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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-10-20

men for leaders who were polite s tSe
careful. and they have SO manaseud ' 40
direction of party expression, g.: ant thst
shaped the action Of party councils; .n"s
the peop!e were led to forget the tniIs
complained of in the zeal win "nlo a
thew espoused the public welfare, anu
the unity of purpose which seeneu ~
vromiae the fulfillment of all their new
pledOes and promises. We, as parry,
have been less polite; conscious Oh .no
living, vitalizing principles OF Demos.
racv we have Numbered anathemas ~
the common enemy, aud fired with en-
tiusiasm at the righteousness OF our
cause. have disregarded those poiitlc
considerations which enter largely into
the result of campaign. sentiments
right enough and proper in themselves,
hut capable of miscOnstruction, naVe
frequently been thrown into campaign
which Republican leaders were not
slow to seize, dlstort and use for their
own advantage. We have, as a party.
not been governed by policy, while
the Republicans have won tneiI
victories almost entirely upon sucn
grounds. The natural strength wnicn
rests in wise and safe principles Is not
weakened by the exercise OF ordinary
prudence, and as we have to tight an
enemy whose greatest strength lies IN
tho interruptions use of everything
which pertains to politics. we should
have care that our promising future
be not destroyed by ourlack of political
wisdom. The feeling of the country Is
with us, and the desire to overthrow Re-
publican misrule is apparent, but we
must occupy our vantage ground with
the skill and Judgment of men who
know that one false step may mean de-
feat. Unity of purpose and harmony
of action must distinguish our party
progress. Differences over leaders need
not lead us into discussions, and dis
putations over exciting topics need not
lead men so far that they can not re-
trace their steps, if the majority SO de-
termine. Prudence and moderation are
the safeguards of success; and address
ing our brethren of the press, let us
counsel them in the interest OF party
success, to be wise and discreet, that the
result to which all Democratic hearts
are directed may not fail of its full frui-
tion.-Americdn Register.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-10-20

There is no installing the fact that
the outlook for Democratic success next
year is so reasonably hopeful that it re-
quires no prophetic eye to discern the
promised land through the haze and
mist which yet interrenes. A long
lease of power, much longer than the
Republican party has deserved or ex-
pected to hold, has led to so much pub
lie abuse and filed the land with 30
much concern for its future welfare,
that good people Of both parties, men
who place their patriotism above mere
party preference, are preparing to de-
sert it for better order Of things.
1t might, however, be well for our
party leaders to understand that be-
cause there is an evident turning toward
Democracy and Democratic principles
in all parts of the country, it does not
necessarily show that these new re-
cruits will all be found acting with the
Democratic party at the polls simply
because they are at present disguised
with their own. There are conditions
which will precede such active cooper
alton, and It is to the consideration of
these conditions that we wish to address
those who may be prominent in party
councils, 0r have within their power
the direction of party issues. It has
been charged against the Democratic
party that its genius for laundering was
something wonderful. It is not fatter-
ing to ones self-esteem to admit unpal-
atable truths, but that there is much in
this assertion of our enemies, no one ac-
quainted with the past history Of the
party need stop to deny. We have been
caught in follies and have made
plumbers, and it is the knowledge Of this
which leads as now to raise the voice
Of warning that the very promising
future now before Us may not prove to
be illusory and delusive.
Notwithstanding that the Republican
party has been loaded down with . rec
ord contessedly bad, and has gone into
the past two campaigns with the chances
very much against them, it has had
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-10-20
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

