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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-21
]. H. WILLIAMS,
DEALER NJ
General Merchandise,
MONTGOMERY, LA.

Invites your special attention to an i'm
mense Stock Of Goods Of every descrip-
ton. which Will deepen the interest of
the most fastidious lockers and cautions
buyers. Having bought his stock on the
most favorable terms and at the lowest
prices, he offers
Extra Inducements
to cash customers, aud will oven make
reasonable prices and agreeable terms to
well-known responsible parties desiring
to purchase on time.
Agent for Daniel Pratt Improved Re-
vOlving- Head Cotton Gin. Eldridge Sew
ing Machines, and Stern's Fertilizers and
Raw Bone Super phosphates.
Patronage solicited in the Receiving
and Forwarding Business.
At Williansville. on the west side Of
the river, my well-known and popular
salesman, Mr.. Aurilius Smith, desires in
spection of cur hugo stock of goods of
every character, and especially Pixies Old
Bourbon and Sour Nash Whiskios, Fine
Brandies, Best Wines, and great variety
Of Canned Goods.
While this house lives We mean business.
Lite is too short for attempts and pre-
lenses that end in nothing. You are again
urgently invited to call and inspect at
PIKE's PEAK and WILLIAMsvILLx When
you want bargains.
jy23 ]. b. WILLIAMS.
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d. p. Morris made q motion to
lay the whiskey ordinance on the
table until July meeting. Carried.
Yeas; Morris, Gray and Wilson,
nays; NJ. F. Machen. W. N. Creed
voted blank.
j. T. Wilson made a motion to
reconsider the vote taken to table
the whiskey ordinance. Carried.
The whiskey ordinance was
taken up, yeas w. N. Creed, NJ.
r. Machen. Nays d. p. norris,
j. 7. Wilson. h. p. Gray voted
blank.
The jury adjourned until Fri
day 8 a. m.
April 9th, the jury met pursuant
to adjournment, same members
present as yesterday.
The minutes of yesterday were
read and adopted.
M. Gray from ward four stated
that he was ready to vote on the
whiskey ordinance and voted yea,
which carried the whiskey ordi-
nance.
The jury then proceeded to APP
point the clerks of the whiskey |
election.
WARD ONE.
Colfax-C. A. Wickliffe.
Paramount Dennis Hickman.
WARD TWO.
Bagdad ~. p. Hadnot |
Bruce's mill g. w. Bruce.
Tracy's-H. B. Thompson. |
WARD THREE.
Qox~ho~r q d.
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WORKING CLASSES. W. A9s re- aso q.

pared to furnish all classes with employment
at home, the whole Of the time or for their spare
moments. Business new. light and profitable
Persons OF either sex easily earn from SOC to IS
per evening. and u proportional sum BY devoting
all their time to the business. Boys and girls
earn nearly as much as men. That all who see
this may send their address. and test the bust
mess, we make thus offer: To such as are not we'll
satisfied we will send one dollar to pay for the
trouble Of wri6ng. Full particulars and outfit
tree: Addrsss GEORGE 6TINS0N 4 CO.,
oi5-iy Portland. Maine.
Weston, June 30, 1861 purchased
a bottle Of Danby's Cotton Patch Bit
tiers from w. T. Walsworth and used
them for general debility and liver
complaint and think they are worth
their weight in gold. l had rheumatic
pains in one of my knees and one bot.
tie OF Cotton Patch made a final cure.
l think they are all that is claimed fol
them--Wm. Duty. For sale by J. H.
McNeely, Colfax.
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president is authorized to contract
for tho nuhl;c nr;nf;no for fha mr.
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printer has been required hereto
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Mrs. Cleveland has given up
writing autograph letters. The
demands have grown too heavy.
Whom she first went to the White
House she acknowledged every
book, flower or compliments by a
pretty autograph letter. Now she
has to dictate her correspondence,
and has all she can do to sign her
name to letters OF acknowledgment
and the other answers to her large
correspondence,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-21
GOODWYN'S
EUREKA
Yeast Powders,
MANUFACTURED IN
NEW ORLEANS, LA.

1t il regarded by many experienced
housekeepers as not only good, bnt the
very best thing of the kind they have ever
tried. Only give this
HOME PRODUCTION
fair trial, aud you will hardly fail to
patronize it.
1t is pure, excellent and healthfnl
preparation, and is SO pronounced by Drs.
Vim. G. Austin, c. ]. Bickham aud j. J.
Lyons, Of New Orleans, who have exam
ined tie recipe for making it.
As it is the special province Of house
keepers practically to test articles in tue
culinary line. and 20 judge Of their merits,
their attention is respectfully invited to
the Eureka Yeast Powder.
All of the leading family grocers of New
Orleans deal in it.
Manufactured by
MRS. p. NJ. GOODWIN,
2e4 Josephine Street, near Magazine,
New Orleans la
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W. l. RIoHARDsoN, Treasurer.
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M0uEV to be msde. Cut this out and return
NUM- to us, and We will send you, free,
something of great value and Importance to
you, that will start you in business which will
bring you in more money right away than any
thing else in this world. Any one can do the
work and live at home. Either sex; all agee.-
Something new, that just coins money for all
workers. We will start you; capital not needed
This is one Of the genuine important chances Of
prisinR viii not delay. Grand outfit free
Address TRUE d Co, Augusta, Maine. dl7
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Amount IN treasury ..-.-....--..273l IS
We recommend the following ordinance:
Be it ordained by the police Jury that
rant on the parish treasurer for The claims
still due on the amounts heretofore allowed
including the per diem and mileage Of the
police jury. SIS 90 ford. p. Hadnot - part
payment on his salary for this yosr 1t THE
term, and all funds are hereby merged
into one general fund for the pur-
pose of warranting on same.
On motion the jury adjourned
until the first Monday in July
1883.
A. l. CHOW, President.
JOHN P. HADN0T, Clerk.
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John Sherman Of Ohio Is favor
ably spoken Of as the Republican
nominee for President
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Total $2547 0S
W. L. RICHARDSON, Treasurer.
The report of the bridge COM
mittee was taken up and adopted.
On motion of j. T. Wilson the
president of the police jury is
hereby authorized to enter into a
contract with j. III. Cole to make
the necessary repairs to the court
house and cistsrns for q sum not
to exceed fifty-fve dollars and
warrants for same on completion
of the work.
A. L. Grow as member from
ward one, presented two petitions
signed by 38 citizens of ward one
asking the police jury not to order
an election for whiskey which we're
read.
On motion of M. F. Machen the
jury adjourned until 3 p. m.
The jury met pursuant to adj
journment, same members present
as in the morning.
On motion of w. N. Greed A. L.
Grow was allowed ten dollars for
three days extra services rendered
the parish.
On motion of d. P. Morris KEEL
soc 4 Wilson, w. Prestridge and
w. B. Richardson was allowed two
hundred dollars each to be paid on
the bridges built by them to be
credited on their contracts and
amounts due out of the revenues
of 1883.
On motion of w. N. Creed the
report of the whiskey committee
was received and committee dis
charged:
Be it ordained by the police jury Of
the parish of Grant Louisiana., that an
election be held in the parish Of Grant
to take the sense OF the legal voters Of
said parish upon the propriety of IL
censing the sale of alcoholic liquors
therein.
Be it further ordained that said elec-
ton shall be held on the 26 day of
July, 1888, ut the various polling places
established by law free of cost to the
parish.
Be it further that persons in favor of
license shall have written or printed
on their tickets 'sfor license" and per-
sons opposed shall have written or
printed upon their tickets 'sagainst IL
cense.n No person shall be allowed to
vote more than once at said election,
the commissioners Of election shall al
low all persons to vote who are legally
qualified or entitled to be- registered
voters of said wards or voting places.
Be it further ordained that should
there be q majority against license
there shall be no license iesued tn any
person to sell any kind Of intoxicating
liquor whether spurious. vinous or
malt, but should there he a majority in
favor ct license, license may issue tor
the sale Of same.
M. F. Machen,
II. r. Gray,
d. p. Norris,
C. A. Wickliffe.
d. p. Morris made q motion to
lay the whiskey ordinance on the
table until July meeting. Carried.
Yeas; Morris, Gray and Wilson,
nays; NJ. F. Machen. w. N. Creed
voted blank.
]. T. Wilson made a motion to-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-03
Ideal Husbands and Wives.

It may be truthfully said that less
than one-fourth of the women who
marry know what they are doing
They have no idea of what their du
ties are, much less their rights. About
all they know is that they are getting
married. Is it any wonder that SC
many are disappointed and wish
themselves out OF it2
1t is perfectly right for woman to
have an ideal husband. yet more i'm
portant that she should have a clear
and distinct notion of what consti
tutes an ideal wife. There's where the
trouble lies. They all want idea
husbands, but never seem to
think that men may want idea
wives. Men imagine that a wife will
make them happy, and women think
that all they need to put an end 70
their troubles is to secure n husband
How sadly both are disappointed
The wife who expects her husband to
make her happy is foredoomed to dis
appointment; so is the man who ex
poets the same from his wife. W.
make our own happiness, and IN sc
doing make Others happy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-03
curIous MENTAL freaks.

Lizzie link, a 10-year.old girl OF
Mount Joy, Lancaster county, Pa.
was discovered to be in q comatose
condition the other day while at
school. When she entered the school
room she told playmate that an
old woman had been followinghe and
was coming in through the keyhole.
The child, with her eyes tightly closed,
cried loudly, "Gey week." the Penn
sylvania Dutch for ego away" When
requested to open her eyes she said
the old woman was holding them shut
with her fingers. Figures were placed
on the blackboard, and notwithstand-
ing the fact that the girls eyes were
closed, she readily named all Of them
correctly. With the same precision
she repeated words which were written
upon the blackboard by the teacher.
All questions were answered without
hesitancy. Letters and figures were
written on the floor with chalk at dif.
ferent points. and to the utter amaze.
ment of those present, the girl told in
every instance, both their location
and character. The water can, basin,
bucket and the wearing apparel OF
other children in the school were IN
turn held above her head and behind
and in every instance the nature oil
the article was announced without
hesitancy. When Mr.. Ober arrived
she said she was glad to see him,
though her eyes were closed at the
time and no one had mentioned his
name. She was taken home and re-
manned in the same condition for six
hours.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-03

Changes which, during the last cen
fury, have been brought about in the
garments of men have in the main boen
due to governmental action, says a
writer in the atlantic. A century ago
stockings and breaches were affirmed
az the covering for the legs of men.
It was in time found by the medical
authorities that the close fitting stock
ing was apt to produce in marching
soldiers a diseased condition of the
legs. This led to the invention of the
trousers, which loft he lower leg free
This new custom, ILus planted in the
army-that part of the community
which of old was the glass of fashion
naturally spread to civil life. In this
way, toe, the habit of wearing long
hair disappeared. The camp is no
place for such fashion. To keep men
clean in hard campaigning cropped
polls were necessity. In many other
matters of dress the military habit has
affected the garments of men in civil
life. The changes have generally been
for the better, but there are some cases
in which the influence of custom is
harmful The stiff collar, clearly a
remnant of the gorget, is a case in
point; the two buttons on the back of
the coat. which once served to hold up
the sword belt, meaningless survival
maintained by conventionality alone.
The divided tail of the ordinary coat,
which appears to be derived from the
needs of the horseman, affords another
instance of the same nature. Men
were once dependent on the saddle for
their greater activities, and their coats
retain the mark of that time.-Natton-
al Re0ietC.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-03
Preaching Under Difficulties

A curious case OF the pursuit OF
preaching under difficulties came I'M
der my notice. In a country church
in the remote districts of the West OF
England swarm OF bees had taken
up their quarters in the oaken wood
VOL k at the back of the pulpit, to the
dismay and discomfort of the weekly
occupant OF that structure. During
the discharge OF his peculiar function
he was not only annoyed with the
busy, sullen roar OF the hive. but his
fear OF arousing their animosity by
the loud challenge OF his tones, or by
the vibration of the pulpit. was stimu-
lated by the light skirmishers which
used to come out and perform all
sort OF minatory man9uvres within
measurable distance OF his nose.
The annoyance at length became in
tolerable, and orders were given to
smoke out the bees. This was affect
ually done; but, unfortunately, the
clerk IN smoking out the bees set fire
to the church. and it was burned to
the ground. -Chambers's Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-03
The Meanest Cheat Yet.

From the Mexican County Miner.
A reputable citizen OF the county
writes us that not many days ago q
man took load OF grain to mill in
this county, put his horses in the
mill shed, and gave them half a
bushel OF oats in the feed boxes. He
then went into the mill, but imme.
diately returned to get bag, but he
heard his horses paving as though
they wanted something to eat. He
went to their heads, and what was
his astonishment to find their oats
all gone.
He then began to investigate, and
found the boxes had q false bottom.
AS soon as the horses put their noses
into the oats it pressed the bottom
of the box down so that the oats would
run through into another box. the bot
tom ofwhich was filled with anger holes,
From last winter the poor horses
that were hauling logs were supposed
to be fed in this shed, and the THE
who robbed the noble animals oil
their food ought to be punished.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-03
He Wa. Bound TO be Polite.

Early in the war Col Oliver, then a
major, was acting as an inspecting Of
ficer to a newly-raised regiment that
carried the green flag. He found the
Irish recruits quick enough at every
thing but military courtesy. Having
several times made the tour of the
posts without receiving the proper
military recognition, he started out one
day to make the rounds all over again
compelling all raw recruits to 'face
out" smartly and give the prescribed
salute with some style to it. One ell
derby Irishman, very anxious to learn,
faced out well, but neglected to salute.
"Now, my man." said the major, 1--WE
must do that all over again. The next
time pass salute me properly, and try
to throw into the salute all the civility
and courtesy you can"
The major retired a little distance
and resumed his march for this partic-
ular post. When he reached it Private
O'Grady faced out in fine style and came
to the present with a snap. But he
had not forgotten the majors COM
niand to throw into the salute all the
courtesy he could, for in an insinuat-
ing voice he remarked:
"Good morning, Major Oliver. It's
well ye're looking this morning Think
yer honor's health pH"st be good" -
Boston Transcript,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-03
When Wolves Were PIen tifuI

Ancient chroniclers state that King
Edgar attempted to extripate the
wolves in England by committing the
punishments OF certain offences into
the acceptance OF q certain number q
wolves tongues from each criminal,
and in Wales by converting the tax Of
gold and silver into an annual tribute
OF 300 wolves heads. In subsequent
times their destruction was promoted
by certain rewards, and some lands
were held on condition Of destroying
the wolves which infested the parts OF
the kingdom in which they were situ.
ated. In 1881 these animals troub-
ed several Of the English counties. but
after that period our records make no
mention of them. The last volt
known in Scotland was killed in 1850
and in Ireland one was killed in 1T01
Very fearful accounts are on record of
the ravages committed by wolves
when in hard weather they associated
in immense fiocks. So lately as 1760
such terror is said to have been excit-
ed in France by ravages ofwolves that
public prayers were offered for their
destruction. Since India has become so
much the country of Europeans the
race oil tigers has been much thinned,
and ere long it is probable that they
will be driven to the most remote and
| impenetrable districts. The wolf in
these islands was hunted by an ami.
NAL known under various appella-
tions, as the Irish wolf dog, the Irish
greyhound, the Highland deerhound,
and the Scotch greyhound. There
appears to be no doubt that all the
dogs thus denominated were essen.
italy of the same breed. Its original
home is supposed to have been Ire
land, whence, during the proud days OF
ancient Ront, it was frequently con-
veyed i'll iron cages to assist in the
| sports of the city on the Tiber. Button
observes: "The Irish greyhounds are
of very ancient race and still exist
Though their number is smalD IN
| their original climate; they were called
by the ancients dogs OF Epirus and
| Albanian Gogs." HolInshed, in his
| description of Ireland and the Irish, T"
writted in 1856, says: "They are not
without wolves and greyhounds to
hunt them, bigger OF bone and limb
than colt" In Anglo-Saxon times
| a nobleman never went out unaccom-
panied by these dogs and his hawk,
and so highly were they esteemed
| that by the forest laws OF Canute it
was ordered that no person under the
rank OF gentleman should keep one.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-03
A Transfer OF Troops.

The Secretary of War has directed
the following transfer of troops, the
movements to commence not later
than June |, next:
The Third Infantry and the Twenty
fifth Infantry will exchange stations
within the department of Dakota.
The Fifth Infantry will be concentrat-
ed at Bismarck, Oak and then moved to
such stations in the Department OF
Texas as the comman ding General OF
that department may designate.
The Sixteenth Infantry will move to
the Department of the Platte, with
headquarters at Fort Douglas, Utah
the companies of the Sixth Infantry,
now at Fort Douglas, Utah, to Fort
Lewis, Colo; the Twenty Second In
fantry to the Department of Dakota,
with headquarters at Fort Keogh,
Mont.
The commanding General, Depart
ment of Arizona, will order some com.
pany from his command to Fort Mar.
cy, N. NJ.
The Thirteenth Infantry, in the De-
partment of Arizona, will exchange
stations with the Twenty fourth In
fantry, in the Department of the Mis-
souri,.
Battery G, First Artillery, in the De.
partment of the East, will exchange
stations with Battery f, First Artillery,
In the Department of California.
The portion of the Eighth Cavalry
now in the Department of Dakota Will
be concentrated at Fort Meade, OAK,
and then moved to Fort Riley, Kas.
The Eighth Cavalry will be concen.
trated at such point in the Depart
ment of Texas as its commanding Gen.
erai may designate and moved to Fort
Meade, Oak.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-03

In the mission life OF Mrs. Ingalls,, in Bur
nah, Is well told in the Baptist Messen
ger" relating how she was sent for to Wis
Il one of the Buddhist high priests, who had
been nearly killed: and how. while in the
most holy place in their temple, where
none but priests mad ever before been ad.
united, she was permitted unrebuked to
uss for him the sacred vessels which none
but the high priest dare toaeh. and to even
ovsrturn and sit on one oil their gods to
rest; all through the influence of Perry Da-
Wis Pain Killer. called by them god
medicine, so successfully had she used II
in curing their many diseases, some OF then
considered heretofore fatal in that eli
mate, as1ong which were cholera, liver
complaint, dyspepsia, the bite Of venom.
GUS reptiles, etc This speaks volumes fol
the Pain Killer-London Times.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-03
Prehistoric Skating.

As is we'll known, the art OF skating
is a prehistoric one. In many parts
OF Europe bones OF domesticated
animals have been found which had
been used as skates or as runners oil
small sledges. 1t is of considerable
interest to learn that similar nipple.
ments are found still in use in several
parts of northern Germany. In The
Journal OF the Berlin chronological
society, sledges are described which
consist OF board resting on the
bones OF a horse. But. besides this.
skates are used. the runners of wnicl,
consist of the loger jaw OF cattle. the
curvature of the lower side serving
admirably the object OF the skate. =
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