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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-22

ESGtfsnMAx Pardon me, sir, but where
do you come fromT' Paddy-"From County
for your brogue" Paddy-"Nay I Ak you
where you come fromW Englishman
(proudly) - "From Worcester" Paddy
Then that accounts for your sauce. It'd
Bits.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-22

DID Smiggs marry his wife for he,
moneys" mo, it was for her fathers ~
Inter Ocean.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-22

SoN0 OF the bicycler when he wants [
stop riding: Come wheel, come whoa.n
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-22

APPREcIATIoN.-The Girl-"And do you
think Mr.. WritestuR is fond OF poetryP'
The Rival-"Yes-his own.n-Truth.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-22

As THE garter remarked: my elasticit,
il my stockin trade. "-Princeton Tiger.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-22

"WEII- old fellow. I suppose you are 60
ing TO make telling speech to-nighf!"
Eyes, sir; the subjsct y Woman. '"-inter
Ocean.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-22

OLD SUBSCRIBER ito editor)-"Can Won
lend me i've dollarsp Editor-"We can
not" Old Sncscribef-"Paper not DOM
MUCH chi" Editor-"Well, we're holdin'
our own. "-Atlants Constitution.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-22

1T is the man who beats that Is willing Il
let by-gones be by=gones.-Puck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-22

The man who was dissatisfied with the
menagerie said it was beastly affair.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-22

HUNGRY mon never call for cake. VIVA
they want Is bread.-Ram's Horn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-22

WIEN you try to be good try to be goo,
for something.-Ram's Horn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-22

A TITLE makes little man great and a
great man little.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-22

MONEY talks. Yes, but never gives itself
eway.-World's Fair Ppcx.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-22

II idleness there is perpetual despair.
CARLYLE.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-22

A PLANT tool-A razor strop.-Truth.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22

permanent character, and begin to feel GER
exceeding slim. In my case senile debility is
not due to vicious habits, yet have a habit OF
getting older each day. have been inRrn for
the last ten years. ..... .r
This is from a family physician, who is
also member of Pension Office Board.
In anser to var inkiry | wos ekquanted with
Martin White Before Went IN armery and also
his fanerly physician. He was rase in a mile of
me. lie was sond when he went in the seryise,
he complain often times, his fingers hand is drod
crucked he can't do manly labor to a CRATE ex-
tent Twas passen by where he was making rales
last sumer two years ago tuck motifs he could
not work as abel body he had to rest as long us
he worked, he complains OF his nerves been stiff
sene him every two months or so an cant do
nothing to cure him. | give him almost every
thing they is for stiff nerves, but they is still
stiff. don't think he can do nothing much.
You have my examination of him in your office.
p. S. You given some two much pensions
no sum by me that drod Sper month which was
a plenty now dros talkin of laing in Tor in
crece say they don't reserve It.
One more on the Pension Office itself.
This circular was pasted up not long ago;
Members Of the medical division are forbidden
to have their hats or clothing ON preparatory to
leaving this office before I o'clock. Any one
breaking this rule will be charged with demer-
it of IS minutes.-Washingto Capital.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22
Mark Twain Latest Romance of an
Esquimau Maiden.

A magazine is usually satisfied with
one strong feature for the month. The
Cosmopolitan, however, presents for
November no less than five very unusual
ones. William Dean Howells gives the
first OF the letters of the traveller, who
has been visiting this country from, AL
trurian. We have read Mr.. Howells'
impressions OF the Altrurian; but in this
first letter we have the Altrurian's i'm
pressions OF New York with some com
ments upon our government and society
calculated to awaken the most conserya-
tive minds The second feature of The
Cosmopolitan is the portion OF the mag
azine given up TO color work no less
than ten superb color illustrations being
presented for the frat time in magazine
history, accompanying an article by
Mrs. Roger A, Pryor on Changes
in women's Costumes The third lea
ture is American Notes" by Walter
Besant, who was recently in America
and is doing the United States for the
Cosmopolitan a la Dickens. The fourth
feature is an article by General Badeau
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22
Don't be deceived by Substitutes!

