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The Republican journal., 1884-07-24

KITTY kENr'S TROUBLES. BY Julia A.
Eastman. The publishers have shown rare
judgment in putting this excellent story into
their new ana popular Young Folks Library.
Miss Eastman it will be remembered, took the
prize of one thousand dollars offered several
years ago by this house. for the best sunday
school story, and the present book is in every
particular its equal. The heroine i, the daush-
ter of a clergyman. "a girl who was neither all
good nor all bad. but partly one AND parity lhr
other and the narrative of her trials and en-
pcripnrcs Is intended Us a guide and help To
other girls who have those Of the same Kind to
contend with. and to impress upon them thc
lesson that "the only road to happiness lies
through the land of goodness" u. Lothrop
CO.. publishers, Boston.
PROPERTY IN LAND. A Pa>sago-itt-arm~ be-
tween the Duke of Argyll ana Henry George.
The literary reputation and the high social and
political rank of the Duke of Argyll have at
tracted unusual attention 10 his alrHi@nmout of
Henry Georges doctrine rs to property in land.
Mr. George has made vigorous and aggrce-
sive reply, which is here given in iuNtapo>iton
with the Dukes attack. This pas,age-at-arm>
trply challenges attention because Of he burn
ing interest in the question itself at present,
the representative character of the disputants,
and the dialectic skill with which the contro-
versy is conducted. T. mo, paper, Is cents.
Funk Il Wagnalls, publishers, New York.
NOTES
The public are often lost in wonder at the
vast number of books issued from the press.
Did the public but know what they escape,
their surprise might change to gratitude.
Messrs. Funk & WagnaI, report that during
the last month they have refused something
like 100 manuscripts most of them works of
fiction.
The story of the romantic life of General
Sam Houston, who was in turn United States
senator, Cherokee chief general in The army,
and first president OF the Texan republic, is
told in the August Century by Alexander
Hynds, who has been assisted in the preparation
of his paper by the family of the ''hcro of san
Jaeinto." Two portraits of Houston, one from
a miniature showing him AS Cherokee chief,
accompany the article
The Buntng Ball" GrHro-American
play, is to be issued anonymously, in Septem-
Der, by Funk Il Wagnalls. The work is a keen
poetical satire on New York society, and is an
nounced to be by one of the best known of liy
ing writers. An idea of its nature may be OBJ
tanned from the following partial list of htaD1-
ats P,yoa@, namely: Knckerbocker y Dung
Men; Manpuvrng Mammas Social SruggerS
Bellies; Wall Flowers; Gossips; AnglomanacS
Gluttons. Mr.. G. d. Weldon the well-knOwn
artist, is engaged on the illustrations.
The Irish World and American Industrial
Liberator, a widely circulated weekly repre-
The Republican journal., 1884-07-24
OUR SHIPPING INTE RESTS.

Among our national interests one languishes
the foreign carrying trade. 1t was very
seriously crippled in our civil war, and another
blow was given to it in the general substitution
of steam for sail in ocean traffic. With a
frontage the two great oceans, with a
freightage larger than that of any other nation,
we have every inducement to restore our navi-
CATION. Yet the government has hitherto re-
fused its help. A small share of the encour-
agement given by the government to railways
and TO manufactures, and small share of the
capital and the zeal given by our citizens to
those enterprises would have carried our ships
to every sea and to every port. A law just en-
acted removes some of the burdens upon our
navigation, and inspires hope that this great in
terest may at last receive its due share of atten-
ton. All efforts in this direction should re-
ceiVe encouragement.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-24
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE.

The Republican State committee had con-
ference at the Falmouth hotel Friday evening.
Besides the committee there Were present Sen
ator Hale, Congressman Reed, pjngiey and
Boutelle. Governor Robie. Collector Dow,
Postmaster Barker, AMI .verai other leading
Republicans. Chairman Wing reported the
condition and prospects OF the party in all
parts of the State to be fine. No business was
transacted. The general opinion appeared TO
be that the campaign should begin about the
second week in August. \ number of di>tin-
gui>hed men from other States have consented
to take part. 1t is understood that among
them are senator Allison. Gen. Swift, Con-
gressman Horr. and senator IngaLls.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-24

