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


Weak and helpless; in happiness itself unsafe,
And often wounded while she plucks the rose. "
Taught BIZ her very weakness, she wisely s6ys
tho rude companionship Of boys, and with the
simple playtbings Of her gentler sex fashions the
infant and cradles ON her own innocent breast
the waxen efigy Of her baby SELF.
ITO this lovely being scarcely formed or
This rose With ali its sweetest leaves vet folded
there comes time whom, laying aside the
much-lovcd playthings Of her early years. her
expanding mind, quivering with undefned ex-
pectation, turns toward the gold to be attained
Tho wish to Knoxville endless thirst
Which cen by qnenching 10 awaked."
The boy has already overleapt society's mar,
row customs and partaken of the flesh pots Of
Egypt. Throw these two together IN the in.
separable ntimacies of school life, and the result
Is PATENT The female mind becomes masculin
lied she strives to reach the higher walk Of
knowledge heretofore held sacred to man, talk
wisely Of the professions and woman's sphere
advocates frecdem of thought and, alas, toe
often practices freedom OF action-loses the
gentle modcsty and grace that mark the
the perfect woman. meets man half way IN thu
battle Of life with q careless 6onAofnis. that
breaks down those barriers of reserve and pru
dencc which should ever be maintained, ant
stands, unsexed, "a woman impertinent ant
mannish grown, who is not more .loathed thar
an effeminate man in timc of action"
have entered upon the discussion Of this sub
ject with reluctance, knowing that j. woman
am advocating principles which seem, at frs
blush, foreign to the advancement Of my sex
Still, take it, the laxity Of the morals Of to-
day Is due in great part to the same strainini
after position and effect which is persisted 4
BY the fair ones of tho present age and which al
this clamor about "womans Advancement
has greatly tended to increase.
There are men among you who have gentl
wives-wives that have lain upon your bosom
and askod no greater happiness than to be en-
circisd bytuus projecting srms. There are me-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

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srninv the health of shose who ara undcr her
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SyorSinrs ~ tina little hciSr which. sooner or
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

the sacred and tho profane has been broken
down, and every topic of secular and Of sectsri
an interest has been opened to the inquisition OF
the argus-eyed newspaper.
This change In the function OF the Press has
been accompanied by o corresponding augmen-
tation Of inhuenoe and responsibility. The time
has passed by when the newspaper is looked on
aspirant, expressing his thoughts and promoting
his personal ambitions. Bye general concurrence
Of sentiment with the editorial profession and
the people, the Press has been lifted indeed to
the dignity of fourth estate in the realm
with tie own independent functions to per.
form, and with its own direct responsibilities
to the people. Tho proper methods Of exercis-
ing this function and of meeting this responsi.
bity should DO the subject of our serious inquiry.
edly to furnish news. The multiplicity OF human
transactions Is now so great and tho intercon-
uection Of human interests 20 intimate, that the
daily history Of the race in all parts the progress
of its inquiries the Development OF its industries
and the vicissitudes Of its enterprises, are not
only subjects of curious interest. but they bear
direct relation to the fortunes Of our constitu.
entS and therefore demand the greatest share OF
enterprise aud industry In tho profession: This
obvious consideration has, however, led to an
extravaSant estimation Of the element Of news,
indicated by the prevailing disposition to regard
the collection Of news as the sole and exclusive
object Of attention Ths facilities of telegrsphic
communication have contributed to the steady
growth of distinct evil in this respect, The
accumulation Of hasty, and often conjcctural
items Of nows, illuminated only by hjppant and
ill-considered comment, IL too often accounted
the evidence of laudable journalistic enterprise,
and an irrational prejudice threatens to confins
the functions Of the editor 20 the paragraph,
scintillating with an artificial glitter, but con
tanning no solid golden Thought. Or, varying
the figure. the intellectual cuisine is tending t
| the highly stimulating. without much regard t.
| intellectual nutriment Now, like condiment
with my meat but whom my dinner is to consist
| Of Worcester Sauce and Maunsel White, thlnl
ated. In q sound and legitimate theory, tn
| newspaper should DO tho interpreter betwccI
the world of thought and the world q practacA
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-10-15
The Way Plate Glass Is Made

