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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-06-28
THE WHITTIER.

His knife is an old-fashioned one-the blade Is
of the kind
That, while with ease 1t cuts new cheese, its
edge turns on the rind.
And j. bears the old-time falsehood that 50
many old knives tell,
The prehistoric rebus in the letters Xxi"
The spring Is worn and shortened, and the
blade which backward leans,
Oft closes on the fingers when opening sar-
dimes;
merits much doth blow,
And wants some boot when asked to trade
he at least should get the toe.
The whittier sits and whistles, when the
weather will permit,
On goods box on the pavement, where he
lOveth much to sit,
And he talketh of the tariff to a friend from
While his skavinss and his arguments are
valuable alike.
In the southwest the whittier in the most per-
fecticn blooms,
And he caryeth strips of poplar and the han
dies of old brooms;
He hath no ingenuity and couldn't make a
If the penalty for failure was the loss of his
right leg.
The policeman poses near the middle of the
street
And whites very sOlemnly, quite deaf to
You'd think his mighty brain upheld the land
on evcn's brink
He's thinking, very probably. where next he'll
get drink.
In this section, where horse trading IL an
everyday affair
And the young men have mania for trading
everywhere,
This whiting serves a purpose, for the
traders, bound to lie.
Hate to look each other honestly and squarely
in the eye.
And so at night In circles where the idler
loves to sit
And listen to horse arguments and question
able wit,
Something like this you'll hear at times: "Bill
Griggs, who shot Jim Gray,
Got whitfield outen that black mar he's had
SO long, today"
-Pormcnds Mir. in ". Y. Mercury.
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A Mysterious Author.

At Abbotsford, in 1918. says Lock
hart, Sir Walter Scott told with high
merriment disaster that had befallen
him in the matter of postage. Zone
morning last spring." he said II opened
a huge lump of a dispatch, without
looking how it was addressed, never
doubling it that it had travelled under
some omnipotent frank, like the first
lord of the admiralty's, when low and
behold the contents proved to be a
manuscript play by a young lady of
New York, who kindly requested me to
read and correct it, equip it with pro-
logue and epilogue, procure for it ia
vOrable reception from the manager of
Drury Lane, and make Murray or Con-
stable bleed handsomely for the copy
right; and on inspecting the cover l
found 1 had been charged five
pounds odd postage. This was bad
enough, but there was no help, so l
groaned and submitted. A fortnight
or so after another packet, of not less
formidable bulk arrived, and was alb
sent enough to break its seal, too, with
out examination. Conceive my horror
when out jumped the same identical
tragedy of the 'Cherok Lovers with a
second epistle from the authoress, stat
ing that, as the winds had been bolster
GUS, she feared the vessel intrusted with
her communication might have found
cred, and therefore judged it prudent
to forward a duplicate.
Who was 1.-THE young lady from New
York and was the play ever published?"
Cor. Boston Transcript.
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away on one side. They charged. but
retreated when he kneeled and fired.

