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.cliers. Examinations.

Teachers Examinations.
ExAMINATIoNsw will be held. commencing
- at 8 Eo'clock a. m. and closing at p. m.
on the FIRST SATURDAY of each month; also,
the THIRD SATURDAY in October, November,
February and April.
The examination on the THIRD SATURDAY in
February will be held at tGarrettsville; that on
the Third SATURDAY in April, at Kent. All
Others will be held at the High School Build
ing, Ravenna.
No certificate will be ante-dated.
Any applicant, known to cheat, will be re-
ected for six months.
By order of the Board.
o. HAYMAKER, Clerk,
I0z6 EarlYille, o.
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In conclusion, we promise you best efforts in
making your visits alike pleasant and profitable and shall
always have house in order for Callers whether
inspection purchase.
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Business Cards.

yT1O LOAN.-Money to loan on Farm Prop
ertv WEBB s. PORTER,
1064-1y+ haVehha' u
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1t Costs You Nothing.

1t is with pleasure we announce that
we have made arrangements with that
popular, illustrated magazine, American
Farmer, published at Cleveland, Ohio,
and read by farmers in all parts Of this
country and Canada, by which that great
publication will be mailed direct, free, to
the address of any of our subscribers who
will pay up all arrearages on subscriptions
to the CHRONICLE and one year in advance
from date, and to any new subscribers
who will pay one year in advance. This is
grand opportunity to obtain first class
farm journal free. The American Farmer
is large 16-page illustrated journal, OF
national circulation, which ranks among
the leading agricultural papers. Its
highest purpose is the elevation and en-
nobling of Agriculture through the high
er and broader education of men and wo-
men engaged in its pursuits The regular
subscription price of the American Farm
er is $l.O0 per year. 1t costs you nothing.
From any one number Of ideas can be
obtained that will be worth thrice the
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your household, yet you get it free. Call
and see sample copy.
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Happy Hoosiers.

VIM. TimmoHs, Postmaster IF Ida
vile, Ind, writes: Electric Bitters has
done more for me than all either medi
cines combined, fer that had feeling
arising from kidney and liver trouble. y
John Leslie, fnrmer and stockmap, of
same. place, says: Find Electric
-Bitters to he the best kidney aud liver
medicine. made me feel like new man.
j. w. Gardsler, hardware merchant,
same town, says: Electric Bitters is
inst the thing for IA man who is all rnn
down and don't care wht Their he lives
or dies; he found new strength, good
appetite one felt just like he had new
lease or life. Only Soc. a bottle, ut c.
{. Nasb's store. ~ 2
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Ex-Gov. John McEnery, brother
of Judge s. d. McEnery, died at
his residence in New Orleans at
10 a. IN. on Saturday, March 2Sth.
His death was the result of la
grippe terminating in pneumonia.
He has had a long and active career
in public life, bis entry into politics
dating from 1866, when he took a
prominent part in the canvass for
Gov. Wickliffe, being at that time
rs years of age, and member of
the Monroe bar. He is perhaps as
we'll known as any man in the
State, not excepting his brother s.
u. McEnery, late governor of the
State.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

The Republican employees in the
New Orleans mint are alarmed at
the news which comes from WASH
ington to the effect that there will
probably be suspension of silver
coinage, after July 1st. Such action
will close the coinage department
and throw a great many people out
OF employment as well as cause a
large reduction in the general force
of the mint. $50
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mo. 81.

dies for the Catholic customers. Tie
Gould boat put OF last night ut this place
box of Blessed Candles, and all in want
or need OF same can be supplied in can
dies, imported direct from Rome for their
special use. as pure and transparent ss
ever decked an altar.
l understand Mr.. Price will have his
property laid of in town lots, and offer
them for sale at reasonable rates. II be
does we viii soon have church, school
house and other improvements that will
be in keeping with his push and enter
prise. 1t 10 not improbable for weekly
Journal to appear here at any time to up
hold the topers and their free and inde-
pendent rights. II this does sgo," won't
1 be TRUMP.
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Rumors of war with italy have bee

