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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

"For a long time I suffered with
stomach and liver troubles, and
could find no relief until 1 began
to use Ayers Pills. / took them
regularly . few months, and my
health was completely restored
d. w. Baine, New Berne, N. G.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

Mr.. Chas. A. Stuckey has been
appointed mayor of Colfax, and
Mr.. 8. M. Lacroix councilman, in
place of w. Il Richardson and II.
G. Goodwin, who were elected but
failed to qualify.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

AYERS Sarsaparilla, and AYERS
only. AYERS Sarsaparilla can
always be depended upon. 1t does
not vary. 1t is always the same in
quality, quantity, and effect. It il
superior in combination, proportion,
appearance, and in all that goes to
build up the system weakened by
disease and pain. 1t searches out
all impurities in the blood and ex-
pels them by the natural channels. .
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

We are glad to announce that
Major Mccain has improved very
much within the past week, and
that danger from his illness is now
considered as past He has been
able to sit up once or twice in the
last few DAYS.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

Madam Vincent, while driving q
buggy about the place of Marco
Givanovitch, on Cane river, last
Tuesday, had her horses to run
away, throwing her out of the bug
gy, breaking her arm, and other
wise painfully injuring her.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

LA Grippe" has prevailed quite
extensively in Colfax for the past
ten days, and Capt. ]. V. LeSage
has had a particularly severe at
tack, that almost placed him hors
de combat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all other skin eruptions, and
positively cures piles, or no pay re-
quired. It'll guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refuded. Price
25c per box. For sale by G. C. Nash.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

The cistern for the new Jail was
dug this week by Mr.. Kip St An
DIRE. who expects to cement it next
week. He is taking q great deal
OF pains with the job, and says
that nobody will have any cause to
find fault when it is completed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01
For Sale or Rent.
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE
TO UNKNOWN OWNERS
OF ImmovabIe Property
SITUATED IN THE
Parish of Grant, Louisiana.

sHERrFF,s oFF,cR co,,,.
March /, 1888.
The following ia a List of the lands and
amount of taxes dne thereon which I,o.
long to persons whose Mace Of residanc.
or their agents are unknown to me. and
also unknown owners. Public notice 4
hereby given to them that nnless thew
come forward within twenty DAYS from the
date hereof, (yiz: March 1st. 1894. / will
proceed to advertise and sail their land
according to law:
Au,S Az .cr.. h.;r 49,,
of the ne ~ ~ .oo ~ .lo nc y
Anortb ranoa s,sst orn.s
state "a, s0c ror;sh ~ sno Vi 90
George Evans RI aora sA III ~ 49,. on
18th lie - " "o.es, re,nS the
shin & north ranoa ,rast go.
tar C0c nar;sh to1 a. "'''' ''A'o 90
Josenh n Allen m go. ..,,.i -. oo
of ne mr. ssc towneh;, liza. nn'
ranga west ,tots co. .u;.I' ~, 90
Cbaries a olt,rs ,e0 49, - W
az 80. ,..1s NV acies, Deihg
west half of NV mr. sec * TON
ship north, range west, state
l2O, parish 200. .-....-.... 3 20
Peter N Loland, $50 acres, being the
south half of the NV or, and that
part OF the north half of the sw
Or lying north of parish line, in,
sec 10, township north, range l
west, state liz, parish ST.. 2 90
-. .uv scaes' Deins the south,
uortI rano =, sec 10, NwnsniP
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

Mr.. s. B. Sanford, the popular
and energetic insurance agent of
Alexandria, was in Colfax a few
hours on Wednesday, attending to
some matters of special moment
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

DR.. M. A. Dunn, of Montgomery,
was in town a few hours this week,
fat and frolicsome as ever.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

'TriAes make perfection, and
perfection is no trife," was say
ing of the great Michael Angelo.
It should be inscribed in every
school room.-Item.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

Mr.. Willie Lacroix is home for
Easter, having taken q few days
leave of absence from the. Natchi-
toches Normal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

Many Persons "a
Are broken down from overwork or household
cares Browns Iron BitterS
rebuilds the system, aids digestion. removes ex-
&C. OF bile and cures malaria. Get the genuine
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

The school board meets to-day,
April LIST, and the police jury will
meet on Monday Sd instant.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

They have just received Full Supply
OF FRESH FAMILY GROCERIES, sea-
sonable DRY GOODS, and General Plan
tation Supplies, and have completed ar
Engagements by which their Stock will be
kept constantly replenishetl.
They sell Mt rock bottom figures for the
cash. and invite customers to call before
purchasing elsewhere. ja2s
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01
Have you paid the printer?

