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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17
One Of the Tracks Of an Avalanche.

Lee kalney, one OF the Oldest and
best known professional prospectors in
this part of the country, has just re-
turned from a trip to the head of the
Eagle River, above Breckenridge. His
journey was repletc with exciting Incl
dents, and none more interesting and
thrilling than that he passed through on
the divide above Middle Park. on or
near Park View Mountain. He had
been for some ten days prospecting in
this little-known portion of the State,
and succeeded in discovering some very
fine veins of decomposed quartz. rich
in free gold. He staked off several of
the claims that seemed to him especially
valuable, and pushed his investigations
up several of the smaller creeks in hopes
OF finding placer diggings. In this he
was disappointed. and started across a
spur of the range to return to the fertile
and level Middle Park. On the south
ern side his route lay down so steep
and precipitous an incline that several
times he meditated turning around and
going back, but finally decided to push
on. In one place the mountain side de-
scended in almost a smooth plane some
500 yards wide, and apparently the
water course of some dried up stream.
In this he descended; but when about
midway down happened to look around
and witnessed spectacle that made his
blood run Geld and every limb stiffen
with terror. High up above, nearly at
the summit, gigantic mass of rock had
become detached and started on ter
rifle descent toward the valley. With
every bound it gathered mass of dirt,
smaller boulders and debris, and from
one mass OF granite 1t became, in the
twinkling of an eye, hundred, and
then vast avalanche sweeping down
the natural channel. Recovering him
self on the instant, and realizing his
dreadful peril, Rainey saw that his only
chance for life lay in his getting out OF
him. and darted toward the nearest
side. There was but an instant of time,
and, although heseemed for the instant
given wings, he despaired of ever reach
ing place of safety. In second he
reached the side of the channel, clam
boring frantically up ragged heap of
rocks. A phone shrub was just above.
and Selling it in a desperate clutch he
dragged himself up the side. Small
boulders were already flying down be-
low him, the ground trembled and the
gigantic rocks shook to their foundation,
hurting him off his feet. With roar
that reverberated to tte heavens, the
avalanche swept past. 1t was wild,
strange sight-one that filed the pros
pector with awe as he lay prone on the
ground, scarcely daring to breathe. For
an instant the channel was filed with
rushing river, but river of stone and
earth, roaring, Kissing and surging like
living water. Huge rocks, masses Of
earth and great pine trees would rise to
the surface and then disappear again
in the surging torrent. The mote that
poor humanity would have been in such
q stream the miner could well realize,
and it is needless to say that in the re-
mainder of the trip he avoided the
channel, and preferred a rough scramble
over the rocks to the mourning of any
such risk again. -Leadciile Courier.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17

-One Of the most aggravatingo of bores
is stud in close-fitting shirt bosom.
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
III the dog whose day this is will
call at this Office he can have his prop
erty and no questions asked. boston
Transcript.
The clam has larger mouth, in
proportion to its size, than q human be-
ing. vet clam never talks about its
neighbor. - Whitehall Times.
Lightning never strikes twice in
the same place, and there is no necessi-
ty tor its striking second time. 1t
generally finishes the business during
the first shock and goes out on strikes.
IN. o. Picayune.
HES beauty" observed the
mule dealer, admiringly stroking the
animals name. land amiablc, too; but
when he gets mad it's just worth Bill
Vanderbiit's FORUM to see him feeling
for the hair OF the comet with his heels. "
Brooklyn Eagle.
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17

-One thousand two hundred en-
ployes of the Old Colony Railroad have
been examined for color blindness, in
compliance with the Massachusetts law,
and over forty engineers, firemen, con-
ductors and others have been dismissed
because they have defective sight. OF
this number is Conductor Gown, who
has taken tickets for thirty-two years
and neverhsd an accident happen to his
train,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17

