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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16
SOLSVILLE MIRACLE.
Restoration Of Philander Hyde
from Paralysis.
Helpless and Bed-Ridden-His Recover
from This Pitiable Conditioned
Remarkable Narrative.
From the Syracuse Standard

fFrom the Syracuse Standardl
During the past few months there have
appeared in the columns of the Standard the
particulars OF number of cures so remark
able as to justify the term miraculous
These cases were investigated and vouched
for by the Albany Journal, the Detroit Neps,
Albany Express and other papers whose rep
utation is guarantee that the facts were
as stated. Different schools Of medicine
and some Of the brightest lights in The pro-
fession had treated these cases, unsuccess-
fully; and their recovery later on, there
fore, and its means, have created aprofound
sensation throughout the country.
The Standard has published the above &C
counts for what they were worth, and are
happily able to supplement- same to-day by
an equally striking case near home The
case Is over in Madison county, at Solsville,
and the SUBJECTS Mr.. Philander Hyde, who
told the reporter the following:
II will be 10 in September was born
In Drookfeld, Madison county, where all
my life was spent until recently, when, be-
coming helpless, came to live with my
laughter here. Mylife occupation has been
that Of farmer. I was always well and
rugged until two years ago last winter,
when had the grip. When it left me had
q sensation Of numbness in my legs, which
gradually grew to be stiff ut the joints and
very painful. selt the stiffness in my feet
6rst, and thepaih and the stiffness extended
to my knees and to my hip joints, and to
the bowels and stomach, and prevented di-
gestion. To move the bowels was COM
PEELED to take great quantities of castor oil.
while was in this condition, cold feel
nv laos - nv hacI, GA 1911 to,,e... . ~
= 80 ~ ~ - ~ru "ouAu UNIV 'ue
wnoie iengtn OF my BACK oone. 1could mot
Sleep haa no appetite, become helpless.
While In this condition was treated by q
me no GOOD soon became ne-fectIv belr-
less and lost ali novey ~ ,not;oy avs, =, M,
had ~ ~ "a ''A' ''oAA = ~ ~ ~
~.
Ine PHYSICIANS consulted pronounced
fathers case creeping paralysis said Mr..
him home he had to be carried all the way
in a he'd The doctor. said thew conld onIv
re,;eve the main o,,S ',,,.',oss 10 taa,
49,, - ~. 'I.e PuA 49, ~ SvoA
PM VI mhisAey Gay ior tnree montns,
ana morphine IN great quanutles- When ne
began taking Pink Pills we stopped giving
him morphine or any other medicine, and
cut OF all stimulanfs. In ten days after
father began taking the pills. he could get
mt NJ nod and ,.,ollr yv;tI,o,,t oes;s+orco ga
hos cor,;r,,ad 80 ;,,,,',.o,,o ,,.'.;, ~ ~
10 :. " poso unI, NV re
w. waAs o"ous eAe HOUSE anu INC s'ree's ~
Ine alu OF cane only.
"Yes," said Mr.. Hyde, s'and the pain has
gone out Of my back and the numbness out
of nv leps have no moro chills NV d;.
yestion ;e oood and 7 have IN e~ce,,enf on
,,et;.s y "A &C., &C., ,' 90 49,. op
1919, u saou, ai,e, pause, Du. an,
.io, an AZ oio man nave seen my pest
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
CULTIVATION OF CORN.

Points That Arc Not Fully Understood
by Most Farmers.
In the eastern states it is customary
to raise corn almost exclusively Ga sod
ground. When the ground il neatly
plowed each furrow slice lies with one
edge on the bottom Of the furrow, and
the other rests on the adjacent furrow
slice. Fig. shows cross section OF
land plowed in that way. The next OPP
Grafton is narrowing, by which the soft
earth is scratched from the upper edges
of the burrows, and the grass, being on
the under side. is completely buried
and hidden from sight The field now
presents a smooth and mellow surface,
seemingly an excellent preparation for
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16
Limits of street-Car Service.

