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"BRIGADIER" HANCOCK.

It has been a fashion for the Re-
publican press to howl about "Rebel
Brigadiers" in Congress. Well, we
are going to elect a Yankee Brigadier
General for President That surely
ought to please them. for Hancock
was noted for busting Johnny Reb's
jacket every chance he got, and yet
we are all SO thoroughly reconstruct
ed down here in Dixie's Land that
we are going to vote for him to a
man. The Baton Rouge Capitolap
strikes the key note of Southern SEN
timent when it says it is the natural
honor Southern people have for all
brave men that accounts for the love
they have for the Brigadiers. "The
South fears not the Brigadiers. wbeth-
err they wore the blue or the gray
Her people love brave aud loyal men ;
men who fight for a cause they be-
lieve to be right" After the war was
over Hancock proved his devotion to
principle, and braved the hatred OF
powerful and malicious partisans, in
whose hands his own tenure of Office
was beld, but whose vindictive spite
was foiled by the inherent love OF
! Justice in the hearts of the American
people. He refused to be made an
instrument of oppression. and by his
orders and letters, written and pub
lished at that time and subsequently,
showed himself not only 10 be gen.
erous foe, but one of the first states
men of the age. For this generosity
the Southern people love and revere
the honorable foeman they found in
Hancock; for this exhibition of hii
high sense Of right and justice, and
the clear, ringing tones in which b
enunciated the principles of then
national liberty. he has been selected
by the American people as their mex
President, SO that his statesman-hk'
views may be carried into effect b.
authority of the Executive.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-09-25
THE COMING CHANGE.

The day is not far distant when a
great change is to take place IN the
industries of Louisiana. 1t Is now
estimated that the stave trade export
has come to rank second only to cot
ton and grain. The cultivation OF
iute is fast rising into Importance,
and it is predicted that in few years
the cultivation of this hardy plant
will rival the cotton and sugar inter
ests of the State. Jute is the plant
from which the bagging is made that
is used to cover cotton bales. Be-
side this use, it is devoted to many
other purposes, such as paper-making
and warp for carpets, while it is also
used in the manufacture OF sofne
fiuer fabrics, certain grades OF the
fibre admitting Of being bleached tt
almost snow Wilderness The entire
stalk can be utilized, the heart OF ths
plant being used to make baskets
and wicker-work, for which it an
swers equally as well as willow.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-09-25

There is no one thing that viii ct
tract the eye Of q traveller more readi-
ly than the condition of the public
highways. If they are good, smooth
and well kept. he knows that the in
habitants are industrious, enterpris-
ing and public-spirted, and will feel
inclined to locate among them, but
if they are not in a good condition he
has the contrary opinion and passes
on. Our people want immigration.
They want the waste places filed up
with industrious pioneers from the
East. They want our great forests
to wilt away before the woodman's
axe, and cities, churches and wide
fields of snowy cotton or waving
corn to take it's place. They want
the busy hum Of industry and enter
prise to be heard throughout the
parish. There is no one thing that
will have greater tendency to bring
this about than good, well worked
roads. Let the police jury, the over
seers, and tue whole people, do their
duty, and the hopes Of the most san
guine will be realized We may look
forward to the future with pride and
Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-09-25

- tI
Mr.. Blanchard is q native OF the
parish of Rapides, and is in the
tbirty-second year of his age. He is
a SON of the late Col. Carey d. Blan-
chard and grandson of the late Col.
Robert A. Grain, both of whom came
to Rapides from Virginia at an early
day and became prominent citizens
Of the parish. MIR. Blanchard re-
ceived his education at the State
military school in his native parish,
in which institution he was the pupil
of the present writer. He subse-
uuently studied law with Judge Mi
chael Ryan, and was graduated as
Bachelor of Laws in the University
of ouisiana,. at New Orleans in
1870. He then removed to Shreve-
port and commenced the practice OF
his profession, in which he has met
with marked success.
MIR. Blanchard's first appearance
in politics was as chairman OF the
Democratic central committee OF Cad
do parish, in. tho campaign OF 1875.
In this capacity be has rendered sig.
nal service to the party during the
last four years, and gained . high
reputation as an organizer and ener.
getic party manager. He was elect
ed member of the late Constitu'
tional Convention, and maintained
prominent position among its leading
and most active members.
Mr.. Blanchard will bring to beal
| ia the discharge Of bis duties as
member OF Congress, talents, higi
personal character. soundnsss Q
Democracy. and an indomitable vii
and energy. He is native OF tn
district and is familiar with it's wants
We are confident that his constitu
ents will ever find him attentive +
their interests and faithful to tn
trust they have con6ded to him., ID
election is beyond question. -Shreve
port Standard.
+
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~ This Lecture will prove boon TO
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Sent, under seal, in plain envelope, 70
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FAX, GRANT PARISH La SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER Is, 1885,
The state Canvass.

