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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03
Winter Effects Of the Drought.

1t is often thought that we are learn
ing from year to year; but the conduct
or of q newspaper, beyond most 9TH
ers, knows how slowly the world prof
its by the labors of discoveries. From
time to time. however, we can refer to
new matters in season. as the knowl-
edge can be made available, and in this
way the newspaper can be made
teacher as well.
Among the knowledge gained in re-
cent years is the truth that the effects
of drought on vegetation is not al
ways Immediately apparent. Trees,
which seem to get through the sum-
MGR struggle remarkably well, will often
live several years afterwards and yet
die. The reason of this, Invested of all
technical language, is, that though not
killed, the vital condition is lowered,
and thus degree of cold, or any unfa-
vorable circumstances. which under
ordinary conditions the plant would
easily resist, is too much for it, and the
tree dies.
( We have had this season one of the
most trying times IN the drought line
CvCI "a Y0kiCi1S00s x4OnC0 w AA0J AA0AO
use of this knowledge wherever we have
particularly valuable trees thatit is worth
while taking little trouble to pre-
serve. What is called life or the vital
principle in plants, is simply food
changed into that character, and thus
by giving food we strengthen life.
Therefore. there is no better way 70
help half-dried tree to get through
the winter than by giving Il manure.
Spread thin around such trees - soon
as may be after reading this. It may
be seen that as there will be no more
leaf growth or growth of branches this
season, there will be no use putting on
manure now. But this is not what ex-
perience teaches. 1t is found that the
roots are strengthened; the whole vital
power increased by the top-dressings
around weak trees in the fall as we
recommended; and as q great old farm
writer once said, "a grain Of practice is
worth whole ton Of theory" Ever
green hedges especially will be found
benefited BY top-dressing Of manure.
.-QernQntoa0n Telegraph.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03
PERILS OF The DEEP.

"During my trip down tho River Tagus, in
Spain" said Captain Boyton to q representative
OF this journal In q recent conversation by tho
sca shore, II had TO shoot los waterfalls. the
largest being about cighty-f feet and innumer-
able rapids Crossing the Straits Of Mcssina,
had three ribs broken in fight with sharks; and
coming down the Somane. q river in France,
received charge of shot from an excited and
startled hnntsman. Although this was not very
pleasant and might be termed dangerous, fear
nothing more on my trip than intense cold; for
as long as my limbs are free and easy and not
cramped or benumbed am all right OF late
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

THE Des Monies uowa) Tri- Weekly Tri0-
sns says: "a Harrisburg, Pa, journal
mentions that Mr.. d. Bensinger, No. Mar
ket Square, that city, was cured by St. Ja-
cobs Oil of Q violent attack of rheumatism.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

A SCHOOL TEACHER asked: What bird
Is large enough to carry of mani" No
body knew; but one little girl suggested "a
lark. |" And then she exclaimed: Mamma
said papa wouldn't be home until Monday,
because he had gone of on . lark"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

MRS. MIXER being called into court % Z
witness, got vexed at the lawyer, and de-
clared: .sn you don't stop asking ques.
tions, I'm leaven; and then added: "You're
the most inquisitfve man ever saw In al
the DAYS of my life.D
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

1t seems strange any one will suffer from
arrangements brought ON by impure blood,
when SCovILLs' SARsAPARILLA AND STILLIN.
GA, or BLOOD AND LIVER SYR6P, will restore
health to the physical organization. 1t 10
pleasant to take, and the BEST BLOOD PURI-
fIER ever discovered, curing Scrofula, Weak
ness of the Kidneys, Erysipelas, Malaria; all
Nervous disorders, Debility, Bilious COM
plants and all diseases Of the Blood, Liver.
KidneyA, Stomach, Skin, etc A. health
remover, It ACTS LIKE CHARM.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

IT was after concert. and well-known
German cantafrfce as1ed gentleman 70
whom she had been introduced how he liked
her duet. " You sang charmingly, madame.
But why did y0u select 1uch horrfd piece
of music.' Sir, that was written by my
late husband!'' "Ah, yes, Of course, did
not mean -. But why did you select
such COW to sing withw Ach Himmol,
that is my present husbandl"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

