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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-17
The Ingenious Politician.

The Ingenious Politician.
Bro. n. F. Machen. who is in the field,
and is Logging manfully to keep in line
as the logical candidate of the Populites
for the district judgeship, would fain
have it appear that We are making fun
Of "the people" whenever we humorously
criticise the sntics of himself and other
politicians, e. they disport Themselves be-
fore those sek-same people. That's all
right, good brother; il you think there is
any capital in that sort Of thing, wade in,
and we will try to survive the ordeal.
After spreading himself over something
more than column of the last issue of
the Demands, ne formulates three que
ries, which he seems to imagine are stun
ners, for us to answer, as follows:
1st-Why was it that greenbacks lin
1862 sold at the rate Of q IS in green
backs to 81 in gold?
2d-Did all issues Of greenbacks sell at
that rate?
3d-Did greenbacks depreciate or did
gold appreciate?
We answer az follows.
1st-The reason why greenbaclrs sold
at 81 IS for 81 in gold, in 1862, was be-
csuse greenbaclks were recognised as If
at" money, and there was q possibility
the government might not be able to re-
deem them in gold, on account of the
civil war that was then waging between
the North and the South. The lack of
confidence in greenbacls as Sound mon
ey" caused the people to regard the gold
dollar as worth about three greenback
dollars. (Jmt now the contention is that
silver coined at the ratio Of is to will
give US dollars that win only circulate at
the rate of 2silver dollars for 81 in gold.)
2d-Al the issues of greenbacks did
not sell at that rate, for the reason that
the confidence Of the people after while
became better established in the belief
that the government could and would re-
deem its pledges, and the greenSacks
therefore came to be regarded 'as good
~ gold" and circulated at par with gold.
3d-Grsenbacks deprecated, and gold
did not appreciate. This is amply prov
en- by the fact that the value of our gold
dollar did not materially change in the
markets OF the world, az win be seen by
q comparison of rates at home and abroad.
The variation in the gold dollar never
fuctuated more than two or three cents,
while greenbachs Auctuated two or three
hundred cents
We really cannot - upon what Bro.
Machen seeks TO base any argument by
his queries, but we answer them in order
10 enlighten him, If he is really seeking
for information, which he certainly needs,
il he is as badly misinformed as his ques-
tons indicate. It would be an outrage
and q shame for him to 60 on in his error
and mislead others into his folly.
It is Of prime Importance that political
sspirants should have an argument with
which to go before the people, but we
would caution our friend to be sure Of
his premises before be attempts any ar
gument In this case, we would advise
him to drop the subject, or else to weave
more plausible web, for he can never
expect to catch and hold any flies in the
flimsy net he is now attempting to use.
His position in the matter seems to be
real child-like and bland innocence per-
sonifed, AZ il we're.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-17

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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-17

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loss Of appetite, relieve constipation, correct
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The evening times., 1895-11-28
THE EVENING TIMES. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER IS, 1895

God knew that. the day was pcnlous,
and he cleared the heaven 1oud and
mist and chill, and sprung the blue sky as
glorious arch for the returning war
riors to pass under.
From Arlington Heights the spring
foliage sh'nk out its welcome as the iiosts
came over the hill, and the sparkling
waters OF the Potomac tossed their gold to
the feet of the hosts as they came to Long
bridge and in almost intertninablc line
passed over.
PASSING IN SILENCE.
THE Capitol never seemed so ma J..,iic
asthat morning. snowy white, looking down
upon the tides OF men that came surging on,
bfllOw after billow. Passing in silence. yet
heard in every step the thunder OF con-
ffets through which they had watled. and
seemed to see dripping from their smoke
blackened flags the blood of our country's
martyrs.
Again. We are better off than other ma
dOns in the matter OF national debt. Ours
is less than one-half that OF England. and
not much more than one-third that of
France. Our national steaf Is this year
golden and luxuriant. shear OF shcavcsl
While all others bow beforeit letit bow In
alteration before the good Lord OF the Amer
lean harvest. Before Him come down all
the corn-shocks before Him come down the
shcaf Of governmental scepters. the sheaf
Of battle spears.
You have III la ckncycd phrase heard over
and over again that America is he asylum
of the oppressed. This glorious ThaDksgiv-
ing declare il TO be the wardrobe OF the
earth. the wheat bin of the hemispheres, the
corE-crib of ali nations. England for man.
ufactures; France for manners; Germany
for scholarship: Italy for pictures, but the
United States for God!."
The evening times., 1895-11-28
A SPECIALISTS VIEWS.
Obscure Ailments That Effect
Humanity.
An Eminent Specialists Idea on the
Kidneys and Their Uses-H0w
They Purify the Blood and
Keep Us in Health.
Curing the Kidneys Makes Us Wei
When We Are Sick.

