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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-08
Havana.

The capital city of Cuba is built on
the northwestern coast, that situation
being chosen because the channel be-
tween Cuba and the mainland of North
America was found the most convent
ent passage for merchant vessels bound
to Europe from Mexico. Havana, how
ever. is not only the principal city. but
has long been the greatest commercial
emporium of the West India islands.
The shape of the town, like the har-
Dor, is semi-circular. Like many other
towns within the tropics, it appears at
a distance as if embosomed in wood
of palm and other trees of great nov
city and beauty of form. 1t has been
truly said that both the Old and New
World meet in Cuba. Havana seems
like a piece of Spain that has drifted
into the Atlantic. Approaching the
city from Europe or America the eye is
riveted by the variety and brilliancy of
the panorama On one side are fortif-
cations, resembling those of Malta,
hewn out of the dark gray rock, and
along their parapets may be seen lines
of soldiers in white uniforms, with the
ancient Spanish banner, red and gold,
waving in the passing currents of
air. Below there, along the shore to
the right of the entrance to the harbor
toward the rampant, spreads the town,
particolored, like Damascus. The
houses are blue, pink, scarlet, yellow,
with masses OF green palms cleaning
above them and shading the streets and
squares with their broad, fatherly fronts,
the whole city basking in the sun and
resembling an immense number of
snowy articles of porcelain and glass
on stall of fancy wares. In the har-
Dor float old-fashioned gondolas, not
black like those of Venice, but brilliant
and beautiful. Altogether Havana has
peculiar character and a romantic
life unlike that of any city either in
Europe or America. The riches and
magnificence of Havana have frequently
excited the cupidity of invaders, and it
has been, therefore, repeatedly subject
to attacks by hostile ornaments. It
was taken by French pirate in 1868;
afterward by English and French buc-
cancers, and subsequently by the Brit
ish, under the duke of Albemarle, in
the reign of George III. 1t was, how
ever, restored to Spain by England at
the peace of 1868. But the value and
Importance of the city, as also of the
whole island, was rated SO high, as
already limited. not only on account of
the treasures it was found to contain,
but still more from great political and
commercial considerations, as it was
the key of the Spanish possessions in
South America and the harbor in which
all the galleons and merchant vessels
were accustomed to assemble before
they departed ON their Voyage to
Europe. Cor. Brooklyn Eagle.
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Seldom or never has the enormous
Importance of the harvest of the sea
been more forcibly represented than it
was the other day by Professor Huxley
in the address which he delivered at the
International Fisheries Exhibition. An
acre of good fishing ground. he pointed
out, will yield more food in week than
an acre of the best land will in year.
Still more vivid was his picture of the
moving mountain of cod, - 120 to 100
feet in height. which for two months in
the year moves westward and south
ward past the Norwegian coast. Every
square mile of this colossal column of
fish contains 120,0O0,0O0 fish. consul
ming every week, when on short rations,
no fewer than 84O,OOO,O00 behring's.
The whole catch of the Norwegian FISH,
cries never exceeds in year more than
half square mile of this ''cod noun
tain,' and one weeks supply of the
herrings needed to keep that area of
cod from starving. London might be
victualled with herring for year on a
days consumption of the countless
shoals If urcanght cod,-sN. 2. Herald,
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Anglo-Snxon.

