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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-07-03
TO THE POINT.
How San Francisco Photographer Hurt q
Young Lady's Feelings.

How San Francisco Photographer Hurt q
| Young Lady's Feelings.
In one of the popular photograph
galleries, of which San Francisco has
several, there is an operator at the
camera who, not content with being an
Al artist with the lens, combines there
with the further attraction and recon-
mendation of being ''funny man."
His jokes and sayings, though not
always of the brightest order of wit;
have become we'll known about town,
and occasionally are worth repeating
in print.
The other day fashionable young
lady presented herself at the gallery,
accompanied by her pet English pug.
What style shall you desire, missPf'
asked the Photographic wit, advancing
to meet her. ''Carte de visite, cabinets,
boudoirs or
20. don't want my picture taken
to-day, thank you,' she replied. II
only came to get carte of my dogs
head"
Now, if there is one thing more than
another that photographers detest it is
photographing dogs. But, like the
weakened mugs of skinny and fussy old
maids, which they as equally hate being
instrumentalin reproducing on albumen
paper, taking dogs pays. and therefore
they manage to stand it"
The frown upon the operators brow
gave place to quizzing smile as q
happy thought came into his head.
want a carte of your dogs head
ehe" he repeated. Don't you think
wagon of his tail would do as well?'-
San Francisco Nesos-L Letter.
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TAKEN FROM LIFE.
How the Girl of the Period Receives At
tentions From Her Many Suitors.


How the Girl of the Period Receives At
tentions From Her Many Suitors.
At six o'clock her flowers came; at
eight she and their sender were going
to a card party. mo, Jane, you need
not open the box. just peep in and
see what color they are, then put them
in the refrigerator. Pink roses? Well,
1 will wear my new Chinese silk. 1
will sleep about an hour longer, then
come and put up my back hair" And
he had foolishly selected them with
care and much expense. She did not
even give them glance, but closed
her pretty eyes in sweetest slumber,
unthoughtful of the roses that had
bloomed for her.
That night she modestly thanked
him and murmured something about
his delicate little attention, etc.; and
hep Why, of course he believed her
when she returned home with the
prize, bauble of beauty. She care
lessly removed them from over her
sordid little heart and told Jane that
they would do to put in the window ON
the morrow. 'sFor you know, Jane,
mamma likes all the flowers the gen.
tlemen have sent to be placed in the
front window. She says it looks well,
and shows that am having attention.
and do have lots, don't l, Jane?'
Three foolish men each tenderly
lifted a pink rose from over his heart
that night, and thought of his ''dear,
good girl who had given it.-Louis-
uil1e Commercial.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Rudolph Albrecht's university at
Vienna is the largest in Europe. 1t has
es5 professors and 5. 22l students.
The average salary of the Metho-
dist preachers of the Baltimore Con-
ference is $785 a year. Sixty preachers,
some of them married, receive less
than this amount, and one receives only
| $780, Baltimore sam.
The Rev. c. S. Sargent, of New
Haven, IT., has given to the C0pgregG-
tionalist q cheering description of
work of the Holy Spirit. He says:
1.-THE churdhes of the Chap lain Malley
are experiencing work of grace and an
outpouring of the Spirit such as has
not been known for fifty years"
The Christian advocate states that
during the past three months upward
of one hundred thousand persons in
the Methodist Episcopal denomination
have responded to the appeals of pas
tors and friends, and protested to give
their hearts to God, through Christ.
and their names as candidates for ad-
mittance into the Christian Church"
Simultaneous meetings held at the
same day and the same hour, for the
purpose of advancing the interests of
the missionary societies of the church,
are frequent in England, and the Epis-
copal Recorder thinks they might be in
troduced into this country with advant-
age, and, moreover, that an entire
week should be devoted to the cause of
missions.
Since the accession of Pope Leo
XIII. forty-four Cardinals have died.
OF the Cardinals created by Pope Plus
TX. twenty-six are still living, the re-
naming thirty-four have been created
by Leo Kill There are now ten va
cancies in the Sacred College. Cardi-
nal Newman is the oldest of the Cardi-
nails. There are now 1,208 digntaries
in the Roman Catholic hierarchy.
The vast work that is being done
by the four great Bible and Tract soci-
cites of this country and of England is
hardly understood or appreciated by
the public. The daily issues of the two
Bible societies was Is, 243 for each work
ing day of 1885. The total issues of
these two societies for 1885 reached the
enormous number of $780, 07 copies
of the Scriptures. These are startling
6gures.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The attention of the Catholic
Church is beginning to be attracted to
Alaska as promising missionary field.
The country is vast and the population
estimated at 10000, but in all that ter
ritory there are but two priests. This
state of affairs is likely to be soon reme-
died, Archbishop Segbers, of Oregon
City, having given up his see for the
purpose of taking the field in the ardu-
GUS missionary labor in Alaska.-M. y
Times.
The American missions of South
Africa have recently celebrated their
fiftieth anniversary at the Oldest mis-
SION station, which is named after its
revered founder, DR.. Adams. The
Lieutenant Governor of Natal, Sir
Charles Mitchell, was present and the
flags of England and America waved
together in the breeze. He expressed,
in his speech, the hearty sympathy of
the Government with the work of the
missionaries, which has been so sue
cessful in that part of the world. The
great feature of the celebration was the
opening of Jubilee Hall, which is the
name that has been given to the new
seminary for boys.
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SINGULAR DISEASES.
Everyday Affections That Are More
Harmful Than Aphasia or Miriatchit.

