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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20
How is This Z

Liquor drinking is common pastime
with Democrats. All Democrats drink,
and most Democrats drink a great deal.
Nine-tenths of the liquor made in the
United States finds its way down Demo-
cratic Threats, and nine-tenths of the
revenue on spirits paid into the Treasu-
ry comes out of Democratic pockets.
Republicans do not drink liquor. The
fire, frenzy and concentrated wicked
ness in the article are antagonistic to the
exalted serenity and morality of these
exemplary persons, and. therefore, they
abhor it. Republicans never drink any
thing more Ubiquitous than pop and root
beer. Hence the communities that turn
out steady and unyarying Republican
majorities are noted for their sobriety,
high morality, decorousness and general
exemption from the vices and ills that
afflict peoples whose indulgences are not
limited to ice-water and pop.
These are axioms. No one dares dis
pute them. They are printed in big let
ters in the American primer.
Still, there are some things that puz-
zle us. Kansas is a Republican teetotal
State. Not a drop of liquor is drunk
IN Kansas from one year to another.
And yet the statistics OF. the Internal
Revenue bureau for last year return
lisp licensed saloons for the sale of
spirits in Kansas greater number
than is returned for South Carolina,
which is Democratic. and wholly given
up to liquor drinking. There is one
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dram shop in Kansas to every S97 per-
sons; in South Carolina. one to every
go persons. Then there is the Repub-
lican and teetotal State of Maine,
where, too, the people have had no
knowledge of the taste, smell and color
of liquor for ten years; yet the official
report credits Maine with one saloon TO
every 79l inhabitants Then there is
Massachusetts,. which has one saloon for
every 2i5 inhabitants, while Arkansas
mas only one for every 558 inhabitants.
Rhode Island has twice as many in pro-
portion to population as Georgia -thc
figures being, in Massachusetts,. one
saloon to every 296 souls, and in Geor-
gia one to every 612. One saloon to
every 43S souls sufiices in Kentucky,
but Ohio requires one to every 223 souls.
Of course there. must be something
wrong in these figures, since they con-
tiict with the axioms of the Republican
primer. The Commissioner of Internal
Revenue ought to be called to account
for his temerity in permitting such an
insufferably defamatory document to get
out of his oflice.-St. Louis Repubficd,A
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Reducing DrOpsical Pretensions.

It will doubtless be conceded by
those who have placed the highest esti-
mates upon Garfield's character that
nothing could have been more unfort-
innate than to publish private letter.
written by Garfield at time when he
was chief of General Rosecrans' staff to
Governor Chase, of Ohio. The publica-
ton of the letter in question was doubt
less owing to the fact that Blaine, in his
memorial eulogy, sought to confer upon
Garfield military renown based upon
nothing more substantial than fiction.
and to prop up this airy fabric Gar
fields letter is brought forward. I'm
fortunately for Garfield and his friends,
Rosecrans is still living to reply, and to
rescue his military reputation from such
stigmas as duplicity and falschood
sought to fix upon it. Rosecrans, in his
reply to the allegations made by Gar
field, exhibits an indignation which all
true men will indorse. He charges Gar
field with falsehood and exaggeration,
with treachery and ingratirude, for
which, if the Commanding General
had had information, Garfield would
have been promptly court-martialed
and dismissed in disgrace. The af-
fair, in the light of truth. surrounds the
character of Garfield with anything but
a halo of glory, and thoughtful men will
not fail to analyze the facts. This done,
and it will be seen that General Rose
Grams had for his Chief-of-Statf a man
who, while protesting friendship, was
nothing better than o stealthy enemy.
Having ingratiated himself fully into the
Commanding Generals confidence this
Chief-of-Staff used his position and OPP
portunities to assassinate reputation
gained amidst the fire and smoke of
battles-an exhibition of deceit, of mean
mendacity without a parallel. Cen
cral Rosecrans says of Garfield's state
ments, that thew are "a mixture of
untruths and Misrepresentation. and
do "discredit to the memory of dead
man." and adds: % had no idea at the
time that / was harboring a person
capable of such falseness and double
dealing or there would have been a
court-martial at once. / did not look
for such an exhibition of General Gar
fields character as this, and / am sorry
that the letter ever saw the light. But
it should never have been written, for,
as l have said, it is a compound of un-
truths and exaggerations Fortunate
ly for General Rosecrans he is now in a
position to set himself right. and to
characterize ''untruths and exaggera-
tons" as they deserve. It is thus that
the mills of the gods reduce dropsical
pretensions, mendacious fame and all
that goes to make hypocrisy successful,
to dimensions of infinite contempt and
adherence. Indiana State Sentinel.
