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WORLD OF LETTERS.
but ne will not stop until he shall have
read 1t through.

but ne will not stop until he shall have
read 1t through.
Following in the path marked out by
Zangwill. Abraham Cahan, Lithu-
anian Jew and a political refugee, has
given us in "Yekl, Tale Of the New
York Ghetto" New York: d. Appleton
L. Coz, an interesting and at times
vivid picture OF the slum life of the
Hebrew colonists Of New York. 1t Is a
picture of poverty. misfortune and
squalor, with every detail telling eio-
quently OF the prosecutions which have
come to noble race; yet there ara
human touches to the book which re-
veal the underlying thread of common
humanity. The reader of this book will
perhaps not feel much drawn toward
the characters II depicts. but if he be q
fair-minded man, he will be filled with
unutterable shame to think that 1t was
the persecution OF so-called Christians
which reduced these people to the level
almost VI hunted. beasts.
Il Il
There is admirable adroitness in the
manner In which Clyde Fitch in Some
Correspondence and Six Conversations"
New York: Stone & kimbalD touches
up social foib!es. His brush Is feathery
in Its lightness: 1t gives off only tn.
merest bits Of color, but in half-dozen
strokes the artist completes a picture
that Is ut once recognizable as accurate
and instinct with the true spirit of the
theme. The idea of packing a whole
comedy OF modern life into two, four or
six brief letters is felicitously conceived
and cons,l!nmately executed; while as
for the conversations. they are simply
delicious II Mr.. Fitchs art is trila
superficial, no one can deny that it Is
exquisite a. far as it goes.
Checkers, HardLuck Story" (Chi-
cago; Herbert s. Stone & COZ is dis
tinctively American in theme. In it
Henry NJ. Blossom, jr., has drawn a
veritistic picture of the race track as q
social and financial institution, with it
terminology put into dialect forms that
every one will recognize as true to the
subject. So far as we recall no other
writer of fiction has approached the
sporting field from the same half-sa-
tirical. half-humorous standpoint, and
the result is book distinctly fresh. or
iginal and, If we may use the word, up
to-date. Mechanically, too. it is worthy
of appreciation Its flaming crimson
cloth covers are appropriately "nashy.'
while type and paper are of the newest
grade of excellence.
Il II II
"A Daughter of Cuba" by Helen NJ.
Bowen CNew York; The Merriam Coz
is iittingly described on its tltle-page as
"a story of love and war" 1t is u mar
rative spun round the struggle for
Cuban independence. with its hero Il
brave American who does impossible
feats at arms, and its heroine hand
some senorita who. contrary to all the
laws of fiction. does not marry the hero
in the last chapter. For the reasons
why we refer all curious persons to the
book itself
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ABOVE PERSONALITIES,
From the Washington Star.

But the contest Will not be between man
and man. Mr. Mckinley easily matches
the best man in America In point OF purity
OF life and exalted conceptions Of citizen-
ship. He, as an individual, as Mr.. Bryan
as an individual does, stands for home
and country and all things of good re-
port. But the platforms OF the two fac
tions make the issue. The country Is to
choose between them. and in doing so will
exercise all the greater care for knowing
that the Inan elected will faithfully carry
out his pledge to the people. That the
campaign Is to be free from all coarseness
seems assured, and the assurance Is most
welcome. The two leaders being men Of
blameless lives. there will be no excuse
for personalities. nor for the slightest de-
parture from discussion of the princi-
pies involved. This will rule out spouters
of the baser sort and leave the stump to
men OF IDEAS and personal excellence.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