A LAWYER once In : while, generally un-
Intentionally, says what he means and means
exactly what be says. This Il so startling
an assertion that we hasten to produce the
proof. A certain attorney, who was trying
to browbeat Judge and 10 obstruct the
course Of Justice, was met by this awful
a uestiou from the bench: g Mr. Blank, do
you know what the court is sitting forr'
The lawyer looked into space for moment,
and then replied: Your Honor, may be
mistaken. but my impression Is 1t Is about
$1,000 year."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

Sri have to thank you for the great relief
received from your "Favorite Prescrip-
tion." My sickness had lasted seven years,
one of which was in bed. After taking one
bottle was able to be about the house.
Respectfully.
AMANDAK. ENNIS, Fulton, Mich.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

at seems to me that you have the longest
miles here that ever saw in my life,n re-
marked tourist in Ireland. "No." re-
piled Pat, taking the pipe from his mouth,
. the moile ism Z long; but when they made
the road, the stones gave out, SO they put .
MOLE stone every two moiles, sure"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

IT rains alike on the just and the unjust
and on the just mainly because the unjust
have borrowed their umbrellas.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

successfully treated by Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association. Address, with stamp
for pamphlet, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03
ANEprroR who had the misfortune "a IL

ANEDIToR who had the misfortune ia ls4e
his wife had the following combination epl-
taph engraved upon her tombstone: To tnG
memory Of Tabitha, wife Of Moses skinner,
Esq, gentlemanly editor of the Tronbone.
Terms, 50 year, invariably in advance. A
over CoIeman;s I r 70 M two nights Of
stairs. Knock hard. We shall miss thee,
mother, we shall miss thee. Job printing
solicited. - I.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

A REcENTLY-ELEcTED Deputy, who has
not had much cause to be grateful to the
press from the Geographic point of yiews
excialms: 4" Yes, the pressl 1t Is respon-
ain penny papers which are spread abroad
among the masses and fall into the hands Of
thousands of people who do not know how
70 read or write. n-Ftem dAe French
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

IT Is useless to groan with rheumatism
when bottle of st. Jacobs Oil will cure it,
~ everybody knows. Colsns6us (Ohio) Dapy
Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

A NEVADA paper recently stated that .
prominent citizen was s'greatly troubled
with insomnia" After the editor had got
out of the hospital, he decided to never
again use anything but plain language In
writing Of his fellow townsmen.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

Ask Druggists for It. 1t clears out rats, mice,
reaches, bed-bugs. dies. vermin, insects. 15c.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

THE present demand for "Tansill's
Punch" Sc. Cigar Is greater than ever before.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

THE Frazer Axle Grease Is the best and
only Genuine. We know II
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

The loss of life In India due to the raw.
ages of venomous snakes is almost incredi.
BILE. Yet Consumption, which IL as willy and
fatal ~ the deadliest Indian reptile, is wind
ing its coils around thousands OF people
while the victims are unconscious Of its
presence. DIR. r. v. Pierce's /" Golden
Medical Discovery" must be used to cleanse
the blood of the scrofulous impurities. for
tubercular consumption Is only . form Of
scrofulous disease. 'Golden Medical Dis.
covery" Is . sovereign remedy for all forms
Of scrofulous disease, or king's-evil, such As
tumors, white swellings, fever sores, scrofu-
lous sore eyes, "a well as for other blood
and skin diseases. By druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

y. ws . ,sm ban. sa. .ssss up"is generally
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

carry stock Of ST. JACOBS OIL in my little boat
THE Captain calls it Baby Nine" and has stored
therein signal rockets, thermometer, compass,
provisions, etc. land I have but little trouble
Before starting out rub myself thoroughly with
the article, and its action upon the muscles ID
wonderful. From constant exposure am some
would ever benefit me until I got hold Of this
Great German Remedy. Why, on my travels
have met people who had been suffering with
rheumatism for years; by my advice they used
the Oil and IL cured them. / would sooner do
without food for days than be without this rem
edy for one hour. In fact would not attempt
trip without it." The Captain became very en-
when we LEFT him he was still citing instances Of
the curative qualities of the Great German Rem
edy to party around him.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

DR. RoaBR's VEGETABLE WoRM SYRUP in
stantly destroys worms and removes all the
Secretions which cause them
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

BAKER's PAIN PANACBA cures pain in Man
and Beast Use externally and internally.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03
DR.. JOHN BULLS
Smiths Tonic syrup
FOR THE CURE OF
fever and ACUE
Or CHILlS and FEVER.

