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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-27

SHoor the HAT!- Deputy Sheriff
Rhorer is sporting the first straw hat
of the season. At A. A. Deans store
in Colfax win he found full assort-
meut of spring sty les, cheap for cash.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-27
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-27
FfsH CREEK. GRANT PARISH, La,
March II 1aSA

FrsH CREEK. G.4sr PAsI.z: La. I
Editor Collar Chronicle
have to say that l have had
dwelling house burned recently near
my Hutto farm, where not long since
/ lost by fire or torch very cumiOrta-
ble dwelling. with some fifty bushels
of corn and some fodder. This last
bnrn Happened this wise: sent my
team over tn move tenant in. Next
morning when we went to occupy the
house 1t was burned up, making my
loss by fire $500. Otherwise / have
lost at least $50 by being harrassed
and deviied by certain clique, which
no doubt has brought about my
troubles, and have been prosecuted
and bounded to the grand jury room,
and through their foul devices caused
to be preferred against me true hill
for perjury, for attending to my own
Individual business ia regard to paying
my taxes. Through the wretched
crpp years of 1888 Sand in 1884 we
had an unprecedented overflow on my
plantation on Bear creek, near Little
river, in which / lost some forty or
fifty head of stock hogs and cattle and
WAS otherwise damaged--aDd owing Ia
failure Of crops and destruction caused,
was not able to pay my taxes. was
in conversation with one Of my neigh
bors (to-w wit, NJ. Nugent,) before the tax
sales, aud it was observed that there
was an overflow act passed by the
Legislature which would protect the
farmers, SO failing to get the money to
pay my taxes, ] repaired to Colfax, saw
the tax collector, and told him could
not pay, for l could not raise the
money, and whether or not ! was en-
titled to the overflow act. He (Philip
Gootle) said certainly, to go into the
clerks Office and he would fix it up,
which immediately did, and sir there
were several gentlemen who took the
benefit of the act. This thing no
doubt WAS sprung on me by the above
name clique. aud while in review De-
fore the jury it was argued and claimed
that had a right to taktsthe benefit
Of said law. that several had taken it.,
and had as much right as they, per-
haps better. Was there ever such a
thing heard off Charged with doing
~ to evade paying my taxes have to
say that there is not an honest man in
the parish that believes any slch thing.
Now, ask, in the name of God,
what security any person has In person
ar property ] have been raised in
Louisiapa, educated in jackson college,
married on Fish creek, in this parish,
in 1857, have grand children, and by
the help of my Creator for the past 65
winters l have cast my lot amongst
such men as the Swaflords, Nugents,
Kemps aud Makes. l have lived out
the time allotted 70 me by my Creator,
and my chief delight since / came TO
manhood IA the religion a. One that
sp.ks " man never spake. Respect
fualy Submitted, J. 4. DuAppoau.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-27
Buoklen's Aruioa Salve

The best sslve ia tho world for
ents, bruises. sores. ulcers. eait rhenm
fever sores. letter. chapped bands.
ehi!bla,nr, corus, aud all skin erup-
tons. aud positively cures piles. or
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
"a give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price Is cents per box.
For sale by Nash h Willinma.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-27

Esquire g. w. Bruce is reported as
having married two or three couples
lately without reporting the same to
the, CHRcNIcLE. THE is an indictablc
offense. and we warn the Squire against
its repetition. His last offense con-
sisted in tying the nuptial knot for the
elder Mr.. Casey and Widow James.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-27

W. J. Cockisld, Esq, and Miss
Alice Walters were to have been
married in Montgomery on Thurs
day night. Taking the occurrence
Of the happy event for granted. we
offer the couple our most hearty
congratulations
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-27

The CHRONICLE Office was graced
this week by call from that hand
some young disciple of Esculapius
DR.. w. T. Williams, of Montgom-
cry, who spent Tuesday and We'd
nesday in Colfax..
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-27

Lacroix's tiger has an extra curl in
his tail this week. The sub-bOss Is at
home, and in honor of this event the
boarders at the hotel have had the
luxury of an oyster hash, and potato
mullins seasoned with Goldfish.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-27

II FONT of sorts with headache,
stomach disorder, torpid liver, pain in
back or side, constipation, etc., neglect
may be fatal. One dose Of Strong's
SHmstivs Pills will give relief. a few
doses restore to new health and vigor.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-27
A-OUES7ION ABOUT
BH070w'S Iron
B1ftexy
Ans WERED.

