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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-01-05

A LARGE SHIPMENT Last Moup
day Messrs. VIM. Hill 4 Co, made
a single shipment of cotton amounts
ing to 1900 bales, the largest num-
Der ever shipped from this place
by any firm IN one day. The cot
ton was shipped to the following
points: Great Falls, n. 81. 2C6
beles; lowell, Masa, 800 baleo:
Cheoopee, Mass, 400 bolos; Idveis
pool, England, 500 bslel This
was the first shipment to Liverpool
by through bill Of lading that bad
ever been made from Alexandria
Town Talk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-01-05
Fall and Winter Goods |!
A New Stock just Received by
j. TURNER

fbOeVBubes k0ss
who has recently returned from New York
Boston, Cincinnati and other cities where
be purchased . Large stock Of GOODS
suited to the wants Of his trade. which he
bonRht at reduced prices and is now offer
ing at small margin If profit
The public are invited to call and exam
inc his large aud we'll selected stock OF
DRY GOODS,
consisting of Dress Goods and Trimmings.
Fancy Goods, White Goods. adies' Clcaks
and Jackets. Jersies. Hosiery. Shawls and
Hoods Balmorals. leans, Cassineres and
Flannels. iinseys. Blankets, etc
Mems and Boys Hats. and Ladies' Trim
med Hats.
A large etock Of Boys and wenss CLIO
THING. Special bargains are offered in
Boys and Mems JEANS Clothing. which
were bought Mt q sacrifice.
A fine assortment of Boots and Shoes
Saddle'y. Crockery. Hardware. Groceries
Plantation Supplies. TRUNKS. Valises.
Towers celebrated "Fish Brand" OF Slick
ers, and FURNITURE.
All of which were selected in person
with great care. at low figures, and will
be sold at rock bottom prices.
Call and examine for yourselves.
Highest market price paid for Cotton,
Hides md Bssswax.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-01-05

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter. Chapped Hands,
Chilblains Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tions, and positively cures Piles. or M
pay required Ii il guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price Is cents per box. For sale by
G. c. Nash.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-01-05

3,l34 Prizes. amounting to. 81 .054 SEQ
Norz.-TicFsts drawing Capital Prizes
are not entitled to terminal Prizes.
TFor Club Rates. or any further in
formation Il sired. write 1esibiy to the un-
d.rsigned, clearly stating yonr residence.
State, county, street aud Number. More
rap'a return mail delivery will be- assured
by your enclosing AID Envelope bearing
youi full address,.
Send Postal Notes, Express Money Or
deis, OF New York Exchange in ordinary
letter. Currency By express Cat our ex-
pense) addressed NJ. A. DAUPHIN.
New Orleans, Ia.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-01-05

Major Geo. O. Watts, as he used
to be called by his friends, now In
dignantly repudiates any title short
Of '.jigadier brindle," he having n
Gently been appointed by the guy
ernor as brigadier general Of the
fifth district of Louisiana.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-01-05
mo. 8.
New Years Eclipse.
mo Picsyune Dec. o.

IN. y. Picayune Dec. SOL
The year 1889 opens with most
! interesting astronomical event.
This is q total eclipse of the sun,
which takes place on Tuesday, the
first day of January, the first day
of the new year. An eclipse of tie
san is produced when, In the course
Of their respective revolutions. the
earth moving around the sun and
the moon comes between the sun
and the earth. The moon being
much smaller than the sun is not
able to intercept the entire light Of
the sun except when the moon is at
its nearest point to the earth and
the sun at its greatest distance.
Then the disc of the moon is APP
parently large enough to cover the
face of the sun, which is, by its
greater distace, corresponding re-
duced The greatest number of
eclipses of both sun and moon
possible in one year is seven, Of
which four will be solar. The
smallest possible number is two,
both being of the sun. In 1889
there will Be five, three of the sun
and two of the moon.
Tuesdays eclipse will be visible
in nearly all parts of the United
States, except in the sections east
of New York city. It will, how
ever, be total only in the West
Draw line from Point Arena on
the coast Of California, in a north
eastern direction, to Winnipeg,
British American. Along that line
the eclipse will be total, and SO it
will be In belt 80 miles wide, or
40 mics on each side of that
line. Elsewhere the observation
will be partial.
At New Orleans five digits or
nearly one-half of the sun will be
obscured. The eclipse proper win
commence at 3 hours and IS min
utes in the afternoon. The middle
of the performance will be reached
just before sunset, while the bal
ance will be invisible because the
sun will have gone down below our
horizon.
Parties of astronomers will visit
points in the western Territories
and States where theeclipse can be-
seen in it's totality. When q total
eclipse of the sun occurs, there has
been observed around the dark disc
of the moon q halo of light. with
points and tongues of fire, as Il
they were flames, standing out from
the body of the snn. These phe-
nomena are to be studied with tho
spectroscope. They are also to be
photog' aphed. These luminous ex-
hibitions are variously acco lntf 4
for. The apparent flames are be-
lieved to be such, shooting out
from the fiery or brilliant face Of
the sun, which appears to be at
fected by cyclonic forces that dis
turb the bright surface and produce
whirl-winds of flame. As to the
luminous halo, it is variously
guessed at by the astronomer
Three theories are advanced for the
maintenance of this curious solar
atmosphere:
First-It is meteoric matter re-
revolving about the sun.
Sorond-Tt Ia cr,ovn;ca1 d,rak ha16
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SHERIFF SALE.
Twelfth Judicial Disctrict Court, Grant
Parish, La.-No. 1853.
G. A. Piersop va W. & Calhoun.
c. A. Pierson VS. W. S Calhoun.