The Boston Traveller says the only
thing bangs are good for is to conceal
mosquito bites. 8
Rather says the cures effected by
laying on of hands is an old story with
him. His mother often INDUCED in
the past-time in times past.-Boston
Courier.
A man named Darling lives in Far
go, and when any one calls to him on
the streetevery young lady within three
blocks bushes and looks around.-Bis-
marck Tribune. q
A stranger in the city, seeing the
places of public resort full of young
men, night after night, asked if this
was the land of the midnight son.
Boston Transcript.
1T is said that grasshopper win
kick thirteen days after being decapi-
tated. According to the rules of dyna-
mics. then, mule ought to kick 1000
years. Burlington Free Press.
Here is another point in favor of
the Darwinian theory: There is boy
in Norristown who ''sprang from
monkey" The monkey belonged to
an organ-grinder, and attempted to
bite the -Norristown Herald
IL need have no more fears from
that quarter" is what the storekeeper
remarked as he threw the counterfeit
25-cent piece in the fire, which had
come back to him several times.-Y on-
kers Statesman
The guinea hen lays up her treas
.ures on the earth. And that's the rea-
son why you never find her nest until
you step in it, and find yourself knee
deep in about two bushels and a half of
eggs, largely fractured and possessed
Of marked individuality. -Burdette.
When a young man tries for three
minutes in church to brush a sunbeam
off his coat, under the impression that
it is streak of dust. and then looks up
and sees . pretty girl laughing at him,
he kind of loses the thread of the SER
mon. temporarily, as it were. Hart
ford Post.
well" said jaunty son-in-law,
lounging in from the Office with his
fathers mail, you've got q postal
from ma, and she says she's met cy-
clone.' "Pity the cyclone" was the
old gentleman's crusty reply, as he
iabbed his pen into the inkstand. bur
lington Hasok-Eye.
Ethel" asked the teacher, whom
do the ancients say supported the world
on his shoulders?" "Atlas, SIR"
YOU'RE quite right" said the teacher.
"Atlas supported the world. Now who
supported Atlasp'' 81 suppose" said
Ethel softly, Il suppose he married .
rich wife. ''-EH Perkins.
-.sOle man. said negro woman to
her husband, '.yer's a drinkin' yerself
ter death. Yer's goin' down every
day." $50 is de ribber goin' down
cherry day, but it amt got dar yet Go
on an chop some wood an let de ole
man study bout fosofy." 'sDar1
plenty OBJ wood cut, sah." go an
tote some water, den." Use dun
fotch plenty OBJ water" "Well, 60 an
fetch some noah. Oars nuthin' like .
oman keepin' her ham in. Let her
slack up fur while an she's split. -
ArtansasC Trareller.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-10-20
The Bottom Of Lake WinnipiseOgee.

Captain Eugene Sullivan, SUBJ
marine diver, from Boston, who recently
made an unsuccessful search for the
body of E. l.. Dunklee, drowned in Lake
Winnipiseogee, saw something's of an
interesting character while under water.
What is known as Eagle Island, he says,
is really the top of hill, which rises
some one hundred feet from the bottom
Of the lake, with just the brow of the
hill protruding from the water. This
hill Is very steep, and is covered with
cliffs and lodges, many of which are
from thirty to forty feet high. At some
distance from Eagle Island is vast
plain thickly covered with eel-grass and
literally alive with eels of all sizes.
Captain Sullivan also encountered large
shoals of born-pouts near this plain,
and, in fact, reports fish of all kinds to
be very numerous, and in some cases
very large. The ''finny denizens of the
deep" seemed to take kindly to the
human intruder on their domains, and
swarmed around him in large numbers,
nibbling at his armor aud carefully in
specting every portion of 1.-The rare
curiosity from up above" The diver
also discovered a spring of very cold
water bubbling up from the bottom of
the lake, and surrounded with quick
sands, into which he walked and COM
menced sinking, but was promptly
pulled out by his men above when the
proper signal was given. OF course, if
the body of person who has been
drowned should rest on the quicksands
surrounding one of these SPRINGS. Il
would speedily be engulfed never to
appear again, and perhaps this will
stand for one reason why bodies of
many persons lost in the lake have
never been recovered.
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Nearly two hundred persons have
been saved from drowning by Charles
Shannon, a Waterman on a Philadelphia
dock. during his present employment.
He has saved as many as eighteen in.
one day Philadelphia Press.
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Jim Smith, who was sentenced at
Shelby, Tenn.,. on July IL, 1874, to
twelve years in the penitentiary at hard
labor, was recently released after serv-
ing nine years and one month, being
allowed two years and eleven months
good time. He worked 1856 days,
and as he is mechanic who is capable
of earning four dollars a day on an
average, during all the time he was in
the penitentiary his services were
worth $11, 344. Deducting the cost of
supporting convicts, which is estimated
at eighteen cents day, for nine years
and one month, leaving net gain for
the State of $10,746.94.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-10-20

