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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-08-07
Easier Maintained than Rssainsk

The original farmers of New Engn
cropped their lands severely ana
production waned sought the valle}
the Mohawk, of the Genessee. The -
soil OF Ohio and eventually the e.
prairies further West. In the Sou9n
millions of acres of old fields sbsn1d
to sedge, then thick with young
which rapidly become forest, te9
tale of exhaustive husbandry q
neers, and exhibit nature's methoo
cuperatlon. The wheat growers o
nesota and Dakota exhibit an inte1
rapacity under the name Of ente!
and the scjl-robbers of Califoul
among the boldest of their race'
ready signs of exhaustion aPpc
spots before the pillow has subdueq
than a moiety of available area -.
wisest cultivators are calling ~
abandonment of the vicious syste
The story of Genesee is fsmin
was most effectively told q few
ago by our valued contribueoFs
Hon. F. p. Root. Famous onc:
wheat-growing as q specially,
generation saw the decline OF e
from continuous cropping witho9, 4
of manure. The change to mixea
bandry was not made till necesel5
PEELED it. With the reduced feE
came the wheat nudge, misfortune r..
are naturally associated, as Pr
infest weak animals and fungus g
plants. II was seen that . greae
riety of crops must be grown =.
they must be consumed mainly
farm. Thus came IN the indus
wool-growing. Embarrassing, g
cattle feeding and sheep-1nk
With this diversity rotation W.
rally suggested. Corn, oats, W.
clover, the first ON MANFRED Glow -. q
with a dressing Of commercial -.
for the third was common
varied by equivalent rotations g
crops to suit the needs Of the g!os
the peculiar requirements Of sou
Following this course Of y
ment, the necessity OF dra'nl =
peared and the means for acco ~
ing it grew out of enlarged proc
Thus step by step resuscitasx q
ceeds, until larger yields Of W.
obtained than ever by the m
full. but on smaller breadtn =
total area under crop. Occasl
pioneer adopts q rational pre-
shows how much easier and NOR
able is keeping fertility than - sr
| it, but he is a rara aUis and 9 81
little the general tenor OF the
practice. Experience is a dear r
and the pioneers rarely lean
| other.-N Y. Tribune. &
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-08-07

in the dirt? This is what they cali
push. l suppose.
DIR. Henry did not even invite the
other doctor to 60 along. A sudden
thought occurred to Joe, he'd make
stand for his rights, not rudely, but as
a gentleman. He had been as much
indicated in the call as DIR. Henry, and
the call had come to his Office.
a, also, will 60 to see this patient"
he said, quietly, land we can divide
the fee, should there be one."
"That would be strange proceed
ing" said DIR. Henry, growing red in
the face. II hadn't taken you for one
of the elbowing kind"
DIR. Joe smiled quietly and threw out
the reminder that the call had come to
his office.
81 don't propose to be euchred out
of my rights" said DIR. Henry, with
warmth.
At this stage the patient in dispute,
who had been following the waiter from
distance, entered the Office, accom-
panied by curious crowd. He fell on
the floor. the impersonation of distress.
"lt's cholera" said the waiter, hurry
ing into the street.
@Sakes aliver' DIR. Henry calculated,
backing towards the door. There s
no use for anybody to try to help that
man; he'll be dead in less than an hour;
he's in the last stages" With this he
pushed out of the Office with the panic
stricken crowd, rushing from the dam
gerous patient.
During all this time the man had been
in violent pantomime, shaking his head,
working his jaws, pointing into his
open mouth. DIR. Joe was kneeling
alongside, overlooking him, feeling,
asking an occasional question. examin-
ing the tongue, etc.
al He hasn't cholera" the doctor an
nounced. at which the last end of the
crowd looked back, listening, while the
patient motioned as if going wild, so
eager was he to give assent.
"His jaw is dislocated," continued
the DOCTOR
Here the patient nodded frantically,
his ewes twinkled and he clapped his
hands in applause.
Dr. Joe, with twinkle in his own
brown eyes, hooked two strong thumbs
into the gaping mouth. brought his
muscle and his science to bear and soon
had the jaw in place.
Straightway Mr.. Hobbs went to scold-
ing (of course you know that the chol-
era-patient was Mr.. Hobbs.) Though
DIR. Joe did not approve of all the hard
words which proceeded from the re-
stored organ, he had to own that the
provocation had been unusual.
:" A miserable pack of idiots!' said
the grumbler. "A fascinating set!
Cholera! A lot of towards! Confound.
ed humbugsr'
DIR. Joe suggested that the trouble
had not been readily discernible.
I" You found it out quick enough"
growled Mr.. Hobbs. +" because you
know your business. That fop of doc
tor has bigger practice than you have,
without knowing half as much" he con.
tinued, looking from DIR. Joe's shabby
clothes to the shabby room and furni-
ture.
DIR. Joe admitted that the other mar
did have a better practice.
~ want a doctor up in my town.
grumbled Mr.. Hobbs, "a man that
knows his business and that stand nE
4 to it. If you'll go along I'll take you.
Thereupon, ensued explanations and
then the drawing of papers. The mex
morning DR.. Joe went to new field
where he came in time to realize thai
he had indeed laid up capital worth any
day $50, O00.--Y Youths Companion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-08-07

