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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-01-30
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE
TO UNKNOWN OWNERS
OF Immovable Property
situated in the
Parish Of Grant, Louisiana.
EuKRIFF's OFFICE, CoLFAx. La,
January A ID 1904

6HERIFF'S OFFICE, COLFAx. La,
January ], A. ID. 1850.
The foil wing is "A list Of the lands, and
amount Of taxes due thereon, which be.ong
to pers. LIS whose place OF residence Or
their agent are unknown to me, and al so
unknown owners. Public notice is hereby
give. t. them, that unless they cune tor
ward vi ain twenty days from tue date
hes col (viz: January Z, lSs0) will pro-
coed To advertise aud sell their lands ac-
c,rding to law:
Names. boundaries. Taxcs.
Brue Is +, 30 acres. II hi OF ne or of
SEC ~ 8 Observation-Disclosures. 81 60
Haley las y, 40 acres, sc or of he or
sc ~ . nr le-.--.---.-..--.... 10
Head YIN, ~ acres. b unded II by
Piuett by Bynum q W by 4
Pruett ........-. 20
kels0e Il, 30 acres being former
interest Ut NJ Calhoun la sec IS
t5urJ W %
Norman J b, LOO acres, Sc or sec %
tjnr3 INSTRUMENTATION. "a
Puissan Estate, 800 acres, hf Of ne
qr zee 81 and lie ar of he or sec ii
aud Lac or Vt he qr and he or of 80
or rec ~ and NV or of NV or sec
70 and NV or OF ne or and ne or
OF INV Or sec ~ . mr. e...... 90
Reeks Elizabeth. i6e acres, all that
lart Of sec 9tS on west
side of montgomery and Winn-
tied road .... 90
Wi.lett Leander, ~ acres. sw Or Ct .
We 4r y G IL 6nrl w.. ... 6U
Cnsnown owner, GU acres, W hf of
Inv Or SIC 70 nr3w ......... 60
unknown owner. Az ac es, NV Or of
ne Or BIC rs u z W, half Gear
a an
Unknosn owner, 81 acres, hf of
ne qr sec 20 . u r w...... Gu
Unknown owner, 40 acres, sw Or Of
sw or sec 10 t9nIl w..-. 80
Unknown owner, 90 acres, he or II
sw Or ana INV qr st a. see 81 9n
FL ! ~
Unknown owner, 2UU acres, se or NV
qr az sw Or he Or and NV " 90
u Aid lie qr 20 Or Bee 30 and NV
or sw qr sec 80 tynrl w.-.... 81
Unknown owner, Az acres, sw qr ne
or Sec 81 9nr w-----..... 20
CnAnown owner, ~ acres, n hf NV
or sec 3t { q nr4 w..... 81
Unknown owner. ~ acres, " hf nv
or SIC ~ sDr l e........ 6O
Unknown owner, ~ acIes, ne Or Sc
q. sec ~ tSnrl W. -.-......- ~
Unknown owner, 40 acres, sw or sw
or sec Ia t5nrlw ..-...... ~
Unknown owner, 40 acres. NV or ne
or sec IL u 3 W ....... 90
Unknown owner, so acres, hf ne
or sec IS nr z w-......-.. W
Unknown 0wn-r, 40 acres, NV or ne
or sec 8 t7nr2 w.-.--.. ~
Unknown owner, 100 acres, " hf sw
Or and u If INV or SIC Is I nr3w 20
Unknown owner. % acres, W hf sw
or see 3 5 nr lw-.----... 60
Unknown owner, ~ acres, ne Or re
or rec "a 7nr ] e-...-...... 90
Unknown owner. Az acres, NV Or Sc
or rec 10 tYnr2 w...-.. 90
Unknown owner, go acres, ne or sec
~ and ne Or ne or and hf NV
or ne Or sec Is Ii r. w.-...... 5 20
snknown owner, 40 acres, NV Or sc
or sec 6 Snr w .-.-..-.-..... 30
The owners of the fore. Ding lands are
notified that their taxes are now due and
unpaid ard must be paid within twenty
days or their property will bs sold to pay
said taxes and all costs.
p. cooDE,
Sheriff and Tax Collector.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-01-30
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.

