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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04
REMINDERS OF G. WASHINGTON
Record Of Some Of His Business Transs
tions In Pennsylvania.

Record Of Some Of His Business Transac-
tions In Pennsylvania.
The name of General &. Washing
ton" can be seen n seve al places in
one of the very f st executi dockets
of Fayet Co nty, but still in good
state of preservation in Prothonotary
Wits Office. From the various entries
and the regularity with which judg-
me is tn first President of this country
held against citizens of Fayette County
were entered up show him to have been
a good businessman as wei as soldier.
In most cases where executions were
made the creditors claim was satisfied.
The FIR noticed was in the June term
Of 1855, in which Genera G.. Washiug-
ton o tains Judgment against Robert
Rowan for the sum of as5 1Ss. Id, and
after the service of an execution the
docket is satisfied.
The next is in the December term of
1856, General G. Washington VS.. Moses
Thompson, bail for Gilbert Simpson.
The bail has the sum of 81 los. Cd. to
pay for Simpson.
Again in the June term of 1850 we
find General G. Washington VS.. Basil
Brown and Thomas Brown, where the
latter have to pay the sum of elo4.
The next execution is made after the
June term of 1870, where the entry says:
''George Washington, President of the
United States, VS. John Stephenson"
and the amount the latter owes to the
President is e176. Stephenson does not
seem to have been awed into paying his
distinguished creditor, as the Judgment
is renewed through severa; terms, but
is finally paid.
The last execution entered ON this
docket in which Washington was plain
tiff was in December term, 17o5, where
General q. Washington We. Israel
Streve" is entered. The amount in ques-
ton this time was large, being e6, 900,
and the only credit which the docket
shows is G709. 1t is carried forward
and renewed for several years, and
theru Il no entry that shows Il al TO-
haV0 Nm pei1 Uniontoun stapdar1.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04


The youth of both sexes that find them
selves in state of i'll health at that interest
ing period when they reach manhood and
womanhood, should not let themselves
despond. Away with gloomy melancholy
Life is before you, and with proper treat
ment and care perfect health win be your
portion; a perfect man! A perfect woman
quack doctors and their pernicious medical
literature. They seek to rob you Of your
purse and to gain this end would brighten
the very life out Of you All you need at
this time of life is an occasional use Of that
excellent strengthening medicine invented
BY that eminent physician Or. John Bull, OF
Louisville, KY, called DIR. John Bulls Sar-
saparilla 1t Is complete regulator Of
every organic function, giving health and
power to every part, and assuring perfect
self control How glad hearts that are sad
win be when they know this.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

THOSE Of you who are weary and heavy
adened with sickness and care, weighed
down with the inflrmities that beset the
human system, can find the one thing nee
health, in Sherman's Prickly Ash Bitters.
II invigorates and strengthens the debili-
tated organs, aids digestion, and dlspels the
clouds arising from diseased liver.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

Indoors, particularly in the sitting posture,
are far more prejudicial to health than ex-
cessive muscular exertion in the open air.
Hard sedentary workers are far too weary
after Office hours to take much needfui exer-
else in the open air. They often need . tonic.
Where can they seek inauguration more GER
tainly and agreeably than from Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, renovant particularly
adapted to recruit the exhausted force Of
nature. Use also for dyspepsia, kidney,
liver and rheumatic ailments.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

SoNRuow or other the college professor
who prefers to stand well seems TO BE-
always looking about for . good chair
| Elmirs Gazette.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

SHAVE you any thing to say, prisoneri''
asked the Judge. ssNo your honor, except
that Il takes very little TO please me"-
PHILADELPHIA Times
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

GREAT mistakes are often made in trying
to economic. 1t is safe rule to follow that
the test IL always the cheapest A cheap
physician may cost you your life. II you
have Malaria in your system, you will not
only be miserable, but unfit to work. Lost
time Is money lost. One dollar spent for
Shailenberger's Antidote will cure you in
twenty -four hours. Sold by Druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

CnArPIE-.How did You get hurt deah
boyr Cholly-'A shadow fell on me -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

A CHEERFUL home is where cheerful chill
dren play. They cannot be cheerful or have
good health unless they are occasionally
given DR.. Bulls Worm Destroyers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

BossINe il cheap nowadays. Any one who
can employ typewriter can DO Q dictator
-Binghamton Republican
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04
COSTLY RELICS.

