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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-13
wAsHlNcroN.s TRUNK.


What It Looks Like and How It's Interior
Was Arranged.
George Washington's hair trunk
has been fished up-the very one
he used just q hundred years
ago = and is now on exhibition
in the show window of an enter
prising dealer in leather goods on the
Upper Rialto. Georges purse, boots,
swords. breeches, spaulets, gauntlets,
body servants. farewell addresses,
hatchets, racing accounts and betting
books have from time to time been ex-
hibited under the due Authorization
to his grateful foster-countrymen. It
is evident, now that his trunk has been
found. that there will be more to fol-
low" It il q small hair trunk, appar-
emily in excellent preservation, about
thirty-two inches long by fourteen
high, adorned and secured a. we'll
by red leather strips nailed on with
brass-headed tacks and fitted out with
black, solid-looking iron handles OF
much the same outward semblance, on
q smaller scale, ~ the old-fashioned
iron door-knocker. This trunk was the
nearest approach George had to =
dress-suit case. A change Of RULES
and stockings and an extra suit with
his silver dressing-case-for George
was very neat and particular about his
personal habits-would just about have
filed this trunk up. Il could not have
possibly have held more than an extra
pair Of shoes in addition, for George
wore number thirteens. and never
found them unlucky. This size Of his
boot il historic. Somebody ought to
ind bootjack Of the father Of our
country, and exhibitit. likewise . cork
screw. . pack Of cards, pocket pistol
and ready letter writer. This IL
Georges year. IN. !. Letter.
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HeArHEN cEREMoNIEs.

Morning Scenes ON the Gangss, the Sacred
River of India.
At daybreak went to the river bank
and boarded small boat pulled by four
men. It was an egg-shaped craft with
one.end broken. and there the rowers
sat, while chairs are placed out on top
theslittle saloon or room beneath. The
air was cold and damp. the sun not
having yet returned from the new world
to warm things up here. The sight
was curious indeed. Along the whole
river front were terraces or steps of
stone, leading down from the houses
Into the water. These were covered
with people ascending and descending.
The most Of them had little brass chat
ties or jars upon their heads or shout
ders. There were men, women and
children. And besides these were sa-
cred bulls, innumerable dogs, goats
and asses. and the everlasting crow,
which il to India what the sparrow is
to England. The people would descend
to the waters edge and here disrobing.
battle themselves. Some were stand
ing up to the neck in the water pray
Ing; others were taking handfuls of the
liquid and after saying few words
over itcasting it into the stream again.
Rich and poor, old men and women
sat in the stream gazing vacantly at
the bottom. while their lips were NOV
Ing as in prayer. Some were counting
upon their finger ends, others upon
strings of beads.
After performing their additions thew
passed up the terrace-here called chat
and halted ut one Of the manv small
stands covered with huge mushroom
shaped umbrellas. Under this sat a
priest with a yellow gown thrown
lightly over him in many folds: from
him they received marks upon their
foreheads, breasts, arms, and in soma
cases, where the person was devout he
would have his whole body covered
with these repulsive looking things. r.
Is nothing more or less than the mari
OF the beast, being as it Is the powder
ofburnt droppings from the holv bulls
and cows The devotee, If he coss
through the whole ceremony. will con-
sinue to well called the Kyan Koon
pool filed with Shiny, filthy liou;d
supposed to be sweat from thu brov -
me god silva This is called the vatsr
q knowledge. This secured, his vis-
dom leads him to another pool known
a. the well Of purifcation - ara 49,
nere he will 60 to his temple r.
marks upon his body are carried rr.s az
Perspiration washes them aw.r 1i
It soon does in this sunny land snd c =
- no strange thing to see these d, anu u
1estured people going about Win 1 n',.!
Gus white streaIks all over the;r te ou.l-
Inc native never wipes them 1865 1865
ana the next morning he repeats 80" tS.
0peration.-Benares Cor. Albanv me M
~ journal, " e'oany w,
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puNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