Ths Qusytieu hes probably becn asked thoosases
q times How can Browns Iron Bitters cure every-
thing" Wen 4 daesn't But Il does cure any dseass
lur which psputAhe physician would prescribe leon
Rbystotans r0cugnize Iron ~ the best restorative
agent knanwu 10 the pgofesaion. and inquiry Of any
lesdirG chemical hru ~ill substAnfste tbs ssssrton
that tAsrs preparations a iron than Of any
other substance u5,d ia usi:cine This sho~s oon-
eulvsly that IRON 10 Acknowledged IL be tbs most
howeves reza .rkx5e fact thst Prior 70 tas dsecv-
cry IT BROWNS IHON 3ITTERS no perfect
saks1sctogy iron corubinstien bad ever boon found
BROWNS Iron BITTEhSsdss:s: nc. e i sss.:
hsadaeha @ produce constips4icn-all other irOuT
nedielnes do. BROWNS IRON BFrTERS
cures kndigesf1on, Biliousness, Wcakucas,
Dyspepsia, Malaria, Chslls ard Fevers,
Tired Fcenng, General Debility, Pai1 in ths
Side, Back a. Limbs, a nd ache ard SeurnI-
gia-for al thsss ailments Iron e prescribed daily.
BROWNS IRON RlTTERS hot sss :ss. f is :
minute Like an Other shoeozgh sssdicines IL acts
Sowt When teken by mn the first syInptm Of
6enent = renewed eus-xy. Tbs muscles then becnue
primer the digestian trsyrnves the bowels active
Ths eye. ocEia q once 10 bztxhten: tho skin clean
up: healthy color cones to The cheeks nervousness
dasappeau: fonctt,7st 0c--ug6rnents become rcxu-
l1r and unrsiux rsothe- sb,hdsnt s1stsmAnoc
= supplied for the child xouenlber Browns Iron
nittnrs b the ONLY iron medicine that Is MT In
furious. fhysietsss and i,vasgirss rscomm<nf6
Ihs Genuine has Trade Mark and crv~sed rsd line
mwnpDsz. TAKE NO OTHER.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-27

Look before you leap into a suit Of
spring clothes, for McNeely L. Smith
have o full stock direct from New
York now on the way.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-27

BY the first boat McNeely g. Smith
are expecting to receive a fine lot OF
spring clothing direct from New York.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-27

when Terians & Lacroix make set
at man to sell him lightning rod he
might as well capitulate at once.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-27
LOCAL DO IT s.

March appears to be getting ready
to have 'sblow out"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-27
THE HARRIS IMPROVED DOW LAW
Cotton Seed Planter and Guano Distributor.

Thii ilanter hal ..e-l more
premiums than aay l..a;er
ever invented. Mo- taem
are in use aud sold every sea-
son than all 9th, { ma, - COM
bined. This mach ne his
been prominently m fore tbs
cotton growers Ct the Soutl
f'rmany years, constart'yin-
crsasIng in popularity. IN lis
the only planter thai ~i'is 70
complete Satisfaction :, the
planter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-27

her seed be d which makes combined seed planter which
low For inform zion and prices address,
=. =. AVERY Il SONS louisville Hr
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-27

gyR QFEEH & :: 81: =: Is: g = ZEE -;
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-12-25
A Gum Chewing Contest.

The most grotesquc feature of the
evening at the exposition wa the chew
ing gum tournament. Old people were
dragged up to the Richardson Drug
Company's stand by roguish youngsters,
who forced them t. DIN in, and the IA
cial contortions of some who have long
since bid regretful farewell to their
organs Of mastication were immensely
absurd. Twenty thousand cakes were
provided, but these failed to hold out,
owing to the general attack on the dis
tributors. Several young ladies were
heard to repeat that not even the pros
pect of winning pint bottle of perfume
could induce them to do ANYTHING so
vulgar as to chew, but soon afterward
the makers Of the most vigorous protests
were running hot race with the others.
A young lady from Eureka Springs sue
cecded in disposing Of twelve cakes In
an hour, and had a e nuinc walk-over
for the first prize, as the second best had
not got rid of her sixth cake when
time was called Only Young ladies
were regarded as competing for the per-
fume bottles, but several grave and rev.
ercnd seigniors were impressed into the
tournament, including at least one occu-
pant of a seat on the judicial bench and
two or three doctors. Cakes were Of
ferel to the jubilee singers with a po-
litely conveyed suggestion that they
should take rest from their singing,
but these five Ethiopian proved almost
the only individuals who declined to
participate. st. L0Uis Gi0bc- Democrat.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-12-25
Badinage of the Ministers.

