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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-11-20

The goat is an everyday sight. and
the man who does not study. him and
learn his ways and habits has only him.
self to blame. Saturday forenoon a
.~Williamr was quietly feeding on Col
umbia Street when load of household
goods went past. The owner kept pace
with thewagon, carrying under his arm
a fine mirror about five feet long, As
he came opposite the goat he met q
friend, and of course he had to stop and
tell why he was changing locations and
how much he expected to be benefited.
The glass was heavy, and he naturally
dropped one end to the walk to rest his
arm.
Had this man been close observer
he would have seen the goat and wished
he had brickbat. Had he made goat
nature a study he would have known
better than to lower the glass. But he
was man who despised the tribes Of
life, and he was telling how many tons
of coal the new house would save him
this winter when the goat, who had
been getting mad for two long minutes
at. the sight of rival in the mirror.
went through the glass like thunder
bolt, and jumped into the street with
the frame clinging to his shaggy sides.
ALI that ripping, and raying, and cIlss-
ing-alI the opening of front doors all
the inquiries by an excited crowd could
have been saved had the citizen but
beckoned to the smallest boy on the
street and asked him to give away few
points on goats.-Dctyo1 Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-11-20
The Cocoa-nut Industry in Fiji.

The cocoa-nuts are gathered from all
parts Of the island, which has q circum.
ference of about thirty miles. and after
the kernel has been extracted and dried
on the long vGtds or tables or in the
steam drying-house, which is the more
improved method, it is. packed in bags
for. transport by the interisiand steam
ers to Levuka or by some of the small
craft which the merchants employ to
collect their cargoes. The price in the
island is about Ella per ton. But after
the kernel has been disposed Of the
husk is attacked, and by means of vari-
Gus machines popularity called :. devils !"
lit is torn into the fibre of which it is
composed and cleaned of its dust (Which
is valuable composD and turned into
bristles for brushes or treated as fibre to
be packed into bales for export. All
the laborers who attend to these ma
chimes are Polynesians, many of them
on Rambi being the Withholding f6ka-
laus from the Gilbert and Marshall
group. Let US watch for a moment the
two, who are from the New Hebrides
turning the screw-press by which the
fibre is compressed into bales. They
are naked black giants, and as they
throw their force to turn the handle Of
the screw, capstan-fashion, their mus
Giles stand out, and the whole frame is a
model of Herculean power. The store
house is full of bales ready for the
steamer by which we expect to leave,
and these lind a market in Sy dney, while
the bristles go to England. We pas
along by the laborers' houses and there
we find the familiar coolies, and hear
again the Is Salaam. Sahib," often heard
when / sojourned in Maurisius. Pass
ing on. we get into a cocoa-nut grove,
which stretches . long distance along
the coast. the lap of the full tide COM
ing up to the very roots of the first line
of trees. On some of the trees the nuts
are so thick as to defy computation,
being indeed too crowded for growth.
As many as 800 have been counted on
one tree, but this is only when they are
as small as apples, for they fall album
dainty in the struggle of the fittest to
survive. Still further along the coast
we come to other fats and valleys which
are also being cleared out for planting
with cocoa-nuts or cotton Chief JUS
tice Gorrie, in Contemporary Review.
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-11-20
PuSe.Sr pARIefs7

EN- Bezzle is q bad -
Torches in processio,. 81
light on the political situcfI. 3
1t is the man with Ia &
who looks out for number
The early bird catch. Z
Later in the day the ieion
gathers in the bird.
The man on the fence
do to look out for the rIcIs r
joining the forces on silh1r
The man who whntl.1 Z f
courage up got another -
up. and was very npek
finally.
1t il just az eazy aud e
the truth az it is to tax -
be arranged before Il i G1z
wings.-Josb Billings
The average aee Of ! -,
teen years. This alwsys -;
when we see q man sprso1I11
out over four seats in ! III
AA New York serbs Il, -
that IN. B." attached e r
script of q Boston inyitsfioS
means mo beans"
"A beautiful girl II Nom I:
Whose hair was q silvoFy
Bought an awful red bon; <z
On her forehead 70 haie.
Producing . curious seeua :
-Chioo
"A guest at a fashion,b1e
his seat at the dinner tab3a
appearing to wait upon
marked: Have they ~
this hotelP' g Yes, . rea1cS
on the opposite side q 4:
(" the boarders are the Mnik
my wife, y remarked I
manufacturer, "never attn
She went once, just bofora
married. and seeing > irieu =
posite side, nodded politelrS
the auctioneer knocked dow
cradle, and asked her Whefo
| - \ ~Is-1 ~ Lft||I E. & r.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-11-20