it is modification, Just as she says, to
have strangers look on her as careless
and slovenly housekeeper, when she
tries very hard to have things nice.
Many's the time she's lugged in heavy
buckets of water when her back was
aching terribly, while I've been sitting
by, reading. She never could bear to see
the yard Uttered up, and / shouldn't
wonder if her sickness wasn't
partly brought on by carrying away
those heavy planks that I'd been prom
ising her for two months to take to the
barn. always intended to do it. but
somehow I've forgotten, though I'd
rather have got up out of bed at mid
night and done it than let her strain her
poor weak back by carrying 'em herself.
That's the way it was with fixing up
the ash hopper when she wanted to
make soap. She asked me at least a
dozen times to do it for her, but some
how never got at it, and so at last she
got discouraged and did it herself.
When mans got an ambitious, ener-
getic wife who takes pride in her home
and surroundings, he can't do her q
greater wrong than TO throw cold water
on her efforts and be milestone in the
way"
The approach of an old farmer friend
living short distance down the road.
who stopped his horse at this moment
to inquire after Mrs. Birney, put an end
to the husbands bitter reflections.
=" You have nice place here" OBJ
served Farmer Doyle, as he glanced at
the vines and rows of bushes in the
yard at the rear of the house. ss Your
wife took sight of comfort in cultivat-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17

made Win tnat senator on a basis
of '.spoils." the terms being that MIR.
Malone should vote to give the COM
mittees of the Senate into the control
of the Republicans, and that the united
stalwart and half-breed Republican vote
should make Mahone's friend Riddle
berger Sergeant-at Arms of the Senate.
Malone executed his part of this inn
moral and disgraceful bargain, but the
Democratic Senators prevented the
execution of the other part of the
agreement into which Republican Sena-
tors had entered in order TO divide the
power and the spoils of the Senate be-
tween themselves and the Virginia
Regulators. A number of offices and
a great deal of small patronage rest in
the hands of the Sergeant-at-Arms of
the Senate. Heis the chief fountain of
the salary spoils of that body, and the
Republican members of the Senate were
willing to empower Riddleberger to
make general removals and to appoint
or hire new men in place of old and
well-trained servants of the public il
Malone would only vote to give ma
jority Of the Senate committees to the
Republicans. The country has not for
gotten the general feeling of shame
with which decent men of all parties
heard of a certain basket of flowers sent
from the White House and placed on
the desk of Malone after he consented
to enter into this trade for the spoils
of the Senate. And what shall be
said of the removal by the Admin
istration of such public officers as
Merritt and Phillips which so quickly
followed? Can any one pretend that
Chandler and Robertson were nominal
ed for any other reason than as part of
a plan to gather up the "spoils' into
the hands Of the half breeds? How can
those nominations or a great part Of
the removals which followed be recon
ciled with the utterances of General Gar
field in favor of Civil-service Reforma
What President ever Piled the "spoils''
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

CABBAGE SALAD.-To one large head
OF cabbage, chopped very fine. allow
one cupful each Of vinegar and sweet
cream, one teaspoonful each of salt
sugar, mustard and -four, and one ego
First heat the vinegar and add the salf ef
sugar and mustard. Pour scalding over
the cabbage and stir through it. Beat
the -four and egg together, stir in the
cream, put in the spider, and cook till
1t just begins to thicken, stirring CON
stantly to prevent it's sticking: then
pour on hot, and stir thoroughly to-
gether. This is very nice salad.
WHITE SPONGE CAKE.-The whites Of
eleven eggs, one and one-half tumbler-
OF sifted, granulated sugar, one dof
sifted flour, one teaspoonful cream tar
tar, one and one-half do. vanilla beat
the eggs very stiff on large platter
then add first the sugar and then the
-four the -four must be sifted twice.
then measured) add cream of tartar
and sift again, the frequent sitting be-
ing necessary to the lightness of the
cake; add vanilla and bake one hour in
a moderate oven when done, turn the
pan upside down, and when cool, take
out the cake and ice it.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31
ssMuscIe.S

