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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-08

On motion OF Ar. Brian
Be Il ordajnsd, That the preaiflen Of
the police jury be and he is hereby
authorized to draw on the treasurer
for the sum of % 90 to paw s. B.
Shackelford for minute book furnished
the parish By him, also Gil 80 in favor
Of r. 8. Cameron, due on the assessors
fund for the year 1881, and in favor of
the treasurer for Oh 90 paid by him to
C. H. Teal, and that e42 O0 be placed
to the police jury fand.
On motion Of Mr. Kelly
Be II ordained, That the sheriff Of
the parish Of Grant be instructed to
proceed at once Ia the collection of the
licenses on all gates across public roads
in the parish of Grant, IN the same
manner as the State licenses are col
lected. aud all laws authorizing over
seers on public roads to remove gates
across the same are hereby repealed.
On motion Of Mr.. Grow
Be Il ordained, That the balance 0f
parish licenses collected for this year
be appropriated to make up the def
cheney in the feeding prisoners fund
and the sherifiTs fund.
On motion of Mr.. Grow
Be Il ordained, That the clerk of the
police jnry be authorized to draw .
certificate of Indebtedness in favor Of
L. E. TORY, for the sum of nineteen
dollars against the fund of 1873.
On motion of Mr.. Brian the police
jury adjourned until the first Monday
in November 1882. s. C. CURRY,
FRI
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-08
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ment Of any deficiency Of former years,
should there be any.
Be It further ortiained, That all ordi-
nances or parts Of ordinances conflict
ing herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
"A. L. Grow,
COMMITTEES / \. Brian,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-08
Fruits aud Vegetables.

We return thanks to MIR. r. B.
Williams, of Montgomery, for a cou-
pie Of dozen of fine peaches. They
we're handed to us on Saturday, June
oath, the day we moved into our
new Office, and in the confusion Of
moving we neglected to make ac-
acknowledgement for them.
MIR. j. o. Grayson has thanks for
a large silver-peel onion, nearly IA
inches in circumference, raised from
seed planted in last January. Can any
body beat that?
Mr.. Henry Prnett favored us with
sample tomato of his own raising,
weighing three quarters Of q pound
regular beauty. He takes the cake
for large tomatoes.
MIR. j. P. Hadnot presented us
with couple of fancy honey priz-
boxes, containing each q pounds Of
rich. clear honey, inst as it came from
the hive. John is a success in the
honey business. He also brought us
couple of fine watermelons.
Mr.. Joshua Kemp. Jr., also has
thanks for fine watermelon, the
best we have eaten this year.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-08

dt 0c a week in your own town. Terms
0DOO and s. 90 outfit free Address H..
Hal!ett * Co., Portland, Maine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-08

Correspondents of the Chicago Times,
August 10. 1881.
While passing through st. Soseph,
and having heard great deal about
the Worlds Epileptic Institute located
here, concluded t. pay the celebrated
institution o short visit. We were
met by DIR. Richmond, the proprietor,
who has gained reputation as broad
as the land. He lie rather small, yet
prepossessing man, of very affable aud
gentlemanly manners. He gave US .
hearty welcome, and took great pains
in showing ms through his pallxtia1
and mammoth institution. It IL i've
story building, 200xl60 feet with base
ment, and contains over three hundred
rooms, and can accommodate five hum
dred patients, and each and every
room is finished in the most elegant
and lavish manner. But we will begin
at the office, which is large room tin-
ished with rosewood furniture through
out. In the Office are thousands Of
photographs Of those who have been
benefited by the Nervine. The walls
are elegantly papered, and are pro-
| fnsely decorated with rich and costly
pictures, relieved here and there by
busts in stone and bronze of eminent
men Of this and other countries In con-
nection with the Institution il q mann
moth printing house and bindery, oc-
cupying six or seven large rooms, and
. score Of presses are kept running
night and day turning out work for
the doctor. The Office 10 one of the
finest and most complete in the west,
and has the rooms decorated, carpeted
aud trimed mp with ~ much care and
luxury as his own private Office. On
the first floor of this mammoth build
ing is the doctors private Office. the
printing department, bindery, tank
room, packing. bottliDg and ccnsulta-
ton room, barber shop, drug store,
etc., all of which are fitted mp regard
less of expense. The second floor
has the hotel Office, dining, billiard and
cooking rooms, many guest chambers
and several parlOrs. The third and
fourth floors are all rooms, all Of which
are furnished with Brussels carpets
and the finest furniture. The billiard
room has six tables. all of which are
free to guests Of the house and theil
friends. The bath room is large and
neat, and is also free to guests. Tbs
entire building is surrounded on the
east aud south by an elegant Eve acre
park, in which arc lovely trees, beds
Of rich and rare plants, gravel walkl
and drives, delicious arbors, and a mos,
beautiful summer house. There am
also number of fountains chat add
| 4 = 80 A.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-08

