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mo. 40.

to give time and thought to the forma-
ti0n Of . plain and rapid business
hand. We must drop the round and
scrawling hand of the school boy, and
give our writing character and style
that shall impress business men favor
ably. We were required to write from
two to three business letters q week,
and after being written they we're sub
mitted to the principal. II found in
correct, or even carelessly written,
they are returned to be rewritten, tho
defects being all pointed out to the
student. l am not going to tell how
with N. G.. but will merely satisfy the
reader by saying that l completed the
preparatory or theory course in eight
weeks. After passing satisfactory ex-
aminations in each branch named
above, and my advancement in writ
ing being satisfactory, was promoted
to the actual business department.
What transition this was to me. 1t
seemed like stepping from country
village to large city. "When will
the noise stop and the study hours
begin,"I ask Of q student, after had
vainly waited sometime for quiet.
Precisely at four" was his reply.
"This noise stops with the close of
stndy hours" And 30 found that
what at first seemed calculated to stop
all study and mental application, was
one Of the best sources of mental dis
cipline ever experienced. In. actual
was given capital Of col
lege currency to invest in business,
and, occupying in succession the posi-
tion of retail merchant, Wholesale mer-
chant, and commercial merchant, I
carried out a variety of business trans
action that ordinarily occur, and some
also that occur as extraordinary cases,
such as rectifying mistakes that may
have occurred. BY good fortune, and
| think still more ON account Of accu-
racy and perseverance, was enabled
to complete this department of study
in three months, making altogether
Just five months of study from the
time entered school to the time
passed my final examination in arith-
metic, penmanship, commercial law
and bookkeeping, which ended my
school days.
Crops are reported fine throughout
the State. Very respectfully,
s j. A. HARGIs.
Our correspondent. will pardon US u
we remark that he could still greatly
improve himself by an application for
y few months il the study of his gram
mar and spelling book. His letter is
really interesting, but if he could see
the changes we have had to make in
his manuscript he would appreciate
the Importance Of q more thorough
knowledge Of grammatical construc-
tion, capitalization and punctuation.
fault we would also criti-
cise in kindly spirit is his use of un-
necessary words. verbosity In this
sge of condensation is almost crime
After an article is written it ia . good
rule to read it over and strike out
every useless sword.-EDrroR.
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WHO COMPOUNDED THE FELONY 2

The Colfax Sentinel enters the spe-
cial plea for w. X. Rutians, that he
was not indicted for embexxlement Of
the school funds of Grant parish, for
1879. The Farmersville Gazette re-
plies that may be so, but asserts that
Rutlans told him that such Indictment
had been found. though upon o COM
promise, the indictment was not pros
ecuted. Who has the authority to
compound felony IN. y. CONNER
cial Bulletin.
There are ut least five palpable
errors in the above paragraph. The
Bulletin is about as near the real
truth in regard to Judge Rutland as
it is to the name of this paper. 1t
would be well for it to endeavor to
be a little more correct and inform
itself bit before it volunteers harsh
comment in a matter it knows moth
ing about. For its information we
will state that Judge r. was once
keeper of the school funds of Grant
parish. During the riot troubles of
'7S he sympathised with the whites.
For declining to take part with the
scoundrels who engineered the un-
fortunate "Colfax riot" be was de-
iberately bounded by the Radical
Republicans then in control. In 1875
he was indicted by an ignorant.
packed and corrupt grand jury as tar
collector, "a position he never held)
and charged with embexzling about
$l7OO of the school funds. He was
never arrested, but came up voIun-
tarily and gave a, $1,000 bond to sp-
pear for trial. and by every possible
way endeavored to have an investi-
CATION, but it was put of from time
to Time by the powers that held con-
troll. they ,oelf kaoieing that instead
Of prosecution it was nothing but
. prosecutions for political effect In
1877, after Nichols installation,
Judge Rutland came to Colfax in
company with Hon. Geo. H. Ellis,
and. going before our school board.
demanded that they give him the
opportunity to make q showing. He
accounted to the board satisfactorily
for all Of the $170O except about
$500, of which he claimed to have
been robbed during the riot. The
appointed by the school
board to arbitrate the matter. were
OF the truth Of his claim |
and recommended that be be honor
ably acquitted Of all obligation, which
was done. This being represented
to District Attorney E. G.. Hunter. |
that gentleman being satisfied there
we're no grounds for prosecution,
had a nolle prosequi entered to the
charge of elnbezzlement. This is the
history of the case in a nut shell. |
Judge W. r. Rutland was honorably |
and legally acquitted. There was no
,ompounding of felony. and no jour
nalist should risk his reputation for
ustness and fairns ss by making such |
! ridiculous charge.
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Waco. TEXAS, July 80. 1855.
Editor Co!fa< Chronicle:

Waco. TEXAS, July 80. 1855.
Editor Co!fa< Chronicle:
Having been i'm Waco for period of
eight months l will attempt to give
you few items of our beautiful city,
and hope that it may find room i'm your
paper, as it may he interesting to some
Of the many readers of the CHRONICLE
at least hope 80. There is mo place
in Texas that offers superior advan.
tages to Waco. There are two rail-
roads running through the town, the
Marrow Gage and the M. & Il. There
are several line church buildings here
of different denominations, none cost
ing less than from $25, 900 to $50, 900.
There is wool factory here that turns
out an immense amount of woolen
goods daily. The Baptist university
is now permanently located here and
there is no school in the State that
offers superior advantages. The sus-
pension bridge that spands the Br,,xos
river is an attraction to Waco. Last
but not least is X. H. Hills commercial
business college, which has no superior
in the broad South as to facility, loca-
ton, healthfulness and tie latest and
most improved methods of teaching
and fitting young Eien for business. /
will attempt to give you q brief sketch
of my course in going Through the
school. After having registered my
name ! was assigned to q desk in the
theory department, with tho UNDER
standing that l was to remain there
until ! had passed satisfactory ex-
aminati0ns in spelling, writing, COM
mercial arithmetic, commercial law,
and the theory of bookkeeping by
single and double entry. This usually
occupies from six to eight weeks. III
the spelling class we met once or twice
a week and wrote from thirty to forty
words as they were pronounced, and
afterwards spelled them aloud, and
those missing more than three, were
allowed to stay in and get them over
These exercises proved to be interest
ing a. well as prp6tahle. We were
obliged to practice writing one hour
each morning. soon learned that
this was not irksOme, when directed
by master IN penmansllip. l can see
now the necessity for almost constant
practice in writing tor the first two or
three ln0ilths, In order to acquire
free and easy movement, because, as
we get higher in the course we want
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Newspaper Outfit for Sale.

The Press and material of The PEOPLE
VI in be sold cheap for sash. or easy terms
on credit. The, e,ontfit consists of No. 2
Washington Hand Press, Rollers and I'M
posing Stone. about 15,i pounds of Long
P rimer, IS poun ds Of rcvier, and a dozen
fonts Of Job Type, all in good substantial
cases. besides Chases, Rules. Leads, Slugs
and all the neceesaries in = country news-
paper Office. For further particulars in
auire st the D CHRONICLE OFFICE.
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ToLLssBoRo, Ky.
DR. s. B. HARTMAN & Co., Columbus,
Ohio.-I keep the largest stock Of meAi-
cines Of any store In Lewis county, with
the exception Of drug store At Vance
burg, our county seat, and ann selling q
great deal Of your PERuNA and MANA
LIN. Il u giving the best satisfaction of
any medicine that ever handled. In one
case the constable for the precinct, has
been very sick and low spirited for long
time. For several years he has tried al
the doctors here, and we have some good
onss, and they did him no good. After
much persuasion ] cold him two bottles
Of PRRuNA and MANALTN. He took half
Of the medicine. I could zee 4 great
change In him. and now he IL - sound Z
man apparently - there h In THE vicinity.
and he says he b entirely well. He b
. number one man and is highly re-
spected He b satisfisd that your medi-
cine saved his life, after all the doctors and
al medicines had failed. Beipg unac-
quainted with you, refer you to John
Shillito 3 Co, Altor, Pine&ard & Co,
and other business houses Of Cincinnati.
r. L. GILLESPIE, 2. NJ.
Messrs. Adamson & Shipley, Of
WaynesburY, Pa, write: = Please send us
come . Ills Of Life" Immediately. We
are having : big nun on your medicine,
PsRrNA. Instead Of dying out, ike most
medicines, In course Of time, il seems to
be growing in favor. We sell lots Of Il.
Please send the books soon."
Messrs. Wirthorn & Urban, Of Ale
gheny City, Pa, write : /" Having Z large
sale for your PERUNA and MANALIN, We
have also many calls for your book, Ills
Of Life" Please send us supply Of them,
German and English, and oblige.s
8. Wolf & Son, Wilmot. o., write
sGentleinen: We handle your goods, and
they give good satisfaction"
A. G. Sellards, Greenup, Ky, says:
"Centlesnen am handling your medi-
cines, and having q good trade on thesn.s
]. G. Saunders, MartinsburR, w Va,
writes: sCentlemen: Your PeRvNA
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We cell more PRRUNA than any other
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w. Banner, st. Mary's, Pa, writes:
My son = still improving in health.
Your PERUNA is just the thing for him."
n. L. Day & Co, New Vienna, Ohio
write: IS. B. HARTNAN & Co. Colum-
bus, Ohio Your PKRUNA
sells - well ~ any medicine with ~.
Quite number have told ~ that PRRUuA
tths best thing they ever used"
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A pebble in the stream let dropped,
Has changed the bed of many river;
A dew drop on the baby plant,
Has warped giant oak forever.
A liver surcharged with vicious bile,
Oft makes the boat of life careen;
It may be changed to its wonted way,
BY dosing the pilot with Smiths Bile
BesnA Price, 25c per bottle.
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President Cleveland has declined
to modify his order for the removal
OF cattle men from the Indian Ter
ritory.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-15
Cancer Cured.
NEW DISCOVERY!
TREATMENT PAINLESS

