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On Wednesday night the young
men of our town assisted By Messrs.
Stewart & Ryan, two travelling pho
tographers, gave sort of minstrel
show in the court house. Only about
two dozen persons attended. The
performance could have been much
better. We suggest to our Young
men that the minstrel business re-
quires rather low order Of talent,
and it would be much more bene6.
cial to them, and great deal more
entertaining to their friends, if they
would engage in something q little
higher in the theatrical line. With
the assistance of the ladies they
could make it success.
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An organization was effected among
the citizens Of Colfax this week,
for the purpose of securing a cir
culating library, and also for mutual
improvement by debate. The main
object, we believe, is to secuse q good
supply of literary matter. This is a
good move. and we wish the project
abundant success. The organization
starts out with q membership oil
fourteen, officers as follows: H. Nc
Knight, president; ". L. Richardson,
vice president; s. B. Shackelford,
treasurer; J. @. Wickliffe, secretary
r. s. Cameron, librarian. The off,
GERS constitute an executive commit
tee to manage the affairs of the
society.
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Nice gold iewelry and silserware
t FERGUSON & ScHNAcK's.
IoFFIcIAL.
LIST OF JURORS
Drawn to Serve at the Term Of the District
Court to be Held on the 18th Day
Of September. A. D. 1881.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, l
PARISH OF GRANT.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
PARISH OF GRANT.
BE 1T KNOWN AND REMEMBERED,
that in obedience to an order of the hon.
orable Judge of the 18th Judicial District
Court, Parish of Grant, State of Louis
lana, we the undersigned Jury Commits
sioners of the parish Grant, duly appoint
ed and qualified according to law, met
this day, in the Clerks Office, in the court
house, in said parish, to draw Special
Jury, of Twenty-Five, to serve for the Sec
ond week of the September term of Dis
trict Court, for the parish of Grant, for
the year 1881, which week commences
ON the 18th day of September next (I66lj
which will open on the 9Th of September,
1881, for the trial of all criminal cases,
when the penalty is not necessarily i'm
prisonment at hard labor or death.
The Clerk of the Court, s. b. Shackel-
ford, then furnished the Jury Commissions
with list Of the Jury who had served at
the last term of the District Court, when
the Jury Commissioners, with the assist
ance of the Clerk of the District Court
and ex-officio member of the Jury Com
mission. proceeded to open the General
Venire Box, and, after revising the same
by striking from the list and taking from
the box all those who had removed from
the parish, died, etc., then proceeded to
replace like number of names in the
General Venire Box, taken from the Regis
tration and Poll books of said parish, SO
as to. supplement the number of names
taken from the box to its original unm-
bers, Three Hundred, when Mr.. Z G..
Randolph drew from the General Venire
Box, in the presence of the undersigned
Commissioners, one at q time, the follow :
ing Twenty Five names to serve for the
second week:
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LOCAL DOTS

Subscribers tcil notice O series OF
numbers after their names on The paper.
These numbers indicate to ,chat date
your subscription is paid. The .frs'
number denotes the month, The second
the day, and the third the year. For
instance, If your name is follo,oed By
1-l-82, IL indicates that your subscrlp-
ton is paid to Jan. /, 1882 If your
name is follo,oed by 5-2l-S1, your sub
scriptson expires May 81, 1881.
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We are in need of money, and we
want every friend who is in arrears
with the CHRONICLE to consider this a
personal dun, and come up with the
money they owe us. 1t is only a
small amount to any one of you,
while to as. who have nearly two
hundred outstanding debts it is be-
coming grevious burden.
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A Better Crop than Cotton.

