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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-08

Soma one writing to We The
People in regard to the late con
tested election Cases in the DIS
trict Court last held in Grant
parish says:
The Parish Judge, whom this
self constituted Returning Board
had re turned as elected, 10y thlrt,
seven ma j"rltv, had only ten ma
iority of the ballots left in the box
IS when counted III open conrl.
Aud the Sheriff retured elected
WAS found to be in a minority of
twenty-four by the ballots ia the
boxes.
The first statement made by III"
is altogether untrue, aud the other
about the sheriff being In u minor
ity Of "a is easily accounted for by
the fact that some dirty tool did
II little manipulating for the bene-
it Of the jury.
The statement that "not kew
hole IN one of the boxes WAS cuv-
cred by seals or otherwise" is alb.
solutely without regard to the facia
we'll known. rs there was but two
boxes that did Lot have the key
holes sealed, 2 and 7, the first of
which was most eff-ctually sealed If
the key hole was not covered, and
about the other one there was no
dispute.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-08

Bal. on hand Feb. %. 1879. q g rs
Respectfully submitted,
). B. SHACxELPORD,
Parish Treasurer.
P. 8. Since'making ont the above
report / have received of II. vii.
liams for Montgomery ferry, q 50,
making balance of - Is.
On motion the Police Jury ad-
journed till next regular meeting.
s. Z. CURRY,
RoBr. s. CAMERON, Presfdeut.
Ci,,yi
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-08
CHE Worla
FOR 1879.

On the LIST of May, 1876, the owner
ship q d control Of The WORLD passed
i'm O til hands of the underslgnei, I'M
d. whose abs lutte AMI untrammelled
direction TIE WORtD has ever since re-
manned and now remains.
During the whole OF this time TEE
WoRLD has labored patiently and perse-
veringly for the accomplishment Of two
t-rest t. the Southern people.
l. The restoration of local self-gov-
eminent at the South.
z. A real reform of the Civil 6ervice,
in such wise ~ to destroy the political
machines under the operation of which
it has come TO pass that the people are
taxed - support political parties, where
~ political parties have no other reason
Of being Except to lessen the baYdens Of
government.
The FIRST Of these objects has been tri.
unpha,tly accomplished. All intelii-
gent Northern men now admit that all
par of the country were ns deeply in
ter 4 ed Il tlA ont. in aee.ng It won.
A cor, u. and anti Denola ic g.v, ril-
ment IN the south ~as pes manent peril
to tie asrendancy of true American
principles in the Federal Government
and therefore to the peace and honor Of
the whole people.
The second political object for which
TIE WORLD contends still remsins to be
fully achieved. The actual Administra-
ton began its career with excellent
promises IN Il is direction Of which II 10
sufficient to say that they have been ~
yet only i'll part redeemed. THR WOsLp
for its part will resolutely support any
honest effort to redeem these PROMISES
fully, by whomsoever made, snd will
as resolutely denounce every obstacle
thrown in the way If iedeening them,
from whatever quarter.
l. seems to the undersigned eminent.
ly proper that he should AJAX the CO.
operation OF the best men If the South
with THE WORLD ia Its efforts to carry
out the policy hero outliled. He be-
lieves TRE WORLD t. be a laper which
Southern citizens aud Dem Gratis can
recommend to Southern readers rs au
influence worthy and important to be
b. ought to bear with constantly increas-
ing power upon the conduct Of our ma
tionsl affairs. in the interest Of truth, of
justicp and of ham0ny among our peo-
pie oil al sections.
1t is my desire t. keep THE WORLD in
a living rcia. ion with the best Thought
ut he south, IT, the end that the best
ideas. wishes aud feelings of the South.
ern people may be clearly aud fairly
made known To the North, the East and
the West. Alike IN private aud in pub
lie affairs, tho Misunderstanding of men
by Que another lies at the root of 90
much evil that the Nor itself has come
to be synonym with quarreling AID
strife. II was wise SAVING Of Lord
Eigin, 1t the time Of one Of our shsrpest
dis utes with Great Britain. that two
intelligent gentlemen alone on raft ia
the Atlantic with plenary powers could
ADJUST the whUie matter homo. ably in
IN hour.
HE WORLD simply asks its friends ut
the Soath TO aid it in bringing a5ou. \
compete meeting vi minus on ala pub,
lie questions between the Intelligent
citizens of all parts of the Union
WILLIAM HENRY HURLBERT.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-08
A MONKEY MEETING.

