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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21
IoEFIcIAL.
LIST OF JURORS
Drawn to Serve at the Term Of the District
Court to be Held on the Goth Day
Of March. A. D. 1893.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. I

Of March. A. D. 1893.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. I
PAnIsH OF GRANT.
Be it known and RENE mbered. That We
the undersigned Jury Commissioners Of
the parish ef Grant, duly appointed and
qualified according to law, met this day
January 18th, A. u. 1898, in the clerks Of
fee, in the court house ut ColfaS, Grant
parish, La, to draw jury to serve at the
next regular term of the District Court, to
be holden on tie third Monday of March.
1898, it being the Goth day of said month.
The Clerk Of the District Court, w. L.
Shackelford then furnished the jury COM
missioners with list of the jury who had
served at the last term of the district
court, when the jury commissioners, with
the assistance of the clerk of the district
court and ex-oficio a member of the Jury
commissioners, proceeded to open the gen.
eral venirc box, aud, after revising the
same by striking from the list and taking
from the box all those who had served as
Jurors at the last term of the court, re-
moved from the parish, died, etc, then
proceeded to replace o like number OF
names in the general venire box, taken
from the registration and poll books OF
said parish, so as to supplement the nnm-
Der of names taken from the general ve-
nire box to its original number, three
hundred, when A. A. Dean drew from
the general venire box, in the presence Of
the Jury commissioners, one ut time, tho
following fifty names to serve rs jurors for
the FIST week ut said term OF the district
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21
Strength and Health.

If you are not feeling strong and
healthy, try Electric Bitters. If "La
Grippe" has left you weak and weary,
use Electric Bitters. This remedy acts
directly on Liver, Stomach and Kid
neys, gently aiding those organs to
perform their functions. If you are
afflicted with Sick Headache, you will
find speedy and permanent relief by
taking Electric Bitters. One trial will
convince you that this is the remedy
you need. Large bottles only SOC. at
G.. G.. Nash's Store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21
mo. IL.

Business failures throughout the
country during the year 1892 were
II per cent fewer than during the
preceding year with decreased
liabilities of Al per cent, but the
most remarkable thing in this con-
nection is the fact that only 70 per
cent of the whole number of fail
ures in business occurred In the
South with liabilities amounting to
only 16 per cent of the grand total.
When we take into consideration
the depressed condition of the cot
ton market during the greater part
of the year, these figures speak vol
umes for the conservatism and in
telligence of the business men of
the South. Charles Echo.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21

The Yazoo Valley passed up on
last Sunday, having on board l57
convicts, on their was to work the
levees in the upper Red river coun-
try. Among them was jeff Am
mons, lately sent to the ''pen'' un-
der an assumed name, for his old
failing of appropriating other peo-
ple's horses. Several of the other
convicts sent from Grant parish
were also on the Yazoo Valley.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21

Ex-President Rutherford B. Hayes
died at his home in Fremont, Ohio,
at IL o'clock last Tuesday night,
the cause of his death being from
paralysis Of the heart. His demise
brings to mind the famous ''8 to Z
committe," and the stormy days of
1877, when Hayes took his seat
over Tilden by its decision.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21

The week dating from Jan. 18th to oath
is the coolest recorded in the Northern
and Eatern States for twenty years. All
the rivers we're frozen tight, and naviga-
ton completely suspended. The cold
wave did not reach Louisiana until Sun
day, and it came to an end with slight
snow and sleet Tuesday and Wednesday
night, the sun coming out clear and
bright on Thursday and causing it all to
melt away.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21
b.. TURNER
DEALER IN
General Merchandise
Piueville. In.