Rumors of war with Italy have been
rife for the past two or three days. and
the newspapers are filed with sensational
articles on the subject. The cause Of the
great excitement is the recall of Baron
Fava, the Italian minister at Washington.
AS the consuls at the various ports have
no notification to return home. it seems
to be simply change of ministers, with
a possible desire on Italy's part to thus
emphasize her demands for official investi-
CATION.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

Dispatches from Texas announ CO
that the Farmers Alliance in that
State is in a badly demoraiized con-
dition. g. w. McCune, the noted
Alliance leader, il in Dallas and
will remain there for month or
six weeks McCune's presence Gre
ated no little surprise, as many
inembersof the Alliance had threat
ened to mob him if be ever entered
the State. The truth is that all is
not harmony in the Alliance camp.
There are two factions, each try
ing to down the other. One, the
remnants Of the old Grange organ
ization, headed by Farmer Bill"
Shaw, Of the Texas Farmer, favors
q railroad commission whose men,
bers shall Be appointive; the other
wing, headed by the Mercury
crowd, wanted the commission cleo
tive and the State bonds invested
In railroad bonds. 1t il understood
that Nc une is in Dallas to patch
up treaty Of peace between the
factions. Alliance members of the
Legislature have issued a circular
denouncing H. A. Coleman, editor
Of the Mercury, as 9 northern inn
portatiou sent to Texas to dictate
to the people. Coleman SAYS: "A
majority of the Democrats of Texes
belong to the Fsfmers Alliance.
We propose to have something 10
say indicating the policy of the pa
per, or the biggest political row in
the history of Texas politics will
lake place"
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dutnOritles. Murders were of fre-
quent occurrence, and it was found
impossible to bring the guilty to
Justice. After a long and painful
struggle with the secret forces at
work, it was discovered that these
crimes we're the work of an associ-
alton of miners, who used their
criminal methods and organization
to monopolize the work of mining
and to exclude the employment Of
any laborers who were not accept
able to the conspirators. It was ex-
tinguished, but not until its atroci-
ties had been carried to frightful
extent.
The Clan ma Gael is least known
of all the societies, but the develop
ments in the celebrated DIR. Cronin
murder, Chicago, year or two AGO,
lead to the belief that there is in
existence an organization which
includes assassination among the,
methods by which its objects are
to be attained. What those objects
are does not clearly appear, but
they seem to embrace the attaining
of local political control, at least in
Chicago.
The Camorra is a Neapolitan
criminal order, while the Malta is
Sicilian. They have been trans
planted in this country by immi-
grafton In New Orleans there
has been in recent years large
influx of Sicilians and their particu-
lar characteristic criminal methods.
The members are banded together
for the purposes of robbery and
blackmail. Murder is one of their
instrumentalities, and is used to |
secure secresy and to get rid Of
enemies. Many murders have been
attributed to this organization, but
SO far no convictions have been
bad. The system of terrorism
which they use seems to render
Justice powerless.
The Asiatics have imported one
Of their peculiar atrocities in the
form of the Chinese Highbinders..
This is an organization So thor
oughly constructed and SO carefully
conducted as to defy justice. Its
bloody outrages are common in
California.
The Importation and establishing
On our shores of these secret crimi-
nal orders is something to set the
american people to serious con-
'ideration of the subject. They
must be rooted out or they will
'verturn our institutions. We have
lere no strong Government tostrike
hem down. IF they continue to
lefy our laws, and to ave or cor
'upt the courts, nothing less than
popular uprisings in every part of
he country will suffice to cope /,
With them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

When brilliant men who are ca
pable of making fame and fortune
lose all control Of themselves at the
sight of brandy or wine, Is it not
time that American women realized
the necessity of Temperance work?
You who believe in personal liber-
ty, rs you are pleased to call it, who
think we have no right to take
liquor away from men or to put
temptation. out of sight / would
like to ask if you ever suffered from
the effects of strong drink? Have
you sons who will some day be men?
How would you like some man to
offer them drink?
All, but you say that is an entire
ly different side of the question. If
you do not want your boys to drink
do you not realize that there are
other parents just as fond and low
ing as you are, who do not want
their boys even to see liquor. Ny
understanding of freedom differs
possibly from yours. Only so far
as we do not infringe upon the
rights of others can we do what we
absolutely please to do. Does any
one who touches the accursed stuff
believe for moment that he in
jures no one but himself. If so, he
is greatly mistaken. His mother,
fothor br,<baro aud os.fo-. - III
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

