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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-02-20

"For one thing it means clearing up,
said Celia, looking triumphantly round
my ravaged apartment. Think of the
amount of rubbish one accumulates.
Now you can weed it all out when you
move, because it's not worth taking
nway. This room was simply awful,
wasn't it? Crammed with things you'll
never want-and never see again."
Celia gave nod of victory. / shook
my head slowly, and, think pa
thetically.
II shall never absolutely Want them,'
i SAID, "but-well-they were con-
psny."
"Pouf!" said Celia. And there was
silence for the space of half minute.
anyhow, the Higginsons are not
company" said Celia. And there's an
other advantage in moving. You send
out fresh cards. And people who don't
get invitations to the new house have
no right to come"
Then, socially speaking, we start
again." / said.
Exactly" said Celia, welcoming my
fash of intelligence. 81 am only going
TO ask the people we really want. I've
got the list in my pocket"
you haven't cut out Martin, hope
Celia had never said she disliked Mar.
tin Howard; but had my suspicious,
md did not intend to be parted from
my best friend.
''Oh, no! of course you'll ask Mr.
Howard" said Celia, graciously. "And
I'm going 10 have fresh servants"
Just as Jane is beginning to compre-
bend my little ways" murmured.
Jane" said Celia, sis beginning to
consider herself necessary to us. 1t is
a great mistake to keep servant SC
long that she becomes necessary to
YOU"
us it not rather o mistake" sug
gested, modestly, ITO send away serv
ant when she has become necessary"
you don't understand" said Celia
II am determined to get rid of Jan,
and the cook. And we must have boy
There is so much more to do in hous,
than in fiat. / shall begin looking GU
for fresh servants at once. Oh, dear!
must be going; there ere such heaps o
things to do"
Celia rose from the coal-scuttle an,
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Then there was a pause. Cello and !
were just showing Martin the veTanda
overlooking the garden, on which we
intended to breakfast during the sum-
mer, when the bell rang at the garden
door. In few moments Jane APP
peared, obviously put about"
"a young person. IN, about place"
"Oh, there's some mistake" said
Celia.
NO, ma'am," said the young person,
who was close behind Jane. "You sent
Tor me to come to-day" She drew a
letter from her pocket, and handed 1t
TO Celia, who glanced at it, and held
it out to me.
What is the meaning of this?" said
Celia.
1t was in my writing, and stated that
Celia would be glad to see Mrs. SIM
mons on Tuesday between four-thirty
and seven.
I'm sure 1 don't know" 1 said.
Look here, Martin, come upstairs to
my den and smoke"
The bell rang again. And as looked
out of my study window I saw Jane
coming up the garden path followed
by an awkward looking boy.
Been making an ass of yourself
again?" said Martin, as he selected a
cigar.
I'm not quite sure" replied. "All
l know is that sent out Celia's invita-
tons for to-day, and-and this is the
result"
The bell continued to ring at inter.
walls, and I judged from the look of the
visitors, that Celia would have q wide
choice of cooks, housemaids and boys.
Martin and 1 watched their arrival and
their departure from the window.
look here, Martini" / said. "You
had better stay to dinner. 1t is quite
clear that Celia had two lists, one OF
servants and the other of friends, and
that worked upon the wrong one. But
it is equally clear that Celia gave me
that list. Now want you to give me
and Celia your honest opinion as to
whose fault it was"
Martin looked at me and smiled.
I'll never do it," he said.-Idler.
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duty not to pass over such matters ii
silence, but to promote her daughter'd
woman1y health and regularity BY every
reasonable means.
These delicate ailments are easily over
come In their early stages BY judicious self
treatment without any need of the obnox-
ious examinations which doctors uniformly
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ton is positive specific for all diseases d
the feminine organism.
1t restores perfect health and regularity
to the special functions, and vital vigor "a
the nerve-centres. It IL the only medicine
of Its kind devised for this one purpose b.
an educated, experienced physician.
During nearly 90 years as chief consulel
ing physician of the Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute, of Buffalo, N. Y, Drs
Pierce has acquired an enviabie reputation
His mediciues are everywhere recognized
q standard remedies. His Golden Med
ical Discovery" alternated With the FeI
vorite Prescription :" constitutes thorough
and scientific course of treatment for weat
and impoverished conditions of the blood
headache IL . symptom Of constipation
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipa4
ton, promptly and permanently. They ID
not grippe. Druggists sell them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-02-20
A STORY OF II HUNG CHANG
How He Interested Himself In Two
Chinese Women.

