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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-19
REPUBLICAN RULE.

the Black Record OF the Rlng-Ridden
Party Shown Up.
For twenty-three years, man and
boy, the Republican party acted as
though it was the absolute mentor OF
the Republic. 1t were long to tell OF
the violence of its reign. and the I'M
broken night of its despotism. Its
deeds of darkness would fill volume.
Its rogueries were as the sands upon
the sea shore; its violations OF the con-
stitution as the leaves upon the trees.
Every Office that existed at the time OF
its ascendancy, or that was created
.afterward, was filled with a partisan.
and not only mere partisan in null
titude of cases, but an officious, Often
sive and aggressive partisan-one OF
the gadfly kind. pestiferous. insectlyer-
Gus and always on the wing. In
political sense, Democrat was not
only newer of wood and drawer OF
water, but he belonged to an inferior
ACE of human beings, deficient in
mentality, and utterly incapable OF
sharing in the administration of the
Government because of it, even If he
had not been a traitor per Sc, whose
rights the results of the civil war had
forfeited, and whose future liberation
or citiz enship in the land would have
to depend much upon his future actions.
If these brought forth fruits meet for
repentance-fo example. if he put on
collar of political serfdom, and
had engraved thereon the single
word "slavc "-his domicile might
safely then he vouchsafed, and the
graciousness still be extended to him
Of paying taxes and inhaling a sufti-
cient amount of atmospheric oxygen
upon which to exist
Times changed, but not Republican
insolence, self-assurance and imperial
ism. 1t had been SO used to procon.
suls. So many of the ways OF the
satrap were its ways. 1t had walked
so long in paths that had never been
beset by no stile force or lurking dan
ger. Its table service had been so long
of silver and gold, and its garments SC
long of purple and fine linen. The ia
was SO thick upon its political corpor
osity that it would be a Jeshurun for
ever, kicking when and where ant
whom it pleased. The shoulder stral
had for so long been its sheet anchor
the military order for so long its ulti
nahum Federal spoils for SO long ha'
furnished it perfect cohesion; the irol
of its war begetting had so long fur
nished it perfect discipline. So lon,
had been the sound sleep OF its undis
turbcd confidence, and SO thorough
did it believe in the constant iteratio
: and reiteration of its own hypocris
: and cant, that when one fine day tn
:. Democratic wolf did come along sur
9 enough. all it could do. when outsid
D there arose a tremendous hue and CRY
I was to poke its head through windo'
and blubber impotently: How dar
J. your'-Kdnsas City Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-19
Tho proprietors of Libby Priso

The proprietors of Libby Prison
should employ General Tuttle to de-
liver bloody shirt lectures descriptive
of it. An exhibition composed of those
interesting relics of strife, Libby and
Tuttle, would revive the memories OF
the war with all the vividness Of one
of John Sherman's speeches Chicago
Herald
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-19

lcan party."-Hurdt Hdtstecu.
BLAINE
7 feel I'd like to shirk the nomination.;
To get elected is no easy chore;
For Cleveland hasn't wrought the desolation
That you and 1 foretold in 'S4
SHERMAN
No, the farmer seems requited,
And the miller pays his rent;
And the settlers wrongs are righted
BY the Burchard Accident
And the country isn't blighted-
Not to any great extenti
n isn't quite the circus we could hope for
The rebel debt was certain to be paid
II isn't Whist we cast the horoscope for
"The rebels on the Pension rollsr' we said.
AINE-
And the the folks would be afflicted
Under Growers government,
And progress be restricted
BY the spread of discomfort
PUCK
| And it amt as you predicted
Not to any great extenti
The Nations credit stands as high as ever;
| In fact no other nations STANDS SO hign'
Yet we declared the Democrats We uid never
Maintain 1t for moment-you and
SHERMAN
Yes, as we anticipated.
= And were won't to represent
All the moneyd be inflated,
And the Surplus would be spent
PUCK
And it isn't as you stated
Not to any great extenti
We used to stir up soldiers to dissensions
By asking what they fought the rebels for;
But these two years have given them moro pen
| sions
Than any equal period since the war.
SHERMAN
Yes; the Bureau is directed
BY q veteran who "went;"
So the soldiers are protected,
For he gives 'em every cent
Which amt as you expected
Not to any great extent!
onite incline 70 shirk the nomination;
'Twould be an empty honor, and no more;
BLAINE
. For Cleveland hasn't wrought the desolation
That you and / foretold in n
SHERMAN
All Labor is reQuited
, BLAINE
With its cash equivalent;
| SHERMAN
The darkies amt anrighted;
BOTH
And the surplus isn't spent
4 PUCK
And the country isn't biighted-
I Not to any great extentl
PUCK
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-19
BLAINE AND SHERMAN.