-Ex-Commissioner of Agriculture
LeDuc thinks domesticated ostriches
will soon be preferable to mules for
strcet-car service, and when worn out
will be valuable for beef. An ostrich,
he says, fattened on sawdust and scrap
iron, makes the best beef in the world.
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great credit. 1T Is Just fifty per cent.
above what owe you,'' / said, s.you
very impudent fellow"
Whatr' he cried, in a voice that
brought quite little crowd around us;
s'eighteenpence from the Temple!''
'sThe Temple! 1 came from the
Megatherium Club, you scoundrel."
''Then that's not your umbrella, :"
he exclaimed excitedly, pointing to that
article, my own property, which l held
in my hand.
pardon me-" said. sarcastically,
g but those are my initials" And
held up the hadle for inspection.
Then, where is the umbrella that
was in the cab?"
1t was really rather difficult to ex-
plain; my real reason for returning the
article by my friend was that | had
doubts of the claimants honesty, but |
could not tell him that. So l had to
narrate to by this time considerable
audience. including a policeman, who
was looking at me with great suspicion,
that | had sent the article away by a
friend, for the purpose of returning it
to its owner.
"Oh, that's pretty story" cried the
cabman (and l felt that it was SO, and
would be worth telling). "Just look
after tlis party, policeman"
l had never been in such false posi-
ton in my life, though. as the reader
knows, l had suffered before from my
great presence of mind.
'.You Lad better go back, my good
friend, to the gentleman at the club,
who VIII doubtless reward you,'' said
|, in conciliatory tone. Then, sud-
denly remembering it was this abomin-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-02-03
JOhnStOWn Items,

Our enterprising citizen, Mr.. Geo.
E. Bishoff, is running his lime kiln
to its full capacity. drawing daily
about sixty bushels of burned lime of
the best quality, which is being haul
ed away by farmers in the vicinity
to be used upon their lands. Mr.. B.
has alst erected upon his premises
Fairbanks platform scales for the
weighing of stock and other heavy
articles.
Mr.. H. r. Dewitt contemplates
building store room and dwelling
in Johnstown. Success to Mr.. De-
Witt.
Mr.. Emanuel Custer intends to
build residence on his farm the
coming spring.
Mr.. A. G. Dewitt has built quite
an addition to his residence.
The public schools in this neigbor-
hood are doing well. visited Mr..
E. A. Browning's, at Johnstown,
and Mr.. S. X. Welshe's, at Flat
Woods, and found them in "apple
pie" order. The scholars are making
rapid advances, and they should with
such excellent teachers. EGO.
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OAKLAND, Md, Jan. 80, 1883.


ED. REPUBLICAN The Garrett
Literary Society is still alive, and
now thinks it cannot always live on
debate, &C., but must have more SUBJ
stantial food, 80 it has decided to have
an oyster supper, to recuperate there
by. There was quite a spirited con-
test last Friday night on the question |:
" ResOtUed, That prohibitory liquor
law would be enacted" and it was
decided that there should be one. Let
the Legislatures of the country take
note of this. The programme for next
Friday evening, which promises to
be very interesting. is as follows |:
Selections, Misses Ella and Maggie
Peddicord; defamation, J. G. Ped
dicord essay, w. Hinkley; debate.
to affirm, G. B. Ludwig and Harry
Loar to deny, w. H. Tower and
James Singleton. The question to be
debated is: "ResolUed. That the Pull
pit has more influence over the hui
man mind than the Press"
Everybody INVITED to call and see
us. ALPHA.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-02-03

