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The Biggest Things on Earth.

The greatest wall in the world is the
Chinese wall, built by the emperor of
the Tsin dynasty, about 900 b. c., as
protection against the Tartars. 1t ira
verses the northern boundary of China,
and is carried over the highest hills,
through the deepest valleys, across riv-
ers and every other natural obstacle.
Its length is 1850 miles. Among the
most remarkable natural echoes is that
of Eagles Nest, on the banks of Kilar-
ney, in Ireland, which repeats bugle-
call until it seems to be sounded from a
hundred instruments, and that of the
banks of the Maize, between Bingen
and Coblentz, which repeats q sound
seventeen times. The most remarka-
BILE artificial echo known is that of the
castle of Simonetta, about two miles
from Milan. 1t is occasioned by the
existence of two parallel walls of con-
siderable length. 1t repeats the report
OF pistol sixty times. The most re-
markable whirlpool is the maelstrom off
the northwest coast of Norway and
southwest of MoskenGsol, the most
southerly of the Lofoden Isles. 1t was
once supposed to be unbelievable, but
the depth has been shown not to exceed
twenty fathoms. The greatest cataract
in the world is that of Niagara. The
Horseshoe fall, on the Canadian side,
has perpendicular descent of 15S feet.
The height of the American fall is 1877
feet. The Horseshoe fall, which car
ries larger volume of water than the
American fall, is about 600 yards wide
and extends from the Canadian shore
to Goat Island The biggest diamond
in the world, if indeed it be diamond,
is the Breganza, which forms part of
the Portuguese crown jewels. 1t weighs
1860 carats. However, not little
doubt exists of its being diamond, as
the government has never allowed it to
be tested. 1t was found in Brazil in
1741. The largest tested but uncut dia-
mond is the NATHAN, belonging to the
Rajah of NATHAN, in Borneo. 1t is of
pure water, weighs 367 carats and is of
pear shape, indented at the thick end.
1t was found about 1850 at Landak, in
Borneo. 1t has been the cause of
sanguinary war. Before it was cut the
Koh-i-noor, which is one ofthe English
crown jewels, was the largest tested
diamond. 1t then weighed 1913 carats.
When in possession of the Emperor
Aurengzebe it was reduced by unskil-
full cutting to 1856 carats. During the
Sikh mutiny it was captured by the
British troops and presented to Queen
Victoria. 1t was recut and now weighs
LOG 1-6 rats.-Philadelphia Ne,Ds.
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A Railway Trip Fifty Years Ago.

1t is just fifty-three years ago since
the first trip was taken on the Albany
d Schenectady railroad. The cars
were coachbodies from an ALBANY
livery stable, mounted on trucks. The
trucks were coupled with chains, leav-
ing two or three feet slack, SO that
when the train started the passengers
were "jerked from under their hats ,,
to their seats. The locomotive fuel
was pitch-pine, and dense volume of
the blacklist smoke foated toward the
train. Those on top of the coaches
had to raise their umbrellas; but, in
less than mile, the cloth was burned
off, and the frames thrown away. The
passengers spent the rest of the time in
whipping each others clothes to put
out the fire, the sparks from which
were as big as ones thumb-nail. Every
body had heard of the trip, and came
thronging to the track, as though a
presidential candidate was on exhibit
ton. They drove as close as they could
get to the railroad, in order to secure
place to look at this new curiosity. The
horses everywhere took fright, and the
roads in the vicinity were strewn with
the wrecks of vehicles. AT first the
old stage custom of booking" passen-
gers-entering their names-prevailed
but it fell into disuse. One list reads.
Boy, Lady, Stranger, Friend, Whis-
kers." A Boston paper said railroad
to that city would be as useless as one
to the moon. A member of the Massa-
chusetts legislature opposed it on the
ground that nobody ever heard of such
thing, and it would be improper to
take peoples land for project that no
one knew about.-Detrou Free Press.
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81 1856