Chinese Women.
Something over year ago a Chi
nese Christian girl named Marguerite
Wang came to America with the in
tention Of obtaining an education. She
about to enter woman's college when
she received word that her father had
betrothed her to man whom she had
never seen. Under the consular reg
ulations she was forced to return to
her home, foregoing her education, to
marry this man. Miss Hartford, one Of
the principal workers in the Foo-Chow
mission, who was here on visit, ac-
companied her on her return.
On the same ship with them was Ii
Hun Chang and his suite. The viceroy
noticed the Chinese girl, and sent his
secretary, Lord Ii, to inquire about
her. A day or two later he sent word
he would like to talk with Marguerite
and Miss Hartford. They went to see
him and told him the story of the girls
attempt to obtain an education. The
viceroy was much pleased with his
countrywoman and seemed to take q
great interest in her. He told her and
Miss Hartford about the woman's con-
gress, which is to be held in London
in 1898, and said that he wanted the
women of China to be represented at
the congress.
After little talk he told Marguerite
that he would appoint her to represent
China and its women at the congress.
He then asked Miss Hartford if she did
not know of some other woman in
China that was qualified to be a dele
gate to the congress. Miss Hartford
at once recommended to him DR.. HUI
King Eng, the first Chinese woman to
study medicine. Some years ago she
left China to come to America, and
after course in the woman's medical
school at Philadelphia she received her
degree. She then returned to China
and became one of the most valuable
members of the Foo Chow mission,
where she now is. Ii Hung Chang was
much interested in the story and after
a few questions said that she should be
appointed as the second woman to at
tend the congress. So China will be
represented at the woman's congress
and by two Christian women. After
the viceroy's arrival in China he made
the appointment in a formal manner.
st. Paul Pioneer Press.
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COOKING AND EATING.
Not Every Man Knows How to Do Eithes
Properly.

Not Every Man Knows How to Do Eithep
Properly.
At one time. some 200 or 500 years
ago, Italy held the palm for cookery,
and the French Knocked at what
Montague termed lie science de guelle.
Then came other days, when masters
of the art, such as Bechameil, aaitre
d'hotel Of Louis and Magnificent. and
Vatel, the famous steward of the
prince de Condo, ruled over the
aesthetics of the dinner table, and
when great ladies, even princesses Of
the royal blood and mattresses en-
tire, thought it no indignity to direct
the course of dish or to themselves
prepare it. Princess Soubise invented
the puree d'oignons that is even now
called after her. The princess Of
Conte gave her name to particulars
mode of serving a breast of muttonj
tho duchess of Muilly, wing with
her. to special way of dressing leg
of the same Wand. The gentle Louise
de la Valliere was a great adept in all
culinary lore, and Nine. de Maintenon,
femme savante as she was, would herr
self prepare les colelettes of papilloto
for the detection of her royal master.
In fact. so alarmed was she when
Louis XIV. showed prediction for
carre du mouton a la Conte that she
called in Pere Lachaise, who, In his
turn, invoked the aid of another
priest. with the triumphant result
that Canard au Pere Douillet is known
historically of having been the dish
that weaned the too-susceptibIe mons
arch from the pitfalls Of the princess
and fixed him in the paths of virtue by
the side of the Widow Scarron.
With all due respect to Mgr. Savarin,
1t is not every man of sense who knows
how to eat Witness the first Napoleon
and the great Carlyle. men who
swallowed their food in great gulps,
running alike their health and, what IL
synonymous with health, their tempers
also. Every one is not like Mr.. Glad
stone, who lays it down as an axiom,
and acts upon it, too. that food should
be turned over in the mouth at least
Is or 30 times before 1t is finally swal.
lowed, SO do not deceive yourselves.
The most important hour that day
has in store for you. the axle on which
all else turns-health, business, wealth,
happiness--is that hour which is ush-
cred in by what what Byron calls 1.-THE
tocsin of the soul" that is. the dinner
bell. 1t Is time for which to prepare
ourselves with solemnity BETTING
such q grave occasion and is not to be
rushed into lightly, as II it were Of
little or no moment. Otherwise, how
has it arisen that tho favored ones Of
the earth habitually cast of the gar.
ments of toll, the coat of varied huei
and uncomfortable garments of un.
varied form, and attire themselves de
rigueur whenever 1t is question Of
dinuer?"-Loudou Chat
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Out into the Darkness.


