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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-04

WASHINGTON, d. c., March Is, 1885.
Editor Collar Chronicle
In the issue OF your paper OF the 2lst
inst, you made the mistake of confound-
ing the Texas Pacific railroad land grant,
which Congress declared forfeited, with
the New Orleans Pacific or Backbone"
land grant, which Congress did not de-
clare forfeited.
The Texas Pacific grant is situated in
the Territories of New Mexico and Arr
IONA, and southern California. 1t was
declared forfeited by the 48th Congress
which has just closed The bill declar-
ing this forfeiture passed the House Of
Representatives with but one dissenting
vote-that of Mr.. Barr Of Pennsylvania.
subsequently it passed the Senate and
became law, and it is the land which
was included in this grant that Secretary
of the Interior, Lamar, directed recently
to be opened for sale and settlement un-
der the land laws of the government.
The bill to forfeit the Backbone grant,
now claimed by the New Orleans Pacific
railroad, was defeated in the House of
Representatives, after full discussion, by
40 majority. In the Senate it Jared no
.better-two committees of that body re-
porting against its forfeiture. On ac-
count of the refusal of Congress to de-
clare this forfeiture, Secretary Of the In
terror, Teller, in the closing days OF
Arthur's administration, issued patents
to the New Orleans Pacific railroad CON-
pany for something over 100000 acres OF
this grant. 50 that the last named rail-
way company is now the actual owner Of
that much of the grant.
/ have no sympathy with Secretary
Teller's hasty action in issuing the pat
ents. condemn it thoroughly. But
I foresaw, in 1882. that this grant was moi
going to be declared forfeited, and, fully
believing this, resolved to do the onl,
practical thing left to be done, and that
was to make the most for the settlers ont
of bad case. Accordingly, l secured
from the New Orleans Pacific railroad
company written guaranty and pledg'
that the rights Of the settlers would b
recognized and protected The origina
of this pledge is now in my possession
and copies of same are on record In thu
recorders Office of all the parishes OF tn
4th Congressional district, where the lans
in this grant is situated, including tn
parish of Grant. This document secure
the settlers in their rights and claims
and there need not be the slightest ap
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-04
sUpERLAT1vE CHEEK.

The following document has been
received by number of the business
men and farmers OF this community:
NEW ORLEANS. March 81, 1885.
To the Contractors with the Red River 4 Coast
Line Red River):
Gentlemen and Frisnds-
In 1884 you signed Contract with the Red
River and Coast Line, at reduced and specited
rates made BY them IN ~ ssS 1r IA 81
your business. We would not have made such
rates Of freight we did except with that under
stapding We nov ind many q you ph;nh xng
purchase have already loaded one boat, viz; the
Dacotah, and are now figuring on loading an
other at st. Louis. We have no right, nor DO
chase your merchandise and supplies, but we do
believe that our line should have the transport
ing of same up Red river under our contract
your consideration, and IN purchasing elsewhere
than in New Orlerns. that your freight be con;
signed to our care at New Orleans and we VIII
forward same promptly at our contract rates,
making no charge for drayage at New Orleans
from railroad or boat to our boat.
This is simply asking Justice, and what Is dine
us under our contract, and we believe that you
viii appreciate our position and consign your
''s"' ~ 1' CHIs. P. FRGsL0w, President.
In other words the spool line" has
the gall to ask our people to pay to
them the excessive rates charged on
freight shipped from New Orleans to
points on Red rivera clear 'b0nus, I"
as boats from st. Louis deliver freight
at points on this river at about the
same rates that it is delivered in New
Orleans. So far as the Contract" re-
ferred to by Capt. Truslow is concern
ed, it is we'll remembered by many of
our citizens that the transportation
company violated its stipulations with
in six or eight weeks after their agents
passed through Colfax obtaining sign
ers to said contract. Outside of the
fact that the shippers of Red river
forced the pool line to adopt the rates
of 1884, this manifesto is ridiculous in
the extreme. All things considered,
we think the above request is rich.
rare and racy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-04