non. n. L. huut6I, "a 1edpAuoS,
is a wide-awake man of brains and
not afraid to encounter frowns of
opposition in the interest of his
people. We notice he is advocat-
ing the passage of several import
ant bills by the next Legislature,
among them being bill to raise
more money for the benefit of the
public schools, and another bill to
regulate railroad traffic and rail-
road matters generally in the State.
Nothing gives a people more
pleasure than to know that they
have live man to represent their
interests in the making of laws;
and, even if his views are contrary
to their own, it issome satisfaction
for them to be able to controvert
the ideas advanced by public dis
cussicn. This can not be done If
the Representative shuts himself
up in his shell and remains dumb
like an oyster.
There are a number of important
and vital measures that are to
come up before the next Legis-
lature, and the citizens of the vari-
GUS parishes certainly have right
to at least know the views enter
tanned by their Representatives on
these measures. Public discussion
of public measures is recognized
as public good in these days Of
intelligence and enlightenment Let
us hear from our lawmakers as to
their views ON the following sub
jects
Regulating railroad traffic.
Raising money for schoOls.
Freedom of the press.
Our foolish law ON libel.
Poll tax or no vote.
Change in criminal law.
Eqnalizing assessments.
Keeping within revenues.
Complete assessments.
Protection of labor.
Change in the registration and vot-
ing laws.
Change in the judiciary by constitu-
tional amendment, giving Us reside nj
judges aud fewer district judges.
These and many other important
measures are of great interest to
every intelligent citizen, and the
general welfare demands that they
be thoroughly discussed before be-
ing made laws. Our Representa-
tives should be able to outline
their views on all measures con-
corning the public good. and a
failure to do so can only be attrib-
uted to two causes: First, indiffer-
ence to popular clamor; second,
inability to understandingly discuss
the measures under consideration.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-01-30

'ssluSg MoI IN 5u!uss
pus u!u5u 3T5!I lls sas anq 'uAop apps
dn psuln, sIsM SlssN9H y 1TS!uX
ON sssa!snq % qsni o. SuIAO
Evening star., 1886-09-04
CITY AND DISTRICT
IMPOSING ON THE POLICE.
How Men who Are Dead Broke 4>.e
times Claim TO Have Been Robbed.

"a daring highway robbery was committed
last night" reads the chief of the detective
corps to his men from Q report made by one of
the precinct lfeutenants. "John Smith was
Knocked down rear public reservation and
robbed of his months. salary. He has no
bruises about bis person, but gives q descrip-
tIoh of hIsSsssilants." Two detectives are de-
tailed on the case, and they procsed to inter.
view the supposed victim. He tells q pretty
straight story Of the affair, and gives an accu-
rate description of his assailants The officers
think they are going to make q big haul,
waymen.", The victim reports tina. two
nesroes did the work, and tells in what
Irecnon sn,erua,,o .ney went The officers receve
Wnere the alleged robbery occurred, and about
the same Time. They saw two negroes go in
man going in the direction Of his home. The
eotored men are known to them honest
tore The 'ce ,oysd white citizen they 1svs, saw be
the citizen In the opposite direction. They
Don even exchange compliments. The detec-
tell him the information they received, and he
wlthdraws the report that he has been robbed.
me-, says he was PAID on In the after.
he could double his salary. Much to his
surprise he lost his months salary and had to
wanting transportation to an eastern city re-
ported to the detective of1ce that he had been
ofsI5o in gold. The oficeT: inv Investigated a It the
case, and discovered that the man was
busted" and simply wanted TO impose on
the District for transportation. They gave him
the choice of leaving the District or being
''vagxed" and given home on the farm. He
from s Pohck na whose ssr5 "h head %as iathsr
large for his hat entered headquarters
early one morning and reported that thieves
were In his hotel and had visited his room dur.
Ing the night. He said that valuable watch
bad been taken from under his pillow and gave
the name of the person he suspected. The Ofh-
GERS looked on the countryman with suspicion,
and thought from the size of bis head aud dis
tance his hat was therefrom he might be In
clined to be forgetIul. With the countryman's
permission the officers searched him, and found
In bis pocket y pawn ticket Tor the watch, but
he was 'broke" and could not reclaim it. Still
another individual, who wanted to pay his
board bill, claimed that he had been ROBBED
and was bothered about his bOarding-houSe
mistress, because he owed her bill. No thief
was ever arrested for the crime, and the 0ftt-
GERS were never informed how the boarding
house mistress came out In regard TO the board
bill
Evening star., 1886-09-04
Peanut PhilOSOphy.
HOW THE NUT SHOULD BE PREPARED AND
EATEN.