BY virtne of and to satisfy a writ Of Fl
ia issued and to me directed in the above
entitled and numbered suit. have seized,
and will offer for sale. at public auction, in
trent of the court house door in the town
Of Colfax, La, between the hours pre-
scribtd by law on
SATURDAY. January. s, 1889.
the following described property seized as
the property OF the abovs named defend
ant to-wit:
Ore pron'isory and mortgage note drawn
by Andy Harris in favor of H. Mcknight,
.idmr. Of the succession of NJ Calhoun.
ard bearing per cent. per annum interest
from the 10th day of May 1894.
Terms IF sale-Cash, with benefit of ap-
praiseraent. ]. KEMP. in,
d22-,f -. Sheriff
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For Sale or Trade,

The undersigned has from 150.0 Don to
200, 900 fest OF eli kinds of seasoned Pine
Lumbes ON hand 1t the Star Mill. fi'or
ui1ss north Of Colfsx. which he will sell
30W Apwp fR ss0qs - trade tor stock.
41gW IAN JOHNSON
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-01-05

Notice is hereby given that the supple
mental Assessment Roll for the parish If
Grant. of 1897, ! now on file in my Office
Nj taxes are now due aud will become d.
@inquent after the 2d day Of Janusry 1889.
J.KEMp, JR., sheriff.
and ex-Ofbeio Tar Collector.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-01-05
SHERIFF SALE.
Twelfth Judicial District Court, Grant
Parish, La.-No. 400.
I Eairclotb va Georco Cx.rka

j. A FalrctOth vs. GEORGE StarkS.
BY virtue of and to satisfy a writ Of q
IA issued and to me directed in the above
styled and numbered suit, have srized
and will offer for sale. at public auction.
at the residence on the premises of George
Starks. between the b urs presc ibed by
law. on
SATURDAY, December 90, 1889,
the following described personal property
seized as the property OF the defendant
to- wit:
One sorel mule,
One two-horse wagon,
Five head stock cattle
Terms of sale-Cash, with benefit of ap
praisement. J. KEMP. JR..
dis Sheriff
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-01-05

When you desire = pleasant physis,
try st. Patrick's Pill& For aa3e b. J.
2. Lewis Colfax.
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Commissioners.
Commissioners.

We the undersigned Banks and Bankers
viii pay all Prizes drawn in thu Lnuisiana
S'ate Lotteries. which may be presented
at on. counters.
r. NJ. NAL ISLEY. Prest. Ia Nat Bank.
2. LANaUX, Prest. St,t. Nat Bank.
A. BALDWIN Pre>t. N o. Nat Bank.
CARL KOHN, Prest. Union Nat Bank.
GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING,
At the Academy of Music. New Orleans
Tuesday Janu ~ 15 1899.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-01-05

1--WE do hereby certify that we supervise
the arrangements for all Monthly and
>rmi-Annual Drawings Of The Louisiana
State LOTTERY Co. AMI in person manage
AID control the Drawings themselves, and
that the same are conducted with hone 81 v,
fairness, and in good iaith toward all par
ties, and we authoriz the Company to use
this certificate, with fac-similes Of our zig
natures attached, in its advertisements.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-01-05