She Had Confidence
Mn. H. C. Harshbarger, Manor Hill.
Huntingdon County, Pa, writes: "DR. s.
B. HARTMAN & Co., Columbus, O.:
have been afflicted for three years, caused
by over-work too soon after confinement.
Ny kidneys became seriously affected;
could not retain my urine day nor night.
It was high colored. thick and bloody.
Ny monthlies had LEFT altogether for four
teen months, during which time was
confined to my bed with beating in right
ovaries. The discharge from the womb
was 90 offensive no one could stay In the
room. The urine continued bloody, with
pain in voiding Il. and when in bed would
pass from me In my sleep. have had
three doctors attending me regularly, one
for four months, one Of the others one
whole summer, and the third all winter.
We had two others in consultation with
them, and used twenty bottles Of differ
ent kinds Of patent medicines, all to. no
good. then got q bottle of PBRUNA,
and before had three-fourths of the bot
tie taken quit wetting the bed and could
retain the urine sufficient to attend church,
which had not done for three years,
and my monthlies came back as natural
as ever; indeed, ! considered myself .
well woman again. Since that time have
had pneumonia. Ny confidence in Pc
RUNA was 90 great that did not send for
. doctor. I followed the directions IN
your Ellis Of Life" and am over Il, q we'll
Is can be expected Of one % delicate - /
have been. Others in my ncighborhood
had the same disease, and among them
were strong men, and had the best physi-
clans, and yet died, while sailed through
In safety on PERUNA and MAHALIN. !
sincerely believe, and would say to all the
afflicted in the wide world, that PERUNA
and MANALIN are the only twomedicines
that any one needs in any disease, If used
~ directed in your book entitled @The Ills
Of Life"
j. z. Fleming. publisher Of the New
Dominion, Morgantown, VIVA. writes:
Some months since, / received soma q
your medicine in exchange for advertis-
ing. Ny wife has taken Eve bot(les Of 4,
and has derived great benefit from it,
Mr.. M. c. Pershing, Bradenville, Pa,
writes: My wife has been using PERU.
ma for some time for weak lungs and liv-
er and kidney complaint, and thinks Il Is
doing her great good. Has used only one
bottle - yet. Please send your book on
the Ills Of Life ~ wecan't get any from
our druggist"
Mr.. John Denny, Mt. Vernon, o.
writes We have . large sale 10 Pr
RunA. Itgives satisfaetioa-"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-04

Colds are easily and often impercep-
tibly contracted, and neglected cold
often leads to incurable consumption.
In no disease is the adage more appli-
cable IA stitch in time saves nine"
Never neglect cold aud always have
in readiness ''Manstield's Hungarian
Balsam of Life-the best lung medi-
cine in the world. Keep it in rcadi-
ness and use it upon the first intima-
ton that cold has been contracted.
It is the old and time-tested English
cure for consumption, and has relieved
more cases than all the "Cherry Pee
toralsn and ''Expect0rants' combined.
1t is free from opium and narcotics,
and is natures cure for lung diseases.
Keep it in the house. Sold by all
druggists. Prepared by the Mansfield
Medicine Co., Memphis, Tenn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-04

Cleveland is no longer in the hands
of his friends. They are in his.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-04

prehension on their part that the railroad
company will not carry the same out in
good faith. I have the assurance Of the
company to- this effect in writing, EVEN
SINCE THE PATENTS WERE ISSUED.
This hubbub about this grant, which
has been raised in the Senate since Mr..
Teller's action, Except as just criticism
on the latter's hasty coursel amounts to
nothing. 1t is like locking the stable
door after the horse has been taken out.
Senator Eustis made good speech, but
developed nothing new in the discussion.
All the points he made had been fully
gone over and over in the committees of
the House and Senate, and in the debate
in the House just prior to the defeat OF
the forfeiture bill by AZ majority. The
recent debate in the Senate has not added
anything whatever to the security OF the
settlers. The only reliance they have for
recognition Of their rights is the docu-
ment referred to above, which the rail-
road company executed at my instance.
It was too late, when Senator Eustis
spoke the other day, to mend matters as
regards the settlers. His speech would
have been more effective if made when he
was in the Senate in 1877 and '78. II
might have availed something then. II
can avail nothing after the patents are
issued. N. g. BLANCHARD.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-04

The Columbia Herald has been re-
vived under the name of The Caldwell
Waterman, A. B. Hundley editor, j..
O. Williams publisher. The editor
says the old name appears to have
brought bad luck, hence the change.
We wish the Waterman success.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-04
Mansfield Female College.
1SS4-S5.

