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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-11-28

Or. VIM. Sellers, of Snmmeriield,
Ia. writes nnder date of Oct. Z: |
am having splendid success with your
Sa'arta Remedies. Over half the stock
sold and not Il singel complaint. Your
Nexican Pills sell at sight. For sale by
d. A. Smith g. Co, aud Nash g. Will
hams, at Coifax; Raoul Raclal, Grants
rDint; and Marion Shumate, Mont
gD;siery.
The Monitor., 1885-07-03

Hand me that collar-button. cried
George Wellsby, turning with an annoyed
air toward his little girl. Learn to let
things alone, will you? There, now, tune
up and how'll
George, please don't speak to the child
in that way, said Mrs. Wellsby, deposit
ing shirt for HIM on chair
''Well. why can't she behave herself?
Every time she sees that ] am getting
ready to go to any place, she makes point
of hindering me. Let that cravat alonef
Put down papa S cravat, darling, said
the mother. ''She's too young to know
any better, George"
''No she isn't. Other peoples children
know better. | am tempted sometimes to
wish she had never been born
80 George exclaimed his wife, Il
/ wouldn't say that
'Gonfeund it, she worries me so. |
haven't more than time TO catch the train. y
lie responded. hurriedly kissing his wife.
kiss me, too. papa
Il ought not: you are SO bad;' but he
stopped and kissed her ''Good-by; I'll
be back in three or four days.
Mr.. Wellsby is commercial traveller, a
kind and tender-hearted man, but subject
at times to nervousness Seated with sew
| eral vivaeious acquaintance speeding over
the country, little voice would steal
in between the merry peals of laughter,
saying, kiss me, too, papa.
In the sample-room of the village hotel,
between the inquiries of purchasers, he
could hear the voice: and when he laid
down at night he could see the little hands
reaching toward him, and could hear.
kiss me, too papa
At morning, when the sunbeams fell
across his bed, he thought of the bright
little face at home, and said, God forgive
me for wishing that she had never been
bornr'
see the little hands, and hear the ''Kiss
me, too, papa"
whats the news?' he asked friend
as he stepped upon the platform and called
hackman.
Nothing, believe; everything is
quiet"
mo scarlet fever or diphtheria raging,
is there?''
mo: none that have heard Of
The familiar scenes brought rest to his
mind. He looked back upon his trip with
a shudder, as one wakes and contemplates
a nightmare through which he has just
passed.
Goodnight . he said paying the hack
man.
"A light burning, Julia is expecting
me, he unused, ascending the steps.
A ghastly face met him at the door. A
voice in agony whispered. 30 George, oar
little girl is deadr'--iSei.
The Monitor., 1885-07-03
VOL. II.
THE LIBERTY BELL.
l-PHILADELPHIA, l776