Has Just received Full Stock Of Fall
and Winter Goods, 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 and Trimmings.
Fancy Goods, White Goods. Ladies' fine
Hosiery. all styles and grades, Flanels
and Waterproofs, Linseys, Cassimeres and
Diagonals, Bedford Cords, etc., and full
lines of Gloves. Embroidery, etc.
Mems and Boys Hats. and Ladies' Trim
med Hats.
A large stock Of Boys and Mens's CLO-
THING. Special bargains are offered in
Boys and Mems JEANS Clothing. which
were bought at sacrifice.
A fine assortment of Boots and Shoes,
Saddlery, Crockery. Hardware, Groceries,
Plantation Supplies, TRUNKS. Valises.
Towers celebrated "Fish Brand" of Slick
ers, aud FURNITURE.
Agent for the Dupont Gun Powder. the
oldest and best in America.
Keeps on hand the Celebrated MILRURN
WAGONS, the best in the world.
Highest market price paid for Cotton.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21

Mr.. T. j. Hickman ventures the
assertion that the public printing
of Avoyelles st. Landry, Rapides,
Natchitoches and Caddo combined
does not cost one-half the amount
paid to the CHRONICLE for the par
ish printing. We venture the as
sertion that there is scarcely one
of them that does not pay fully as
much, if not more, when a literal
enumeration of all the items is
carefully considered.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21

"Trump" is brick at all times,
and he is level-headed on political
economy, if he has failed to make
a fortune. His latest essay is in
support of the single tax idea. This
is good break, and we welcome
him into the fold. "While the
lamp holds out to burn, etc"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21

beating legitimate and worthy carpen-
ter out of job. As well think of request
ing the district clerk to permit men to do
their own recording to save costs, or the
sheriff to allow each man to serve his own
processes or make his own seizures, or
violate any other custom of established
usage and equity.
The meaning and the intent of the
law, with reference to all who serve the
public, is that while the public interest
is protected full and fair equivalent is
to be paid for all services rendered, and,
in the case OF tie public printing, the
police jurors are left perfectly free to ex-
ercise political preference within the
bounds of law, and they are constituted
sole judges as to who is the best bidder
and will render the best and most salts
factory service.
This article is written, not as vindica-
ton of our police jury, for, as honorable
trustworthy men, with all the lights be-
fore them, they acted for the best inter
est of the parish, and need no defense,
but under the Circumstances we thought
the public was entitled to statement OF
the case.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21

The above eighty names were written on
separate pieces Of paper, and by the jury
commissioners, together with the clerk OF
the district court, the first fifty names
were placed in a separate envelope and
sealed aud endorsed on the same, Jurors
drawn for the first week of March term
1893 Of the district court," and the last
thirty names were placed in an envelope.
sealed, ard endorsed "Jurors drawn for
the second week of the March tsrm Of the
district court, 1891 and the said envelopes
were then placed in the jury box sealed.
locked and placed in the custody Of w. i.
Shackelford, clerk Of the court.
The said w. l.. Shackelford. clerk Of the
district conrt, did then and there, in our
presence keep process verbal of the acts
done by said commissioners in said draw
ing, which we all certify to be correct BY
our signatures, this the 18th day Of Janu-
airy, 1893. j. w. ETHERlDGE,
Jury Comm RS. A. A. DEAN.
j. II. MCNEELY.
WI. SHACKELFORD, Clerk d. q.
and cx-oficio Jury Commissioner.
WI sHACKELFORD.
Clerk Dist. Court
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21
eve want to destroy the Amer;

eve want to destroy the Ameri-
can Sunday" says Bob Ingersoll,
with his usual brutal egotism.
Well, Bob, it is more than likely
that long after you are rotten and
forgotten the American Sunday
will be green and vigorous and
fondly cherished by millions OF
happy people.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21
Don't Want His Name Used.

From tie following, it appears that Mr..
Conrad johnson is under the impression
that some one is disposed to sign for him
or make unauthorized use OF his name:
ALEXANDRIA, La. Jan. 10. 1893.
Editor Colfax Chronicle:
Dear SIR II there has or comes anything in
regard to j. W. Holloway and Z w. Henery, at
this or any other time, for print in your paper,
and you deem it fit to print do not use my
name. and oblige, CONRAD JOHNSON.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21
Bncklen's Amica Salye.