very tasty and comfortable and neat
with her handiwork. She felt that her
time had been well employed and the
days had not been long. And yet she
and Alex. had never exchanged word.
No one-not even Uncle Tom-knew
that they had ever been friends.
One November day Carrie was
lacking comforter" which she had
pieced together out of bits of calico.
The wind had been blowing with in
creasing fury from the northwest all
day.
Toward evening it became terrible,
and sleety snow began to fall. 1t
seemed to shake the little cabin to its
foundation. Carrie felt her heart sink
with fear. This was something beyond
any of her former experiences, and she
remembered what Uncle Tom had said
of blizzard"
This must surely be blizzard"
she thought.
Higher and higher rose The wind,
louder and louder it shrieked. The walls
of the house shook, trembled, and then
Carrie was conscious of being lifted
up into the air by some unseen force.
and whirled through the darkness, and
then falling. After that she knew
nothing for brief space.
She was only stunned, and when she
opened her eyes she found herself still
in her own room, but with everything
in confused mass of ruin about her,
and Alex. Hall kneeling by her, rubbing
her hands and calling her name.
1t was not necessary to come over"
a. II - l,o L.
Alex. broke into laugh.
"Come over" he repeated. cit is
you who have come over, Miss Carrie
you made the first call in spite of your
self. And very glad | am to see you,
even in this unceremonious manner.n
What do you mean?" she asked.
81 mean that you came, house and
all, and planted yourself right in my
dooryard with thunderous clatter. 1t
is wonder your neck was not broken,
my dear. Are you sure you are not in
jured?" he asked, with tender con-
Germ.
DO you really mean, Alex, that my
house blew over into your yard?"
mean just that, Carrie. | always
thought your cabin rather shaky-mine
is twice as substantial-andn now you
will be obliged to accept my hospitality
for the present. Fortunately, 1 have
man and wife stopping with me this
week-friends of mine from Northern
Dakota, whom I am entertaining until
they get house built. They have slept
soundly through all this blizzard. They
are used to the country. But l will
wake the good woman now, and she will
attend to you"
The next day Alex. said to her:
"Since you unbent sufficiently to call
upon me in such an unceremonious
manner, Carrie, before | had begged
your pardon for my old disagreeable
meanness, can't you stoop still further
and marry me, now that / most humbly
crave your forgiveness? L have always
loved you"
OF course Carrie could not refuse.
"'Pon my soul! " said Uncle Tom,
when he heard the whole story. " It's
better than magazine yarnl You are
the heroine, Carrie, and Alex. is the
hero, and am the sort of good angel,
you know, that fixes up things"
"Y You and the BLIZZARD" laughed
Carrie. -.Selected.
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3-..WOrd-Sq

Each word is hidden in the paragraph
which defines it.
This is an article which, when open,
helps to ventilate room.
2-An animal which is, at best, pratt
cally fierce-looking creature.
ga musical composition which usually,
in its scope, is rather difficult for amateurs.
4-Doctor Danvir used this in vaccination
during the great smallpox scare few years
ago.
5-People often do this when they
cipher" as every school-boy would tell
you. AUNT HITTIE.
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2-..FractiOns.

1-One-ffth of knife, one-fifth of plate,
one-fifth of spoon, one-fourth of fork, two
tifths of china form what article of table
furnishing?
2-One-seventh of Buffalo, one-seventh of
New York, two-sevenths of St. Louis, two
seventies of Trenton form what American
city? BENNIE
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4uasle corner.
1---Enigma.

After the required words have been sup
piled, the second and fourth lines rhyme.
The graduation day has come
Bright glow the students faces;
Their audience is a wealthy one
In broadcloths silks and s g.
To-day the teachers and all
VIII see the glad frution
OF labor spent for these young minds
Placed here meath their IL 10 S IL 10.
With tireess care they have reviewed
Each essay page by page.
And one by one the pupils read
Those essays on the 10 8 2.
And now the closing part has come
My Harry's first Grafton;
With pride watch his sparkling eyes
And calm 2 34567ss 10 IL IL 10.
BELLE GORDON.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-27

AN OLD STORY.-Look at a human
being when under the influence of that
terrible torture, rheumatism. Trivial
symptoms were neglected until the dis
ease became established, whereas all
the ong-suffering could have been pre-
vented by the promptness of Salvation
Oil, costing only twenty-five cents q
bottle at all drugstores.
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5..-Hidden Poets.

