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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21

The Ute outbreak has resulted in a
very careful examination of all the rela-
tons between the General Government
and the several Indian tribes. The
latest inquiry has been directed to dis
covering the extent of territory allotted
10 the Indians in the several States and
Territories. Judge Bedford has gone
over the public records, and has col
lected the information which follows.
The result shows that in the States and
Territories named there are 1905 In
dians, occupying 2S6, $50 square miles,
or about one square mile to each In
dian, and that the total number Of acres
over which these Indians roam at viii,
and upon which it is not permitted a
white man to enter, is Isl 1897 ,76S. The
following is the table, giffsfa
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21
The Parson Who Apologized.

NPArson B. lived a few miles "out' T.
on the road running from a certain elm
powered city of Maine to small manu-
featuring village just beyond. = The
parson was known as the embodiment
of oddities and quiddities, and also as
very convenient resort when one OF the
city pulpits needed "a " short notice :"
supply, and the village of Sacarappa
had reputation, equally well estab-
lished, for manners and morality for
which ungodliness was gentle term.
One Sunday morning the parson was
suddenly summoned TO fill ther' crack =
pulpit of the city, its own divine being
unexpectedly detained away from home.
Hastily snatching sermon from the
pile, he. putSi in his pocket, mounted
his hish-hipped nag, and was off.
1t was "a bright October morning, and
the keen air had put life into the par
sons veins and oratory into his soul.
Warming at every sentence of his dis
course, he poured forth rising flood Of
krebuke, exposure, warning and con-
domination, such as might well stir the
souls of any company of sinners to their
depths.
Butas. the climax was reached and
the, conclusion drew near, the parson
began to recollect himself. This was
no company of sinners. These were the
ssfirst circles +" of P, aristocrats in
velvet and silk; their church had the
tallest steeple and the handsomest front
in town, and their minister commanded
a higher salary than any other church in
Maine could raise. - - -
The parson felt blush stealing to his
cheek. He hurried through his sermon
closed it, and reached uncomfortably
for The. hymn. book; then, with a quick
little movement, he wheeled about, and
cooking his wizened face to one side
piped out, in his queer, high pitched
voice: 8" / hope no one in the audience
will take Ioffense at any remarks Offered
in my address this morning. l wa.
sent for in great haste, had no time t.
make selection, and the truth is, thu
sermon never was written to come ny
here; it waswritten forSacarap' folks.
-Harper's Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21
Taking Advantage Of Leap Year.

"a Detrofter who was out in the u
try the other day to look after son|
poultry got stuck in a mud hole, althoQl|
having alight buggy and. a strong hem
He got out, took a rail of the fencc, ~
was trying to pr, the vehicle out, whn|
along came 4 stamping young woun
about 26 years of age. She halted, sn
veyed the situation, and said:
p "You stand by the horse wh1s
heave on the rail, and don't be afraid I
getting mud on your hands and bootss
Their united efforts released the VII
Gle, and the Detroiter returned tA1nh
and asked her to get in and ride. 81
hesitated, looked up and down the rOal
and finally said: $50 s'eA
are youP" 80 -.
He gave his name and residence, =
she continued: ~
!" I'm over rs, worth $500 in ca
know all about homework, and thii
leap year" ,l.,e.
|" Yes, / know, but for Heavens 81
don't ask me to marry you!" he rcpls
as he saw the drift. Hr3
"See here, 2 she continued, lookh|
him square in the eye, I'm strai9
girl, wear a No. 2 shoe, and | Ike z
looks of you"
"Yes, but don't-don't talk that y!
to me!' .,
I" Stranger, it's leap year, and Z
going to pop! Will youhaye me or 20!
"I'm-I'm already marriedln be &
tered. Is s-
Honest Injun?"
"Yes.r
SWELL that settles me and ! wo1l
ride. III take a cut across the g.
over to old Spooner's. He's got q
sons and fool nephew, and III beC
on the old man and pop the crowd e.
down to the idiot, for I've slummiY
around this world just as long IS =
going to! Goodbye, sir-no hnz
done ~ Free Rress.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21
The Chinese Cuisine.