Upton Cooking from his Office win
dow)-Phew! What storm! The
walking will be terribly bad by the
time start home.
Friend-I thought the street cars
passed your house.
Upton--Y-e-s, but they never run
when the walking Is bad.-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

HICKS Tin the graveyard, reading tomb
stone Sacred to the memory Of Thomas
Slendermind." Wicks-'Yes: isn't it ri
diculousl Slendermind was the most for
getful fellow that ever lived."-B Boston
Transcript.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

Many persons suffering from chronic lack
They have neglected the one sure means OF
comforting what they lack and long for. In o
very brief time, if they would but use Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, they would find
their appetite and sleep renewed and
strength revived. The Bitters will also sure.
~ remedy dyspepsia, malaria and liver com
plainJ.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

Essential to the production Of the most Ger
feet and popular laxative remedy known,
to achieve great success in the reputation
Of its remedy, Syrup of Figs, as it is con-
ceded to be the universal laxative. For sale
by all druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

FoR strengthening and clearing the voice
use Browns Bronchial Troches." ~ have
commended them to friends who were pub
lie speakers, and they have proved extreme
~ serviceable. REV. Henry Ward Beecher
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

s' I An sorry Madgc is going to marry a
man she cares as little for as she does for
MIR. Dash" Alice-''Does she admit that she
dislikes himl" "Just as well to they never
quarrela btu Inter Ocean.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

SOMETIMES man feels the highest when
he has heavy load on.-Glens Falls Repub-
hcan.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16
Great novelty Free.

T A very unique and handsome nickle plated
box for carrying postage stamps in tho vest
pocket will be mailed free upon receipt Of
eight cents for postage. Stamps accepted.
Address G. b. Ryan, A. G. p. A., G. u o.
R'y., Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

A MAN doesn't get much done when work.
ing around the house. Every few minutes
he is reminded of something for which he
must scold his wife, and that takes time
Atchison Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

The Appropriate Exclamation. -ssWhat
You Literary man and have not read the
Heavenly Twinss" 81 haven't" Gem
iniln-N. Y. Press
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

.'Now, AS to the degree of justifable homi
eide" said the eastern judge in charging the
jury, "that is where man is killed in self
defense or in college. r-Plaindealer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

81 CONSIDER your set much beneath me, ("
Sid the weathercock fowl to the one in the
barnyard. you're vane thing!" was
the quick retort.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

FLossIE-'sDo you know the ten command
ments2n Dan-'sNaw, but I'll bet my brud
der Pete can take 'eln one at q time an licl
de last fellow of EN- Inter Ocean.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

Rich AUNT-s'It seems to me rs II you
only came when you needed money" Poor
Nephew-"But I can't come oftenern-
Halo
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

yIsIToR-'Do you regret tho pastlr Con-
victcd Counterfeiter-s'Oh, no; it's what
didn't pass that l feel bad about. It'd
Bits.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

ORDINARY beer is sold by the barrel, but
book, Notwithstanding its goat emblem, is
not disposed Of by the butt. Philadelphia
Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

LOOKING at 1t in a practical way con
genial soul is bedfellow who will agree no
to eat onions except when you do.-Atchisor
Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

THE United States supreme court decides
that beer does not belong to the wine or
5pirituous family of liquors. Il is merely
cOusin-G PHILADELPHIA Ledger.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

"WHES mans in debt thcrcis no conceal
ing it." There ain'tl" "No: the first time
@ bill collector calls ON him he is sure to be
found out. IN. Y Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

:s CLoeER.-She-'So you are engaged to
one of the Musgrave twinsl How can you
distinguish one from the other!' Hc-s'l
don't try to."-Home.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

No MAN who is welded to himself ever
wants divorce.-Dallas News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

HE-"And would you marry poor poetp'
Shell don't see how could marry rich
ne"-Life.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

PLEASANT, Wholesome, Speedy, for cough:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-16

FoR FORMS sake-wearing acorset.-Low-
ell Courier.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-12
eW NEED OF HE POET.
The Laws of the Mind Make Him an Inn
 pOrtant Factor.