Tended by one person alone or by more.
Doubtless, when they had drawn nearer
and were preparing to make the last ia
tai rush, she dropped her rifle and used
her heavy six-shooter with deadly effect.
Certain it is that she was game to the
last. Finally the last cruel rush was
made, and the brave teacher Queen had
given her life for those of her subjects.
All this took time, and time was yalu-
able just then. There were not more
than three or four families then living
within several miles of the Peak, and the
boy messenger had ample time to notify
them and get them hidden in the limb
cred bank of the creek. 1t must have
been after nightfall when the summit of
the Peak was finally stormed, and about
10 o'clock force OF men came galoping
in from Clear Creek, having heard of the
threatened attack. The Indians still re-
naming left under cover OF the night.
Next morning the settlers visited the
Peak. There, behind big bowlder on
the very summit they found Ellen Quinn
the prairie's queen, stiff and cold in
death. Her body had been pierced by
half dozen bullets and her scalp had
been taken. Rife and six-shooter were
both missing Around the barricade,
down in the timber at its base, and out
in the open prairie, they counted the
bodies of eleven Comanches That told
the story. ~
No death in the whole of this part of
Texas could have moved the people as
did hers, She could have escaped by
merely doing nothing, but she deliber-
ately chose to die that the lives of some
fifteen or twenty defenseless women and
children might be saved. 1t was decided
to bury her and raise monument to
her ON the Peaks mound for her, on
which she labored in the school room
and on which she died Every one for
miles around attended the funeral.
There was no minister to preach, but it
was a solemn affair notwithstanding.
The body was buried on the very sum
NIT and above it the men piled up vast
heap of rough stones. These may be
seen there to-day.
A new set OF people have filled up the
surrounding country. About all they
know about the matter is that these
stones mark the grave of an Indian named
Queen, who was killed on the summit
after whom the peak was named. They
should know the whole story. | affirm
that neither Thermopyla nor the Almao
showed any grander example of true
heroism than was shown here. affirm
that if the commemorative heap of stone
were 800 feet high instead of 80 it would
be none too high.
p. w. Horn.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22
An Angry Gorilla.

New York, October 24.-"Chikop the
gorilla, was placed in his winter quarters
in the Arsenal at Central Park yesterday
afternoon. The gorilla was in such an
ungovernable rage that it was determin-
ed to send for Alice, one ofthe elephants
in the menagerie, and her presence had
a quieting effect on the big simian. One
OF the men, Felix Mcdonald, who was
helping in the transfer, came within
arms length of Chiko and was squeezed
tightly against the bars, while the ami
NAL did his utmost to drag in an arm,
and was biting savagely but yainly at
Mcdonald, who was rescued by the men
cutting away the left side of his coat.
BY 3 o'clock the monkey was in the
room formerly occupied by Crowley
The cage, however, was not quite ready,
for men were mailing down a carpet, and
then the rest OF the furniture, consisting
of mattress with blankets, chair and
small table, was put in. Then his cage
was placed alongside his new home and
the rear sides of both raised. As soon as
he was in his new abode the gate was at
once lowered, and the monkey was mad
with rage again. With yells and
screams it tore at the bars, pounded with
the force OF asledge-hammer at the sides,
and with its feet tried to knock out the
bottom OF the cage. These blows had
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22
The Sugar Crop.

The indications point to-day to one
of the largest crops of sugar cane ever
harvested by the planters OF Louisiana.
The yield oil sugar last year, in round
numbers had been set down by con-
sentative and well-informed sugar deal
er as 100000 pounds The same au-
thority, from the present outlook, says
that the yield this year may confidently
be expected to reach the very handsome
total OF 550, 100000 pounds. This would
be an increase in yield OF a full 100, 600,
900 pounds over the crop harvested last
year. The yield, in fact, may be said TO
be the greatest which Louisiana has ever
produced New Orleans Times Demo-
crat.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22
Curioslties of the Pension Office.

Here are some afiidavits from physi-
clans, sent to the Pension Bureau, some
Of them from the Medical Board doctors
in different parts of the country.
We find dulness of this mans heart and the
general symptoms that the book of instructions
call for. In the centre was also seen a large red
mass as large as a small hens egg, or rather a
small egg, be the hen herself of dimensions
stately or otherwise. find a scar on the mans
foot at the junction of the sole with the upper.
"Please give voice test for deafness. ("
Answer Of Board;
Claimants voice not Characteristic Of deafness
In this case.
The claimant alleges loss OF memory, but as
we could not take 1t out and examine II, we have
nothing to say, only his statement, which we
rate null.
Claimant can't read without glasses yery
much. lie never could read much. lie never
learned.
Office letter.
The claimant above named is required to file
his sworn statement showing when, where. and
how he contracted senile debility; the cause of
disability not alleged ig his declaration filed
under act Of June az, $780, and that such disability
is not due to vicious habits and is to the best OF
his knowledge and belief, OF permanent char
acler. tf..
Claimants answer; tt.
My age is 70; cannot say precisely when and
where l contracted senile debility. Il has come
on quite gradually I seemed free front Il en-.
tirely at my birthi vet II ! had not been born as
far back as was, am sure would not be suf.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22
Staple Merchandise.

on The Forms of Invitation used by
the English Nobility" The article is
illustrated by the facsimile of cards to
the Queens drawing room, to dinner at
the Princess of Wales, and to many
leading houses of England. Finally,we
have new and very curious story by
Mark Twain, called" The Esquima u
Maiden's Romance" 1t is in his hap
piest vein and is illustrated by Dan.
Beard. The November number pre-
presents the work of many artists,
among whom are: G. S. Reinhart,
Otto Guillonet, j. ii. Harper, &.
Hudson, Franz Won Lenbach, George
Wharton, Edwards, +. Schuyler Mat
thews, Dan Beard, w. l.. Sontag, Jr.,
f. G. Atwood, @. Hirschberg, j.
Habert-Dys, August Franzen, Louis J.
Read, j. N. Hutchins Hamilton Glib
son. |...
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22
A Good Thing to Keep at Hand.

