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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-07-11
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The recent vote of the faculty OF
Harvard University to dispense with the
study of Greek as a requirement. was set
aside by the overseers.
In an address at the Louisville Uni
versity the late DIR. Yandell is quoted as
recommending habit of cheerfulness:
"a wide-spreading. hopeful disposition,
he would say, sis your only true UNI
brella in this vale of tears"
The Anglican Communion now
numbers 206 Bishops and 29,66S clergy.
This gives an average of one Bishop to
every 144 clergy. In England there is
only one Bishop to every 553 clergy; in
Ireland, one to 146; Scotland, 50; Colo
mics, SO; and United States, 81.
The annual report of MIR. Justin
Winsor, librarian of Harvard College,
shows that much greater use is made of
the library by the students than ever
before. Nine years ago only fifty-seven
per cent. of them used the library; five
years ago the percentage had risen to
seventy-seven per cent, and last year it
was eighty-four per cent.
The English. University constit-
uencies include the whole mass OF
graduates who choose to keep their
names upon the books; the lawyers and
the physicians, the 'squires and the
parsons, the bankers, merchants, and
writers-men of every trade and OF
every rank in educated England.
Oxford has 5,400 such electors, and
Cambridge about thousand more.
DIR. South. when once preaching
before Charles H., observed that the
monarch and his attendant began to
nod; and-as mobiles are common men
when they are asleep, some of them
soon after snored, on which he broke
off his sermon and exclaimed: Lord
Lsuderdale, L am sorry to interrupt
your repose, but let me entreat you not
to snore so loud, lest you awaken His
Majesty"
Says the New York Independent
at may be untrue that certain clergy.
man advertised, Marriages speciality;
strangers particularly invited but we
fear the story was founded ON fact,
and that there might have been added
the words, No questions asked Some
ministers are altogether too ready to
declare vagrant couples husband and
wife"
Several months ago the Russian
Government interfered to suppress the
mission work carried on in the empire
by the Religious Tract Society of Lon.
don. 1t is now stated, however, that
all the tracts confscated have been re-
turned by the Government, and per
mission has been given to resume the
work of gratuitous distribution of the
religious reading.
The late Francis A. Drexel, the
wealthy Philadelphia banker, left one
tenth of his immense property to be di.
vided among some fifty charitable in
stitutions connected with the Roman
Catholic Church, of which he was q
sincere member. This money is to b.
distributed by Archbishop Ryan, Of
Philadelphia. The remaining nine
tenths of his property is left in trust
the interest to be divided among the
three daughters, and the principal tc
their children, should they have any.
If they have no issue, the Church Of
Rome is to receive the nine-tenths
twenty-one years after the death of the
last of the three daughters. The
Church is thus likely to get total d
! SIC, 900, Philadelphia Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-07-11
Preservation of Negro Dialect Hymns


An old colored woman of Atlanta
was asked how their dialect hymns were
brought into existence. She answered
''Well, 1 reckon de spirit was a
CROWN and dey jess had to come out. -
A good definition of inspiration, was
it not?
Among the more intelligent negroes
find a strange disposition to eschew
these wonderful slave songs. The
young men and women of Atlanta Uni
this slightly contemptuous estimation of
the old melodies. l suppose it is be-
cause their awakening Intelligence as
.sociates them with the degradation of
their race, and they have not the pene-
tration to see that these wonderful
hymns embody the very genius of their
people.
Another fact makes it hard to gather
together reliable collection the vari-
Gus hymns are sung differently in differ
ent localities, so that frequently two
versions of the same piece would hardly
be recognized as akin. This was the
inevitable result of the illiteracy of the
negro, whereby both words and music
were unwritten for so long time.
1t is matter of regret to me that in
most of the Southern city colorea
churches an effort has been made to dis
card these plantation melodies, except in
social religious meetings. -Sat Lake
Tribune,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-07-11
THE OLD SONG.

The minstrel of the classic lay
OF love and wine who sings
Still found the fingers run astray
That touched the rebel strings.
or Cadmus he would fain have sung,
OF Atreus and his line;
But all the jocund echoes rung
With songs of love and vine.
All. brothers! would fain have caught
Some fresher fancy's CLEAN;
NV truant accents find, unsought,
The old familiar theme.
Love. Lovei but not the sportive child
With shaft and twanging bow,
Whose random arrows drove us wild
Some threescore years ago;
Not Eros, with bis joyous laugh,
The urchin blind and bare,
But Love, with spectacles and stan,
And scanty, siivered hair.
Our heads with frosted locks are white,
Our roofs are matched with snow,
But red, I'm chilling winters spite,
Our hearts and hearthstones glow.
Our old acquaintance, Time, drops in,
And while the running sands
Their golden thread UNDECIDED spin,
He warns his frozen hands.
bt2tls Niftrtu nOuTcs tOO SWlt, tOO oW CCt-
And watt this message DER
To all we miss, from all we meet
On life's discriminating shore:
Say that to old affection true
We hug the narrowing chain
That binds our hearts-alas. how few
The links that yet remain!
The fatal touch awaits them all
That turns the rocks to dust;
From year to year they break and fall
They break, but never rust.
Say IL one note of happier strain
This worn-out harp afford
One throb that trembles, not I'm vain
Their memory lent its chord.
Say that when Fancy closed her wings
And Passion quenched his fire,
Love. Love. still echoed from the strings
As from Anacreon's Tyre!
-Otfrer Wendell Holmes. In atlantic Monthly
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-07-11
MaI-AssimlationofFo Food.
\. Il. WARNER & CO.. Rochester, n. Y.

REV. J. PIKE POWERS Owenton, KY. cured HIS SON
of dyspepsia and malassmilation of food, headache
and dizziness. with Warmers TIPPEcANoE, The Best
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-07-11

When the new roads in the Yellow
stone Valley are completed. the tourist
can then make circuit of ITO miles in
comfortable coaches running on good
roads, with new glimpses of scenery the
whole distance.-SaH Fra1cisoo Cal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-07-11
ELT'8
CREAM BALM

shen applied into the nos
triis. will be absorbed, ef'
fectually cleansing thu
bead Of catarrhal virus
causing healthy secre'
lions. 1t allays inaamma'
tion. protects the mem
! brane from fresh colds,
completely heals the sores
and restores the senses Of
taste and smell.
NOT ALOUD or SNUFF.
A few applications re-
licve. A thorough treat
nsent scilt cure. Agreeable
to use. Price 50 cents by
mail or at druggists. Send
ELY BROYHERS.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING.

The meeting of the board of trade last
night was largely attended by representa-
tive men of this city. A. W. Oliver, ESQ.,,
called the meeting to order and introduced
Mr. Page, of Madison, Indiana. This gen.
tleman addressed the meeting, and offered
to come here and locate for bonus Of So
600 and the ground to build the canning fac
tory on. Several gentlemen addressed the
meeting. Mr.. Austin, referring TO Messrs.
Tucker and McCracken, said those gentle
men had purchased two fine farms near this
city and a lot on Waco street, at cost of
$1,000, and were improving their property
already; that within the year they would
build canning factory and put in machin-
cry enough to make a plant Of $4,000 to
$780, 600, and that they did it without asking
anything. Other men spoke in u caution
ing vein, amongst them Messrs. Lewis, Cor
bett, easy, Lynch and many Others. At
the conclusion of the interchange of opin-
ions Mr.. J. ID. Skinner offered the following
resolution: ''Resolved, That it is the sense
of this meeting that the only bonus which
We are willing to give to the Madison Can
ming company is the ground upon which to
build the factory and pay all freight on ma
chinery to be removed from Madison to
Wichita" Adopted. The meeting adjourn
ed sine die
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15
FIFTH WARD ITEMS.

Adam knoffioch, for long time on the
Wichita police force, has bought a fine resi-
dence property on Exposition avenue and
has contracted for having handsome cot
tage built on il. lie lately sold out in the
First ward and Will move into the Fifth To
reside permanently.
The people of the Fifth are anxious to
have a policeman Immediately appointed
who shall have police jurisdiction over the
bridge. They claim that a set of toughs
and blackguards frequent the bridge after
nightfall and insult IN the vilcst manner any
lady who may have occasion to pass over it.
Indeed il is claimed that attempts have been
made TO rob men on the bridge after night.
II is said that the necessity for police regu-
lations on the bridge and in the Fifth ward
itself was one of the principal reasons why
the people of the ward were SO unanimous
in their desire for annexation TO Wichita.
Il. ID. Seaman sold Mr.. Ash, of Hutch
inson, three one-acre lots in Lawrence's first
addition, and two in Lawrence's second ad-
diiion.
j. II. Williams, who lately sold his home
stead on Waco street, in the Second ward,
has moved over to the Fifth and bought
lots in Martinson's addition. lie begins to-
day the erection Of his residence. and will
hereafter live in the Fifth
The Badger Lumber company are build
,r,r n -.,ro--,g.,, ava ,+;,c, ~, lI;c..,, a,-.,
nue. in the Fifth ward, or. as some call il.
the West side. Besides the company are
grading their 10; about two feet high.
Rev. Harper, OF the Baptist church. and
Others were in the Fifth yesterday, looking
up location for Baptist church.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15
COUNTY NORMAL INSTITUTE.

Our county normal institute will open on
Monday August Sd. and continue tor four
weeks. County Superintendent Hammond
has secured the services Of Prof. Frank \.
Fitzpatrick, superintendent Of the city
schools Of LeaveEworth, to conduct and W.
NJ. Jay, superintendent Of tie city school,
of Wellington. and u. :. Pence, Of this city,
as instructors. These gentlemen are all
well known Is educators Of large experience
and the normal under the supervision OF
such men must be among the best il not the
best held Ia the state. Each wear our
school boards and persons interested in
education are becoming more Interested in
these yearly gatherings of teachers and are
beginning 10 appreciate the advantages de-
rived from them to teachers and pupils. /,
is to be hoped our teachers will make their
arrangements to attend the full term. a
thew cannot afford 10 miss this opportunity
Of better citing themselves for their work,
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15

We wish TO warn the people of Wichita,
Kansas, and more especially the towns sur
rounding Wichita, against pretended
"Steinway & Sons" piano agents, as well as
Conner Bros. and Fischer pianos. It has
reached our ears from several sources re-
been offering "Steinway" pianos below trade
prices, to depreciate the price of ''Steinway"
pianos. so as TO sell his cheaper goods. This
dealer has no authority 10 sell either of the
above makes of pianos. Beware of this
fraudent way of doing business, for they
cannot furnish any customers in our terri
tory with either Of the above makes of pi-
amos only through Us. We refrain from
using his name now, but any further repeti-
tons of this work will publish them as
frauds over the name of "Steinway,"
FISCHER" and ''Connor Bros" We append
our rights, as legitimate dealers, for the sale
of the above celebrated makes of pianos.
NEW YORK, Jan. lst, 1885.
We hereby agree to make Messrs.. Ion
Arnold & Co., of Wichita, Kan. our sole
agents for the sale of our pianos in the fol-
lowing counties in the state of Kansas, to-
wit: Sedgwick, Sumner, Cowley, Harper,
kingman, Barber, Pratt, Edwards, Stafford,
Reno, Ford, Butler, Barton, Rice and Har-
yev counties.
[Signedl CONNER Bros.
STEISwAY Il Sons.
J. Il c. FISCHER.
We sincerely trust this will be of good
warning, and protect ourselves as well as
customers for our pianos.
d3O6-6t Ion ARNOLD Il Co.
Notice
The superintendent Of the water works
desires to call consumers of waters attention
to rule five ~ of the rules and regulations
governing the use of water, which positively
forbids them from allowing brick or stone
masons or plasterers from using water out of
street washers or hydrants OF. their premises
without permission from the company, and
he hopes this notice will be sufficient to stop
the practice, and notice is hereby given to
all brick and stone masons. also TO all plas-
terers, that they are forbidden using water
from any street washer or hydrant, or from
any connection with the water pipes without
first getting permit from the company.
d30i-l2t b. b. EGGLEsToN, Supt.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15
PERSONAL.

Col. b. H. Campbell is home spending a
few days with his family.
Rev. G. NJ. Kelley left for Winfield list
evening to visit Father Kelley of that city
Samuel Glover of Delaware, O., arrived
in town yesterday and will remain few
days.
Mr.. +. c. Cole of Kingman, called last
night He goes to Springfield, No, and st.
Louis via the Frisco this morning.
j. f. Harris, of the wholesale firm Of
Moore & Harris, Nincennes, Ind, is on Il
visit to the city and has invested in real es-
tate.
Among the arrivals at the Occidental
yesterday were: VI. II. Bennett, Caldwell;
W. Z. Bemis and I. Cummings, Chicago;
Ii. c. Day, New York; c. ii. Brown, Ioch-
.lf.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15
SICK Headache Cured

