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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-06
THURSDAY, SEPT. 8, 1888.
DOLLAR WHEAT AGAIN.

The article from the New York
Times, rcpublished in our columns
yesterday, on the return Of "dollar
wheat" is interesting reading Ia
our rural subscribers. The Times
editor refers to the wheat crop OF
1870. when the conditions were
similar to those prevailing ut the
present time; II shortage In Europe
and nn immense demand for Ameri-
can wheat to supply the deficiency.
This stimulated the culture of that
cereal In this country, and the
whcatgrowers of California, Dakota
and Washington made the best of
their opportunity.
But England seems to have
grown tired of depending for her
food supplies on II country that
refuses reciprocity Of trade.
Nations are like individuals In
requiring II mutually Of interest,
Accordingly large sums of money
were expended In British India, 10y
the government aud private In
dividuals, In building railroads 10 |
bring the interior into direct COM
munication with the scaboard. |
Many millions Of dollars were eN-
pended in this enterprise, and India
loomcd up rs II wheat producer.
Her export crop this year is set
down at 26O,OOO,OOO bushels. This
diverted the trade from American
ports, and In II few years, 10y 1883, 10
uso the language of the Times
writer, "wheat piled up mountains
high In Chicago, and the price
moved down while the wheat
piled up"
Then the Times financial reporter,
In u memorable article which was
extensively copied and commented
on at the time, gave the reasons for
the decline In our export trade In
wheat, and made the prediction that
the prioc would never touch u dollar
again, hut his Judgment seems to
have heen astray, for after an inter
val of five years u variety of Circum.
stances has arisen which point to ,
heavy foreign demand for American 4
wheat, and return To the old
fguncs This will he of immense ,
advantage Ia OWgon Nccausc the 4
,rop of wheat la the state Is unusu. 4
Ally fine and abundant The extra
price to be- rcaliEcd will enable far I,
ners TO pay of their Indebtedness, 4
md those who are clear ~ incuu- v
nance can make Improvements, or
,laoc a deposit In the hank for h
utur' usns. This points toa general n
'ondition of pruspcrity In which our "
iIy merchants will come In for their y
harG
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-06
NiPped In tls Bad.

Is IL not better to nip consump-
tiOn, the greater scOurge Of human
ity, In the bud, than to try to stay
its progress on the brink of the
grave. A few doses OF California; :
most useful production, SANTIE
ABLE, the King of consumption,
will relieve, and a thorough treat
ment will cure. Nasal Catarrh, too
often the fOnerunner OF consump-
tion, can bc cured by California
CAT-R-CURE. These remedies are
sold aud fully warranted by ID. w.
Matthews 4 Co, lO6 State street,
at 81, or three for $3.50.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-06
OREGON'S INDUSTRIES.
The Chances That Await the Indus
trious Settler---A New Field for
Exploitation.

