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cONsTABLE's SALE.
First Justices Court. Parish Of Grant,
State Of Louisiana No. l24.


By virtue IF and TO satisfy writ Of q.
IA. issued and to me directed, in the above
entitled and numbered snit, have seized
and will offer for sale, at public auction, in
mont Of the court house door, in the town
Of Colfax Louisiana, between tho hours
prescribed by law, on
sATUKDAY, August S, A. D. 1882,
the following described property, seized Is
he properly Of tho Defendant to wit:
Tie 6teainboat Lila, now lying 1T the
Rnblic Landing ID Colfax, La.
s Ternls Cna6 With benofit Of apprnise-
ns,rt s. n. LACROfX,
IS <fvl=ot Constable.
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Let as all go to the polls next
Tuesday and vote for W. F. Black
man, ''the peoples choices" as ex-
pressed in the primary election.
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By virtue of aud TO satisfy writ Of d.
ia. issued and to mo directed ia the above
entitled and numbeled salt, hnve seized
town of Coltax, between the hours pre-
scribed by law. Oh
+ SATURDAY, September 3. A. D. 1882,
The. following desefibea psvssrty, seized as
the property OF tn Defendant. TO wit
A certain Boiler, Eagines. Saw Mill Ma
chinery, Belts etc, sitnated near Lacroix's
ferry and known rs the WEIGH machinery.
Terms Cash with Lenefit of appraise-
ment. (a5) G. II. TEAL, Sheriff.
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iNCO r PORATION
Tax Sales
or x.NyNOV.9BLE PROP
ERTF.

The To,cn Of CoJar
Us. PdrtSh OF Grant,
Delinquent Taxpayers. Louisiana
By the authority Of Law in me vested
will offer for sale at the door of the Court
House in the town of Colfax within the le-
gal hours for judicial sale, on
SATURDAY, the 9th day of September,
1882,
the immovable property on which incorpo-
ration tax is now due for the year 1881, to-
eether with the interests and costs there
on, as follows, viz
Ii. NJ. a. LANE, 10f Blocks in the town of
Colfax, Nos. l, 3, of ), 6, 7, 8, 9, Is, IL,
20, 81 also l39 acres of land in the incor-
porate limits of the town of Colfax out
side of Bringhurst Survey
Taxes due, $50 o.
The property will be offered in quantities
to suit the purchasers, SO that the least
Quantity sufficient to satisfy all tax inter-
est and cests will be sold.
Terms-Cash without appraisement.
HIRAM WILLIAMSON,
Marshal aud Town Collector.
Colfax. La, August Sd, 1882. a5-6t
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Whsreos & u provided b ~ ~. ~
approved 1uue ~ 10o tiaat - ~
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sHERIFF's SALE.


