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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

Great interests now manifested in the
production of furpentine and naval
stores in this section of the State, and
upon an investigation it will be seen that
no one industry in this section promises
so much. 1t is destined to make the
pine regions prosperous and to add rich
treasures to this grand old common
wealth. In conversation with we'll
known gentleman on the subject, we
gathered few facts that may prove of
interest to our readers and we give them
for what they are worth: Take lot of
land well timbered and there can be cut
on it 10000 turpentine boxes at a cost OF
a cent and half box, making $50.
These boxes will yield the crude turpen-
tine for years when properly managed,
that is for eight months during each
year. The average yield per month is
twenty-five barrels of the crude turpen-
tine which sells readily for five dollars
per barrel. 1t will cost about 1.5O per
barrel to hack the trees so that the boxes
will catch the best turpentine, and to dip
the best boxes will cost about twenty five
cents barrel. In fayorably located
farms, the distillers will furnish the bar
rels and haul them to and from the dis
tillery without any cost to the man own
ing the farms. So we have fol-
lowing results showing the net
profit. viz: 10000 boxes yielding
twenty-five barrels per month would
make two hundred barrels per year of
eight months, SO that we should have one
barrel each year. to every fifty boxes
These fifty boxes cost seventy-fve cents
| to cut, so we have as the cost per barrel
of production. Hacking per barrel. one
dollar; dipping, twenty-five cents; cutting
boxes, seyenty-five cents. Total cost,
| two dollars. Prices per barrel, showing
a net of three dollars per barrel. Two
hundred barrels we find profit above
expense of $780, This is the first year s
profit on wild lot of pine land that
could be bought for one or two hundred
dollars. But this farm win yield in the
same proportion for three or four years,
after which the trees can again be boxed,
with a slightly decreasing yield. When
the trees have been thoroughly drained
of the turpentine, they are ready for the
sawyer, and when his work is done we
have the Land left for the farmer. This
new source of wealth is destined to at
tract capital and labor, and soon we
shall see our pine forests riyaliDg oul
white field of cotton, and in giving t.
labor remunerative employment. Geor
gia is indeed an empire, with her unriv
allied pine forests in the south, her rice
fields in the east, her mountains of met
ais and minerals in the north, and hel
fertile cotton plantations in middle ant
southwest Georgia, with her thriving an,
beautiful cities and towns. We hav'
reason to be proud Of our State, and t.
feel that she is justly termed the empire
i State of the South. americas Ga.
| Republican.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

Wherever science has not been culti-
vated. all new and startling appearances
in the sky are regarded as supernatural.
But afew years since a shower of meteoric
stones fell in India, the fall being at
tended by terrific explosions. The
alarmed inhabitants Of the district be-
lieved these masses of rock to have been
thrown by their deities from the Hima-
lava Mountains, and with great yenera-
ton gathered up the fragments to be
kept as objects of religious worship.
Nor need we smile at this example of
recent superstition. Inthe most civilized
countries of the ancient world such phe-
nomena as the aurora borealis, total
eclipses, comets and meteoric showers
were viewed as miraculous displays OF
divine power, and generally as forerun-
ners of impending disasters. A brief
account of some OF the panics thus pro-
duced may not be without interest.
No one who has seen the more bril-
liant displays Of the northern lights-the
splendid coronal arch. the columns
tfnged with various colors. and moving
in silent granduer upon the midnight
skv-can wonder that in q superstitious
age their appearance should have ex-
cited the utmost CONSERVATION. Before
the eighteenth century no physical ex
PLANTATION of such displays had been sug'
gested or even thought Of The phe'
nomena appeared suddenly and unex
pectedly, and could not be referred tc
natural causes then known. The ex-
cited imagination saw armies mastering
in the sky brandishing their spears and
raising aloft in quick succession theil
bloody lances. A very brilliant aurors
seen in England, in 1875, is described
by q writer of that period as chasm
formed in the northern sky, in which
s.were seen . great many bright arches
out of which gradually issued spears,
cities with towers, and men in battle ar
ray; after that there were excursions q
rays in every direction, waves of clouds
and battles in which some were fleeing
some pursuing, and others wheeling
around in . surprising manner" u
psnics of this nature have ceased, fhs
| fact is due to flie ever-advancing hgh'
OF physical science. Prof. Daniel KIRK
GOOD, in Popular Science MONTHLY.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

