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The Morning herald., 1878-04-10

y, MISS Moore, of Falls county, Texas,
w." 80 recently preparing for her marriage,
: 4N invited friend named Miss Williams
aSSlSt her, In rummaging about among
VIZ. "'0 clothing an old pistol was found,
,.!". 4,ri' being carelessly handled by Miss
mains, exploded and shot Miss Moore
,'", She vas buried on the day before
rp'D''eo for her wedding, and Miss VII,
, ''' has since become hopelessly de.
'Snsed through grief.
The Morning herald., 1878-04-10

schoebein named the substance which he
discovered Ozone. from the Greek word
'.Ozein, "signifytng to smell. He supposed
that 1t was Oxygen In an active and highly
elactro-negative state. My observations do
not warrant these conclusions as SUBJ
stances (such as Chlorate of Potassa, etc }
that yield large quantities Of Oxygen give
but little Ozone, },., while others producing
quantities Of Ozone. The most highly ozon.
ICED organic bodies are Cedar-Woo Pine
eavIs Blood. ETC., etc Of the Mineral
Salts, Alum, sulphur, Chloride of Soda,
..tc., may be mentioned as agents yielding
Ozone In abun tance. Ozone may be man.
utactured from all ozonized bodies by
ehemical affinity, the evolution Of organic
ozoniaed substances, either BY % means M OF Of
heat, electricity or other forms of force.
ozone Is the antiseptic principle Of every
substance possessing the power to preserve
animal and vegetable structures from de-
cay. The preservative and pu'ifyiny quail
titles of Salt, Carbolic Acid, Chloride OF
Lime Alcohol, etc., are due to the presence
of uzohe. ...-
The Morning herald., 1878-04-10
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ill.,, the Hair. aI ~ p.

The best and cheapest Hair Dressing ana
dandrutf. alley irritation, soothe and cool
the heated scalp, prevent the hair from
falling off, and promote the growth in Q
very short time, They preserve and beau
tify the hair, and render it soft and glossy.
pearerce TO braid and wiry hail, and as o
hair dressing they are unrlva led; eradl-
cate dandfuff and prevent badness. The
Shampoo cleans the hair, removes greece,
causedby heat and fatigue. Kunke' %
Shampoo and Lu, ,tral restore hair to q rGl
ural and glossy color, restore faded sd
harsh and wiry hair. Price per bot ,9Da.
Kunkel e Proprietor pns ,rr No oe s p Nort s ~ s'
gree. lladelphie 500 ~ ",39D "
The Morning herald., 1878-04-10
A FILTER TO PURIFY Arr.

At a recent meeting Of tho New York
Academy of Useful Arts, attention was
called to simple method of filtering the
air of an apartment. The object is to free
the air from dust, excessive dampness, and
possibly, from the germs of malaria. The
contrivance consists essentially ofa fibrous
woven fabric, strengthened by brass wire.
It is to be applied to windows and yensila-
rors, and may be Of service on railway
ears to exclude dust. Tt has the merit OF
checking drafts while admitting air. It's
general use might tend to prevent t1e
spread Of malarial diseases, and modify the
dangers that dirty streets occasion TO inc
health Of city residents. "
r.ri.
,oo1, rarrtp1 to hn l1+ yearS Old re-
The Morning herald., 1878-04-10
Tape Worm Removed Alive

Head and all complete, in two hours -
No fee till head passes, Seat, pin and
rs forth Ninth street, Philadelphia, Pa
Send for circular. For removing seat, in
or stomach worms call On your druggist
and ask for bottle Of Kunkel's ,yWorm
Syrup, price 81. 1t never falls Comman
other VIC rms can be readily removed.
The Morning herald., 1878-04-10

IL "nat place are two heads better than
0ae' In barrel. .. ~.
The Morning herald., 1878-04-10

Oxygen represents 18th of the atmos-
phere Ozone. l l0O0th part. One thousand
Qaurts, or 48 cubic feet of air are consumed
BY o person every twenty-four hours. q
The Morning herald., 1878-04-10

n. Payne can be consulted daily at his
Offices in the Heabody Hotel Ninth stree
between Walnut and Spruce streets, Phila-
delphta.
The Morning herald., 1878-04-10