u.rv man wants to be forgotso"
LET him hire somebody to propose
public monument to his memory
Judge. . vou,d
vou be. I'd like to know. II nao nos
married you" His American "n
..About $50, 900 better of.
lin speaking of rainy days down M
Kentucky they call it bad wea'nel
ANYTHING is bad down there tnas H"'
water in it.-Yonkers Statesman.
An English paper remarks :na'
III. American girl is bound to shine
She certainly is. SO long as the wor,u
supply Of diamonds holds out. Dur
lington Free Press. a.
Husband-"A word to the wise 10
sufficient, my dear" Wife-i kno"
it, darling. That's why Ihave to be con-
tinually and everlastingly talking W
you."-Washington Critic.
When q cabinet-maker and an un-
dertaker are located side by side' ~ 70
a forcible reminder OF the snor'nuss
of the distance from the cradle 10 tho
erave.-Merchant Traveller.
The theory that electric iien' 10
bad for the complexion is true In many
cases. There are instances where no
light at all would vastly improve 'no
complexion. Traveller.
A minister in Pittsburgh met the
colored sexton OF his church at CAMP
ground one day, and inquired: "Whh
YOU be at your post in the city next
Sunday" mo, sab; / have appointed
NV cousin to affiliate for me on that
day."
Managing Editor-"Did you pre-.
pare that article on The intellectual
Attainment of the Four HundredF
Reporter-"Yes, SIR" Managing Edi-
tor-sAbout how much space Will IL
occupyp" Reporter-'About SIX iines-
Burlington Free Press.
All cities have a large class who
are incapable of making living by
honest industry. The advanced way
is to elect these shiftless souls to ONCE,
then they can live on the salary. and
relieve the charity funds from frequent
debts.-Iowa State Register.
-Irate Father--"Young man, l am
amazed. astounded, sir. that you should
seek to marry my daughter on SO short
an acquaintance. You are almost
stranger to her." The young man
well, she don't take any more chances
than do. She's almost stranger to
me, too. "-Philadelphia Record.
Mr.. Henpeck (meaningly )-"Ells
Wheeler Wilcox Gays all girls should
be sunny" Mrs. Henpeck = ''HuhI
Most girls are sunny. It's after they
become women and begin living with a
husband that all the sunshine goes out
of their life." Mr.. Henpeck subsidies
IN. Y. Weekly.
Miss Beacon Hill. IL can not
marry you, Mr.. Brighton. Our fami-
lies are not sufficiently equal. Mine
were among the first settlers in Ameri-
ca" Mr.. Brighton-"No one has bet
ter reason to appreciate that fact than
have. Miss Beacon Hill. One Of my
ancestors was the English sheriff who
superintended your family's embarkar
ton. Chicago Journal.
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KILLED THEIR HORSES.

