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1r-sT NOTE THE PRICES .

JUST NOTE THE PRICES:
No. q05 IS a Child's Checked Cloak-now tl.9S, was
No. gi9is a Child's Beautiful Checked Cloak. with
Satin-Iined Hood-nOw ti47, sold for - 3D.
No. is Chlld's Plain Cloak-noW sLS3, was
No. SSis a Chnds Fancy Cloak-now Sl.s9. was
No. 800 Is a Child's Checked Cloak-now il.69, was
No. 20 is n Lady's Black Ncwmarkot-now $780,
No. S0i Is n Lody's Black Newmarket-now g.
No. gsj ia n La,iy's Checked Newmarket. with a
Hood-nOw g. 80. sold last week Tor s..
No. az is a beautiful Checked Newmarket which
we sold for Sour price now Il 50 -.
No. 8.6 IS an Elegant Checked Newmarket, which
we sell az 42j. which ~ sold for sb.D;
No. 50l is q a1y's jacket, with Silk-Llnel hOou-
our price now is fl.62, II was g.
No. 43l Is a Lady's Plain Cloth Jacket, with Plush
Trimming-nOW SL1j. was $40.
40. 426 Is Lady's Checked jacket, with Satin
Lined Hcod-now -, was 81.
No 4g3 is n Fine Quality Pretty Strlpe-preseht
price $40 former price $3.50
No. coo Is "A Light-Checked jacket, nicely braid
ed-present price ;469, former price $3.50
We begin the New Year with determination
10 reduce stock, aud the surest way to DO THIS is
70 reduce prices:
Back Russian Hair MufIs at &c.;
Black Russian Hair Boas at 81
Lovely Opossum Nufis az 81;
Beaver Muffs only $50;
Coon Mufs only 81;
Tiger Lynx NUTS only f22j;
AsLrachan Muiis, gray and black, only 81
CALICO COMFORTS.
Good Calico Quilts al 4Sc.;
Better Calico Quilts at 1jc.;
Elegant Calico Quilts M 81;
Superior Calico Quilts at sl.D
BLANKETS.
We offer 1s pairs ia ATWOOD Blankets at
s42l our price for these same Blankets was 81.
but We want % close them out, and you cannot
buy them elsewhere to-day under y. ASK W see
them aud our other grades of Blankets.
CANTON FLANNEL.
Our third supply Of tina; Heavy Unbleached
Canton Flannel, at &c. yard, just received.
HOSIERY.
II fs only necessary TO request you 70 take a
peep into our window 20 convince you that we
are Offering special bargains In our Hosiery.
We show some choice styles at prices surprising
IL low. Don't overlook this, but come and take a
peep especially at our big JOB at l1c. par OF
three pairs Tor SOC.
| Boys Wool Scarfs at l0c apiece;
Pure Linen Damask Towels at SC. apiece;
Tapestry Rugs at 45c apiece
A-inch Turkey Red Handkerchiefs at &c. apiece
We beg to acknowledge our gratefuness TO yor
! for the kind treatment we have received at yOui
hands during the past year. We Ia return have
! made every effort 10 please you and have aimed
only to serve you with the best goods at the loves
! prices possible. That our endeaVOrs have beer
| appreciated our Increased business over th'
| wear previous IL SUFFICIENT evidence. May the
| New Year be one OF sunshine aud Joy 70 you
! dear render and may the Great Dispenser dea
gently with you, is the wish Of your friends.
HELD & CO.,
| ia 1-Su, Tn&Th 600 Broad street.
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Elegant Dressing Gowns aud SMOKING
SuspenIers. Handserchiefs, Neck"ear' To-.
Numbers. Cardigan Jackets, WHISTLES. g.,
~ vears, oifts LEVY &DAtl,
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HOLIDAY WEEK.

Our Holiday Department will be kept open
until January 2, 1888 Those who wish to secure
nice articles at low prices will do we'll to give us
a call. We have articles suitable for presents
for boys, girls, men, aud women.
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01
TOPICS or THE TIME.

