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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-06-02

il is fact so well known that refer
ence to it is almost idle, that the Chi
nese lottery men have for some time
past taken unusual pains to barricade
and fortify their dens in Chinatown, so
that the police have had hours work in
chopping down heavy, iron-plated
doors to effect an entrance in their
raids. But all these petty precautions
are dwarfed into insignifcance when
compared with those taken by Celes-
tai who has constructed regular cita-
del, not in Chinatown, but in the bust
ness center of the city. Some weeks
ago smooth, bland looking Chinaman
leased the store No. 518 Commercial
street for lottery agency. Hiring a
corps of foundrymen and carpenters,
All Gee, the proprietor, set them at
work. About fifteen feet from the front
door he ran a partition of four-inch
scan.ling across the building. Upon
this partition was bolted and riveted
iron plate half an inch in thickness. On
either side behind this bulwark are
brick walls. Directly in the rear is an
other partition. This also is of four
inch planking and half-inch iron. In
front of the first barricade is small
cigar-shop, the ostensible business Of
the lottery agent. Here he stations a
''spotter,' who,. at the approach of an
officer OF any suspicious character, has
only to pull a string leading to a. bell
inside the fortress, when in moment
the heavy door in the barricade swings
to and nine iron bars shoot into place.
In the citadel the Celestial has a stove,
into which he can throw the tickets in
case of a raid, and in the floor is trap
door that opens up two secret avenues
of escape. So strong and impregnable
has the fort been constructed that it is
calculated an entrance could not be eff
fectcd by force inside of three hours.
The vast expense of fitting up the
agency is an indication that the lottery
business is by no means losing one,
and is not likely to be soon stamped
out.-Sdn Francisco Post.
.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-06-02

The Prophet Honored In His Own Counr
try, Even IN ms Own House..
I'm honest, sinple narrative Of Ms. g. y. wHrr
who resides 1t no. III Williams ST., Providence r L.
During the past six or seven years have been
vcrciy ancted with kidney dlsease causing intense
bscksches dixxness and other pains
body and limhs rendering me % weak and prostrate
my homework. l have had also nutterins Of the
heart and was terribly distressed for breath Iwus
very miserable and completely out and discour
aged; had ambition to undertake to do anytime
and barely sufficient strength to render cxistence de-
srable having facd to md any relief from the doc
tors prescriptions Al this trying criss friend per-
iusded me to obtain bottle Of Hunts Remedy. and
nov rejoice that followed this friendly advice for
4 acted Ike charm In my case. Affer had
taken few doscA my health began TO improves felt
better every way. Thu nuttcrfng Of the heart the I'm
tense backachea and terrible shorness Of the breath
speedily dissppesfed my strength and ambition
returned and before had taken bottles Of Hunts
Remedy entirely we'll and able to wash and IRON
and do my homework. Once In while am troubled
with the headache and soon am taken resort
to Hunts Remedy. and few doses Ak me all right
shall never be without IL in the future. have fire.
qucnfly recommended Hunts Remedy to my fricnds
and they have experienced relief from the hrst
dose. hear ny recommend Il 10 al who s-c aictcd
with kidney disease dacsses of the Liver Bladder
or Urinary organs think no family should Be with
eutfk Ms. 8. J. WHrr.
No ~ Williams st.. Prosidencc. B. Il
Acts Like Charm.
.sIHAvH uscd Hunts Remedy for Kidney troubleA
and recommended Il to Others and always found Il TO
.cx IKE : charm JOHN CHAxBKRA
~ Carson Street. Pittsburgh, Penn.
'sGrstitude b the memory Of the heart. How many
heart memories cluster around Hunts Remedy In CRATE
fui households where r has wrought IL magic curei
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06
Breaking n Bulls Neck.