We are often sick and don't know what
| is the matter with us.
I lt is probably our kidneys.
we lose our strength and ambition. suffer
| Ion, nervousness, etc.
| We need new blOod.
/ we don't get 1T. because our kidneys are
| If we cured our kidneys we would get
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This extract OF Asparagus IN what makes
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well known physician. DR.. william
Watson Hinsh. made "A careful and thorough
test of DR.. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills
In his practice.
Here is his report on the results: :
OFFICE OF
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526 Chicago Opera House Block.
Chicago, July 20, 1885.
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As is well known, the kidneys are the
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Until now i have tried. and used Will,
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Bright's Disease, Diabetes, Congestion.
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A few doses will relieve. But that is
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The evening times., 1895-11-28
RING AND PADDOCK Ne4ss

The best records that have been made so
far this year on the running turf are as
follows: four and IL half furiongs. by Mead
ows, In b3 seconds; three quarters OF n
mile, O'ConDell, 1:21 Ia, with III pounds
up. Wernberg and Irish Reel ca ch ran six
and half furlongs in 1:19 20 at Sleeps
head Bay and Mamie Scott ran seven snd
a half furlCngs in :33 IL at California.
All OF these break old records.
TLat great horse Kingston in his rae
ing career started in 134 racer. won So,
and was only unplaced twice. His total
winnings were S13S,OOO.
Isaac Murphy is once More getting bach
to his old shape, il reports from the WeHt
can be relied on. He recently landed few
winners in the old style that made him 81
famous.
Fred Poster Will make the foreign
book at Sportsman Park, ST. Louis. q
special feature. Fred Is out after TIE
long green"
Old Bramble recently saw his twentieth
birthday. The old horse is said TO be In
fine condition, his eye being clear as
In the old days when he used To- poke his
nose through n birdie in son.e OF The Inoes
famous races uf the day.
49, :
The Canadian Ice racing circuit will in
cliids Montreal, Hamilton, Ottawa, and
several other nearby tracks. Other meet
ings will be held in Vermont, New Hanip-
shire, and Maine.
Word is received from New York that
DR.. Gideon Lee Knapp, wbu has been in
for the past few weeks, is rapidly re-
covering and Will suon be seen about Eis
old haunts.
Starter Caldwell will WELD the flag at
the meeting OF the Pacific Coast Jockey
Club at Ingicside, Cal, which opens today.
Jockey Pausy, who formerly rode at The
over the-Tiyer tracks, is now riding with
great success at Sportsman Park, St.
Louis. He landed three TO shots
in one day last, week.
George wheelock. Ed Purser and Riley
Grammar are 81 id to have made a killing in
California already over the victory of sis
Richard.
The constitutionality of the Percy Grly
law will be argued next week in the cases
OF Lawrence and Sturgis. which are being
hurried on by the Jockey Club.
A dispatch from ST. Paul says: Fred Eos
er's celebrated DR.. Rice, that is wintering
here, will probably not go on a race track
again. When an attempt was made TO fire
him yesterday he struggled so that he hadly
injured his back ana spine. He has since
caught cold, and is hung up i'll IA sling II
his stable.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
CO-oRDINATION THE THEME.
DR.. .Newman's Discourse BeforeaJOiDt

