davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-03-24
A Consolation.

Unfortunate, though necessary, as
was the defeat of Governor Palmer, the
democratic candidate for the Senator
ship from Illinois. for few men in this
country are his peers, it is certainly q
consolation to know that Mr.. David
Davis is shelved forever. No man has
ever had greater opportunities thrust
upon him. aud lost them more inelori-
ously than be. The only service that
he has rendered during his whole term
of six years in the Senate was to DISGUST
the people with the professional /" lnde-
pendents" Of which be was q prominent
type. Six years ago Mr. Davis sat on
the Supreme Bench. Mr.. Edmunds was
then brooding over the plan of an Elec-
toral Commission and Mr.. Davis doomed
up as Appointment figure in the proposed
cong'omerate body. He was the pap
thrown to the Democratic Cerberus to
render the Commission more palatablc,
IT was supreme opportunity of MIR.
Davis career to act as the practical
arbltcr of . critical issue; but with char
acteristic moons; stency he shirked the
task and accepted an opportune election
to the Senate This he owed solely to
Democratic votes, reinforced by num-
Der Of Radical malcontents, who tins
allayed the misgivings of the Republican.
leaders towards Mr.. Davis course in the
Electoral Commission. To him It vas
a welcome escape from the danger Of
losing the favor or mourning the wrath
OF either, both Of whom he courted.
Thus became Glisxpde Joe and r. B.
Hayes : d sgraceful possibility. in one
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-03-24
What Republicans Have Not Learned

Our Republican fr;ends worn vor,,
CERTAIN that the de-eat their n.rtv sni
fered last November world s;,,.
rifv and strenother n an as - ny + pI d
deserving OF renewed trust nd cn,,s =
dence. Row lot those If then. thst a..
CAPABLE of an ;mnsrt;al. and ,,ns,rs;r.
diced iudqment saw whetLar tLa I
publican rariv has Vet done anvth;ns :
to indicate that If has taken fbo IessoS
of defeat to heart and il s;ncerelv ~ !
solved to reform the abuses which yar.
rebuked bv the country Where sr =
the evidences Of reeormp Tbev are nj r.s
to be fonnd IN thu action ~ ths Rev., LIZ
lican Nat onal Committee last month
which everybody knows left tha ctai
wart bosses still n control n the nar s,
ORGANIZATION. They arc not - he tc,, ny
IN the nroceed;rcs If Congroes ,vh;aS
has shown itself 5one tbe fsss rrsn'.,. '
pulouslv nart;san and extrsvecsrt t az.
Re thsn Il was last Ger ,I,sr - s.' s,,ss
Tor a moment that the ;rs,, ,;o;:rt ." noy
possiblv wholly ;nefect;ve Civil. Ss g. ~ !
bin. which thev were S,;ohtsnoJ 49,; NJ
passing IN sudden panic, and VIII CHI
seems 70 nave gone INTO OBLIVION since
came from the PRESIDENT, will
ueco,ve the country and make the
people neiieve that an honest move at
reform mas ne9unF IS there hope OF
s9y monum mt OF good work in the way
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-03-24
An Upright Judge.

JndOo 0,,Il ~ r,,.t:c L,- - !,
sh-a,.S ~. - oausuI numor anu
sor f.. trS hrn,,;. n'n - sease, suu Isnar5anle
ran;d dac;s;a,, , =; ms juuS en.s ana tne
80 ~. u sx WIN wnlcn ne was wont
iit;Oaf;on was Cir se,ms,a No.; An11s OF
Of fbe Exches ~ 1 ,shl suatua, baron
If s;rhtr't.~n .'s., wnose ueaen - Inc age
nv csr;c,s r va a,nos. ; slnu,saneous:
one MI - ~ . na'n,I' VIII sne recent
II : cests;n cssa !. 'sw vou..s - Lonoon.
follows sssa S. 10 . onoo Su.neu W as
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-03-24