laughter out
alone nm pro.
tected into the
stormy night
Yet many loving
m others allow
their daughters,
who are just conn
ing into the time
of womanhood,
to proceed with
out proper care
and advice all un-
protected ana
alone into the
perils of this crit
ical period.
Young women
at this time often
suffer from irreg.
ularity and weak
ness which may
afterwards de-
velop into dan
gerous disease
and fill their
whole lives with
wretchedness.
II IL 4 mOthefso
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The entire muscular system of q
snake is, in one way or another, con-
nected with its spinal column, and
presents one of the most complex ar
Engagements known to the comparative
Rnatomist,
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Victory.

Refinement and barbarian. science
and ignorance, heathenism and Juda1
ism, the sophistry Of Athens, the
power lof Rome-all are leagued
against Christianity, yet all were con,
quered. How? Not by the genius Of
its defenders, nor by their social in'
fuence, but by the spirit Of the Lord
Of Hosts.-Rev. D. E. Rurriss, Meth
odist, Philadelphia, Pa.
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A MOVING ACCIDENT.
by CLARENCE COOK.

ZSA4ESyS~A SOdli NC dDic W
II SN drop the Higgin-
sons"
oINN Celia stood be-
" fore me in dress
which, as expert
ence had taught me, implied that Celia
she held paint pot, in the other n
trowel. For Celia was off for days
work upon the new house, while / was
trying to write humorous review of a
scientific work upon an upturned box
in the old fiat, sitting amid the ruins of
two years comfort.
Why we were moving cannot tell.
In some vague way Celia had given me
to understand that she was uncomfor-
table. l protested that 1 was happy
enough where 1 was; whereat Celia al
luded disparagingly to the stairs, the
hall porter and'finally the Higginsons.
Then came hints of an eligible house
and garden at a microscopic rent ]
assumed no interest, having none. And
then one morning men came upstairs
in their shirt sleeves, fell upon the
furniture and tore it from its mornings.
/ remarked to Celia that of all the
happy days had spent in my study this
was not the happiest. And Celia replied
that we should be able to drop the Hig-
ginsons.
ut would certainly be jolly not to see
the Higginsons again." / said. But
this is high price to pay for the pleas
ure."
Celia looked round, and, finding a
coal scuttle which the men in shirt
sleeves had overlooked, sat down upon
1t to explain.
Everyone should move-well-once
every two years." said Celia.
laid down my pen and looked in
quiringly.
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The Austrians were originally the
Oester-Reichers or inhabitants Of the
Eastern Empire.
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"TrLL. mo . story, grandma "Whal
kind Of story do you want, Tommyf''
'sTell me story with plenty of raisins and
sandy in it and o dog. "-Texas Sitter.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-11-12
He Knew Him,

Several travellers were waiting for a
train ON the veranda Of southwest
Georgia hotel. 1t was a dismal, rainy
day, and one of them remarked:
''This reminds me of one Of Longfel-
lows poems, The Day Is Done.'''
At the mention of the name Longfel-
low tall stranger leaned forward and
said:
"Longfellow? What do you know
bout him?''
Little" replied the first speaker,
"except that he wrote books.
can is he a-writin Of books?" asked
the tall man. "Why, the last time I
heard Of him he wuz runnin fer sheriff
an maxim of stump speeches. y
"Ifear you are mistaken in the man, )"
said the first speaker, laughing.
''Not me, )" replied the tall man.
"Don't I know him? Bill Longfellow-
had squint in one eye an cut over
the other. An jest ter think-the durn-
ed FOOLS took ter writin. Atlanta
Constitution.
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Glow" Used For "rhat.~