HOW THE NUT SHOULD BE PREPARED AND
EATEN.
From the Philadelphia Times
"There is a big difference in peanuts" said q
corner vender yesterday. 'Some nuts are large
ana look very fine, but they are tasteless. No
matter how carefully they are prepared and
how nicely they are roasted they are still lack
ing in all the essentials of q good NUT They
are grown on soil that Is deficient In some Inn
portant respects.
"a good roaster, like good cook or good
that cannot be acquired by education.
Some dealers roast their nuts too much,
Others roast them too little. II they are roasted
good deal OF oil in 1t. II they are not roasted
enough, or If they are roasted over Q slow dre
not sood in they have
taste.
'.ssome dealers steam them, but ths,t process
now sold ro vrSn,a the
Shore nuts are the best. Patrons of the peanut
often complain that they fnd the kernels OF
that is because they have been too long roasted.
III you want to get . nut at Its best You should
eat eat II half an hour after II has been roasted.
they ere bad for the teeth, besides, they have
to their bs nps
many; 1t would be better II they didn't eat
them at all Properly roasted peanuts are
healthy for healthy people. An ordinary pea
nut eater eats one minute. which is too last.
Yes, sell good many 70 ladies; but they
tact, really refined person don't eat them a. be
walks along the street. Newsboys and boot
blacks and roughs do that II man has been
drinking liquor and don't wish to have the
Odor Of 1t on his breath he cannot do better
than eat peanuts afterward. It Is bitter than
eating MINT candy or cloves Those thinga
give MIN away. When you smell cloves d
mint on mans bSeath you a& 0nee suspect
him - E5z2
Evening star., 1886-09-04
How Uncle John GOt His Money.
From the Philadelphia News.

