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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-02-05
Queen Emma, the Young wifi,

Queen Emma, the young wife of
the old King of Holland, is mentioned
as an amiable German lady, not pretty,
but possessing honest blue eyes and .
kindly expression. She is devoted to
her husband. obeying him in all things,
while he passes his days in watching over
her health and in talking and reading
to her.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-02-05

"A New York lady, who lately be-
came widow, has received visit from
. former poor tenant who said that
eleven years ago she had moved out of
= house belonging to the lady's husband
leaving s. owing to him. She could
not afford to pay it at once. but would
do so by installments.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-02-05

"A little child engaged in q theatrical
performance in San Francisco was so
frightened by the stage thunder and
lightning that she ran frantically to the
wings, and. being repulsed there, took
refuge in private box.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-02-05

The mince-pie for the season Of 1SSo-S1
contains fewer raisins than those Of last win
ter, but more bits of leather and nerve fiber.
The leather accessories may be chewed for
hours after the rest of the pie is gone, thus
affording safe and healthful substitute for
chewing TOBACCO and gum.-B1rlfngton Haws-
ma. "
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-02-05

THOMAS D. THOMPSON, Esq, the Mayors
Secretary, who, some few days ago, slipped
on banana peel and sprained his knee,
writes that St Jacobs OIL "acted Like q
charmn
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-02-05

EVERY Farmer and Teamster should know
that Frazer Axle Grease cures sore necks and
scratches on horses. Buy it anywhere.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-02-05

An ancient proverb singer has said that
1T 10 hard for an empty bag to stand up
right" 1t is easy enough, however, for full
man to tumble down.-G O. PicayunA
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-02-05

"A little six-year-old child fell head
long into awell eighteen feet deep and
containing eighteen inches of water, in
Trenton, N. j. A ladder was let down
and the child was brought up only
slightly bruised.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-02-05

PARSONS INDEIIBLE INK 10 the best for
marking linen; Sample viii be sent postpaid
for S0c. BY 2. H. Stoddard, Mort hampton, Mass.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-02-05
A Household Need.

Send 3-centstamp for 8o-page book, on The
Liver, Its Diseases and Their Treatment" Ad-
dress DR.. Sanford, l62 Broadway, New York.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-02-05

II afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-02-05
"Piso's Cure for Con.umpt,o.

has been sold in Davenport under a guaran-
tee, and in three years not q single bottle has
been returned. This fact is q good recon-
mendation Of the medicine. "-Dasesport (Ia.)
Democrat W
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-02-05

WOULD not be without Redding's Russia
Salve, Is the verdict Of all who use It.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-02-05
lChicago Tribune.1

A WILD bull can easily work himself into
q scarlet fever
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-02-05

Bored of Education-The reluctant
chsoOl-boy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-02-05

-Noodle-A person who hasn't suffi-
cient backbone to be fool.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-02-05

BABY CABINET 0RGAN-NEw STYLE ioe-
ANDA QUARTER 0CTAvES in BLACK WALNUT
CASE. decorated with GOLD BRONzR. Length, %
inches; height, 33in.; depth, Nin.
This novel style Of the MASON 4 HAMLIN CAB
NETORGANS tready this month"; has snficient conn
pass and capacity for the performance with full psrs
Of Hymn Tunes, Anthems Songs, and Popular Sacred
and Secular Music generally nretains to wonderful
extent. for an instrument small, the extraordinary
excellence. both to power and quality Of tone which
has given the MASON HAAfLIN Cabinet Organs
their great reputation and for them the HIGHEST
DISTINCTIONS at EVERY ONE Of the GREAT
WORLDS INDUSTRIAL ExHIBITIONS for THIR-
TEEN YEARS. EVERY ONE WILL BE FULLY WAR
RAsTEp. CASH PRICE go; on receipt of which IL
will shippedss directed II ON RECEIPT AND TRIAL
II DOES NOT SATISFY TIE PURCHASER, II NAT N
RETURNED AND THE MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED
EIGHTY STYLES of Organs are regularly made By
the MASON HAMLIE CO., from the BABY
ORGAN at 60, to large CONCERT ORGANS q
$500. and upwards The great majority ere at e1oots
ESQ each. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES, CIR,
CULARs and PRICE LISTS free
MASON a HAMllN ORGAN CO.,
III fremont st., BOSTON, 20 East 18th ST., NEW
YORK: 40 wabash Ave-. CHICAGO
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07
GnrGeIa IS. Tie ennt,,