Mrs. DeGroot, who has built a
church in Newark. n j., at her own
expense, has had clause put in the
deed to the effect that if fairs, festi-
walls or other entertainments are held
therein the property shall revert to the
original owner.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-08-07

Ventura County, Cal, the Free
Press thinks is the boss county for oil.
having produced coal oil. castor oil,
linseed oil, mustard oil and last, but not
least, some of the best olive oil that
ever entered market.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-08-07

When Ohio people see : g
medical students with shoveis,
the boys may be going 70 -
worms, nothing will prevent tns
from passing the night in the e ~ 5
armed with shot guns. -bos'e
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-08-07

The Country Gentleman relates an
instance where an old pasture that had
nearly run out was restored by apply
ing two barrels to the acre of wood
ashes and salt mixed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-08-07

the street hurried the waiter, crying
for doctor. The celebrated DIR. Jor-
don was at that moment walking leis-
urely towards the restaurant.
lin Heavens name, SIR" the waiter
cried to him. "come! There's man
dying of cholera at the Green Tree"
"Cholerar' repeated the doctor,
aghast. Then his leisurely aspect be-
came agitated; he faced about and hur-
ried off, the trembling waiter keeping
alongside. al haven't time to STOP"
the great doctor said, nervously. go
for another doctor. / have a patient to
see ON Vine Street--urgent case. There
are two doctors right around the corner
there.'h
These two were DR.. Joe and DR..
Henry. To their locality HE'D the wait
er. They were at that moment together
in DIR. Joe's Office, the other having
come to consult Joe about case.
1t was SO common a thing for the
prosperous doctor to get the advice
of this unprosperous one that Joe, by a
small circle of knowing ones, was called
the "Silent Partner"
"Want a doctor immediatelyr' cried
the waiter. rushing in. "a man dying!
stranger. rich! Hobbs, the great shoe
man."
''Where do you want me to gor' said
DR.. Henry, springing to his feet and
taking possession Of the case.
els that the way they do itp" thought
modest DIR. Joe. ''Is there snatch and
grab in this noble profession, as when
beggars scramble for the pennies tossed
, 1880-01-10
kjend~tgjoxels

