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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-04-02
HINTS FOR THE HOME.

Pencil marks washed with thin milk and
water and let DRY without rubbing vii be-
come indeiible Use camcl's h2ir pencil
Charred corn Is one Of the best things
which car be I'd % heus 70 make Them lay.
II must not be Ted = . regular diet but IN
limited quantities
A strong solution Of choral applied freely
but carefully % a wart Nth bit Of wood
viii turn It white and render dry. AitertSo
or three applications the warl mav be r.
moved, leaving no marx nor VIII u grow
again gales> irritsted
Pusules. carbuncles, boils. riHgworms -
indeed al. classes Of fostering skin affections
-mey he cured by using csrbolic acid L.
king are % bring -. scid IN actual coz
tact with the psrt Affected. Chl0rsl : deem
ed safer il cases 9t T-r-s.
"Whi,po,." 'rtie Pot. mentioned in
Buffers Hudilras. i desserl little known.
but reIfshed by children: To3 qts. boiling
milk AID scAut p. Indian neal stirred IN
milk. add I exgs beaten IN 70. molas-es-
Boil - min. Or till curt.ed stirring the
while. Use fsrina double boiler.
To boil pigs feet properly wrap each in .
cotton hautage, wound several times, and
lie well. Then boil hours. Retain them
thu. wrapped TIL needed % ~, boil y
pickle While cooking. the skin viii hold
The foot together ard Il VII prove tender
and delicate.
Ii., Corsou. she New York c5osist, says
-hat roasting and boiling are the most whole
some forms OF preparing meat lhe Gir,''
heat 0f q quick. hot lre Viii form light
cri,l crust. in % Il minutes, which VII
retain the juiceS. The Ere must De clear.
hot and steady.
A New jersey boy. treated for s,omach
ache diszorzed at intervals I'D lima beans. 8,
pins. > ueedie-. 8 half needles. ) tacss, iolr-
penny nail. mstch. Of wooden tooth
pick. I pebble. 3 buttons, hlckory nut, q
large safety pin,. -hEtl, and . hair Fin-.
To utilize the fsSthers OF chickens. due 4
au,i TURKEYS. generally thr3rR aside - re-
fuse tim the plume from the stump, IN
close them IN 4 tight bag, rub The whole g.
II washing clothes, aud you vii secure 4
uertect.v uniform and light down. excel
.eut for aqulittsle- c0vefiets- and not lea
other purpose
The scales which fy or lom iron being
worked Il forge-. iron trimmings, ming. %
0-Ler icTruEiuOus material ~ worked INTO
the -Ci. about fruit trees. Or the more minute
particles spread thinly ~ the lawn. mi ixed
with the earth Of flower beds or 10 pot. add
greatly o. the pr1ductivcuess Il The soil
For c6lorsd flower, thcs heishien the bloom
and increase The brLiancy.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-04-02

The embryo statesman was full Of spirit
and fond % mad pranks. one cd gentle
nan In R0csp0rt lives o. Tell the lasr timc
be slw Lincoln lie Vas visiting the In
coin homestead. and. a. Be vas coming away.
they found a tre>passing COW hanging about
the gate. The COW had given the Linco-ns
much annoyance by entering their garden
and committing depredsri0ns- Young Abe
was dressed IN z suit 0f je.ns. vi LOT any
coat. = Il Was Summertime. and or hls head
be wore q 0rosd-rimmed straw hat. paTt %
which va cracked and broken Fin,iing
rhe COW standing hypocri.ieally meek atthe
gate. voun- Abe ieaped astTiCe of her back,
and. digging his bare heels into her sids,
-he astonished animal broke away doEu the
r1ad il 8 lumbering gail0P. Ihs iast /
saw q Abe Lincoln, the olt gentleman -
lates fonlly. be w4s swinging his har.
shouting a. the top CT his voice. and Ssllop-
ing down the rOSd Oa iAzt thuEdsr-rrgck
-oT
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-04-02
By THE DOTE-CoT.

The place around her = enchanted
>weeIly she pauseS- troubled, haUntet-
For ali tie air seems f-ll d love
Music % billing and oi o10ing.
Music " Ettie winged things yooiug
Around her. under. and above
With rlsy ear and ,iasiins fingers.
Like Venus mid her doves she linEers.
Her bcscrn rich with hoHiei ihin-S-
Tie gladnesS rrlnd her hrs 10 r-scssurc-
The warm air pllpitates fl- pleasure.
Troubled By white and waving wings
y ha- fitsr- time t5creeF and poo il5-.
When light and s0und and love thrill thrCr1sl
her
Stirring her gentle blood Ike wine
All gentle things that round her hover
C0nspirc % happy. happy lover.
To honey her sweet mouth f1- thine
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-04-02
POETRY.
FtNCFS CHANCES.