Dunua abslef visit 70 the sncienftovn ofWarvickR
l. eenfy our reporter extended his tpt the SOUTH
eastern extzemfy Of the town. 10 look about among
the wonderful improvements which have been made h
tho appearance Of Warwick Neck during compare
lively brief period and while converting this sub.
Jcct with Col. BENJAMIN s. HAzARD the popular pro-
pretor OF the Warwick Neck Hotel he learned thattho
greater part OF the handsome summer residences had
been erected inside Of ad0n and he also learned
that Col Hazard had been great sufferer from .
chronic disease the Kidneys and bladder over acen
ycazs he most painful form of It being stoppaee or
retention OF the urine which was very ssysEe -
ttmcs - 70 disable him for his accustomed work and
even connc him 10 the hrd. when surgc0n's assist-
ancc would be required to relieve him. He was being
doctorod large part OF the time. bat could get no
permanent relief Attimcs HI sucrinU were terrible
nom sharn cutting palms Through The kidneys and
bladder; md ~ had suffered 20 long and severely
Tat be had bseome dscouraged Of getting ven again.
especially ~ doctor stated that Il doubtful II
nan Of hi - With such complicated diBease Of long
Standing csuna - cured. But Last summer. when h
~ suffering 0oUeeIy from one Of these attackA .
senflsnaa Who was boarding q his hotel usxsd and
peFsaanDd him totFy bott1e Of Hunts Remedy = be
hAd Known Of so0s von6srful cures effoctee b. H.
M Hasud sayu - had no faith n T. but consented
ssiuesantly - TYR; snd amer tsking: onytwo dsya
the inscnss pains md aches had diaappeassd and hs
eomnennoAto uah strengfh rapidly and IN less than .
Veek was dugnd1ng 10 hls accustomed work. and he's
\ Wer I'D return OF ths palma Nj. Hazard b over
SveNfy yeass OF 80. snd on the nth Of Now. l42
49, M nm rtcr met him although Il We ycry cod
orf uuIip I ana leading turnipA bale and hearty
-. = von coun with for whereas lat August be wss
rnsiss "a oA Oversee the work hen going on in
nunfs Nens6y hal a. I'm 1 nealm and ezenen
1871 n -. = king II = be considersfe
~ ~. -.s-s --sssr -. udtseasa of tidneyr a.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-03-24

de0rSia hepuD lcanss
The Baltimore Herald has come "a
the conclusion that ito an outsider the
chief aim of the Georgia Republicans
for decade past has appeared to be
an Unsuitable eagerness to grab the
Federal Offices in the State. Every
man who wanted an appointment put
himself at the head of faction and
started for Washington. claiming to
have the party at his back. This went
on until there were as many Republican
organizations in Georgia as there were
cats after the Kilkenny fight. But it
Is claimed that this period OF dissen
sion is ended" The conclusion ar
rived at is very correct one with the
exception of the closing sentence in
which the claim that the "disscnsion is
ended" is stated. Dispatches from
Washington state that the delay in fill
ing the Georgia Offices is due to the fact
that the Administration experiences
much difficulty under its proscriptive
policy in finding suitable men. The truth
10 every Republican in the State wants an
Office and there are not enough places
Just now to go round. Some who are
in Office desire change for q little
better place and each one approaches
the President with the many obligations
which the party is under to him. The
truth is there is no Republican party in
Georgia that amounts to respectability,
and nearly every white man who afili-
ates with the party is an office-holder.
They are Republicans for the money
there is in being Republicans and as
long as this is the case the President
may expect them, when they want an
Office, to put the Republican party in
their pockets and start to Washington.
The negroes in the South compose the
bulk OF the Republican party and now
and then one of them who is supposed
to be able to exercise influence with
his race in keeping them in line is given
a reward. but the Office is generally not
a lucrative one. The idea with the
average Georgia white Republican is to
fill Office, and the party is considered
derelict of its duty if he is left outin the
cold. II there is white Republican in
This county that is not an Office holder
we don't know it, and if there is one in
the State OF any prominence, whatever,
holder.
Mr. Arthpr naod not vo~ h;n,..,e =.
undergo the least anxiety an far 90 az
POINTING q f;cers for sb;s St.ta e 81
cerned n IL n -" - ;sS;e-n - LII
With him only "a = servss h;s ne r.;ns
nurnoses and srw Snr,;n.t r,s p .h..s
nav make will, c;yo h;,,, NC st-as snss nc
his state Evan = III s Io Sie a, -
n Securing tho caor":. 'n J",oa. sauoee -
tha National Convens;or !, a.,II ~
rive him : non;nat in.'oI h ~ wou.u ~.
# ali III civ T. ;s so;i tha s ' as = nos
q the faded relics ~ tha Geo.; =" . aE
inn and this = s,,ts nU 20 ,5. 20 coan
,ros ecas as be , 1TC'L ,.u ~ Dasss sucn
lad. Observation-Disclosures this J ha = wise
.rcisinc himself as gorlorr hane - o1 ~
he anno;ntments II r ra LIZ 49,, otJs
ron, W.sh;rrtnr = .. oeo' u,s i'a.cn
week aro II seemed that W;n,hariv w.s
eeA ~ ~ econleu Ihdt w imDeriy was
o 60 at once into the Savannah
revenue COllectorshiu. and Eorrow
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-21
NEWS GRiyNS.

