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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24
XNIII.-CoNTNUED.

| ANlll.-tON1lNOED
To a stranger he would have looked
sick man, but perhaps association
had blunted my perceptions in his case,
and his words surprised me. Assured
| ly he was no weaker than on the night
when he first came to me. If there
had been any change, IL had been an
improvement. The old air of the flu
gitive had in great part disappeared,
though he still gave one the impression
of continual vigilance.
| He described his symptoms with his
! habitual deliberateness, closing the ac-
count with a statement that he believed
his heart to be affected seriously, and
that he desired me to examine him at
once.
81 am afraid that you are correct in
your diagnosis" said |, when the task
had been accomplished. "There is car
diac trouble. 1t is far advanced"
"Its character?"
"Valvular. / should like consulta-
ton at once"
"Of what advantage?" he asked, as
coolly as If he were not discussing his
OWL utdtn llt ulStuSt Is
mortal. Treatment cannot cure it,"
But it may prolong life" urged.
Besides, Il is only fairness to yourself
TO have an experts opinion. Take my
advice"
Pardon, but must decline to do so.
] am content with your skill unaided.
1t is n confirmation of my own suspicion.
The end is not so much; have the
warning-it is all desire"
lie was silent for little, this strange
being, his expression unchanged, his
self-control absolute. When at last he
spoke there was no hint of emotion in
his voice as he asked the question l
dreaded to hear.
'How long may /, in reason, count
upon?"
81 cannot tell you definitely" an
swered. "It may be year. two years.
three years; it may be tomorrow. A
shock, "a"
81 comprehend. But, undisturbed,
what time do the odds favor?"
"Six months. But it is no more than
the widest guesswork."
Again there was a pause. Presently
he asked:
you spoke of shock. Would it be
of necessity fatal?"
"No. But it would be the one chance
in ten if it were not" / knew my man
well enough to understand that he de-
sired no evasions.
"You speak from the book" he
said, quietly; "but in that / think you
wrong. / rate the chance greater"
MAY you be in the right of it," !
said; but he made no comment upon
the hope thus expressed. Soon after,
having given a few directions for his
care of himself, and having promised to
have prescription for him made up
at once, 1 left him to his thoughts.
What they were / could hardly imagine
but l hoped that among them was some
shadow of remorse at the remembrance
of the poor devil whom he had suf'
| fered to lie helpless for hours almost al
his door. 1t was fate's irony that OF
these two men the one who then was
close to death should now be far on
the road to health, with the prospect OF
many years before him, while the
other, who had rejoiced in his mis-.
! fortune, should find himself under a
sentence which knew no chance of re-
prieye.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24

DURING the coming session of the
Pennsylvania legislature bill will be
introduced changing the method of
putting condemned criminals to death.
1t is proposed to asphyxiate them while
asleep in their cells DIR. J. V. Chess.
rown, chairman of a committee to in
vestigate the matter, says: Death by
gas is absolutely painless. The con-
demned man would go to asleep as
usual on the night of his execution;
the sheriff or warden would turn on
the gas and the prisoner would pass
from sleep to death. we investigated
all methods Of execution and found gas
the best"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24

Ma JOHN PHILIP QUINN, reformed
gambler, has opened a gambling house
in New York for the purpose of teach.
sng the public what little chance it has
of winning when running up against"
professional gamblers. He has set up
the various games and devices in his
gambling room, where he lectures and
describes the game a dozen times a
day. He In every instance refuses to
explain how he does the tricks, either
with cards or games of chance, stating
that by explaining he would simply be
teaching the art of cheating and that
is far from his purpose.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24

Women who drag through life weighed
down by some torturing, dragging weak
ness or disease of their sex are not doing
their full duty to themselves. They are not
taking the means which enlightened SCI
ence affords them of being we'll and strong
and capable.
These special complaints from which so
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cures even the most severe and obstinate
cases.
1t is not haphazard medicine. It is not
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Tens of thousands of women have been
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were actually given up as hopeless by ply
sicians and family doctors.
II have taken both your Golden Medical Dis
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vious to taking your treatment, but began to feel
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DR.. Pierce's thousand page illustrated
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24