Come. brothers ie- Us ing firse-
A dire for myriad chance- dead.
T. --ief vour Inournfl. accents merge
<iu- -inz. the girls re .nis.r have ~e'l
sweet Iius uere those are never pressed
I'm love th1t never la-t IAe dew
In sunlight ot o love c1niesse'i-
Kind we're the girls re never Knew
~ir- l0w. -ire l-v while In the siow
~ r.nr,- hour those forms we rrace-
lowering a-o lnl -he years tla- 60
Those yc,.-~ our lives can ne 'er reIt1ce-
sweet lips a-e chose thl- never tlrn
A cruel w1rl dear -yeS tilal Lead
me hcar- on iu q bli-le concern
White hand of her Fe d'd not we'i
Ta;-h.ir or dirk. that al-s aiaas
A form that never si--ins-s virh tirne-
R--h. image af o realm of song
sanding be-i.is oar years of prime.
When you -ia-l 60 than bay we know
Tile hear5 is dead. -.e man is Old,
Life can 40 0-ler charm oestow
When girls we might nave loved tura cold
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-04-02

Over SllS.o00 Of the So coo desired %
place The Episcopal EeReral theological sem
mary on 81 eqga, footing vlth the best
training schools OF other denominations,
has besa subscribed-S75oQQ by Rev. DR..
Hn-iInan
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-04-02

l. vharves. 123 feet long. and grain
eievator OF 100000 bushels capacity.
ara building Al Newport News, the c. and
O's dseu water terminus. The road viii De
finished by Octob5r i9-Norkt0sa's centen-
nial
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-04-02

Mr. J. 4. II. Brinsi0a. Of Psndieton, has
. spanish coin dated itt1. I, ) square.
and bezr, the iraprisr, NacuIuina- lt
W. made fifty yess 5e.cEs CoiUmEas eIs-
covered AHeEics.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-04-02

Hs Who hzs ridisn IN s country stage
c0ach knows how cram feels when 4 Il oe-
i7r churusi into bVrtsr-
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-04-02
T'ireinia fne gress.
II. \. d ". u. B. C4LLAHER. Editors
canrlesiolc,,. .Lsfel.soa ComntH. Test "a.
80 80 - - s.atesmen.

T-.i ba. interviewed IN astroloeer zle1t
.hs-- -.a-t and f1.urs Of the Admin
-, cs-eal4 -bsoI.,er. saw ha. M
.--,I -r-sr,;-r iu,e-,f-enee an inclination
.o..rrr q crave and said demsaaor. great
-ss-rs f,f-bfulns,s 70 friends. The Pres
,,-,--,--. viii .rou5,e him. e.7eciaIlvin his
.sco75 wear. his uapooalarae-s viii De Due
-.,.,,-.,--... r,-t o- iui-merr. be will
--.--7---.5 ,---- FL. v-rl -s.ivsd +.
n. --,v.,. viii reach -tsa.meof his career
ia ,eb,. ,ti-l wear. viii De- long
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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-04-02

iirl,'rGrd.
We ,hint ,ls. tie following anecio.e
should not be los- 90 r1>tsritv. even though
+, reflects somewhat upon the accuracy Of
,va Of our brethren I'm the r. f Church in
.u7-.n- f-17 tie : S-rip,ures. AZ weekly
p-4--r meeting ot CHE r. f. g. held in one
7- our ws,e-n cities. -hs Rev lir. 4. vas
MAXIM ar address. and had taken .Yr bis
subject Riches. and -le Christian duty of
giving Atlis side -a- bishop 0t ,he r.
&c. r. tae course IT the lecture the rev
e-s-l speaker ,ail. You are all familiar
wiki the r9-i- Of the Bible. 1, Is easier tor
rich man % ~ through the eye ofa needle
ths- fora clclsl Here h- >,13pei-,his
eril .---- Was nl- quite right and he began
again. I'D. J. easier t1r o rich man % 20 thro'
tie eve u 4 camel. than for q needle % -
Here he stopped a-ain, while an audible
t-t-e- went through the congregation. His
c9mroSure va, equal % the 7cclsioa- how
ever. and be said. as If uo,ain- had happen
ed. 4 sell am wrong; should have said,
.I-is easier for camel O. 60 through the
eve o.. d rich man. than for a needle to -
.No. 7. Is sIsicr for . needle 90 q through
the eye ofs rich man than f5r q camel -
He-a the tit-er in the congregation turned
ia.5 c5aruIsire so5s and ch9zil-s and with
8 look of despair he turned % the Bishop
r A.- q i.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-04-02
DerHIed Grabs.