From the Roycroft Printing shop In
the town of East Aurora. comes an
other of those artistic books with which
this new Venetian band of bookmakers
1--WE mean no reelection upon the gen.
tlemen of the turf are wont at uncer-
tain intervals to delight bibliophiles. 1t
Is sister book to the Song of Songs"
issued last year; being THE Journal Of
koheleth." otherwise the book of E,c-
clesiastes with an essay by Elbert
Hubbard. But 7l2 copies are to be is
sued 200 printed on Holland handmade
paper and twelve or japan vellum, the
whole numbered and signed by Mr.
Hubbard. to be followed by the distri-
button of the attractive ROmaneSque
types and the destruction Of title-page,
colophon and borders. The binding Is
in white buckram with rough paper
sides; the size an imperial octave.
1t Is. OF course, a delight to read the
musings of the 'sOh of David" as they
are set forth in this beautiful wise;
but far more to the relish Of the seeker
after modernized wisdom Is the intro
ductory essay of Mr.. Hubbard. To
say that he has caught the spirit Of
the Hebrew monologist and re-vOiced
it in the more conventional phraseOl-
ogy of our time Is to say what anyone
is at liberty to dispute. For to each
mood this message from the ancient
days presents an individual meaning:
If 1t were not 80 1t would not so long
have survived. In its depths we mirror
our own mental characteristics-a fact
true of all inspired Scripture.
According to Mr. Hubbard's reading.
the man who wrote that book, who
ever he was land the suppositiOn that
1t was Solomon does not meet with the
present essaylst's approvaD did not
write for publications: had, In short. no
ambitious idea that he was writing for
immortality. Most authors" Mr.. Hub
bard observes. ARE like farmers in a
photograph sallery--very different per.
sons from the awkward men In shirt
sleeves who so gracefully toss the gold
en- sheaves over the cross-beams into
the NOW. In Shakespeare there is
careless quality which shows that of
whatever he wrote he never blotted 4
line. And although we say with Ben
Jonson. would he had blotted thou
sand. the work lives and Is deafness
on account OF its very imperfectlons.
A lawyers brief a malefactor's de-
fense. shop-keeper's advertisement.
may be perfect and complete, but their
authors motives are Interior and lik.
all other selfish things that strive 20
clutch and hold they are ephemeral.
Only second rate men have exalted
aims. The great of earth simply en-
deavor to do their work, not to be
great"
'To me-" the essayist remarks. furth-
er on. "the Book Of Ecclesiastes is
simply the Journal Of man who has
lived long and studied much; who has
Travelled and observed and meditatel;
who has tasted of all the so-called
pleasures of life. And now he has
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Cowles, w. c., 1907 N. Main.
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER
Rogers, A. E.. 2l5 Lackawanna.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Go0dman's Shoe Store. 1872 Lackawanna.
FURNITURE
Barbour's Home Credit House, as Lacka
CARPETS AND WALL PAPER,
Inglis. J. Scott, 4l9 Lackawsnna.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Osterhout. N. p, ITO W. Market.
Jordan. James, Olyphant.
Barthold, e. j.. OlyphanI
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
Shook. 8. NJ. Olyphant.
PAINTS AND WALL PAPER
Winke. J. c.. als Penn.
TEA. COFFEE AND SPICE
orand union Tea Gee W Q. NalA
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Age plucking him BY the sleeve, he
recognizes that he Is about to quilt. We
catch him of his guard and hear him
talking aloud"
There Is an epigrammatic turn to Mr..
Hubbard's philosophy which often puts
his thoughts in miniature. Lacking
space for adequate quotation, We yet
do partial justice to his perceptive
powers by presenting a few stray pick
ings from the mastery introduction:
No man allows his thoughts to ap-
pear in dressing gown and slippers, save
with the wife of his bosom, and she new
er tells his best, because she can't trans
late it,"
Conversation is comment and criti-
cism on things external: very, very
rarely does it rise to self-revelation OF
soul confession"
"Talleyrand was right: Words were
invented that men might conceal their
thoughts and the purpose has never
been forgotten"
THE average man plays to the gallery
of his own self-esteem."
Laughter has a certain proportioned
relation to tears. and unless this rela-
tivIty is shown in literature the lines
come tardy off"
"A cheerful resignation is always he
role; but no phase Of life Is so pathetic
as forced optimism"
Hope pushed to the extreme Is only
cowardice"
There is a sort Of skyey metaphysics
that is unlike charity, being exceeding
~ puifed up. 1t always has an answer
ready. 1t claps its calipers to science,
art OF philosophy without warning. and
reasons high--findins meanings. por-
tents. proofs where'er 1t lists. What
ever is not in accordance with its pre-
conceived predictions is boldly argued
down. or calmly waived. or smiled
away. Through it's nimbls alchemy II
extracts sunheams from cucumbers, or
resolves the gold of experience into
vapor by the breath of its mouth.
Pressed too closely. like the ink-iish, it
clouds its slippery form in misty, mean
ingless words. Beware of these mazy.
hazy, hotly arguing philosophers who
twist and distort all the beautiful things
OF earth into proof.
Deep down in our heart We crown
with laurel the literature that contains
the honest doubt. Hamlet is vast in
terrogation.p point; Faust is guess;
the Divine Comedy dream: and ADJ
Vogler. alb-clad, amice-tirsd and stoled
with the sacred tippet, Is carried on the
wings of music free and clear OF all
the ensnaring 1ixity Of faith"
I'm these thoughts Of the Prophet
there Is at times the strong. well-poised
Independence Of the man who is con
WINGED Of his kinshiD with the Divine;
Of one who. feeling his footsteps NOR
tised and tenoned in granite. Knows the
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Wholesale.