Pathetic Scene When Thouars' Gauchos
Slaughtered Their Best Friends.
M. Thouar, the French explorer who
made himself known by his explora-
lions in the Gran Chaco, that part OF
the Argentine Republic where the
fierce Toba tribe had already killed
several explorers, has just published
an account of his first expedition in
1885, when he fought his way, mile by
mile, through the Indian territory un-
til he had travelled about two hundred
miles up the river. Having assembled
the river by the land route he cut down
trees and made canoes for the purpos
of descending by water. When he was
nearly ready to start he told his Ar
gentine escort that they must kill their
horses to prevent them from falling
into the hands of the Toba-
This order gave rise to a very pa
thetic incident which all will UNDER
stand who know how dear his horse is
to every wanderer on the Pampas.
Over fifty years ago Darwin told us
even the beggars along the Plata were
mounted on horseback. Thouar says
that in the affections of the Gauch his
horse fills place to which his wife can
hardly aspire. His horse is a part of
himself, the witness of all his joys and
sorrows, and his constant companion
from his earliest childhood. On this
dangerous expedition the horses had
doubly endeared themselves to their
owners. In fact every one believed that
more than once their faithful horses
had saved their lives; and in the midst
of this savage wilderness it was easy
to recognize the instructive attachment
which the docile brutes felt for their
masters.
The men at first told Thouar that
they could not kill their horses. If
they must part with them they would
turn them loose. The leader told them
that this would simply be to give the
horses up to the Toba, who would use
them to follow the canoes along the
bank and renew their attacks. 1t was
over day, however, before the men
would consent to an act that seemed to
them like the murder of their dearest
friends; and when they did at last adj
NIT that it was best and promised to
carry out the wishes Of their leader
every eye was wet with tears.
None of the men would take part in
killing his own animal. Thouar set
the example. His horse was thrown to
the ground and an artery being opened
in his breast his sufferings were soon
ended. The men said afteward that
the horses seemed like human beings
to them, so appealing and reproachful
were the chances they cast upon the
men who were taking their lives. The
butchery was soon over and Thouar
says the big, strong Gauchos turned
from the scene of slaughter crying
like babies. For whole day the men
seemed to have been struck dumb.
They would answer only in mono
syllables when their leader addressed
them. and they all hoped that Toba
would attack them again that they
might wreak vengeance upon the
enemy whose hostility had compelled
this slaughter of their faithful four
footed friends. But the Toba kept
their distance and the party launched
their dugouts and started on their ex-
citing journey down the river.-Chi-
cago Times
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There are 200. 600 models in tho
United States Patent Office, illustrating
almost every conceivable phase Of hui
man ingenuity, but the model husband
yet remains to be invented. -SomeD
vile Journal,
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Man can be afflicted with LIS
different ailments known to medical
science, and on top Of that his dog
may die, his wife run away, and his
home burn down without insurance
Detroit Free Press.
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three corners in succession as the the oppor-
tunity occurred, thus bringing the bedstead
down so low that the animal could no more
than get his nose under the sides. The
merchant, however, was by this time so
much exhausted by his terrible exertions as
to be physically incapable Of longer holding
the bed down upon the floor. Breathing
heavily, the perspiration streaming from
every pore, he awaited with feeling
akin to despair the moment when the
huge man-eater, which, banned for a mo-
ment, had drawn OF to little distance,
should renew his fierce attempts to reach
them. Just then his foot struck against
hard substance. 1t was the sharp edge
Of small box Of tools which he had
but short time previously given to his son,
boy of twelve, then absent on visit to
schoolmate in New York, and which the
little fellow had, no doubt, placed under his
parents bed for greater security during his
absence. Thank heavensl his own gener-
osity to his son now provided means of
deliverance. If the tiger would but remain
where he was for minute longer he could
screw the bed down to the floor and thus
effectually prevent the animal from reach
ing them. With trembling hand he drew
the box toward him. What if it should be
lOChcuf "A COlu SWcdt DrOhc Out upOu utul
as it resisted his efforts to open it. No, he
was trying to open 1t on the hinged side.
The other! 1t opened readily, and q little
fumbhng brought to light four long screws
and q good sized screw-driver. A gimlet,
also, rewarded his further search. In two
minutes the bed was securely screwed to
the floor, and not moment too soon, for
aroused by the noise which this operation
rendered uecoesarv the Infatuated animal
again sprang to the attack. Time after
time he savagely thrust his head as far as
he could reach under the bed, the desperate
man, guided more by the sound of the ami
mails breathing than any thing else, thrust
ing fercely at the bristlilg muzzle with the
sharp screw-driver. Suddenly, however,
the huge cat changed his tactics. Taking
rapid turn around the room as If to reconoi-
ter, with furious bound it sprsng upon the
bed, and with its sharp claws rapidly
stripped the two mattresses from its sur
face. A woven wire mattress and the stats
now ~ terposed an apparently trail
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-10