An incident showing great presence
of mind and extraordinary muscular
strength happened at Cranachan farm
on "Wednesday last. 1t seems that
Archibald Mcdonald, one of the five
brothers who occupy the above farm,
was going over the farm on Wednesday
last He was accompanied by the
shepherd, and when they were passing
through the field in which the cattle
were grazing. bull that on a previous
occasion had shown an inclination to
chase people gave them chase. The
shepherd, cowardly fellow, ran and
left his master to his fate. Mr. Me
Donald could not run, he having SUI
fered a good deal from rheumatism,
and now obliged TO use crutches. The
bull approached him and began to
attack him, he doing his best to keep
him ut bay with the aid of his crutches
AS good luck would have it, Mr. John
Mcdonald, an elder brother, happened
to be out about the house at the time.
He heard the cries and ran at once to
the rescue. In his hurry he forgot to
bring any instrument with him with
which to fell the brute. As he ran it
occurred to him that if he caught the
bull by the horns he might keep him
from doing more mischief till some
help arrived. Accordingly, arriving
at the spot, he caught him by his horns,
and with one supreme effort gave q
sudden jerk, and in moment the
animal lay hel pless at his feet. For
tunately Archibald was not seriously
injured. 1t was mentioned that John
Mcdonald was at one time champion
athlete of Scotland, and even yet those
who know him will readily believe that
when thoroughly reused he possesses
the strength of two ordinary men,
fldS9OlO EUening Citizen.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06
wIsE's Axle Grease never gums.
A YOUNG MANS CASE.

Mr.. s. S. HopGEN, Jr., of No. 147 Park street,
Lewiston Ne, relates the following personal nara
tive May II. 1883: About fifteen months since had
severe attack Of typhoid fever was very lame, and
confined to my bed for eleven weeks, and when the
fcverlcft Twas I'm very debilitatcd condition My
back and loins seemed to have no strength, and had
no vitality appetite. tried various kinds OF med
cine recommended by my friends but found they did
not improve my condition. / was Induced to try
Hunts Remedy, which has been used with such great
success here in Lewiston that It has very enviabc
reputation OF being most reliable medicine. Ipur-
chased one bottle, and date nry improved health
from the time commenced using It, and my progress
continued very rapidly gained in strength and ex-
perIenccd less pain In my back my appetite increased
and after using three (S) bottles my pains were all
gone and my health entirely restored and can most
heartily recommend Hunts Remedy to any who may
need true remedy for debility, kidney or urinary
trouhles
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06
Swiss Prisons.

Our Geneva correspondent states that
an assault by drunken prisoner on a
warder (magnified by rumor into
general revolt of the inmates) of the
Friedburg House of Correction has been
the means of bringing to public notice
n state of things probably unparalleled
in any prison of Western Europe The
prisoner, who was chained by the foot
to a heavy log, was shot down by the
director. and the question naturally
arose why he was chained, and how,
being chained. he managed to get
drunk. This question is answered by
correspondent of lie Nat ORdi, paper
published at Freiburg. The director of
the House of Correction. it seems, re-
ceives no fixed salary; his remuneration
consists in a payment of siXpence sixty
centimes) a day for every prisoner un-
der detention, out of which he under
takes to provide the prisoner with food
But as providing food at the rate of six
pence per head per day can not be a
very profitable business, he is allowed
certain privileges and perquisites. The
prisoners are permitted to work; their
earnings, as well as any money they
may receive from outside, are at their
own UlSpOSdl. UneN cuH sIIcHu "il"u 1hCy
like in food, drink and tobacco at a
canteen kept by the director, and, as the
latter fixes his own prices, he naturally
makes handsome profits. There is an
order against selling more liquor to a
man than he can conveniently take, Jut
as this order is more honored in the
breach than the observance, scenes of
drunkenness and violence ire far from
rare in the Freiburg House of Correc-
ton. Prisoners who can not or will
not work are chained to a log and COM
PEELED to live on as much less than SIN
pence day as it may please the drec-
tor to allow them. The man who as
saulted the warder and was shot by the
director had probably been made drunk
by his more fortunate companions. 1t
is hardly necessary to say that the fed
eral government are in no way respon-
sible for this state of things, the regula-
ton of prisons and the punishment of
prisoners being among the most cher
ished prerogatives of the cantons.-
LOIltlOa1 Times.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