The proprietor Of this celebrated medicine
Justly claims for 1t . superiority over all rem
edies ever offered to the public for the SAFE,
CERTAIN, SPEEDY and PKRHANENT cure
ofAgus and Fever, or Chills and Fever, wheth-
q Of short or long standing. He refers to the
entire Western and Southern country to bear
him testimony to the truth Of the assertion
thatin no ease whatever will II fail to cure II
the directions are strictly followed and carried
out. In great many eases single dose has
been sufficient fox cure, and whole families
have been cured by asingls bottle. with . per-
feet restoration Of the general health. It Il,
however, prudent, and In every case more cor.
tain to cure, Il it, use Il continued in smaller
doses for week or two after the disease has
been checked, more especially in difaoult and
long-standing eases. Usually this medicine
viii not require any aid to keep the bowels In
good order. SHOULD the patient, however ~.
quire eathartie medicine, after having taken
three or four doses Of the Tonic. single dose
Of BULLS VEGETABLE FAMILY PILLS
win be suficisnt.
The genuine SMITHS TONIC SYRUP must
have DR.. JOHN BULLS private stamp On each
bottle. DR.. JOHN BULL only has the right 70
manufacture and sell the original JOHN ].
SMITHS TONIC SYRUP, Of Louisville, Ky.
Examine veil the label on each bottle. II my
private stamp Il not on each bottle DO not
purchase, or you viii Be deceived.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-12-03

No MAN can 90 into bad company without
suffering Cor It. The homely old proyerb
has Il very tersely: "a man can't bite the
bottom out Of . frying pan without shutting
hia uoea -
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-03

TEE present Legislature will 60
down to history as the most infa-
mous body Of the kind which ever
assembled in California. The scrub
element came to the surface early
and has remained on top ever
since. Speaker Parks Is clearly
entitled to take the cake for subli.
mated cheek. Certainly no gradu'
ate of merely provincial school
ever before exhibited the inimits-
BILE apiomb and daring in wrong
doing shown by him. The expe-
dlsnt by which he evaded one OF
his own rulings by calling Hon. r.
+. del valle, whose opinions he
knew, to the chair, is q marvel OF
parliamentary efffontsry. Parks fs
evidently believer in the old
aphorism, "after me the deluge."
He has started out to accomplish
all his projects in the pesent Legis-
lsturs, for he we'll knows that no
other will ever assemble In Califor-'
mia that will give him hearing.
He takes . sardonic delight In the
fact that, come what may, nobody
can obliterate the agreeable knowl-
edge that "slickens' has already
absorbed nearly half a million OF
the peoples money. Until prin'
cIple 10 introduced into American
politics which recognizes past VIII
lainy and comPsls restitution
which, in fact, repudiatss that pro-
vision of the present Constitution
Of the United States which pre-
vents the passage of ca post jactt
laws, such men as Speaker Park
will laugh in their sleeves at th'
honest indignation Of the people
His Infamous rulings in favor o
the ''slickenk" crowd have beer
crowned by bis desertion of th'
Speakers chair to permit the over
ruling Of one Of his pet decisions.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-03

THE odium which attaches to
"slickens" Is SO great and the
waste of the public money has
been 90 enormous In the prosecu-
tisn Of that Ubiquitous job, for
which the public treasury has been
made the scape-goat, that several
very important considerations have
bssn overlooked by the Legisla.
ture. The State Board of Engineers
has been engaged for some years In
conducting valuable surveys, Of q
purely routine, scientific aud tech.
nieal character, which have had
for their objective point the ascsr.
tainmsnt Of the irriE.ting resources
Of Caliiernia. Under the cloak of
ttn elamor which has been raised
In connection with the debris
enesmity, the Southern counties
hsvs bssn held up ~ the exclusive
bonedcIariss Of this work. No more
ebeard proposition was ever -.
vnneod. The 0oathern seuntiss are
xnoaDurob1y able 70 take care Of
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-03

