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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-04-28
ON THE ROAD.
Experience Of q Young Newspaper MAJ
Disguised as Tramp.

Experience of Young Newspaper MAJ
Disguised as Tramp.
At nightfall sixteen tramps. includ.
ing myself, boarded a freight-train
bound west ! was now on the main
line of the New York central. and had
no further need to fear any large
amount of walking. During the night
ride / had very pleasant talk with
the brakeman at my end of the train.
l was in ''gondola" (open carr, and
he espicd me from the top of box-car,
and came down. Hello, Shorty" he
said, where are you goin'?' Just up
the road a bit, boss" ] answered.
''Well, let's go to the other end of the
car, where we won't catch the cinders;
I've got one in my eye now film it to
pieces. Can you take it out, d. We
think?' he asked. held his lantern
on my arm. and looked for the cinder,
which was soon out just then the
train whistled for Fonda, and the
brakeman said: "Yod want to lay low
here, for there's a Waterman in the
yards. I'll bring you bit to eat out
of my pail after we pull out" He re-
turned, when we were again started,
with parcel of food, and began to
speak of the towns up the road.
Utica" he said. ''if you intend gettin'
your breakfast there in the mornin'. is
sort of snide place, this time of the
year. You see, the hop-pickers are
around there, and the police always
arrest lot of 'em, and you fellows are
likely to be jagged to. This town that
we've Just left, however, is the meanest
one on the road. ! was comm through
there about a week ago, and didn't
know there was q bum on the train.
The Waterman secuted around, and
found three of 'em in box-car, and
yanked 'em all up. If I'd known they
were round, I'd posted 'em about this
town, but l hadn't an idea they were
there. 1 hate to see lad get pulled
for ridin' a train, because I've been
broke myself, and l know what it is to
be on the road. I'll always carry a
man on my train If ! can But of course
You know, Jack. that sometimes the
com is a mean devil, and we can't do
anything that'll give him a grudge
ag'in' us; if he should see bum on the
train, he might report us. So you see
what risks we run. But I've given
many lad ride, and I'm always
willing to be square to a square plug"
fellow. This is typical kind-hearted
eastern brakeman, and the tramps like
him. -Ceptury
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FRATERNITY BADGES.
College Boys Spend Fifty thousand Doll
lars Year for Their Pins.

College Boys Spend Fifty Thousand Doll
lars . Year for Their Pins.
At such times as the Thanksgiving
football game. when the college man
is very much in evidence, you may
have noticed the little jeweled pin or
badge that he wears To most people
these insignia are more or less of a
mystery. but the college man and the
college mans best girl will tell you
that the dainty thing in gold and
enamel is frat. pin, and If you care
to learn more about it you may go to
some man who makes them, who will
tell you that the gilded youth and CO..
eds in this country spend about fifty
thousand dollars q year on these bau-
bles
The Greek-letter college secret So
cieties. or fraternities. as they are
called, have each their special emblem,
which is worn by nearly all the active
members. The design is usually a
simple one in gold and enamel, but adj
hitting almost initiate elaboration in
precious stones A plain pin costs
about four dollars; a jeweled one may
cost almost any price. One of the finest
ever made was the Sigma Chi pin pre-
sented by the fraternity to President
Cleveland about year ago. The pin
is shaped like aMaltese cross, and was
set with diamonds all around the bor-
der. 1t cost five hundred dollars. The
Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity recent
ly presented very fine pin to United
O. r. - 80 IA
diamond-shaped, set with the finest
as much as Mr.. Cleveland's pin. As q
usual thing. however, the pins do not
cost more than fifty or seventy-five
dollars, although some students spend
more There is q tendency among
some fraternities of late to use only
plain badges.
The shapes of the pins vary greatly.
Phi Kappa Psi has shield, Alpha
Delta Phi q star and crescent, Delta
Tau Delta a square, Sigma Chi 4 st.
Georges cross, Phi Gamma Delta and
Psi Epsilon diamond, Beta Theta Pi
an eight-cornered shield, and Alpha
Tan Omega Greek cross. MANY have
a monogram pin. OF the ladies' socie-
ties Kappa Kappa Gamma girls wear a
key, Kappa Alpha Theta q kite, Delta
Gamma an anchor, Alpha Chi Omega a
Tyre, ri Beta Phi an arrow and Phi Mu
Epsilon harp.
Besides the badges, the fraternity
jewellers also make an almost endless
variety of rings, keys. pendants and
cuff links bearing the fraternity en-
blems Some odd combinations are also
made, as when q man belongs to class
society such as Theta Nh Epsilon in
addition to a fraternity, he will have 9
pencant with his fraternity pin on one
side and the skull and cross-bones Of
q. N. E. on the other.-N. Y, Mail and
Express
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Hoods ';;:;;sirC Cures