Everyday Affections That Are More
Harmful Than Aphasia or Miriatchit.
Among the most singular diseases
which have been developed in modern
times is that of aphasia, in which the
patient loses the memory of certain
words, or rather the power to attach
the proper word to an idea. A victim
of this disease recently lost the ability
to pronounce any word but Eyes, T"
while his brain was as active and clear
as before. He would read the morning
paper, and proceed to make lively COM
ments on the news to his family, all of
which consisted of the single word,
yes" uttered with every variety of
infection. He, meanwhile, was totally
unaware that he was not speaking
with all his wonted Euency and
force. A cure was effected in this case,
and the mind of the patient was found
to be clear and untouched by this
strange ailment.
Another remarkable disease is noted
by an American specialist in cerebral
affections, and also by famous Span
ish physician, Armanque Y. Tuset
Miriatchit is disease which originated
among the prisoners of Eastern Sibe-
ria. The patient is irresistibly impelled
to initiate the words spoken by his
companion; he can, in fact, make no
other sounds than those which he hears.
This disease is chronic and contagious,
and is accompanied by fever, great di-
lation of the pupils of the eyes and in
cessant laughter. and leaves the pa
tent exhausted, the events of the time
in which he has been affected being an
utter blank to him. After the attack
10 past, the patient revovers his full
strength of mind. and loses the incli-
nation to initiate like mocking-bird.
Now, the story of these strange
diseases Expresses us like nightmare
horror. But is there no more common
place mental ailment which has in it
even deeper loss and tragedy? A young
man, for example gives himself up to
money-making, or young girl to the
pursuit of fashion. for years, with the
result that they forget, not spoken
words, like the victim of aphasia, but
ideas, principles and feelings. The
soul, dwarfed and shrunken. knows
nothing of the wise, noble life once
possible to it, but goes about like an
imbecile, crying out: Dress! dressr'
or Money! money!" Or, the lad or
girl, just setting out in life, afraid to act
from the law of common-sense and
conscience within, becomes a silly
imitator of others, and receives
from some one whom he or she re-
CARDS as a social power, ideas of duty,
or manners, even of religion. These
weak creatures do not, like the Siberian
nairiatsha, echo the words only of their
companions, but their thoughts and
actions, and so become, in brain and
soul, base copies of poor originals.
When these singular neural diseases
are cured, the brain, we are told, is I'M
impaired. But for the commoner all
ments we have described, there is no
cure. They attack the soul itself-the
seat of life. Their work is not for this
world only. but for eternity Youths
Communion
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The largest barn in the world is
probably that of the Union Cattle Com
pany, of Cheyenne, near Omaha. 1t
covers five acres, cost 1925, 900 and ac-
COMMODITIES $3.50 head of cattle.
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In the United States every 2OOth
man takes college course; in England,
every 500th; in Scotland, every cloth;
and in Germany every 21Sth. Chicago
Herald.
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John Pierce. a Paterson black.
smith. and three helpers the other day
shod 1875 horses '.all around" That
means that the four men handled $40
feet and shod them.-N Y. Sun.
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lap.
take them away. I will not have
Them" she said excitedly. "Unless-
Mr.. Barker-you feline how-I-can-
pay--you."
"Will you. if tell you, EfieP'
He opened his arms, and she crept
close to his heart, whispering:
Eyes, Gabriel"
"How could you afford ita Didn't it
take quantities of money!"
"You remember an uncle who died
In California year agop He left me a
hundred thousand dollars. 1 have
saved twenty-five thousand and the
house; SO You won't be quite destitute,
sweetheart
''DestituteP Sheba's queen was not as
wealthy. She didn't own my Gabriel. ~
They were married in the morning.
That evening. as they sat together in
the library Qor they took no wedding
Journey. he leaned toward his white
robed treasure.
"Effie, will you burn those notes for
mer"
He kindled bright blaze on the wide
hearth, and Effie took the fat bundle
and commenced, woman-like, to unite
it.
mo, nor he objected. ''burn it so. :"
but it win burn quicker" the will
full little fingers tugged at the strings.
81 desire you not to open it, Effie. !"
But, Gabriel, will" Out dropped
sealed letter, directed to Miss Efiie
Ford" Underneath was scrawled:
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-11-13
Dreaming A Dream
by CLYDE RAYMOND.