Mass meetings Of the Democratic.
Conservative party throughout the
State will be addressed by Hon. B. F.
Jonas, John McEnery. E. A. Burke.
T. @. Manning, W. G. Flower, r. L.
Gibson and James Lingan. The APP
pointments in the 4th Congressional
district are as follows: b9r e-
Shreveport, Saturday. October g..
Coushatta, Monday, October H..
Natchitoches, Wednesday, Oct. ID.
Colfax, Friday, October Is. asj
Alexandria. Monday, October Is.
By the Natchitoches Register we
learn Mr.. Blanchard, our candidate
for Congress. and W. H. Jack. the
Presidential Elector for this district,
have made their appointments. with
out reference to those Of the State
canvassers. as follows: lajsaas
Many, October 18th. g ~,
Leesburg. October 10th.
Alexandria, October 23d aes
Colfax. October, 18th.
WINFIELD. October 18th.
Natchitoches, October 30th.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-09-25

The efforts OF Mr.. Nathan in filing
orders received from Louisiana sugar
planters for white labor from south
ern Europe have been very success
full. The steamship Mississippi, to
have called from Corruna on the I'd
of September. will bring 200. while
the Teutonia, to have sailed about
the 18th, will bring 500 more. Thus
the good work goes steadily on.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-09-25

Mr.. Jefferson. eighty years ago. de-
fined Democrat as one Who main
tains "equal and exact justice to al
men; the support Of the State gov
ernments in all their rights: the pres
ervation of the general government
in its whole constitutional vigor; .
Jealous care Of the rights Of election
by the people; absolute acquiesence
in the decisions of the majority; the
supremacy Of the civil over the milf
tary authority; economy in the pub
lie expense; the honest payment OF
our debts, and sacred preservation OF
the public faith; freedom OF religion;
freedom OF the press; freedom OF the
person under the protection q the
habeas corpus and trial BY jurles I'M
partially selected .
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-09-25

Our favorite, the City Item. we are
glad to notice, has increased in size
of late, in order to keep pace with
the general progress made by the
New Orleans papers recently, ,rr
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-09-25

A busy striker for the handful of
Stalwarts who nominated A. @. Wells
for Congress, in New Orleans, on the
18th inst, says the nomination sis q
sturdy rebuke to those who so ruth
lessly voted against the young man
in his ratification for Surveyor, in
order to punish his father, the old
party chief, who go skilyuliy and
fearlessly defeated the Democracy in
1876" No comment needed.
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mo. 46.
Our Washington Letter.
WASH 1seroS, D. c., Sept IL, 1881