The speech Of Claudius, engraved on
plates Of bronze, Is yet preserved in the
town hall Of Lyons, France. It was dis
covered in 1928 on the heights Of St
Sebastian above the town =.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04
RUINED CITIES OF yvcATAN.

Vast and Splendid Remnants OF Magnificent
Architecture.
There are between sixty and seventy
ruined cities in Yucatan, so far as they
have been discovered. Within a radius
of 100 miles from Merida are such mag
nificent examples as Mayasan, AXE.
Chichen-Itza, Rabah and Labna, but
none is more interesting and grand than
Uxmal, about seventy-six miles by road
travel from Merida BY far the finest
building in the city, both from its COM
manding position on lofty eminence
and the completeness of its preservation,
is the Royal Palace, otherwise known
as the Casa de Gobernador in Spanish.
1t stands on the topmost of three ter
races of earth-once, perhaps faced
with stone, but now crumbled, broken
and in state of heterogeneous
decay. The lowermost and largest
is SIS feet long; the second 545
long, $50 wide and IS feet high,
while the third and last is $50 feet in
length, 50 in breadth, and 10 in height,
and supports the building, which has
front of s22 feet, with depth of only
80. and height of but IS feet 1t is en-
tirely of stone, without ornaments to a
height Of about ten feet, where there is
a wide cornice, above which the wall is
a bewildering maze of sculpture. The
roof was fat and once covered with ce-
ment, in the opinion of some travellers,
but is now covered with tropical plants,
trees and ver(iure. There are three
large doorways through the eastern
wall about eight feet square, giving en-
trance into series of apartments, the
largest of which is sixty feet long and
twenty-seven deep, divided into two
rooms by thick wall. The ceiling of
each room is triangular arch, capped
by fat blocks at height of twenty
three feet above the floor. The latter,
like the walls and jambs of the door
way, is of smooth-faced stones that may
have once been covered with cement
Chicago Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

IT is not wise to say every thing you
know, but how cau some people help It, Il
they say any thing at alla-Somerville
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

KNOW from experience that DIR. Bulls
Sarsaparilla Is the right medicine to use
when one feels weak and debilitated. be-
lieve It saved my life, for grew worse
every day from the effects Of nervous debil-
ity, Of which this remedy CURED me COM
pletely.-C. !. Grave, Wilmington, DeI.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

You wear out clothes on a wash board
ten times as much as on the body. Ho,u fool
ish. Buy Dobbins' Electric Soap of your
grocer and save this useless wear. Made
ever since 1854. Don't take imitation There
are lots Of them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

II Is no longer necessary to take blue pills
70 rouse the liver to action. Carriers Little
Liver Pills are much better. Don't forget this
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

In Tho Car.-She( sitting down, though
II do 30 hate to discommode gentleman |"
He-"O, you are doing nothing Of the kind,
madam, assure you" = Indianapolis
Journal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

WHEN arc Brooklyn people like violin
stringsi When they cross the bridge
Brooklyn Eagle
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

SWEAT have you been doing for the last
yeari" asked one scedy looking man - ho
stopped another on the street. thine, !" was
the laconic Washington Post
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

'CAN'r you stay for dinner. Maryt"
Aunt Matte said. mo, ina'am. Ma said
not, less you insisted" She insisted
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

BRONCHITIS II cured by frequent small
doses Of Piso's Cure for Consumption
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

Gratifying to An
The high position attained and the univer-
sal acceptance and approval Of the pleasant
liquid fruit remedy Syrup Of Figs, a. the
most excellent laxative known, illustrate
the value Of the qualities on which its sue
cess Is based and are abundantly gratifying
to the California Fig Syrup Company.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

How to get ahead of your own shadow
face the light-Puck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