Some of Their Nlurmurs, as Overheard by
w. A. Cronut.
"Mr. Blaine will not lift his finger to get the
NOMINATION. r-Hoa. Mr.. Miiliken, of Mdias.
"Th!s can properly be said for John Sher-
man-if he accepts the nomination, II must be
as the earnest free-will offering OF the Repub-
lican party."-Aurdt Halstecd.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-19

only legendary. The skull is well pre-
served, and is said to be magnificent in
size and proportions-in fact, one of
the finest ever seen. Its crown bears
unmistakable marks of a sword-cut.
which the chroniclers relate took OF
the top of his scalp.
New York is the largest and deep
est waterway penetrating the Atlantic
coast of North America Sixty miles
from its mouth at the junction Of the
Mattapony and Pamunkey, the two
rivers which form it. it is forty feet
deep. and opening down toward its
mouth, approaching the Chesapeake
bay and the capcs, it is largely over q
hundred feet deep The river is really
An arm of the sea.
"A Maine fur dealer says that it is
astonishing the uses to which musk
rats fur are put The skins are taken
at the city establishments, clipped. col
ored and put into such shape that they
very closely resemble otter. and. If not
sold for that are at least represented
TO be much better than they really are.
The fur is never sold for what it really
is, but is fixed up to look like something
iner and charged for accordingly.
Two brothers in Cambridge, Me-,
were inveterste checker players, and
one Of them always wanted to bet on
each game. The elder had scruple.
against gambling, but one morning
An n - -" T..
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-23
The Industries OF the Metropolis.

"Some facts that have learned from
the canvass just closed" said man who
had been assisting in the compilation of
the New York City Directory to World
reporter, ''may be interesting as COM
pared with those found in last years di-
rectOry. These facts were cleaned from
the huge mass of unpublished material at
my disposal, and will be found correct
in every particular. The leading indus
try in point of numbers continues to be
its saloons, of which the names of 1880
were given in last years directory. The
canvass Just closed reveals the fact that
$50 new ones have been started. Those
who have sweet tooth will be glad to
know that seventy confectioners have
started shops, making the number now
1910. There are SO3 retail diygoods
stores to 72O last year, and the DIRE e,smak-
ers have kept up with the procession by
increasing their numbers from i460 to
1890. The butchers and bakers have
not been standing still, the former now
having 1885 shops as compared with
2132 last year, and the bakers 1870 to
1912. We have now 1920 physicians to
cure the ills that flesh is heir to, and 72j
druggists to fill their prescriptions. Last
year the numbers were respectively $3.50
and 72O. There are 792 restaurants, 3;2
hotels and 559 boarding-houses. New
York is shaved at 1910 barber shops,
whereas year ago 1920 sufficed, and it
now takes 2112 tailors to clothe us,
where before 2OG0 did the work. Cur
feet are attended to at 2162 shoe stores,
where twelve months ago 2G40 did 1t re-
markably well. To teach the young idea
there are 6lO schools. The newspapers
and periodicals have increased from $40
to $50. OF lawyers there are 4512, as
compared with last years 4360, and the
grocers have prospered and multiplied
from 4S2O to 5102. Taken all in all, l
think New York has right to be satis-
fed with her growth since the close of
the last directory year."
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-23