My hammock swung lazilyto and fro
in the rose scented air, and the length
ening shadows of afternoon fell cool
ingly uron my brow.
dropped The hook with which | had
beguilr hose sul.ry hours and raised
my eye, with a brill Of pleasure to the
upper vcranla as | caught the sound
Of a low, rich soft voice hnmming an
impas stoned verse from some old love
song.
"Come down. Miss HuestOn,"
called ont beseechngly.
But she shook her head with that
slow. seductive smile of hers, and went
on humming her loye-song.
Do, please, come down and bear me
company. Have pity on my loneliness, :"
] pleaded, throwing all the imploring
eloquence of which | was master into
my eyes and voice.
This time she stopped singing, and
with a charming air of hesitation, rose
from her seat on the veranda, and the
next moment stood beside me on the
cool, velyety lawn.
What have you been doing al! this
long, oppressive afternoon which have
passed so delightfully."- in the school
room % she asked, with touch of
scorn in her low, rich voice, as she laid
her white hand on the hammock and
set it to rocking lightly.
"Tve been dreaming a dream, Miss
Hueston," | answered softly, feeling an
lndescribable thrill of happiness under
the spell of those dark, magnetic eyes.
A dream of fair women and when |
chanced to raise my eyes TO the veranda
yonder l beheld its charming realiza-
tion.n
She did not blush at the words, as
most women would have done, but met
my arlently admiring glance with
that slow smile and soft dropping Of
the lids over those wondrously thrilling
eyes, which somehow had the power of
causing me to forget all other " fair
women" when she was near.
And yet my dreams, my love, my very
life, belonged of right to another-a
sweet, trusting girl, who had lie: me so
from her for these few weeks absence
with tears of regret but words of loving
confidence.
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nomil

would never stay away from you II we
were not so cursedly poor. But once
this money is secured, we will hy to
Europe, and then there will be no more
partings. But, Flora" and now there
was an accent of suspicion in his voice,
" this Barry Is young and confoundedly
good-looking. had imagined you
would select some old dotard for your
victim. Are you sure that your fidelity
TO me has never wavered p''
" Rolandp What a world of pas
sionate love was in her voicel "A Am
not doing this all for you ?"
Then they passed on and l heard no
more.
Surely I had been dreaming a
dream" and this-oh, Heaven! this
was the terrible awakening!
Long l waited there, until 1 caught a
glimpse of her light garments as she re-
turned alone.
Then l sternlv confronted her with
the bitter knowledge that l had just
gained.
She looked at me first with a white.
terrified, almost piteous face; then, see
ing the game was up, she quickly recov-
cred her sef-possession and laughed in
my face with desperate GOODNESS.
"Traitressl adventuressr' cried, AN
grily grasping her arm as she tried to
pass me. "Who and what are you? Is
that man your husband?"
But again she laughed with exasper-
ating GOODNESS.
"Wha: you have heard fou have
heard, Paul Barry" she replied senten-
tiously. "Let me pass, sir; you will
get no more from me-"
She wrenched her arm free from my
hold and passed swiftly on to the
house.
And never saw her again.
The next morning it was found that
both she and Clarendon were gone, and
many were the speculations INDUCED in
concerning their mysterious flight. l
did not unmask the two adventures,
however, as to do so would have been
to expose my own folly.
So it was finally decided to have been
an old love affair which had thus ended
in a romantic, though stangely unneces-
sary, elopement.
TO Grace alone did relate the whole
truth when went back to her, as hum
BILE and penitent a lover as could be
found on earth.
She forgaYe me. which was more than
l deserved, and in our present life of
happiness and trust we can
both look back calmly to that time
when l was foolislily dreaming a
dream" which had such a miserable
awakening.
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-Is there any dIfference between a

is there any difference between a
traveling-dress and a walking-suit?
If a man wants to know how insig.
nifcant he is, just let him go with his
wife to the dressmaker's.
The worst error of the press-when
you try to press the niece's foot under
the table, and it turns ont to be the
aunt's.
The young lady who burst into
tears has been put together again, and
is now wearing hoops to prevent the
recurrence of the accident.
A man in Birmingham boasts that
he has three molher-in-laws living
Strikes rs that the thing for him to
boast of is that he is living.
Curious Epitaph Beneath this
stone, a lump of clay, Lies Isabella
Young. Who on the twenty-fourth Of
May Began 10 hold her tongue"
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The Secret Service Of the Post Office De-
partment.

The Secret Service Of the Post Office De-
partment.
We have Just examined copy of "The
Secret Service OF the Post once Department"
by p, II. Woodward, formerly chief of the
Post Office Detective Corps. No one man in
the United States is better qualified to write
a book on detectionin the Post Office Depart
ment than Mr.. Woodward, who not only has
had fifteen years experience in ferretng out
robbers Of the U. 5. mails and bringing them
TO justice, therefore having "A most complete
knowledge of the subject, but gives by his
brilliant and growing description a fascina-
ton which the reader is enable to resist, and
is compelled to follow the words of the writer
as he leads from one account to another, for
getting the lapse of time and only stopping
when the book is finished. AS to the delight
full style of the writer is added the thorough
trutbfuness of every incident, and each char
acter being drawn from life as the author
came in contact with the person described,
what more can one ask? The best detectives
in the United States have been engaged in
the cases described in this book, and while
the sketches are clothed with all the charm
Of romance, they rest from beginning TO end
upon the solid rock of fact. II gives COM
plcte description of tIe many means and
complicated cOntriyances of the willy and
unscrupulous to deiraud the public. Among
the most interesting cases is the well remem-
bered one of the Star Route" frauds in
which Mr.. Woodward performed the chief
part in collecting eyidouce against the con-
plrators and in trying to bring them to
punishment. The book is proiusely illustrated
with two hundred superb engrayings made
expressly for this work bywell known artists.
which, together with the enchanting style of
the writer and the elaborate and beautiful
cover, make truly magnificent volume We
would like to quote few incidents from this
fascinating book to show some of the many
methods used by thieves to escape detection;
and also the equally ingenious devices OF the
detectives, but space forbids and, therefore,
we leave the book in the hands of the read
ing public, confident that it will have an
enormous sale, and cOngratulating its reader
upon the entertainment it viii afford HIM as
well as the knowledge he will gain by 1t of
this important subject. The book Is from
the well known publishing house of Messrs
Winter & Co., Of Springfield Mass, which
is a sufficient guarantee that It is a work of
sterling merit, and can only be obtained
through their authorized Agents. We cord-
ally recommend It to the notice of all, and
confidently hope that il will have good sale
among us, as tee price has been placed so
low us to bring II within reach of every
Oup
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WHEN death, the great reconciler,

When death, the great reconciler,
has come, it is never our tenderness
that we repent of, but our severity.
Asthma. Bronchitis. Consumption.
Fontaine's Cure relieves a cold in II
hours, Sold by c. T Horn, Druggist.
Nothing is more ruinous for man
than when he is mighty efough in any
part to right himself without right.
Glad tidings Relief and cure of
throat and lung disease. Fontaine's Cure
is guaranteed to cure a cold in y hours.
Sold by c. 7. Horn, Druggist.
Fred Douglass and wife are attract
ing much attention in Liverpool.
SHILous cough and consumption cure
is sold by rs on guarantee. 1t cures
consumption. Sold by Biery, Weissport,
and Horn, Lehighton.
The highest exercise Of charity is
charity towards the unchartable.
That hacking cough can be SO quickly
cured by Shiloh's Cure. We guarantee
it. DIR. G. I. Horn, Lehighton, and
Biery, Weissport.
Activity may lead to evil, but mac
tiyity cannot be led to good
Group, whooping cough and bronchi-
It's Immediately relieved by Shioh's
Cure. Sold by Horn, Lehighton, and
biery, Heissport. COW
He that brings most of use into his
life, lives the longest.
EB"Itch, and Scratches of every kind
cured in 30 Minutes by Wooiford's 5
Sanitary Lotion. Use no other. This
never fails. Sold by T. ID. Thomas,
Druggist. Lehighton, Pa. Oct. 2-ly
Robert Browning is having great
deal of litigation over his lately pur-
chased but not yet possessed palace in
Venice.
Talk is cheap Actual results
count Use Hop Porous Plasters for
pains. aches and weaknesses.
Even the weakest man is strong
enough TO enforce his convictions.
Avoid The harsh, irritating, gripping
compounds so often sold as purgaliye
medicine, and correct the irregularities
OF the bowls by the use cf Ayers Cath
ariic Pills. They are invaluable as
family medicine.
--Everything good in a man thriyes
best when properly recognized.
The world moves. Our grandmothers
used brown sugar, We use white; they
used common brown sOap. we use
white soap. The hest white soap is
DREYDoPPEL's BoRAN SOAP, which
can he used for all purposes TO which
soap IS applicable.
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You are feeling depressed, your ap-
petite is poor, YOU are bothered with
Headache, YOU are fidgetty, ervous,
and generally out of sorts, and want to
brace up. Brace up. but not with
stimulants, spring medicines, or bitters.
which have for their basis very cheap.
bad whisky, and which stimulates YOU
for an hour, and then leave you in worse
condition than before. What you want
Is an Alternative that will purify your
blood, start healthy action of Liver and
Kidneys, restore your vitality. and give
renewed health and strength. Such a
medicine you will fine in Electric Bit.
ters, and only 30 cents bottle at T. d.
Thomas drug store.
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Some Foolish People

Allow cough to run until it gets be-
yond the reach of medicine. They Of
ten say. Oh, it will wear away, but in
most cases it wears them away. Could
they be induced to try the successful!
medicine called Kemp's Balsam, which
we sell on a positive guarantee to cure,
they would Immediately see the excel
lent effect after taking the first dose.
Price SOC and Sl.00. Trial size free.
Sold by T, ID. Thomas, Lehighton and
WE. biery, Weissport.
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Lung Troubles PrOmpllR cnred.

Messrs. Editors. - About three years
ago my right lung became affected, and
then commenced taking DR.. Seth Ar
nold's Cough Killer. used it about
nine months and that lung has never
troubled me since. Last summer had
a cold and it settled on my left lung; 1t
got firmly seated and began to take
the Cough Killer again, now | dou't
cough at all."-H. ". Aldrich, North
bridge Centre, Mass. For sale BY all
druggists. Price 25c. 50c. and 81. 90 per
bottle.
For Costiveness, Biliousness, Head
ache and all feverish habits use DIR.
Seth Arnoid's Bilious Pills. 2jc.
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Only a Step

When catnrrh has progressed to a
certain extent, 1t is only a step to that
terribly fatal disease, consumption. If
you have catarrh. even slightly. il isa
terrible mistake to allow it to continue
us course unchecked. II you will only
read, YOU will find conclusive reasons
why you shouldtake Hoods Sarsaparlla
Tor catarrh, in the statements of many
peopl who have been completely cured
OF this disease in its most severe forms.
send for book containing abundant
evidence, to c. |. Hood q Co. proprie-
tors OF Hoods Sarsaparilla. Lowell. Mass.