A PLAN is being considered TO build
revolving tower for the Paris exhibit
tion of 1902 1t is to be 362 feet high
and built of steel The structure will
have "a stories. These stories will be
divided into four grand divisions, the
two lower will have FIVE floors each,
the third six floors and the fourth
eight floors. The structure will be
pivoted upon a central column and be
driven slowly round and round by an
enormous hydraulic engine, All the
columns, statues and ornaments will be
of colored glass, and it will be lighted
mp with the grandest accomplishments
of electrical science.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24

q new bureau, under the agricultural
department, for the registration of
plants 1t is to be conducted in con.
nection with the present division of
pomology. The request for this estab-
lishment will come from the Associa-
tion of American Agricultural Colleges
and Experiment Stations, based upon
the idea that there should be some one
place in the United States where ''all
plants placed upon the market can be
officially registered, numbered and a
description, together with specimens
of the bloom, seed, foliage and fruit,
placed on record"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24
No Interest In II.

Some people seem to be incapable OF
looking at any subject except from the
point of view of property-and of their
own property.
An English paper says that last sum-
mer man and his wife were sailing on
steamer between Blackpool and the
Isle of Man. A little gale came up and
the wife was frightened.
20, John! Johnl" she gasped, 1.-THE
ship is going DOWN."
''Well, never mind" said her husband.
lit isn't ours."-Youth's Companion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24

THE bureau of education at Wash.
ingtcn has issued the advance sheet of
a pamphlet on professional education
in the United States by DIR. Erskine
Miller. There are more than twice as
many students Of medicine as either
law or theology-medical, 30, ,ss7; law,
$3.50; theology, $3.50. There are 1,4l,
women studying medicine and 6j
studying law. Ofstudents of den tistry
there are 5,347, an increase of I, 1876 in
the past five years.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24

Gov ELECT TANNER, of Illinois, pro
poses TO ask the state legislature to
completely abolish the convict labor
system as IL exists in Illinois and to set
the prisoners OF the state at work on
tasks which will not bring them into
active competition with the productive
industries of the country because there
is not enough work in industries
already developed to keep the laboring
men of the country employed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24

SouTH CAROLINA has no divorce law.
1t is impossible to secure a legal sep
aration in that state, even for biblical
reasons. A husband whose home IL
desecrated has no recourse except per-
sonal violence. Public sentiment sane.
tions the slaughter of his domestic foe
and there is no instance on record in
which a man who has committed
homicide under such circumstances
has been held to account in the courts.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24

In the dead letter Office at Washing
ton 6,253, 1868 pieces of mail matter were
received during the past year, having
about s33, $50 enclosed, and 81 per cent.
of the money was restored.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24
CURRENT COMMENT.

AUSTRALIA, which usually has wheat
10 sell, will need this year 100, 900 tons
of American wheat
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24

THE consumption of horse and
donkey flesh as human food appears TO
be on the increase in Paris. Last year
80, 900 horses alone were thus disposed
of in the French capital.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24

THE contract for the bridge across
the Hudson river between New York
and Jersey City involves the expendt
ture of s25, 900, 600.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24

Gov.-ELEcr RoGERs, of the state OF
Washington, has issued pamphlet en-.
titled Free Land" and a copy has
been sent TO each member of the legis-
la,ure, which will meet next month.
He takes the position thai free land is
an 'inalienable, imprescriptible and in.
destructible" right of man, and pro-
poses an amendment to the state con.
stitution providing that real estate and
all usual improvements, TO value not
TO exceed $4,000, occupied as a home.
stead by any private family, the head
of which is a citizen of the United
States and of the state, shall be for
ever exempted from all taxation.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