Probably the most profane man In this
country is Uncle John Robinson, OF circus
lame. His vocabulary Is something terrible
when he is excited. His voice IL stentorian,
and in comparison with it the believing OF an
angry bull is like the cooling of u turtle dove.
In describing the old mans popularity, q can.
vassman once said: "He kin cuss a blue streak
IN nine languages an, never turn q hair" He
had about S15, 900 OF hard earned savings ON
deposit in aCincinnaI bank, anu the instant he
neard there was trouble In financial circles lie
started for Third street TO get his money. Ii
happened that the bank, like most others at
Tue TIME, was In no condition ~ stand "a run, "
anu It's president, All oily-tongued, suave man
ol the world, with his board vi directors, was
on hand TO receive anxious depositors aud
assure them that every thing is all right. In
a lew days the storm VIII blow over" ''Do not
De unnecessarily alarmed, my dear Sir. We
must accord each other mutual confidence,
eSc. he had made good progress ia allaying
the excitement, and had Tor the moment
stepped into his private office when "Uncle
John, FED and persplring, pushed his way
Through a knot Of waiting business men and
then followed the president into his sanctum.
An, good day, Mr.. Robinson; glad to see
you, said the official, as lac almost blanched
wnlte with apprehension AS he thought OF Mr..
hopinson's Voice and gentle % manners.
es, you are glad To see me" responded
Uncle John in his most sarcastic tones; ..Just
as glad as though You had run a nail in yer
loOt. want none OF yer - compliments, but
l do want my money, and want il rtght soaU.
want II wus nor the man ia Texas anted a
pASOol. AAduu OUT, anu no - -
ioolishness about II. The president hastily
closed the door leading 10 The bank, but Uncle
John instantly opened II, saying: mo you
uon come any OF noneyfusling over me. I'm
hotter IA d iimekin, and want air and 4 want
my money. Leave The door open. l amt say
IN any thin that : treason. Im only askln'
ior nay own, an I'm gong 10 have it," In vain
the president eXerJed AL his pacific Efforts.
John would listen " him u moment catch
fresh breath AID then ia louder and louder
tones demand his money. He swore aud ripped
AID tore untli the AR grew blue and suiphuruus.
1he president glanced out and saw "A group OF
wondering people assembling Al the front aoor.
he saw tnat lac aust act Instantly IL he would
avert Lae threatened disaster, 50 ue called
W the paying teller: Mr.. SMITH, let Mr.. RoOin-
SON nave his money!" Mr.. Smiths Knees
almost ratified As he wondered il lac had enoug IA
funds on hand 10 meet Uncle johns claim.
fortunately he had and lew thousands more.
Mr. Robinson took his money home ana ior
several nights Kept IL ia his Ded. The bank at
Last had W close ats doors ana then the great
circus mAnager cnuckied as he thought that
once more nls bra. and bluster had served its
DurpOS9.
Evening star., 1886-09-04
Prison Fare In Paris.
Paris Letter In the Boston Transcript

Paris Letter in the Boston Transcript
Now, let US look at the case of the common
malefactors in the Paris prisons. The present
time Is good opportunity, because recent at
tempts on the part Of the prisoners at La
Roquette and Saint Lazare to revolt have
brought facts to light concerning the manage
ment Of these establishments which might
otherwise have remained official secretsL The
CHIEF If not the sole cause Of the late acts Of in
subOrdination, was the lnsufficiency and bad
quality of the Iood. One of these misdemeanors
was very comic character. The director Of
the prison OF Saint LAzare happened to enter
the room where section OF the inmates
(wOmen) were dining. RatiOns of haricot beans
That Ssd boiled 20
would probably have still been hard. As the
director crossed the room every prisoner pelted
possible means OF convincing him that the
hartcots were hard, and he was 30 satisfied OF
the justice Of their protest that although he
Of bread @ a and cheese. PRISONERS Of both % sexes
are only allowed meat ON Sundays and Thurs
days. On these days they receive for lunch
half titre q tribe more than pint Of b0SilL0n
(water in which meat has been boiled and
navored with vegetablesh and for dinner .
which Is tnvariable, the prisoner has for lunch
half q Htre OF vegetable soup, and tor dinner q
beaihs, peas, ientiis or rice. There are only
these two meals day. Supposing the food 70
be OF good quality, the quantity IL barely subj
cient 70 keep soul and body together, especially
when the body is a naturally vigorous one; but
there ts only too good reasons 70 believe that
the prisoners are systematically defrauded %
regards the quality OF the meat and vegetables
served out 70 them. The bread alone u pass
ably good. II II the rule for the director or his
delegate 70 taste the rxtions before each Of the
meals; but there II an institution known as ssla
this regulation fares, The "little pot" q
specially prepared by the cook-who u ex-od1cio
always one Of the chtet conspiratoEB-tor the
director, and the great pot for the prisoner.
The soft beans and tender meat come out o1
one vessel and tho hard beans and tough
meat out of the Othek.
Evening star., 1886-09-04
Bismarck a. q Paper Manufacturer.