Mr. G. A. Hooper, . native Of kapides
parish, has discovered cerfaim and paiales
remedy for the permanent cure Of Cancel /.
He offers his services to all who may be
afflicted with this heretofore supposed in
curable disease.
Persons in INDECENT circumstances will b e
treated free Of charge.
Refers by permission to DR. John Cas-
son, a practicing physician of Alexandri q.
Terms and charges reasonable
address, C. A. HOOPER,
seIs Piusvills. La.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-21
Attacked by Highwaymen.

A COLLECTOR BEATEN NEARLY TO DEATH,
ROBBED AND THROWN INTO MINE BREACH.
A shenandoah, Penn, special to the N. Y.
Tribune, October 20, says: murderous attack,
which recalls the days of 1875, when the Mol
lie Maguires held full sway here, was made at
8 o'clock last night on Edward Hodgson, of Ha-
zleton, general agent and collector for the Con-
tinental Brewing company. of Philadelphia.
who was knocked down with q blackjack
breach 100 feet deep and fatally injured. Mr.
HOdgson entered upon his duties as general COL
lector for Schuylkill and other counties last
August This was his second visit to this place.
eral pay day, he arrived on Sunday and started
out yesterday morning visiting ten or twelve
towns and collecting some 5000 or $500. He
intended returning mere in time to deposit the
money in bank hut failed to do So He started
out in company of Cashier Smoker to finish his
They reached the extreme end of Main street
about o'clock, MIR. Hodgson meanwhile col
Lehigh Valley depot quickly they started up
the track, but had gone only q few hundred
yards when Hodgson was struck on the head
with black jack which felled him like a log to
with stone. Hodgson begged for his life but
his assailant beat him frightfully, tore the
clothes from his body, securing 5000 and then
rolled him over An embankment into cavern
Smoker in the meantime recovered himself.
but was so scared that he ran away. He subse-
quently returned with assistance, but the man
had escaped. Hodgson was then taken from
had. One side of his head was pounded TO q
pulp, while his body was frightfully bruised
and cut. The injured man had several hundred
dollars scattered about in different pockets, for
Hodgson's escape from instant death by the
fall seems miraculous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-21
District Government Affairs.
MI9CEIT.A NEOIY0

MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. j. H.Merrill has preferred charges against
Officers J. H. Howell and B. T. Henry. of the
police force, doing duty in the seventh pre-
Mr.. John Foster ct al, property holders and
residents on 7th, between Boundary and Pom
eroy streets, earnestly protest against the
Mr.. Andrew NJ. Coyle, 14OS L street north
west, calls the attention OF the Commissioners
to the bad condition OF the sidewalk on l.
street, between 14th and Vermont avenue.
John Jost and others petition for the repair of
pump on 18th street southeast, between and
Mrs. NJ. v. Stevens and other property hold
ers in the vicinity of 7th street northeast, be-
tween 9Th and 7th northeast, petition the
Commissioners to cause the water system of
the city to be extended SO as to render 1t con-
venient to the residents in the several localities
noted above. An assessment has been made for
water main on L, between 9Th and 7th: 7th, be-
tween and L; K, between 9th and eth streets
northeast. amounting to SS,325.97 on the per-
Wilson F. Nash, No. 500 Center market, COM
wagon by man pretending to be q policeman,
ana asks protection and q proper vindtcation.
IMPROVING SUBURBAN STREETS.
Howard avenue, in the county, the District
commissioners have decided that "the pro
priety Of applying any of the limited appropria-
tlon. for improving suburban streets TO any
special locality Will be considered when the APP
preparation for the next fiscal year becomes
CONTAINING OF DELAY IN GETTING THEIR
WAGES.
The laboring men who work on the county
ROADS complain Of difficulty In getting their
roads employ them to work BY the day and
keep their time aud certify to the correctness Of
the same. The pay-rolls ere made nom these
time books and the men receive their checks,
some OF them for small amounts, ranging from
Two 20 ak or seven dollars; but on presentation
| they lind that they must be identified before
| receiving their money, or else they must have
an endorsement Of their checkA The result r.
their money 3nd are put TO much inconveni-
ence before thsy get IT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-21
Supervising Architect Of the Treasury.

Supervising Architect Of the Treasury.
TALK oRA SUCCESSOR TO Mr.. BELL RENEWED.
The report of an early change in the Office OF
supervising architect of the Treasury is still in
dustriously circulated, though nobody seems to
be able to say just when the change will take
place. Within the past few days, it is stated,
Secretary Manning returned, without approval,
q recommendation from the bureau, not be-
cause OF dissent of the proposition contained,
but for the reason that as an early change
was anticipated it was deemed best
not to act upon the recommendations of the
present head Of the bureau. In connection
with the rumor that new architect is soon
to be appointed, it is asserted in some quarters
that Mr.. Bell the present chief of the bureau, is
to be retained. Though q republican, he has
some pretty strong democratic backing, especi-
ally from the west. A prominent democratic
Congressman, who was consulted about the
matter, said to Secretary Manning that Mr..
Bell was the first supervising architect who had
ever had any sympathy with the west and with
western interests. He added that prior to Mr..
Bells occupancy of the office the east domin-
ated 1t and controlled all its contracts but that
Mr.. Bell had equitably distributed the benefits
of the office between the sections.
Mr.. McGrath of st. Louis, who has for some
time, been prominently mentioned as Mr.. Bells
successor, was called home the other evening
by the sudden death of his wife by fall, as
mentioned elsewhere in THE STAR. Mr.
McGrath has been talked of as the probable
architect Of the projected Catholic university in
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-21

The cigar manufacturers in New York have
adopted resolution asking President Caeve.
the Lowell bill with regard TO bankruptcy.
An enthnsiastic meeting In Augusta, Ga, last
night presided over by the mayor, and adj
dressed BY Congressman George Barnes, adopted
RESOLUTIONS expressing sympathy for Farnell
and his coworkers.
Archdeaoon Farrar has consented to present
70 the Webster Historical society. OF Boston,
the original manuscript OF his eul0gy on Gen.
drant delivered In Westminster Abosy:
governor Of New York, has written letter SAY.
Ing ito all honestly and weil-conducted mutual
benefit insurance societies, am favorable"
and adding that he has never been hostile to
such organlxatons.
since the beginning OF the GUNNER 5000
french troops have died In 1OnQutn nom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-21
From Wall street To-day.

NEW YORK, October 21.-The stock market
opened strong this morning. first prices gener-
ally showing gains OF "a to - per cent over last
and Jersey Central u. while oregon Trans. and
Louisville and Nashville were UNCHANGED and
Northern Pacific preferred IA lower. Since the
opening the market has been extremely active
excited and Irregular, but has generally fiuctu.
ated within very narrow limits The feature oI
the market was the trading i'm Reading which
opened IA higher than last night and in the
first few moments advanced Ia. per cent, de
clined lis rapidly aud again advanced To the
features Was a remarkable advance OF per cent
i'm g, c., G. l. over yesterdays closing figures.
and liz per cent in ST. Louis, Alton and Terrc
Haute. At IL o'clock the market was very ac-
tive and feverish, within small fractions OF
opening prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-21
Eloping With q Carpenters Wife.

