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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-07-28
The Presidents Honesty.

The Presidents veto of the bill for
the relief of the army paymaster who
went off to eat pie, and. leaving I'M
guarded the Government money in
his charge. allowed it to be stolen, is
. characteristic document full of the
Cleveland simplicity, candor and hon
-esty. Mr.. Cleveland is right in not
considering such matters too small
for discussion by the President of the
United States Contempt of small
things had brought the Government
service to dangerous condition. 1t
had weakened the sense of duty SER
wants of the people in appointive and
elective offices ought to feel in every
official action, small or great. There
is no detail of carelessness or of at
tempted fraud that Mr.. Cleveland
thinks too small for the attention of a
President sworn to uphold tho consti-
tuition and the laws made in accord
ance with it When such questions
present themselves to him he presents
them to 1.-THE plain, common people I"
in forming his conclusion. and pre-
sents them in such way that they
can not be misunderstood except by
partisans determined to misinterprct
them. He conceals no fact that mas
come to knowledge. The care he
takes to state every fact bearing on
any given case gives his vetoes and
other State papers strength of their
own nowhere equalled in the State
papers of his predecessors No Presi-
dent before him ever relied SO little on
rhetoric; not one of them ever relied
SO much on plain statement of plain
facts.-St. Louis Republican,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-07-28

"A human skull was disinterred by
well diggers in Haskell County. Kansas.
recently at depth of 1875 feet beneath
the earth's surface. Remains of fish
and sea reptiles have been found on
severa. occasions at various depths in
the same peighborhood.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-07-28

SOt6N06 CvvO
Extracting 81 from cedar boughs
Is new industry in MS,ucs
Steel when hardened. decreases I'm
specific gravity, contracts in lenSsn anu
increases in diameter.
Rosewood shingles are being I'M
ported as anovclty for trimming snowy
cottages at seaside resorts.
"A New York halter says that mono
of the so-caIled Panama hats are made
at Panama. The best of them, he cx-
plains, comes from Guyaquil.
"A late refinement in dentistry Is q.
tiny electric lamp for lighting up the
cavities of teeth during the process OF
filing. !.
Dealers in hard wool furnishings
say that sycamore wood is rapidly
coming into use. 1t ''works" well.
makes an excellent finish. and is much
cheaper than birch. maple. or oak.
"A sugar refining company with
s.. 600, 900 capital has been started tn
use Henry Friend s.new method OF re-
timing by electricity. The cost will bel
about seventy five cents ton.
"A recent English invention relates
to casting packing rings ready for use
without boring or turning. The rings
are cast in chill mold around me-
talic core.
The introduction of American
watches into England has reduced tho
number of gold cases marked ut the
London Assay Office from S4.844in 1876
| to 20, 416 in 1886. and Of silver cases.
from 1l9. 39I in 1876 to 95.708 in 1886.
| The mystery regarding the whitos'
of eggs after the ice-cream factories
have used up their yelks is explained
by statement that they are used to
make albumenlzed paper for photogra-
ply.
The question having arisen as to
why the fallen branches Of trees. at
certain stages OF decay. are more or
less colored through their tissues with
various shades of green, it is alleged
that chemical analysis shows the pres
ence of iron as the base OF the green
coloring matter.
The smallest circnlar saw in use is
one used in Sitting gold pens. 1t is q
disc about the size of a fiye-cent piece
and has the thickness of ordinary
paper Its velocity tends to keep It
rigid enough for use; four huudreu
revolutions minute is tho ordinary
rate of these diminutive saws.
The latest idea in the direction OF
waterproof footwear is shoe madc'
with a stout calfskin vamp. seamless.
underlying which is a vamp OF thin
rubber, and between it and the lining.
which is of stout canvas. The bottom
of the shoes has a rubber interlining
between the outer and inner soles. and
thus the shoe is about as near water
proof as leather shoe can be.
Barrels are now being made Of
hard and soft wood. each alternate'
stave being Of the soft variety and
slightly thicker than the hard wood
stave. The edges of the slaves are cut
square, and. when placed together to
form the barrel, the outsides are even,
and there is V-shaped crack between
each stage from top to bottom. In
this arrangement the operation of driv-
ing the hoops forces the edges of the
hard slaves into the soft ones until the
cracks are closed, and the extra thick
ness Of the latter causes its inner edges
to lap over those of the hard wood
slaves. thus making the joint doubly
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-07-28

