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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-08-14
An Artistic Modern Mosaic.

There has lately been placed in the
American Church in the Via Nazionale,
Rome, a mosaic which, according to
the unanimous testimony of the Ital-
hns themselves, is the most important
example of this form of Art that recent
times have produced. 1t has been ex-
ecuted by the Venice and Murano Glass
Company from cartoons by Mr.. Burne-
Jones, and it covers the. whole of the
roof of the apse, a space OF not less
than eight hundred square feet. The
subject may be briefly described as
Christ enthroned in the center of the
New Jerusalem, with mysterious angel
forms around and about him, and, on
either hand, keeping watch over the
gates of the heavenly city, the arch
angels Michael and his peers, ~ +.
4 Post.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-08-14

around and my head felt light and gid
DIV and queer. My heart was beating
wildly. yet wanted to laugh, and all
the while l was suffering cruel agonies
Of apprehension. o, how hungry I
was!
"When the clerk came back and told
me to call again the next morning at
ten, smiled and winked at him famil-
iarly, and staggered out of the door.
My heart felt as if it would burst. l
made one final effort to find work on
a ship. In vain. Then l wandered
through the streets and looked at the
good things to eat in the bake-shop
windows. 1 thought of my dear
mother and prayed through binding
tears that might see her just once be-
fore died. 1t was not death feared,
but to die 80 far away.
"When nightfall came 1 crept back
to the lodging house. smiled once
to think of the chance which gave me
shelter for one more night. When the
man came around to take the tickets l
handed him mine. 1t was blue one.
He handed it back to me.
That's the wrong color for to-
uight, he said. Pay or git!
$50 1 spent the night in the streets
the longest, darkest, most awful
night of my life.
"Well, that ends the story of the
Prodigal Son." said Earnest, drawing
long sigh. ssWhen / reached the
bank the next morning at ten, the first
face saw was the big, good-natured
face of Captain Coffin, the master of
the packet Liberty 1t was the first
familiar face had seen in two years.
1t looked to me like the face of an
angel.
".Captain Coffinr l shouted %
God, thank theer'
".Yes, that are the lad said the
hearty old sailor man. Ben on lee
shore, hain't We, boyp'
"And then learned how / had been
cabled about and advertised for until
the bank was overrun with pretended
Ernest Traverses." W. Raymond,
in Christian Union. ttt.i
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-08-14
THE THRUSH.

The thrush sings high on the topmost bough-
Low, louder. low again; and now
He has changed his tree-you know not how,
For you saw no fitting wing.
All the notes of the forestthrong,
Flute reed and string. are In his song;
Never fear knows he, nor wrong,
Nor q doubt of any thing.
Small room for care in that soft breast;
All weather .1at comes Is to him the best,
While he sees his mate close on her nest,
And the woods are full Of spring.
He has lost his last years love. know
He. too-but tbs little he keeps of woe;
For bird forgets in year, and so
No wonder the thrush can sing.
-Audntic Monthly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-08-14
PUNoENT PARAGRAPHS.


"A little four year-old described the
lightning of the previous night as ssthe
wind blowing the sun back again.
When some politicians are weighed
shey are found wanting-every Office in
which there is vacancy.-M Merchant
Traveller.
-England's puzzle and Pats char
ade: 1You rouse my first by asking
rent for my second, and my whole is
my couptry''--Ire-land. Chscago Led
ger.
-Wife-ssIhave been returning calls
this afternoon and have. had a delight
fnl time" Husband 1.-The !. ladies
unusually gossipy, SUPPOSED" Wife
s'No;I found them all out. IN T.
a-sDo you ever sweep under Che
bedpv inquired the head of the family
Of her young domestic while examining
the spare room. 20, yes, often. It's
80 much easier than dust-pan. you
know" replied the servant. = Chicago
Journal
When one speaks Of the ssgood old
times, " he generally refers to the times
before he was born. It can not be that
he would have Us understand that his
coming upon the stage had anything to
DO with banishing the good old times''
aforesaid. s ~ xfsss =
An uptown chemist recently ana,
lyzed q can of strawberry jam and was
surprised to find no trace Of strawber-
RES This is genius Anybody could
make strawberry jam out of strawber-
-ies-- Philadelphia Call. ) r.r4 - -, 4
I'm Massachusetts, under a. new
law, man who gives minors pinch
Of snuff is liable toa fine of fifty dollars.
The law is not likely to be violated,
however. A Massachusetts, man was
never known to give boy anything
out moral lectures. --DetroH Free Press.
1T is Sam Jones who says: 1.-THE
lullabies Of my cradle finger with me
today like the memory Of a precious
1ream." But one thing we are apt To
forget is the number of precious dreams
the mother had to give'up to keep the
lullaby going. Chicago Tribune.
Perhaps she was right-In one of
the Dundee boarding schools the
teacher asked his class the meaning Of
the word ssvictim.r The question
seemed to puzzle the scholars, but after
> pause bright little girl answered:
H.Please, sir. . victim means a man
about to be married. ''--Dundee (Scok-
and Advertiser.
Over the backyard fence--.I saw.
DO you know the Shiftlesses arc going
TO move this springer sNo! are thew
though? Wen, am glad. They have
m abe the street n bv-uord - sxv..
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-08-14
TRAINING FLEAs.

