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Democratic messenger., 1894-07-28
ODDS AND ENDS.
Horse racing is one of the Oldest pa

Horse racing is one of the oldest pas
times.
In an Oregon town there is an octo-
genarian who is an enthusiastic rider OF
the bicycle.
Emperor William has new carriage
which is lighted inside and outside by
electricity. The horses also bear small
lamps on their harness
The most expensive private yacht in
the world is called the Polar Star and
is owned by the czar of Russia 1t cost
So, 600. 900 to build and equip.
A Georgia couple have been remar-
ried after being divorced 2S years at
the home of u daughter who never saw
her father till the day of the ceremony.
The expressions 'Halleluiah" and
amen" are said TO have been intro
duced into Christian worship by st. Je-
rome some time about the year A. ID.
800
A dealer il aquarium supplies in
Harlem. New York city. has fish board
ing house, where members of the finny
tribe are properly cared for until theil
owners return from their summer vaca
tions
A magistrate in Missouri fined n mar
$40 for noisy shouting and disorderly
conduct in the street on the testimony
of policeman. Ten minutes later il
was discovered that the prisoner wa:
deaf and dumb. and the fine was remit
ted.
One of the greatest feats ever per
formed on the bicycle was that of Oscar
Oscn, who recently rode from San Fran
cisco to San Diego, n distance of 62(
miles, in u little less than four days
Three quarters of the road was heavy
sand.
st. Winefrede's well, in north Wales
is accredited with marvellous powers.
A dumb woman recently recovered hel
power of speech after drinking cuI
of water. This so astonished girl com
panion that she dropped dead of heart
disease.
The highest cathedral tower in tn,
world-that of Ulm Minstcr-can a,
last be seen in its full beauty. Although
finished and reopened some years ago,
the tower has been hidden by scaffold
ing until now. the last portion having
Just been removed.
The cotton fields of Egypt are artifi
cially watered about eight times during
cultivation, generally by taking the
Nile water between the ridges ON which
the plants are growing. The general rip
ening of the pods begins i'll September,
and the cotton is ready for the first pick
ing in October.
All the private correspondence of the
empress of Russia, or rather all those
letters which she writes with her own
hand. are ON q delicate pink colored
paper, just family perfumed with the
altar of roses. The envelopes are long
and narrow and entirely free from any
heraldic emblazonment whatever
Gabe Loucks walked along the banks
of the Little Crow river in Florida and
very foolishly looked through the big
end of n pair of fieldglasses. He saw
what appeared TO be Il small lizard about
half mile away. Mr.. Loucks contin-
ued to walk. and when his leg was bit.
ten off at the knee he discovered the
difference between lizard and an alli
gator and half mile and half yard
Democratic messenger., 1894-07-28
sUpERSTITlouS TRAVELLERS.
A Veteran Passenger Conductor Talks of
the. whims of Tourists.

the w va AouEhstss
30 one but the experienced passenger
conductor knows just how whimsical
and cranky the travelling public really
+. A traveller may have some peculiar
fad or notion when he is on the road,
but he never dreams that there are
thousands of others just like him, OF
perhaps worse In years of experience
the conductor rubs elbows with all sorts
Of people, and in spite of himself be-
comes mind and face reader, who takes
u back seat for no one except the pro-
fessional
Yes, travellers are superstitious and
cranky" said a veteran knight of the
punch i'll response to a query by n re-
porter. II think the average passenger
conductor deals with more oddities dai-
ly than the curio collector of freak
show. AS to superstition, think there
is more of it crops out on trains than
anywhere else. Ono day. just as the
train was ready to pull out for Chicago,
a well dressed man came out of the
coach on the platform, and in an agi-
tated manner asked me what day it was.
Il told him it was Friday, and with
out another word he re-entered the
coach and i'll moment returned with
his luggage and by way of explanation
stated that he never began journey
on Friday and would wait until the
next morning. That is only sample.
The mooted unlucky l3 is perhaps the
cause of more worry and Inconvenience
to tourists than any other sign which
they deem of i'll omen. have known
passengers to begin at the head Of the
train to see if they could find No. IL
anywhere.
IF the engine happened to be l3.
they would resignedly wait for the mex,
train, and if they succeeded i'll finding
No. l3 on any of the coaches they would
hold up their hands i'll holy horror.
have seen passengers refuse TO ride i'll Il
coach which held l3 passengers, and il
you will ask any ticket man he will
tell you that of all sections in sleeper
l3 is the most difficult to dispose of.
Then aside from the superstition
which prevails among the travelling pub
lie there are countless passengers who
are cranky. and if they lose chance
to kick are i'll bad humor for week
afterward They kick for a seat i'll the
center of the coach; kick because the
train goes too slow or too fast; kick be-
cause they are in u draft or because it is
too hot And the worst of it all is that
when they kick l am the individual
who is called up to hear them, as if
We're responsible for the whole business.
About the only time when some fel-
lows don't kick is when they are OH
their honeymoons. Everything goes OH
rs smoothly us if it had been ordered so,
but let the same men ride on the same
train five years later and the chances
are they'll kick themselves into cxhaus-
tion. ."-Pittsburg Post.
Democratic messenger., 1894-07-28
Sharing the burdens.