PEorIl Are Killed by Coughs that Hale's
Honey Of Horehoand and Tar would cure.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

"SHE actually broke her heart when her
husband died" THAT explains her present
anxiety TO mend il by repairing. "-Philar
delphia Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

THERE are better things in this world
than money, but it takes money to buy
ihem.-Indianapolis Journal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

Elderly party (from Cohoes, who has
lust finished dining At New York
hotel) -"Waiteri this here card says
that dinner is served from 1--WE to seven.
I've eaten every thing ON the list and
ifss only six o'clock. II I've got to stay
hare until seven you've got to get me Z
newupaper r Z book = something. -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

"PArA, can dogs tell timer "Aewntchdog
can. possibly. Yale Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

ADvERrIsER-"Ginger, I'd like to have
yoL write me q little ode on my baking
powder. l want it right up to the prevail
Ing style" Ginger-ssI understand. You
want IL alum-ode - Boston Courier.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

A WOMAN likes best to be paid compli-
ment just at dusk. Then she can enjoy IL
completely, in the certainty that no onecan
tell from her expression how much pleased
she is.-Louisville Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

"YEs," said the EDITORS widow to the
tombstone maker, "John was . dear good
husband, and want something NICE. Let
play headsto2e." wv ashingIon Post
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

THE man who is supposed to be q ssbrick''
seldom helps to build any houses.-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

THE Arabs have no ssheIloi, In their Lam
guage. The nearest they como to il Is to
throw stone and hit man in the back and
then ask him a. he turns around: "Does u
please Heaven to Giye you good health this
uoE1tngf'- petsojt Hroo PresA
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

A MATTER Of time and money-a promis
sorry note.-Drake's Magazine
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

0
AwL work-Shoemaking.
o
TAKEN out and beaten-Drums
BELIEVE In strikes-Bowling clubs.
HoUsEHoLDERs-Reale estate agents.
A CRATE Observation-Disclosures the fIre.
ExAeeERArEs every thing-The micro
scope.
NO LAUNDRY work-Wringing the hands.
-D
THE sheriffs remark-"I'll warrant you. n
wHAr everybody pockets = Handler.
chiefs.
THROUGH thick and thin-The list Of
soups
TIE safe burglar is always in danger-N.
o. Picayune.
Nor one man in ten can tell when he's
loadng- Atchison Globe.
A MATTER Of time and money-a promis-
sorry note.-Drake's Magazine
-1
THE man who is supposed to be ssbrick''
seldom helps to build any houses.-Yonkers
Statesman.
sxnsu-1~ rsl ill., 49,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

Nor one man in ten can tell when b.
loaSing.-A tchison Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

The safe burglar is always in danger.
o. Picayune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

AwL Notwithstanding.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-13
his nrnsont.

'It saved me aginw exclaimed an old
darky who dodged an ice wagon on Mon
roe avenue yesterday and pulled out and
waved on high n rabbits foot.
'What is that" asked one Of the men
who grouped around him.
sDe hind fut Of an Alabama rabbit, sab
de bestest chain IN de world fur a pusson
to carry in his pocket"
"How does it act as a eharmH
'Keeps ghosts away-doan' let any rob
bers cum around-saves yer life when
somebody's gwine ter kill ye. Whar would
/ hev bin jist now but fur dis rabbits futf'
''Boshl don't believe there is any good
in it"
'You doanr Jist hear himi Doan be
lieve in no rabbits futi Why, sab,
wouldn't be in your shoes fur no TO- thou
sand dollarsw
GO onl It's no better than dogs hind
foot"
"Hui Hear himi OATS all want TO
know Of you, sah-dat's ALI You keep
right away from mel Pusson that ridieules
rabbits fut Is bound to be unlucky, an !
doan' want nuffin' to do wild him. De
ghosts am suah to pick his bones sooner OF
later, an doan' want no truck wild him
no truck tall, sab. n-Detroit Free Press.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-13
villa Ruolx in n Conservatory.