A man reputed to be Ia years old re-
Gently died at Trieste. r..y.
The Morning herald., 1878-04-10

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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

The success of the leading liter
airy paper of the West, the Chicago
Ledger, is truly remarkable. Since
its introduction to the reading pub
lie, six years ago. the Ledger has
steadily advanced in favor, and is
now acknowledged second to DO
paper Of the kind in the country.
Its circulation is national, and has
been obtained through the efforts
of its publishers to produce paper
of high moral character, and at the
same time sell it at q price con-
sistent with the present hard
times. That they have succeeded,
and well, too, tho thousands OF
readers of the Ledger scattered
from Maine to Texas and from
Oregon to Florida will bear testi-
mony. The Chicago Ledger is a
large forty-eight column weekly
paper, which contains stories both
complete and continued, in each
number, written by the best an
thors of the day, and great variety
of information interesting to every
one. The subscription price is only
$3.50 per year, postage paid, and
it is equal in every particular to
other papers of the same character
which sell for So q year. Three
copies of this valuable paper will
be sent to any one who sends ten
cents and their address to the
Ledger, Chicago, Ill. 1874
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

There is vast amount of land
Louisiana which is subject to year.
ly tidal overhows, and worth, in
consequence, nothing to the State.
If these lands we're reclaimed it
would be of great benefit to the
taxpayers, as it would add to the
revenues of the State. A company
is now in process of formation to
beginning the good work.
Messrs. Columbus Allen, Gidiers
and others, whose names are q
guarantee of the honesty of their
purpose, head the concern, and
have had bill presented before
the House Of Representatives ask
ing a donation from the State of
10, 900 acres of these now worthless
lands, which they promise in return
to reclaim from overflow, levee and
drain. The provisions of the bill
appear to be very fair. The COM
pany obilgates itself to reclaim the
lands within three years and ask
for no title to them before the thing
is done.
The intention Of these gentlemen
is to devote these lands, after they
have been reclaim, to the culture
of rice and the raising of stock. It
appears to us that the passage of
this bill can have no effect but the
furthering of the interests of the
State, in opening news sources of
revenue by taxation and adding to
its agricultural resources. There
is not the lease appearances of a job
in any part of the project, and we
hope that the Legislature will not
hesitate to give it lawful sanction.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26
GOOD W YI4
EUREKA YEAST PoNI
MANUFACTURES y
NEW ORLEAMH Is

Il is regarded BY many ~
housekeepers a. not only god =
very best thing of the kind ~
ever tried. Only give this
HOME PRoDUCf I
a fair trial. and you win h'''
patronize it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

No news has been received from
Suleiman Pasha yet. Harmanh,
where Russian troups are said to
have arrived. is an important point
on his line of retreat to Adrianople
If the Russians have gained that
point before him, as there is no
reason to doubt, he not only has
General Gourko's pursuit to beat
back, but will be taken in flank by
q column marching from Eski Sa-
ghra, while the force posted at Har-
manli stands directly in his front.
Suleiman Pasha's force includes
the division he brought from Bull
garia, the garrisons of Sophia and
other towns up to Nisch, and Cha
ker Pashs's army from Kamnli. All
however, are by this time badly
broken and weakened by their
hasty retreat and frequent encoun-
ters with their persuers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

The Posts Washington special
says: 1t is the opinion of promi-
nent members of the Lower House
that there has been very great re-
action among members during the
last thirty days on the silver ques-
ton, and if the Bland bill was sub
jected p another vote there would
be less than two-thirds in its favor.
The belief which prevails in Off
cial quarters is we'll founded, that
if the Senate passes the bill. as it
comes from the House, and it is
vetoed by the PRESIDENT. it will not
receive q two-third vote in either
branch Of Congress. On the ques-
ton Of the silver measure are great
ly encouraged by accessions to
their ranks since Congress reas-
sembled.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

The bill reported by Mr.. Reagan,
of Texas, from the Committee on
Commerce. appropriating $4,000
for the removal of snags from the
Mississippi, Missouri and Arkan-
sas river. and $4,000 to open up the
Red river above Shreveport, was
favorably passed upon on the 18th
inst. by the Lower House.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

North Georgia farmers have be-
gun to raise cattle and ship them
by rail to New Orleans. The Sa-
vannah News encourages the enter
prise, and thinks if the grain used
in Georgia in making moonshine
whiskey were fed to cattle. North
Georgia might become an impor-
tant cattle-bfeeding region.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26
GRANT PARISH.