TH Brug we'd Fordclingen at den
we'd Forordningen at29de De-
cember 1862 angaaende Forandring
at noglo Skater og Afgiter paa
Gen st. Croix dens ) 8. fastsatte
Atgitt til Colonialkassen, syarende
til sc Cents for liver Ager Land, der
anvendes elIer er udlagt til Sukker-
aVl, opfordres herved i Henhold til
Anordningens Forskrift, enhver
Plantage- Eier eller hans Fuldmeg-
tig til linden ID Dage fra Dato at ind
sende til undertegnede Commission
den i Anordnicgen paabudne skrift-
lige Erklaring ON Netto- yagten af
Diet Sukker, der er bleyet produceret
paa dc vedkomm ende Eiendomme i
Tiden fra iste Januar til Site De-
cember 1879.
Et ExempIar af den we'd Anord.
ningen paabudne FortegneIse fra
Toldkamrene over Netto. Vmgten af
Sucker, der er bievet udt0rt fra
liver Plantage i samme Tidsrum,
findes henlast til Eftersyn j Retshu-
set i Christiansted og Retshuset i
Frederiksted.
Skattecommissionen for st. Croix
den 3die .Januar 1880,
S. w. VAN BRAKLE. O. KRAJSE.
j. A. HOVER.
, 1880-01-10
Publication.

TOR the use of the Tax-Commis-
sions in assessing the Tax of Sc
cts. to the Colonial Treasury on
every acre of land, either actually
planted with canes or being prepared
for the cultivation of sugar, the
said Tax to be levied pursuant to the
ordinance of 29th December 1862
s 8 relating to a modification Of GER
tain Taxes and imposts ln'the Island
of st. Croix, all owners OF Estates,
or their attorneys, are hereby, in ac-
cordance with the enactment OF, the
ordinance, requested TO forward to
the undersigned Commission, within
IA days from date. the declaration in
writing prescribed in the ordinance
as to the Net-weightbof the sugar
producedon the property in question
, 1880-01-10
acknowledgements

FOLGE Ordre fra Gouvernemen-
tet bekjendtgjores herved at ALE,
som MATTE have Documenter, der
skulle belagges med Stempelpaplr
for indevarende Aar, vile have at
henvende sig i Stempelpapirsudsai-
rene i Christiansted eller j Frederik-
sted linden den SIDE Januar nastkom-'
mende, da ingen senere Udlevering
af Stempelpapir for 1873 WI hnoe
Sted.
Stempelpapirscontoiret, Christian.
sted den 27de December 1879.
S. w. VAN BRAKLE.
, 1880-01-10

ALLIE og Enhver som have Noget
e at fordre paa Skiftet efter afgangg-
ne Jomfru Anna Maria Kirchhoff,
indkaldes herved med 3 Maaneders
Varsel til for undertegnede Skifteret at
anmelde og beviisliggjore deres Krav.
Ligeledes indkaldes med Aar og
Days Varsel Afd6des Arvinger efter
Loven til at melde sig og varetage
deres Tarv under Skiftebehandlingen.
St. Thome Skifteret den 30te De-
cember 1179.
P. M. ANDERSEN.
, 1880-01-10

nile og Enhver, som MATTE have
LII Nogetatfordre iafgangne Contoirist
ANDREAs RAscHs og efterlevende Enke
CLARA RAscH fodt BJERGs falles 30,
indkaldes herved med 3 Maaneders
Varsel Ill at anmelde og beviisliggjoore
deresKr for undertegnede Skifteret.
Christiansteds Skifteret den 5te
Januar 1880.
H. A. JURS.
, 1880-01-10

Assembly. He had also formed .
new ministry under the Presidency Of
a Bishop Clement. These measures, it
was thought, were due to Russian
pressure on the Prince, the old Min
istry and the Assembly being very
Jealous of Russian influence, while the
clergy are known to be favourable
to Russia.
, 1880-01-10
acknowledgements

NET Bekjendtgjores herved at I'd
w kast til Repartitionen afgangne
Politibetjent j. P. NIELsENs Bo vii
blive fremlagt i en- Session, der af-
holdes paa Boet Onsdag den 28de
Januar d. A. Eftermiddag Kl. l slet
hvorpaa Beet ~forventes %sluttet.
Christiansteds Skifteret, den Ste
Januar 1880.
II. A JURS
, 1880-01-10
NOTICE.