1.-The pillow hit Manda's rose-bush and
broke it off.
2-Mary's cot tired me very soon.
3-You must set the hinge lower than
that
4-The man saw the whole performance.
5-Do you like to read poetry?
6-Did you get in the car you wished?
1--WE failed to get upper rooms in the
hotel.
S-Aubry anticipates my every wish.
9-His AK entered the door just above the
latch.
love burn slack coal at night. EVA II.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-27

CONSTIPATION is positively cured by
Carter's Little Liver Pills. Not by
purging and weakening the bowels, but
by regulating and strengthening them.
This is done by improving the diges-
ton and stimulating the liver to the
proper secretion of bile, when the bow
els will perform their customary func-
lions in an easy and natural manner
Purgative pills must be avoided. Ask
for Carter's Little Liver Pills. Price
twenty-five cents.
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Select Mlistellamp.
Winter.

A wrinkled grabbed man they picture thee,
Old Winter, with rugged beard as gray
As the long moss upon the apple.tree;
Blue-lip, an ice-drop at thy sharp blue nose,
Close muffied up, and on thy dreary way
Flooding alone through sleet and drifting SHOWS
They should have drawn thee by the high-heapt
hearth,
Old Winter, seated in thy great armed.chair,
Watching the children at their Christmas mlrtb.
Or circled by them as thy lips declare
SO merry jest, or tale of murder dire,
Or troubled spirit that disturbs the night,
Pausing at times to rouse the smoulderng fire,
Or taste the old october brownand bright.
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Selected storm.
GIadness Somewhere.

As the earth rolls over, on Its axis whrled,
There is always midnight somewhere in the world.
But, though darkness pinions ever are unfurled,
There is always morning somewhere in the world
Sorrow has its mission, fate's shafts are hurled
There is always sorrow, sorrow in the world.
Even as the morning CLEANS with light impaired
There is gladdess always, always in the world.
-Ciepeldnd Leader.
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4...Letter Changes,

Change one letter of town in New York,
and have another town in New York. In
sert letter, and have third town in the
same state. EYE EN- Els.
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'A AMEsfh RP5yfA5INET's
Information Wanted.

O. +; Jones Of Sharon, w., has been appointed a
committee by the Vermont Central Baptist Associa-
ton to prepare a compendium of the Barre Baptist
Association, and he desires all members OF the DIFF
ferent churches-especially Barre, Williamstown,
Thetford and Topsham, where there used to be
churches-to look over their old books and papers
and see II there cannot be found copies of the fol
lowing dates, Wiz 1901 to 1911, 1916, 1917, 1878, 1894
1896, 1927 10 1888 1884 1851 and send them to him.
assigned him. 3537
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I'D Iowa, (2) Maine, (S) Maryland, a.
Vermont, (5) Georgia, (6) Colorado, "a Ne
vada (S) Delaware, (9 Illinois, Q0) Missouri,
QD California.
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Fowls in moulting season require
more warm and more generous diet dur
ING this time of drain upon the system.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-27

THE Hop Porous Plaster gives COM
fort to rheumatic pains, tired muscles,
lame back. Twenty-Five cents.
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d" BOSTON, October 10, 1870.
"R, H. Eddy, Esq; Dear Sir-You procured for me,
in lsl0 my first patent Since then you have acted
for and advised me in hundreds of cases and pro-
cured many patents, reissues and extensions. have
occasionally employed the best agencies in New
York, Philadelphia and Washington, but stll give
you almost the whole of my business, in your line,
and advise others to employ you.
Yours truly, GEORGE DRAPER"
Boston, January |. 1856. 3i-S5
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" Inventors cannot employ person more trust
worthy more capable of securing for them early
and favorable consideration at the Patent ONCE.
EDMUND BURKE late Commissioner of Patents
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r. n. EDDY,

No. 10 State Street, opposite KiIby, Boston
Secures Patents in the United States also in Great
Britain, France and other foreign countries. Copies
of the claims of any Patent furnished by remitting
one dollar. Assignments recorded at Washington No
Agency in the United States possesses superior facilities
for obtaining Patents or dscertdining the patentabtt
Of inventions.
r. II. EDDY. Solicitor of Patents.
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TESTIMONIALS,

IESIIMONIALS.
:" regard Mr. Eddy of the most capable ana
successful practitioners with whom have had official
intercourse.
"CHAS MASON. Commissioner of Patents"
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Answers to Puzzles of Last WEEK

1-Bagdad.
2-Inauguration.
s. NJ
ID o Il
NJ o S L
K 7
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BLOOD PURIFIER AND TONIC

