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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-14
SCHOOL AND CHURCH,
s The Unitarians are moving for .
Church Building Loan Fund.

81 The Unitarians are moving for q
Church Building Loan Fund.
The pastors of the churches in Pitts.
ton, Pa, have united in card against
Sunday funerals.-Pittsburgh Post.
The oldest church in New Jersey,
the Church on the Green, at Hacken-
sack, belongs to the Reformed Dutch
Communion. 1t was organized in 1886
with a membership of thirty-three per-
sons.-N Y. Sun.
The Episcopal missions to Italians
in New York has been quite successful
the past year. The Sunday school has
numbered $50, there were So candidates
for confirmation "a 'baptisms, and
about 500 communicates y. Irib-
.assae. - tsT F4s
! Bishop Hurst. of the American
Methodist Church. has had a private
conference with Alexander l., Prince of
Bulgaria, in which he explained fully
the object of the mission there. The
Prince is Protestant, and the new con-
stitution gives equal rights to all de-
nominations.
"A strong effort is making in Massa-
chusets to improve the night schools
which, under the law of the State,
form part Of the public school system.
AS history tells of so many great men
who were forced by poverty to gain
knowledge in their youth by the light
of pine knots, it must seem that the
night school has a special reason for its
being. Current.
The Yale College catalogue, just
out, announces that the vacations are
to be on a new plan. The summer va
cation of 1885 will be for thirteen weeks
instead of twelve, postponing the open
ing of the next college year until Sep
TENDER "a. The Christmas vacation
this year will therefore be only two
weeks-from December % until Janu-
airy 6-instead of three, as formerly.
The total number of students in all de-
partments is 1,0S6, to a corresponding
totalof LOOP last year.
1t is reported that Mr.. Ira d. San
key, MIR. Moody associate, has decided
to use aportion of the profits accruing
from the, sale of Gospel Songs in
erecting and furnishing public library
building in New Castle, Pa, Mr.. San
keys home. The profit from the sale
OF the books has been very large, but
the evangelists have refused to apply a
cent OF it to private ends. The fund is
used to found or maintain religious in
stitutions, as the evangelists may direct.
In New Castle, with its large manufac-
turing interests, there is great need of
such an institution as Mr.. Sankey pro-
poses founding United Presbyterian.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-14
THE EYES OF LOVE.

They tell us love is blind, but is 1t so2
Is not Love open-eyed and quick to see
The hidden good that from all other eyes
Deeply concealed may beg
"What can he see in herr" one asks, dismayed.
Small, plain and poor, with not one bit Of
mind,
Unused to worldly ways, quiet in speech
Surely, Love must be blind!'
Another questions, laughing: what can she,
with all her gifts and countless graces, ind
In him, so grave aud pain--a perfect clod?
"Ah," archly, Love Is blInd!''
See. sneers another, "how the mother
bends
More gravely tender, smiling slow and kind,
Ger that frail child most worthless of them
all!
Aye, truly, Love is blind!''
So the world says, passing upon its way,
Having no time nor wish to pause and find
The hidden pearl under the rough, crude soil
Love finds tho he be blind!
IT'S only Love that looks beyond the face,
The uDgraceful form, the quiet lips, to find
The pearl OF price. The eyes of Love are
wise,
Deep-searching, but not blindl
j. Il. Ludl,m, In Chicago Adrance.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-14
PUNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