The time when Latin and Greek
formed the chief essentials of learning
is fast receding into the past, and these
languages are having place assigned
them more consistent with the necessi-
ties of the modern world, which is not
tolerant of the acquisition of kind of
knowledge that in great part is archaic
and useless. Under the influence of
this change our own language is rising
into an Importance which it could never
attain so long as it was regarded SIM
ply as a vulgar tongue, and the historic
al study of English is becoming one OF
the most popular as well as one of the
most useful pursuits of our philologists.
The great English dictionary of the
Pathological Society is only one evil
dence of this; for individual scholars,
dnring the last twenty years, have done
not little to lay bare to us the inner
structure of our language, and the
changes and notifications to which it
has been subjected in the course of its
long descent.
Anglo Saxon literature is.the Oldest
of the vernacular literatures of modern
Europe. The materials of this early
literature are found chiefly in written
booij and documents; but they are found
also in such subsidiary sources as in
scriptions' on churches and church
towers, sun-dials, crosses, and even on
jewelry. One of the most remarkable
in this last category is what is known
as the Alfred Jewel TWAS discovered
in Newton Park, near Athelney, in 1898,
and in 171S had found its way to the
Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, where
it still is. 1t consists of an enamelled
figure enshrined in goldenframe, with
agj1den back toit, and with thick piece
of rock-crystal in front, to serve as a
glass to the picture. Around the
sloping rim the following legend is
wrought in the fabric: Elfred mec heht
Gewyrcean (Alfred me command to
make>. The language of the legend
agrees perfectly with the age of King
Alfred, and it seems to be the unhesi-
tating opinion of all those who have
Investigated the subject that it was
personal ornament of the great West
Saxon king. Harper's Weekly.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The Louisiana Legislature has in-
creased the appropriations tor public
schools by $4,000 this year.
"A few years ago the women of
India were not allowed to learn to read.
Now there are l26, 34S girls attending
schools established for them.-N Y
Times. ss-
The Bible Society has decided to
discontinue its practice of providing
railway coaches with Bibles. So few of
them are read and so many stolen that
the work is not producing good results
IN. Y. Eranlincr.
For seventy four years the present
organist of st. Michael's Church, Cow
entry, Eng. has held that position
longer. perhaps, than any person has
ever held a similar position before.
The firsttheologicals seminary estab-
lished in this country, the Reform
Dutch, at New Brunswick, recently
celebrated its one hundredth anniver-
sary and commencement. = Nes0ark
On ~ Register.
Mrs. Z. I. Housh, editor of Woman
At Work, announces the following
creed: 1--WE believe reverentlv in Chris
tianity, respectfully in man, dcvoutly
in woman and lovingly in children; and
that children need to be better cared
for, woman better encouraged, man
better helped and God better honored."
One of the five missionaries of the
American Sunday-school Union in
Texas sends a list of schools organized
by him with fiftv-one teachers and SCI
scholars anon 4 the colored people of
Texas, and of fifteen other schools aided
by him, having forty-three teachers
and sol scholars of the same class.
/ The city of Boston maintains ono
Normal, ten Latin and high schools.
fifty-one grammar schools and 404
primary schools. In addition to these,
the following special schools are main
tanned: One for deaf mutes. two for
licensed ministers, an evening high
school, thirteen elementary schools and
five evening Observation-Disclosures
Herald.
The new missionary ship Morning
Star, the forth of the same name and
mission. was launched recently at Bath,
Me. She has steam power and cost
$4,000, of which 1925, 200 has been sub
scribed. She is 100 feet long, 80 feet
beam and of $50 tons burden. She has
very large sails to adapt her to the
light winds of the Pacific. Her prin.
cipal business will be to carry mission
aries and teachers between-the differ
ent islands of the Pacific. Boston Jour
nal.
The revision of the Old Testament,
which, it was hoped, would be out this
year, will probably not make its APP
pearance before early in 1866. The
eighty-fifth and last session of the En-
glish revision committee has been held,
but months must intervene before the
complete work can be given to the pub
lie. Nothing is positively known of
any changes made in the old revision,
the revisers on both sides of the AT.
lantie having kept their pledge of Sc
crecy.-C Chicago Times.
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Farm AND FlREslDE.

Land plaster sprinklcd on horse
stable floor, or even clay, will ABSORB
the ammonia from urine and add
valuable property to the manure pile
Troy Times.
Fried Bread: Mix half a pint OF
sweet milk with one egg and pinch OF
salt; dip into this slices of bread and
fry in butter until light brown.-M
Y. Tribune.
For stomach cramps, ginger ale or
q teaspoonful of the tincture. of ginger
in half-glass of water in which half a
teaspoonful of soda has been dissolved.
Boston Budget.
Linen dresses or other garments
will retain their color if washed in
water in which a quantity of hay is
placed: boil and rinse the goods in it,
using little soap. Chicago Tribune.
The time was when it was thought
that the poorest education was good
enough for farmer" now it is be-
lieved that good one is none too
good; and, soon. it will be known that
none but the best is good enough
CZeUeld,7d Leader.
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THE MAIDEN.