II has been commonl, rnmored in
ii this parish that the body OF a
,iead man was lately found near the
r sldeuce of Mr.. W. j. Tyson. At
the same time whispered report has
accom- panied it that the man met his
death at the hands of the two Wea-
yer brothers and q Mr.. Howard, who
followed a man from Montgomery
some time since for stealing horse.
The facts in the case are about rs fol-
lows: The man reported to have
been killed first traded horses with
the Viewers, promising to pay boot
by working stipulated time fol
them He left during the absence o.
he Weayers from home, taking the
horse with him, without having per
formed the labor agreed upon, and
they followed accompanied by Mr.
Howard, overtaking him near Mr.. Ty
sons. He was not injured or hur
in any way. The horse was taker
from him and he went his way IL
peace. No dead body was found il
the Tyson neighborhood, and all RI
mors 70 The contrary are untrue.
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coNsrIPAIIQN.

dt1ca week in your own town IS Out
dDOOit free. No risk. Everything new.
Capital not required. We will furnish you
everythi ~. Many are making fortunes
Lad e MAKE IS mneh "a men. and boys
ard gsr.s ma = great ray. Reader. If you
want /. business 1T which You cen make
reat pay al the time you work, write for
Sartis1isrs - g. HALLETr 4 CO..
fufet5 PsFasad, Aaass'
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Be II further ordained, That neither
the president of the police jury or any
other person shall warrant against
either Of the aforesaid funds otherwise
than for the payment Of the expenses
for which they were created.
Be Il fsytker- ordained, That, should
a s,rplus remain in any fund, 1t shall
be applied to satisfy the deficiency in
any other fund should there be any,
and, should there be . surplus after
paying the current expenses of the
yssr, t shAll b applied y ths Psg-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-08

Honors are easy between the Natchi.
and Alexandria b. b. clubs.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-09
Dorival, the Duelist. Manager.

In the good old days of Louis Philippe
there was certain Vlscount who had
once belonged to the royal bodyguard,
but, becoming reduced in circumstances
had changed his name and taken to
arduOus cares of theatrical management.
His methods were particularly his
own. When at rehearsal one of the
company failed to respond satisfactorily
to suggestion.
"Pardon me, sir, but I remarked that
that passage should not be slurred. You
insinuate by slurring it that I did not
know what I was talking about. You
might as well call me liar and min
compoop at once. My seconds will wait
upon you at the green-room."
But when the performance had been
begun the warlike manager appeared
in quite another past.
Thus one evening, when he had in
troduced to the favorable notice of q
country town comic opera company,
the audience, after patiently enduring
an atrocious prima dona, rose in it's
majesty, Missed her off prepared to
wreck the theatre.
Dorival, magnificent in his indigna-
ton, bounded upon the stage.
Gentlemen" he cried, ''you have
been faithless to the traditions of French
chivalry in insulting and attacking a
single weak woman. But she shall not
lack for defender. I shall be at the
box-office at the close of the performance
and shall demand satisfaction of every
man concerned in this manifestation so
unworthy of high-bred gentlemen and
chivalric Frenchmen!"
Tremendous revolution of popular
feeling. The cantatrice is recalled
twenty-seven times, and loaded with
flowers. Dorival is carried in triumph
through the streets.
He returns next year with a company
seven times as bad, and is received with
the widest enthusiasm.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-09
Sympathetic Book Agent.