"After this prescribed this medicine in
full doses in both acute and chronic me-
phritis, fBright's diseased and with the
most satisfactory results. My observations
were neither small in number nor hastily
made. They extended over several months
and embraced a large number of cases
which have proved so satisfactory to my
mind, that would earnestly urge upon
my professional brethren the Importance
OF giving q fair and patient trial to War
ner's Safe Cure. In a large class of all
nents where the blood is obviously in an
unhealthy state, especially where glandu-
lar engorcements aud infammatory erup-
tions exist, indeed in many of those forms
of chronic indisposition in which there is
no evidence of organic mischief, ut where
the general health is depleted, the face sal
low, the urine colored, constituting the
condition in which the patient is said to be
bilious the advantage gained by the use
of this remedy is remarkable. In Brights
disease IL seems to act as a solvent OF al
bumen: to soothe and heal the infiamed
membranes; to wash out the epithe ial
debris which blocks up the tubUtt urinJert,
and prevent a destructive metamorphosis
of tissue.
belonging as do to branch of the
profession that believes that no one school
OF medicine knows all the truth regarding
the treatment of disease, and being indie
! pendent enough to select any remedy that
! will relieve my patients, without reference
| to the source from whence it comes, am
/ glad to acknowledge and commend the
merits of this remedy thus frankly.
" Respectfully yours.
1" X. A. QUINN, VI. D.
"Dean and Professor of Surgery, United
States Medical College of New York
Editor of Medical Tribune; Author of
Gums New and Improved Hand Book Of
Hygiene and Domestic Medicine, etc."
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

AN indianapolis baby was bitten
In teasing a pet Maltese kitten,
Before day ended,
st. Jacobs Oil IN 1nded,
And with it mothers are smitten.
A hunter who lives at Bear Run,
Hurt his arm by the kick of gun,
The hunt it did spoil,
But st. Jacobs Oil
Cured him before swelling begun.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

ONLY Two observation-disclosures. Johnston,
Holloway & Co., Wholesale druggists of
Philadelphia, Pa, report that some time
ago gentleman handed them dollar, with
a request to send a good catarrh cure to
two army officers in Arizona. Recently the
same gentleman told them that both the
officers and the vito of well-known U. 5.
A. General had been cured of catarrh by
the two bottles of Ely's Cream Balm.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06
Greatest Discovery Since 1892.

For coughs, colds, sore throat, bronchitis,
laryngitis, and consumption in its early
stages, nothing equals DR.. Pierce's Gold
en- Medical Discovery" 1t is also great
blood-purifier and strength-restorer or
tonic, and for liver complaint and costive
conditions OF the bowels it has no equal.
Sold by druggists.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

Workingmen will economize by employ
Ing DR.. Pierce's Medicines. His " Pleasant
Purgative Pellets" and "Gplden Medical
Discovery" cleanse the blood and system,
thus preventing fevers and other serious
diseases, and curing all scrofulous and 9TH
er humors. Sold by druggists
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

l HAVE been using Swift's Specific (SSS)
and find il to be the best remedy of the
kind that l have ever been able to get, and
have triel them all.
JOHN TIsCIEH, Sd U. =. Cavalry.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

If your horses have sore shoulders,
scratches, cuts or open sores of any kind,
use Stewards Healing Powder.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

FRONT ROYAL, VA.-Dr. G. II. Hill SAYS:
" Browns Iron Bitters seems to give gem
eral satisfaction. l recommend it strong
ly,v
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

HAVE known and watched the use of
Swi1t's Specific Is. $. 81 for over fifty
years. and never have known or heard of
Its failure to cure any case of Blood Poison
when properly taken.
II. L. DENNARD, Perry, Ga.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

THE only scientific Iron Medicine that
does not produce headache, &C., but gives
to the system all the benefits of iron with
out its bad effects, is Browns Iron Bitters.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

Young, middle.aged, or old men, suffer
ing from nervous debility or kindred atfec-
tions, should ad lress. with two stamps, for
large treatise, WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDI-
CAL Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

THE voice of the turtle is supposed by
the Rochester Post Express TO have been
the turtles whoop."
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

ONE swallow does not make summer,
nor one swallow-tail summer novel;
Chicago journal.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