O. q clothe you and furnish you With
all the necessary and unnecessary
appliances to ride. walk, dance. sleep,
eat. fish, hunt, work, 60 to church.
or stay at home, and in various sizes,
styles and quantities. just figure out
what 10 required to do all these things
COMFORTABLY. and you can make fair
estimate of the value Of the BUYERS
GUIDE, which will be sent upon
receipt Of 10 cents to pay postage,
MONTGOMERY WARD & CO.
11l-1l4 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, III
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UNPRECEDENTED A rTRArTfONl
" OVER A MILLION DISTRIBUTED
nE4 L.
Louisiana s ate Lottery Comp ny,

incorporated by the Legislature in 1868,
70 Educational and Charitable pur ,oses
and its franchise made part If the Tres.
ent State Constitution, in 1879, by an over.
wi,elming popular vote.
It's GRAND EXTRAORDINARY DRAWINGS take
place Semi Annually. (June and D-c>m-
Der I, aud its GRAND 81, GLE NUMBER DRAW
INGs take place on each of the other ten
months in the year, AMI are all drawn III
pubic, at the Academy of Music. New
Orleans. La.
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Official advertisements 81 per square for
iisi ins' itioD; each subsequent publica-
ton ~ cents per square.
Brief communications upon subjects Of
public interest soiicited. but no attention
Will Ice paid to anony mons riIers.
Address: CHRONICLE, Culfax, La.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11
Not q BAD Joke.

Bart Scott, of Ashland, tells funny
story about member of the Wisconsin
Legislature. The old man was elected
to the State Senate from one of the lum-
Der counties and was proud of the honor.
When the Legislature met in Madison
Senator Blank was daily in his seat be-
fore the time for calling the Senate to
order and spread the Madison Journal
before him to read the news Of the day.
One morning after the chaplain's prayer,
while the Clerk of the Senate was read
ing the journal of the proceedings of the
previous day, gentleman arose and
said: "Mr. President l move to dis
pense with the reading of the journal"
Senator Blank quietly folded his Madi-
ison journal, arose and said: ''Mr. Pres
ident, move also to dispense with the
reading of the Times, the Inter Ocean
and all other papers. There should be
no distinction against the Journal"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11
The Progress of Language.

The progress of language spoken by
the different nations is said to be as
follows: English, which at the COM
mencement of the century was only
spoken by 100000 of people, is now
spoken by 100000, 600; Russian is now
spoken by 6s,OOO,oOO against 10000, 900
at the beginning of the century. In
1901 German was only spoken by S5,-
100000 of people, to-day over 10000, 900
talk in the same language that William
III. does. Spanish is now used by a.
600, 900 of people, against $4,000, 900 in
1900; Italian by S2,OOO,OOO instead Of
$4,000. 600; Portuguese by $4,000, 600 in.
stead of 100000. This is for English
an increase of 3ls per cent; for Russian,
100 per cent; for German, 20 per cent,
for Spanish, So per cent; etc. In the
case Of French the increase has been
from $4,000 600 to 5000, 600, or SO per
cent st. Louis Republic
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

III your new shoes are tight dip .
cloth in hot water and lay 1t ON the tight
place and it will soon stretch.
Two apples kept in . cake box will
keep moderately rich cake moist great
length OF time If the apples are renewed
when withered.
If your plants should freeze, as soon
as you discover what has been done put
them in dark room or the cellar, where
the temperature Is but little above freez-
ing, and sprinkle, or rather, shower
them with cold water. ~
Grape Butter.-Prepare your fruit
the same as for preserving, allowing one
pound Of sugar to one pound Of fruit;
one-half pint vinegar to three pounds
sugar, one teaspoonful cloves, one tea.
spoonful cinnamon, one nutmeg; boil
until jellied, stirring all the time.
Apple Batter Pudding.-Pare and
core six tart apples, stew until soft.
Strain through colander and sweeten.
Make stiff batter Of one quart of milk,
six eggs, one cup Of sugar, and -four
enough to soften it, add the apples and
bake in buttered pudding dish in hot
oven. Serve with sweet sauce.
There need never be any sameness
about beefsteak if little trouble is
taken to vary the manner of garnishing
or serving it. Garnish a rare, juicy beef
steak with broiled sausages, on each Of
which you have sprinkled two or three
drops of orange juice, and you will fancy
yourself partaking of new dish.
"A very neat and inexpensive window.
box for bulbs or plants is made by nail
ing small strips Of tree boughs (which
have previously been split or whitfield fiat
on one side) on a common wooden soap OF
small packing box obtained tany grocery
store. The strips are pointed or rounded
at the ends and tackled on perpendicu.
llarly, close together, projecting above
the top Of the box 80 as to entirely
cover it. ~ L' e
flashed and Drowned Potato
Sprinkle one quart cold boiled potatoes
cut into dice with one teaspoonful salt
oAu ouo Dol ooPOouAuA POPP0RS OlO"A oAS
tablespoonful butter and one table
spoonful -four; pour on slowly one cup
stock, season with one teaspoonful salt
and one tablespoonful pepper, add the po-
tatoes and cook Ave minutes. Melt one
tablespoonful butter in frying-pan.
and when hot turn in the potato, cook
until brown, fold over and turn out.
| --One lady noted for hospitality in
! one Of our great cities, has National
reputation for bad manners, and, al.
though she gives beautiful dinners, peo'
pie are afraid to 60 to her house, lest
she should be overtaken by desire to
| be uncivil. 1t is the extreme of bad
manners. The Arab knows better. The
wild Indian is gentleman in his lodge,
The man who eats your salt is sacred,
and if a woman is rude everywhere else,
she should be gracious at home. There
is no such detestable abuse Of ones
privileges a. TO be rude on ones OWL
ground.-Ladies' Home. Journal.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11
IMPULSivE CONFIDENCE.
One OF the Unfinished and Pathetic Page
of LIES History.