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. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refuded. Price
Csc per box. For sale by G. c. Nash.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21

The bridging of the Mississippi river
near New Orleans is now looked on as an
assured fact. as the bill has virtually on
opposition in Congress. Its location is
also said to be determined at a point II
or IS miles above New Orleans.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21

"Now is the winter of our dis
content made glorious summer" by
Ayers Sarsaparilla. This wonder
full medicine so invigorates the sys-
tenn and enriches the blood that
cold weather becomes positively en-
joyable. Arctic explorers would
do we'll to make note of this.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21
Mr.. R. P. H. Baden, contractor

to put the iron cages in our new
brick Jail, writes word that he will
commence work in few days, and,
as the material will come all ready
to put up, it will take him only a
short time to complete the job.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21

It is now said that the proba-
bilities are that the fifty-third con-
gress will not be called together
until about the first of next Sep
TENDER and will then remain in
session until the first Monday in
December, the day fixed by law
for the regular session to begin.
This is on supposition that the
revenues of the government are
sufficient to supply the needs for
current Expenditures until the first
date mentioned. President Cleve-
lands last message was devoted in
part to the troublesome surplus
that existed at that time, but still
more troublesome deficiency will
confront him when he next takes
hold of the helm of state. A COM
parison of the two conditions is
food for thought.-Echo.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21
WORK FOR US

q few days, and you will be startled at the unsx-
pected success that will reward your efforts we
that can be found on the face of this earth.
$4,000 profit ON SIS 90 worth of business is
being easily and honorably made by and paid to
hundreds OF men, women, boys, aud girls In our
employ. You can make money faster at work for
us than you have any idea Of. The business Is so
easy to learn, and instructions SO simple and plain,
that all succeed from the start. Those who take
hold of the business reap the advantage that
arises from the sound reputation of one OF the
oldest, most successful, and largest publishing
houses in America. Secure for yourself the profits
that the business readily and handsomely yields
All beginners succeed grandly, and more than
realize their greatest expectations. Those WHO
try 1t find exactly as tell them. There is plenty
of room for a few more workers, and We urge
them to begin at once. II you are already EN-
pioyed, but have a few spare moments, and wish
to use them TO advantage, then write us vt once
flor this Is your grand opportunity, and receive
full particulars by return mail. Address,
TRUE 4 CO., Box No. 400, Augusta, Me.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21
Colfax High School.

The Trustees of the Colfax High School
for Males and Females take pleasure in
announcing to the public that the first
Ten Months Session of this school will
begin on the Second Monday of Septem-
Der, 1892 No pains will be spared to
make it q first-class High School.
RATES OF TUITION.
Primary Department 81 50 per month
Preparatory 200
Collegiate $50 %
Music. Vocal and Instrumental 50 I"
Incidental fee. Is cents per session.
Good board can be obtained on reasona-
bic terms Two hotels in town. and sew
eral private boarding houses in town and
vicinity will board cheap. Those having
children to educate should send them in
and give us fair trial. We are in the
race to stay.
j. +. KELLY, NJ D., President.
w. l.. RICHARDSON.
Secretary Board of Trustees.
Colfax, La, Aug. 10, 1899.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21

IFY YOUR RACK ACHES
Or YOU are all worn out. really good for nothing
1t Is general debility. Try
BROWN'S IRON BITTkRS.
1t VIII crre you and give a good appetite. Sold
By all dealers in medicine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21

Mardi Gras fulls on st. Valentines day
this year, Feb. 14th.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21
Practical Politics Illustrated.

