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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-22
mo. As.
Burial Reform.

! The Rev. Frederick Lawrence
vicar OF Weston, York, England,
and honorable secretary of the
Church of England Burial. Funer-
al and Morning Reform Associa-
slon, preached in Grace Chapel,
New York, September 9th. Mr..
lawrence has come to New York
IN the interest of the Burial "a
form Association. His sermon was
on the folly of carefully construct
ing q box tor dead bodies, as If in
the hope the inevitable destination
OF nature may be avoided or de-
!ayed. Said he: "The Burial Re-
form Association ask what reason
there is for such folly. The burial
service requires that earth be given
back to earth, but nothing of the
sort is done in the prevalent mode
of burial.
By the Intervention of strono
collins and the like, the bodies ef the
dead are prevented from undergo
ing the very changes which should
De expedited and welcomed. The
question that concerns us Ia shall
we let kindly nature do her work
properly and with benefit to the
living, or shall we say in our i'm
potent folly, stand aside and do
not interfere with our belongings
Mother nature is a potent chemist
md just as q human chemist can
oy skillful combination and ar
'angement make a harmful or a
HARMLESS body ont Of materials
like in their origin, so she can n
Ike manner work for good or evil
The earth is the great natural
leodorizing medium and ia abba r.
ct as such mainly because, being
'orous in combination, it allows
no process of oxidation to 90 ON
1ithin it Consequently. Il tia
cad body be 30 placed that the
xygen of the air can get to IL
arough the soil, the products of
ecay can reach plants which ara
rowing in the soil above. and the
ody is gradually and harmlessly
'soived by natural processes.
nd it stands to reason that =
Q resolve to give these natural
rocesses fair play, we shall place
lr dead into collins which. while
!abling us to bury our dead with
reverence and decency, will vet
able the oxidizing processes to
ke place. But this is Just what
der our existing methods Of
rial, we do not do.
I've incase the dead in strong
Inns, and often bury their Is
lex vaults. There the ineyita-
decay is retarded but not pre-
,ted. Noxious gases escaping
re chance of doing harm, in
ad OF being ct once turned to
ID account The fact is. conyen-
naiity steps in and puts us in an
srly false position from which
Church Of England Funeral
Eorm Association aims to deliver
and this the society proposes
10 on lines distinctly laid down
ne Church of England form for
burial of the dead"
II. Lawrence proposes to in
Q the ministers of his church
ola conference on the subject.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-22

Blaine's little speech in which
ne declared that Trusts are large
y private affairs" is worrying the
Republican party and the men At
the head of the TRUSTS" All Of
u 5nem are very sorry he spoke.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-22

Edison is engaged in studying
the problem of aerial navigation.
80 perhaps the problem of reaching
the North Pole by balloon, once
secuted, may yet be accomplished.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-22

The richest and poorest, the Oldest
and youngest, and the proudest and
numoiest, all use Cheatham's Chill
ionic. Sold by A. A. Dean.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-22

Hunts Cure-Cure Hunts, Hunts
Hunts, Cure Hunts-Huut,s
cure for all skin eruptlons. .Gnar-
anteed." Sold by A. A. Dean.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-22

Capt. j. W. Tobin, the celebrated
steamboat man, died last week.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-22

The Republican party is the par
~ OF trusts; the Democratic party
y the party Of the people.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-22
ANNOUNCEMENT.I

We are authorized to announce
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD
as. a candidate for reelection to Con-
gress, subject to the action of the Dis
tr1ct Democratic Convention.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28
Interesting Facts Concerning Railways and
their Cost.