DIR. New ma MS Discourse BefOreaJOiD
Meeting of worsliipers.
DR.. s. N. Newman's discourse at the First
Congregational Church taught the doctrine
of c,-ordination and combination on edu.
cational lines in church and state.
We have entered upon period, he said
when even theological evolution is received
with favor. Scholars who deal with the
Old Testament do erratically often, and
radically sometimes, and make mistakes,
but the research has been with the pur-
pose in view uf correctly developing the
history uf the Jews from Abraham down
to the present
In education the theory of evolution is
becoming central one. Twenty-Five years
ago there were no advantages for the stu
dents outside of beaten paths; now the idea
is for grouping the systems. A learner or
a scholar may take up any one OF twenty
branches in the group for instruction or
velopment. history or other departments.
Coordination and combination are the
mottOs.
In national life as we'll, this new theory
is being put into practice, for which all
should be grateful. The term arbitration
was formerly word of little import, and
was entertained with timidity. Ultimately
all differences win be adjusted in their
relationships with national life by arbi-
tration.
In the late great war on the other side of
the world one of our own great statesmen
was called upon to assist in the work of
CO. ordination, and in time International
differences will be settled, not by the
terrible arbitrament of war, but through
the better and more civilized method.
In the past stage nothing had its due pro-
portion. In the next all will receive just
recognition.
Theological evolution will bring all
phases of religious thought upon common
plane. and the best in each will be recog-
nized.
The congregation of the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church united with the
First Church in the services. There was
large attendance OF worshipers.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
BELONGS TO OURSELVES.
DR.. Little Says Thanksgiving Day Is
an Americanism.

DIR. George O. Little. of the Assembly
Presbyterian Church, in his discourse at
the Fourth Church, of the same denomina-
ton, before a union meeting, said that
since union services had been commenced
there had been one pessimistic sermon,
and he had calculated to take the opposite
view.
He advanced several reasons for congrat-
ulation of the American people, and re-
ferred with great confidence to the evil
dences OF progress in this country which
are visible to visitors from Europe who
come here and study the situation with
care. He spoke of the means, the proof
and the fruits of freedom, and said that
while Christmas progressed from South
to North the Thanksgiving idea Is max
ing its ay from North TO South.
The Thanksgiving Day is an American
Ism become permanent. 1t is one thing
that belongs to ourselves, started as q
special day, but from a Colonial Institution
it passed to the States and has now be-
come national.
A fact for which the people should give
thanks is that at last the national census
report gives a cumplete showing OF the
Christian church. There were twenty vol
umes OF the tenth census report. and had
any one been curious enough TO consult
The evening times., 1895-11-28
AMONG THE BONERS.

Not since the meeting OF those sturdy
| hight weights. Jack McAuliffe and Jenn Car
! hey, who contested for the bght-weight
| championship of the world, has greater
| amount Of interest shown itself In 4 boxing
! contest than in the fifteen round bout be-
| tween Joe walcott of Boston. and Kid La
| yigne of Saginaw, Mich. The winner OF
| this bout can lay claim to the title of light
weight champion of America. without
doubt. Lavigne and walcott have fully
demonstrated their ability to defeat any
| 80 pound men in the world. The sporting
fraternity, especially those who speculate
on glove contests, are in quandary as TO
which way to place their money, SO evenly
DO they consider the men to be matched.
Manager Fitzpatrick has informed the
! officers of the Empire A. c. that Lavigne
was never better in his life, and that while
he was aware of the hard game he was
going up against, he was none the less
confident of winning long before the e1-
pration of the fifteenth round Monday
night. December 2, Is the time set for the
contest.
The Sea Isle City Law and Order Society
is determined to bring to close the career
of the Sea Isle Pastime Club. and is busy
raising funds for use in bringing the matter
/ or the recent boxing contests before the
Cape May county grand jury Rev. "A. Z.
Ballard, president OF the Pitman Grove
Camp Meeting Association. who presided
at a recent meeting of the society. is
lending his influence and aid i'll preventing
future glove contests. The society also
demanded that the city council revoke
the license of the Casino, where the boxing
exhibition took place.
If Peter Maher were generally proclaimed
champion. the thing would stand in another
light; but the boxing ring devotees do not
rat all seem Inclined to acknowledge the hon
or Corbett bestowed on the conQueror of
-'Steve" O'Dounell. If the public properly
ipdorsed Maher as the heavyweight cham
pion, .'FitZ" might very probably land the
big prize by a short cut, bar accident"
In the meantime, eoo, Jim Curbett is
about tn try himself on the pia ay-soinspublic
once again. Now, Peter is in II proper po-
sition, if Curbett strikes frosty weather, To
Join him in the play business, of which the
feature would be 1.-The retired champion OF
the world assisted by the new champion
The evening times., 1895-11-28
Mertz'5 Modern Phnfmscy,
Cor. eth and y SfG
Cod Liver Oil,
Pint Bottle, Soc.