The lamp Is in q temper when rs put out
The man who lost his balance was on, Of
his Weigh.
An employee Of the mint Is 4 person Of
no mean consequence
Circuses are getting ready TO produce in
tents excitement.
People who live in glass houses should
pull down the blinds.
One ef tbe FuIln.aa -isepers Is called
the Minerva. tt q special Pallas car
The mar who follows q good example
cannot lead a-bad life Read that over.
Its said that the French have no respect
foF the cyster because It never had = b0ny
part.
P. T. Barnum ha- baby With hump
on It's back. and viii exhibit It with his
circus. Il !. sweet little tootsy Eootsy Of
q camel.
Spring has come. But shat Is spring 70
Us with no Ohio man In the Cabinet II Is
the very winter Of our i-cOHtent--CIueia-
nlti Esqf'rer.
An ;u,ixai6cant little barrel-hooD lying
up0l the s.I Taik h3- been known % ysnk
q man right out u the bosom OF the church
and huri him into the ranks Of the back
sliders.
Grla--r.-Y0u are right; The wagon
Jack is u-ei % raise wagons. and the screw
Jack IS used o. raise buildings; bu- il is a
mistake thar yOu can rai-c apples ~ith
aDole-iack.
Louis Bavaria crazy King. row keeps
his raIars closed all dav and opened BE-
re-rn sunset and sunrise. Ar sunrise the
.,--,-- --.,-. --. I'D yyher III. .-ar. b..-in %
-rir-'. .vs--t...fy marches down % Hr-.k-
f..- and rf.. Kin e.,lI, for shaving water
-r--l OUT mere s7-'e- an & a.
VA-'eS-'h Saloon 1eeegl % 2 ce-..-l7;.
FoI S-l'N you @ia -'.-r-1.sI u any ut
-. .I...,, -. %
Madam had a school friend cone o. visit
her. The servant girl surprises monsieur
Hi-l the irieaI- " No- word Roe. ! beg
~ you. says monsieur b satisfied,
-lys Rose. ~ things 90 this KIND 1 am
discretion itself il you don't believe me-
ask madam.
A man +, r-,iear, +. r, ss53a-.h q crslu-
.ou. wor.d by going vith5ut food tcr forty
-T0 days bl- If ne ! % have Chicago
water O. crilS the sacrifice sill oe impaired
oy the knowledge that Chicago water l.
0.-en 80 nutritious As l-l clowt-r-
VII 5,--- -,i---s- o-----.--7-s take
- ,-,--. $50 ,-,-i -t-r-s--q SF-.-
r, -f.-, J--.-- ,r,r- bow -,- -r,l7sr.. trains
i. .-'.,- f,r.r,, .,---..l.s ca-.f,iIv ,he-, is
- i.1s-.l...... a-,-7, -I-,-, -i.sr o.
-.-.,... ,..-, .-.f ,...-,s;l--,r',. ora E. ~ he
- l.--. O.. - ,,-,-- l..-,r..f,,Ir,-
Baby .ainc, Baby mine
D ~ you dare 'o lp ana s'Ila---
h1.E H,lae 'a't NINE
n'
S,.-- r,., --'i ,.s.,.-e 5ls-l ana blue.
Reb~ ,nias. H.5r niinef
S2.u,-lr land.air-" IA-n yol ana your
mamma N-I-- i-- same room YOU As' -
J3ll7 lads'- p n, 'FlSs-1l' or
r. j. l>n mamma who j. Win me- oIl my
husband. re -0- married since l1't Ee1f-
>pinster lsncaty-" L7r' now have
you' Hl glad 20 hear IT,
We are au-Aor.sed % s.e-s thst Nr-
Nhi-e.aw Re.-s Easter pants Nill 1e n-alfe
co-orei, wl-h q thir,een.inre spFins over
t1e llsleP, am q p1eNe- J" ,"- ~. l
plug ol tobacco. W rrini i--i' o.. me m
formation oi "iio W e>-tl '--- -A-isS N'.'
..|.r rH
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-04-02