to proceed ia body to the funeral
Of the late ]. Z. Baker. Adopted.
Mcclure introduced q concurrent
resolution setting forth that owing
to the blockade in the United
States Senate, action on the new
Chinese treaties was postponed and
calling on the California Senators to
use every endeavor TO bring them
before the Senate.
Matthews, of Tehama, thought 1t
would be better to substitute Mil
ier's name for that of our Senators,
as Gen. Miller could break the
deadlock at any time he chooses to
vote with Senator Farley. The
resolution was referred to the Com
mittee on Federal relations.
Kellogg introduced the follow
ing:
WHEREAS, The Senate virtually
refused to concur in the Assembly
resolution providing for an adj ourn.
ment on the 30th, at 12 o'clock M,
and has postponed consideration of
the same until Tuesday next; and,
WHEREAS, Every day and hour
serves to make it more clearly ap-
parent that the sooner the Legisla.
ture adjourns upon its own motion
or is forced to vacate the State cap.
ital the better it will be for the peo.
pie and members of the Assembly
and Senate; and recognizing the
fact that it is the unanimous wish,
hope and demand Of the taxpayers,
except candidates for Congress, that
an early dissolution of said Legis-
Iature by some means may occuri
therefore,
Solved, That this Assembly is
In favor of adjOurning sine die at as
early q date 40 as possible.
Mcclure moved to lay the resolu-
tion on the table. By a strict party
vote 1t was carried.
Consideration of the Road and
Highway bill was resumed and af.
ter voting down several amend
'ments, the previous question was
csrried aud the bill ordered to be
engrossed, ayes Al, nhes II.
The Speaker announced the fol.
lowing com mittee: Harrison, Van
Fleet, Baker, of Yolo. and Gill.
more.
Adjourned.
snockiag Railroad Casusldy.
SAN LEANDRo, Cal, May I'd
Five children belonging to fami-
ly by the name OF Nebas, of Hay
wards, were killed by q passing
train at the crossing between Hay
wards aud San Leandro, about
4:l5P. NJ. The family consisted Of
three girls and two boys, the Oldest
girl about nineteen years, the
youngest four years. The bodies
were picked up aud brought to this
place.
RaiiIo ii Changes.
TUCSON, May 2i.-A. Il. Bsap,
formerly Superintendent of the
8. F. and N. P. Railroad, has been
appointed Assistant Superintend-
ent of the s. P. Of Arizona. He ar.
rived here to day and has assumed
charge, Vice W. q. Curtis, who has
been appointed Superintendent OF
track of the G. P. aud leased lines,
vice L. M. Clement. Messrs. Cur
tis and Bean leave for a tour of in.
spection tomorrow morning to the
terminus.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-03

mittee, he was already satisfied
that the executive session will be
held within the next day or two,
and that the treaties will then be
assuredly be ratified. It is under
stood that Senator Hoar intends to
make a speech in opposition to the
Chinese treoties, but, although
some curiosity is felt as to the
grounds upon which he will base
bis question, there 10 no reason to
believe that 1t will prove any ma
terial obstacle to their prompt rati-
fication by the necessary two
thirds vote.
public D-bt staten sut.
WASHINGTON, May 2nd.-The
debt statement shows u decrease Of
the public debt during April of
50, 600, 900. Cash In treasury, $685.
73I, 1876; gold certificates, SIS, ,962, 800;
silver certificates, $50, $50, 40; cer-
tificates of deposit outstanding,
$50, ,955, 900; refunding certificates,
S725, 900; legal tenders outstanding,
$346, 6Sl,016; fractional currency
outstanding, 7,ll5, ,046.
scrihe Vi F:.Lerr.
NEW YORK., May 2d.-The bakers
went on a strike to-day for an in
crease of wages and a reduction OF
hours. The men paraded the down
town streets 1000 strong and after
wards assembled ct Irving Hall,
where addresses wero made.
Eiie star service.
CHICAGO, May 2.-The Joarnals 3
Washington special says that Post
master-General James proposes to
cancel all the contracts for the eX.
tension OF the Star route service
made by Gen. Brady and begin
anew and determine whether the
increase in service on these routes
is necessary or not. Gen. Sher.
mans name appears on many of
the papers recommending ipcreas-
ed service in the southwest and ter
ritories, and his friends say he will |
undertake to Justify the increase of
service on any OF the routes which
he recommended as being for mill
tary reasons. Gen. Brady's back
ers here assert that the largest ex-
tension of contract was made at the
request OF Gen. Sherman, the See.
retary of war and the Governors of
Texas, California, Dakota and New
Mexico.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-03