The Fall Term begins September 10th.
1854. The best teachers that can be found
are employed ia the Literary, Music and
Art departments Terms as reasonable as
can be made. For further information APP
ply to the President. +. NJ. GRACE,
s6-lm Mansfield. La
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-04

Gen. Grants condition is growing
worse from day to day, and it is a
question of only a short time before
death will end his physical sufferings.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-04

President Cleveland has "set down.
on the Louisiana ring. Selah.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-24
An Athletes Diet.

al eat" he said the other day, land
| always have eaten since j was boy,
plenty of noUgishiug, generous food
and | am very wide in my choice. eat
ing as a rule any good food that tempts
my appetite. and that is hearty enough
to be easily tempted. For myself am
not specially fond of what you call
made dishes, but prefer food in its
palmer forms. For meats | eat chiefly
mutton or beef, and | use good deal
of bread, of course, being as careful as
| can to get the best. My own idea is
that so long as you have sound, sweet
food it doesn't make as much diffey-
ence what kind it is rs how you eat it.
| am very particular TO eat slowly. l
eat three times day. Breakfast is a
light or hearty meal, according to how
feel about it at the time. Lunch in
the middle of the day is always light,
and dinner at $50 or Z is the principal
meal of the day. L always take an hour
for that. If haven't an hour to spare
at dinner time, | put off dinner till l
have the time.
Il find, though, that aside from meat
and bread, must have plenty of veg
etables. No man can make any kind
of an athlete without eating plenty Of
vegetables. take all kinds, and pref
ty much of all fruit, too. Fruits are
good. A man can't stay without that
kind of food. He has no endurance.
Yes, Pm Scotch, and | believe in
oatmeal; but don't think you ought
to eat too much of it. l have it at
breakfast about three times week.
am fond of milk, too, and am specially
careful to drink it slowly. It's excel
lent food, but it's very bad to drink it
fast. And it isn't good to take much
liquid any time, especially at meals. l
drink very little at my meals. | have
habit OF always drinking a glass of
water when l first get UP; spring water
if can get it. | don't exactly know
why do it. don't know that it is
very good for me. | guess it is because
l like it. There's no accounting for
taste, you know.
LEA is my greatest stimulant. [
don't drink much coffee, but | do take
considerable tea-black tea always;
never use greenland l take it with
sugar and milk, and never take it iced.
don't believe in iced drinks l dom
mean when l say it is my greatest slim
ulant that l never take anything
stronger. very seldom do, but some
times just before a race, for instance,
if l need it, l take some brandy; no
malt liquor That's bad, especially
lager. Lager is very bad.
In training? Well, | make 10 diff
ference in my diet in training. | only
try to keep more regular hours, espe-
cially in sleeping. And l take no
PhySic. Physic is bad always. In
training it's fatal. THE Cook.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-24
The Poet Stedmau.

Whatever we may say of Mr.. Sted-
man's opinions. every one here admireS
him for the splendid fight he has made
since his failure rs 4 banker and broker
two years ago. He retains his seat in
the Board of Brokers and speculates Oh
his own account while continuing his
literary work pnremittingiy. Every
dollar OF his indie acknowledgements
$500. 06o-was paid. In tho days OF
his prosperity he occupied a charming
house on Fifty-fourth street, near Fifth
avenue, full of beautiful books and
pictures by his artist friends. On the
top floor was his study, spacious
room, containing an immense table,
well-stocked library, and masses of
newspaper cuttings and manuscript
material. There every night, after
long days labor at his office and in the
Stock Exchange, with part OF an even
ing spent perhaps at the Century Club.
he applied himself to composition at
an hour when most people were going
to bed. and wrote until , o clock in the
morning. His hospitality was always
generous and attractive. At present
he leases Mrs. Bayard Taylor's house
in Thirtieth street, during her absence
IN Europe, and does not go out any
where except TO the Century and Au-
thors' Clubs. He pursues the same
system of work all day in the Shrek
ing crowd of the Stock Exchange,
where the thermometer goes up to 100
degrees in the shade, followed by liter
airy tasks in the evening Before his
financial disaster he was building for
himself picturesque castle by the sea
at Newcastle, n. H., but this summer
he remains in New York. Altogether
Stedman is a much more remarkable
figure than Rogers, the once famous
banker poet OF London. Although
small OF stature and far from strong
physically. his abundant iron gray
beard and sparkling eyes hint of the
energy that hls kept him up. Hardly
one man in thousand could have led
those Two eXacting and harrassing
lives of broker ana author without
breaking DOWN.. !. Letter to Wash
d7iQjJlt ! 0St.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-24
Estimating Distances.

