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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-09-13

fist, whose investigations of poisonous
substances every one was familiar with,
but whose nobility of heart and quasi.
paternal goodness Anatole had enjoyed
especial advantages for approaching.
Poor boy" continued the doctor;
''what have you been doing?"
Nothing that know of" stammered
Anatole, much agitated.
"Ransack your memory. Tell me what
you have been drinking, what you have
been eating, what you have been breath
ing"
This last word was a revelation to
Anatole. That very morning he had re-
ceived letter from one of his friends
who was travelling in India. In this
letter was a flower that the tourist had
picked on the banks of the Ganges-a
red, odd-shaped flower, whose perfume,
as he now remembered very we'll, was
peculiarly penetrating. Anatole seached
his pocket-book and found the letter and
the flower, which he showed to the
scientist.
is the Pyramenenis Indica!-the mortal
7ower, the flower of blood"
Then really-you think"
ALAS, am surer'
But it isn't possible! am only
twenty-five years old. feel full Of
life and health"
"At what hour did you unseal this
fatal letter."
This morning at nine o'clock"
''Well, tomorrow morning at the
same hour. at the same minute, in full
health, as you say, you will feel a GER
tain pain in your heart, and all will be
over.
And you know no remedy, no way
Of
None" said the doctor.
And, hiding his face in his hands, he
dropped into an armchair, suffocating
with grief.
On seeing his old friends emotion,
Anatole comprehended that he was
really condemned. He rushed from the
room like mailman.
With perspiration on his brow. ideas
upset, and his body mechanically ad-
vancing, Anatole went out into the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-09-13
THE WAY ! MANAGE JOHN.
LOUIaIANA

To think that twenty years have passed
Since John and were Wed
And not harsh or cruel word
BY either has been said;
We've had our cares ana trials such
As other people meet,
But then we've had each others smiles
However the world should greet.
How have we lived with loving ways
So long as man and wifes
Why has not pain and discomfort
Destroyed our JOY In lifes
The truth. my friends. is this, no more:
We keep our love aglow,
And when the fires of love are bright
This world is free from woe.
In courtship days whoa John would come
always looked my best;
tried to have our home arranged
In honor Of my guest.
His every wish sought to please.
sought his comfort then;
This treatment pleased my dear good John
And brought him back again.
Dear John could never frown at me
For was always kind.
And kindness true will never leave
Faultfinding in the mind
In those dear days wisely vowed
To live wffely life,
That John might ever bless the day
When became his wife.
always think that home is mine
And John its favored guest,
That when he comes from out the world
With me for him Is rest.
Kind friends may think tits endless toll
To pass life like this,
uthow to see his joy in home
Yields me my greatest bliss.
But who deserves loving smile,
Or Kindness freely given,
Who needs the aid OF loving homo
To gain glimpse Of Heaven,
So much as he who tolls all day
Tokeep our wants supplied
Then let US yield our sweetest smil,
And be our husbands pride!
Detroit Free Press
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that can not seem-L Capdenac--t<
yield to threats"
81 withdraw them"
''Then it is agreed.
"Will you write out your abdication
and sign it?"
II have so much sympathy for you
that can refuse you nothingv'
Furnished with the precious docu-
ment Anatole ran to M. Edwards.
The distance was long, and he did not
reach the door until eight o'clock in the
morning.
go home and go to bed" shouted the
professor, stormily
81 have Capdenac's abdication. Open
the door or / will break it in"
M. Bouvard opened. Anatole handed
him the paper and went to Nicette's
door to shout:
cousin. get up. dress quickly and
come"
ut seems, monsieur, that l am no
longer master of my. own house. You
go, you come, you commando To prove
to you that do not like it shall pay
no more attention to you. You hear? I
am going to read my newspaper"
A few moments later Nicette. as
fresh as the dawn, arrived in the little
salon.
'sWhat's the NATTER"
1.-THE matter" said M. Bouvard, lis
that your cousin Is mad"
'.Mad? All right" said Anatole; but
Nicette will see that my madness has
its good side. Last night, my dear little
cousin. obtained two things-M. Cap
denac renounces your hand and your ex-
cellent guardian consents that you may
marry the man you love-"
Truly, my guardian, you are willing
that should marry Anatole?"
s.What?' exclaimed Anatole.
.sFor you are the man love. my
cousin"
Just then Anatole felt his heart beat
v;olently Was If the Measure that
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-09-13
THE FATAL FLOWER.
Satisfactory Results It Unexpect-
eddy Accomplished

on ARE a dead
man." said the
doctor looking
fxedly at Ana
tole.
Anatole stag
gered.
He had come
to spend the
evening gayly
with his old
fri e n d, DIR.
Bardias, the H.
lustrious scien-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-09-13