Every druggist sells cod liver
oil, but few sell good Oil. If
you need cod liver oil you
want the best. We buy it
IN original tanks direct from
the fisheries, and it is abso-
lutely pure. We sell bot
/, tie every half hour in the
day; that is why it is fresh.
The average druggist buys
a gallon of uncertain quality
from the wholesale druggist
and it lasts him a month.
There's Il lesson in this.
We sell all kinds of drugs,
probably more than any 20
drug stores in Washington
Get a priced catalogue and
you will know where to buy
your drugs in the future.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
BIG P1TTsBURG TEAM.
New Men Signed and the Club No,
Numbers Thirty-One.

Numbers Thirty-One.
Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 2S.-The Pittsburg
club has Just closed n deal with Denny Long
of the Toledo club in the Western League,
whereby five young players from the
Ohio town become Pirates.
They are Pitchers NOps and Hughey,
Second Basenlan Connors Outfielder Out
cault and Catcher Roach.
There is rumor that Pittsburg will, If
possible, buy franchise in minor league
and use it as sort of training school from
which to draw men,
President Kerr made such remark, and
it is thought the club Is now dickeriDg on
the matter. The signing of these men
makes total of thirty-one men on the
Pittsburg team.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
BALFoUR's LONG SENTENCE.
well-Krown Engllshman Gets Four.
teen Years of ImprisOnment.

London, Nov, 2S.-The courtroom was
crowded this morning when Jabez Spencer
Balfour and his fellow defendants, who
have been twice found guilty of frauds in
connection with the Liberator Building So
raigned for sentence.
Balfour was very gloomy and spoke not
a word to anyone near him,
The court sentenced Balfour to fourteen
years mprisonment-scyen years for each
conviction.
Brock was sentenced o nine months and
Theobald to four months Imprisonment.
Wright and Dibley were discharged, the
jury having found them not guilty.
The remaining charges against Balfour
and his associates were dropped.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
PLOwMAN AND REAPER.
Theme Discussed by DR.. Radcliffe ,
New York Axenua Chnrch

Theme Discussed by DIR. Radcliffe oi
New York Avenue Church.
Rev DR.. w. P. Radcliffe. pastor Of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
had before him very large congregation
when he arose TO deliver his Thanksgiy-
ing discourse. His sermon was an able
one. based upon text selected in the book
of Amos. TX: 13, THE plowman will over
take the reaper. and the treader of grapes
the sowcr of seeds"
DR.. Radcliffe was accompanied in the
pulpit by the former pastor OF the church,
DR.. w. A. Bartlett. At the close of the
service the two divines held a sort of
leyee In front of the pulpit, many of the
the hand OF each.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
German Traveller Drowned.

here from Auckland, iNewi Zealand, says
that the German trayeler, Otto Ehlers,
has been drowned while taking his expedi-
tion across British Naw Ghlnea and that
twenty natives belonging to his escort
were also drowned. All of his diaries and
sketches were lost.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
English Billiardist's Challenge.