The sharks fin is delicacy which !!
rarely omitted from the ~e,la sts&
nese feast. It Is one Of the great cIA1e
dishes'' forming the pieces de reaaaM
of an official banquet, and is 81
either in the form of a joint, garnlsne
with crabs, or served up in small piees
in cups placed before each guest. y
consumption of rats, though it eoeu9
be somewhat on the decline, is the CO.
of very important traffic in the pI1er
pal towns of certain districts, and q
pecially in street in Canton tsne.
Hing -Loung-Kai. Here these amin.
may be seen in enoromous fnuiflIu'
hanging up in the shop windows sIno9
chickens and ducks and geese. 4
are for the most part dried and !.
and when in that state are estcem:e !
sovereign recipe for those whose DAN Z
getting thin. =.
Besides the dishes peculiar y
Celestials alone, there arc q. vareY
differences in their mode OF COOKING
eating foods unknown to our cur.
Hams, for instance, are kept for 3
or even two years, buried in hesf !
sawdust, which impart to them
of wood much appreciated by the ~
NETS. Broad beans are fermenfeo' a,
after being mixed with salt, form =
favorite sauce, eaten with all so' ~
yiands. Finally, the habit OF ~
g rotten epos.,, which sounds 50 g.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21

approached. The light alrcaar
nished exceeds 500 wax candl.s :. m'
horse-power and yet the ma -
for improvement is enormous
actual energy of the coal uscd !. -
less than eight times that really A.,
oped as light. ~
In still another direction-tbe A..
opment of misunderstanding hv a.:
solar radiation. by the utilization - =
waste heat of our fires, and the r.
the possibilities are incalculable and Il
work of invention but scarcely 49,
In the near future, too, men viii ~
upon many now neglected sourcss' !.
power, which will give them ArS,S
the mediation of electricity a cfss,..
supply of motive force than is nov Ss
rived ~from~a ll-eur coal- .m;r,s,s'lsssss
recent tissue of the Scientific .1mer;o.s
Supplement the progress made s. s.
utilization Of electricity as 4 t,srr;er :
power economically developed IN lar
engines operated by steam pows
Waterfalls and the like, was descr;hs1'
at great length by Professor AyrtoD
The transmission Of power bv al.
tri city both for short and for lono a
tances. is not only practicable bont -
nomical; and the sanitary and Ctr
advantages of drawing power from ,
distance, for small manufacturing ~
for operating domestic machinery. q
50 enormous that the new system l. nm
to work great changes in all brancbs
of industrial affairs. In every denzs
ment Of life this most nimble and MI
ing servant of humanity is becomir'
useful, or, rather, men are beeinnins I
discover how infinite is his CAPACITY 4
usefulness, and the marvellous ecoua
mics possible throughout his emplos
ment. He is as ready to work for Is !
to run our errands, or watch our )prm
erty against thieves and fire. And Il;
no stretch of imagination to saw IL
our children if not ourselves viii =
the small steam engine everywhere Il
placed by the electric motor, VIII
will convert into motive power the 81
tie energy conveyed by wires from "a
trail sources Of energy-huge furnae,
constructed on the most approved sciu
tific principles, out-of-the-way ws,a
falls, tidal currents, even the sunhn
self. And doubtless this 'cleanly &
trusty servant will serve .humapify
ways we do not dream of now, and II
cost that will be-, by comparion N
the present cost Of light and heat 4
working energy, almost nominal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21
-Abd-el-Kader, whose death wa

'-Abd-el-Kader, whose death was
about a month since generally an
nounced, is not only still living. but
also, despite his IS years of age and his
As children, is exceedingly healthy and
carries himself as stoutly as a young
man. He lives at Damascus, devoting
his time to agriculture and charity. He
is one of the handsomest old men to be
seen, enjoys life, and asks from Provi-
dence nothing better than to be able to
read a few more obituaries of himself.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21

-sswbat dreadful AFFAIR.", -, -
nanlly exclaimed good MIS-. ~ q NJ !
botham, laying down the accou ,sdIrc,
prize fight which she had been rea'e ~
1.-THE awful nen actually strucnt ~
other with their hands, and one O .' -.
got 50 sick that he threw up
Such things ought TO be aoPP
law, ,'-Rocxland Courier.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21

Waters: One pound of sifted flour,
two tablespoonful of butter, a little salt,
enough milk to make; stiff dough. Ruh
the butter into the sailed flour, wet with
the milk, roll thin, cut into small round
cakes, and roll those again into cakes as
large as a tea-plate and as thin as stout
writing-paper. Lift carefully to Toured
pan and bake quickly. They keepwe
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21

The capital employed in British rad
roads is little less than $500, 000, 900
1t is administered by 224 distinct com.
panies, some of which pay no dividend,
while others are hopelessly insolvent. As
q rule, the smaller the company the less
profitable the undertaking.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21

RICE PuDDING WITHOUT Fec. One
cup of boiled rice, one and half or two
cups of milk, and few raisins; sugar
and flavor to taste, and bake slowly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21