The task Of governing the German empire
and guarding the peace Of Europe is certainly
difficult enough 10 occupy the full attention
and all the available time OF gifted and ac-
tive statesman. But Prince Bismarck can ac-
complish still more, for he knows how to fulfil
his duties AS chancellor without neglectinp the
sale management OF his private fortune. IL will
surprise many readers 70 hear that this great
statesman Is also one OF the shrewdest business
men OF Germany. For several months every
year Bismarck retireS to his lovely country.
seats III Prussia, VarZin and Friedrichsruhe
From morning TO night he Is then occupied
with the settlement OF affairs OF state throug Ia
dispatches as We'll as with the management or
his extensive private estates.
BY successful farming he has vastly in.
creased his fortune, but the great wealth
which he has accumulated in course of time
Is due chiefly to al enterprise significant of his
shrewdness. 1t was nineteen years ago that
he bought tor low price q large area OF land
near Varzin, covered with a fine forest and
intersected by q stream. Practical Bismarck
concluded to utilize both the wood and the
Water-pOWer of the swift current tor an indus.
try which then was rather new In that part of
Germany, put very promislng-nameIy, the
use OF the fiber OF wood for the manufacture of
paper. he foresaw the enormous growth in the
consumption OF paper, and subseQ Quently be.
and paper mills, which annually produce
over million marks worth OF paper.
The chancellor closely watches the technical
ana business management OF this vast enter.
prise, and when at Varzin transacts MANY q
bargain himself, or suggests technical i'm
prOvements which his keen eye sees or his in-
VenuVe Imagination originates.
Evening star., 1886-09-04
He Had q Mascot.

A TRAMP'S SCHEME FOR BEATING REsrAu
RANTS.
From the Chicago Inler-Ocean.
Strong and husky, heavy and lusty, reason
ably well dressed, and iairly clean he was; but
about his garments hung the odor OF vaga
bondage, aud, while there was nothing in his
appearance especially marked, upon a second
glance one became assured that he belonged tC
that class which is perpetually long on leisure
and short on cash.
A night or two ago on the lake front he sidled
up ana commenced in q tine hearty way.
al know it's despisaDle-"
. "No, it isn't Not AT ALL" He failed to he
crushed At the contradiction, and commenced
again:
Il know it's despisable-"
"Inen let II alone"
"As was saying, know It's despisable, but
l happen TO be broke and hungry AZ the same
Time, which is two things that ought never CO
incide. Now, If"
mo. you can't work me to-day"
"So.,
"Good day, then" He started of, but re-
turned after few steps. "Wel, say"-this in
the nomination."
"NOmination to what?"
"To lend me ten cents"
This was cruel, and il was with difficulty that
the young man who works for the Iater-Oceon
could persuade him that he was out ot politics.
"fou may not loan me cent, but you can't
Keep me hungry. l can rise above circun-
stances, 1 can. DO you see this?" He drew
from his pocket a thing which looked like q rag
with button sewed on it. II had evidently
been part Of a blouse or pair of overalls.
"Ihere Is several years board In that call
1t my mascot Talk about your philosophers &
stone. This lays over verything."
A second inspection revealed nothing new
It was simply greasy rag with q button on it.
"You tell me how, and will accept the nomi.
nation"
"iio yer. It's this way. There are about 500
restaurants In Chicago. Some are q little too
high-toned, but the majority 60. Some are s.
centers, but there are about $50 that cares for
their regulations. / work this way: goes in
and orders up q square. No. '2l for 3, punch
when you eat, for me. i gets my square.
eats IT. Iorders up plate OF corn beef hash, or
something SOFT / worries the most OF il down.
l slips my mascotte into the fodder Then +
harpoons IL with fork and holds il up To pub.
lie gaze. l gets very indignant calls for the
head waiter and hammers the table with myfist
l gets everybody looking on and asks the head
waiter what he calls that. L. that the stun he
leeds his guests Oh? / gets sarcastic and asks
where Is the rest Of the Overalls-seeinR as they
are given clothes with every plate OF hasa
Then they apologies. roar some more and
start for the door. Ii they even suggest pay I
talks loud, aud wants TO know how much nerve
they have got TO ask pay for poisoning people
with blue jeans and brass buttons. But Lney
hardly ever talks pay. They are SO anxious to
get me shut up ana out OF there that they are
xlao TO see me 60 At any svcri1ce. That's the
whole business. 1t works elegant. Don't give
1t away, TOR don't want every common tranp
70 get TO working It Gimme that ten cents,
So long,"
Evening star., 1886-09-04