Hood'e PILE cure Constipation by restor
ing the perlstatic action of the alimentary canal
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hide and seek, through valleys where
drowsy cattle were grazing BY the side
of idle brooks, rushed the express train
known as the "Wild Irishman," rum
ming between London and Holyhead.
Seated in one of the center carriages
which had no other occupant than her
self was a young girl, whose face had
the exquisite coloring of a portrait by
Titan. Large brown eyes shaded by
curling lashes were in strange yet
pleasing contrast to the golden hair
which fell in willful little curls about
her forehead
AS they neared Chester. the only sta
ton at which the train stopped on its
long journey, the young lady leaned
forward and watched with slight in
terest the eager crowd of men and
women who awaited the arrival of the
cars
II wonder what Fate has in store for
me in the way of a travelling compan-
ion," she murmured, and the answer to
her thought came almost Immediately,
as a gentleman wearing the costume of
a traveller, and with a much bronzed
face, entered the compartment
Selfishly reg rettiug the disturbance
of her solitude the young woman
opened book. which she had drawn
from her travelling bag. ana appeared to
be entirely bsorbed in its perusal.
The newcomer at once proceeded to
make himself comfortable, s'stowing
oxroxv nm ~oale ri ,,r,h~al1a orl G-.rt-
taking possession of seat at the OPP
posite end of the car. facing his fellow
traveller. bat barely glancing at her.
Only the sound of the busy wheels or
the whirr of a passing train disturbed
the quiet of the journey. The stranger
had followed the example of his visa
Wis and having taken out a newspaper
was soon lost in its contents.
By and by a miscLievous south wind
blowing with impertinent familiarity
through the open window disarranged
the fluffy curls peeping from under the
girls hat She rose impatiently to shut
out the offender, but fate ordained
that the window should stick, where
upon she glanced with feminine help
lessness ut the man, who had dropped
his paper and was looking full at her.
For the first time their eyes met, and
bow of coldly formal recognition
passed between them.
Miss St john" he murmured. II
hardly expected to meet you here. Al
low me" and closing the window he
quietly returned to his former position,
while she, having expressed her thanks
by an inclination of the head. resumed
her novel
The constraint of their position was
uncomfortable to the couple. who had
evidently met and parted On some occa-
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IN NEW ORLEANS.