To cast, roll polish and burnish plate glass
requires machinery of peculiar construction,
and plant" that is costly by reason of Its
complex nature. The pouring of the liquid
glass from the furnace upon the cast iron
plates, and subsequent rolling, are processes
comparatively SIMPLE. Any housekeeper who
has used rolling.pn upon batch of pie
crust dough performs an operation very slmi-
lar to this stage of plate glass making. 1t is
the succeeding processes Of grinding and pol
ishing and final furnishing that require time
and costly mechanism. After leaving the rolls
and bedplate the glass Is rippled and rough,
and only fit for gratings and skylghts. Each
plate must be transferred to machines that re-
semble the turn tables of railway On that
revolving platform the glass is cemented into
bed of plaster of Paris and the machine
started. Bearing heavily on the surface of the
glass are blocks of metal and which IN motion
the surfaces are kept supplied with sharp sand
and a constant stream of water. The next
stage of the glass grinding process Is the same
as to machinery but instead of sand coarse EN-.
cry is used. The finer emery is used in anoth
er revolving table, and so on tor half dozen
times. The final polishing is done by
heavy reclprocating devices fed with rouge,
and maintaining constant backward and for
ward motion, and also lateral movement over
the surface of the crystal. All this requires
the assistance Of a large force of men, many
of them skilled labOrers. After going through
these different grindings and polishing the
plate that measured an inch in thickness is
only three quarters of an inch thick, has lost
all its roughncss, and is ready for the show
window of the purchaser,-PHtsburgh 76ie.
OIUDI
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-10-15
Tact,

History, It Is said, repeats itself-so do
stories. "Pshaw" eXclaims some learned
man, as he sees IN the morning paper fresh
anecdote, II read that fifty years ago and it
was then ancient" Perhaps he did, and yet
the anecdote may be true as told, though not
singular. The critic should remember the
rule, as true OF men rs of mechanics, that like
causes under similar circumstances always
produce the same effects.
Some years ago a story went the rounds,
which told how one of the keepers Of the Hart.
ford Insane Asylum saved his life 10y his ready
wit The keeper had taken patient, sup,
posed to have been cured, to the roof of the
Asylum. While they were enjoying the mag
niticent prospect the patient, who was a large
man, selzcd the keepers arm.
Let us jump pdown and surprise the folks be
low !" he said.
The keeper, seeing that the man had suf.
fered a relapse, cody replied
"Nonsense! any fool can jump down. Let's
descend and jump up. That'll astonsh them"
won't that be jolly! Come along" an
swered the patient thrown of his guard. BE-
fore could try the feat, he was securely con-
fined.
Now, a similar story with different details,
good Lord Chancellor whose head Henry VIII.
took off. He was seated one day on the roof
of his house. when madman suddenly ap-
peared at his side.
Leap, Tom, leap" he shouted, selling More
by the shoulder.
Looking him calmly in the eye, the Lord
Chancellor said, LET us first throw my little
dog down, and see what sport that will be-"
In a moment the dog was tumbled over the
parapet.
"Goodw said More, with ieigned delight,
"now run down, fetch the dog and we'll throw
HIM off again"
The maniac ran down, and More summoned
his servants to secure him.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-10-15
A Utah Notable.