1t constantly happens that men de-
tatched from the main body of the
army are called upon TO determine for
themselves the distance from an object
to be fired at Experience abundantly
proves that soldiers, by continued
practice, may learn to estimate distan-
ces up to 600 or 800 yards with consid-
cradle accuracy by simple rapid obser-
vation- Every soldier is supposed to
have good eyesight; he, therefore, af-
ter little practice in sight, estimat-
ing, learns the following facts:
At thirty yards the white of a mans
eye is plainly seen, and the eyes them
selves up to eighty yards.
AT 100 yards all parts of the body are
seen distinctly, slight movements are
preceptible, and the minute details of
the uniforms can be distinguished
At $50 yards the brass buttons on the
blouse can still be separately distin-
guished.
At 200 yards the outlines of the face
are confused, and the rows of brass
buttons look like yellow stripes.
At 800 yards the buttons are no Ion
ger visible.
At 400 yards the face is mere dot,
but movements of legs and arms are
distinct
At 900 yards details can no longer be
distinguished, though the files of a
squad, ii the light be strong, can be
counted
At 800 yards the men in squad can
not always be counted, nor their indi-
vidual movements distinguished.
AT LOCO yards line of men simply
resemble broad belt; the direction of
their march can, however, be readily
determined.
At 200 yards infantry can be distin-
gulshed from cavalry.
AT 2, 900 yards mounted man looks
like d mere speck or dot.
Ihe estimating drills are first con-
Quoted on smooth, level country, and
afterward on rough, broken ground.
The above drills are supplemented a
little later in the season by skirmish
practice, when the soldiers are ad-
Yanced or retreated on the run, before
q line of targets the size Of men lying
down, kneeling and standing, when
they load AMI fire at the sound of a
bugle, depending entirely upon their
own judgment as TO what distance
they happen to be from the objects
fired at. 1t teaches them to be quick
and observing, and, above all, to de-
pend upon themselves for the manipu-
lation of their sights and the handling
OF their pieces. The estimating dis
tance drills are usually kept up for
two months, when the soldier is prac-
ticed indoors AT aiming, pointing and
pulling the trigger. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-24
Talking in Public.

4 laughable story, says the Phila-
dlphia North american, was told by
an elderly gentleman living in the city.
While ont spending the evening he was
introduced to a strange gentleman,
and after u few preliminary remarks
on both sides the strange gentleman
inquired about the welfare of his son.
The relator felt surprised that his new
acquaintance should know that he had
Il son, but answered briefly.
He graduates at Harvard next
spring, believe" added the new ac-
quaintance.
The gentleman thought he must
have been talking TO some of the other
guests about his son, and they contin-
Jed the conversation about him and
the college.
There was a brief pause, and then
the new acquaintance said, IN sorry
I've not met your wife this evening, so
that | could see your family COM
plete."
The gentleman felt that the stranger
was getting q little too anxious to make
himself familiar, and 50 he slipped in a
casual remark that he had been feeling
out OF sorts for few days.
Yes" said the new ACQUAINTANCE,
that's the way with me when nv wife
goes away. Everything around the
house seems to so wrong without her. "
By this time the gentleman was con-
tinuing the conversation only by say
ing yes" and "no."
AREN'T you going to invite me
round to see you when she comes
home from Florida next week?" asked
the new acquaintance. The gentleman
looked at him in no good humor, but,
seeing smile on his face which turned
into outright laughter, he saw that
something was up, and, laughing him
self, said; Look here! How the mis-
chief do you come to know so much
about my atfalrs?"
You told me yourself" laughed
the other The matter was soon ex-
planned. The gentleman had been
riding in an Sth street car the day be.
fore talking to friend. The other,
then stranger, had been on the same
car in seat close to him, and over
heard the conversation. When they
were introduced day later the stran-
ger recogn zed him'at once and could
not resist propounding the questions.
They took good laugh together.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-24
How 1t w OrlSed.

