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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-05-09
The Twelve Tribes Of Israel.

Editor Collar Chronicle:
AS this is the first time our
Twelve Tribes have asked you for
favor, please allow us a space in
your columns, and correct all errors,
so the public may learn something
of our association and what it is
doing.
There was grand tribe meeting
at the New Israel Baptist church
on the Sd Of May, at which fully a
thousand people were present. The
occasion was the opening and dedi-
cation of the new church, which is
building fifty feet long and 25
feet wide. The church will seat
about 300 people. 1t has walls IA
feet high, and neat belfry Is feet
higher than the comb of the church.
We had grand time, the entire
day being spent in religious SER
vice. In all the various tribes raised
the handsome sum of 1872 toward
paying for the church. The names
of the tribes, their captains and
pastors, and the sum contributed by
each, is as follows:
. /. Reuben = Angelina Griffin captain,
Robert Griffin pastor, collection $40 25.
2 Judah-Maj. johnson captain, B. NJ.
johnson pastor, collection $2l IS.
3. Whey Sparks captain, G. Jones
pastor. collection 81 As.
4. Dsn-Tm Green Captain, J. r. Viii
Ii inns pastor, collection Si3 90.
). Sine )n-Angin Smith captain, Felix
Boyd pastor, collection s. 90.
6. Manasseh Colee Tolburt captain.
Wade Hampton pastor, collection SO %.
Z. Zebulun - Hannah Smith captain,
John jackson pastor, collection 50 so.
8. Napbtali-Phyllis johnson captain,
L. W. Tennessee pastor, collection So 20.
9. Cad e. Clark cap hin, Harris Ellis
pastor, collection S2l 40.
10. Asher-Jordan Milgan captain, E.
Murphy pastor, collection s6 90.
IL. Joseph --Oncy Smith captain, Brax-
ton Bolton OF New Orleans, pastor, collec
ton $50 90
II. Benjamin-Rindy Williams captain,
Lorenzo Smith pastor, collection $25 90.
This speaks well for the uprising
and improvement of the colored
people of Grant parish. We want
fewer churches and better churches,
and better leaders than we have
had. The times demand educated
ministers instead of the ignorant
and incompetent men who have led
us so long. Your subscriber,
ONCY SMITH.
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Keep Your Eye on Them.

We have heard a number of per-
sons express themselves as being
rs much opposed to the lottery as
any one, but they thought it was
Democratic" to submit the matter
to the people, and intended to do
oil they could to defeat Morris
proposition to buy the States hon.
or. Well. the proposition is to be
voted on by the people. and we
have yet to hear a word of warn
ing or opposition raised by these
specious DIRECTORS. Keep your eye
on those newspapers and individu-
ais that have been singing this
song. and let us see how much sin
cerity they will show now that the
zeal fight to the finish is upon us.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-05-09

Miss Maggie Kelly, teacher of
tho Colfax public school, has fine
attendance Of 35 to 40 pupils. The
house has been fitted up with sash
and blinds, and the school room
supplied with a dozen patent double
desks. Another dozen desks are
on the way, and as soon as they are
in place we will have as comfort
able and we'll furnished school
quarters as could be desired.
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A Safe Investment.

L. one which is guaranteed to bring
yum satisfactory results. or in case Of
failure a return nf purchase price. On
this safe plan sou can buy from our
advertised Druggist q bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Cnnsump-
tion. 1t ia guaranteed to bring relief
ia every case, when used for any affec-
ton IF throat. lungs or chest, such as
consumption. inflammation etc. 1t is
pleasant and agreeable to taste, per-
tectly safe, and can always be depend
ed upon. Trial bottle free ut c. G.
Nash's store !
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Merit Wins.

We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling DIR.
Kings New Discovery for consumption,
Dr. Kings New Life Pills. Bucklen's
Arnica Salye aud Electric Bitters, and
have never handled remedies that sell
- we'll, or that have given snch nni-
versal satisfaction. We do not hest
tate to guarantee them every time,
aud we stand ready to refund the pnr-
chnse price, if satisfactory results do
not follow the use. These remedies
have won their great popularity purely
nn their merits. G. G. Nash.
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Mrs. Laura Hart, Beaufort. s. c..
writes: A lOathsome form of blood
poison was killing me. My appetite
was lost, my bones ached. and parts 1T
my flesh seemed ~ If it wonld come off
my homes. A friend brought me n
h'tfle Of B. b b. The sores began
healing at once. and when had taken
two batsles ! surprised my friends ~
my rapid recovery.
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Estray Notice.
GRANT PARISH. La. April %,