The Democratic party comes to
the front with bill which viii give
the laborer the same benefit which the
country has already given the mill
ionaire. That party is the poo mans
party, his only hope for the future, his
refuge from the plots. intrigues. deals.
jobs of Republication which pro-
tects combine and leaves the laborer
to take care Of himself ~ hest he can.
IN Y. Herald
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headed and fairly intoxicated by this
picture of military grandeur.
YES" continued the gypsy, fixing
her keen eyes upon the boys face.
"And then you'll march home in your
grandeur, and your pa will pour all the
hidden money at your feet. and say:
It's yours, take it all Yes. every
cent of the money he's hid, but can
see where it is
'Graciousr' cried astonished Poleon.
"You kin see de money in de knot-hole
in de barn and de plank kiverin' it.
toop"
''Of course. see the knot-hole and
the plank nailed over it IS plain As
see your face"
"Wot viii pappy say when he hears
dat?" cried Poleon. appalled, at this
display Of what he thought superhuman
power. He little dreamed who had be-
trayed the secret
IF you tell him" said the gypsy. in
a terrible voice. and frowning darkly,
If you tell him, your fortune won't
come true-good-byefp soldering. But
IL you are secret como tomorrow. ct
sunrise, to that big oak yonder. and
under it you'll find what you want most
IN the world"
Poleon ran home, his head in = whjrl.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-04-19

subtitle influence, seem to be Just what
Is needed to make reform less tragical,
more peaceful. She is not 50 much
impcllcd by her antipathics as drawn
by he. sympathics. She hates the
rum-scller less than she loves the
wretched victims Of his business. She
is more anxious 10 save the wheat than
to destroy the tares- She extirpatcs
vice by supplanting it with virtue.
She uses tact, and has little faith in
main strength and awkwardness. She
believes more in mustard seed Of
good influence than in whole battery
Of violence. She has the power Of pa
thence and bidcs her time; is not dis
heartcned because the hour is not yet
come, but sees the promise afar of, and
reads tho large hope Of her heart into
all the future. Like Napolcon's stub
born enemies. she never knows when
she Is beaten. There is no evil which
she thinks must needs be, and she rs
firmly believes that this world is re-
decmable as that it has Rcdecmcr.
Perhaps the most notable feature Of
woman work rs rcformer Is her sys-
tcmatic method. This is what was
least expected. But it is hardly too
much to say that her great temperance
movement is the best controlled and
most systematic effort at reform that
tho world has yet seen. The agencies
which have been organized, the forces
which have been set in operation, the
lines of influence which have been laid
between this movement and the halls
Of legislation. the platform, the press.
the teachers and textbooks Of the pub
lie schools, the home and the praying
circle. the formative and reformative
processes. the minute attention to de-
tails and the comprehensive plans.
wide as the world. all show consume
mate generalship. And it may also be
said that this and other reform move
ments, and the great missionary enter
prises. are bringing into view more
notable class of women than has ever
before crowned the gene: .kions. The
mastery management, the cloqucncc.
earnestncss. faith and power which
they have brought to their work, mark
a new era in the history Of reform.
But history does sometimes repeat
itself. and the circular tendency of this
movement will be to como around
again to the old Pagan notion. that
woman can only realize her full power
by straining after the masculine type.
and by putting on mans armor and
using mans weapons. But her influ-
ence and success rs rcformer depend
rs much upon her loyalty TO her woman
hood as upon free field of action. And
il she continue both rcformer and
woman, this word will soon be far bet
ter world than it has ever yet becn.-
Ret. j. a. adams. IN AdUancc.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-04-19
THE COWLiCk.