The keynote of prosperous and sue.
cessful existence is justice.
1t matters little to what condition in
life one may turn, this statement ap.
plies with equal force to all.
1t is necessary to share and share
alike, so far as ones ability goes, the
burdens of existence. To put upon one
individual, one class or one nation the
responsibilities that should be divided
equally among all is one of the suresl
ways to bring about dissatisfaction and
ultimately open revolt. To every man
his share of the burden is the only rule
that will, for any length of time. hold
good, and the only one upon which
healthy, steady and permanent prosper.
ity can be established.
Philanthropy, benevolence and good
will toward men are all very well when
defined i'll the right way, but when
these words simply mean that one class
or one individual shall take up the re-
sponsibility that of right belongs to an.
other the terms lose their meaning and
become only another name for injustice.
New York Ledger
Democratic messenger., 1894-07-28
A AUan,ii. To M. Name.

"I understand" said II pompous en-
ployer to one of his clerks, THAT you are
in the habit of speaking of me by my
Christian name
at is possible that have done so, sir, +"
answered the clerk huinhly.
In future you will use the prefix Mr..
when alludIng 10 me. lam George only
to my friends. Do not forget hereafter
that have handle To my name"
Il will try to remember" said the
clerk. Il know we always say George
Washington. Abraham Lincoln and Tom
Palmer, but these are distinguished men.
not everyday people, George-excuse inc
MIR. Smythe. and the clerk retired 10
write out his signation.-Detroit Free
Press.
Democratic messenger., 1894-07-28

1.-THE Iliad In n Nutshell" is men.
toned by Pliny as having been seen by
Cicero.
Roman treaties, laws and public doc
umcnts of importance were written ON
tablets of brass.
The tongue is mightier than the sword
when il comes to cutting remarks
Galveston News
For over 100 years St Helena was n
most important calling station for ves-
sells bound for India.
Tunis is under French protection, and
although the hey nominally rules the
government is administered by u French
resident
Richmond has grown so fast that
some of tho Notifications constructed
outside Of tho city during the war are
now within the city limits.
Democratic messenger., 1894-07-28
Queer studios.

One day, says Henry Bacon in his
book on contemporary French art. when
was coming up the Champs Elysees. d
cab with the green blind down attract.
ed my attention. 1t showed that some
one was paying francs an hour for the
privilege of remaining stationary as
long rs he might choose to do so. Pres
emily up went the curtain. and there ap
peared the head of Jean Beraud. the
artist
At his invitation put my head into
the miniature studio to see his last pic.
ture. His canvas was perched upon the
seat in front, his color box beside him,
and with the curtain down on one side
to keep out the reflection and to hide
himself from the prying eyes of passcrs-
by he could'paint ut ease through the
opposite window view of the avenue
as u background to a group of figures.
Who originated this idea it is hard to
say. but for years, since pictures of mod
ern Paris have been so popular. it has
been employed by many artists.
Democratic messenger., 1894-07-28
Great
improvement
Sale. -

We've outgrown our
already mammoth es-
tablishment: our rapid
ly growing business
demands more room.
An army OF workmen
have invaded the old
lIennegan-Bates cor
ner which is soon to be-
come a part of Oehm's
Acme Hall, making us
the largest House south
Of New York and twice
the size OF any in Bal
timore. But these OPP
erations do not inter
fere with business
they only lower prices.
Democratic messenger., 1894-07-28
For Over Fifty Years