The following facts about Oregon
and its resources we gather from
published correspondence:
TO the new conner from the At
lantic coast to the Pacific, as well as
to those coming from the interior
Of the continent, accustomed, as
they have been, to the rigors and
fluctuations Of a continental climate,
the oceanic climate of Oregon will
be a revelation. 70 the Englishman
above referred to, who 50 passionate
ly regretted that Oregon was not a
British province, there was nothing
strange about it. 1t reminded him
Of the work of the gulf stream on
his own island. But to those ac-
customed to the blasts from the
north and northwest, which sweep
over icy mountains and snowclad
plains, or the bowling winds from
the east and northeast, chill with
the bitter frigidity of ice foes from
Iceland, Greenland and Labrador
there is plenty of room for astonish-
mcnt at the milder influences which
prevail in this highly favored part
of the world.
1t is perfectly safe to say that for
the hardy and industrious OF both
sexes, men and women who order
their lives as seeking the best results
Western Oregon, EN-
bracing that vast region from the
crest of the Coast range to the tidal
shores of the sea, from the Califor.
mia line to the Columbia river, offers |
rare inducements. A recapitulation |
Of the industries already established |
Is not out of place. Fisheries, em-
salmon for the home market |
and for export, founders, halibut,
'Ock and lime cod, herring, smelt,
oysters, crabs, CLAIMS and II dozen
,ther varieties lumber, cedar,
pruce, fir, myrtle, alder, maple and
lsh coal mining, dairying, stock
Lising, farming, fruit growing, bee
practically all the minor in
lustries afford Il wide, "a diversified,
profitable field of operations.
Practically, moreover, soil and mine
nd forest and sea, so far as the in
ustries which are to be created
rom and fostered 10y their use and
evelopment, are in a state of in
,ncy. There is nothing far-fetched
r Elusive in this statement. Where
hese industries support ten human
eings now, they will inevitably, in
ne very nature Of things, support
in the future.
In the matter of fruit growing it
lay be taken for an imcOntroverti-
lie fact that apples, pears, plums
nd prunes and all the berries find
thoroughly congenial home in this ,
'ast region n reasonable distance 4
lck from the water line. This
was long since taken out .
the experimental stage. Not any
ore than any other region is the -
lie under consideration exempt
lm occasional failures, but, both z
r home use and the supply of mar \
is both home and foreign, the |
obabilities are all in favor of profit
lie rewards to intelligent industry
piled to the cultivation of the &,
/ in this direction.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-06

JUp0E TERRY is sim dissatisfied
with hls commitment 10 Jail for six
months for hls assault GA Judgv
Field, aud has hlsd notice of suit
agaiust United @tstes Marshal
Franks, laying his damages At
flO0O.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-06

rliE vturns nom Vermont ary
still Incomplete, but they indicate a
republican majority of 25,OOO The
prohibition vote is about 800. The
senate is solldly N'puhlican, about
fourteen democratic representatives
arc elcCted.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-06

AZ the residence Of Mr.. Riley
Munkers, Howell Prairie, sept. 5th,
Rev, Il. ;. knight married Mr..
rhos, r. Walker aud Mis- Elva
hunkers.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-06
HORSES AND cGTTlt FOR SAFE.

1 HAVE FOR SALE THE FOLLOWING
Il horsess uno marV, years old. weight
about leo; une nils linnuEuTntionl years
Old one ully lpcrchcrunl ? years old: one
gradcd horse years old; one sucking cnlt
-larEe. Also two hcilcrs, years Old, giv-
ing milk one tNo-yclF-old hFiltr. giving
ullk. aud thrce calves. ! have also one
binder aud one tlnnlng ulilL
i6+lw MARTIN ROWLEY.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12
J. H. WILLIAMS,
-DEALKR M
General Merchandise,
MONTGOMERY, LA.

Invites your special attention to IN inn
mense Stock of Goods Of every descrip-
ton, which will deepen the interest Of
the most fastidious lockers and cautious
buyers. Having bought his stock ON the
most favorable terms and ct the lowest
prices, he offers
Extra Inducements
to cash customers, and will even mako
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 Bono Super hosphstcs.
Patronage aolicited in the Receiving
and Forwarding Business.
At Williamsvillc, ON the west side Of
the river, my WELL known and popular
salesman, Mr.. Aurilius Smith, desires in
spoction of cur huge stock of goods Of
every character, and especially Pixies Old
Bourbon and Sour Mash Whistles, Fine
Brandics, Best Wines, and . great variety
of Canned Goods.
While this house lives We mean business
Life is too short for attempts and pre-.
lenses that end in nothing. You are again
urgently invited to call and inspect 81
PIKE's PEAK and WTLLIAMsvIfLE when
You want bargains.
jy23 J. H. WILLIAMS.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12

OF all the speeches made by our
Senators in reply to the flings at
Louisiana by Senators Sherman
and Ingalls,, that of Mr.. Gibson is
decidedly the best He is COM
plete master of the situation, as he
is also of rhetoric and logic, and
his dignifed and able handling of
the subject confirms him Is the
peer of any man that can be pitted
against him in the Senate of the
United States. His argument en-
braces all the cardinal principles
at issue in the present campaign,
and comes at an opportune time to
be Of use to lesser lights who
sometimes have to cape for politi-
cal pabulum in answer to charges
Of the opposition during . heated
campaign. Let Us be thankful
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12