DR.. Halls Journal Of Health has some
severe words against the gymnasium
as means of exercise in our leading
educational institutions. The oblec-
tions, however, must be understood to
be against excess in exercise-as well
us the extremes to which ball playing,
boating, ETC., are carried, resulting in
s'athletic feebleness" instead of athletic
strength.
Young men are frequently to be met
with who seem to have an excessive
pride of muscular development; the
great development is confined, how
ever, to an undue enlargement of the
muscles of the upper portions of the
arms, at the expense cf the muscles of
the chest and of the general health.
The prominent physicians of our
cities have such patients frequently.
They usually come to ask advice in
regard to some unaccountable lung
trouble.
They point to their arms, and ask
how is it possible that man can swing
dumb-bell weighing fifty pounds and
have weak lungs, with splitting of blood
and other unfavorable symptoms. 1t
is the easiest thing in the world, and
the most natural result of such vio-
lent exercise. This athletic exercise"
craze has come to be national calam-
ity. 1t is iniuring some of the best
young men in the country.
Every gymnasium in the country
should be abolished, says the Journal
Of Health, not but that there are some
good features about them, but the evil
resulting from gymnastic exercises, as
ordinarily practiced, does more harm
than good. The professional gymnast
is always short-lived, the averagv term
of such life being less than six years.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31
Progress OF Iron Industries.

The census bureau of the govern
ment has issued one of its special bull
letins relative to the iron and steel in
dustries of the United States, which.
says the Lancaster (Pa.) Ne,o Era, is
full Ct interesting facts. and reveals
the marvellous progress we have made in
this direction during the past decade.
There is at the present time capital of
$3.50, 971, 1874 invested in the business.
against $121, 772,074 ten years ago,
showing an increase during the brief
period of more than eighty nine per
cent. In 1880 only twenty five States and
Territories had engaged in the produc-
ton OF iron and steel, but Kansas, Ne
braSka and Colorado, as we'll as the
Territories of Utah and Wyoming,
have nee commenced operations,
making total of thirty States and
Territories of iron and steel.
Pennsylvania has for hundred years
been the great iron making State Of the
Union. In 1870 we made fifty per cent.
OF the entire production of the country.
We have held our own remarkable we'll
during past decade, having increased
our output ninety-seven per cent, and
IN 1880 we still made forty-nine per
cent. OF the country's entire production,
notwithstanding that the industry has
been wonderfully stimulated all over
the country during the past ten years.
Pennsylvania's product in 1870 was
1886, sos tons in 1880 it was 1885,
66S tons. The increase in tons all over
the country between 1870 and 1880 was
from 1866 215 tons to 1866, no tons,
or ninety-nine per cent a most won
derful increase.
Ohio more nearly approaches us in
her iron productions than any other
State, her product IN 1870 having been
449, 1853 tons, and in 1880 $50, 141 tons,
an increase of 1G7 per cent. New York
comes next, but her rate of growth in
her iron product is much less than that
OF Pennsylvania or Ohio, having been
only thirty-three per cent. between
1870 to 1880. Her product in the lat
ter year was 59S, 300 tons. Illinois has
taken New Jerseys place as fourt b
among our iron producing States; in
1870 she made only 25,761 tons, which
increased to 417,968, an increase of
l,522 per cent. in ten years. Mary
land has fallen from the fifth place
in 1860 to the twelfth in 1880, having
made an increase of only sixteen per
cent. Missouri has made great progress,
beirg now the sixth State on the list
Some of the Southern States, notably
West Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Ten
nessee and Delaware, have shown largely
increased production. OF all the States
that made iron or steel in 1870, three
alone, South Carolina, North Carolina,
and Maine. have fallen off in their pro-
duct of these metals. Under the re-
markable demand of the railroad inter
ests of the country, we may, for a
number of years at least, see this i'm
portant industry make equally rapid
strides
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

Tie world-renowned success OF Hostetters .
Bitters, and their continued popularity for a
quarter of q century as stomachic, is scarcely
more wonderful than the welcome that greets
the annual appearance of Hostetters Alma
nae. This valuable medical treatise is pub
lished by Hostetter & Smith, Pittsburg, "a,
under their own immediate supervision, EN-
blowing seventy hands in that department Slx
cylinder printing presses, five folding ma
chimes, FIVE job presses, ETC., are running
almost constantly on this work, and the lssu
of same for 1882 viii not be less than O,0oo,-
600. printed in the English, German, French,
Welsh, Norwegian, Swedish, Holland, Bohe-
milan and Spanish languages. Refer to copy
of it for valuable and interesting reading con'
eerning health, and numerous testimonials as
to the efficacy of Hostetter's Bitters anlllseA
ment, varied information, astronomical calcu-
lations, chronological items, ETC., which can be
depended on for correctness. The Almanac
for 1882 can be obtained free of cost from drug
gists and general dealers in all parts OF the
country.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31
WISE WORDS.

