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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23
THE SUPREME COURTS


Who IL Admits to Practice Before It,
and How it Ii Done.
The Supreme Court OF the United
States is daily the scene of an event,
which, while not of especial interest to
the spectators, is of marked interest to
the actors. 1t is the Introduction OF
lawyers from the various States and
Territories to practice before the
highest judicial tribunal in the land.
A lawyer to be eligible to admittance
must be q member Of the Supreme
Court of his own State or Territory
and must be introduced by member OF
the United Stated Supreme Court bar
in good standing. As soon as the few
formal words of introduction are ut
tered by the sponsor the applicant is
directed to the clerks desk. and there,
in company with any others who may
have been introduced, he is sworn to
observe the rules and observances OF
the court and to maintain the Constitu-
ton of the United States. The appli-
cant is then conducted to the clerks
room. where he signs his name and adj
dress in book kept for the purpose.
and also pays the $40 fee, usually with
q crisp SO bill.
Scarcely day passes that one or
more attorneys are not introduced to
the Supreme Court Monday, however.
is the day generally selected. Monday
is the day on which the court renders
its decisions. The installations take
place as soon as the last decision is
read, and, as q rule, the last decision
of the day Is read by the Chief Justice.
who waits until the other judges have
concluded. The Chief Justice then
bows to the Attorney General, who in
turn bows to the lawyers who have an
nounced their intention Of introducing
professional brothers. The sponsors
and the applicants rise and the intro
duction follows.
The Supreme Court Bible is a small,
black velvet-covered octave. 1t has
been used in the administration Of
every oath since 1903. Every Chic
Justice and every Associate Justice o.
the United States has held this little
sacred tome In takiugs the oath o
Office. Many thousands of lawyers
have held it, and to write the names o
the men who have touched its covers
would be to name the men who hav'
made the bench and bar of the Unite<
States illustrious. It was printed il
London in 1893. and is to-day but hstl'
the worse OF wear.-Cor. Pittsburgh
Dispatch.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23

A new and very effective thing which y
taking hold on the market is valuable dis
coyery made known through The Charles A:
Vogeier Co, Baltimore, Nd, proprietors OF
the renowned St. Jacobs Oil, and known q
Diamond vera-Cura, for Dyspepsia, posi-
tive cure for Indigestion and all stomscn
troubles arising therefrom- II not found ~
the stock Of druggist or dealer, it win be
sent nv mail on receipt of IS cents Is boxes
81. OO) in stamps Sample sent ON receipt q
two-ceut stamp. II has been found on trial
to be 3 specific for sour stomach, heartburn,
nausea, giddiness, constipation. nervous.
ness and low spirits, and it 10 spoken OF ano
recommended by hundreds who have useo
It and have found lasting Dement'S.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23
FARM AND FiREsIoE.


Swedish turnips, parsnips and car
eots are all excellent for fattening hogs.
They will be relished better cooked
than raw
In feeding grain to poultry it Is
better to vary It, allowing wheat and
oats as well as corn Cooked potatoes
make an agreeable change for laying
hens.
Peas Cake: Boil dried peas in
water to cover till soft; mash and sift-
To one pint of the pulp add one egg
and milk enough to fry like griddle
cakes; add salt and pepper to taste.
Breeding stock demand different
food from those intended for market
Corn will fatten an animal. but corn
Is not suitable as an exclusive food for
COWS, ewes or mares that are retained
for breeding.
IL little clearing. alittle ditching,
little enriching. or little picking
up is done each year, the farm will
steadily improve. On the other hand,
| If the farm suffers little neglect it will
soon run down.
Though hardy plants may not re-
quire any winter protection in this
climate, yet the application of leaves,
straw or any kind of covering that may
be used as a mulch, will make the
plants come out stronger and more
vigorous next spring.
II the best steer is retained and
especially prepared for providing beef
for the winter for home use. it will be
found much better than selling OF the
best and retaining the least desirable
of the lot. The farmer deserves the
choicest for himself.
| in the same litter of pigs some will
be larger than others. Some will fat
ten readily, while others just as thrifty
will grow long and large in frame will
less fat. These last, whether male OF
female, should be reserved for breed
ing. Feed has something to do with
this, bui individual peculiarities o
different animals has quite as much
American Cultivator.
-Cciery may US PfCPoiou "a Va
, following ways: Cut in inch bits, wasi
and put on to cook in water. until ten
I der, for about fifteen minutes. the
\ pour the water of and add cream
q salt, pepper and lump OF butter. q
+. you would for peas. 1t may also b
added to beef vegetable soup, giving
e q fine flavor; and is used and eaten Gu
fine with slaw.
e Milk Rising Bread. EARLY in tn
d morning take lump Of soda the size
q pea, half teaspoonful OF salt and
/ teaspoonful of sugar; dissolve this in
pint of warm water, and stir In MOI
until quite thick. Cover close and q
= In a warm place and in about fi'
hours it will commence to rise. Nj
:, with this as much milk or water as
wanted for bread. make into doug
with flour, let rise and make In
y loaves. 1t will soon be ready 10 bak
and must not be allowed to stand y
y long or there will be an offensive Cd
y connected with it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23