The newspapers, both Republican
aud Democratic, are widely diferio
as to the treatment Garfeld's admin.
ton will give the Southern States
Some argue that he will inausurafe a
proscriPdve policy, la Graut, and
others that lie viii be liberal and con
sentative like Hayes. Garfield him.
self has studiously neglected to give
out any limitations as TO his own yievs
or policies.
The most sensible talk on this sub
ject we've seen, comes from Senator
Morgan, Of Alabama. He says. the
power behind the throne Of GarfsId's
administration will be the business in.
terests Of the North, aud that this
business interest cannot permit any-
thing except such policies as will en-,
courage and increase the wealth and
prosperity Of the Southern States. All
We need is for the President aud Con
gress to let Us alone
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07

Congress resumed its sittinEs, alter
the holiday recess. on Wednesday,. Il
is now clear that this session will be per
mitted to DO nothing much beyond the
passing the general appropriation bills.
They must be passed, or call session
will be inevitable, aud this the Dem
ocrats are determined to prevent. The
Woods bill for funding the National
Debt in ; per cent. bonds must also
PASS or some such bill 1t is believed
no political legislation will be attempts
ed. The electoral count bill will be
in for long discussion, and doubtless
made party wrangle The new APP
portionment bill, which ought to be
acted on this session, while the Demo.
crats are 10 the majority, it is now be-
ieved will be forced over to the next
Congress. The census tables are now
ready, aud the Democrats will be greats
ly to blame If they are driven from
acting on the apportionmont. The
newspaper correspondents are severe
in their criticisms of the absentee
members of Congress, aud particularly
so as to Democratic members 1t Is
said the Democrats could make much
better head way if their members would
attend promptly to their duties. The
Mississippi improvement is tackled on
to The general appropriation bill, and
1t is thought.wilI pass.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07
Five billion More. From AZ
plcn

Some of the sharp spectators Of
the Eastern States appear to be equal
to any emergency, aud it is said are
now struggling to selve the labor prob
lem Of the United States. The idea
has been to flood the country with
Chinese, but this has created a storm
Of opposition, aud is growing unpopu
lar. a slight effort has been made to
bring over Italians, specially for the
Southern States, but italian labor and
negro labor don't harmonic we'll If
there were DO negro laborers in the
South, the opinion is given that an
ample number Of Italians would eager
~ fill their places. Ia this emergen-
cy some sharp Eastern immigration
agents have fallen upon the idea Of
bringing over five million negroes d.
rect from Africa They are even ar
guing that it would be a good act on
their part, that it would be doing God
service to bring FIVE million black
heathens to this enlightened country
to be chrjstiauized by the American
whites and American negroes. OF
course, the milk in the cocoanut, would
be the great profit to these parties in
bringing them over and hiring them
QUITO be ehristianizsd. There is no
way of obtaining them from Africa by
their voluntary consent, and hence
they would have to be Kidnapped aad
hunted down like wild beasts, captur-
ed, and brought over, precisely as in
the old slave times. Our Eastern hui
mauitarians are eq1al TO any emersen-
cy however.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07
Trial OF The Irish Leasucrs.


The trial of the Irish Land Leag-
ures is progressing ia Dublin, with iup
dicatious that the Government will fail
to convict. It is SIR. Paruell, aud Ger
tain other leaders who are GA trial, and
against them no specific crime Is
charged, further than that by speeches
and publications they have melted the
Irish teuantry not to pay their rents,
and that in consequence Of the en-
couragement, the violence, bloodshed,
and general disturbance, have fol
lowed.
Ireland is in a state of insurrectiop,
and it will be difficult, for the English
Government to reconcile the hostile
condition Of affairs. The Irish tenant
ry are powerless to resist the English
in open warfare, bat there exists, what
we call in America, a system of ku-
kluxism and what they call boycott
ting" which is causing more trouble
than England can reconcile. The Eng
fish are divided in sentiment as 10
whether their Government ought to
use force or compromise. If they re-
sort to force the Irish will doubtless
be overwhelmed, as in all the bitter
past of their history; but the English
risk the danger of exciting the sympa.
thy of the English tenan,ry, and the
outside world, to a dangerous degree
The truth is the old land laws Of Eng.
land are doomed, and must go, as ha,
been the history of all other Govern
ments. The lands of the world are
too broad to be owned by a few thou.
sand Lords and Earls. Freedom o.
the people means independence, own.
ership Of the lands, aud untramelleJ
industry; aud the workings of affair.
in America aud elsewhere, is topping
the old rule Of Feud2lism, and assert
ing this progressiveness. The outside
world sympathi~es with ireland, aad
though her tenautry may be crushed
ia the present trouble, there is 4,
doubling bat that it will finally worl
their redemption aud freedom.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07
Here's Your CHANCE. Young
Hon