Last Saturday the negroes of
Grant pariah held pow-wow and
nominated II. Mcknight as the
Republican candidate for delegate
to the constitutional convention.
L E. TORY, W. P. Guynes and
major" Willett were the sweet
trio. Of white skins that graced the
assembly, the balance of the re-
spectability being represented by
about thirty-fye kinky heads.
Mr.. Mcknight was ashamed to
be seen in the motley crowd, and
staid on the outside. His shame
was oommendsble, and shows a re-
aeeming trait in his character.
This sstute politician did not wish
to be nominated" oh no, but pre-
ferrsd to be endorsed" So as rpt
to offend the few white individuals
who might vote for him; but he
was nominated" by mistake be-
fore psalm-singing Wlllett could
get the darkies to drop on it."
What . comment ON the civiliza-
ton OF the nineteenth century it is
when such q set is to select the
representative of people
Any man who will consent to
allow the ignorant crowd that as
sembled in the court house last
Saturday to foist him upon bis
intelligent white fsllow-citixens in
opposition to their expressed will
is possessed of small pride, for
there was not q man in the crowd
Who can lay claim to the respect vi
the intelligent white people of this
parish. Does Mr.. Mcknight feel
content 10 stand 40 low in the esti-
nation OF the people of Grant
parish that not one representative
man Of the parish will enter a con-
vention in his favor? Is he salts
fed to be the nominee of mob
Of ignorant asses, led and con-
trolled by two or three white men;
whose only reason for being where
they are is that they would never
be noticed anywhere else?
A constitutional convention is to
frame the laws under which 1t is
expected Louisiana will retrieve
her dignity among sister States,
md forever escape the troubles
brought on her by scallswags and
their ignorant dupes the n ,groes.
With this fact in view, will any one
vote for the man nominated at the
monkey meeting?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-08

II the Jeter case was tried by
the Same Judge and jury that the
Raglan case was, what makes the
Raglan case any better than the
deter one9-We The People.
The Raglan case was tried fairly
aud intelligently by one jury, and
then another jury was impanneled
for the Jeter case. In the mean
while "the ballots in the boxes"
were fixed" 90 ss to make it APP
psar to the jury that Fletcher had
q majority. when 'Jetsr really had
q clear majority Of esren. DO you
sis-,.-e'
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-08

It is currently reported that
Gov. Nichols will resign the gov
ernorship if a constitutional conven-
ton decides to repudiste certain
State obligations which he consid-
ers it obligatory to pay.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-08

The bill in the Massachusetts
Legislature to compel railroads to
carry members of that body free
was defeated.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-08
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AGENTS.

AGENTS.
Mr.. A. A. GOODWIN. of Alexandria. ~
an authorized agent Of the CHRoNrcLE,
aud will contrsct for advertisements and
receive Subscriptions.
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gomery, are our authorized agents.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-24
BY PROXY.

Some time since one of the brightest
and wittiest of Cincinnati's girls went
abroad, and when she returned home,
about the first person to congratulate
her on her safe return was Mr.. B., q
young blood, whose dollars exceed his
sense in about the ratio of q million to
one.
'Ah, Miss Y" he said, "permit
me to greet you. I know you have had
a very pleasant trip abroad!n
Yes" she answered, Every pleas
ant. I was all over the continent, and
through England, Scotland and Ire
land"
"Ah, Ireland! and did you see the
hlarney stoneY'
Yes. 1 was there"
Oh, how I should delight to see it!
1t has always been a desire of mine to
kiss that celebrated stone, but 1 never
had the opportunity"
Indeed then you should"
81 know, but have not done so,
but why shouldn't kiss it by proxy?
You have been there and kissed it, whv
should 1 not take the influence of the
Blarney from your lips?" and the
smart Alex stepped forward to proxify
the young lady. But she drew back,
and looking him square in the face,
said:
beg pardon, my dear B., sat on
the Blarney stone."
Like man with great sorrow, Mr..
B. sank down in a heap, and hasn't
said Ireland" since, and the very
word Blarney makes him delirious.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-24
A WIFE,S SECRET.

