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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01
Mortality in Different Pursuits.

The reports of the British Registrars
General show that the annual death
rate in the United Kingdom ~ about
one in forty-five of the entire population.
The larger, but not the largest, towns
lead in the rate of mortality, and the
rural mainland districts occupy an in
termediate place between them and the
insular districts, the extremes varying
by about fifty per cent. As between
the three great classes into which the
population may be divided-the labor
ing. the trading and professional class
es, and the gentry and titled-the
chances of life are very nearly equal, al
though slight advantage appears to be
shown in favor of the first class. The
trades most unfavorable to long life are.
as rule, those which tend to expose
the operative to an atmosphere loaded
with dust, or compel him to deal in one
way or another with poisons. Dry
grinding, as practiced on needles and
forks at Sheffield, is the worst; work.
ing in coal mines is next in deadliness.
Gilders and silverers of glass are ex-
posed to vapors of mercury; workers
in brass are liable to diseases produced
of lead; all who work in paints
are subject to great risks; soldiers
and sailors have their lives shortened
by the exposure they have to undergo.
or by diseases brought on by their hab-
its of living. Bakers, tailors and milli-
ners are liable to consumption; compos-
itors peculiarly so. Freshmen fare bet
ter than compositors, probably because
their work is more active. In the coun-
try, farming appears to be the most
healthy of occupations, while that of the
innkeeper is the most fatal. Butchers
die comparatively early. as also do
brewers, draymen, and generally those
who have much to do with establish
ments for eating and drinking. The
Over-exertion of those who follow ath-
letic pursuits appears to conduce quite
as much to short life as does the seden-
tary strain of the student. 1t seems to
make but little difference in the eek
pectation of life" of indoor workers
whether their labor is hard or not; but
those who are employed out-Gdoors
have chance of living six years longer,
If their work keeps them busy and active,
than if it is a mere matter of routine
and standing around; and "compari-
son of the tables leads us to the conclu-
sion that the life of the outdoor worker
with little exercise is worse than that of
the sedentary indoor worker. whether
with little or with great exercise" The
most curious fact brought out is that
the scavengers, dustmen and cleaners
of sewers in London are reckoned
among the healthiest of the population.
Popular Science MOnttiy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

A Clevelander who had put in two
weeks at the Flats came down on the
boat yesterday on his way home.
Among his traps he had something in a
box which claimed considerable atten-
ton, and man finally approached him
and said:
g" :. see you caught one"
"Going to take him home?"
Yes"
"Was it the largest one you saw up
therer'
30. no; this is only young one"
Going to tame MIN, presume"
swell, guess So"
"Did he bite youp''
"Bite me? Why. they never bite.
You know what sort of q bird that is,
don't youp''
"M course / do. That's st. Clair
Flats mosquito. isn't itr'
1t was splendid opportunity, and
the temptation was great, but the Buck
eye was truthful man, and he sighed
heavily as he replied:
"N-no. sir. That is q st. Clair
Flats mud hen. l didn't see 'skeeter
over half as larre as this. Detroit
Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01
A Fearful Race In the st. Lawrence
RAPIDS.