1t is said that Mark Twain rewrites
every article eighteen times. This is
done in order to keep the paper and
pencil makers from shutting down and
throwing men out of employment.-De-
troit Free Press.
10. dear, nor exclaimed Mrs.
Silvadollar; 1--WE were obliged to re-
main at home this year. / did SO long
to see dear Paris again; but paw said
he wouldn't think of it while the epider-
mis- lasted. Boston Transcript.
The banner Democratic counties OF
the North were New York and Kings,
which gave SO, 939 Democratic majority:
while the banner Republican counties
were Philadelphia, Allegheny and Lam
caster, in Pennsylvania, giving Repub-
lican majority Of nearly 60,OOO.-CAi-
cago Times.
"A little boy in one of the city Ger
man schools, while engaged in defining
words a few days since, made mistake
which was not a mistake. He said:
"a demagogue is a vessel that holds
beer, wine, gin, whisky, or any other
kind of intoxicating liquor. Washing-
ton Post.
Once in q Lifetime:
Her cheeks are flushed, her eyes are wet,
She heaves a gentle sigh,
Her hair is mussed, she scarce knows yet
What's best, to laugh or cry
What makes her blush and tremble SO
With mingled Joy and fright?
The first time in his life her beau
Has kissed her sweet goodnight.
Boston Courier.
I'll am afraid that George is giving
too much attention to the classics, " re-
marked an old lady. "Why do you
think SOP" asked the old gentleman.
Because when he was home the other
day | overheard him tell young Smith
he played baseball great deal, and
that his studies were mostly all Greek
to him. But am glad the poor boy
plays ball occasionally."-N y San.
81 don't see," observed Mrs. Crap,
''why, when they are giving away all
them offices they don't let women hold
something ''They would, my dear,
but the women won't do it." answered
her husband. ''Well, l should like to
know, John Crap, what they'll let them
hold?" He took his hat, looked to see
that the hall door was open, and in
trembling accents murmured, Their
tongue, my dear"
An epicurean bishop was neatly
taken in by smart boy at Banbury.
Being DESTROYS OF tasting the famous
cakes, he beckoned to the lad to come
to him 10 the window of the railway
carriage, and asked the price of the
cakes. Three pence each. sir" replied
the boy. Giving him six pence, the
bishop desired him to bring one, and
added as he was running off, BUY one
for yourself with the other three pence"
Presently the boy returned, munching
his ''Banbury," and, handing three
pence in coppers to the bishop, an
nounced in the most ingenious manner,
There was only one left, sir" London
american Register.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-14
FOB OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
A NEW YEARS FRoLIc.

They are ringing out the Old Year.
They are ringing in the New!
Teddy, Neddy, May and Goldie,
Such jolly little crew!
From the garnet to the cellar
Sounds the jingling. jangling din
OF the dinner-bell and tea-bell,
With horn or two of tinl
They are ringing in the New Year,
They are ringing out the Cid
Down the stairs are bobbing, bobbing
Heads of brown and head of gold!
Down to grandpa's room, where grandpa
Calmly reads the morning news,
On they come; and which the merriest
1t would puzzle me to choose.
Z" Now, toeetherl'' whispers Teddy,
Mischief sparkling in his eye;
Get your bells and horns all ready
It's more fun than Fourth July!
One, two, threc--noww What racket
Ho! he'll buy us of with apples
And some candy, too, to boot"
Then the door is flung wide open,
And q lusty, laughing shout
Mingles with the bells and trumpets,
In the merry-making rout!
Louder, faster, toot and jingle,
Grandpa, smiling, never hears;
.'why !-now. grandpav' quick cries Goldie.
% You're got cotton IN pour cdrs"
How they fly ut him, those babies!-
How they hang about his knees
And they smother him with kisses,
And they give him little ease
Till he turns upon them bravely--
Drives each little man and maid
With arattling charge of candy
And an apple cannonade!
- tfA ado Carleton.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-14
BREAKING 1T GENTLY.
How Faithful Michael Told the Bad New
to His Young Master.