From the Troy (Kansas) Chief.
Some years ago we were very much
subject to severe spells of cholera morbus;
and now when we feel any of the symp-
toms that usually proceed that ailment,
such as sickness at the stomach, diarrhea
etc, We become scary. We have found
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhea Remedy the very thing to straight
en- one out in such cases, and always kept
it about. We are not writing this for a
pay testimonial, but to let our readers
know what is a good thing to keep handy
in the house. For sale by A, r. Fisher,
Cloverport, and Witt & Meador, Har-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22

..tr.. II Happy dmtty-
Twas thus with til, Johnsons after
Truman ii. had been rescued from the
grave by the use of DIR. Fenners kidney
and Backache Cure He writes:
My father died of kidney disease and
inherited II. Had become SO bad that
medical treatment ceased to benefit me
and was given over to die. One bottle
OF DIR. Fenner's Kidney and Bachache
Cure practically cured me, though con-
tinued It q little longer TO be safe. NY
digestion improved at once, my kidneys
healed and am now we'll man"
Write him at Busti, N. Y. Certain in all
kidney diseases, female complaints, back
ache, soreness or lameness over back,
stone in bladder, etc. Also the GREAT
BLOOD PURIFIER, removing promptly
all impure and poisonous matter from
the blood, curing skin eruptions and
scrofula, dyspepsia, heart disease, drop
sy, rheumatism, drowsiness, duilness,
sleeplessness, constipation, headaches.
Money refunded II satisfaction not
given. Take home bottle to-day.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22

never levied any taxes on her subjects
but received from those appearing be.
fore her enough gratuitous contributions
to make a royal income, all things con.
sidered. She dispensed this income
with royal generosity. Her school con.
tinued until the very last. r...s
lHf THE TRAGEDY. "
Her death, however, was, as it should
have been, the climax aud browning
point of her life. 1t was all that was
necessary to make her subjects worship
her, not almost, but altogether. t.f
During the fall of 1866 the Comanches
began once more to make raids through
this portion Of Texas The Comanches
have been called the Ishmaelites of the
West, their hand being raised against
every man and every mans hand against
them. The queen had formerly acquired
almost as much influence over the In
dams as she had over the whites, and in
periods of open indian hostility this in
fuence stood her in good stead. The
Indians seemed to consider that her
Indian blood made her one of themselves
and so allowed her to pass backward and
forward to and from their camps I'M
molested. Though cherokee, she soon
acquired the language OF the Comanches.
For a long time her influence was sue
cessiul in protecting the settlers around
the peak from any disturbance, but on
one occasion it failed. All the men for
forty miles around had gone some dis
lance below to Clear Creek Canyon
toward which locality it had been re-
ported that large band OF hostiles were
advancing. While the country was thus
unprotected, l4-year-old boy came
dashing up on his pony and called to
the queen that band of about twenty
Comanches were coming as fast as they
could travel. He begged her to go meet
them and pacify them.
mo" she answered, sadly, cts no
use this time. Their blood's up because
our men have gone TO Clear Creek, and
they won't be paciied You ride like
the wind and get all the women and
children hid in the creek bank. I'll
hold the Indians long enough for that.
Even as she was speaking the indians
came in sight over a rise in the prairie.
They would willingly have passed her
by without molestation, but she was de-
determined they should not. Taking
deliberate aim at long range, she fired
and one Indian tumbled from his horse.
Then she sprang upon the topnost stone
OF the Peak, and standing at full height,
sent out ringing yell and derisively
waved her gun. The boy waited to see
no more, but keeping the wooded base
of the Peak between himself and his
pursuers, he dashed of, as he had been
told.
KILLED ELEVEN INDIANS.
No one ever knew the details of what
after this. There was a natur-
al barricade of stones on top OF the Peak,
and keeping behind it she had the ad
vantage Of her foes in the open prairie.
We can imagine her determined look as
she showed cartridges into her long-range
Sharp's, and her grim half smile when
she saw shot take effect. The Indians
seem finally to have taken positions in
side the timber around the Peak, and
hen gradually to have drawn their lines
nearer the summit. Doubtless they
we're unable to tell whether it was de-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22