A collision occurred last Sun
day afternoon between two large
steamships, the Benson Of Liver
pool, and the Eureka of the Nor
gan line, bound from New York
for New Orleans. The collision
occurred about sixty miles of the
coast of Cape Henry, and the Ben
ison was SO badly injured that she
had to be put in the docks at Nor
folk, Va Nothing could be learned
of the Eureka for day or two,
and grave fears were beginning to
be entertained that she had gone
to the bottom with her entire crew
of thirty-eight men. Itturned out
that the vessel did go to the bottom,
but the entire crow were saved to
. man. They were picked mp by
the brig Caroline Gray after they
had been in the small boats for
five hours, and then transferred to
the steamer Dessong, which took
them to Philadelphia, landing al
safe and sound Tuesday morning.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12

George K. Bradford, editor and
proprietor of the Acadia Sentinel.
and Miss Caroline Nichols, were
married on Thursday evening May
Sd, at the residence of the brides
father, Gov. Francis T. Nichols,
and started at once upon their
wedding journey to the West.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12

The Democratic State Central
Committee met in New Orleans
last Saturday and decided that the
State convention to elect delegates
to the National convention shall be
held in Baton Rouge on the 26th
of May, and that the basis of rep
resentation shall be one delegate
for every 200 votes cast for Gov
ernor and one for every fraction Of
100 or over. By this apportion-
ment Grant parish is entitled to
three delegates in said convention.
The National convention to nomi-
mate the Democratic candidates
for President and Vice President
viii meet in St Louis on the 4th of
june. The attention of the men,
bers of the executive committee of
this parish is called to the notice
published in another column for
them to assemble in Colfax on
Wednesday, May 10th.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12

ua0Ncv to be made. Cut this out and return
WUUCJ to Ms, and We will send ron, free.
something Of great value and importance to
You, that viii start you in business which will
bring you in moro money right away than any
thing else in this world. Any one can do the
work and live at home. Either sex; all ages.-
Something now, that just coins money fer all
workers. We viii start you; capital not needed.
This 10 one Of the genuine important chances Of
. lifetime. Those who are ambitious and enter
prisirg will not delay. Grand outfit free.
Address TRUE B Co, Augusta, Maine. d17
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12

The next Legislature will convene
on Monday, the 18th of May, and
continue in session for sixty days
On the following Thursday the
vote for Governor will be counted
and the result declared, and on
Monday, May 2lst, Gov. Nichols
will be inauguratsd and enter upon
the discharge of his duties.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12

In July the question of licensing
retail liquor shops and barrooms
is to be submitted to the voters of
Grant parish. We think the or
dering of this election was without
sufficient warrant A canvass of
the property owners and voters OF
the parish we believe win show
that a large majority of them are
opposed to whiskey being sold in
the community. The peace and
general prosperity that has been
enjoyed by all classes since the
adoption of the prohibition ordi-
nance two years ago, should be q
strong incentive for all good peo-
pie to turn out and vote against
this whiskey scheme that is mainly
being urged by parties who desire
to engage in the traffic or be
profted thereby.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12
Congressman Blanchard.