the TWO Pos' In tho nature Of
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things sne ,s's
OF tne o'no.. =. .nch a right, we are
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then IS MS grao1 =. $50 1ser Mac Duhf,
warning on sou.i.,1 80. 1870 Glen Tilt.
the Duke OF Asnoll n '. aenv;ro sites
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kingdom-a Jersey or GUERNSEY, , -
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he might choose ON It's innaoi ,.~
tell them that they snouio nos nss
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AND You KNOW NO REMEDY?'
night, unconscious of what was going
on around him, not even suspectinR
that the streets were becoming de-
serted For long time he ran thus:
then, coming to bench, he sat down.
How many hours had he left?
The persistent and painful sound Of a
distressing cough tore him at last from
his prostrstion. He looked, and saw
sitting on the same bench tiny flower.
girl-s child of eight years, thin and
sickly.
Hs tumbled in bis pocket and found
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exist only by consent Of the land own
ers, and consequently exclusive posses
sion is an infringement ON the law Of
equal freedom.
Mr.. Spencer finds further reason todeny
the rectitude Of property in land on &C
count of defective title and refers the
doubter to the chronicles. violence,
fraud, the prerogative of force, the
slams Of superior cunning-thos are
sources to which those titles may be
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-01
Salt River Rampant.

A unique attraction for Washington birthday celebrators has been the booming Salt river. Almost from breakfast time parties hurried thither. Busses, private teams and pedestrian ism were all impressed into service At Gray's crossing the water came so far inland that one could not get near enough to see the main river. A sim lar condition existed on the Maricopa road, where the stream had crept a quarter of mile north of the fair grounds. The ferry cable on this side was swept away by the rushing debris. The boat, however, is safe, although at present useless. Settlers near there abandoned their homes, only Sam Gentry remaining on what has become an island home.
 The best view WAS to be had from the foot of Center street, just south of Farrington's. There running sea, two miles across, caused ones head to swim with its mad, headlong dash. A roar like the ocean itself rose ceas- lessly, while the yellow waters, heavily laden with mud, drove logs, bushes and all the fotsam and jetsam of a vast, overfowed section furiously down towards the Gila. The sight proved fascinating to every visitor, particular ly those who recalled the sluggish, moss covered rills of last summer that ladies in slippers crossed dryshod.- Phenix Herald.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-01
After Water.

MT. Wm. Hart, the well-known en- thusiast on the subject of pump irri- gation, spent yesterday in the city, having just arrived from the east, where he went to buy new pumping machinery for his ranch on the Santa Cruz, Is miles south of Tucson, where he has 2500 acres of land equal to any in Arizona.
 He purchased and had shipped from Dayton, Ohio, Duplex Compound pump, which will raise from 135,000 to 175,000 gallons of water per hour, and expects to have it on the premises and in operation inside of sixty days. MT. Hart already has large pump ing plant on his ranch, and has the land already ditched. Last year he demonstrated, to his own satisfaction, at least, just what he can do in the matter of irrigation by the pumping process. When the new plant is oper- ated in connection with the old one, he can raise sufficient water for the irrigation of the entire 2,5O0 acre tract.
 MT. Hart new has 8 large number of trees and vines growing, and has 60,000 grape vines ready to plant, and he will go to Los Angeles this week to purchase large number of fruit trees. While in the east MT. Hart took ad- vantage of the opportunity and visited his old home at Rochester, New York.-Citizen.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-01
Mining News.

Another strike, the importance of which can only be determined by de velopment work, was made duripg the week by c. F. Hine, agent for the company owning the Fisher group of mines adjoining the Battling Boy cn the south. After doing the asseskt ment work on the properties tunnel was run to tap the contact between the lime and porphyry, a strong ledge of 60 ounces ore being struck. We understand that work will be hastily pushed to determined the extent of the new find.
 We learn that good ore has been en- countered in the Rattling Boy, of the same character and formation as that of the Emerald and Silver Plume. It is thought that the new find is contin- uation of the ledge in these famous mines, as the Ratting Boy is on di- rect line south.
 It is also reported that stringers of ore have been encountered in the Emerald and that the probability of finding the ledge, which has been lost for several months, is extremely favor able.
 The importance of these strikes can only be appreciated by our citizens and those directly connected with the above companies. It is hoped that it means work on large scale and that the ore bodies will develop sufficiently to warrant the starting up of the pumps.
 There has been no change in any of the other mining properties of this district during the week.-Tombstons EDitaph.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-01
The Silver King.

