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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20
Every Book Agent

should carefully note the advertisement Of
Douglass Bros, elsewhere in this paper The
work they advertise deserves, and win doubt
less have, large sale. Write them for full
particulars without delay.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20

IL With the Diamond Dyes any lady can
get as good results as the best practical dyer.
Only 10 cents. Every dye is warranted true to
name and to sample.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20

You are right in obiccting to the claim that
the bulldog is entitled to the whole of the
sidewalk, but II he wants 1t, you'd better let
him have it.--Boston Post
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20

COOP dinners are only possible when you
have good materials to cook, good cook and
. Charter Oak Range to cook with. Sd
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20

AN exchange reminds us that Fort Sumter
was surrendered by Mary Anderson in 1S6l.-
Efmird Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20

NEVER address your conversation to q per-
son engaged in footing up column Of figures.
There's nothing so deaf as an adder.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20

A coRrER in peanuts has advanced tho
price OF that gallery esculent from 81 to 81 q
busheL Small boys will please weep in chorus
Neac Hdrea Register.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20

"WHY docs donkey eat thistlesf" saked .
teacher Of one Of the largest boys in the class
Because he is donkey, 1 reckon" was the
prompt reply.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20
Beautiful Women

are made pallid and unattractive by functional
irregularities, which DIR. Pierce's "Fayorite
Prescription" will infallibly cure. Thousands
Of testimonials. By druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20

THE army worm got as far as Boston, when
a miss with eyeglasses called it BY its real
name. It Immediately laid down and died.
Boston Post
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20

Mr.. W. A. FoRBEs, Greenfield, Mass, was
cured by st. Jacobs OIL Of rheumatism.-Cin-
cinnah Christian Standard.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20

A DRINKING man was told by his physician
to hold his breath while be counted his pulse,
but he couldn't do it. His breath was too
strong for him.-Chicago Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20

SKINNY MEN. "Wells' Health Renewer'' re-
stores health and vigor. cures Dyspepsia 81.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20

"RoUGH ON RATS" Clears out rats, mice,
reaches, bed-bugs, gophers, chipmunks- 15c.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20

TOMMY asked his mother II the school-teach
er's ferule was piece Of the Board OF Educa-
tion.-C Chicago Tribune
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20

If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's EyeWater. Druggists sell it. Csc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20

A Bosrox doctor says high-heelcd shoes
ruin the eycsight, and yet he can not be per-
suaded to look the other way.-Denrer Trib-
HH<.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20

ONIoN-BEDs should be laid out on the bias,
and trimmed with "a lace. = Detroit Fret
Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20

CHEAPER than blacksmithiug-is Fraxer's
Axle Grease. For sale everywhere. Try it
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-20

WRITE plainly on all postal cards. The
time Of q postmistress is vaiuable.-Louisvizs
Courier Journal.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-22

1t is Of great interest to compare
the American press with the Russian
press. Though the population of
Russia is double that of the United
States, yet Russia has only COS peri
odicals, against 9,723 of the United
States. In other words America has
sixteen times as many periodicals as
Russia. The State of New York
alone has twice as many periodicals
as the whole dominion of the Gar.
In Russia there is one periodical for
every 10000 inhabitants, and in
the United States one for every 5000.
Therefore, it requires thirty times
more Russians than Americans to
support newspaper. The demand
for the newspaper indicates certain
degree of education and wealth
hence it is necessary to admit that
the Yankees are thirty times more
educated than the Russians. This
comparison looks still more interest
ing in view of the fact that the
Americans recently celebrated the
one hundredth anniversary Of their
nations birth, while the Russians
have already celebrated their one
thousandth anniversary.-.St. Peters
bura Journal.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-22
West Va. Statistics.