E. j. CoBLE writes to the Indiana
Farmer that he has sold in eight months,
from two cows, 537 pounds of butter,
besides the amount used in his family.
This is a good yield, but the amount u
money received, $68.75, does not show
profitable business.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21

ONCE roasted, the proud turkey COB
bier is satisfied with any sort of dress
ing.-N. o. PicGyzs'se.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21

There is hardly town on the coast
in which Chinese lotteries do not exist
either as a local affair or as one of the
agencies of large lotteries of the kind in
San Francisco. The tickets are square
slips of paper, on which are printed
eighty letters, these letters being the last
In the Chinese first reader, or "Gin
Chez Cho,n as it is called. These tick
cts are for sale at all the Chinese stores,
and can be purchased for any price from
ten cents to 50, the amount of the prize
drawn depending upon the price paid
for the ticket. When the ticket is
bought the purchaser chooses ten letters
on it, by marking them out with pen,
and upon these ten his chances depend.
The drawing is conducted as follows:
Eighty square slips Of paper, each bear
ing one of the letters upon the tickets,
are pasted by one corner upon large
board used for the purpose. After being
thus pasted aad found tobe correct they
are next put into a large pan and thor.
oughly mixed From this pan they are
transferred to four porcelain bowls,
twenty in each bowl. Four slips of
paper, marked respectively J., 2, 8, and
4, are next placed in the bowl and on
drawn out, which indicates the bowlo
tickets to be used in the drawing. After
determining this the twenty tickets in
the bowl indicated are taken out one by
oneand repasted upon the large board,
a caller announcing each letter as it is
drawn, and the clerks recording it.
Out of the twenty letters drawn, if the
holder of chance is so fortunate as to
have marked off ten upon his ticket, he
secures a large prize, ranging from
200 to $4,000, and even $4,000,
according to the money invested in, the
ticket. The drawings are made twice a
day, and the dealers of the game, If at
all fortunate, make a large amount OF
money from it. The chances are very
great in favor of the game, but seldom
over three or four spots being won upon
ticket, and over seven is rarity.
Under fou. spots scored the tickets lose,
and over this to as high as eight the
prices are nominal, varying from %
cents to $50. This species Of gambling
is very popular among the Chinese, and
there is hardly, one but hold tickets for
each drawing 81 Euysk4 lNev.) Leader.
7 "
If the accounts from central and
southern Russia are to be believed, the
corn beetle, which may be ranked as
/ first cousin to the Colorado potato
beetle, has been committing fearful raw
ages there, displaying healthiness OF
appetite which bodies i'll for the future
agricultural prosperity of that region.
The pest has been spreading ever since
1866, and the damage wrought last year
in the districts of Puitown, Ekaterinos-
lay, ySaratoff, Khersop, and. the prov
inces of the Don was equal to l5,U00, 00C
roubles. Neglect and idleness have al.
lowed the destroyer to multiply so fast
that it will be very difficult now to check
him. Wherever the ground has beer
dug up, enormous quantities Of chrysaI
lides have been found, which in spring,
viii turn into beetles.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.