Like a thunder clap from a clear
sky came the news last week that
Mr.. L. j. Pirtle had been appoint
ed postmaster at Colfax by the Re-
publican administration of Prssi-
dent Harrison. We are frank to
confess that we didn't even know
that "Jeff'' was in it, but imagine
that in all this slyness we can see
the fine italian hand of our wiley
friend I. M. Wells, Esq, and for
once we must congratulate him on
getting in his work in good style.
We knew that Mr.. r. r. Jeter had
about four-ffths of the citizens who
get their mail at Colfax on his pc
tition, and that he also had the in
dorsement of Congressman Blan-
chard, while Mr.. H. Easterbrook
had pretty nearly all of the balance
to sign his petition. Well, this is
the great American right of Re
publican President, and we are not
kicking, because we know that
after next March it will be the
Democratic boys who will have the
most weight with Grover Cleveland.
and if Mr.. Pirtle don't stand in
line like he used to in the good
old days, it will only be a ques-
ton of slight endeavor, and anoth-
er effort on the part of Mr.. Blan-
chard would be likely to meet with
more success.
The wonderful liberality of the
poorly paid Methodist preachers
when they go up to conference is
enough to put to shame the stingy
and niggardly contributions OF
many of the church members. Ii
is noted fact that half of those
who went up to conference last
month at Lake Charles had not re-
ceived much more than half of the
meagre salaries allowed them. Yet
the ninety odd preachers who were
present contributed out of theil
own pockets, for missions, widows
and orphans, church extension
etc., more than twelve hundred
dollars! A correspondent writing
on this subject says: Methodist
preachers give more like princes
than pensioners on the bounty OF
the church; but why not? They
all carry carte-blanche to draw al
will on the inexhaustible treasury
of the Lord"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21

rS-Jadical Advertisements must be paid
for in adranee, or they riu be discontinued
after the first insertion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-21

And the following Thirty names were
drawn to serve for the second week OF the
March term of court, 1893:
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-19
BRIGHT AND BRIEF

The quinine manufacturer seldom
complains of his bitter lot. -Bufa-
10 Courier.
The combatants in the piano war
should hold the fortes p hiladel-
phia Record.
The matrimonial race is often
begun at rafting gate. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
When the goat tackled the can of
dynamite you ought to have seen
the butter fly Birmingham Lea Ter.
1t is odd how a railroad conduc-
tors creditors feel safest when they
know he is making tracks. - Buff .lo
Courier.
r ,se: Does Mr.. Nerydull know
anything2 Lillian: Know any
thing? He doesn't even suspect
any hing. -Life's Calendar.
If haste is the mark of weak
mind, there is reason to believe that
the average errand boy is profound,
ly intellectual. = Washington News.
Brown: The wet weather last
week must have been hard on the
circus people. Smith Yes, their
suffering was in tents. Pnila-
delphia Cal.
Sympathizing Friend: You ought
to ask old SkintiInt to keep one
thing in mind. Discouraged Debtor
He'd charge me for storage. De
troit Tribune.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-19
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.

DON'T talk about suppression of
lynch law until there has been sup
preston of this class of crime. 1t
is useless. This class of crimina ais
are goin to be lynched. Tbat is
al 'out it. Augusta ga. erald.
The increase in business failures
is due to very considerable extent
to the stringency in credit, pro-
duced by the republican policy of
contracting both the currency aud
credit to a gold basis. St. Louis
Republic.
Mr.. Powderly has addressei to
= President Cleveland most vigorous
protest against the Russian treaty
One point is worth good deal Of
reflection. He holds that the
president and senate have no right
to make la VS. in secret that will bind
65, 600, 900 free men. Turn on the
light Mr.. President. Let the peo.
pie see this Russian treaty. New
York NJ ,il and Express.
The treasury department is iast
now the golden gate of America,
but, unfortunately, it swings the
wrong way. The only healthy re-
covery will be that which comes
from reversing the present adverse
trade balances. Unless this is &C.
complished the valiant assistance
now being rendered by the banks
may, like the waters of the brook,
Ego on forever. Columbia, S c.,
Journal.
The democrats are bound in honor
and decency to wipe out the pro.
tective tariff and to give the coun-
try a tariff for revenue only, as they
have promised. We suspect that
the trust harpies will combine to
squ,wk with fair degree of cheer.
fulness, whatever be the tariff but
it is the duty of the democracy to
ascertain by experiment what the
effect of tariff for revenue only
will be upon trusts and everything
else. Whoever or whatever is help.
cd or hurt, the uncons .itutional
spoliation called protection must
stop. The democrats have solemnly
promised to stop it and if they go
back upon their word they will
have to pay the penalty.-New York
San.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-19
or,oin OF Life Insurance