A Maine man proposes that the
State ''make arrangements with the
proper authorities at Washington for
the assignment of each of the morn
ing weather dispatches to one of the
five following classes: No. 1, fair;
No. 2, probably fair No. 3, doubtful ;
No. 4. probably foul No. 5, foul.
Such dispatches are to be transmitted
over the State and taken off at every
telegraph station, whence they shall
be sent to the engineer of such steam
mill as the mayor or selectmen of the
town may appoint, and the announce
ment of the weather is to be made by
repeated blasts by the steam whistle,
with five seconds pause between the
several blasts announcing the num-
Der designating the weather." A bill
to this effect has been introduced in
the Legislature. The message will
have to be sent long distance, in
some cases, before reaching a steam
mill, and even then only few peo-
pie would hear the whistle.
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of summer visitors. We hope the
rumor to be correct and that he will
go ahead with the new enterprise.
Mr.. Steward is an enterprising BUSH
ness man, and we know that it will
be success if he begins the work.
Mr.. Jonas E. Gnagey has just re-
ceiyed another car load of corn, and
disposed of it all without any trouble.
This makes the second car load that
Jonas has sold this winter.
Mr.. Muhlenburg, our postmaster,
has build an addition to the post0ffice,
which makes it convenient for him
self and the public.
Mr.. Ed. Wright, saddler and har-
ness maker from Petersburg, has loca.
ted here to work at his trade.
ANON.
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MARYLAND NEWS.

Fraudulent Government pension
agents are said to be travelling through
Frederick county. They demand five
dollars to look up the claim, and that
is the last ever seen of the agents or
the money.
A Cambridge oysterman caught
whilst Clustering an yeast bottle con-
tanning a toad. The fish had entered
the bottle while small, and, not be-
ing able to get out, has lived in the
bottle until the fish had almost filled
every part of it.
There are 400 canning firms In Har-
ford county, who use 10000 boxes OF
tin per annum and employ 10000
persons during the season. During
the year past over 100000 cases Of
tomatoes were packed and 100000
cases of corn.
Hon. Montgomery Blair has pur-
chased the real estate of the late
Francis P. Blair. at Silver Springs,
Montgomery county, this State, 5l4
acres, for the snug little sum of $22,'
600. Mr.. Blair has lately been SER
iously i'll, but is now convalescent.
The smallest specimen of humanity
that has been ushered into existence
| within the limits of Delaware was
born at Wilmington recently. The
child is perfect in every respect
weighs three-quarters of pound
goes into a quart measure with ease
and is hearty and doing well.
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New YORK. Jan. 29.-The total
number of head of beef cattle export
ed to Europe from New York during
1882 was Is, 226. while of beef quarters
there were 1880. OF sheep, 1888 /;
of mutton carcasses. 46,3O3 and of
dressed hogs, 1896. The shipment
of live hogs was completely discon-
tinued. The trade reached 4,751 head
in 1880. The receipts of beef at this
port during 1882 aggregated $50, 3l7.
head, 1894 cows. 100. 0S9 calves, $780,
181 sheep, and 1,382,752 swine.
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Sunday School ReOrganized.

The reorganization of the Lutheran
Sunday School at Deer Park resulted
as follows:
Superintendent--S. G. Hoye.
Assistant--E. F. Droege.
Secretary-William d. Hoye.
Assistant-Benj. Thrasher.
Libarian-Mrs. j. w. Jankey.
Assistant Edward Tice,
Treasurer-John Jankey.
Teachers-S. c.. Hoye, Mrs. Jno.
Jankey, Jr., w. d. Hoye. Miss Mol.
lie TilIson.
Assistant Teachers-Benj. Thrash
er. Miss Ida HENDERSON, Bruner
Bants, Miss Lizzie Jankey.
The School resolved to have its ses.
sions for the first quarter in the base
ment of the new Lutheran Church, at
2 o'clock P. M. The ticket system
was decided upon as the best means
of getting regular and punctual at
tendance. Scholars will please re-
member that they may get nice
prize each quarter if they will be
present each Sunday to receive the
beautiful tickets. The new literature
will come this week. By calling at
the home ofthe Superintendent teach
ers and scholars may equip them
selves for Sunday.
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legislation this session, all expressed
the belief that satisfactory bill
would be passed. In the House diff
ferent members concurred i'm the be.
lief, though Haskell. of Kansas, had
his doubts. 1t is said that Mr.. Ran.
dali is very anxious to see a bill OF
some kind passed which would set.
tie the tariff question, for he fears
that the Presidents policy is to Sc
cure the tariff question as party is
sue for 1884. and Mr.. Randall be.
lieves that If the present Congress
does not pass the Tariff bill the copn-
try will blame the Democrats for its
failure, and the President will call an
extra session. feeling sure that the
new Congress, which is Democratic.
will refuse to pass any Tariff bill,
and further convince the country
that the Democratic party is the par
ty of free trade. Mr.. Randall fears
to have his party go before the coun-
try In 1884 with such a record. ''''
President Arthur, in conversation
with friend yesterday, said that if
this Congress failed to pass a tariff
bill he would call the next Congress
in extra session, The President fur
Their stated that he had committed
himself in favor of a reduction of the
internal revenue and If this Congress
failed to act he should feel it incum-
bent on him to call an extra session
OF Congress to accomplish such legis-
lation.
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PITTsBURG, PA, Jan. Goth, 1883.