BULLETIN No. 292, just issued by
the Census office, shows that there are
in West Va. 618, 457 people, Of whom
18,265 are foreigners and 25, 1888 color.
ed; of the whole population, 3S1, 72O
were born in West Virginia, 1926, 1850
in Virginia. 27,259 in Ohio, 1892 in
Pennsylvania, 4,272 in Kentucky, l.
553 in New York, LOO in North Car
DINA, 755 in Indiana, 581 in Missouri,
and all other natives of the United
States. 4,173. Of the foreigners, Z
O29 were born in the German empire,
$3.50 in Ireland, 2,051 in England
$40 in Switzerland, 622 in Scotland,
500 in Wales, 255 in Canada, 230 in
France. 81 in Austria, 48 in Italy,
and all other foreign born $50, Ofthe
1888 colored, 1854 we're born in
west Virginia, 9,239 in Virginia, 27e
in Ohio. 148 in Pennsylvania, 271 in
Maryland, SO in Kentucky, ~ in New
York, los in North Carolina, A in In
diana, in Missouri, and 181 in other
parts Of the United States.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-22

THE STATE DEBr.-All questions
connected with the public debt of Vir-
ginia have, we repeat, been turned over
to the courts by the Democrats of this
State. We have fought our last battle
on that issue. Judge Wellford's de-
cision in one case, like Judge Christians
in another, will have to undergo the
scrutiny of higher court. But after
all, the Supreme Court of the United
States will be the final arbiter. What
ever this last court orders to be done
will be done by the Administration par
ty in Virginia. IT. goes without saying
that the Administration or Republican
party would not dare to treat with con-
tempt the decisions of that august tri-
bunal. On the other hand, the Demo
Gratis will be more than willing to let
the Supreme Court Of the United States
protect the debt which they plainly en-
deavored to save, or, if that court should
deem it better, declare that twenty mil
lions of dollars is all that Virginia ought
to pay. 'sLet us have peace" on the
debt question.-Richmond Dispatch.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-22
THE WEATHER.
The Public 10 he Apprised of
Coming Storms and the Esfyer-
men 10 be Warmed of Floods.

=
men 40 be Warmed of Floods
| Special Dispatch to the Register.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-By autho
ity of the Secretary of War, the fol
lowing system is to be tested al
Washington. When a storm has
commenced to travel:
First, the telegraph stations over
which it passes are to send kilograms
of it's coming and direction which il
is travelling, to points having signals
established, scores or even hundreds
of miles in advance, according to the
probable distance which it may trav-
cl. succeeding telegraph stations al
ways keeping kilograms well in adj
vance. Also at stations on rapid
rivers
TELEGRAyrs OF COMING FLOODS
are to be sent to all towns below hav-
ing signals established at each city,
county seat and town. A good sized
cannon is to be kept by each fire
company, or at the military or naval
station. which is to be fred three
times as a storm or flood signal, at
intervals of one minute if a tornado
is coming, and at intervals of three
minutes il a rain storm is approach
ing rapidly, &c.
AT intervals of six minutes If a rain
storm is approaching slowly and at
intervals of ten minutes if a destruc-
tive river flood is coming. At large
sea ports where there are several mil
itary or naval stations
SIGNALS OF APPROACH OF GALES
should be repeated by each in regu-
larly arranged order from the sound
of the first, and bells may be rung or
steam whistles may be blown to in
crease the warning Of destructive
storms. Where town has not suit
able cannon for storm or flood gun,
application should be made to the
State or National arsenals. The
Western Union Telegraph Company,
with its 10000 miles of telegraph
lines, has three times generously of
fered free kilograms of storms and
floods to test this system at all points
which may establish the signals, and
all such will be supplied. This plan
when it shall have been generally es-
tablished will doubtless have more
than one hundred million dollars an
nully in damaged hay, grain and
other property, together with thou
sands of lives and all at trifing
cost
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-22
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The New il. a. o. Postal Cars,

