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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-12-27
mew Pessal Currency was ln-
veOeed.

Postal currency. which wss the
'changs" during the war and upiil
the resumption Of specie pay menss.
writes Ben Perley Poors, in the Bos-
ton Budget. Was the invention OF
Gen. Spinner. who had represented
the Syracuse district Of New York in
Congress. and bad been appointed
treasurer Of the United States by
President Lincoln. Small change
bad vanished. aud in buying . din-
ner in the market change had to be
taken in bests. cabbsges. potatoes
and what not
Gen. Spinner vac constantly sp-
pealsd to from all quarters to do
something 10 supply the demand fos
small change. He bad no Law under
which be- could act. but after buying
y half dOllsrs' worth Ut apples several
times and receiving for his half-dol-
isr in change more or less different
kinds OF prodace. be began to cast
around for . substitute for small
change. In his dilemma be bethought
himself Of the postags stamp. He
cent down to the post Office depart
,nent aud purchased . quantity oi
stumps.
Hs-shen ordered mp . package Of
the paper upon which governIneu,
securities we're printed. He cut the
paper into various sizes. % the
pieces he pasted siamps TO represent
different amounts. He thus initiated
/. substitute for fractional silver.
This was not. however, . government
trsnsactiou in any sense; it GOULD not
bs. Gen. Spinner distributed his in,-
provissd currency among the clerks
Ut the department. They took it
readily. and the trade folks more
readily.
The idea spread !; the postage
stampa. either detached OF pasted
up,n . p'scs Of paper. became thu
medium of small exchange. It va
dubbed "postsl currency" From
'hia Gen. Spinner got his idea 1t the
fractional currency. snd went befurs
Congress with il. aud bat y short
time otter Gen. spinner bad begnn
parting operations Law was on The
statnte btNk pruviding for the issu.
of the fractional currency which be.
came 70 popular The fac simils al
postage stamps wac PIT on each pisc
Il currency. and for . long time il
was known - "poetal currency" Al
enormous amount never vas present.
ed for redemption. snd the govern
ment wss consequently the gamer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-12-27

Rev. John G. Hanna, Vi Blooming
ton ILL.,, has received . letter from,
ex-Gov. St. John in which he says:
THE whole story Of the Republi-
can papers that I. at any time in my
life. directly or indirectly. proposed
to cell ont to tho Republican. Demo
cratic or any other particular party
or organisation. is simply one Of the
many Infamous and malicious lies for
which the Republican press. during
the campaign just closed. has been
noted. II l had desired TO have
sold my principles Tor mouey or Of
Zee, / could have dooe 60 years ego.
aud would not have waited to have
negotiated With . party that 10 NOR
ally and financially bankrupt. In
the late campaign the National Pro-
hibition party betrayed my expenses
aud gave TO the cause my time and
labor. without money and without
price. ] am to-day, and have always
been. comparatively poor map-too
poor to be bought The Republican
party may burn me in <f6gy. and
continae its threats Of personal VIC
lencs. It may open it's food gates Of
falsehood and villi6cation and bitter
ness upon me. bat il can never swerve
me one jot or title from doing what
my conscience tells me 10 right. The
campaign Of 1883 has already begnn.
and the warfare against the liquor
traffic win be v;eorously prosecuted.
and the political party that stands in
the way Of the movement Of the
people win get hurt. The spirit II
intolerance exhibited By the Rrpubli-
can press to-day 10 doing for that
party inst Whist the same spirit did
for the pro-slavery party thirty years
ago. Hanging men in ef6gy. iDdulg-
ing in lalsshood end villi6cstioD. j.
not argument. nor viii it in this day
and ags Of free echosls. Christian
homes and free men. scsre any bad:
or eauss anyone 10 abandon their
principles 1t the diststion Of any
political party
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-12-27

True American men and women,
BY reason OF their strong constitu-
lions, beautiful forms, rich compiler
ions and characteristic energy, are
envisd BY all nations. lie the gen.
sral uss Of Dr.. Harter's Iron Tonic
which hrinop sbout these resajts.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-12-27
Mansfield Female College.
10S4-85.

