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The Colfax chronicle., 1888-12-01
ALEXANDRIA
COMPRESS And WAREHOUSE
COMPANY.


the attention of the producers and
buyers of cotton, the superior facili-
ties offered by this company for the
storage aud handling of cotton, which
are as follows:
A large, commodious and finely con-
structed compress building, connected
with covered yards, all constructed and
arranged in such manner as to secure
the greatest degree of safety possible,
thereby enabling the company to obtain
the lowest rates of insurance.
Large cisterns, and an elevated tank
constantly kept full OF water. supplied
from a well by means of steam pumps,
and a fully supply of hose enabling
them to reach every part of their prop
erty in case of fire.
Competent and reliable watchmen
are in charge at all hours of both day
and night.
The advantages of transportation to
and from the compress and warehouse
will he readily appreciated when the
fact is known that the tracks OF both
the Texas and Pacific aud the South
ern Pacific pass in close proximity to
their platforms, and that the Red River
ind Coast Line Packets have made AL
exandria one Of their terminal points,
having established large and commo-
dious wlarves and warehouses just
above the limits of the City of Alex
andria; said wharves, warehouse and
landings being connected with the
tracks of the +. 81 p. X. II. thereby
avoiding entirely the necessity OF dray-
age to and from the steamboat landing
and the compress and warehouse.
The charges for storage, handling
and compressing of cotton by this COM
pany, will he as reasonable as those OF
the most favored markets Of the coun-
try.
The desire and intcntion of the gen.
tleman connected with the above en-
terprisc is to make the City OF Alex
dria such a market for Gotten as hei
geographical location and her most ia
vurable facilities, such as are offered
by the River and Railways above men
toned, entitle her to enjoy.
To this end bank to he known as
the Rapides Bank of Alexandria has
been organized, with sufficient capi'
tai already subscribed. will commence
operations on September lst, next
This bank will be prepared to make
, liberal advsinces on all cotton storet
, with the above named Compress an'
: Warehouse Company. 1t will more
, over furnish unsurpassed facilities TO
. the accommodation of Buyers of Cot
j ton either for Domestic Spinners or TO
5 foreign account. The gentlemen con
: pected with the Bank are all well
+ known citizens of Rapides Parish an
of the City of New Orleas. At tn
proper time the official announcement
of their officers aud organization VII
be made public. 1t is weil-kEow'
fact that planters and merchants VIII
tried both the New Orleans and Alex
!. apdria Market last season realize
from 81 so to 81 % more per bale o
their cotton sold in the AlexandrI
market.
Any further information that ma
be desired can be obtained, and wi
be furnished, by addressing the undeI
. sianod q A)exapdria.
rIyu1 - MI .A0 QJypT
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[Congregationalist.


The sshoodlum" element is mem
ace to the safety of society. Ithas
been allowed to grow until it has
become a prolific source of crime.
and it is not easy to control it.
Various remedies have been mem
toned, and they are good One
man says that there is '3too much
charity and mercy in the present
administration of society" If he
means, as he doubtless does, that pa
rents and all all others who have the
care of children, too often exhibit
the spirit of easy, good nature,
rather than wholesome firmness,
he is right. Children need to be
made to realize what duty is, and
that it must be done, more than
many are now made. Another de-
clares that our public schools ought
to teach fewer useless branches and
pay more heed to intoxicating good
manners and morals, and many will
agree heartily with him. Another
urges that the prevalent evil is due
largely to the fact that children are
allowed to ramble freely after dark.
and he certainly is right in saying,
"Keep them at home"
But back of all, and moro inn
portant than all such specific REM
edies, there must be a genuine
arousing of public sentiment. At
present many of the very people
whose children belong to the un-
governable class do not themselves
think the matter one of serious i'm
portance. Perhaps they used to
have the run Of the streets when
they were young, and escaped harm,
or do not yet understand how much
harm they received. Perhaps they
would rather that their children te-
haved better, but know that the;l
own slackness long ago cause d
them to lose all control over thei1
boys and girls. The number Il
parents is sadly large who have
learned what it is to be openly ard
impudently defied by their own o.
spring. In every case, we oil need
to wake up to the fact that euck
parents, and all parents must b
toned up 70 do their dnty'
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The Greatest Cotton Market In
America.