Union of the Democratic and Greenback par
ties. or fusion AS it is generally called, has been
pretty generally given up in Maine Distinct,
State and Congressional tickets have been NOM
mated so far AS nominations have been made
But the Democratic and Greenback district
committees of the first district, by deciding to
hold their conventions at the same time and
place show an intention If uniting on the Con-
gressional ticket. The dissatisfaction with Mr..
Reed among the Brunswick Republicans and
the hope of carrying the election by means of
the quarrel. are probably the considerations
which lead to this course. Nevertheless there
will he pretty stiff majority to overcome. In
1852 the vote Of the two countries Was
The Republican journal., 1884-07-24

The people of the United States, though often
urged and tempted. have never seriously con-
templaied the recognition OF any other money
than gold and silver-and currency directly con
vertible into them. They have not done so,
they will not do so, under any necessity less
pressing than that of desperate war. The one
special requisite for the completion of our
monetary system is the fixing of the relative
values of silver and gold. The large use of sill
yer as the money of account among Asiatic ma
tons, taken in connection with the increasing
commerce of the world. gives the weightie>t
reasons for an international agreement in the
premises. Our government should not cease
to urge this measure until common standard
of value shall be reached and establiShed-a
standard that shall enable the United States to
use the silver from its mines as an auxiliary to
gold in settling the balances of commercial eX-
change
The Republican journal., 1884-07-24
THE PUBLIC LANDS.

the multiplication of the landholderS. Our
laws should look TO the juclicious encourage
ment of actual settlers on the public domain,
which should henceforh be held as IA sacred
trust for the benefit of those seeking homes.
The tendency to consolidate large tracts of land
in the ownership of individuals or corporations
should, with proper regard to vested rights, be
discouraged. One hundred thousand acres of
land in the bands of one man is far less prof.
table to the nation in every way than when its
ownership is divided among 1000 men, The
evil of permitting large tracts of the national
domain TO be consolidated and controlled by
the few against the many is enhanced when
the persons controlling it are aliens 1t is but
fair that the public land should be disposed of
only TO actual settlers and to those who are cit
liens of the republic, or willing to become so.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-24

A TRIP INTO THE FARMING REGION. THE
SOIL AND CROPS. HARDWORkED FARMERS.
THE WOODS FULL OF BLAINE AND LOGAN
MEN.
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Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER TIE STATE
THE PROHIRITORN CAMPAIGN,

THE PROHIBITORY CAMPAIGN.
The third annual temperance meeting will
occur at Lake Maranocool next Friday and
Saturday. 1t will be the first grand demon
stration of the prohbtory campaig gn in the
interest Of prohibition and constitutional law.
On Friday there will be meeting of the State
temperance committee and grand conference
of temperance workers. Kew. ii. Z. Munson,
the well known temperance worker Is desrous
that every portion of the State should be repre-
sented. Saturday will be the grand day of the
meeting. 1t will be opened with a grand
chorus of many hundred children's voices,
directed by Mr.. E. +. Jordan of Portland
assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. Bent, the efficient
cornet players. and the boys uniformed band
of Brunswick. GOV. Frederick Robie, Hon.
Nelson Dingey, Hon. Josiah Ii. Drummond.
Hon. Sidney Perham, B. @. Torscy, Gen Neal
Dow, Ii. A. Shorey. Benz. kingsbury and
others will address the meeting. Jordan Rand
of Lisbon. will preside over the reformed mems
meeting which will be addressed by well known
speakers. Mrs. l.. NJ. n. Stevens of Water
vile, will have headquarters on the grounds
and control the [ mon meetings. Rev. ii. &.
Munson. q w. Chief Templar of Maine. will
have charge Of The |. 0. q. r. meetings. Regular
run to the grove. leaving Gardiner at 30. 4.
NJ; llaowel sos; Augusta, $50. Returning
leave the grove at 80 P. NJ.
THE LOBSTER SEASON.
ON and after the 18th of August until the
10Th of November the lobster Will be tab0oed,
and be who catches or consumes this popular
cruStacean during these three months. will do
Illegally. 4 fine of $50 is imposed for in
fringement of the law and 81 for each lobster
taken. Lobster canning is prohibited by law
from the 1>t day Of August to the l>t day Of
April following under fine of s. for each
lobster killed and $500 for each day that the
business is unlawtully carried on we'll
l,x, ,.l f,,,
The Republican journal., 1884-07-24

