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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-22
Panic in Coffee.

!, New York, March sl.--The coffee
sAehange is>excited over the refusal to
lns ,uit the BRAZILIAN firm of Wolff h
2Iihgsbnrg, who suspended last night.
July coffee, which opened at go YES
MIuay morning, opened at 0.40 this
morning; The decline Is partly due
20 q break In Hayre OF /! francs this
morning. YIN. .
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-22
CORPUS CHRISTI.
Closed Out by Attachment 1.-Two Ma
rinc Items.

Special TO the Gazette.
Corpus Christi, March 1.-TWO at
taclinents to-day were levied on the
stock OF II. H. Wheeler, dealer in
boots, shoes, millinery aud notions.
They aggregate about 81 600 In favor
OF y. A. Atlee'of Laredo, and T.. bod
bridge, a banker Of this city,
Arrived. Steamship ST. Mary, from
Galveston. The British steamship
Mediator overdue here, was at Vera
Cruz yesterday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-22
WICKKAM
Carrying 'hs VA ~

Comers-A a
special TO the Gaiells IA 4
Wichita Falls AM 4
the late additionslaM
our town are some hlh
"coons,n who have ~
past two months. h3
very peaceable sud ssA
day evening, when
them, falling oul %
had a sort Of sgeeFslia
on the lower eld 9 y
Five dollars and CO..
the decision Of The
ing. ..,....,
Mr.. w. A. Ardsnl'sI /,
mia. Ohio, has bOls.'
and will return sou
to settle. -,
also bought ~ land, .,..,l
Mr.. ]. G. Blsusl'a'
invested inicaa
in this place,
GAzgrrg that so''s
Kemp was kn@'gv
on Ohio avenue.
a merchant doing
enue, says be hii e y
tars Of condOlsus' y
of The state, bll y
robbed, aud d''i'
made. u.r,r,
of the Bee Lane
to-dsy. -+.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-22
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01
FARM AND PRESIDE.

Try piece of lemon instead of
soap for removing dirt from the hands.
Ibis is particularly good for hands
which chap in winter. Detroit Post.
TO remove ink stains dip a sponge
in milk and rub the spot as soon after
the ink is spilled as possible; continue
the operation until the ink is out. -
CleUetand Leader.
An old-fashioned warm-weather
drink which might once in while be
given TO the children, is made of one
quart of water. one tablespoonful of
ginger, four tablespoonfuls of sugar,
and nearly half pint of vinegar. N.
Y. Post.
Zephyr shawls and hoods may be
cleaned By putting them into pan
with some flour; rub the articles as you
would wash anything if they were in
water, shake well and hang on the line,
and they will look as fresh as new.-
Boston Post.
Many farmers are very careless in
sowing buckwheat. 1t is often the case
that old and worn out fields are
ploughed up for this crop If well
ploughed aud thoroughly narrowed
such fields might produce good crop
but one narrowing is not sufficient. =
N. Y. Herald.
"A delicious pudding is made in this
way: Chop pineapple quite fine; take
some cake which is little dry, rub it fine
in your hands or crush it on kneading
board; put it into pudding dish in
alternate layers with the pineapple,
sweeten abundantly, moisten with cold
water and bake in moderate oven for
an hour and three-quarters. Albany
Journal.
How to avoid cutting a warm short
cake is difficult question. 1t is solved
by cutting the unbaked dough into two
equal parts. Roll one out; put it into
the baking tin, spread it with butter as
if it were already baked. then roll out
the other part and lay over it. When
baked these parts separate readily
without the aid of knife. A thin
coating of butter is all that is needed.
~ Y Post.
1t is stated in French agricultural
journals that French cheese makers
are not satisfied unless they get from
~ico W --oV pCk AlOiu cdCu COW-
This is owing to their expertness and
thoroughness in the manufacture of
cheese, and each particular agricultural
district of Fance has attained celebri-
ty for the making of some particular
variety of cheese, developing into q
special and important Industry.
1t is time for our farmers to I'M
derstand, says an Iowa experimenter,
that the days of the small horses are
over. except to drive to town and for
light livery work. They can not afford
either to raise them or own them. If
they will observe carefully they will
discover that it costs no more to keep
q colt two years than a calf,
and that during these two years on
stock keep the cot will increa e in val
ne great deal faster than the calf.
We do not advise farmers to go alto
gether into horse farming or into any
other specially, but along with the
calves and pigs, raise few good, large
colts. 1t is unsafe to devote farm to
any one kind of stock. The true wis
dom is to raise some of each, but what
ever you do, raise the best.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01
The Last Of the Leech Fishers.