To the General System.
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ferng from any form of complaint caused by malaria il
is specially recommended, inducing healthy action Of
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strengthens and quets the system, and pro-
CELERY COM INF Is, the R ;, vs9 ess
plants It's in the market It contains all Of the best
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sS he Sn an xS nona
CELERY COMPOUND ( Nj Of :s
tonic and stmulant to the digestive organs making one
CELERY COMPOUND is meyer e rs hsSsa ss &
cure rheumatism and neuralgia. In severe and obst-
nate cases OF rheumatism add one-fourth ounce of
odde G Potassium to each bottle then use the medicine
CELERY COMPOUND b !: the 4:ns ;fi; IS ,. a.a
enGe Tor al ne diseases incident to females thous-
CELERY COMPOUND ;,s: :ss;e VIZ By IA:
us ingredients are purely vegetable consisting of ROOTS
herbs barks seeds and flowers the of which are
gwen on the label of every bottle. It is the best medi-
toning the nervous system.
CELERY COMPOUND 5 Is sGi at * s. SS, &c,
for $500 and may be obtained of every wholesale and
retail druggist in the United States Of the proprietor
NJ. K. PAINE, Windsor, Vt.
,t=B- To introduce The Celery Compound in
places 7oere dealers do not haze in sioek will on
receipt OF two dollars send two bottles to any address
in New England, securely packed and express charges
paid, to your nearest express Office
A. G, FISHER, General Western Agent, 81
Wabash Avenue, Chicago. Ill.
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VI COUTSt CaTTIG COuIu nOJ r6IuS6.
"'Pon my soul!" said Uncle Tom,
when he heard the whole story. cts
better than a magazine yarn! You are
the heroine, Carrie, and Alex. is the
hero, and am the sort of good angel,
you know, that fixes up things"
You and the BLIZZARD" laughed
rie.-,Selected.
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come 10 ner Jnere. she knew That the
law of kindness prevailed in this new
country, which was better than any
law I" to keep the peace " to bind the
people together.
She occasionally saw Alex, but they
never recognized each other; yet there
was to her sense of protection in the
knowledge that he was so near.
Got acquainted with your neigh
Dor yet, Carrier" asked Uncle Tom,
after a month had passed.
"No, and don't want his acquaint-
ance," answered Carrie, rather Jelly.
Nice fellow, / think" said Uncle
Tom. "He's got business in him, and
will make a successful man. He's
taken up tree claim now. l was talk
ing with him to-day"
What's tree claim?" asked Carrie.
ooh, you plant so many trees and
have 'em growing at certain stated
time-say two years-and the land is
yours. He said you might do that, and
be worth just so much more. 1t would
cost you but trihe to have the trees
planted"
He is taking an interest in my af-
fairs, is he? Well, nobody thanks him
for his ADVICE" snapped Carrie, in a
voice very unusual to her. Uncle Tom
wondered what had come over the girl,
generally so sweet-tempered.
The weeks went by, and November
came. Carrie was on the third month
of her six. She had made great many
friends, and had read and sewed, and
made her uncle's cabin and her own
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-02-27
The Financial Chicken Comes
Home to RoOst.
lPicayune, Feb. All