miss Haxa5d, "A EhgllsA lady has
ben'a4pointed doctor to chs Countess
Ii in Pekin, China, and to q hospital
established at Pekin by the foreign resi-
dents. The Countess Ii supplies all the
medicine for the patients. is q great
friend to animals, and "a .beihg' lately
asked whetheritwas true4that she sup
ported one hundred cats, replied: Alas!
no; have now only SEVENTY"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-11-20
The 6plehdid Extravaganza Of an Irish
NObleman.

In1832 Lord a,rd Lady BlessipRton
started upon the grand tour. Z No irish
nobleman probably, says biographer,
"a and certainly no Irish King, ever set
ont on his travels with such a retinne of
servants, with so many vehicles and APP
pliances Of all kinds for ease, comfort,
and luxurious enjoyment" They car
ried with them the hatterie~ de cuisine
which had served an el1aire .olub, lhhd IA
cook who had been chef to an Emperor.
Their compagnons de voyage were one
of my Lady's sisters; young Charles
Matthews, whom the Earl, out of friend
ship for the father, had offered to take
charge of. that he might pursue, his
architectural studies in Italy; and q
young French officer named Count
fOrsay. At Naples they lodged in the
magnificent Pahce Belsideres overlook
ing the bay; but not even the splendor
Of priceless pictures and 5mafbles 5oonld
satisfy their love of magnifcence, and
a large sum was spent in refurnishing
the palace. AT Rome they rented the
Palazzo Negroni, at 100 guineas month,
and everywhere they were feted and re-
ceiyed by, princcs, nobless, and litefsti
ia the. most distihgu(shsd' manfief.
Several years were consumed in these
travels. In 1928 we find them. on their
return visit to Paris, residing in the
house which had belonged to Ney in the
Rue de Bourbon, and which still bore
his name. Although appointed with all
the sumptuousness that distinguished
the. Imperial Court, the new tenants
added decorations fit only for q Prince.
My Lady's chamber was marvel OF
luxury; the bed frame rested upon the
backs of two immense silver swans, so
admirably sculptured that every feather
stood in perfect relief, as in life; then,
there were lamps Of silver and Of ala
baster. marble bath inserted in the
floor. hangings of silk and lace. and
bullion ffinges. - It was a luxurious
place 10 die in, and for little other pur-
pose had nay Lord appoiptedit. .He-had
been to Eondon to vote for tie Catholic
emancipation, when, a day or two after
his return, he had an attack of apoplexy,
of which he expired on May %. 1929.
"-Adieu, most pleasant of companions,'
wrote Lander; /" adieu, most warm.
hearted friend! Often and long, and
never with slight emotion, shall / think
of the many hours we have spent to.
gethers A4d in y 1ettsf 10 Lady
Blessington, the same writer calls him
"that disinterested and upright and
kind-hearted man, than whom none was
ever dearer or more delightful to hi.
friends" He left his widow $4,000 q
year, the lease of the house in St
James Square, his carriages, and 9
portion of the plste., The bulk of thu
prppertys t4fxiMy emba1Tassed by hi,
extravaganse and By snd BY to b
tstS ait went to his children ~. hi
| first marriaGe.s IN 1897 h had married
enc Of his d6nghtsst to Count a trss,y
It proved most unhappy union; there
was no affection ,oR either side, and
worse still, the Count was passionAtely
IL l6vs With the woman whom he could
upt marry Belgsuoid.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-11-20