A. G. Lewis, A N. D'Qsin owner and
transferee, rs. Sasnts jardee.
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Mrs. Howell's house? Isuppose I could go
! by and restore this glove to the owner?"
! Mary and Lizzie went to church that Sun
! day morning, Katy declared she could not
! so, having but one glove. l stayed at home
with her and offered to keep Mrs. Howell's
children for her-and so persuaded that wor-
thy woman to attend worship with the girls.
And this is how it came about that, while
we were having fr0lic on the carpet with
| the children in Mrs. Howell'sroom, we heard
a ring at the door; and Bridgethaving taken
! hersclfoff somewhere, there was no help for
it but for one of Us to answer the summons.
"Iou go, Katym whispered I, in dismay.
Il cannot appear"
Katy glanced serenely of her own frizzy
head in the looking. glass, gave pull at her
over1kirt and a tou h to her collar and
ope1ed thedoor.
Immediately afterwards was shocked by
| hearing her utter genuine feminine scream,
and seeing her drop on the floor; and that
man, perfect stranger to me, gathered her
up in his arms and began raviDg over her IN
q manner that astonisned me. He called her
bis darling" and his own Katy" and ac-
tually kissed her before l could reach her.
l was surprised at myself afterwards that
l hadn't ordered that gentleman out; but it
never occurred to me ut the time, and when
Katy "came to" and sat up on the sofa and
heard hisspeeches, she seemed 50 well pleased
| that | left them and took the children up to
| the room feeling bewildered all over.
What shall say further? Only that Katy
| lives in the pretty house in the town known
as DR.. Craig's residence, where we three FAC
| tory girls" have home whenever we want
it. And there are no liquors found on her
! sidcboard nor at her table.
One day heard Arthur say, "you were q
silly child, Kate, to run away from me. l
should have given up the point at last, 1
know"
But there would have been the splendid
cellar and the ten thousand year." answered
she. at would have been such tempta-
ton. We are safer as it is, dear"
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death how, l could not tell, but if help had
been in the adjoining room could not have
summoned it. There were dozens of yards
Of the rope. which they wound round and
round me, until | was bound fast. The same
hand that had so tenderly placed tfe ring
upon my finger but a few hours before now
roughly tore it from me; then they both
withdrew, leaving the window still raised
distinctly heard them descend the pillars of
the porch, and afterwards moving about be-
low. queer, cracking noise, that shortly
turned to rushing rs of wind, came in
through the open window. Surely there was
other light besides that Of the moon. Yes
there it was beyond doubt-a Iurid glare that
sent hideous figures dancing across The cell
ing and drove out the moonlight! This
then, was to be my fate; l with everything
else was 10 be destroyed. AS the horror of
the situation flashed upon me, strength like
that of lion was given me. Working
noiselessly with my feet L managed to pull
the cover from under the ropes. This Ioos-
cned the cords that bound me, and one arm
was worked out. BY this time there was %
great shouting in the distance for the flames
had awakened the neighbors, who called
Justify to each other, as they came rushing
towards the house. |, too, screamed now,
but my voice was lost in the noise of the
cracking flames, which completely wrapped
the end Of the house in their writhing, fiery
arms Working my way out of the ropes,
I somehow reached the window, and stand
ing upright il it, looked out at the crowd be-
low.
Jump came laundering from the black,
moving mass. Jump it is your only
chance.
Closing my eyes tightly, I sprang out over
the Kissing flames into the darkness beyond,
but landed upon the soft velvet rug at my
bedside, in the bright morning sunshine that
was streaming into the room. My ring
cleaned gaily from my finger and a low
whistle came from beneath the window.
Hastily dressing 1 looked out.
as it you?' asked Phil, lovingly; "are
you well, and were You afraid I have been
here for hours. / could not sleep for think
ing about you, so returned. Come down
into the sunshine, won't you, and repay me
for my long, lonely vigil ?"
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SELECTED MISCELLANY,

Prudery is perfume that conceals viii
atcd sir.
Happiness is like the echo; it answers you,
but it does not come.
Contradiction animates conversation that
is why courts are so wearisome
None but the contemplate are apprehen-
sive Of contempt.
Justice without strength, and strength
without Justice: fearful misfortunes.
Many often Judge the person, but not the
cause, which is not injustice, but malice
They that would not eat forbidden fruit
must not come near the forbidden tree.
The two powers which constitute wise
man are those of bearing and forbearing.
Happiness is always the inaccessible castle
which sinks in ruin when we set foot on it,
Never exhibit too great familiarity with
new acquaintance; you may give 0tfense.
The power TO do great things generally
arises from the willingness to do little
things.
What we charitably forgive will be re-
compensed as well as what we charitably
give.
There is but one way to keep from being
du1ned, and that is never to run in debt.
A woman's dress is like the envelope OF n
letter-the cover is frequently an index to
its contents.
a failure establishes only this, that our
determination to do something was not
strong enough.
Our chief want in life is somebody who
shall make us Go what we can. This is the
service of friend.
There are three ways of getting ont of a
scrape-write out, back out, and the best way
is to keep out.
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HOW BEAUTIFUL
The LONELINESS Of Loye-HOw the Tender-h5arted
Chicago Swain is Captured.


