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PuttinS on Chrikt.

Futt1nS on CNThts
We look at our ruined selves, our cor
rupted hearts, our wasted lives, and,
like Job, we "abhor ourselves in dust
and ashes"-wc sec how base, how mean,
how unworthy, how like the world we
have been, as though our natures were
quite subdued to what they work in,
like the dyer's hand. How can we ever
stand before God, how can that hideous
thing, a naked human soul, appear be-
fore Him who chargeth even his angels
with folly, and in whose sight the very
heavens are not clean2 All, but there is
yet another and more blessed meaning
of Putting on Christ" and it is to be
found in Him that is coming, not trust
ing in our own Righteousness, which is
as filthy rags, but clad in that robe OF
His forgiving grace, strong in the faith
of His infinite self-sacrifice and of His
atoning blood! How heart-broken have
been the last uttcrances OF even the
greatest men! II am that publican" "
exclaimed the great scholar and iurist,
Hugo Grotius. 81 have sinned like Peter,
but have not repented like Peter" said
the great statesman Bishop. See how in
their last wills such men even as Bacon
and Shakespeare can only commend their
souls with deepest humility to the forgiv-
ing mercy of God in Christ. All in that
last awful hour, the hour of death, and
in the day of judgment, shall we think
it cant to talk of "putting on
Christi" Did it sound like a mere
phrase to Joshua, the high priest, when
he stood "before the angel of the Lord,
Satan standing on his right hand to ac-
cuse him." and "Joshua was clothed with
filthy garments and stood before the
angel" and the angel answered and
spakc to them that stood by, ''Take
away the filthy garments from him. and
unto him he said, Behold, have caused
thy iniquity to pass away, and 1 will
clothe thee with change of raimcnt2'"
Did it sound like mere metaphor to the
poor, humblcd, returning prodigal when
he heard the tender words of his fathers
forgiving voice-"Bring forth the best
robe. and put it. on him; and nut ring
on his hand, and shoes on his feet; and
bring hither the fattcd calf, and kill it:
and let US cat and be merry; for this my
son was dead, and is alive again; he was
lost and is found?" All, we shall have
no such sense of unreality if, being in
earnest to forsake sin and to do the will
of God, from the ground of the heart we
experience, as we each might experience,
the blessedness of him whose unrighteous-
ness is forgiven, and whose SIN is covered
If we could say with the old hymn:
Jesus, thy blood and rig hteousness
Nv beauty are, my glorious dress;
Mid flaming words, in these arrayed,
With joy shall lift up my head!
-ArchdeacOn Furrdr
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-Archdeacon Fdrrdr.

The wine crop of France for 1885 was
642, 100000 gallons, or 1908, 900, ,00c
gallons less than in 1875 and 9OS, 100000
less than the average for the last ten
wears. How fortunate for wine-bibbers
that grapes are not essential for making
their favorite beveragel
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The Respectable" Saloons.

In his address at Cambridgeport, Feb
ruary %, Ex-Governor St. John, Of Kan
sas, in referring to what are commonly
called respectable Saloons" said:
"All saloons are bad, but none are so
dangerous to society as those called re-
spectable.' The man of wealth, influence,
and responsibility never takes his first
drink in the low groggery; it is always
the gilden den, the respectable saloon,
that catches him. His self-respect would
not permit him to enter one of the 'low-
down places. Mol He enters the
school of dissipation through the high
toned place, where men of rank congre-
gate, and after manhood, money, charac-
ter, respectability and all are gone, and
he poor, despised, helpless wreck, he
graduates from the 'low-down' saloon in
the alley, without friend or penny.
Had it not been for the internal respect
able saloon, he would be q sober man
to-day.
"The respectable dram drinker, like
the respectable saloon, is doing more to
destroy the young men of this country
than all the old topers and low-down'
saloons in the land. The lower the
saloons the quicker we will get rid OF
them, In Bloomington, ILL.,, by the aid
of professed Christians, they have high
licensed saloons, which system, it was
claimed, would drive out the 'low-down'
places and make the traffic respectable
A keeper in one of these saloons in
Bloomington has represented his party in
its State Convention, been member OF
the city council, and in local politics is
boss His saloon is claimed to be very
tony and in every way respectable Yet,
the truth is, it has destroyed more homes
and started more men on the road to per-
dition than all the low-down' places IN
the town. Here is the opinion of poor,
heart t-broken widow, expressed in let
ter she recently wrote to the keeper OF
this saloon:
"I was once as happy as any living
woman. To. day myself and my dear
children are starving, while you have IN
YOUR possession not less than 81, 900 of
the money that justly belongs to me.
And that is not all, nor half. Out OF the
man loved dearer than life you made a
brute, and to-day he is in hell; but the
great God will hold you responsible for
his soul and my lifelong grief, shame
and misery. Your ''respectable' saloon
Gid it ALL
"Allow me to say right here that,
when it comes to the judgment bar OF
God, the man who stood at the 'respecta-
ble' saloon counter and dealt out the
LIQUOR that destroyed that home
and that immortal soul, and
brought that poor heart-broken widow
and children to starvation, will be no
more guilty than the protested Christian
who, for the sake, not of Christ, but his
political party, stood at the ballot-box
and gave sanction to the business by his
yote.-DenoreSt.
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Potato Planting.