Circus Composed of Two Hundred In
e telligent Little Insects.
A flea circus, composed of about two
hundred of the most distinguished and
intelligent fleas in the entire family.
was exhibited few years ago.
Who first discovered that the flea was
susceptible to education and kind treat
ment is unknown; but the fact remains
that on their small heads there is a
thinking-cap capable of accomplishing
great results. In the selection of feas
for training, however, the same care
must be taken as with human beings,
as the greatest difference is found in
them. Some are exceedingly apt
scholars, while others can never learn,
SO it is that great numbers of fleas are
experimental with before a troupe is
accepted.
One of the first lessons taught the
flea is to control its jumping powers,
for if its great leaps should be taken in
the middle of a performance, there
would be sudden ending to the cir
Gus. To insure against such misfor-
tune, the student flea is first placed ~
q glass phial, and encouraged to Jump
as much as possible. Every leap here
made brings the polished head of The
flea against the glass, hurting the in
sect back, and throwing it this way
and that, until, after long and so--y
experience, and perhaps many head
aches, it makes up its mind never to
unfold its legs suddenly again. When
it has proved this by refusing to jump
in the open air, the first and most i'm
portant lesson is complete, and it
joins the troupe. and is daily hsrnessed
and trained, until. finally. it is pro-
nounced ready to go on the stage or in
the ring. &C. r. Holder. in 81. Nicholas.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-08-14
GLASSES FOR DUDES.

A New York Optician Who Keeps Eye
Glasses for These individuals.
In leading up town opticians store
sign is hung which attracts great
deal of attention and excites not a little
curiosity. 1t is neatly painted on a
piece of white cardboard, and reads:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-08-14

''But this was not % easy. Sea cap
tains looked at my ragged clothes and
tangled hair, laughed, and said they
didn't want any help.
II slept at tramps' lodging-house -
at best it was almost that. For q six
pence you bought ticket emitting you
to nights lodging, such as it was.
ate stale rolls, and thought them good.
had no money to buy better fare with.
Every day passed the bank to which
had had letters of introduction, but
pride kept me from going in.
Zone night 1 spent my last sixpence
Tor lodging ticket. BY some chance
that night the man who took up the
tickets passed me by / kept the ticket
IN my pocket, and wondered If l could
get another nights lodging out of it.
The next day l had nothing to eat.
Late IN the afternoon swallowed nv
pride-and it was all had left to swat
low-and went into the bank. DniS7l
Have you any mail for Ernest
Traverse asked.
1.-The clerk looked at me curiously.
What Ernest Traverse he asked.
81 mentioned my fathers name and
address. lS ~ rs,
Wait moment said the clerk.
He went into an inner Office, and /
heard Whispering voices and saw curl
Gus faces peering at me through the
glass doors. The room was whirling
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-08-14