BANKS.
iaokawanna Trust and Safe Deposit Co.
Merchants and Nechanics', - Lacka.
TraderS National. "a Lackawanna.
West 63do Bank, 100 N. Main.
scranton Savings. 122 Wyoming.
BEDDING. CARPET CLEANING. ETC.
The Scranton Bedding Co.. Lacka.
BREWERS.
Robinson, q. Sons, 42s N. Seventh.
1ob!nson. Nina. Cedar. cor. Alder.
CHINA AND GLASSWARE
Rupprsoht Louis. z31 Penn.
TOYS AND CONFECTIONERY
Williams. J. D. = Bro. IA Lacks.
FLOUR. FEED AND GRAIN.
Matthsws. c. p. Sons q Co.. - Lseka.
The Weston Nul Co, x-4s Lacks.
PAINTS AND sUPPLIEa
51eosee . Mckee. - Spruce
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Acquiring knowledge.

Papa, what is an old saw-not the saw
you saw with. but the kind this paper
speaks about"
what old saw does the paper speak
aboutT'
That's what / want to know. 1t says:
Everybody has heard the old saw, never
look gift horse in the mouth ! want
to know where the saw comes in"
well, there's your old saw. An old
saw is an old proverb."
'Why shouldn't you look gift horse in
the mouth
"Because-because it's bad taste. It's
ungrateful and all that sort Of thing"
"All what sort OF thing?'
"Why, to look horse In he mouth that
has been given to you shows that-it shows
that you are not thinking Of the giver. but
at the value of the gift"
What would anybody want to look a
horse in the mouth for?'
ITO tell how old It is
(After d pause) Papa. can you tell how
OLD a saw is by looking at its teeth?"--
Chicago Tribune.
Not a Mysterious Di appearance.
What has become of all your chick
ens?"
Eve have had two church conferences
in our town this year."-Judge.
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FLORAL DESIGNS.
Clark, G. r. Il Co.. a0l Washington.
CATERER.
Huntington, J. c.. 3e N. washington.
GROCERIES.
Pirie, ]. j., ~ LackawannA
UNDERTAKEN AND LIVERY,
Raub. A. F., A25 Spruce.
DRUGGISTS.
McGarrah q Thomas. 2Oe Lackawanna.
Lorentz, c., AIS Lacka:. Linden q Wash.
Davis, O. W.. Main and Market.
Bloes W. s., Peckville.
Davies, John j.. l0e 8. Main.
CARRIAGES AND HARNESS,
simwell, v. A.. SIS Linden.
PAWNBROKER.
Green, Joseph. l07 Lackawanna.
cRoCKERY AND GLASSWARE
Harding. J. l.. 2lS LsekswaaAA
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FLOUR. BUTTER. EGGS, ETC.