It is impossible for men to live in the world without poetry of some sort or other. If they cannot get the best they will get some substitute for it., and thus seem to verify Saint Angus tines slur that it is wine of devils, says James Russell Lowell in Century. The mind bound down too closely to what is practical either becomes inert, or revenges itself by rushing into the savage wilderness of ''isms." The in- sincerity of cur civilization has dis gusted some persons so much that they have sought refuge in Indian W wigwams and found refreshment in taking a scalp now and then. Nature insists above all things upon balance. She contrives to maintain a harmony be- tween the material and spiritual, nor allows the cerebrum an expansion at the cost of the cerebellum. If the character, for example, run on one side into religious enthusiasm, it is not un- likely to develop on the other coun- terpoise of worldly prudence. Thus the Shaker and the Moravian are noted for thrift, and mystics are not always the worst managers. Through all changes of condition and experience man continues to be a citizen of the world of idea as we'll as the world of fact, and the tax gatherers of both are punctual.
 There is as much poetry as ever in the world if we only knew how to find it out, and as much imagination, per haps, only that it takes more prosaic direction. Every man who meets with misfortune, who is stripped of material prosperity, finds that he has little outlying mountain farm of imagina- tion, which did not appear in the schedule of his effects, on which his spirit is able to keep itself alive, though he never thought of it while he was fortunate. Job turns out to be great poet as soon as his focks and herds are taken away from him.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-12
TENANTED BY WILD HOGS.
A Large Alabama Tract Where No Hu-
 man Being Dwells.

man Being Dwells.
 In the northern part of Limestone county, Ala, is a tract of land con sisting of more than one thousand acres, which is not on the map of the state, nor can it be found in the reg ister's office of that county. No one claims it and no taxes have ever been paid on it. 1t is vast wilderness, in- habited by snakes, deer and razorback hogs. It is free hunting ground, and thousands of these hogs are killed every year, more for sport than for anything else. The hogs are wild and cannot be domesticated. Their yield is said to be enormous. Tom Booth, of Pulaski, Tenn. secured male and fe- male and did all in his power to tame them, but failed. He kept them year, and at the end of that time they were as wild as at first. The more he fed them the thinner they became. Within the year they consumed four hundred bushels of corn and were as lean as church mice. During that time the sow had five filters of pigs, num- bering two hundred and ten. MT. Booth could not tame any of these nor get them fat enough to make even soap grease. Finally he gave them to a negro, who now considers himself under no obligations to MT. Booth.
 The flesh of these hogs resembles horsefesh. It is as tough as coon skin, and a large-sized hog of this species rendered would not make grease enough to fry skillet of batter cakes. They go through garden like a shovel blow, and no vegetable es- capes them. They can crowd through a crack that would hardly admit mouse, and their sharp noses act as levers for garden gates. The Tennes- scans make great fun of Alabama's razorback hogs.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-12
HORRORS OF SHAVING.
Whether You Do 1t Yourself or Go to
 Barber, There Are Dangers.

There is story told of a French no- 1 bleman who, when he had been shaved in the morning, always heard the man mutter: "Thanl1 heavenr on leaving the room. lie inquired thecause. Ut is the money, my lord, you always leave on your table over night (for he was gambler). Every morning I say to myself: I must cut his throat and am truly thankful to have escaped the temptation" After which confession the nobleman shaved himself. It is quite extraordinary how many people and even poor people-employ barbers to shave them, partly from conscious ness of their own clumsiness (''What do you give the man who slaves you?" inquired some one of Macaulay ''Sev- eral cuts on the face,'' was his reply), but chiefly from their inability to strop the razors. If there is an industry that makes use of old strops with cuts) I shall be happy to supply them at whole
 ale prices, says a writer in the Lon
 lon Illustrated News. That there is no machine for stropping razors speaks yOluncs fo- the power and intelligence O1 CIc bdF OcrS company.
 Nevertheless, fer a man who has al- ways shaved himself the employment of another person to do it for him seems for the first time, apart from the humiliation of being taken by the nose, rather a serious business. One wishes to make great friends with him to start with, but the usual meth ods are closed to us; genial conversa- tion is out of the question-al the soap is on his side-and we daren't offer him liquor. It is the greatest conf dence trick known to man. The per. former may be an expert or he may not; but it is certain that at one time or another these gentlemen must have been new to their trade With whom did they begin? With whom, indeed! Dead men tell no tales. ventured to ask the question the other day of professional. He replied, with some confusion: "We begin with one an other;" and it was only the day before that he had observed, with an air of pretended indifference: ''We are rather short-handed at the shop just now"
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-12
COST OF A BILLIARD BALL.
About Ten Dollars in Cash and Usually Q
 Large Amount of Human Blood.