WASHINGTON, D. c., July Five
new railroad Postoffice cars for the
fast mail service on the b. & 0. r. r..
between Baltimore and St. Lonis, are
now being completed at the Mount
Clare shops. The cars are built by
the Company, upon designs furnished
by the Government, and are unique
specimens of their kind. The exter-
Tor of the cars is white, with ultra
marine blue borders aud gold letter
ing. They are numbered from one to
five and are inscribed on the sides:
"Baltimore-Fast Mail-St. Louis
and Omitted States Postoflice." In
the interior the cars are finished in
ash and cherry, oiled to show the
natural grain. The ceilings are
white. The forward section is filled
with stalls for mailbags. The center
is taken up with series Of eighty
inclined chutes for distributing news
papers. The matter for distribution
is placed upon large table in front
of the chutes, each of which is num-
bered and labeled. When distribu-
ted it slides through by gravitation,
and falls into the pouches on the 9th
er side In the rear section there are
five hundred boxes of uniform size,
arranged in semi-circle for dis
tributing letters. Each of the cars
is lighted by ten polished brass ar
gand lamps, and heated by Baker
car heaters, The carriages and un-
dergear are painted black and light
brown. Lockridge air-brake are at
tached to each car. The five will
soon be finished, when three more
will be commenced for service be-
tween Baltimore and Chicago. The
white and blue coats of the cars have
very pleasing effect in their new
state, but railroad men think the color
will not remain so bright after a
short season on the road.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-22

Whilst from all sections of our coun-
try comes the glad news that kind
Providence has and is blessing our peo-
pie with abundant crops of all kinds of
agricultural products, it is at the same
time apparent that our country is over
flowing with money seeking investment.
Some idea may be formed of the great
surplus of capital in our country when
it can be stated that single New York
financier proposes to place 5000, 900, 900
Of Government bonds, bearing two per
cen. interest, for investment, and it is
fair to presume that there is at this time
more than $500, 100000 of capital real
ly seeking investment in our country.
Independent of this private surplus
of capital, soon will be put in circulation
from the public treasury of the country
about 5000, 900, 900, appropriated by
Congress at its present session for the
payment Of pensions and expenditures
on public works. This presents an en-
ormous aggregate of money and cannot
tail to make business very active in the
coming autumn if properly applied in
the legitimate business channels.
1t is simply astounding to notice
with what rapidity railroads, towns
and cities are being built in our COM
paratlvely new country-fast reclaim
ing even the wilderness portion of our
land; and ere many more years shall
have passed away, the wild and de-
ISOLATE places of the country will bios
som as the rose of Sharon and merrily
ring with the voice of civilization
and industry. The evidences of the
progress we are making in the pros
perity and wealth Of our country are
not only apparent on every hand but
are marvellous. 1t is also strange
that there can be so much money seek
ing investment in bonds, at such low
rates of interest.
So far as appears now, our country
is in most prosperous condition,
and to what has been said must be
added the great harvests that have
been gathered and that are still to be
gathered over this vast continent dur
ing the present season, which will
make many millions more to be plac-
ed with previous accumulations of
wealth and furnish the earnest of fin
ancial stability and national prosper
ity for years to come if the people
can keep their heads clear and stea-
dy in the line of business and avoid
falling into wild and uncertain specu-
| lations.-Me rcurY.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-22

We find the following complimen-
tary reference to this gentleman in the
American Register, the leading dem
ocratic paper in Washington:
"There is little doubt about the re-
election of the excellent practical and
laborious representative in the Senate
from West Virginia. Mr.. Davis has
the advantage, too Of the moral support
of the "Mother of States and statesmen.
His competitor can only win through
extraneous influences coming from be-
yond the Ohio, while the whole strength
aud moral power of Mr.. Davis is Vir-
gilman, old and new. He has done his
State and people effective service, and
his ability and fidelity are so well re-
cognized that he can haveno dangerous
opposition"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-22

The Promised Sensation Forthcoming
but not Of the Mature Anticipated.