Says the New York Cotton: There
is good deal of clap-trap in the
advice which Southern papers are
continually giving their readers to
substitute corn and oats for cotton.
Nevertheless. there are cases doubt
less where such substitution would
be judicious. But each farmer should
be guided by his own circumstances
(of soil, location. markets, etc. rath-
er than by the general principle that
the South ought to be independent
of the West.
Mr.. j. G. Fowler, of Goudeysville
Township, Union County, S. c.. is o
level-headed young farmer who main
tains from his own experience that
oats will pay better in his locality
than cotton. The Union Times gives
the facts about it as follows: Last
week he threshed out 500 bushels Of
oats from 9 acres. or 553 bushels per
acre, and left splendid stand of clo-
YER on the ground. The outs were
sown the first week in October, but.
in consequence of the dry weather,
they did not come up until about the
1st of November. We neglected to
inquire when be sowed his clover,
but, as February is generally chosen
by most persons here, we suppose it
was then. Mr. Fowler says he select
ed land that he thought would pro-
duce the best oats, irrespective of his
cotton or any other crop, spared no
pains or labor in preparing it, aud
now says his crop of oats from those
nine acres is more profitable than a
crop of cotton that could be made on
any nine acres on the farm. Besides
that, his clover is worth as much as
his oats. it will require no more la
Dor for two years at least, except to
cut. cure, and house it, and his land
after that will bring twice as much Of
almost any crop as it did before"
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F. H. Page, ward 1.
The above Twenty Five names were
written on separate pieces of paper, and,
by the Commissioners, together with the
Clerk of the Cou1t, placed in an envelope,
sealed, and endorsed on the same, Jurors
drawn for the second week of the Sep
TENDER term of the District Court" Said
envelope was then placed in the jury
Box, sealed. locked and then placed in
the custody of s. b. Shackelford, Clerk Of
the Court, for use at the September term
Of the Court.
The said s. B ShackelfoId, Clerk, did
then and there, in our presence. keep .
process verbal of all the acts done by said
Commissioners in said drawing, which We
hereby certify by our signatures to be cor
rect, this 18th day of July, A. D. 1881.
4. G. RANDOLPH,
Jury COMMITS. G. G. DUNN,
JOSHUA KEMP.
s. b, SHACKELFORD.
Clerk and ex-oficio Jury Commissioners.
Filed July 18th, A. D. 1881.
s. b. SHACKELFORD, Clerk.
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showing EN- Up.


MONTGOMERY. La, July Is. 1881.
Editor Chronicle:
The communication of 'sObserver"
rather astonished many of us here.
We think it q forgery. His ebuli-
ton on health, crops, and especially
shows, is indeed refreshing. Did he
for once think our people here would
swallow this morsel about Stewart &
Ryan, two adventurers Are the
people to be judged as having little
or no taste to appreciate such a
disgusting effort a. these men made
here. 1t was disgrace TO the COM
munity. and had not q kind feeling
for Two or three young men, who, BY
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-07-23

The silent Wheeler & Wilson No.
and White sewing machines delivered
at Colfax at New Orleans prices by
Ferguson & Schnack, watchmakers
and jewelers..
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After the little performance at the
court house, Wednesday night, the
most Of the audience repaired to the
residence of Mr.. H. Mcknight, where
q couple of hours were pleasantly
spent in dancing.
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CONSTABLE's SALE.
First Justices Court. Parish of Grant
State of Louisiana.
Police Jury VS.. Geo. w. Lane-No. 81.

By virtue Of and to satisfy a writ of e.,
fa., issued and to me directed, in the above
entitled and numbered suit, have seized
and win offer for sale, at public auction. in
front of the court house door, in the town
Of Colfax. Louisiana, between the hours
prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY, July 20, A. d. 1881
the following described property, to-wit,
One Sorrel Mare MULE.
Seized to satisfy the Judgment, interest
and costs in the above suit.
Terms of sale-Cash with the benefit of
appralseinent. 5. NJ. LACROIX,
Constable.
cofax, La, July 6, 1881. jystd
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Do you value your sight? If 90
call at T. NJ. Biossat's and examine
the meditated glasses for sale by
him only--in Alexandria.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-07-23

Watches, clocks and jewelry repair
ed by experienced workmen at T. Nj.
Biossat's jewelry shop in Alexandria.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-07-23

Solid silver patent lever watches
for $12 so and upward at
FEReUsoN & ScHNAck's
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-07-23

Stem-winding watches from 81 sc
upward at T. M. Biossat's jewelry
shop, Alexandria.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-07-23

The indicated spectscles are for
sale only by I. M. Biossat, watch
maker and jeweler. Alexandria, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-07-23

The repairing of watches by com
petent workmen q specially at
FxRGUsoN & SCHNAcx's.
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See list of jurors drawn to serve at
the September term of District Court.
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law while the sun shines.