Miss Willie Gibbs, poor young la
dy, but highly cultivated, of louis,
vile, has recently Leired a cool half
million dollars, from an old uoelo il
England. 1t IS a veritable fact. Here
is a chance for some enterprisIug youig
man who wants fortune. She Is just
sweet sixteen. Her feelings on her
good fortune is best told BY herself
Il had often dreamed" said she to
the reporter, "of coming into posses
sion of great wealth, But the immense
fortune, which [ seem destined TO real
lie, so far exceeded ,he widest of my
fanciful possessions that, on reading
the letter, l remsived utterly speech
less for several minutes.
Miss Gibbs has just arrived at that
age-sweet sixteen-which makes go>
manhood so interesting, which, in a
beautiful girl, eaptivates the harsher
sex She is very pretty young lady,
neither a blonde nor a brunette, but a
happy combination of both types, and
is at once agreeable aud captivating
and is intelligent and accomplished.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07
rhn nccrrrIng ra,lurcs

The country has prospeIed the past
year, and Enthusiastically is yet prosper
ing, but the frequency of business fail
ures, reported by the papers, is some
what alarming. Two years ago these
failures would have been attributed to
the "hard times" and not to errors of
the operators. The failure Of one bu.
siness house, Of necessity, Injuries more
or less, the whole business community.
1t is like the falling of one ten.pin on
the alley-likely to shake or bring
down others with it. All business men
understand this, Audience the freque nj
failures occurring in all parts of the
country, is anything but pleasant read
ing matter. tits clear, when We view
the prosperous condition of the coun~
try, to conclude that so per cent. of
the failures recently occurring, are
caused by misjudgment Of the opera
tors. These occurrences are warnings
of appalling force to teach others eau
tiousness and prudence. "Antieipa
ting too much"-more than is ever re-
alized-is the greatest feeder to bank
ruptcy. There has been a great BUSH
ness boom on the country, but some
men attempt to ride too fast; they out
reach their real capital; and ones cred
it is a cowardly shadow that generally
deserts the very moment it could best
serve. There is every indication of
continued prosperous times--times
which will enable sagacious men to
make good money, good profit, and 10
some instances, colossal fortunes; but
as rule, the prudent, cautious man
of push and enterprise, will garner the
richest harvest.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07
fEAPPESzvgs.
C"rrens News aaa opinions.