1t isa curious fact that the "1oc'
trine Of probabilities" or the scieh
tic basis upon which all insuranc
rests. hal its origin in game OF
cards. That is to say, the found'-
ton upon which this great economy
depends. and upon which it owes Its
claims to the confidence and patron
age of the community, origin lated
from Investigations by regarding
games of chance. As related
in the \ orth American K view,
it happened in this way;
About the year 1850 the Cheva'
lier de Mere, Flemish nobleman,
who was both respectable mathe
matician and az ardent gamester,
attempted to solve the problem OF
dividing eq1itably the stakes when
a game of chance was interrupted.
Tue problem was too diff cult for
him and he SOUGHT the aid OF the
.mous Able Blalse Pascal, Jes.
nit priest, author of "Nlght
Thoughts and one Of the most &C.
compllshed matthew .ticians OF any
age. Pascal solved the problem,
and in doing so enunciated the
"doc,rine of probab ,lities," or laws
gov srning 80 called chances. I pom
this depend not only the laws gov
erning insurance Of all kinds, bat
also the laws governing the motion
of planets in space, and 10 fact, all
astronomical science. This doctrine
Of theory Pascal lustrated by the
throwing of dice. When single
die is thrown the chance of turning
up an ace is precisely one out Of
six, or one out of the total number
of sides or faces. But if a large
number of throws are made it will
be found that each face will be
turned up an eq1al number of times
From this Pascal laid down the
proposition that results which have
happened in any given number OF
reserved cases will again happen
under similar circumstances, pro
vided the numbers be sufi cient fol-
the working of the law of average.
Thus the duration of the life of a
single individual is one of the great
est uncertainties, but the duration,
or rate of mortality, of large nun
Der of individuals ma be predicted
with great accuracy BY comparison
with the observed results among ;
sutfi oient large number of person.
of simila" ages, occupations ant
elm attic influences.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-19

A plea for help to the managers
of the Worlds Fair from the
laborers of the Pacific slope has
been numerou-ly signed and tor
warded, asking the management TO
give TO them one day beneilt.
The petitioners describe their con-
dition as deplorable in the extreme,
and stated that unless immediate
aid is supplied death from starva-
ton is inevitable. If the facts as
set forth are true they are teart al
com mentary upon our social and
economic sv TEN. II this and OF
abundance tina. men willing to
work should be in d mgr of dying
from aviation demonstrates the
necessity for a real istment Of oul
economic laws.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-19

It's good thing Judge Terrell
is not a read tealed man. else he
would undergo the delicate eN peri.
ence of DR.. Pratt. minister 10
Persia during Mr.. CIeveland's first
administration. 1t is we'll known
that al the women of the east are
partial to brilliant haired men and
the Shah sent beyy after bevy of
the lovlielt in the realm to enliven
the young minister. But the doc
tor, drove 'em off, so to speak, and
diplomatic IT atoms were strained
for a while. The Judge should
bless his stars for his "raving'
locks.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-19

The whirligig of time certainly
brings round some wonderful
changes. The people most active
in having the Chinese run out of
the country are the very people who
suffered from the X now N othing
barbarities of generation ago.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-19

The city council has wisely
recommended the establishment Of
garbage furnace. The sooner we
have the furnace the better will it
bs for health and cleanliness.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-19

Mr.. Waldo has retired from the
mar ia cement of the Katy "
Though Mr.. Waldo was veteran
railroad manager It's said his sue
cessor is at least fully as well
equipped by ability and experience
for the arduous duties hitherto dis
charged by him
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-19

The supreme court sustaining the
Chinese exclusion &C. without doubt
surprised, to some extent, the ad-
ministration, and is calculated to
embarrass diplomatic relations with
the celestial empire.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-19

The godly eN president will now
roll his sanctlmonious eyes in holy
horror at the goddess lynching Of a
white man in Ind ana by an ungodly
republican mob.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-19

1t might not be out of place to
state that there is no such thing as
"Chinaman, unless you refer to
a ship IN the China trade. A ma
tive OF China is a Chinese.