GRANT PARISH. La. April 20. 1891
Taken mp and in the possession If VIM.
Riley Griffin, Sc en- head or cattle, de-
scribtd n follows: One hri"dle COW alb ut
years old. with calf, ma kcd crop in lett
ear. hole and split in right, branded X on
left hip. One black sided COW about
years old, with calf. marked crop IN right
ear, hole and split in left. One blue COW
abont 4 years old. with calf marked crop
in left ear hole in right One spotted cow
about years old, marked crop in left ear,
hole and split in right.
said cattle have been appraised ut 335 50,
and will be sold ut my Office for cash to
the highest bidder. al noon on Saturday,
May l6. 1891, nnless the owner comes Tor.
ward, proves property aud pays all legal
chrgcs +. W. POLLARD, J. P.
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Notice of Final Proof.

AN. OsrIcf AT N W o. LEANS. L. ;, !
ap1i -.
No: icr = hereby given that thu f,low-
ing tt med liter fss f.t,i notice OF his
i',te'.i"n ia make ii.,al proof in support
# his claim. an'ltDa, said iio viii be
Made 'e'orc tn. judge. ar in his alb ~ GO,
the ccrk at the d,stri.f cur'. at Cclfax.
La. ON Mon lay. June Is 1891, viz:
Bartlett \. Lard.
who n.:id, loms' cad entry ~" sd76 and
additional hn,ueteai entry Nh. ls-s2 for
III Sc u, "f sw ~ AMI Inf Il sc qr sec ~,
t = mr. n. Ii. Mrr
tie saiirs tie following witnesses to
,.iovr his co.lssu.i,r us reside irc np,n and
cultiy.' io, al. said IL d VIZ: 4. z. Tabor,
J s.. n ambn H. n Tll,uan an. Girls
tian Glands all of Cr,st Parish, La.
CHAS. & PALFREY.
pfs irsisser.
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Notice of FINAL Proof.
LIND OFFICE at NEw oRIE.Ns. La.
Apr,I Z 1S:,f

Lind OFFICE at NEw oRlE.Ns. La.
April Z, 1871.
Not &C : he'rby isei II, -, f,'iowing
named settle. has I'll. Il nut. c ns his la. y
ton la mike :i,.,I rsw.i u. s,ni RI ,f his
claim. and tina; sa Il r',a' he III IL.
before he !Iadgr ar Jerk % II i; G u at
Calfax. La. n Moud j.. Ma 1C, 1911, viz:
George w Kelley
who made hom, stca el:'ry ~. 500 for
the h. of sw or aid * hi III 4 $ IS
tfnr2 W LIZ. rer
He names tbe f.il .wivw witncSss to
prove his confirm rs isl.a ii a., and
cultivation If .ad- lasni. viz: Alfred
Ste, liens. q. ]. Hntsl.i sn Is Slater.
q. T.. VA san, a ! If t;s.'t IN i-h. Ia
IiiAS. 4. rAi.FaEY.
6t-pf-S fceister.
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Bueklen's Arnica Salve.

The best saive IN the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcera, salt rheum, fever
sores. letter, chapped hands, chiiblains,
cnrna, aud all other skin eruptions, and
positively cnres piles, or no pay re-
quilrd. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction. or money refuded. Price
25r per box. For sale by G.. c. Nash.
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Mr.. J. NJ. Rhorer, Jr., the newly
appointed clerk of the court for
Grant parish. took the oath, filed
his bond and entered upon the dis
charge of his official duties on
Wednesday, May 9th.
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Mrs. Matte Williamson left for
Rsa ran. Texas on last Tuesday, to
be gone six weeks or two months,
and already Harve is trying to pass
himself as widoweI.
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Notice to Bridge Builders.

Bids and specifications will be received
10y he undersigned at Iatt ostoffice until
ne Saturday. May 81 1891, for bmilsling
a ia i,lec across Saddle Ray on the : inn.
field and Alex ,niria no Il Said br lg~ not
to cost exec. ding seventy -Gse dolinr~.
~. r. SwAFfo,D.
Committee r. NJ HAN,L
s. A. NEAL.
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Something New. Something Valuable
THE SLAUGHTER PATENT
Saw Planning Attachment.