The Fall Term begins September 10th.
-e4. TIE bes: teachers that can BE- found
!. employed ia tne Literary, Music and
AT; DE- pAriinents Terms ~ reasonable -
eau be made. For further information ap-
ply u the Ps<GasaA r. n. GRACE,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-12-27

Jw WuAr DExocaA5s NxxD.-Hen.
~ N. Copp. the land and pension
attorney Of Washington. D. c.. sendr
the &c. 8. Salary List and Civil Ser
vice Law" price 50 cents. An CIV
eminent salaries sbovs $500 are
given. including the Executive De-
psrtmsnts. Navy and Army. Internal
Revenue, Custom Houses. Indian
Agencies. Diplomatic scd Consular
Srrvioe. Pest Offices. etc. There are
fnIly ITO. 900 Federal Offices for Pres
ident Cleveland to gu Twenty pages
Of specimen examination questions
arc given, with The Civil Service Law
and regulations This IL probably
the cheapest form in which this
ch-desired Information has besn
puhliahsd.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-12-27

4 DQi1c Send six ssnfs tor postaes. end
q ] 5lILSs recelve free . Costly bog If gOodG
" nacL WI heip all, a either sax, to nogU 1oa-
~ rlgnt AWAY "a. n anything else In this world.
ortuney await the workers absolutely UuEn. A.
oa.e address True 4 Co., Augusta, Maine
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-12-27

A marked feature ri the visitors IN
attendance 1t the Exposition Christ
mss day was four or I've tbouaasd
sshool ieAahsrs iron sssioas 6eatss. .
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-12-27
Canc3r Cured.
NEW DISCOVERY!
TREATMENT PAINLESS

Mr.. a.. A. Hooper, native of tsapid-s
parish. has discovered osrtsis an I ysi~iess
Tenesly for the p rma ienf cure II caac--i .
He rffers his services tn all wao NAV b
sfiiict with this heretofore supposed in
durable disetse.
Prisons in INDECENT circnmstzn wilt e
treate free OF charge.
Refers by perihi sion to DR.. John t'st>
SON. prac icing phssiCian IF Aiexa idia-
Terms aud charges reasonable
Adsiress. G.. a. rsapE
~ Pinssilko, Ii
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
Secret Of GlaGst;one's Vigor.

Frota the Pail ldaIl Budget.
Mr.. Gladstone is q man about whose
physical vigor there can be no question.
Men are known in troublol,s time to Ca
vii st his craftsmanship, but no one has
anything to say against his digestion,
Now, as early as the year 1s4s Mr.. Glad
stone formulated to himself rules for
chewing food. Previously to that he had
always paid great attention to this re-
quirement of nature, but at that date he
laid down as i'r,le for his children that
twenty-five bites should be given each
mouthful of meat, and somewhat lesser
number to bread and fish, &c. It is al
so known that to get into ahabit of fol-
lowing his example is as easy as can be.
A little attention paid to it for two
days will insure the duty being uncon-
sciously performed through life with
she most beneficial results. Truly. his
tory turns upon small causes! The
philosopher Of future ages may busy
himself with bordering what the course
OF the world would have been had that
number been twenty two instead of
thirty two.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
General Logaa's Speech at Tolsdo.

Toledo Special: Logan spoke at
League Park to one of the largest audiences
that ever assembled in this city He claimed
thai the only monument erected by the Demo
cratic party had been Its course in relation to
free trade. II viii not say that they are acFing
the part Of agents OF the British government,
but do say that misguided though they are,
they performed the same service for the
British government while ther. had the power
in this country that the lords of England would
have performed Il they had seats IN the con-
gress of the United States. In reply to .
portion ct Gov. Hendricks recent speech Gen.
Logan said 'sMr. Hendricks stated that the
Republican party had been derelict in its duty
toward foreign born citizens IN distant lands,
who had been permitted to suffer because OF
the failure OF one part of the Republican, party
TO preforna their duty. Now, I am sorry that
Mr.. Hendricks made that statement While
the Democratic party stood IN control OF this
country for forty years, Let my friead Mr.
Hendricks point out one eingla statllte that
WAS enacted by the Democratic party, declaring
THAT citizen of tha United States should be-
protected whether he was q native or foreign
born when he passed back to his native conn
try. 1t was left for the Republican party in
the year 1868 to pass law declaring that citi-
Ken Of this country, foreign-b born, should be
protected on his own mother soil in parson and
property, the same as il he were q native born
citizen, and never was that doctrine enunciated
ID statute Of this country by the Democratic
party. !" 3
when j proclamation was issued suppress
ing slavery, the Denocrstic parry eryNhere
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
Grandeur OF the Republican Party.