In chrorIc dvenon.
III ''''Oi.iO NS sP'P
sia and liver COM
plant. and in chronic
-,
cohstipa I 10 II d II q
other obstinate dis
eases Hostctter's
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

THE last mean hing at Rhode Island is
that locomotive whistle is heard all over
the State Chicago Herald.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

ERIE has colored post-office clerk. OF
course, then, he's a mailer.-Pitts-
burgh Telegraph.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

BILLS of long standing and trousers of
long sitting are better receipted.
Poo<.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

OTTAWA, ILL.-Dr. T. A. Smurr says:
"Brown's Iron Bitters give entire satisIac-
tion.n
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

$500 REWARD will be paid for any case of
chills that CHILLARINE will not cure. Try it.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

$40 MORE reflections, please" said the
looking-glass after it had tumbled down
stairs.-N. y. Journal.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

A MIsER is often surprised at close
" quarters."-N. y. Netcs.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

THE women who do fancy work don't
fancy work.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

LYONS Heel Stineners keep new boots and
shoes straight. BY shoe and hardware dealers.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

AFTER bill is settled you can enjoy the
rest that follows payin'.-N. Y. Journal.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

A SHERRY cohbler will never mend your
old shoes.-N. Y. Independent.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

BILLIARD playing is sort of green
baize ball game.~-,M o. PtcdUune.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

ANGER is a passion which may be red in
the face.-BWliRgto Free Press.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

Glenn's sulphur soap
is used by ladies' who possess the finest COM
plexion. Hills Hair Dye, black or brown, 5Oc.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

was suffering from Blood Poison and Mercurial
rheumatism, and had spent 500 for treatment With no
benefit, and IL seemed that was doomed TO die.
Caught at Swft's Specific as drowning man would at
a straw, and II has saved me from horrible death,
and cured sound and weh IL Is the greatest medi-
cine In the world e. II. SMILEY, Quincy, Ill.
HEREDITARY.-Swlft Specific cured me
sound andwcll OF q Scrofulous taint Inherited from
my ancestors. J. A. MAY. Macon, Ca
am that Swifts Specific saved my life was
terribly poisoned with Malaria, and was given up to
die. Swhs Specific relieved me promptly and entire
ly. think IL Is the greatest remedy of the age.
q. G. SPENCER, Supt Gas Works, Rome, Ga.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

Is A lost girl Maid of the Mist?-M Y.
Grdphic-
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06
THE MINISTER WHO FAILS

THE MINISTER w IiO FALLS TO interest his
and build his church generally accused of being preacher,
studying hard enough That is not always where the trouble
Dyspepsia and liver disorders responsible for
and many pulpit When the Domines digestive
apparatus working wrong and his giving him pain and his
duty is impossible make preach
good suffering minister bottle of Browns Iron Bit
You will effect Sundays preaching The Rev. Mr..
Zhng of Codor Pa parayzed and could walk except with
crutces until Browns Iron Bters made of him. The Rev.
Mr. White of Rock HILL S. c. cit restored strength and Vi
go Browns Btes only for the minister but for all people,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06

,ured him bsfore swelling begun.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-15

anima! up by the heels and GU, h,s throat. lust as the knife approached hn neck. he turned one eye on me and gave me a look so full of mute appeal that ei,cd aloud Tn sympathy Tor years afterwards could sec that eye. and nov. whenever have an attack of ehilis. that eye dances before me. feel chill coming on now and feel ,ha, shall soon be delirious. eAnno, control myself at such tunes - voo' Ice water seems to he streaming down my back. Good heavens. the rts "' And scisIng the pan that contained the goa, stew, the colonel empued Il on the old mans head and rushed from the din !. ine-reom. The captain hurr,ed his friend away. He would have stopped long enough to pay for the d,nncr. but the colonel raved so that the old man im- ploted his speed, removal
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-15
HIS OLD "HoSs.'
revolution