.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July I4.-In
the Star Route trial, Blois, who was
on the stand yesterday, was recalled
and testified in effect that the mem
bers of the firm of contractors ap-
pear to have signed the names of one
another Unfortunately. Letters
from Gov. Pitkin and Chief Justice
Thatcher, of Colorado, were declared
by the witness to be in Reerdell's
handwriting with the exception of
the signatures which he failed to
identify.
The proceedings were interrupted
at this point by the entrance of the
Grand Jury. A hush fell upon the
spectators and the counsel listened
eagerly as the clerk put the usual
question: ''Have you found any pre-
sentiment upon the evidence presented
to your
Foreman Hutchinson answered,
eve have found no Indictment"
The Court with an air of surprise
-"You say you have found no in
dictmentY'
The Foreman-"We have consid-
cred the evidence presented to us and
have found no Indictment"
Mr.. Bliss-"There was no pre-
sentiment"
The Court dismissed the jury until
October 9th, next.
The examination of the witness
was then resumed, and he said the
signatures Of postmaster Hall and
two other persons, as fixed to the
petition relative to the Canon City
and Fort McDermot route, were in
Miners handwriting.
Col. Bliss deems his new evidence
in the star route cases amply suffi-
cient for the grand jury to have
found preferment upon. 1t is re-
ported that the jury is thoroughly
familiar with the connection between
Senator Kellogg and Walsh, as shown
in the testimony taken before the
Congressional Investigating Commit
tee before any evidence had been
presented them. 1t is understood
that nineteen of the twenty three
jurors were opposed to presentment
on the evidence upon final vote.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-22


a Word i'm Defense of fonon.
gaIfa--Why She HAS Not
Grown SO Rapidly as Sorae Of
saer Neighbors.
KINGwooD, July 15.--I read an arti-
Gle in your excellent paper,taken from
Kingwood paper, which was well cal
culated to mislead your readers, in
relation to the history and present
condition of the noble old county of
Monongalia and her people. The
portion of the article to which / OBJ.
ject is as follows:
81 now desire to call your attention
to the wealth and population Of your
own county, as compared with Mo
mongolia county, which has no rail
road. So far in the discussion of
this subject, we have been, as it
were, away from home. We now
purpose to talk about things at home,
where you can all see for yourselves.
The facts and figures are now mat
ter of history, and can be referred to
by any one who will take the pains
to examine them.
"Let us begin at the first census
after the formation of Preston in
1918, and note the increase in popu-
lation and wealth Of the two counties
up to the present.
1920, population Of Preston, 1922:
Monongalia, 11,060; Monongalia
over Preston, 1858. In wealth, at
this period, Monongalia, of course,
far exceeded us.
1880, population of Preston lin
round numbers) 10000; Monongalia,
$4,000; Preston over Monongalia,
1000, or nearly % per cent more"
The author Of this article was GER
tainly not very familiar with the
causes of the change to which he
alludes. Monongalia, with her usual
liberality, in giving birth to the new
county gave it a very generous por
tion Of her territory, then sparsely
populated. In 1841 Preston acquir-
ed a portion of Monongalia lying
East Of Bruceton, adjoining Pennsyl-
vania; about the same time.she took
from Randolph large tract of terri
tory now called Pines. The con-
struction of the b: &c O. r. r., it is
true, added very much to the wealth
and population of Preston as well as
all the counties of the State through
which the railroad passes have been
benefited by it's construction; but
the millions expended in building
the road were not levied on the peo-
pie through whose territory it passed.
From the above causes, added to
the industry and enterprise of her
people, Preston has become very
respectable county, both in territory
and population. Since 1920, old
Monongalia, instead of having terri
tory added to her, has, in the forma-
ton of Marion and Taylor counties,
parted with o territory containing
to-day larger population than all
Preston, and still is one of the large
and respectable counties of the
State. So that the territory that
formed the County of Preston having
increased in population faster than
that which was retained by the old
county is not true, and the reverse is
the fact. have no idea that the
author of the article referred to in
tended to make any misrepresenta-
tions, but it is due to the people of
the old county that the mistake
should be corrected.
VIM. G. Brown.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-22
Hunting EIdorado.