OO0KTc8Su18n D18uCU0KUs
It would be amusing if it was
not such small business, to see
the systematic efforts of the WASH
ing correspondent of the Times
Democrat to cast discredit upon
every act of Congressman Blanoh-
ard. The latest effort of this cor
respondent was upon a suspension
of the House rules being secured
by Mr.. Blanchard to pass the riv-
ers and harbors bill, which is CIV
en- great prominence among the
tbs Washington dispatches, un-
der the head of 'sMr. Millsof Texas,
and the Rivers and Harbors Bill, :"
while the body of the telegram is
so worded as to give all the credit
of its passage to Mr.. Mills, and
Mr.. Blanchard, to whom nearly all
the credit is due, is not mentioned
The Tines Democrats record of
the proceedings of Congress on
another page of that paper says
Mr.. Blanchard moved the suspen-
sion, and the omission of his name
shows that the correspondents
special is first-class fraud, got
ten upsolely with the view of cast
ing discredit upon Mr.. Blanchard.
No journal should descend to such
pettiness. The gentleman is NO
pet of ours, but he represents this
district with credit, and we desire
that he be accorded his dues. He
has fair share of self-importance,
which, together with his record, is
subject to criticism by the press.
However, we have no fault to find
with him on the score of vanity, as
he has won his spurs by honest
and faithful service of the people,
and has a right to feel proud of the
good grace he occupies with his
constituency. His record as q
Congressman is good, and we have
no objection to his being continued
in this position, but have oul
doubts as to the advisability Of
constituting him . Senator.
Should the rivers and harbors
bill be successful engineered TO its
final passage, its great importance
will give Mr.. Blanchard much pop.
ularity, and, taken at its tide, he
may be able to ride into the Senate
but we fear the change would
greatly impair his usefulness ia
the people. He is par excellence
their Representative in the halls Of
Congress- live, energetic worker
It is questionable if his usefulness
will be extended should he be
placed among the top-hesvy digni.
taries of the Senate whose oratory
periodically disturb the political
equilibrium of the nation.
The claim of the Times Demo.
Gratis correspondent, that Mr.. Mills
is entitled to any credit for the
rivers and harbors bill passing the
House, is palpably unfair and un'
founded in point of fact Mr.
Mills as chairman of the ways and
means committee all along adhered
to the determination to carry OF
the tariff debate unless the House
voted him down, and Mr.. Blanch.
ard is entitled to the credit of hav.
ing the tariff debate interrupted
and his bill passed under a sus.
pension of the rules.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12
mo. 26.


bARYA "A CsVke
IN. O. Daily etsass. Nay eth.j
Yesterday, promptly ct 10 o'clock,
Prof. AlphOnse King started from the
right bank Of the river, about half
mile above the Canal street ferry land
ing at Algiers, and crossed the river
on his water bicycle tn twenty -seven
minutes. He took the water In the
midst of one of the most furious storms
that has ever been seen on the Missis-
sippl river. The tightening was shoot
ing down earthward In vivid streaks
all around the horizon, and great hea-
w clouds wcre overhead, from which
the rain was pouring In torrents, and
90 heavy and densO was the rainfall
that no one could see even q ship or
steamboat 20O yards away. Even tho
ferry boats had to lay to for some If
teen minutee, becauso the pilots could
not 80 any distance ahead, and at the
same time the wind was blowing =
heavy gale and tho water on the river
was very rough. In spite Of all this
Prot. King crossed the river on his BIZ
cycle in the thickest Of the storm. Az
be could not see we'll through the fall
ing rain, he lost his course and cauo
to shore near the French market, and
there repaired tiiler rope which had
broken, and then came up the river to
just above tho Canal street ferry land
ing, which was the point he set out for.
The apparatus on which he crossed
consists 81 Two cylinders made Of sheet
zinc. Tncy are seven feet three inches
long, ana eleven Inches ~ diameter,
and are placed parallel WITH each 9th.
er, leaving room ior the bicycle wheel
TO work between them; they arS point
ed sharp q each END, and n shape
resemble huge cigar tho frame Of
the bicycle y nrmiy fastened to each
OF tneee cynnoerey % thae when the
rider y eeaseo the combined nSafing
power o. me Two are utilized. On the
cnter ram o. tne wneei o. the bicycle
are fastened nrmlV paddles six inches
square ana they operate on the same
princapie - tno paddles or buckets on
tnc wneei OF 2 steamp oaI, Professor
nine mas siree9y crossed NIAGARA r1vers
$500 - = n. 49, s' s,ic ~soI. H.
vesterdav's Se.t transoands al III
past achievements.
M. :. z. kandls, agent Of the Singer
Seylng assnlno W. :. N9s vr'9rnas
- ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12