Twas In the Crescent city not long ago befell
The tear-compelling incident I now propose 10
tell;
So come my sweet collector friends. and listen
while sing
Unto your delectation this BRIEF pathetic
thing
No lyric pitched in Wanting key. but Just
requiem
OF blowing twenty dollars in by nine o'clock
q m.
Let critic folk the poets use Of vulgar slang
upbraid,
But. when I'm speaking by the card. call q
spade q spade;
And ]. who have been touched Of that same
mania myself.
Am well aware that when II comes to parting
=. with his pelf
The curio collector is so blindlv lost in sin
That he doesn't spend his money-he simply
blows II in;
In Royal street (near ContD there's q lovely
curio-shop.
And there. one balmy. fateful morn, 1t was my
chance to stop:
To stop was hesitation-in q moment was
lost
That kind OF hesitation does not hesitate at
Ispied pewter tankard there. and my 1t was
agem-
And the clock in old St Louis told the hour of
eight q. m.
Three quaint Bohemian bottles. too, Of yellow
Cut in archaic fashion that ne'er before had
seen;
4 lovely, hideous platter wreathed about with
pink and rose,
With its curious depression into which the
gravy flows:
Two dainty silver salts-oh, there was no re-
sisting them
And I'd blown In twenty dollars by nine o'clock
O. nj
With twenty dollars one who il prudent
man, indeed.
and children need;
Shoes stockings, knickerbockers. gloves, bibs,
nursing bottles. caps.
gown-fhe gown for which his spouse too
long has pinned, perhaps!
These and ten thousand other specters harrow
and condemn
The man who's blown In twenty by nine o'clock
a. m.
Oh, mean advantage conscience takes land one
that abhor!)
In asking one this question: "what did you
buy 1t fory'
Why doesn't conscience ply its blessed trade
before the act
Before ones cussedness becomes a bald &C.
complished fact
Before ones fallen victim to the tempter's
stratagem
And blown in twenty dollars by nine o'clock
am!
All mel now that the deed is done, how peni-
tent ami
ros roaring lion-behold bleating lamb
I've packed and shipped those precious things
TO that more precious wife
Who shares with our sweet babes the strange
vicissitudes OF life,
While he who. in his folly, gave up his store Of
wealth.
Is far away, and means to keep his distance
for his health.
Eugene Field. in Chicago Record
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sion which had either left them un-
friendly or almost as strangers.
he a

sion which had either left them ura-
friendly or almost as strangers.
From under his heavy eyebrows the
young man covertly watched his COM
pauion. She was holding her book up
side down. A smile broke upon his lips
as he observed this, and rafting his pa
per noisily to attract her attention he
leaned forward impulsively, determined
to break the silence by addressing her.
MAY inquire how your sister. Mrs.
Arlington, is?" She raised her head,
but not looking at him replied with
freezing Encouragement of tone:
THANK you; Mrs. Arlington is quite
we'll"
"Ah; and your mother with quiet
persistence), hope she is better. Miss
St John. Am / correct in addressing
you by the old name? You may have
changed it."
You are quite correct" she re-
turned, icily.
Through the window nearest to Mr..
Dennison a saucy bee. giddy with
clover, bounced with noisy POPULARITY,
then, regretting his Imprisonment,
strove to escape from it by flying with
spiteful buzzing against the face of the
young lady, who gave vent to little
scream. which she instantly suppressed.
Il see you retain your antipathy to
bees" remarked the young man, placid
~ folding his arms and smiling; ''some
things are unchanged"
Among them your disagreeable
habit Of teasing" replied Miss ST.
John. and turned her attention to some
russet-colored cattle that lifted their
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-04-28

A s T & oil d e n
fields of yellow
buttercups and
open-eyed dais-
les, over hills
on W b ic h t h e
lights and shad-
ows of a sum-
mer m ing
were playing
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A BUNCH OF VIOLETS.
BY v. ErYNGE MITCHELL.

fcoPyRIGHT. ls94.l
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-07
ProDerty Transfers.

Richmond: J. Thompson Brown and
wife 10 John Pope. IS feet on west S'ie
Seventh street between Main and Cary.
Preston Hopkins to Virginia Hopkins
personally. g.
Peter Hopkins to same, personally. =.
John q. McCue and wife TO Samuel
H. puliiam. - feet on east side Sixth
street between Leigh ard Duval N2J.
Josie = Smither TO John -. Gardner, =
feet on west side Cherry street, $500.
William J. Westwood and wife To Julia
T.. WIFI Of George r. Uranium. q feet
on north side Marshall street between
Church lIill avenue and Twcnty-secOnd
strset 500.
Henrco: Archer Anderson, Jr., special
commissioner. to Robert Carter. - feet
on east side Allen street near Home.
$50 81.
Henry Brown and wife 90 William
Dixon. 50 feet on east side Fulton, $50.
James West and wife 10 James Wood,
acres on kingsland road. 50.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-07
EXPELLED Mr.. c. {. BALLOU.
Action of the Tobacco Board OF TRADE VI
WiIson-Tributc of Mr.. Reed.