DR.. Holmes wrote half century ago,
"Don't, let me beg of you-don't say
'how for what, !" and please don't
say how for that " is the wall of the
sensitive reader of today. If an Ameri-
can, he is likely to ascribe the reigning
fancy for the sin to Mr.. Howells, who
has taken to it with his usual ferocity,
possibly because long practice on his
own signature makes the adverb easier
for him to write than the conjunction.
Lately the word has begun to infest
the writings Of English politicians, pos
sibly as a result of association with the
Irish members of parliament, for che
said how he was going" is literal
translation of the Gaelic equivalent Of
che said that he was going.'' But the
worst instance Of its use appears in a
letter written by the Hon. Auberon
Herbert to the editor of the London
News, and, misusing the word 16 times
in 40 lines, Connemara' s self could do
no more New York Times.
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Iron In the System.
DONE.

Walker was one Of those who do not
believe i'll doctors. and he never lost an
Opportunity Of having a dig at them.
When he was brought home in a cab
with a broken leg and the medical man
had to be sent for, Walker was much
humiliated
"Rather serious, said the man of
physic and fees, ''but you'll 60 on if
you take care. I'll send you an iron
tonic
Don't want it!' exclaimed the pa
tient shortly. "Iron is no good -
excuse me, returned the doctor
stif1y ''iron is good for the system"
And as Falker doggedly repeated his
objection he continued with some
warmth: "It is beyond all question, sir.
In whatever way iron enters the body
it is good, and it is mistaken notion
to say that it makes man irritable
II beg to differ most emphatically,"
retorted Walker desperately, finding
himself driven into corner for an ar
gument. 81 say it causes irritability
and therefore isn't good, and if you
want proof just you sit down on the
business end Of tack
And he fell back in bed with look
Of triumph. Pearson s Weekly.
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MT. VERNON.

MI. VERNON, Nov. ll.-Mrs. Parker
arrived from Aurora. Illinois, Monday
night, to take care OF her daughter.
Mrs. Sibley, during her sickness.
AS Tom Nicholson was leaving town
Monday night he met train about a
mile west OF town which frightened his
horses so they ran away, throwing him
out and it is supposed the hind wheel
of the wagon struck him on the head
and forehead cutting an ugly cash. He
was brought to town and placed in care
of Dr.. Smiley, who dressed the wound
He is doing we'll now.
Rev. Jolley's family is now settled in
the M. E. parsonage.
W. r. Edgington is putting down a
we'll at the NJ. E. parsonage.
The Ladies' Aid society will serve
dinner on Thanksgiving day in the
vestry at the NJ. E. Church.
Lou Mabbott has flow in Tom
Haynes artesian we'll, but as Tom wants
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Mitchell Republican: Gold continues
70 How into the country, the official
ngures showing that the gold reserve at
she treasury has increased 81 600, 900.
Evidently a republican administration
and the Dingley tariff are not so much
OF hardship as it's opponents anticipat-
Mitchell Gazette: Since Downey is
evidently SO we'll versed in finance it
might be in order for him to explain
how it is that with "a republican ad-
m'nistration and the Dingley tariff"
the government deficit for October was
W, 522, 653 or ST l,019,725 more than the
deficit for he same month in 1896. The
people are paying more for sugar and
clothing and coal and glassware, but the
deficit gets bigger. Explain it.
With operation of the tariff in force
but few months we presume the Ca
zette expected to have the national debt
paid off by this time as result of the
protective tariff. Only eighteen million
dollars worth of foreign goods remain
ed in the bonded warehouse of the coun-
try at the erd OF the fiscal year in 1897,
while at the same date in 1896 the
amount in the bonded warehouses was
over fifty million. This shows how
thoroughly the importers had swept
the world for goods which would be
affected by the new tariff law and ex-
plains the light importations and small
collections of customs duties during the
first several months OF the new law. Peo-
pie are not paying more for sugar, coal
and clothing and Johnston knows it full
we'll. Coal is cheaper, and there is no
material change in the price of the
other items. On the other hand year
ago wheat was bringing 40 to so cents
a bushel and on now it is worth from 70
to IS cents, and on that ground the ar
ticles mentioned can be purchased
much easier now than year ago.
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a stronger flow they are still going