Some time since the Boston Herald published
a letter from its Augusta correspondent giving
a sensational account of the history and doings
of one L. S Coffin. a resident Of Winthrop.
The statements were libellous as regards Mr..
Coffin and were reflection on the town as
well, and they have had wide circulation
Now it appears by u letter signed ''Winthrop'
(probably Il. I. Haines Esq.) published in
Mondays Herald that the stories told of Coffin
are. almost without exception. false in fact
and inference. The Herald is unfortunate in
its correspondents.
NEWSPAPER NOTES. We have received No
1 of vol. of the Advertiser, a live campaign
newspaper published at Damariscotta. The
number before us contains good portraits of
Blaine and Logan and much political ard gen.
eral news. The Lincoln News of last week
was printed by steam power, and believes it is
the first newspaper printed by the application
OF steam i'll Lincoln county Mr. Saa who
is called the most conspicuous journalist in the
world, has written seven thousand leading
articles. of which he atfirms that very few have
been hurried.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-24


tries has been allowed to drift away from US
We should now make every effort to gain their
friendship Our trade with them is already
large. During the last year our exchanges in
the Western hemisphere amounted to $780,
900 000-neary one-fourth of our entire foreign
commerce. To those who may be disposed to
underrate the value of our trade with the
countries of North and South America it may
be well to state that their population is nearly
or quite fifty millions-and that, i'll proportion
to aggregate numbers, we import nearly double
as much from them as we do from Europe.
But the result of the whole American trade is
in high degree unsatisfactory The imports
during the past year exceeded 1928 900 900.
while the exports were less than $4,000, 600,
showing balance against us of more than
100000, 900. But the money does not 90 to
Spanish America. We send large sums to Ell-
rope in coin or It's equivalent to pay European
for the goods which they send
to Spanish America. We are but paymasters
for this enormous amount annually to Europe
an fact0rs-an amount which is serious draft
in every financial depression, upon our re-
sources of specie.
Cannot this condition of trade in great part
be changed: Cannot the market for our prod
ucts be greatly enlarged: We have made a be-
ginning in our effort to improve our trade re-
lationS with Mexico, and we should not be CON
tent until similar and mutually advantageous
have been successvey made
with every HdtlOD OF NOTlu ana SCUM Amer
lea. While the great powers of Europe are
steadily enlarging their colonial domination in
Asia and Africa, it is the especial province of
this country to improve and expand its trade
with the nations of America. No field promi-
ses SO much. No field has been cultivated so
little. Our foreign policy should be an Amer
lean policy in its broadest and most compre-
hensive sense-a policy of peace, of friendship,
of commercial enlargement.
The name of American. which belongs to lis
in our national capacity, must always exalt the
just pride of patriotism. Citizenship of the
republic must be the panoply and safeguard of
him who wears it. The American citizen, rich
or poor, native or naturalized, white or color
ed, must everywhere walk secure in his per
sonal and civil rights. The republic should
never accept a lesser duty, it can never assume
a nobler one, than the protection of the hum
blest man who owes it lOyalty-protection at
home, and protection which shall follow him
abroad, into whatever land he may go upon a
lawful errand.
THE SOUTHERN STATES.
recognize, not without regret, the necessity
The Republican journal., 1884-07-24

The agricultural interest is by far the largest
In the nation, and is entitled in every adjust
meDt OF revenue laws to the first consideration.
Any policy hostile to the fullest DEVELOPMENT
of agriculture in the United States must be
abandoned. Realizing this fact, the opponents
OF the present system of revenue have labored
very earnestly to persuade the farmers of the
United States that they are robbed by protec-
tive tariff, and the effort is thus made TO con-
sodate their vast influence in favor of free
trade But happily the farmers of America
are Intelligent, and cannot be mislead by soph-
1stry when conclusive facts are before them
They see plainly that during the past "a years
wealth has not been acquired in one section or
Dy one interest at the expense of another sec
ton or another interest. They see that the
agricultural states have made even more rapid
progress than the manufacturing states.
The farmers see that in 1860 Massachusetts
and Illinois had about the same wealth-be-
tween OO,0OO,O 900 and 100000, 600 each-and
that in 1880 Massachusetts had advanced to
S2,6O0, 100000, while Illinois had advanced to
$3,2OO,O0O,0O0. They see that New Jersey and
Iowa were Just equal in population in 1860,
and that in 20 years the wealth of New jersey
was increased by the sum of $3.50, ,OOO, 900, while
the wealth of Iowa was increased by the sum
OF 81 800 100000 They see that the nine lead
The Republican journal., 1884-07-24
WHAT MAINE PAPERS SAY.