Heigho! how loud the robins red are singing,
The buttercups shine bravey ir the sun;
World, you are fair. with all your blossoms
Iwish the summer late had Just begun!
Beginnings always are the best and sweetest;
Night lies too close behind the sunset pink:
And of my books, the happiest and compietest
Ends sorrowfully, after all, think.
Heart, we are youngl What do we know of
The world ia very full of it, they say,
And life and love their truest meaning bor-
From Grief, whose wet eyes turn to Heaven
Away.
Yet when 1 pause. regrctful, backward turn.
To sunny childhood's April smiles and tears.
feel my heart leap with swift, Sweet
To know the secrets of the coming years.
/ dream-o happy dreamsl-of Joy and
blessing.
Hope is so sweet-what can fulnllment be?
If grief must come-ah well! no need of
guessing:
The futures secrets are not yet for me.
only know how joyous is the present,
How glad the summers answer to the
spring;
only know the past was fair and pleasant,
lonly know the songs the robins sing.
And very tender are the hearts that love me,
And very dear the hopes of womanhood.
And very blue the sweet skies are above me
And earth is beautiful-and God is good
How can but be glad in very living2
Heart, we are young! Life, you are very
fairi
My hand in yours, your many faults forgiviug,
walk with you, dear Life. know not
where!
Sing, robinl all your blithest carols sing mel
Shine, blossoms, bravely In the August sun!
Come, lettering years, fear not what you
bring me,
My own glad summer now is just begun!
-Maraaret Johnson, in Wide AUdte.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-08
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Mature combs the ROSTERS head,
but man has to comb his own.-Phita-
dclphtd Chronicle.
"A cocoanut tree bears fruit for
forty years. And if it bore the same
cocoanut every year, it wouldn't be
bit harder to get into it than it is.
Burlington Hawkeye.
AN old doctor said that people who
were prompt in their payments always
recovered from their sickness, as they
were good customers and physicians
could not afford to lose them.-C Chicago
Tribune.
-s.Is the earth round or fiatp" asked
member of school committee of an
applicant for the position of teacher
''Well, I'm not particular about that"
replied the candidate. "Some likes it
round and some likes it fiat. l teach
it both ways. - Golden Days.
- keep off the grass" is the familiar
sign in lawns and parks, but in the gar
den of gentleman, who had been
bothered by thoughtless visitors, there.
were boards with the following words:
s'Please do not pick the flowers with.
out leave" Some wag got paint
brush and added an s's'' to the last
word IN. Y. Graphic.
whistle all the time. Sing the
rest of the time. Hum bar of every
new opera necessarily. Drum on the
table with your fingers and pat the floor
with your foot. If your friends do not
place you in a lunatic asylum after this
you will be warranted in buying cor
net. flute, violin, accordion, or hiring 6.
piano -Erchange.
-"My dear, look down below" said
Mr.. Caudle, as he stood with Mrs. Cau--
die on high bridge and gazed at a tug
hauling long line of barges. '.Such
is life," he continued. "The tug is like
a man. working and toiling. while the.
barges, like women, are--3'''I know"
interrupted Mrs. Caudle,s sharply. ..The
tug does all the blowing and the barges
bear all the burden"
-'"What is your price week for this
roomp" asked gentleman of a seaside
landlord. The price was named "Does
that include the ocean air.. or do you
charge extra for that?" "Well, replied
the landlord hesitatingly, as though he
wasn't the man to charge for anything
that he could possibly afford to give
away, ''that depends. OF course. il
you keep your window open all night ]
should expect to add little something
to the bill."- New York Sun. '.l
-.sAre you hurtP" shrieked q dozen
picnicking females as young man
was tossed over neighboring fence by
an angry bull and landed on his head
in the middle OF the road. .sHurt?'
he answered. .'Why, of course not. l
am used to coming down that way"
Used to itr' exclaimed the fair chorus.
"Why, how can that bep" II own q
BICYCLE" was the reassuring reply
Philadelphia Call.
An old man who said he had two
sons in the newspaper business recently
applied for admission to the almshouse.
The sons. who are travelling in the same
direction, say they were willing to sup
port their father, but he refused to live
on cough syrups, kidney pads and liver
regulators, and declined to use due bills
which were good for sewing machines,
melodeons and lawn mowers, by paying
about eight-sevenths of their price in
cssh. That was the best the sons could
do. and the old man preferred to 60
over the hills to the poorhouse. Nor
ristoscn Herald. T.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