Headache Is a terrible thing 10 Be sGbjec;
to, bu. Cobb's Little Pill. viii cure II or
money refunded. II The liver i torpid and
The bowels eous;ipated, yoa fee. sick -sll
over" Your head all ache ard be dizzy.
your appetite VIII be poor, etc Cobb's Lit
tie Podophyllin Pills are the one genuine
remedy now before the public t. start the
machine into proper action onlr IS cents
per bottle No ecre 10 pay.
dcos ALpgICE i BEovS.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15

A single trial of the Peerless Worm Spe-
cifc never yet failed TO relieve the baby AN
overcome the prejudices of the mother. 1t
not only frees the child from worms, but
regulates the stomach and bowels, cures
wind collie, corrects acidity, and cures Dys-
EMERY and Diarrhoea, gives rest and health
to the child and comforts the mother. Try
it. No cure, no paw.
oS9 AuDRrcJy & RpnyyS
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15
NEW HOTEL.

Arthur Bros. have just opened very neat
hotel restaurant in the house lately known 4:
the Western house.5le Douglas avenue. The
house hiss been repsinted, cleaned. carpe;ej
and put in good order from bottom TO top
The office is neatly fitted up and contain:
two fine show cases. The dining room /.
nicely furnished and the table furniture !,
really irst-class. They have good French
cook and will run good hotel Of that clsss.
The Arlington" Is the name chosen by The
proprietors.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15

The Forest City Building and Loan asso-
1,lSS5. Persons desiring to take stock can do
so by paying % cents per share per week
from that date. The books are open for the
subscription of stock of this series at the
office of the secretary, second stairs north of
postofilce. d30ltjl Il. NJ. PIATT, Sec'y.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15

When you feel that you had been born
tired and never got fully rested take dose
of St Patrick's Pills. They will cleanse
your system and regulate your liver. Then
you will realize the vigor of health and en-
Joy using your latent energy. Sold by all
druggists. d257
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15
Cement Walks.

CIV. Sumption has returned from the
East where he has been 70 settle up his bus
mess and is now located in Wichita for the
purpose of following his trade and is now
ready to fill all orders for Portland cement
walks, curbing, foundations, stone steps.
basement floors, cisterns and everything in
his line. Headquarters i0s Douglas avenue.
d3O5-tf
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15

~HIbbard's Own" Asbestos Roof Paint Is
perfect IRE and waterproof paint, and
will last i've times longer than any other
paint 1; accommodates itself TO the
| changes OF the weather, il expands and con-
tracts. as your roof expands and contracts
under the hot sun, ], neither cracks. scales
OF blisters. Thousands Of testimonials can
be shown YOU from the best men in different
states Call =; the GOODYEAR house and be
convinced Of our assertion. State and
county rights for sale See Hubbard X Gar
net; or their agents. dSoe-lt*
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15

Smoke Marker I've cent cigar. Best In
the world. Every cigar stamped ~Marke-"
in bronze letters With order fo- 500
Marker" cigars one elegant boudOi, pho
to-rsph &C Maud B-ansoombe viii be fur
nished gratis. This Is the most attractive
showcase advertisement ever offered and
sells lots Of goods Retsiiei everywhere in
Wichits. sna vholesaled BY B. Cohn. l..
W, DougiAs avenue 9251if
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15

If you want to buy cheap land or lots in
Zimmerly's addition for prices and informa.
ton call on South Market street, at thinner
ly's residence, or Fred Schsttner, city clerk.
d2S6tf
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15
.SPETIdL NOTICES.

Miss Docia Rhoads and Miss Alice Mer-
ril have opened dressmaking rooms in Roy
building, over the Bank of Commerce. They
make specially of cutting and fitting.
d30s-3t
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15

Rheumatism has one invincible antagon-
list, one never yielding enemy that will con-
quer it every time the opportunity is given,
and that is Chamberlasn's Pain Balm.
Many cases Of rheumatism that had with
stood all other treatment for years have
yielded to Chamberlain's Pain Balm. so
cent bottles sold BY all druggists. d257
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15
N1H.~A