"A garment, half ulster and half
newmarket, with hood, is introduced
as spring wrap. 1t comes in plaids
OF the kind to be seen twenty blocks
awav.-N Y. Mai,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-17

making institution; fning every man
who has real estate transaction 100 per
cent. OF the cost of recording evidences
of it. 1t appears that many OF our maps,
including the map of the whole Orange
settlement, have never yet been record
ed. In matters of assessment for taxes
and other governmental purposes. it
would be great benefit, if the maps OF
every subdivision were placed upon rec
ord. These high fees are an inheritance
of the old gold mining times of California
aud demand reduction for the public
good. 1t may be argued that in less
prosperous times the receipts of the Rec.
orders office would be less, but certainly
the expenses of doing the business would
also be decreased, and the object of our
general taxes, equal and uniform upon
all property, is to enable the govern.
ment to transact the public business at
the equitable expense Of all, aud not to
put fine or penalty upon enterprise.
There can be no just reason why the
recording fees should not be reduced 90
per cent. of the present amount charged.
M. L. WICKs.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-17
The Irvine Estate.

The inventory and appraisement of the
ate Of the late James Irvine were filed
the Probate Court yesterday, estimat-
the total at So. 2S3, l8l. The property
as follows: A ranch in Los Angeles
hnty, known as the Lomas de Santiago,
htaining 1926 acres, appraised at
p, 600; the San joaquin rancho, also
Los Angeles county, and containing
bS03 acres, S40S, 600. From both the
Fegoing tracts certain sections are re-
Fved as having been disposed OF and
longing to others. A part OF the
ntiago de Sansa Ana rancho Sis, 500;
interest in growing crops, $1,000; live
Pck, S54, ,370; furniture. farm imple.
ents, etc., $500; cash on deposit by }.
4. Byrne, S4253. Lots and buildings iu
N francisco as follows: On the north.
ID corner Of Davis and Jackson streets,
RJ; On the northwest corner of Front
Pine streets, $40, 600; City Hall lots
and %, S55, 600; also lots 81, 62, 63,
65, 66, &c and 6S, $50, 600; lot and
Rildings on the corner of Folsom and
eventh streets, $55, 600; lot and dwell.
E on the southeast corner of Pine and
Pugh streets, SIS, 200; on Pine street
lar Cough, $l2, 500; Pine street. near
Aylor, $500; on the southwest corner
Fourteenth and Castro streets, $l4,.
30; 100 shares in the State Investment
hsurance Company. $ll, 900; cash. ST.
18. There are number Of small lots
! the city Berkeley. and San Mateo, be-
|des quantity of furniture and various
Inds of householdware and jewelry.. A
|stition was also filed at the same time
nd place by Margaret Irvine, George
wine, james w. Byrne, George Moftatt
Id +. B. Mastick asking for an order OF
|srtial distribution of the estate, naming
{ the part for such disposition the prop
rty in Los Angeles county.--S. f.
Shronicle.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-17
Fees for Recording.

1t appears that the receipts of the Rec
orders office of Los Angeles for the year
ending October 9th, 1856, amount to
$39, 2s3. go, while in San Francisco, for
the same period, the receipts amount to
$37, 1851. This may appear gratifying to
some, but when we inquire as to the
charges for recording it will be seen to
be a burden upon the moro enterprising
of the citizens Of the county. The charge
made for recording maps in Los Angeles
county is just $50 per cent. advance over
the amount paid for the recording of such
maps. Many people are not recording
maps, which omission will cause serious
complications in the future, especially
if our shell of court house. where many
maps are filed instead of being recorded,
is destroyed. The Recorder, acting un-
der the Board of Supervisors, pays for
the transcribing of the maps on the Off.
cial records just 40 per cent. Of the fees
charged for such service. So that, other
fees being on the same scale, the Rec
orders Office of this county is a money.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-17
A Fine Ore Body.

This morning the workmen in the drift
of the 800 foot.level of the Bunker Hill
mine uncovered one of the finest and
richest bodies of ore ever unearthed in
this city. The ledge looks like a well
defined contact vein, and the body of
ore is very large. The numerous devel.
opments in this mine during the last two
or three weeks have been Unprecedented
in this camp, and has enhanced the value
of the Bunker Hill property very materi.
ally. There is ore enough in sight now
to run twenty stamps for over year,
and the mill at Watervale will probably
be enlarged to that capacity very soon.
A large force Of men in addition to those
already employed, will shortly be put to
work, and the Bunker Hill will take its
place in the front rank of the Tombstone
bullion producers. Daily Tombstone.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-17
Brass VS., Leather.