WAsBINoroN, D. c.. Sept IL. 1880.
A curious fact is developed in the
organization of Hancock Veterans
throughout the country, and is as
noticeable iu this city as elsewhere.
The Republican soldiers generally.
but very few Democratic soldiers, had
joined what is known as the Grand
Army of the Republic. The organi-
cation is not political, and we can
only account for the fact mentioned
on tue ground that Democratic SOL
diers did not wish to join any ofgani-
cation, however good some Of its
features might be, which would have
tendency to prolong the III feeling
between the North and South, which
naturally followed the war. There
is, however, no difficulty in getting
all the Democratic soldiers into the
Hancock veteran organization, for
that has but one object-to remove
sectional feeling by the election of q
man whose sympathies are as broad
as the whole country. In all places.
too, where judicious efforts have
been made to secure Republican re-
cruits for the Hancock veterans, they
have been gained. They come gladly
when treated fairly, In too many
States the organization has been put
in exclusive charge of Democratic
soldiers, but that bad policy will GER
tainly be abandoned before the No
vember election takes place. I sim
cerely believe that, as . class, the
ex-soldiers of the Union army are
more DESTROYS than any other of q
complete restoration good feeling be-
tween the North and South. The
exceptions are found almost entirely
among the few who have received Of
fee by means of the influence of
Radical politicians. In this city, if
proper efforts were made, . large
Hancock club of ex-soldier Republic
cans can be rsised among govern
ment officers. The men would take
their official lives in their hands. Of
course. They know that; but, like
q majority Of the people in the
North, they wish to emphasize the
fact that the civil war is over. They
will do SO, think, in November.
| It is again asserted that Postmas-
ter General Maynard viii dismiss all
except two or three of the Conserva-
tive appointees of Judge Key, his
predecessor. In that department,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-09-25

ELEPHANT September editions have
become altthe rage among the news
papers. Of Louisiana. The last one
to hand is the Shreveport Standard,
flung to the breeze with twelve full
pages, on the 18th inst. Good for
the per-Simmons of North Louisiana.
Don't let those New Orleans fellows
get ahead of you. Glad to see such
evidences of thrift backed by good
customers in your little city.
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FOR PRESIDENT,
w. S, HANCOCK,
Of Pennsylvania.
FOR vICE-PRESIDENT, Is. ~
VIM. n. ENGLISH,
Of Indiana. ofs7 saf
FOR CONGRESS, es
NJ. c. BLANCHARD,
OF CADDO PARISH.
ELECTORS.

ELECTORS.
From the State at large-Walter
c. Flower, of Orleans, I. G. Man
ming, of Rapides
First Congressional District-C A.
Butler, OF Orleans.
Second Congressional District E.
j. O'Brieu, of Orleans. IS
Third Congressional District-Gen
Allen Thomas, of Ascension.
Fourth Congressional District-W
H. Jack, of Natchitoches.
Fifth Congressional District-Geo
III. Ellis, of Union.
Sixth Congressional District *
A. Cross, of East Feliciana.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
M. r. MACHEN,
a+torrev and counseIIor at Law.

Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
will practice his profession in the Parish
and District Courts of the parishes Of Ra-
pides, Grant. Winn, Natchitoches and Caid-
we'll, and in the Supreme Court at New
Orleans and Monroe.
All business entrusted to his care VIII
receive prompt attention
Office-Colfax, Grant parish, La. j25
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We want strength sufficient to act
up to our reason.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-09-25

Few are wise enough to prefer use
full reproof to treacherous praise.
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BUSINESS CARDS.
BUSINESS CARDS.
new GOODS! NEW GOODS!
~ - Ar THE"
NEW BRICK STORE,
-.l PLNE VILLE, L.1.
j. TURNER

Will shortly, remove into his New Brick
Store, near the Ferry Landing, where he
will open one of the Largest and best select
ed Stock of Goods ever brought to that
place. His stock of
Boys, Youths and Cents Ready
Made Clothing
was bought direct from the Manufactnr-
ers, New York City, and is the largest he
has ever received, is complete in every re-
spect, and to which he calls special atteu-
ton. His stock Of
DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODS AND NOTIONS,
many of which will especially please the
Ladies', was selected with great care, as
was also his large stock of a.
Boots & Shoes, Hardware, Croekery, Medi-
cines, Groceries, Wines. Liquors, Etc.,
all of which he is offering at extraordinary
low prices for CASH or COTTON.
Ne Studies to Please! 70
His efforts in the past are the best evil
dence of the truth of this assertion; and
he takes this occasion to return his thanks
to the citizens of Grant and adjoining
parishes for the patronage so literally be-
slowed upon him in the past, and sollcits
a continuance of the same. lalO
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ReedsGns Edge Tonic restores appetite
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Time 70 pay taxes
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-09-14
THE BOTTOM DROPPED OUT.
A Miner Loses All His Gold lust as IL is
in His Grasp.