The New Orleans Cotton Ex-
change is claimed to be the hand
soonest and most complete structure
of its kind in the world, having
cost the enormous sum of $345, 900
for the building and the ground on
which it stands. When it is con-
sidered that fully twenty thousand
persons are engaged in handling
cotton in New Orleans, and that
about one hundred firms and five
hundred spectators located in the
city base their operations almost
exclusively upon cotton, the amount
of tax upon the producer to mar
ket his crop can be partially real
lied; but even then it can be but
faint conception, as the freightage,
storage, sanpling and weighing,
and dozens of other charges, some
legitimate and others very ques-
tionable, cut down the profits to
the producer until he is more fre-
quently the loser than the gamer
in the making of cotton. New Or
leans boasts of being the second
| largest cotton market of the world,
Liverpool alone SURPRISING it. For
years many abuses have prevailed
in the marketing of cotton, and it
| is the avowed object Of the Cotton
Exchange to correct and prevent
them. This is most praiseworthy.
and will doubtless rebound to the
benefit of the planter as we'll as the
brokers, factors and members ol
the exchange. A very considera
BILE movement of cotton direct tt
New York and other points ha'
prevailed during the last two o.
three years, but since the compile
ton of the New Orleans Cottol
Exchange in 1883, the abuses re
ferred to have been in a larg'
measure corrected, and the city i
rapidly regaining her lost trade
They have all the facilities and ad
, vantages in the Crescent City +
make it both profitable and pleas
ant to the planter to let them han
, die his cotton, but the gentlemel
of the exchange must remembe
that the planter, in these days 0
of railroads and rapid communica
. ton, is not going to tamely submi
h to old-time abuses and neglect.
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-12-01

Mrs. Leila Walter, of Winnsboro,
writes: 81 have been suffering for the
past six months with headache, slow
fevers and weakness. loss of appetite
and flesh. have tried medicine from
several doctors. but to no avail. At
last | heard of Cotton Patch Bitters.
and concluded to try them. One bot
tie has beueGtted me so much that l
must thank the company for their great
medicine. Sold by j II. McNeely ,Colfax :
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-12-01

The most popular young lady has
been decided to live in Pineville,
and not in Alexandria. The con-
test was made over a ladies' saddle
presented to the Catholic fair last
week by Capt. c. W. Drown, of New
Orleans, which was put up to be
voted to the most popular young
lady, and was the feature of the
Fair, causing great excitement
among the friends of the contes-
tants. Votes were 10 cents each,
but near the end of the contest the
votes ran up from 10 cents to So
$40 each, and the saddle brought
the handsome sum of $3.50 70
The principal contestants were
Miss Sallie Hunter, the daughter
of Hon. Robert P. Hunter, and
Miss Cebrina Barrett daughter o.
Hon. E. J.. Barrett, of Pineville
Miss Barrett received 176S votes
and Miss Hunter 1882. Severa
other young ladies received com
plimentary votes.
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-12-01

The Philadelphia Press, Re-
publican paper, says: ~The Repub-
lican party is distinctly pledged to
three things: First, protection;
second, revision of the tariff; third,
reduction of taxes and of the sur
plus. These things are entirely
harmonious. Neither initiates
against the other. The Repubi-
can party is equally committed te
all, and it must see to it that all
are realized"
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-12-01

The Atlanta Journal says: "a
party in power always affords more
points for attack than its oppo-
nents. This fact has been illus
trated in the Presidential canvass
of this year. Both the admins
tration's foreign and its domestic
policy were subjects of vigorous
demagogical attacks by the Repub-
licans. They will in turn have to
defend their own measures in COM
ing elections"
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-12-01
CoLFAx GRANT PARISH, La, SATURDAY DECEMBER /, Il
Louisiana Congressman.

Gov. Nichols issued credentials
to the congressman elected Novem-
Der 9th. The only difficulty in
compiling the returns grew out of
the complications in the second
district, where the two candidates
initials were variously transposed.
Congressman elect are as follows:
First District -Theo. S. Wilkinson.
Second District-H Dudley Coleman.
Third District Edward j. Gay.
Fourth District Newton c. Blanchard.
Fifth District-Charles j. Boatner.
Sixth District Samuel NJ. Robertson.
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-12-01

The New York World says:
sNow, that the election is over, it
is curious to see how suspicious the
English and Canadians are of Mr..
Cleveland, and how anxious they
feel for the close of his admins
tration and the return of the Re
publicans to power. This is scarce
ly reconcilable with the campaign
cry that Cleveland and the Demo-
cratic party had sold out the inter
ests of the United States to England
and Canada"
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-12-01
The Chicago News, Independent,

The Chicago News, Independent,
says: 'sIt is pleasant to hear the
lingual muscles of prominent Re-
publicans wagging to the merry
music of tariff reform SO soon af-
ter they have been conjuring up
the horrors of free trade out of the
bottomless depths of dire politi-
cal necessity. Did their tongues
belle their intellects while the bat
tie was on, or have they only now
been smitten with sudden wisdomY'
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-12-01
(OFFICIAL.I
LIST OF JURORS.
Drawn to Serve at the Term Of the District
Court to be Held on the Goth Day
of November. A. D. 1888.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. !
PARISH OF GIANT.