il. Kraber, of Guilford County. N.
c., says in a letter to the New York
Tribune: find this good way to raise
Irish potatoes: Manure the plot heavily
in the fall and thoroughly plow; the frost
will mellow the soil. Just before plant
ing, which in this settlement is fixed for
St. Patrick's Day, plow and harrow until
the ground is loose and fine. Then make
furrows, with a two-horse plow, about
three feet apart. I prefer to 90 over the
furrows a second time and make them
wide and deep. Fill the burrows with
leaves or straw mixed with hog-manure
and ashes. Then cover with six inches
of surface soil in which you hoe drill
three inches deep, taking care not to
rake out the strlw or leaves. Fill this
drill with manure from the hog-pen, and
plant the potatoes; a slight sprinkling of
ashes and phosphate is added. Cover
the potatoes with about two inches of
surface soil. Plow often to keep clean
and mellow. I cut the potatoes length
wise, halvipg some and quartering others,
to get as many "eyes" in piece as pos
sible. If the potatoes are spronted in
advance in a warm room all the better.
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A Chicago daily paper says OF the new
German temperance paper: 1.-The most
remarkable product Of the temperance
agitation of late years is q German anti
lager beer organ, Der Deutscs- -An'ers-
koner.
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David Bell. of Pelleter's Mills, N. c.,

found very small pearl in an oyster
seven years ago. He wrapped it in paper
and laid it in a'trunk. and the New Berne
Journal says that it has grown from the
size of BIB shot to the size OF small
marble. During the seven years it has
not been wet.
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The sun shines for everybody, the
flowers smell sweet for all noses and the
nightingale MARBLES for all ears.
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Nv W0ndr0us Guest.

have wonderful guest;
he speeds my feet, be moves my hands,
He strengthens, comforts, guides, commands;
His presence gives me rest.
he dwells within my soul:
he has swept away its filth and gloom,
And garnished fair the empty room,
And now pervades the whole
Christ Jesus is that guest;
Though Lord Of immortality
He deigns to dwell with even me,
And richly am blest.
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Farm and Garden Notes.

Do not forget that changing seed is
often attended with excellent results.
The best time for plowing under
green crops is when they are Towering.
The roots of the strawberry often reach
out five feet from the main stem, and
hence the plants should not be set out
too thickly.
Early gardening lengthens the grow
ing season, and permits, at times, of two
crops on the same land, as turnips may
follow peas, and time is thereby gained
for putting in late crops.
Hybrid perpetual roses should be we'll
pruncd back, and old or weak shoots
should be cut out entirely. The strong
shoots should not be left longer than
three or four buds or joints from the
base
The natural life of the sheep is shorter
than that of any other domestic animal.
Five or six years is the limit of their
practical usefulness, though valuable
breeding ewes may be kept one or two
years longer.
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Pity and virtue are not only delightful
for the present, but they leave peace and
coutentment behind them.
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NEVER borrow trouble. The interest
you have to pay for the accommodation
is excessive.
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Sweet cider is the latest remedy for
rout and rheumatism.
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A CITIZEN stepped into an uptown
drug store and called for a couple of
pills, which he swalloped. How
much?" he asked. "Fifty cents, sir"
Fifty cents! Why, the druggist on tho
block below never charged me more
than ive." aThen I'll make 'em four.
I'll drive that man out of the business
if have to sell goods at cost. ."-Har.
per's Baz1T.
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Min in the Bud,

Not until the buds on the fruit trees
are fully opened will it be too late to go
through the trees with shears in hand
and shorten in the surplus growth. If a
long, slender twig or branch extends far
out from the centre Of the tree where its
fruit, if grown, cannot be reached from a
ladder, clip it off to reasonable length.
If your tree is overloaded with fruit
buds, which, if let alone will bring you
great crop of small, inferior fruit,
shorten in or thin out the excess of bear.
Ing wood, and it will increase the size of
the fruit in proportion to the decrease in
number. It is much easier to remove
bushel or two of prospective fruit In the
bud now with shears than to thin out the
crop by pulling off the surplus when the
specimens are half grown. We spent
good deal Of time last summer In thin
ming fruit, and the labor paid, for it was
only the fruit from those trees which
produced moderate crops that would sell
at all last year. We were surprised few
DAYS since to find how quickly the same
amount of work in thinning could he
done by taking the fruit in the bud.
This is no new idea; the successful
fruit-gowers have practised upon it for
years. Some orchardists are almost as
severe in the treatment Of their trees as
they are in pruning their grape vines:
OF course, other things must be attended
to. The soil must be enriched, especially
bv the use of fertilizers favorable to fruit
production. It is claimed by many that
ammoniated manures should be used
sparinely in the mature orchard, as they
incline to pronucc much wood growth.
at the expense Of the fruit. Bone and
potash are elements chiefly recommended
now. If you have trees that were grated
last year, thin out the sprouts and or!gl-
nal wood, but do not strip the trees naked
all at once; the sun will burn the bark.
The limbs of trees were made to be
shaded.-Neu England Farmer.
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Destroying tho Pillars.

A coal mine near Wilkes Barre, Pa-,
had long been suspected OF being, unsafe,
but one morning in early September, the
watchman fastened to give the alarm,
eThe roof is working" All the men
must leave without delay: They made
haste to obey; not even taking time to
get out the poor animals employed IN the
works. A few minutes later the black
ceiling fell with a terrific crash, and tho
air was expelled with such violence that
timbers and ventilating doors were shiv-
cred into kindlings, and loaded cars
blown from the track like autumn leaves.
Over a hundred acres of the surface
above was affected, long strip of half
mile sinking from three to five feet, and
the whole was scanned by deep assures.
The men were all saved, but the poor
mules were left to their fate. Yet all
this danger and destruction was caused
by cutting away the great coal pillars
which had been left here and there to
support of the roof All overhead looked
so firm and strong that it seemed foolish
to waste so much good coal in those un-
necessary supports! So one by one the
careless workers picked them away, and
ran the risk.
We look with surprise at these fool
hardy miners; yet they were wise men
compared with those who would take
away the Bible pillars which alone make
this world a place of safety and comfort:
A company of young men who hated
the doctrines of the Bible resolved one
evening to burn the book with suitable
ceremonies. One of the gayest of the
company had the part assigned him OF
LAYING it upon the Goals. He advanced
with an Indifferent air and proceeded
leisurcly toward the fire when he glanc'
ed down at the book. Suddenly trcm-
bling seized him and his whole frame
seemed convulsed. He returned it to its
place, and said with emphasis, ''We will
not burn this book till we get better" "
Some English officers spoke disparag-
ingly of mission work among the South
Sea Islarders, and said the natives 'only
repeated like parrots what the misslonar-
les had taught them" They asked a
company of them why they believed the
Bible was from God.
ssSec what it has done for u.s." was
their triumphant reply. What else could
have cast down their idols and transform
ed ther land and their once savage ma
lures? Take the Bible from our land
and all our learning and culture will not
save us from disaster here and eternal
ruin hereafter. Mrs. IL E. Nc Canaughsy
en- Youths World.
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and hunt. It rekindles the lustre of the
eve. 1t strikes the brown Of the autunnal
leaf into the cheek. 1t gives to the rheu-
matte limbs strength to leap Ike the roe.
Christopher North's pet gun, the muckle-
mounted meg, going off in the summer IN
the forests, had its echo in the winter time
in the eloquence that rang through the Uni
versitv halls of Edinburgh. It is healthy to
90 hunting in the fields: but I tell you that
It is belittling and bedwarfng and belamlng
for man to hunt this world. The hammer
comes down on the gun-cap and the barrel
expodes and kills you instead of that which
YOU are pursuing When you turn out to
hunt the world, the world turns out
to hunt you and as many a sportsman aim
ing his gun at a panther's heart has gone
down under the striped claws. so while you
have been attempting to devour this world,
the world has been devouring you. 80 1t
was with Lord Byron. So it was with Cole
ridge. So it was with Catherine Of Russia.
Henry II. went out hunting for this world
and it's lances stuck through his heart. Fran
els T. aimed at the world, but the assassin 8
dagger put an end to his ambition and his
life with one stroke. Mary, Queen OF Scots,
wrote on the window of her castle:
"From the top of all my trust
Mishap hath laid me in the dust"
The Queen Dowager of Navarro was
offered for her wedding day costly and
beautiful pair of gloves and she put them on;
but they were poisoned gloves and they took
her life. Better bare hand of cold prlva.
tion than warm and poisoned glove Of
ruinous success. "Oh," says some young
man in the audience, II believe what you are
preaching. am going to do that very thing.
In the morning of my life I am going. to
devour the prey, and in the evening I shall
divide the spoil of Christian character.
only want little while to sow my wild oats
and then will be good" Young man, did
you ever take the census Of all the old people!
How many old people are there in you,
house? One, two or monet How many in a
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-04

The STATES asserts that Mr.. MOrri-
sons bill was merely a project, like
Mr.. Randall's, and yet it presumes to
question the Democracy OF Mr.. Randall
ard over thirty others elected as Demo-
Gratis who liked Mr.. Randall's project
better than Mr.. MorrisOn's.- New Or
leans Evening Chronicle.
Well, sonny, if your gigantic in
tellect is so obtuse that you can't
see the distinction we are sorry
for you. Mr.. Morrison's project
of a bill was one looking to a re-
duction of tariff taxation on the
necessaries of life, the food, cloth
ing, tools and houses of the work
ing class-of the great body of
the people, and was in line with
the principles and platform of the
Democratic party from the days
of jefferson to the administration
of Cleveland. On the other hand,
Mr., Randall's project was one look
ing to the destruction of revenue
by the repeal of the taxes on whis-
ky and tobacco, and the increase
of the burden of taxation of the
great mass of the people by rails.
ing the tariff on articles of general
consumption, and was in strict ac-
cord with the principles and prac-
tees of the Republican party from
its origin to the present time, Jim
Blaine and Sam Randall stand to-
gether on the purposes of the lat
ter's proposal of tariff bill. If
the Chronicle prefers to stand in
with Blaine and Randall on the
great issues before the American
people that is its own affair. The
States will stand with Jefferson,
jackson, Cleveland and Morrison
and the Democrat party.
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Bro. Z. A. Hearn, of the Protes-
tant Methodist church, sends us a
six page communication, in answer
to 'false reports" as he styles them,
which have been circulated in
Montgomery and vicinity, in pam
phlet form, by Bro. j. b. Wood,
of the Baptist church. The breth-
rem of the Methodist Episcopal,
as well as those of his own church,
are claimed by Bro. Hearn as in
dorsing his side of the controyer-
sy, and, we have no doubt, Bro.
Wood can also find plenty Of in
dorsers in his own church; but
we will not allow our columns to
be used by either party in what is
plainly an undigni6ed and unchris-
tan quarrel on both sides. The
publication of any such letter as
this one is positively declined un-
less it is paid for as an advertise
ment, like any other personal mat
ter of no interest to the public.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-04

From a statement handed in this
week by Assessor Garrett it APP
pears that the assessment of this
year is 1864, 265. Last year it was
s642,3 an increase of s21, 9O6,
and giving the parish an increased
revenue of S219 O6. Some time
VIC stated that there was a decrease
of 81 IL. This error was based
on a calculation made by our police
jury, which has proven to be short
S2l, 906 since the assessor has veri-
fed his rolls.
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Wonderful Efficacy"

Some people are slow in telling what
good things have been done for them,
but Mr.. John P. DAILY, of Gillisonville,
s. c., says he takes great pleasure in
testifyipg to the wonderful efficacy OF
Browns Iron Bitters in dyspepsia, fe-
yer and ague, and general debility of
the system. He has personally expert
enced the most satisfactory results
from the use of this valuable medicine.
Make memorandum of this, all We
whose systems are run down. Browns
Iron Bitters will cure you.
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Meanest Sneak In Town.

Malarial gases sneaked up through
the poorly constructed drains and
made baby very sick with malarial
fever. Baby would have died but for
timely use of Browns Iron Bitters.
There is nothing meansr in its way
Of coming, nor worse in its effects,
than this malaria from the under
ground regions. Mrs. Mcdonald, of
New Haven. Con-, says, ''For six years
l suffered from the effects of malaria,
but Browns Iron Bitters cured me
entirely. Try it when malaria steals
in and uudermines your constitution.
1t will give relief.
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JUDGMENT.
Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish Of
Grant, La.
Joanna Moore, wife, VS.. John S. Moore,
husband.-No. Alb.

In this case by reason of the law and
the evidence being in favor of the plaintiff
and against the defendant, it is therefore
ordered, adjudged and decreed that the
Plaintiff, Joanna Moore, wife, do have
Judgment against the Defendant, John S.
Moore, in the full sum OF Four Hundred
dollars, with 5 per cent interest thereon
from judicial demand until paid and it is
further ordered, adjadged and decreed that
the community of acquets and gains here
tofore existing between the plaintiff and
defendant be forever dissolved, and that
the plaintiff, Joanna Moore, wife, be fully
empowered and authorized to manage and
administer her own estate the same as she
was femme sole, and that defendant pay
all costs of this suit to be taxed
Thus done, read and sigued in open
court this the 14th day Of May, A. y. 1856.
(Signed) w. +. BLACKMAN, Judge.
Filed May Ia, 1886,
J. B. TUCKER, Deputy Clerk.
A true copy,
A. THORPE, Deputy Clerk.
Colfax. La, July III, 1856.
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The temper of the American
people beyond question has expert
enced a very decided modification
within the past thirty years in
their dealings with our forcing re-
lations, and the modification, we
are free to say, is in the line of
improvement, and this, too, with
out in tie remotest degree impair
ing or rejecting upon the senti-
ment of patriotism.-N. I. Com
mercial Bulletin.
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A neat and attractive sign has
been painted on the.front of A. A.
Deans cheap cash store. In adj
dition to a full assortment of all
kinds of dry goods and groceies,
our friend Buck is also keeping a
large stock of drugs and medicines,
which he is selling at hard times
prices. Go see for yourself.
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o the shaking OF the aguel
Q The fortunes of Neuralgial
. the misery of dyspepsia
y the Indebtedness of headacheI
D the eripes of bilious collie
All of these will surely vanish
Like the snow before the Southwind,
If you ii only take SMITHS BILE BEANS.
You can buy them at your drug store
For q quarter of a dollar;
And if you will only try them
You win never be without them.
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Tax Collectors Notice.

CoIFAx, La. Sept. l, 1886.
Notice Is hereby given that the tax rolls
for the Parish of Giant for the year 1886
are now dne. Taxes ON movable property
become delinquent Oct. LIST, and those on
immovahle property become delinquent
January LIST. and casts begin to accrue
from those dates. PHILIP G0ODE,
Sheriff and ex-officio Tax Collector of the
Parish Of Grant.
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Mr.. G. H. Teal has had Mr.. Goul-
den to handsomely paint all the
rooms of his house, and a more
tastful combination of colors could
hardly be arranged to please the
eve of a connoisseur.
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The young men of Colfax COM
plimented the editor and his fami-
ly with delightful serenade on
Wednesday night, for which they
have our thanks.