If not overloaded Esquimaux dogs
will easily draw q sledge sixty miles .
day.
The women of San Francisco will
found a cemetery for sailors. Two
thousand sailors are known to have
been buried within the city limits since
its foundation. and the grave of but
$50 are known.-Sdn Francisco Call.
DIR. Settler, in the Boston Medical
and Surgical journal, recommends
beef tea, made very hot with red pep
per, for delirium tremens. A London
surgeon is stated to have treated 15O
cases successfully with this remedy
alone.
-Here is the last remedy for seasick-
ness, taken from one of the French pa
pers: Take no food during at least
four hours previous to embarking. An
hour before stepping on board drink
one or two cups of very strong coffee
(withont chicory)."
Little Lucy johnson, of Tucson,
Arizona, recently escaped its mothers
notice and crawled out of the house into
the woods. When found by the mother
huge rattle snake, who made no at
tempt to harm the child. The mother
repaid his snakeship's kindness to her
child by coaxing the baby away and
then killing the reptile. Chicago
! Times.
Honduras is said TO be . perfect
paradise for lazy people. Farmers, me-
chanics, and others can earn enough in
a few weeks to support them for a year,
and as ma; ority of the inhabitants
only care for mere support, few of
them work more than a week or two at
a time. The soil is said to be remark
ably fertile and the climate delightful.
Centenarians are the rule, and all the
inhabitants live to an advanced age.
The shipmentof buffalo bones from
the plains of the West to Eastern
phosphate factories has largely in
creased recently because of the reduc-
ton in the trunk-line freight rates.
Thousands of buffalo skeletons are
( gathered up by the bone men on the
prairies. especially 10 the valley of the
Arkansas, every season. One Philadel-
phia manufacturer alone received in
the course of the last two months over
two hundred carloads. Delivered at
the factories the bones are worth TWEEN
ty-three dollars ton Chicago Jour
, nal
The consumption of fruit must be
increasing prodigiously in this country,
and is undoubtedly improving the ma
tional health. In addition to the enor-
nous consumption of berries and small
fruits which has grown up in the last
twenty years, there is vast consump-
ton of apples. oranges and grapes and
imported pineapples and bananas.
There were received at New York for
the year ending with March, 155 car
goes by sail and 1l3 by steamer of
bananas alone, and immense numbers
are received at other ports. During
the same time forty-eight cargoes Of
pine.apples and $4,000 barrels by
steamer were received at New York.
N. Y Tribune.
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the Captain help to their utmost ability
those who did suffer from the bursting
Of the bank, while the Captain often de-
clares with characteristic vehemence,
that women are amazin' cute and
curious when they take business mat
tiers into their own hands. Heavens
and earth! if they amt. Mrs. Harriet
a. CieeUer, in Golden Rule.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-01
Deserved Criticism.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-The Abbey Opera
company closed their engagements here last
night in an unsatisfactory manner to the
management and to the public. The second
scene of the fourth act was rendered before
the first, and at the end Of the second scene,
the first was given, with considerable cutting.
Then the last act was slightly cut also, all of
which led the Republican to remark,
that when company is advertised to sing
an opera, it should sing it all, unless power
ty in its resources will not permit it. The
Star notes with regret that Campanini's sing
ing in Faust was rough, and his best notes
were not as good as they once were. The
high price of admission was also the cause
of much adverse criticism
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
All Disabled Officers of the Late
War to be Retired With the
Rank Of Colonel.
A Number Of Pension Bills Passed,
Largely Increasing Deserved
Remuneration.
The Legislators Will Do Nothing to Help
Those Who Lost Their All by the
Cyclones in the South.
The Steel Cruisers for the Navy Bill Passed
in the Senate.
The Steel Cruisers for the Navy Bill Passed
in the Senate.
The Senate.