A book agent was trvaersing an up
town street, as he PASSED certain
dwelling, he noticed women bending
over little mold under maple. in the
corner OF the yard, and weeping bit
terly.
".Ah,' soliloquiced the tender hearted
book agent, ''this poor woman is likely
suffering over some loving child whom
she hath buried beneath the wide
spreading branches of that beautiful tree.
/ will address to her few words of con-
dolence."
s'Ah, madam, why these tears? Be
comforted. BLESSED are the mourners,
for they shall inherit the earth We
all alike must die and return to dust as
that fair child. Millions have died and
gone before, for they that tread the
earth are but handful to the tribes
that slumber in its bosom. It behooves
us, then, to waste no time in useless
sorrowing, but be up and doing, and so
live that when our time shall come We
will approach our grave like one who
wraps the drapery of his couch about
him and lies down to pleasant dreams. !"
The woman arose. the tears stream
ing down her face, and said:
mister, fyou think you kin set out
onins without cryin' over it, [ wisht
you'd just come over here and try it. )"
The book agent resumed his travels.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-09
Politicians Mt Cards.

american politicians sometimes play
heavy games of poker, especially in
Washington when Congress is in session
and in Albany during the meeting TO the
Legislature, an old politician, who
spends nearly every winter in Albany,
said. "In Albany members have been
rewarded for votes on bills by being
allowed to win a poker. When Tweed
and his associates controlled the Leg
islature that practice was more common
than it now is. Assemblymen played
poker. Tweed occasionally took a hand
in the game, but was not an every night
player. Harry Genet, who was then in
the Senate, was one of the best players
IN Albany, and /. man had to back his
hand for all it was worth to him VIXEN
he was in the game. One of the Brook
Ign Senators and Secretary of State at
that time usually played in the Delavan
House game, and the late Police Commits
sioner Henry Smith always took hand
when he was in Albaay. A good many
thousand dollars often changed hands in
night when these men got together.
Some pretty heavy games were played
in Albany last winter, I would not men
ton names, but / know of one or two
Senator'S and several Assemblymen who
won more money from poker than from
the State during the session. Most OF
the local politicians in this city are poker
players, and games in which the gains
and losses run into thousands are often
in political clubs and in hotels and III
restaurants that are patronized by pol
iticans."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-09
Vice President of Council
THos. A. PRENDERGAsT. CLERK.
Pigeons i'm the German COasting
Service.

The Secretary OF the German navy
has now definitely resolved 20 employ
carrier pigeons in the coasting service,
all the experiments with them made by
the Prussian Government On the coast
of the North sea since 1876 to establish
communication with the lghtships lying
off the coast having been successful.
Such communication is of the utmost i'm
portance, not only for the ightships
themselves, but likewise for incoming
vessels if they become disabled or
founder. Timely intimation of their
distress is thus brought to Iau7. and
help of some kind may be sent them.
The system of dispatching the pigeons
has been most thoroughly tested, and
found to answer admirably, especially
during the severe gales at the mouth of
the Elder last Autumn on two lightships
out at sea-one thirty-six leagues dis
tant, and the other galliot at anchor
nearer the land. Two stations for car
rier pigeons have now been established,
by which important news may be sent
to Teenning. Birds bred for the pur-
pose have flown the distance of thirty
six leagues in thirty minutes, despite
the heavy gale blowing at the time.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-09
Chinese And Their Photographers.