Mary's Vale is beautiful valley through
which the clear, swift and deep Sewer River
flows 1t contains mining camp, and is the
home of General Agramonte one OF the most
noted characters OF Utah. The saints call him
Big Windy" in ridicule of his remarkable
conversational powers Just previous to my
arrival an attempt had been made to assassin
ate him. Three shots were fired al him from
the bushes of the Sewer River, none of which
took effect. He returned the fire with Sharp's
rifle, and on the following day wounded
saint was found being carefully cared for IN
neighboring village. The General married
Mrs. Clara Stonehouse Young widow of Jo
seph A. Young, Brigham's most talented SON.
and being Gentle and bold speaker of
opinions is not one of the loved ones of Zion
lie claims direct descent from famous Castl
Ian king; he served on the staff of a Union
general during the war; has adyentured some
in Mexico and was for years actively and prom
inently identified with the Cuban rebellion.
/ had heard much of him in my travels, and
when saw him enter the room where | sat
and place carbIne and double.barrelled shot
gun in a corner, remove n belt holding navy
revolver and Bowie knife and slip silver
mounled Derringer in his hippocket, l knew
| that | was IN the presence of General Agra
monte. Accompanying him were two beautl
ful boys, ten or twelve years Of age grandsons
OF the Prophet. never passed Il more agree
able evening. As a wit, story teller, mimic
and eloquent narrator of exciting events have
rarely seen his equal. He speaks English
Spanish, French and German with equal flu
ency, and "sets table IN roar" as naturally
as thou Oh laughing were the chief business of
all mankind. | could not bring myself to be-
lieve that he was of Spanish descent. After he
had retired for the night short conversation
occurred on this point. One gentleman thought
he was an Englshman, another thought he
was Dane The third said: Gentlemen,
remember reading an incident IN one of Marry
ats novels. A finely uniformed officer was
pacing the quarter deck with great dignity,
when sailor who had fallen from the mast
head, struck the deck Immediately behind
HIM. Where the - did you come frOmY y
inquired the officer, with some asperity. From
the North of Ireland yer Honor was the
prompt reply. That is my opinion of Agra,
monte. | believe that he came from the North
of Ireland. He Is certainly one of the shrewd.
stwittlest men IN Utah San F,aHciSce Post
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-10-15
NermIn-PrOOf Poultry HOuses.

If it were not for the countless thousands of
lice, mites and other parasites, as well as the
rats and weaselS, which require the constant
care and attention of the poultry breeder to
avert losses, the breeding Of poultry would be
n comparatively easy task, although it would
then be less profitable, for the lazy breeders
could raise and market almost as many eggs
and fowls as could those who are able and will
ing to give the birds that care and attention
which they now must have to insure profit.
Many are the ways and means devised to
circumvent these pests of the pOultryman
some beng effectual, provided they are per
sisted in while others utterly fail to accom-,
pllsh the much desired object When these
pests, these insect enemies OF poultry, once
gain possession of house and fowls alike, it IS
work of time and patience to dislodgc them
entirely, and far more trouble than 10 use
measures at first to prevent them coming, for
prevention is far better and far cheaper than
cure in this case.
When the breeder can afford 1t it Is a good
plan to have the poultry.house lathed and
plastered smoothly on the inside, and then fre-
quent applications Of whtewash will serve
generally to keep them from coming to stay,
tor the smooth surface of the walls offers no
crevices for their Judgement. Such house,
too, is warm and comfortable in winter and
When the expense deters breeders from
adopting the above plan, it is a good and cheap
substitute to line the entire side Of the house
with tarred paper, which Is manufactured es-
peclally for building purposes, and can be had
and put on cheaply. This should be treated
to frequent coatings of tar, which is very dis
tasteful to vermIn and very healthy to fowls
AS far as preventing the appearance of lice
and mites, this tarred paper or telling" is
ahead of anything else we know of at present,
while it has the advantage of beng cheap
and readily applied by any one. 1t gives a
smooth finish to the interior of the houses,
though many object to the dark color as well
as to the smell of the tar. Be that as it may
its great usefulness should overcome such tn
fling objections to those of a practical turn of
mind. We would here remark that old and
foul nests and nesting boxes are regular hot
beds of lice and vermin, and no careful breed
er will permit such evidences of slothfulness
and neglect to find room about his premises,
but will condemn them to the tiames.-P0u!-
ry Noatbly.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-10-15

CHILDREN, HALF PRICE-Uncle Nose rents
out sevaral shantles on Austin avenue to col.
ored tenants, some Of whom exhibit hesitan.
cy about paying their rent.
a few mornings since an ebon.hued boy of
about nine years, the son of one of Moses
tenants, brought him four dollars.
Your fodder owes eight dollars, boy What
for you only fotch me fOah dollars, Whar's
de udder halt oh de rent?"
"Dat's de berry reason he done send me wild
de money"
Whats de reasong'
"Bekase"
"Dekase what, you little fool niggahr'
"Bekase childruns nebber pays more den
half price," sobbed the boy.-SJtings.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-10-15
Crime and Its Punishment.