Thomas Curtis Clarke has the first
article of the "Railway Series III
Scribner's Magazine. 1t is entitled
''The Building of a Railway" and 1t
contains much valuable information
new to the public in general and OF
interest to everybody. In this article
the following questions are answered :
How many miles Of railway in the
United States" One hundred and fifty
thousand six hundred miles, about
half the mileage of the world.
How much have they cost: Nine
billion dollars.
How many people are employed by
tn IN? More than one million.
What is the fastest time made by a
train? Ninety-two miles in ninety
three minutes, one mile being made III
fortv-six seconds, on the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad.
What is the cost of a high-clasS, eight
wheel passenger locomotive? About
$500.
What is the longest mileage operated
By single system? Atchison, Topeka
and Sante Fe system-about 5000
miles.
What is the cost of a palace sleeping
car? About $4,000, or ST., 900 if ''ves-
tibuled.n
What is the longest railway bridge
span in the United States? Cantilever
span in Poughkecpsie bridge, 54S feet.
What is the highest railroad bridge
in the United States? KinZua viaduct,
on the Erie Road, 305 feet high.
Who built the first locomotive III the
United States? Peter Cooper.
What road carries the largest num-
Der of passengers? Manhattan Ele-
waited Railroad, New Iork-323, 600 a
day, or 19l ,625, 900 yearly.
What is the average daily earning of
an American locomotive? About 500.
What is the longest American rail-
way tunnel? Hoosac Tunnel, OH the
Fitchburg Railway -four and three
quarter miles,.
What is the average cost of construct
ing a mile of railroad ? At the present
time about $4,000.
What is the highest railroad in the
United States? Denver and Rio
Grande Marshall, Pass, 1882 feet.
What are the chances of fatal accident
in railway travel. One killed in 10000
600. Statistics show more are killed by
falling out Of windows than in railway
accidents.
What line ofrailway extends farthest
East or West? Canadian Pacific Rail
way, running from Quebec to the Pa
cific Ocean.
How long does a steel rail last, with
average wear? About eighteen years.
What road carries the largest num-
Der of commuters: Illinois Central,
1928, l2S, in 1887.
What is the fastest time made be-
tween Jersey City and San Francisco
Three days, seven hours, thirty-nine
minutes, and sixteen seconds. Spe-
cial theatrical train, June, 1886.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for July

The Supreme Court of the United
States is L tribunal that exercises an
immense influence, but is little known
to the people. -iu>burn Townsr, in
Frank LcSlic's Popular Monthly for
July gives L very interesting account Of
the Justices the room where they sit in
Judgment, their residences, as we'll as
portraits, views, etc. that will open up
the Judiciary to ALL In ''Thc Rides Of
the World," Noel Ruthvcn takes up an
attractive subject. and treats it III a
most fascinating manner. The famous
rides: Bois dc Boulogne, al Paris, Rot
ten Row, London, Central Park, New
York, the Vienna pratcr and Berlin's
renowned "Untcr den Lin;len,' day by
day see the wealthy and fashionable
d;,>hing by in elegant 1urmouts drawn
by splendid specimens Of horsetlcsh.
'kcntuciy's Birthplace' has all anti
qUarian air, but is capital reading.
"ThcAGamscS # Massachusetts, iSan
account Of 1 family which is exception
al in this country, being one Of the few
that has for three or four generations
been prominent III political life. Here
We see the Braintree homes Of John
and John Quincy Adams, their tombs,
the portrait and home Of Charles Fran
els Adams, as well rs notices Of the
members OF the family now honored
and cStrrNlel
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28
Several Queer Nerdicts.
1DetrOit Free Press.

The duties. Of those who serve on
coroners' juries do not ordinarily sug-
gest anything very funny, and yet
some laughable results come from
their work, particularly if they
do not exactly Understand what is
expected Of them. An amusing story
is told of verdict brought in Western
jury impanelled to inquire into the
cause of the death of a man supposed
to have committed suicide. The ver-
dict was brief and to the point, the
foreman saying simply &:
ave, the jury; find the deceased
guilty as charged"
Another jury examined a great many
witnesses in the case of a man run over
bya railroad engine. The verdict was
1--WE find him to have come to his
death by being cut in two by a railroad
engine, whereby he choked to death"
\ coroner's jury in the backwoods of
Missouri heard all the evidence in the
caseofa man killed by runaway team,
and brought in the following verdict ::
''Thc jury finds the dead deceased to
have come to his death at the hands of
runaway team, the horses thereof be-
ing blamcIcss they being frightened by
a dog
1t is told of an old German that he
sat stolidly and stupidity on a coroner's
jury and listened to all the evidence,
after which he walked over toward the
corpse with some degree Of curiosity.
Lifting the cloth he started back, turn
Ell to the other jurymen in amazcmcnt
and alright, and cried out:
"Mine Gott, shentlemen, dot man ish
dead"
y jury in Il Missouri rural community
deliberated three hours over the corpse
Of 4 woman burned by the explosion of
Il Kerosene lamp. The following verdict
was then announced in writing:
"Rcsolved, That the diseased was
burnt to dcth. The joory.'
\ man, supposed to be- tramp, was
found dead in the woods out West. \
jury inquired into the cause of his
death, and reported as follows:
"The jury does not find that the
dead man has been foully dealt with,
and is ofthe opinion that he died simply
because his time had come, and there
was no getting out Of it."
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28
Seeing With d Rabbits Eye.