Malar:al Feyers, Rheumatism, etc, result
most frequently from inactivity of tne liver
and kidneys. You make great mistake and
do yourself great injustice unless you bestow
careful attention. It Is wrong to persistently
turn the liver upside down by the use OF severe
cathartic medicines, or TO lash the kidneys
into complete exhaustion By oyerdoses Of vio-
let dillretics. Strength can Be given TO liver
and kidneys, new life and yigor infused into
feel youthful, and disease banished from the
body by using the Queen OF al health renew
ers, Dr.. Guysott's Yellow Dock and Sarsapa'
rila. This wonderful compound 10 outselling
all other remedies- It contains Yellow Dock,
Sarsapsrilla, Juniper, Iron, Buchu, Celery and
merit Of such . compound, then try one bottle
1t will make your mind and body healthy and
strong. 1t is more refreshing than wine and
you win like 1t Just - we'll.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01
FARM AND FIREsIDE.


The army worm is doing some dam
age to the splendid-looking wheat-fields
OF Northern Alabama
Around Selma, Alabams, fruit trees
are loaded with young fruit, and an inn
inense yield is predicted.
During the strengthening season
there were two men in Utah that sheared
sixteen sheep each in an hour, and one
man sheared thirty-two sheep in two
hours.
Sugar cane cultivation has been de-
veloped largely in Northern. Utah re-
Gently. because the sirllps which have
been brought from the East are often in
ferior to the home product.
-Beeswax and salt viii make flatirons
rs clean and smooth as glass. Tie lump
of wax in rag and keep it for that
purpose; when the irons are hot rub
them with rag, and then scour with a
paper or rag, sprinkled with salt.--Er-
change.
Baked eggs a la siennoise: Boil hard
a dozen eggs, take of the shells and cut
in thick slices; have 8 buttered deep
baking dish, place layer of eggs in the
center, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
add another layer of eggs, then more
cheese, and SO on until the whole is
used, finishing with cheese; mask with
| cream saute fhickened with egg yelks,
| besprinkled with fine bread crumbs, put
small bits of butter ON top, bake slightly
brown in q brisk oven Tor ten minutes
and serve in the baking dish.--Ths Gas
| troxomer.
William Simms, Secretary of the
Kansas State Board of Agriculture, has
issued the following circular to farmers,
and the suggestions contained therein
are applicable to the farmers all over the
country: stFrom Information received
am satisfied that hogs will feed upon thu
| young and tender plants from cookie
burrs. and that such plants are very in
furious to stock, resulting in death t.
hogs in numerous instances. l call th'
attention of farmers all over the countr,
to this subject for the purpose Of prompt
ing investigation, and earnestly reques
those who have suffered loss from thi
cause, or discovered any unhealthy con
dition among their stock, to observe
closely and report to this Office the resul
of such observation, together with sucl
remedies, if any, as have been produc
tive of satisfactory results.
tits highly importantto keep the foil
age of the plants clean, not alone for thei
beauty but their health's sake. Wash tn
leaves inside as well as outside as oftel
as they are dusty. A soft sponge AM
tepid water are the best for this purpose
4 To polish ivy leaves or those of palm
and rubber trees, use soft tissue paper
1t will make them like satin. Every da
pick off any dead leaves or twigs, a
those interfere with the strength Of thos
alive. Blossoms should not be left o.
too long. they prevent others from form
ing in perfection. Never permit bloom
4 to wither on the stem. Newspapers ma
] be pinned about plants when rooms ar
swept to protect them from the dust
| Denrer Tribune. 81
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01
Advice TO Consumptivss.