The largest size bug in the world is
phant beetle, and n mature specimen is
credited with being about half pound
in weight.
The largest flower in the world grows
in Sumatra. 1t is called the Rafflesia
Arnold, and some of the specimens are
80 inches in diameter. The central cup
will hold six quarts of water.
Dew is great respecter of colorsfTo
prove this, take pieces of glass or board
and paint them red, yellow, green and
black. Expose them at night, and you
will find that the yellow will he covered
with moisture, and the green will be
damp, but the red and black will be left
perfectly dry.
The "cold moon" is not cold at oil
when abe is visible, but very, very hot.
Her day is about n fortnight long, and
during her period of brightness her
temperature probably rises to 220 de-
grees +. During the period OF dark
ness, on the other hand, the lunar ther-
mometer is supposed TO drop to about
500 degrees below the Fahrenheit zero.
Then she may be truthfully said to be
cold.
French peasants have a belief that II
o fire with much smoke is made in the
stove on the approach of u storm, safety
from lightning will be assured. Schus-
ter shows that the custom is based ON
reason, as the smoke serves as very
good conductor for carrying away the
electricity slowly and safely. In 1000
cases of damage by lightning G.3 church.
es and S.5 mills have been struck. but
the number of factory chimneys was
only 0.3
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24

In Great Britain the post Office
serves great variety of purposes. BE.
sides taking care of regular mail mat.
ter 1t Is an express Office a savings
bank, life insurance company and
an agency for the sale of annuities
Through the post Office the depositoi
can buy government bonds, and the
Office viii also sell stock obtained
through II. Thus many poor people
become owners of government stock.
There are $4,000 local post Offices
which deal in life insurance polic!e,
and sell annuities. In fact, the British
post Office prevents poor people from
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24

laundress in family that prefers
the fragrance of orris root to the sweet.
ness of mo smell at all" puts large
piece of orris root wrapped in linen in
the water in which the body linen
is boiled each week. When ironed the
linen clothes are placed in drawers con.
tanning viotet sachets and are as sweet
MS breath of woodland when wanted
for wearing purposes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24
Biind-fold.

II blinu y" in mat
ters of life and
health. She has
no right to shut
her eyes to the
plain facts of her
physical be in e
and the conse-
quences of neg
lect. She has no
right to be wretch
ed and i'll when
she might be hap
py and free from
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-01-18
CONSTABLE SALE.
First Justice Court, Grant Parish, Louisl.
ana. No. 423.


First Justice Court, Grant Parish, Louis,.
ana, No. 423.
Perrin P. Hunter Vs. Charles Stuckey.
BY virtue Of a writ of e. IA. issued out
of the above court in the above numbered
and entitled suit. and persuant to an or
der of the honorable 4th Judicial District
Court, / 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, Feb. Is, 1896.
The following property, seized as the
property of the defendant, to-wit:
One block or square in the town of Col
fax, being block No. l, bounded by A and
B streets and First and Second streets,
and being 148 feet 6 inches square, as per
map of the town of Colfax, La, made by
g. s. Johnston, surveyor, together with
all the buildings and improvements there
on and appurtenances thereto belonging
To be sold subject to the vendors lien
and privilege held and retained by Mrs.
M. /. Grow.
Terms = Cash, with the benefit Of ap-
pralsment. J.V. CARNAHAN,
Jan. 9, 1896. Constable Ward One.
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Resolutions Of Respect.