Speech of r. L. Storrs in Boston:
The republican party has made Of jar
r1ng States nation. and it has made that ma
ton frea--free in every sense and IN its larg.
est sense, and OIL this continent what an editice
has it reared, the dome as broad and vast as
the arching skies above us from whose walls
we have removed the decaying timbers OF hu-
man chattlehood and replaced them with the
everlasting granite Of universal freedom.
From those walls we have effaced the old,
foul inscriptions Of the bad old times. The
bred Scott decision, with it's internal doctrine,
no longer faunts it's shame in our eyes. The
corded OF it's banners the crack Of the whip
has died away; the bay of the pursuing
bloodhound is a bad recollection of BAG
past; the imploring cry of the pur-
sued slave is heard 10 more But
Redeemed as if planet shone upon it. glistens
there republic beneati whose flag every hu.
man being is FREQ. free to think, free to speah
and free to vote as he pleases The old blus-
tarng spirit OF our institutions before the wal
that elevated itself On its piles of boxes and
bales and chalkea its dollar md cent marks
all over Gods ton commandments, has been
pulled down and in it's place, coming from
her throne among the stars. is that radiant
spirit which worship nAmy waking hours anc
pire, with ita glisteIling coronet upon her brow,
with sword, and Ehield and plume, taking the
poorest Of our citizens by the hand and saying,
'sBy the living God, he shall be free to think,
to speak, to vote as ne pleases, and for helm
carnation of that mighty spirit urge the cleo
ton and shall vote for Blaine AID Logan
{Great applause
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
The irish Ra1lying for Blaine.

Alexander Sullivan is in New York and spoke
at the Academy of Music for Blaine and Logan.
In an interview witha reporter be said: "While
president Of the Irish League, could not with
propriety discuss political matters Now that
am free, I intend to devote all my time until
after the election in advocating the republican
cause. Since 1872 have worked with the dern-
ocrats. In this canvass would lave supported
Thurman, or Randall Or any man not absolute.
~ committed to free trade. Il I WAS perfectly
willing to see O. change Of administration, if il
could have co,ne without danger; but this can
not be. with Cleveland on q platform dictated
by the Morrison wing Of the party. Since tho
convention have been in Pennsylvania, Ohio
Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and have
kept up constant communication with Irish
Americans from Maine, to California, The
change in sentiment against the democratic
party is general. They arc opposed to free
trade and dissatisfied with tho nomination of
Cleveland. Personally, I regard this change
Of front as a blessing 1t will greatly modify
the DEMOCRATIC party in the future. The Irish
Americans will never again be d solid element
politically The Irish Americans like Blaine
dash, his consistent loyalty to the principles Of
protection to American industry, in a word, his
Intense AInerIcanisnl.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
TIE Morrill, Lattar a Eorae cry.

Washington Special to Chicago Tribune: Mr.
L. E, Cannon OF this city, formerly Of the gu
pervising architects office, las jus, returned
from q trip to Maine. He is reported to have
said that Mr.. Bodwell, the quarry owner with
whom he is connected in business, has al af
tidavit from Mrs. Morrill, which viii he pub-
lished shortly, and which will create a senss-
ton. The report is that Mr. Bolweli visited
Mrs Morrill, sitter the publication Of her al
legged letter to the Ohio repu blican committee,
and that she emphaGcally denied ever having
writer, such a letter. Mr., Bo>1wall was arax-
ious to be able to deny the story in such man
ner rs to set all doubts at rest, and suggested
that Mrs. NORTH make an affidavit upon the
denial THIS she cheerfully did, and Afr. Bod.
well at once began to hunt down the forgHra
He has met with partial success, it is said and
tho true inwardness of the story will slortsY
be given to the public.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
Joking A Commands.