 The globe of ivory which is knocked about table in game of billiards costs, if of good quality, at least ten dollars, says the Million. This repre- sents it's cost in money. There is, however, far more important and formida ble element in the price which has been paid for it. The billiard ball of pure ivory represents, as it lies white and glistening upon the cloth, an expenditure of human life blood as we'll as of money. Elephants tusks are brought down to the African coast by caravans, generally in charge of Arabs, which have been trading in the interior. Very often they have picked up slaves as well as ivory. But this phase of the matter may be left out of the account. It is estimated that every large caravan bringing ivory to the coast has cost more than one hun dred and sixty human lives through fights and murders in the course of the expeditions. Thirty more men are likely to have succumbed to levers or other diseases and the fatigues of the march. The hunting of the elephants and the capture of the ivory are very likely to have caused the death of ten men altogether. Such casualties are the rule in elephant hunting rather than the exception. An average tusk does not furnish more than enough ma terial for two good billiard balls. Of course the remainder of the ivory in each tuslx is made use of in other ways; perfect cut billiard ball requires spe- cial quality, or so-called ''nerve," which is found only in one part of the tuslz. The chances are that billiard ball of the first quality has cost at least one human life; and there is not one such ball which may not be truly said to be stained with mems blood. They can hardly be considered, there fore, cheerful accompaniment to 8 sensitive persons diversion.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-12
PROMPT REPLY.
The Check Given to Farmer Jones and
 His Matrimonial Intents.

The Check Given to Farmer Jones and
 His Matrimonial Intents.
 Some business is best done quickly and with few words. Other business, of a more delicate nature, is commonly entered upon in a more leisurely man. ner. Now and then, however, a man is found who makes no such distinc- tion.
 Farmer Jones sought an interview with Widow Brown. He had long prided himself upon his short horn cat tie; she was in her way as proud of her poultry and pigs.
 ''Wldow Brown" said he, 'I am a man of few words, but much feeling. possess, as you know, between three and four hundred head of cattle. l have saved up eight hundred dollars or so, and I've a tidy and comfortable home. I want you to become my wife. Now, quicll's the word with me; give you five minutes to decide!'
 Farmer Jones'" said Widow Brown, ''I am woman of few words-I'n say nothing of my feelings. possess, as you know, between three and four hundred head of poultry, and about ten score of pigs. I have nigh twelve hundred dollars we'll invested-my late husbands savings and my own earn ings. I tell you I wouldn't marry you if it were choice between that and going to the scafold. Sharp's my word, and give you three minutes to clear off my premisesi"
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-12
REFUSED A THRONE.
The Heir Presumptive of Austria Thrown
 Over for Young Lieutenant.