away on one side. They charged, but
retreated when he kneeled and fired.
Arriving at camp after an hours ride
and running fight, we found the escort
thoroughly alarmed. and just starting
out to pick up our dead bodies. for they
had seen SO many Indians about that
they made sure we were all killed.
1t was a scene of mutual re-
joicing and congratulation. as
we had feared that they had
met an untimely fate. A hasty council
of war was held as to what was to be
done. We were unanimous in tho
opinion that it was folly to continue
work without larger escort and per-
sonal body guard, besides it was me-
cessary that my wound should be
dressed. Consequently it was decided
TO turn our faces in the direction of
Sheridan, which we did, arriving there
late in the afternoon, the Indians fol-
lowing us all the way seeking an op-
portunity to attack rs again. With
them it became question Of revenge.
as they had lost heavily, while we had
escaped entirely.
The horse that carried Howard so
nobly through the first fight ultimately
recovered. Three of the five bullets
were extracted. afterwards took him
home to Burlingame, where he was
carefully fed and pampered for some
years till he died.
l recovered from my wound very
quickly, and within six weeks rejoined
the party, receiving promotion to the
first place in the corps-that of transit
man-which occupied until the road
was completed.
Our miraculous escape was long the
subject of wonder on the frontier,
where it was regarded as the most mar
velous on record, as we fought against
such fearful odds. l hope the MARIA
tive as have written it will be intel
ligible. fear have not made it as
clear as / could verbally. 1t always
excites me to think or tell of it.--M Y.
Ercninq Post.
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The journals of Cincinnati and the
bloody shirt demagogues of that vicinity
who have had so much to say about law
lessness in the South may now perceive,
perhaps, that they could have bestowed
more attention on home affairs, and the
dangers and abuses existing in their
midst, to far greater advantage. People
who neglect their own business and the
things which concern them at home to
find fault with and thrust counsel on
others of whose circumstances they
know nothing, generally find in the long
run that their energies have been wO-
fully misdirected. We trust the people
of Danville, Va, and Copiah County,
Miss. will now have little respite
from the unreasoning assaults of the
long-range patriots who know just how
civil order could be preserved and all
the rights of citizens protected a thou
sand miles away, when they had no
words or influence to avert q hundred
times worse evils at their own doors.
The people of scores and hundred
of towns and neighborhoods in the
densely populated negro districts of
the South live in the midst of diff
culties in comparison with which
those of Cincinnati were simple and
easy to control. and yet by vigilance and
attention to their own affairs they have
for twenty years avoided the occurrence
of such horrors as have just occurred in
Ohio. Officious and uncharitable CEN
sors of Southern citizens now have an
experience which ought to teach them
that in times of peril mistakes and
plumbers are easily made. and some of
them may be led to wonder that no
greater errors have been committed by
those whom they have so iercely con-
demned for the part they took in the
midst of great tlisls. It is no slight
thing to preserve order and prevens
great disorders in Heterogeneous civil
societies when the sole force to be 70
bed upon Is the ordinary coustabulary
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Legal Intelligence.

A rather cute sort of fellow came
to an Austin lawyer to engage him to
undertake the defence of suit for debt,
when the following conversation took
place:
"You say you owe this man that
money"
20. yes; owe him the money"
"And you gave him . note for itp"
Certainly
Sand you have property on which he
can levy?"
Plenty of it,"
Then, in the name of heaven, how
do you expect to gain the suit?"
Colonel" said the client, impress
lively, ..you have been Texas lawyer
for good many years?"
Certainly" M .a
"Wcll, did you ever know q Texas
jury to bring in a verdict according to
the law and the facts in the case?'
fright you are" exclaimed the
lawyer; IN take your case. '-Tsros
Siffinof
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

doctors say that the people would
be healthier If they ate more onions.
Undoubtedly they would. It would
keep them from going out nights
Burlington HaUkcye.
Indian story-tellers very often give
their variations entirely in sign IAN
guage and the laughter of their hearers
will often be the only audible sound for
an hour. Chicago Times
1t was long ago decided that bru-
nettes marry of faster than blondes.
Untrue. 1t was long ago decided that
blondes always marry first, because
they are light-hcaded. Indianapolis
Journal.
"A manufacturer of white vinegar
claims that his compound is SO much
better than the old-fashioned cider con-
coction that he has adopted the sign of
"Who will care for mother now?'-
Boston Courier.
"A half-column article in an ex-
change tells "How to Boil Water"
This is . great waste of space. The
way to boil water is to put it in kettle
and set it on q hot stove. A quicker
method has never been discovered.
N0rrist0,On Herald
-''What is the price Of this axle
grease?" asked anew clerk of n grocery
dealer; s'there is no mark on it." ut
depends on your customer. If he asks
for axle-grease charge him fifteen cents
pound, but il he wants butter make
it thirty-cight cents. Philadelphia
Call.
Yes, SIR said braggart. "I'm
rich man, but I've seen the day when 1
had to work as hard as anybody. Now
you'd scarcely believe it. but when I
started out in life turned q crank at
seventy-fve cents week. 30, yes, I
would" said the listener. sIwas pretty
certain that you had Had what?H
Turned crank. "-Oa City Derrick.
Twenty per cent. profit on gas.
''Schacob," said Nose Schaumburg one
dark, rainy day to his Oldest son, who
is his chief clerk in the s.hand-me-
down. department: "Schacob, once
more dells you put oud dot gas, so we
saves q leedle dose hard times"
..vader, let burnin' dot gas. scharged
DOT next customer what comes in ten
per silent extra to make good dot loss
init der gas" ''Schacob, put dot gas
oud and scharge dot ten per silent.
pesides, den We makes shust teventv per
shent. "-Tsrns Siftings.
Proper English
Q. why shall we say catched, caught,
As grammar1ans some say we oughtf
Let us see
How things be
when this kind of teaching IL taught;
The orr ,sv,,x hoxcho, q 4. h.,,~h<.
Ones trousers aren't patched, they are
paught;
John and Jane are not matched, they are
mauRht; u.
The door isn't Iatched, it is Taught:
The pie wasn't euatched, IL was suauRht:
The Cat never scratched, but scraught:
The roof wasn't thstched, IL was thought.
u Bnglish must this way be wrought,
z non WIN Be enatched-rhat 10 naught.
-Sund0v Ttding,
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and the voluntary support Of citizens.
There is food for rejection in the riotous
events which have recently occurred in
the two sections and the manner in
which they have been dealt with BY
those Immediately concerned. : ~.
Louis Republican.
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Professional window dressers' In
New York City make from &25 to $50 =
week by arranging goods in show win
dows. The object OF the merchants is
not merely to secure an aesthetic effect,
but to secure it because goods sell one
hundred per cent better when attrac-
lively displayed. Only. men are en-
ployed in this business- Y r Hergid.
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doctors say that the people would
be healthier if they ate more onions.
Undoubtedly they would. 1t would
keep them from going out nights
Burlington HdUkcge.
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A PERILOUs ADVENTURE.