THE enormous number of I, 0l0immigrants
arrived in the port of New York one day
recently.
FORTY years ago the Aston fortune in New
York was s40,000,000. 1t is now $500, 900 600
BoxISe and smuggling are booked TO be-
come dead letter in Pittsburgh At least
the authorities there express their inten-
tons Of dealing out such fate.
Two ESTERPRIsING citizens Of Glenwood
Springs, Col, have undertaken to journey
by boat to the Gulf of California via the
Grand and Colorado rivers. The expedi-
ton Is intended as pleasure trip
Our Minister to Brussels, Mr.. Lambert
Tree, has ordered a bronze statue Of the ex-
plorer de la Sale as present to the city of
Chicago. 1t is the work of Jacques de Lala-
ing, and will be cast in Brussels, and will
be placed in Lincoln Park
New York printers are raising q fund
to erect a statue of Horace Greedy in City
Hall Park. hard by that of Benjamin Frank
lin, which stands in Printing House square.
The managers Of the project say the money
needed can be had easily.
They are having hard work finding hard
pan for the foundations of the new bridge
across the Thames at New London, Conn.
They have put spiles down ll3 feet, and
have not got to solid earth yet. 1t is thought
that bottom will be reached at about $50 feet
A NEW ENGLAND man has beaten the green
goods sawdust men at their own game. He
got one of their circulars, and in reply asked
for sample Of their goods. They sent him
genuine 81 bill, and the gentleman Of New
England stopped the correspondence then
and there.
The giant of all guns is in process Of con-
struction. Krupps works are making a
139-ton gun for the Italian ironclad Sar-
dogma. 1t will be 52ls feet long. with bore
1871 inches. 1t will fire steel shell of $3.50
pounds with an initial velocity of 2,41l feet
per second, or one Of 2,3l4 pounds at 2.099
feet per second
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01
A NEW OLIVER TWIST.
The Strange Story Told by = Fourteen-
Yesr-Oid Chicago Boy.

The StEsnge Story Told by . Fourteen
Yesr-Oid Chicago Boy.
According to St. Joseph (Mo.) special
. veritable Oliver Twist was discovered
in that city the other day in Alexander
Mckay, . small-sizsd fourteen-year-old
boy. hailing from Chicago The Pagan in
the case, rs described by Mckay, is .
large, black bearded man, the chief Of q
band Of robbers whose headquarters are
In some den In the southern part Of ths
city. The boys story 10 that in Lincoln
Park, Chicago. he was invited to drink
from bottle by the man before men,
toned He did 30 and became uncon-
SciouA When he regained his senses he
found himself in q box-car with the man
ON . moving train. They stopped at
Davenport Ia, and in the night boarded
. freight-train, arriving at St Joseph two
days later.
The boy was taken to saloon near the
railroad yards. the headquarters Of the
gang, and kept close prisoner. 1t was ex.
planned to him that he was expected to as
sist in HOUSEKEEPING, pock,t- picking. etc,
and he was threatened with death IL he re-
fused He was sworn to secrecy. and then
given Instructions The next night he
was taken out by . man they called
"Saiftys to try his hand at picking
pockets. When they reached the Union
depot the boy yelled to the first policeman
he sswi "Helpi helpr' His companion
struck him terrible blow on the head and
lied, aud 30 far all have escaped arrest
The boy was taken In charge by the chief
Of police and his father in Chicago COM
municated with BY telegraph, who verifies
the story Of his mysterious disappearance.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01
cHINA's STATE PAPERS.
REMARKABLY Able Documents Written
the Most Perfect Style.