4 At the beginning Of the war, the
Union forces in Kentucky We're con-
manded by Gen. Nelson. He was a
fearless and capable officer, but his
rough manners caused him to be feared
and disliked by his men. The South
ern Bivouac tells this anecote as Illus
trative Of the view The men took of him.
The general had his headquarters in
the woods In q secluded place. Many
Of the teams ii the supply-t trains were
driven by men who were not enlisted,
and one evening driver was gru1nb-
ling because his wagon wasn't nnloaded
quick enough to suit him.
The man who was receiving the stuff
WAS a practical joker. and pointing to
Nelson's tauss, some distance away, he
said to thesNannster,--- v*s~ >-=ss7Fs=5 # o."
fright over there in those tents is
man. whose business it is to look after
these wagons, and he has lot of fell
lows there to help him. You. go. over
and tell him to come on. He'll try TO
bluff you, but you make him come"
The man went, and finding Nelson
sitting in his tent in shirt sleeves, he
walked up and clapping him on the
shoulder, said: . 49, =
"Come, old man, I want you"
Maybe you think the old man wasn't
surprised, but he was. Helooked up as
if he couldn't do justice to the subject,
but finally he managed to blurt OUT
"What do you mean?" y II
The soldier said, "Come now, don't
be giving me any Of that. I'm posted
on you; come on and help unload them
wagons" l. A...' y. ~ ~, i &.
Nelson was nearly paralyzed, but
with l.n empatlc exclamation he seized
at his sword, and started for the team
ster, who started for tall timber. The
old man ran the teamster clean out Of
sight, and to this day nobody knows
what ever did become of him.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
Colorado Distances.

The air OF Colorado is so transparent
that a stranger finds it impossible to esti-
mate distances. He thinks range OF
hills close at hand, when they are fl
teen miles away An amusing anecote
brings out this transparent deception
A couple Of Englishlnen once started
from Denver for the foothills, Judging
them to be four miles off. After walk
ing eight miles and finding themselves
apparently no nearer to the range,
they came to the Denver irrigation
ditch, about four feet wide. #s' NJ.
One Of them stopped on. the bank
and began to strip, his companion ex-
claimin 6, A
aWhy, what are you going to do?" I.
II ana going to swim this river"
g Why, man, it's a ditch, and only
yard or so across u s5.zI* =.
How do I know it is1l1 quarter of
8 milk? We've been fooled enough al
ready, and I'm not going to risk q wet
ting yon can jump il # Jon like.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
Yev. Ifr. Ball Sustained.

The Buffalo Minister'S association at ts
meeting since vacation, promulgated the fol-
lowing endorsement of Dr. Ball, Cle7elands
accuser: "Dr Ball has for many Years l'een
the honored pastor of the Free Baptist church
of this city, now known as the Hudson Street
Baptist church, and has, during that period,
by his piety, his learning, bis fidelity to truth,
his sagaciy in public sfEairs MS conscientious
devotion to tho duties OF his Office and his zeal
in every good work won the confidence and
estee1n not only Of his congregation and de-
nomination.. but Of the Whole Christian commu-
nifty. This association believes that I'r. Balls
life and character are ebove reproach; that MS
aims are Nuseltisl and pure. and that IN tho
COURSE OF conduct which has evoked such bitter
to promote the cause Of morality and nght
eousness, and to discharge the responsibilities
resting upon him as cirizen and a minister Of
the Lord Jesus Chri st.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
Governor Heudicks in Danger.

A wast-bouna train on tho indianapolis,
Bloomington & Western was iierailed near
Farnler City, Ill, Wednesday morning Two
rear cars, two chair cars, and a sleeper were
rolled down an embankment and demolished.
IN the chs,r car which was aonsely filed q
dozen Or more were more or less hurt, though
not very seriously. In the sleeping car were
ex Gov. Thomas A. Hendricks, and party en-
route from indianapolis to Peoria Gov. Hen
bricks and ]sis two nieces escaped unhurt
though quite badly shaken up. Col. Messmore
Of Grand Rapids, Mich, all editor, WAS thrown
the entire length Of the car, out Of his berth,
and was badly cut He wassent on home from
Peoria. Hon John c. Shoemaker, editor Of
the indianapolis Sentinel and defendant i'll the
Blaine libel suit, was wedged in by people fall
ing on him, and was seriously injured internal
nally, though no bones were broken. He re-
turned home from here. Rev. G. Smith, she
colored orator OF Bloomington, was badly
hurt
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26

e ~ Foe
Sir Evelyn Barring and Nlbar Pasha have re-
ceiyed an Identical cipher telegram from Gen.
Gordon, dated Khartoum, Aug. % he il wait
ing British forces in order to evacuate Egyptian
garrisons, The kilograms reads: sSend me
Zeebehr Pasha; pay him yearly salary OF
rs, COO shall surrender the Soudan to the
sultan directly 100000 Turkish troops arrive
e the rebels kill the Egyptians, yon are an
swerable for the bloodshed I require $500, :
ing El 500 Within o few days shall take
.Berber, where have sent Col Stewart, Consul
Power and the French consul, with troops and
BASH bazonks, who, after stopping there for
fortnight, will burn the town and return to
Khartourn. Cox Stewart will 60 to Equator,
via Dongola, to bring the garrison from there
/ do not believe the report that FL Mahdi Is
coming htther, I hope the soudanese win kill
him. IT Turkish troops arrive they should come
by Dongola and Kassala, You should give them
GOO OOO q: #1&f&. 4 &.t,.t. ~ ',
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26

