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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-08-10
A Rolling Stone Gathers no
Moss.

This proverb is only the assertion
of a fact that is not very remarkable.
Moss is by no means necessary
adjunct to stone. The messy con-
dition ia not the normal state of a
stone. The moss is no more neces-
sary TO the stone than the stone ia
to the moss indeed, the stone is
more one-like without the moss
than with it. So a carving knife
that is kept 10 active use gathers no
rust. So an individual who has
moved about over the face of the
globe, and borne the attrition is free
Tor ought to be) from the many pref
udices which cling to and check the
growth of one who has spent his
lite Oh the side of some obscure hill,
seeing no one bat some dozen per-
sons similar to himself. have seen
some of these messy creatures COM
pletely covered with the vegetable
growth us to be themselves little bet
ter than plants. They could not see,
or hear. OF comprehend anything
beyond their circle. Let the moss
grow over the decayed trees and
barren places, but let the rolling
stone keep on, Cd, bright and clear,
and free from all incrustations.
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Kind Words.

A kind word costs nothing, and
yet it's influence may last a lifetime.
Kind words spoken at home, tn
friends, to strangers, and to children.
make us loved by all, and We are
looked upon by interiors as some
thing more than human beings, and
we are greeted every where with u
smile, and the poor are always will
ing to do favors for u.s.. The speak
er gains the reputation of amiability
and "A lovely disposition.
II person is in grief or in treble,
a kind word will give comfort as
nothing else will. A person in pain
can often be soothed by kind word.
Children may he kept frsm doing
wrong by kind words. They may
be influenced by words witch make
them Obedient, and cultivate a love.
ly and an amiable disposition. A
kind word will often cheer and en-
courage the poor, and give them
hope for the future where all was
darkness
Many dispositions may be sweet
ened, the weak may be strengthen
ed, and the declining years bright
ened by a kind word. The uses Of
words are without number; it is al
ways better to speak kindly to every
one, and we shall have friends. No
one can value kind words to their
utmost extent; those to whom they
are spoken feel them most, though
the speakers are also benefited. An
CRY words stir up all that is evil in
us, and makes us say things we
do not intend, where kind word
would quiet us. A bitter word
causes pain and distress to the mind,
while a kind word soothes the spirit.
Vain words are destitute of force
and nnsatisfyiug. Kind words are
the brightest flowers; they
convert the humblest home into "a
paradise therefore use them, espe-
cially around the fireside circle.
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It is the easiest thing in the world
to find fanlt. 1t is easy to say that
nobody is honest. It is easy to say
that the church IL to blame for il.
1t is easy to say that the church
wonld be all right if the minister
would preach and do ~ he onght.
But it isn't easy tn look on the best
side, to see that there is hundreds
of faithful preachers, thousands OF
honest, sincere men and women,
countless acts Of justice, charity
and humanity which outweigh all
grumbling Of all grumblers, so that
it is really only the finest dust in
the balance. Let us be fair and
cheerful. The world is not all.
wrong. Everybody isn't a rascal.
Our neighlnrs are not trying to
cheat MS. The church is doing work
for the world, and even the growl-
ers are not half MS disagrecabie as
they seem.
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how, whether secret or public, can
it defeat the will of the people I?
But the very impossibility of the
thing heightens the righteousness
OF the charge, and shows how hard
pressed the writer must have been
for charge when ne allows him
self to scrlbble such nonsense.
Was it not the fear that ticket
might be put forward which would
meet with the public. but not with
the writer's appreciation. that in
spired that remarkable sentence ?
Again, is it not just possible that
there are q few old Democratic
leaders in the parish, who have
been 50 long considered the head
of the party, that they have come
to believe that they have u pre-
scriptive right To govern it. In
other words, the Democratic party
exists for their especial benefit. 1t
would. doubtless. seem to these
would-be autocrats a crime of the
deepest dye for any one to presume
to put forward q ticket for the pub
lie consideration without their SOW
erign permission, but have yet to
learn that the balance of thy fellow
citizens would see any thing very
heinous in it. Be that as it may,
it is the right of every citizen to
vote for whom he pleases, and to
urge the claims of his favorite can
didates upon the public by all law
FIJI means In his power. l, for one,
shall exercise that right AS long as
| am an American citizen, without
greatly troubling myself about who
l may offend by so doing.
The people of Montgomery have
my profonndest respect and warm
est gratitude, although l may not
particularly admire every individ-
ual of that somewhat populous
town. They came to the aid of
the people Of Colfax in the honr
OF our Unrest extremity, and stood
by MS to the last, like true broth
ers, i'll the face OF fire AMI blood
and death. With ii p'srtlsHH ccart,
the scaffuld aud halter looming up
IA the distance Nor have they
ever failed tn give hearty and
generous support to tue Democratic
nominees, whether they were the
men Of their choice OF not. Such
virtues wDald atone for many
faults, and I have none 10 charge
against them. There are ,veral
gentlemen of that town | would
gladly support for any Office in the
gift of the people of this parish,
and I shall do so whenever they
are nominated
As to the reports mentioned by
your corr respondent, l know moth
ing about them. may have heard
them on the street, but have not
taken the trouble to remember,
much less to help circulate them.
II was going to oppose the re-
election of Judge Raglan should
try to take more effectual meas
ures to do so than the spreading
of useless and senseless reports |
would be. Joining heartily with |
him in the wish that the best and
strongest men may be put forward
for the various offices of the parish, |
will write, an retofr. TANcREp.
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Oyou big sinners, who have tried
all forms of SIN, and run into all the
webs and tangles Of crime, my bless
ed Master has a way of healing, and
heaven. and earth, and hell Mail
hear of it and proclaim His fame.
Black as midnight one moment,
white as snow the next only try it,
and you shall exclaim, "Tsiis day
yea, this moments salvation come
to tbs house and heart !"-Spurgeon.
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1t took scarcely ten hours to try.
convictand tentepced man accused,
in an English court, of murder in
the first degree. within that time
the lawyers examined and cross-ex-
amined their witnesses, made
speeches for the prosecution and de-
fense, listened to protracted charge
from the Judge, saw the jury return
ing with verdict. and heard SEN
tenoe pronounced. Yet the London
Times in its report Of the affair, ex
explains alphabetically that becanse
'sthere was q great deaf 81. evidences
the trial lasted all day"
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FrIcIaL DIRECTORY.

