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mo. 20.

wise, in my opinion, to require them
to serve AZ slaves The best course
to pursue, it seems to me, would be
to call for such as are willing to
come with the consent of their own
ers. An inpressment or draft would
not be likely to bring out the best
class, and the use of coercion wonld
make the measure distasteful to them
and to their owners.
have no doubt that If Congress
would authorize their reception into
service and empower the President
to call upon individuals or States for
such as they are willing to contribute,
with the condition of emancipation
to al enrolled. Q sufficient number
would be forthcoming to enable us
to try the experiment. II it prove
successful most Of the objections to
the measure would disappear, and if
individuals still remained unwilling
to send their negroes TO the army,
the force Of public opinion in the
States would soon bring about snch
Legislation as would remove all OBJ
stacles. / think the matter should
be left a. far as possible to the peo-
pie and to the States, which alone
can legislhte AZ the necessities OF this
particular service may require. As
to the mode of organizing them, it
should be left a. free from restraint
as possible. Experience will suggest
the best course, and it would be i'm
expedient to trammel the subject
with provisions that might in the
end prevent the adoption Of reforms
suggested by actual trial
With great respect, your obediert
servant. R E. LEE, General.
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Not Honest but smart.

The counting Of the cash in the
treasury of the United States has
been completed. and the books bal
anced within two cents. This graft
flying fact has been made the text for
a good many congratulstoyy editorials
in Republiuan papers, snd 'the con-
clusion they ell arrive q is that there
are no rascals to turn out, or else
there would have been . big deficit
in the contents Of the strong box.
The fact Of the matter is thai no.
body expected to 6nd = deficit in tho
cash accounts Of the treasury. Tho
rascals that have been plundering tho
people were too smart BY far to take
cash ont Of the treasury, but they
robbed by indirection on ascale which
never could have been reached if the
simple methods of ordinary bank
swindlers had been employed.
Recently Mr.. John Roach present
ed to the government bill Of $751;
600 for storage for q monitor which
had been left at his ship-yard. Sim
liar outrages have been common IN
the management Of public affairs
during the last twenty years. and
through such things the rascals have
reveled in their stolen thousands.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-30

Judging from the tone of some OF
the kilograms that have been sent
from Washington lately, in reference
to the appointment Of Judge J. G.
Wickliffe as district attorney for the
State Of Kentucky. the "rings" of
Louisiana and Kentucky must have
pooled their issues in order to work
on the President. and both got beau
tifully left.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-30
Liberty Enlsghsen,ng the World.

This new wonder of the world,
which is now being loaded on the
French transport Isere for shipment
to this country, is the largest statue
in the world. Some idea of it's mag.
nitude may be obtained from the
fact that forty persons found stading.
room within the head. A six-foot
man standing on the level of the lips
only just reached the eyebrow. While
workmen were employed on the
crown OF her head they seemed to be
making huge sugar-caldron, and
they jumped with ease in and out
the tip of the nose. Fifteen people
might sit round the fame Of the
torch, which elevation can be reached
by spiral staircase within the out
stretched arm.
The London Daily News, in speak
ing Of it, says: at is out and away
the largest statue of modern times
The Colossus of Rhodes was nothing
to it. It could carry the 'Bravaria
or the Hermann in its arms. 1t
towers to the skies from the yard OF
the Rue de Chazelles, where it has
been eight years in construction, aud
the view from its coronet sweeps
clear of the six-story houses aud be-
yond the walls of Paris
The weight Of this stnpendous
statue is 440. 900 pounds, Of which
10000 pounds are copper and the
remainder wroaght-iron. 1t is exl
rected to arrive in New York about
the 18th Of May, where it will be
erected on Bedloe's Island, this be-
ing the location selected for it by
Gen. w. I. Sherman, who was ap-
pointed BY the President to make the
selection. When placed in position
it will loom up 305 feet above tide
water. the height of the statue being
151.2 feet, that of the pedestal 81
feet. and foundation $40 feet.
This imposing statue, higher than
the enormous towers of the great
Brooklyn Bridge or the steepls Of
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Relief from the First Application.

When . person has suffered the
untold ngonies of rheumatism and
neuralgia twenty-five years, when
physicians have failed, and when a
liniment cures 1t one application,
the fact ought to cause thinking peo-
pie to pause and consider ii bottle
of it ought not to be in immediate
readiness in every household for the
instant cure of the aches and pains
that effiict mankind. Such was the
evidence of G. NJ. Sanders, of Madi-
son, Ala, and there are volumes of
other testimonials of like character
to certify that 'Mansfeld's Magic
Arnica Liniment is the best, the par
excellence of all pain killers. Sold
by druggists. aud prepared by the
Mansfield Medicine Co., Memphis,
Tenn.
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COLFAX, GRANT PARISH. La SATURDAY. MAY 80. 1885,

Trinity Church, which is the Hottest
in the city of New York-higher, in
fact, than any of the colossal statues
of antiquity by its rare artistic pro-
portions, as we'll as by its stupendous
Dimensions, will add another to the
wonders of the world. A word should
be said of its artistic merit. The
pose, stride, and GESTURE, with it's
classic face, are pronounced perfect;
the drapery is both massive and fine,
and in some parts is AS delicate and
silky in effect as if wrought with o
fine chisel on the smallest scale.
The conception and execution Of
this great work are due to the great
French sculptor, NJ. Bartholdi, who
has devoted eight years Of his life
and most Of his fortune to this great
work, and whose generous impulses,
which must be on q scale common
surate with this noble work, prompt
ed him TO make such q gift to the
United States. The committee in
charge of the construction of the
base aud pedestal for the reception
of this great work are in want Of
funds for its completion, and have
prepared q miniature statustte, an
exact counterpart Of the original, six
inches in height. the figure being
made OF bronze, the pedestal OF nickel
silver, which they are now delivering
to Subscribers throughout the United
States for the small sum OF 81 each.
Aside from it's being q lasting sow
enir of this colossal statue, it will
ornament our homes aud bear testi-
mony that we have contributed to
the completion Of Que Of the grandeet
works of modern times. All remit
tances should be addressed to Rich
ard Butler, Secretary American Com
mittee OF the Statue Of Liberty, No.
80 Mercer street. New York. The
committee are also prepared to fnrn-
ish model, in same metals, twelve
inches in height, at IS each, delivered.
We feel assured our people will be
only too eager to testify their CRATE
full eense Of the friendliness Of this
magnanimous offer on the part Of the
French people. and to reciprocate
the kindly and liberal sentiments in
which it originated. by thus aiding in
an active prosecution Of the laLors
that may be required to give the
statue an appropriate base and ped
estal Now IL the time to do it.
Whoever wishes to have the honor
and pleasure Of contributing to the
erection of the grandest statue of
any age. to say nothing of the senti-
ment that should be welcomed and
encouraged, must act promptly, for
the money will be raised as sure as
The sun rises. Every subscriber
81 viii be supplied with a
miniature counterpart of this great
and imperishable statue of
LIBERTY ENLleHTENlNa THE WORLD"
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CAN A STATE BE SUED.

A late decision of Judge Billings
Of the q. s. eircait court yeiteratet
the time hoaered doctrine that States
are not amenable to suits by individ-
uals, whether citizens of the State
sued or of some other State. This
doctrine has been firmly held to since
the time of Alexander Hamilton, in
1918. That eminent jurist says:
at ia inherent in the nature oil
sovereignty, not to be amenable 10
the suit of an individual without it's
consent. This is the general sense
and the general practice of mankind;
and the exemption, as one of the at
tributes of sovereignty, is now en-
joyed by the government of every
State in the Union. = There is
no color to pretend that the State
governments would, by the adoption
Of the plan of the convention. be di-
vested of the privilege of paying
their debts in their own way, free
from every constraint but that which
flows from the obligations of good
faith. The contracts between ma
ton and individuals are only binding
on the conscience of the sovereign
and have no pretension to Q COM
pulsive force. They confer no right
of action independent of the sover-
eign will. To what purpose would it
be to authorize suits against States
for the debts they owea How could
recoveries be enforced ? It is evident
it could not be done without waging
war against the contracting State;
and to asoribe 10 the Federal courts
by mere implication and in destruc-
ton of q pre-existing right of the
State governments power which
would involve saca . consequence
would be altogether forced aad un-
warrantable.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-30

Corn is q plant that is exceedingly
amenable to culture. A farmer may
very easily improve his seed corn by
little care in selection and some in
cultivation. The great loss in grow
ing corn is in the production of bar
rem stalks, male plants, which yield
no fruit. The ear is the fiuit and is
produced only by perfect plants which
are bi-sexusl or male aud female
both, or, as may be more correctly
said, staminate and pistillate. A
stalk with tassel only and no ear is
barren and fruitless. Such stalks by
impregnating the perfect plants prop
agate their own kind, and 80 tend to
reduce The yield of the crop. This
is to be prevented by growing or
breeding seed from perfect plants
only and by removing every stalk
which has no ear from the neighbor-
hood OF the seed plants. By per-
sistence in this mode of breeding
corn has been improved from . yield
of forty bushels mp to eighty or even
15O bushels per acre. A seed plot
should be cultivated on every farm
fog this purpose.-N. Y. Times.
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Jeans, Fiannels, Linseys, Notions, Do
mestics, Prints, Tckings, Plaids. etc., at
astonishingly low prices. My entire stock
Of Clothing will be sold at small frxc-
tion above cost. Saddlery and Brides,
among which will he found the Celebrated
Texas Saddles, made by Pagett.
Call and examine, the Goods must and
will be sold. ia7
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-30

Victor Hugo, the celebrated French
poet, patriot, historian and scholar is
dead. He passed away on Saturday,
May 23d, at the ripe age Of Ss.
From the time he reached his TWEEN
tieth year be has been acknowl-
edged in the world Of letters as
'bright particular star" on the liter
AIRY horizon.
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EsTRAY NOTICE.

Estrayed before me this. day, by J. H.
McNeely, one Bay Mare, with black name
and tail, about Ii or IA hands high, and
branded on the left shoulder e
s
The owner is hereby notified to come
forward, prove property and pay charges
or the same will he sold according to law.
A. L. GROW, J. p.
Colfax. La, April 20, 1885,
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At the late inter State drill, in New
Orleans, the cadets Of Baton Rouge
won the second prize for best drill
ing. Among as numerous cotestants
as there were to compete with, this
is quite an honor to our boys.
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The Sunday States is now printed
on pretty pink tinted paper. The
States is deservidly one of the most
popular papers published in the city
of New Orleans.
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The Exposition will CLOSE for The
summer to-day.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25

From the Detroit Free Press.
"Nou see," he said to the captain rs
he was walked into the station yester-
day, al come to town to whoop 'er up
for old liberty"
Cant help that"
''My grandad 1T the British, my dad
fit the Mexicans, and | iit the rebels.
Our family has allus III and fit for this
blessed old republic"
"Yes; but you must obey the law"
al know, but was III a saloon up
here, and fellow suddenly yells QUIT
"Whoopp tah fur mel"
"'ADd who are your says |.
'l'm the man that licked the fellow
who rung the Liberty Bell says he
"Maybe you are down on Cont
mental cooked hats, George Washing
ton and the Goddess?,' says |.
"And with that he give three cheers
for the ~ rant Nero, spit on his hands
and yelled that he could knock the
glorious Republic into the middle o
next week"
"Wellr'
avail, had to paralyzc him. If
hadn't done 1t I'd been ashamed to e
home aud look calf in the face"
ave must lock you up"
"You mustl Bring on your old bas
tile, then. Whoop! 'Rah! Ur-r-r-r
Observation-Disclosures prou'
old bird-whoop! That's me, AM
don't you forget itP'
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Am,SisrIn ON nI, mus oLr.
Trying TO Eject n Young wan whom
Disttked From sunday school

From the Philadelphia Times.
The story Of an exciting little cpl
sode at st. Paul's Episcopal Church
Trenton on Sunday last, has gone ill.,
TO general circulation here to-day.
This is the church that was under the
care of Rev. Mr.. Williamson, who
committed suicide last tall. 1t re-
NAMED without resident
rector till a short time
since, when Rev. Mr.. Post,
young Philadelphia clergyman, took
charge. II Is said that he had some
difficulty with a Philadelphia congre-
CATION and he has not been POPULAR
with all his people here. Robert j.
Meter, a young man. employed as
dry goods stores, left st. PauPs and
attended service at another Epis-
copal church. On Sunday last he Wis
tied ST. Paups Sunday school with
friend, but avoided Rev. Mr.. Post,
whose acquaintance he had never
formed. Mr.. Post approached him
and tried TO force conversation. Mr..
Meter replied with an uncomplimen-
tary remark aud turned his back to the
clergyman. This apparently angered
MIR. Post, who promptly seized Mr..
Meter around the waist with both
arms and attempted to eject him from
the room. Both are young men of
light build and medium height. The
clergyman, however, had secured an
advantage by grasping the layman
from the rear. Mr.. Meter resisted
and in the struggle he was thrown
against glass door, which was shat
tered. Several gentlemen present |
then asked Mr. Meter, for the sake of |
peace, to retire, but the ladies gene
rally encouraged him to maintain his
ground. Hc decided, however, TO
withdraw, now that he stood master Of
the situation. The occurrence almost
put an end TO Sunday school lessons
for the day aud II has since been the
engrossing topic in the congregation
and church people generally. Mr..
Meter to-day admitted the truth of
the story as given above. He lays the
whole blame on Rev. MIR. Post, against
whom he says some severe things.
Rev Mr.. Post declines TO say any
thing touching the case.
~s
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25

ttnm INC Fail River Advance.
When respectable and church-go.
ing prohibitionist is found groping
around Coggeswell fountain at
o'clock in the morning, wondering
how 1t has happened that Oak Grove
cemetary has come down into the
city and left one OF its principal mon
uments weeping in the street, it i,
pretty evident that cholera medicine
and suustroke are claiming him fol
their own.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25

From the chicago Inter ocean.
There is speck of war in the hOri-
zon of Missouri. The st. Louis Re-
publican remarks TO the Kansas City
Times that il is "nourjshing au edit
torial viper in its bos-
ON who is All unma-
tigated liar If Cleveland doesn't
distribute some patronage in Nilsson.
ri\soon there viii be some bloody
work apiong the brethren.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25

From the New YORK sun.
Young Featherly (sta late hour
Really, Miss Clara, it's very annoy
ing, but had it ON the tip of my
tongue but moment ago. was
about TO say-to say -er-singular,
but il seems to have escaped me.
Miss Clara Coming 10 his assist
'ancc)-POssibly you were about to
say Good night" Mr. Feathcrbyy
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25

From the Boston Herald.
A disappointed ofiice-hunter from
Ohio coming from the white house
was asked his opinion of the presi-
dent. The reply was: ale looks like
a ballot-box siuiler and talks like a
parsoi.' This is evidently better than
to look like parson and act like a
ballot-box suffer, as good many
Ohio politicians do.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25

The News democracy while it does
very well for district, where 1t can
elect such men as Tom Ochiltree, de-
fend Governor Davis and light every
state democratic administration for
twelve years, won't do at all for
North Texas. They require the
straight article, and it would kill the
Galveston News to be compelled to
furnish that for one single week.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25

THEY are having devil of a time
in New Mexico over the gubernatori-
al appointments. Governor Ross
viii have to be inaugurated over
again, and at sun down, ere he gets
things to running easy with the
American population. The Pueblos
are very ell satisfied, II seems.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25

PROM the Norristown Herald.
Lillian " hitting says sleep is almost
lost art" and suggests that u society
be formed to encourage experiments
in sleep on the part Of American woy
men. If Lillian were to dismiss her
Young man before 2 a. M, aud object
to his calling seven nights week, she
would get more sleep and change her
opinion about the luxury being lost
art,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25

THE Laredo Times is very severe on
Templeton, Swain and Walsh. II de-
votes scathing leader TO the trium-
virate. There was good deal more
in that play-out of the Oatmanvlile
rock than most people supposed. An
the bottom facts will come to the sur
face one of these DAYS.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25