FLOUR BUTTER. EGGS. ETC.
The 7. H. Watts Co., It.. 723 W. Lacka.
Babcock. q. ]. & Co.. 11s Franklin.
MINE AND MILL SUPPLIES
Scranton Supply and Mach. Co.. ia Wyo
FURNITURE.
Hill & Connell. l3l Washington.
CARRIAGE REPOSITORY.
Blume. VIM. 4 Son, 622 Spruce.
HOTELS.
Scranton House. near depot
MILLINERY & FURNISHING GOODS
Browns Bee Hive. "a Lacka.
City and Suburban.
ATHLETIC GOODS AND BICYCLES.
Florey. c. NJ. 222 Wyoming.
HARDWARE AND PLUMBING
0unstsr q Torsyth. ~ Penn.
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Not a Mysterious Di appearance.
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
Dale & Stevens. 81 Lackawanna.
Cleyeland, A. g., IT Lackawanna.

DRY GOODS
Kelly & Healey. 20 L.ackawanna.
Finley. p. b., $40 Lackawanna.
LINE, CEMENT, SEWER PIPE.
Keller, Luther, S13 L,ackawanna.
HARNESS & SADDLEEY HARDWARE
Fritz q. W.. 40 Lackawanna.
Keller & Harris, III Penn.
WINES AND LIQUORS.
Walsh. Edward j.. &c Lackawanna.
LEATHER AND FINDINGS
Williams. Samuel. 22l Spruce.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Goldsmith Bros. 304 Lackawanna.
WALL PAPER. ETC
Ford. w. NJ, l20 Penn.
CANDY MANUFACTURERS.
Scranton Candy Co.. q LackAwHnna
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BROKER AND JEwELEA
Radin Bros. 123 Penn.
DRY GOODS. FANCY ooODA
Kresky, e. H. & Co.. ia 8. Main.
CREAMERY
stone Bros. 800 Spruce.
BICYCLES. GUNS. ETC
Parker, e. R.. 32l Spruce.
DINING ROOMS.
Caryrs Dining Rooms, sos Lndsn
rRUssEs, BATTERIES AND RUBBER
GOODS.
BENJAMIN q BENJAMIN. Franklin 4 0psucA
MERCHANT TAILOR
Roberts, J. W., I2s N. Main.
PIANOS AND ORoANA
0tslls. J. Lawrence, 90 Spruce
DRY GOODS. CLOTHING. SHora
HARDWARE.
oEsllsI.A Ambrose. triplA stoseas 1rovaAAnnN
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ENGINES and BOILERS.
Dickson Manufacturing Co.

DRY GOODS. MILLINERY. ETC.
The Fashion. 30S Lackawanna avenue.
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MILK. CREAM, BUTTER, ETC.
Scranton Dairy Co.. Penn and Linden.
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QROCERS.

PLUMBING AND HEATING.
Rowley. p. F. & NJ. r.. 21 Wyoming ave.
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MONUMENTAL WORKS.
Ovens Bros, 21s Adams avenue.

MONUMENTAL WORKS.
Owens Bros. 21s Adams avenue.
MILK. CREAM, BUTTER, ETC.
Scranton Dairy Co.. Penn and Linden.
ENGINES and BOILERS.
Dickson Manufacturing Co.
DRY GOODS. MILLINERY. ETC.
The Fashion. 30S Lackawanna avenue.
PLUMBING AND HEATING.
taowley. p. F. q NJ. r.. 2sl Wyoming ave.
QROCERS.
Kelly. T. ]. e Co., IA Lackawanna.
Megargel & Connell, Franklin avenue
Porter. John T., % and % Lackawanna
Rice. Levy & Co., % LackawannA
HARDWARE.
Connell, w. p. & Sons. 1lS Penn.
E0ote 4 Shear Co., 11s N. Washington.
HUNT = Connsll Co.. ~ LAoikAwannA
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Total ....s273. .9lS. .359 Total ..s2S7, lsS. els
Decrease Under Tariff for Rev
enue Only" ......................S36 $685. T2O IA
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-08-22