| Imported Murder Societies.
The killing of the eleven Italian
murderers in New Orleans on the
18th has attracted world wide at
tention- to the subject of murderous
organizations, and many interest
ing facts as to these infamous socie.
ties are being made public. The
Picayune gives the following syn.
optical review of the most promi-
nent of these organizations:
Among the peculiar products of
the Old World which foreign peo-
pies immigratiug to the New have
imported, are the secret murder
societies whose bloody work from
time to time crops ont from the
criminal Specification of our social
system.
These nefarious organizations
have only come tabe recognized in
perhaps the last twenty years. If
they existed here previously as
criminal forces nothing was known
of them, the crimes to which they
gave rise having been traced to no
regularly established conspiracy.
1t is indeed, doubtful if any such
criminal orders had any foothold
here until after the close of the civil
war. when a vast tide of immigra-
ton set in hitherward from most of
the countries of Europe. Undoubt-
edly there was an enormous etilux
of European criminals to our
shores, and they brought with
them the methods and institutions
which their wicked warfare on So
ciety had developed. They found
no difficulty in establishing them
selves here, wherever considerable
numbers of such people became
grouped together by the circum-
stances of existence and the OPP
portunities for carrying on their |
enterprises.
g The criminal associations of the |
Old World are the outcome of |
which were maintained
for ages against tyranny and OPP
preston. What perhaps first had T
their beginnings in secret move
nents for liberty, finally degener-
ated into secret operations for the
of crime. What was
irst intended as a patriotic resist
lnce to despotism and arbitrary
power, finally sunk into criminal
to cheat the law and to
lefraud justice. And the evidence
hows that in some of the organ
zed bands of criminals there are
lot wanting still the relics of patri-
tic and liberty-loving sentiments.
'uch indeed are to be found in the
naxims of the anarchists, whose
'loody outbreak in Chicago few
ears ago produced a sensation of (
orror throughout the country.
The Anarchists were simply de-
tructionists. They simply wished
overthrow every existing law and
Institution, everything which we ,
al civilization, and, having re- !
uced society to chaos, proposed to {
it ON basis of an i'm
racticable and fanciful socialism,
ut they did not concern them q
slves about the new order. They '
ere only anxious to destroy the
Id. These people were violent !
'aniacs like rabid dogs. Their I
bjects and practices were not such q
J to commend them to any class 0
criminals, and so Anarchism has /.
ever been able to secure any solid '
'othold or extensive following. ]
Probably the first of the murder !
'cieties that came into bloody :,
commence was lie Molly Nal Il
lires Nearly twenty years ago a
e bloody atrocities which became. y
'lnmon in the Pennsylvania coal =
ines attracted the attention of the b
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

Henry NJ. Stanley, the great
African explorer, is now lecturing
to delighted audiences in the city
of New Orleans. He spent his
boyhood in that city, and has many
old time aquaintances among the
people.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04


Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby, cele-
brated Presbyterian divine, of New
York, died in that city at $50 on
the evening of Easter Sunday, Goth
instant. DIR. Crosby has led an
active life in literary circles, and
his writings lectures, contributions,
books, and public benefactions are
known throughout the world. He
was the founder of the New York
society for the prevention of crime.
and took an active part in all work
for the betterment of mankind. He
was 65 years of age, and died in full
possession of all of his faculties,
bidding the loved ones at his bed
side fond and loving farewell, and
writing short letters of hope and
kind admonition to several loved
ones residing at distance. His
death resulted from pneumonia.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04
.B. TURNER
DEALER IN
General Merchandise