Squarely prim and stoutly built,
Free from glitter and from gilt
Plain-from Intel up to roof-tree and to
belfry bare and brown
stands the Hall that hot july
while the folk .iiroHg anxious by
Where the Continental Congress meets within
the Quakertown.
Hark Il stir, "A sudden shout,
And boy comes rushing ont,
signaling to where his gandsire in the belfry
waiting, stands =
"Ring y he cries; ''the deed is done.
Ring. they've signed. and freedoms won =
And the ringer grasps the bell-rope with his
strong and sturdy hands;
While the Bell, with joyous note
Changing from its brazen throat,
Rings the tidings, ,al-exultant,- ,-peals the news
to shore and sea:
"Man is mon--n stare no longer;
4rath and Right than Might are stronger.
Praise to God! We're free: ,ce're free '''
H.-NEw ORLEANS, 1895.
Triumph of the builders art.
Tower and turret spring and start
As IL fedrtu Dy uiiSHiN gem ipi Soihc iih''
of Eastern land:
Where the Southern river flows,
And eternal summer glows,-
Dedicate to labors grandeur, fair ana vast the
arches stand
And, cnshrined in royal guise,
Flowerbedecked meath sunny skies;
Old and time-stained, cracked and voiceless
but where all may see it well:
Circled by the wealth and power
OF the great worlds triumph hour
Sacred to the cause of freedom, on its dias
rests the Bell.
And the children thronging near,
Yet again the story hear
OF the Bell that rang the message, pealing ont
to land and sea:
"Man is mana siace no longer:
Truth aud Right than Might are stronger.
Praise to God! We're free; ace're .f'ee!"
Prize the glorious relic then,
With its hundred years and ten,
BY the Past a priceless heirloom 10 the Future
handed down.
Still its stirring story tell,
Till the children know it well,-
From the joyous southern city to the North
ern Quaker town.
Time that heals all wounds and sears,
Time that ends all strifes and wars,
Time that turns all pains to pleaures, and can
make the cannon dumb,
Still shall join in firmer grasp
Still shall knit in friendlier clasp
North and South land In the glory of the ages
yet TO come.
And, though voiceless, still the Bell
Shall its glorious message tell
Peaiing loud DER all the Nation. Lake to Gulf
and Sea to Sea-
Man is nidf-d stare no longer;
Truth and Right than Might are stronger.
Praise TO God! We're free: ace're free =.
e. s. BROOKS, in ST. Nicholas for Jui0
The Monitor., 1885-07-03
AN UNUSUAL BLrNDER.

Howard, the owner Of the New Orleans
lottery. demanded to know of his mana
ger at the Lottery office in New Orleans,
how he had been so careless as TO permit a
player, not in the employ of the company
to draw prize of 81, 7,0o0. The manager
admitted that it was an unusual blunder on
his part, but suggested that the extraor,li-
nary incident could be used as an adyer-
tisement. Advertisement Howard ex-
claimed LOTTERY doesn't need adver-
tisement. Tell 'em where they can buy
tickets, that's all that's needed Lottery
playing is disease. 1t doesn't require
any urging a man to catch it ~ T.
Tribune
The Monitor., 1885-07-03
ADVICE TO A Young MAN.

Give the poor man a chance? My son,
without Waiting to have one given him.
If you give him any more chances than he
takes, he will soon own everything, and
run the Ohio man out ofthe country The
fact is, We must curtail the poor mans
chances a little. We must sit down on
him, and hold him down. and give the
rich man a chance. The poor man has
had things his own way too long He has
crowded the rich man ont. But for the
poor man. the old world would have cast
anchor 5000 years ago, and be covered
with moss and bariacles to-day like a
United States man-of-war. George Peabody
was boy in a grocery, Edgar Allen Poe
was the son of strolling players. John
Adams was the son of a farmer. Benja-
min Franklin, the printer was the son of
tallow chandler; Clifford, the first editor
of the Quarterly Reeie,e, was a common
sailor; Ben Jonson WAS a bricklayer, the
father of Shakespeare couldn't spell and
couldn't write his own name-neither can
ycu: even his illustrious son conldn't spell
1t twice alike; Robert Burns was a child
of poverty, the eldest of seven children,
the family Of poor bankrupt; John Mil
ton was the SON of scrivener Andrew
jackson was the son of poor lrishman,
Andrew johnson was a tailor, Garfield
was boy of all work. too poor even to
have regular trade: Grant was tanner,
! Lincoln a keel boatman and common farm
hand. and the Prince of Wales is tine sof
of Queen 1t is his misfortune, not his
/ fault he couldn't help it, and he cam
help it now But you see my dear boy
that's all there is of him: he's just the
Prince of Wales, and he's only that be
cause he can't help it. BE thankful m,
son. that you weren't born a prince; bt
glad that you didn't strike twelve the firs
time. IL there is patch ON your knee ant
your elbows are glossy, there is some hops
for YOU but never again let me hear yol
say that the poor man has no chance
True a poor lawyer, poor doctor, poor
l printer. poor NofkiAdiiol ANY kliit Has iis
chance; he deserves to have none, but tn.
poor man monopolizes about all tn,
chances there are. Put Laban and Jacol
in business together anywhere, and il
about fourteen years Jacob viii not onl,
own about four-fifths Of the cattle, but h,
will have married about one-half his part
ner's family. Go to, my son. let MS give
the rich man a chance - Bardetfe
The Monitor., 1885-07-03
TRAVELLING IN uzes.