Yesterday being Good Friday,
tho school children were given a
half holiday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-08-30
Exploded Traditions at Old Yale.

Both South college and the Athenaum
have their now blasted traditions. AS
to the former, it has been alleged in New
Haven-and at least one prominent ar
ch@ologist has Endorsed the stOry-that
about the time the college was built
there was mysterious hiatus Of grave
stones in the old cemetery on the New
Haven green. The tradition then averred
that these stones had been built into the
fireplaces of South college, where they
would be found when the structure was
pulled down. Here was the fine hint fer
a college ghost story, based on a spectral
apparition of the affronted owner of one
of the stones, but, if ever penned, it is
outlawed now by the discovery that
every fireplace in Old South was of sim
pie brick.
Then, again, President Stiles diary
notes the confession of a student that he
had stolen the college Bible, dropped it
between the courses of mason work dur
ing the building of the Athen@um 1853,
and that there the sacred volume had
been bricked up-a myth proved so now
by the fall of the Athen@um's walls
without the filched Bibles temperance.
New Haven Cor New York Post.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-08-30

think that one of the saddest Incl
dents Of the war which witnessed was
after the battle of Gettysburg. On on
the outskirts, seated on the ground with
his back to a tree, was dead soldier.
His eyes were riveted on some object
held tightly clasped in his hands. AS we
drew nearer we saw that it was an am
brotype of two small children. Man
though | was, hardened through those
long years to carnage and bloodshed. the
sight of that man who looked on his
children for the last time in this world,
who, away off in a secluded spot, had
rested himself against tree that he
might feast his eyes on his little loves,
brought tears to my eyes which | could
not restrain had | wanted. There were
six of us in the crowd, and we all found
great Jumps gathering in our Threats and
mist coming before our eyes which al
most blinded us.
We stood looking at him for some
time was thinking of the wife and
baby had left at home and wondering
how soon, in the mercy of God, she
would be left widow and my baby boy
fatherless. We looked at each other and
instinctively seemed to understand one
another's thoughts. Not word was
spoken, but we dug a grave and laid the
poor fellow to rest with his children's
picture clasped over his heart. Over his
grave on the tree against which he was
sitting | inscribed the words: Some
body's Father. July 3, 1853. Blue and
GRAY.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-08-30
Liquids During Meals.

If we bear in mind the whole mechan-
ISsS1 o2 digestion, it will readily be seen
that liz cases of weakness or want of
&0ue ON the part of the muscles Of the
stoosAach, when every part of the food
tAnnS& be properly presented to the ac-
Acxa OF the digestive juices, the introduce
.*s2a nate che stomach of a moderate
,sRasn1lt Of wster may be of no slight
faeaszSzdt. The mass of food will become
~zns@e piiable and so more easily operated
GzaEa by the weakened muscles. Youths
Y EyxnAnios-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-08-30
The order Pleased the Cook.

The following story is told on a mis-
sionary of the China inland mission, a
bachelor keeping house for himself in the
southern part of China: One morning,
in ordering his dinner, he wished to tell
his cook to buy him chicken. Instead
of saying we for chicken he aspirated
the word, saying, Buy me a che. "
His cook thought that was an eminently
proper command and went about his
marketing in high good humor. At noon
the missionary found no chicken cooked
in fact, no dfnnerat all, for his cook had
not returned About dark the man
came back, saying: This was not a
good day for buying wives, and 1 have
been all day looking for one, but at last l
found one for you. She is rather old and
not pretty, but you can have her cheap.
Ihave promised $40 for her. New York
Independent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-08-30
HOw's This!