AS the unfortunate troubles
which occurred in our parish, under
former administrations bave tended
to give her an unfavorable repute
for lawlessness and violence, we
take this occasion to mention few
facts in regard to Grant, by way OF
justification to her. The District
Court is over, and attention is call
ed to the very small number OF
criminals on the docket. Only one
convict goes to the penitentiary,
while three cases are continued
one for shooting at al officer, with
intent to kill, and two for burglary,
all the criminals being negroes
The Grand Jury found over twenty
true bills, and from the tenor Of
their report it is TO be inferred
they are mostly for minor offenses,
the carrying of concealed weapons,
probably, being the charge in many
cases. This, it is to be hoped, will
put check to useless and per-
nicious habit among our citizens,
and go long way toward the pre-
vention of serious encounters and
lawless acts.
The Police Jury have done
some good Legislation in the matter
of improving roads, bridges, rent
ing of ferries, etc, while the Grand
Jury recommended measures to-
ward the early erection of a court
house.
All this is good sign of the
spirit of improvement amongst us,
and is calculated to give persons at
a distance a favorable impression
of our. people. And we can assure
all that it 10 true indication of the
healthy condition Of this parish.
Peace and quiet prevail, and good
feeling between all, white and black,
is the order o. the day. All
heartily agree in the preservation
of order, and violence of any kind
is not to be apprehended any more
than in the Eastern. or Middle
States.
No more hospitable or generous
people exist, and finer country to
settle in is not to be found in this
broad land of ours. Sugar, corn,
cotton, rice, are staple products,
and finer stock-raising country is
not to be found anywhere, while
garden truck of all kinds can be
raised abundantly. We have the
advantages of river navigation
nearly all the year round, and in
another year will have the benefit
of railroad connection with New
Orleans and the State of Texas, as
the New Orleans & Pacific railroad
runs within six miles of Colfax on
the other side of Red river, and is
being rapidly pushed forward.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

We have seen and read the re-
ports Of the Auditor and Treasurer,
and as q matter of finance news. we
will give few items, which will
serve to post our readers. To be-
gin with home, "sweet home" old
Rapides has paid into the State
treasury, that is her collector has
done it for her, for the full fiscal
year Of 1877, the sum of $l,, 140.94,
which is pretty fair, whilst her fair
daughter, Vernon, has paid in the
full and round sum of one hundred
and sixty-four dollars and sixty
four cents. And yet our neighbor
Winn, Democratic VIM, could not
see Vernon's bluff and had to bank
on less, viz; the actual sum of six
ty-six dollars and ninty-four cents!
But again, Grant, whose stake-hold-
ers heretofore went it alone on the
grab game, saw all these bluffs, and
went better on her own hook to the
tune Of $3,414.44, and has that
round sum to her credit, as per re-
ceipt of Allen Jumel. G. G. Nash,
her competent collector, has done
well, and for one has worked on the
honest reform line. and the Demo-
crat scores one for him on the
strength of it.-Alexandria Demo-
crat.
Our junior proprietor is an ex-
ceedingly modest man, and we feel
it q duty to come to the front and
make bow for him to the deserved
compliment Of our contemporary.
The Democrat seems to have given
the figures Of the State tax proper,
OF Mr.. Nash's December settle
ment and left out the poll, levee and
school tax. As matter of infor-
nation to our readers, and to
rightly inform our neighbor, we
have had look at the settlements
made by the Tax Collector with
the State Auditor. In June it was
$492.S1; October, $919.5T De-
oember, $4.77494, making a total
of $6,1s73S, less his commission Of
10 per cent. Besides this amount,
Mr.. Nash has now on hand some
$500 or $500, sccruing from sales,
which will be turned in at his next
settlement. Taken altogether,
Grant has reason to be well salts
led with her Tax Collector. and
the showing he makes. which fact
was duly appreciated by the Grand
Jury. and noted in their report.
elsewhere ~ be seen.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

