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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-05-07

Gnt Edgs Tonic cures Fewer and Ague.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-05-07
LOCAL DOT 8.

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic prevents Malaria.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-05-07

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic cures Dyspepsia.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-05-07

without
Needles All All
When
Machine the Railroad Depot q Steamboat Lending with
Improved Machines at any time prove any way
and all freight Send for Price List
andC Circulars,
M. A. PECK, General Sewing Machine Agent
Brohes) le7 Canal street. NEW ORLEANS
wanted the states '0Aa'
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-24
A Long Piece Of Red Tape.

Eight Thousand copies of the revised
rules for pilots on the lake and seaboard
have been travelling about the country
ever since last April. Under Solicitor
Ravnor's construction of the law, the
rules for government of pilots 1.-TWO
copies of which must be posted in con-
spicuous places in every steamer) must
be signed by every member of the
Board of Supervising Inspectors. To
sign only the original draft, and let
that be kept on file at the Treasury.
while copies furnished to steamers are
attested by signatures Autographed or
printed, would not be a compliance
with the law. But for this law, or the
Solicitors construction of it, the
changes in the pilot rules ordered last
winter by the Board of Supervising In
spectors would now be in force. The
eight thousand copies are packed in
several large boxes, and are forwarded
by express from one Supervising In
spector to another as soon as he can
write his name on each copy, until the
ten Supervising Inspectors have signed.
Then the boxes come back to the Treas
ury to be signed and distributed. To
complete the process described requires
about three or four months, and costs
1.-THE Government five hundred dollars.
THE revised rules referred to were last
Eheard from at St. Paul, and had then
Ebeen signed by the Supervisors OF six
Edistricts, and had four more journeys to
take before returning to Washington.
To give time for red tape to have its
full swing, the Department fixed Octo-
Der Is for them to 60 into operation,
(which is almost nine months after the
BOARD of Supervising Inspectors decided
lsthat the changes were necessary for the
Safety and facility of commerce on the
lakes and seaboard. 1t is proposed tc
| ask Congress to amend the law SO that
the Treasury Department may be au.
thorized to furnish copies of pilot rules
whenever changes have been made,
| with signatures printed or Autographed
and certified copies whenever needed
in a suit by reason of violation Of pilot
regulations. Exchange.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-24

English war vessel which had been seen
in the otling, and which sailed away be-
tore daylight on the night of Tom dis
appearance. His parents earnestly
hoped that this was the case, for 1t
would be much better to have had their
son taken prisoner than to have had
him drowned.
Tom soon heard the reason why he
could not find the Amelia" A man
living on the island opposite the town
had discovered the British vessel, and.
while Tom was spending the evening
with his parents, had rowed over to the
amelia to tell the Captain of the
danger which awaited him outside the
harbor The amelia" Immediately
weighed anchor. and, there being a IA
vorable breeze, she sailed past the town
to a point where she would be tolerably
safe from an attack bv the enemy's
boats. The town was greatly excited
by the news and Jacob Hopkins, sup
posing Tom knew all about the matter,
had never thought of rowing him over
to the g Amelia" which would certainly
now be in no hurry to sail.
Toms prize money amounted to
much more than he could possibly have
made by dozen voyages in the
Amelia and he was not only alb G to
make his parents very comfortable. but
seriously thought OF becoming part
owner of a small coasting vessel This
plan he, in time accomplished, and he
commanded his own schooner tor many
years.
But, before starting on his new career,
Tom took holiday and spent many an
hour among the boats along shore, tell
inc his father and the old men Of the
town the stories of his adventures.
One of the first persons he went to
see was jacob Hopkins. OF course
thew had met before, since Toms re-
turn, but now he came on business.
"Jacob.' said he, Il want 10 pay
you for your skill which lost when l
| went away from here.
"You didn lose it. Three days aft
err you left, | found it on the beach as
good as new.'
Pm glad of that said Tom; "but
didn't the empty boats return scare the
old people?'
"They never heard of it. | knew
they'd be dreadfully scared to know
that the boat, in which their son went
away had been cast up empty on the
beach, so rowed her here at night,
and put her in a shed in my yard, where
she has been ever since, and Ivenever
said word about it.
"You are good, kind fellow said
Tom, pressing Jacob hand; ''bu'
your skiff must be in a sorry condition
by this time"
So saying, Tom walked over to the
shed where the boat had been slowed
away. He found it dry, cracked and
practically useless. Again thanking
Jacob for sacrificing his boat to spare
the feelings of two old people, Ton
walked away.
But, in few days, Jacob Hopkins
was the owner of the best row-boat tina
could be bought in that old sea-por
town.-FranE r.. Stockton, IN 81
| Nicholas.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-24
TWO WAYS.