Chicago Swain is Captured.
Myrtle, dear?"
eyes, George, what is it?" replied the girl,
glancing shyly upward.
The radiant glory of summer moon
shone down upon the earth this June nighu,
bathing in all it's mellow splendor the leafy
branches OF the sturdy old oaks that had for
centuries shaded the entrance to Castl7
McIIurtry and laughed defiance to the
fierce gales that every winter came bowling
down IN all their cruel force and fury from
the moorlands lying to the westward of the
castle. On the edge of the broad demesne
that stretched away TO the south stood a
large brindle COW, and as the moonlight
fiecked with silvery luster her starboad ribs
she seemed to Myrtle perfect picture of
sweet content and almost holy calm.
"Is it not a beautiful night, dearest?"
murmured the girl. "See how the moon
beams flutter down through the trees, max
ing strange lights and shadows that fit
among the shrubs and flowers in such a
weird, ghost-iilze fashion. The dell is in
deed clothed in loneliness tonight, sweet
heart"
"Yes," said George W Simpson, this is
| the boss dell and then, looking down into
! the pure, innocent face that was lifted to
his he took in his own broad, tlird-base
palm the little hand that erstwi1ile held up
Myrtle's polonaise. As they stood there
silently in the boshy glade George passed
his arm silently but firmly around Myrtle's
waist
The noble girl did not shy.
"Do you love me- sweetheart 2" he asked
in accents that were tremulous with tremu-
lousness.
NJ yrtle's head was dropping now, and the
rosy bushes of Calumet avenue innocence
were chasing each other across her peachy
cheeks.
George drew her more closely to him. If
mosquito had tried to pass between them
it would have been bad-for the mosquito.
Can you doubt me, darling?" he whis-
pered. You surely must know that I love
you with a wild, passionate, whoa-Emma
love that can never die. Do you not love
me a little in return?"
For an instant the girl did not speak.
George heard the whisking of the brindle
cows tail break in rudely upon the solemn
stiffness Of the night, and ever and anon
came the dull thud Of the bullfrog as he
jumped into neighboring pond. Presently
Myrtle placed her arms about his neck, and,
with wistful, babys-gOt-th look
in her sweet face, she said to him: II love
you, George, with deathless devotion that
will eventually keep you broke" And with
these fateful words she adjusted her rumpled
bang and fearlessly led the way to an ice
cream lair.
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4 TOUCHING ROMANCE.

A number Of years ago some miners In
Wales in exploring an old pit that had long
been closed, found the body of young man
dressed in fashion long out Of date. The
peculiar action OF the air Of the mine was
such as preserved the body so perfectly that
it appeared asleep rather than dead. The
miners were puzzled at the circumstance.
No one in the district had been missed within
their remembrance, and at lastjt was resolved
to bring in the oldest inhabitant-an old
lady long past her SOth year, who had lived
single in the village the whole of her life.
On being taken into the presence of the body
q very strange scene occurred. The old lady
fell on the corpse and kissed it, and addressed
it by every term of endearment spoken in Il
bygone generation. He was her only love,
and she had awaited for him during her long
life She knew he had not torsallen her.
The old lady and the young man had been
betrothed sixty years before. The lover had
disappeared mysteriously, and she had kept
her faith during the long interval. Time
had stood still with the young man, but had
left its mark on the woman. The miners
who were present were rough set, but very
gently and with fearful eyes they removed
the old lady to her house, and that night her
faithful spirit rejoined that OF her long-lost
lover
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DREADFUL Suspense,

The other day the driver of Baker street
car put his head in at the door and glared
around upon twelve passengers and called
out:
"Who put that nicllle with hole in it in
the fare box?"
Every woman sat bolt upright, and every
man saw something through the opposite
window.
"Who put that niclzle in ?" continued the
driver in tones that racked every breast.
Five women looked down on the floor,
and seven men looked suspiciously at each
other.
Because whoever it was must put me in
a good one," said the driver, as he glared at
each one in turn.
The suspense was now dreadful. The
women began to breathe hard, and four out
of the seven men turned red in the face. At
length as the tension became intense, man
who had been deeply interested in a maya
zine, arose and said:
at couldn't have been me, for I was try
ing to beat the company out of my fare; but
l viii drop in o dime in order to end this
melancholy scene and let the car go on"
(Which I don't want this ere occurrence
to occur again." muttered the driver and he
shut the door and persuaded the horse to
awake and move on.
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WITT AND HUMOR.