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FARM AND PRESIDE.

The demand for farm productions
should be carefully studied, like the de-
mand for the product of looms and ma
chine shops.-C Chicago Journal.
About $50, 900 bushels of leached
ashes were imported direct from Canada
last year by Connecticut parties for fer
tilizers, at cost Of seventeen cents per
bushel.
The Golden Wax Bean is nearly or
quite as tender and delicious. and more
productive than the Black Wax or Butter
Bean. Both kinds are almost stringless,
ripen early and are very tender.-N Y.
Examiner.
Light. brown biscuit for tea are
made of one pint of Graham flour, one
pint OF sour cream, one teaspoonful OF
bicarbonate of soda; roll them out as for
any biscuit, and bake in a moderate oven.
IN y Post
1t is immaterial at what time veg.
ctables are transplanted, provided they
are not too large and the ground is warm
and mellow; but they should never be
transplanted in rain-storm, when the
ground is puddly. If transplanted when
it is warm and mellow root action begins
at once.-Denver Tribune.
Mutton Pie.-Take the mutton chops
from the forequarter, season highly with
pepper and salt, and put into a baking
dish with alternate layers of apples,
pared and sliced, and a little sprinkling
of chopped onion. Put crust of not
very rich pastry over the top, and bake
for twenty or thirty minutes in hot
ovcn.-C Country Gentleman.
"A correspondent of the Northeastern
Farmer and Dairyman says: Iprocured
q half -hogshead, filed it with rain water,
and put into it one-quarter pound of am
monia and one-quarter pound Of nitre.
When the strawberry plants were bios
soming gave them sprinkle of the
solution at evening, twice week. until
the fruit was nearly full size. The re-
suit was double the amount of fruit
Nervousness in horse is the effect
of bad training as well as of the natural
disposition; restless, apprehensive and
nervous animal may be permanently
spoiled by very little improper treat
ment when young and may never be
cured. Patience and perfect gentleness
in every way may in time remove the
trouble. Such horses are usually thin,
when they become quieted will soon inn
prove in condition. Give half an ounce
of bromide of potassium in the feed daily
for time. This will allay the nervous
ness, but must be helped by quiet and
gentle treatment.-M Y Times.
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South Carolina Democrats.

The State Democratic Executive Com
mittee has issued an address to the
Democratic party of South Carolina
The address declares that despite the
peace and quiet which have prevailed,
despite the existence of State Govern
ment ready to punish disorder, repress
crime, and protect its citizens, Federal
officers have seen fit to drag our people
from their homes, and arraign them not
only before Federal Courts, but before
the bar of public opinion. The recent
letter of Attorney General Brewster to
Sanders is an indictment of the Demo
cratic party of South Carolina. To this
the Democratic party must answer. Its
chosen representatives, through whose
persons it is sought to perpetrate this
outrage, must be defended with all the
force and energy Of the Democratic
party. The purpose in view is too plain
to be misunderstood. When the hand
of the assassin struck down the Presi-
dent of the United States it dealt blow
under which the people of the South are
still staggering. The change of policy
toward the South, as Enthusiastically in
Dictated within the last few weeks,
should warn all lovers of good govern
ment to be vigilant and active. The de-
cree has gone forth. The white peo-
pie of South Carolina must avow the
principles of the Republican party or be
declared criminals. The object of those
in authority is not to punish for alleged
crimes in the past, but to make adher-
ence to the principles of the Democratic
party impossible in the future. The
time for this action has been fifty
chosen. On the eve of the State cleo
ton our people are told that they must
submit to radical rule or bear the per-
secution of officials aided by all the pow
er of the General Government. The
time has come for an indignant people
TO rise in their might and protest
against this unwarrantable invasion of
rights. If we fail in our duty, our CIV
ilization win be lost. The foe and tho
stranger will again rule South Carolina.