CmrTen' News Aaa Opin'ons'
The next meeting Of the Kentucky
Historical Society occurs in Frankfort,
February.
A score Of Legislatures will Get to
work this month. Eighteen United
States Senator's will be elected.
Many Louisiana planters are i'm
porting Italian laborers for their farms.
The papers are in ecstaoies over the
result.
The jacksonville Times wants every
person that points a frearm, whether
loaded or not, at another. placed in the
penitentiary.
The winter so far has been the cold
est for twenty years. The thermome
ter has ranged from zero to thirty de
grees below.
The statistics show that there are
25O, 600 Jews in the United States. OF
these only $4,000 are active members
of syuagogues.
The Willard Hotel Lottery, Louis
Vile, has been postponed % April
Here is a rare chance to lose some
money if you are green enUgh.
Garfield got over one srklion votes
in the son,b, and yet s-'ss publisAnzl
continue to assert that Republicans
are hot allowed to vote in the Southern
States.
Some fnanciers are predicting
great tumble in railroad stocks, which
will break thousands of people. The
truth, is men of small means, should
never invest in railroad stock.
The number of soldiers furnished
the Union army during the civil war
was 2772 4O8. Now the North aud
South are united, We could bring 10
the field against foreign foe near four
million men,
Horse dealers in Lexington say that
there has never been a time when thor,
oughbred or trot,iDg hOases were in
better demand than at this time. Pri-
ces may have been higher, but the de-
maud never better.
Whitaker, the eolored West Point
cadet, has been granted new trial, set
for Jan. Is. The President thinks
prejudice is so strong at West Point
against the coIored man, that the trial
must be held elsewhere.
It looks a little ike the Greenbaek-
ers can dictate the next organization
Of Congress, if they will stand togeth
err. It is a mighty little party, but it
is so close between ths.- Republicans
and Democrats, they / ia the bal
ance of power.
The most adroit pc ehave fails
ed to pump from Pr lect, Gar
field any indication will call
to cabinet offices, on in par
ticular as to the pol $ Admin
istratiou. He says to be a
good listener, but until the
4th Of March.
The Colorado G rittendeu,
who has been swim tensively,
and who has been as a son
Of Gen. Geo. B. C of Ky,
is pronounced an er, by the
Frankfort Yeoman, it asserts
that he is no kin Is Inc Kentucky
Crittenden family.
The foolish custom of fling pistols,
guns, aud powder crackers during
Christmas does not prevailin any 9TH
err part of the world Even 10 the
Eastern States of this country the
habit Is unknown. 1t is a senseless
custom, and we hope to see the day
when our people will abandon it,
The Sprague-Chase COnkling scans
dal is the sensation Of the day The
prominence of all the parties will cause
the details to be read, when the trial
commences, far aud near. We incline
to the opinion that Gov. Sprague's
drunkenness, and not Mrs Sprague's
inflelity, is the cause of the grea'
trouble.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07

In the class of large cities in the
United States, by the last census, New
York stands lst, 1905, 900; 2Dd, Phil
adeIphia, $40, 1874; 3ri, Brooklyn, 800.
$50; 4th, Chicago, SOB ,304; 9th, Bos-
ton, 362, 535; 9th, ST Louis, 300, 522;
9Th, Baltimore, 332, 100; 9Th, Cincin
natl, 255, 708; 9th, San Francisco, 1885,
$50; 10Th, New Orleans, ZIG, 40; 11th
Cleveland, l60,142; 18th, Pittsburg.
$685.; 18th, Buffalo, l55, 1877; 18th,
Washington, l47,307; 18th, Newark
136,4O0; 10th, Louisville, 1868;
18th. Jersey City, 'l20, 72S; 18th, Mil,
waukie. lis. 57s; 10Th Detroit, Il6 ,3l2;
goth, Providence, 10i,650. All the
other cities in the Uuitsd States are
below 100000.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07
.son WIZ Coat. 81 gga.r.

A short time ego a man littlo over
forty years old went into Baraum S
Museum aud asked for an engagement.
lie said that he vas native of War
saw. 10 Russian Poland, and had been
condemned to the mines Of Siberia for
being Nihilist \ peculiarly Of the
atmosphere ia the Redan gold mines,
near Tobolsk, where he was eoadaed
for fifteen years, he said, was, that it
10 time caused a growth Of hair on the
bodies Of the exiles. who IN the warm
temperature, fifteen hundred feet be
low the surface, worked nearly nude.
Nihiists being now somewhat in
vogue. especially when hairy, he was
engaged at small salary, aecked in
fanciful medieval cost ume, and seated
on platform with Barnums veteran
.,What Is It, and the Spotted Boy.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07

Men work for it, beg for it, starve
for it and die for it; aud all the while
from the cradle to the grave, nature
and God are laundering in our ears
the solemn question: w hat shall It
prof a man if he gain the whole world
and lose his own soul?' The mad
ness for money is the strongest and
lowest eff the passions; it is the insati-
ate SIoloch Of the human heart, before
whose remorseless altar oil the finer
attributes of humanity are sacrificed.
II makes merchandise Of ell that Is
sacred in the human affections, and
even trafics 10 the awful soiemnities
of the eternal.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07
AsfOnisIlIng Eacis.