STATE GOVERNMENT,
gmruaE-F T Nichols.
bent GovernOr--L 4 Witt.
wTslary Of State-W \ Strong.
ilditor Of rnhlir Accounts AT
IumeI.
NpeIiuisndeut of Public Etluca-
I'm Lrisher.
ldjuiant General DB Penn.
JUDICIARY.
Ngreme Court Chief Justice, T
Msnins; Associate Justices. r
Mar, .slcihiadc DeBlauc, w r
AauH; Clerk, Alfred Roman.
District.
lHdse District Court " f Black
H
Aarict Attorney e G Hunter.
Bfrict Court - Second Monday
isauary and FIRST Monday in
PARISH OFFICERS.
Clnk Of Court Henry c Walker.
scorder-W II Hoinctt.
falsh Judge-.A V Raglan.
Msrlf--Chas K Nugcnt.-
Lsroner--Dr p Goode.
NsPre@ntative-Col f. G Randolph.
s'll'h Astorney-A. Cazabat.
Iar'sb freasnrer-A l. Grow.
lax COLLECTOR C Nash.
rellce Jurors Jas A Daniels
'eldenti VIM Tison, Randolph,
's'eS G " Fitz, N n Swofford.
uerk Police Jury 5 Cameron.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Ward |. Lorenzo Smith.
" ?. John p Hodnet.
/" 3. Thomas Allison.
!. John C Linscum.
;. John w Saunders.
.. John Chelettt.
~, q David Hardy and j NJ
.alsn Court-Regular or General
t%s-first Mondays in February,
|alnl, june, August, October and
kenber. anu
,"Oa'e Terms First Mondays in
& sly, March, Nay, July, Septem-
4hd November.
LODGES.
i, ,,"acerville Ledge No. IO3-Reg-
~ ~@munlcations first and third
II Oh each month. Officers
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h. @'noun, } W; S Kraft, Secre- |
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q, examinations first SATURDAYS |
IA 'e'ore the full moon of each |
In Vincers H Van Mccain, |
s,,,. ! N Tilton, W; Thos T
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S.rds Of a Personal nature, when
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A PHYSICIANS OPINION.