making cynics, who spoke thus bitterly OF
handsome women, that they refralned
from assailing the ugly ones: Striking
the women whom nature had provided with
armor and legions of defenders, they
spared the less fortunate of the fair sex. "
Lastly, there are many proverbs warning
men Of the danger of bad women:
"a wicked woman and an evil,
At threee halfpence worse than the devil"
Hence, numerous admonitions are given
relating to marriage, one which tells US
that mans best fortune, or his worst, is
his wife. Similarly Lord Burleigh says
to his son: Use great prudence and cir
cumspection in choosing thy wife, for from
thence will spring all thy future good or
evil; and it is an action of life like unto a
strategem in war, wherein man can err
but once" Once more, Sir John Moore
the famous chancellor father, compared
matrimony to bag containing 100 snakes
and one eel, and says: IF a man should
put his hand into this bag he may chance
to light on the eel, but it is 100 to he
shall be stung by the snake. > But Martin
Luther had a better opinion of women
when he said:
'sHe who loves not women, wine and song,
He is a fool his whole life long
A piece of proverbial lore with which
most men will agree, In spite of the many
hard sayings so ungallantly uttered against
the fair sex
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-10
M0MEC from the diary Of touristA
MEN commercial travellers, busi-
81 ~ - - - noaS man md o%barn l>~

M0MEO from the diary Of touristA
WIIEN commercial travellers, busiE
ness men and others han
revealed:
That the Wisconsin Centr,i hes ths
unqualified endorsement OF all;
That the Wisconsin Central has to-day
the most popular line between Chicago
and Milwaukee, and ST. Paul Mime
apolis and the Northwest;
That the Wisconsin Central is daily
adding to its admirers as the recog-
nized Pullman line between Chicago
and Milwaukee and Ashland, Duluth
and Lake Superior;
That the Wisconsin Central touches
the most prominent points in Wiscon-
sin, and that it his more Important
business centers on its through line
than any other railway to and from
the Northwest;
That the Wisconsin Central has made
an enviable reputation with its peer
less Dining Car Service;
That the Wisconsin Central runs fas
trains on which all classes of passen-
gers are carried with commodious and
distinct accommodation for all;
That the Wisconsin Central has repre-
sentatives distributed throughout this
country, who will cheerfully give any
information that may be desired and
that its terminal agents are specially
instructed to look after the comfort OF
passengers who may be routed via its
line.
For detailed information apply to you1
nearest Ticket Agent; or to represents
tives of the Wisconsin Central.
WAI. s. MELLEN, JAMES BARKER
General Manager. Geu1 PasSr. & Tkt Az
LOUIS ECKSTEIN,
Asst Gen1 Passr. & Tiki. Agt
MKLWAUKEE, WIS
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some and medicinal that good. ripe peach
eS. They should be ripe but not overripe
and half-rotten: and of this kind they make
part of either meal. or be eaten between
meals. but 1t Is better to make them a part
| of the regular meals. Tt Is a mistaken
| idea that no fruit should be eaten at break
| fast. 1t would be far better if our people
would eat less bacon and grease at break
| fast and more fruit In the morning
there Is an acrid state of the secretionS
and nothing Is so well calculated to correct
| this as cooling, sub-acid fruits, such as
peaches, apples. etc. Still, most of us have
been taught that eating fruit before break
| fast is highly dangerous. How the idea
originated | do not know, but 1t is certain
~ a great error, contrary TO both reason
and facts. The apple Is one of the best OF
fruits. Baked or stewed apples will gen
orally agree with the most delicate Stom-
achs. and are an excellent medicine in
many cases of sickness. Green or half-ripe
apples Stewed and sweetened are pleasant
to the taste. cooling, nourIShing and laXa-
tive, far superior In many cases. to the
abominable dose of salts and oil usually
given In fever and other diseases. Raw
apples and dried apples stewed are better
on constipation than liver pills. Oranges
are very acceptable to most stomachS, hav-
ing all the advantages of the. acid alluded
to; but the orange juice alone should be
taken, rejecting the pulp. The same may
be said of lemons, pOmegranaieS and all
that class. Lemonade is the best drink IN
feyers and when thickened S. jth sugar is
better Gan syrup of sga and other
nauseants In many cases of cough. Toma-
toes act on the liver and bowels, and are
much more pleasant and safe than blue
mass and liver regulators. The juice
should be used alone, rejecting the skins.
The small-seeded fruits, such as blackber-
ries currants and Strawberries, may be
ciasSed among the best foods and medi-
cines. The sugar in them is nutritious,
the acid is cool and purifying, and the
seeds are laxative. We would be much
the gamers if we would look more TO our
orchards and gardens for our medicines,
and less to our drug stores. To cure fever
or act on the kidneys, no febrifuge or dur
etic Is superior to watermelon, which may,
with very few exceptions be taken in sick
ness and health in almost unlimited guam
titles, not only without injury, but with
positive benefit. But in using them the
water Or juice should be taken, excluding
the pulp, and the melon should be fresh
and ripe. but not oyerripe and stale
Halls Journa, Of Health.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-10
THE FARM And HOUSEHOLD.
IN SEPTEMBER.
ST. NICHOLAS.