Engineering ON the Plains Fifteen
Years AEo-Feat Of Howard Schuyler
Graphic story Of Danger and COur.
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aster completely demoralized them,
and they fed in all directions. Within
three minutes not an Indian was in
sight. He turned his attention to his
horse, loosened the girth to take off the
saddle, and was surprised when the
animal drew deep breath and
struggled to his feet. He then led him
slowly to where the rest of the party
had made stand about their wagon,
and as he approached from one direc-
ton came limping up from the other,
with q bullet in my right leg. The
Indians had paid their gentle attention
to the rest of us during the time How
ard was having his fight, unfortunately
not in force, and we succeeded in get
ting together at the wagon without the
loss of man, being the only one
wounded in the whole engagement.
AS soon as Howard Joined us we started
ON the retreat for camp, the Indians
harassing us the whole way. They
would form in single file or all abreast,
and charge as though they were going
to ride right over us, but on getting
within short range would wheel and re-
tire, after discharging volley of shots
that would tear up the earth all around
us. This was most terrifying to me, a
boy fresh from school. who had never
experienced any sort of warfare. and
had never even seen q gun fired by one
man ut another-but Howard, who had
gone through four yearsos war of the
rebellion, and had seen thrce years or
more OF border warfare with Indians.
was quite exhilarated by the excite
ment. He gave them . challes, ge by
walking alone several hundred yards
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-25
LITERARY NOTES.