On the appearance of tho first symptoms-as
general debility, loss Of appetite, pallor, chilly
Sensations, followed by night-sweats and cough
prompt measures for relief should be taken.
Consumption il scrofulous disease Of the lungs
therefore use the great anti-scrofulao or blood
purifier and rength-restorer-Dr. Pierce
4 Golden Medical Discovery" Superior to Cod
liver oil as . nutritlve, and unsurpassed Pee.
toral. For weak lungs, splitting Of blood, and
kindred affections, Il has no equal Sold BY
druggists the world over. For DR.. Pierce's
pamphlet on Consumption, send two stampa
TO WoRLD's D1sPENsARY MEDICAL AssocxA-
rIoN, Buffalo, N. 7.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

"THKx you are paying attention TO old
Grinders daughter, are you. my sonP' Yea
mother; / have waited upon Mise Grinder
somewhat She's mica sort Of girl Fathers
got money! :. Precious little good that'll do
you, my son, He's the closest man IN these
i've forever, and" "Don't you be too
sure. I've known old Grinder. for forty years,
and he hasn't died yet" This set the young
man to thinking. = -, llfE =
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

1t seems that the organ-grinders,
with the rest, are grumbling over the
cold and wet season we are having. 1t
keeps them close in their crowded city
quarters, when they want to be out on
the road, picking up pennies.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

IT,. THOMPSON, Of Maysville, Ky, writes:
About year ago had severe attack Of
ehills and fever. have been quite an invalid
since. suffering from sinking spells, nervous
urinary organs were In . very weakened con-
dition. felt very weak, nervous and debili-
tated, and dyspepsia, painful urination, and
rheumatism exhausted me Of all vitality. My
doctor seemed discouraged and consented ia
my trying DR.. Guysott's Yellow Dock and
used with benefit. II has acted like miracle
IN my case, and now feel perfectly vel"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Describe q suit of old clothes in two
letters?-C d (seedy.)
Which is heavier, o half or a full
moonp-The half; because the full moon
is as light again. re
-Mistress-"Forgot it! Why told
you to impress it upon your mind !"
Bridget ssIt was on my moind put it,
mum, an me moind whit asthray with
it''-Ha,per's Bazar.
What becomes of all the pianos?"
asks a writer: When they get too old
and frail to be of any fnrther service we
believe they are cut down and made into
accordions. Y. Commercial.
/ An old salt. when asked how far
north he had ever been, replied that he
had been SO far north that .sthe cows
when MIXED beside red hot stove gave
ice cream. -
When round the ship the tempest rnges,
A little oil its wrath assuages,
And helps e6ectuaily to soofh 1t;
The ships path too. Ii serves to smooth IL,
How curious, is 1t not. that sperm oil
Should be the antidote to turn oil?
They had a terrible time at a Kenton
horse race recently. The horse that was
set down to be distanced took the bit in
his teeth and in spite of pulling went to
the front and won, cleaning out every
body but green old countryman who
had bet on that horse.-Exchange.
"A gentleman made rockery in
| front OF his house, in which he planted
some beautiful ferns, and having put up
| the following notice, found it more eff
Gent and less expensive than spring
guns or man-traps. The fear-inspiring
Inscription was: "Beggars. beware
Scolopendriums and Polypodiums ars
set here"
a clergyman named Way, of q
rather iocular nature and very cadayer-
Gus build, was recently accosted by
man with the inquiry, Are you pastor
Way r" g Passed away!" was the
response; ssbless You, no! I'm . good
deal Of skeleton, I'll own. but haven't
quite passed away yet.-Ron'e Sentinel.
Hamilton. Ont, has police force
of forty-five men. The average hight
is almost precisely six feet. The Chief
A. d. Stewart, is six feet four and hall
| inches in hight. There are fourteen
otheroHicers over six feet high, and only
four are under five feet nine inches. Tht
men are big enough to be good. -Dctroi
Free Press. 80 80 -.
The Fargo Argus says St Pan
youth attempted to shoot his anomoriafa
win the Arqsss please tell rs what Cha
| is?-Erchange. With Infinite pity fol
your ignorance we viii tell you. '.Ant
Moriafa" is the eldest sister Of s.Arc
You There Moriaritys and is now re
siding in New York; with her brother
who IS member of the police force
Courier-Joursal. -
| Foreign journals tell of a youni
German couple who tried to kiss escl
other ten thousand times in ten hours
Three thousand kisses were given II
two hours, but It the expiration of tn
third hour, the girl tainted and thu
young mans lips were paralyzed- ]
appears that it is possible to get. to
much of good thing. Three thoslsan'
kisses in two hours should have suffce'
until the next night, anyhow. Very few
Norristewn young men exact more il
one evening.l-save Sunday nigi1t, whel
they work few hours overtime. Nor
rsssorn Herald,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