Personal and Literary. il
-Wilkie Collins says he has earned
$3.50, 900 with his pen.
The Atlanta Constitution thinks Mrs.
Burne.t's Southern dialect is not the
eorrect'article.
Mrs. +. l.. Davenport, the widow OF
thedistinguishcd actor, is giving dramat-
ic readings in New York. , sfs
"Ouida" has written a new novel,
entitled "Moths, - in which many noted
persons will appear in very thin dis
guise. is,p -
Mrs. Tennyson composed the music
for her husbands song which appears
in the March number Of So. Nicholas.
Mfr. Samuel Smiles has received
from the King Of Italy a valuable
decoration as a mark of the royal
appreciation of his books. Self Help"
translated, has been sold in Italy to the
number Of $4,000 copies.
ion "A prize Of f20O has been offered by
the Rev. Wyatt Edgell, through the
Sanitary Institute of Great Britain, for
the best essay that may be written by
Aug. next, ON "The Cause of Hered-
itary Tendencies in Health and Dis
ease" 'siE' 49,. 800 ka ~
Mary Kyle Dallas lives In New York.
She earns $1,000 year from Bonner's
Leiqcr, and although not yet 40 years
old her hair is snow-white. She wears
it dressed in puffs piled upon her head
and, with a bunch of crimson roses on
one side. .asf \. sbsr.l 7saeni. IN
aL Marv C,emmer. tho washington
Correspondent. is i woman of command
ihg pe'en., s'As aaoI S o.ue I 49,
uo ,,, =, .s''stpr :n o,,rIs orer her fore
head and s;mnlv lnotssd at the hack of
no. he'd Chr onorget;c and electric
in corversat;on.u.-trfie imperious. in
= manner. s.. ta4o-tta4.a -
of the reported rupture of Miss
Julia Fletcher,s ENLARGEMENT. the Lon
don Globe, saNs !. { g American society in
Rome Is inst now much exercised bv the
ABRUPT Termination TO the matrimonial
cnoarement between Miss Fletcher.
authoress Of Kismet, and Lord Went
worth. In this transaction no blame is
J attached to the lady, but the gentleman
is highly censured. ~ ssae3as
p, Mime. Colban. is a distinguished
Norwegian writer who did not attempt
authorship until she was nearly go years
; old. She has produced since then five
romances, which are described as charm
ing. Her children were established in
life, her health began to fail, and her
duties and amusements as woman OF
? society grew irksome. so she went to
: live in Rome, where she has renewed
her youth in literary work. s.ssM a.
,yaijs,1l .5oa -T-..uns.g ,a5sss
-, school and church
In the last ~ years tne metnodist
missions nave received upWarus OF zen
mihon oohafs." 'S ni. -
z AT recent SESSION OF the North
MAsslsslppi conference Oh the Metnouist
sEPasooPa CnuIcn SCUM, tne Dlsn9p ee,
cioe9 itnas q iadyfwho naol oeep eieecteo
s ~ aliay deiega.e couid not serve. ne
SAD potn the oiscipine ana the bipie
exciuded women rom noiuing cnurch
orices.
"A public spirited Mississippian, DR..
&C. NJ Walden, has made an offer TO the
q Legislature Of Mississippi or the various
= churches Of the State to give $4,000
! towards the erection of a college at Val
den; provided that either the churches
All. 600 reouired.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21

valued at 81 zoo, co., z s73'sMt ael
~ Putnam County. Fla. produced g.
100, 600 oranges last wear. Fll al1i 2
II s 60. $3.50 c.. ...!,,s.-.l,
,,,,,,shs osge noo' ~ spence MASS, mas
o i ~ seles n nen. S'oiuosne, va,
''; lr ssn' !" ee'a'i'sn manufacturing
so '"
1t mas been aseertained Dy careful
Analysis snas ram when ians IN Towns
oIlen peoomes neavIiy charged WIN IN,
! r,u Psopsrs,ss; anu can only IA rura a.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21

which makes gas out of water, and en-
riches the hydrogen with yaporized
naphtha. This gas, il is said, Sscan
be7made for so cents per 900 cqbic
feet. Y
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21

Mrs. Ann S. Stephens is said to be
the oldest living American authoress.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21

"A standing invitation-Get up.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-21

Of |" ph94kDm I, wire. 9, IN other words,
thegysteM makes every wirs 80 used
/ equivalent to four wires under the old
system !. and mo one can say how far
improvement in this direction is or is
not possible. ~
The future of electricity in the sphere
of light giving is daily becoming more
apparent. The <impossibilities of last
year are, the achievements ofGthis year /;
and even IL weR were compelled to say
that hitherto the electric light has not
passed beyond the experimental stage,
the positive gains made during't the past
few months are guarantee that in sew
'eral directions practical success is as
suref 5egi.i -.ss ~ 7ss5 fot J'sa
Our readers are already familiar with
what Nj. Edis0n has accomplished.
Many OTHER none on ls9 successful
aiisSs9 TN s'&!grl s sisis ss
eonntry 81 "a E41Ol London a
(teady and remarkable progress is
reported in the working of the Jabloch-
koff candles employed at the Victoria
STATEN Of the Mefyopoi HAN Hallway and
a. WSt65t65 br3dnn, rzk1EE1fse pDwer
ebgine already s45tains GO lights (oi
flS% seo y z99 IS candle EDS P9vsrl and g :
of sGfAhAShes Machines are put down.
The length Of cable used is up
ward of mile and a half, the length OF
the circuit over three and a quarter
miles, It is claimed that the limit Of
xIH 49, - -. e<~~s~ - e. 80 1.<.ev,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-07-17
THE FIRE EATERS.