Chicago has new contribution box,
or rather several churches i'll Chicago
have, which seems destined to make u
material change in the amount of the
Sunday collections. Its appearance and
methods are thus described: ''If ono
could imagine cigar box apOtheosized
and put to better uses, with its cover cut
off and partly sunk into the box. with
an expectant expression at its front end
and a long wooden handle at its rear,
one could form very good idea of its
appearance. 1t seems to be q very
harmless, ordinary sort of substitute for
the common plate, but it is in its simpli-
city that its effectiveness lies. For in
stance, Mr.. A. in pew No. / at the head
of the centre aisle is approached by the
collector. He puts upon the fiat, sunken
top of the box his contribution-say a
nickel. The coin remains in plain view
as the collector carries the box hOri-
zontally until pew No. is reached.
The box is then passed before Mr.. b.,
who is thus advised of what his neigh
Dor in the seat ahead has given. Before
b. can put in his Offering the box is
turned up at an angle Of As, and AZ
coin slides through the opening into the
interior Of the casket, and is no longer
on exhibition. This done the box re-
turns to the horizontal, with the cover
blank and empty for B.'s coin to rest
upon until the evolutions are performed
once more at C.'s pew" 1t is said that
1t is working like charm in some OF
the churches; but prominent member
of the congregation is thus quoted: 81
can't say l like the confounded thing; it
is too much the drop-in-a- -nickel-and-
find out how much respect man in
the-next pew-will have-for-you plan, but
it works."
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-23
An UnpOlishable Diamond.

A remarkable diamond was exhibited
at q recent meeting of the New York
Academy of Sciences by Mr.. George f.
Kuntz. 1t was compound or multiple
of crystal, containing large number of
WINNINGS. 1t is of the class termed
"extreme durate by the French. 1t
had been cut into the general shape of a
brilliant, and its main face or table was
then placed on the polishing wheel. 1t
was kept there for one hundred days.
the wheel revolving at the rate of $500
revolutions per minute. The diamond
was held upon the rotating surface at a
distance of about fifteen inches from the
center. Based on these figures, a calcu-
lation showed that the surface passed
over by the diamond amounted to IS, 900
miles, or nearly three times the circum-
ference of the earth. Yet it was all futile,
as the stone would not acquire a polish.
The ordinary weight placed on dia-
mond, while on the wheel, is from two
and quarter to two and half pounds.
This was increased by tour and eight
pounds without effect and finally forty
pounds were used The wheel was badly
damaged. the diamond plowing into it
aud throwing scintillations in all direc-
tions. The diamond, even under these
conditions, could not be given CONNER
cial polish. The wheel had to be re-
placed. d.-Seientitie AmericGn.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-23
Making Papcr Boxes.

Wonderful is the paper-box making
machine that an inventor has Just put
into running order at paper box fac
to- in Auburn, Maine. The operator
feeds in at one end of the box-maker a
squared piece of card board, and in less
than three seconds out it comes at the
other end, made up into neat box, the
corners neatly framed together and firm
ly sealed. 1t promises to revolutlonize
the paper-box making industry.
In the machine are 800 pieces, ana
when in operation there are fifty distinct
motions, each of which is dependent
upon itself, there being no springs about
it whatever. 1t has capacity of turn
ing out over twenty boxes per minute,
from the time the board enters the
feeder to the time it Is delivered to the
first floor above. The machine can easi-
ly be adjusted to nearly any size of
a pasteboard box. The smallest box
that can at present be made is 2ixG
inches, and the largest SKIS inches The
depth of the box must be under six
inches.
The operator starts the machine and
takes his station at the back, seated
upon high stool. First he takes about
five hundred pieces of pasteboard, of
perhaps 3x6 inches. One-half of these
he puts in at one side of the box-shaped
mold, and the other half at the other
side. Then he takes the fiat squared
sheet of pasteboard, that has been prop
erly fitted, and lays it on the machine
table, in position where the feed roller
will drag it into the machine. over tho
mold. The wheels all start simultane-
ously, and while one part of the machine
is doing its work, another branch,
further on, Is getting ready to take a
turn at the box.
After the pastcboard has been drawn
in by the feeders, they at once are ele-
waited out of the way, and the part
called the "plunger" comes down and
drives the pasteboard, which lies fiat
over the mold down toward the bottom
OF the machine. At this stage of the
work the sides of the box are formed,
and also about half inch on the end of
the sides and bottom is turned up and
pasted as the plungcr forces 1t down
past the paste rolls. Then comes the
end pieces, which are drawn into posi-
tion by chain passing under them with
weight attached, so that when two
end pieces slip down into the box-mold,
the chain urges the rest forward to be in
readiness for the next box.
Then, from behind, as it were like
a mighty wave, the ends are pressed by
the action of the machine at pressure
OF about ton After this is done, the
plrnger is raised, clearing itself, as it
does other parts of the machinery, from
the box, which drops below. Here a
wide belt with cleats riveted to it car
ries the box to the rooms above. All
this is done in less that three seconds. or
1900 boxes per hour and 1900 day.
The inventor has in view a machine
that will make the cover of the box also.
This is the first time the machine has
been operated in any factory whatever,
and proves to be grand success
LeuistOun (lNe.) Journal.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-23
The Minnesota Heroine.