7TIS HEREBY MADE known
/. that the European Packet Letters
~which have hitherto been des-
patched from St. Croix on the 26th Of
every month will hereafter, on account,
of some change which has taken
place i'll the route Of the British Royal
Mail Packet Company, be despatched
from St. Croix on the '2Srdo Of each
month,
.Presidency's Se~cretary's Office 9th
December 1873. hss
15.'Tal 81 S. w. VAN BRAKLE.
rtiIsfSa1 ~HT s&9I
, 1880-01-10
LIST January to 31st December

from LIST January to 31st De0ember
1879
A copy Of the statement Of the Net
weight Of sugar exported from each
Estateduringthe same time, furnished
from the Custom houses, pursuant to
the Ordinance, will be found exposed
for inspection in the Courthouse in
Christiansted and in the Courthouse
in Frederiksted.
Tax Commission for st. Croix, the
Ord January 1880.
s. w. VAN BRAKLE. O.KRAUSE
J. A. H0YER.
, 1880-01-10
BULGARIAN DIFFICULTIES.

+ - IL ' AAA ~ Va In
Times under date Of Dec. 3rd thus des-
,cribes the collision of Prince Alexan-
der and the Assembly: CAS- in the case
of the notification Of the elections by
the Assembly, so also in hat of the
Address, a difference has arisen be-
tween the Prince and the majority of
that body. The Address, after assur-
ing the Prince Of the loyal sentiments
cherished towards his person by the
population of Bulgaria, expresses the
thanks Of the Assembly for his visit to
the Czar-Liberator for the purpose of
gratefully acknowledging the great
sacrifices he and his people have
made for the liberation of their coun-
try. In consideration that Bulgaria
owes everything to the great deeds
of its ~liberators, the. Assembly, in one
Of its last sittingss decided that at the
opening Of every Session the gratitude
and devotion ofsthe Bulgarians to the
great Russian people should be for
mally expressed, with a view to draw
ing together more closely the ties
which unite the two brother nations.
The Address next records the thanks
of the Assembly for the Princes visit
to the European Powers, whose SYM
pathies are of such great value for
the progress and consolidation of the
new Principally, and for the friendly
relations he has Established with the
neighbouring States Of Scrvia and
Roumania. The Assembly, the Adj
dress continues, will give it's attention
to tho work Of Legislation. The army
is next touched on. A national army
has always. been an object of pride
and solicitude to a liberated people,
and the Assembly expresses its salts
faction that a military organization
has ibeen achieved in their country,
the wish being added that the duty to
serve in the army should be extended
to all citizens of the Principally, and
that the maintenance of the troops
should be improved. The Assembly
is quite aware, the Address next states,
of the difficulties the Government had
to encounter in a country newly call
ed to constitutional life; but it must
express its great regret that the Gov
eminent, instead of diminishing and
removing these difficulties, has, by its
unconstitutional action and DISPOSE
tons, increased and complicated them,
exciting the distrust of the people.
Regret is likewise expressed at the
unsatisfactory state Of the revenue,
which is mainly attributed to bad
financial administration. The Address
concludes with q repetition Of the
assurance of the loyalty and conf
dence of the Assembly towards the
Prince"
"The Address thus contains an in
dictment against the Government for
unconstitutional action, and, by impli-
cation, an accusation against tho
Prince himself. When therefore, the
contents of the Address TRANSFERRED,
although he had previously accepted
the resignationo of the Ministry, calling
upon M. Karaveleff, the leader of the
Opposition, to form a new Ministry,
the Prince stated to M. Karavelef
that he would not accept the Address
unless the Objectionable passage were
modified. NJ: Karaveleff thereupon
--14 -. .lo. ~~oooIoI n ~oLo
, 1880-01-10
LIST OF
LETTERS.
PAID