The description of the elaborate
precautions with which the En-
peror Alexander III. is surround
ing himself ct Gotschina, near st.
Petersbu4 gh, will recall to the mind
Of the student OF history the story
Of Heliogabalue, that Roman En-
peror who took refuge in the roof
OF his palace, surrounding it with
mirrors, SO that he could see the
approach Of the assassin, and who
Was yet miserably assassinated at
last, the polished surfaces multi
plying the number Of his murder
srs and reproducing his sgonies in
distorted forms. The Emperor
Hsliogablus failed to remember
that the man who voluntarily
takes refuge In such cowardly ex-
psdients will never be able to pro-
tsct himself when the supreme mo.
msnt comes. Only the sternly
brave can ever hope to escape the
blow Of the assassin and the pre-
cautions which are being taken by
Alexander show that he is un-
nervsd and helpless. No matter
how powerful . man may ostensi-
bly, be, or how large the army he
commands, when he impresses
those who surround him with the
idea that he is terrorized, he has
lost his power forever. No species
Of copjuration can ever restore it.
Tyrannical as the First and Second
Napoleons were, neither Of them
ever saw the day when they would
not drive fearlessly through the
heart Of their capital. The freedom
with which Napoleon the Third,
during the great Paris Exposition,
moved amongst subjects and stran-
gers was marvel to every body,
and yet many systematic attempts
had been made to assassinate him,
and Orsini was man who was
quite ~ dangerous as Roussakoff.
II the new Emperor of Russia can
nnd no better way of meeting the
threatening situation than by the
display Of abject fear, his plight fs
pftiable indeed. Far better
were It for him to pack q modest
change Of clothing In . grip sack,
and steal away to = strange cline.
He would At least be pursued by
no extradition process, for thus far
being an Emperor, though highly
perilous, is not Q criminal role.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-03

their own Interests under the irri.
eating head, although an enlight-
ened policy on tho part of the State
would be Welcomed by them. II.
rigatlon has already been advanced
to . quite satisfactory state in ali
the Southern counties, and notably
in Los Angeles. No man who trav-
erses the immense arid stretches of
the San Joaquin valley can fall to
note the real sovereign efficacy
which would attend an Intelligent
State interest in irrigation. The
need for artificial moisture will
ultimately be found to lie there. In
this immense section we find q
splendid stretch Of the finest lands
under the sun cursed with an inad-
squate rainfall, although they are
danked by the finest watershed on
the footstool. There is where the
greatest reward for q sagacious sys.
tenn Of Irrigation Is to be sought. 1t
is not pretended by any one as far
as we know, whether from the
southern, the central or the north.
ern part of California, that the
State should take upon itself the
labor of developing those latent
and illimitable water resources. All
that is asked for from the State
treasury 10 a modest appropriation
to permit the State Engineer to
complete a work already far ad-
vanced. AS a matter Of fact 1t
should be borne in mind that sew.
eral parties of competent engineers
have for some time past peen en-
gagged in the work Of inquiring into
our facilities for irrigation, ,irrespec.
tive Of section. They have accum.
ulated an immense number Of very
valuable facts, In scientific form,
which, embodied In q book, are al
most ready for publication. A
prodigious mass Of Information, of
the kind most interesting to the
present and prospective settler, ac-
companied by maps and tables,
will either be utilized or lost en-.
tirely, just as the Legislature may
act wisely or unwisely. The ap.
preparation needed to assure to the
public the benefit Of these prolong-
cd labors should be made, although
we are quite anxious that it should
be as small as is consistent with
doing the work we'll. This duty OF
providing for the enlightenment OF
the people should not be neglected
by the Legislature.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-03
NOTICE..

CONSUMERS OF WATER FROM
~ the mains of the Los Angeles civ
Water Company will please exercise
economy In the use of water for the next
four or i've days, as the ditch is under
repairs from damages by the canal and
reservoir ditch. FRED. EATON,
May "a, 1851. superintendent.
mS-3t
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-03
OPEN ROARD-43QP. M.

Bullion, 1.3s b; savage, 40 b; PotosI,
4.30 b; Albion, ass 5; Mexican, IL b; Ophir
ginia, 2.e0 b; Ophir, 8 q; h. & N, SKIS;
Scorpion. b; Andes, 2.2o S; Overman i. SIS
b, 81 a; Utah, 9Ab: Point, -2k b, Utah,
Oh; Justice. LOS b; Alta, $50 S; Albion,
4;76s; Chollar, $50 b, 3.40 a; g. 4 c., IN b;
Union, l04 s; B 4 b. I2T b, l2H a.; Gala
fornia. 1.s5 b; Mount Diablo, 61s b.