TIE greatest money making aud money
saving appliance of the age Will dress
Lumber or Shingles while saving. No
Saw Mill man. Wood worker, or Shingle
Manufacturer can afford to be without it.
Territory and Mill Rights for sale.
Write for full particulars.
Address, j. w. LUCKEY,
apl52m Saline, Bienville Pm, la.
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C.. C.. C. certain chill cure, the most
uleasa,,t to take Of all fever and agne
REMEDIES. Warranted to cure chills
and feaer. Sold by 3. NJ. Lacroix.
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Robertson g. Jones. JonesbOro, Ark,
write: c. G. G. certain chill cure gives
uni versal satisfaction. Pleasant to
take. No cure, no pay. Sold by s.
NJ. Lacrpix.
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CotoS. NJ. Lacrix for c. G. c. Ger
tain cough cure, it cures coughs, colds
and all throat and lung diseases.
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&c. C. c.. certain cough cure il not
the best remedy you have ever used
for coughs and colds yuur money will
lie refunded. Sold by s. NJ. Lacroix.
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NOTICE.

The copartnership under the firm and
name OF Goodwin 4 Hadnot is by mutual
consent dissolved, Jno p Hadnot assum-
ing all liabilities and all debts, accounts,
notes and demands due the firm are pay
able to him. H. G. GOODWIN,
April 3, 1891. JNo. p. HADNor.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-05
MARYLAND AND THE JUNIORS.
The Young Men Must Re Won to the
Prohibit, io, Party.

The Young Men MIST Re Won to the
Prohibitions Party.
When Henry G. Abbott mounted
the rostrum at Glyndon, and in voice
slightly tremuipus with excitement,
offered the resolution which was
adopted by the State Convention, adj
vising the formation of Junior clubs
throughout the State, we were filled
with conflicting emotions. We felt
like rejoicing at the near realization
Of a project of the utmost value to
our party, which we had frequently
urged in The Advocate, and we feared
that it might meet the fate
of many another plausible and
practicable scheme which was
simply planned and not exc
cuted. 1t was with sigh of
relief, then, that We read the an
nouncement that nineteen enthusiast
tic young Prohibitionists last night
formed themselves into the first Junior
Prohibition club in Baltimore. The
meeting WAS held at the home Of Mr..
Edwin Higgins, Prohibition candidate
for Governor, 10li West Lafayette
street. 1t was called by G.. Harry Alb
bolt, who offered a resolution which
was adopted by the State Convention,
held at GlyndOn Park, July IS. to or
ganize the young men Of the city into
political clubs to work iI the interests
of the Prohibition Party. The young
men age from sixteen to twenty-five
years OF age, and will hold weekly
meetings.-Baltimore Prohibition Adj
YOe.lfR
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-05

Kelley cure for inebriety," there
is an article of a correspondent to
the sentiment of which the editor
gives the consent of silence. 1t is
boosting DIR. Keeley's bichlOride
Of gold humbug, that claims to
cure drunkenness by a hyperder-
mic injection of some new tam
gled nostrum. There's just about
as much sense in it as that whisky
is an antidote for a rattle snake
bite. If there was anything in
that rattle snake whisky business,
and rattle snake should be so
unlucky as to bite one of these
Lexington politicians, the whisky
in the man would kill the snake
as dead a hammer, while the
man would merely scratch his leg
like he had flea bite, and go on
Dragging on 10 Blackburn, and
never suppose for moment that
the snake was anything more
than one of these jim-jam snakes.
That other Kelley that made
the moter that never NOTED worth
a cent, was no fraud at all COM
pared with this new whisky cure
quack.
But the New Era man seems to
think that since Kelley has come
to the front with his snake medi-
cine there really won't be much
use for the Prohibition party; but
it sounds awful bad, when we
have all just read that Col. Miner
the man who gave Kelley sncE
an advertisement in the NORTH
American Review, by telling how
f he was saved from drunkenness y
Kelley, has since died, in a hos
, pital in New York, as the resul
of drunken debauch of a month
L reckon that in starting
f Prohibition paper in Lexington
KY, l have taken the hardest ROY
, for stumps of any Prohibition ed
D itor in the world.
t l amt getting to be a bloate'
r bond holder nor a regular ia
. Astorbilt. nor anything of tina
< kind, at the business, but we al
: get plenty to eat, and I'll b
logged if l would write my prin
It ciple editorials about gettin
IS money for my paper, if we wern
!. getting plenty.
e Use your brains and write tn
y best you can for the Prohibitio
It cause, and the people will b
}. more apt to pay you than they wi
l. if you are eternally clamoring IL
y money.
n Whenever it begins to look
lie me like | am going to get strappe
e | begin to brag on how nicely
% am getting along: and then some
Of body sen is me some money, b
i cause everybody is most apt
er help a fellow when they think
don't need it.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-05
ORGANIZE The JUNIORS.
IL Is n Crime to Neglect This Promis-
ing Field.