NO. Z02 WEST THIRTY Y-KfGuTH SrREET.l
NEw York, Feb. 4, 1878. I
To THE EDITOR OF THE HKRALD:-
For the past seventeen years have been constant
reador OF your esteemed journal and have always ad-
m,red It's true independence but OF all the news which
have ever read In its columns none surprised mo
than the announcement 10 tho world In to.day,s
HERALD of "The Modern Miracle;, that Mics Greth
was called out Of ecstasics by miraculous means
The telegraph informs you all the way from Mauch
Chunk. Pa that Miss Grcth was dcathIy sick and was
restored completely and that she Is now IN perfect
health since, without Tho AID Of physicians and with
out any remedies having been used during her sick
Tho whole story Is based upon u deIus sion and
ignorance VI those who claim to have the mirac.
uious cure The lady In question mas probably been
suffering from what We physicians would term caso
Of 'hy ysteria," IN which frequent hemorrhages from
tho lungs sometimes do occur, and spasms are very
often noticed as Of the symptoms OF this dscase
havo mysolf seen ut least similar cases when
q spontaneous cure followed without tho Intervention
OF guardian angel. but simply sequel OF the laws
Of nature. Nothing moro nor less la thus enlirht.
encd century hope there will none to believe tho
ridiculous s,ory herein referred TO, which might do TO
frshten little children with, but cannot be believed
by any being IN the possession OF his right senses
am, SIR, very respectfully your Obcdient servant
RUDOLF TAUSZKY, NJ. d.
Attending Physician, Mount Sinai Hospital outdoor
department for diseases OF women.
The New York herald., 1878-02-05

MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE or THE CHEZ SIGNAL OFFICER
WASHINGTON, Feb. OIL A NJ.

WAX DEPARTHENr,
OFFICE or THE CHEZ SIGNAL OPPIcER.}
WAsnISoToy, Feb. 6-1 A NJ.
Indications
For Ncw England, warmer, celr or partly cloudy
weather, northerly shifting to southerly Winds sta
tionary followed by falling barometer.
For the Middle Atlantic States, cIoar or partly
cloudy weather, cold nor.hcry. shilung to warmer
southery winds, stationary or falling barometer.
For the South Atlantic anu East uf States, warmer
clear partly cloudy weather, light variable WINDS
mostly from tho north, stationary or falling baromc.
ter.
For the West Gulf states, Tennessee, tho Ohio Val
lev and lower lake region. warmer, clear or partly
cloudy weather, southcry winds, falling barometer.
For tho upper lake region, the Upper Mississippi
and Lower Missouri valleys, warmer, clear or partly
cloudy weather. followed by incrcas ng coudines rain
or areas, soulherIy winds, falling barometer
Tho Mississippi River will remain nearly stationary
The New York herald., 1878-02-05
GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE DY FIRE IN CHINA
RUSH AT CIRCUS IN CALAIs-MovE-
MhYTs OF NAVAL VESSELS s-ESGLANp's
AFRICAN WAR.
lpY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON. Feb s, 1878.
A telegram, dated Shanghai, China, February s.
published In Paris, announces that an asylum for
women and children ut the city OF Tisn-rsn has been
burned. over 1000 persons are stated to havo
porishcd In the nre.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT CALAIS.
Al Calais. France, Sunday night, during a per-
formanco at circus, there q false alarm OF nre,
which caused great rush OF tho audience Ten per.
sons we're sufIocated or Tampled to DEATH Several
others wero hurt.
OUR FLAG ABROAD
The United States steamer Guard sailed from Lisbon
on Sunday for Madeira.
Tho United States steamer Hartford is at Monte.
v,deo.
THs SCOTCH HfHRAacHY.
The Rome Courier states that Cardinal Howard Is 10
be created Archbishop Of Edinburgh and Primato Of
Scotland.
THE CArFRE WAR;
Adviccs from Cape Town OF January Is say:-"Tho
Cairo Is being vigorously prosecuted. Numerous
volunteers and burghers are going TO the 'front.' Col
onel Glyn has defeated tho Gakas at Quintana. Tho
insurrcction IS not SPREADING and It Is hoped, will
soon be suppressed The Zulus remain quiet
DEFEAT OF THE NATIVES.
''Severe fighting occurred In tho Trauskci on tho
18th inst Tho natives were defeated with great loss.
An official announcement which has been issued says
that the government has reason to believe tho rcbel.
lion will be speedily crushed"
SIR WILLIAM STERLING MAxwELL's SUCCESSOR.
Colonel Howe Drummond Moray, Jr. (conservative),
The New York herald., 1878-02-05
BEN WADE SERIOUSLY ILL.