At meeting Of the trustees Of the COL
fax High School. held Jan. 2, 1886, the
following resolutions were unanimously
adopted;
Whereas it has pleased Almighty God
in his wisdom, to remove from our midst,
William Knotzsch, one of the trustees Of
the Colfax High School, and whereas we
the trustees Of said school regard his
death a. a sad affection to our entire
community; therefore be it
Resolved, That in his death We believe
that the parish OF Grant and State of
Louisiana has lost q noble and good citi-
zen, the cause of education an active
friend, and this community a charitable,
congenial and estimable gentleman.
Resolved, That in life he set good ex-
ample in morality. temperance and chris
tianity, and was beloved by all for his
affability and courtesy, and in his death
we all feel that we have lost true friend.
Resolved, That we the trustees OF the
Collar High School hereby tender in be-
half of ourselves and this entire commun-
ity our heartfelt sympathy to his wife
and children and their relatives in this
their deepest affection.
Resolved. That the secretary OF this
board be requested to present a copy of
these resolutions to his family, and that
both the town papers be asked to pub
lish the same.
IN. g. GOODWIN,
Committee. s. M. LAoRoIx,
w. l. RICHARDSON.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-01-18

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is IA.
nous for its cures Of bad colds. 1t opens
the secretionr. relieves the lungs and aids
nature in restoring the system to a
healthy condition. If freely used as soon
- the cold has been contracted, and be-
fore it has become settled in the system,
it greatly lessons the severity OF the at
tack and has often cured in q single day
what would have been severe cold
For sale by J. H. McNeely, Coifax, Dr.
J. v. Bonnette & Bro, Pollock, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-01-18

A larger amount of fall blowing
is being done in this section each
succeeding year, and it looks as
though one-fourth of ali the lands
along the river front from Colfax
to Fairmount have already been
broken up. This is good indica-
ton, aud shows that our people are
waking up to the Importance Of
winter following.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-01-18
SUCCESSION SALE.

SUCCESSION SALE.
Fourth Judicial District Court. Parish If Grant,
State OF Louisiana.
Succession of Narcisse Fredieu. deceased.
By virtue of a commission to sell, iesued ont
of the above court and to me directed, will
offer for sale. for cash. for not less than the ap-
praisement on file in said succession. at the late
residence Of tn. deceased. in ward six Grant
parish La, on
MONDAY, February "a. 1890.
between the hours prescribed by Law for Judi
cial sales. the following described property be-
longing to said succession. to-wit:
The following real estate; 3 half OF NE quar-.
ter. and half of Sc quarter. OF sec. Is. town.
ship north, range west containg l60 acres
more or less. and improvements. Also. the NV
quarter of NV quarter OF sec. Is, township .
north. range wet. 20 acres more or less.
And the following personal property:
Thre head of mules. four horses.
Twenty head Of cattle, cows and calves.
Two yoke Of o en-, twenty head OF hogs.
Ten head of sheep. one old wagon.
Ond lot Of household furniture.
Two clocke. one stove. one SAFE one wash pot.
One lot OF bedding one lot Of crockeryware.
One lot Of cutlery and cooking utensils.
One lot Of farming tools.
Three bales OF cotton.
Fifty bushels of corn. more or less.
One plantation bell.
Terms of salo-Cash. for not lers than the ap-
prnisemcnt. ELIZABETH FRED1EU,
jan. Is, 1895. Administrative.
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DR.. w. T. Williams,
Practising Physician and Surgeon,
MONTGOMERY, LA.
Will answer all calls, night or day, and
stand prepared to administer medicine
or practice surgery on notice. d28
SHERIFF SALE.

0hILkNxE Oh h~A1s
Fourth Judicial District, Parish Of Grant,
La.-No 613.
Friedman Bros. 4 Schaffer 70. George
Andre.
By virtue OF writ Of seizure and sale
to me directed 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 Collar. La, between
the hours prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY, Feb. Is, 1896,
the following described property, seized
as the property of the defendant, viz:
Six hundred (e00) acres of land, more
or less, situated in the parish of Grant,
La, and described as follows: South
east quarter of south east quarter and
north half Of south east quarter Of section
Is, and south half. and north west quar-
ter of section IA, all in township z. north,
range 8 west.
Terms-Cash subject to appraiament.
@. D. KEMP,
Sheriff Of Grant Parish.
Collar, La. Jan. 8, 1895.
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Notice of Final Proof.