Hay while the sun ehlnSe. .fti
The business 10 honorable, straight for
ward and profitable. DO not neglest this
notice but write to Ms and and out what
opr business is. 1t will pay you and only
cost the price Of one postal card. We send
full particulars free Attend to this mat
ter now for there is money in it for all Who
engage with us. If yoh can only devote
one or two hours day, or the evening.
you can make SO . week. You have only
to write to us to be Convinced Of this fact
Send ms Postal card with your full name
and address plainly written thereon, and
receive by return mail full particulars Of
business that will surprise yop and make
you wonder why you mover wrote to Us be-
fore. Write at once It viii pay you. Ad-
dress
(Nsme this paper.) MARION, ONO.
M O NE Y!
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6vCass s. Imitation gold - Solid gold Ga Cheapest
~ /and bsss for speculative purposca vaiesbs
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db10A WEEK. sig q day at home
ID n easily made. Costly Ontfit free.
Address TaUE & Co.. Augusta, Maine,
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AGE N rs
$l 600 Made in 80 DAVIS

qp4s\'OO Aa1S III OF Lay %
Now is the time to mako it. Prosperity
has dawned npon the people Of this coun-
try. and all are enjoying its blessings.
YOU can just a. well make little
money by devoting some of your spare
time to our business. We offer one Of the
best opportunities ever yet given to any
one to make money. It takes no capital.
You do not have to invest . large sum Of
money and run great risk Of losing it.
Your energy and your business capacity
will be all the capital you require. La
dies can engage in the business IS we'll ~
gentlemen, and even boys and girls do
well. Even il You do not desire to en-
gage in business, we can impart informa-
ton to you that will be Of great value.
You will readily see that it will be COM
pAritively easy matter to make from &c
to 500 week, and establish lucrative,
in De uaucnuk harafuoar
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Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic prevents Malaria
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-07-23

Gilt Edge Tonic cures Fever and Ague.
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DIX TO dt OAper day at home. SAM
QpO WAVples worth 5 free. Ad-
dress STINsox 4 Co., Portland, Maine.
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I'd ESDaC1hAEa L..
Worth their Weight in Gold |
IS WHAT THE PHOPLE SAY
WHO USE
DIR. BENSON'S
CELERY AND CFIAMQMII,b PILLS
TIME EFFICACY IL SIUG AND HGE-
VNITS HEADACHE.
HE GAeA.it. NGURALGI&. NEBVGU%-
Ms, INDIGE3TIOH, SLEEP
!:ESSHE3S EFn
PARALYSIS
Is u fully Established Fact. Lascl OH Actua!
Experience. and Mrc IS no kiM Of
douJt INT Mo! tug 1rW c,uc
these disease.