MRs. wINsLows SOOTHING SyRrPh has been
used by mothers for their children while
tccthing. II so0thcs the child. softcns the
gums. allays all pain cures wind collie. rcgu-
lates the stomach and bowels. and is the hest
remedy for DiarhRa. Twenty-Five cents II
bottle. Sold by all druggist throughout the
world. BE sure and ask for "MRs. wINsLow's
SOOTHING SYRrP."
Democratic messenger., 1894-07-28

The reputation of the ''Mait..
House." Baltimore, for first-class accom-
modations aud low rates is fully sustain.
ed under the present management. This
fact with its central location should rec
ommrnd Il Ia al travellers.
Democratic messenger., 1894-07-28

executed ut the MESSENGER
Office in good style at lowest
prices.
Democratic messenger., 1894-07-28
Big
Values.

Thousands OF Men,
Suits in all popular
materials, which show d
saving of SIS to $40 d
suit. Improvement sale
prices. SO. SO, 81, SS SC
$40, SI2.
Boys mothers will be
intensely interested in
the economy shown in
our Boys Department.
$3.50, $3.50 and S. will
buy splendid suits,
worth 81 to 81.
Mems Straw Hats in
abundance. all shapes.
all sizes. oS cts. buys
a regular $3.50 Yacht
Hat.
Our Furnishing De-
partment is alive with
splendi d of e r $ in
bright, new and stylish
creations that men ap.
preciate. Fine Dress
Shirts. Linen Bosom.
so cents.
Democratic messenger., 1894-07-28

II you want st-class Job Printing of any description you
get at the Messenger Office
Democratic messenger., 1894-07-28

NJ II Opens To n Life That Shall Never End,
Then It Is Worth Living-A Strong.
Breezy and Optimistic Discourse by tho
Great Preacher.
Democratic messenger., 1894-07-28

But l shall show you a life that is
worth living. a young man says: Il
am here. am not responsible for my
ancestry. Others decided that. am
not responsible for my temperament;
God gave me that. But here ] am. in
the afternoon of the nineteenth century,
at 90 years Of age. am here, and
must take an account Of stock. Here
have a body which is "A divincly con-
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sixteenth sections to be Sold.

BY virtue of the law in mo vested, and unde
the orders of Hon. w. w. Heard. Auditor OF IN
State of Louisiana, will offer for sale, ut pub =
lie auction, at tho court hcuse door. In the towi
of Colfax La. between the hours prescribed D.
law for Judicial sales, on
SATURDAY. Oct. IL, 1894.
the following described school lands, situated in
the parish of Grant, Louisiana, to-wit
The sixteeth section in township six norta.
range one east, containing $40 acres
Te-ms-To be sold in quantities OF not less
than 40 nor more than 100 acres, after being hr's
appraised by three sworn appraisers. NO sal
will be made unless the full appraIsement hs
been bid, Purchasers will be required to pay
one-tenth (ten per cent? Of their bids in cash
and the balance in nine equal installments, with
int. until psid-eight per cent per sn1um inter
of notes outstanding and unpaid. Notes to b,
made payable to Auditor OF the State. with spe-
cal mortgage on land sold. and personal securi;:
ty in solido, for the payment of principal and
interest. II preferred purchasers may pay their
entire bid in cash. q. H.MCKNIGHf-
Parrish Treusrer.
Colfax, La, September 5, 1894.
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LAND OFFICE at New ORLEANS, la, I
August p, 1884.