Remarkably Able Documents Written In
the Most Perfect Style.
A writer In the Chinese Times, of
fientsia, discussing the contents of the
Rsksa Gazette, says that the usual docu-
ments are remarkable. The imperial
proclamations especially are always
composed in the finest style, and it
often happens that papers of moment
''are written with extreme beauty and
perfection Of composition, vivid with
grace and majesty of language" Even
in the minor reports these rare merits
are to be seen in the closeness of style,
fitness of expression, clearness and con-
densation; and where analysis, or
reasoning, or precise judgment is to be
presented, the papers show the hands
OF mastery writer's. The extreme di-
versity Of the papers is what would
strike the mind of foreign inquirer;
some treat of high politics and of great
events; others deal with crimes, ques-
tions of disputed Inheritance; others
again are the reports of commissioners
appointed to investigate the conduct of
high officials in the provinces, and
these show ''rare analytical power,
mastery of detail, and untiring labor"
The writer thinks that, judging of what
is known Of .'slow ways. the enforced
secrecy, circumlocution, and official and
personal influences often brought to
bear at home, the methods of China are
in some ways more direct, expeditions,
and fair, as far as the Indication of
justice is concerned" The translations
which are published are those made at
the British legation at Pekin, and were
originally undertaken by the direction
of Sir Frederick Bruce. At first, Sir
Thomas Wade was the translator, and
he was succeeded by the late Mr..
Mayors In reference to these transla-
tions, the writer already quoted says
that they are of high and uniform ex-
cellence. and that Mr.. Mayors transla-
tions of the ''fine dispatches of Tso
Tsuug-tang. concerning the long and
arduous campaigns in the northwest,
are, rs military variations, scarcely in
ferior to the descriptions of battles ard
operations Of war bv Sir William Ma
PIER"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01
MAKING RAIL FENCES.

Some Of the Woods which Have Good
Lasting Qualities.
To make good fence, good materials
and good workmanship are required.
This is well illustrated in the making
of Virginia rail fence, which believe
is the most extrayagant fence ever
made, and yet there is now, and is
likely to be for some time, as much of
this as of any other kind Of fence. 1t
is a pity, that the man who discovered
(not invented) Virginia rail fence and
bars, did not die when he was an in
fant.
Some woods last better on or in the
ground than others, and in building
rail fence this should be kept in mind.
Thus, the hickory, cut when the bark
peels off, makes a very durable rail of
the ground. while it soon rots on the
ground. For the ground rails, we in
this locality find nothing so good as
the white oak Red, or slippery elm"
is like hickory. A fence, the ground
rails of white oak, the rest of hickory
and red elm, all cut when the bark
will peel off and the rails set up to sea-
son, will, when well built. require
scarcely any repair for fifteen years.
White elm, wild cherry and dead pin
oak, make such poor rails that it does
not pay to cut them for this purpose
But if pin-oak is cut while yet alive
and while the bark will peel of. it
makes very durable rail If kept of
the ground.
A good rail fence can not be built
Unless the rails are laid directly over
each other, making upright corners.
Split rains should be laid, as much as
possible, with the heart wood up. A
rail so laid will last almost twice as
long as when laid with the sap wood
up. The weakest rails, or those likely
to rot soonest, should be reserved for
the upper courses, as in those courses
a broken rail can be replaced more
easily than in the lower part of the
fence. 1t pays to put down good, dur
able ground-chunks; and a man care
less about setting the stakes will not
make good fence. The stakes should
be set deep "a mattock is much better
than spade for digging the holes),
and at such an angle with the fence
that the rider viii lock them down on
the rail beneath them.-Joha Stahl,
in Country Gentleman
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A Philadelphia milkman tells q queer
story Of two dogs. EVERY morning." be
says, "as pass the corner Of Twenty nth
street and Ridge avenue, two dogs rush
out and accompany my wagon from that
point all over my route, returning with
me until that corner Is reached. and there
leaving me. Ihave stopped and wasched
10 see II could discover where they went
but except that they tore down Twenty
nth street learned nothing. The thing
mas been going on now for several weeks.
ana 1t 10 the moro odd because several
other milk wagons pass that corner every
day. and yet the dogs always wait for
mine have never gwen them any en-
couragement to accompany me, and
can't understand it, but every morning a.
my team approaches the junction Of the
streets named, there they are, waiting on
the sidewalk, and they never fail to fail in
and follow men
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01
The Result of Merit.