WILSON y. G., March 6.-'Spec"i''-
At its regular meeting last evening inc
Tobacco Board Of Trade by unanimous
vote expelled G. L. Ballou from member
ship Ballou IS the man who skipped
from here a short whila ago leaving Il
great many creditors IN the lurch ana
having. IT is thought. Il great deal OF as
horestly-acquired gain. The action OF the
board was ordered published in the To-
bacco Journals of the country.
\ page Of the secretary's book was also
ordered to be set aside to the memory OF
Mr.. Joe r. Reid. who died at his home
in Caswell county last week. Mr.. keld
has been an auctioneer on the tobacco
market here for some time, and his nu-
merous friends regret TO hear OF MS
death. lie gave up his post or duty
here short time ago on account or iall-
ing health.
The body of Mrs. n. a. Wainwright
who died in Emporia, Va, on Sunday,
was brought here yesterday and Inferred
in the cemetery. Her son. Mr.. George
Wainwright. is a citizen of Wilson.
a child OF Mr.. Grey Williams. OF Elm
city. died yesterday of German measles
1t was years Of age.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-07

TOR RENT, CHEAP. FOR una
FIcR ,o,mH.,. Term, s9s =, D.s, y
Insurance. Company, with largo front wtudoW.
Apply On ne promises ol6 east hahn street.
ALA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-07
mKANE's SECOND DAY IN STRIPES.
He Works ChccrfulIy, Eats Heartily, ant
Gets Box from Coney Island.
(New York world.)

tNew York WORLDLY
c,haplain Wells. OF Sing Sing prison.
dld on Sunday for the first time In seve~
raj wears conduct service with an ex-Sun-
day-schooI superintendent among his
auditors. John Y. McKane attended the
regular Sunday service for convicts al
$50 a. NJ.
McKare's second. day OF living death
under State supervision was much IKE
his first. but more dreary than the hrst'
for there is novelty even In the humih-
alton of donnlng stripes. Cell No. ~
third tier. McKan-'s new Kingdom ~
on the west side of the prison. ana from
it's barred window mo. 49, can see the
river When the night-bolts were shot
back and Keeper Durkin aroused NC
Kane at $50 a. NJ. Sunday, the prisoner
was dressed. and looking sadly out lie
said he had slept well. Saturday ne ava
his work faithfully In the clOthinS-shop'
He ate heartily Of the coarse prison food'
and when spoken TO by bis Keeper III the
way Of instruction in his work responder
cheerfuly. He said he was not aifl'I OIL
the smallpox.
In the afternoon a large box Simply
addressed sing Sing Prison" ard
marked "Coney Island Express was
delivered. II doubtless contained Injuries
for McKane's Sunday dim er. Prisoners
are allowed 10 receive such things oi.ce
i'm two months.
No letters came Saturday Tor tne eX-
chief. nor were there any callers.
A coincidence of McKanc's imprison-
ment is that one of his fellow-conucts
wrote less than two years ago plosfa-
ply Of McKanc. The biographer convict
name Is John $. Chile He Is serving a
tw1-years' sentence for forgery. to which
he pleaded guilty in n Brooklyn court IN
MAY. 1893. ara is at labor In the idenu-
cal department to which McKane has been
assigned.
Here are some OF the nice things from
Chilc's work: 1T Is Mr. Mckane's p1liu-
cal IL nuence which has contributed more
than anything else 20 make HIM a con-
spicuous figure I'm Brooklyn ana Kings
county. II Is a well-knoWH fac. that he
personally controls the majority vote IN
GraycsenG for the candidate whose cause
he chooses to spouse. and his power eX-
tends through New Utrecht and irto the
Twenty-ffth and Twenly-giXth wards Of
this city.
His entire career in the town OF MS
adoption has revealed him 10 b. man
OF thoroughly Democratic Instincts Il
ljeral believer in the equal rights Of men.
and in fair play for all. Throughout
Gravescnd and Concy ISLAND hundreds es-
TEEN him as a personal friend and leEe-
factor. and all place implici. confidence II
his judgment"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-07