Why is death like tin can tied to yell
low dogs tail? Because it is bound to oc-
cur.
At Brighton, England, lives very tender
hearted lady. One morning blue-bottle
fly was humping his head against the
window-pane. Jane" said she to the
servant. open the window and let the poor
fly out" "But it is pouring with rain!"
said Jane. "You have kind heart, Jane;
let him into the next room, where it is
warm, and when the shower is over, let him
OUT
Two brokers were watching lady who
was sitting in the gallery yesterday, and
wondering who she was, when they noticed
another broker walk ID and speak to her.
| Now know who she is" said one of the
brokers. "She's Jacks wife" How do you
know? because he neither took Off his
hat nor shook hands when he spoke to her,"
That settled it.
A bad beginning: Uncle Mace and Aunt
Sinl.ey, his wife, were out III Austin avenue
buying some things few days ago. The
old woman bought handkerchief, the color
of which did not suit Uncle Mace, and he
said, angrily: you have made poor
choice. Y0u hain't got no taste" Il know
1 has bad taste but de fust poor selection L
made was when I tuck you"
Said the Pastor: We never used to get
any money in the contribution box, but
lately have arranged to have two or three
of onr most prominent men and pretty girls
stand in the vestibule while the people come
in. 50 they can see who puts the money in,
and the box is doing quite we'll" 1t takes
= business man to run church as well as
circus.
Are you going to take that ugly pug
dog with you again, Carrier" asked Charles.
81 really believe you take him simply to
make yourself look prettier By the contrast"
Don't be jealous of poor Pug, Charley"
replied Carrie. "Tll take you some time
when l want to look especially handsome"
Michael's wife was leaning over the bank
of the canal washing some clothes A boat
man on the towpath, observing her. sid
Mike, aren't you AFRAID Iirs. MuIansJ
will fall in and get drowned DIM =
bit" responded her husband, she can swim
like a tailor's goose"
Said Edith Mr.. Squire told me last night,
when was out walking with him, that he
would never marry" Said Alice: He
said the same to me when was with nm
the night before but he mentioned your
name Immediately afterwards
Should and does: "Who shall decide
when doctors disagree?" We don't know
who should, but we know that the underta-
ker generally does.
A philosopher says: "The man who
laughs is the sympathetic man" 1t IS as
tonishing how many symPathisers man
has when he falls down and hurts himself.
No woman would De happy to be the only
woman in the world and have all the men
worship her. She wouldn't be satisfied
She wants another woman to envy her.
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TIE Tomgs oFFoug GREAT MEN,

Four of the worlds greatest composers
have found final resting place in Vienna,
namely, Won Beethoven, Mozart, Gluck and
Schubert On Beethoven's tombstone is
inscribed the simple word beethoven"
Gluck and Schubert lie close together, and
over Schubert's simple mound are the
words:
Here Vienna buried great gifts, but even greater
hOpeS.S
"Herc lies Franz Schubert"
Mozart lies in the old graveyard Of st.
Marx, in the quarter for the poor. 1t is a
sad reflection-one of the worlds mental
peers was buried as a pauper. Joseph
Haydn, Father Haydn" as the Viennese
lovingly named him. lies far distant from his
loved Danube, in Hungary. Bach is sup
posed to lie buried at Leipzig, although
the exact location of his grave is unknown.
Handel reposes in that grand national
mausoleum, Westminster Abbey. Mendels-
sohn lies in the old Jewish burying ground
at Berlin. Chopin rests in Pere Ia Chase,
Paris and the tomb of Cherubini is in Flor
ence, surrounded by tombs bearing such
names as Dante, Calico, Michael Angelo,
Medc, and others Of no less note, which
seems 10 point to Italy as the foster-mother
and cradle of music, rs indeed of all the other
arts. These great minds are still with Us i'll
the spirit, and the fruits of their genius
still remain to purify, to enaoble and bless.
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ANCIENT AND MODERN WAR.
THE THREE SCARS.

This got on the dsv that Goring
Fought Though York, like wild beast roaring
9h, ROOFS were black and the streets were full,
The .Cors built up with packs OF wool:
Bu, our pixies made way through q storm of shot
Barrel to barrel tin locks grew hot;
}'rcrc fell dead, and Lucas was gone,
B,lt the drum etill beat and the flag went on.
This caught from swinging sabre,
an Z had from long nights labor;
--Acn Chester famed, and the streets were red
Iu spashiac shower fell the molten lead,
The fire sprsn- up, and the old roof split
g'i,c ball burst in the middle Of it;
with "a clash and Gang the troopers they ran,
For the sleg- was over ere well began.
This got com pistol butt
G.uclly III, head : not hazel-nut);
The hors- .hcy raced, and scudded and swore;
There " re Leicestershire gentlemen, severity
sco-e:
Up came the " Holsters" covered with steel
Down we went with stagger and reel.
Smash at The flag, tore it 10 rag,
And carried il of IN my foraEing bag.
-Eaycr J60,USL'Ty in RwfdIo Courier.
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THREE ayoRE SCARS.

