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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-11

There is one very simple expedient
which we gratuitously recommend for
adoption, which ought to effectually
overcome the vital energy of the best
make of tornado ever known. Abattery
of ten to thirty heavy guns thrown
across the path of the oncoming fury
and simultaneously discharged into the
center of attraction would SO completely
nonplus tornado that it would lose its
power of aggression before it could re-
cover from the shock of the first sur
prise. The thing to be accomplished
L the smashing of the tunnel. which
6 ,uld be done by a broadside properly
Jet loose. 1t is not obligatory upon us
to explain the process BY which these
~nns NAV be moved into desired
positions and manned Those are mat
ters to be considered by the community
interested in repelling the invasion.
Csicoqo Inter Ocean.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-11
FARM AND FiREsIDE.

Strawberry Tapioca: Cook coffee
cup OF pearl tapioca until it is clarified.
Stir into it quart can of strawberries.
Mould and serve cold with cream and
sugar. Raspberry pudding made in
the same way is delicious. House.
hold.
Cranberry Pie: Chop two cups OF
cranberries in small pieces, beat to-
gether three eggs and two cups Of su.
gar, add the cranberries and two
spoons of water; this will fill two pies;
bake with top crust or frosting. BIOS
ton Globe.
English authorities assert that sui
phur mixed with grease will enable
cattle to resist the attacks of the gad-
fly, and TINS be free from MARBLE mag
gots or ''grubs." The dressing is well
rubbed along the backs of the cattle
several times during summer.
Some of the red raspberries, says
the Country Gentleman, throw up
numerous suckers, and If all are al
lowed to remain and grow, they be-
come IS baa ) weeds. Select the few
which are to be left and grow for bear
ing in 1887, and cut all the rest out.
The sooner this work is done the better
for those which are allowed to remain.
1t is asserted by an authority that
it is a mistake to suppose that broiling
is applicable to fish and meats only. It
can be employed with fruits and vegeta-
bles, and when these are watery excel
lent results are obtained. The apple,
pear, ounce and banana. the cucum-
Der, tomato, green pepper or egg
plant thus prepared make admirable
Dishes Chicago Herald.
-Sparrows may be keptfrom meddl-
ing with freshly planted seeds by stretch
ing black cotton thread tightly four
inches above the surface of the ground,
along the drills of peas and other
vegetables. The birds do not see the
threads, and humping briskly against
them, are tripped or tumbled over,
alarmed. and quickly depart. -Prairie
Farmer.
-Scalloped' Eggs: Lay layer of
bread crumbs. soaked to a soft paste
in milk, then prepared and sailed.
into a pie dish. set in the
oven until hot through. Beat up
five eggs to stiff broth, adj table,
spoonful of melted butter and the same
of cream, salt and pepper. and pour
over the bed of crumbs. Bake five
minutes in quick oven'-Erchange.
1t is curious. says writer. that the
prevalent belief that the fleece of sheep
sheared on a warm day or in warm
weather will weigh more than the same
fleece would if sheared on a cold. dry
day, should be a matter of discussion.
Wool is exceedingly absorbent of moist
ure. and, of course, when in warm
weather the heavy fleece causes the
sheep to perspire freely the wool will
absorb the larger part of the moisture
and increase in weight.-CleUeiand
Lender
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-11
DIFFICULT STUDY

Two Languages Whose Acquisition Is At
tended by Diniculty.
Some one has said that. for the thor
,ugh mastery of the Chinese language,
there would be required "a head of oak.
lungs of brass, nerves of steel, con-
stitution of iron, the patience of Job,
and the lifetime of Methuselah." In
the written characters are thousands of
combinations of little strokes, dots and
curves, which must be thoroughly
learned, being the equivalents of an
alphabet.
With the spoken word, slight differ
snce in infection brings about COM
plete change of meaning. This arbi-
trariness of sound has often given rise
10 amusing blunders. Lord Elgin. when
in Peking, was greatly pleased with the
excellence of the Mongolian potatoes,
and requested his interpreter to order q
large supply of them. Judge of the
disnay of the latter when an immense
cargo of live cells arrived, and he real
lied that he had given the order for po-
tatoes with the wrong infection!
But Chinese is not alone in present
ing difficulties to the student. 1t is
said that young minister once de-
voted himself to the study of Gaelic, in
order to please his congregation. with
whom it was familiar tongue. After
+. months of study, he judged himself
capable of attempting part of the
service in the jaw-breaking language.
As he read, however, he became con-
scious Of movement OF surprise
throughout the congregation. When
he escaped to the vestry, he summoned
the sexton, to ask il he had made any
serious mistake.
20 no." said the other, kindly.
s'Nofhing serious-nothing but what
would be understood"
Upon further urging, however, he
admitted that the clergyman's error
had consisted in the omission of the
word '.not," all through the Command
mcnts.
One more anecdote will show the
futility of making great attempts with
small preparation. Ayoung lady living
in the Scottish Highlands determined
to learn Gaelic. in order that she might
use it in reading to her poor. After
toiling for many months, she felt that
she could read rather fuently, and
plucked up courage to ask her teacher
Il he thought it would be any pleasure
to old Mrs. MacKay. if she offered to
read to her.
20. certainly" was the reply.
do you really, then think my read
ing quite intelligible?" asked the pupil,
in delight.
20. by no means; but the poor old
woman would be greatly diverted by
your mistakes!'-Youth's Companion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-11

There are 14.160 newspapers and
periodicals in the United States-net
gain last year. 666. Kansas shows the
greatest absolute gain Six news
pa pers are devoted to the honey-bee.
thirty-two to hens, eighteen to dem
tistry. Gas has two papers. gastronomy
three, whisky eight, cold water 129.
Worcester, Mass, has four French
while there is one in He
brew, one in Chinese and one in Cher
okee. The r WasOr. of Utica, is not,
as its name might imply. a blood
thirsty organ of the Anarchists. and the
Ksokuk Nip-aad- Tuck has suspended
- WASHINGTON Post,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-11
LOVE OF NoToRIETV.
su1y Men and women Who Love 70 -
Talked About.

siny Mon and women Who Love to -
Talked About.
Some people are so fond of notoriety
that they are willing to make great per-
sonal sacrifices to attain it. 1t is un-
questionably . weakness in human
nature, and can be endured, provided
1t causes no harm. A few are silly
enough to confound notoriety with
popularity, and eccentricity with
genius; others, more silly still, gladly
make themselves ridiculous in order to
attract attention. The dudes, and all
others who assume the outrc in dress,
belong to this class. Some are lifted
into notoriety by an in-rolling wave of
circumstances, then fret to find them
selves stranded when the wave recedes.
Some glory in notoriety obtained
through the most foolish avenues for
1t. such as paying an enormous sum
Tor pew, painting or an opera ticket,
heavy subscription to a charity fund
or expensive dinners to prominent
men. Their vanity is battered, and it
scarcely matters to them if there is
nothing either creditable or lasting
about it. The paragraphist has his
epigrammatic fling at them; they are
bounded and interviewed, and if they
do not eventually sigh for retirement
1t Is because they are either too vain or
too stolid. The man who has become
noted through sheer merit is seldom
afflicted with vanity. He simply ex-
'cepts the praise rendered him, conscious
that he has deserved it. 1t stimulates
him to renewed effort and enables him
to seem self-contained Persistent
homage wearies him. and he often
yearns for less publicity. Aware of
the demands which are made upon the
tim e, energies and resources of many
OF our public men, we often think of
them in commiserating way.
The man must be at times envied by
chem who goes to his quiet home at
night-fall, with the work of the day
completed, sure to be disturbed BY no
untimely visitors or impertinent
Inquiries. If he happens to make
blunder, or say an injudicious thing,
it is not proclaimed to the world and
magnified until it is made to look like
crime. He can indulge in his little
peculiarities, in politics and theology,
without being dragged before the in
QUESTION of public opinion. He rejoices
in his placid lot; he lessons his respon-
sibilities; no interviewer dares to hold
HIM to an account. He does not envy
the notorious man; he will not go out
of his way to make obeisance to the
popular man; he doesn't yearn to
affiliate with either of them. Phiiadel-
uhia Call.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-11

They had preferences: Young
lady Ito young Mr.. Muscle, who ex-
poets to win name and fame by . trip
from Boston to New Orleans on his
bicycle) And so you are really going
to New Orleans, Mr.. Musclep Mamma
and were there last winter, you
know. Ifs delightful city," Young
Mr.. Muscle Gmpressively)-..Yes. and
/ expect to cover the entire distance on
my bicycle" Young lsdy-''O. do
your Mamma and / preferred to 20
BY water. "-Nc,0 York Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-11

me s1ough Of Dependency"
In which you are wallowing, on account Of
madame. and which have robbed you OF
the rosy hue Of health, and made life .
burden to you, you can easily get out Of
Or. Pierceps "Fayorite Prescriptionn viii
free You from all such troubles, and soon
recenthe rose-tint Of health to your cheek,
perfect specific Tor ali the weaknesses and
Irregularities peculiar to your sex. Il
cures liberation. displacements, "internaI
fever" bearing down sensations removes
the tendency to cancerous affections, and
corrects al unnatural discharged BY
drugRista
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-11
Tired Laliguid Dull

Ut this season. The depressing effects Of the warm
weather and that tired feeling are quickly over
come by the use Of Hoods Sarsaparilia- IL gives
strength In place of weakness, gives tone TO every
organ, creates an Appetite and purines the blood.
Give IL . trial now.
sarsaparfla - experiment, ~ had no appetite
or strength. and felt tired all the time. attributed
my condition to scrofulous humor. had tried sew
eral different kinds Of medicine. without receiving
any benefit But ~ soon - had taken half bot
tie Of Hoods Sarsaparilla, my appetite was ~
stored and my stomach felt better. have taken
three bottles. and never felt better" MRS J. ,.
DoLBKARE, Pascoag, p. l.
Hoods earsaparills gave me new life. and -
stored me to my wonted health and strength
WILLIAM H CLoUGH. Tilton, n H.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-11


Youxa Or middle-agsd mon suffering
ftom nervous debility, loss Of memory,
premature old age, q the result Of bad
habits should send 10 cents In stamps Tor
illustrated book offering sure means OF
cure. Address Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, n. Y.
VILLAINS In the play Ore always caughs
In the t-Isdianapolis Journal.
6orr, plant and glossy hair results from
the use Of Halls Hair Remover.
For tmparttng tone and strength Y sno
stomach, liver and bowels. take Ayers P1lis.
BURNING out the oil makes . lamp
Hghter.-N y. Pseaywss.
DR SAeE's Catazrh Remedy cures when
every other so-called remedy falls
MAIDS in waiting chose beyond twenty.
0va-St Psw Herald.
II afiicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Issas
Ihompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c.
r man open to the charge Of ASSAULT
and battery Tor cudgelling his brains1
No Opfum in Piso's Cure for Consump.
ton Cures where other remedies fail 10
TIE strawberry shortcaks II not long for
this WORLDLY. r. Journal.
PIkEsToorHAcm DROPS cure inl minute. -
GlsSn's Sulphsr Sodp heals and beauties. -
GILMAN CoRN REMOvER kills Corns BuniooA
II the night air Il unwholesome. why do
owls live 30 longi-Naeo~aI Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-11

PIkEsToorHAcHE DROPS cure in I minute. -
GlsHs,'s Sulphsr Sodp heals and beauties. IA
GILMAN Coax RRMovxR kills Corns BunionA
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-11

II the night air IL unwholesome, Why do
owls live 90 longi-Nat;o~al Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-11

6orr, plant and glossy hair results from
the use Of Halls Hair Remover.
For imparting tone and strength TO the
stomach, liver and bowels. take Ayers P1ils.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-11

litia. and a wagon containing the wound.
ed brought up the rear.
And now comes the bfackest page in
this chapter Of treachery and murder.
a page that the most callous historian
might shrink from recording. At .
given signal from the officers in COM
mand, the unarmed men were shot
down, and when the last one lay dead
or dying on the bloody soil, the
slaughter of the women and children
and the butchery of the wounded began.
When the sun set that night on the
redeemed and trampled Meadows, one
hundred and nineteen mangled corpses
strewed the ground. OF all the COM
pany that entered the valley none re-
mained alive except some of the smaller
children. Why they were saved when
SO many other children were shot down
without mercy, none but the perpetra-
tors of the deed can explain.
The two oldest of the children thus
saved were for some weeks in the care
of friend of the writer, and from them
many of the details of those dreadful
five days in the meadows were obtained.
All the property of the murdered emf
grants. even to the clothing and jewels
taken from the bodies of the dead,
passed into the hands of the Mormon
leaders, and these helpless orphans
were returned penniiess to the States,
where relatives or old neighbors of
their parents received them. -Bnstor
Commercial Bulletin.
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TIE strawberry shortcaks II not long for
this worldly r Journal.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-07-10
1nvalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute.

This widely celebrated institution, To-
Gated at Buffalo, N. Y, is organized witha
full staff of eighteen experienced and skill
full Physicians and Surgeons, constituting
the most complete organization OF med
zeal and surgical skill in America, for the
treatment of all chronic diseases, whether
requiring medical or surgical means for
their cure. Marvellous success has been
achieved in the cure of all nasal, throat
and lung diseases, liver and kidney dis
eases, diseases of the digestive organs,
bladder diseases, diseases peculiar to
women, blood taints and skin diseases,
rheumatism, neuralgia, nervous debility,
paralysis, epilepsy (fts), spermatorrhea,
impotency ana kindred affections. Thou
sands are cureI at theirhomesthroughc cor
respopdence. The cure of the worst rupt-
ures, pile tumors, varicocele, hydrocele
and structures is guaranteed, with only q
short residence at the institution. Send 10
cents in stamps for the Invalids' CT. do
Book O6S pagesl, which gives all partlcu-
lars. Address, Worlds Dispensary Med
!cal Association, Buffalo, N Y.
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WIT AND WISDOM.

Only the lazy hope to attain pros
pority without work and self-denial.
The man who walks over the car
pet in bare feet is liable to painful taxa
tion.-Ieras Figaro.
Hope without action is broken
staff. We should always hope for things
that are possible and probable.-JameS
Ellis.
An unconscionable punster says
that the wife of the japanese Minister
took the cake when she got married.
That is, she took Kuki.
-"When is a man dead?" asks an
exchange. When he can gaze calmly
for five minutes at showcase full of
fishing tackle and not want to HE away
to a trout stream. - Chicago Tribune.
There are lots of people who mix
their religion with business. but forget
to stir it up well. The business inva-
riably rises to the top as a result No
burn (MaSS.J ADVERTISER.
There is something in this little
fellow like" said an appreciative up
town visitor of young hopeful he was
trotting on his knee. ''Say, now"
said the boy, chow did you know had
swallowed nickel?"-M Y. San.
Buy some flowers" said small
girl on the avenue to Representative
Hemphill. "Well," replied the pun
ster, hlandly, Il haven't botany for a
long time, and l reckon I'll 90 you for
q small bunch. - Washington Critic.
Are you papa's boyP" Eyes,
sir. "And are you mammals boy?"
Yes, sir. But how can YOU be
papa's boy and mammals boy at the
same timer" After pause: Cant a
nice carriage have two hOrsesP'-Prai-
RE Farmer.
lis this fish freshP" asked Mrs.
Brown of the dealer. Eyes, marm,"
was the reply; leastwise it oughtto be.
1t hasn't been near salt water for a
week, to my knowledge, and Bill Sim
ker had it a day or two before / got it"
Mrs. Brown didn't have fish for dinner
that day.-BoStoH transcript.
On the wedding journey: He-'My
dear, are you comfortable over there in
the corner?n She-'4Quite comfortable,
darling" He-'You are quite sure
you are not coldP" She-"Not at all. "
He-"No draught from the Window"
She-"None, thanks. "--He-'Wel,
then. I will change seats with YOU
Pecb's Sah
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-07-10
A SNOW hex KILLED.
The Rare Animal Disposed Gf by An Old
Trapper In the Owl Mountains.
Lander WV. II sneoiaI1

Lander tWy. IT, speclalI
In the Owl mountains is seen at long in
tervals snow or white ibex. One Of
these rare animals was recently killed bv
an old trapper and hunter known as
Shoshone Jack, The snow ibex attains
the size of the big horn or mountain
sheep, has a coat of dazzling white, and
is of the true ibex breed. 1t is both active
and powerful, and when driven to bav is
a most dangerous adversary. It's massive
horns, with their backward sweep of two
feet, are formidable weapons and are for
midably used. Some years since Tom
Anten, then mountain prospector and
hunter, now half owner in the not
ed Bonanza oil spring, Big Horn
Basin, came near losing his life in an
encounter with a snow ibex in the Owl
mountains. Tom was in pursuit of a band
of black tail deer, when he espied ahead
of him what he at first took for moving
snow heap. Soon, however, he sawit was
an animal, and moment later knew that
it must be the famed mountain rara avis,
a snow ibex. The ibex, an old ram, was
within fair range, and Anten at once
pulled down upon him. At the crack Of
the rifle the animal fell in its tracks.
fastening up to secure the rare prize,
Anten suddenly found himself confronted
by the Infatuated animal A most free
mendous "but" sent the hunter flving
into tho air, and when he struck the ground
the ram was on top of him. And now the
heavy, curved horns of the furious
brute were dashed again and again
against the anatomy of the hunter.
Every bone and joint felt the
fearful punishment Finally, Anten
succeeded in grasping one of the heavy
horns, and, dragging himself to his knees,
confronted his furious assailant. He held
on desperately, and was forced to the
brink of a rough and steep mountain
wasLout. Here Anten succeeded in draw
ing his hu nting knife. He made several
Intellectual passes with this weapon and
the closely clasped foes went down the
washout together. The ibex struck the
| bottom underneath, and the keen and
ready blade of the hunter drank deep
of its life-blood. Again and again did
the knife strike home, and the snow ibex
was a corpse. When dressed the carcass
weighed one hundred and twenty five
pounds, and the flesh proved excellent
| eating. The Owl mountains seem to be
the only Wyoming district in which the
| snow ibex is found. There are said to be
a few in certain localities of the Montana
mountains.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-07-10
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.
There are 3O2public schools in New

There are 3O2 public schools in New
York City.
Chinese school children go to school
at six a. M, breakfast at ten a. m,
lunch at one and finish school at four
p. m.
The Presbyterian mission in Mexico
has purchased for its use one of the
principal Roman Catholic churches in
Zacatecas.
"A new Methodist university is to be
built in the town of BARLEY, Neb.,
where Rev. Allen BARLEY, a nephew OF
Ex-Governor BARLEY, has given real es-
tate to the value of 100000 for that
purpose.
The British and Foreign Bible So
clety was organized in March, 1904.
From that time to March 81, 1885, it
issued 2,779, 623 Bibles, 49, 500, 165 New
Testaments, and of portions of the
Scriptures 22,111,118, making nearly
1O5,OOO,OO0 copies Of the Word of God.
Rev. j. H. Cason, of Graham, Tex,
said: 81 am thinking of going North
to beg some money to aid in building
two churches in Texas What would you
adviseP' We advise him to take with
him enough to pay his expenses back
Richmond Religious Herald.
"A well-known minister was sent
South from New Jersey a few years ago
to labor among the colored people.
They received him with many demon
strations of Joy, and at the first meeting
which he held one colored preacher
prayed for him with great earnestness,
thus: "Oh, Lord! Dress dis yer dear
brudder what's come down from de Mort
topreach de gospil to us, MONT him wild
the kerosine lie of salvation, and set him
on fire. IN. Y Tribune.
The Society for the Propagation of
the Gospel among Landlords is in active
operation in London, and advertising
in the metropolitan press for the sup
port of 1.-The Christian public" All
previous efforts having proved of no
avail in inducing land owners to restore
to the public those values which the
natural necessities of the public give to
the land, and which values are COM
monty known as ground rents, this So
ciety has been formed for the purpose
of appealing to the landlords conscience
by means of gospel truth.
The present fact is that even the
most enthusiastic friends of universal
education are coming to see and to adj
NIT that culture and character are two
distinct things, and that for the moral
elevation of the race fulcrum and a
lever must be found which no ordinary
school routine can supply. Most
thoughtful and earnest men are free to
admit that only in the solemn sanctions
of religion-in the great doctrines of q
God and a future life-can these be
found Chicago Staadard.
Colonel David b. Scllles. formerly
the representative of the United States
in Siam, has lately received from Bang
kok a personal letter which says: His
Majesty is so well pleased with the re-
suits of the system of the public educa-
ton for males which was established a
few years ago at your suggestion that
he has decided to establish a school in
this city for the instruction of the native
women, and it is probable that a promi-
nent missionary lady will be placed at
the head of the institution. IN Y
Mail.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-07-10

OLD pill boxes are spread over the land
by the thousands after having been emp
tied by suffering humanity. What a mass
of sickening, disgusting medicine the poor
stomach has to contend with. Too much
strong medicine. Prickly Ash Bitters is
rapidly and surely taking the place of all
this class of drugs, and is curing all the ills
arising from a disordered condition of the
liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-07-10

What do you think of the strike,
CadleyP" ''What stwike, deah boyP'
"The street cars, you know" "Do
you mean those, aw, contwivances that
sw hawled on two twacks by hawses
and a lot of fellaws hanging on all
ovaw them like, aw, twick monkeysPn
f'The same IL didn't heah of any
thing s.wiking them. Was it a ham
som aw twuckPn-M 7. Independent