LAND OyvIoE AT New ORLEANS. I
Nov. q. 1855.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ng-namcd settler has filed notice Of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, aud that said proof will be
made before W. H. Henry. U. s. Commits
sioner, at Pollock, La, ON January. IA,
1896, viz:
Mary f.. Thornton.
formerly Mary E. Stallings. widow, who
made homestead entry No. 1882, for the
east half of southwest quarter and south
halt of southeast quarter OF section "a,
township z, north range / west.
She names the following witnesses ia
prove her continuous residence npon and
cultivation of said land, viz: w. P.
Guynes. VIM. G. Beall. William Smith, 8.
r Lee, all of Grant perish. La.
G. Med. BRUMBY,
Register.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-01-18
An Old Soldier. Recommended.


In the late war / was soldier in the
First Maryland Volunteers, Company C.
During my term Of service contracted
ouicdiarrtoa. Since then have used
great amount Of medicine. but when
found any that would give me relief il
would injure my stomach, until Cham.
beriain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhna
Remedy was brought to- my notice.
used it and say it is the only remedy that
gave me permanent relief and no bad re-
suits follow. / take pleasure in recon-
mending this preparation to all Of my old
comrades. who, while giving their services
to their country, contracted this dreadful
disease as / did, from eating unwholsome
and uncooked food. Yours truly. A. f.
Bending. Halsey. Oregon. For sale by j.
81. McNeely, Collar, pr. J. v. Bonnette
= Bro, Pollock, L..
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-01-18

We learn that our young friend,
Brian Woodruff, Esq. has sent on
for fine SIS BARRIERS outfit, of re-
volving and fitting chair. looking
glass, razors, brushes, etc, and
thst he will soon be prepared to
"peel" the boys in the most ap-
proved style.
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Election to Sell 18th Section.

STATE OF LoUIsrAnA; Parish of Grant.
Colfax. January 5. 1895.
By virtue Of the authority in me vested by law
an election 10 hereby ordered to be held in town.
ship seven north. range one east. in the parish
of Grant. Louisiana, on
SATURDAY. February 8, 1898,
to take the sense Of the resident voters in said
township whether or not the school lands, to-
wit: the sixteenth section, shall be sold. The
the NV u. the NV x of the Sc =, and the HW
of sec 10. all in TIP N. r lie.
Mr.. VIM. Smith. member Of the school board,
ward three. il hereby ordered. authorised and
commissioned to hold said election in tow ship
north, range eat on said day and date.
The election to be held on said day. after first
advertising same for thirty days previous TO the
day of election, in three public places in said
township. and at thu court house door 10 the
election made to me. G. H. MCKNIGHT.
Parish Treasurer.
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AYERS
ne opIy WsFifs Fair Sassapasina
AYER'S PILLS ssss HssassAs.
School Notice.

Colfax, La. Jan. II. 1895.
Notice to Teachers and Patrons Of Pub
lie SCI OILS
You will take notice that by resolution
of the Parish School Board of Grant par
ish, the text books adopted by the State
Board of Education have been adopted
for the use Of public schools in Grant
parish and the superintendent is Instruct
ed to grant no scho L. unless the teacher
agrees and binds himself to comply with
this resolution.
The prescribed books viii be published
in the Colfax Chronicle within the next
wcek or two. j. A. WILLIAMS,
Parish Superintendent.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-01-18

Mrs. 7. N. Wells returned from
Lecompte on Friday, Jan. 10th.
greatly improved in health. We
are glad to learn that her stay of
six weeks in Lecompte, where she
went for the benefit of her health,
has resulted in such a great i'm
provement.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-01-18

Mr.. Henry Bernstein has been
in Colfax for the past two or three
days, looking after his political
fences. He is popular and . rus
tier, and being the most competent
man in the field, our people will
elect him next district attorney.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-01-18

Mr.. W. N. Creed.and wife left
for New Orleans on Wednesday,
where Mr.. G. goes on his annual
visit to arrange business matters.