We offer One hundred Dollars reward
for any case of Latarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls CatarrF Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
j. Cheney for the last 10 years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made 10y
their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toleuo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o,
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimo-
malls sent free. Price Toe. per bOttls.
Sold by all druggists.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-08-30
Good Shoes.

20. Whitchard & Co. are sole agents
for the celebrated Harper Black Shoes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-08-30

All varieties OF turnip seeds, fresh, at
Salu-Davis Drug Co.'s.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-09-30

among the buildings. In the general
rush for the leading points of interest
these lesser features are overlooked,
and when the hasty visitor has done
the fair and returned home and reads
in his family paper description of
some of these out-of-the-way exhibits
he regretfully exclaims: ''Why, didn't
see THAR and comes to tho conclusion
that he might have had more for his
money had he used his eyes to better
advantage.
Common interest naturally centers
in the main buildings of the fair and
these are constantly thronged with
eager sightseers. People get in among
the wonderful collections of the arts
and industries, and SO intent do they be-
come upon the magnificent displays of
mans skill and ingenuity that their
time slips away, and they suddenly
awaken to the consciousness that if
they are to see all of the fair they
must skip some things, and they hurry
along from one point to another, and
this way lose much of superior interest.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-09-30

ligion of his fathers undefiled by any
admixture with the creeds of the aliens
He is Il soc;ablc old gentleman, and al
ways ready to answer questions, and
often puts himself to great pains to ex-
plain some little thing to the visitor.
Among the other oddities on sale are
number of grevson1c corn-husk masks
used in the new year dances One of
the visitors questioned Mr.. O'Bail about
these and drew out an interesting ac-
count of the three yearly dances of the
tribes.
The civilization of the Six Nations is
at present precisely like the civilization
of the rest of New York state. They
have the same schools, the same
churches, and the same habits. This
camp at the fair grounds is as much Z.
revival as the spelling bee oll-ti
singing school, with which our modern
churches regalc themselves OCCASION
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-09-30
THE GREAT CLOCK TOWER.

Wonderful Timepiece with Neither AIain-
spring Nor Pendulum.
The great clock tower in the Manu-
features building commands the won
der and admiration of every visitor. 1t
is one hundred and fifty feet high, has
four seven-foot dials seventy feet above
the main floor of the building and con-
tains complete chime of nine sweet
toned bells, weighing fourteen thou
sand pounds. The mechanism of this
great timepiece is vastly different from
the ordinary town clock which sur
mounts the courthouse, church or pub
lie school at the home of the rural vis-
itor. 1t comprises the latest horolog-
zeal inventions and is part of a system
of more than two hundred self winding
clocks which are all con trolled and reg
ulated by the master clock in the pa
vilion.
The great tower clock is part of the
exhibit of a large clock company, of
New York. The selt-winding clock in
its simplest form consists Of an ordi-
nary train from the center al Dor to the
escapement-the other arbors and
wheels and the handspring being omit
ted-a fine spring six feet long and
.OO6 of an inch in thickness, attached
at its inner end to the arbor and at its
outer end to the spring barrel. A small
electric motor concealed in the clock
case carries the spring barrel once
ergy in the spring to run the clock an
hour. AS a result of the frequent wind
ing and reduction of friction the power
required to run a self-winding clock il.
only one forty-sixth part of that used
in ordinary clocks. The motor will
run 4 year without attcntio at a cost
of less than twenty-five cents. The
master clock at the pavilion syncllro-
nizes all the clocks throughout the ex-
position grounds and buildings by an
hourly electrical impulse which in
stantly corrects every clock to the Sec
ond.
The fact that the company produces
an accurate tower clock which will OPP
crate perfectly without reference to
the steadiness of the tower or the loca-
ton of the controlling clock is leading
to the introduction of the electric toyvt
er clock in many places where the orr
binary weight and pendulum clock
would be irnpracticablc.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-09-30
BRIGHT ANIMALS,