The official census figures give some
astonishing facts. The Northern States
have so long been held up as the su-
perior section in increasing population
that we had fallen into believing the
talk; but the census figures give the
facts, and shows that the South, the
past ten years, has had the largest per-
centage of increase, which stand South
ern States, 31.05; Northern, % So;
and that of the entire Union, IS.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07

The Trigg Democrat wants Len
Faxon, of the Paducah Neles, elected
to the Legislature. Faxon, as jour
nalist, had large experience and much
to do with public affairs, aud, besides,
as a reporter of the Legislature of
Kentucky, ought to have gained good
insight into such work. Therefore,
we conclude he would make good
member, and hope the voters of Nc
Cracker may see it in the same light,
and elect him.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07
~ ~ EsrosDecfs.

The manifest determination OF Greece
to 20 to war with Turkey unless the
Porte shah accord all she demands
and without regard to the support Of
the PoGers, Is more suggestive of val
or than discretion. The chances are
that Turkey will wipe that Greece spot
up Just as rapidly as she can march
troops to the seat of war Sill, there
Is, perhaps, the opportunity Of Greece.
The action of Turkey Il sure to be Of
such character as to call for the inter
position Of the Powers Nor is il to
be disregaIded that Greece won indie
pendence when Turkey was far strong,
sr than now and when the Powers had
less interest than now 10 preserving
Greece from the wrath Of the Turk
The feeling 10 favor of Greece then
was mainly sentimental. Now, with
the exception of Russia, whose posi-
ton may be doubtful, but probably
with Turkey, Greece may hope for
protection from France, Italy, Germa-
ny aud Eogland, whereas 10 her FIRST
struggle she had Russia, France and
England 1t is DOT 10 be said yet that
Greece is not wise in determining to
force the issue and dare Turkey to the
worst and the Powers to desert her il
they will Nor is it certain that Greece
is not about to be the occasion Of a
great war, the causes for which lie
slumberiug in the adverse and diverse
jnte rests Of Europe.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07
American game in England.

1t appears that quite trade has
sprung up in the way of shipping can
vass back ducks from Baltimore to
London, aud that the shipment OF
western game Is assuming proportions
Chicago and St Louis controlling the
trade. Large quantities. OF wild tuT
keys, quail and prairie chickens, have
been seut to England during the past
six weeks, and the consignments from
both cities during the wia,er are igur-
cd up at $4,000 600.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07

THE two wings Of the Tennessee
Democracy have held conference.
and agreed to act unitedly in the cleo
ton Of officers. If they all stand to
the agreement, there can be no doubt
of eIectiDg a Democratic United States
Senator.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07

THE Courier Journal Of Dec. 31st,
prints a card from Hon Oscar Turner,
returning thanks to the people of this
District for his triumphant election
last November. The Courier Journal
might have waited one day and let the
card appear 10 1881.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07

TUX one Greenbacker in the Ten
nessee Legislature, put to route the
Republican and Democratic nominees
and organized the House to his own
notion. The Republican nominee stood
&c, and the Democratic 50, through
successive ballots, and the Grcenbaek
ers choice /, it requiring 81 to elect
The Republicans finally deserted their
nominee and voted for the Greenback
er's choice.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07

THERE was a strange phenomenon
seen at Louisville, the recent cold
spell, which was three visible suns and
a raiabow. They were visible about
three hours, aud attracted universal
attention.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07

THOSE having the Mississippi river
improvement bill in charge intend to
have IL passed in the River and Har.
Dor bill this winter, aud not as a sepa
rate measure. 1t calls for an appro-
priatiou of S1,800,000.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07

THE newspaper Truth, which pub
lisbed the Garfield Chinese letter
comes ont now aud Acknowledges that
the publication was a forgery. 1t don It
tell who the forger was, but tries to
leave the impression that it was i'm
posed upon By certain leading Demo-
Gratis. This Is plainly as mean an act
on the part of that paper as publishing
the original forged letter. 1t ought to
tell who forged The letter, &c.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-07

TIE long pro.racted fight between
the L. & ~ Railroad aud the Adams
Express Company has finally been
compromised, aud ends in a complete
victory for the Express companies
The Adams and Southern have re-
sumed running on that system of roads;
and it is understood the difficulties
with other roads will be accommoda>
ted the same way.