No historian Of the NJ
write of compani8s aid taf
the strange fate which follow
pany of infantry attached = /
from Michigan need NOT B
in history, although il Wo1
interesting page in any w
The companyWes musto
ice 100strong and 3 better
paFer, took ths oath Of a
Uncle Sam. Before leavinG
three Of tbs men died IA
from Detroit to Washingto3
killed by the carr. In m1xu
the streets of the capital -
deadn In going into tho ~
was accidentally shot throu
Inside Of three weeks thor(
deaths in this, company and
case q ! sickness n any
regiment was in camp nee v
for four weeks, and two hon n
out of this company, . ~
drowned and the fourth ~
in alstreet brawl. This ~
men, and not another oou
q man. 1a1Ugf1u t7i,;
In its first skirmish tie 6pn
four men, while no othGt col y
a man. wounded Its Flint -
and Third Sergeant w@zo
killed. Promotions had -
made when the company W
for out post duty and
three ofits Man. at -
First Lieutenant and Thlr&
were two or the thro4
'efghteen men, and only on1
pany had lost . man. Pre-
again made, and the regiuc
engaged in q battle. OtheF
had men wounded. bnt ~ 4
five killed. The First LIZ
Third Sergeant were 800
Der. This inside the t0ta ~
Not q man had fallen SIX
Not q man had been bis a.
down. =" sfi9.
By this time the ill-luck
| pany had become camp tn
were not ashamed to belev
was something strange -
tious about it. It was hard
men who iwQuld take
three: of the pahk Anet
lsmaunered That bhey deseI =
loss of twenty-seven men
ment a. 70 Us tfme ve
been from one company.
"A curious chango now go T: =
its next fight the COMPANY
men. The First and lntn
were. two ,0f these. g
these two same position!
again. In six months hye
five Fifth Corporsls were -
the First Lieute11Dt IN
geant were not scratched.
1oseo sAny otker con1znl sslo1e7
commissioned officers.
When this company =
duced to sixty-one men =
| la l,ss than x,ioafv. X0X
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-11-20

The Chinese use American lard, for
oleomargarine, on their bread.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-11-20

u ndl away, OdpJstlu, .cOOk- duO cOODcE
1.-The head, tail and midriff Of the ships
company-now perceive that the white
puff of spray from the. whales blow
holes has chhnged ID a, darker color.
"Spouting blood" we remark. The
boat is lying quite near By. xAtfhtsftals
of few minutes q circular streak of
white water is seen breaking the smooth
surface of the lagoon. He in his :. fur
ry." He is dying. 1t is mighty
death, wonderful escape of vitality
and power, affection and intelligence,
too, and all from the mere pins prick
of AN implement in the hands Of yon
.medd lesome. cruel .audhciotE, greedy,
unfeeling ,pigmies, Spouting blood,
bleeding its huge life away; shfvering in
grcatconvulsions, means only forus forty
barrels more of grease and couple OF
hundred pounds Of bone to manufacture
death-dealing, rib-compressing, liver
squeezing corsets from. And all the
while the calf fingers by the dying
mother s side, wondering what Il IS an
about Dead and VIII 1abofious stroke
lowed to the vessel, the calf .swims in
its wake. Made fast alongside, its
beautifully symmetrical bulk tapering
from head to tail, in lines which man
copies in the mold of his finest yachts,
the body remains all night, and in the
still hours of the 's anchor watch" we
can hear the feeble .sblow's of the poor
creature, as 1t sw1ms to and, fros-as "a
In the morning the mass which last
night was but couple OF feet out OF
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-11-20

Carr0lFS" ana ask him and the boys to
COME up. as quickly as they could.
On our stepping back from the log
for few minutes the poor chilly little
squirrel ran from the cold stone-pile
back into his nest, Swith a faint little
chuckle So that when Mr.. Carroll and
the boys came mp the innocent little
robber was trying to cuddle himself into
the punk, but still in plain sight. :,
Tom just pointed to thelog and said:
"a There's the corn we stole from you. -
They saw how it was in a minute.
and certainly looked anything but COM
Portable; even Mr.. Carroll, himself,
looked down and seemed far from easy.
At length Jim stepped up to the log,
as If to take the corn.
Hold on therey' said. Tom and 1.
- That's ours now. A crow or squir-
rel dropped that first kernel just over
the line on your side. 1t was yours then.
But you were too stingy to give US one
kernel. Now squirrel has brought it
to our side of the line and put it in our
log. So now well keep it" go
But father laughed and said: ng
81 guess half and half is fair.,,'
Fair enough" said Mr.. Carroll.
/" And boysr' he exclaimed, rather
angrily, to Jim and Ed,-.syou've been
to blame In this. I declare for it, if /
amt ashamed of ye! and I don't ever
want to hear another word about this
silly grudge; and Hope neighbor Ed
m0nd 8 boys will overlook it inyeg''T
We overlooked the ugly word thief
which no boy ever ought to can an
other till he is perfectly certain Of the
fact-and they forgave the almost
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-11-11
OFFICIAL RETURNS.