Some members Of d. NJ. Carithers'
family heard a crashing Of glass IN the
conservatory in the rear Of the hand
some residence on B street in the heart
of Santa Rosa, Cal. Win Carithers, on
investigation, found a wild spike buck
among the flowers. The animal was
trembling in ssxsy muscle, and there
were bleeding sGhnds on the neck,
caused by ths broken glass through
which ~ mad jumped on entering the
q taery. The whole family came
She remarkable sight Of avid
deer in a conservatory filled with rare
flowers
While some one was thinking about
getting a gun, the small boys in tine next
yard climbed the fence and frightened
( the deer, which made its exit from the
other side Of the conservatory, smashing
another large glass. The animal dashed
past the excited people from the house
into the street, clearing the high fence
in a graceful leap. 1t then dashed down
through one of hemain residence streets,
and was finally killed by crowd Of
boys near the slaughter house on the
outskirts of the city. The animal is sup
posed to have been chased in from Hood
mountain, several miles east, by hounds.
When dressed it weighed 120 pounds.
The damage to the conservatory flowers
was between $50 and S1O0.-COr. San
Francisco Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-13
Are An star. Inc Our suaq

have said this much about the sun be
cause It is very natural to ask whether ali
stars are like the sum- It used to be
thought that they were; but I, for one, do
not think this is so. When we come to
examine the bodies which shine in the sky,
those dim patches Of gray light called
nebulB as well as many Of the stars them
selves, the prism tells us that the light
which they send to us is very different
from the light sent to us by the sun, and
by other stars the light OF which is exactly
like sunlight.
It is fair to suppose that il the light sent
out IS different the body which sends it out
must also be different in some way OF
another. A great deal Of work recently
done shows that probably many stars, in
stead Of being like the sun, are built up as
the comets are, Of enormous clouds or
swarms Of little bodies, some Of them, per
haps, no bigger than grains Of dust, the
different quantities and qualities OF the
light given out depending upon the motions
Of these little particles, and the average
distance between them. 50 when we have
a great many Of these little masses closely
packed together and moving rapidly they
viii have an opportunity to strike one
another, and thus produce light and heat
in greater degree than can happen ia
those other 50 called "stars" where the
dust is sparser and the motion less rapid
J. Norman Lockyer ia Youths Companion.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-13
Indian Cunning.


c. H. Russell, an old resident of Ari-
zona, speaking Of the trouble among the
Indians, asserted that in his opinion the
most intelligent and at the same time
the most cunning Of the western saw
ages are the San Carlos Apaches. To
them, according to Mr. Russell, is due
the invention of the centre fire cartridge
During the outbreak some eight OF
nine years ago." he continued, 'their
arms were all Winchester rifles of the
rim fire pattern, and they soon exhaust
ed their supply Of cartridges. They had
plenty of powder, bullets and percussion
caps, but they were not available foI
breechloading guns. The cunning ras-
Gals had saved their brass shells, and,
with surprising ingenuity, they altered
the hammers of their guns, drilled holes
through the center of the shells for the
caps, loaded them and used them dur
ing the rest Of the war. It was discov-
cred when they were captured. They
were, 1 believe, the first Of the kind in
use. San Francisco Call.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-13
r,,h.. rh,t oan,. 10 -.