BALTIMORE, June 1S.-The operation
of transplanting clear piece Of a rab-
bits cornca into the blind eye OF a
patient, performed ten days ago at the
Presbyterian Eye and Ear Charity
Hospital, has proved success. At the
end of 4 week the bandages were re-
moved and the eye exposed to the light.
The place of the rabbits cornea was
completely united to the human eye
and had grown to the edge of the hole
made in the blind eye opposite the
pupil. The clear graft has become
cloudy in the process OF uniting to the
human eye. Already, however, it has
commenced to clear up, and the man IS
beginning to see. This he has not done
for three years, when the eyes were
destroyed by lime. The operation of
transpIanting in the left eye was so
satisfactory that two days since DR..
Chisolm made I similar operation on
the right eye.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28
Ground Fine.

The dressmaker, like the suburban
farmer, makes money on the out
skirts.
When a barber cuts a slice off your
neck you feel like getting up and lath-
ering him.
Strange it is that when the rain
comes down in sheets no one ever cares
to wait to wrap himself up in them.
Commencements are coming with hot
weather, when graduates and ther-
mometers take their degrees.
According to our experience it takes
longer to run down hen than it does
to run down q mountain.
Crows which are shot while COM
mitting depredations on farms might
appropriately be termed martyrs to
their caws.
"a lie grows as it travels.' \ fisher
mans lie is an exception. IT is the
fish that grows, and the lie is cut,
basted and sewed to suit the size of the
fish.
The right ear is, as 4 rule, higher than
the left ear, so an expert IN physl-
ognomy says: Remember this when
you are trying to distinguish 4 high
note.
Mayor Hewitt is decidedly perverse.
Wise in some things and almost child
ishly foolish in others. He is reported
as saying he would neither vote for
Cleveland, make Il speech for him, nor
spend dollar in his campaign.
The expression dark horse" now in
such general political use first occurred
in Lord Beaconsfield's "Ioung Duke" "
Here is the paragraph: "The first
favorite was never heard of, the second
favoritewas never seen after the distance
post, all the ten-to-ones were in the
rear, and Il dark horse which had never
been thought of rushed past the grand
stand in sweeping triumph"
It is noticed in the east that it is the
fishermen who return home heavily
grogged who always bring in the report
Of having seen the sea serpent. Men
of this character often see serpents on
dry land.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28
Curious Development of a Snake R:.e~In
Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, AIA., June l7.-Last
Friday evening Otto Franks, an eight
year old boy living with his parents q
few miles in the country, found a large
rattlesnake near the house. The boy
had often said that he wanted pet
snake, so when he found the big rattler
he began to stroke it on the head and
back with bis band. The snake seemed
pleased for Il time, but finally became
angry and hit the boy Oh the right leg,
Just below the knee. The little fellow
played on some time before going
home, and when he reached the house
the bitten limb was swelling rapidly
Medical aid was obtained and the pain
and swelling We're relieved after trial,
but Immediately the boy began to crawl
and twist himself, initiating the action
of a snake. He continued in this con.
dition with brief, lucid intervals until
this afternoon, when he died.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28
IT HUNG MAJOR ANDRE.
4 Ee,nark;.l,lc story ola Famous Piece of
Rope.
New York Telegram.