The House COMMITTEE ON Pacific
Railroads agreed to give hearing
at its next meeting to the repre-
sentatives of the Southern Pacific
and Texas Pacific railroads, and to
continue such hearings from day to
day until all parties have been
heard.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

The Pioneer vessel of the steam
line to Brazil, it is said, will be
ready 10 leave New York about
May. Three steamers, at least,
will be required for the service, and
five are spoken of to make up the
full compliment.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

A few minutes devotion at night
will not clear the conscience of a
foul trick done during the day. nor
will going to church on sunday
atone for the wilfui sins of a week.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

Speaker Bush has appointed on
the Committee on Constitution
Messrs. VOORHEES,, Jonas, Niece
hee, Bridger, Leonard, Wise, Breaud,
Walker. Young, Drury, Gracien and
Lyons.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

A Hot Springs, Arkansas, spe-
cial says; "a great law suit.-The
Hot Springs commissioners have
commenced the hearing in ex-Gov-
ernor Rector's case, and the cases
OF 10 other parties in conflict with
Rector, were consolidated with his
case for the purpose of hearing
proof. aud examination. Judges
Compton and Iconty are attorneys
for Rector, and Rice, Harold and
Walsh for the others.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

At the fourteenth session of the
African Nj. E. Zion Louisiana An
nual Conference, which convened
in New Orleans on the 10th inst,
the bishop warned thecolored peo-
PIE against the Liberia scheme.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

A Yankee editor wishes to know
whether the law recently enacted
againstthe carrying of deadly weap-
ons applies to doctors. who carry
pills IN their pockets.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

The N. .. Times says the apoth-
ecaries have presented petition
to the Legislature praying for a
reduction of the State license on
their occupation from $50 to SIS.
The latter is the highest license
they had to pay previous to 1871.
They think that $50 is excessive,
and most people will agree with
them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26
Coushatta has shipped 5ll4 bales
Of cotton since September LIST.

The police jury of Pointe Coupee
has passed law prohibiting gam
bling; also hog law.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

Now is the time to subscribe for
the CoLFAx CHRONICLE Only 81 u
year.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26
AGENTS.

Mr.. A. A. GOODWIN. of Alexandria, is
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and will contract for advertisements and
and receive subscriptions.
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gomery, are our authorized agents.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

%. Times Our friends in the
country seem to be having excellent
weather just now, and in some
quarters they have been looking
into their mats and windrows to see
how the seed cane has borne the
winter. Thus far the results of the
investigation have have been sat-
isfactory, we are glad to say. The
seed has kept well, the only trou-
BILE being in some cases the eyes
nearest the tops have sprouted.
This will oniy involve some extra
care in handling, however, and, in
TACT, indicates a very healthy con-
dition of the seed-c.ne in general.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26
THE
DAILY CITY IIa

The cheapest and mose
Evening Newsr
ever published in NE" n
ONLY FIFTEEN Cent?
Including be Eishs-f'
Edition.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

The friends of the enterprise say
the prospects for the 1exes Pa
ci6c Railroad never looked brighter
than now. More of the Congress
sional Representatives who have
returned from. the people have
caught new inspiration from them.
The press of the country has been
talking out on the subject, showing
that the enterprise is a national
necessity, not only as a channel OF
commerce, but as q means Of re-
viving all industrial interests. A
number of those who were neutral,
outspoken opponents of the meas
ure. now signify their purpose to
give it their support.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-26