There are two rival lines of steamers
on the st. Lawrence this year, which
run through the Thousand Islands down
the Rapids to Montreal. One of these,
the Canadian Royal Mail Line, which
has been in existence for a year, runs
from Hamilton to Toronto, touching
only at Canadian ports. This season
an American line has been started with
one steamer, the Rothesay, which runs
from Cape Vincent to Alexandria Bay,
and thence on to Ogdensburg and
Morrisburg. At the latter place, which
is eighteen miles below Ogdensburg.
transfer of passengers is made to a
smaller steamer, for the purpose of
running the Rapids on the way to Mon
treal.
Great rivalry exists between these
two lines. Last Tuesday the Royal
Mail Line steamer Spartan started from
Prescott on her trip down the river.
Shortly after the Rothesay, of the Amer
lean Line, left Ogdensburg. The Roth
esay was perhaps two miles behind the
Spartan. At Ogdensburg or Prescott
the current proper Of the st. Lawrence
begins. Both boats dashed along under
full speed. Before long it was evident
that the Rothesay was gaining. How
ever, she did not fully approach till just
at the commencement of the Rapid
Defau, some seventy-two miles below
Ogdensburg. Common prudence would
have caused the Captain of the Rothe-
say to slacken speed till the rapids were
passed. But, no! steadily the steamer
went ahead, until she came abreast the
Spartan and but a few feet distant,
when conversation was carried on be-
tween the passengers. The current at
this point is very swift, and the channel
narrow, tortuous and full of dangerous
rocks. The current pushed both boats
together till the paddle-boxes touched,
and thus joined together the two passed
down the rapids. At one moment the
rapids. pressing the bows in together,
would careen the boats outward, till it
seemed as if they must capsize, and
then the noise of the rudder-chains and
the chafng of the boats impressed one
with the idea that two monsters were
locked in a death grapple. Several
passengers tainted away, and all were
terribly frightened. Neither boat was
able to draw away from the other, and
thus fastened they ran the rapids for
four miles. Then the Rothesay, with
her wheels stopped and her side all
STAYED in, noated to one side and steered
into the port of Neutrality-suspicious.
Letter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

"A Chinese funeral occurred in New
York the other day. With one excep-
ton the attendants were all male. The
pall-bearers and mourners were clad in
white. The bearers were followed by a
coach containing a basket of wax can.
dies and joss-sticks for use at the burial.
Next came band of musicians, who
made all the noise they could with
gongs, cymbals and horns. The master
of ceremonies rode on the hearse and
continually scattered to the wind small
bits of rice paper. When the grave was
reached the musicians made day hide
Gus while the coffin was lowered by the
eight white-robed bearers. When the
earth had been leveled, a banner was
planted at each end of the mound. Then
the basket was brought and the wax
candles were lighted at the foot of the
mound. The joss-sticks were also light
ed upon the grave, burning with pleas
ant odor. At the same time a little fire
was kindled at the side and paper money
was burned there. The remainder of
the rice paper was pinned to the grave.
Then the friends of the dead man
passed in turn around the grave and
made low bow to it with clasped hands
uplifted.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01
Value Of the Home Market.

SO much attention is directed to the
Importance of the foreign commerce of
the Republic, especially as regards the
European demand for our food products,
that we deem il necessary to remind our
readers once more that of all the pro-
auctions of American agriculture. fully
ninety-five per cent. is consumed at
home, and that this fact has been Off
cially demonstrated in the regular re-
ports issued by the United States Bu-
reau of Statistics at Washington. There
appears to be a general impression that
the volume of our agricultural products
is so enormous and increases so rapidly
as to render an expanding foreign
market absolutely indispensable to our
domestic prosperity. Now while we
have no disposition to deny or to un-
dervalue the influence and Importance
of foreign commerce in American prod
ucts. we really attach more consequence
to the steady progress of civilization
westward between the Mississippi and
the Pacific. Ocean than we do to the
price of American products in London.
A quarter of century ago Minnesota
had to import wheat from other States
for the food-supply of her people. Now
she produces enough to supply all her
own inhabitants and has an annual sur
plus of many millions Of bushels for
other States. The great market for
the teeming products of the West is
found between the Gulf of Mexico aud
Canada, east Of the Mississippi river
GernpantoWn Telegraph.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

The following is from the Boston
Transcript: A lift for the hard-worked
horses of the street cars has been in
vented, and tested in this city for six
months, until it stands proved practi-
cal success, SO far as doing its work il
concerned. 1t is attached to the bottom
of the car, and can not be seen. A little
pedal, to be touched by the drivers toe,
allows it to go into operation when
needed. 1t simply connects the tongue
of the car with lever which operates .
rachel taking hold of cog-wheel on
the axle, and thus eases the dead pull
nearly one-haf-just As per cent.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

1t appears that every known trait
of the mound-builder was possessed al
so by the Indian at the time of the dis
covery of America. 1t hence becomes
unnecessary to appeal to any other
agency than the Indian. 1t is poor
philosophy and poor science that resorts
to hypothetical causes when those al
ready known are sufficient to produce the
known effects. The Indian is known
adequate cause. The assignment of the
mounds to any other dynasty was born
of that common reverence for the past,
and for the unexplainable, which not
only unconsciously augments the actual,
but revolts at the reduction of these
works to the level of the existing red
man.-P0pular Science Monthly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