We are panied to announce the
death of Mr.. Lee Flanagan, which
occurred at his home in ward two
about 8 o'clock on the night of
Monday, August II, 1896. He died
suddenly from congestion, having
been sick only few hours. up to
which time he had been exercising
the usual energy and industry for
which he was noted. Mr.. Flanna-
gan was about thirty years OF age,
and leaves a wife and three chill
dren to mourn his untimely death.
He will be greatly missed from the
community in which he was a USE
full citizen. We extend heartfelt
sympathy to his numerous friends
and relatives.
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Is 1t to be q Gouge?

We notice the Demands has
been publishing for the last'three
or four weeks what it is pleased to
head, Estimating the current ex.
penses of Grant parish for the year
1891" whatever that means. There
is neither law nor occasion for this
publication, and in its present shape
it is a fake and fraud. This esti-
mate of probable expenses for
1896" was duly published in the
CHRONICLE in December and Janu-
airy last, in accordance with law.
and there is absolutely no occasion
for it's publication now. If it is
only a bit of political buncombe
on the part of the editor of the
Demands, and he does not intend
TO charge it to the taxpayers, all
right. It looks very much like
deliberate attempt to gouge the
treasury, and the police jury should
not approve this unnecessary adj
vertising. If they do they will
pay out several dollars of public
money purely as an act of favorit-
ism, and not for public good.
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The Populists attempted a game
OF political bluff ON Senator Jones.
the chairman of the Democratic
national committee, but it failed
to work. Que Peck, who was the
leader Of the Georgia delegation at
the Populists convention, gave out
2 statement to the effect that un-
less Bryan accepted by August 9Th
the Populist nomination condition
ed on the withdrawal of the name
OF Sewall from the Democratic
ticket and the substitution of that
OF Watson, the Populist nominee
Tor vice-president, the Populist
party would nominate q presiden-
tlai candidate of their own. When
the matter was called to his atten-
ton, Senator Jones declared that
under no circumstances would the
name of Mr.. Sewall be taken down
from the Democratic ticket, and
should the Populists nominate a
Candidate for president, their act
would lead to tie disruption of |
their party, for the reason that the |
vote at the St Louis convention |
showed that the hest and most in !
Eelligent element of the Populist |
party in the north and west will !
vote Tor Bryan and 6ewall. and
mat the opposition to Bryan and
AS running mate came from the
ropa'ists OF the South, who always
nave an eye to spoils,-States
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Since 1878 there have been nine epi.
denies Of dysentssy In different parts Of
the country in wAfch Chamberlain's Col.
&c, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was
used with perfect success. Dysentery,
when epidemic, is almost az severe and
dangerous as Asiatic cholera. Hereto
fore the best efforts of the most skilled
physicians have failed TO check it's raw
ages, this remedy, however, has cured the
most malignant cases, both of children
and adults, and under the most trying
conditions, which proves it to be the best
medicine in the world for bowel CON-
plants. For sale by. J. III, McNeely.
Collar; Dr. J. V. Bonnette & Bro, Pol
lock, La.
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OF Grant, La.-No. S61.
The Middlesex Banking Company va
Thorn Bush.
BY virtue of writ OF seizure and sale
to me directed by the 4th District Court
in the above numbered and entitled suit,
have seized and will offer for sale in
front Of the Court house door in the
town OF Colfax, La, between the hours
prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY, Sept. 10, 1895,
the following described property, seized
as the property Of the defendant, viz:
Three hundred and thirty-eiaht and
72'lOO acres (S38.72) of land and more
particularly described as follows:
That certain tract of land and cotton
plantation situated on the Red river and
Bayou Darro being portion Of what is
known as the Bush Darro plantation, and
described as lots 80 three and az four,
and the divided one third of one seventh
OF lot ~ i've, OF partition made on the
9th Of September 1880, and recorded in
book &c" page $50 of the records of
Grant parish, Louisiana, and q partition
made on the 30th day of january. 1899.
between Thorn Bush and Nicholas and
Thomas Bush, being portions of sections
fifteen and seventeen of township five (l5l
north range 81 three west, and the north.
west quarter of section Is, township 5
north range 2 west, and more particular-
iy described as beginning at The north
east corner of section 16, township north.
range west: thence west "a $500 chains
TO the east bank of Red river, thence I'M
said river with Its meanderings 10 99-1OO
chains to the mouth of bayou Darro.
thence up said bayou Darro north Is
degrees east y 40-1O0 chains, thence east
"a chains, thence north 10 40 100 chains.
thence north IA degrees west, 97-1O0
chains, thence north 70 degrees 30 min.
utes east 38-1O0 chains. thence north So
degrees east l 54-1O0 chains, thence
north 66 degrees 30 minutes east 5 63- 100
chains, thence north SO degrees 80 MIN
ates east 1890 chains, thence north Is |
degrees - minutes east "A 30 100 chains.
.nence east 8 O-10O chains, thence south |
~ degrees west 10 5000 chains. thence |
'outh 3 deg. west 30 25-1O0 chains to the |
bank OF Red river, thence up said Red |
iver to the point where the east line OF |
'ection 16 township north range 3 west |
ntersects said river, thence up said east
Inc OF section Is to the point of begin
,ing-according to q survey and plat
hereof by James A. O'Shee Deputy Par
% Surveyor on the 3lst day of January
0S containing in all three hundred and
hirty eight and 72-100 acres situated in
he parishes of Rapides and Grant. State
{ Louisiana, with all buildings and i'm
thereon.
10 DO sold without appraisement. II
G. d. KEMP,
Sheriff of Grant Parish.
Colfax, La. August Is, 1895.
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$1,000 For Nothing.