PInevtlle. La,
Has just received Large Stock of Fall
and Winter Gonds, which is to be sold at a
small margin above cost for cash.
The public are invited to call and exam.
Inc his large and we'll selected stock OF
DRY GOODS,
consisting Of Dress Goods aud Trimmings
Fancy Goods, White Goods. aides Closks
and Jackets, Jersies, Hosiery, Shawls and
Hoods. Balmorals, Jeans, Cassimeres aud
Flannels. Linseys, Blankets, etc
Mems and Boys Hats. and Ladies' Trim
med Hats.
A large stock Of Boys and Mens's CLIO
THING. Special bargains are offered in
Boys and Men's JEANS Clothing, which
We're bought at a sacrifice. -
A fine assortment Of Boots aud Shoes,
Saddlery, Crockery, Hardware, Groceries.
Plantation supplies. TRUNKS. valises,
Towers celebrated "Fish Brsud" of Slick
ers, and FURNITURE.
Agent for the Dapont Gun Powder, the
Oldest and best in America.
A carload of the celebrated MILBURN
WAGONS will he received early in Octo.
Der, the best on the plauer.
Highest market price paid for Cotton.
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1t is said that sixty-one citizens
of New Orleans have been indicted
by the grand jury for the killing
of the Italians in the Parish prison.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04
The MOUNT ZION
Male & Female College, Limited,
Six Miles North of
Montgomery, La.


We are glad TO inform our friends and
the public genel ally til.st ", have secured
the services II PROF. q. @. HAREI,.A
NJ, formerly Pfufvss,r OF Latin and Niufhc
mates At Mt. Lebanon University aud late
President Of tic agricultural College ut
Caih"un, La as PRESIDENT OF VT. Zion
Male and Female College
No EXPENSE iii lie spared to elevate this
institution to place among tie foremc st
Colleges of the State.
The school is non -scctnrian, but Is directly
under the watch care of the Methodist
Protestant Church.
The location Is peculiarly favorable to
tnc successful operation Of College of
high grade aud scholarly tone.
Holding the opinion ihat the true end
OF educatiun IL to elevate the morals, de-
velop tn. plii>iqne and tram tie mind of
10. pupil. tLus qualifying linn rs a nseful
nlid hunorahle clIizeli, we have lnppcsl of
ati useless xpens.s, aud reduce the cost
to u minimum.
Good boara ~ private families, conven-
lent to the Conege, caa be had ior ouly
SIX to eight dollars per mouth.
Primary Department per mo- of 20 days 81 50
Preparatory and Classical I" 2m
Nollsgisfe and Normal 500
Incidental Fec per session 10
Ttus tbs total Isl ncc,. not exceed ten
dollars iser month.
Ibo ti~xt session ill cnmmerca October
2, l59o. We ask parents wh, have sons
and daughters to educate 70 g,yc as
trial.f N,ite for further information 10
Prof. G, = Harris. lreSide II If CoiieQu. or
to Rev. r. Strickland President board
of Diicctsrs. both nf Montgomery, La.
". l. EOa1,
Secretary Beard OF Directors.
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Governor Nichols reply to Mr..
Blaine's inconsiderate and hasty
demand for the facts, and condem-
nation of the New Orleans slayers
of the Hennessy murderers before
knowing the circumstances, is both
temperate and oignified. He simply
reports the facts, without condem-
nation or defense of the actors, and
informs Mr.. Blaine that the proper
State authorizes are investigating
the matter. The governor has
pursued the proper course; for had
he assumed the role of Bombastes
Furioso, and made an indignant
and fiery answer, his action would
have afforded his malicious enemies
double the ground for slanderous
denunciation that they have en-
joyed over his present position.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-04-04

Thousands and tens of thousands of
bottles of C. C. c. certain chill cure are
sold yearly and the people are constant
~ clumoring for more. They know u
good thing when they. try it. Sold by
s. M. LacrOix
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saus little fortunes have been made !.
work for rs, By AnnA fsge, Aus'in
: frxas. and Jno- Bonn. Toledo. Otir
see cut OsheS sre a. ing - well. WI,
n't Won, Some Earn over &bo0.00 /,
MONTH You can do the wotk and 1iss
% irome. whervvvr you ese- Eve. be-
4 riuners ore easilv eaninR feum - 10
<l0s dry An ages. We Sew you boz
sud sap<f 700. con wevk h slsre HE
~ all Tn time Fig mcusy ~ sperk-
era FAILURE usknown anoUR ~.
NEW end wenderfh1- Persicu>ln ~.
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ohicial advertisements 81 per square for
hrs' insertion; each subsequent publica-
stion 81 cents per square.
Brief communications upon subiects of
public interest solicited, but no attention
viii he paid to anonymous writer's.
Address: CHRONICLE, Colfax. La.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-09-18
POSITIONS IN DEATH.
Some Strange Attitudes Observed on tho
BattIefielIs OF the War.

