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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06
Six Young Ladies.

A rainy afternoon kept six young
ladies in the house, and three
hours their tongues ran at such
rate that a successful Keely mo-
tor, could it have heard them,
would have committed suicide out
of sheer envy. The photograph
was loafing in the room during the
conversation, and the next day
when the crank was turned it
spoke very automatically IS fol-
lows:
ga lovely swiss organdie, trim
med with = Charles Edwards
moustache looks like-a perfect
fright in the belted basque-and
six yards of fly fringe on the
Sunday night George was here
and he-wore a handsome chip
bonnet and = / was ashamed aw-
fully with my old wrapper on-such
a stuck up thing as she is, and her
Princess overskirt with sixteen
-beaus go there every night in
the week, and-on Sunday 1 am
going to wear my dew-Tom and
Jerry are coming over to see-my
new suit of garnet linen lawn for
the horrid old thing. I wouldn't
speak, anil he promised to take US
to see-Mary Bronts bouretSe
dress did you oversee a more
more lovely shade of silk than
Grace Lamam's brother Joe said
Good gracious!' girls, I've sewn
this on the wrong side of-Jack
Fenton's carriage cost-as much
as fifty cents yard for new passe-
menteries, and-I can't see what
Carrie means by having that awk-
ward BOBBY running after-her
nose is no more Grecian than I'm
an old piano not worth"
And SO on, ct cetera, nd infiini-
tuin to the end of three columns
ali about beaux aid dress; aud the
phonograph was sick for two days
after being relieved Of the stuff.
When u young lady reads this
she will indignantly observe that If
II phonograpn was to sneak into ~
room and observe tue conversation
OF half dozen young men, 1t wontd
swear more than u brete Harle
poem when the iiandle Was turned,
and would smell of sulphur and
brimstone for two weeks iifterward.
And perhaps she would tell the
truth.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06
The Candidate.

s.Father. who travels the road so late T.
"Hush, my child, tits the candidate;
First example of human woes
Early he comes, and late he goes.
He greets the woman with courtly grace,
He kisses the baby's dirty face;
He calls to the fence the farmer at work;
He bores the merchant and the clerk;
The blacksmith while his anvil rings,
He greets, and this is the song he sings:
s'Howdy, howdy, howiy-do?
How is your wife. and how are you?
All it fits my fist as no other can,
The horny hand of the working man.
Husband, who is that man at the gate 2
''Hush my love, tits the candidate
Husband, why can't he work like you
''Has lie nothing at home to dO?'
"My dear, whenever a man is down,
No cash at home, no credit in town,
Too stupid to preach and too proud to
beg,
Too timid to rob and Too lazy to dig,
Then over his horse mis- legs he filings,
And to the dear people this song he
sings:
Howdy, howdy, howdy-do2
How is your wife, and how are your
Ali it fits my fist as no other can,
The horny hand of the working man.
Brothers, who labor early and late,
Ask these things OF the candidate:-
What's his record? How does he stand
At home, no matter about his hand,
Be it hard or solt, so it be not prone
To close over money not his own
Has he in view no thieving plan?
Is he honest and capable ?-he is our
man.
Cheer such an one till thewelkin rings,
Join in the chorus when thus he sings:
"Howdy, howdy, howdy-do?
How is your wife, and how are you?
All it fits my fist as no other can,
The horny hand of the working man."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June %, '7S.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June %, 7S.
The wedding at the White House
Wednesday evening WAS compare
lively private and quiet. the rea-
son for which does not appear.
Since wedding ceremony was to
be performed there, why not let us
much be seen and known about it
as common? Display is vulgar
undoubtedly, but the people as a
mass like it, which goes to show
that the mass of people are vulgar,
common, plebian. Whatever was
the reason, Miss Platt's wedding
guests numbered less than seventy
tive, being mostly near relatives OF
the bride and groom. And as to
her bridal toilet, wedding trouseau
presents, Mrs. Hayes is determined
that no description of them shall
be given to the public through the
press, nor shown to any one out
side the family. They were not
displayed at the time of the we'd
ding. The reason given for this
privacy is Mrs. Hayes opinion that
the description of the wedding
trouseau encourages extravaganza
in many moderately circumstanced
ladies, when preparing to marry, as
they are averse to seeing or allow.
ing their friends to see published
accounts of their outfits unless
they be such as would meet the APP
proval of their friends, and there
fore mary articles that are quite
beyond their means are purchased.
! The invitations to Miss Platt's
wedding We're engraved on small
sheets of fine white paper and were
as follows:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06