New York Tclcgram.J
Coiled up in the window of Broad
way cigar store, among lot OF bad
cigars and chewing tobacco, lies 4
curiosity that has played a prominent
part III American history. 1t is bit
of rope about three feet long, with
nothing attractive about it, and Yet
hundreds have asked its history. 4
reporter. who did the same yesterday,
received this interesting answer:
"Wcll, siT, tha; piece Of hemp you see
in my window is all that is left Of the
rope that hung Major Andre, the spy.
The Original piece, some SIX or eight
feet long, l believe, has been cut up
into little pieces ana given away rs
mcmentocS, and the piece there Is al!
that is left. 1t came int? my possession
somewhat curiously. Several years ago
| kept little cigar shop in Albany,
and one of the two men working for
me was Green hand from up the State
somewhere, who had landed in Albany
without Il cent. He used to board at
nv house, and one night lie left, leaving
i board bill ofSlO or Sl2 behind him
unpaid
He also left small trunk and let
Ter. in which he asked me to keep the
trunk for him until he could redeem it
by paying his board. I kept the trInk
for nearly six years, and then, not
hearing from the man, | opened 1t.
Among other things I found this rope,
which the young mans grandfather
had taken from Andres neck the day
he was hanged, and kept it as a me-
,nento of those stirring times. There
was also little book with the rope-a
sort of ledger, in which the grandfather
and his son had kept record Of those
to whom the pieces of rope had been
given, and whittier they had gone.
Three of the pieces had been sent to
England, one to Australia, another to
an English officer in Constantinople
and the rest were distributed among
different persons in the United States.
"Some time I am going to try and
collect them again and then present
the entire rope to some historical mu-
scum. 1t will be curiosity anyway,
if not a valuable relic. AS it is, few
know the strange ropes history. l
think shall have little sign painted
to put in the window with the rope SC
that all who see it may know what
they are looking att
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28
Seneca's New Cotton Factory

SENECA, :. G., June 2l.-Seventv-
seven thousand dollars have been sub
scribed to build cotton factory at
Seneca. The company was organized
to-day by electing the following Off
GERS: President, W. w. Coleman;
directors, J. c. Cary, Captain J. p.
Mickler, B. Frank Sloan, J. W. Shelor,
". y. Lowry, L. w. Jordan, G. " -.
Giggniliat and s. /. Strib!ing.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28
Desire.

Ada NicholsMan, in July Lippincott's]
If l should call YOU beautiful, my
sweet,
When YOU look up at Inc with those
proud eyes
And part the rosy petals ofyour mouth
70 drop me honeyed greeting,-Were
it wise?
OrWOuld YOU turl! 4 statue otsurprlsc::
If when that dainty jewelled hand Of
yours
TO me for transient custody is lent,
/ should rain kisses on it rapturously,
Would your own pulses leap in hap
py vent?
Or would you bid me vanish and re-
pent::'
If when YOU sing, and send that liquid
voice
Pouring into MY soul like madden
ing wine,
I should bend down and clasp you to
my heart,
Would those white arnlS in JOY about
me twinc:
Or would you stay me Will 9coih
divine?
Either the music Of desire must fling
One passionate ringing cadence on
your ear,
TO tinda deep sweet echo in your heart,
Or, like the stricken swan on wood
land mere,
Lift its wild notes in pain Of parting
near.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28
Worth Knowing.

Mr.. ". II. Morgan, merchant. Lake City.
Fla. was taken with severe Cold. attended
with u distressing Cough and crnning into
Consumption in its first stages. Hetried many
so-called popular cough remedies and stead
ily grew worse. Was reduced in flesh, had
difficulty in breathing and was unable to
sleep. Finally tried DR.. Kings New Discov
cry for Consumption and found immediate
relief and after using about a half dozen
bottles found himself well and has had
no return Of the disease. No other remedy
can show so grand Il record ofcures. as DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
Guaranteed to do just what is claimed for it..
Trial bottle free at Cofe:d s. Lyons Drug
Store.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28
Tkei,. HuSSueSS EOnul;nS.