The official returns for the State come In
slowly. 50 says the Cemmo.sealfl. Up to
this writing. only thirty-e;ght counties have
made their official returns, whose totals sta I'D
as follows: Garfield Gs.Ssss, Hancock 81 .elc,
Weaver 1874.
Gov. 81. John q. 80. Ross IS .sss. vroo,nsn
1873. SPRINGFIELD aoI
Lieut.. Gov. Finney ss.5Is, George sI,a4i,
Phillips 7.1i3.
For prohibition 1871. against prohibition
$3.50.
In seventeen eouRties Of the First district
the Vote for Congress; Anderson 81 ,sel
Burns, 1900; Davis, a.ssl
Second district, two counties: Haskell. g..
esl: Green, AIS.
Third district. nineteen -unties: Ryan.
1894: Mcdonald. ff,.sss; Mitchell. s..a
An examination Of the above figures will
show total vote in the State, so far a. hear!
from, OF io2 .sss5. which we estimate n little
over half the State. So far, Garfield has q
plurality Of 3s.0e and majority OF ss.sss
st. John has plurality Of =. 40:. and ma.
iority Of s,.sa.
d. W. Finney, whom we have chosen a. 4
representative Of the Republican State tick.
e. has plurality Of s..s.s, and p, -. major.
ity. Fiuney run. is votes behind ear6eii
aud 81. Johns majority runs s-scs sehind
finney's majority.
On President, the total vote is 10. "a, shou.
ing that I3sis. did mot yose on the mead.
msut at all.
The vcte Of the State win bring the major.
ity on the aoendnsnt up 10 about 1000.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-11-11

An event took place at the residence OF the
last the 4th inst, which created quite deal
of interest in Wichita circles. Mr. William
l.. Hazen, Of Alamosa, Colorado. was united
in marriage to Miss Susie T.. Fardy, OF this
city, assisted rs groOmsman and bri :esmaid
by John X. Creighton, OF Fort Leavenwortii.
and Miss Annie +. Leonard, OF Lcayenworth
City. The officiating clergyman was Rey.
Thomas McCau OF this city. The wedding
took place in the presence of few OF the
most intimate friends of the bride ana groom
from Leavenworth, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
and this city. The toilets Of the ladies pres
emf were without exception tasteful aud rich.
The bride was attired in rich white satin
robe handsomely trimmed with point lace of
rare pattern. While the groom and his best
man wore the uniform Of black and white
that has now become en- rsgle. throughout the
whole civilized world. with becoming mod
esty. The ceremony happily completed, the
bridal party sat down to an elegant dinner
prepared for the occasion, and under the SUI
pervision OF experienced heads and eyes a
most enjoyable feast was had. Friday even-
ing's east bound train carried the newly
made couple away from our city. They go
to New York, Boston and Washington on
bridal tou- TO be absent some time, returning
via Wichita where they will spend three or
four weeks before going to their Colorado
home. We congratulate the groom in be-
coming the possessOr of one OF the hand
somes; and most accomplished young ladies
that ever took the marriage VOWS. They
start out upon lifc's voyage with bright
and prosperous future before them. may il
ever be thus, is the wish OF the many friends
of MIR. and Mrs. Iiazen.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-11-11
OMNIBUS POINTER.

| Last week. at the Second ward school house
some six or eight boys were playing what
they call horse team. by taking hold of stick.
tied 10 rope and having driver. After
firing of this somewhat. the boy acting the
part of driver proposed that they hang boy.
The first boy that came along was a Hancock
boy. They took their rope, tied one end
around his neck and led him to u bush and
tied the other end around limb that was
not to exceed fix inches higher than his head
giving him play Of AT least eight feet OF
rope, and then surrounded him and called on
him 20 hollow for Garfield. They did not
hurt the boy in any way. he simply got mad
about il. but il was forgotten in few mn-
utes by him and the rest Of them. A week
later, after the election), his father disco,-
cred great outrage had been perpetra,ed
upon his boy and had number OF boys ar
rested and taken before Hobbs who fined
three of them ten dollar. each aud costs. The
Beacon has this TO say about il: This is a
legitimate expression of the spirit of parti-
sanship in politics. II is a symptom of the
unhealthy condition of the public mind. The
fact that II should occur at the Threshold of
the school house is an omnous pointer. Peo-
Pile may treat this occurrence a, triie. but
it is not. II is warning that there is some
thing "rotfen in Denmark"
Grant it. Now let Us see how il looks.
The boy that made the proposition to hang
the first boy that came along, and tied the
rope around his playmate's neck. was cap
tain of Juvenile Hancock club that has pa
raucd the streets numbers of times. and
whom the editor Of the beacon has many time.
looked upon. no doubt with pleasure, As the,
went marching by. hurrahing for Hancock.
No Captain. it may be truthfully said of the
whole proceeding what was sand Of your late
lamented candidate for President when he
heard of the result of the september election
in Maine ..you went of Halfcockej.' You
can't get up any sympathy on that kind of u
dodge.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-11-11
BAL nAsoUI.