The kick Of a COW Is enough % turn he
milk-Tau
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-04-02

-3l.v I call vou Pa1lu!' asked he
Yes. she said. faintly.
Dear Psuiu may | call you thai
suppose 50.
Do v6r know [ love v0a
YeS
And shall 7 l0ve YOU always
i Won wish %.
And VIII Won love me-
Pauiu did not reply
VIII you. Paulus he repeated
You nav love me. she said again
But don't YOU love me IN return
Il love YOU 70 love ne
Won't vou SAY anything uorc explicit :.
= would rather nO,-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-08-20

Vienna Sentinel. l

There are a great many people
who will not subscribe for their home
paper. but depend on borroDing their
neighbours paper to get the news.
They are well able to pay for the
paper, but viii not take it because of
their self supposed poverty. This is
wrong. Every man should take his
parish paper, and especially is this
duty binding upon him if he has o
family; it is duty he owes to him
self and to his family. He should
feel interested enough in his parish
to want to know oil the local news,
and without his parish paper, he
cannot know this. No man should
regularly borrow his neighbours pa
per, because by doing this be is gull
ty of imposition on his neighbor and
agreater imposition On the publisher
of the paper; he gets his reading
matter for nothing, some other man
having paid for it. by sponging on
his neighbor's liberality, and depriyes
his friend or bis friends family Of the
pleasure of reading their paper at
their leisure and many times of read
ing it at all. Every parish paper
contains more or less information
that every citizen ought to know, and
oftentimes much more than the SUBJ
scription price of a paper is lost by
ones not being a subscriber There
are also great many who don't SUBJ
scribe for their home paper who take
literature published in the north.
They subscribe for it because the pa
pers are cheaper than their home
paper and contains more reading
matter. This is also wrong, because
in the FIRST place. it in no wise an
swers the place of home paper, being
published in section of country and
among people they care nothing
about, whose interests are in no wise
Identical with theirs, and who care
nothing for the people down here;
and, in the second place, the liters-
ture as general thing is trashy and
sensational, unfit to be carried into q
family and read by the family circle.
They give an account of all the re-
cent romantic love scrapes. record
all the horrifying crimes that are
perpetrsted, tell Of oil tights, foot
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-08-20
The Louisiana State University is

The Louisiana State University is
an institution of which the State NAV
justly be proud. 1t ranks as one of
the first academies of the South, and
has full and efficient corps of learn
ed professors. At this University the
young men of Louisiana have every
advantage that could be wished for
in an institution of learning. 1t has
a Mechanical and an Agricultural de-
partmeut, besides its military course,
in which thorough and practical
education can be obtained. See ad-
vertisement in another column. For
terms. etc, write to Prof. l.. W. Sew
ell, Baton Rouge La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-08-20

A valuable curiosity has been pre-
scented to the Colfax Lyceum by DR..
w. G. Deal. 1t is q book one hum
dred and eighty years old, entitled
"Gordon's Grammar" but nowadays
we would call it geography, as the
major part of the book is devoted to
describing the various countries of
the globe. which are represented by
numerous maps that are a wonder
in themselves. The following is a
description of Louisiana in those days
and what was thought of it. How
the writer would open his eyes if he
was living at this timel We quote
from page 351, under the head Of
Louisiana
"This Country lyes Eaft and Welt
of the River Miffafpa, having CARROLL
ma and Georgia on one Side, AID
Mexico on the other: So that here
the French have arbitrarily made
a great new Province out of what
belongs to the Euglifh on the Eaft,
and the Spaniards on the Welt; and
to which they have no other Title
than writing their Names upon it..
They have built Town called New
Orleans. at the Mouth Of Miffa6pi in
the Gulf of Mexico, and feveral in
land Forts: But the Diftance, Bar
Kennels, and Emptiness of the Coun-
try, will prevent any Trade or Profit
being made there"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-08-20
THE CASE FAIRLY STATED.