We have faith in the people, Our po-
iitical institutions are the best known
to mankind. A glorious thing is uni
yersal suffrage. 1t is the bulwark of
our liberties. Through it our country
will continue to make progress steadily
and PEACEFUL, to the advantage Of ali.
We are in tho second centuary Of Amer
lean Independence under the Constitu-
tion,--N. Y, sun.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22

All that honesty, experience and skill
can do TO produce perfect pill, has been
employed in making DeWitt's Little
Early Risers. The result is specific for
sick headache, billiousness and constipa-
ton. A. r. Fisher, Cloverport, and
Witt & Meador. Hardinsburg.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22

Little vegetable health producers; De-
Wits Little Early Risers cure malarious
disorders and regulate the stomach and
bowels, which prevents headache and
dizziness, A. r. Fisher, Cloverport, and
Witt & Meador, Hardinsburg.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22
It Cures

Parks Cough Syrup cures Colds,
Coughs, Group and Whooping Cough.
The standard home remedy in thousands
of famslies for all lung diseases.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22

pushing in the door, roar like that of
cannon startled them, and on investiga-
ton it was found that rusty old musket
had discharged about double handful
OF slugs into the roof with force enough
to have killed dozen men had they
been in the way. The gun had evident
ly been arranged so as to discharge its load
harmellessly. However, when the affair
got to be generally known it was taken
as warning OF what the teacher would
do second time, and was respected ac-
cordingly. From that time on no noe
turnal intruder ever entered that school
house by the door, and as windows had
not yet come into fashion in this part of
Texas the house was free from intrusion.
The teacher always had loaded rifle
sitting in the corner OF the school room
during school hours, and had it slung be-
hind her saddle as she rode. She was a
fearless rider and an unerring shot.
There was general impression that she
would shoot to kill if necessary, and it
was probably well founded, though there
is no record of her ever having actually
justified it. There was one loud-mouth-
ed, blatant BLACKBOARD, named Starke,
who was once heard to make filthy re-
marks in regard to the teacher and to
boast of his personal powers Of fascina-
ton for women generally. One night,
shortly afterward, his riderless mustang
came up to the ranch where Starke had |
been working. Nobody ever happened
to fluid the body and nobody cared to
look for it. Some supposed the teacher
knew all about it, and she may or may
not have done so.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22
A SUPREME JUDGE.


going on for about two years, singular
state of affairs began gradually to come
into being, The fame OF her school had
gone out over all the surrounding country
She had exactly those accomplishments
and exactly that turn o. mind calculated
to win for her the respect and admira-
ton of the men of the frontier. The re-
suit was that they respected her. More
than they trusted her. More than that,
they almost worshiped her. By degrees
she acquired almost unlimited influence
over the men for over 100 miles around.
They would come to her to settle all dis
putes. They would respect her decision.
II any given man felt inclined to resist
her decision, such feeling was useless, as
every other man felt honor-bound to
help enforce it. If question arose as to
the ownership OF stock the parties would
bring the cattle or horses involved up to
the Peak. Each claimant would state
his side of the case and call on any one
else he might choose to substantiate it..
Ii necessary, glance would be taken at
the brands on the stock. Then came the
decision, from which there was no APP
peal. Ii man was suspected of stealing
stock or OF committing murder, the pro-
cess was the same. The prisoner told
his story and his captors theirs. No le-
gal technically ever thwarted the ends
of justice as administered in this court.
II the prisoner was considered guilty the
verdict was, swell, he ought to die"
The sentence would be executed as soon
as passed A case could be disposed Of
completely in thirty minutes, which in
the present time would occupy the at
tention OF the court as many months, II
not years. On one occasion mere boy
was brought up under accusation Of muir
der. The case was clear against him,
and the verdict ran as follows n
"Well, he, ought to die, but he's
nothing but kid. Give him pony
and let him go, but hang him il you find
him within forty miles of this place by
tomorrow morning"
The boy left.
When the state OF affairs had lasted
some while avery natural metamorphosis
occurred in the name of Peak. What had
before been known as Qninns Peak be-
came changed into Queens Peak. 1t is
probable that at first the change was a
mere lapse in the pronunciation, but
after 1t was made it seemed to impress
the hearers favorably, and it stuck. A
little later they began very naturally to
speak OF the mistress of Queens Peak as
the Queen. 1t sounded better tnan
"Miss Quinn" and so by that name she
is known even to the present day.
One may feel inclined to smile at this
frontier queen, but let ii be remembered
that she ruled larger scope OF country
than King Solomon did. Hers was the
richer kingdom, too, in all natural re-
sources, though not SO populous. She