"A great discovery has been made on
the Mojave Desert, says San Francisco
paper, which seems destined to revolu-
tionize vine-culture in Southern Califor-
MIA. 1t has been found that grape cut
tings, inserted in the trunk of the cacti
on the desert, grow and thrive as Wig
orously as in cultivated land. This fact
is of great Importance to the people. By
the use of a chisel man can plant a
large vineyard in day, and the vines
so planted will climb the cactus and
grow luxuriantly without cultivation or
irrigation. The dry, hot sands of the
desert will afford fine place for drying
raisins. In addition to grapes it has
been proved that melons, cucumbers
and tomatoes will grow from the cactus
stock.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01
FARM AND PRESIDE.

Old towels make nice busters by
having the ends sewed together.
1t should never be forgotten that
rch cattle food makes rich manure. and
rich manure heavy crops, while on the
other hand poor feed means lean cattle,
poor manure and inferior crops.
Horse Radish Sauce.-Two tea
spoonfuls of made mustard, two of
white sugar. half teaspoonful of salt
and gill of vinegar; mix and pour over
grated horse radish. Excellent with
beef.
Simple Dessert.-Put eight crack
ers into deep dish and pour on enough
boiling water to cover. Let them stand
till soaked; then CRATE over them nut
meg and white sugar, with sweet cream
enough to make nice sauce.
Chill Sauce.-Twelve large ripe to-
matoes, six green peppers, one large
onion; chop all fine together; add one
tablespoonful of salt, one teaspoonful
of ginger, one of cinnamon, one of all
spice, one of cloves, one tablespoonful
of sugar, two cups of vinegar; boil.
The best feed for road horse is
oats and very little hay. The more
concentrated the food the smaller the
stomach and intestines, and the better
the wind will be. Oats a year old is the
best food, and twelve quarts a day is
sufficient for large horse. A little
clear, ripe timothy hay may be given at
night before the oats.
Tomato Catsup.-Boil the tomatoes
until quite soft, and rub them well
through a sieve; to every quart add two
ounces onions and two large red pep
pers, or one teaspoonful cayenne pepper.
one ounce bruised ginger, one spoonful
salt, a few cloves; boil until reduced
one-third; ten minutes before taking off
the fire add one-half pint vinegar to
each quart.
I'm making an omelet if you wish it
light and delicious. beat the white of
two eggs and yelks separate, and then
together; salt and pepper; add little
cream or pure milk with a small lump
of butter or lard in a hot pan; pour it
in; raise and roll by canting your fry
ing pan, and by turning it over you
place the omelet on the dish for the
table whole.
Ginger Lemonade.-Take half
cuptul of vinegar, one cupful of sugar.
two teaspoonfuls ginger; stir well to-
gether, put in quart pitcher and fill
with ice water. If one wants it sweet
or or sourcr than these quantities will
make it, more of the needed ingredients
may be put in. 1t is cooling drink,
and almost rs good as lemonade, some
prcferring it.
Rye and wheat may be sown at any
time after the 18th of August up to the
10th of October. Where the Hessian
fy abounds it cannot safely be sown
until late in September, and where
snow lies heavily on the ground it en-
dangers early-sown grain by smother
ing it. But otherwise it is well to sow
early and give the plants a strong foot
hold. If the growth is very luxuriant,
it may be pastured by cows or calves
with benefit.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

Charles O'Copor, the well-known
New York lawyer, six years ago was
given up by his doctors, who left his
bedside and pronounced him past hope
and recovery; but the old man of "a
rallied, even after the closing rites of
the church had been performed and the
consecrated wafer was placed in his
mouth, and called for what he had long
been begging, pear, ate it and is alive
to-day.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

Robert F. White, of Hoboken, N.
j.. while eating some watermelon, &C
cidentally swallowed few of the seeds.
A day or two afterward he became sud-
denly i'll, and on examination it was as
certained that the seeds had caused an
abscess to form in his intestines. The
young man suffered excruciating pain
for several days. when he died.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