The negro who killed ex-Sscre-
tary Of State Will A. Stong's little
son sometime ago. and who has
been confined in the VIM parish
Jail at Winfield ever since, has
created quite a sensation in that
quiet little town Of late. He barred
himself in q cell and threatened to
kill the first man that entered
Finally the deputy sheriff began
q promiscuous firing into the cell
item or dozen shots being fred
with q pistol) to intimidate the
prisoner into submission, it is said.
The result proved that the shoot
ing was not as 'promiscuous" as it
might have been, as one of the
prisoners arms was broken and he
was wounded in the other arm.
The circumstances may have justi-
fed such harsh measures, but
from the details it appears to have
been an instance in which the Of
ficer il blamesble for hasty incon-
sidsrsteness. This negro is doubt
less an inhuman brute and deserves
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12

The sheriffs of the various par
ishes who were elected in April
win receive their commissions and
enter upon the discharge of the
duties of their Office about the LIST
of June.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12
GOODWYN'S
EUREKA
Yeast Powders,
MANUFACTURED IN
NEW ORLEANS, LA.

It 10 regarded by many experienced
housekespers ~ not only good, but the
very best thing Of the kind they have ever
tried. Only give this
HOME PRODUCTION
. fair trial, and you will hardly fail to
patronage it.
It ID . pure, excellent and hsalthful
preparation, and is % pronounced by Drs.
VIM. G. Austin, C. ]. Bickham and J. J.
Lyons, Of New Orleans, who have exam
ined the recipe for making II.
Az it il the special province Of heuee-
keepers practically to test articles in the
culinary line. and 70 judge Of their merits,
their attention is respectfully invited to
the Eureka Yeast Powder.
All Of the leading family grsesrs Of New
Orleans deal in It.
Manufactured by
MRS. p. n. GOODWIN,
~ josephine Street. near Magazine,
New Orleans La
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12
XII COLFAX. GRANT PARISH LA, SATURDAY, MAY II, 1888.

Who shall be our next congress-
man, If N. G. Blanchard is elected
our next q. s. Senator? Let our
exchanges give Us their views. =
Vernon Condenser.
We understand that several wor-
thy gentlemen aspire to represent
this district in Congress, but since
our confrers seems to desire ex-
plicitness as to who shall be the
man, We will say that We honestly
believe it will be the man who &C.
cures the Democratic nomination.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12

w. j. Sewers, sheriff of VIM
parish, has disappeared, and it is
said that his shortage is about 5000.
He passed through Colfax nearly
three weeks ago, and has not been
heard from since. We are in
formed that the parish authorities
have suspected something wrong
with the sheriff for some time, but
Is he ran for the Office and has just
been reelected they lulled into q
false sense of security and neglect
ed to have an investigation of his
affairs until it was too late.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12

The Louisiana State Bar Assoc
citation will hold its annual meet
ing at Baton Rouge on the 21st of
May.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12

It is now said that the ''trooly
loyal will oppose the confirmation
of Chief Justice Fuller, who, it is
claimed, was q 'copperhead" dur
ing the war, and used his position
as q member of the Illinois legis-
lature to discourage the Union
cause. OF course such charges are
venomous and silly, but the proba-
bility is that it viii delay the con-
frmation, as Mr.. Edmunds, chair
man of the Senate committee, by
his action gives evidence that he
intends to have q thorough inves-
tigation made into Mr.. Fuller's
record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12

Thurman, it is said, viii not be
, candidate for Vice President
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12

The BUXDng oUIDDis
Issued March and 0opt,
oooh year. II 10 IN enoy.
elopodia Of useful in1os.
mation for al who pur.
chase the Injuries oF the
- necessities Of life. We
ean olotho you and furnish you With
III the necessary and unnecoGoaEy
appliances 70 xide. walk. Dance alsops
ct, nah, hunt. work, 60 70 church.
or stay g home, and In various sisoo,
styles and quantities. Just figure out
what Il required to do al these things
e0nG0o1nolY. and you can make . fAie
estimate Of the value Of the BuY1HU
reoeipt Of 10 osnts 70 pay postage
MoNTOoM ERY WARD 4 co.
1ll-l1A lGiahigan Avsune. Chicago, NJ
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