LAND OFFICE at New ORLEANS, La,
August b 1884,
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice Of his
intention to make final proof of his claim.
and that said proof viii DO made before
w. T.. Shackelford, Clerk District Court,
at Colfax, La, on October ID, 1894, viz:
Louis d. Woodruff,
who made Homestead Entry II lS9, for
tho northeast Of sec. 20, township Z
north, rang west, Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land, viz: WIN. Greed,
Richard Newton, Jas. Sinquefield, Monroe
Futrell. all of Black Creek, Grant parish,
Louisiana. G. Mob. BRUMBY,
Register.
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LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS. La,
Augusf z lSAl

LAND OPPIoE AT NEW ORLEANS. La, I
August 3. 1894.
Notice is hereby given that tho follow
ing named settler has filed notice OF his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before w. L. Shackelford, Clerk of
the District Court, at Colfax. La, on Sat
urday, September 20, 1894, viz:
William b. BlackShcar.
who made Homestead Entry No. 1852
for the southwest quarter, OF northeast
quarter and northwest quarter of south
east quarter and south half OF northwest
quarter of section township 9 north
range east, Louisiana meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land, viz: j. p. Or
ten, l. M. Nugent, q. B. Tracy. j. N. M
gent, all OF Georgetown, Grant Parish, La.
g. Med. BRUMBY, Register.
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Electric Bitters.

This remedy is becoming so well
known and so popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the the song of
praise.-A purer medicine does not
exist, and it is guaranteed to do all that
is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure
diseases of the Liver and Kidneys,
will remove pimples, boils, salt rheum
and other affections caused by impure
blood-Will drive malaria from the
system and prevent as we'll as cure all
malarial fevers.-For cure of headache,
consumption and indigestion try Elec-
tric Bitters-Entire satisfaction guaran-
teed, or money refunded Price soc.
aud 81 per bottle at all druggist. 5
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Notice of Final Proof.
LAND OFFICE AT New ORLEANS. La,
Anrusf % 1891

LAND OFFICE AT New ORLEANS, La,
August q, 1894.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has fled notice OF his
intention to make final proof in support
OF his claim, and that said proof will be
made before w. L. Shackelford, clerk OF
district court, ut Colfax, La, on Satur
day October 9th, 1894, viz:
Matthew T.. SwaffOrd.
who made Homestead Entry No. 10TH
for the east a of southwest 4 and west
Is of south east II of sec 10, township 8,
north, range west, La. meridian.
He names the following Witnesses To
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation OF said land, viz: K. s. Gray,
J. A. Harvey, Samuel Waits, DR.. r. M,
Deem, all of Iatt p. o., Grant parish, La.
G.. Mod. BRUMBY, Register.
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The Silver Question

Secretary Carlisle ON the 18th
made a statement concerning the
coinage of silver, by which it APP
pears that ], 597, 223 standard silver
dollars have been coined since
President Cleveland was inaugu-
rated, and of this amount $500, 979
was from the seignorage. At the
beginning of this administration
there were S29, 4SO,461 in coined
silver in the treasury, and, N spite
of the small amount coined since,
and the strong efforts made to put
silver into circulation, there is at
this minute S26,1S9,724 in silver
dollars now in the U. s. treasury.
A clear demonstration that the
people will not take silver as long
as they can get gold.
Here is an object lesson that
should not be lost. It shows that
President Cleveland is right in his
views on the money question; that
it is matter that requires the most
careful safeguards of legislation, or
should be regulated by information
al agreement "Free and unlimit-
ed" coinage is a fallacy as foreign
to party and public interest as is
the idea of absolute Stree trade. +"
The true Democratic policy is
free coinage with proper safe
guards to preserve stable curren-
cy, just as 1t favors 'tariff for
revenue only"
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Notice of Final Proof.
LAND OrFroK AT NEW OnLEsNs, LA

LAND OFFIoE AT NEW ORLEANS. La. I
Sept. 4. 1891
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of bis claim, and that said proof will be
made before w. Il. Shackelford, Clerk
District Court at Colfax, La, on Friday,
October 9th, 1894, viz:
jackson Thompson.
who made Homestead application, No.
1852 for the lots one and two Of sec. %
township north, range 8 west, Louisi-
ana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land, viz Peter
Chelette, Buck Lassian, Foy Lassian,
William Ballio, all OF Villas, Grant par.
ish, La. q. Mod. BRUMBY,
Register
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LADIES
LADIES
Needing . tonic, or children who want build
ing up, should take
BKOWE'S IRON BxTTERS.
II IS pleasant; cures Malaria, indigestion.
Biiousnese, Liver Complaints and Neuralgia
Election to Sell 10Th Section.
Stair OF LOUISIANA. Parish OF Grant
Colfax, August ". 1894.