Miss Minnie Freeman of st. Paul,
Neb., left Omaha Saturday for Califor-
mia, where she will reside in the futura
the father of the young teacher, is now
in st. Paul, Neb., having come to the
State for the purpose OF carrying off his
daughter, whose name has been on the
tongues of 100000 of people since
the great storm of Jan. II. Mr. Free
man is in good circumstances, and it is
not probable that his daughter will
again enter the school room.
A gentleman who is we'll acquainted
with Miss Freeman made some interest
ing statements to a Herald reporter
yesterday in regard to the lady. Since
the runor was started to the effect that
the account of Miss Freeman's adventure
was in o great measure q hoax, that
young lady has been in receipt of nu-
merous letters upon the subject. The
reflections upon her actions reached her
ears as we'll as those of her parents in
California, and the consequence was
that Mr.. Freeman decided it best for
his daughter to leave the State. Miss
Freeman herself accepted this plan, and
the land where she achieved fame, or had
it thrust upon her, as the case may be, will
know the fair young teacher no more.
This gentleman states that many things
had been published which had injured
the feelings of Miss Freeman.
That she was heroine in every sense
of the word the good people of Ord, who
knew her best, did not doubt for mo-
ment, else they would not have paid her
so much tribute. The gentleman said:.
"Miss Freeman leaves Nebraska with
the best wishes of all who know her
personally. She is good, brave girl,
and we all regard her as a heroine"
The fame which Minnie Freeman has
acquired has provided her with we'll
filled purse and many costly jewels. Ii
is estimated that the young lady has re-
ceived, all told, in cash, 50, 700. Much
of this has been sent her by persons in
the East, while over 81 200 was raised
at home for her. In addition to this she
has two costly watches, three diamond
pins, and many other little trinkets, the
tribute of admiring persons.
While the day is not yet fixed, therd
is every probability that ere the bliz-
yards come again the heroine of Myra
Valley will be married to telegraph
operator, whom the HroM hastens to
to congratulate in ADVANCE Omaha
Herald.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-23
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
The Evening Lamp.

A newspaper joker says: "And while
the lamp holds out to burn there is no
danger of the average servant girl taking
the trouble to fill it," Lamps are trou-
blesome thing. No matter how perfect
they are in the beginning. or how many
hundred thousand candle power the
light is warranted to be. the day will
soon come when the lamp-wick obsti-
nately refuses to be turned up in an Or
derly manner. 1t will seem firmly
wedged at one side, while the other
runs up in a point, causing WEAKNESS
and vexation of spirit. To overcome
this dcpravity take a new wick, draw
out a single thread near the selvage, and
it will be found quite tractable when in
troduced into the burner. The cogs
will take it up properly, and it will ap-
pear in good form and give an even
flame when lighted.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-23
A SONG FOR THE SEASON