The human brain is absolutely
bigger and heavier than that of any
animal except the elephant and the
larger whales, but in no other animal
is there so great variation in brain
weights of different individuals as in
man, and it is perhaps curious fact
that the higher the civilization the
vide: the variation That is to say,
the brain weight in savage races is more
nearly uniform than in enlightened
nations. While in q general way the
average weight of the brain is greater
in civilized races, it does not at all fol-
low that the size of brain is an indica
ton of the degree of intelligence. The
average weight of the adult European
male brain is forty-nine to fifty ounces.
That of the female is forty-four to forty
five ounces, the difference being fully
10 per cent. Statistics for America
very nearly coincide with this result.
There are examples of men of re-
markable intellectual attainments
whose brains have largely exceeded
the average, as Culver, sixtyfour and
half ounces, and DIR. Abercrombie
sixty-three ounces. Daniel Webster
also had very large brain. That OF
Agassiz weighed ffty-three and half
ounces, not very much above the
average. On the other hand, high
brain weights have also been found
where there was no evidence of superior
intellectual capacity. In an English
insane asylum nearly 10 per cent. of
the cases examined showed a brain
weight of over fifty-five ounces. An
excessively small brain indicates feeble
intellect, and an abnormally large one
may indicate the same. Between the
extremes there is wide range, in which
it is evident that intellectual power is
more dependent on quality than
quantity of brain matter But it is
estimated by several competent au-
thorities that in an adult male of any
thing approaching average size, a brain
less than thirty-seven ounces is usually
associated with imbecility. In other
words, brain less than that weight
will not confer the reasoning faculty in
the civilized Caucasian, though in I'M
civilized men rude intelligence may
spring from brain of thirty ounces
ST. Louis Republican,.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-21
THE DETERMINATIONS OF OLD AGE.

IL1E OLO ACTE.
We have spoken of the atrophy of old
age-the wasting due to the lessened
power of the system to take up the
proper nourishment of its respective
parts. Were this all the loss that comes
with years, most old persons would live
to g hundred and over, and die by an
almost imperceptible decay.
But there is beside-in part both a
consequence and cause of the former
fact-a change, more or less, in the It's
sues, or substance, of the body.
In the place of muscular fiber there
often is fat resembling the fat of
bacon) and hence called fatty degenera-
ton. 1t is also called waxy degenera-
ton from its wax-ike appearance. This
is not an accumulation of fat around an
organ or between its muscular fibers,
such as takes place in the corpulent, but
a substitution of fat for the fibers them
selves. Of course the toughness and
elasticity of the muscles are thereby
lost.
Sometimes the change is to, chalk
like substance which is known by the
name Of "cretaceous" degeneration.
While the former renders the muscle
soft and weak and easy to give way be-
fore unusual pressure, the latter renders
it unyielding and brittle.
While all. the organs are liable to
these degenerations, the heart and the
arteries are especially SO. Such changes
in these important organs greatly hast
en- on the decay which characterizes old
age.
It is the opinion of DR.. Charles Muir
Gibson, LID, FRS, that these de-
generations are due to the liver, the
great sewer of the system. This, weak
ened by age, is no longer able so to act
on certain waste matters that they can
be properly eliminated by the kidneys
Hence they remain in the blood and
juices Of the body, and work, beside
other harm, the above results. Youths
Companion.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-21

years. The widest gap occurred be-
tween the wreck of the Great Britain.
in 1916, and of the Helena Sloman.
which foundered in 1850; while in 1873
no less than six large steamships were
wrecked, run down or disappeared, the
most disastrous being those of the At
Iantic, wrecked on Meaghers' head, off
Nova Scotia, when no less than $50
persons were drowned, and the Vile du
Havre. But of these eighty steamers
all have not totally disappeared. The
Great Britain, which stands third on
the list of wrecked steamers, and was
wrecked on the coast Of Ireland thirty
five years ago, has, after carrying more
passengers and emigrants to Australia
than any other vessel afoat, been
thoroughly equipped, and is now on
her way from England to San Fran
cisco with cargo of 5000 tons of coal.
The Great Britain was purchased as
she lay in Dublin bay, in 1916, by q
few spectators for less than the tim
bers cost, was successfully foated, and
has undoubtedly yielded to those who
purchased her a larger amount of profit
than any other vessel afoat.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-21
HURRY, WORRY, IND HASTE.