The oppression and tyranny which
marked the history of Republican rule
in this State will again disgrace our civ
ilization, and bring disaster upon our
people. In this situation of affairs no
true son Of the State can doubt rs to his
duty. Let us stand together as one
man, and, while confronting the COM
mon enemy, preserve for ourselves and
posterity the justice, peace and security
which, under Democratic rule, all class
es of our citizens have enjoyed since the
grand revolution of 1776- They, whose
only ofense is fidelity to the welfare of
the State, must not be permitted to suf.
fer as criminals.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Governor Crittenden, of Missouri,
torcibly says that parsimony toward edu-
cation is liberality toward crime.
The veteran African missionary, DR..
Moffat, who has passed his eighty-fifth
year. is now living in a secluded retreat
in Kent, England.
They tell of church pew in Roch-
ester that was recently advertised as
commanding beautiful view of the
entire congregation"
The religious revival in Kentucky
has been so thorough and general that
the fashionable young women use note
paper bearing the legend. Praise the
Lord. ~ nrier-Journai
The Ladies' Society of the Emmanuel
Baptist Church at Chicago, has estab-
lished two industrial schools to prepare
clothing for poor children. One is at
the church and the other at the Taber-
nacle Mission Chicago Herald.
1t is stated that the revision of the
old Testament is finished, with the ex-
ception of Ecclesiastes and the Songs of
Solomon. The second revision will take
"
will be published in 1883.
The Rev. DIR. James 8. Chadwick,
pastor of the Simpson Methodist Episco-
pal Church, Brooklyn, for the last three
years, was presented with horn OF
plenty, containing $500, by the members
OF his church few evenings ago. He
has accepted the pastorate of the Gen.
trail Methodist Church in New York, and
his successor in Brooklyn is the Rev.
Henry Baker, Of St. Paurs Methodist
Church, Newark.
The Baptist Home Mission Society
expects to get $500, 900 this year on &C
count of its being the jubilee, or the
fiftieth anniversary of its existence. In
the fall of 1883 will occur the same an
niversary of the First Church of Chicago,
which was organized by a missionary of
that society. The First Presbyterian
Church is the oldest in Chicago. having
been established by the Rev. jeremiah
Porter, then army chaplain at Fort
Dearborn.
"A century ago it was customary for
men to sit at the pew doors in church
armed with guns in order to keep out
intruding Indians. The extent to which
this old custom has gone out of fashion
is indicated by the fact that ten little In
dian boys have been received by bap-
tism into the Presbyterian Church ut
Carlisle, Pa. They are from Captain
Pratt's training school for Indians ut
that place. Thirty-five Indians in all
have thus made profession of Christian
faith at Carlisle.
One of the most astounding things
in the religious world is the extraordi-
nary growth of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, since the opening of the present
year. The Methodist has been keeping
a careful account of the conversions re-
ported by all the churches which consent
to send their reports. Thus far 1924 of
the churches have reported that 80, 652
persons have been converted since the Isl
of January. This is the more wonder
full in view of the fact that there are
IL, $50 Methodist churches and that the
total number of additions to them dur
ing 1881 was only 1892. Chicago
News.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Differs says the young lady on his
street plays the piano with . good deal
of feeling-round after the right keys.
Michigan, to beat the boy preacher,
trots out a .sboy Mayor" Next we shall
have boy oldest inhabitant. Boston
Post.
-Aunt-".Has any one been at these
preserves?' Dead silence. ..Have you
touched them, Jimmyr' Jimmy, with
the utmost deliberation-"Pa never lows
me talk at dinner"
J-y Cid. Your poem on the
"Shorn Lamb received. Please call at
this Office and bring your tin box. Not
for publication, but to create confidence.
-Bostos Commercial Bulletin.
The new fashionable shade for
ladies costumes is golden brown.
There is only one difficulty with this
color, woman must be blonde in or
der to wear it. We presume this can be
overcome. teaO Haven Register.
"A gentleman who, in public meet
ing was telling that he was eighty-one
years old and had not been an abstainer
from liquors, was interrupted by the re-
mark: "You would have been hun
bred by this time if you hadr'
"A teacher writes us, ..what will you
charge to publish an advertisement Of a
high school four inches long?' A high
school four inches long must be such a
curiosity that people will go to see it
without any advertising. TEXAS Sift-
ings.
"A Florida rattlesnake was recently
killed by throwing a glass of whisky in
its face. There is q moral connected
with this touching incident, but we can t
exactly point it out.-New Haren Regis
ter. You know you are thinking "what
q shameful waste of whisky !" but are
afraid to say it.-Boston Globe.