ElOping With q Carpenters Wife.
FREAK OF WEALTHY SPECULATOR-PUR-
SUED By THE HUSBAND AND ARRESTED.
Williamsport, Penn, special to the New
York Tribune, October Goth, says: Russell c.
Chace, wealthy Spectator Of this city, has
lived here for several years at No. 81 east Sd
street. His family, consisting Of q wife and
daughter, have been living in New York. Mr.
Chace Is hnyfOne years Of age, OF not prepOs-
sessing appearance, but has been fond OF the
society OF young women. His business &C
quaintances are few. This afternoon 1t leaked
wife and that he had been followed by the irate
husband, who had him arrested at Reading.
Early in September, George Bubb, q carpenter,
married q young lady Of the name Of
Lizzie Schmidt. He kept the marriage
secret from the public, only his family knowing
about 1t. Miss Schmidt's father ts tinsmtth
Is nineteen years old. Among her acquain-
tances was Chace, who paid her close attention
when her husband was away from home. For
several days she has been talking about paying
visit to her married sister, who lives at
Tamaqua. She packed her trunk and after
bidding her friends goodbye she started for
that place yesterday. Chace told his friends
but instead Of going there he went TO the depot,
met Mrs. Bubb, bought two tickets for Reading
and he and the young wife started on their
journey. By some means George Bubb heard
that everything was not all right. ana getting
WORD that his wife was not at TamaQua ne
made inquiries and found out that she had gone
With Chace. This morning he started after his
telegram to friend he said that he had had
Chace arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-21
Montrears Terrible Am,c,,or

AN ATTEMPT TO CLOSE THE CHURCHES IN
ORDER TO STOP THE SPREAD OF SMALLPOX.
The civic board of health of Montreal has
passed resolution calling upon the provincial
board to take measures for the suppression OF
all congregations In public places, such as
theaters, amusement halls, schools, churches,
Sunday schools, &c. The presence of the small.
pox makes the Catholics only more devout,
and every night people go in hundreds to the
different Catholic churches to pray to the saints
to stop the plague. The chairman of both the
civic and provincial boards of health are
Roman Catholics, and the urgency must be
It will unusual spectacle to see the Catholic
population submit to the proposed measure.
The cheap theaters have been crowded but the
more fashionable Academy Of Music has re.
manned closed. AT a meeting of the provincial
board of health it was resolved that the present
time was inOpportune for the closing OF the
churches and other public places, as suggested
by the civic board Of health; also that 1t was
desired to point out to the local board that any
person going from an injected house to church
could be prosecuted. It was also decided to
pass bylaw, to be sanctioned by the lieuten-
ant governor, to the effect that any house in
which the smallpox exists shall be Quaran-
tined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-21
A Fatal Fall.


ROTTEN BALCONY GIVES Way AND CAUSES
THE DEATH OF MRS. JAMES M'GRATH
The Philadelphia Telegraph last evening
printed the following: Mr.. James X. McGrath,
an applicant for the position of supervising
architect, and who is now in Washington, lives
in large three-story stone front house on Pine
street, st. Louis. A pair of steps lead up to 1t
from the street, and as there is decline of the
land back towards the alley, flight of steps
leads from the back door into the yard. The
ground floor is a basement. The second floor is
therefore about seven feet from the level of the
yard. Mrs. James McGrath stepped from the
back door of the second floor yesterday morn.
ing. and leaning over the railing of the steps
looked down to the basement directly beneath
The railing upon which she leaned, rotten
from the recent rains, gave way and the lady
fell headlong to the steps beneath. When the
startled family picked her up she was uncon-
sciOus. DR.. Prewtt was sent for, and when he
arrived pronounced her dead, the fall having
fractured her skull and broken the spinal cord
Deputy coroner Hennessy called, took evidence
and rendered a verdict in accordance with the
circumstances. Mrs. McGrath was magnif-
cent looking woman of about fOrty.five, and
the news of her death will shock large
number of friends. She was the mother of seven
children-four boys and three girls. Mr.
McGrath was telegraphed to come home imme-
diately.