WHY An Farmers should Keep Limited |
Number Of Fowls.
Poultry culture, till within the last
generation, has beon regarded as
small, trivial business-quite unworthy
of any mans attention, and not to be
thought of as a means of livelihood.
much less as profitable industry from
which to derive competence or for.
tune. In primitive days chicken was
only a chicken, and none OF them wae
worth over two ''bits." Then, too, dis
regard of winter protection, neglect OF
proper feed and care rendered it quite
out Of the question for fowls to produce
eggs in winter, il indeed they survived
it's rigors. The advent of the Shanghai
and Brahmapootra with their great un,
calmly bodies, awkward motion and
unlimited capacity for food, was In
itself no valuable acquisition but they
were something new, wonderful in size,
had cost big money and led to better
care, more generous feed and some Ut
tie thought as to better mating for
further Improvement. The interest
once awakened did not stop with Asia
tics alone. Nearly all the nations Of
Europe contributed to multiply vari-
cites; each with some special charac
teristic, or merit not possessed by any
other, till the sshen fever became .
contagion that soon spread through
New England and gradually made ita
1 int
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23
SLEEPING APPAREL.

Suggestions for Sufferers from
Colds and Kindred Ailments.
A singular and striking anomaly in
the habits of present-day people, Is the
great contrast in the amoant and kind
of clothing worn during the day and at
night, especially in winter. When the
air is cold and the weather inclement,
it is the general custom to wear gar
ments of extra thickness and warmth,
and to sit around roaring fires. But
on going to bed, in ninety-niue cases
out OF hundred, people pass from the
warm living-rooms into chilly bed
rooms. As il the sudden change from
extreme heat to excessive cold is not
sufficiently absurd. they proceed to di-
vest themselves of their several warm
garments, to garb themselves in thin,
perhaps linen, night-garments. and to
consign their heated bodies to the cool
ing influence of unsympathetic sheets.
Conventionality has habituated one
to the custom; but a really serious con-
temptation of it can not fail to make
the utter absurdity Of the custom clear
ly apparent. If thin night-garments
are worn and cold sheets preferred. 1t
stands to reason that the warmth both
lack should be present in the atmos-
phere. To heat the body and to sud-
denly deprive it of its caloric. is con-
trary both to science and common
sense. Dwellers in foreign countries
almost invariably sleep in flannel gar
ments, and the backwoodsman wraps
himself in a stout wooden blanket, and
defies the elements They are sensi-
BILE. The human frame should. I'M
doubtedly, be clothed in WOODEN gar.
ments, for wool 10 bad conductor OF
heat. developed in flannel, the body
maintains normal temperature, which
is of the greatest Importance.
No sooner does the temperature fal
than the action of the various func
tions becomes impaired; the nerves gel
out OF gear and the whole system sui
fers disorganization- Who has not, a
some time, felt SO cold that 1t was inn
possible to sleep? That Is an example
of the influence exercised by the BLOOD
ON the brain and nervous system. III
question of warmth can not be over
rated.
But let no one run away with tn
idea that the more clothing, and tn
thicker, piled on their beds, the bette
for their health. Nothing could D
more absurd, One does not wan
weight, nor too great heat.
healthy temperature can bcmaintaine
by wearing flannel night-suit ant
sleeping between blankets, whic
should be as regularly cleansed a
those made Of other materials. lie
sufferers from chronic colds try thi
regime. as well as those afflicted wit
) sluggish circulation and the accom-
panying annoyances of cold feet an
other sleep-disturbing AFFECTIONS. :
Demorest's Monthly,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23
NOTHING GOING ON.
News From Dry Fork Contributed to m
Arkansaw County Paper.