The Heir Presumptive of Austria Thrown
 Over for 9 Young Lieutenant
 Some time ago, says Vienna Letter in the London News, it was believed that the heir presumptive to the Aus trian throne, Archduke Francis Ferdi- hand, would marry his Bavarian cous- iE's daughter, Princess Elizabeth. It is now heard that the idea existed, and was much favored by the emperor, but the young princess frustrated these plans.
 More than year ago she began to look approvingly upon handsome young lieutenant, Baron S|. The young officer began by riding past her windows a couple of times day, then he obtained a room with windows facing Prince Leopold's palace. In the winter, at court balls, the lieutenant danced oftener than any other with the princess, and in the spring lawn tennis brought them more together still.
 All at once the young officer was transferred to a regiment stationed in Alsace; and this seemed the tame end of a romantic story. But in the sum- mer, when Princess Elizabeth staid with her emperor grandpa at Ischl, she is supposed to have used her time so well that the emperor promised to make the baron a prince, to give him some landed property, and to allow the happy couple to marry if their love was proof against time.
 The princess is nineteen, pretty, per fectly natural, and very sweet-tem- pered. That she should have preferred a union with the man she loves to the certainty of an imperial throne will not alienate the sympathies of those who know her and love her for her natural grace
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-12
The NTentschikoTs.

The last representative of the famous Russian family of Mentschikoff died a short time ago in Baden Baden. The founder of the family was Prince Alex ander Danilovitch MentSchilloff, who was the son of stableman and the ap- prentice to a baker. The boy attracted the attention of Gen. Lefort, who in- troduced him to Peter the Great. Owing to his extraordinary clever ness he obtained great influence over the czar and soon advanced to the highest place in the empire. In time he became the most important and the most feared man in Russla. In 1727, however, he fell suddenly into dis favor and was banished to Siberia, his immense fortune being confscated by the crown. He became insane there from breeding over his fall and losses, and died in 1730. His son was restored to favor, however, and the family quickly regained it's prominence. The fortune of the last Mentschikoff, run ming into the millions, will go to dis tant relative, Prince Sagarin.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-12
COTTON AND TOBACCO.
OId-Time Prices of These Commodities 1T
 the SOuth.

Old-Time Prices of These Commodities in
 the SOath.
 "We have before us,' says the Rich mond Journal of Commerce, ''sales of two bales of cotton and two hogsheads of tobacco sold at Norfolk, Va, June 9, 1881. by James Gordon, lifetime commission merchant Of that city. The weights of the bales of cotton were Sig and 330 pounds. Price, G5s cents-net sales, S61.24 Weight of the two hogs heads of tobacco, 1875 and 1,476 pounds. Price, S2.50 and $3.25 per 100 pounds. Net sales of both, S6S.35 The accompanying letter says: I fear you will be disappointed in the sales of the tobacco. I confess it seems to me a low price, but assure you nothing better can be done here.'
 ''We are not posted as to how long after this leaf tobacco was sold that Norfolk continued tobacco market.
 "Wonder if a treaty was ever entered into between Norfolk and Richmond, that the one should sell cotton and the other tobacco without business compe- tition. If we so conclude the treaty was like that of William Penn and the Indians, unwritten-for it has been faithfully kept to the present day.
 ''The tobacco farmer of the hour may glean ray of consolation as he contemplates the price of tobacco in 1881 and compares it with it's value in 1893, and consoles himself with the knowledge that our fathers received less than present prices"
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-12
In the Bronx Valley.

French suburbans in the Bronx val ley delight in holding old world fash ions, and the peasant blue is still seen among them, while doubtless there are sabots in every house, called into use on wash day and at other low barometer seasons. It is pretty habit of these simple aliens to keep English rabbits, and a family of French people at Woodlawn travel over all the country round digging greens for these creatures. The rab- bits, by the way, are kept not as pets, but for food.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-12
Russian Realty Regulations.

Princess Hohenlohe, the wife of the governor general of Alsace-Lorraine, inherited from her uncle, Russian general, estates in Russia worth 3O,- OOO,OOO or 4O,OOO,OOO rubles. Under the Russian law foreign non-residents can not hold property, and the princess was compelled to sell her estates at once. She asked the czar to grant her a little time, as the financial strin- gency, which prevails in Russia as well as in this country, has made real estate hard to dispose of. The czar, how ever, for political reasons, refused to grant the extension and the poor wom- an was able to realize only beggarly pittance of 15, 1000, ,OOO or 20, ,OOO, 900 rubles from her heritage,