A leading democrat in Knox county met the
nomination of Cleveland with the remark that
Blaine would have il walk-over for tH- presl-
dency and he should do what he could to help
him.
Hon. Isaac IIob>on. leading greenbacker of
Lincoln county will support the republican
ticket in the present campaign. Most Of The
republican greenbacker> and many that We're
formerly democrats will do likewise.
From what the Herald reporter can learn,
he is firmly convinced that Blaine is gaining
ground. and it would not be surprising If The
piumed knight should roll up one of the big
ge>t maioritie> ever given in Maine TO a pre>i-
dental ticket. Augusta dispatch TO the Bos-
ton Herald.
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cath senatorial Convension.

In company with one of our dele
gates to this convention, last Tuesday
we arrived at White Sulphur
Springs in time to be present at its or
ganization. We remained until 9 u. m.
Wednesday, up to which time IS bal
lots had been taken without any result.
At that hour the disposition seemed to
be that they would make nomination
before adjourning, although each parish
was then holding out stoutly for its
own man. Our delegation offered the
names of several gentlemen from Grant
and cast their votes for them, but
could not induce VIM or Catahoula
to vote for them. VIII try to give
full proceedings next issue.
Since the above was put in type we
learn the convention has adjourned
without making any nomination.
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coLFAx. GRANT PARISH La SATURDAY, FEBRUARY g. 1884,

to rule or ruin. The parish Of Grant
would be powerless in the grasp of
Rapides, were it not for the parish of
Avoyelles. 1t is upon the chivalry of
Avoyelles that Grant relies. She calls
upon her sister parish for protection
from oppression, confident that she
will not call in vain. Four years ago
Avoyelles taught Rapides lesson in
moderation. Like the bully who has
been whipped by his equal in strength,
Rapides turns upon the little parish Of
Grant with the remark, III can't take
both judgeships, because | am afraid
Of AvoyelIes, but I'll rob you of the
district attorneyship, because you can't
help yourself"
Let the parish of Rapides beware.
David, the pigmy, slew Goliall, the
giant. Grant seeks no contest with her
powerful neighbor, but we warn her
now that the men who, in defense of
their rights in 1873, were not afraid to
defy the Radical government of Louis
lana, backed by the power of the gen.
eral government, are not going to
cover before single parish. If Ra-
pides nominaJes the district officers
without regard to our rights she must
elect them without our help.
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alHo ~ People are always on the lookou
vAIvVA for chances to increase their earn
uNE ings, and in tire become wealthy
"uV = those who do not improve their
opportunities remain in poverty; We offer q
men. women, boys and girls to work for us right
In their own localities. Any one can do the
york properly from the start. The business viii
pay more than ten times ordinary wages Ex-
9aRes fails TO make money rapidly. You can de-
vote your whole time to the work, or only your
spare moments. Full Information and all that
e needed cent free. Address
dU STINSON q CO.. Portland, Maine.
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FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,

tub O10IN1OA A11O1sNEl. -
We are authorized to announce J. G.
RYAN, Of Rapides,. as a candidate for Dis
trict Attorney of the 18th Judicial District,
subject to nomination by the Democratic
Convention.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-02-09