A grizzly old man, with his breeches
legs turned up to his thighs, waded
through the bitches of .the Neck in
the First Ward yesterday. He carried
with him tin can and q miniature
scoop net. He was engaged in the
somewhat curious occupation Of catch
ing leeches. The bu,iness," said he
to an inquiring reporter, sis nearly
played out, but make something at It
ye.. The old fellow then proceeded
to carefully wash out his tin can, re-
marking: "Have to be very careful to
have nothing but pure water IN this
can, for the leeches will not live in any,
thing but pure water. 1 have been a
leech fisherman for twenty years, and
it took me a good while to learn how &c
keep them.
he manner of this odd old mans
fishing was very simple. He vigorous
~ stirred up the mud in the ditch with
his feet. and then watched for the
leeches to rise to the surface or pc. haps
came up he caught witt hisJittle scoop
MT transferred the N to his tin can OF
water. and then calmly proceeded to
pick of such as mad taste led upon his
limb. The loss of blood appeared to
give him no uneasiness although IN a
days fishing this must be considerable.
hating about his curious mode of
making living the old man said: II
have frequently taken 1000 leeches
from single stream. If they once get
filed with blood they drop off dead,
and thus many die after getting square
meal from the legs of the cattle which
roam through the bitches. Leeches
may. with IA e, be kept indefinitely.
There is ia r sale for them, but the
demand has dwindled very much OF
late years. French and Swedish leeches
are now very generally used, because
they can be preserved much easier.
Years ago many men and boys were
engaged in leech fishing in this neigh
borhood. l am all that is left, and
only because am too old for any
thing else. 1 he pauper leeches of Eu-
rope have destroyed the industry, you
see,' concluded the old fishern an, with
trinkle in his eye, as he went on his
way up the ditch. -Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01
Philadelphians Get Badly Sold.

logan is at the Continental" wa
whispered among the politicians yester
day. 1t passed from mouth to mouth
and soon the clerks at the hotel desl
were besieged by the local statesmen
The first to arrive was ex-Sheriff How
ell. then United States Marshal Kerns
Leeds dropped in to make sure OF it
and Surveyor Leland stopped to thanh
the Senator for his efforts in preventing
the passage of the bill abolishing hi:
office. The reporter glanced st tine
register and found "John Logan. -
written in a bold hand. In second
the newsman was ut the door of Parlol
6. and, knocking timorously. was an.
swered from within by voice tina.
would scare a cowboy:
"What dyer want? Come in"
''Good day, Mr.. Logan. the reporter
said. nervously. as he stepped into the
majestic presence. Logan was stretched
at full length upon the bed. with q
sheet hiding his well-developed frame.
Il stepped in just to interview you
on -"
don't want to be interviewed. Been
travelling; too tired he replied, as he
rolled over, with grunt that made the
glasses on the table Jingle.
''But as to the outlook. Is it good?'
persisted the ncwsman.
''oood enough for me. want to GO
to sleep" and Logan roarcd again.
Ibid Mr.. Blaine -"
"Yes: three cheers for Blaine; hur-
rah, bur" Then there was
another grunt aud roll.
"What about the story of your own
ing landP"
''It's a lie. Don't own any land.
Show me the fellow that said it. I'll
knock him out. Ughl"
-" Do you fear Cleveland, or Tilden.
"Ain't afraid of any man living.
Can clean out Tildcn in less than one
round. Trot him OUT
"There is delegation of prominent
citizens down stairs waiting for you, I"
put in the reporter. They want to
pay their respects to YOU" ~
PAY me what?' roared Logan, as
he raised himself up in bed but for q
second, and then sank down again.
81 thought you were General John
A. Logan, the Republican candidate
for Vice-President, said the reporter.
"Me? Not by long sight. I'm
John Logan of Tuscarora, the terror
OF Schuylkill County; and you git"
The reporter reached for the door,
and passed our in good order, while
there came from within a roar of s.rm
from Tuscarora, and the terror OF
Schuylkill." Word was passed to the
eminent citizens on the first floor, and
they quietly dispersed. : Philadelphia
Special.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01
Why q Bachelor President is Needed.