SONG FOR THE SEASON.
Our orchards laugh with their bloom run
over,
flashing wing like a sail cuts the air;
There's faint red ripple of sweet-toppei
clover.
And a liquid note
From song birds throat.
And dew-drop shine in the morning fair.
There's plume and flutter of wings that
wave.
A fire soft murmur steals through the
grass;
A myriad insects hum and quaver,
And to AMI fro
AS the wood -nymphs go,
The young brakes curl where their foot
steps pass.
The morns are rich with the hues of roses,
The wine of the winds flows full and free:
When the sun drops down and tie daylight
We hear the beat
OF the fairies feet,
As they hang TIE wands of the wfllow-tree
Now Phyllis starts in the morning early,
With her shining bucket and milking stool !;
While her strong hands urge the white stream
pearly
She eyes the gate
For a conner late,
Who saunters down in the shadows cool:
Who sauntering, whistles an idle measure,
Then clears with bound the brown rails
top
Her eyes shine bright with greeting pleas
But the dun cows gaze
Is of mild amaze,
When the pearly stream and the whistling
STOP
An, springs but once in the year. S procession !;
She comes with giee and laughing grace
Ihat wins our hearts in a full possession:
We too are gay
When she smiles this way,
And care slips off when we see her face.
-Estelle Thomson, in Harpr's Weekly
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-23
OLD JOHN TOBIN.
The Man Who Couldn't be Convert
ed into a Mormon.

A newspaper correspondent says
had the pleasure Of chat with the
remarkable old hero of the Mountain
Meadows massacre and of Santa Clara.
massacre mean Capt. John Tobin,
who was for years member OF Brigham.
YOung's household. He now has o suit
pending in the court at Salt Lake City,
which involves the title to some of tha
best property in that city.
"Wlil you not give me an account OF
the Santa Clara massacre 2" | asked,
and he quickly replied as follows:
81 went to Salt Lake City in 1858 for
the first time, and while there l met tho
charming daughter of Brigham, now the
well known eldest daughter, remembered
by reason of her tragic death years ago
and from the light that has since come
as to the causes that led to her self-de-
struction. i became engaged to her,
and the conditions of the marriage were
announced by Brigham Young to be
that | must join the Mormon Church.
Not caring much what church belonged
to and being very anxious to marry, L
consented, and all arrangements were
made for our union. was furnished O.
robe, and the saints gathered around
and began solemn song service in the
Tabernacle. ] was to be annointed in
oil. Well, this was not 30 much to me
rs the thing which followed, and which
was the origin Of the animosity which
led to the Santa Clara massacre. When
the oath of allegiance was read, tn
which i was to subscribe, found it tn
We nothing less than solemn declara-
ton that | would aid and abet tho
enemies of the United States Govern
ment, and that L would never again gd
into the army. positively declined tn
sign such an oath. There was a scene
and the wedding was indefinitely post
poned. | was at once notified that L
must get out of the Mormon district
i had a party of brave soldiers-soma
twenty men-and in few days wa
started, and when we had gone MS far as
the Santa Clara country we were over
taken by party of armed Mormons,,
horseback. They pounced down upon
us with the ferocity of savages, and
every man was penetrated with bullets,
including myself, bnt l was the only
man not killed. L was stunned and
left unconscious on tine field, the Nor
mons thinking that l was dead. When
awoke, after some hours, l made my
way to some passing emigrant wagons,
and made safe my escape to Oregon
where l took part in the Indian wars"
"What became of Alice Young2" L
asked.
"Well," said the veteran, "they told
her that was killed in the massacre.
and she then became Respondent, and
after few weeks she took arsenic and
died. That was the end of the life of
the girl whom first loved, and shall
never forget her gentle memory"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-23
Raise Your Own Frogs.

A writer in the st. Louis Globe tells
how fortune may be made as follows:
Any man who has a pond on his farm
can try the experiment of raising his own
frogs. First, let him buy, say, six pairs
of fine new jersey breeders and dump
them into the water. With these for a
starter you may select a quantity of do.
mestic bactracean, and then you Will
have the nucleus Of fortune. Don't
interfere with your water investment for
a year any more than to Keep your grow
ing stock well supplied with food. They
require an abundance, but as they are
not very dainty in their taste the ex-
pense account will be light. For a young
farm two barrels a day of hotel table
scraps will keep the frogs In splendid
shape, so that at the end OF twelve
months you can begin marketing all you
can fish out at the same price as spring
chickens. Give me the time, and / will
wager that at the end of two years / will
be living on an income Of 5000. and
my frogs will pay all expenses.