MORE FAVORABLE SYMPTOMS AFTER CRIT
ICAL PERIOD.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALp.1
CLEVELAND, Onio, Feb 4, 1873
Ex-senator b. +. Wade, who has been seriously IN
at his home Jefferson for days past, Is to-day
somewhat better Ho Is, however, still much pros
trated and n tho disease IL liable TO set
In at any moment He seemed TO think that his con-
die, but to-day his mind rallied and he has expressed
an interest in living HIS trends icel much en-
Outraged and are quite confident that his great phys
teal power may bring him through all right
The New York herald., 1878-02-05
MYS FERROUS MURDER.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HEnALp.l

IBY TELEHKAPH 10 THE HEH1LD.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Feb 4, 1875
Intelligence has beon received at this place OF tho
death Of Simeon Palmer. Jr., OF Dr. Palmer, q
prominent citizen Of FAIR Haven, near this place. Hc
was murdered at Brady City. Texas, January I6
Palmer leh New York October for tho purpose OF,
conducting stock raising ranch At Brady CITY, Tho
only facts received by Palmers parents are that be
started from Brady City January l6 drive to his
ranch, u distance OF about FIVE miles. Soon after.
ward one of the horses which nc drove returned A
party Immediately started out tearing that
serious nnu Aoouv ."o miies rom the city
In the head from behind the bullet lodging over tho
left eye. The deed Is supposed TO have been done by
Mexican marauders.
The New York herald., 1878-02-05
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.

HARRISBURG, Feb 4, 1873
In tho Penasy Ivana House OF Representatives to-
night a resolution offered urging Congress to
use all proper to the passage Of act
fixing national rate Of interest pcr less
Also instruct Senators and request Representatives
In Congress to oppose the passage Of any bill
which might prove destructive to the vari-
Gus industrial resources OF tho State and
TO resist by their VOTES ana influence any
reduction the present duties ron steel and coal
and spare effort 10 sustain all great Industrial
interests OF the people calculated to encourage and
advance American Industries
They were referred to the Committee on Federal
Relations
The New York herald., 1878-02-05
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Senator William II. Barnum. of Connecticut, and
william stckney, OF Washington, are at the Fin
Avenue John N. Francis, OF Troy, is at the Gllsoy.
Comptroller Frederick ?. Olcott, OF Albany, Is st
the st James. George N. Pullman, OF Chicago, and
james II. Howe, OF Wisconsin, arc st the Windsor.
Colonel l.. Bronish, Of the Russian army, 10 at tho
Everett Judge A. L. Roaehe, OF Indiana, and W.
A. II. Lovcland, president OF the Colorado Central
Railroad Company, are at tho ST. Nicholas.
The New York herald., 1878-02-05

has been returned to the House OF Commons for
Perthshre TO ell the vacancy caused by the death OF
Sir William Stirling Maxwell
REvisIriyG NATIVE LAND.
stated In morning journal that
John OLeary. former editor Of the Irish People. has
been permitted 10 temporarily revisit Ireland for
private salrs on parole and on the condition that
be will abstain from politics.
The New York herald., 1878-02-05
ARMSTRONG'S MURDER.