CoLFAx, La, Jan. 81. 1885,.
Editor C0lar Caronicle
In your article of january &c, entitled
Better Late than Never" you say, that
after about years time, the parish treas
urer makes a statement showing your
charge regarding "the careless and illegal
use Of the parish funds is true IN every
particular"
Now if the above with the remaining
portion OF your article did not intend that
the inference should be, or If did not
know that the reading public would nat
urally infer therefrom that the police jury
with their treasurer had clandestinely
and illegally used and garbled the parish
funds, should have considered it un-
worthy OF notice or reply.
feel fully assured that there is not one
man of sense or honor in the parish of
Grant who is acquainted with me that
will say earnestly that / ever as parish
treasurer illegally or carelessly used one
dollar of the parish funds, nor can you
or any one else point out one dollar dis
tributed by mo to the pro rata funds eth
er Illegally or contrary to the orders of
the police jury, nor one dollar that has
been received by me as treasurer that has
not been paid out when warranted for, or
otherwise properly and legally accozuted
for, and lest you should expatiatx tech
nically) upon the phrase, cor otherwise"
viii state that it refers to balances I'M
drawn in the treasury, to school funds
turned over to school board and to jury
certificates received as taxes and turned
into the treasury, and / now invite the
appointing of a committee Of twelve
sensible and honest men Of Grant parish,
and hereby appoint you as chairman of
said committee, to investigate and unearth
If Dou can any act of mine as parish treas
urer that has any tendency toward dis
honesty or clandestinely or illegally using
or garbling the parish funds.
The charge you refer to made nearly q
year ago, published in the CHBoNICLE of
April IA, 1885, titled-"A Little Game of
Grab" made an error relative to the
$472 s. license tax of 1889, which an
swered and carefully and fully explained.
In your article of the 18th inst. you make
the same, now almost criminal error.
answered your sslittle game of grab"
article to the full satisfaction of every one
I have ever heard speak of it Except your
SELF which you published on the 18th of
April 1889, over which you took the lib
erty to place the caption, acknowledges
the Error" and added a very meagre and
pitiable rejoinder. Notwithstanding my
public answer and your reioinder, you
have the brass to say in substance, they
should have candidly acknowledged their
blunder long ago.
Having answered your charge on the
18th Of April last and then showed fully
that no wrong has been intended by the
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THE USUAL GRAB.

The 18th Judicial District of Louis
lana is composed of the parishes of
Avoyelles, Grant and Rapides, and it's
judicial officers consist of two judges
and one district attorney. It would
appear that q fair distribution of the
three officers among the three parishes
would give one officer to each parish.
Such was the understanding in Grant,
in Avoyelles, and we believe in Ra-
pides also. In short it was tacitly nm
derstood in this judicial district that
Avoyelles was to have one Judge, RAJ
pides the other judge and Grant che
district attorney.
On last Saturday Rapides held her
parish convention, and, not content
with putting forward and endorsing
the judge to which she was entitled,
which was conceded to her, and which
was all she could honestly claim, she
also nominated q candidate from her
own borders for the district attorney
ship. She not only endorsed him and
instructed her delegates to vote for
him, but fearing that perhaps there
might be some fair man on the delega-
ton who lacked the instincts of Ra-
pides politician, she tied their hands
with the unit rule and directed them
to ssvote as unit.n If Rapides' csndi-
date was better qualified than Grants
there might be a shadow of excuse for
her; but, if we be judge, Grants
candidate is the better qualified Of the
two. He is almost decade the Oldest
in years and-practice Of law.
This is Rapides' old determination
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FOR SENATOR

After the unanimous endorsement of the
mass meeting in the parish of Winn HON.
GEORGE A. KELLY has consented to be-
come candidate for Sen ator in the Gem
eral Assembly of this State for the Path
Senatorial District, composed Of the
parishes of Winn. Catahoula and Grant,
subject to Democratic nomination.
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FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

At the solicitation of many friends
here by announce myself as an Independ-
emit candidate for Representative from
bly,, to be voted for in the electio6 to be
held Tuesday, the 22d day of April, 1884.
Respectfully, J. B. LEWIS.
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FOR SHERIFF..

We are authorized to announce DANIEL
FLETCHER as candidate for the Office
of Sheriff of Grant parish at the ensuing
election, irrespective Of parties and indie
pendent of politics.
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We are authorized to announce THOS.
OVERTOE, ESQ, of Avoyelles parish, AZ
. candidate for Judge of the Twelfth Ju-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-02-09

We are authorized to announce JNO. G.
WICKLIFFE. of Grant parish, as . candi-
date for the Office of District Attorney of
the 18th Judicial District, subject to the
action of the Democratic party.
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