They had son. an only son,
-, Iheir hope and happiness and pride;
With lifes first honors molly won,
AT manhood S golden gate he died
And year by year. with backward gaze,
From that great light recedng slow,
Through lonely, sad and toilsome ways,
Down to their childless age they go.
She keeps the memory like shrine,
All incensewreathed of heart and lip;
With that dear presence, now divine,
She never yields companionship.
The pictured face that lights the wall,
Whose garlands never KIN W decay;
The books from weary hands let fall,
The garments never laid away
A thousand signs with tender tone
Tell how the fond heart cheats its pain
With mbance Of a life not gone,
That any hour may come again.
She loves the green earth where he lies,
And stars the sod with snowy bloom,
And fingers, as in SON e sweet guise
She met him at al open tomb.
Her year is full of sacred days.
Each with its special joy in him;
She treasures up his words and ways
Like jewels tnat no time can dim.
Her life keeps young with all he loved;
When those who loved him praise his worth,
With strange new pride her heart is moved,
She feeds on mamma not of earth.
The mourner at her side is dumb
As in a dr.. am he sees and hears;
To him all arts of SOace come
Like music to unanSWerlng ears
The poor memorials stir him not;
He never meets the pictured eyes;
If haply comes the theme unsought,
He turns away with vague replies.
In quiet accomplishing frame
He walks his daily dutys round;
Lies work-day interests the same
His thought and purpose seem to bound.
But daily grows he grave and still,
More bowel with care, more touched with
age:
No past delights his present fill,
No future plans his thoughts engage.
His eyes have learned a far-off look;
His head is bowed when none are by;
He oftcner reads the Holy Book,
Or muses. lone and silently.
Whate'er he feels no moan is made;
The secret burden none may know,
Nor tenderest pity dare invade
That patient dignity of woe.
For every pain her eyes are dim,
She mourns with every heart bereft;
A calm endurance fills for him
The measure of the life that's left.
A childless mother ne'er she feels
In every child she sees her own;
No word nor look in him reveals
The father who has had a son.
One wears the sorrow like a crown,
Nor any life could live apart,
And one its anguish smothers down
And hides it in a hidden heart.
Which grief is sadder, who shall seek?
Or which more beautiful to see
The love for which all words are weak.
Or that of which no word can be?
Mrs. II. 4. Bingham. IN n. Y. Independent
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-24
The Boston Post SAYS that the syn

. -Ihe BOston F0St Says THAT the synp-
toms of the aesthetic craze are an appa-
rent adherence of animal food, de-
sire to dine on a banana skin or pea
nut, a fancy for dress of fantastic
character, and peculiarly constructed
fans. The person so afflicted is much
given to solitude, to signing and to
gazing-as duck gazes upon thunder
storm-on nothing. When those symp-
toms appear send for a plumber at
once, and have the patients head ex-
amined. It may need soldering. These
symptoms are also good evidence OF
softening of the brain, if the person ex-
hibiting them possesses brain.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-24
HOW tom WALLEN WENT ABOARD.