A Los Angeles church is to reinforce
be- musical portion of its services with
sy band. If the Los Angeles band is
} better than most rural bands, its per.
brmances will conduce to profanity
hther than religions exultation. But if
Is q good band, it will add greatly to
be attractiveness and impressiveness of
be services. No one who has heard q
bod military band execute the music of
he mass, can have forgotten the electric
Ifect of the trumpet blasts and roll of
be drums at appropriate portions of the
Srvice; and band gives even simple
vmn music with an effectiveness that
Is ponderous efforts of the organ can
byer attain. 1t would bring to church
good many people who now stay away,
ere the throaty or nasal tenors, the
lin sopranos, leather-lunged baritones,
brill altos and roaring and growing
hssos, who now torment ecclesiastical
Iusic and sensitive ears, made to give
lace to we'll played and good-toned ms
uments of brass or reed, and the quar-
/ be relegated to the only place fit for
the platform at political ratifica-
on meetings.. F. Report.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-17
Eagle Oorps, n. q. O.

RAaubAR meetings at the Aymory, Oous1
stseet, every Friday evening at o'clock.
W. H. H RUSSELL,
Captain Commando.
o. A. ktsLxR. First sargsant. jcsa-d
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-17
Three to Two.

The Board of Election Commissioners
is composed of five members-three Re-
publicans and two Democrats. The law
requires the Commissioners to appoint
precinct boards to represent all parties
as nearly as may be. Each OF the great
national parties is entitled to one repre-.
sentative on each precinct board, while
the third party may, at the discretion of
the Board, be given to third organiza-
tion. The proposition of the Mayor and
Auditor, constituting the Democratic
minority of the Board, to give the third
delegate alternately to the United Labor
party and the Prohibition party, was
fair. 1t is better that the third member
of the precinct board should be member
of third organizations than that he
should be of the same party as either Of
the other officers. Under this rule the
precinct boards would consist of one Re-
publican, one Democrat and one Labor
or Prohibition representative as the case
might be. The three Republicans on the
Board have conceived the idea of making
all the appointments themselves. They
will conform to the law by appointing
one Democrat, but he must be Demo-
crat of Republican choosing. Until the
Republican members of the Board took
this ground there was no particular rea-
son to suspect purpose to repeat the
wrongs, which on previous occasions
have given the government of the city to
a minority party. We do not know ex-
actly what purpose Mr.. Love and his Re-
publican associates have in assuming the
power to name Democratic representa-
tives on the precint boards, but there is
wrong on the face of the proposition.
We can conceive of no other reason why
the three Republican members should as.
sumo the right to appoint Democratic
members as well as their own Republi-
can members than to hold open the door
to voters. We think we can assure the
Republican majority that there is moth.
ing to be gained by this course. The
mass of the Republican voters do not
want to carry the city by fraud. They
do not want representatives in public Of
fee who will lend themselves to fraud,
or what takes on the aspect of fraud.
The Republican County Committee has
made considerable show of purpose to
purify the register, but thus far the re-.
suit Of its effort has been simply the cre-
alton of claims against the city for SER
vices which are not authorized by law.
We now find the three Republican men,
bers of the Election Board bonded togeth.
er to so arrange the precinct boards that
frauds will be easy of accomplishment.
We submit to the majority of the Board
that at this day aud in this city elections
are not won by such methods. San
Francisco Call.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-17
esson.Growing In sacramento.

It is probably easy of demonstration,
indeed, the fact is not already fully
6tablished, that the Sacramento valley
natural home of the cotton plant.
otton. growing has been for some time
,ccessfully carried on in the San joaquin
alley. but for some reason has not re-
eived attention, nor been tried to any
bnsiderable extent in the Sacramento.
! H. Gerrish, of this city, received last
Inter some cotton seed from gentle
an who resides in New Orleans, but
then spring came he did not think to
liant it until May. He then put few
beds into the ground at the rear OF his
6Asideuce on G street. He irrigated the
lace occasionally for about month, as
was so late when planted, but has not
irrigated the ground since early in June.
The plants now stand nearly eight feet
b height and are wonder to those IA
hiliar with the sight of cotton fields, as
he ordinary height of the cotton plant
from three to four feet. The plants
re we'll loaded with balls, which are
arge and excellently filed, indicating a
Ieavy ratable yield and fine staple. Each
ucceeding season forcibly impresses the
act that the people Of Central California
ave as yet but little conception Of the
,ariety and extent of products that may
e here successfully grown. .--Sacramen-
o Record Union.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-17
Aschema of Fraua.