There wos a meeting of the preachers
of Lynchburg, Va, and when it was
breaking up DR.. John Harmon could not
find his hat Turning to the Rev. r.
AGREE, he said:
Zone of you Baptists has my hat"
Then" sal | Brother AGREE, ''your
hat has more brains in it than ever be-
fore"
A Jews days after that DR.. Harmon
was passing by Brother Acree's yard
gate, and when urged to come in he
said:
81 am on my way to preach
"lou can't PREACH" replied Brother
AGREE.
$50 felt for long time" replied
d.. Harmon; "but since hearing you,
the other day, l have changed my mind"
-RichmOni Religious HerdH.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-12-25
Mother Goose.

uo,bor Gooses maiden name was
-,:,ohcth Foster. She was born In
Ill stown. Mass in 1875, and married
I. a Goose, of Boston, in 1893. She
,as his second mate, and began her ma
,s,nal life stepmother to ten children.
Che added six more to that number.
Think of it, Sixteen gOslins to a single
rn1sel Is it any wonder that she poured
ant her feelings in the celebrated lines:
There wqs an old woman, who lived in a
shoe,
She had 50 many chill lren she didn't know
what to dot!
Yet her family cares sat lightly upon
her and she survived Father Goose many
wears Still. she stayed by her nest and
led her flock until they were able to swim
hv themselves. One of her daughters
married Thomas Fleet, aprinter by trade,
with whom she went to live and insisted
on being a nurse to his children, and
there she lived and sang from morning
until night:
"Up stairs and down stairs,
And in my lady's chamber"
Thomas Fleet sold songs and ballads
at his printing Office, and one day a
happy thought struck him. So, while
she sat in her arm chair or shuffied about
Che house lost in sweet dreams, he care
fully wrote down what he could Of her
rhymes which fell from her lips. Soon
he had enough to make volume.
These he now printed and sold under the
tie ST "Mother Goose Melodies for Chill
dren. T. Fleet, Printer. Pudding Lane,
1919 Price, two coppers.' The Rev.
J. N. Manning, ID. d., formerly pastor
Of the Old South Church, Boston, at a
festival not many years since spoke very
truly, to my mind, when he said: mot
HON ,r or Shakespeare is 50 sure OF i'm
mortal fame as Mother Goose. Consid-
ering the love in which her melodies are
everywhere held, their freedom from any
thing which might corrupt or mislead
the infantle mind, their practical wis
dsm, their shrewd mystery and motives
Of human conduct, one is in all soberness
forced to admit that her name is among
the brightest of the jewels which adorn
the brow of the Old South. Let us hope
that the day is not far distant when a
memorial statue will be erected to this
venerable old lady in one OF the parks OF
squares Of Boston" - LeIcts on We. }
Journal
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-12-25
The Fountain Of Vitality.

The scource of physical energy and mental
activity is the blood. Let this become vitiated
with bile, or thin and watery in consequence
Of indigestion and non-as.imilation Of the
food, and an interruption Of the functions OF
The body, and loss Of stamina, flesh and
appetite ensues. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
s tonic specially adapted to restore all three,
because it assists digestion and sssimil alton,
and removes bile and other impurities from
the circulation. Protected and strengthened
with this admirable defensive invigorant, the
system defies influences inimical to health. TO
which, il unreguiated and feeble, 1t would I'M
doubtediy succumb. Constipation, often an
obstinate and chronic ailment, is entirely re-
moved by it: the liver kidneys and bladder
reused from inaction and tendency to rheu-
matism effsctualiy counteracted. 1t also
eradicates .malarial disease.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-12-25

Mrs. CUSTER, the widow of General
Custer. is broken in health and is seeking
restoration in Herkimer County, New
York.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-12-25

Religion and temperance will always agree.
Both are the sprouts of reason.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-12-25

A superior preparation for all diseases o, the
hair or scalp. Halls Hair Remover.
May always be relied upon for curing colds
or coughs Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-12-25

re at Hot.laeL send stamp for
Han Patent Lawyer, Washington, D. G.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-06
Wise.

WISE, w. Va, Feb. 81, 1SS6.-W.
L. Wise has rented dwelling house
of Selby Wise, near town, and will
move in a few days.
A little child of Robert Brewer
is very sick at this writing.
Mrs. Mamie Harker is visiting at
her fathers, Simon Cumberledges,
near town.
Mr.. John w. Mobley and family
are recovering from their sickness.
Mr.. Richard Philips, of MacElroy,
w. Va, is visiting friends in this
vicinity.
DIR. A. B. Mason, of Wadestown,
was here yesterday waiting on the
sick.
The protracted meeting, at Kent,
Pa, 10 still going on with good re-
suits.
There is a protracted meeting in
progress at Bethel, Pa, of the Bap-
fist denomination, also, one of the
same denomination at Wadestown.
r. Medically, of Dent, Greene
county, Pa, has sale next Satur-
day. He is going to Stringtown, Pa,
in the spring.
Oil leases are still being taken by
various companies in this region.
1t will not be many days until two
prominent parties here will be made
one.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-06

Fleming was appointed by the court
to defend the prisoners who were
jointly indicted. and he was ably
assisted by Messrs- Andrew Edmis-
ton and c. c. Higginbotham. At the
trial in October the man was con
victed and the woman acquitted I'M
der the law, presuming compulsion.
The woman then admitted having
stolen and secreted the money with
out her husbands knowledge. I'm
der this showing the man was grant
ed new trial and was acquitted as
above stated. On Saturday they
started for Martinsburg and will
probably be seen no more.
Cora Brown, colored, who is repre-
sented to be the oldest person in
West Virginia, lives near Charleston.
She says she is one hundred and
twenty-five years old, and we sup
pose there is no one who can prove
by personal knowledge to the con
trary. OF course she saw the
Father of his country" What col
ored person a hundred years old
that does not cherish the memory of
a personal interview with the immor-
tai George, She says he came into
the kitchen of a Richmond hotel
where she was and spoke kindly to
the cooks. Cleyerness was not the
least distinguishing trait of the
great man. Clever in his selection
of lands-always picking out the
best for himself as he surveyed EN- !;
clever in his desire, generally, to see
that his ''parsnips were buttered. "
That is, doubtless, what took him
to the kitchen when Clara Brown
saw him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-06

One Anthony Lorner, of Martins
tinsburg, claims to be able to cure
erysipelas through the efficacy of
words. He claims to have cured
over forty cases within the last seven
years and to have cured every case
he has undertaken.
He says his words over the patient
three times-once early in the morn
ing before saying word, once after
dinner and once before bed time.
Going over his lingo of words is
what he calls curing. He claims
that in every case the patient begins
to mend almost Immediately, the
burning sensation leaves and in a
few days at the longest the cure is
effectual and complete, the skin be-
coming fair and as pure as babes.
His power he got from an old woman
some years ago. The efficacy of it
upon other diseases he has never
tried, but contemplates trying it
since, as he says, the power which
lies in the words and manner of say
ing them comes from above they
should be as good for one disease as
another. He has certainly cured
some very bad cases. One of them
was that of young lady whose head
was one big scab and her head and
face so swollen that she was blind.
She had been unable to get anything
to relieve her. This old man was
called in and after going over his
rigmarole three times during the
day she felt relieved and it was but
few days until she was entirely
well with a skin and complexion
purer and fairer than she had ever
had before. Another prominent
case was the curing of the young
child of prominent banker of Mar
tinsburg.
This is the way the yarn goes.
We suppose it was started by the
man who discovered "tin" in Mason
county, knocked the bottom out of
Cheat and lied about that Tucker
county mule.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-06

This country dosn't want any IT,
tied aristocracy, or anybody with
"crests' or "coats of arms" or other
like Henglishism. The Wetzel Dem
ocrat has been giving some thought
to this subject, and has arrived at
the following conclusion:
Our senatorial and official families
at Washington are adopting "Crests'
to prove themselves the lineal descend
ents of bastard sons of kings or for
some equally noble purpose. While
the senatorial and official husbands
are playing their little games for the
presidency the senatorial and official
wives are inventing their coats and
petticoats of arms. The Logans
have adopted as family crest, a
sucker issuant, body rampant and
tail splashant in Illinois mud; while
the Whitneys have a Dolphin fam
boyant on roller skates, or a bicycle.
But how is man to climb into the
Presidential chair with coat of
arms pinned on to the seat of his
pantaloons, without making every
body laugh?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-06
Dude ssOaf West. About
wheeling"

Lawrence c. Frank, a fair young
dude with large barred overcoat,
a small mustache and cockney &C
cent, struck the city Tuesday, en-
route from Cincinnati to Pittsburg.
He is the son of a wealthy London
cotton merchant, and he is s'doing"
the United States in one act. with
the intention of writing his ''impres-
sions7 in the orthodox English way.
He said he had spent three days in
New York, one each in Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, Charleston,
S. c., and Cincinnati, and took in
Wheeling and Pittsburg as he sped
east to catch his boat for the return
trip to his native land.
"Wheh i go home,' be continued,
I'm going to write an opinion of the
country. was quite impressed with
New York, but it certainly can't
compare with London. l had some
business in Charleston, and then |
wanted to see the great South, you
know. When / got out into the
West, about Wheeling and Cincin-
natl, | was quite surprised. l ex-
pected to find a large amount of un-
settled territory, but it seems to be
settling up very fast. wanted to
see Pittsburg very much, but my
ship sails on Saturday, and l must
go right through tonight. Pitts
burg will have place in my book,
however, for / came up from Wheel
ing with gentleman who has been
there several times, and he told me
all about the natural gas and iron
and steel nufactures.-Register.