decessors, the Returning Board, in
au evil hour for themselves, but in
one fraught with every blessing for
the country, ''builded wiser than they
knew and whatever may have been
their intention, the God of our
fathers so shaped it to His end that,
by their works they gave to the land
a ruler who has shown himself to be
statesman above the selfish inter-
ests of section and patriot above
party, whose wide and liberal grasp
of mind has seized and served the
best interests of our whole common
country; and whatever may be the
origin of his title, be sits to-day en-
thrOned in the affections of the peO-
pie. Under his beneficent policy the
white-winged angel of peace has once
more spread her broad pinions over
the land, and a grateful people min
gle his name with their prayers as
the instrument and Inauguration of
new dispensation. To disturb this
blessed work, to undo this happy
consumnation, band Of conspira-
tors, who, by their own confessions,
were the aiders and abettors of the
work of twelve months ago, have
linked together to pull down that
man whom they find they can not
use to foment sectional strife, and
who will not bow in humble SUBJ
servieEcy to the behesf of cabal Of
corrupt partisans. And, sir, who is
the witness upon whose testimony it
is sought to impeach the title Of the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-08
Persian Deef0fI

M. Flaudin, in his narratiye>Qt fSaA
dence in Persia, relates a curious in6ldept
which occurred when he was at Ispahalf;
The Persian servant. Of a European, had
been stung by a scorpion, and his master
wished to apply ammonia, the usual REM
edyf in such. cases, but the man refused
and ran off to the bazaar. When he, re7
turned, he said he was cured, and ap-
ptared to be SO. The European, rather
surprised at this almost instantaneous cure
questioned him, and found that he had
been to adervish, who enjoyed great rep
utatlon in such cases. v This dervish, he
said, after examining the wound and ut
tering a few words, had several times
lightly touched it with little iron blade.
Still more astonished at the remedy than
the cure, the European desired to see the
instrument by which the latter was said to
have been effected. AT the cost of a
small pie1keeA he was allowed to have it
for a few minutes in his possession After
a careful examination, finding nothing ex-
traordinary in the instrument, heimade up
his mind that the cure was mere trek;
that the dervish was an impostor that
the scorpions sting had not penetrated,
and that his servant had been more fright
ened than hurt. He! threw the blade
contemptuously upon the table, when to
his. greatssurprse, he beheld it attach it
self strongly to knife. Theiquack's in
strument was simply magnet But what
power had the loadstone's attraction over
venom r This discovery was very odd {;
incredulity was at nonplus and yetithe
man stung by the scorpion was cured, and
he5who had cured him was in great re-
nown at Ispahanifor the treatment ofthat
sort of wound. Irelate these facts with
out comment Who knows if science will
not one day discover something as yetun-
known to it, but practiced by the Persians7
Have not savages remedies composedaof OF
the juice of plants, ofwhose existence Eu-
iropean science isignorant aa EAp9 gh
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-08
A RemarkabIeCave.

/ Some time since a. Mr.. Nef, residing
near Alexandra, Huntingdon county,
went to his well and found it dry. He
then went down into the welt and was
much surprised to fndnot pint Of water
and the bottom fallen out He tied a
lantern to rope one hundred feet long
and let it down, and as the lantern still
burned he rightly concluded that the air
was pure.A He then procured a spliced
rope three hundred feet in length, and to
the end attached basket containing a
lahtern, a dog, and cat. He let them
down, striking bottom at 2oI feet. At
the end of six hours the basket was
brought up. The lantern was still burn
ing, and the only visible effect on the dog
and the cat was lchilliness. The next day
the owner, accompanied by a ineighbor,
descended toathe bottom, and found an
immense cave, stretching in every direcn
ton. Stalagmites and stalactities Of mag
Hihcent gorgeousness lent beauty and va
lriety to the otherwise tomb-like scene.
Here and there a flowing stream Of water
|nppled over stony beds, while thousandsof
bats huttered their clammy wings sur
lprised at the intrusion ofman Petrihed
seashelis of a hundred varieties protruded
from the strata. They spent hours in conl
tinuous wandering, and discovered vein
of nickel ore and aanuggeta Of metal re-
sembling antimony. 1t IS Supposed thar
this cave is connected with those at War
nor Ridge and Sinking Valley; o,sljt few;
miles away Specimens ofsthe nickel orcs
have been sent to, Philadelphia and afss
lyzed andpronounoed supenor to thenicA
el of either Lancaster or Germany, tlseio on
ly two places on the globe where d Is now
mined-H Hhshs1g GassA< ia III