Ayila. Adelaide; Baker, G. Joshua ;
Edwin. Elizabeth Emanuel, Josiah; Hig-
gins. W James, MaGelane; Isaac, Roselin;
Lena. William Frederik Levy, Henrietta;
Nully, John dc; Samuel, Francis Iobey,
F. ". ~; Tonitan ; Williams, Elizabeth.
unpaid
Adams, Henrietta Benjamin, Sarah
Boynes, Caralena; Cotton, Mary; Daniel;
Ann NJ Davis, Ellen; Dural,: Louisa,
Edwards, Peter; Handbook, Ann; Heylligear,
Daniel; jackson, Samuel; Jacobs, Elizabeth;
Jacobs, Rosa; James, @; James, Maria;
Isaac, Roslin !; Lewis, Isabella ~ Levy,
Henrietta; Messer, Elizabeth; Minder;
Jane; Moorehesd, Alex Munday, Judy,P,
Pedro, Henry, H; Philipus, Domlnlck;
Plasket, Ann May Polidore, Aletta;
Prince, John; Roberts, Sarah Shaserson,
Thomas; simonds, Christiana; Simmonds,
Henrietta Snowman, Edward II; Sybble,
George; Thestrup, F; Well, Maria; William
Antinetta William, J%uliana; Williams,
Robert ~; Williams, Soucnar.
Fr~ederiksted's Post Office the 18th De-
cember 1879.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-03
4 New Peril 10 BatherS.
Philadelphia Times.

Ladies who so down to the beach in
barefoot bathing suits now encounter
new peril. lmpudent but presumably
nierested young men follow along with
u tape line and measure tho length of
the footprints in the sand, and get ac-
curatcly the number of the precious
member. A drcadfully III love young
man went about the beach at Cape
May worshipping the dainty prints of
his swcctheart's little shoe, with its
French heel set in the middle of the
foot and 50 near the toe that it was diff
licult to conceive that there was any
space between them. He had fondly
measured these fairy-ike footprints
time and again, and every test had
clearly proved the shoe to be not more
than two at most. This fond young
man wasn't content to let we'll enough
alone He found his fairy on the way
To the surf one morning III Il bathing
dress, and he outrageously measured
the footprints as they We're made by
feet unadorned hv the shocmaker'S art.
II was Il severe strain upon the tape
line. but he succeeded finally in getting
the measurement lengthwisc and other
ways not wise, and was profoundly hor-
rilied. He went over the ground half
dozen times to assure himself there
could be no mistake, and every time
he found that he had the dimensions of
il fairy foot that could not possibly
have numbered less than seven and
gave strong indications Of i right t. he
called mn eight. The poor young fellow
was not prepared for the dreadful
truth which thus fell upon him with
crushing effect. Shocking events like
this call loudly for the invention Of
bathing slipper with i heel somewhere
down near the toe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-03
Then and Now.

Iii the Year 1910 Victoria then 4
Young queen, rode ON horseback with
her Young husband lay her side to re-
view the troops 1t Windsor Park She
was attired in 4 military costume, with
4 riding habitmade With il broad collar
turned back from the bosom, showing
4 little waisteoat ei white pique with
turquoise buttons 4 high military
stock of black silk supported her chin,
above which not the smallest symptom
of white collar was perecptiblc. On
her head she wore military cap with
tile Incorporating crown, already in
dieative of the German influence which
WAS 50 soon to pcnctratc every depart
mcnt Of royal life and preside over
every ether taste, from the color of 4
ribbon to the choice If minister The
cap of dark blue cloth, and hada bur
nished leather peak IN front Not
vestige ofhair Was seen about her fore
head or down the side Of her face, and
hut for the stray lock Just behind her
ear She might have been taken for
some Woolwich cadet The blue rib
bon across her bosom and the brilliant
star above gave a finish to her figure
which would have otherwise proved
coarse The other day-cxaetly forty
years had passed same queen re-
viewed the troops again iii that same
Windsor Park; hut had the same OBJ
server been there. he would have be-
held, instead III the fresh young girl to
whom the still. hard collar and peaked
cap failed to give hardness of express
sion, 4 worn and gricved matronly lady
still mindful Of the.regret she had VOW
"a for her departed love. clad. although
not quite in widows weeds. still III gar
ments III such sober shape and hue
sorrow hy which the royal wearer was
/ still borne dawn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-03
4 Hoosier Desperate.
N. Ions Republican.