This old hoss, I reekin he's done Let dowa the bars thar. John. run Or he'll fall agin the fence.
 Ah, Lord, he had hecp of sense
 fn his day. Many mile I've rid hia. Many a river I've ossed, fur swim He was like duck in water Could float with me an wife an daughter. come out here in forsy-hve
 When b'ars an wolves, man alive, Was thicker than the hogs is no~ | only had hoss an COW
 When squatted. The COW is gone. Choked to death on year of con That one of the boys got ou,en the patch Where the hen an' chickens wen, ,o scratch
 h wouldn't have gro~ed to such sire dad il been left to me an Lize To stir the dirs with piow an hoe Bat the devilish chickens made il grow To . size, to me, quite oat of reason. q faaal rushing of the season. Nov the pol old hoss is dan 4n' fall back on dogs an gun sa tAis way m get my meat Fer fokes. you knov. to live must cat. Why doat send the boys to ssRool Do yoa take me for fool A uan what schools have edyca,et h life is osiy second rated. III let them set out on the fence An iarn to live by common sease 0ut that to mes of no coneern, An, pol ole hoss, that makes me burn.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-15
PLANTATION PHILOSOPHY.

De elearness ob mans eye doan al'ers come from ms soul. De hawk has 70, mighty keen eye but lawd wha, a rascal he IA.
 De man what hangs back bout gtnnin yer his frien'ship ls better fficn tet yer when he does larn ter like yer den de man ~ha, otfers yer hls tficn shlp on dc start. pe money da,'s hatd ter git n alets de mos useful
 DaI's such thing Al hab,n too mus h patience. some how has al 'ers thought da, ie man ~ha, ken SC, all day m de shade ~Ai,in fur de hsh ter b,,e n lazy pusson. SC dun dis mysef an kno~s da, ant hankcnn a.rirt hard work
 Argument ter a hungry man is like tiIngin ashes ter de chickens all lost. < mans stomach is go, tet he m a mighty satisfied condition afore he is ~llln ter set down an listen ter pu,son ~ha, amt got no mo sense den he has.
 A man doan Ied2c folks by eompaun' 'em ~id one anuder As by comparin' 'em ~,d hisscd daretofe hn teekenin' Is mighty often wrong case iu mighty liberal man wha, ken see hls own faults. He puts dc faults ob udder men side h,, own strong pinis an den looks 4, de difference
 i A ta,sle-snake is ealled homes ',a ase he rstiles in time fur yer ter gis ouien his way, bu, he doan do dis as a warnin ia. he's g~ine ter bi,e yer lessen yer quits cro~din him. case n,ne tunes ou,cn ten he strikes aioSe he ra,tles. 1 amt 70, much respeck fur de man what tu,es ter shoo, me an failin' teils me ter git ou,en his val
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-15
WOULDN'T HELp HiM.

A crippled man entered the door yard of a sensible old fellow and asked fot aud < am crippled and can no, work he said. "and fl you will only give me fe~ cents to get someshlng so eat. sill ever remember you.a
 " never turn needy man away from my door, sad the old fellow showing h., hand down into his pocket How did you ges enpplsdi"
 vas playing base ball and"
 "whss! gel out of this yard os I'll cripple you blame sigh, worse. Can, pick up newspaper without seeing some. thing about your deyiiish game Co oa away or one of shsse days, when you are uaabie to iii yoar hand, you'll look back .o the slight ailmeas which nov effects you and regard it by contrast ss the hap piess time Of your iiispent life"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-15
VOL }. NO. 10.
WHAT BROKE THE DRourH.

Ole Aaron rung de bel
 An Moses @rlt de la~.
 oie Iadas wen; ter hell
 Oars hot lead in his crAA >sas CT. 'ook ur in de sky. ole Sister Moll Ar see lat angel wid paraso. Hes j-s' comm down from bi. place on hlgh Ans er -i'ti1 eb de air ike a butterfly,
 Ole Job he had de 5..es
 An Aosalom had de mQle.
 John was mighty good chile
 An Thomas vas A fool. Sing CT. 7ing ap yer head. ole Sitter lane An see i- angels CT mak l, ram. Da's fsin' ter de north an z, flynn ter de soath, Da's s~ nc fur ter break dis barnin dtou,h.