The Wideawake Junior Prohibition
Club Of Quincy, H., has been inter-
viewing prominent leaders ON the
work of Junior clubs. The opin-
ions are unanimously favorable.
Below are few. 1T is to be hoped
that all the young men in the United
States will enter in with the work of
the Junior movement in order
to bring about sObriety and de-
cency in our land" One SAYS that
it is 1.-THE one branch of the tenn
perance cause that shows the most
promise of immediate result" The
Junior movement by educating the
boys to be Prohibitionists before old
party prejudicies possess them, gives
promise of great strength to the Pro-
hibition party. The Juniors are orig
inal Prohibitionists, while we who are
older are grated into the Prohibition
party"
Another says: ''To me it is the
promise of the Prohibition party" In
this way should the Junior movement
be pushed-by enliShtening the peo-
pie on the subject 1t will never
amount to anything until the people
understand it
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-05
FleasureVille asks ~ MeiapssY-
steal CennnGlruMi.

PLEAsUREvILLE Nov. Is, 81,
Mr.. Charles &. Moore.
My DEAR SIR.-IOu will find
enclosed my check for $500 to Iay
for the Blue Grass Blade one year.
Well L like Your paper well
enough to pay for it.
l admire your fearless and earn
est way of writing; think you
are often too hard and rough Oh
some parties. You seem to have
a peculiar aud strong reasoning
power.
Whom did it originally come
from, and how did you get it:
Was it produced from matter, OF
did it always have an existence!
Respectfully Yours,
j. W. SLEMMONs.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-05

they met in Lexington. Is not
that an improvement? I do not
look for absolute success in the
Prohibition cause until we get
Woman Suffrage. This the AL
lance most certainly favors.
They admit women to an equal
membership with men. AT our
recent Union in Elizabethtown a
young woman was elected secre-
tary; the only paying office in the
Alliance Union, over six men
competitors.
You are a farmer; join the AL
lance of your county. 1t will
not conflict either with your re-
ligiOus convictions or your Prohi-
ton principles. You will do your
cause great good and will make
many sterling friends, who viii
stand by you and protect you IL
enunciating what is also the grea'
watch word of our order, "Th'
Truth
Fraternally yours
LEWIS L. JOHNSTON.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-05
him say honestly at the polls what

him say honestly at the polls what
he thought was right and best.
According to your own state
merit you have not done this, and
you are traitor to your country
just as much as Benedict Arnold,
except in degree. He had the
courage to come out openly. You
get in your work as it was done
in the case of Ehud and Eglon,
Jael and Sissera, Brutus and Caesar
Judas and Jesus.
Your missionary" illustration
is good. If you and | were to 60
preach the gospel to the heather
in your Judgment you could best
help along the gospel by helping
the cannibals to eat me. hymn
book and all, because by so doing
you could get into the good graees
of the cannibals.
If you had been Greek under
Leonidus at Thermopylae you
would have gone over and fought
with the Persians to help Lonnie
out. He had a "small forlOrn
hope" During the ''late unpleas-
antness' if you We're in sympathy
with the South | suppose you "r,te'
nit Sieget" in the Yankee army
You say that as body your party
are undoubtedly in favor of tenn,
perance." Every liquor editor
in the United States says the same
thing, and any Irish saloon
keeper in Lexington, with a LIP
on him long enough for shanghai
to roost on will fairly gush, in hi.
: outlandish brogue over the lowell
ness of Temperance But ifyOl
want to hear him cuss just men
! ton Prohibition with big i.
You say your people are 70
D Womans Rights. 1t takes
S heap to make me mad at apythin
:. in pettycoats. l was disguise
;. with some of your party wone
il at your convention at Lexington
S The leading Womens Right
women Of the state We're there try
= ing to get you to recOgniz
: Womans Rights in your platforl
e and | was helping them.
e saw with my own eyes. VIII
: appeared TO be your leadin
}, women, treat the wOmans RICH
e women so scOrnfully, that m
7, mustache curled with indignation
/ To join yonr party would |
|. conflict both with my political an
n my religious convictions, and
most disrespectiiully decline.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-05
4 Deludcd FarG ers Alliance
man tries TO Beguile me.