Thd London Lancet utters its pro-
test from a medical point of view
against over-work and worry. We
have, it says, too many irons in the
fire, too much business on hand at the
same instant, and are far too energetic
in our endeavors. With deliberation,
calmness, and such reserve of strength
as result from perfect restraint, man
may do an infnity of work without
either trouble or injury. Breathless
haste, eager anxiety, and excessive ex-
penditure of energy are the outcome
Of modern activity, whether in this
country or on the Continent. The sys-
tenn of "quick returns" has been the
bane of literature, almost extinguishing
it and substituting in its place ''iour-
nalism." The same system has revo-
lutionized thought and science, and it is
rapidly undermining the human con-
stitution. Statesmen and politicians
are kept on the strain Of sustained at
tention, and their brains are for many
hours in the twenty-four, whether in or
out Of Parliament, in a condition of
ferment. The brains of spectators
on the stock exchange, and even the
brains Of merchants, in their private
rooms, are equally taxed, and in the
same way. The period is one of brain
wearing impetuosity, of hurry, worry
and waste-the waste of cerebral energy
and nerve force. The only marvel is
that, looking to the utterly unphysi-
illogical character of our mental and
nervous habits of work, the number of
sudden failures is not greater than it is,
and that We have not larger brain
mortality to deplore.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-21
AMENDED PROVERBS.

IT'S an i'll wind that blows snow good.
A half loaf is better than a whole loaf
er.
Fast-travehng Islander is tell-lio-
gram.
It is easier to run in debt than it is 10
crawl out again.
Always judge man by his depth
instead of his length.
No man can afford to put OF a;rs m
less he can raise the wind.
The wheel Of fortune runs slow, be
cause its felioes are tired.
Bank defaulters should be haunted by
the ghost Of Bank-owe.
Ii the wages Of sin is death, how slow
some men are in collecting their ju,t
dues.
Few men are aware they possess q
conscience until caught committing =
crime.
A man never swears vengeance on his
neighbor's dog only when his own can-
inc cannot lick him.
Many a man owes his success in life
to the Kisses Of his enemies instead Of
the plaudits of his friends.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-21
ALWAYS WANTED TO HEIR ST.
PAUL.

A lady who was receiving applications
for vacant position in her household
was waited upon by one of those wan
dering specimens of female humanity
who manage to stay about two weeks in
place, and consider themselves family
servants. "Where do you go to
church," the lady inquired. "I gen.
orally go to the same church as the
family" was the reply. "Where do
you attend, ma'am?" The lady replied
est. Paul's," whereupon the would be
servant exclaimed, ooh, I have always
wanted to hear st. Paul prach p
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-21
HOT md COLD DRFyKS

A correspondent of Knowledge calls
attention to some of the disadvantages
of hot drinks. Cold drinks, he says,
are natural to man, though most people
nowadays are so used to hot drinks
that they do not feel satisfaction really
stimulation-unless they have them.
Hot drinks are injurious to the tongue,
for they deaden its sensation, and, after
taking the soup or drink, the tongue
becomes quite numb, and unable to
taste the finer favors of a dish. The
teeth are greatly injured by them, and
many dentists say carries decay is due
to them alone. They crack the enamel,
and thus allow carries to set in. When
carries has once set in, hot drinks are
common cause of neuralgia.
Hot drinks are specially hurtful to the
stomach. They cause irritation of the
nerves of the stomach and consequent
mild inflammation of that organ, so that
after a hot drink the stomach is red and
congested; in time debilitated condi-
ton is set up. A temperature of 100
degrees Fahrenheit also destroys the
active ferment of the gastric Juice
pepsin-and so leads to Indigestion. If
the stomach is at all disordered, hot
drinks give rise to much gripping pain,
and in many cases to vomiting.
In cases of diarrhCea, too, hot drinks
only increase it, while cold ones tend to
lessen it. Thirst is not common in
winter, unless sugary, salty or hot
spiced foods have been taken. In cold
weather the air contains more moisture
than in hot and in cold weather there
is less perspiration. Hot drinks in
crease the volume Of heat in the body,
and if that is not required, it is quickly
got rid of by the skin. Water is the
best thirst quencher, but if simple food
be taken the need OF drinks will be
small. Many vege5arians drink moth
ing from month to month, the only fluid
they get being the juices of the fruits
which they eat. But pleasant drinks,
like tea, coffee, etc, may be taken luke
warm for a long time with little appar-
ent damage. The least injurious is
cocoa, made with plenty of milk, and
allowed to stand until nearly cool. A
good test is to apply the little finger to
the drink, and if it be not hot to it, then
itmay be safely taken.-HalPs Journal
of Health.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-21
DANGERS OF THE SEA,

Dating from the year 1S41 to the
present time, long is the list of lost
Atlantic steamships. We do not care
to reproduce it. Headed by the steam
ship President, which left New York
on March II, 1S41, never again to ap-
pear to mortal ken, leaving not trace
of her fate, nearly seventy-fye steam
ers, including the West India mail
beats, have, during their passage across
the Atlantic, been in part OF totally de-
stroyed. On an average upward of
three vessels have been lost every two
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-21
THE WAY TO DECORATE PLArEs.