Since last saw my youngest boy just twenty
years have passed.
But he's coming; shall look upon his darling
face at last.
He who left me here so lonely, twenty years ago
to-day.
He's coming home to see me, He is coming
home. say.
have tried to wait with patience. knowing all
Is for the best.
But my heart has been with Willie has been in
the distant West.
Now he's coming; shall see him after all these
weary years.
And the mothers face was beaming, though
her eyes were dimmed with tears.
Every mother has her fancy; willie's hair
was my delight:
II was soft and fine as silk is il was Just as
black as night:
And when he was but baby on his forehead
fair there came
lust the funniest little cowlick, which, at first
tried TO tame.
Ard brushed on il and combed il, but twas
wasted enterprise,
Still that stubborn little love. lock bobbed above
his laughing eyes.
Were he changed in every feature should rec.
ognze him then
By the covlck: / should know him from among
thousand men.
: Twill be odd TO see my Willie there is sad
ness in the truth
Return bronzed and bearded man who left o
merry youth:
But know that he will care for me just as he
used to do
When he was but romping boy. this man OF
forty-two:
And, though at first his face and ways may seem
little strange,
There are many things about him that know
will never change;
And. while it's but mothers within to say So
declare
That most OF all want to see that cowlick in
his hair
He came to her, the stalwart man, the same
dear boy again,
lie whose youth had brought her happiness,
whose absence brought her pain.
lie had faced lifes many perils, had escaped its
many harms,
And again the loving mother was infolded in
his arms.
Who can tell her deep contentment. who her
fond maternal pride
As she looked upon her darling, saw him stand.
ing by her side.
But she didn't sec the cowlick-no, 1t didn't
come that way:
He was bald as any hens egg-that's the way
We live to-day.
-staaleg Waterloo. in Chicago Tribune.
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Blanche explained the presence Of the lit
tie angel with them. Fairfax had decided
to tell the truth in this case, and. according
~, had instructed her to say that those who
had caused the Princess to be placed upon
the yacht had put thereon this little found
ling, who had come under their notice and
excited their sympathy. with the hope that
1t might also arouse the interest Of the
Princess and induce her to give the little
creature the protection and care it needed"
Was it surprising that this appeal should
be eifcctual:
Natalie's mother had died when the girl
was very young. Between her father and
herself there existed no love; their SYM
pathies were never the same. She always
feared and disliked him, and, when he
married again. the two became more than
ever estranged in affection, if possible.
With the death of her brother had been
severed the bond Of the only really great
love she had for any being on earth.
A pretty scene was witnessed the follow
ing morning when little Dolores walked
up and caught sight of the lovely face of
Natalie. who lay sleeping in an adjoining
state-room.
inyoluntarily the child gazed in admiring
awe upon the slumbering stranger. Softly
she murmured, pretty lady," and. steal
ing in on tiptoe to the Princess, kissed her
gently.
This was quite enough to waken Natalie.
who naturally was startled at seeing the
little fairy-like apparition by her bedside.
In moment she seized Dolores in her
arms. and i'll her turn kissed the wondering,
yet pleased child. exclaiming as she did SO:
You dear little creature No one shall
take sou from me-
Dolores triumph was now complete. She
had cnsnared the heart Of Natalie. while she
herself Immediately seemed to feel instinct
lively that in this woman. she had found u
protector.
Thus the lives of Natalie and Dolores
blended. the one with the other, and the two
were rarely separate. while the hold that
this original pair acquired upon the sailors
was wonderful
1t may well be believed that If the voyage
had lasted day longer the entire crew
would have deserted, captain and all. and
offered to go into voluntary serfdom to their
beloved LADY and the little gal"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-04-19
CHAPTER XVIII.