The Baltimore american, an en-
thusastic Blaine organ, after looking
around in vain for something to say
against Governor Cleyeland,~ gravely
objects that he is bachelor. This
makes the New York favorite the more
available for the work he will DO called
on to perform. For the first two years
of his administration. If there were such
a lady as Mrs. President Cleveland, she
would of necessity be grossly neglected.
She would, beyond doubt. have cause
for complaint of desertions She would
be wife only in name. She would be
in the midst of an amount of turmoil
dis turbing the delicate nerves OF
woman. President Cleveland will have
big job on hand. He will be elected
as working President. and the work
of Reform is what lies before him. In
short, he will be too busy to keep regu-
lar hours. He will have every spare
moment of his time taken up in
catching Treasury thieves, and the
White House walls will resound
with appeals for mercy from ring
sters who will be called to account.
He will be like a master carpenfer
building ship. He viii be giving COM
mands here and there to able assistants,
and until the keel is well laid and the
new ship of state decked in he will have
no time for anything else. All this no SO
would be too much for woman head.
Her husband wolld be too busy to see
her.
But. ah! when the time for adding the
ornamental to the ship arrives. then
President Cleveland can be looking
around. The country will be in pros,
porous condition. and competition
among the ladies will be great. There
is no nice, honest, thrifty girl in the
land. no girl who really believes in
truth and justice and reform, who can
not safely aspire to be Mrs. President
Cleveland. We have it authoritatiyely
that Governor Cleveland has not yet
commenced to look around. For the
first year or two, however, he regrets
that he would not have time even to
look after wife. = Richmond (Ha.)
State.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01

National duties, bM the States nave n.
served rights which should be faithfully
maintained.
If these ~ere the declarations of party
out of power put forth as an Indictment
of the policy of its dominant antagonist
they would be strictly consistent and
permissible. But they are the declara-
tions of party which has been in pow
er and has welded an almost unchal-
lepged authority for twenty-three
years; of party which has gov
erned the country so long and
so vigorously that it is RESPONSE
bic for every evil that exists in it to-
day. The condemned inequalities OF
the tariff; the existence of railroad dis
ordinations and extortions; the nom
enforcement of the Eight-hour law;
the importation of contract labor; the
monopolization of large bodies of the
public lands; the degradation of our
navy; the burdens on our declining
shipping; the maintenance of poiyg-
amy; the encroachment OF the Nation
al Government on the rights of the
States-all these are either the direct
work of the Republican party or the
product of its Indifference and neglect.
The platform is a self-arraignment OF
the party which adopted it. and an ap-
peal to the popular support on the
pledge that, if granted a new lease OF
power, the party will repudiate its past
policy, repent of its old vices and re-
pair its old negligence. Judged by its
own confessions, the party deserves to
be condemned and overthrown.-Ez.
change.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01
A Self Condemned Party.

II has not escaped observation tina,
one-half the Republican National plat
form is condemnation of the Repub-
lican National policy; nearly every new
and positive avowal in it exhausts itself
upon some pernicious habit which the
party has persistently followed ever
since it came into power.
The platform condemns "the in
equalitics of the tariff" and pledges the
party to correct them. IL admits
1.-THE burden of unnecessary taxat on "
that rests on the people; it admits that
this unnecessary taxation yields a sur
plus that the Government has no use
for, and that the people ought to be
relieved" 1t admits the practice of
''un .ust discrimination and excessive
charges" by railroads. and asserts that
it ought to be prohibited. 1t complains
that the Eight-hour law is not enforced.
1t denounces the importation of con-
tract labor as an otfense against the
spirit of American institutions 1t
condemns 1.-THE acquis' ton of large
tracts OF the public lands by corpora
tons, or individuals. especially where
such holdings are in the hands of nom
resident aliens " 1t demands of Congress
''.be speedy recovery of forfeited land
grants to railroads. 1t demands sfhe
restoration of our navy to its old
time, strength ara efficiency" II
calls upon Congress to remove the
burdens by which American shipping
has been depressed. so that 1T may again
be true that we have commerce which
leaves no SEQ unexplored and which
kes no law from a superior force" 1t
resolves that lit is the duty of Congress
to enact such laws as win promptly and
effectually suppress the system of
polygamy within our territory" 1t de-
clares that 1.-The National Government
u supreme withia the sphere OF ia
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01
The Want Of Farmers.