Some time ago the editor of the
Weekly Fire Fiy and tho preacher of
the Mount Josiah church changed
places, and not only in a nominal way
but made an actual transfer of proper
". We take three extracts from the
first number of the Fire Fly, which
appeared after the exchange had taken
place. I'VE have shouldered the re-
sponsibility of running this paper, and
we request our readers to pay up at
once and pray at their earliest conven-
fence. We understand that Anderson
Gregg cut of one of his fingers the
other day. We hope and pray that he
may get along all right. A COW be-
longing to Jim Polk Mclaughlin lost
Que of Der horns. We pray that she
may recover. 4 man named Scraggs
was killed at Bailey's ferry last Mon
day. We are thankful it is no worse.
We pray that the legislature may cot
forget to adjourn. We trust that crops
may be better next season. We hope
that the severest part OF the winter has
passed. We have faith in our ability
to run this paper.
The editor, without embarrassment,
took his place in the pulpit, but he
soon became confused. Striking the
book of books, he said: Hereafter
we shall not receive old rails in ex-
change for our gospel. Turnips will
do very wei, but we arc not COW.
Never before Wa this pulpit in such a
tiourishing condition, and advertisers
should make a note of this fact. Oar
mourner's bench goes TO every post
office in the country. Now is the time
to become i deacon of this church: 81
per year, 81 for SIX months, and a
sample copy sent free. The text says
that trains going north arrive at p.
III. This cannot be disputed for it was
spoken by Jeremiah. the prophet, say
ing: ''Oh, ye generation of vipers, see
advertisement in another column. -
ArGaRSQt0 IrQceier
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-24
Bee-Hunting Toads.

A curious incident was related to
our reporter few days ago by a sub
urban resident who has for the last
four OF i've years been engaged in bee
culture, and who has now some twenty
skips. During the dry spell of few
weeks ago he had occasion one morn
ing to 90 out to the skips to divide a
swarm of bees. What was his surprise
upon investigating several of the hives
to see toad at the entrance of each
box. The toads were apparently
asleep, but every time a bee approached
the tongue OF the toad would shoot out
ike lightning and convey the unsus-
pecting insect into its capacious mouth.
Our informant attacked the intruders
and killed no less than eight of tho
animals. and upon dissecting them was
astonished to find not less than thirty
and in one or two cases fifty honey
bees 1t is needless to state that our
friend has raised his hives two feet
above ground, and thinks that in the
future he will save about swarm of
bees during the season by the opera
tion.-F0rt JerUts y. ~ Gazette.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-09-24

A lone fisherman, who has known
of what is going on in Fort Lafayette,
expressed the opinion that the new
boat will fail over on her beam ends
when it is attempted to float her.
1--WE have anticipated that" re-
marked one of the gentlemen most in
teresled-
Odd YOU put lead on her keel2"
mo; but the boat will not turn
over. aor will it right on its beam
ends"
How have you fixed her. thenP"
put in the inquisitise fisherman.
''Ah, that's our secret"
The fisherman remained uncertain
still, and viii remain at safe distance
when the launch is tried,
lieutenant Zilinski is very bright
man, and l am certain he will not be
disappointed III the successful opera
ton of the boat" said gentleman
who is watching the experimental test
with interest. ITO be sure, two at
.empts III Russia, where a boat some
what similar TO this one was put in the
water, resulted in its turning over and
drowning the crew, but Zaiinski has
taken precautions to obviate the posi-
bility OF this sort of disaster, and if by
any unknown defect such an accident
should occur, there will be ample help
at hand to save the two men who will
test the craft. IN. ]. Times.