The art of praising caused the art of
speaking.
No man is more miserable than he
that hath no adversely.
All uphill work when We would do;
| all down-hill when We suffer.
| An effort made for the happiness of
| others lifts US above ourselves.
Half the ills we hoard in our hearts
are ills because we hoard them.
Truth and love are two of the most
powerful things in the world; and
when they both so together they can
not easily be withstood.
AS the shadow follows the substance,
so the sting of conscience follows an
evil deed; one dies only with the sun
light; the other expires with intelli-
gence.
like better for one to say some fool
ish thing upon important matters than
to be silent. That becomes the sub
ject of discussion and dispute, and the
truth is discovered.
Merit has rarely risen of itself, but a
pebble or g twig is often quite sufficient
for it to spring from the lowest to the
highest ascent. There is usually some
baseness before there is any elevation.
certain amount of opposition is g
great help to a man. Kites rise against
and not with the wind. Even head
wind is better than none. No man ever
worke d his passage anywhere in dead
calm.
Few seem to have any opinions of
their own, or think for themselves.
Like dead fish they go with the stream
and tide; what others think right they
think right, and what others call wrong
they call wrong.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31
A judges Charge, With Variations.

The following comes from Georgia,
and its accuracy is vouched for by the
stenographer who took it down:
Judge - was noted for the way he
got mixed in his charges to the jury.
On one occasion case was tried before
him the points of which may be briefly
stated thus: Smith brought suit against
Jones upon promissory note given for
horse. Jones' defense was failure Of
consideration, he averring that at the
time of the purchase the horse had the
glanders, of which he died, and that
Smith knew it. Smith replied that the
horse did not have the glanders, but
had the distemper, and that Jones knew
it when he bought.
The Judge charged the jury: "Gen-
tlemen of the jury, pay attention to the
charge of the court. You have already
made one mistrial of this case because
you did not pay attention to the charge
of the court, and l don't want you to
do it again. I intend to make it so
clear to you this time that you cannot
possibly make any mistake. This suit
is upon q note given for pronissory
horse. / hope you understand that.
Now, If you find that at the time of the
sale Smith had the. glanders, and Jones
knew it, Jones cannot recover. That is
clear, gentlemen, I will state it again.
If you find that at the time Of the sale
Jones had the distemper, and Smith
knew it, then Smith cannot possibly
recover. But, gentlemen, will state
it third time, so that you cannot 70 :
sibly make mistake. If at the time
of the sale Smith had the CHAMBERS, and
Jones had the distemper, and the horse
knew it, then neither Smith, Jones nor
the horse can recover Let the record
be given to the jury" -Harper's Mega
zi3,R.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

The Sunday school children Of
Anoor;ca who are sometimes too lazy to
reach school in time are pat to shame
nv the little Teloogoo children IN
India. II We are gravely told that these
young persons often walk as lar as e1gnIy J
or ninety miles in order to attend ,ne
Baptist schools. The worst OF It Is tnat
these schools are sometimes so faA tnat
tbe doors have to be closed against
these pedestrian seekers liberalization.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

P. T. BARNUM announces that he will
employ all curious specimens of the
human race, including giants, dwarfs,
fat people and freaks of nature, for his
great show. Parties interested should
write, inclosing photos, to Barnum,
Bailey & Hutchinson, 40 Bond ST., N. Y.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

Dr. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription " is not
extolled as a " cure-all," ," but admirably fulflis
a singleness of purpose, being most potent
specific in those chronic weaknesses peculiar
to women. Particulars in Dr.. Pierce's pam
phlet treatise ON Diseases Peculiar to Women.
ninety-six pages, sent for three stamps Adj
dress WORLDS DIsPESsARY MEDICAL AssocIA-
TIoN, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