How = Jackdaw Tortured Its Setter-Do3
CoInl,a Mons.
Everybody who has watched animals
closely has seen them play practical
jokes on one another. The London
Spectator has collected some incidents
| of this sort. and relates that a certain
jachilaw. whenever it found it's setter
dog companions asleep, would steal to
them. and pull at the fluffy tassels OF
hair between their toes, unplcasantly
waking them up.
At certain house a tame magpie
was kept in the stable yard with two
lSestrels. The kcstrels were in the
habit of sitting on the sides of the
water pals that stood outside of the
stable doors. At one time the magpie
approached a kestrel from behind,
seized it's long tail in it's beal<, jcrlScd
it violent and pushed it over into the
pail; but the keStrel aftercard caught
the magPic and punished it we'll.
A cat expressed a dislike of a pea
cock by jumping through it's spread
out tail when the bird was display ing
it's beauty and exhibiting it's own van
ity, to the great discontinue of the
fowl. A dog which was accustomed to
when the master had shot a bullfnch
by going into the hedge. finding a rab-
bit and bringing il to him.
Another dog which knew tame ducks
and that they were not hunted, but
had no acquaintance with. the wild
ones, was much Disguised when his
master shot a teal, believing he had
made a mistake, and would have moth
ing to do with the game. ''He behaved
in exactly the same way when we shot
a black rabbit: nothing would per-
suade him that it was not a cat, and he
would do no serious work for the rest
of the day The writer tells also Of
L.. ~ H. i
nifty to chase rats, except when their
masters were engaged in the sport, and
he speaks Of the obvious dislike of dogs
to be laughed at.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-09-30
HE WANTED the CORRECT TIME.

The Old AGaa froa wnlow Patch 1Ked q
Mission ON the Worlds Fair 0rouhds.
The Columbian guard thought hs
must be crazy and possibly the Column
bian guard was justified in 30 thinking.
He had long chin whiskers and Z
smooth-shaven upper lip. His eyes
were apparently fixed on something
above one of the buildings, and in his
hand he held an enormous silver watch.
''What are you trying to do?'' asked
the guard.
lyon tend to your business an I II
tend to mine" was the prompt 10
Spouse.
you'll lose that eight-day clock -
suggested the guard, facetiously.
''Well. that's nothin' to you," re-
torted the old man, finally bringing his
eyes down to earth and looking at the
guard. 'I'm more'n twenty-one an 1
know what I'm doin'.''
''You don't act like it, said the
guard. II think I'd better take you in.
anyway, for a lunatic.''
Yea amt smart enough. One of
them three-card Monte Carlo men tried
to take me in an got fooled. But see
in as you're SO ALFRED smart I'll Jest
tell you what I'm dom, an then you
can mosey along. told the old woman
before left Willow Patch, down near
Kankalkee, that I'd bring her home the
correct time. She amt got no conf
dence in the town clock an wanted the
time right from this here time ball on the
worlds fair grounds, an been sittin'
here nigh onto half an hour SOS not to
miss it when it drops. When it goes
I'll just set the old watch an go home
to-" He looked up again aud saw
that the ball had already fallen. He
started for the Columb ian guard, but
thought better of it. ''That's the sec
ond time some darn fool has come along
an got me tallzin' an the balls got
away from me-" he said. ''Now I've
got to stay over another day, and try it
again. I'll be here tomorrow bout the
same time, lookin' the same way, with
the old silver watch in my hand, an if
you sec me you'd better go round the
other side of the building, cause I'm
goin' to get that time tomorrow if I
have to lick every guard on the
grounds Chicago Tribune.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-09-30
LIVE STOCK EXHIBITS.
Completed Lists for the Horse and CattI
Contest.