How Faithful Michael Told the Bad News
to His Young Master.
A young scion of our financial aris-
tocracy, who had been on an extended
yachting tour in the South seas for sew
eral months, and out of reach of all tel
egraphic and epistolary communication,
returned home the other day. He was
met by an old and faithful employee of
the house.
swell, Mike, how goes it?" said the
young man.
"Bad enough, Master John, for your
poor jackdaw is dead
"Is he, indeed. Poor Jack! He has
gone the way of all flesh. How did he
die?''
"Well, they don't rightly know, sir;
but they think he must have overeat
himself"
1.-The greedy fellow. What did they
give him SO much for?"
swell, sir, it seems he must have got
to the place where the dead horses was
lying"
dead horses! What dead horses?'
1.-THE carriage horses. 1t was very
bad day and heavy road, and they
were kept standing"
when? What day? What road?'
1.-The road to the cemetery, sir, and
the day of the funeral"
what funeral?''
! "Why, the mistress's, SIR"
mot my mother's!"
''The same, sir, rest her SOUL She
took the masters death so much to
heart that she did not live three days
after him. 6 e - s.s-1- -ss---,5
The masters! Heavens, Mike: do
you tell me / have lost both my pa
rentsw
s'The poor ould master took to his
bed when he received the bad news,
and niyer left it, sir, till they put him in
his coffin
What bad news?. What was the in
telligence that afflicted the old gentle
man so deeplyp"
1.-The run on the bank, sir, which has
stopped payment. The credit of the
house is gone, and you are not worth
dollar. Tile Judge.
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closely picketed all the latter part of
the night. Thay also had their skir-
mishers at each of the other offices. The
first copy of the Times that appeared
on the street was snatched up by rep
resentative of Chicago paper, who
went with it at his utmost speed to the
telegraph Office. The manager of the
latter had been notified of the job and
had ready all the operators that could
be employed. Corresponding arrange
ments were made at the other end
of the line, and the message in sections
went buzzing over twenty wires. There
being little ordinary business at that
time of day they had full possession of
the line. At the Tribune Office in Chi
cago there was the utmost activity.
Every printer was at his lease" and
editors and proof-readers by the doze1
gave their best energies to the work.
The marvellous feat was accom-
plished in an incredibly short space
of time. In little more than
an hour from the issue of the
Times in New York the entire message
appeared in the Tribune on the streets
of Chicago but few minutes behind
the issue of the Times of the latter city.
When all the facts became known along
the Row here il was voted that on the
whole the Chicago Tribune should take
the cake. The New York Tribune,
which shook the tree for the others to
gather the fruit, was left entirely out in
the cold.
The Enquirer and New York Times
promptly paid their $500 each to the
man who sold them the message. Mr..
Storey, of the Chicago Times, was so
incensed at the success of the 1ribune's
exploit that he refused to pay his share.
He always insisted that the party had
broken faith with him, and by this
means allowed his rival to share the
benefits of the enterprise. Storey was
sued for the money, but so far as can
learn it was never paid.
'.How did the stranger get the mes
sage?" / asked of my informant, who
was one of the three.
Il haven't the slightest idea,' he re-
piled. Il didn't ask him. / didn't
want to know anything about it. The
message was what / was after, and i
asked no questions. ~ Washington Cor.
Cleveland Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-14
Life in Florida.

The native Florida Cracker" keeps
up on salt pork, sweet potatoes, grits
prepared from corn), corn bread,
coffee, and for relish, sugar cane syr.
up; and he eats, if he can get it, fully
one-third more at meal than the la
boring man of the East, North or West.
The result of this gross living is an un-
healthy disposition of body, a bloodless
face, and children the color of death
with unnatural appetites. 1 have seen
them chewing and eating clay, mud,
cement and other things, and it is not
uncommon for death to be caused from
such practices. Many are too poor to
live even as well as this. The pork not
imported is obtained from the razor
back" hogs, which run almost wild in
the country, and are as big a nuisance
as can be imagined. They are an infe-
rior breed descended, it is said, from
old Spanish stock, and are seen in
droves tearing through the woods,
breaking into plantations and doing
more damage to property than they are
worth. They have long gaunt bodies
with head like a monster pike, and
each one bears on the ear the owners
mark" which varies from a fine
pointed star to a peculiar slit. 1t would
be good thing for everybody if the
legislature should pass law banishing
them altogether, or prohibiting them
being allowed to run at large.-Cor.
Detroit Post.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-14
A Hint to Dudes.

This life is horwibly dull, Angelina, y
he observed, as he drew his seat closer
to her. II am boahed to death, I as
suah you, pom honah."
Il am very sorry that you find life
so," she said.
Everything is SO beastly dull, yaw
knaw; nothing going on
1T is very sad"
at is. assuah you. 1 feel as if had
dwank the cup of life and got down to
the dwegs. There seems to be nothing
in the world to engage the mind"
30, yes there is, " she said with ami
nation. You 60 and hunt around and
get the mind, and when you have found
L come to me and will suggest some
thing that viii engage IT, Boston,
Courier. a. eSet& ~ = 80 =. q.
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Yesterday morning John Vivian.