2HAUCO8Ss
From the New York Sun.
Now that the champions Of pure butter and
OF the agricultural interests have succeeded In
getting oleomargarine placed under the ban.
the next proper subject for similar treatment ia
glucose. What oleomargarine is to butter.
glucose Is to sugar, honey, sorghum syrup ana
other natural saccharins products. Chemically
it resembles sugar, and 1t sweetens somewhat
like sugar, but 1t Is not sugar, and its manu-
facture and its use takes the place of that Of
The extent to which glucose II employed to
adulterate sugar has long been q matter OF
iectioney1 tons '1S of n XII Oh Sanoy ana con-
But the most audacious fraud in which il
figures il In the production OF bogus honey.
Is impossIbIe to cay. Years ago q iriend Of Of
ours bought, az . treat Tor his children. a
glass jar, ana Labelled ''slrained Honey To
his surprise and chagrin, the youthful con.
n0isseurs, when they had tasted OF it, unani.
sugar before they would eat it. IL looked ike
honey, and it was sweet, but it had not the es-
sentiai sweetness OF honey, and could deceive
ever, the art VI making 1t has been immenseiy
improved, and now there comes even from
England 9 complaint on the part Of beekeepers
that 1t seriously 1n1ures their businesz One az
them writes to the London Times:
"Ihe Preperauon most extensively employed
in the IalsinSaton ; OF honey is glueose-sngar
Is now carried on In the manufacture OF this
material. am unable to cay to what extent
1t ts made In this country, but in America tons
weight are annually Produced, and sold 81
two or three cents per pound. An immense
quantity OF this sugar syrup finds its way tnto
this country under the name Of honey.
"May ash our bee masters whether II IN NOT
worth their while to make an eff0rt 10 mt =
stop to this nefarious trade-whether an arfic,e
which In no instance contains more than ave
or ten per cent Of genuine honey cannot be
Something surely might ne done ia the case a.
20 valuable And useful an article OF diet -
honey, especially - tho home product IL Q drug
In the market"
Here We see that every argument which v,a
and q, ased agsinst oleomalgarine, especially
that Of Its inter1erence with the market tor gen
II u cheaper than sugar or honey, and it r
ftaudulently subetttutod fbe both o tho dotr1.
have N anti-gluooee agitation q oneei
Evening star., 1886-09-04


In the opinion OF the Cbssrons the anarchist a
the deadly enemy Of ell government Conse-
Quently government must be the deadly foe OF
the anarchist The rattlesnake that has not
planted its fangs In an unsuspecting victim ID
nevertheless . rattlesnake, and on the same
level with the anarchist who has not yet ex-
ploded his bomb. This spawn of foreign prisons
should have no encouragement I'm this land,
not even the encouragement Of Q safe cover
while Matching new plots. Until anarchy be-
comes desirable thing there can be NO ''inno-
cent" anarchist any more than innocent rattle
snakes. Crush the scoundrel ont! Bus the
C0ur0nt does not mean or expect TO be under
stood a. advocating the methods Of the &nAr-
chtst to crush anarchism. The 'crushing" IL
desires II the exhibition Of such general pub
lie sentiment - viii make u impossible for the
dends TO ind . hiding place In this land, even
In the siums Of OF our largest cities-e sentiment
70 which the Chicago jury has given . most
heAlthful expreasion. These nery rascals, with
foreign names and methods, will suddenly dis
Appear when they discover that the oOWArdly
bomb - followed By the quiet rope.
EWenfY-eoW fAmiliss we9e made homele0 by