Dr. Benscn6 Gcterr md Ghsn1oGita "ii!s arc
prepared cIpl essty 10 Care sick Headache Ner-
Vc,us Headache, AeuralEiG, Nervousness. ParGl.
yss, Sleeplessn ssa. aad Indigestion or D5spep-
sis. and will caro- a0y csso, 10 ynai.ec how Oh.
stlnste II pro3etiy uiat. They are rot cure.
oil, bu. only Tor tbcss spocia! disease. They
co1taln no op ium, morphine or guinine, and are
not purgstlVe, but regulate the bowels and
cure consuu ,ntlon by curing removing the
causes OF it. They hsve u cherming effect upon
the skin, aDci r. lovely, quoting effect upon the
nervous syst:n simply bSfeedirg its Ten thousand
hungry. YET, IN some CASES, starving absorbente.
Ihey mako or create nerve mater and give
power, ttrc9 and buoysnCy to tho nerves, and in
mat way D2resse mental force, endurance and
brlll!an y Of mind. Nobody who has nervous
system should neglect to take them two or three
months III each year, simply as 6 nerve food. if
Tor no oti. 5r purpose trc,. 60 CONS g Gox, or
6oo1e s fer 1921 postage lrco. Sold By al drug
gists.
Wholesale Aaeats, JANNHY S co, Drug
r .sts, A!exandris, Va. iy23-otGn
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S't's rtses.....-.... Is Sun sets......... 49
ARRIVED.
Str Geo Lcary, Norfolk to z 3 Hooe.
Str % III IercP, GAINESVILLE, N. g., TO Perry,
EmcOt j; Co.
schr S NJ Thomas, Providence, to American
C0sl Co.
:. achr Mary a Power, Boston, to American
Schr A e Is Benton. New York. to order,
SAILED.
Str George Losry, Norfolk, BY p d Hooo,
Ssr ms.tsno. lower Porc, by j Broders s. Co.
o!r ArroWsmth, lowor Potomac, by Po-
loln"c Ferry Company.
FAs3EDUr.
Bark Nicos.
and Van Glider.
PASSED DOWN.
SehF Calvin Harris. for Now London, from
co1rg.towr.
hENoEAHDA.
Schr Jsmss j. Maloy. from this port, at Nor
Schr Caspo, Holf from This port, at Old Point
Schr Archer 81 Reeves cleared 8. Now York
Tor Richmond Eth.
:, ocnr SLoch Eobnson, from Goorrs.oBn, At
ProVidence 10Th. o'' s0'o"n' AZ
Scnr John Sanford sailed from Procilence
Tor Georgetown 10th.
MARINE DISASTERS.
ca naGx InGmss ko!lor: (5r) for Tri,ttc. when
from, 10 unL U. ~sy a. 30 yesterday morning
a ,".h ere BASIN, = 7, collided with the schr
- =: zone, OF harrington, Me-, from Richmond.
vs., !or PORTSMOUTH. N Z, with coal. The
hcNoehEf' winch wac at anchor. WAS struck for.
"Lra OF The main rigging amidships aud cut Tito
oioM h .no waters edge, Causing her to fill rapid.
oHt ever 10 the II s.s of Red Hook. where She tnnH
nc oark hal hnr stern damaged, and returned
AZ! shcnored II Bedlot's Island
:, ocnr WIN II Knight fro IN Richmond, Va. for
,Ia.aa s. passeG out Cape Henry Aug l6 and
tos", 70 FORT Monroe Same dsy with less of
moro Tor repairs ~
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For sale by E. s. Lea dbester & Bro.
Mothers! Mothers Ngothers,l.

Are you disturbed at night and broken OF your
rest by a sick child suffering ana crying with
the e1crucia.ing pain of cutting teeth II So,
60 at once and get bottle of Mrs. WINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer mmedstely-depand upon i.
there is no mistake sbcu; it. There is not
mother on earth who has ever used it who will
not tell you st once that i. will .osulate the bow.
els. and give ros: TO the mother, and relief and
health TO the child operating like mpgic. 1t is
perfectly safe 10 uso in sl cases. and pleasant to
the Taste, and Is the prescription of one of tho
oldest and best female physicians and nurses in
the United States. Sold everywhere Is cents
bottle. mh2l
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LOCAL BREVIlIES.

hr. VIM. N. McV.igh lcf; This mtrning for
Warrenton.
a laTgs Lumber Of toored potp'o went TO
Warren!on to.Gsy OH sn excursion.
a large em)u7! CT prcp:r.y sc'i at the tx
sale OF 1879 has been redeemed. the ci:y re-
allzlng largo amcut Of money thereby.
There is ono gct thing about by when o
CIRCUS Is 10 toWa-gou koo| where to loik for
hin.
Mr.. Richard Philips hiss Is ab'ishcd line Of
loot boats between his city aud Fo2's Jerry, or
the opposite side Of tic river. 10 opposition to
the steamer Vireitia.
The Lincoln Light Itiantry. of Georgetown.
and Butler ZcuayIs. of Washington. color ed
military organizations, came here this afternoon,
accompanied By Large crowd Of men and wo.
men, and after psrading through the principal
streets, proceeded TO the fair ground, wat ra .
competitive drill took place, Whica WAS viewed
by Mayor Beckhsm, Gay tain MCBuraey, and
other officers Of the Ale1andlis Ligh. lnfsnlry.
To night 4 ball is TO take place.
Mr.. j. w. Dyer, at his boat. at tho foot Of
king street, received this moriing some very
foe trout AID tailors cluGht yesterday AID as
flesh and rco as ahsn taksu Gu! Ct Tho water.
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AUCTEOH SALES,