Through the courtesy of MT. H. H. Noble, president of this company, we are enabled to state from such an official source, First: It is the "inten- tion of the present management to give the stockholders all the infor- nation about the company's mine and financial condition, be it good or bad. Second: To carry on the work of prospecting the mine with most rigid economy consistent with the require ments of the property. Already, the official expenses have been reduced from $900 per month to $350, and whenever practicable, the same policy will be pursued with respect to mine and mills" The company were in debt $11 ,270 on the 1st of January, 1890, as shown by the secretary's statement, which necessitated the as sessment of thirty cents share. President Noble adds: "Yet, we who are large stockholders believe we have a valuable property and that it can again be put on dividend paying basis" We may add, with unfeigned pleasure, that a transfer office has been opened here in this city. More over, we have unabated hopes in the future value of the property, while the surface improvements in new and improved reduction mills and other appliance are worth more than three times the present selling value of the stock.-N. Y. Financial and Mining Record
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-01
AcuUitted,

The case of the Territory vs A. J. Ritter, for embezzlement of county funds during his term of office as county treasurer has ended. A verdict Of acquittal has been announced-an outcome not wholly unexpected by | those who have watched the drift of the affairs of justice in this territory during the past ten years. The yer dict of jury of his countrymen has declared the accused not guilty. Laws and verdicts based on laws, are not to be discussed in Arizona. It is danger ous ground on which to tread. Many man has gone behind the bars for expressing an opinion of these traves- ties on justice called laws, which are simply created by "smart" men to operate upon their less fortunate brethren of the human race. There IS probably not a man personally ac- qualnted with the defendant but feels from an individual standpoint, pleas ed with the verdict, not believing that he wilfuily took the several thousands of dollars, large part of which his bondsmen have made good to the county without whimper. But there IS an underground current of feeling deep in the minds of all thinking men that this state of affairs must cease. If no premium is to be placed upon honesty and integrity in public affairs, by society, then we have reached a point in our political career when every man who respects the form of government under which he lives, may we'll look into the future with grave forebodings for it's stability.
 The district attorney, in his prose- cution of the indictment against A. J. Ritter, did its duty to the county whose interests he has sworn to sub serve and although on many accounts is not pleasant task, there is not a taxpayer in the county who can find any fault with the manner in which he handled the case. Those who have been loudest in denouncing him for not sooner bringing the case to an issue are not sparing in their praise of his unfinching devotion to duty.-Prospector.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-01
Mining Notes.

MT. Wiley, who is connected with the State Mineralogist's office, of Cali fornia, and MT. Knox, arrived in Pres colt yesterday, engaged vehicle and. with Dick McNary, left immediately for Copper Basin, 13 miles south of Prescott, to examined cinnabar veins of that place. Some of the ore, it is stated, carries D per cent. of the metal.
 c. A. Girdler, one of the most suc- cessful miners and mill men of the West, tells that W. C. Moore has pur- chased MT. Bush's interest in the Sarah Jane mine, Cherry district, and will at once erect 5-stamp mill. The mine has produced between $10,000 and $15,000, gold.
 Wonders will never cease" While at work in the Howard silver mine, MT. Clearwater, of Prescott, found in the vein a stratum of soft, spongy material, which cuts like cork and has the appearance of such dried ap- ples as were brought around the Horn to California in 49 and later, and via the mouth of the Colorado river to Arizona in the sixties. Had we "struck" such specimen when pros pecting for grub or grub stake, we would have sailed into it with our mouth and shouted to our "pard" "a dried apple pie mine, by General Bid well"
 MT. Girdler is going to erect water wheel and construct arrastras, on Cherry Creek.-Courier.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-01
The Imuris Mine.

Last Monday, Major Farrell, man. sger of the above mentioned property, passed north on his way to Tombstone, to purchase several mule teams to be used on the grade of the new railroad. The distance from the point at which the cOmpany's reduction works will be placed from the mines, is fourteen miles; the principal part of which will wind around the mountains necessi tating the expenditure of large sum of money in construction the high est bridge will be seventy feet, across a large canyon. Major Farrel inform ed us that seven hundred tons of rail was in transit from England and would be shipped from Galveston, via Nogales by rail. Also that two ship loads of lumber is on the way from Oregon to Guaymas, and is expected to arrive by the first of next month. Thank kind providence that at last a company has taken hold of property in Sonora near Nogales that will spend money enough to fully develop and work one of the many large mining properties in the vicinity. Undoubt- edly there are several mines that would pay large company to take hold of. This monkey and parrot" kind of mining is detriment to this section of country and has been in dulged in too long already. Let ju- dicious business men, with capital, come out here, invest in good proper ties, get practical mining men instead of college students, to manage the mines, not enter into controversies as to who shall be directors, officers, ol which one shall occupy fine office in Chicago, St. Louis, New York, and all will be well, and fortunes made.- Nogales Record.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-01
A New Industry.