The amelia was coasting
schooner, which, in the early part OF
this century, piled between several of
our Atlantic ports. 1t was in the sum-
mer Of 1913 that she lay in the harbor
of a little seaport town, to which her
Captain and most of her crew belonged.
Late in the afternoon of an August day,
she dropped down with the tide from
the pier, at which she had been taking
in ballast IN preparation for voyage
northward, and anchored some dis
lance below the town, where she would
be obliged to wait until the tide rose
sufficiently high for her to cross the
bar at the mouth of the harbor, which
was not passable for vessel Of the
size of the "Amelia," excepting at high
tide.
While she was lying here, boat
with man and his wife and load of
fruit put off from the shore; and, row.
ing up to the ship, the boatman tried to
open trade with the sailors, who were
idly waiting for the time to set sail.
Among the crew was young fellow
named Tom Wallen, who was about to
set off on his second voyage in the
s'Amelia'' While the man with the
melons was offering his fruit for sale,
an idea struck Tom. seaz.E
Il don't want any of that stuff, =
he said to himself; ''but I should like
very much to go on shore with Jacob
Hopkins and his wife. We shan
weigh anchor for six hours at least, for
the tide hasn' t run out yet, and should
like to bid my old father and mother
a better goodbye than the one I gave
them little while ago." e
Tom had been in the town that after
noon, when he heard that his Captain
did not intend to wait for flood tide be.
fore leaving the wharf, but would drop
down with the ebb to the end of the
island opposite the town, and, there
fore, the crew must be on board sooner
than they expected. Tom had only
time to run down to the little cottage,
some distance below the town, in which
his father and mother lived, to bid
them hasty farewell, and to hurry
back to the schooner, to which his
chest had been carried that morning.
Those were war times, and Tom did
not know when he might see his old
1atnef anu luOGHeI again. dHu uo udo
left them very much shocked and dis
turbed at his sudden departure, for they
had expected to have him with Their
all the evening. Accordingly, he went
to the Captain and stated his case. He
said that, as the vessel lay not far from
the cottage, Jacob Hopkins could take
him ashore in short time and that he
would bring him back long before mid
night. This was the time they expect
ed to set sail, as the tide would then b.
at its height and the moon would have
risen. The Captain was a kind-heartee
man, and was well acquainted witt
TOMS parents. After a little consider
alton, he gave the young fellow thu
permission he desired, and Tom, having
speedily struck a bargain with jacob
Hopkins, was rcwed ashore.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-24
Record OF Droughts.

An interesting record is that of severe
droughts, so far back as the landing OF
the Pilgrims. How many thousand
times are observations made like the
following: Such cold season! Such
a hot season! Such dry weather! or
such wet weather! Such high winds,
or calm! ETC. Read che following list.
showing the number OF days without
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-24

It will be seen that the longest
drought that ever occurred in America
was IN the summer of 1862. No ram
fell from the 1st of May to the lst OF
September. Many of the inhabitants
sent to England for hay and grain
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-24

Tom was very sorry that he had
caused Jacob Hopkins the loss of his
boat, but he was still more sorry for
the fate that had befallen him., He
went about his work quietly and sadly.
but he did what he wastold to do, and
the officers found no fault with him. It
suited him much better to work, even
on the ship Of his enemies, than to be
sh ut up as a prisoner Of War;;sand.k bes
fore long, he became moderatelyscon-
tented with his lot.
/ he was never called upon to help
fight his countrymen. In a few months
the E"Saracen'' sailed into a neutral
port, where there was an American war
vessel, having on board a couple. OF
British sailors who had been taken
prisoners. For one of these Tom was
exchanged, and he regularly enlisted on
board the United States ship, on which
he remained until the close OF the war.
The vessel had no engagements with
British men of-war, but she captured
several of the enemy's merchant ships,
and, when Tom was discharged, there
was quite large sum of prize-money
due to him.
Tom lost no time in making his way
down to his native town. He found his
parents alive and well, although they
had been in great grief ever since Their
son ToWed away 10, the night to, go Or
board The = Amelia They had never
known for certain what had. become o.
him, although many persons supposed
! that he might have been captured by al
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-01-12
8 The Great
Bargain Room
at OAK HALL.

There never was any.
where before, SO far as we
know, such a sale Of clothing
as is now going on, at OAK X
HALL, taking up the wholes
ground floor. Al hundred
thousand dollars worth lot
good clothing, nearly all Of
it new. and fashionable, all Of
it well made and of good
materials without exception
flor we make no otherl is
:. being sold at prices which
bring loss instead Of gain,l.ss
"a Clearing sales occur atlthe,
close Of every seasons but
they commonly are salesiof
broken assortnents and odd
garments, and Of small guam
titles. sp gH X 81 ia, ii ssae>
Here toward the end of
our most successful season
we are clearing out WHAT
ever, for any cause. has
shown signs of being Slow
Thousands of whole suits
and overcoats and odd gar.
ments as well.
ara Now the sole reason for
selling this mass Of valuable
clothing, without even an att
tempt at profit, is that stated
above, which may be put into
different words, thus: Ioget
! our stock into the most att
tractive condition, without
regard to immediate profit.
+ And so, while this. sale is
going on, the choicest; most
approved. most successful
usclothinglwe have is up stairs.
The prices there are. notrer
duced at all. This sale will
hurt that while it lasts, be-
cause the clothing in the
bargain room is extremely
3 good. For this reasonawc
want it short; and to make
it short, the prices are low.
Bring baek P1oatbily 4s. M
yoy aoNs q0aast at tito Prize
You can order by letter,
or buy here, according to
your own convenience, On
receipt Of a letter from You,
will send the means OF TAX
ing your own measure, Then
you can tell us what you
want, near enough SO that
we can take the risk Of suit
ing you.
S8l( Easl @ai ay4 ~
u
WANAMAKER & BROWN
oAr HALL. Market and aixth. rsmiprssasE
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NEW uorr AND BUcxs coUSrr "a.
boy thinks his sled is the fastest