BY Il. 7 L2cas. kuclioneer,
LIE w CART AND HARNESS-Wil
- oe soio on SATURDAY, August EO!h, At
~ cloCk q. H.. st % north Royal street., No.
Ia; GahL aha HARNESS. Ssls positive and
"l.nous coo. W. suelS-2!
GOA MISSIOHRRo' SALE OF VALUA.
~ ~ BIZ hEAh ESTATE IN FAIKFAX
SOU NY. Va,oBy Vrta, of decree of The
GlfSu court OF Fairfax County, in the suit OF
j. ". Dear vs. Stephens, and Wilcox, ct sls =.
rendered in vacation, July % 1881, the under.
signed commlssloners' will. at y M, MONDAY,
Sep!emoers ~ n, 1881, County Court day, offer
LOT sal s,, 81 huDllc gu ,tion that VALUABLE
r l. Of LAND lying near Centrevi!le,
Fal1fsx county. Va, within p miles of Wash.
layton and Alexandria, I've miles of Clifton
slsl!on Va NJ T. L. and 70 miles of Wsrrenton
Springs This ttac. has been owned by J. w,
Dear, esq Is improved By handsome, com.
moolous snd capIcitu, DWELLING and az.
tensiVe u;.6uilding, Barns and Stsbleq. 1t has
s nIe UhOH Ian and much grass, full view
OF lne Blue Bldgo Mountains. and is adyants.
aecusly situated for schools, churches, postotHce
stores, mills and shops. The land has received
careful cultivation, is extremely ferlile and con.
tslns 59o5 ACNES. 8 pla. OF which NAV be seen
win Inc commissioners. Any one DESTROYS of a
nome with the advantages Of fne scenery, excel.
Zen. wafer, aood society and healthy surround
lngs canDo! 40 better than invest in this prop.
etty. MIR. Geo. w. Dear, who resides on tho
Place will take pleasure in owing it 10 visitors.
The undersigned are authora I'D to sell at private
kaio, ana INVITE proposals at any time prior to
date of public sale.
Terms: One-:enth of the purchase money in
hand, and the residue u pom credit of one two
and three years, with interea! from day of salo,
and retention Of title u2tl said deferred paw
ments are made; the land to he resod upon the
failure OF The purchaser to meet any of said de.
ferred payments, w
HE My W. THOMAS c,m,,,,.
JAMES NJ. LOVE, CtmnN.
CAsSIU5 CARTER OF Sale.
euo13waw
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\, %,7, we ere glad TO eco such man as Geo.
ps"pio IN the Legislature Of Virgins. m.n
Wn" IA" MA iateKrty of purpose, no personal or
p'l'aIa chds To substrvo, no smbtion to gr.tifv.
S S;' only tho hsppiness and good government Of
IT, Jus people. Such men, ard only such men are
III representatives of any people
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Ga 70 Hsssb.l E'ES

FEsD HHE VOTERS Of THE Grey ARD
& COUNTY OF EL.&ANDEIA-I re-
spectiuiiy ann. lace mgaelf candidate for tho
HCus, 0t DeIogs:G: y! Hi,piL!s, suljoc. - tho
will ui Ii, people in TIC primary election al the
Conservative party, 10 70 held On Monday, Tho
2l.h inst. II is almost nan!icss for ms to say
that stand rtIusroly upon tao platform Of tho
Conservali7O psrly adopted Ausu.: 1:h.
aualG-io CHARLES K. STUART
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Wicked for CIergymcn,

Rev. -. Washington. u. O, writes:
believed to be all wrong and oven wicked for
clergy men or other public mon TO be lod into
giving testimonials to qusck doctors or vile
stuIs called medicines, but when really mari.
torCu, article made Of valuable remedies known
to all, that all physicians use and trust in daily,
we should freely commend it. therefore cheer
fully and heartily commend Hop Bit.ors for tho
good they have done ma and nay friends, firmly
beie1 ing they have no equal for family use. l
will not be withcu! them."-Ncl9 FORK Baptist
VecELv.