The desire of the Chinese to have their
photographs taken amounts to passion
but their aesthetic sense is not vcry ex.
quls1te. They want the lines, but thew
evidently know nothing about attitudes.
shading, or perspective. A droll illustra-
ton of this is the way they sit for their
pictures. The San Francisco Chronicle
says:
'There is one Photographic establish
nent In this city, which does large
business almost exclusively with Chinese
Any fine afternoon one can see a crowd
OF Cinnamon around the door examining
the pictures of their countrymen and
women.
1.-The showcases contain the photo
graphs Of enough collies to supply two
states with launarymen.
'"The principal popularity of these
Chinese photographs is that to the
American eye they look nearly alike.
Being the pictures of people whose aim
In life is to do nothing original. but
abide by the customs of their progeni-
tors, they could hardly be otherwise.
Conversing with veteran photographer.
a Chronicle reporter learned some facts
about the Celestial desire for portraits.
"'You see, said he, pointing to row
OF photographs in which lot of ill-look-
ing Mongelians faced the spectator,
with their toes turned out and their
arms akimbo, all these are in the same
position. It is not once in year that
you find Chinaman who wants to strike
any other attitude. He believes that
when he has his heels pointing toward
each other and his elbows crooked as if
they were cast iron he is the picture of
dignified repose.'
Don't you find thai the better class
OF Chinese are more intelligent in that
respects? asked the reporter.
Not at all. The higher the social
standing of the Chinaman the sitter he
wants to look. White people want to
look as if they were entirely unconscious
Of sitting for their picture, but the Chi
nese subject wants to have every line of
his face and costume announce that he
has paid for his picture and that he is
thinking of it.
l" In the points that white people are
most particular about, the Chinese are
thoroughly careless. A Chinaman does
not care whether you touch up the
wrinkles in his face, or tone down the
uneveness of his features. He does not
seem to have an eye for such things, but
he wants every line of his dress brought
out as clearly as possible.
"'He is particular to have his toes
pointed out, and wants to have his shoes
come out in the picture as plainly as his
hands and his fan. He is bound to have
a fan.
eff he has his picture taken with
bouquet of flowers on the table by him
he wants to see every flower done JUS
tice TO. The colder and the harder the
6cture, and the less light and shadow
on it, the better he likes 1t.
Nothing would disgust Chinaman
as much as to give him thoroughly
artistic picture with profusion of high
light and correspondingly deep shadow.
He wants it to be like himself, without
COLOR"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-09
Story Of q Silver Mine.

An old Colorado miner says: ssWhile
I was yet at Leadville man came up
there from Denver named Dexter-Jin
Dexter they called him-and he was full
Of life and hope and had some money.
Dexter looked about him for while and
finally brought claim on Carbonate
Hill, which had at that time not pros
pected very we'll. He, paid, think,
about S15, 900 for it and set to work put
ting in machinery and sinking the shaft,
which was already down some hundred
feet or more. He worked away ON the
mine, people laughing at him a good
deal, but he never once lost heart. The
mine had not shown up a single thing in
the way of mineral, and the shaft had
been sunk by that time several hundred
feet. Dexter did not know what to do.
He had now spent nearly all the money
he had and nothing was coming in.
One day in the early part OF 1879 party
came to him and asked him what he
would take for his mine. Dexter told
him, and bargain was made between
them. The price paid was, I think,
$50, 1000, some 5000 more than Dexter
had spent on it altogether. He was
mighty glad to get the $4,000, and
thought himself well out of bad bar
gain. He rushed out on to Carbonate
Hill and ordered the miners to drop
their tools and quit work. This was
about three o'clock in the afternoon.
He said; Boys, have sold this hole,
and don't want you to work another
minute in it for me. I will pay you off
right now, and you can quit. Well, they
had just finished drill and were going
to place blast and uncover some rock,
and they asked to be allowed to finish il
before they quit work. No, said Dex-
ter, come out; I don't want you to work
any more; there's nothing in the old
hole. The men reluctantly quit and
departed. Dexter got his money and
was happy. Well, the mine had been
bought by a stock company, and in
short time they began work onit. Now
young man, what 1 am going to tell you
is the solemn truth, " said the miner
''Those fellows went up there to that
mine and laid fuse to the blast left by
Texter's men and touched it off, After
he smoke Gle AIRED away they went in to
see how much rock had been loosened.
when what do you think? There before
their eyes they saw the richest body of
silver ore which has ever beenseen since
the world began At that time hundreds
of thousands of dollars met the gaze OF
the delighted owners of the richest kind
of ore. Well, young fellow, continued
Mr. Knowles, that mine was the cele-
brated Robert E. Lee, which has made
everybody rich who has had anything to
do with it since Jimmy Dexter sold it.
Millions of dollars have been turned out
of it, and it is the greatest silver mine in
the world" The reporter asked the
miner how Dexter took the misfortune.
'Well," he replied, "they say Dexter
would cry fora long time after whenever
he would hear the name of that mine
mentioned, but don't know how that
is. He got hold of other mining prop
erty with the money received, and is
now rich man, living in Denver in fine
style. He has the reputation OF having
the most elegantly furnished house in
Denver, and it surely is a beautiful
place"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-09
Taking it by Degrees.