SCI move" said delegate in a Virginia
convention. shat our chairman take dose Of
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup; he is so hoarse that
cannot understand him." That gentleman had
no doubt tried this wonderful medicine.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

The Des Moines Oowa) Tri-Weekly
Tribune says: GA Harrisburg, Pa, journal
mentions that Mr.. D. Bensinger, No Mar
ket Square, that city, was cured by st Jacobs:
Oil of violent attack of rheumatism.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

Times of the greatest calamity and
confusion have ever been productive of
the greatest minds. The purest ore
comes from the hottest furnace; the
brightest fash from the darkest cloud
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

Never be at Fyour place OF business
when person wants to borrow money
from you, because if you are out you
will be in.--Satena Sunbeam.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

1t is useless to grosn with rheumatism
when bottle of St. Jacobs Oil will cure it.
as everybody knows Columbus (Ohio)
Daily Times.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

DIR. GREEN'S OXYGENATED BITTERS
Is the best Remedy for Dyspepsia, Biiousness Ma
laria, Indigestion and Diseases of the Blood Kid
neys, Liver, Skin, etc.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

DEMONS BALSAAI cures Coughs. Colds Rheu-
matism, Kidney Troubles etc. Can be used exter-
nally plaster,
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

If George Washington cannot have a
monument he has had pie named for
him. and that is better.-Ne,o Orleans
Picagune.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

DR.. Pierce's "Pellets - little liver pills
(sugar-coated) purify the blood, speedily cor
rect all disorders OF the liver, stomach and
bowels. By druggists
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31


DR.. r. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, N. Y DEAR
S1R-Your "a Golden Medical Discovery" has
cured my boy of a fever sore of two years.
standing. Please accept our gratitude.
Yours truly,
HENRY WHITING, Boston, Mass,
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

The Arabic for cat is "gitt." That
ought to be the English of it, too
sSomerriite Journal.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

THE tunnel under the English channel be-
ween Dover and Calais, advances at the rate of
a foot an hour.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

A BUTCHER who sold diseased meat was fined
$500 and sent TO the workhouse for thirty days
in INDIANAPOLIS
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

MonE than 1000 women are employed in the
railway offices of Austria. They receive Q
salary of SIS to $50 month.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

KING HUMBERT, of Italy, is selling some of
his palaces in order to pay his fathers debts
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31
On Thirty Days Trial.

New SOUTH WALES, with a population OF
less than sou, 900, has debt OF $50, ,000, 00o.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

Shoes to be fashionable must taper
to rounded point at the toes.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31
vegetiirle
FOR
EPITEPSY X

H R. STEvENs
Dear sir-My husband has had EPILEPSY h @ for the
t1 he IN hed condition. and seeing the good results
from the Of vEGErlSE IN other @ fef sRqs & qsn 1f
has bnan that he has had only ten fits in tires;
months past whereas he accustomed to nay hatl ~
cd not expect Am very anxious TO have him con-
time the use some time longer and write you to ask
You what terms OF what reduction you Woutd l'1Ae
and send me one dozen bottles
Very respectfully,
Mrs A. q. COLE, III!
Baraboo, Sauk Co., Wis.
yEeEr1NE thoroughly eradicates every kind OF
humor and restores the entire system to heaIthy
condition.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

That Terrible
indigestion and sick headache VIII yleid reaoiis
70 Marner,s Safe Kidney and Liver cure.
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31
HEH R[E|HI pI|Llln! pI|L

FHrsOn-' Pur2ufiye Pills make New Rich
Blood, and will completely change the blood in the
entire System IN three months ANY person who
will take one pill each night ron1 to weeks may BE-
restored to sound health, if such thing be possible
Sold everywhere sent by mail for letter stsrntls
Il. :. JOHNSON & CO., Boston, Mass,
formerly Bangor, Me, ''
The Sentinel., 1881-12-31

To make new hair grow use ChRBoLINE.
deodorized extract Of petroleum: This natul Ai
petroleum hair renewer, as recently improves,
is the only thing that will really produce new
hair It is delightful dressing.