One of the main defenses of the
liquor dealers is, that prohibition is
a wrong within itself, as it attempts
to abridge the rights of individuals
by denying them to sell whatever ar
ticles they may choose. This is a
rather specious way of putting the
case. The fact is, that selling whis-
Ky is crime, and those dealing in it
are criminals against the good of So
ciety, and they should be dealt with
by statutes just as any other offend
ers against the community. They
are the cause of constant turmoil
and strife, and help to make the
sots and vagabonds to fill our jails.
Fully half the murders committed in
the State can be traced to the effect
of the vile stuff procured at some
doggery. True, many of those who
sell whisky are clever, whole-souled
fellows, who would uot injure any
one deliberately, and their criminali-
ty is more the result of thoughtless-
ness or improper training than of
natural badness or desire to add to
the misery of the world. But the
fact stands, all the same, they are
criminals against the good of the
community. Shall we forbid men to
trespass on the highway, aud yet
allow the women and children of the
land to be robbed of their bread +?
Shall we restrict the sale of poisons,
and yet allow the venom Of the worm
of the still to flow like water? Shall
we punish men for ipfiicting bodily
injuries upon one another, and yet
allow the moral, physical, intellectual
and financial ruin of thousands by
The wicked traffic in alcohol? Shall
we have a country in which peace
and plenty abound, or shall it be
blighted by the evil effects Of tip
pling2
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mo. Al.

races. walking and swimming match
es, forty days fasts. bull, chicken and
dog fights. and generally are filed up
with just such matter as the above
mentioned and occasionly they en-
terrain their readers with = rampant
TRADE against southern people and
the south generally.
just such literature as this is-the
only kind that finds it's way into the
household of many of our best citi-
zens. Our people should abandon
this practice and turn their attention
more to the character and quality of
the newspapers they select than to
their subscription price. 1t is true
that our country papers are higher
priced and contain less reading mat
ter than many Of these popular north
ern papers. but the reading matter
on one page Of our country papers
is worth more to our citizens than
that contained on q dozen pages of q
northern paper. because it concerns
matters that we all feel interested in.
Let our people patronize their home
papers and home institutions gener-
ally more literally. and to the exclu-
sion of all others, and they will be
more prosperous. And newspaper
men can then afford to give them
larger and cheaper papers and more
newsy papers. Let every man take
his home paper first, then If he
wishes any more, select one publish
ed as near home as possible, and if
any has to be dropped on account a
by no means drop your
home paper first.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-08-20

In Alabama the law against card
playing is severely enforced. AT a
recent term of the court at Tusca-
loosa scores of persons were convic-
ted for violating the gaming statute,
and some of them. in default of pay
ing the fine imposed, were consign-
ed to bard labor for one or two
years. The editor of the Morehouse
Clarion, who has been travelling in
Alabama, tells of "a festive youth, who
was caught at his initiatory poker
tilt, in which he won dollar on four
aces, for which he was tried, convic-
ted and sentenced to hard labor for
eighteen months. The writer does
not say whether the chap was convic-
ted for winning so small an amount
on his band, OF for the crime OF
holding four aces. But, badinage
aside, the law is good one and is
conducive to the best interests OF
those who are forced to obey it.
There is no gambling in public places
in Alabama, and you can travel from
one end of the State to the other
without seeing card played for
money.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-08-20

The true secret OF teaching lies in
explanation. 1t is perfectly natural
for adults and children to want to
understand everything they see, read
or hear. For this reason every fam
lily should have copy Of Webster's
Unabridged Dictionary in the house.
The book contains 1854 pages. and
defines over 10000 words, three
thousand engravings being used to
illustrate their meaning. There is
nothing under the sun. probably. but
what you can find q description or
explanation of it in this wonderful
book, the labor of a life-time's faith
full research. 1t is the standard au-
thority among Americans, and de-
servedly SO. as it is the only dictiona-
ry that carries out the American idea
of progress. Should you wish to Sc
cure a copy of this valuable book. to
help educate your children, write to
g. & G. Merriam. Springfield, Mass.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-08-20

A new comet has been discovered in
the northern heavens. by Mr.. Schac-
berle Of Ann Arbor, Mich, which will
be visible to the naked eye tonight,
August 10th. 1t is approaching the
earth at the rate Of three million
miles daily, but its orbit has been
ascertained, and it will come no
nearer to US than fifty-two millions
of miles. which it is said will be its
distance from rs tonight. 1t can be
seen about 2 a. m.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-08-20

"Rigolette" is behind the times in
asking Us to try to prevail with the
police jury in the interest of prohibit
ton. Had he read the proceedings
of that body in our issue of August
9Th he would see that "a election
has already been ordered. and that.
too, we are proud to say. at the sug-
gestion and influence of the Colfax
CHRoNIcLE.