An old darkey, whose masters horses
had all escaped from the pasture one
night, went to the master snd said,
''Massa, de old brown mares got out
an gonep sob, WE'LL" said the master,
''send niger to find her." After
waiting half an hour, he went again and
said, ''De .sorrel horse done gone, toow
The master calmly repeated his former
order. A third and fourth time, after a
similar interval, the darby reappered
with the information of the absence of
another horse, when the master turned
sharply. and as ked if all his horses had
heen stolen or were lost. The darby
said they were all gone, that he knew it
in the morning. but had been afraid to
tell him the whole loss at once, cease,
sab, I was afeared you couldn't bore
it all ter once, sab"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-09
4 WOMAN,S QUESTION.

GHow many boys of the present day can meet tn
requirements of Elizabeth Barrett Browning in the
following extract?l
You have written lesson of duty out,
Man like you have questioned me;
Now stand at the bar of woman's soul
Until shall question thee.
You require your mutton shall always be hot,
Your socks and your shirts shall be whole;
I require your heart to be true as Gods stars
And pure as heaven your soul.
You require cook for your mutton and beef,
require a far better thing;
seamstress you're wanting for stockings and shirts
1 look for man and King.
If you cannot be this, a laundress and cook
You can hire with little to pay;
But woman's heart and woman's life
Are not to be won in that way
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-09
A Desirable Dog.

An undergraduate, under examination
at Dublin, was missing question after
question. At last the examiner got if.
ritated, and said: 81 declare I've got a
dog at home that could answer the cues
lion that have been given to YOU"
"Have you, really, sir?" said the under
graduate, blandly. "May I ask if YOU
would sell him?"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-09

Also,
Salary and Fee Record
The Clerk reports the net receipts of his
Office for August to be $166.48.
Public Accounts.
OF City Attorney
The Attorney submits an agreement be-
tween the City and VIM. C. Oastler, rela-
i've to the purchase of steam road roller.
Approved. Yeas-1O.
Of City Engineer
Asking instructions as to the course to
be pursued in reference to the stream of
water crossing Fort near James streets. etc.
Committee on streets and City Attorney.
Of Clerk of Municipal Court
Report for the month of August, 1882,
as follows:
Amount collected in criminal cases.. 1913 90
Amount collected III civil cases. .... 81 80
Total. 49,: ............... 1915 80
Treasurer's receipt accompanies for
S9759O
Public Accounts.
Of Chief of Police
Report for the month of August, 1882.
as follows:
Total amount of fines and costs col
lec'eo .................... S91o w
Total number of arrests. .. 272
Total number of dodgers accommo-
dated Observation-Disclosures. ~
Public Accounts.
Of Captain of Police-Lamps
report showing the number of gas and
oil lamps not lit during the month of Au-
gust. 1882, as follows:
Total number of gas lamps not lit Is
Total number of oil lamps not lit 49, So
Comptroller.
OF Market Master
Report for month of August, 1882. show
ing the collections to be S4559O. and ac-
companied by Treasurer's receipt for said
amount.
Of Pound Master
Report for month of August, 1882, show
ing the poundage collections to be SHIPS.
accompanied by the Treasurer's receipt
for said amount.
Public Accounts.
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Fuller Street Grading
To the Common Council of the CITY of ST.
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or order
of the Common Council Approved August
3Oth 1882, relative to the grading. of Fuller
street, from Western avenue to Kent street.
and having investigated the proposed inn
provement,respectfully report that said i'm
provement is necessary and proper, that
the estimated expense thereof is $780,
one-half of which need not be paid into
the City Treasury before the contract is let
that real estate to be assessed therefor can
be found benefited to the extent of the
damages, costs and expenses necessary to
be incurred thereby. that said improve
ment is asked for by a petition of ma
jority of the .owners of property to be
assessed therefor, and we herewith send a