Ono Of the Unfinished and Pathetic Pages
Of LIES History.
A lady was recently waiting for =
train, in railroad station, when little
old woman, scrupulously neat, and
dressed in faded gingham dress and
plaid shawl, hurriedly approached her.
"Only think what's happened to me,
dear!" she said, impulsively, her thin
lips twitching, and tears starting to her
faded blue eyes. "Only think! my only
darter's layin' dead in New, York City,
an my sons sick with a fever in Cam
ada, an I've started out to go to him.
Only think of it, dear--me at my time
o. life, an them two all I've got" z
"Oh, am sorry" said the lady, her
sympathy deeply touched. "Can't I do
something's Have You bought your
ticket?" ,,,,, >
''Yes, the minister see 70 that for me
last night. Wouldn't ha' spoke to you,
but I'm as nervous as witch, with fear
an trouble, an see your black dress,
an thinks l, She knows what trouble is
herself, may be- Amt IL hard, dear, to
think he may be gone afore l get there,
an her layin' dead, so far away?"
ooh, yes, yes! terribly hard. But try
to hope, try TO think he will live"
"Yes, an I've told 'em all-them that's
talked to me-Td try to be reconciled if
he went afore / got there, but it's hard,
hard! The minister says death is beau
tiful, an may be it's, but I'm an old
woman, dear, an l shall live through a
good many weary hours afore my turn
comes, I'm afraid. I'm pretty tough;
I'm nigh sure shan't die easy. An 1
alters hoped through it all they wouldn't
be called to 60 afore me-" ..,....4
What could be said? Who could COM
fort the stricken mother, or find words
to teach her patience? Still the effort
was tremblingly made. At length the
train came, the bag and bandbox were
gathered up, and the poor woman nerv-
ously entered the train. She looked
back for one word more. .i
81 shan't forgit you, DEAR" she called.
"You've been powerful sight O com
fort" And the train moved away.
This is only one of the unfinished
pages OF life's history. Did the woman
find her son alive, and was she able to
keep him within reach of her weak but
loving arms? Or was she left quite
desolate by double blow?. Perhaps the
future will tell, but so far only hope
whispers an answer.-Youth's Compan-
,,v,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11
PRESIDENT D,Az AND WIFE.
u Happy Family at the Head OF MEXICO
Tho Romantic Courtshlp.