~ IN - - ~ Ar
Every boy thinks his sled is the fastest
runner.
"A great deal of sickness prevails in New
Hope at the present time.
Mr., Geo. A. Cook, Of New Hope. slaugh-
tered hog, on Saturday last, that weighed
57s lbs.
About $lT0 was the amount cleared at
the Catholic fair, recently held in Johuson's
Hall, New Hope,
Matthias Kirst slipped and fell on an icy
| pavement, on Friday morning last, sprainiug
bis wrist very badly.
Tho picker 10 Whiteley's cotton mill
broke down few days ago, putting Mr.. W .
to considerable expense 10 have Il repaired.
The people about town Thick they have
fine weather for coriis, as they are blessed
with upcommonly soft walking.
The boys and girls of New Hope are out
coasting on the hill, on Ferry street. every
night. Some grown persons may also be seen
enjoying themselves.
Mr., Charles Naylor has been suffering
for some two weeks with congestion Of the
'unss. ne uoes nov appear 70 improve very
rapidly. $50 ~
yam Horn will sell you a genuine 46-bone
Corset for 50 cts, apr.us9,-
MT. n @. shafcr, recently an officer in
the Lamoertville National Bank, and now
Cashierof the Scranton Savings llanls was
the superintendent Of the New Hope Chapel
Sunday Scheoh Alr ). was very much liked
by all who knew him, especially by the schol;
airs and officers of the school, who regret very
much his leaving. We wish him success.
s5-- Recently, little boy, a sou of, Ezra
Black, of Centre Bridge, had bean removed
! from his nose after having been there about
four months. II was taken ont Inv SURGICAL
skin. 1t lodged in his nose while Smelling
beans. 1t was hoped that it would become
decomposed. but il remained hard and entire.
aud had to be removed. The boy is doing
we'll.
"A very pleasant surprise awaited tho
minister of the New Hope NJ. e. Church
on Friday evening last on his return from,
the oisv to his honse. onite a nnmbor OF
! f,;a,ds v,ara na,ha,.d =. ~ t.,,,a, A ..
.'ts"us "s'o s"sne'eu as 'no paisohase 70
welcome him. Mr.. johnson rs an earnest
worker anu the people of New Hope regret
4verv mnob tha, they mpst So soon MART with
- ,',.,a ...,a,,,..,, So
~ N'nu sS'p"'.'A'oS i'' ''n
"A sad accident occurred Ia New Hope on
Saturday afternoon last. Jan. sth. A little
-, - ,3,,,..s,s s.i..a,.s.. 49,, M.
s ,s'. :. s"s ''''aoA' "Ee" 'o0''s'"o y'"'''
being left alone fora fcwmoments, took o
cane and thrdss it through the isn-glass ia
the stove. and when it oauoht into n blaze he
IT,, 1, e,,,i, ut. !,
u'e" y 49, s"u = p"9'pS VIZ y eee 'ie "
the clothes OF little brother IN tho CRADLE
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A Washington correspondent of tbe New
Smith, ofthis state are hardly ever 10 thcir
places.
Mr. G. B. Rossell, Superintendent of the
Delaware and Raritan Canal, has been APP
pointed General Manager Of the 5usqushanna
Coal Company. sd g
Tumols, eiysipelas. mercurial diseases,
scrolula and, general debility cured by :. Dr..
Lindsey's Blood Searcher." Sold by all
druggists. j. IL, 4w. "a
The first count sof. the population of the
United States has been nearly completed by
the Census Bureau. Ii indicates an aggregate
slightly over 1900, 600 saw 1MTR8
The Senate Of Indiana is as deadlock two
of the Nationals voting with the Democrats
and one with the Republicans. The Hougs
organized on Thursday BY ee9ting Rsppbt,
eau officers. sls1 ysf
II your horse has SPAWN use Kondalls
SPAWN Cure, See the advertisement.
A monument Weighing twenty thousand
Salem county. Ii is in four secfi6ns twill
be ereeted at the sgrayespf John Morris, who
lies buried in the Sharptown cemetery.
w. X. Tappan. Contractor and Builder,
Toledo, Ohio, sayst--AD Excelsior K,drey,
Pad relieved 9 Of pain il the siieSof hnesn
years standing. Please send me afpiher
Pad. See adv. 1877.
At eight o'clock on Saturday morning Of
week before last, the jury in the case Of Il o
County of Somerset against Daniel Go y,
came into Conrtafter being out for SO hours
aud gave a'yeidics Of & 5ol against Cory,
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For THE RECORD.
THE OLD SQUARE ALAANAc.