fiTTsBURG, Pa, Jan. Goth, 1883.
ED. REPUBLICAN 81 receive your
Variable paper very promptly, and
see Dy 1t that Doctor G is still living,
ana am always glad to hear from
him' and hope to hear from him in
our next campaign.
judging from the levies made by
your present Board of County Com
missloners, you are likely to have
good roads, if the money is properly
expended.
Business is very dull is in this city,
owing to the tariff question.
Mr.. Jonathan Frazee, now of this
city, will be married on Thursday,
Feo. 9Th. and will go to Selbysport
to spend few days of his honey
moon. His numerous friends there
should not fail to call on him.
would not be surprised if Mr.. Ed. J.
Stuck would shortly adopt the same
course.
We are looking for Mr.. A. J. Fike
to come to this city, but we hope he
may not bring any more buckwheat
Hour, as our stock is very full.
Mr.. Marcellus Frazee, of Addison,
Pa. was in this city few days ago
for thepurpose of buying new steam
saw mill, which will be operated by
him and Mr.. Newton Guard, at the
mouth of Buffalo Run, in Selbysport
district. G.. F.
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Real Estate Transfers,

The following is list of real estate
transfers filed for record in the office
of w. HI. Tower, Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Garrett county, for the
week ending January 81:
Mary Brenneman and husband to
Hetty Bowser, ct. al, part of a tract
of land called "Cheviot Dale :" $3.50,
Rosana Clipstine, ct. al, to Jonas
Whitezell, several pieces or parcels OF
land in county ;$150O.
Mountain Lake Park Association,
to G. P. Masden, lots Nos. 172. ia
and 240, and also a piece of land adj
joining 240 on the Plat of Mountain
Lake Park !; 81.
Mary J. Kildow and others to w.
S. Burkham, lot No. 80 in the town
of Oakland 5000.
Isaac Male, ct. al, to Edward Deal
military lot No. 1869; $3.50.
Paul Grim and others to D. E.
Offutt, part of military lot No. 846 ;
$160.
Joseph B. Davis and wife to John
Harmed, part of tract of land con-
tanning 81 acres and SO perch $3.50.
Louis Nydegger and wife to VIM.
Nc. Brown, acres and 25 poles OF
land in Garrett county S32.46.
Buckner Mason and wife to VIM.
Colmer, piece of land containing
563 acres $3.50.
John E. Gnagey and wife to Sophia
Alt, part of lot No. 5, in the town OF
Accident; $40.
Nm. P. Totten, Executor. to Re-
becca P. Tower, lot No. 5 in "Totten's
Subdivision to the town of Oakland;"
$1.150.0O
Catherine Brenneman and others
to Joel j. Brenneman, several parcels
of land in Garrett county $4,000.
Daniel BeacEy, Extr., to Mary
YutZy, one tract of land called
"Glade" containing 1877 acres, and
a tract called Good Luck" contain.
ing lis acres $4,000.
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The great comet of 1882, yet visible
on clear night after II O'Clock, south
east of the constellation Orion, will
soon be far beyond the reach of the
most powerful telescopes, and will
not again come within the view of
the earth's inhabitants until the year
2675. That is the date of its reappear-
ance, according to Prof. Frisbie, of
the Naval Observatory at Washing
ton. Other astronomers, however.
say that the comets path is paraboIa.
in which case it will never return,
but will wander through the limitless
void for thousands of years, flirting
with other suns and puzzling the
astronomers in worlds we know not
of. ....-,