"A lady in town painted plaque in
the most exquisite manner, and ex-
pressed it to friend. Soon after note
Of acknowledgment came, in which the
lady stated that, ut is altogether too
nice to use every day, SO / only use it
for q bread plate when we have COM
pany.-Rochester Express.
The stage of Western theater took
FIRE the other evening, but a panic and
rush for the door was averted by the
manager who. with great presence of
mind, slipped to the front and said:
Ladies and gcntlemen--we have pre-
pared little surprise for you. An i'm
mense kettle of whisky punch is now be-
ing heated and in . few moments wait
ers will pass through the audience and
Distribute it." After that the audience
had to be pulled out, one by one.-Pb,l-
adelphiG Nescs.
"A Romance in Two Chapters: Chap
ter The first time George and Mary
met was at Mrs. Dixon's garden party
at Putney. An old gentleman was fish
ish. All she said was: " He doesn't
seem to be catching any fish," George
only answered: !" True happiness lies in
anticipation She thought he must
have an original mind, and secretly loved
him. Chapter H-Their next meeting
was at the same place, under the same
circumstances. The same old gentleman
was fishing: " He doesn't seem to be
catching any fish," said George. True
happiness lies in anticipation" said
Mary. ssWhat an original mindr'
thought George, and he fell in love with
her. They are now married.-fNsct.
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The Boston Gazette bears heavily
upon the latest fashion of mems head
gear. "While merciless abuse" it saws,
:" has been heaped upon woman's spread
ing Gainesborougn with no talk back,
why does not some champion of that I'M
popular hat arise and attack those ridic-
ulous little curved saucers adjoining mas
culine pates? Never was there a sillier-
looking head-covering than this same
postage stamp of felt hat, which is
neither one thing nor t'other. The man
who says it is becoming should remem-
Der Ananias, and canvas his family cir
Gle for an honest opinion"
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The st. Louis Grand Jury recon-
mends that saloons be limited 70 one
in each block.
The daily gazette., 1882-11-22
MUSIC AT THE FAIR.

The First Regiment Bands Concert this
Evening - Closing OF DUPONT Posts
Bazaar.
The fair of DUPONT Post, q. A. r., which
has been in progress some time IN the lecture
room of the Opera House, will come to an
end tomorrow evening. 1t was originally
intended to have closed last night, but the
managers decided to continue two days
longer to allow a concert to be given by the
First Regiment Band this evening. They
we're unable to secure the services Of the band
before this evening, hence the continuance
A member of the committee strenuously
denies the street rumor that the fair was
kept open two days longer to conflict with
the Water Witch fair, and says that the
name of the engine company was not men
toned once during their meeting.
The large guess-cake will be disposed OF
this evening. The cake coDtalrs four
pounds of currant and the person guessing
nearest the number of currants 'takes de
cake" The currants were divided into
seven unequal parts and given to as many
ladies to count and the result of their labor
will not be made known until this evening
when the seven amounts will be added. The
guesses are very remarkable and those who
have paid 10 cents for the privilege o
stating number are awaiting the official
count. Tomorrow evening the fair will bt
closed by an auction sale of the goods re-
naming on hand.
The daily gazette., 1882-11-22
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
HAPPENINGS m AND OUT OF
p THE TOWN LIMITS.
THE WATER WITCH FAIR OPENS.
The Delaware baptist Union Opens Its
Annual Session - The Firemen's Fair
and How 1t Started Out.

The fair Of the Water Witch Fire Company
had most auspicious opening last night.
Institute Hall in which the fair Is held was
crowded. The room was handsomely deco
rated and the stage presented particularly
fine appearance, being set of with bunting
and evergreens. The tables are well ar
ranged and the various articles set them off
finely. They are waited upon as follows !;
Table A-John H. Greenman, james
Hanlon, Robert Francis, John Lafferty aud
Herman Yeates, assisted by Mrs. Kate
Hanlon, chairman of the ladies' committee,
and the Misses Mary and Maggie Daley,
Mary Hanlon, Annie Mcclure, Mamie and
Annie Burns, Emma Bsbcock, Mary Duffy,
Mary Mulshnock, Ellie McCloskey, Susie
Jones, Annie Kelley, Lizzie and Kate
Garrity, Mollie and Annie Ormsby, Laura
Smith, Kate McGovern, Ellie Haggerty,
Katie Baird, Bella Seeds and Louisa Davis.