OF November. "A. ~. 1000
STATE OF LOUISIANA. !
PARISH or GIANT.
Be it known and remembered that We
the undersigned jury commissioners OF the
parish Of Grant, duly appointed and quail
fed according to law, met this day III the
clerks Office IN the court house at Coliax,
Grant parish, t. draw jury to serve at the
next term Of the District Court. To be
holden ON the third n.sday of November,
leSs. it being the 10th day Of Norelnber,
A. d. 1898.
The clerk Of the conrt, s. B. Shackel-
ford then furiish d the jury commissioners
with list of the jury VIII, had served at
the last term of the District Court when
the Jury commissioners, with tie assistance
OF the clerk of the District aud ex-officio
a member of the jury commission, pr o.
ceeded to open the grand venire box, and
after revising the sameb by striking from the
list and taking from the box all those who
had served as jurors at the last term OF the
court, removed from the parish, died. etc.,
tisen proceeded to place like number OF
names in the general venire box, taken
FROM the registration and poll books of
said parish, 50 as to supplement- the num-
Der of names taken from the general ve-
nire box to its original number, three hun
dred, when Mr.. & II Teal drew from the
general venire box. in the presence Of the
undersigned commissioners, one at time,
he following fifty names to serve fer the
first weeek
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-12-01

The New York Times, an Inde-
pendent journal says: at will not
be unnatural that the friends of
civil service reform who supported
the reelection of President Cleve-
land shall regard his defeat as a
serious check to that most impor-
tant cause. Judging by the record
and course of the Republican can
didate who is to be the President,
and by those of the most promi-
nent and active of the leaders and
managers of his party, this fear is
not unreasonable"
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-12-01
mo. 8.

In accordance with his custom,
Secretary Whitney presented each
of the four hundred employees OF
the navy department with large
turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-12-01
The Great Popular Route Be-
tween the East and West.
SHORT LINE TO NE'N ORLEANS
and all points in
Louisiana, Texas, tew Mexico,
Arizona and California.

Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars daily be-
tween ST. Louis and Dallas. Fort Worth.
FL Paso and San Francisco, also Marshall
and New Orleans mith0at change.
Solid Trains from Ell PasO to st. Louis,
Fast Time. First-Class Equipments,
and Sure Connection.
mrSee that your tickets read via Texas
aud Pacific Railway. For Maps, Time
Tables, Tickets. Rates, and all required
information, call on or address any of the
Ticket Agents, or
II. G. ARCHER,
Passenger Agent, Dallas. Texas
B w MCCULLOUGH.
Gen. Passenger Ticket Agt, Dailas, Tex
JOHN A. GRANT,
General Manager, Dallas, Texas.
R. & ROGERS,
General Agent at Alexandria, La
p. L. DOHERTY,
81 General Ageat at Boyce, a
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The above eighty names were written on
separate pieces Of parer and by the jury
commissioners. together with the clerk,
the first fifty names were placed IN an ca
W. lone ami g. a'ed and endors d IN t. Q
same, Jurors drawn for tie first week OF
the November term of the District Court
aud the last thlIty names diawn were also
y .aced in separat envelope by the jury
comm ssoneIs ana MAJ ked, Jurors drawn
for the s, cont week OF the November tel m
of the District Court aud said envelopes
were then sea.ed aud plac ID in the jury box,
the box sealed, locked and then placed In
The custody Of s. b. shackelforsl, clerk OF
the District Court, for use at the Hext term
of the Coart The said :. B. Shackelford.
clerk Of the District Court, did then and
there in our presence keep process verbal
of all tie acts done hy said commissioners
in said drawing. which We certify to be cor
rect by our signatures, this the 18th day OF
September, A. d. 1889.
C. II. TEAL.
L. ID. p. LOTION,
A. BLOXOM,
+. f. L.AY>SARD,
Jury Commissioners
ISEAI..1 s. b. SHACKELF0RD.
Clerk aud Ex Offioio Jury Commissioner,
Parish vi Grant. La
Filed Sept. II. l8S5,
S. B sHACKELFORD, Clerk.
tue copy,
y 3 Il L. H.
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Official advertisements 81 per square for
fist Insertion; each subsequent publica-
tion 80 cents per square.
Brief communications upon subjects of
ruhiic interest solicited, but no attention
will be paid to anonymous writer's.
Address: CHRONICLE, Colfax, La.
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-12-01
The BUYERS GUIDE is