ITO sum IL up, six long years OF bed-ridden
sickness, costing 500 per year. total u,
all Of this expense was stopped by three bot
has done her own homework for year since,
without the loss Of day, and Iwanteyerybody
to know 1t. for their benefit. Nv e. Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

The voltaic Belt Co., Marshall, Mich, WIN
send Dr. Dyes celebrated Electro oltaic
Belts and Appliances, on trial for thirty days,
TO men Young or old) who are afflicted with
nervous debility, lost vitality aud kindred
troubles, guaranteeing complete restoration
Of vitality and manhood. Address as above.
N. B.-No risk b incurred, - thirty days
trial Is allowed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

LYDIA Z PrxxHAx's Vegetable COMPOUND
lTeyiyes the dropping spirits; inyigorafes and
harmouizes the organic functions; gives alas
ITCHY and hrmness to the step, restores tne
untursl luster to the eye, and plants on thl
pale cheek Of beauty the fresh roses OF nfe'l
spring and early summer time
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

Now THAT the season for Summer Com
plants Is upon us, every family should have .
bottle Of WAKHFIELD's BLACKBERRY BAIsAN
in the house to use promptly when required
1t is the best known remedy for DiarrheA Dys-
EMERY, Flux, &c. For Sale by all Druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

s.s"By asking too much we may lose the
little that we had before" Kidney Wort asks
nothing but . fair trial This given, It fears
10 loss Of faith In its virtues- A lady writes
from Oregon: "For thirty years have been
afflicted with kidney complaints Two pack.
ages OF Kidney Wort have done me more good
than all the medicine and doctors / have had
before. believe 1t Ii sure cure.''
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

We KIN our rulers when We remove from the
human system whatever disorganizes the
nerves. DR.. Benson's Celery and Chamomiie
Pulls relieve from subsection to tho power OF
headache, sleeplessness and dyspepsia They
contain no opium or hurtful drug. DR.. c. w.
Bensou's Skin Cure ID . sure and perfect
remedy for all diseases Of the Skin and Scalp
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

~ Dresses, clcalls, costs, stockings and q
gsr1Dents can Be colored successfully with tn
Diamond Dyes, Navy Blue, seal Brown, Blaei
&c. Only i0c.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

WIZ d I postmau in danger Of losing hi
vsvf Because he Il guido By the directions
of btrnnge<B.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

wHAr Il candlei One whoss fate h todis
Of consumption. but who constantly makes
light OF his misfortune- es
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

wmx man has the smallpox a second
time, he finds himself the subject Of remark.
-Tzas 6itfin9s.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

WIZ il 4 tender-hsarted philantbropist like
horsei Because his steps ara arrested ~ the
CRY Of woe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

- WIN little Minnie was three years old she
asked Tor ,ome water one night. When it
was brought she said: "Papa, can't you get
me some fresh waterl This is little with
-<ed,' s >tfr9tt =
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

liz what respect aid Absalom differ from {
houndi The hound catches the hare, but
Absalom. confound IT. vas caught by the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

successfully treated By Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association Address, with stamp
for pamphlet, Buffalo, N. I.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

All. the other rowers except Hanlan appear
70 b numb scullA- Bottom Post
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

Nh MDpLBR1B calls his stray hat sfar
togap because It's s'summcry sort
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

TROUBLES borrowed and stolen outnum.
Der by far all others in the world.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-01

their pictures are taken O1uen ask pnO-
tographer to come to the house, and they
want the picture to look ~ natural as
life. Skill is required, of course. Once
when I was called in ! saved . mans
life. When pulled up the eyelid to
drop in little collodion to keep the eye
lids firm there was . tremor and re-
sistance. The man was in a trance, and
he soon came out of it,
sDo YOU know of any peculiar uses to
which out-of-door photographing may be
putt"
well, suppose q picture is obtained
of church or other public building, and
it is burned down. BY consulting the
photograph second building precisely
like the first can be built Photographers
are also called to photograph ruins
where lives have been lost. know a
widow, whose husband was conductor
on railroad and was killed by his train
falling through bridge. The photo
graph showed that the break in the
bridge was caused by inherent weakness,
and the Jury gave the widow heavy
damages. A peculiar lens, called rec.
tilinear lens. is nsed for good out-of-dool
work. If building IS pictured by :
common lens used for portrait purposes
the building looks - though it was fall
ing down, the lines are 80 pulled ont ol
the perpendicular. There are lenses FOL
taking pic1res = small distance, SAY
ten feet fpum ahe object They have
even more Of an angle than the human
eve. Prices for this work are governed
BY the quantity Of work done"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-10-06