VERsAlL, Es. KY, Nov. Is, '91.
Mr.. @. c. More.
My DEAR SIR have nbticed
with regret that you have recently
turned your Blade aeaila the
Farmers Alliance. 1 think yon
do the Alliance an injustice by
confounding it with the Peoples
Party. The Alliance has pever
run a candidate, as a party, in
Kentucky. The Peoples Party
was gotten up by man who was
kicked out of the Alliance be-
cause he showed a disposition to
be bought.
The party adopted the Alliance
platform in order to catch the AL
lance vote. But with an AL
lance membership of over 1OO,-
900 voters in Kentucky, they only
secured $4,000. This Peolpe's
Party which was gotten up against
the principles OF the Farmers AL
lance had more to do with lessen
ing the Prohibition vote than any
other cause. ProhibitiOnis's with
Republican tendency voted the
Republican ticket in the hope that
the Peoples Party would so draw
from the Democratic party as to
enable them to elect Wood; while
the ProhibitiOnists who had Dem
oc-atic tendencies voted with the
Democratic party to keep Brown
from being defeated. All this
combined to make the Prohibi-
ton vote small.
You need not feel disappointed
however. No man who is a Pro
hibitionist will ever go back on his
principles; and though the vote
may not show at the elections
owing to the hopeIessness of sue
cess, the great work of education
and reform is going on. The
writer has never voted the Prohi
bition ticket, but has beer
for the principles ever since he
was boy. lie personally know,
possibly hundred men who stant
in the same condition.
This you would say is coward
ice, but such is not the case. l.
as well as they, openly announce
our principles, and we ali use ON
powers Of argument aud example
t. promote the good of the cause.
We can do more good as mis-
sionaries of the cause within the
large political divisions of our
population than as a small forlorn
hope to attempt to fight them all.
With the interest of the Prohi-
bition us much at heart as voter
of that ticket, look to the Farm
er's Alliance as the medium
through which we will attain the
end.
As body they are undoubtedly
in favor of temperance. During
the recent meeting which | at
tended at Elizabethtown, | met
over 200 farmers from 102 coun-
ties of the state; was constantly
with them for several days, and
during that time did not see a
single indication that one of them
was drinking. They met pur-
poseIy in Eiizabethtown, which is
Prohibition place. Last year
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-05

Prohibitionists forcing the issue
between the church and the sa-
loon.
Sam Jones said at is better for
the churches to split and half of
them to get to heaven than all to
go to hell without splitting"
Your are solid Bro. Jones.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-05
MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES
We will just spit them in halt.
This means so cents on the dollar.
The cheapest sale Of fine ready made
clothing in Kentucky.

Our business is not conducted by fakes and guessing schemes
The that's selling watch chains the
and throwing watch show his generosity needs watching
unco Steere zeDzze' Tricsers Green goods sarps
always promise great returns for small Investments Intelligent
minds the racket and take stock humbug
gerry It's value that they One hundred goods
far one hundred in cash what give the people But
this sale hundred cents worth at
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-05

more women and units more
young men for a life of Us, fulness
than any thing else in the world
Can any Christian man vote for
a party that is responsible for such
things and be consistent?
Can any Christian man pray
for a party that permits and encour-
ages such things.
Christian voter. if you will lay
aside your prejudice and be hon
est. you must admit that these
things are true.
If you admit them true, you
must confess that at your OWE
door, more than that of any one
else, lies the responsibility.
Christian voter, what is you'll
excuse for shouldering this re-
sponsibility? What is your exam
pie to the unbelieving world?
Where is your consistency
Where is y our Christianity? Fou
million Christian voters in tn
United States-nearly four miliol
Christian murderers!
Eye hypocrites, ye whited sep
ulchres. beautiful to look upOl
but full of dead mems bones
1t is within the power of tn
church to blot out of existence a
one stroke the infamous liquo
curse. -Four, million Christia
voters could by large majorit
carry any measure they Nigh
choose.
l If the church can remove thi
evil and does not, then a larg
. share of the responsibility lies q
her door. It's of no use to dodg
| the question any longer. Ava
with such doctrines as "It's not
e political question" "the churc
must not dabble in politics-it
: already sufficiently in politics
!; trouble the waters"
If the church W ould rid herse
: of the condemnation o: being
a great extent responsible for IL
enormous evil resulting from Il
: traffic, she must take a bold al
e decided stand against it, forbi
IS ding any of her members to aid
: or its protectors, either by voic
(, vote or at
l. Hush! 1t would cause divisi(
in the church. In the language
., another, "If it splits the chur'
'e from turret to foundation stone
'e let her g.
he Better be split into six hundr
ie more factions than openly parti'
5 pate in SO much shame, mise'
crime, and murder.
e. Lord is it II"
=. JESSE RUSSELL.
Blue-grass blade., 1891-12-05

Thank you, for the money and
the compliment. My reasoning
power" came from my parents.
| got it by inheritance. 1t was
produced from matter about fifty
four years age.