Curtis Buntin. President st., Brooklip.
n :. spent $1,000 with doctors, and at
famous springs. in the effect to cure :
PAD case OF Rheumatism; but to no avail
/, Drummond's tightening Remedy helped
n'm rom the start. aud by it's use he
was fuiiy restored. 1t will do the same
,or you 1t given trial. Send IS to the
.uIrummond Medicine Co., New York. and
.oey vii send to your express : month";
.scssnent-two largo bottles of their
remedy. Agents wanted.
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Mr.. John Horn requests MS to
state that he will be prepared to
seed and take care of any number
OF horses for persons attending the
Ebeneazer camp meeting. He has
. good pasture and plenty of water
convenient and VIII have persons
ready to take chargast eams.
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DR.. Drummond's Tightening Remedy
Tor Rheumstism il put up in large bot.
ties and once seen It u never mistaLen
TOR any other preparation. All the cheap
remedies put together are not worth one
bottle OF Drnmmonds Lightning Remedy,
500 any SUFFERER who has taken it, will
pear witness to it's marvellous power, and
sey tney never saw it's equal. Particulars
sent BY mail and the full months treat
m snt Of two large bottles. by express ND
on receipt Of %. Drummond Medicine
Va, New York. Agents wanted.
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The Pops met at Fairfield on
last Saturday and elected twelve
delegates to attend their Congress
sional convention, which is said to
be virtually committed to B. W.
Bailey in advance. Their call said
that the vital interests of the nation
were to be attended to, and we sup
pose It was done in good style.
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A severe wind and rain storm
passed over Colfax last saturday
evening, which shook things up
pretty lively for while, but fortu-
nately did no serious damage.
The large pecan tree near Evans
store had three or four big limbs
blown OF, which fell on the store,
and several other trees suffered the
same trimming; also several panels
OF fence were blown down. and
some damage done to the crops.