Harper's Magazine for September is bril-
liant aud varied number, beautifully illus
trated. The frontispicce 10 an engraving by
". b. Closson Of IAN Ideal Head from
the original painting by the late George Full
Ter. Elsewhere in the number there Is an
interesting article on this remarkable paintas
by L. d. Miliet, with fine full-page portrait
George II. Boughton continues his sArtist
strolls in Holland "A Run Ashore at
Queenstown" by W. II. Rideing, finely IL
Illustrated, will recall pleasant memories to
those who have crossed the Atlantic aud
fingered about Cork. Ernest Ingersoll con-
tributes an interesting article on the Wheat
Fields on the Columbia. Miss Mary Gay
Humphreys finds Tronyille base pleasure
resort, but she invests the subject with un-
usual interest, nevertheless. From the
graphic sketches by Redwood and Reinhars
we turn with equal pleasure 10 the exquisite
ly beautiful work OF Alfred Parsons--illus-
tratiag Mr.. sharp's transcripts from Ma
.ure''--anl Of Mr.. Gibson In "Nature's
saria, Story" Fo. the latter, Diclman also
contributes one OF his best pictures, In the
field Of history We have the second part Of
Mr.. Ireadwell Walden's series on .sThe Great
Hall Of William Rufus" pcturesquely pres
ented in the texts as well as in the illustra-
ton, u large number Of which are portraits
In poetry the number Is unusually rich. The
Editors Easy Chair contains this month
some very interesting chats Of purely liter
airy character. The other editorial depart
ments are fun of timely and interesting mat
ter, including generous supply Of humorous
anecdotes In the drawer.
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saved In two years was equal 10 SlDO, 900. lie
also laborcd, but Intellectually, to have n bill
passed establishing system Of wheat lnspcc-
ton, measure that would save the farmers
from five to ten cents per bushel on every
bushcl they have ruIsed since, hy preventing
false weights and false grades. five cents on
thirty million bushels Ii 81, 600. 900 annually.
One OF the greatest acts III Donnelly---unc
which will 90 down into history AZ the great
sidc-splitiing comcIs--was his attack In Con-
gross upon the Wasliburn family and their
arrogance In public affairs when he said they
were born with an NJ. {. upon the broadcast
portion Of their anatomy. This successfully
killed of the portion Of the family east Of the
Mississippi river, aud In revenge they COM
blned, aud by money and falsehools sac-
cceicd IN defeating Mr.. Donnelly. They
sank from sight like creatures Of circum-
stance AZ they were, while Mr.. Donnclly's
genlls and talents have won for him a world
renowned prominence. In the present
emergency II should be borne In mind that
he does not seek the Office, and will only
run II II Is the clearly expressed desire u
the people. BY all means let men OF all
parties In the Third district act together for
self protection In this hour Of trial, which
they can do without any sacrifice OF princI-
pie, and give us a man In Congress who
would BIZ the peer of the best now there. The
anti-monopoly and antl-high-taritf farmers
should unite wlh the Democrats and make
the Hon. Ignatius Donnelly's call and cleo
ton sure
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The Record of the Hon. Ignatius Dom
nelly
Minneapolis News Letter.

Mlnneapohs News Letter.
There seems to be a sort Of general uprs-
ing among the people Of the Third congress
s!onal district, and demand for q change
which will no doubt result In bringing the
Hon. Iynatius Donnelly out as an opponent
To Maj. Strait. II this should be done the
Democrats will most certainly endorse
the peoples mo 'ement, and the sage Of MIN
niger. tie scholar, Mnncsota's great orator,
will again make himself felt in the councils
OF the nation. In view OF Mr.. Donnellys
approaching candidacy his past record will
naturally become Il subject for review in
every household In the state, and his
speeches will be sought after and aeyoured
by everybody who can read. Mr.. Donneliy
has been out Of politics Tor years, and las
devoted his time 10 literary pursuits, in which,
hy bis writing, he has gained world wide
reputation a An accomplished scholar and
profound thinker. lie was never
regarded as violent partisan,
but always left the ranks of party
| 10 fight the battles Of the weak and
| oppressed in their struggles for right. His
| contests with the gigantic monopoiies Of the
| country made him the father ri the anti
| Monopols party Of the United States. As u
| sample If the power he wields with the peo-
| pie, his contest with Mr. Washburn In this
| district, in 1878, may be- cited. He wiped
out the eight thousand Republican majority
| and carried the district outside of Minneapo-
Lis BY seven hundred aud ilfty majority, and
he would have carried this city II money had
not been freely used. la Congress Mr.. Don
neliy's speech on education produced SO
much comment that ii led to the establish
meut vi department of education, still In
existence. His speech Oh tree planting pro-
| duced tue agitation which resulted in the
| law for the encouragement Of tree culture.
| His famous Pennington speech upon the
| tariff led largely - that enlightenment Of pub
| lie opinion on that question which caused
| hinnesatas congressman To give half
| hearted support 10 tariff reform alone
| II all the Republican congressman of
| the United States. In the State Senate, after
years Of effort, Mr.. Donnelly secured the
| passage VI usurs Law, which put stop 10
| the three per cent. month business, and
| las saved the people Of the state hundreds If
| thousands Ut dollars. especially la the from
| tier eounties. The school text book hill
| which he worked through after j desperate
| fight lin which the publishers spent so, 000)
| has saved the people All immense amount
Gov. tiilsbary declared thai iAs amount
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Gen. Johnson's Endorsement Of Mr..
Donnelly's Candidacy.
To the Editor Of the Globe:

10 tue EultoE Vi TUG
Although not voter In the Third congress
sional district, yet every Democrat must feel
an interest in the success Of lis party ut all
points in the state. In the Third district il
will he remembered that Mr.. Strait by his in
dustry aud kindness in looking after the in
terests Of his constituents has made himself
strong, and an opponent not to be despised.
To compass his defeat the Democratic party
should hail with delight re-inforeements
from eyely quarter. The Democrats. indi-
yidually, cannot defeat him. Mr.. Donneiy,
with the united Labor, Farmer Greenback
and Democratic parties at his back, can
accomplish it. He has been nominated by
regularly organized Democratic conven-
ton. What then is the duty Of the Demo-
Gratis Of his district: Clearly to support him
cordially, cheerfully ard enthusiastically
Ii the members of the party will
do this they will ensure his
election aud secure the services in the next
Congress Of an able, faithful and efficient
representative. Ii, however, they yield re-
luctant support, OF place themselves in OPP
position to his candilature they alone will be
responsible for his defeat. When a nomina-
ton Is made by competent convention
strife should cease and every Democrat
should be found in line with his face To the
foe. Let the Democrats of the Third district
organize and harmoniZe and vote for tho
nominee Of the party, and the election Of
Mr.. Donnclly will be an accomplished fact
on the fourth day of November.
Judge Wilder and Hon. W. NJ. Campbell,
who opposed Mr.. Donnclly's nomination in
the convention, are among the most distin-
guished men In their party. Both of them
have been highly honored in the past, aud
they can not now nor In the future forget the
duty they owe To themselves, and TO the
party they SO ably represent, by placing
themselves in opposition to the nominee.
fs:gnedl II. w. JOHNSON.
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Nesc Light on Islaias.
Springfield Mass Republican.

A great deal is being said about the opn-
ions which Senator George r. Edmnnds held
concerning James q. Blaine In 1850, aud
inquiries are made as to the reliability Of GER
tain statesments made concerning them. Ii
is well known in Vermont that Mr. Eamunds
then stood With Judge Poland in distressing
Mr.. Blaine. While Mr, Edmunds did not
desire nomination 10 the Presidency, he
wa: patriotieally anxious that Vermont should
send no delegates Who would vote for Blaine
In any event. This led him 10 write q letter
which wus circulated among some Of his
leading political friends. II stated that Mr..
Eimund's associations with James Il. Blaiue
led him 10 regard the Maine senator as the
champion Of corporation lobbyists, and the
latter enforced this general statement with
savage direetness by adding that whenever
Edmnnds aud Thurman had joined hands to
defeat Goula's schemes James q. Blaine
Invariably started up from behind Gaulds
breast works, mnsket In hand.n The Bur
iington senator further added that In hls
opinion MIR Blaine could not b. eiectel, and
even II le could Nv ought mol " w,
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POINTERS.

The GLOBE has purchased 1000 Hoe perfctng
press printing both sides Of
capable
Tho GLOBE is eight-page than
to printing eight when
the demand Of news or advertising requires.
The GLOBE membership Press
and prints the full that
The GLOBE
tor and s editorial running from st. Paul
via Chicago to New York and Washington.
The GLOBE established special
and Washington faithful
who will allow OF interest escape them.
The GLOBE has complete bureau d
Chicago Its the Board Trade daily
elegaphs night
markets. gossip the Board the talk Of
leading operators.
The GLOBE has correspondents leading
and cities Minnesota, Northern Wisconsin, Northern
Iowa. Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Territories
The GLOBE is issued in the Sundays
holidays included &
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THE WEEKLY GLOBE.

The Saint Paul WEEKLY GLOBE is published
every Thursday It is especially and carefully
edited, and while it contains the cream of the
matter published in the daily issues, it is not a
jumbled reprint of extracts from the DAILY
GLOBE, but has a large amount of valuable mat,
ter especially prepared for it by a competent
editor, who deyotes his entire attention to that
issue. It is an eight page Sheet seven columns
to the page.