Completed Lists for the Horse and Cattle
Contest.
The lists for the horse and cattle con-
tests at the fair have now been made
up, and it is settled that one of the in
cidents of the Columbian exposition
will be the largest live stock exhibition
ever held. Sta te fair shows will be in
significant in comparison, for the ap-
preaching show at Jackson park will
be six times big as the largest of
them.
All the famous breeds of Europe
and America will be represented. Amer
leans will take the lead in number but
there will be notable exhibits under
the patronage of the governments of
Russia and Germany. Sixty horses Sc
lected from various parts of Germany
are now feeding on Iowa grass and
grain. under the care of experienced
horsemcn. The stud of Grand Duke
Dmitry ConstantinoHich. of Russia, is
now on the way west from New York
and will be acclimatized in Indiana
under the care of Russian farmers
This exhibit is under charge of Guard
Capt. of Cavalry +. n. Is,nailoff. who
was detailed from the imperial army
for this duty.
In this stable arc three mares and
eight stations, representing different
lines of Orloff trotters from two to
eighteen years old, four stations of
oAACiSAC 1A'luS VI OrlO1I SstOCslC horses
from three to eleven years of age two
pure Arabian acclimatized stations
three and four years old, and Russian
light draught stallion five years old
1t is said that this display will attract
many Russians to the fair from all
parts of America.
Among the other notable features
will be a stable of French trotters
These will be the first horses of their
kind ever exhibited in America, and
the Columbian exposition is the first
fair to recognize them a class. The
French animals are peculiar in that
they are loug-distancc racers, often
trotting two, three and four miles It
is urged that cross breeding with them
will give the American trotter more
bottom.
The magnitude of these live stock ex-
hibitions may be inferred from the
premiums offered. These will aggre-
gate one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, many times as much as ever Of
fered at any fair before. This will be
the first fair to award cash premiums,
and the agricultural department is the
only one in this exposition to offer
money prizes.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-09-30
FOR PUBLIC COMFORT.
The Beautiful and Well-NIanaEed Parlo,!
at the Terminal Station.

The Beautiful and well-NIanaEed Parlo,s
at the Terminal Station.
There is one delightful resort at the
fair that deserves to become better
known. as it surely will if the present
management continues. This is tho
department of public comfort in the
terminal station. There are other
branches of this department., but they
do not approach it in the perfection of
its management and the satisfaction to
the public. Decidedly the coolest place
upon the grounds, these great, high,
airy parlo-s, with their inviting easy
chairs and rockers, luxurious carpets
and draperies and general atmosphere
of rest and elegance, invite weary
sightseers to 'come again. which
they generally do, and bring their
friends. Retiring-rooms with easy
couches where ladies may rest, with
trained maids in attendance, all as free
as the lake breeze which rustles through
the parlors and plays around the tall
pillars, inspire feeling of gratitude in
every tired visitor that there is one
place upon the ground where quiet re-
tirement, perfect rest and every needed
delicate attention is to be had for the
asKing. The prettiest souvenirs of the
fair are for sale here, but the visi tor is
never importuned to buy, and the en-
tire conduct OF the terminal parlors"
is such as to counteract to a large de,
gree the bad impression made by the
catchpenny. devices and exorbitant
money-gr bling schemes to be found
at every turn within the grounds. The
secret of the rapidlygrowing populari-
ty of the elegant parlors of public corp-
fort in the terminal station is found i,
the management, which is vested in
two or three ladies who are prominent
1y known in Chicago and who are in
constant attendance.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-09-30

mp in their little corner near the north
gate attract but a small portion of the
crowd that enters the fair grounds
daily. True, the extra charge of TWEEN
ty-five cents for admission into their
Enclosure deters many from visiting
these queer little people, but were
they more advantageously situated
their receipts would undoubtedly be
greatly increased.
Another somewhat isolated exhibit.
which is well worth the attention of
every visitor at the fair, is the Indian
colony on the lake shore near the For
estry building, in the southeastern por-
ton of the grounds. Here, dwelling in
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-09-30
German
Syrup

Boschee's German Syrup IS more
successful in the treatment of Con-
sumption than any other remedy
prescribed. 1t has been tried under
every variety of climate. In the
bleak, bitter North, in damp New
England, in the tickle Middle States,
in the hot, moist Soutl1-every-
where. It has been in demand by
every nationality. 1t has been en-
P1oyed in every stage Of Consump-
ton. In brief it has been used
by millions and its the only true and
reliable Consumption Remedy. O