Probably no one thing has caused such a
general rival OF trade 1T Coneld & Lyon
Drug store rs their giving away TO their Gus
toners OF so many free trial bottles OF DR.
Kings New discovery for Consumption
Their trade is simply enormous in his very
valuable article from the tact that it always
cures and never disappo!nts. Coughs. Colds,
Asthma Bronchitis. Group. and all throat and
lung diseases quickly cured. You can test it
before buying by getting trial bottle free
arge size 81. Every bottle warranted.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28
Dyspepsia

and Constipation are almost universal.
Mr.. GALLAGHER, a practical chemist, OF
Roxbury, Mass, who was long troubled
with Dyspepsia, writes:
"a friend induced me to try Ayers
Pills, and, after taking one box without
much benefit, was disposed to quit
them; but he urged perseverance, anu,
before mad finished the second box, l
began to experience relief. I continued
taking them, at intervals, until had
used eleven boxes. Suffice 1t TO say,
that am now we'll man, and grateful
to your chemistry, which outstrlps
mine"
The head and stomach are always IN
sympathy hence the cause OF most OF
those distressing headaches, to which
so many, especially women, are subject.
Mrs. Harriet A. Marble, of Poughkeep-
sic, n. Y, writes that for years she was
a martvr to headache, and never found
ANYTHING to give her more than tenn
porary relief, until she began taklrg
AYERS Pills, since which she has been
in the enjoyment of perfect health.
Ayers Pills,
PREPARED BY
Dr.. ]. c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28
Bucklen's Arnlca Salve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts. Sores,
Bruises, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, let
ter, Chapped Hands Chilblains, Corns and
all Skin Eruptons. and positively cures
Piles or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction. or money refunded
Price y cents per box. For sale by Cotield &
LYONS
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28
t S No Use

if YOU want to build mp home
enterprise. to send off to get
what 1vu can buy at home.
We speak fer our branch Of
the trade at this time and
it applies equally as we'll to
all trades and professions in
the town and county. We
are not selfish. But We want
all the
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28
ATLANTIC COAST LINE.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT,
Wilmington, n. c., Nov. u, 1857

Fast Line between Charleston, Colum
bia and Upper South Carolina and Yves
cru North Carolina.
Condensed Schedule
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28

On Sundays train VIII leave ohalIeS
ton, S. c., $40 a. m., arrive Colum ba ! Il
D. IN. Returning leaves Columbia o3
D. r.. arrives Charleston 9:45 p. m.
Solid Trains between Charleston and
Columbia. S. G.
Special Parlor Cars attached 10 Nos;
% and SO train between Charleston and
Columbia. Noextra charge for seats i'll
these cars to passengers holding First
Class tickets.
Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping Car
on Nos. IA and @ between Savannah
Charleston and Hot Springs, n. e., VIA
Ashcville.
J. +. DIVINE,
General superintendent.
r.. NJ. EMERSON,
General Passenger Agent.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28
Steam Power

which we put in last spring:
It is a small beginning, and
should rot be despised. The
first steam printing ever done
in Newberry was in our estab.
lishment, and it's still going
on. Yol know that steam
power is much more satisfIc-
tory than hand power in any
enterprise where power is to
be used. Cur power is pro-
duced by a novel piece of
mechanism in the shape Of an
engine no bigger than stove!
Come in and see it in opera
lion. We take delight in
seeing you about as we'll as
skiing you to
and anything else you need
that we have not mentioned.
We guarantee satisfaction in
every particular. We put
Stationery in Pads
at a small trife extra over the
ordinary loose sheets with or
without blctters. The pads
we use are excelled by none,
being very neat with inter-
chanyeable blotters.
A word just now about our
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28
FOR RENT.

NOR one year or longer, from ia nu
Z airy !, 1883, dcsirab!y located
house, in the town Of Nrwhcrry, con-
tanning seven rooms and cellar ana an
clubhouse with two rooms, and about
two and one-half acres, set in choice
fruits, grape vines and small fruits.
Apply to my Attorney. q: :: Mower,
or to +. " ERBER, Jk.