lTlcayuue, peD 4tnJ
The Fiscal Agency of the State
is going begging. Nobody wants
it. The Board of Liquidation did
not have bid at its Tuesday SEES
sion. The cream has been well
gathered and the skinned milk is
now freely offered beyond the hal
lowed circle of the Ring. The old
bird has come back again to his
owners, the great, gullible public,
to roost His comb is all tatters,
his spurs cut off, his talons pulled
out, his eyes nearly gone, and his
feathers thinned quite to the point
of nakedness. We hardly recog-
nized in the battered and forlorn
old creature the gay fat rooster for
which the Treasury Ring fought,
for which the State Administration
labored, and for which Legislators
and politicians were manipulated.
But he is back with us again. He
roosts low, poor fellow /; he has
neither the strength nor the cour-
age to aspire to the topmost
branches. But he has no occasion
to do so. The foxes would scarcely
eat him in his present condition, If
he were cleaned and served up with
butter. He is too feeble to crow,
and so far from yearning to greet
Aurora's earliest blush in the east
he has not the spirit to hunt for a
worm before 10 o'clock in the
morning.
But nevertheless we have him,
and must nurse him tenderly, re-
store him as far as possible, bring
back some of the old vigor which
his political keepers have SO COM
pletely Slapped. Now that the
politicians have nothing further to
make by plucking and despoiling
him, the people may be able to
make something out of him, and
re-establish his responsibility The
farm yard cannot do without him,
and as the case is 80 desperate we
have no doubt competent nurses
viii be called in that will infrse
new life into his veins, and that
safeguards will be provided to
keep him at home in the future.
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Their honors Judges Moore and
Clegg held two-days term Of the
appellate court in Colfax on last
Tuesday and Wednesday. The
following is the docket they had
before them:
No. Ism. M. A. Lane ct al appel
lees VS.. II. Mcknight administrator
appellant. Continued.
No. 2O-G. w. Lane guardian APP
pellant VS.. A. G.. Hargis appellee.
Judgment of lower court affirmed, APP
pellant to pay costs of appeal.
No. 2l-Fannie J. Sullivan appellee
vs. j. s. Magee appellant. Judgment
of lower court changed, and Judgment
for plaintiff, Mrs. Sullivan, recognizing
her as the true owner of the property
and that defendant have Judgment for
&27 IS and the further sum of $l4 l6,
defendant to pay costs in district court
and plaintiff to pay costs of appeal.
No. 22-Sam'l Mclaughlin VS.. H.
Mcknight ct al. Case taken under
advisement, the court to render an
opinion at any time between this date
and the next term to DO held in this
parish, the judgment to have effect
from date of filing.
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COLFAX GRANT PARISH FEBRUARY q,

Hon. T. s. Fontenot, State Sem
ator from the parish of St Landry,
has forwarded his resignation to
the Governor, giving as reason
for this action that he has a large
family to maintain and cannot
afford to leave his business to
attend the sessions of the General
Assembly. That man should be
two poor to hold an Office will be
almost revelation to many people,
especially to those who never stop
to consider how a candidate can
afford to spend large sums of
money and waste no end of his
time to secure position that only
pays 81 day for a term of sixty
days Donaldsonville Chief.
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Editor Coyas CAroaicle :

Editor C0Vdc Chfcntcte
Please allow us space in your paper
for the following Having attended
the examination of the colOred public
school on Mrs. E. Bynum's plantation,
on the 10Th inst, we found that the
pupils were doing very well in their
studies. Mr.. Israel Smith, tile teacher,
in his ringing address to the patrons
and students, said: 1--WE must study
the one great question, how to influ-
ence public opinion, so that the people,
with one voice, shall demand for them
selves and for their children system
Of common schools adequate to the
great work, with the full assurance
that when the time comes, the ways
and means will appear, and all the
details will come forth and set them
selves IN order. 1t is, indeed, impos-
sible for any one to-day to foresee the
specialties and particulars of that sys-
tenn which is to accomplish the work.
We do not need a new common school
law 80 much as We need new COM
mon school system, with It's r0otlets
buried deep in tie hearts of the people.
Then shall the common school laws
follow as q matter of course, az effect
follows It's cause"
We are yours respectfully,
<HANsOM BRIsCOE,
Trustees. RAFE GREEN HOWARD,
WAsHINGToN BRANDON.
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You can't do It If you have liver
complaint or dyspepsia. The darkened
conntenance tells the story If inward
conmotion and woe. Clear your
stomach, strengthen your digestion,
regulate your liver, tone your nerves,
and then away goes the shadow from
your brow, aud you are happy because
you are well. Mrs. NJ. j. Aston, of
Littleton. N. c., says, ~ recommend
Browns Iron Bitters to the nervous aud
debilitated. 1t greatly benefited me"
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"Cotton and credit are the two
curses under which our agricultur-
al population seems forever des-
tined to sweat and groan," says the
Patriot Democrat. This would be
more correct if limited to those
whose credit for cause is bad, and
whose cotton is unskillfully, there
fore improvidently, cultivated.
Both cotton and credit are good of
themselves. -City Item.
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Excitement in Texas.

Great excitement has been caused
in the vicinity Of Paris, Tex, by the
remarkable recovery of MIR. j. E.
Corley, who was so helpless he could
not turn in bed. or raise his head;
everybody said he was dying of con-
sumption. A trial bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery was sent him.
Finding relief. be bought large
bottle and q box Of Dr. Kings New
Life Pills; by the time he had taken
two boxes of pills and two bottles OF
the discovery, be was well and had
gained in flesh thirty-six pounds.
Trial bottles of this great discovery
free at Nash & Williams.