The best cabinet photos in the city Mt
Mothers gallery, 50 per dozen for thirty
DAYS and remember 1T Mothers, 249 Main
street and not the Bee Hive. d307 -2t
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following are the real estate transfer:
recorded in the Office of the register of deed.
Yesterday.
VIM Grifienstien TO ID l. Grove,
piece OF land off the or 2s, -,
ie........ .............. ................. 500
| ii Bumpelly TO Suthall Fcnnell, lot
81, Central AZ Lakeside add Wichi-
Ia .-.--.----.---------- ---------- iou
Woodbury. Howe to Peter Seller, ne
orr. %, YIN. NJ. 1900
+ W Waters 10 W ID Henderson, all
Of lot "A in Waters add to the
town Of II Paso being part of
the e or l., %, ] e.........-......... 80
+ Martinson to J b Williams, lots
10 and l. Dodge av Martinson's
add West Wichita. 1S0
VIM Ma theSson ct al to : + Sulli-
van, lot 20 Mathewson's add
" lchita.----.---...- -.--.---.--------- lJoO
Geo c Strong ct al t. Memroe J.
Bryan, lot lis Water It city Of
Wichita -.--..-..-.---.--.-- 1850
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15

Those desirous Of going east cheap should
buy their tickets over the Sunaower route
to Mexico. Ps. and return al SSl S.. Sale
commencing Friday morning. Msy 18Th.
continuing until MAY 25;h. good 70 return
on or before June 10Th. This Is less than
half fare. Tickets can be bought from Mex
leo east TO any point al two cents per mile
City Tickle; ofice. No. loo Main street
dSo5-lat \. y. JONES, Ticke; Agent
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15

A fine agricultural and stock farm three and
one-half miles from city, about l25 acres broke,
onc-qua ter section fenced for pasture, plenty
of water and a small house.
Also go lots in city finely located and in
good neighborhood. Special terms to thosl
wishing to make homes
Also suburban property. For further partic-
ulsrs see Chris. I. Pearce, agent for VIM Greif-
fenstein at city ofie. dI.6-tf
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15

you.
The county clerks office looked like a,
einigrant depot yesterday. \ man in hi.
shirt sleeves with no nat on sat by the tabl,
with a kid upon his knee, while at the othel
end of the board a woman sat in chail
while her head rested on the table and she
slept like top. These are worthless
couple who came here some time since from
John Stewart says-and they were helped
by the county and their fares paid 10 some
where they wanted to go, but like a bad
penny they turned up again.
Commander Stewart and his staff were as
busy as nailers, notwithstanding they had
just returned from the excursion. Bust
ness in the department is brisk just now, es-
pecially in court martials. Two members
of the order from the eastern part of the
department have been court martialcd
lately.
Yesterday horse ran away with single
horse wagon. The scared animal happened
to get to the bridge when it was clear of
teams and went through carryi the way
on without shafts cie,,r over. On the West
side the animal was stopped with little
damage done 10 either ho--e or vehicle.
Mr.. Jones, the agent of the Sunaower
road, informed u> that h.s road wolli prob
ably give another excursion to Anthony
Sunday after next, for the bcneti, of those
who could not avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity 30 visit the capital of Harper county
last "Wednesday
Mr.. j. L. Parkhur.t, of Goddard, was in
the city yesterday. He SAYS corn planting
is two weeks behind; the area will be lar
ger in corn than usual; that the stand of
wheat is short fully fifty per cent in that
section.
The Baptists of this city, we are Informed
contemplate building church in West
Wichita Mr.. Niederlander. has we believe
offered to donate lot provided they buy
another lot.
County Clerk Ford, who was at the hotel
that burned at Larned, narrowly escaped,
with his family from the burning building,
but his collar and necktic didn't escape
at all.
Mr.. Bernard Levi has purchased the lot
adjoining his residence on North Lawrence
avenue and will begin to ornament and
bcautify his grounds.
\ workman on the county building fell
off the back wall yesterday. Though
somewhat shooS up he was not seriously
hurt.
Prof. Black viii preach tonight at the
Christian church. Subject: salvation by
Grace" All invited.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15

Eagle Cornice Works has moved their
works just north of the Occidental to their
new building, where they will continue to
manufacture all kinds of galvanized iron
Fave guttering and all kinds of sheet metal
works, as they use the best brands of tin
plate. Prices as low as the lowest. All
work warranted. Designs and estimates
furnished on short notice.
d29i-tf DoDp & BuCKLY PIoPs.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15

Regular meeting of Woman's Relief corps
of Garfield Post No. 40, e. \. T., at Odd
Follows, hall al . o q ock this afternoon.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-15
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE

you want to buy cheap lots in thinner
ly's addition, call on Fred Schather, at city
clerks Office. dq2tf