We have often heard of the bottom drop
ping out of a mine, tiguratively speaking, but
have just heard for the first time of a case
where the bottom actually dropped out of a
ground-sluice. This occurred in the Wood
Chuck claim, beyond Gold Lake, owned by
l.. Foss. He has been working with good
prospects all the season and a few days since
had got his gold pretty much all down in the
ground-sluice, near the head OF his boxes.
Mr.. Foss sent a man to turn off the water
and went himself into the sluices to pick up
any large pieces. He had been there but a
few moments when the water ceased to run
He could see the water still coming over the
bank above, but nom came into the ~sluices,
and this puzzled him. Going to the head of
the boxes he found that the bottom of the
ground-sluice, at the point where the most of
his gold was, had suddenly fallen in and his
gold had gone dow into the bowels of the
earth in an immense crack of unknown
depth. A head OF water was still running
into the gulf, but no signs of filling up were
visible. The bedrock is granite and is evil
IDENTIFY not i'll place, having presumably slid
there from above. The opening was, per-
haps, three by ten feet, and of unknown depth.
The crack for a distance down is wide
enough to admit the body of a man, below
which it narrows to a moderate-sized crack.
Our informant thought he could see at least
fifty feet down, but could discover no signs of
a bottom. He thinks Mr.. Foss will get enough
to pay expenses, but the major part of his
gold is lost, for the present at least.-DO,rnic-
rHie, Cal, Messenger.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-09-14
A Noble Habit.

There are persons whom you can always
believe, because you know they have the
habit of telling the truth. They do not "col-
orr a story or enlarge a bit of news IN order
to make it sound fine Or remarkable.
There are others whom you hardly know
whether to believe or not, because they
''stretch' things so. A tritling incident grows
in size, but not in quality, by passing through
their mouth. They take a small fact or slen-
der bit of news and pad it with added words,
and paint it with high-colorel adjectives, un-
til it is largely unreal and gives a false i'm
preston. And one does not like to listen to
folks when so much must be "allowed for
shrinkage."
Cultivate this habit of telling the truth in
little things as we'll as in great ones. Picz
your words wisely, and use only such as
rightly mean what you wish to say. Never
stretch a story or fact to make it seem bigger
or ~funnier. Do this, and people will learn
to trust you and respect you. This will be
better than having a name for telling won.
derful stories or making foolishly or falsely
sfunny" remarks. There are enough true
funny things happening in the world, and
they are most entertaining when told just ex'
actly as they came TO pass. One has vel
said: "Never deceive for the sake of a fool
ish jest, or to excite the laughter of a few
companions at the expense of a friend"
Dear young friends, be true. Do the truth
Tell the truth. There are many false tongues
Let yours speak the things that are pure
lovely, trus.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-09-14
THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
Voting Precincts and Judges. as Deslgna'
ted by the County commissioner.

Butte. F. Beck, Jere Roach, James
Shields.
Blackfoot--J. R. Quigley, Rufus John, Geo.
Barnard.
Beartown-John Lehso, J. Abascal, Geo.
Brock.
Blacktail-R. D. West, A. Marceau, John
Shea.
Bear Mouth-P. Woodlock, V. B. McQues-
ton, q. A. Locke.
Cable. c. Savery, John Sloss, James
Carbon Moor-Harry Horn, VIM. Barton,
D. j. Hobart.
Deer LODGE. S. ~Stackpole, w. N. Ayles-
worth, Robert Kelley.
Divide-C. Wunderlich, D. S. Dewey, j.
j. Feeley.
Emmettsburg-C. w. McRea, b. r. Hor-
ton, Alex. Wight.
French GuIch-H. Eccleson, S. Maturin,
j. e. Farwell.
Gwendale-Morgan Evans, Frank Stevens,
Jefferson Gulch-H. C. Keyes, Geo. Brad
ley, Geo. Jackson.
Lincoln-M. Ensch, Geo. Mcclure, Geo.
Kenning.
Moose Creek-Wm. Way, JOIN Treaner,
Jas. Reed.
New Chicago. A. Featherman, 7.
Griffith, H. Thomas.
MCCLELLAN Gulch-lterlnan Blum, ChaS
Pryse, John Shoup.
Pioneer-M. w. Kelley, Jos. Daddow, A,
&. wilhelm.
Philipsburg-J. K. Pardee, E. d. Holland,
James Simmonds.
Quartz City-Chas. Brown, Mark S. Maui
rau, f. Baudet.
Race Track-P. Hoyt, VIM. Williams, f,
Lindwedel.
Willow Creek SchoOlhousc--W. r. III. Ed
wards, VIM. Norton, w. A. Hensley.
Warm Springs-E. Girard, Spencer John
son, James l.. Goodwin.
Walkerville - Wm. Read, Alex. Melon
aid, John Cadigan.
Centennial Brewery-H. S. Clark, Leopold
Schmidt, w. B. Stanchfield.
Silver Bowl Il. Gardner, c. Nissler, W
s. Wright.
Stannafalds - &. b. Freeman, Edward
Smith, j. ii. Helms.
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Origin OF Sisters OF Charity.