bTArE OF LOUISIANA, Parish OF Grant
Colfax, August u. 1924. {
BY virtue OF the Law in me vested an election
Is hereby ordered TO be held in township seven
north. range one west. in Grant parish, La. on
SATURDAY. September 20, A. ID. 1894.
to take the sense of the inhabitants OF voters In
to-wit: the sixteenth section sh III be sold.
Mr.. VIM Smith, member of school board or
in his abscenceJ G. Ward. magistrate Of ward 3,
is hereby ordered. authorized and commissioned
to hold the election in township seven north.
range one west. on said day and date.
Said election To be held said day. after first
advertising said election tor thirty days previous
70 the day of election III three public places in
said township and AT the courr house door IN the
town Of colfa1. aud "a make full and .bfic. re-
turns Of said election. q. ". NJkS1btI,
Parish Treasurer.
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To Externlinate Reaches.

1 tried every remedy l could hear
of, writes housewife, and l was al
ways inquiring. They seemed to
fatten on my poisons, at least their
numbers did not suffer diminution.
One day / took up an old almanac
and idly turned its tattered yellow
pages, and OH the last fragment of
leaf came this: Equal portions
of corn meal and red lead mixed
with molasses and spread on plates
will destroy reaches And it did.
l put it in several dishes and
set them on the floor, and at nine
o'clock stole softly out to see if they
ate it. The dishes we're SO covered
with reaches that the mixture was
scarcely visible. The next night
there were fewer at the feast, and
in a week not a roach was seen. l
lived seven years thereafter in the
same house and never saw one.
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One of the most damning things
that the late Democratic Congress
did was to place tax of 2 cents on
every deck of playing cards, from
which the U. S. government will
derive a revenue of S2,OOO,OOO a
year. How is that our Populite
friends have overlooked this great
outrage on the laboring man?
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The "tariff for revenue" sugar
planters of south Louisiana are
not satisfied with the 40 per cent
protection that Democratic Con-
gress has given them, and long for
the flesh pots of Republican boun-
ty. They have organized regu-
lar bolt from the Democratic or
ganization, and nominated Taylor
Beatty, straight Republican, as
their candidate for Congress in the
Sd district.
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In commenting on our error,
two weeks ago, when owing to the
mistake of a friend, we said that
"Berrian" w. Bailey had been NOM
mated for Congress by the Popu-
lists, Mr.. bryant" w. Bailey, ed
itor of the Comrade, the gentleman
in question, has this to say:
There Is no such man within our
knowledge, as designated by the CHRoN-
ICLE as having received the nomination
for congress by the Populists. In the
fertile imagination of the editor OF the
CHRONICLE while manufacturing other
things, it appears he proceeds to grind
out the name of an individual occasional
ly who in reality does not exist. But if
Mr.. Bailey is honestly showed under by
a majority of the white citizens of his
district, he will not undertake to play the
role that the editor of the CHRONICLE did
on one occasion when he was ingiorious-
ly beaten for the Legislature.
Well, in reference to our defeat
several years ago, which was COM
passed by the scant majority of a
bakers dozen," and there were
good grounds for disputing the
legality of twice that number of
opposing votes, we will say, that,
if Mr.. Bailey comes within thirteen
hundred votes of being elected, we
will bet our old shoes that he will
be crying fraud" and alleging
that he was counted out"
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b. TURNER
DEALER IN
General Merchandise

Pimeville, La.,
Has just received Full Stock of Spring
and Summer 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 aud well 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 aud
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 q sacrifice.
A fine assortment of Boots aud 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.
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w. G. P. Breckenridge of the
celebrated Ashland Congressional
district of Kentucky, was defeated
last week by w. G. Owens as the
Democratic nominee for Congress
by plurality of 415. The NADIA
line Pollard scandal was too much
for the Blue Grass people to stand.
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NOTICE.
..'Succssion of. GA. Johns m

iouccsSiou vi. Cfh' vVnuo IN
To W4om it May Concern
Notice is hereby given that d. N. White
has made application to DO appointed adj
ministrafor of the above named Succession.
II opposition thereto is not fled within ten
days from the publication here Of. said
d. N. White viii be appointed and con-
friued as administrators thereof
Witness my official seal and signature
on this the 9th day of August 1894.
w. L, SHACKELFORD.
Clerk District Court, Grant parish.