o. OlOth0 you anC IufufbH you WItH
All the necessary and unnecessary
appliances to ride, walk, dance, sleep,
eat, fish. hunt, work, go to church.
or stay at home, and in various sizes,
styles and quantities. just figure ont
what is required to do all these things
COMFORTABLY. and you can make . fair
Estimate Of the value of the BUYEHS
GUIDE, which will be sent upon
receipt OF 10 cents to pay postage
MONTGOMERY WARD q co.
llI-ll4 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill
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GARDINER.

Miss Lizzie Given of Chelsea, a sister of
Mrs. John Pope and Mrs. John l.. Gray.
died Monday, from paralytic shock.
Miss Clara Nj. Burleigh Of the Central
street grammar school, left Tuesday for her
home in Vassalboro to spend the summer.
A. L. Berr, went to BowdOinham yester-
,lsy on business connected with the burning
Of the kindllng wood factory there.
Judge Hall of Richmond, was in the city
Monday night and registered at the Evans
house.
We understand that Mr.. Neal has taken .
DIR. Fisher Of Bowdoinbam, into the insur-
ance business here with him.
At meeting of those intereited and the
committees on the 4th of July celebration,
Monday night, everything was moving along
in most satisfactory manner. Invitations
have been sent out to different fire conpan-
les to participate, but have not received any
replies yet. A large amount Of fire works
has been ordered, and a gentleman will
come from Boston to superintend the dis
play, SO that all may pass of all ght. They
will probably be from . gondola on the river
Everyone il enthusiastic over the celebrstior
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loren p. Judkins W. Maine Central r
r. Co.


1t is NOT necessarily negligence on the part
, of a railroad company and brakeman on
duty in its ard, that freight car is found
in use on its road in such a damaged and
crippled condition that it exposes the en-
ploye to more than the common risk and
langer which is incurred in handling ordi-
nary cars. 1t is unavoidable that damaged
cars must at Tires and places be handled by
railroad employees.
A proper management of a railroad may
require that reasonable rules and regulations
be adopte and published, in order that en-
ployes may be appraised of any unusual
Danger W hich they may be subjected to in
handling damaged cars. If there be danger
IN handling crippled car which an expert
enced brakeman can appreciate for himself
he defective condition of the car being
known to him,and he voluntarily assumes the
risk of managing it in manner which ex
poses him to unusual danger, when the emer-
yencies are not SO extreme as to require the
| services of him, he cannot recover of the
IL Nullt 80 cukdkeu.
yard brakeman cannot recover against a
railroad company for an injury received in
falling from fiat freight car, loaded with
coal, while attempting to stop the car from
running down side track, and possibly of
at the end of it, by jumping upon the break
beam, in front of and under the car, and
pressing it down with his feet, holding him.
self to the car with one hand, and pulling up
the brake chain with the other, the excuse of
his act being that the brake staff was so bent
that it could not be effectively used in the
ordinary manner; there being no rule of the
company nor any order from any officer re-
quiring such an undertaking by him.
| 1t was a reckless act done at his own risk
and unauthorized by any expressed or i'm
piled permission of the company.
Motion sustained.
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A Few Horse Notes,

According to the National Trotting Rules
the age of horse Is reckoned from the
first day of January of the year Of foaling.
Mr.. II. B. Richardson Of Bath owns
yearling by Messenger Wilkes that Is one
of the most stylish colts of his age In Sag
adahoc county. He is bright bay In color,
has heavy limbs, and il large and strong.
His dam is Mary Midnight, by young
Ajax, by Smiths Ajax.
Mr.. II. C. Woodwett of Mineola, N. Y,
has patented what he calls 'gaiting
Wheel which it is claimed will break up
the habit of horses "hitching' or getting
their feet tangled up while trotting.
Among the good horses In Oxford
county is the bay stallion Gen. Logan, by
Gen. Withers; dam, Olive Logan, GAO,
trial 2.30. by Jules JurgenseD, trial 2. 2S IL,
the sire of Iron Age, (2.l9l-D, and other
fast ones. Gen. Logan stands 1873, and
weighs 1850 lbs.
''FashionabIy bred" is term often heard
nowadays in connection with different
horses, and if a horse can be described by
this term it adds much to his value II
placed upon the market. And this differ
ence in price is often SO marked that
breeders are beginning to understand IL
they want a va luabIe, or high selling
horse, they must have one Of THU. kind.
Hence they study pedigrees, family lines,
trotting blood, and are quick to adapt
them selves to that line of breeding In
which the ia shionable blood predominates,
and In which are found the most dollars.
One great reason why horse breeding IL
not profitable for some men Is simply be-
cause they do not keep posted In their
business, and bear In the trend Of popular
/ fancy.
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Fa rmington Normal School.
FARMiNGroS. June 10