3 ~. ID E + ssFE Z
opposed ii in congress and out Of congress, and
no act has ever been passed yet in favor Of
human freedom by the Democratic party in 81
out Of congress" In reply to a statement By
Gov Hendricks in his speech at the fair
act, Gen. Logan recited the history Of those
laws, During Buchanan's administration the
homestead bill passed, and it was left to Re-
publican congress- in the administration Of
President Lincoln to pass the homestead bill
and the bill for land given for agricultural
ridiculed the tariff plank Of the Democratic
national platform. We were compelled to 60
back to history to know what that plank meant
The party was free trade party before the
w,ar, and the constitution of the Southern con-
The Confederates, in consequences received
sympathy and aid from England, because the
eleven seeding states would have been opened
to her commerce and manutacturers
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
A Mother at Eleven Years of Age
From the Cincinnati ENQUIRER.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer. -. -.
!, Friday there occurred four mules west
OF Alexandria. KY, ascase of maternity
the most remarkable In the history Of
American obstetrics. The mother, q
young eolored girl named Rena Free.
man. was born March 3, 1873, and is
therefore eleven years and six months
old. She is small Of stature, being
about four feet eight inches in height
and Weighing but 80 pounds. end is a
child Ia everything but experience.
After her confinement she aeknowl-
edged that she had been seduced by
her brother-in- law, Ross johnson, a
#burly negro, aged thirty and the father
of two children. When taxed with the
seduction OF his sister IN law he did not
deny the charge. Her acconchenr, DR..
T. S. Orr, says the case is without q
parallel in the medical history OF this rs
country.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
Rail and River News

The financial statement presented by Preai-
dent Adams to the board Of directors OF the
Union Pacific road ls document OF consider
able interest During the year ended June 80
the surplus earnings of the entire system We're
$40, 1920. The total anlount applicable to
dividends was 3,179, 7o4, or at the rate of S. e
per cent on the companys capital stocks
During July, President Adams states, the net
income Of the rode was u per cent per annuln
on the capital stock. The completion of the
Oregon Short Line to Huntington, and the con-
nection with the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
place by Nov. I, is relied upon to greatly in
crease the traffic Of the company and to
tighten its financial burden. Ls.nd sales ag-
zregating 4,Sl9,40 acres and s15,27%,4 49, are
reported
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26

A one time wealthy resident Of Jackson, Ohio,
named Samuel Wannamaker, who disappeared
suddenly last June, has returned home without
money and nearly dead from consumption In
mis- absence various suits have been brought to
recover on notes made by Wannamaker and in
dorsed by his father, now dead, and his father
law. The father-in- law pronounc ed the in
dorsuments forgores. Wann amaker realizing
that he could not live, sent for a notary public
and made long statement, saying that both
Endorsements are forgegies of his The amount
involved is over $25, 900. Wannamaker is forty
six years old and has a wife and seven chill
dran
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
EyW Women Differ from Men.

At least three men on the average jury are
bound to disagree with the rest just to show
that they've got minds eff their own; but there
merits Of DR.. Picrces 'tFavorite Prescription. .
They are all unanimous in pronouncing it the
best remedy in the world for AL those chronic
diseases, weaknesses and complaints peculiar
to their sex. It transforms the pale, haggard,
dispiritod woman, into one OF sparkling health,
in the happy household
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
Human Calves,

An exchange says: 'sNine-t enths Of the I'M.
h maj 10 from De-
Nine tenths Of the chronic or lingering diseases
of to-day originate in impure blood, Ever COM
plant or biiousness, resulting in scrofula, con-
Sumption (Which is but scrofuls Of the lungs,
sores, ulcers, skin diseases and Kindred affec.
tons DR.. Pierce's fsGolden Medical Discovery
cures all these. Of Druggists.