A Ridgewood IN. J) woman died
the other day, and her husband, know.
ing that she had kept an account in a
savings bank, called at the bank to
draw out the deposit, which he sup
posed amounted to about $40. To
his surprise he learned that it reached
81 200. To his greater surprise he was
informed that he could not draw it, as
the money was deposited in the name
of his wife's sister. But the greatest
surprise of all was when it was added
that the money was held by his sister,
in-law in trust for his deceased wife's
sonl 1t appeared that she had an il
legitimate son in Germany before
coming to America, and in sixteen
years of married life her husband had
never heard a whisper of his wife's
strange secret. During the whole of
that time she had been carefully saw
ing for her son out of the money al
lowed her by her husband for house,
hold expenses.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-24
HE THINKS FOOD SHOULD he
EATEN RAW.

A German physician has started q
new theory with regard to food. He
maintains that both the vegetarians
aud meat-eaters are on the wrong
track. Vegetables are not more whole
some than meat, or meat than vegeta-
bles, and nothing is gained by con-
suming a compound of both. What
ever nutritive qualities they may pos
sess. he says, is destroy ed in a great
measure, and often entirely, by the
process of cooking. All food should
be eaten raw. If this practice were
adopted, there would be little or no
illness among human beings. They
would live their apportioned time and
simply fade away, like animals in a
wild state, from old age. let those
afflicted with gout, rheumatism or in-
digestion try for a time, the effect of
a simple uncOoked diet, such as oys-
ters and fruit for instance, and they
will find all medicines unnecessary,
and such a rapid improvement of their
health that they will forswear all cock
cd articles of food at once and forever.
ntemperance would also, it is urged,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-24

no longer be tho curse of civilized
communities. The yearning fer drink
is caused by the unnatural abstraction
from what are termed "solids" OF
the aqueous element they contain
uncooked beef, for example, containing
from seventy to eighty per cent, and
some vegetables even larger proportion
Of water. There would be less thirst
and consequently less desire to drink,
if our food were consumed in its nat.
ursl state, without being first subject
ed to the action of fire. Clothing, our
adviser also thinks, is a mistake, but
he admits that the world is not yet
far enough advanced in civilization to
go about undressed. Whatever diff
ferences of opinion may exist as to
this anti-cooking theory, there cannot
be doubt that in getting rid of the
kitchen with all it's abuses-including
the cook-housekeepers would be
spared vast amount of worry, and
on this account alone would
live to greater age that at present.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-24
JOK ES,

1t has often been said that the best
jokes are those that are made by acci-
dent, and this is certainly the case with
proper names. Few intentional "bulls''
have ever been more complete than the
grave otficia! entry in list of Scot
tish landed proprietors: "John Elder,
the younger, in right of Mrs. Marga-
ret Husband, his wife," The worthy
country gentleman who, eight years
ago, tainted the leader of the English
Opposition with looking like ga fox
that had fallen into pitt" was as much
astonished as any one at the roar of
laughter which greeted this uncon-
scious pun upon the names of Mr..
Pitt and Mr.. Fox. The three last
Governors of the Don Cossacks have
CHANGED to bear names which respect
fully signify Fire, Flood and Fiend.
In the list of the English Navy for
last century, the readers's eye is still
startled by the sight of the frigate
Vengeance, commanded by Captain
Death, with fist officer called Will.
liam Devil, and surgeon bearing
the pleasantly suggestive nal m
of John G host t. But of all the
authentic cases of this kind, the most
singular is one that occurred atsa
small tavern in the West of England
not many years ago. Three royster-
ing commercial travellers, meeting
there one cold evening, had a hearty
carouse together, as matter of course.
Supper over, the three found some
difficulty in allotting their respective
shares of the bill but one of them at
length cot short the dispute by pro-
posing that whoever had the 'soldest
name" among them should 60 scot |
free, the expenses being halved by the |
other two. This amendment being |
promptly accepted, No. produced a
card inscribed, Richard Eve," which
No. 2 trumped with "Adam Brown"
Then No. 3, portly veteran with a
hum orous gray eye, laid down his
lard with the confidence of a great
General making decisive movement,
md remarked with a thick chuckle,
Il don't much think you'll beat this
un, gents" And he was right, for
he name was "Mr. B. Ginning"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-24
ATMOSPHERIC PHENOME ENA
ABOUT PIXIES PEAK,