This got on the day that Jackson
Beat Us back IN dire disgrace;
strong men cried rs they turned their backs on
THE storm OF Gre they could not face.
From 'front.' from left, and from right, like swarm
or bees hunmed the minnie baiis-O ii was warm
And deadly work ere the fall Of the sun,
On that fatal field Of Second Bull Rus.
This YVES a singing bit Of shell
That burst as !, fell from Whitworth gun.
J tell you, boys, il was merry hell''
In those woods hut the battle was nearly won.
Foot by foot did we forward press,
Foot by foot did the rebs retreat;
Petersburg, boys, you can all of you guess;
For twas the Johnnies' frs. defeat.
This got from bullet spent;
]. Eiacllened this leg from hip to knee
I thought il was gone, but felt content,
For far in front see the lrGybaclls flee:
We chased them up till the fall of night
Twas Five Forks, boys-how the memories come
Then worn with marching and weary with fight,
The army slept and dreamed of home.
Waller Chester.
NEW YORK, June 5, lsS2.
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AN ELECTRIC ICE STORM IN TEXAS.


Texas is a country of marvels. Wonder
full things are constantly happening. Strange
stories are told, and stranger truths are de-
veloped. A week ago to-day cloud little
larger than mans hand passed over the
Big Wichita valley, eighteen miles north of
us. 1t fingered but moment, yet in that
moment unheard of things transpired. 1t
did not hail, but there dropped electric ice.
Pieces of ice five inches in diameter, fifteen
inches around, were hurled from the upper
realms, dashing upon the ground like cannon
balls from heavy artillery. Dozens of pieces
were gathered up and weighed and found to
run from fifteen to twenty ounces. One
piece broke through the new pine shingles
on Tom Gees house, and descending went
through the pine ceiling over the sitting
room. At another house, Colonel Whaley's
we believe, piece struck the stovepipe pro-
iecting from the roof and cut itoff as smooth
as could have been done by an Immense
cleay II. Anumber of sheep on Slime Bros
farm were killed, and we have heard of few
cattle having their legs broken. Fortunate
ly there were but one or two pieces to the
acre fell. Had they fallen in numbers like
hail stones usually come, the entire district
would have been one vast ruin-a mingled
heap of animal and vegetable life gone out
Henrietta Shield ..-.....
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called out There you are again! Hadn't
you better give us q concert" said, Ger
taiplv.' and began TO sing 50 loud as I could,
but she told me to stop, or she would throw
something at me; SO 1 stopped. That let's
me cut"
Next!
No. looked very disconsolate. He said:
a reckon I'll have to pay. My wife told
me to do something none of you would have
done, if you had been in my place"
q What was it?p
She said, so you thought you would
come home at last! Now, hadn't you better
90 out to the well and drink a couple of
buckets OF water just to astonish your stom-
ach {? That was more than had bargained
for; so it's my funeral"
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WHITTIER ON AHNoYAucEs IN HEA-


I related something of conversation be
tween Mr. LOngfellow and myself on spirit
ualism few months before his death, or,
rather, q conversation on the influence and
nearness which many persons experience in
regard to those who were dear to them and
have gone into the mysteries of eternity.
Mr.. Whittier listened with interest, adding
that he was aware that Mr.. Longfellow had
some remarkable ideas and syTpathies of
the kind, but had never talked with him on
the subject, land for myself" he added, Il
have felt but very slightly that closeness
and nearness of the unseen of which you
speak" After few moments, in the pro-
gress of our talk, he remarked: Life IS q
mystery-death is mystery" l am like
the Chinese philosopher, ConfUcius who,
when he was asked What is death?' an
swered, Life is such mystery that l do
not seek to penetrate what is beyond 1t. ."
May 1 ask if you believe in the progress of
the soul after death?" "Why not? Surely
we are not to be placed in inches to remain
forever. We shall doubtless there have what
we lack here-harmony-an that is my
idea of heaven" No troubles, no vexa-
tions?" "Well, do not think So Itseems to
me we must there, as well as here have some
annoyances, to be quite content, in contrast"
This was novel idea, and I laughed in ap-
probation of it, and said: "Then you do not
fancy q supreme satisfaction and content"
No. no, not l." laughing merrily. "But we
meet people who are thoroughly delighted
with themselves and their surroundings very
frequently" "True, and thee hast seen
clans at high tide; they remind me of such
people. ALI we shall have some trials in
the life beyond land here the poets fine
dark eyes lighted up with rare intelligence
but our happiness will be all the sweeter,
and everything will be harmonized. '-Ars.
Ellen e. Dickinson.