The closing exercises of the Farmington
Normal School, began today with an exam
ination of the classes. Among the digniia-
ries present were Hon. Tobias Lord of Stan
d sh. of Gov Marbles Council and trustees
Merrill. PhilbrooK ard Huxley, Prof. X.
Woo bury. principal of the Castiae Normal
School, Mr.. Davis of the Deering Hign
School aud others. This evening the ai'
dress to the gra l',a'ins class was delivers d
by PRINCIPAL Puriugton in the BaPtis: charch-
There was good attendance.
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BALTiNQ4, June I9.
The bicycle races at A4l1Rgton driving
park this afternoon were. yjsDessed by 1900
people. 4 mile dash FOR the league cham
pionship was swon by w. w. Windte, Lynn,
Mass, time 2 43: half mile race for novices
by w. E. Neon of Everett, Mass. TIM
l22 5-S. The Baltimore team, Kingsland
and West won the mile tandem handicap,
time 3.04 g. The three mile race laps to
count was won by W. w. Windte, Lynn,
Mass, time 0 932 2-5. W. H. Kingland of
Baltimore, won the two mile tricycle. race.
time 7.04. The three mile tricycle. was won
by w. E. McCune, Everett, Mass. The
mile tricycle. race for the league champion
ship was won by Kingland of Baltimore time
8 O2. The prizes were handsome gold med
ais.
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Fire at Eowdoinham.


special 10 tne henIeDec Jou'HA'.
BowDoINHAM, June 10.
The Carr kihdling wood mill caught fire
Tuesday forenoon and was saved from burn
ing only by good management and two hours
hard work ON the part of everybody. The
fire caught in the bottom of the high kiln
and quickly drove the workmen out of doors,
the flames spreading like wildfre among the
hot kindling wood. The men from the mill
soon got stream from the engine down
through the top of the big kiln and it was tie
splendid work of the Water Witch more
than any other factor that saved the mill.
Hose from the mill itself was soon brought
into use and TO: good hour and half the
men shoveled kindling wood through the
smoke and hot steam. Outside help was
asked from Brunswick but the order was
soon countermandtd. 1t was good work to
save the mill.
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FREE BAPTISTS
Hold Their Western Yearly Meeting.
SAco. June 10.

SAto. June
The western yearly meeting is now in ses-
sion and will continue until Thursday after
noon. The service opened this afternoon
with large attendance of pastors and Law
delegates from the various churches in the
different parts of the state. Rev. j. NJ.
Bailey read an essay, and tonight Rev. l.
smith Harrien Teacled sermon on
Christi ans the light of the worlf.' The
ing. The ministers conference is connected
with the meeting and organized
I his afterroou Nth Rev. .. W Wsldron,
Saco, as president, Rev. J. NJ. Bailey, Saco,
secretary.
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Prof, Charles F. Warner Rs.igns.

FARMIxeroN, June 10.
Prof. Charles +. Warner. for the past
Eve wears in charge of the scientific depart
ment at the Pennington Normal school, has
resigned to accept that of the department OF
physics in the Cambridge, Mass. high
school and school for manual training.
He ia a splendid teacher and this community
greatly regret their loss. This mornlns ne
v.. presented with an elegant gold headed
cane By the members Of the class Of IS IN
our Normal school.
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The following is the standing of the league
New England League,

At Salem-Salems /, Lowells 4. Base
hits Salrms 5, Lowells 8. Errors. Salrn .
7, Lowells 2. Batteries Mitchell and Gibson
for Salem; Burns and Murphy for Lowell
At Manchcster-Manch 90, Lynrs
20 Base hits. Manchesters %. Lynns %
Errors. Manchesfers l3. Lynns Is. Batter
les. McDegmott, Scheffier and Clarke fo'
Manchester; Demaris and Glligan for Lynn
The following is the standing of the New
England League clubs up to date: