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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-06-19
COURT HOUSE REMOVAL.

The question of moving the court
house is most sensibly discussed
In a communication from Tax
Payer this week He takes the
position that the move is prema-
ture and ill-considered We are
satisfied his views correspond with
those of five-sixths of the tax pay
ers of the parish. If the question
is voted upon five years from now,
those who pay the taxes might
favor the removal, but if it is
carried at an earlier day it will be
done by the votes of those who pay
less than one-ffth of the taxes. As
like as not the same element could
be induced to vote to build court
house and Jail two years hence in
some other bald spot in the wilder
ness like the one now had in view.
Our people have made a mistake
in not having this question put
before the Legislature in its proper
light, so as to have inserted in the
bill providing for removal clause
conserving the interest of the tax
payers and providing that no hasty
action shall entail confusion or ex-
pense. As the matter now stands
some active and energetic work
will have to be done if the removal
is prevented and an unnecessary
and useless expenditure saved. The
claim set up by the schemers of
this court house removal, that such
removal is to the interest of a ma
jority of the people of the parish,
is utterly untrue. Its present To-
cation at Colfax is the center of
population, taxation and litigation,
and if the site is changed it will be
70 the absolute inconvenience of
two-thirds of the parish, while less
than one-fourth would receive any
benefit Beside this the parish tax
will have to be doubled four or FIVE
years to pay for the buildings.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-06-19

The section of country through
which the projected North and
South railroad is to run is the
most extensive, populous and
wealthy region to be found any
where in the United States without
railroad facilities. If the same
conditions existed in the North or
West the country would be ira
versed by three or four lines of
railroad. ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-06-19
RAW HIDE.
Editor Coyar Chronicle:

Editor Collar CkronicIe:
/ see moving the court house
from Colfax il being agitated in
this parish, and that bill has
passed the House of Representa-
tives to submit the question Of
removal to a vote of the people
To hear some of our citizens talk
one would imagine they intended
to put the court house and Jail on
dump cart and tumble them
down at a point in the pine hills,
and that would end the whole
business. These gentlemen forget
that court house and Jail such as
this parish needs represents al
outlay of at least five thousand
dollars, and they do not seem to
have the least idea where the
money is to come from. Our police
Jurors, l am satisfied, are men OF
sense and ordinary business capac-
ity, and will see to it that no hasty
or rash action is taken in the mat
ter. If the court house is moved
at all, three or four years hence
will be plenty soon. It is an old
axiom that political bodies and
corporations are slow movers when
it comes to making a radical
change. This is right and proper,
and time has demonstrated the
correctness of taking mature de-
liberation.
There are many reasons for delay
in this particular instance. The
first, and one of the most serious,
is that it might be located at the
wrong spot. We are just on the
eve of having railroad built
through the parish, and if it was
put a few miles off from the line
it would be a grand mistake. Lin
coin parish furnishes us a most
striking illustration of the way a
town WITHIN THREE MILES of a
railroad can be killed. There are
men from that parish who know
that Vienna is as dead as door
nail, while Ruston, only 3 or 4
miles away, is thriving town, and
in some cases the houses in the
first named town have been pulled
down and carried bodily to Ruston.
Then again, it takes something
more than court house and jail
to carry on a court with comfort.
There are the judges, lawyers,
jurors, witnesses and litigants to
be taken care of. These average
from ninety to a hundred daily,
and in some instances as high as
two hundred persons have to attend.
Colfax has more capacity to en-
terrain court than it is possible
to expect in the hills within the
next twenty years But I did moi
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-06-19

The new parish of Acadia, pro-
posed to be cut out of st. Landry,
will have 10000 population and an
area of $50 square miles. Rayne
is to be the parish seat. The oppo-
nents of the measure claim that
creating the new parish will leave
st. Landry Republican.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-06-19

The American, proud of his
grand manhood, may commit a
crime and he will face. with
clenched teeth, the punishment
even unto death; but spare him
the humiliation of the cowhide.
Marksville Bulletin.
The American, proud of lis
grand manhood, will not rob hen
roosts, steal mules, beat his wife,
or commit other disgusting and
unmanly crimes that have been
punished by whipping at the post
IN. O. Picayune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-06-19

1t is surprising to see how cheeky
some people are. A few days ago
one Of our parishioners came in
and wanted to know how many
exchanges we could spare. We
hunted up dozen or two and gave
him. This man has never paid
one cent for his parish paper; he
never paid q school teacher any,
thing, never thought Of paying a
minister. Is he rich ? Not a bit
of it. Is he we'll thought of |? Not
a bit of it Show us a man who
can read that does not take and
pay for his parish paper and we
will show you a man who is not
progressive. Beacon.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-06-19

Parch rice, till well done, then
boil for half an hour. Eat slowly,
and diarrheal troubles will soon
cease. It is nutritive diet besides
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-06-19

Total bonded and floating debt
of the State-S15, 1OO,313 %.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-06-19

Did you get any rain ?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-21
A Lucky Pick Stroke.

Four miners sat, one night in June,
1858, in tent of an Australian diggings,
discussing theirfuture plans and deplor-
ing their i'll fortune. For weary months
they had worked the mine without get
ting more than bare living. At length
they decided to leave the spot. though
not without regret. Three of them were
in the mine taking last look round,
when one of them said 10 his mates.
"Good bye, I'll give you farewell
blow" and with that his pick sent the
splinters of quartz in all quarters.
His trained eye caught a glitter on
one of the bits that landed at his feet.
He picked it up. examined it and found
it to be gold. He at once commenced
to work with will. His chums saw
that something out G. G. the common had
happened, and they, too, piled their
picks vigorously. With silent resolve
they worked on until they unearthed a
big nugget. Then fierce, glad yell OF
10Y reached the ears of fourth man on
the top. Whats amiss2" he shouted
down; "Wind up" was the reply, and
when he did so the lump of pure gold
met his gaze. They called it 1.-THE Wei
come" and obtained $50. 900 for it. The
claim where the nugget was got is now
covered with the fine streets of the thirty
ing town of Ballarat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-21
A BAsKET-MAKING COMMUNITY.
Rude Homes in the Mountains-Pov-
erty-Intermarriage.

The road up the mountain has come
to an end in a tangled woodland. Here.
half hidden by trees and rocks. is a
roughly. built log cabin. 1t has one door
hung at an opening too low for man
to enter without STOPPING. The roof is
partly shingled, partly covered. with
rude thatch, and is so buried in earth
and snow that the whole thing appears
to be a portion of natures handiwork.
1t seems mossgrown and ancient enough
to have been built when the precipitous
rocks above it came into existence. The
chimney is built of rough stones cemen-
ted in clay. The door does not swing
on hinges, for it never had any; it is
lifted bodily from its place, as it has
been daily for perhaps fifty years past.
The room looks like a cave, for one
small opening with four panes lets in
but little light.
A wan and haggard woman sits on
the floor. Her dress IS torn and insuffi
cient to cover her form, as glimpses of
cuticle sadly show us. She IS surroun-
ded by an assortment of chlldren,ragged,
unwashed, unkempt. The woman does
not rise-when we see her poor gar
ments we can excuse her-and scarcely
looks at us, she is at work weaving
baskets. One or two of the older chill
dren are helping her. Everything in
the room betokens abject poverty.
broken stove into which small ury
constantly pushing pieces OF wood is
nearly red-hot. On the apology for
chair the visitor scarcely trusts himself
to sit. A heap of rags II 90. cv4-4-i Is
supposed to be the bed. This wrotched
howell is one of many Similar AOuseS
wherein dwell and suffer the poor bas-
ket-makers of Rockland County.
The ancestors OF some of these people
are known to have come from Long
Island in the last century. Some are
betook themselves to the mountains
during the Revolutionary war. The
number of families was originally small,
and through marriage and intermarriage
in the second generation, nearly all
become related. They did not always
trouble themselves in their desolation
with the forms of matrlmony, and 1t
became difficult sometimes TO determine
the degrees of consanguinity of young
persons who sought to be united for
better or worse; hence the union was
very often, for the offspring, the latter.
The means of support for human life
in this region are but meager. The men
have found employmentin cutting wood
and some of them have worked in the
iron and nickel mines, or at burning
charcoal. AT present all these labors
are at stand. Their only resources at
present are the picking of berries in the
summer and the making of baskets
Cor. New York Tribune.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-21
MOVING AND SELLING CATTLE
Some Practical Remarks for the
Buyer and seller.

The annual winter reports all have
the same story that the mortality in
raHge cattle is largely due to driving
cattle to new ranges late in the season,
the located stock suffering very much
less from stress of weather, by COMPARE
son, says the Texas Live Stock Journal.
1t may be stated in truth that there
is always a loss incidental to moving
range cattle, owing to some of the stock
not thriving on the drive and not fat
tening after arriving on the new range.
This fact is generally known and appre-
ciated by stockmen, but for some reason
or other possibly for several reasons,
the movement of cattle comes later and
later and the winter loss is correspond
ingly greater each year.
fit is desired to learn where and I'M
der what management the losses are re-
duced to a fraction, it is only necessary
to investigate the operations of individ
usls and companies who by having
ranches in Texas and in the Territories
also, are able 10 transfer cattle from
South to North in regular way neither
fastening nor delaying the work by
reason of any money matters or specu
lation as to final destination. Such
movements are uniformly successful,
and the losses, as a rule, amount TO
trifling percentage. The ste rs are
gathered &C the earliest moment, driven
leisurely, and placed upon the winter
range while grass is still green and the
cattle become rested, located and in a
thriving condition before the winter sets
in.
The plea in favor of an early drive 10
the north is stronger to the buyer than
the seller. The latter having disposed
of the cattle has no farther interest, but
the buyer is very much interested in the
question as to whether he will have cat
tie or hides to count in the spring. The
difference in the results is OF much
greater moment than the variation of
price a few cents either way. in first
cost, but in general way, there being
only one exception in few years. the
cattle purchased early have cost the
least money, besides the advantage OBJ
tanned through holding the cattle IN
der any restraint the least possible
time.
At present the Texas Emarket has
hardly developed, but sufficient is
known of the demand to give fairly
good estimate that the cattle classed as
ones and twos will be called for, the de-
mandfor2 year-old steers being stronger
than usual at this early day. Local
dealers and spectators are buying up
all the young cattle offered cheap, and
the general indications are that prices
will be higher later than now, giving
the earlier purchase the double advan-
tage.
The price of stock cattle being largely
dependent on the sales of beef, the pre-
sent favorable prospect for steers to fat
ten early is likely to cut figure in the
trade, as stoekmen all prefer selling
young beef to cutting off future beef
crop at low prices.
The trade is at present in transition
state. few knowing the actual condition
of affairs. but two points in the traffic
seem evident. First, that the early
sales will be at lowest figures, and
second, that the early delivery will
serveathe best interest of the buyer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-21
THIRTY DOLLARS A HEAD.
New York the Worst Governed City
in the Country.

There was presented to the board of
estimates and apportionment recently a
report of the committee on depart
mental expenditures of the council
of REFORM The report opens with the
statement that at least one third more
money has been appropriated for the
expenses of the local government than
the necessities and good of the city re-
quIT1. rne committee obtained from
the Mayors, and copied from the public
documents of the principal cities of the
country-forty-three in number-and
the representative cities of Europe, a
statement of their expenditures for 1881,
showing, as claimed, the bad eminence
of this city before the world for the ex-
travagance of it's public expenditures.
covering precisely the same items. The
report continues. "Of the twenty
one cities of this country whose
population exceeds 100000, nine
teen have made the following re-
turns, from which it will be seen that
the cost of the government of this city
is three times as great as the average
cost of these cities. The average per-
capita cost of the cities of this country
of population under LOG, 900, and in
Guiding the three largest cities of Eu-
rope, is 1888. 1t is proper 10 state that
an unusually large amount of debt ma
tured and was paid by this CITY The last
year. This item of debt would have
been excluded altogether from this tab
ulation were it not that it was so in
corporated in different forms, in the re-
turns from most of the other cities.
that it could not be separated from the
data at hand. But, excluding this un-
usual expenditure, it leaves the amount
of the public expenditures of this city at
the enormous sum of SAC, 900, 900, an ay-
erage of about $50 for every man.
woman and child in the city,"
mo amount of special pleading
continued the report, lean explain
away the inevitable inference from
these disgraceful comparisons. II. as
q charitable concession to the spectators
of our City Treasury, 25 or even. so per
cent. be allowed for any surpassed
special necessities of this CITY over ali
the other cities of the world, no reason
can be given why 800 per cent. sbonid
be allowed. In the relative smallness
of the area of this city to the amount
of its population over all the other
great cities of the world, without an
exception, requiring a less amount
of streets to be constructed and
maintained, less cleaning. SEWERAGE
plumbing, gas lightning, police sunern
vision, etc., 10 the amount of nonnIa-
ton; in the exceptional ADVANTAGE of
its geographical position and physical
conformation for the most economicai
and eficacious sanitary provisions and
operations, this city has decided adj
yantages over any city of the world for
an economical administration. No Off
set can De made to these unparalleled
public expenditures; on the ground
of the better administration and
condition of this city, for II is
a, Infamous throughout the world for
the shabbiness OF its streets and docks
and the laxness of its government in
most OF its departments as for its ex-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-21
FINANCE AND MINING.
A Good Showing for the Past
Six Months.
THE NEW BANKRUPTCY BILL.
Ore and Bullion Receipts-Z c. N L.
DiYidend-HiddenT Treasure
General

Representative of THE HERALD called
at q. G. NJ. I. yesterday, to learn what
he might of the approaching meeting OF
the stockholders, and the Secretary's
report of the past six months business.
Mr.. Weber stated that it was too soon
as yet to furnish any figures. His re-
port had been accepted by the directors
and would go before the semi-annual
meeting on April 5th.
at may be accepted as a foregone
conclusion, suppose, that the usual
dividend will be declared 2" inquired the
reporter.
"Oh yes, there is no question as to
that" was tie reply.
(which is TIE best season for q NJ. l..
the first or the last half of the year."
There is not much difference
usually the latter half, which we are
now completing, is the heavier, owing
mainly to the demand for clothing. Our
trade for the last six months, can say,
has been somewhat better than for the
preceding six months. and somewhat of
an increase, also, over the correspond
ing period last year"
Frank Armstrong, whose pioneer
Touring mills probably handle more
wheat than any other similar institution
in the Territory, said to reporter yes
terday: 1.-The interview with Mr..
Shelby in to-day's HERALD ought to be
cheerful intelligence to the farm
ers of the Territory. 1 think it no
exaggeration to say that such a
step ought to make lively movement
in prices in the country districts"
Bradstreet's says of the proposed
bankruptcy law: The House commit
tee on the judiciary, which has had the
Lowell Bankruptcy bill under considera-
ton for some time, has almost COM
pleted its work upon that measure, and
it is announced that the bill will be re-
ported next week. A number of amend
ments have been made to the bill in
committee, chiefly in the interest of
debtors. Among the changes to be
noticed is the striking out of the clause
providing for the placing in involuntary
bankruptcy of a debtor whose COM
mercial paper is thirty days past due.
A strong effort was made by the friends
of the bill to have this retained. The
bill has been somewhat weakened by
these changes, but that, perhaps, was
to be looked for in view of the temper
prevailing in Congress. 1t is to be
hoped that the bill will now be pressed
with vigor 10 passage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-21
Ono of the Lions

of New York is CR,TTKNroN's immense
Medicine Warehouse, and this lion
establishment has its lion preparation
HALE's HONEY OF HoREHoUND AND TAR
for the cure of coughs. Colds, In
huenza and Bronchitis. No Medicinal
agent introduced during the present
century has created more profound
sensation among all classes of the COM
muRity than this absolute specific for
all ordinary affections Of the organs of
respiration. Sold by druggists every
where at so cents and 81. Great saving
to purchase large size. Pixies Toothache
Drops cure in one minute.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-21
Hidden Treasure.

This once famous property, which was
shut down not so much on account of
any "petering" of the vein, or low
grade of the ore as on account of high
salaried officers and expensive methods
of mining-is in the hands of Talbot
q Liddell. who are working it under a
lease. Until recently, there have been
ten or twelve men at work on the mine.
and 200 tons OF ore per month, averag-
ing about $50 per ton, could be turned
roads, however, is such that the force
has been temporarily reduced. We
shall be very glad to note the Treasure
in the list of regular producers once
more, and particularly so to record that
the lessees are working it at profit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-21
Salt Lake County.

Judge of Probate Elias. A. Smith.
Clerk of County Court-John C. Cut
Ter.
Selectman-Ezekiel Holman.
Selectman-Jesse W. Fox, Jr.
-Selectman-Frank Armstrong.
Assessor-W. s. Burton.
Collector-N. V. Jones.
Recorder-George NJ Cannon.
Treasurer-M. E. Cummings.
Sherif-John A. Groesbeck.
Prosecuting AttorneY-Isaac NJ. Wad-
dell.
Coroner-George J. Taylor.
Surveyor. D. H. McAllister.
Superintendent District Schools
VIM. NJ. Stewart.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-21
How to Consult DR.. Foote, Sem, by
Mall

DR.. Foote, Senior, author of "Plain
Home Talk", Medical Common
Sense" etc., etc., would say to those
who would like to consult him by mail
that they can have list of questions
and circular of gratuiious advice by
addressing Box Ala, Salt Lake City. The
doctor has arranged to have such in
formation supplied in this way to save
time. Receiving such printed matter
the correspondent can describe his or
her case fully and direct to the doctor
In New York. DR.. Foote is successfully
treating all forms of chronic diseases, q
specially to which he has deyoted thirty
years Of study and practice. Evidences
of his success can also be had by adj
dressing Box 414, as above, bui all let
tiers of consultation and orders for rem
edies should be addressed to DR.. E. B.
Foote. ST., 10 Lexington Avenue, New
York City, N. Y. Consultation free.
An advertisement of DR.. Foote. ST.,
in the Sunday edition deserves attention.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-21
Salt Lake City.

Mayer-Francis Armstrong.
Alderman First Ward-Wm. W. Ritter.
Alderman Second Ward-Thomas G.
Weber.
Alderman Third Ward = Francis
kfd man Fourth Ward-Robert Pat
elk. -
Alderman Fifth ward-George D.
Pyper.
Councillors - Charles Brown. John
Kirkman, John Clark, John Q. Cannon,
D. L. Davis. S. P. Teasdel, Junius F.
Wells, Heber ]. Grant, John W. Taylor.
Recorder and Auditor-Heber NJ
Wells.
Treasurer-O. F. Whitney.
Assessor and Collector-M. w. Taylor.
Marshal-Alfred Solomon.
Attorney-F. s. Richards.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-21
Commissioners Under the Edmunds
Anti-Polygamy Act:
Territorial.

Delegate to Congress-John T. Game,
Salt Lake.
Superintendent of District Schools
L. John Nuttall, Salt Lake.
Auditor-Nephi w. Clayton; Salt
Lake.
Recorder of Marks and Brands
Nephi W. Clayton, Salt Lake.
Seaier of Weights and Measures
Joseph A. Peck, Salt Lake.
Treasurer-James Jack, Salt Lake.
Librarian-Nephi w. Clayton, Salt
Lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-21
Bucklss.s Arniea saIve.

TIE BEs7 SALvKln the world for Cuts,
Bruises, sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chopped Hands,
ChilbisinE Corns, and ali Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It Is guaranteed 70 give
perfect satisfactlon, or money refunded.
Price twenty-five cents per boz.
For sale by z. @. 4. I.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-21

travagant expenditures. We submit,
then, that in these facts prinla fdcie
case has been made out. There must
be some gross and unjustifiable extrav-.
agance at least in these municipal
eTpenditures.-New York Exchange,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-21
LIST OF BLANKS,
Kept on Hand and For Sale at the
"Salt Lake Herald" Office.
Mining Blanks.

Mining Blanks.
Notice OF Location.
Application for Patent.
Notice of Application.
Proof of Posting Notice and Diagram
of Claim
Proof that Plat and Notice remained
Posted during Period of Publication.
Certificate of Identity of claim.
Registers Certificate of Posting for
Sixty Days.
Agreement of Publisher.
Proof of Publication.
Affidavit of $500 Improvement.
Statement of Fees and Charges.
Certificate of Citizenship.
Power of Attorney.
Bond for Deed.
Mining Deed.