Fairfax. meanwhile, kept himself con-
cealed so carefully that very few. even of
the sailors. caught SO much as a glimpse Of
him: while Natalie and Dolores had not the
slightest suspicion Of his presence. He was
IN continual agony Of mind lest they should
discover him, or lest the voyage should
be interrupted by some catastrophe. How
ever the passage proved exceptionally
pleasant, and they came in sight of Grand
Nanan Island, off the eastern coast Of
Maine. two or three hours before shutdown
on the tenth day.
From Grand Manan to Mount Desert the
run is generally accomplished in seven or
eight hours.
Shortly after mid night on the eth day Of
September, 1ss4-just ten days after leav-
Ing France-thc '.Namoyna' came to anchor
off the shore Of little inlet, opposite Bald
Porcupine Island in Frenchman's bay. This
inlet is known as Cromwells Harbor.
Word was sent to Blanche and Natalie
that they must prepare TO land.
Warned by a telegram from Mr.. Porte,
the butler had made preparations for thu
guests whom h. was expecting h every
train or steamer. He was greatly aston
ished at their untimely arrival.
The sailors were inconsolable at the
lH0uEhl Vi pdItHis IIOul JuclT ldSOFlJeS.
Many furtive wipe of the eye was INDUCED
in, and the braWny, largc-chestcd fellows
stole up 10 the little Dolores and insisted on
kissing the dimpled hands of the sleeping
child.
Fairfax and the captain parted, the latter
receiving hearty grasp of the hand-a
'arge roll Of money and caution to keep
the entire affair quict-especially to prevent
it from getting into the newspapers.
The boat left the shore, the regular dip of
the oars was heard dying away in the dis
lance, and the Namovna in u few minutes
departed as quietly as she had come. no one
in the sleeping village of Bar Harbor having
even been aware Of her presence. She
steamed directly to New York.
To make a depression, ere closing this
chapter, Jean Louvait resolved to put forth
one more effort to discover and seize the
culprits. He cabled brother detective in
New York, asking him to watch for the
'Namovna's" arrival and search that yes
sci when she appeared.
But Fairfax suspecting that this would be
one of the plans of his pursuers, told the
captain to clear away every vestige Of y
woman's presence on the yacht, and to warn
all the crew to keep close-mouthed when
approached on the topic of their passengers.
This last injunction was quite unneces-
sary. When the detective boarded the
''Namoyna" at New York he could not elicit
The least information, nor detect any traces
OF female passenger. The yacht, appar-
entity, had come direct from Brest to New
York, where it now lay awaiting Mr.. Neb-
bits orders.
Louvait was silenced, but not convinced
He only was hiding his time.
Immediately after bis arrival, Fairfax
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-04-19
CHAPTER XIX.
DISSEMRI.E'


More than three weeks had now elapsed
since the abduction; but Fairfax kept him.
self so closely concealed that Natalie was
not even aware of his presence.
One day. however. returning from a
drive, she distinctly heard the piano sound
ing forth, it seemed to her, the last notes of
a slow movement from one Of Beethoycn's
sonatas Quickly entering the house, she
found no one within Blanche was in the
adjoining room. busting the furniture.
Undoubtedly tine maid had been cleaning
the keys Of the piano and accidentally
struck the notes that seemed to complete
the matchless adagio Of the master.
At another time Natalie found Il roll of
MS. music blown about by the winds among
the rocks on the shore. 1t was called
'Stella Mea.''
sMusic and words published by Oliver Ditson
& Co., Boston, Mass
l"STELLA MEAL
Words aud music by 4. r.
'.Thou art my life! my souls one star,
Thou art my guide DER earth dark maini
When behold thy beams from far.
My heart with hope revives again.
''Whene er the reefs OF woe near;
When mournful wrecks fortell my doom;
Like sweetest bells upon mine ear,
Thy warning voice falls thro' the gloom.
When binding mist beciouds the day.
And wild the wave and fierce the storm
A sudden glory lights the way
And DER calm seas view thy form.
'Oh deathless love! eternal star.
Tho raging seas between us roll,
My steadfast course I'll shape afar
And moor with thee my storm tost soul
Another day, while gazing out of her
window over the fields, she saw man
leisurely crossing the meadow between
Eld-F Field and the cottage on the left. TO
her surprise, as clearly as she could dis
tinguish, he was whisting the air OF 'Stella
Mea.'
One morning, after Natalie's return from
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-04-19