Some curious natural phenemena
are witnessed from the summit OF
Pixies Peak. Electric storms are 20
remarkable there that those who have
witnessed them are eloquent as TO
their splendor. Little thunder accom-
panies them but the whole mountain
seems to be on fire, and the top one
sheet of flame. Electricity comes out
of every rock, and darts here and there
with indescribable radiance. An OBJ
server says that it played around him
continuously, shot down his back,
glanced out of his feet, and SO COM
pletely filed him that he became
charged like a Leyden jar. He could
oot retain his foothold ; he bounded
and rebounded from the rocks after
the manner of an india-rubber ball !;
he felt as though powerful battery
were throbbing and thrilling through
his frame, and fearing consequences
he hurried into the Signal Station.
The signal officers stationed at the
Peak see some w0nuerTuf sights, anda
If they had as much Imagination and
rhetoric as they have patience and
power of observation, they could fur
nish some vivid descriptions of what
they witness. Several men of science
who haye watched electric storms
from the top of the mountain think
the phenomena the grandest and most
and that they can hardly be
anywhere. The Peak COM
mands a view Of one hundred miles
radius, wild, mountainous region,
many 1akes and the sources
Of four great rivers-the Platte, Ar
Rio Grande, and Colorado of
Californis. Imagine that broad, pic
.ures extent kindled and glowing
With electricity, and you have an ideal |
picture of sublimity which no poet has
,egun to paint.-[New York Times. |
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-24
A POOR GIRLS HAIR.

A young and poorly clad girl enter.
ed barber-shop in Vienna, and teld
the proprietor that he must "buy her
head" The friseur examined her long,
glossy chestnut locks, and began to
bargain. He could give eight forms.
and no more. Hair was plentiful this
year, the price had fallen, there was
less demand, and other phrases of the
kind. The little maidep's eyes filled
with tears, and she hesitated moment
while threading her fingers through
her chestnut locks; she finally threw
herself in chair, aud said:
"Then take it quickly"
The barber, sstisfied with his bar
gain, was about to clinch it with his
shears, when a gentleman who sat
half-shaved, looking on, told him to
stop.
"My child" said he, "why do You
sell your beautiful hair 2"
"My mother has been nearly five
months Ill. I can not work enough
TO support us; everything has been
and there is not penny In
the house."
emo, no my child; if that is the
case 1 will buy your hair, and give
you one hundred forms for it,
He gave the poor girl the note, the
sight of which dried her tears, and he
took up the barber's shears. Taking
the locks in his hand he took the
longest hair, cut it of, and put it care
fully in his pocket-boek, thus paying
one hundred f1orins for a single hair.
He took the poor girls address in
case he should want to buy another st
the same rate. He is only designated
as the chief of q great industrial en-
terprise within the city.-[Exchange.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-24
OLD MAIDS AND OLD BACHELOR