Robberies of sample trunks Of
travellers in the jewelry trade have
been so frequent of late and so
great in amount has been the loss,
that manufacturing jewellers viii
organize "a protective association
to guard against future thefts, or,
failing in that, to recover property
and arrest the thieves Already
$50 members are represented.
While the members at present are
mainly in New York and are jew
elry manufactures, any one in the
United States may become a mem
Der.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06
A Berlin telegram to the Londor

A Berlin telegram to the London
Times says: 1t seems the cession
of Bosnia and Herzegovenia to
Austria are already decided upon.
The Turks have been warned that
if they do not unreservedly accept
the decisions of the congress they
will find no auxiliary among Euro
pean powers, but on the contrary,
those most anxious to save them
will be at the head of their adver-
saYies.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06

A letter from Havana says:
The campaign of the Spaniards
against the Cubans, without any
battles, cost the former $4,000
men, and the island is vast ceme-
terry. Five steamers are reported
on the way from Spain to carry
home the troops. Martinez Cam
poz has begun the reduction of
Government expenses On the island
by giving up one-balf of his own
salary as Captain General.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06

A dispatch from Constantinople
says the dissatisfaction there at
the progress of affairs at the con-
gress is increasing. 1t causes
some surprise and uneasiness that
the representatives of Turkey in
the congress are not showing the
resistance expected ofshem. They
have hitherto merely stated their
point of view, and allowed ito be
overruled without much fighting,
SO it seems doubtful whether they
have really acquiesced in the set
Elements made or are meditating
something else.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06

In the recent attack of Major
Bernard's command upon the hos
tile Indians the latter had in the
fight 1900 warriors. ThesIndians
of the presence Of the sol
diers left their stock unguarded.
Major Bernard raade a speech to
the eoldiers encouraging them to
be brave and not retreat. The
soldiers went silently forward, the
Indians outnunbering them three
to one, and when within 500 yards
the order to charge was gwen.
The savages fed in dismay, large
number being killed. Major Ber-
nard pursued them for ten miles.
Gems. Howard, Dawney and
Miles subsequently arrived, also
Capt. Bennett and company, all
anxious for a fight. The Indian
camp was broken up. The SOL
diers acted bravelS.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06
BANG G.!
Preparing Thunder for the
Coming Tempest.

In pursuance of call from A. l..
Grow, President of the Parish DEM
ocratic Executive Committee, q
meeting was held at Colfax, in Mr..
Krait's side room, on July l, 1878,
for the purpose of organizing a
new committee to serve the ensu-
ing two years.
W. L. Grow was made chairman
pro tenn, aud w. o. Harrison sec
rotary, while committee OF three
was appointed on credentials, con-
sisting of w. L.. Richardson, Mat
thew Nugent. Jr., and l.. 2. Bridg-
ers. TIE committee reported the
following parties entitled to serve
as members of the committee.
Ward Nv. l.. Richardson, G.
ii. Teal, 4. A. Dean.
Ward 2 - ". d. Irwin, j. p,
Goats, T. H. Bogus.
Ward 3-Not represented.
Ward An. Nugent, Jr.. Oliver
Watson, NJ. Il. Johnson.
Ward SC. Starks, c. r. Nu-
gent, j. III. Laurance.
Ward g. Ben. Chelette, l.. Z.
Bridgers, ". o. Harrison.
Ward Z - 81. A. Dunn, d. S.
O'Quinn, r. o. Kelly.
On motion the committee pro-
eeeded to a permanent organiza-
ton, when w. i. Richardson was
elected permanent chairman and
w. o. Harrison secretary.
A resolution for delegates to the
State Convention at Baton Rouge
was carried unanimously, and A. 3.
Conley, @. C. Nash and Andrew
Cruikshank were elected as dele
gates, and III. A. Dunn, G. ii. Teal
and Thos. Hickman as alternates.
A resolution to instruct the dele
gates to the State Convention to
support Constitutional Conven-
ton passed; also, a resolution i'll
structing said delegates to support
j. G. Moncure for State Treasurer
and j. B. Elan for Congress from
the 4th Congressional District.
A resolution to elect delegates
to the Senatorial Convention to as
senbie at White Salphtsr sPrings
passed, and JOSHUA Kemp, c. Il
ugent aud W. d. Irwin were
elected as delegates, with N. M
gent. Jr.. Vim. Tyson and j. L
Lynsecum as alternates.
A resolution to instruct dele
gates to the Senatorial Convention
to support tho nomination. of 8
citizen of Grant parish passed.
A resolution was passed to cal
q mass meeting in each ward, tc
get the voice of the people on toe
subject Of q primary election, said
meeting to be held ON Saturday,
the 9th day of July, 1878.
On motion thanks were rendered
Mr.. Sol. Kraft for the use of his
room.
The committee then adjourned
until the first Saturday in August.
W. L. RICHARDSON,
W. o, HARRISON Chairman
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06

A special cable dispatch to the
Graphic from Berlin says Prince
Bismarck has proposed to the En-
peror and to the Imperial Crown
Prince that, as a stroke of wise
policy, the eldest son of the latter,
Prince Frederick William Victor
Albert, should be sent on visit of
six months to the United States,
accompanied by a numerous reti-
nue.. At the family council held
at the palace Prince Bismarck was
present, and strongly advocated
the visit, giving as the principal
reason for it The good effect it
would have in Strengthening the
amicable relations of Inc two conn
tries, gratifying the American
Germans and promoting a hos
tility 10 socialism that would have
excellent reflex action in Germany.
The visit viii probably take place
Immediately, if the decision upon
the proposition be favorable.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06

Reports received from the secret
service agents in all parts of the
country indicate that the business
of counterfeiting silver coins is
rapidly increasing. One of the
spurious issues include the new
silver dollars, the trade dollars,
halves and quarters. Those OF
large denominations are more nu-
merous at the secret service head
quarters in. the Treasury Depart
ment.
Hundreds of sacks of these coun-
terfeit coins were captured In diff
ferent parts of the country, already
accumulated, and fresh additions
to the stock are daily received.
An analysis of the coins shows
that they are composed of block
tin, antimony am. glass, cast in
mouids nude of plaster paris.
Among the new lot of counterfeit
coins received lately some were
found which in appearance and by
ordinary acid tests. could not be
distinguished from the genuine.
A careful examination led to the
discovery that they were manufac-
tured by the electrotyping process
and n sufficient coating of silver
beign placed upon the surface to
make it resist acid.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06

I ExecutiveMansion, Washington, ID. C..
.--- $50. ---------------'
The city is not SO quiet now as
is usually the case at this time of
year. The remarkably cool wealth
er thus far has deferred many from
leaving town. who are generallYPt
the seaside or in the mountains as
early as the first week of june
This is the season Of school
commandments, and several Thugs
IN connection are especially no
ticeable. Florists do better bust
ness than any time since Easter,
as also dealers in in carleton, kid
slippers, and so IN. Every grad
uating girl must present herself
upon the stage mass of floating
tulle and game and every friend
invited to witness her performance
must be prepared to send up bo-
quet or other of ering at the mo-
ment she makes her bow. That
this is all superficial and useless is
as true as that it is being carried
to ridiculous extremes here. There
is an evident need Of reform in
school graduations all over the
Union. The girl who delivered the
valedictory in her class the other
evening in light calico deserves
commendation. The summer va
cation lasts till September. How
different school affairs are man
aged now from what they were ten
or fifteen years agol And how
much betterl Then there was no
such thing known as three months
rest from study; nor as the long
terms of to-day. Surely this is an
age of progress. Notwithstanding
the lacks and the blunders SO sorsly
'feftthrouehout the country. IKE
the Congress just adjourned for
instance. Eight months of con-
tinuods legislation and scarcely
anything to show for it. Where
the most wisdom and prudence is
naturally and reasonably expected,
we see comparatively little bnt per-
sonal spite. political conniving and
party intrigues. 1t is hard to be-
lieve in the loyalty and true no.
bility of our lawmakers of to-day.
When such men as Conkling and
Butler give themselves to getting
even" with their personal enemies
or to the paying off of old scores"
nj the expense of the coCntry's inz
terests, there is reason for anxiety.
The weather is still mild and fine.
No such june has been known in'
this region for score of years.
It has been no warmer thus far
than the first Of May usually is.
RrruArn
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06

Colfax, Grant parish, La, must be
near 1880 miles from this place. We
Judge SO from the difference in the the
time of the receipt of the Golfax CHRONI-
ELE and the New York papers. We re-
ceived the OHRoNIcEE Of the list inst on
the 17ih.-Fienna Sentinel
You must be mistaken about IS
miles, for we received the Sentinel
Of June Doth on the 80 of July
Allowing rs miles a day for ''mule
time. we make 1t some less, say
1925 miles. Nothing Ike being
correct in>the use of "iiggers."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06

Don't neglect to register. Reeol-
lec' if you fail you loose your vote,
as the old papers are Of no account.
While every one has to register to
vote, no papers are required.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06

Advices from Cairo say that the
prospects for the Egyptian cotton
crop are very gloomy and the
drouth is widespread.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06

The Queen of Spain. died on
June Goth. Queen Mercedes was
much beloved by the Spaniards.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06

A man was walking along a Chi
cagO street singing Heaven is my
home ''Don't YOU feel hemesick 2"
yelled a small boy who PASSED him.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06
AGENTS.
Don't fail to register.

Galveston had its first case of
sunstroke on June 9th.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-07-06

German maidens take kindly to
for switches.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-10-25

Now Is the time to pay your subscription
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-10-25
Burglars in Lewiston.

Current reports are proverbially to be
taken with salt, and VIC must pause be-
fore taking as truth the accounts that
come to US of, the diffosent sets Of horse
thieves and burglars that have recently
made their residence among US. Yet
where there is so much smoke there is
sure to be some fire, and the subject is
interesting and important enough to war
rant caution and rcdiness on the part
of our citizens to repel the danger. We
cite the following cases to show how far
the evidence in hand squares with facts.
One citizen whose good character is be-
yond a doubt, enters the office of the
editor aud details the agony he endured
while lying upon. his bed last Friday
night, an unarmed witness of a burglar.
GUS invasion. Another comes to bemoan
the loss Of a saddle aud a suit of clothes
while various are the stories of missing
horses aud cattle, all of which reports
are conclusive evidence that the people
OF Lewiston must like our neigh boring
towns people be on their guard. y
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-10-25
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MIR. Cation on the sound.

The Washington Standard has the
following in regard to Mr. Caton's views
upon the Constitution as expressed in
his speech at Olympia:
On Tuesday evening last, Mr.. Cation,
the Democratic nominee for Delegate to
Congress, addressed very fair audience
at Columbia Hall, in this place. Re-
ferring to the Vancouver platform, he
said that the question of State govern.
ment was ono upon which every voter
was free to act upon, on his own judg-
ment, having no partisan bearing what.
ever. AS for himself, while he saw
many defects in the Walla Walla Con.
stltution, he considered that its good
provisions more than eounterbalanced its
defects, and he should vote for its rati,
fication, leaving every other man to act
upon his judgment
This would indicate that Mr.. Cation
has no change Of opinion upon this ques
ton since he first spoke at Colfax.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-10-25
Washington as n State.

The time in which Washington is
destined to take her place among the
fair sisterhooa of American States is
believed to be not far distant. Her ad
vent as State is not to be heralded in
the halls of Congress by the fierce con.
tentions Of powerful political parties
struggling for prestige. Her virgin soil
is to drink no llbatious Of blood, such as
were poured cut to consccrate the soil of
bloody Kansas as she struggled on per,
aspera al astra. The auspices under
which the new State is to seek admit
ance into the Union, are indeed much
more promising. With its great and
abundant natural resources surpassed by
those of no other section of the Union,
with soil inexhaustible in 'ity aud
a genial climate, it bids fair in the i'm.
mediate future to become one of the
most prosperous sections of the Pacific
slope. y
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-10-25
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Blowing cut its Brains !.


More suicides are committed, ia pro.
portion to the population, ii San Fran.
cisco, il is said, than in any other city
in civilization. We Should think this
probable, because San Francisco has
more shifting circumstances, more fluct-
uating fortunes than any place that can
be named. Very few Of her people
make money in the usual way, or want
to. Many of them despise steady in-
dustry and gradual accumulation. The
spirit of the community is gambling
one. Men are poor to day and rich
Tomorrow. and poor again. And moth .
ing is so prolific cause of self.dostruc>
ton as sudden loss of property. The
manner of living and the mode of do.
ing business in San Francisco are any
thing but wholesome. But the town is
young it is intensely and morbidly
American. When it has settled down
ii will be different. Until then it must
be allowed, like rapid youth, to blow
out its brains whts and as often as it
wants to.-N. Y.-Times.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-10-25
To the Voters In North Idaho.

The tickets provided by all parties in
the counties Of Nee Perez, Idaho and
Shoshone have appended to them the
questions connected with the Constitu-
ton for the State of Washington. Every
voter should vote upon these questions.
The manner Of voting is explained at
the top ofthe appended portion of the
ticket. If the voter desires to vote
"for" the Constitution, he should erase
OF scratch out the word "against" before
the word Constitution, or if he choose he
may scratch out that whole line which
readsas follows: against Constitution"
IF he desires to vote against the Consti.
tuition, let him scratch out the word
ssfor" before Constitution. or If he CHI ose
scratch out the whole line which reads
"for Constitution He should pursue
a similar course on the question OF each
separate article. Separate article No. ]
has reference to woman suffrage. Sep
arate article No. 2 has reference to both
woman outrage and eligibility to hold
Office. Separate article No. has refer
ence to the right Off town, county or
district, by majority vote, to forbid
heease to persons to sell intoxicating
liquors in small quantities, These sep
arate articles should DO examined as
found attached to the Constitution as
printed so that the voter can vote intel,
ligently upon them. After the ballots
are received and before the count, the
judges should sever that part Of ballot
which relates to the Constitution and
Separate articles, add place the Consti-
tuition and Separate article part in a
separate box from that part of the bal
lots which relate to officers, and count
them separately, and make their returns
Of the Constitution and Separate article
vote to the commissioners at Lewiston,
l. T., within ten days after the election.
The commissioners are, VIM. Ewing,
Hazen Squier, +. A. Fem, J. NJ. Crooks
and R. NJ. G.. Bradley. The above
ought to be sufficient direction to enable
all to comprehend the duty of all.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-10-25
The Canal Contract.

The contract awarded to Messrs. Ball
Il Platt by Col j. NJ. Wilson, fora Ger.
tain portion OF the canal work at the
Cascades, has been approved by the au-
thorities at Washington One of the
leading members of this firm will soon
arrive in the city and proceed to fulfl
his contract by commencing work at
once.
TaE CLEARWATER. - From Civil En-
gineer p. q. Easiwick 1t is learned that,
upon making a thorough examination OF
Clearwater river, he found that by re-
moving few Instructions it could be
made nayigabls for Is miles above its
mouth, except during low water, when
about sixty miles OF It would be naviga-
ble.--Portland Standard.
When the two above improvements
aud the canal at the Dales are CON-
pleted, we will have nearly 600 miles
continuous steamboat navigation from
the sea board eastward, through the
largest and finest whea, country on the
Continent. I'VE may be happy yet"