attIehelIs OF the War.
During the late civil war detach-
ment of United States soldiers foraging
around Goldsborough, N. c., came
suddenly upon a small band OF south
ern troops who had dismounted. These
latter Immediately jumped into their
saddles and all scampered away ex-
cept one, after being exposed to one
round of firing. The soldier who did
not escape was seen standing upright
with one foot in the stirrup OF his sad
die. In his left hand he held the
bride aud the horses name. while his
right hand grasped his rifle near the
muzzle. the stock being on the ground.
The horseman's head was turned to-
wards the right shoulder, apparently
watching the approach of the enemy.
pairing to fire again, when their officer
ordered them to desist and to make
the defiant man prisoner. The man
was then ordered to surrender. but he
made no answer. When he was APP
preached it was found that he was
stone dead and perfectly rigid in the
attitude described above 1t took con-
siderable of an effort to force his left
hand TO release the horses name and
to remove the rife from the right
hand. When the body was laid upon
the ground the limbs preserved the
same rigid position and the same in
flexibility. The man had been struck
by two balls fired from Springfield
rifles. One OF them had entered to
the right of the spinal column and had
made its exit from the body near the
region OF the heart 1t had left a
slight indentation in the saddle and
then dropped to the ground. The
horse remained unhurt, having stood
the fire because tied TO q tree by a
halter.
The following is another incident:
At the battle OF williamsburg DIR. L.
p. Reed examined the body OF a United
States zouave who had received ball
in the forhead just as he was climbing
over low fence, says the st. Louis
Republic. Like the Goldsborough
case above. this man had preserved
the last attitude of his life. One of
his legs was half over the fence, while
his body still remained behind. One
hand was raised level with his fore
head with the palm forward as If to
ward off some imminent danger.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-09-18
STRANGE sUPERSTITIONS.
Entertained by an Inhabitant of New
Bruins wick.

A Portland lady says that her hired
girl invariably put a pin in her mouth
when peeling onicus TO prevent her
eyes from watering. II is practice
believed in among the people in New
Brunswick, where il her home, and
her mother now advanced in age,
thoroughly believes in all sorts of
signs and superstitions. On New Years
morning she will on no account allow
any OF her large family of children to
take any article out of the house until
they have first brought something in,
stick of wood, or any object no
matter how valueless. The idea is
that IL the new year is thus begun it
will be prosperous and more will come
into the house than will 60 out. This
woman would not of course. think of
beginning any task on Friday. 1t
would be long and arduous one If
she did. Neither would she take a
broom with her while moving the
household goods from one place to
another. Old brooms would be left be-
hind and new ones bought A cat
would also be left behind while the
goods were being moved. 1t would,
however be safe to return and bring
the cat alone. To dream of passing
through dirty water or that u train of
cars passed the house is warning of
approaching death in the family. An
even number would never be allowed
to sit down to wedding dinner and
at marriage the carpet would be
taken up and the direction of the
boards ascertained SO that the happy
couple could be so placed that a crack
should not run between them during
the ceremony, for otherwise subsequent
dissension and separation may be ex-
pected.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-09-18

TIE writer of popular book is
known by name to everyone but the
majority OF the toilers in journalism
are not known beyond the offices in
which they labor. or perhaps by few
OF their fellow workers. This concep-
ton of journalism is compatible only
with broad and thorough training,
knowledge Of men and books, and the
forces that move society. True, the
journalist except in rare instances.
does not as a journalist achieve lasting
fame Neither. for that matter, does
tina average writer of books. OF the
thousands OF writer's of books in Eng
land in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries. who remembers or cares
about more than half a dozen or SOP
OF the thousands of writer's OF books
who to-day make the presses weary.
perhaps not even half a dozen will live
ia literature TO the twentieth century.