The laws of Illinois require the criminal
and charitable statistics of the State to be
thoroughly kept, and by the several county
authorities transmitted to the State Board Of
Charities. 1t is then the business of that
Board to so tabulate them that they may be OF
use to the people IN arriving at solutions of the
various social problems. We have heretofore
spoken of the excellent report which Mr.. Sec
retary Wines made to the last Legislature, and
alse to the deficiencies caused by the failure
of various county officers to properly discharge
the duties imposed upon them by the law IN
sending reports In endeavoring to look up
some statistics in this report relative to the
punishment of murder, we find the statistics
of Lake and Cook counties entirely wanting.
AS Cook Is the great centre OF Illinois crime
of this kind, the lack of her statistics will
render the results the more forceful in their
lesson yet we hope measures will be taken in
the future TO secure reports from these two
counties, that full information may be IN the
hands of those who wish to examine the social
statistics of Illinois.
a cursory examination of the criminal re-
turns for the ninety-nlne counties returning
will give very perceptible clue to the cause
Of the public feeling which so violently and
ldisgracefully swept over portions of the State
last week Under the head of the more helm
Gus crimes they show as follows:
During the year. in these ninety-nine coun-
ties, there were 60 persons arralgned for man
slaughter. Of these 10 were sentenced to an
aggregate punishment of GA years.
During the same period 1856 persons were
arraigned for murder, and "a sentenced. OF
these 3 were to the death penalty; 8 to prison
for life, and % to an aggregate imprisonment
of 352 years; or if probable good time is de-
Quoted, 219 years
We have, therefore, the following aggregate
sentences for the taking of 246 lives IN Illinois
exclusive OF Cook and Lake counties) in one
year: death B; Imprisonment counting life
sentences 5 years each and deducting good
time'D $50 years.
Two hundred and forty.siX lives taken, and
but three sentenced mot executed) upon the
principle that he who takes human lite iorieits
his own.-1urOrd NeWs.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-10-15

A Leipsig journal devoted to the glass inter.
est states that the cracking of lamp chimneys
may be prevented by placing them in pot
filled with cold wafer, adding a little cooking
salt, and after the mixture has been allowed to
boil well over a fire TO have the articles cool
slowly. Treated in this way glass will be
found to resist cracking, even if exposed TO
very sudden changes of temperature, and the
chimneys become very durable by passing
through such an operation. The process is, In.
deed, simply one of annealing, and II results
that the slower the operation is carried on, es-
pecially the cooling portion of 1t, the more ef
fectlve will be the work
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-10-15
The question of the future petroleum supply

The question of the future petroleum supply
is growing more and more interesting to Penn
sylvanans Regions once spouting out abun-
dainty are now strewn with ruined derrlcks
over wells pumped dry. New sources of sup.
ply have hitherto been readily found in place
OF the drained reservoirs, but now the great
Pennsylvania oil sponge appears to be nearly
squeezed. The Bradford region in Mexican
county, tor instance which pumps 10000 bar
rels daily, and is the petroleum centre of the
state, steadily failed during the month of Au-
gust at the average of $500 barrels daily.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-10-15

Brethren" SAID the Leadvillc clergyman,
as he breatblessly entered the pulpit twenty
minutes late, "I know I'm behind time. But
here is my excuse. had flush royal and
Deacon York had four queens, and though he
bet low knew he'd put his entire pile in, and
l couldn't bear to break up such good thing
by calling HIM. So stayed and scooped his
pile. Can you pardon me for the delay?"
And the congregation shouted Aye" and
gave three cheers for the preacher and then
the services were begun.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-10-15

THE ANIMATED OR SENSITIVE OAT.-The
seeds of this are sold at the seed stores, to be
cultivated as curiosity. Each grain-covering
has long, bent brlstle, or d1cn, and with every
change, whether to dry or damp, each one be-
gins to twist, or untwlst; the bent portions
cross and come in contact with one another,
and as the motion goes on, Jerk takes place,
and the oats are thrown to distance of sever
al inches. In succession of dry days and
damp nights, these oats will travel a long dis
tance.-imericdn .1gricuHurist.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-10-15

First Fashionable Girl-"IIatue, do you
know Mr.. DodgeY" Second Fashionable Girl
sob, yes, he's well off, and hear he is of a
good family" f. F. Con, l think he's
Rorrid; and he's lmpecunious, too, if I'm not
much mistaken" S. F. Cob, it can't be-
now" +. f. G.-"Yes, itcan shall tell you
something?' S. f. G.-"What is it?" F., F.
G.. lin a perfectly horrifyIng whisper)-"IIe
wears washed pantaloons!"
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-10-15
Incredihle.