Yesterday morning John Vivian, q
miner near Nevada City, said to one of
his companions: ri had dream last
night that makes me feel very uncom-
Portable. l dreamed that an accident
happened in the mine to me and was
killed. The whole thing seemed SO real
that IT left a strong Impression on nv
mind. l wish / could forget it this
morning, but / can't Vivian was
suddenly killed at four o'clock that
same afternoon.-SGh Lake Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-14

"A slack business tries the titles of
those who are in it to stay in. The
room OF those who know they would
be as we'll of outside is better than
their company. Those who have call
TO stay should prove their right to by
studious attention to details and SO.
presently, things will get themselves
adjusted.-Boston Post.
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"A recipe for lemon pie vaguely
adds: ''Then sit on stove and stir
constantly" Just as If anybody could
sit on a stove without stirring con-
stantly.-N Y. Herald.
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A. P. Myers. York county, pa
school teacher, who lost both hands,
holds pencil between the stumps and
writes better than the average.
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"A lady in New York who weighed
TWO hundred pounds lost thirty pounds
by living ON tea alone for three weeks.
She never regained her. flesh when she
resumed her regular diet. IN y Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-14

An Arkansas family travelled sixty.
five miles to see show 1t West Plains.
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sadly away. At that time there was
nothing on earth that had any interest
to them.
AS the three heroes of the hour
walked up the street they met the cor
respondent OF the Chicago Tribune. 1t
was now their time to be surprised, and
particularly he of the Chicago Times.
His utter Generalization may be inn
agined when the Tribune, with broad
smile on his face, said to them:
''Well, boys, that was good job.
You deserve credit mark. But the
Tribune has got the message all the
same!''
And this proved to be true. In some
way the Tribune people had the idea
that it would appear that morning in
New York. The difference in time of
an hour afforded the possibility of hay
ing it telegraphed from that city i'm
mediately upon its publication, and yet
the amount of matter to be handled
was so large as to render the feat a
difficult one. In carrying out such
scheme it was necessary that
the issue in Chicago be made as
nearly as possible even with the Times.
In anticipation of such an attempt, and
to prevent it if possible the New York
Times delayed its issue fifteen or twenty
minutes, until it could be no longer kept
back and meet the early outgoing
trains. 49,
The Chicago Tribune people had the
impression that it was the World that
had the message, and kept that Office
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-01-03
JUST WHAT DEMOCRAT NEED

JUST WHAT DEMOCRAT Med
Henry N. Copp, the Land Pen.
sion Attorney Of Washington. ,. c..
sends the ~. S. Salary List and
Civil Service Law" price SO cents.
All Government salaries above$5OU
are given, including the Executive
Departments, Army and Navy.
Internal Revenue, Custom IIrusas
Indian Agencies. Diplomatic anc
Consular Service. Post Offices. ect.
There are fully 10000 Federal
Offices for President Cleveland to
fill. twenty pages Of specimen
examination questions are given.
with the Civil Service Lrw and
regulations. This is probably the
cheapest form in which this much
desired information has been pnb
Ii>hed.
Every young man and woman who
has not decided a | life calling Heet
this book. The Government Of
lucrative and honorable e]tap'ovnr.
Every citizen WHO expect his $en@-
tor and Representative losccure him
something under Government car, Y
possessing this manual, decide at
once whether to accept OF refuse
offered position. 1t may save
candidates from refusing fat places"
through wrong Information. The
book does not profess strict accuracy
On pustmasters' salaries. which 60
up or down with every rcadjnstment,
but is near enough for practical
purposes. Mr.. Copp wishes to
correspond with parties who know
the address Of any Mexican war
survivor Or widow.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-01-03
TOWN COUNCIL.

The Town Council met this day
at Court House, in special meeting
called by the Mayor, were present
Jos j Abadie, Mayor, and Messrs
Broussard, Wise aud DouIquc alder.
men.
The Mayor having stated that
the object Of %them"eHing was to take
action on the application o: Messrs
Jas G Heard aad Roht i llogsett.
for permission to erect, operate and
maintain lines of telegraph upon o
single line of polls in this town !: and
laid their application, ia writing to
that effect.
New Iberia, La, Dec. u, 1854.
To the HonoraiIc the Mayor and
Members of The Board of Alder,
men of the town Of Abbeville, La.
Gentlemen The undersigned
respectfully solicit permission from
yon to erect, operate and maintain
lines Of telegraph upon a single line
OF poles along and over - street
Of The town Of Abbeviile, and bind
themselves to erect said telegraph
poles in snch manner and in such
places as to offer the least possible
obstruction TO the public 5 Of the
streets of said town.
JAS. G. HEARD.
KoBT. F. HcGsETT.
On motion Of Mr. Bronssard,
Resolved that the right Of way
be and the same is hereby granted
to Jas G. Heard ard Robt F
Hogse,t, On aud along any street
or streets within the incorporated
limits of the town Of Abbevi!le for
the purpose cf establishing a branch
Geographic Office in said town ; and
to erect the necessary poles, and
operate a single line of telegraph
along and over such street or
streets !; provided, they Shall estab-
ilsh said line and erect said poles, so
as TO offer the least possible obstruc-
tion to the drainage and to the free
use Of said streets by the public.
j. j. ABADIE, w. B. WHITE,
Mayor. Secty.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-01-03

A remarkable wedding party is
to be held in Missouri. Twenty
one couples from the northern
counties of the State have agreed
to get married at the same time
and place. There will be a ban.
quet for 200 guests, and then a
bridal tour by the new husbands
and wives in company.--Ex. Our
exchange failed to mention that
the hotel proprietors, along their
contemplated route, in joint as.
sembly have declared against such
proceedings, and will institute suit
for the recovery Of damages done
their respective bridal chambers
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-01-03
O SALE.

367 arpents Of land, bounded
north by Edmond Derouen, south by
Eloi Harrington, east by Euclide
Bronssard and west by Joseph W.
Dooley. Eighty arpents Of said
land enclosed, and the following i'm.
provements, consisting of a dwelling
house, kitchen, two corn cribs, sta.
bles and hen-house. Also the pres
ent crop of about 800 barrels Of
corn and 100 barrels Of potatoes
Farming implements, also two hor'
ses, two mares and a filIy.
For further particulars apply to
E. O. BELANGER,
Oct. 11.'S4. Hear Grosse-Ile.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-01-03

TIC pa.uy ucpiouatou upon, has TO
catch them up and notify the owner
and go through a rigmarole that
amounts to punishment. If you are
going to have a stock law, land there
is not prosperous country anywhere
that stock are permitted to run at
large) have a good one. Have one
that put all the trouble and worry,
and punishment, on the owner of
the tresspassing stock, and do
not compel the man, who is dana
ged to have more trouble than the
mar whose stock make the trouble
Tue stock law it INSTRUMENTATION
Times.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-01-03
c
LAND Office, New Orleans, La.
December 9, 1884.

LAND Office, New Orleans, La.
December 9, 1884.
Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed no.
tice of his Intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will lie made before
the Judge Or Clerk Of Court at Alb
bevii]e. La, on January 81: 1885,
viz Clement Romero, Home No.
1859, for the Fri Section 81, II
5 4 =.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon, and cultivation of, said land,
viz :--Severin Leblanc, II, Alcide
Labauve, Stanilaus Blanchet and
CHeZiphore Leblanc all Of Vcrmilion
Parish, La.
G. 3. DARRALL,
Register.
Dcc.-20-'S4..5 t..
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-01-03
succession Sale
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish OF VERM!Lloy.
Goth Judicial District Court.
..=. Ne. 700.
Succession Of julien I. B,ons,,.a

By virtue Of an order Of nj,
granted by the Honorable pja,ir
Court. in and for the parish 4
Vermilion and State Of Lnpisiia,
in the matters Of the above M
titled and numbered suece,.i0n,
notice is hereby given that there
will be sold at public auction, d
the last and highest bidder, s,As
late residence of the deceased, !,
TUESDAY, the 9Th day Of Jsp
uary 1885, in the parish d
Vermilion, La, the following ds
cribed property to,wit
One shot gun--one lot household
furniture, beds and b%edding-ots
lot of horses and mares--one kidh
en- and several other buildings
lot Of pieux fencing and wire fencing
lone buggy and harness-Meay
cart and one yoke Of ogen-aae lot
of cattle--one cooking stove and
kitchen utensils--ole lat Of hogs
one lot OF farming implenenis--oa
lot of loards--one lot cotton, corn
and potatoes--one lot poultry, and
many other articles too numerous
to mention.
Terms s. Conditions One hall
Of the purchase price to be paid eashr
and the remainder to be paid IN
equal instruments, in one and tEe
wears from the day Of sale parsAa
sers to furnish their notes with good
and solvent sureties thereon, Tor lie
credit portion Of the purchase price
said notes to be made payable to ie
order of the Natural TURK and con-
ditioned to draw 8 per cent PER %
mum interestfrom maturity until paa
with an additional stipulation, la'
in case of suit to enforce the p!
ment of said notes Or any portion
thereof a penalty Of ten per cent
attorneys fees on the amount sa''
for will be added thereto.
Given under my official slgna'aT !,
in the Town Of Abbeyille, tefhl
ion parish, La, this 10th Day .
December, A. D., 1854:
j. NUNEZ, Sherls.