stronger flow they are still going
deeper
James Cross finished threshing last
Saturday and left for his home in
Charles Mix county yesterday. He re-
ports that he collected every dollar for
his falls run, which speaks we'll for our
farmers.
Fred Baker is studying telegraphy
with Agent My finger.
Mrs. r. E. Mytinger returned home
from her Iowa visit Tuesday night.
John Chantry bought Frank Sorrel's
farm last week and has moved the
house from it into town on the lots lust
south of the house he just vacated.
Mrs. j. Haynes moved into town
Monday.
Mrs. Holbrook, sister of Mrs. E. E.
Holbrook. arrived from Iowa last night.
The Creamery Company have added
another story to their creamery build
ing, which will give them more room
to handle their fast increasing BUSINESS.
Miss Lizzie Larson left this morning
for Montana, where she will spend the
winter.
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BEULAH.

BEULAH, Nov. 9.-Nice weather for
husking and this week will see a good
many pieces finished.
Ben Weeks and Hoyt Cox are fencing
the Fletcher quarter on the creek.
Butter is good property when it is lS
cents at this time of the year.
Our little school house is very un-
comfortable for both scholars and
teacher. The school room is 80 small
that when they build fire they can't
get far enough away from the stove but
what the heat gives them the head
ache.
That last rain made it god blowing
again.
Have you seen those twins that came
to Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Emmons on the
26th Of last month? They are all right
and mother and children are doing
we'll.
School house No. is looking much
better since it got that much needed
coat of paint. What is the matter with
painting our little school house? Say
we paint it red.
Mr.. jays people have got settled on
the O'Donnell farm.
There is talk of doing away with the
Center district in the west part OF
Beulah. We think this is very wise
plan as the school houses are alto
gether too thick for the number of
children there are to go and then we
might get a better building for school
purposes over in this corner.
Cows sold as high as S35 at O'Don.
nells sale. Cows are as good as gold
mine now Gays. They are not out of
sight but out of reach of most of us.
Ducks and geese are flying now.
Good farms are hard to rent in this
section.
Mr.. Greenacker was trying to burn
off some land today and the fire got
away from him, which called out the
neigh bors in double quick time. One
stack Of hay went up in smoke for Mr..
Fraser and that is all the damage
done.
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OF enjoyment and on the departure OF
the guests they congratulated the cou-
pie on the occasion and wished them
many more years Of happiness.
We will have in car load of our
favor ite brand of Wisconsin buckwheat
flour, which we will exchange with far
mers 25 lbs, for "a bushel of wheat.
This is the kind of buckwheat flour we
handled in 1892.
MONMOUTH MERCHANT MILLS.
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ETH AN.

EATHAN. Nov. 10-Mrs. Asa Dodd
was down from Mitchell visiting her
mother last week.
Miss Vera Doty is visiting her sister,
Miss Ethel Doty, in Mitchell.
Arthur Drake left Ethan Monday to
take CONNER ci II course at the Dako-
ia University.
Chas. Dabler, Chas. Lowrie and Earl
Doty went out to Lake Andes last week
on hunting trip.
Mrs. and Misses Drake visited friends
in Bridgewater Saturday and Sunday.
F. I. Windle of Mitchell was in
Ethan Monday.
Miss Hannah Donavan of Ethan and
John Callahan of Elk Point were mar
ried Tuesday morning at 9oclock a. IN.
MIR. and Mrs. Callahan 60 west on their
wedding trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Blackington of
Parkston were visiting at Mrs. E. Low
ries Tuesday.
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NETGHBORHooD NEWS.
TOBIN.

ToBIN, Noy. 9.-Henry Parry, ol
Mitchell, spent Sunday with G. F.
Atkinson.
Miss Eunice Thompson returned to
her school Monday morning.
Mrs. G. Cave, who has been visiting
with her granddaughter, Mrs. Stultz,
returned Wednesday.
Charles o. Daniels experienced some
trouble with his we'll, but is now driv.
ing it along.
DR.. Baker and daughter were visit.
ing at Mr.. and Mrs F. E. Moses Sun.
day.
The usual services at the Martin
school house Sunday, Nov. IA, con.
Quoted by Rev. De Croft. All are
cordially invited,
A Mr.. Moore and family of Ethan
have moved on the old Beal place.