WASHINGTON. Feb Ex-senator Harrison,
from the committee on territories, reported
favorably the original bill providing for the
admission Of the territory Of Dakota. It was
ordered printed and recOmmitted.
Senator Ransom, from the committee on
appropriations, reported back adversely the
joint resolution introduced by him last Mon
day, and referred to that committee, proyid-
ing for an appropriation in aid of the SUI
ferers by the great storms in the southern
states In reporting it back,
Ransom stated that the committee had
given the matter very careful consideration.
kilograms were sent to the governors of the
different states affected, and to other persons
in those states supposed to be best acquant-
ed with the incidents of the storm, and their
subsequent sufferings, and while the first ac-
counts of great sufferngs in certain cOmmu-
mites have been fully confirmed, yet those
sufferngs were not, in the judgment of the
committee of that widespread, transcendent
and paramount character, which bafied
all local, individual, municipal and
state relief, so as TO demand
the intervention of the government. He
could not let the occasion pass, Ransom adj
ded without saying, while in presenting the
unbecoming impulse, it was proper, now, that
the country should know at the earliest mo-
mcnt that congress would not take steps for
relief in this instance. He said this,
in order that private and local charity may
not be suspended.
Senator Logan, from the committee on ap-
preparations, reported favorably the military
academy bin. Placed in the calendar.
The senate resumed the consideration of
the bill for the construction of steel cruisers.
The question Immediately before the senate
was the amendment of Senator Jones, IF
Florida, to the amendment Of Senator SeWell.
Senator Scwell's amendment provides for the
building of the ships at one or more of the
government navy yards, while jones' amend
ment provides the building shall be appor
toned among the different navy yards. At
ter debate, the amendments Of Jones and
Sewell were voted down.
Senator Morgan withdrew his objection to
vessels being built by private contract, and
the amendment offered by him was, after
modification, accepted by Hale, emhOdying
in the bill by direct words, and not by des-
crptiOn merely, the substance of the acts of
1882 and 1883, together, with the provision,
that bids may be accepted, not only from the
builders who may now be ready to build the
vessels, but who may be able to satisfy the
secretary of the navy, that they can, in three
months after making the contract, be ready
to do SO. The bill passed, % ayes, ID nays
Adjourned until Monday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-01
Land Robbery.

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 29.-The Orggo-
aejala will publish tomorrow an article expos
ing the vast land robbery scheme of the leg
islative act of 1870, entitled can act provid-
ing for the selection and sale of the swamp
lands of Oregon" 1t charges H. c. Owen,
of Eugene, with filing 1000, 900 acres, much
of which is excellent grazing. 1t charges R.
V. Ankeney, sent from Washington to exam
inc the land on behalf of the government,
with being bribed to further the schemes of
Owen. Thus far Owen has selected 372, 900
acres of the millions filed. The Oregoaia1,
demands the prevention of this corrupt pee
ulation, and investigation by the legislature.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-01
[Oficial Publication.
Change Of Street Grade Mississippi
street,

CITY CLERKS OFFICE, ST. PAUL, MINK. /
February, II, 1884.
Notice is hereby given that the Common Coun-
ell Of the city of St Paul will, at their meeting TO
be held on Tuesday the 18th day of March, A D.
1884, at 80 o'clock, p. m, at the council cham
Der in the City hall, consider, and may order,
change of grade on
MISSISSIPPI STREET
from Pennsylvania avenue to Minnehaha street,
in accordance with and as idicated by the slotted
red line'' on the profile thereof, and as reported
upon as being necessary and proper by the Board
of Public Works of said city, of date January 25,
1884, which said report was adopted by the Com
mon Council Of this city at their meeting held on
the 5th inst The profile indicating the proposed
change is on file and can be seen at this office.
By order of Common Council.
THOS. A. PRENDEGAST,
feb12tues&sat4w City Clerk.
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She Went With a Handsomer Man.

New YORK, Feb. &c. j. Watterberg
kept hotel in Antwerp, Belgium, and his
wife disappeared with some $4,000 francs
and some 5000 worth of diamonds. Franz
Wonters, physician, disappeared at the same
time. Watterberg traced the parties to this
city, and found them living together in
apartments up town. They were arrested on
the charge of bringing stolen property into
this country. Wonters was held in $4,000
bail Mrs Watterberg WAS remanded.