The Lcmars (Lowa) Sentinel was the
most radical of radical journals few
months ago. 1t bore the same relation
to the masses of the Republican. party
that the Okolona mississippi States
did to the Democratic party. The one
represented the views of the extremists
of the North; the other echoed the SEN
timents of the southern implacables.
Whether the rabid Mississippi paper
has denounced General Hancock as q
"Lincoln hireling" we have not yet
learned, but the Iowa sheet has taken
occasion to express it's opinion of the
Chicago nominee. 1t goes for Garfield
in its peculiar style, and here is what
it says about him:
1.-THE Grand old doctrines of the Re-
publican party are buried a thousand
fathoms deep, and it's
FRY tongues and eloquent Fabers are
explaining whether or no, their candi-
date,
James Garfield,
Is thief and perjurer,.
This is the anti-climax of the Gen.
tury."
A blast from the Okolona States
against Hancock is now in order.
Unfortunately, for the peace and
welfare of the country, there are men
in both political parties who, like the
editors of the Sentinel and the States,
delight in tanning the flames of section,
alism; but, though they profess to be
Unionists in name, they are opposed to
the Union in fact, and would keep the
North and South arrayed against each
other for ever. If the Union means
anything, it certainly implies that every
State in the Nation shall be entitled to
every right and privilege accorded to
any of the other States, and if one or
more of them are to be treated like
conquered provinces, the Constitution,
which guarantees equal rights and a
republican form of government to all,
is but SO much waste paper, to be
thrown aside at the will of whatever
party may for the time have control Of
the national Government.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-07-17

was at once ierked into the air. After
hanging sixteen minutes Cox was pro-
nounced' dead.
The Times Washington special says:
Don Cameron and family, in robust
health, left last evening for Pennsyl-
vania He had long interview with
Marshall Jewell. The recent visit of
Simon Cameron to his son was to In
duce him to shake down his pride and
go to work, in order to hold his posi-
ton in Pennsylvania. Garfield has
promised the Camerons all they can
desire, and they accept and will labor
earnestly for the ticket,
Two men, named John Davidson and
Bill Smith, got into an alteration at
Pomeroy, w. t., resulting in ashoot-
ing affray. Davidson drew pistol and
shot Smith, the shot taking effect in.
the hip, near the back, inficting dan
gerous wound. Davidson is under ar
rest.
DIR. Tanner is cheerful and good-hum-
ored, notwithstanding his long fast,
and is confident of being able to accom-
plish the feat Of going forty days with
out eating.
The Chicago Journals Washington
special says: The Democrats despair OF
carrying the Norfolk, Va, District,
now that Goode has withdrawn.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-07-17

TELEGRAPHkC ITEMS.

The New York Herald's special says:
1t is authoritatively stated here that
General Grant will return to Galena
before the first of August, settle up his
affairs and go. to New York, where q
position is open for his acceptance. He
has been rendered the Presidency of
the American branch of the De Lesseps
Canal Company at salary of $25, 900 %
year. This he has refused, upon the
ground that the enterprise would not
prove financial success during the
lives of those now interested in the
scheme, and he could not lend his name
to an undertaking in which his friends
were likely to embark and receive no
returns from, if they did not entirely
lose their dividends.
Frank Senter, an engineer at Bodie,
while under the influence of liquor,
fired shot into the air. Officer O,Mal-
ley went to him and demanded his re-
vOlver. Senter said no one could take
away his gun, and simultaneously
drawing another revolver, commenced
firing at the officer with both. O'Mal-
ley returned the fire, shooting off the
fore-fnger of Senter's right hand, and
sending one ball through the feshy
part of his leg, below the knee. The
officer was not injured, though one ball
passed through his coat and one struck
the handle of his revolver. O'Malley
fired five shots, and Senter ten. The
latter is not dangerously wounded.
Sir William Hartcourt, Home Sec
rotary, replying to an inquiry in the
House OF Commons yesterday, said he
believed that lis men had persisted by
the explosion. The pit is $50 yards
deep. All the machinery was new. The
Black Vein seam is an old one, aud we'll
known il connection with previous ex-
plosions, one Of which, in 1860, killed
l45 persons.
The Irish Republican Convention met
at Indianapolis, and elected Il. L. Hunt
of Missouri, as President; f. McNama-
ia, of Ohio, as Secretary; and Judge A.
L. Morrison, of Chicago, as Chairman
of the Committee on Resolutions. The
California member of the Executive
Committee is 7. I'll. Henry, of San
Francisco.
Chastine Cox, convicted of the muir
der of Mrs. Hill, was hanged yesterday
in the jail-yard of the Tombs, in the
presence of about 200 persons. At S;37
the moose around the neck of Cox was
attached to tie pendant rope, and he