News from Dry FORK Contributes 20 IN
ArkansAw County Paper.
Rain.
River rising.
People are clearing up new grouno.
Lggs are scarce, but prospects are
good.
Dan Boyd chopped off three Of his
toes with an axe day before yesterday.
Uncle Billy Marsh has the thanks OF
We correspondent for a mess OF SOUR
rels.
Old Bob Malone is dead.
Bill Potts killed wolf last SUNDAY.
Abe Firestone is a liar.
Nat Peel and Joe Green had fight
Wednesday. Nat is dead.
Bob Parker was drunk Saturday.
Miss Bette Sawyer is the best look
ing girl in the neigkborhood. She has
promised to knit y.s correspondent
pair of socks.
John Blue is dead.
Revival going on at Shorts meeting
house.
Sandy Scroggins fell in t;As creek
Monday and was drowned.
News is scarce.
Frolic at Jim Mayberry's Tuesday.
Somebody shot Jim and hurt him
nightly.
Ned Doyle killed his uncle, Pete Bra
zentine, day before yesterday.
Nothing of interest is going on in our
neighborhood
Sam Myers shot Jesse Jones Sunday.
The boys lynched Sam
Our neighborhood hasn't been SC
quiet in six months.
lobe Spencer set fire to old Biddle's
house one night last week. Biddle shot
him.
The boys expected lively season
this winter.
Old Boylston is dead.
Bill Sewer got drunk Sunday and
shot his COW.
Every thing is quiet.
Oliver Smith is liar.
Dan Pelt is no more. A wild no!
settled him.
| Protracted meeting win begin a
Martson's next Sunday. We've got
new preacher. His name is Wilso
and he whipped Tad Bullock, Friday
He is popular with our people, an
will, we think, do a great work for tn
church.
Old Mrs. Rolston grabbed up som
hot water the other day and scalde
Sim Bumpus.
Our neighborhood is threatened wit
hog cholera
Mage Brown fell off his horse Satul
day and split his head open He
dead.
Mike Brady has got new suit
clothes.
John Fillpot killed Jack Walton ds
before yesterday.
Sorry have no news. II any thir
happens l will let you know.-Arka
saw Traveller.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23
YOUNG LADIES' LETTERS.

A Glance Mt One of the Writers In All the
Agony of Composition.
1t is generally admitted that women
are better letter-writers than men,
Writing a letter is thought to cost
them very little trouble; they are sup
posed to drop into a chair before
desk, dip pen in the ink-stand, and
scribble off any number OF bright,
chatty pages almost rs readily as they
could relate the same news by word OF
mouth
In many cases this is no doubt true.
A young lady writing to her intimate
friend seldom experiences any difficulty
in composition. She hastily dates her
epistle "April somethingth, (" or simply,
Saturday" or ''eight p. m, just be-
fore the party" and then dashes at
once into her narrative, and scarcely
stops for breath until she has finished
four sheets, and crossed the last page.
She then reads it rapidly over, dots
q few is, sprinkles in several extra ex-
clamation points, draws two or three
more very black lines under her most
explosive adjectives, folds it neatly,
and puts it into the envelope. She is
about to seal it, but pauses a moment
before this decisive act to pull it out
again, and add another half-sheet filed
with postscripts. Then she returns it
to the envelope, seals it, adds piece
of omitted information in very fine
writing on the wrong side of the en-
velope, and the task is accomplished!
Her demeanor. however. when writ
ing a formal note or business letter Is
very different. She seats herself with
a sigh and a countenance expressive Of
misery. She dips her pen into the ink
q great many times before putting il
to paper; she gazes thoughtfully at the
| ceiling, and bites the tip OF the pen
holder. She gives herself respite te
i ind a blotter, and then another to &c
in search Of postage stamps.
She looks at the morning paper u
get the date, and after she has writer
It down, is seized with the misgivine
that perhaps it was yesterdays paper
she looked at, and goes back to make
sure. She writes nearly a page, ant
then suddenly decides that the big l
Of dear is written dreadfully, and tina
she can't possibly let it go like that
She begins again.
Then she thinks she should have SAT-
my DEAR instead of just Dear,
and she tries third time. This tim
she succeeds. although she refers twic
to the dictionary and once to . book o
! etiquette, before she has finally signe'
and sealed and laid the TROUBLESOME
missive away for the post-office.
She says. when she talks on the sub
ject of letter-writing. that she Is
very poor hand at it-except OF course
when she writes to psople she Likes
and who like her; and that is 60 cas-
Il doesn't count london lid Bits-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23
MISCELLANEOUS