In the year 1917, when Vincent was one
day going up the pulpit at Chatillon, a lady
who had come to hear him preach detained
him for a moment with the request to make
mention in his sermon of a poor family liv-
ing about half a league from Chatlllon, where
there was sickness and great need of help.
Vincent was asked to recommend this fami-
ly to the charity of the congregation. This
he did with such effect that several of the peo-
pie set out Oh leaving the church to visit the
poor family, and took with them bread, meat
and other things for their relief. After ves-
pers Vincent went also to visit them, and was
surprised to meet so many of the people com-
ing back. His practical eye at once perceived
that the matter had been carried to excess.
The poor people had received far more than
they could use. Many of the provisions
would be spoiled before they could be availed
of, and the family for whose benefit these
offerings were intended would be as badly off
as before. Vincent began to think that sys-
TEN and organization were needed. He
formed a parochial association, which he
called the Confraternity Of Charity, and out
of this little streamlet of good works at
Chatillon grew a vast organization for the
benefit of the poor.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-09-14

Beardsley's-R. j. Jinkins, 81. Hays, o.
Beardsley.
Toner'S Ranch-P. Toner, Thos. Stark,
j. Carten.
Washington Gulch-Robert Flemser, NJ.
Stewart, NJ. brennan.
Yreka-J. j. Kennedy, P. Brogan, Alex.
Inland.
Meaderville-Wm. H. Camp, c. A. Small,
Sally Raunheim.
Popple's Ranch on Browns Gulch-Geo.
Popple, Thos. Heady, Zenas Evans.
Yamhill-A. Hagan, D. II. Trufant, N.
Berry.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-09-14
THE NEW ARRIVAL.
MA.

A charming little tiddy iddy bit of mothers
A tiny toddles, sweet as flowers of Spring;
A precious popsy w~opsy-give its nanny, den'
pretty darling itsy witsy ting!
So that's the little fellow! HIM A healthy look
Another mouth to feed, as sure as fate.
No. wife, I don't consider that his coming's a
But still / could have done with less than eight.
Ny eye! Is that the baby" What a jolly little
Butt Say. ma. wherever is its nose"
And 1 say, father, by-and-by, when he gets more
He'll wear my WORKOUT jackets, I suppose.
Another" Well, thank goodness, l am not a
married man.
To keep him from the workhouse you must do
the best you can;
Don't think that I'll assist you-for l won't.
How are you getting on to-day" trust we soon
We mustn't think we're strong just yet you
We'd bettertake something which this afternoon
I'll send,
And let me see-huIn!-ha All, es,-jus so.
NURSE.
He's lovely? that he is, mum! See them sturdy
little legs
He's twice the size of Lady Smither's third
And when he comes a-cutting of his little too.
Sey-pegS
He'll be a man. he will, upon my word.
NEIGHBOR.
Oh, yes, dear, he looks healthy, but you mustn't
trust to that
l do not wish, of course. your hopes to dash,
But when l see a tender babe, so ruddy, strong
and fat,
LOOK. dear. on his face! Is that a rash
MA (da cdpo).
A charming little tiddy iddy bit of mothers
bliss,
A tiny toddles. sweet as flowers of Spring;
4 precious popsy wOpsy-give its nanny ,den.a
kiss,
A pretty darling itsy witsy ting!--Fum