The average farmer has for the past
few years been very progressive and a
great advance has b en- made in many
respects, but it now seems that tenn
porary halt has been made, and that
there must be a new impulse given be-
fore another start forward will again
be made. The great gain has been
made, not so much in greater results
per acre, but in the extension of terri
tory devoted to grazing. crops and
special farming, made possible by the
introduction of the most expensive and
skillfully devised machinery. The next
step forward must be made in the di-
.fection of better crops, and this adj
vance will of necessity have to be the
result of mental activity.
The census report places the average
production OF crops at very low yield
per acre. The average wheat yield OF
Ohio will not possibly exceed sixteen
bushels per acre, which is hardly re-
turn that compensates for the total cost
of production, and what is true of wheat
is quite as true of the run" of other
crops. Now and then one finds a
farmer succeeding in raising crops of
nearly double the average yield, show
ing that there is possibility that soil
can be profitably titled when the re-
quirements of the case are understood
and then acted upon. Some writer has
aptly said that failure is often made
of a wheat crop on land especially
adapted to potato culture; barley is
grown at a loss on land that would pro-
duce magnificent aud paving crops of
oats. The cause of all this is simply a
lack of the knowledge of the constitu-
ents of the soil, their adoption to diff
ferent plant growths; to lack of suffi-
cient thought on these matters. The
owners plod along year after year with
a bare subsistence, with little more
thought than the teams they drive,
finding fault with the soil, weather,
Providence, their business. everything
but the right one-their own ignorance.
The buying Of improved machinery,
blooded stock and all the other modern
aids to farming, will not pay unless
there is purpose to work and use
them to an advance point in keeping
With their capabilities. To use them
40 iaoVt o"sCto- ehupiy W uo TIC Sduic
work upon the farm that was done be-
fore, is not really an advance step in
farming. but when they are used in
proportion to their possibilities then
their true worth is seen, and a go ahead
farmer is discovered emerging the
from s.rutsn that hide many an other
wise splendid ability. The farmers who
read are the lucky ones 1t is this class
just mentioned who are members of
farmers clubs, take the best journals
published, buy each year dozen or SO
of the best books that are issued, and
who are not always basing their expec-
tations of becoming rich and prosper
Gus upon the adoption of free trade,
and the consequent cheapening of every
thing they buy, but does see that his
prosperity and protection of American
labor are co-dependent upon each other.
There is q want of more thought and q
wider range of knowledge in this cam
try. and the prosperity of the future will
be dependent upon it, and needing it.
win finally obtain the end sought
Cleveland Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01
PAPILLON
VOICE or THE PEOPLE.


A. MARVEL, ESQ. formerly Of Chicago. and now ~
siding In st. Paul. MIMI. and connected with the
~ & st. Paul r. r. Co. writes under date Of Feb.-
ISL: "Papon Skin Cure cured me OF salt Theum
twenty years standing. had the disease violently
that from fall to spring, my hands were helpless ana
were kept continuously giovcd."
HANNAH You've, Hubbcl street, near Thirtythird
street. Chicago. writes under date Of Nov o. ls77s
ITO the praise Of your remedy. Papilon Skin Cure).
win simply say that was affictcd with salt rheum
for years. two bottles cured over four months ago.
and not sign Of recurrence since"
DIR JNo. w. STRKErKR, eminent Homeopathic
Physician OF Chicago writes under date Of April
10, 1850: 81 have used Papfllon Skin Cure on Q mum.
Der Of cases Of chronic Eczema with most gratifying
results. Some very obstfnate have been cured
by Its use. recommend It a. q safe and certain
remedy"
THOMAS r. WHEELocE. Of Shanghai. China. Jan.
H. 1850 sends for dozen bottles Of PspBion Skin
Cure. and says I'VE can not do without the remedy
for skin eruptions" n
J. S. rAyLoR NJ. D.. Kankakee. H.. writes April 10
1850: II have prescribed Papou Skin Cure for salt
rhcum and fnordnafe itching Of the body, with re-
marxable results. recommend 10 highly and con-
slider 10 certain remedy. No remedy equals Pspfiicn
Skin Cure. for all skin diseases It Is safe and posi-
tive remedy"
For sale by all druggists
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01