4 Happy Family Mt the Head OF Mexico
Tho Romantic Courtshlp.
A conspicuous character in the New
Worlds gallery Of statesmen IL Porfrio
Diaz, President of Mexico. His public
life and services are familiar to the in
telligent people Of this country. He 10
ffty-nine years old.
II General Diaz's public record has
been brilliant his private life has been
not less charming. AS gallant and
dashing Colonel fighting the invaders
Of his country he wooed and won his
hrst wife, Miss Delfina Ortega, Of OAK
AGA, the daughter of prominent physi-
clan. Those who are intimately &C
quainted with the President assert that
his courtship was most romantic. He
courted in country held by the enemy,
and the stories Of his adventures in rid
ing by night through hostile lines, all
that he might have but glance at the
windows of a fair maiden, are many. He
was successful in his wooing, and in due
time claimed his bride, The wife &C.
companied him through all the great
trials and reverses of his life; she was
his sympathizing companion in defeat,
and she proudly gloried in his triumphs.
She lived to see him proclaimed Presi-
dent and recognized as the benefactor Of
his country.
General Diaz has three children, all by
his first wife. The eldest, Amanda, lisa
lady of statuesque beauty and queenly
NJ GLn Go fLo Ut a ~ IN
de la Tore, gentleman of excellent
family and large fortune. The second
Is Porfirio Diaz, Jr. He is now sixteen
years old and Q cadet in the National
Military College at Chapultepec. The
third, Mariade la Luz, is young lady
of fourteen.
After General Diaz had served his first
term as President, and when he was re-
siding in Mexico as a private citizen, he
married his present wife. She was a
Miss Carmen Romero Rubio, q member
Of an old and aristocratic Castilian FAM
lily. Her father, Hon. Manuel Romero
Rubio, though o staunch Liberal, had
always belonged to a faction opposed ito
General Diaz in politics. SoonIafter the
overthrow of the Empire he became
close friend and warm supporter of Mr..
LerdO. I0gH uutHf.i ,aNluH ~
Upon the entrance of Mr.. Lerdo to the
Presidency he became his Secretary for
Foreign Affairs and Chief of Cabinet.
During the bitter struggle that preceded
the triumph OF General Diaz over Mr..
Lerdo, Mr.. Romero RubiO stood Loyalty
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11

sister Victoria, who was so maladroit as
fall in love with q Battenberg.
Over the wedding of this princely
pair, says writer in Harper's Weekly,
Athens had a festival such as no city Of
Europe has seen in modern times, and
for even partial parallel to which one
must rummage in the record of the
gorgeous fables of prehistoric times.
But even in the days when all the cities
sent gifts, and all the Princes came
themselves to honor the marriage of the
most beautiful of known women, the
company, measured by what it repre-
sented, was insignificant by comparison
with that which assisted at the nuptials
in Athens. .t HEFj.lt{
There were full hundred Of royal
and princely persons, as in the old days;
but almost any one Of them might count
for fifty of Homer's princes. 1t was a
handsome tribute to the glory that was
Greece's to play the Persia of Eschylus,
and pretty piece Of emblematic fancy
to have the grand flights of Grecian
thought welded to the tender harmOnies
ofGerman music. 10 vne.s -
Three great powers Of Europe have
made an especial point Of doing honor
to this festival. Germany is represented
by her Emperor, and Russia and En-
gland each by the heir-apparent to the
throne. This fact can hardly be lost
upon the advisers of the Sultan; and il
the marriage itself is a love-match, this
famous celebration of it is perhaps in
some degree political demonstration.
1t costs little for Prince Bismarck to
show in this way that Germany and
Russia are in hearty sympathy as to
some things. King Georges accession
to the throne of Greece initiated a
period of Grecian expansion; and the
movement that began when the Ionian
Islands were added to the kingdom may
be taken up again in the time Of
GEORGES son and successor. 49,. .r
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-11
PRESIDENT DIAz AND WIFE.


by his old friend, and finally followed
him from the country when his armies
were routed, remaining with. him sew
eral months in New York. However,
Mr.. Romero Rubio saw that he could
neither serve his chief nor himself by
remaining in voluntary exile, and, his
family and interests being in Mexico, he
determined to return home, which he
did. Upon his return he devoted his
time to his family and private affairs
and held aloof from politics.
Mrs. Diaz is woman of highly Guilt
waited taste, and is liberal patron of the
fine arts. Much of her time is given to
music, she being finished performer
on the piano. She is devout Catholic
and attends most scrupulously to her
religious duties, and she is called the
Angel of Charity, owing to her many
good works. A few years ago she es-
tablished an institution which she calls
the Friend of the Working Woman
(Amiga de la Obrera).
1t is place where mothers may take
! their children to be cared for, amused
and educated while they are at their
work. Mrs. Diaz devotes a great deal
of her time to this institution, which
she manages to maintain with volun teer
contributions, supplemented by liberal
aid from her own purse. ,,l.N M
The Disz family, whether in their
city residence or Chapultepec, lead a
quiet, unostentatious life, such as is
led by other families of wealth. Mrs.
Diaz is often seen walking through the
streets, either in company with her rel
atives or alone, and she and the Presi-
dent frequently drive in coupe on the
Paseo de la Reforma, which is the
fashionable drive of the city. In a
word, General Diaz and his family are
Democratic as far as they can be with
out sacrificing dignity. W.