When anything stands test Of fifty
years among discriminating people, it is
pretty good evidence that there Is merit
somewhere. Few, II any, medicines have
met with such continued success and pop
ularity as has marked the progress Of
BRANDRErH's Pills, which, after trial Of
over fifty years, are conceded to be the
safest and most effectual blood purifier,
tonic and Alternative ever introduced to the
public
That this is the result Of merit, and that
BRANDRETH's PILLS perform all that Is
claimed for them, Is conclusively proved
by the fact that those who regard them
with the greatest favor are those who have
used them the longest
BRANDRETH's PILLS are sold in every
drug and medicine store, either plain or
sugar-coated.
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THE MEDAL or HONOR.
A Decoration for the Living Soldiers ofths
Late Clvsl War;

A Dissertation for the Living Soldiers oftlse
Late Civa War.
Nearly 5000, 900 people Of the United
States scarcely know that there is ma
tional tribute paid to its brave sold ,rs, says
the Chicago journal. This is the medal Of
honor given by Congress for distin euished
conduct in the presence of the enemy only.
This medal has been IN existence for moro
than twenty years, and has been conferred
upon several hundred heroes, but very few
tesides the recipients know Of its exist
encc. This ignorance il due to the fact
thats mistaken simplicity marks the moth.
cd OF Its presentation In other countries,
particularly those we initiate in military
matters, the decoration Is often handed to
the soldier by his sovereign in the presence
OF the principal officers Of the State, Of
large bodies Of troops and Of thousands OF
people. The name of the happy recipient
is published in the official gazette and by
the press throughout the dominions. In
our country this reward from the highest
power In the Government Is sometimes
conveyed to the brave winner by the
hands OF the postman. Rarely, indeed, is
the presentation made IN occasion of GER
emony. 1t is received, gazed upon rever-
entity by its possessor, for it Is full Of sig
nifcance TO him, and then il is put care
fully away, and is only brought out occa-
siohally for inspection by comradc, or
worn on parade II specially authorized.
This medal Of honor has been awarded to
about eight hundred officers and men of
the volunteer service for individual acts Of
gallantry during the late war, and to
three hundred and twenty enlisted men in
the United States army since, but it
Seems to have been conferred with mod
esty 30 excessive that it amounted to Sc
crecy. and without any public recognition
OF the honor 1t was intended to confer.
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FARM AND FlResIDE

If the boiled potatoes are done q
little too soon lay towel over the ket-
tie or dish, but do not put tight cover
over them.
When stung by bee or wasp,
make paste OF common earth and
water, put on the place at once and
cover with cloth.
-Hayseed swept from the barn floor
is good thing to throw into chicken
yards. The birds scratch it in, and
when it grows up it is good for the
stock.
To set delicate colors in embroi
dered handkerchiefs, soak them ten
minutes previous to washing in pail
of tepid water, in which a dessert.
spoonful of turpentine has been well
stirred.
The best method of destroying
moss on lawns is an occasional Dress
ing of freshly slaked lime. which may
be mixed with a small quantity of SCOT
to make its wilderness less conspicuous.
Both should be sifted through a fine
sieve.
Tomatoes trained to stakes give
the sweetest fruit and remain in bear
ing longest, though many cultivators
who grow for size and quantity only
believe they have the best results when
growing them on the level ground.
"A new recipe for sandwiches:
Spread rye bread with butter and put
a good layer between the slices of raw
beef chopped very fine, slice or two
of chopped raw onions and green leeks.
This sandwich will make the dullest
picnic an appetizing occasion.
Lime may be made from shells. and
such lime is the purest kind. The
shells may be put up in round heaps
upon quantity of fine wood, which
may also be mixed in layers through
the heap. No covering is needed ex-
cept some earth around the sides to
moderate and lengthen out the heat.
which should be kept up for three days.
"A poultryman advises that eggs
should never be placed near lard, fruit,
cheese, fish or other articles from
which any odor arises. The eggs are
extremely active in absorbing power,
and in a very short time they are con-
taminated by the particles of objects
in their ncighborhoods, by which the
peculiar and exquisite taste of a new
laid egg is destroyed.
The general belief is to the effect
that hard woods should be cut in June,
July or August and left untrimmed UNI
til the leaves have drawn the sap from
the trees. II cut in June. the newly
formed wood is arrested in its growth
and the bark becomes separated from
the solid timber and loosened so that 1t
is easily removed. The wood hardens
and dries SO that the wood-eating
beetles will not attack it and the
timber is thus freed from this injury,
which is known as powder pest.
Timber thus treated seasons with great
rspidity and is most durable.
Rice Cream: Boil two ounces OF
fine rice in water for five min
utes. strain it in a quart Of new
milk and boil until tender. Rub
the rice through sieve to pulp,
and add to it any milk not alb
sorbed in the boiling. Add one-hali
ounce of gelatine soaked in milk or
water, to pint of the rice and milk.
Stir over fire until mixed. Sweeten
and flavor TO taste. Stir the cream oc-
casionally until cold, then lightly mix
In the whites of two eggs beaten to
stiff froth. When on the point of set
ting nut it into mold.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01
A Great Country for rhI.v...

A German gentleman, contemplating
building in more remote part Of the city,
bought frame building standing on . lot
On Fulton, near Green street The other
day, says the Chicago Journal he hired
two men to tear it down, placing the door,
sash. blinds. etc, in different piles, intend
ing to haul 1t away next morning. When
ne arrived he found every thing gone, q
clean sweep had been made during the
night Now he walks about and says:
AMein Got mein Got vat . gundree for
tefsl"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01

A buckwheat cake and home run de-
Ponds largely upon the batter. commercial
BHllsfin
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01

A MUSTARD plaster does not seem smart
at nrst, but it makes its impression by hard
steady observation-disclosures 7ruusler.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01

HE mystery of . hanson cab-how to
enter it without knocking your hat or
Texas Siffin0s.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01

You need not be Monaghan to oe lemon
colored Just neglect q slight attack Of
biliousness for . few days and see what
you'll look like. A delicate, but not becom-
ing saffron tint will suffuse your intellec-
tual countenance. Take Hostetter's 6tom-
ach Bitters at once if you feel bilious, and
avoid further trouble. 1t extirpates the
malarial and rheumatic virus, dyspepsia
and costiveness.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01

In spite Of criticisms against It, none
can deny but that the Government weather
bureau has from its very inception done
our merchant marine signal service
Idea.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01

IT Is undoubtedly true that the trouble
with most spendthrifts is that they spend
the results Of other peoples thrift.-Har-
pev's Bdzdr
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The monograph is the most polite ma
chine In the world. It receives long
speeches without a murmur, and with no
signs of being bored, and crank can make
il talk---N o. Picduxn<.
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A BORE is present nuisance, but he may
augur well.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01

TINE waits for no man because some me
are so long in coming to time, we suppose
-Y0nters Statesman
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01

In marriage, one and one make one; in
divorce, one from one leaves two.-Pssck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01

In leap year it is nothing strange to read
Of female lawyers going court-ing. -Roch-
sstw Pbst-Exprsss.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01

The organ is supplied with "stops, (" bu
unfortunately the piano has none.-Roeh
Str Erpress.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01

"FISE day." said the judge, Is the SOW
enty-hfth man went through the mill fog
ave dollars and costs"-Boeten Rxg>ttk
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01

GENERALLY speaking the gentleman whs
has Just accepted position is not bit
happier about it than the man who has
just got job
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01

WOVEN Admiration win who use Glenn's
Sulphur soap to improve the skin.
Hillis Hair and Whisker Dye, Soc