In the vicinity of Llano station on the Sonora Railroad there grows in abundance mesquite tree altogether different from anything yet found in Arizona, the gum from which makes an excellent article of mucilage. This gum oozes out of the bark like the gum from peach tree and after striking the air gradually becomes very hard but is easily dissolved. Last year about forty-six tons of the gum was shipped from Llano to parties in California and made into mucilage and the prospects now are that the experiment. will result in the building up of a new industry in that line.
 MT. Rosenthal, of this city, has sent samples of the gum to chemists in Chicago and it is likely that as soon as the sap rises he will put men to work gathering the gum for shipment Nogales Herald.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-01
THE SILVER BELL.
An English Syndicate Invests in Valuable
 Arizona Mines.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.

Mr. c. s. Morton, the English engi- neer, who originally examined the Sil- yer Bell mining property, located near Tucson, Arizona, for an English syndicate, arrived at the Southern yes terday. He will remain here until Judge N. F. Cleary, who helped to conduct the negotiations in the sale of the Silver Bell, arrives from Richmond, Va, where he is now visit ing. AS soon as the judge arrives the two will move on to Arizona. The English syndicate which has lately perfected the purchase of the exten' sive Tucson mining property has plac- ed MT. Morton in sole charge of it's in- terests in Arizona. It will be remem- bered that the negotiations for the purchase of the Silver Bell by Eng fish capitalists were commenced sev- eral months ago.
 The property consists of eleven car bonate mines, and has been owned for number of years by Messrs E. N. Fish and Wm. Klug. In March, 1888, the attention of a miner named c. T. Gooding was called to the property, he having great faith i'll the district, notwithstanding the repeated failures of different companies. He made a thorough examination of this proper ty and advised that it be placed on the market. Messrs. J. K. Gooding and H. D. Underwood accordingly took the property, the former coming east to obtain the assistance of Judge Cleary in the enterprise. c. $. Nor ton, a most thorough and widely known English expert, was then sent from England to check c. T. Gooding's work, and reported more fa- vorably than the original boomer.
 Like all similar mining deals, it re- quired much time and considerable hard work, but the sale was consum- mated through the energies of the American agents. The purchase price was $200,000, the syndicate having the privilege, however, of expending $15,- 900 in development up to the 1st of next May. For the last three or four months there has been 8 force of fifty men at work on the mines, and Mir Morton will be on hand to superintend the construction of a smelling plant to cost $100,000. The force now at work is engaged in opening up the property by shaft and tunnel and in blocking out the ore, of which, it is said, there are now at least 50,00C tons in sight. The ore consists oi lead carbonates and high grade copper The Silver Bell lies in one of the best mineralized districts in the west, and it is expected to become the focus of a great mining boom.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-01

The cattle interests in Arizona look brighter at present than they have for several years past. The severe cold in the north has caused a frightful loss of cattle, and in Nevada and Wyoming it is estimated that the stockmen will not come out in the spring with one half the cattle they had in the fall. All this has 8 tendency to increase the the price of beef cattle and the south ern ranges will reap the benefit. It has been a good year for cattle in Arizona and New Mexico, and if prices go up much higher, stockmen will sell down to the lowest possible margin, and the eaten out ranges will have a chance to get q new start. The last reports from Kansas City gives the price of dressed beef at S4 cents. Several parties in Graham county have made sales of cattle recently, but most of the stock men are holding off for higher prices. -Solomonvill Bulletin.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-01
The BiR Buckeye.

The Buckeye Canal Company met here this morning, with only one member absent. Among the delega- ton were Col D. s. White. pr. South, Newt Clanton, and w. E. Hurley. They decided to extend the limit with in which the new Buckeye Irrigation Company might complete their pro- posed improvements, to December 31 1890. The action practically insures the commencement of work very shortly. The plan is to build canal, 90 feet wide on the bottom, from the Gila river, at the Agua Fria's mouth, to the Hassayampa, some 45 miles. Thereby 100000 acres or more will be reclaimed. The estimated cost is $6S0,000. The new company includes Judge Wm. Barnes, of Albany, presi- dent; MT. Fowler, of the Equitable Mortgage Co.,, N. Y; MT. Churchill, Kansas City Investment Co.,, and other strong capitalists. They have been telegraphed to meet here on the 25th and complete details preparatory to commencement of active operations Col. White is the new company's locaI manager.-PhenixH Herald.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-01
The Owl Heads.

The mines at the Owl Heads are still keeping up their good reputation for their output of high grade ore. Frank Green, who recently came in from that camp, says that everything there is looking well. Hoisting works have been erected on the mines of the Arizona Gold and Silver Mining Com pany, and the new pans put in at the mill, and that everything is in readi- ness for a successful prosecution of work.
 The new shaft to tap the Jesse Ben ton ledge about three hundred feet from the old workings, is down one hundred feet, and will be pushed down until the dip of the ledge is encouu- tered which will be a little short of three hundred feet, The ore from this mine is not so base as formerly but it is fully as rich in silver and gives promise of future dividends.
 This district is remarkable for the high grade of it's ores and will some day become famous for it's output of bullion.