OLD MAIDS AND OLD BACHELORS.
| Old maids are useful. They can
cook, sew, and take care of children
nurse sick people, and generally play
the piano.
Old bachelors are useless, They do
not even know how to drive nails or
split wood.
Old maids are amiable. Ifone wants
anything done that requires patience
and kindness of heart, single lady Is
sure to be the one to do it.
Old bachelors are ill-natured. They
desire to be as disobliging as possible,
snub children, despise babies, and hate
young mothers, and are always so
busily employed in seeing that other
people take good care of them, that
they have not moment to give to any
one else.
Old maids are nice-looking, and
very young for their years.
Old bachelors generally have red
noses, rheumatism in their knees,
bald heads, and mouths that turn
down at the corners.
Old maids can make q home of one
little room and cook delicious meals
for one over the gas jet in cunning lit
tie tin kettles, besides making all
their own wardrobe.
Old bachelors need an army of tailors
walters, cooks and hotel landlords to
keep them comfortable.
When old maids are ill they tie up
their heads in pocket handkerchiefs,
take homeopathic pellets out of the
two bottles alternately, and then get
well again.
When old bachelors are i'll they 20 |
to bed and send for four doctors have |
q consultation; mantle piece full Of |
black bottles all the amiable married |
men who belong to the club to sit up |
with them at night, besides a hired |
nurse; they telegraph to their rela-
tions, and do their best to impress the
world with the idea that they are dy-
ing.
When an old maid travels she takes
} sandwich, piece of pound-cake,
bottle of lemonade in a handbasket,
md lunches comfortably in the car
rage.
When an old bachelor travels he or.
1ers dinner in courses at the station
md raves because he has not time to
'at it before the fifteen minutes for
are over. II
When an old maid leaves this sphere
If action she straightway joins the
host, but with . crusty
Id bachelor-it's q little mixed.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-24
SPANKING AS A CURE.

Spanking has varied uses. A child
at Fort Wayne, Indiana, had the mis-
fortune to suck kernel Of corn into
its wind pipe. The doctor was sent
for in haste, and announced that it
would be necessary to perform the ep-
Grafton of tracheotomy to save the
chlld's life. The Hoosier mother, IA
miliar with practice of domestic sur
gerry of different sort, and not pleas
ed with the idea of having the child's
windpipe cut open, seized tho sufferer
by one leg, holding him up. head
downward. administered sundry re-
sounding spanks. There was sound
not unlike the report of q popgun, and
the kernel of corn was elected with
great force. The child was at ence
relieved, and recovered Of course,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-24
HOW TO CURE CON SUMPTION.


The following recipe for coughs and
consumption was first used by the
Hon. Ellis B. Schnabel, of New York.
in 1S4S, but was never given to the
public until about two years ago.
Take five pounds of pure white rock
candy and dissolve it in a gallon OF
old rye whisky-the older the better.
The whisky must be distilled in the
old-fashioned way with a copper
worm. Always get the pure white
rock candy. Colored candies are in
variably poisonous. The clear white
rock is pure. crystalized sugar. Put
your five pounds of white rock candy
into gallon of whisky and set it on
your table. Let it remain there until
the candy dissolves. A week may 90
by before it is absorbed by the whis.
ky. Whenever you pass the demijohn
stop and give it good shaking and
have the others in the house to do the
same. Take sherry wine glassful on
going to bed. On waking in the morn
ing take two-thirds as much on an
empty stomach. Carry q flask in your
pocket and take spoonful q half
dozen times a day, whenever you
think of it. Your object should be to
keep your stomach continually en-
ployed in taking up rich and nourish.
ing matter. The cordial will check
cold night.sweats and the patient will
secure long and refreshing sleep. All
lung fever will disappear. You will
feel no more pain in the chest. The
only danger is that you may finally
become so enraptured with the elixir
that you will find it difficult to drop
it when it's use is no longer necessary
for the preservation of your health.
Now, as to your diet while feeding on
this elixir. You must avoid all vine |
gars, pickles, sour wines, malt drinks
and salt provisions of all kinds. Touch |
fresh pork under no circumstances.
Acids and fresh pork promote ulcera-
lion and Increase the very difficulty
you are trying to cure. No coffee
should be used, for it fevers the blood |
md neutralizes the agency of the sac
;harine matter. Drink black tea. Eat
'oast beef rare, broiled steaks, mutton
.hops we'll toasted bread and all kinds
If vegetables. One of the best articles
If food is the rum omelette, made ex-
lusively of the yolks of eggs. There
no nourishment in the white of an
gg. The object is to enrich the blood.
The blood is the great agent to build
Up weak and dilapidated constitutions
nd it must be furnished with the nec-
ssary materials to reconstruct them.
his treatment and diet 80 enriches it
hat it is bound to win in the end
rom an old Recipe.