Insurance. and Annuities
assumed and renewed S'0S,G92, BOG 40
NorE-as1rancs n,fiy EFi.tsr Is discarded from tbs
Statement as wholly misleading. AID osy iasaraeoe actually
issa-d aai pad for n ash IS Eslgtel.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-07
CAUGHT In FLORIDA.
A TRAIN WREcKER ARRESTED AND
BROUGHT TO MOORE CO., NJ c.
Capture OF burglars in Rowan County New
Board of Visitors for Chapel Hill
Governor williams Portrait.

RALEIGH, y. c., March G.-(Spccial)-
Some months ago at Pine Blum. in Moore
county, a fast freight train on the Sea-
board Airline was wrecked. There was
suspicion, and detectives have been AT
work on the case. To-day news reached
here that the man who did the work had
been captured IN Florida, and brought
back 10 Moore county. He Is George
Brown. lie had fight with a brakeman
on the train wrecked. and swore ne
would Kill the brakeman lie filed the
switch, ana the train was ditched. ten
cars wrecked. and the brakeman hurt
Governor Carr has reports OF the cap
turc. In Rowan county. OF Joseph Il.
Moore and William Littleton, the desper-
ate and notorious criminals who broke
into and robbed the store Of kilIaln d
Gibson at Taylorsvllc. Alexander county,
and for whom an executive reward OF
500 was offered last week. The Sheriff
OF Rowan made the arrests.
TO TRAIN NURSES.
A training school for nurses Is TO be
established at Fayetteville. This IL d
new enterprise In this State.
Governor Carr appoints the following
TO compose the Eoard Of Visitors 10 the
State University: Rev. J. J.. Stuart. OF
Sampson; y. G. Worth. Of New Han
over. W. T. Faircloth. Of Wayne; Il. ~.
Dourhten. OF Allegheny. L. 4. Gray. OF
Wake. The board viii visit thc"uniVersity
in May
The Governor had letter to-day from
J. NJ Munger. OF Moore county, INFORM
ing him that the latter owns portrait
of Governor BENJAMIN Williams. ne
at once wrote TO know II the portrait
can he secured for the State. Governor
Williams lived and died in Moore county,
and his home there is well preserved.
BUSINESS OUTLOOK,
business IS fairly good, and merchants
say the outlook for the spring uaue Is
satisfactory here. nj.
In the cases against the Chronicle run
fishing Company in court here. the par
ties Interested and their lawyers were
too slow in making their appearance
and the judge acted promptly IN WIN
drawing juror and making a mlslFlaI'
The case therefore, goes over uhti TIC
next term. ,,,,,,,e
one o. the Populst papers pun@s i,e9
to-day n very laGdatCry notice OF INA rs
- Avcock as the strongest man WHOM
tho democrats could put NJ for senator
o. Kausom's successor. Mr. Ayco'k ~
an earnest Democrat. and is Dstricl Al
torncy OF this district.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-07
Failure of "a Grocery Dealer.