From an illustrated paper e,n Social
Life in the Colonies, : by Edward Eggles-
ton, in the July Century we quote the fol-
lowing; 1.-The Virgins. planter of the
richer sort, who was said to live with
more show and luxury 'tshan country gen.
tleman in England on an estate of three or
four thousand pounds year, showed 9
strong liking for the. stately six-horse
coach, with Positions; but it was not until
1920 that wheeled carriages were recog-
nized in the legal price-list Of the Virginia
ferries. In the other colonies, also, the
coach was valued as sign of official or
family dignity, and some of the richer
Caroiinians carried 'thets luxury SO far as
to have carriages, horses, coachmen, and
all, imported from England but IN Caro-
lima. and everywhere north of Virginia.
the light open chair or the covered chaise
was generally preferred. These were
better suited TO the roughness and sinuos.
| ity of the roads than the coach The
chaise was kind of two-wheeled gig,
having a top, and drawn sometimes by
one. and sometimes by two horses: the
chair had two wheels. but no top: the
sulky. which was much used, differed from
the chair chiefly in having room for but
one person. All these seem to have been
hung ON straps, thorough-braces, instead
of springs. Boston ladies' in the middle of
the eighteenth century took the air in
/ ol.o Ii,
Boston gentlemen also affected negro at
/ tendants when they drove their chairs or
rode on saddle-horses. But in rural re-
gions, from Pennsylvania northward,
ladies took delight in driving about alone
| in open chairs, to the amazement of Euro
pean travellers, who deemed that paradise
in which women could travel without pro-
lection Philadelphians were fond of long,
! light, covered wagon, with benches which
would carry dozen persons in an excur-
sion to the country. Sedan-chairs were
occasionally used in the cities. The
Dutch introduced sleighs into New York
at very early date; but sieighs for pleas
ure, though known in Boston about 100.
only came into general use in the northern
provinces at somewhat later period.
The first stage wagon in the colonies was
run from Trenton to New Brunswick
twice week, during the summer of 173S
1t was link in the tedious land and water
journey from Philadelphia to New York
and travellers were promised that it would
be fitted up with benches, and covered
over, so that passengers may sit easy and
dry.
The Monitor., 1885-07-03
A QUEEN.

The teacher was going over the good old
story of King solomon and his wisdom.
''Now, dears, who was the great Queen
who travelled SO many miles TO see this
King Silence prevailed in the class.
''Why, you do know, all of you. The
Queen who came to see the King ?" The
name had been forgotten by the class. In
order to help them, the kind but misguided
teacher began to offer little assistance.
''You do know, | am sure. The name be-
gins with S, and she was very great
Queen. Just then up shot a little hand
and out spoke the triumphant voice of the
little auburn-haired girl. She transixed
the listening schoolroom with the following
brief statement; Il know. it was the Queen
of Spades '--C Chicago Lfrin9 Church.
The Monitor., 1885-07-03
LITTLE ONES FOR A CENT.


TO many glasses make a tumbler-of a
man.
The good conveyancer is known by his
deeds.
Misery loves company-and so does a
marriageable young lady.
Never cry over split milk, for there is
water enough in it already.
Man proposes, but the girl weighs the
pocket-book, and decides.
Take care of the onions. and the scents
will take care of themselves.
Men who live in glass houses should be
conservatory in their opinions.
When man is climbing the ladder OF
fame he likes rounds of applause.
An old lady being told that certain
lawyer was lying at the point of death. ex-
claimed:
'Gracious! won't even death stop that
mans lying ?''
81 can't carry this bundle, said a wife
to her husband
81 can't either" the husband replied,
''for have to carry the two children.
s'But you ought to have some consider
alton for me-" the wife continued. "You
must think I'm wagon
''Oh! no, my dear! don't think you are
a wagon. A wagon holds its tongue; but
yon never do
The Monitor., 1885-07-03
EARLY TREATMENT OF CHOLERA.

If cholera should appear in yomr dwell
patient; put him in a comfortable room
without carpets and with as little furni-
ture as is consistent with comfort: disin-
feet Immediately all discharges from the
body, and either burn or bury them; do
not throw them into either privy or cess
pool to poison your family or your neigh
bors; see that the patient has medical at
tendance promptly; do not wait ten or
twelve hours to see if he will get better
delay in cholera means death. Cholera al
ways gives warning of its approach by
premonitory diarrhea; this is the favora-
BILE opportunity to arrest the disease; the
attack is then under the control of medi-
cine iudiciously chosen and administered;
few hours delay, and it will have
passed from comparative safety into ex-
treme danger perhaps beyond the power
of remedies to save: act, then, promptly
and ntelligently, and a valuable life may
be rescued from fatal illness.
III there Is no ineulcdl HAL WilQiH easy
call, and person be attacked with pre-
monitory diarrh@a, place him in bed at
once, apply warmth to the feet, mustar rd
poultice over the abdomen, and give tea
spoonful of paregorie (Which is to be found
in every family,) every hour until your
medical attendant arrives. Do not give
indiscriminately, stimulants, brandy, red
pepper, camphor, ginger, etc, advised by
busy-bodies: wait for medical advice
more people are killed by quackery and
meddlesome trifling than by disease.
If travelling, avoid, as much as possible
using urinals or water-closets at railway
stations; they are constant sources of in
fection, if not properly taken care of and
daily disiniected.
Remember that cholera is always, in
this country, imported; it seeks crowds,
and follows, as a rule, the line of travel;
railway companies and lines of Transports
tion generally. should see that all nrinais.
water-closets, and baggage rooms belong
ing to the company, or about their prem
ises, are daily cleansed. purified, and dis
Infected. =. CdiiforRto State Board Of Health,
An editor who was told that his last
article was ''as clear as mud, said;
We'll, that covers the ground, anyhow.
The Monitor., 1885-07-03
AS Quick AS THETELEpHONE.

/ One night a well-known citizen of a
some time in the downward path, came
out of his house and started down town
| for night of carousal with some old com
panions he had promised to meet His
young wife had besought him, with i'm
ploring eyes, to spend the evening with
her, and had reminded him Of the time
when evenings passed in her company Were
all too short. His little daughter had
clung about his knees. and coaxed in her
pretty wilful way, for papa to tell her
some bedtime stories: but habit was
stronger than love for wife and child. and
he eluded her tender questioning by the
deceits and excuses which are the conven-
lent refuge of the incorporate. and so went
on his way.
When he was some blocks distant from
his home, he found that in changing his
coat. he had forgotten to remove his wallet:
and he could not go out on drinking bout
without money, even though he knew his
family needed it, and his wife was eeono-
MIXING. every day more and more, in order
to make up his deficits. So he hurried
back. and crept softly past the window of
his little home. in order that he might
steal in and obtain it without running the
gauntlet Of either questions or caresses.
But, as he looked through the window,
something stayed his feet. There was a
fire in the CRATE within-for the night was
chill-and it lit mp the little parlor and
brought out in startling effect the pictures
on the wall. But these were nothing to
the pictures on the hearth. There. in the
soft glow of the fire light, knelt his child
at her mother feet, it 5 small hands clasped
in prayer. its fair head bowed: and as its
rosy lips whispered each word with child
ish distinctness. the father listened. SPELL
bound. to the words which he himself had
so often uttered at his own mothers S
knee
Now | lay me down to sleep.
His thoughts ran back to his boyhood
hours; and. as he compressed his bearded
lips, he could see in memory the face of
that mother, long since gone to rest, who
taught his OWN infant lips prayers which
he had long forgotten to utter
The child went on, and completed her
little verse, and then. as prompted by the
mother continued,
God bless mamma, papa. and my own
self, then there was a pause, and she
lifted her troubled blue eyes to her
mothers face.
'God bless papa, prompted the mother
softly.
God bless papa, lisped the little
one.
"And-please send him home sober. .
He could not hear the mother as she said
this; but the child followed in a clear in
spired tone
''God-bless papa-and pIease-send
him -home-sober Amen"
Mother and child sprang to their feet in
alarm when the door opened SO suddenly;
but they were not afraid when they saw
who it was. returned so soon. But that
night, when little Mary was being tucked
up in bed, after romp with papa. she
said, in the sleepieSt and most contented of
voices
mamma, God answers most as quick
as the telephone doesn't he -
The Monitor., 1885-07-03
A Spectal Notice to our aeaaers.

The COTTAGE HEARTH Is, as its name indi-
Gates, a home magazine, and to those who are
acquainted with it, needs no higher reeommen-
dation than to say it is better than ever before
For ten years Il has had q steady growth both
in circulation and literary quality, and now is
most excellent home magazine, crammed full
of good things among which there is always
something to amuse or instruct every member
of the family. Its poetry is by some of our
very best writers, its short stories entertain
ing, its descriptive sketches most attnctively
written, and its articles on gardening and
other home subjectsare ofgreat practical value.
Special features of this interesting magazine
are original stories and poems by the best
American writers, and among its recent con
tributors we notice Edward Everett Hale, Lucy
Larcom Celia Thaxter, George Macdonald,
Louise Chandler Mouiton, Joaquin Miller
Mrs. A. NJ. Diaz, Thos. S. Collier and h. p. Shil-
laber. Its departments of music, fancy-work,
Horticulture, fashions, receipts and household
hints are filled each month with articles of
great practical worth, ana VIII prove invalua-
BILE to ladies. We would especially commend
to our young readers the Young Folks De
partment where they will find puzzles and
games, with prizes offered for correct solu-
tiOn. In fact the magazine from its old-time
fireplace on its front cover, all through its we'll
printed and beautifully illustrated pages, is
wholesome and interesting, and taking the
magazine, all in all, We do not see how a family
can get along without its monthly visits. We
are therefore glad to call our readers attention
to the fact that offer the COTTAGE HEARTH
for year, free of charge,
1st. To anyone mot nom subscriber who
will send us sl.50 for years subscription to
this paper. s#
I'd. To anyone of our subscribers who will
send us the name of a neao subscriber to our
paper with $l.50.
Sd. To anyone of our present subscribers
who will renew their subscription and send
55cts. additional, $1.75 in all.
If you want to see the Cottage Hearth before
ordering it, we will send you y free sample
copy. Address,
The MONITOR WOodstoWn, n j.
The Monitor., 1885-07-03
MAKE YOUR GIRLS TRUE WOMEN.

Give them, first of all, a good practical
education, and as good one as youl
means will admit, but no more.
Give them a thorough knowledge of the
truths of life, both good and bad, as taken
from the leaves of your own experience
let them know the evils as well as the good
of the world, and don't let anything per-
suade you to put veil between them and
knowledge of life as it is.
Teach the most uncommon of all things
hard common sense.
Teach them to cook, to wash, to iron.
Teach them to sew on buttons, to make
shirts, to make their own dresses.
Teach them that a girl with laugh in
her eye. and the rose-tint of health in her
cheek, is worth dozen high-heeled, tight
laced art-made misses.
Teach them that an honorable, practi
cal man, even though he lacks "style, Is
worth more than bakers dozen Of young
'sdudes.
Teach them how to do marketing. anG
to look after bills.
Teach them self-reliance.
Then there will be fewer divorces, lesi
elopements, scandals, and the winds o.
happiness and contentment should wat1
them smoothly over the troubled sea o
lie.
The Monitor., 1885-07-03

Our stock of Canton floor mattings, at
t6c., 1Sc., zoe. and CSC, are better in quail
ity than we ever sold before. We bought
them direct of an importer at his closing
out sale, and our tariff Of charges will be
found much lower than elsewhere, either
in city or country. Come and see them.
f. B. Humphreys Il Co.
The Monitor., 1885-07-03

Turkey red table damask, sixty inches
wide, made by the Renfrew Mills and war
ranted never to fade This is strong talk,
but they say so and we believe them.
Eight new patterns just opened at Hum
phrey's
The Monitor., 1885-07-03

Just opened, 8 packages of nice medium
weight unbleached sheeting muslin, elegant
goods, 38 inches wide. at &c.; 40 inches wide,
10 cts; AZ inches wide at IL cts. per yard.
Also heavy yard wide bleached muslin at
8 cts. yard, as heavy as Wamsutta but
hardly so fine. May wear as well or better,
Z. B. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor., 1885-07-03
DRICKLAYING AND pLAsTERING.

The subscribers announce that they have To-
Gated in Woodstown, and are prepared to exc
cute orders for bricklaying, plasterfng and all
kinds of mason work, by contract or by the
day at reasonable rates. Residence, Newtown,
ID door south of Railroad, East Side.
6-6m. SHOUGH d BKO.
The Monitor., 1885-07-03

New stock of mems light weight merino
shirts and drawers, just the thing to put
on in place of winter weights, at Hum
phreys.
The Monitor., 1885-07-03

4S00 yards calico, Simpson best goods,
warranted fast colors, at sc. yard. All
the new spring styles just received and
opened at Humphreys.
The Monitor., 1885-07-03

Boys percale shirts with collars at 40
cts. Boys chevot shirts with collars at 40
cts. All kinds mems shirts at Hum
phreys.
The Monitor., 1885-07-03
The MONITOR an

That we can, in connection with the MONITOR,
secure you subscription to any paper or
magazine published, at much lower price
than the regular rate, and you will do well to
let us know if you are contemplating sub
scription to any publication.
THE MONITOR, Woodstown, n. J.
The Monitor., 1885-07-03

Ladies dressed kid button shoes, the new
style toe, stylish and durable, $500 pair.
f. B. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor., 1885-07-03

Ladies' Balbriggan hose, extra length,
regular made, no seams, 90 cts. Same
goods, silk clocked, double heels, S5c. All
sizes, all colors in children's ribbed hose,
to 81, 12 cts. a pair. E. B. Humphreys
a. Co
The Monitor., 1885-07-03

A young married man calls his metheE
in-law Delay beeaase she is danger
Gus
The Monitor., 1885-07-03

We have good hook lace shoe for men
at 81 80, and the same in youths at S1.25.
These are fine goods and will do honest
wear. We also have nice grain button
shoe for ladies at 81 .25, the best we ever
had at the price. f. B. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor., 1885-07-03

Children's button shoes at SOC. to s1.O0
The real genuine solar tips at $1.0O per
pair. f. B. Humphreys Il Co.
The Monitor., 1885-07-03

Nothing pleases a pastor more than to
see many Of his congregation tarrying
little time after service for friendly greet
ings and conversation. 1t is good for the
future of a church when such practice
largely prevails, as it does with MS. How
much better than to leave the building ere
the words of the benediction have died
away, as though the editice had been con
demned or the worshiper had just been in
formed that he was within the walls of a
small pox hospital. L. Our Church Mentor.
The Monitor., 1885-07-03

Short lengths of neat plaid woolen cassi-
mere, at 25 cts. per yard, worth 35 cts,
Just the thing for childrens suits. f. b.
Humphreys & Co. tt