"a young friend of mine was cured of
an Unsuitable thirst for liquor, which had 80
FRUSTRATED him that he was unable to do any
business. He was entirely cured by the use
OF Hop Bitters. 1t allayed all that burning
thirst; took away the appetite for liquor;
made his nerves steady, and he has remained
. sober and steady man for more than two
years, and has no desire to return to his
cups; l know Of q number of others that
. leading r. r. Official, Chicago, ILL., Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

Like q book, man has two blank
pages-at the beginning and at the end
and old age.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

wrote an Illinois girl to her Eastern rela-
tives. sShe took bitters for long time
but without any good. So when she heard
of the virtues Of Kidney Wort she got o box
and 1t has completely cured her Liver com.
plant. "-Hedlfh and Home.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

PRETTY nice thing in your paper this
morning. said Fogg to the editor of the
AatatirdI Narauder. "Yes,o said the
editor, inquiringly, his face lighting up with
glow Of pleasure. 81 suppose you refer
to my leader on the situatfonv' Fogg
shook his head cor perhaps it was that
neat paragraph about the Bungtown Rail-
roadp "No," said Fogg, sit was pound
incest thing ever saw in the Nara Iier,
'pon honor" And Fogg went off chuck
ling, while the editor lodged the police all
the way home; he looked so much like a
red-handed murderer that he expected to
be arrested at every corner. -Bostoa Tras-
script.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

THE man who goes to picnic and discov-
ers the loss of his 50 bill just after treating
seventeen handsome girls to the deIicacies
OF the occasion has some slight idea of bow
il feels to be run over by wagon-load Vt
bav
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

"YOU can't come it, Is what the astron.
omers say to our aerial stranger, as they OBJ
serve his departure after vain efforts to
reach the earth.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

RUTH, although of retiring disposition.
succeeded as a cleaner in getting as good
Boaz as any Of them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

THERE is a marked difference between an
American nobleman and an American owe
Free Press
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

DIR. THOMAS d. SPENCER says q mans
birth Is more painful than his death. This
may be so, but we would rather be born
twice than to die once.-Norrisfo,cn Herald
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

THERE was fat fellow in Harwich
Who asked a stout lady in marwich;
But starting for church,
lie was left in the lurch,
There being no room in the carwich.
boston TrunScripf.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

A HIPoKRIT begins bi cheating himself
and ends bi trieing to cheat others, Jos
Rii,ines.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

AMASTHA," he murmured, with pathos
In his voice, why do you culver at my
touch! Why do YOU shrink from my en-
brace as the startled fawn trembles at the
rustling OF the autumn leaves? "Pve been
vaccinated,' she said.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

QUEEN VICTORIA does met like the Bart.
lett pair.-Bostoa Ceswiw.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

WOULD not be without Redding's Russia
Salve, is the verdict of all who use It.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DIR. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it, sc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

WHEN WHITING TO ADvERTISEHS
Please cay you saw TIE aAvsrtisnent In
this paper. Advertiser Hike to know
when and whore their advsrtasnsnts
are paying best
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-26
IphiIadeInl,ia Raby

The other day, when Mrs. Walker, wife
40 barber at the Continental Hotel, Philadelphia
.a,,rrcd from The funeral of her child she found
bob ~ the back door. Attached 10 the little ones
arotifnr was Il note beginning: Dear Lady-Will
.on ,lcase take my baby and keep it for your
1ynq, After requesting that the lady will think
thot God who sent il TO her TO take the place
Of her own dead child the writerexplainS that she
cow in the newspapers the notice Of the funeral
,rbieb had taken place. The unknown mother
wrote that she would rather bury her child than
Isavp It As she had done, but her husband died
oirIt months ago, leaving her with two children,
onite Young, and about TO give birth to another,
and that it was impossible foC hertO work with that
0neto take care of The letteI continued: "Takc
him and call him your own, for never will come
fr him nor make any claim on him. His first
name * Louis, but If you choose you can give him
eno,ber, Don't think am hard-hearted in doing
tbis for II almost kills me. l have tried to get
so,re one 10 take him, but no one will do it. Be-
Teve me. dear lady, it is as hard fer me to part
with NV baby as it was for You to part with yours
FrIam burning my baby alive, while you have
given yo,,rg 10 Jesus. Oh! take him in, implore
Won forvour RedeemeFs sakel Don't east him off;
twill grow up TO comfort you. He was born
Iouuary - 1881. :"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-26
DISTRICT COURTS,