Table B-James ii. Porter, Bernard j.
McVey, Milton Ritter, George Wier and
Frank Mcllhenney, assisted by Misses Julia
Donahue and L. j. Potter and Mrs. Mar
garet Shakespeare, and some 10 others.
Table C-Thomas Tadman, Edward E..
Newell, James Coleman, William johnson,
g. JefferIs and John Walther. This table is
devoted to groceries, coal, etc.
Table D-William C.. Walters, Dennis
Shields, Edward Meenan, Matthew F.
Rodgers, Andrew j. Dougherty, Harry
Wier, John j. Taggart and John Allen, who
are assisted by the Misses Annie and Maggie
Mcclure, Kate Ryan, Alice Dorsey, Minnie
and Alice Batterbury, Annie Nancy, Sadie
Shields, Annie McNulty, Ella McGlacklin,
Amelia Trisler, Jennie Sweeney and some 20
others.
Table E-Thomas II. II. Messenger, John
Ma N
ford, James II. Cooper, Thomas G. Appleby,
Charles Thomas and Charles Boldly and a
large number of ladies'.
Table F-Dennis Harrington, John Nc
Caulley, Joseph X. Adams, John Perkins,
John Is. Ginder, j. w. Mclaughlin and
Alexander Haggerty, assisted by Mrs. John
B. Ginder, Miss Mary McCaulley aud about
20 others.
Table G-John McGlinchey, Joseph
Schwab, Thomas McVey, James Crooks,
Ferdinand Miller, Mrs. John McGlinchey,
Miss Maggie McGuigan and Mrs. Teresa
Gray.
Table H-William Kelley, James F., John
F., and Isaac S. Pierce, Henry Welch
William c. Weston and Henry T. Finney
with a large number of ladies
The Glassware Table--James and Frank
McGovern, Thomas Reynolds, John b
Taylor, and others.
An immense crowd is expected this even
ing when the presentation of the gift from
the United Company will take place.
RECEIVING THE VISITORS.
At special meeting of the Water Witch
Fire Company, held last evening, called fol
the purpose of making arrangements to re-
ceive the delegation of the United Fire Com
pany of Frederick, Md, which will arrive
here to-day to present handsome piece o
silverware to the Water Witch, q commit
tee, consisting of J. X. Adams, A. II. Stout
Col. T. Elwood Singley, John McCatfrey
and James Shakespeare, was appointed t
receive and entertain the visitors. james
McGlinchey will receive the present on be
half of the Water Witch.
The daily gazette., 1882-11-22
what the New York Editor wants

To THE EDITOR OF THE GAZETTE The
Vice President of the Free Trade Club cf
New York, residing here, talks as though he
would like to be appointed Water Comlnis-
sioner of this city. He is satisfied that the
sanitary condition of the city is good But
the water supply is not improved. 1t is TOO
late for him to apply. A New York weather
cock stands no chance in Delaware of being
appointed to any positionsand although he
has given notice that the partnership hereto
fore existing between himself and the dark
portion of the now defunct Republican
party in Delaware is dissolved, 1t will not
avail him in his disconsolate time of need.
He has eaten too much crow, and the only
remedy that will save him, Will be small
doses of the Democratic assessment law
taken daily. This may keep him alive until
after he has remained in our State one year.
He can then set up party of his own, and
no doubt he will meet W tn as much success
rs did his party all over The country. II he
1, not satisfied with the quality Of water we
have here, and is anxious about :he supply,
we suggest that he emigrate to. the town of
,aford in this State where there is no
scarcity of water.
The daily gazette., 1882-11-22
Minnie Madden Last Night.

Far too small an audiance assembled IN
the Opera House last night to see "Fogg's
Ferry" as given by Harlin & Whites Dra-
matte Company, and those who went did so
more particularly to see Minnie Maddern
in the character of Chip, the leading one in
the piece. 1t is safe to say that none were
disappointed. Miss Maddern, although
quite young, has great talent, and her act
ing as the uncultured girl, the hali-tutored
governess and the accomplished lady COM
prises some of the finest character-acting on
the American stage to-day. She was
loudly and deservedly applauded, and her
acting assures her warm reception wheh
she comes to Wilmington again.