Laura B. NJ, Kaufman.-"I hear q
great deal about a new fashionable folly
the decoration of plates by amateur
artists. How is the thing done, and
can you describe what the decoration
consists of ?"
We have had several.plates decorated
lately by female members of our family.
The way they do it was after this fash
ion: They first warmed the plate, then
they laid on it several slices of the
breast of turkey, second joint, some
cranberries, dressing without onions),
and a couple of boiled Irish potatoes.
Try that sort of decoration, and your
friends will appreciate your artistic abil-
ity.-TeraS Siftings.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-21

Leech's Addition to st. Paul.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-21
"DON'T you KNOW YOUR OWN
,TOHNNY?"

A South Carolina man, named John
Dorsey, accompanied by his wife, whose
name was Sue, went out 'coon-hunting.
At last coon was freed, and John said
"Sue, I'll climb up the tree and shake
him down, and you club him." So uE
he went and began shaking but instead
of dislodging the coon he shook himself
down, and his wife, perhaps not discov-
ering the mistake, belabored him sound.
", and only stopped when her unfortu.
nate husband yelled out, "Don't you
know your own johnny"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-21
ACHANCE FOR A TEACHER,

The King of the Belgians' prize OF
%, 900 francs for the promotion Of science
will be awarded in 1885 for the best
work on means and measures for gener-
alizing the study Of geography and fur
thering instruction in geography in va
rious educational institutions. The COM
petition is international, and the works,
printed or in manuscript, must be sent
to the Minister of the Interior in Brus-
sells before Jan. 1, 1885.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-21

The use of sea-weed in Ireland as an
article of food is not new to the people
who dwell along the coasts. In the very
best of times they consume @ considera-
bic amount of the choicest varieties for
medicinal purposes. That which has
the greatest popularity grows luxuri
antly upon rocks that are submerged
during high tide. The saving process
is very simple one. At low tide the
wives and daughters of fishermen gather
it in baskets and spread it in such way
that it will catch the sun. The effect of
this treatment changes its greenish col
or to dark purple, and it is then stored
in bags. On the Western coast the
people call it diluSk, and sell it to sum-
mer visitors. AS an appetizer it is con-
sidered very effective. It is common
sight at the Western watering places to
see the children munching it during the
midday airings on rock and heath. But
as the effect of this kind of sea-weed is
to increase rather than allay hunger in
those unaccustomed to its use the ma
tives of the coast line cannot be expect
ed to derive much nourishment from it
as continuous diet. AS matter of
fact, they do not A woman in the
County Glare, few years ago, through
the desertion of her husband and her
inability to walk to village few miles
distant, was compelled to subsist wholly
on sea-weed. She ultimately died of
starvation, and the stomach was found
to be almost full of sea-weed. In the
County Donegal, according to late ca
BILE report, the residents of the vicinity
of Gweedore, a little postal village,
have been driven by the scantiness of
provisions to make the principal meal
of the day on sea-weed. It is, there
fore, not surprising that every house
has one or more of its inmates on the
sick-list. If the kind of sea weed which
is known in this country as Irish moss
and in Ireland as Carrageen was more
plentiful in Donegal the suferings of
the people would not be so great. That
is really capable of affording a much
more agreeable and nutritious food than
any other of the 500 or more varieties.
Scores of peasant women live by gath
ering it from the rocks in summer. They
spread it upon the grassy slopes near
the ocean until il whitens and hardens
in the sun, and then pack and ship it.
It is like Irish "miId-cure bacon"-too
valuable to be kept for home consump-
ton. Carrageen is still used by we'll
TODD Irish families for blanc-mange
making. It is first stepped in cold wa
ter, then strained and the liquor boiled
in milk. When poured into molds,
sweetened and favored with lemon or
vanilla, it becomes as stiff as corn
starch and far more palatable. Before
its medical virtues were proclaimed to
the world the peasants of the coast had
it nearly all to themselves. During late
years they have been content with an
occasional meal.-New YORK. Times.