OF even the old Almanac one waits for q
nesc edition, as the year date changes. Il is
quite allowable, even for the lover of old
ways, towisll happy New Year 20 his friends,
the custom being one Of ancient origin. Some
times the response to a friends good wish
brings ont that reveals
how small a share Of happiness may fall to
the lot Of one whom the world would account
most highly favored. An anecdote Of Lord
Melville is in point. A nobleman being his
guest, on the morning of January /, 1896 en-
tered his room At an early hans to wish him
a happy New Year, His LoIdsllip made an
swer, " hope this year viii be happier than
the last, for scarce recollect having spent
one happy day in the whole of it.Y And
serves, came from man 8 whose whole life
hitherto had been series of successes, and
who appeared to stand secure upon the SUM-
nit of political ambition"
The making of New Years gifts likewise
claims ola and widespread custom in its
favor Probably nowhere is it maintained
nowadays to so great ain extent as in Paris,
where Wealth bestows and Beauty receives
vast sums at the New Years calls. With
the increased observance of Christmas, this
usage has much declined in our own country,
as well as in England, where it long prevail
ed, Perhaps no one else was ever SO good at
getting presents as the thorough going Queen
Elizabeth, whom no subject, near her person,
dared to slight. But rather than enumerate
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Az HOMES pRrpanArIoN .-Tho world /.

An HoxEsT PREPARATION The world II
50 crammed with swindles that arealy bouest
man or honest thing is almost as scarce %
robins in January. Yet Mr.. j. II. Norihrop,
Of Lansingburgh. N. y, formerly captain Of
the Troy police, says Dir. David Kennedy's
+" Fasorite Remedy . is San honest prepa,s-
tion " And the captain ought to know for
the medicine cured him of Liver Complaint.
Try it. orwrile to the Doctor at Rondeut. N.
". 5l2c2t
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In reference to the talk Of an investiga-
sion Of the freeholders' transactions in this
county, the Philipsburg Democrat says:
There is another ontcey against Tue ring in
Hunterdon county, and there isa good deal
promised as to the breaking It mp aud putting
the Infringement Of the affairs Of The county
into other hands While the biggest part NJ
the noise Is made BY the uoufs who want to
b. The ..ins and ~ the Republicans. aud II
Is pretty certain that change Ia the "bosses
woIid ue very 7heaitny hing we ga"
some ofthe master mindssul at the C0ngees-
sional Conventions. The memory Of tlsem is
moi Fragrant In Warren.
CoURr PRocEEDlNes The Court Of
Quarter Sessions convened on Thursday last
for the trial Of indictments: John @, Raf-
farly, the Prosecutor Of the Pleas lor this
coanty having died since The commencement
of the term. H G. Chamberlaiu, Esq, Was
by the Court appointed Prosecutor for the
term.
The State " William II FraceS This was
an Indictment for au assault upon Mrs Blaine,
wife Of Dir Blaine. The defendant was the
tenaut of the Doctor. and the difficulty arose
about thesuse of hay in foddering the cattle,
the defendant alleging that the Doctor aud
his wife wasted hay to his damage by the
terms Of the lease. The prosecution claimed
that one morning in November, while Mrs.
Blame was giving some hay to her COW, the
defendant struck, pushed and wrenched her,
spraiuing her knee, from the effects of which
she has not yet recovered. The defendant
Insisted that he did n9s strikeor push Mrs.
Blaine. but that all he did wassto raise her
from bunch of hay, upon which she ST. to
prevent his getting it, and that her alleged
injury never existed, but was a creature of
the Imagination. Verdict, not guilty.
The State v. Benjamin F. Sewers. Elias
@. Sewers claimed a right of way over lands
of the father of the defendant, and was pas
sing over said lands, riding one horse and
leading another, when the defendant stopped
him and dispute arose as to the right of
way. The prosecution claimed that during
the alteration the defendant struck Elias in
the mouth The defendant insisted that he
did not strike him, but that from motion of
Elias the horse threw up its head and struck
him which caused the wounded mouth. At
the conclusion of the evidence Court was adj
journed to the 9th inst.