Mrs Virginia \. Whitaker. Who con-
ducts retail grocery business on west
Marshall street made an assignment yes
terday, naming Chapman ". Morris as
trustee. Her liabilities are about 500.
The deed provides first for the costs OF
executing the trust and the trustees com
missions; second. for taxes and rents;
third, for the settlement Of the claim Of
G. j. Carter. trustee, Of 5000. and fourth.
for the payment TO Vashon & Rose OF
1871, to G. l.. Todd Of $50, and 10 all
other creditors such amounts as may be
due them If assets are sufficient.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-07

WFI ''V
Thursday ne0
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-07

PITT SUPERIOR COURT CONVENED.
BAPTIST Clergyman Severely injnrcd-N'"
PRESBYTERIAN Church.

GEEENVILI.E. y. G., March G.-(Spe-
ciall-The March term of Pitt superior
Court convened yesterday. Judge John
GRAY Eynum presiding. This term is for
,be trial of civil actions only, and VIII
continue two weeks.
Tho young people mere had a maslue
marty in the opera House last hiEh''
which was largely attended. There were
number OF very amusing and grotesque
lmpersonations. ,,..,, ,,....r.=
Rev. r. y. Manning, Free-N III hdPus1
preachcr. of Aydcn. this county. was
hodIv hurt while riding in the coach at
,ached 10 freight train between MS nome
and parmclc Il few days ago. Wheh near
inc one Of the stations the cars bumped
together with such violence that h was
thrown from his scat against the stove
Iii. hip was dislocatei
The new Presbyterian church puli1inS
here is nearing completion. Rev. j. y
II Sunm,rru. OF Tarboro', preached mere
Sunday night. and announced tnat 'nr
first services would be- held In inc ne"
church on the third Sunday IN April
Mrs. Hargrave. Of Wilson. is visiting
her daughter here. Mrs. Fred. Morri.
Miss Annie Armstrong. Of Rocky MOUNT
is visiting relatives here.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-07
THE WAY OF THE TRANScRESSoR
Crawley VIII he Tried for His Life-Proba-
BILE Candidates for Congress.

WASHINGTON. n. c.. March 6.-(Spe-
cial flames B. Crawley. who murdered
Harris. at Bath, this NeauforO
county, about five years ago.
was brought here last night.
The Governor offered 500 for his capture.
lie was Swallowed by Norfolk detectives,
arrested, and is now in Jail here. and will
be tried for his life at May court.
Solicitor White (colored). who has re-
sides in Newberne changes his home to
TarbOro'. He has the congressional
fever. and makes the change of location
10 get into what is known as the black
district. and will be q formidable candi-
date for Congress against Congressman
Woodland. Cheatom, negro, formerly re-
presented the district.
1t is now conceded that Colonel Skin
ner VIII be the Peoples party candidate
for Congress against Representative
Branch,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-07

SCOTLAND NECK. ~ c.. March g.
Especial DIR. Howard and company, OF
New York, who have recently gone from
here 20 Georgia, returned his week 70
finish the hunting season around Scotland
Neck.
Judge 4. N. Hin. OF Halifax. IL here.
Miss MolIie Tillery went TO Tillery yes
terday 10 viat her relatives.
Mesars. d. Edmondson ans j. Y. Savage
left yesterday for Columbus. o., where
they 60 for Mr.. Edmondson to undergo
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-07

most distinguished service, perhaps. Is
that rendered the public-schooi system
Mr.. Fentress Is a member or the CON-
n,,,tee ON Schools and Colleges. and was
the natron of a number OF measures look
ing TO increasing the efficiency OF the
school system. thereby bringing It abreast
with the systems OF the most progressive
states Teachers OF the public schools
of the State will hold In grateful recol-
lection the lively interest manifested by
Mr. Fe,r.rcss in his bill for establishing
summer Institutes, and the able and sue
cessfu efforts he made In securing the
massage OF this bill. with other measures
of Vital importance to the SCHOOLS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-07
Ihp Erienh of IdnrhiiOn.

Hon. W. a. Fentress. Of Portsmouth,
has been one Of the most active. diligent.
and influential members Of the House.
lie has not contentel himself with car
ing for the wants OF his immediate con-
stituency. but has played an important
part in shaping legislation for promoting
The welfare of the state at large. His