SUPREME COURT OF THE D1sTRIcT-CHIEF
JUSTICE CARTIER and JUSTICES WYLIE AND H.
NER-Bartley ct al. VS.. La Abra Silver Mining Com
pany; on hearing.
CIRCUIT CoURT-JUsTICE MACARTHUR.-ROth VS..
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company; verdict
for defendant. Garrett Sullivan discontinued by
plaintiff. The Abbott Downing COmpanyvs Kirk ct
AL Judgment by default against Kirk. Norton God
frey; verdict for plaintiff for S962 Robbins Kiln
gle; judgment by default. Pumphrey vs. Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad Company; on hearing.
PROBATE CoURT-JUsTICE HAGNER.-In re will of
George Stern petition ofZeanneta Stern for letters
of administration In estate of Thomas w. Ent-
wisle; viii admitted to probate and Thomas B. Ent-
wiSle appointed administrator. In Martha Z.
Evans; petitioner appointed guardian to her infant
children In re estate of Frederick w. Evans; petit
ton of F. W. Evans to be appointed administrator. In
re George A Matie: order of publication issued. In
re estate of L. w. Kennedy: order of publication
issued. In estate of John P Sherbourne; petition
filed asking for the appointment of W. K. Duhamel
as administrator In estate of Joseph White; petit
ton of Margaret White for letters of administration
In Will of Mary SousSa; order of publication made.
In re estate of Lewis K. Brown; amount of rental
value of real estate returned by the guardian. In re
estate of Elizabeth Shoemaker inventory of personal
property returned by administrator. In re estate of
Levi Abrahams; first order by consent revol1ing
order passing first account "A number of accounts
were presented by the Register approved and passed
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-26
PRODUCE MARKETS.
baltimore General Market


BALTIMORE, March 25.-Cotton dull; middling,
0S<c. Flour dull and lower to SELL Howard strickland
Western super So 25@4 90; 90 extra, 81 25@s co. do
family, S l56 90; City Mills super, So 2594 90; dc
extra 8 sos co. do family, Sc 2516 50 do Rio brands
2G Paiapsco family, s. 90. Wheat-Southern about
steady; Western lower and inactive, closing firm;
Southern red 81 2EG %; do amber 81 259l IS No.
Western winter red, spot and March, q 1914 i 1875:
april 81 1901 Is; May 81 1901 1875 June, 81 49,
81 lSss July, 81 1ii441 t4Iz. CornSouthern lower;
Western lower and weak Southern white and yellow,
J6c Western mixed. spot and March T55zS April
$50 Csc May, SIS e5fiSe; steamer 521ad52c. Oats
quiet and steady; Southern, $50; Western white $50
NC DO mixed 43i4c. Rye firm at 81 10. Hay steady;
prIne TO choice Pennsylvania and Maryland sls coo
~ W per ton: Provisions steady, but quiet; mess
Eork-old Sl5 30; new, SIG 50; bulk neaisfoose Shout
ders and clear rib sides ofering do packed. GO
sac bacOn-shouders, SIC; clear rib Sides 9sc hams
Hole l.sTd-refined ll4c. Butter quiet; prime 10
choice Western, packed, I3Ga2c: roll, l8l2lc Eggs
lower at ISc. Petroleum nominal refined, &c. Coffee
lower and rather more active Rio cargoes ordinary
10 fair l9&l2c. Sugar higher; A soft. sc. Whisky
nonlnaliy 81 To- Freights TO Liverpool per steamer
quiet cotton, 7S2a32d flour, Us Sd per ton: grain
5[d. Receptsfour 2sl2 barrels; wheat 81 59S bush
els; corn, lS3sS5 bushels OATS ais bushels; rye Clio
bushels. Shipments-wheat 20 $50 bushels corn 81 900
bushels Saies-wheat, 57SiJO bushels; corn, 397 1873