A CoRoNER's VERDICT THAT POINTS TO NO.
BODY AS THE CULpRIT.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. q, 1873
The inquest over the murdered Armstrong was con.
cuded to-day alter the hearing Of the testimony, most
OF which was published la yesterdays HERALD The
jury returned the following verdict:--
That tho said John N. Armstrong camo to his
death by violence fracture OF the SIX u tho result OF
blows The head, received At the HANDS oi como
party parties to this jury unknown on tho evening
OF January %, 1873, on Vine street, near Filth ia
Camden, N. j., and died at Philadelphia January 25,
The New York herald., 1878-02-05
FORGERY BY AN ALDERMAN

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 4, 1878.
henry 8. Moss, . member OF the Board OF Alder
and prominent merchant, Is discovered to have
forged paper to the Of $4,000 $50 000 New
York and Louisville parties being the sufferers. Moss
was the senior member Of the irm OF Moss Sem
pie, wholesale hardware dealers, aud bore an excel
lent reputation for business integrity.
The New York herald., 1878-02-05
MURDERED AND ROBBED.
BosToy, Feb. 4, 1878.

BOSTON, FeU. 2, 1910.
Between eleven and twelve O'Clock tonight the
body Of james II. Daloy was found the pavement
at tho corner Of Fourth and Streets south Boston.
On being taken TO the police station II was found
that he had robbed that his skull! mad been
crushed IN, probably from blow with a sIung shot
There Is no ccw to tho murderers, whose object
undoubtedly robbery, deceased being In the nabit Of
carrying considerable sums Of money about his per-
SON
The New York herald., 1878-02-05
SENATOR MoRRIssEY's HEAL tn.

Mr. John Henry Ford, cicrk In the County Clerks
Office, who recently returned from visit to Senator
Morrisscy. 10 Florida. received yesterday postal
caro- saying that tho latter was still improving Mr.
Ford also reserved telegram from Jacksonville, Fla,
IRON the Senator himself making the announcement,
'Hsve improved every day since you lett"
The New York herald., 1878-02-05
THE DEMERARA BOY NOT YET RECOGNIZED A.
THE LONG LOST CHILD.
FINED FOR REsCUING A SHIP.

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 4, 1878.
Commodore DAILY, Of ogdensburg. IN an Interview
with the Minister OF Customs TO day, asked that the
fno OF $500 imposed his tug for going TO the
OF an American vessel IN Canadian waters, bo
funded, as no received no compensation for the
vice. The Minister promised TO consider the matter
aud answer IN q few days.
The New York herald., 1878-02-05
the WEATHER YESTERDAY

Tho following record will show tho changes 10 tho
temperature for the past twenty four hours 10 CON-
Iarsou with the corresponding datc Of last year, as
indicated by tho thermometer at Hudnuts pharmacy,
No. 2lS Broadway. Now York
The New York herald., 1878-02-05
HERRING FISHERY.

ST. JOHN, N. b., Feb. T. 1873
Tho herring fishing In tho Bay OF Fundy has beon
very successful this and unusually prolonged
The New York herald., 1878-02-05
MAILS FOR EUROPE.

The steamships Abysslnia, for Queenstown and LIv.
erpoo and France, for Havrc, Will sail from this port
on Wednesday.
The mails Tor Europe will close the Post Onlce as
half past nvc, aud for France direct at six o'clock
A. NJ
The NEW York HERALD-Edtion for Europe-will
be ready at Ave o'clock In tho morning
Single copies, In wrappers for mailing six cents.
The New York herald., 1878-02-05
THE DOMINION PARLIAMENT.

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 4, 1873
The Dominion Parliament will assemble on Thurs
day next when tho Commons will elect Speaker
The Governor General Will formally open the sesgion
on Friday