A romantic but tragic event occurred
IN this city recently. A pine coffin and
unshrouded corpse were all that was left
to tell the story Of a sad life and its end.
The victim was John Jemison. He lived
what to many would be considered an
uneventful life, However, without
knowing it, he was heir TO wealth greater
than that attributed to the tabled Monte
Cristo. He died so poor in ready cash as
not to have enough to bury him decently,
j. II. Summerlin, a prominent lawyer
of this city, was delving in some old,
faded and musty letters which had be-
longed to the deceased when he discov-
cred the secret that makes the heirs OF
Jemison the owners of many million dol
lars worth of property. Tho letter in
question was written in 1886 by one Of
the heroes Of the Texas struggle. he
was a Capt. Jemison in the service Of
Gen. Sam Houston when Texas was a
republic. In this epistle, which was
written to a relative in Chicago, be says
that he viii not be able to return to the
loved ones at his home, but that be ex-
pects to meet the very fate that did be-
fall nm Wneu SOME hl4lle etAt1A 40 ADA
on the field, his heart pierced by shot
from the foe.
The man who died here recently was
his descendant in a direct line, and OF
his identity there is not doubt. The
soldier who was his ancestor had prop
erty in three different states. These
holdings were Of comparatively trihing
value, and Capt. Jemison was consider
ed a poor man when he died. Some OF
this land was located in the very heart
Of Chicago.
A power Of attorney has been received
by the lawyer who made the discovery,
aud has been filed with the clerk of the
county court here as a preliminary step
toward .the recovery Of some valuable
property located in this city, Since the
death Of Capt. Jemison the property that
was his has increased in value to such
an extent that today the portion Of it
located in Chicago alone is estimated to
be worth $40, 900. while the balance
is as much more.-San Antonio CTex.)
Cor. Chicago Tribune.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-13
A wopaereui shoe shaped violin.


The Paris Figaro announces the sale
Of one Of the most curious viOins known
tothe music faneiers Of the world. 1t is
now on exhibition in Paris, where the
American tourist can take a peep at it
Tor a few centimes. It formerly be-
longed to Paganini, the great violinist,
and at first sight merely presents the
appearance Of a misshapen wooden shoe.
Its history is curious. During the win
ter of 1888 Paganini was living in a
maison de sante called Les Neothermes,
4e Rue de Ia Victoria. One day large
box was brought here by the Normandy
diligence, on opening which he found
inclosed two inner boxes, and, wrapped
carefully in several folds Of tissue paper,
a,wooden shoe and a letter stating that
the writer, having heard much Of the
wonderful genius of the violinist,
begged, as a proof Of his devotion to
music, that Paganini would play in pub
hc on the oddly constructed instrument
inclossd.
At first Paganini felt this to be an i'm
pertinent satire, and mentioned the
facts, with some show Of temper, to his
friend, the Chevalier de BaTide.s The
latter took the shoe to a yiolinmaller,
who converted it into a remarkably
sweet toned instrument. Paganini was
pressed to try the shoe violin in public.
He not only did so, but performed upon
it some Of his most difficult fantasias,
which facts, in the handwriting Of the
yiolinist, are now to be seen on the Curl
GUS violin.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-13
stanley at BunaIo.

There was a funny incident connected
with Henry M. Stanley's visit to Buffalo.
Quarters were engaged at the Niagara
hotel for Mr.. Stanley, his bride, her
mother and their servants. It was
thought fitting to give the explorer the
bridal suite of rooms. In the hotel re-
side several fashionable families, inelud-
ing that Of Mr.. Henry W. Box, the
millionaire street railway lawyer. The
ladies literally stripped their own apart
ments Of bric-a-brac, rugs and furniture
TO enhance the beauty Of the bridal
apartments, believing that it was very
courteous and proper thing to do, and
thinking that they would not miss their
household ornaments for the few hours
the Stanley party had arranged to stay in
Buffalo. SO delighted were Mrs. Stan
lev and her mother with their splendid
quarters that they remained several
days, to the dismay of the lenders, whose
own desolate apartments looked forlorn.
Milford chronicle., 1891-02-13
A Smart Yonfh.

One enterprising youth made the phe-
nouenal record Of "lrnoQling down" So
n dav while in chr m. II,
--ain. which Hardly be said, is
ssyf to carry passengers.
the rigid rules of the average
auditing department it is doubtful
whether money turned in from such a
source would be accepted by the presid-
ing Solons.
But the carrying Of passengers fell
under the eye Of the construction de-
partment and q dismissal followed. Dis
charged for this violation Of rules, our
promising financier re-entered the ser
vice on another division Of the road,
where his industry and patience were
rewarded in time with passenger
train. It would appear that he stood
better in the confidence of his superiors
than in that Of his fellow conductors,
the more cynical Of whom expressed
doubts about the company's ever getting
the train back after he had left town
with it.-Frank h Spearman in Har-
uer's Weekly.