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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-01

20, what beautiful studies are Latin
and Greek! I just wish you could have
heard Horace Morton conjugating the
Greek verbs. That was what I call
music, sir. And as for Homer, II
rather hear one of my boys rolling out
those great, large, sonorous Greek
syllables than any of the prima donnas
you think SO much of. There's more
music in it, SIR"
"Mr. Smith, didn't you'll have any girls
in your schoolp'
''Girls? No, sir, except, Kitty.
could do what pleased with my own,
when her mother would let me. She
used to toddle around and stand up
between the tallest boys in the spelling
class and spell 'ba' and .bo.' But girls,
no. You can't whip girls. They'd
always be crying and running home to
their mothers.
20, no! There was some whipping
done. 1t wasn't all rose-color at that
school, Mr.. Smith"
II tell you, sir, we had some of the
iolliest whippings you ever experienced.
You don't have any such nowadays.
They were the incest set Of boys you
ever saw in your life. But at first they
would play truant. Then they caught
it. only whipped for that and lying.
remember one time Dobyns Pouge
and Nit Bramble played hockey OF
course the next day they had to take it.
pummeled away, and although they
roared like young bulls of Bashan It
didn't seem to me caught the right
note. began to investigate, and
would you believe it, the little rogues
had borrowed blacksmiths' aprons and
stuck them inside of their shirts.
"You see, ! didn't allow any inter-
ference from the parents. When Mrs.
Pouge came to me about Dobyns-rd
wauoped him for something or other
| made her q present of him. Take
him. / don't want him. The first
thing knew she was back, with tears
in her eyes. begging me to take him
again.
why, sir, my exhibitions were the
events Of the year. Elite here, and all
the girls, used to come and dress the
church with cedars and colored paper
wreaths. Every csndlestick in the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-01

and hence moral agent Of lncalcu-
liable force 1t should therefore be
made part of every system of popu-
lar education. For If it is confined to
the colleges and universities, few will
avail of its advantages. since by the
time the student shall have reached
that advanced stage of his course
he will have contracted feeling Of
aversion toward labor, and will have
determined to enter one Of the
so-called learned professions. The
small number of students enrolled in
the several mechanical art annexes of
the colleges and universities of the
United States confirms the truth of this
observation. There is, believe, only
one exception to this rule-that of the
Manual Training School of the Wash
ington University of ST. Louis, Mo-.
which has an enrolment of 229
students. That school is, however,
practically independent of the parent
Institution, since it was founded and is
maintained chiefly through the munifi-
cence of private individuals. But when
the manual training school is so situ-
ated as to attract the attention of the
grammar-school boys, its register is
promptly filed. 1t has the same fasci-
nation for the boy Of twelve to fifteen
years of age that the kindergarten has
for the child of four years. It enchains
the attention of the student and it does
not weary him; and these two condi-
tipns constitute a state of receptivity
which is an assurance of such intel
lectual growth as is not. to be gained
in any school of the old regime
Charles Il. Ham, IN Hdrper's AdQ0sjse,
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-27
4 Snow>torm in New Orleans.

Some wears ago was in New Orleans,
said a gentleman. when the first heavy snow
storm within the memory of the avera,-c
citizen struck that old town The snow came
suddenly and without warning a. time tina,
made the transition from weather tina: per-
mitted the little darkeys to go barefoot TO a
day when everything was clothed in a coat
ing Of six inches of whiteness, very sharp.
Not many people had ever seen so much snow,
and they were intoxicated with the novelty
and the humor Of the situation. They seized
the opportunity very much as they would
enter into into the high jinks of Mardi Gras.
For two or three hours the idlers of the
city gave themselves up 10 hilarious merry
making. y favorlte project was TO &c: up on
the housetops, roll up great bundle of snow.
and drop II ON the heads of the rsaSsers by
The fellows who did this were ohlivious to the
fact that snow packed together in this way
three northerners were hoorei by one of these
heavy snowhalls from the house-tops, and in
their resentment they opened on the frolic-
some gentlemen on the roof with hard we'll
made snowballS These northerners had all
made 'soakers' and 'sockdolagers' when they
We're schooiboys. and the establishment of the
southerners when they found that a SNOWFALL
rock was ludicrous in the extreme. They
abandoned their high positions and went at
once TO investigate the mystery OF max
ING snowbalis Inter Ocean -Curlstone
Crayons-
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-27
AN UNSclENTlFlC NEVADA MINER.
One of the Simon-Purc Originals of tho
Wild west-Some Close Guessing.

One of the Simon-Purc Originals of the
Wild West-Some Close Guessing.
There came to the city the other day and
slapped his name on one of the hotel registers
one OF the simon-pure originals of the wild
west Ii was Jim Whitiach, of Nevada.
Jim Nhitlach is a character. He has been
a miner and prospector in the far west for
more than twenty years. He is one of the
best unscientific miners in the country, and
next to Senator Fair and George Hearst, of
California, the best judge of a mineral pros
Pect the mining regions have ever known
When Jim Whitlach looks down n shaft or
skins" his eye along a hanging wall he seems
To know intuitively what is behind it.
When the great bonanza was discovered in
1874, in Virginia City, Whitlach went into
the mine and made the closest guess of all as
to the extent and value of the deposit And
there were many wild guesses made by
scientific persons. \ Yale professor said the
great bonanza was worth s70o, zoe, 600. Phil
Diedesheimer, German mining expert and
geologist, went nearly crazy over the find,
wildly asserted that the bonanza was worth
81, 500, o00, 200 He had bought a little stock,
and on the strength of the millions he was
going TO make he went to big hotel in San
fiaASl>'p. iiieh II Suitt oi tlSHI TOoiflS,
stocked them with champagne and cigars and
kept open house for week
Everybody laughed at the crazy German
Even John W. Mackey guessed wide of the
mark ON the value of the find He put it at
$500, 100000, ami declared that if would take
ten years to exhaust the mine But Whitlach
guessed within few millions of the truth.
tie said there was sl25, e0, 600 in the bonanza
and that 40 stamps would Use up the ore in
i've years. The actual yield OF the mine was
Sll6,e1.oo0, and the pay ore was exhausted
IN four years and eight months after the mine
was opened.
In 1864 Whitlach himself made n dis
covery in White Pine, Nevada. which
showed some of the richest silver
ore ever found in this country His
mine contained ore worth $4,000 ton He
sold il for $4,000, put the money into the
San Francisco stock market. and in two
months he was again in the saddle and with
a little pack mule trailing behind, en- route
for the mountains. Whitlach is now securing
Colorado for new mines. He SAYS there is
more money underground at Leadville than
has ever been taken out The camp hasn't
begun TO boom yet he says-Chicago
Herald
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-27
How he ,,.r.i,ca ,nc E.bbi,,.

a Red Canon Cali prospector gathered
rabbit meat enough during recent
storm to do him till June. He cut down
4 lot OF trees. painted the ends black, and
the rabbits butted their brains out trying
70 jump into what they took for holes. He
rot 40 the first night-Exchanse
Morris tribune., 1886-09-22
AN lNUNDATlON IN CUBA.
Cultivated Fields Turned Into a Lake
Great Destitution Oceasioned.

Cultivated Fields Turned Into a Lake
Great Destitution Oceasioned.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-A letter from
Havana, Cuba, says: The great inundation
of Ceiba del Aqua has been the most i'm
portant event in the island during the past
week, and will doubtless mark an era in the
annals of that village. Ceiba del Aqua is
situated about fifty kilometers southwest of
Havana. The springs which caused the flood
appeared in the vicinity of the village. They
have rapidly increased, not only in number
but also in power, giving birth to lake
where, only a few days ago, appeared ex-
tensive and well-culti waited fields These
fields were devoted principally to the cub
tivation of Indian corn and coffee. In addi-
ton to the destruction of the crops a number
of factories were invaded by the water and
their works ruined. Fortunately, no loss of
life is reported.
Within the village the water has in some
places attained a height of one meter Many
families, terror-stricken, have hurriedly left
the village. A large number of the inhabit-
ants have lost all that they possessed Money,
food and clothing are being forwarded to the
scene Of the disaster for the relief of the suf-
ferers The governor general and the civil
governor have visited the region inundated,
and hundreds of hands, under scientific and
experienced guidance, are endeavoring to de-
viate the course os the accumulated waters
Although for the present the danger is con-
sidered over, the appearance of new springs
would, it is feared, cause a fresh disaster.
This event. coming so soon after the recent
hurricane in the central part of the island,
where the loss of crops, houses and cattle
was far more considerable than was at first
reported, has caused widespread depressi on
and anxiety
Morris tribune., 1886-09-22

LONDON, Sept. 20.-The Sculling race be-
tween William Beach, the Australian, the
champion of the world, and Jacob Gandaur,
over the Thames course from Putney to
Mortlake, for e200 side, was rowed Satur-
day and won by Beach.
The start was made at 1856 p. NJ, both get
ting off we'll together Beach quickly forged
ahead and led Gaudaur by third of a length
at the Star and Garter. Beach was rowing
thirty strokes to a minute and Gaudaur
thirty-tive Gaudaur spurted and pushed
past Beach, leading the latter by third of
length at the creek. Beach then spurted and
at the half-mile tree lead Gaudaur a half
length. Beach continued to hold this lead at
Craven steps, At Crab trees Beach COM
menced increasing the distance between him.
self and Gaudaur, and at Hammersmith he
led by three lengths. Time to Hammer
smith-Beach S:5S; Gaudaur 9:03. At
Biffens, Gaudaur had gradually decreased
the distance until they reached Chiswick
when he was only half a length behind
Beech. Gaudaur kept pluckily to his work
and lead Beach by a half length
at Thorneycraft, but at the puml.
ing station he was only slightly
ahead. Here Beach momentarily stopped
rowing and Gaudaur increased his lead to
two lengths. At Barnes Beach spurted, and
won the race by four lengths 1t was
fearfully hard race throughout. The crowd
of spectators was enormous The betting
was five to one on Beach. Beach's time was
1856. The weather was fine with a cold
northwest wind prevailing. The tide was
good
Morris tribune., 1886-09-22
ON THE COURSE,

The race was sailed under the rules of the
New York yacht club. The course was trian-
gular and about forty five miles long, start
ing from the vicinity of Brenton's reef light
ship. The following is a list of the competi-
tors: Schooners-Gitana, Montauk, Sachem,
Miranda. First-class sloops -Mayflower.
Galatea, Puritan. Second-c1ass sloops-Be-
doun, Stranger, Thetis Third-class sloops-
Cinderella, Clara, BERTHE.
At $50 p. m. it was thought that the Puri-
tan and Sachem would be the winners. The
news office at Brentons Reef and West island
reported ''almost dead calm"
At 4;20 p. m. the Puritan had slight lead
and the windward position, the Mayfiower
was close up ard the Galatea was almost in
line, but far to the southwest
At 4:30 p. m. the Gitania was leading the
entire feet, reaching for West Island.
Morris tribune., 1886-09-22
Tilden's VIII May He Contested,

New YORK, Sept 20.-It is said to be
quite probable that Mr.. Tilden's will may be
contested. Mr.. Tilden's nephews, George H.
and Samuel J. Tilden, Jr., believe that they
have cause for complaint. They were in
duced to assume the liabilities incurred by
their father in taking charge of the business
at New Lebanon. Some of these claims were
for old debts made at the time their fathers
carbolizing works at Chicago failed Their
uncle, who was supposed to have been reg
ular partner in this concern, was found merely
to have been a creditor, and could not there
fore be held liable. The young mems friends
assert that DIR. Tilden promised to settle for
them when they assumed the old family
business, which they would never have taken
up had it not been for this guarantee.
Morris tribune., 1886-09-22

MARION, Ind, Sept. 2O.-At 8 o'clock
Thursday night a south-bound passenger train
on the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan road
struck a tree two feet i'll diameter that the
storm had blown across the track, eighteen
miles south of this place. The engine cut
through the obstruction and would have
passed in safety, but the baggage and mail
car left the track, and the two passenger
coaches followed suit. The derailed cars
jumped over the ties at terrific rate for 200
feet, when they turned over on their sides into
the ditch. A dozen or more passengers were
severely shaken up. 1t is remarkable that no
one was killed or fatally injured. The train
was running at an unusual rate of speed, be-
ing forty minutes late The road was block
AIDED twelve hours
Morris tribune., 1886-09-22
MID CHEERS AND GROANS
THE VICE REGAL PARTY ENTERS
DUBLIN CASTLE.

Arrival in Ireland of Lord Lieutenant and
Lady Londonderry Interview with
Father Fahy, Confined in Jail Charged
with Threatening IA Landlord-OtheI
Foreign Items.
DUBLIN, Sept. 2O.-The Lord Lieutenant
and Lady Londonderry were received by
large crowd on their arrival at Westland
Row railway station Saturday and were re-
peatedly and heartily cheered. They both
left the station on horseback, Lady London
derry being dressed in white Irish poplin
dress, which she donned before leaving the
station. Along the route they were welcomed
with cheers followed by groans Lord Lon
donderry raised his hat, bowed and smiled at
each burst of enthusiasm The windows and
doors Of the building occupied by the Kildare
club were filled with members and the club
had handsome banner strung across the
street bearing the inscription The Queen and
the Constitution"
The street presented a gay appearance,
many buildings being handsomely decorated
with flags and bunting. The Hibernian Bank
building was among the number of buildings
that was not decorated. The entire route
from the railway station to Dublin castle was
lined with troops. Cheers, intermingled
with groaning, greeted the vice regal party
throughout the march. The party entered
Dublin castle amid cheers for Parnell and
United Ireland. An attempt by the crowd to
sing God Save Ireland" was made, but the
police stopped it
Morris tribune., 1886-09-22
Horse Flesh at Work.

CoNEY ISLAND, N. Y, Sept. 20-The races
Saturday resulted: First race, 1sS miles, Nc.
Carthy's Last first, Richmond second, Heel
and Toe third; time, 2:22. Second race, x
mile, Mona first, Pericles second, Harefoot
third; time, 1884. Third race, 1sS miles,
Lucky B. first Barnum second, Favor
third; time, 2:2SI. Fourth race, a mile,
Grisseth first, Bessie June second, Vera third
time, 1:14&. Fifth race, 11S miles, Estella
first, Florence M. second, Supervisor third
time, l. 55115 Sixth race, l mile; Beckie B.
first, War Eagle second, Three Cheers third;
time, :43.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 20.-The races here
Saturday resulted as follows: First race, "a
of mile; Ovid first, Bob Swim second /.
Monarch third; time 1:15L. Second race,
1 mile; Nick Funzer first, Nellie c. second,
Tom Hood third; time 1:45% Third
race, 11s miles; Taxgatherer first, John Sulli-
van second, Dancing Kid third; time, :5Ssl.
Fourth race, l mile; Warrington first, Sko-
beloR second, Little Fellow third; time l Al.
Morris tribune., 1886-09-22
CHINESE RETALIATION.
Outrages Against American MissiOnarie
in tn e Haathen Country.

Outrages Against American Missionaries
in tn e Haathen Country.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 20 Minister
DENLY has submitted to the state department
the report of outrages on American mission
aries in four cities in China. In each case the
missionaries were injured or their buildings
were destroyed.
Mr.. DENLY says these outrages are the ont
come Of the persecution of the Chinese in the
United States. A wellknown official of the
state department Friday said that the fact
that the lives and property of American mis-
sionaries in that country are in danger is an
entirely logical sequence to the failure OF the
house of representatives to take action on the
bill unanimously reported by the foreign
affairs committee, recommended by the pres
ident in a special message, aud strongly
urged upon the consideration of the house by
the secretary of state. In the closing days of
the session Minister DENLY reported to the
state department his fear that, notwithstand-
ing the presence of the United States men-of-
war in Chinese waters, sent there on the re-
QUESTION of the state department, something
serious would occur if congress adjourned
without taking action on the Wyoming in
demnity resolution, and the purport Of this
dispatch was confidently communicated by
Mr. Belmont chairman of the foreign affairs
committee, to the leading members Of the
house, but the session was allowed to end
without action.
Advices received at the state department
from Consul Seymour, at Canton, state that
the Chinese are running the navigable chan
nels of the river at that place, with stone and
pile Instructions. These distractions, Consul
Seymour says, are put in the river despite
the protests of the American, British, French
and other diplomatic representatives, and
adds that the barrier is detrimental to COM
merce, and of no use a. "a means of defense
He says it can not be conceded that any
country has the right under the treaties to
blockade or destroy access to its ports in times
of peace, as this would destroy commerce and
invalidate commercial treaties.
Morris tribune., 1886-09-22
Protestant Episcopal Convention.

CHICAGO, Sept. 20-One of the most i'm
portant, If not the most important, conven-
ttons ever held by the Protestant Episcopal
Church of America will take place at Cen
trail Music hall in this city the 9th of next
month AT the coming convention matters
viii be discussed that will have direct bear
ing on the future of the church, and all, or
nearly all, will give rise to good deal of an
mated debate, among the most important of
which are the proposed changes in the Book
Of Common Prayer, and the establishment Of
q court of appeal
Morris tribune., 1886-09-22
A Professional Bfpamist

Bo sToN, Sept. 20.-The Herald finds that
the victims of DIR. Andrew Jackson Grant,
the professional bigamist, are numbered by
dozens and are without exception highly re-
spectacle women. Dreading notoriety they
will not complain against him and no effort
is making to apprehend him. In September,
1885, he practiced as an electric" physician
under the name of Dr.. Burns, in Boston, and
made love to all his female patients. He en-
gagged himself to three elderly spinsters in
one day and borrowed money from each of
Morris tribune., 1886-09-22
Coke Works to Close Down.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Sept 2O-The coke syndi-
cate has decided to close down all the works
in the Connellsville region every Wednesday
until further notice, on account of falling
of in the demand No change has been made
in the price, because the present slackening In
demand is not considered as indicating any
change in the volume of the iron trade. 1t is
caused by number of furnaces having gone
out OF blast for repairs, and every one of
these will go In blast again as soon as the re-
Nairs are completed.
Morris tribune., 1886-09-22
A Noted Painter Dead.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2O.-Asher B. Durand.
perhaps the Oldest American painter of note,
died Friday at his home in South Orange, N
J. He was born in 1896 at jefferson, N. J.
His first notable work was the engraving of
TrumbuTs wellknown picture, "The Decla-
ration of Indepenence," which occupied him
three years. In 1886 he abandoned the graver
for the brush, having before this become q
contributor Of portraits and landscapes In oil
to the National Academy of Design exhibi-
tons In 1854 his portrait of William Cullen
Bryant, afterward engr aved by himself, was
painted, while among his historical subjects
are "The Capture Of Maj Andre" and ''The
Wrath of Peter Stuvyesant.
Morris tribune., 1886-09-22
An Old Lady Drowned.

GREENWICH, Conn, Sept 90. MIRA Brod-
erick, lady 81 years of age, living in Glen
vile, was accidentally drowned in the Byram
river Friday evening. The family having
missed her, a party started out in search.
She was found floating in the river near her
home, with her head downward 1t is sup
posed that she fell from the stone wall at the
reai- Of the house, a distance Of fifteen feet
into the stream
Morris tribune., 1886-09-22
The Maneuvers at AIsacs.

PARIS, Sept. 20 The military correspond
ent of The Repubique Francaise, in his COM
ments on the maneuvers in Alsace praises
the splendid array of the German army, but
qualities his lavish encomiums by suggesting
that all this glitter of gold and finery would
out poor figure with shells bursting in its
midst From the standpoint of real work
in the held,n says the writer, "a comparison
with our own army presents nothing dis
Quieting for France, either in regard to the
stamina of the soldiers or the methods of
warfare
Morris tribune., 1886-09-22
The Bicycle Tournament

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept 20-Saturday
was the last day of the bicycle tournament.
The attendance was about 6,0O0 The
weather was fine and the track was in excel
lent condition. The first race in the after
noon was to have been a heat in the worlds
championship contest between John s. Prince,
Of Boston, and Fred Wood, of England, but
Prince forfeited the heat to Wood. The three
mile amateur bicycle race, 9:45 class, was
won by II. L. Burdeck, of Albany, with Phil
s. Brown, of Washington, second. Time,
u.o0
Morris tribune., 1886-09-22
The Vote In Arkansas.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept 2O.--The total
vote of this state in the September election
foots up 143,O00. The Democratic majority
Is 81, 600. The legislature stands: House,
ninety Democrats, sixty-seven Republicans,
three Wheelers; senate, thirty seven Demo-
Gratis, five Republicans and Wheelers.
Morris tribune., 1886-09-22

ST.. JOHNS, N. F., Sept. 20.--All that has
been ascertained of the wrecked steamship in
Belle Isle strait is that cattle, oak-grained
paneling and doors, spars, bedding and cabin
furniture have been driven ashore. The ship
has not yet been identified. There is no tele-
graphic communication with Belle Isle strait.
Morris tribune., 1886-09-22
Didn't Threaten the Landlord.

DUBLIN, Sept. 20.-The Rev. Father Fahy
was Saturday interviewed by United Press
representative in the Galway Jail, where he
is serving out sentence of six months i'm
prisonment With regard to the charges al
legged against him, he stated that they were
all false in every particular. The landlord,
Mr.. Lewis, whom he is charged with having
threatened, he declared had never been
menaced with dynamite by him Fahy). He
also denied having melted the people to groan
at Lewis With regard to his reasons for not
furnishing bail for his good behavior, Father
FAhy said: II did not furnish bail, because
compliance with that ruling of the court
would be tantamount to a tacit admission
that the defense was based on false grounds,
which would revert against me, inasmuch as
1t would prove that l was unworthy of priest
hood"