-Tdkc all the Kidney and Liver
Medicines,
Take all the Rheumatic remedies
Take all the Dyspepsia and indigestion
cures.
Take all the Ag,sc, Fever. and bilious
specifics,
Take all the Brain and Nerve force
rcDipcrs,
Take all the Great health rcstorers.
In short, take all the best qualities Of
all these aud the best
Qualities of all the best medicines In
the world, and you will end that Hop
-Bitfers have the best curative qualities
and powers Of all --conccntrutcd
In them, and that they will cure when
any or all Of these, singly or combined
Fail. A thorough trial will give positive
proof Of this.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01

The Indians in Washington Terri
tory are fond of horse-racing. The
Umatillas and Mox-Mox's men had a
race and ''hiyu time" at Farming on
recently in which the Umatillas were
winners TO the extent of 500 and ten
head of horses
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01

A GOOD deal of fun is made of girls who
are graduated from high schools, the wits
insisting that such young women know
nothing of cooking. Here is the the latest
joke of the kind. At q cooking-school,
the teacher said to q college graduate:
"Please separate the fat from the lean. |"
"But which is the fat aud which is the
leans" questioned the soft, cultivated
voice Of the fair pupil.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01

PAPnLoN Cough Cure cured an infant
only few weeks old, of whooping cough
after consultation of physicians pro-
whoop and allows the breath to return.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01

"l USED Swift's Specific on my little
daughter, who was afflicted with some
Blood Poison which had resisted all sorts
of treatment. The Specific relieved her
permanently, and / shall use it in nv
practice" w. E. BRoSTE, NJ. D.,
Cypress Ridge, Ark.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01

PHYTocHRoMoryPHY is the gentle tern
applied to a process of producing i'm
pFessions Of leaves and plants. That name
would produce an impression on an ele-
plant should it happen to fall upon him.
OIL City Derrick.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01
Timothy Wilson, a Madisou(C Conn

Timothy Wilson, Madison Conn. }
farmer, who has worn one leg shorter
than the other for forty-siS years, iell
IRON a load of hay. striking upon his
shortest leg, which snapped and hurt,
but had heightened Itself out Ike the
other. SO that Wilcox limps no more.
Hart, ord Post.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01

ssOur on the fly.n Is now ire cry 1t tho
Infatuated baid-headed ci.iz ,n.--LoueH
Citizen.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01

''No, GEORGE, can not marry you, for
never let it be said married for money"
Shave no fear. darling," he answered.
'the summer is not half over yet, and il
your appetite for ice-cream hol Is out
shall be a poor man by fall."-Boston
Post
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01

Wells, Richardson & Co.'s Improved But
ter Color will he found to be the only oil
color that will not become rancid. Test il
and you will prove il. 1t will not color
the butter-mifk; it gives the brightest color
of any made, and is the strongest and
therefore the cheapest.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01

"Rough on Corns.o 15c. Ask for it. Com
plete cuie hard or soft corns, warts, bunions.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01

GETTING suu-struck is rath,r summary
fashion of disposing of man.--ncrchaat
Ifareier.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01

AN advertiser in Vanity Fair offers 50,
dream for sale at f5.n Here Is q goos
chance for some horse-fancier to buy
night mare cheap.-Burliagto Ere
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01

LYDIA E. PINKHAM's Vegetable Com.
pound strengthens the stomach and kid
neys and aids digestion. Is equally good
for both sexes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01

A RoUsING demons;ration-Get' ing q
growing 10y GU: of bed.-BostoR Post.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-01

You've Dudley, hearing of gala day q
Newport, said he would not summer at
place where there were not more 'gals
than that.-Boston Gazette.