"A porker In Otoe County, Ne
braska, emerged from an attack OF
cholera with its bristles, formerly |
black. a very pronounced gray.
"A Grand Rapids, Ia, Lad, wears
artificial limbs as a result of having
been frost-bitten during the great
blizzard.
Pneumonia causes tho death OF
over $500 people annually in New
York City alone. March is the most
fatal month, the average number OF
deaths In that month for the past ten
years being 40.
--AMichigan court: was lately called
upon to decide whether woman
seventy-four years old can drive
horse thirty-two years old through
mud ten inches deep faster than the
four miles an hour permitted by law.
"A man was recently examined at
Galveston for license to practice law.
''In order to constitute last will what
is essential?" asked the lawyer who
was questioning the applicant. "A
corpse and some property are all that
is necessary" was the reply.
There is dog employed in the
the postal service in the Office at Allen
town. The mail bags are laid on the
pavement and the dog sits on them till
the proper person takes them away.
No one else dares to touch the bags
while IN the dogs custody.
Preserved GaiGe was the queer
Puritan name OF one of John Nor
risey's cronies who was buried in New
York one day recently. lord Chester
field" was his nickname. The hearse
containing his mortal part, on its way to
the cemetery, passed the very saloons
in which he had dissipated fortune OF
$500, 900.
"A search was lately begun in the
Adriatic sea, near Trieste, for treasure
which went down with the French cor
wette Danal in 1912. The treasure con-
sisted of jewels and valuables destined
for an exalted parsonage at Trieste.
The vessel sank as the result of an ex-
plosion. and since. IT seems. not a
vestige of the craft or its treasure has
been found.
About ten years ago an old gentle
man of Gainesville, Ga, bought Post
Office money order to make payment
due in another State. Thinking it was
simply a receipt for the money. and
that Postmaster Wikie would send On
the funds. he put the paper away and
considered the matter settled. Recent
ly the parties began to dun him for the
amount when he hunted up the money
order and took it to the Office, when
Henry Miller explained the matter II
him, and the order, given in 1878, wa
duly forwarded
The number OF artificial teeth mad
In America last year by three OF the
largest business houses engaged in tn
trade was nearly 10000. 900, and thi
was not more than half the actua
product of the country. One peculia
feature of the business is that ths
houses which do the most EXTENSIVE
export trade are obliged to prepar
teeth of different colors for differen
countries. In Canada, for instance. tn
demand is for molars as white as snow
while in South America no such teet
could be sold. There they requir
teeth that are almost yellow. and tn
trade from China, which is lucrativ
one. is for nothing but black teeth
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23
couRTsHIP IN ALASKA.