5obvious intent Of the three Repub.
$aembers constituting majority OF
ard Of Election Commissioners to
Ia Democrats Of the proper repre-
ktion Ia the appointment of Judges
Y inspectors of Election has provoked
lvsal indignation throughout the
very respectable citizen, whether
dican of Democrat, condemns it.
+ sentiment everywhere denounces
position taken by the three Republi-
members of the Board as q most
{meless attempt at barefaced fraud.
But there is another aspect in which
most shameless business is to be re-
ded. The law requires the election
GERS to have five days notice of their
Pointment. They are then to super
p the precinct registration, which is to
Sc twenty days before election day.
less, therefore, these appointments
made to-day and the notifications
len, the law cannot be complied WIN
the election in San Francisco may
adiudged illegal.
But in case the Courts hold that the
fple cannot be disfranchised by mere
ault on the part of the election OH
to comply with law, the fact remains
i they are practically disfrancnised
the dishonest methods adopted py
majority of the Board. In view OF
fact, the decent and respectable Ke-
blicans of this city should protest, as
Bulletin has done, against TINS ln'
by. 1t cannot advance the interests
promote the honor of any organiza-
! to wed itself to such rascality or to
lingly acquiesce in its agents com
ting 1t.
/herc is no doubt that fraud aud bal
Dox stutiing are contemplated by the
|ority Of the Board. Will the respect.
Iity Of the Republican party accept an
ttion procured through such agencies?
would be a disgrace to the party, and
nrning shame to the name of Repub-
IN.
There is yet time to avert the evil, but
pu blicans alone can do it. Even Love
his coadjutors must yield to the in.
nant reputation Of the honest ele.
ht in their party.
Will this element speak as the Bulletin
done!-S. F. Examiner.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-17
[ o. o. F.

Orange Council No. 20, I. o. G. p, = ,ets
every Wednesday evening In Good Ton aU'
Hall. Visiting members are cordially inv tel
r. w. READY, N. u.
A. ]. E. FuRBIsH. Rec. Sec'y.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-17
rhe Coast Railroad.

Mr., Field, right.of-way agent Of the
bou thern Pacific, arrived here from San
Miguel last night. He reports the right
y way secured all along the line between
khat town and Paso Robles, except
the land belonging to the Exline
ESTATE, which hangs on the question Of
bower to convey, and will be adjusted
ii a day or two. Right of way has been
Gecured through Paso Robles and the
land belonging to the West Coast Land
company. The work remaining to be
done is on this side Of the mountain
III. L. o. Republic.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-17

O. s. Davis, the well.known apiarist
|of Selma. Fresno county, has made sue.
cass of bee culture. He arrived in Cali
forn;a six years ago with only $40 in his
nas.et. Since that time by careful at
$Srt;on to his ''busy bees" he has made
sufficient money to buy q 40.acre farm
that Is now valued at $1,000, and the
saies % Of his honey this year will reach
q 600. He has 500 colonies of bees
Visalia Times.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-17
THE CHILDRESS SAFE DE
JEFUOII BANK,
LOS ANGELES. CAL.
Bond Department.

ehavead
all both LOCAL
readily convertible
We Have Excellent and Reliable Eastern Connexions.
bearing rates ue
will prices
Kindly o. furhe particulars
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-17
SOCIETY NOTICES.
To Bakers, ConfectIoners. hotels, etc.

IF YOU WANT ANY BAKER, PASTRY
i cook or confectioner, address the
BAKERS UNION. No. 40, Postoffice box
1859, or call at JACOB REUSCH, 100 South
Spring street. Rosters Bakery. o131y
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-17

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