The first masquerade ball OF the season
will be given under the auspices Of the Ii
brary Association. II will take place on
"Wednesday evening. December list The
directors give notice this early in the season
in order that those who will ATTEND masked
may be thinking abou and preparing theil
costumes for the bali. A new feature will b,
introduced Tor the occasion. viz: three pre-.
miums will be awarded. one to the person
wearing the hand.omcst costume: one for tn,
gentleman who appears in the most original
costume. aud one for the lady appearing in
the most original costume Competitors Sc
lecting their own character {, represent
The premiums 10 be awarded will be placed
on exhibition at Mrs. kramer's millner,
store in Der show window. We presume II
is unnecessary for us to make any lengthy
comments in regard 10 the entertainment.
The Library Association must have money
and this is one of the means adopted to raise
it. The money will he used judiciou>ly by
the Association and the library ought aud
will be sustained by our citizens. Follow.
Ing this. the first entertainment by the Asso-
citation, for the amusement season, will be
lectures and other entertainments worthy OF
the patronage Of the public.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-11-11
peaAssnous mn.
Flssriag Nil. Packing Hsuss m Livery
Stahle Burne1.


The Excelsior FIGURING Mills caught fire in
or near the engine room, on Tuesday morn
ing betweeu three and four O'Clock, which
was not discovered until It had made such
good Roadway that il could not be controlled
A strong breeze was blowing from the south
east, and in few minutes the entire building
was wrapped in flames, which soon spread
to other buildings on either side. On the
West side was the Elephant Corral, frame
livery stable, which burned TO ashes within
twenty five minutes after taking fire. On
the East side was Col. Stewards packing
house, two-story frame building, twenty.
five by eighty feet. which soon succumbed
to the devouring elements, and nothing re.
mains to mark the spot but heap Of ashes.
A small one-story building was burned also,
which belonged to Martin Hellar, and which
he used as an Office at his artificial stone
yards. For time it was thought that the
old Planters House, on the opposite side oil
the street, would suffer like fate Of the
others, hut the fire company, with their soda
fountains, succeeded in saving the build.
ings.
The losses sustained are great, and fall
heavily. especially upon the proprietors Of
the Mills, which have been completed but a
short time. We were informed by Mr.. Fra
ker that he had just finished putting in some
lite improvements last week. which had cost
about one thousand dollars, and was co..
graduating himself that the expense Of adj
ding improvements would stop for awhile at
least, and il he had successful run during
the winter months could make some
money. But his hopes are blasted. He left
his Office in the evening thinking all was
well. and returned few hours later TO find
the whole in ruins. The building and machin-
cry cost about twelve thousand dollars. with
an insurance OF about five thousand five hun
dred dollars. There was also about twenty
five hundred dollars worth Of stock in the
mill. all of which was lost II also throws
out Of employment about dozen men.
The loss in the packing house is hard 10
estimate. The packing season had only been
opened 4 few days, and there was not much
meat in the building, and most of that was
carried out, but il is very much damaged.
Col. Stewart is one Ofthose kind Of men who
knows no defeat, and he, no doubt. will
continue to buy, kill and pack hogs at lively
rate from now until warm weather.
The livery stable belonged to non-resi-
dents, and was rented. There was but little
stock in it at the time. There were, how
ever. two cannons, brass pieces. in It. which
belonged TO the Government. The caissons
were saved, while the guns with the ear
riages went through the fire, destroying the
woodwork, but no damage was done to the
guns.