The mining fever seems to have
broken out in West Virginia. This
time 1t is to operate in far off Arizona.
On the Both of June meeting oil
prominent citizens from different
parts of the State met at Grafton to
organize company to purchase and
operate seven silver and gold mines
located in South Arizona, where for
800 years fortunes have been dug out
in primitive way from volcanic fis-
sures that seem inexhaustible with
rich ores. The minimum capital is
sixty thousand dollars, in 60 shares.
A committee of three, with alternates
start on the 10th of July to inspect
in person and make report to the
stockholders. They will be absent
on this mission about three weeks.
The following were chosen for the
purpose: Geo. w. Atkinson, u. S.
Marshal; DR.. J. A. Mofett, of Park
ersburg, and Wei. w. Cowden, OF
Wheeling. Alternates: Judge Ed
win Maxwell, of Harrison county, E.
G.. Jefferys, of the Grafton Sentinel,
and A. F. Gibbons of the Charleston
State Tribune.
Awong the other stockholders are
the following: Geo. w. Bumgardner,
of Osceola, Iowa, who is practical in
his knowledge of mines and ores, O.
G. Scofeld, u. S. Deputy Collector
Internal Revenue, Chas. B. Smith,
Sheriff of Wood county, A. N. Will
liams, Druggist, G. B. Gibbons, Dep
uty U. S. Marshal, Hon. Jno. A.
Hutchinson and L. B. Dellicker, U.
S. Clerk Circuit Court of Parkersburg,
A. L. and H. r. Hustead, Of Clarks-
burg, H. H. Sweeney, w. j. W. Cow
den, DR.. j. B. Reed and j. H. Pipes,
of Wheeling; Capt. R. W. Saunders,
of Raleigh c. H.; E. G. Thomas, OF
Moundsville; j. B. Menager, Pros
ecuting Attorney, Point Pleasant;
DR.. Geo. Henderson, Washington, D.
c.; j. w. r. Black, of Halltown; S.
P. Mccormick, Attorney at Law, OF
Grafton; W. E. Truslow, Cashier OF
State Bank, and J. Sinnett Atkinson,
Deputy U. S. Marshal, of Charleston
Gen. r. E. Fleming, Thos. W. Elem
ington, John d. Crane, G.. C. Far
rance, Hartley & Gould, and John
w. Haggerty, Deputy U. S. Marshal
of Fairmont. Tribune
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-22

It would be a matter of satisfac-
ton to many people if the Demo
cratic Executive Committe of this
Congressional District would an
nounce definitely the time and place
for holding the Convention. The
other three districts have announced
theirs and our people are getting i'm
patient, inasmuch as it is less than
two weeks until the time unofficially
mentioned.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-22

The high price of meat is causing
considerable discussion throughout
the country. The present price may
be accounted for in several ways.
First, the short crops in some sections
last year prevented the usual number
of choice cattle from being marketed,
and again, there is G class of people
who are able to indulge in meats of
all kinds no matter what the prices
are. In addition the exports of meat
from this country may have reduced
the supply. BE this as it may, no
satisfactory solution Of the problem
has been reached and we are likely
to continue to pay present prices For
some time. The quickest way out Of
the difficulty is to use less Of it, thus
relieving the stomach as well as the
purse.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-22
Sergeant Mason and the
President.

WASHINGTON, july 15.-The case
Of Sergeant John Mason, the soldier
who attempted to shoot the assassin
Guitean, is still pending before the
President. He is not determined upor
his action in regard to it, but the gen
eral impression among those hest cal
culated to judge is that he is not dispos
cd to interfere with the sentence of the
court martial which tried the case.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-22

The right man in the right place,
is q trite old saying, and it fits ex-
actly Bernard L. Butcher, the State
Superintendent of schools. Young,
energetic, progressive, well informed,
genial and sociable, he is a model
officer. The State never had better
Superintendent, nor one more thor
oughly alive to the great response
bilities of his Office. His whole heart
is in his work. He is worth ten
times his salary to the people of the
state.-Kingwood Journal.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-22
THE
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EOotli1ht FayOrites- Dorfraifs Of LEADING Ac.
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The MYSTERIES of New York SuDerblv illus
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