WITHDRAWN FR0M TINE TICKET.

Joseph German, who is member of
the Democratic State Central Commit
tee. received dispatch yesterday in.
forming him that George II. Shepherd,
Of Elko, Democratic nominee for State
Treasurer, had withdrawn from the
ticket. This, unless the place is filed
by the State Central Committee, gives
Uncle George Tuay walk-over. A
similar circumstance occurred on the
Republican side in 1874. when L. /.
Hogle. also Of Elko, withdrew from the
Republican ticket, on which he had
been nominated for State Treasurer.
George Tufy was nominated to fill the
vacancy by the State Central Commit
tee, and was defeated by Jerry School
ing, the Democratic candidate. Tufiy
il the strongest as well as the heaviest
man ON the Republican ticket, and as
the SILVER STATE suggested the day he
was nominated. the only man that
would stand fair chance of beating
him 10 his friend Jacob Klein, of Car
son. who would divide the German vote
with him.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-10-06

Senator j. p. Jones, of this State,
and ex-senator Thomas G. Platt, of
New York, passed west yesterday,
having made the journey from New
York together in the Directors car of
the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
Railroad. The names of both gentle
men have been mentioned in connection
with place in the Cabinet in the event
of Secretary Folger's resignation. A
Washington special to the New York
Sun says the report that Senator Jones
will be appointed Secretary of the
Treasury is believed to have good
deal of basis, though last Fall, when it
became known that Arthur would re-
model his Cabinet, Jones, whose name
was prominently mentioned in connec-
tion with Cabinet Office, when asked
about it, replied that he represented
sovereign State in the Senate, and he
would be fool to exchange that for a
clerkship, no matter how dignified it
might be. 1t is now thought that he
has changed his mind, and recent
interview, which bears the marks of
careful preparation, shows that he not
only has vigorous ideas on financial
questions, but that also his ideas are
quite different from those which have
guided Folger. The dispatch farther
states that the Senator's vote on the
River and Harbor bill, and arranging
pairings by which the bill passed over
the veto in the Senate. did not cost
him the friendship of the President,
and it is believed at Washington that
when Folger goes Jones may have his
place if he wants it.
Though this belief is prevalent
at Washington, for several rea-
sons it does not appear to be
well. founded or authentic. In
the first place, unless Senator Jones
has experienced change of opinion on
financial questions he is in favor of the
reconciliation of silver and its free
coinage at the MINIS. The President is
. mono-metalist, and in this respect in
accord with the bond holders and Ma
tional banks. and therefore could not
consistently appoint double standard
advocate Secretary of the Treasury,
who would, if he put his. financial
theories into practice, coin four mil
lions of silver dollars monthly Again.
Senator Jones cannot be spared from
the Senate, notwithstanding his adj
vocacy of the passage Of the River and
Harbor bill over the Presidents veto,
and for that reason. if none other could
be given, he will not be appointed,
though the election of a Republican
Legislature in Nevada would overcome
that obstacle.
But the President is under greater
obligations to ex-senator Platt than to
Senator Jones. Plat resigned his seat
in the Senate to which he had been
elected for six years, to please Arthur
and Conkling when they were lighting
President Garfield on the New York
appointments. That sacrifice could not
be forgotten save by an migrate, and
as Platt is now out of office, Arthur
should reciprocate his favor by APP
pointing him Secretary OF the Treasury
when Folger resigns.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-10-06

Hepburn, the Republican candidate
for Congressman-at-L Large in New York,
having declined. the State Committee
OF the nti-Monopolists .indorses the
entiTe' Democratic State ticket