London, Nov. 2S--Roberts, the cham
pion English billiard player, has renewed
his challenge to Carter, the American play
er, for a game of $4,000 points up, spot
barred, for any amount up To fl 900 side.
Roberts conceding 1900 points. II these
conditions are not satisfactory Roberts
says he Will give Carter f1 90 il the latter
wins, and will erect u table anywhere in
London for the American 10 practice on,
the match TO be played on the same table
on December 80.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
I.ord Elected TO Commons,

London, Nov. 2s.-Lord warkworth, eId-
est son of Earl Percy, has been elected to
the seat in the House OF Commops FOR
South Kensington made vacant by the ele-
walton pf SIR Algernon Borthwick now
Warkworth. sin the case of fhispretieeessor.
is conservative and was elected without
opposition.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
Parker. Bridget & Co
ais Seventh St

We shall soon clean up
this lot of Mems $12, SIS,
S18, $40 and $25 Diagonal
Cutaway>Coats and Vests,
which we are running off at
81. so. Ends of about twen-
ty lots in "odd sizes" and
the stout and the long-and-
slim men stand the best
show of getting fitted.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
MERITS
Modern Pharmacy,
nth AND F SITS.

port him. We would prefer" says Petit.
grew. "a straight-out Eastern man, like
Reed, TO a Western man with Eastern pro-
clivitics, like Allison. 1t is mistake To
assume that Allison has any substantial
fainwing among the Republicans Of tbs
North west''
The evening times., 1895-11-28
CAUSES FOR THANKSGIVING.
Topic at Union Service Addressed by
DR.. E. o. Eldridge.

DR.. e. o. Eldridge.
Representatives of five separate cungre-
cations were participants in a union ser
vice at the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, at the corner nf Fourth and B
streets southeast. Dr. E. o. Eldr idge,
pastor of Waugh NJ. f. Church, preached
the sermon, dwelling especially upon the
causes for thanksgiving. His text was
selected from the 147th salm, Goth verse,
as follnws: :" He hath not so dealt with any
nation, and as for His judgments, they
have not known Him."
The congregations represented were the
Eastern Presbyterian, Waugh Methodist
Episcopal, Trinity Methodist Episcopal, and
Twelfth Street Methodist Episcopal, in
addition to the Metropolitan.
The evening times., 1895-11-28

it as to the religious data of the United
States he would have found not a sentence
TO show that there was a single Christian
church in the land.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
Ennnd Dead in Red

Dayton. Nov. 2S.-w. A. Bates of Corey
o., about thirty years old, was found dead
I'm bed here last night at the Herbig House.
The cause of death is I'm known.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
Mr.Gulis MinPlay at tl,e Festival

Frank r. Gillis. the composer of music,
Will play some OF his latest compositions to-
night at the Festival OF American Holidays
at willard Hail. Miss Gillis will sing one
OF her brothers most popular songs.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
Full-Dress
"a {
Equipments
a Dress Suit, correct
and fashionable supefbly
lined and tailored
&c.
At sas.oo!
At $500!

To go with ==it-white OF
pearl YES $3.50
White BOWS ioc or 25c-
full dress SHHT3, s1.oo or
even S2.oo. Iu5
Extra full dress TROU-
SERS-full dress VESTS
white, if you waite all wait
ing for you until 2 o'clock
today. D
we open a really
magnificent line of NECK
WEAR-tlle really latest
soc up.
Light Neckties for even
ing wear are here i'll profu-
sion.
An Ulster?
"A Top Coat?
Yes, they are better than
cheap tailor-made, by far.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
DIED.

MOYNIHAN-On Thursday. November
2I, 1895, at 80 O'Clock p. M, Mrs. j..
widow OF the late Daniel Moynihan, at the
home of her niece, Mrs. Richard Murphy.
Notice of funeral hereafter.