of all the
money be had about him at the time be
caught bin on the road between Iron
Point and Stone House.