+. 4. Scratch, druggist, Ruthven, Ont, writes
al have the greatest confidence in your BurdocE
Blood Bitters. In one case with which am per
sonally acquainted their success was almost IN.
credible. One lady told me that half bottle did
her more good than hundreds Of dollars worth
Of medicine she had previously taken" Price,
sl.00; trial size, 10 cents.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-10-15

= Stopping at one of the hotels at Iemlock
Lake, in New York, was man who was
somewhat boastful of his adventures and of
the courage he displayed on several trying oc-
caslons. The other young men at the hotel
made a laughing stock of him and resolved to
humIlIate him thoroughly for what was, after
all, only little harmless lying. The oppor-
tunity came when the supposed braggart in
vted young lady TO take a carriage ride with
him. The practical jokers, Disgusting them.
selves with masks, hid IN a lonely spot on the
road, and as their wouldbe victim passed
rushed out and demanded his money or his
life They got neither, but one got bullet IN
the body and another had his arm broken ty
the same uherring aim. There will be no more
practical jokes played at Hemlock Lake this
season. Hiiddslphid Pres.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-10-15

One story about the new Dean OF Westmin.
ster has not yet, believe, found It's way into
print. He was on one occasion staying with
the Arnolds, in Westmoreland, when a picnic
was being celebrated. Lots were drawn as to
who should stay athome aud "mind the house"
and the office tell to Mr. Bradley. On the
return of the picnic party he remarked that
ut was good thing he had stayed behind, aS
tramp had tried his best to get in through
the drawing-rOom window, and would have
done so had it not been for him." The tramp,
as most people endowed with imagination
would have guessed, was the poet Wordsworth.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-10-15
somnambalIstIc Drawing.

\ case of sOmnambullsm, which, according
to the statements furnished to the UeJuld
would appear to be worthy of expert investlga-
tion, is that of a little boy of fourteen, Martin
Frobischer by name. The boys father IS a
teacher OF elocuton and acting and says that
little Martin, who has been from his earliest
boyhood in the habit of rising IN the middle
Of the night in a somnambulstc state has be
come greatly fascinated with the study of draw
ing, for which he shows marked talent This
study has taken such an intense hold of the
boys mind that he rises IN the night in com
petely unconscious state and will continue to
work on an unfinished piece Of drawing with
as much skill as though he were awake The
other night he got up and drew head, from a
cast which he had drawn on paper during the
previous day, on the wall of his chamber. Last
winter he caught a serious cold from sitting up
during the night in his nightshirt engaged up.
on his usual absorbing pursuit, and next morn
ing his mother found hIm with a decided stiff
ness OF the knees. ~ can understand" the
father SAID, "how a somnambulistlc subject
eau go through certain mechanical motions
but 1t Is inconeeivable to me how the boy is
able to draw with such perfect attention to ev-
cry detail-tO put expression into an eye, for
instance, and spirit INTO face" lie exhibited
some very clever drawings by the boy, partial.
ly done, as he declared, while the little fellow
was in this remarkable condition. When asked
whether 1t was a hereditary tendency in the
family he said that his own brOthcr-the boys
uncle-had been subject to it, and, strange to
say, Martins youngest brother was now catch
ing the infection of nocturnal escapades. The
boy is bright, good looking little fellow, who
appears to be thoroughly sound. but has evi.
IDENTIFY somewhat suffered from confinement
and overstudy. lie was closely questioned,
but could not be got to say anything except
that he was utterly unconscious Of what he had
done in the nights in which he had been up
until he saw his drawings next morning on the
table or on the wall The father hopes that
the case will have the light of scientific in
vestigation, as he says 1t is great mystery to
hlm and the entire family.-N. T. UCraH
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-10-15

The Archbishop OF Cologne had a curious
experience in an examination of children:
"ls the sacrament of confirmation necessary
to salvation?' he inquired of boy.
No, Monsignor," responded the lad "but
when there is an opportunity Of receiving il
We should not lose it,"
well said replied the prelate. Then,
turning to girl, he asked if the sacrament of
matrlmony was necessary to salvation
at is not" was the quaint reply, but when
the occasion arises it should not be lost"