THE EXAMINER has given freely o,
its space, paid out its own money free
ly for every public enterprise, or for
any object having the good of the
community for its purpose, but II isn't
fair to place too many and too oner-
Gus burdens npon its shoulders. We
are asked TO contribute column in
our weekly to the Womans' Christian
Temperance Union free of charge
This represents TO us cash value of
800 per year, and an outlay Of money
equal to $500. II Is too much for two
poor men TO tote. We are willing to
give of our earnings as literally as
anyone else does, but we submit If
800 isn't too much. We are interest
ed In forwarding the good cause of
temperance, but so are we with re-
gard to the church, TO all moral and
benevolent institutions, military, fire
companies, educational enterprises
and the like. When 1t Is all summed
up II will be found that where other
men give pennies, the conductors Of
newspapers give dollars. We viii
just have 10 call halt, reluctantly
but a halt, nevertheless.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25

From tho Boston Globe.
Our republican contemporaries
have yet another opportunity TO cry
out against the persecution of office
holders. The president has removed
a democracic pension examiner TO FL
mira, N. Y. This is the democrat who
was left in office by the republicans.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25

VIZ could point the Houston Post
to far "richer" paragraph which
was written by the man who was II
union printer last year, but what is
the The Post started in without
sense, and the circumstances haven't
been favorable for its requirements
aiuce
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25

FFom the 81 Paul. Herald.
which do you like the best, Miss
Florence, rowing or driving!" he ask.
ed, as he looked into her azure eyes
"Oh, driving, by all means"
"Mhyp
because you have TO use both
hands to row"
They went driving.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25

sanship, in that he has appointed to
subordinate positions in the Cincin-
natl Custom House some of John Me-
Leans strikers, who have unenviable
regulations. The appointments he
has made to their positions
will not be confirmed by the
secretary of the treasury.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25
A Pleasant way school Hoys Have,

From the Rockland Courier Gazette
Many q school boy has written on a
piece of white paper "please pass to
the next tool" aud then handed il to
his neighbor, in hopes that In the
course of its wanderings it may per-
chance come into the possession OF the
detested but feared teacher.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25

TUIH Ilg 7 vi NIFtT NUNHUtes
Nothing paralyzes deacon so much
as to see a man dropping $40 bill
into the collection-box Particularly
when the deacon is tailor who can.
not collect the bill for the suit which
the generous man is wearing when he
is contributing his mites.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25

THE following is programme Of
the next annual reunion of Parsons,
Brigade to be held at Cleburne We'd
nesday and Thursday, August 9th and
9Th. All ex-soldiers who wore either
the blue or the grey, their families
and friends: are invited,all old Texans
and the public generally are urged to
be there:
FIRST DAY.
The association will be called to order by the
president at 10 H. N.
First-Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. J.
Fred Cox OF Ennis.
MUSIC.
seeond-Address Of welcome by Col. j. ".
Third-Response by the president Captain W.
q. Veal. OF Iallas.
Fourth-Address of Welcome TO the BOYS who
wore the Blue by Judge 10 Abbott OF Hills
Fifth-Respcnse by Colonel W. d. wylie and
Hon j. @. Bigger. OF Dallas
AFTERNOON. O'CLOCK.
First-Transaction Of business.
MUSIC.
Second-Address OF welcome 10 old settlers. by
Major L. NJ. Heath of Cleburne.
MUSIC.
Thlrd-Response by Ex-Governor r. r. Iub-
book. Of Austin, and Colonel Nat NJ BufiOrd,
| of Dallas.
MUSIC.
Supper and general greet ings.
SECOND DAY:
Call TO order at o'clock, m.
First-Prayer by the chaplain.
| MUSIC.
second-Transaetion OF business.
| MUSIC.
Third-Annnal address by Hon l.. ] Farrar
| OF Groesbeck.
| IT. -I-3U MUSIC.
Fourth tddrcsses by Hon. Richard Coke of
waco, Governor John Ireland. and Hon. X.
q Mills, OF Corsicana Nf
DIsSER.
AFTERNOON, O'CLOCK.
First-Address by Hon. DIN welborn.
MUSIC.
scco d-Address by Hon W. J. Swain.
MUSIC.
Memorial service in honor of our dead.
first-Address by Rev. J. q. $. Baird of Cole
man
MUSIC.
second-short addresses by members of the
association.
MUSIC
| Third God hive until we meet again
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25

"TAx PAYER" talketh to the people
this morning on the subject ofprohi-
bition. Read "Tax Payer" whatever
else you do. 1t will pay to keep your
eyes omen In all theae matters.