The other day the telegraph from
Chicago told how Il burglar Ind killed "
good citizen. Yesterday il brought
ncws from indianapolis, telling how Y
good citizen had killed II burglar The
latter is the notorious Bill Rodifer the
Jack shepherd Of Indiana, lie was
killed curly yesterday morning IN the
residence Of nr. Walker, of Indian
apoliS. Tie doctors wife happened to
see the man under her bod She got
M without saying Il word 10 her hus
band, went and awakened hcrtwo sons,
then walked down stairs, and got n
revolver and gave il 10 ono of her
bows. While she wns doing this the
burglar pokcd his hcnd ont Of his hid
ing phlcc, and the doctor seeing 1t, hit
him square in the face and then jump
cd ont Of he'd and grarplcd with him.
Rodifer pulled out his revolver and
shot ut the doctor the ball grazing his
side. After firing the shot kodlicr
drew his bowie knife, and with II IN one
hand and the revolver III the other, he
ran out into the hall. The doctors son,
John, stood in the doorway half u dozen
feet away. aud rs Rodifcr approached
shot him twice, once in tho left breast
near The nipple. This did not stop The
burglar in his efforts to escape lie
ran down stairs and ont of the door
but foll dead before reaching the
threshold.
did | know Rodilcr9' said cN.
Detective Page to Il Republican reporter
Inst night. YES knew him well.
II want you to tell me then Of III
wonderhiliescapes from the penitentinr>
Ms we'll MS II little about his earlN
career
well then, said Mr., Pagc ''let M,
tell you first that lie VAS horn i
Indianapolis where his mother ant
sister live now, and both are respectable
people. When i bit ola boy, Bill, that
what we call him up there, was cauyh
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-03
DO WE EAT TOO MUCH.
4 Comparative study or the Question
of NOurishment
london Standard,


The amount of nourishment which
person needs greatly depends on his
constitution, state Of health, habits, and
work \ scdentary man requires less
than one whose duties demand the eN-
ereise Of his muscles and brain
worker ne Is more than an idler. But
unqucstionably, the maj oritv Of lis take
more than We need. Indeed, food and
work are distributed most unequallv
! The man of leisure is also the man of
means, and, accordingly, fares sumptu-
ously every lay; while the laborer tolls
for eight hours, and finds it difficulty
to get enough to repair the waste Of his
tissues. Yet Chinaman or Il Benga
lee will toll under Il tropical sun, and
find n few pence worth of rice or jowrah
sufficient to sustain his strength. A
Frenchman will not eat half what an
Englishman engaged in the same work
will demand, and Il Spanish laborer,
content in ordinary times with Il water
melon and bit Of black bread. will toll
in the vineyards and grow fat on diet
airy OF onion porridge and grapes. 1t Is
true that Mr. Brassey, when building
the continental railways, found that one
English navy was worth II couple of
sparc-fcd foreigners. But, on the other
hand, the British Columbian and Cali
fornian gold-diggers, than whom more
magnificent set of athletes does not eX-
Isl, live iii the remote mountains of the
far west mainly ON beans favored with
Il few cubes of pork. But they also OBJ
tain the best Of water and the purest
of air, and their outdoor life and ac-
tive exercise enable them to digest
every ounce Of their frugal fare. The
English soldiers, though better fed than
those of any army except the American,
do not get one-halfthe amount of solid
nutrimcnt which the idlest of club
loungcrs considers indispensable for his
sustenancc. An athlete in training is
allowed even less food vet he prospers
ON the limited fare, and prolongs his
life by the regimen to which he has
been subjected King Victor Eman-
ucl was Il monarch of the most robust
physique; yet he only ate one meal per
day, and it is manifeStly absurd for any
man to require three more or less
weighty meals, and an afternoon cup
of tea, to support the eXertiOn of walk
ing to the club, riding IN hour in the
park, writing a note or two, and dane
ing Il couple Of miles around ball
room. The aneicnts had their
"amethustoi," or sober stones" by
which they regulate their indulgence
at table. The moderns have not even
this But they have their govt and
their livers to warn them, when it is too
late, that nature has been ovcrtaskcd.