Circumstances That Combined to Make
Mr.. Warnken's Marriage . Failure.
John Warnken Is bold mariner
and fisherman who, during the past
seven months, has been engaged at d
fishing station in Alaska. but is now on
the briny ocean as a coasting seaman.
There is a heavy burden on Johns
heart and mind. and it will require
great deal of patience before he re-
lieves himself of the weight. This
burden is no less than a separation
from his lady love in far-off Alaska
For two years past Warnkeu, or. as he
is termed. "Nickel-plated Johnny"
has been hopelessly smitten with the
charms of the young daughter of an
old half-breed Aleut rejoicing in the
name OF Melekoff. Nightly he would
venture on frail boat across the
raging waters of the river to visit his
lady-love, but beyond the signs that the
lovers are to greet their inamoratas
with, neither he nor she were able to
converse with one another unless by
the aid of an interpreter.
Matters, however, eliminated in
proposal of marriage during August
last. The proposition was accepted,
and it was arranged that the wedding
should take place when the Russian
priest visited the village. The eccle-
siastic arrived, but Johnny's co-labor-
ers were grievously disappointed, and
Johnny himself saw his visions of bliss
fading when the priest refused to marry
him until he could procure some docu-
mentary evidence to prove that he had
no wife living. His hopes thus dashed
TO the ground, he moped and pondered
SO seriously that his condition, both
mentally and physically became alarm
ing. When Bishop Vladimir visited
Alaska, Warnken applied to him for
permission to marry his dear Marcia,
but again he met with refusal. With
a determination worthy of better
cause, he resolved to endeavor to marry
his lady-love under the laws OF the
United States. He stated to the father
that by getting her to Kadjak he
thought to enlist the services of the
school teacher, who is an ordained min
lister and also acts under a dispense
ton from Governor Swineford as ;
Justice of the peace. With many EN-
braces and vows of eternal love ex
changed in pantomimic manner
Johnny and his fair Marcia bid adieu
When the vessel returned to the fish
cry a letter was received from the fickl
mariner stating that ''as he could no
obtain work in Kadjak for the white
his dear Marcia must wait for him til
next year. Meanwhile he would saw
his money and work hard this white
so as to marry her in the coming sum
mer. This letter was written in Rus
sian to the girls father and evoke
J considerable wrath on the head OF tn
departed swain. When the last vesse
} left the fishing station there were ru
mors that the fair Marcia had trans
ferred her affections to a friend
: Johnny's, who remains at the static
during the present winter. 1t may b
} stated that the Russian priests an
} Bishop Vladimir view with great di'
like the marriage of any Aleutor creol
} woman to an American--Cor. Oh
cago Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23

this atrocious disease, as well as govt and
neuralgia, at the outset with Hostetter's
stomach Bitters, and avoid possible life
long agony. It is tempting of Providence
TO delay when rheumatism assalls you, as Il
is not only obstinate, but dangerous. Chills
and fever, kidney complaints, nervousness,
debility, constipation and dyspepsia are
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23

81 HAVE been occasionally troubled with
Coughs, and in each case have used BRowNa
BRONCHIAL TRocHRs, which have never
failed, and / must say they are second to
none in the world."-Fsitz A. Nay, CdshSer,
ST. Puul MIN.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23

You hardly realize that it is medicine,
when taking Carter's Little Liver Pills: they
are very small; no bad effects; all troubles
from torpid liver are relieved by their use.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23

Talk is cheap, but not the affectionate
talk of pretty girl; that 10 dear-boe'
ton Courier.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23

WHEN corn pops it gets chastity whita
It Is much the same with bashful young
men. -Harpcr's Bazaar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23

In good and regular standinR-the mar
In the street-car FULL Of women.-1ife.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23

ANY one can take Carter's Little Liver
Pills, they are so very small No trouble to
swallow. No pain or gripping after taking.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23

BEACHES of promise must be the ones
tailors let 60 on crediL-Texas SiftingA
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23

AN elevated road-the milky way
Time.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23

ssrHs sAMRn is said to be the most popu-
lar drink in the market
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-23

AN unsatisfactory meal "a domestic
hroil.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-29

OF course you know We want to close on
our Millinery stock. because next year ths
styles viii be entirely different and We don
want to sell you an old style Hat and csl
II the latest We therefore almos. give yot
what We have to induce you to buy. W,
are only selling this seasons goods, and Il
you buy now you VIII wear approved ssyl,
READ PRICES OPPOSITE.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-03-06
A Little Girls Story.

A little girl aged three. informed her
mother that she knew beautiful story
about a giant. Would you like to
hear it, mammal asked she.
'Well, them" she continued, "once
there was great big ugly giant, and
he was very fond of eating little girls.
One day as he was walking alone
through the woods he met two little
girls-one very good little girl and one
very naughty one.
First he took bite out of the good
little girl, and he made up horrid
face, and said she tasted awful nasty;
then he took a taste OF the bad little
girl, and he smacked his lips and said
she tasted awful nice, cause you see,
mamma. she had eaten nuts and raisins
and candy when her mother told her
not to, and that made her taste sweet y
Then the old giant said: I'll never
again eat good little girl; I'll always
eat the bad ones. "a L;sterer,n In
| Wide Awake.