dashing horseback ride, little Dolores
tripped up TO her. sounding the praises Of
..such O nice gentleman I've just met who
had talked TO her, carried her, given her
flowers and completely won her heart.
A day or two afterwards she had the same
experience again to relate, with the added
command that her little mamma .'mnsf meet
the gentleman, he Is 50 nice and lovely, just
like you.''
Every pleasant afternoon, after dinner, Il
was the custom OF this devoted pair to wan
der to the shore. where Natalie either read,
or watched Dolores ..skip" stones and ..sail'
pieces Of wood in the water
As they were thus engaged upon tho
afternoon Of the day Of Dolores second en-
counter with the stranger, q huge dog sud-
denly sprang. barking. through the bushes
along the shore on the right, and mascu.
line figure followed him. +
Dolores at once fled to Natalie for profec-
ton. being terrified at the sight Of this
great creature But, when she caught sight
Of his master, she gave q cry Of joy. and
running up. took him by the hand, disre-
garding the dog. The man STOPPING down,
kissed the child and called to the antnal:
MAX. Max, come here! want to present
you to the sweetest and fairest little maiden
Ill 1HTlSlsHuOill.
Max. in . acknowledgement manner,
lifted one large paw and put it In the little
girls hand.
Now. Max continued the gentleman.
II want you always to carefully watch this
little lady and never let any harm befall
her,
Max appeared to understand the injunc-
ton. He walked beside Dolores very meek
ly but, ever and anon, cast regrctful
glances toward his master.
All this time the newcomer pretended
that he had not observed Natalie, who,
thus, had good opportunity Of studying
him.
He was Of about medium height. had
brownish hair, frank, open face from
which every vestIge Of beard and mustache
was removed, fresh color in his cheeks and
an apparently ingenious, easy manner.
She judged him to be, perhaps, one and
twenty.
Dolores. after Max's introduction to her,
took her friends hand, saying:
..Come, row, want my little mamma to
see you.'
who is your little mamma and wherc:'
replied he. still looking down at her, and
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-04-19
NOMAN'S DEPARTMENT.
YANKEE DOODLE REVISED.

YANKEE DOODLE REVISED.
Well sing song for woman's rights:
And surely any noodle II
Might guess the air most dear to u
Would still be Yankee Doodle.
Chorus.
Yankee Doodle, keep IL up,
Our brothers must not ficut us:
Mind the music, keep the step,
They will not vote without us.
Our Uncle Sam has saved himself
4 wondrous lot OF bother,
IL he good things still had shared
With Yankee Doodle's mother.
Chorus
And strange II seems q hundred years
To trace his way. and find him
Just now awakening to see
Ills half was left behind him.
Chorus.
But looking round and taking thought
He frankly owns he's missed her,
And says. BY Yankee boobies side
Eell make room for his sister.
Chorus.
Yankee Doodlc's wife and girls
Shall have his full protection,
Shall share his cares and holidays,
And vote at his election.
Chorus.
Louise 7. Boyd, IL Womaa's Standard.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-04-19
BAR HARBOR.
A Wild, Weird Tale Of Love
and Adventure.
PUBLISHED ny SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH
THE AUTHOR.
d ~ "A M os LEE.
XyM.-coSr1NrEp.

Copyrighted. 1857. by w. Dillingham; - AZ
Rights Reserred.l
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Iii the devil catch a man idle. he'll
set him at work." Not much chance
for his Satanic majesty on dairy farm.
Dairy World
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Otherwise. she must suffer the annoyance
and modification of a constant guard"
During those three days of uncertainty,
she was permitted IA certain amount Of free
dom; but the inevitable groom never lost
sight of her. At the end Of the limited
period. Natales written promise was
handed to Fairfax and he knew that she
would keepit
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-05-05

Train No. st leaves Savannah 200 p m; arr
riv es GuytOn, 2:55 pm.
Passengers for Sylvania, Wrightsville, Mil
ledgevjlle and EatOntOn should take 7:1O a m
train.
Passengers for Thomaston, CarroltOn, Perry
Fort Gaines, TalbOtton, Buena Vista, Blakely
and Clayton should take the 500 m train.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-05-05
A SOLDIER s DUTY.

A curious case came up before the
County Court of Jacksonville, Fla,
last Monday that affects tie duty of
. military man III that State. 1t
seems that a private Of the jackson
vile Light Infantry, was summoned
to appear for drill on a certain
evening, and instead of obeying
orders as good soldier should, he
went with his ''best girl" to the
theatre. At the close of the per-
torrance he was arrested by his
Sargent, and after considerable
reslstance-and with the aid of
musket and bayonet-he was taken
to the guard room considerably
bruised. On being eleased by his
commanding officer, he sued out a
warrant against the arresting Off
GERS for assault and battery. The
case was called, and the Judge dis
missed the warrant upon the ground
"lhat the law plainly Provides for
the arrest and punishment OF MEM
bers who refuse to attend drills"
A good law that, and if there is
such law on the statutes books OF
Georgia, il should be hunted up by
those IN authority and enforced.
There are many men who are at
tached TO companies that pay no
attention TO their drills and meet
ings and the result is that when
their commands are on parade they
they spoil the good effect which
otherwise would haze been made by
their bad marching.