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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-08-09

have been unsettled fer D time. But
however this may he, her last hours
were illumined BY the light that may
have been dimmed but not quenched.
She received the sacraments of the
Church, and died protesting the Chris
tian faith and peace with all the
world.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-08-09

BENEDICT ARNoLD's house in New
Haven, Connecticut, is still standing,
though in dilapidated condition. His
stationary shoe-box remains in one of
the halls. One of the attractions of the
dwelling is secret stairway with the
lowest section of steps running on
track 80 that it can be pulled into the
room When neceasarv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-08-09

Lent = Fortune to Je6. Davtas
From the New York world.l
A Mississippi correspondent of the
World enables us to-day to lay before
our readers an interesting account of
the life and character of the lady who
has thus shown her practical devotion
to the "Lost Cause " in way which
must compel the admiration even of
those who least sympathize with the
feelings and opinions to which it gives
expression.
Mrs. Sarah A. Dorsey, who died in
New Orleans on the 4th inst, was one
OF the most notable women of the South.
The New Orleans papers in their notices
OF her death have scarcely done full
justice to her, and have failed to note
some OF the most Interesting points in
her history.
Mrs. Dorsey was . Miss Ellis, of a
well known wealthy family Of Natchez,
Miss, where she was born in February,
1899. She was niece of Mrs. Gather
inc Ann Warfield (nee Warel. the novel;
ist, author of . The Household of Bon.
verie,' Is Beauseincourt, - and other ro-
mances OF strange, wild, weird origin
atty and power. Mrs. Warfield's frst
publications were two volumes of poems
(184S and 1844), by herself and her sis
ter, Mrs. Eleanor Percy Lee, who ap-
peared before the public as " 1.-TWO Sis.
ters of the West" Mrs. Lee died soon
afterwards, and Mrs. War6eld's subse-
quent literary career was confined ex.
clnsively to prose fiction. She died in
1877. leaving her niece. Mra Dorsav t<,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-08-09

-Ih6 0eItS and bags SO popular with
American ladies are again used-a fash
ion peculiar to this side of the water as
tourists assert each season when return
ing from Europe. For general wear
light-colored leather or morocco belts
are used, with bags attached, and the
fayorite is Of aligator-skin with its pecu-
liar square grains. Belts of medium
width are most bewitching to the fig-
ures, but these four inches wide are
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-13
i NEW SUIT AGAINST HR. BEECH
ER.
The Papers Served on Him on Fri
day-SsmHel WiIkesOH's Claim GroE-
ing 0at OF the Contract For TIE
Life Of Christ"

( Ever siu,,' th.- lime when Samuel
Z NIlhcsJn. while = r itai=ss in the Ill
/ ;"II-ijtsclIer suit, was quoted. - the
great S..e uf I:I.s5t Uf ;hr auditors III
The brooklyn JIty Court, - saving
that the scandal knocked Mr.. Beech
cTs Life OF Christ" higher than 4
kite, there has been more or less TAX
of suit being brought on the contract
Tor the work IN Question. As time
pissed by and the manuscript for the
second volume WAS not forthcoming, il
WAS openly stated that the matter had
been placed IN the hand Of 4 counsel,
with Instructions to sue Mr.. Beecher
Tor damages. The counsel, when queS-
tlOne,i about II, denied the truth of the
statement IL Seems, however, that
the mttter WAS not dropped, but that
such Il suit has really been begun in
the Superior Court Of this city. Mr..
NllkeSOn figures as the plaintiff and
Alr. Bcecher rs the defendant. The
summons and the complaint in the ac-
tiOn were served on Mr.. BaeclIer OH
Friday. Messrs. Fullerton, Knox and
Crosby appear for the plaintiff, and
Thomas G.. Sherman will, doubtless,
represent the defendant. Wr. Wilke-
son WAS member of the firm Of J. B.
Ford " Co, with which Mr. Bts.cIIer
made the contract for writing the Life
of Christ" The work was TO be in two
volumes, and Mr. Beecher's remunera-
tiOn was to consist Of the payment of
$1,000 IN advance, and of liberal
royalty on the sales OF the work. lie
was paid the $1,000 from money ad-
y2nced, Us claimed, by Mr.. WilkesOn.
The work was To be completed within
eighteen months after the signing of
the contract. As sOOn as Mr.. Beecher
began the work of authorship the firm
sent out its agents TO CANVASS for the
work, and expended about S2O.OOO in
pictures, plates, paper, etc, in antici-
patton of a tremendous sale. Sub
scriFtiOns poured in from all parts of
the country, and 4 well known German
publishing house bought the right of
translation for Germany. The stirr-
ing up of the TiltOn scandal in 1875
followed speedily after the publication
OF the first volume, and the work went
no further. The firm of J. Il. Ford 4
Go. became inSOlvent, and its assets
were disposed of to Albert Wright,
the plates and an immense edition,
unbound, OF the Life" going for Il
mere song. Mr.. WilkcSOn subsequent
ly bought them in, and proposed to
Mr. Beecher that the second volume
should be finished and published ac-
cOrding to contract. Mr.. Beecher re-
fused, however, to proceed, though
threatened and impOrtuned for a long
time. At last Mr.. WiikesJn resolved
to act in the matter and endeayOred to
enforce whatever rights he hal under
the contract. by the action which he
has brought ife seeks to recover, not
only the $1,000 advanced to Mr..
Beecher, but also $4,000 to make good
the amount expended by the firm Of j.
b. Ford " Co. in the purchase of
plates, etc, us we'll us exemplary dam
ages, in addition, for the breach of COLI
tract by Ar. Beecher.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-13

I reeeIRiun to Ma .hiigtIH gave
ia9 short Interview with that odd
Laval irI!sl,iin VIC -idIIiEI, Rowan,
;:thsnt = .lOm .Is PLAIN GIp;aIiI Rowan !
have Just heard g story WEI worth rt-
l'c<tfaS- :. Mas r,.uI.Irk:tut,' t!llt the
prayer fO- the i'T -oidcut ui thv | nItGd
states Wa Ty;id without intri ruptlOu
during the whole "I tie war IN the lit
tie Episcopal Church at hey West.
In lSGl, things were sqIIlly tE're. and
The cilaplains position MS anything
nut BED of roses. When he cline to
the prayer, up came the bowed heads,
and amens were not. Finally he Was
told that he would he dragged by his
vestry and congregation from the
chdneel on the following sunday II he
persisted in reading the prayer. Re
PLYING that lac should certainly do 50.
he waited the next sunday with pleas
urable feelings. On Saturday came
the PIL0Hse 10 anchor in the harGOr,
and the Captain To call on tEe chap
lain.
We'll. pIrson, how are yOu:" was
the che2ry greeting. Il am not we'll,
Captain Rowan" was the reply, Il am
u. be dragged from the church tO-mOr-
row IN persisting To read the prayer
fOr' the President" Captain Rowan
8Eei few questions, and then re-
marked, with the deliberate manner
which his friends knew so well: -Pdr-
S9A, have on my ship Il set of rs piOuS
marines rs you ever saw. The poor
fellows have been longing for chance
10 go To church, and they shall have il
tO-InsrrOW. PdrsOn, have You any va
cant fr0nt pewsy :"
Tine next day, just Is tAe b.AligeTeRt
congregation, with purpose in every
1O.k, hLI taken their seats, i'm marched
the entire marine guard Of the Par
nee stacked arms ia front Of the chan
eel and took their SEATS. To tht prayer
for the President succeeded an ";lInen'
from twenty or thirty Stalwdrt thrOats
which shook the roof, and that WAS
the asst time that the rector had any
troJhle.-Letter tO BOst0H .I;fcyrtiSeT.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-13
How lie Lost 4 Fortune.

Jack Shepard, the big newsbOy,
struck IN idea the other day which
came within a hairs breadth Of max
ing his fortune. He bought a dime
novel, and subdivided it into twenty
parts which he planned to deliver in
monthly parts at two cents per month
on the plan pursued by the usual sub
scripti0n book agencies. However his
own keenneSS IN selecting 4 work OF
vivid interest proved his ultimate
ruin. The first monthly part deliver
ed left the hero of the story in the
grasp Of three Indians, and the desire
TO ascertain his fate became so strong
that the reader could not wait for the
next instalmcnt 10 be delivered. TAX
ing three or fOur beys into his conf
dence they waylaid Jack in IN alley
Whent through him for the othernine-
teen monthly parts, and while three
bows held the agents head against 4
sn0w-bank the fourth read the rest OF
the story aloud and satisfied all cTav'
ings.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-13
Haunted by & Dead Wife.

Sarah Marin Williams. six months
ago. died suddenly in the place known
as Williamsburg and POchuck, two
miles southwest of this city. Her
husband, Noah Williams, had been
confined To his bed through sickness.
This circumstance eXaSperatel Mrs.
Williams, who, the nsighbOr5 say, WAS
in the habit of daily informing her
husband that "he had better die and he
done with 1t" When the possibility
of her dying first was mentioned by
her husband, she would rage and
threaten To haunt him, if such an event
took place. The woman died and WAS
buried. According 10 the story OF the
Williams family and others, the threat
of haunting was put into execution.
At first, during the night. the noise Of
of rattlin. bottles was heard in the
house. At times the racket was so
great as To resemble the pounding Of 4
heavy hammer in machine shop. The
nightly occurring disturbance troubled
old Mr.. Williams and his family. Viii
liams was positive the pounti Igs and
hammerings were the work OF his dead
wife. Matters were brought to Il climax
by the bed in which Williams uneasily
slumbered being violently lifted up and
thrown top side up under on the hO0r
The old man WAS found doubled up
under the mattress, nearly dead from
fright. He insisted up IN being taken
elsewhere. He died a few days later,
the event no doubt being hastened by
the nervous shock.
Since the death of Williams, which
occurred few weeks ago, the house
has been without a tenant. While the
house was vacant noises werc kept up
regularly. The residents in the Vicin-
ity Of the haunted building tell terri
BILE stories OF tho chain-rattlings,
grOanings, etc, which issue from the
building \ few days ago c. Williams
moved into the house for the purpose
Of making his home there. lie is ! son
Of the deal mdn. The uneArthly Yisi-
tations we're kept up, and, in cOnSe-
quence, Williams, Jr, and his family
were forced TO retire. At present the
spirit of Mrs. Williams has full con-
troll of the building. Large crowds
visit the neighbOrhOOd In search OF a
cIeW as TO what causes the disturb
ancs. 50 far nothing has been discOv-
cred by the misunderstanding ~ Y.
! Letter.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-13
How the French Get Their Perfumes.

Liquid perfumes are not usually the
products of distillatiOn, although Law
ender and one or two other flowers
yield more of their perfume by that
process than any other. Ths method
called by the French enpeurage, a
word for which absorption Is the ade-
quate synonym, is used with most
blossoms and gives those pOmades
which are 50 highly esteemed and so
valuable. The great French peTfum-
erS ut GraSSe, Cannes and Nice employ
hundreds of women, whose business is
to tend the great frames thinly spread
with layers of clarified grease strewn
with flower petals, renewed every day.
When the season Is over the grease Is
treated with alcohol, which takes up
the essential oil containing the per
fumes, but leaves the fixed oil of the
grease free. HeliOt-Ope, casSia or aca.
Ella blossoms, jasmine, and many other
flowers, are all treated in this way. As
vet this method Of extracting the Od0I
of flowers is not used to any extent in
America, but it probably will be as
soon rs Florida takes the place which
it should occupy As vast flower farm
There is nO reason why this coral pen
insula, with its perfect climate. should
not rival Southern France, and pro
duce neroli by the hundred weight, Il
say nothing of the otto Of rose and
magnolia pOmade.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-13
Fox the THIEJNI
WHITTIER TESDiRG2

Whittier tending babe ~ SUret'
81 pure d seems. bat inert
70 caII thee angel. DO yOu know
Offhe storms tliai 10 aud lro,
viii t0>s thy ting boaf
un life, sra Jusi set al"ai :
Now calmly layiHs alongside.
,sear-ely dariag b. brave the tide"
Eut God will guide thy little barr
Trust Him. though th" way seems dlFS-
And with HiIh, "scr .,s your guid..
You will reach the other side.
Whrre are yoH eOing. little boy
with your lace all :igl0w with joy
which childhood only knows"
No matter what wind blows,
Mcrriiy over tile billOWS yOu ride.
Caring not for time nor tide;
Giving your voyage never thou'm.
The merricst sailor OF the lot
on life is one grand round ni l"S1
For our little noisy boys;
Would that they could always be
Just 50 happy, jusi 50 free
Let me ask the yOnth 50 gay.
Thinking only OF to-day,
Idly drifting with the tide,
Reckless on the billOws ride,
With hope written on every sail
FearleSsly sailing away,
Know YOU what course you're Ve"riHg'
Toward what Land you're Steering "
Have YOU landmarks tried and true,
by which 10 plough life's ocean through?
But 10 reach the heavenly realm,
Goodness must guide the helH.
Sailor IA mid-Oce:m why,
So steadily each Gar you piy9
Using all your Iaanly strength.
Eattling the waves, that al length
You may reach that blissful land
For which YOU labor, heart and hand "
Is't that YOU may write yoim name
High on the pinnacle Of fame
Or. does fortunes Turing light
Win you from the paths OF rigiIi-'
But if It's for God you sail,
You can never, never fail.
See that sailor near the shore.
Ready to lay aside the oar;
Steadily watching the beacon lights
Ever beaming from Gods heights.
Lighting Up his earewOm face
With bright and heavenly grdee
As the keel upon the shore,
OF the bright foreyeT-m0rr.'
Heralds the eternal day.
And methinks hear him say,
Fortunes tickle, fame IS naught
God with love and truth is frausht"
Frames Simf Fui!0H-
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-13
THE LONELY LOVER.

A AUOasanI pretty ways Won thiI- uJ1R
To mock our separation.
Ais ten thousand will not do:
Myhcart will thus NJ longer stay.
HOlOnser twill bo kept from you.
ButknOcks against the breast 10 get away.
And when no art affords me help or eaie,
seek with verse mJ sriefs 90 appcIse:
JUit rs bird that flies about,
AMI beats itself against the cage,
Finding at last no passage out,
Il Its and sings, and 50 O'ercOmti it4 rage.
Abraham CJITleB.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-13
The Ar; OF Advertising.

One Of tig queer things ia business
Is the propensity of l-e-'plr tu 81. :, IL
regular mediums ui adVyTt' iu-. Il IS
UnaccoLutib!r t..v prices ,lJJ some
iiIy Tor sticking their 4u,gTLis- m-utS
In irregular p.Igts. Especially is this
50 when compared with thc unwilling
hess 10 pay anything Tor advertising
IN the regular channels Men VIII Uay
large sums f0r Inserting business cards
IN section Of = fTgmr in q hotel. N-lr-
room, street cIr, Railway station. or in
a hotel register, or au almanac. or
guide book. or ANIMALS of one Sogt or
another. The 5y-Wlys they seek. or
that successfully solicit them. arr in
Vulnerable. Likewise. they wi.I su-ad
large sums for printing special circu-
lars, and Ill postage 10 send them. In
all this they ignore the most essential
condition of advertising. namely. that
it has the character AMI effect from
the medium through which il IS given
to the reader. Advertisements thrust
into irregular and Uubusiness places
impress the general mind that the con-
ceTn IS of a similar character. On the
other hand an advertisement in gen
erdl newspaper of firsj-cl.Iss standing
NlAt trostIlL LlisiL kllt stllA
tiser has standing in his own COM
munity, which he IS not afraid To show
to his neighbOrS, and that he does not
shrink from competition with the hest
OF them. These are the different i'm
preSSiOnS that are made on all minds
10y advertising in journal uT high
Character and circulation among the
reputable classes, and when seen in bv
places and irregular and low channels.
Every one finds this in his own feel
ingS, if he would but think on the sub
Ject. II any one is going to Il place To
buy, whether lie bc trader, or Il buy
er FOR his own Use, and has to seek
dealers through advertisements, where
will he seek for them: To registers.
almanacs, theateT bill frames, In rail-
way stations, occasional advertising
sheets or circulars: : On the contrary,
he looks to the most reputable news
papers of the place, and he thinks that
advertising in these gives an assur-
ance OF the good standing of the adyer-
tiser, and his business enterprise, and
of the sutlicicncy of his stock.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-13
Camels in Arizona.

The Yama Sentinel a few days ago
contained the following: "A herd of
camels were driven here from Nevada
nearly two years ago. Finding no
profitable work for them, their
owners turned them loose along
the Gila to the eastward of Yuma.
There they have been living and
breeding. looking fat and sleek all the
time. For while they were in dan
ger of determination. Whenever they
put in an appearance along the wagon
road they frightened mules and horses
beyend control or the drivers.
They soon earned the everlast-
ing hatred of teamsteTS, some of
whom acquired a habit of shoot
ing camelS on sight. Since, how
ever. the railroad has been delivering
freight at Adonde the road along the
Gila. this side of that place, has been
comparatively abandoned by team
sterS. and the remaining clm2lS have
now a good chance Ia show what
they can do in the way Of
propagation. The waterleSS desert Of
Sonora. south and southeast of Yuma,
is known to possess immense deposits
of salt, sulphur. bOraN and sofia Its
mountains are also known to carry
Immense deposits of metals. To these
camels we look for eventually making
these treasures accessible and avail
able.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-13
hOBLE 6LUIES,

A TTORNENs AT LAM, Thin, OHIO. Office
"a la NObla's Bl0ck over GrBs,' Cookery
-tor. oI,pOsiLs Nzii0n.l Hall Black
M / "a u8i-ly.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-13

What glorious future for the man
who c;In invent newspaper ink that
will only stand one reading, Think of
of the pleasurable emotions in an Cdi-
tors breast when he knows the paper
one subscriber gets can't be re:Jd by
the whole neighbOrhOOd.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-13

SmartZmeyer to his wife: Vow.
see here, my lOf, better as yOu had
johnny led up u liddle on dot candy
eatin', Obber der first ding you don't
know he had tOOthache in his tecsh
und haf been skwalling around all
night init her cholera mOrbus in his
jaW-dOn't it,"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-13

\ young couple We're found ont al
the front gate one night this week
locked in each others arms. They
said the combination was lost. And
they couldn't get it, because the jan
itOr was asleep.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-13
Real Estate
AND
COLLECTING AGENCY
OF
P. HUDDLE.

OFfiCE-Oy5r Hsbbsrd's Drag storo, Tifin,
Ohio.
Iteal Estate taken for Sale on small Commits
sion also. 10 exchange.
PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN To col
LEEfIONS.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-13
as Years Before the Public.
The GENUINE
DIR. Q. McLANE'S
CELEBRATED
III ! HB PILLS.
T1E THr CURE OF
iePauIis. or Liver Complaint,
r-Ersst .,.u SICK HEADACHE
Symptom otaDiscasedLiver.

DAIN n ,hc ri.Lt side, under the
cd .ge "i tH- IIl-, increases on pres
su--- s1a'--s.a-z Tie PAIN Is in the left
sI-e. o.. 5r.saJ is rarely able to lie
an t'ic B., 5..La- sometimes the pain Is
iy.t uHd-: lie shoulder blade, and It
t:eln--E.iE extends 20 the top of the
shoulder. aIi Is sometimes mistaken
i9. rhcuEa,.~q IN the arm. The
-:o:-agh IS affected with loss Of appe-
J;- and sicAae> .he bowels in gen
en-! ar rU7;Ir., sometimes alternative
"i;a .iN; the head Is troubled with
pam. a-companied with dull, heavy
s-Ia--.aa in the back part. There is
-ca-r-..y q considerable loss of mem
D-f- ..- UpaaIcd with a painful sen
safe" a: hlring left undone some
'ii::.l = ~ oaght % have been done.
\ s!;zii g., colgh is sometimes an
a:'en,E.n; ihc patient complains of
w=a:'i.-a- -..,! debility; he is easily
s.ir-.r,,- i!. *. { are cold OF burning.
a2d i'- complains cf 4 prickly sensa-
'i'H g.! the skin; lis spirits are low:
lGI though he Is satisfied that cxer-
else n0Eld .,e beneficial TO him. vet
hc ca sc.-c,J summcn up fortitude
ciia,.-n 30 tn Il, Ia fact, lie distrusts
cvc:: .s.nciy. Several Of the above
syinsi De-, =tJ-Ea The disease, but cases
have '.."-ErrL NLyrc few of them ex-
i,'ea. j.; g-a.a;na;i5n Of the body.
q ,.': G,-:h. E's sEo=n the LIVER 10
har- lyc. extensively tcTanged.
HGT + AND FEVER.
UR. c. A:c:.A<E's LIVER Pills. N
CASE CF AsrE AND FEVER. when
taken wIih ilunlne, are productive Of
the most happy results. No better
cathartlc can be used, preparatory to,
or after taking Quinine. We would
idviss ii, who ar afflicted with this
a.- .. -..- G. am FAIR TRIAL.
-..a 5.".>.- ...Ji,. aIllutS. Gnd as
...-- 80. .. ., = .fe uneG',alcd.
I's SO f.. -...... Gso.a.
a.r.r -.l. -r .sg,ct.
.-. .a -t.-. .-s ...! rr a.. Hi.
&c. f...r s'". Nl-i-.s.', LIVER
iL- l--.o .. 80 -,'- i....-.. ,,rr.,.- -
-c sigus:UT,s oi g.. :. s.,.r 9rI FILMING
-.us. on .hy wrappers.
at mon hasiug the CcnuiHc pE. e.
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