Mornings frosty grow and cold,
Brown the grass on hill and void:
Crows are eawing sharp and clear,
Where the rustling corn grow scar;
Mastering f1ocks of blackbirds call;
Here and there a few leaves fall,
In the meadows larks sing sweet,
Chirps the cricket at our feet
In September.
Moons are sunny, warm ana still:
4 golden haze o'erhangS the hill;
Amber sunshine's on the floor
just within the open door;
Still the crickets call and creak-
Never found, though long we seek
Oft comes faint report of gun;
Busy flies buzz in the sun
In September.
Evenings chilly are, and damp,
Early lighted is the lamp;
Fire burns and kettle sings,
Smoke ascends in small blue rings;
On the rug the children lie,
In the west the soft lights die;
From the elms a robins song
Rings ont sweetly, fingers long.
In September.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-10

The Milwaukee, Lake Shore Il Western
Railway has been well named the Fishing
and Hunting Line of Wisconsin, passing,
as it does, through thousands of acres Of
but partially explore woods and within
easy reaching distance of lakes and
streams that have never been fshed by
white men, all we'll stocked with the game
fish for which Northern Wisconsin waters
are noted The woods ABOUND with game;
deer, bear, wolf, mink, beaver, pheasant
and other game are quite plentiful.
THE ONLY LINE
From Milwaukee to the new Iron Mining
District in Wisconsin and Michigan that
reaches ALL of the developed Mining
towns; GOGEBIC, WAKEFIELD, BES
SEMER, IRONWOOD AND HURLEY.
Direct line to ASHLAND ana DULUTH
Sleeping cars between LSHLAND and
CHICAGO.
The GUIDE Book, and other descripsry,
matter, containing full information, maps
and engravings of the country traVersed
by the line, will be sent TO any address on
application to the General Passenger
Agent.
5hAs. l. RYDER. GenT ASt. ia Clark St.
T. VLIET. City P & T. Agt. CHICAGO
Milwaukee Office. IS WiSconsin st.
q. F. wBITCOAB GEO s. MARSH.
GeDi Manager. Gen1 Pass. & Tkt Agt
MILWAUKEE,. WIS.
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A Strong Writer.
Arkansaw Traveller.

Stephen said the colonel, speaking
to an old negro who had come to cut the
grass in the yard, Il am told that you
intend to give your son sound educa-
ton.
Oats what | does, sab. knows what
it is ter struggle erlong widout larnin
an is termined dat my son shan t travel
b 'arfoot ober the same flint rock road dat
| did"
"A noble resolution, Stephen. There is
something beautiful in your uncultivated
mind thas has a reverence for knowledge.
Isyour your boy learning rapidly"
''Ez fast ez er boss can trot, sab. Why
last week he writ letter ter his aund dat
Ibis mo- den twenty miles from yere, an
after while he giving ter write ter his
udder aunt dat lives fifty miles erway.
why don't he write to her now?''
"Oh, he kahn write so fur yet. He ker
write twenty miles fust-rate, but l tolt
him not to try to write fifty miles till he
got stronger wild his pen But he's giving
to get dar l tell you Won't be mo an e.
year TO dat boy ken set down at one eenC
o de guberment an write er letter ella
ter de udder eend.
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Fruits as Food and Medicine.

Of all the fruits we are blessed with. the
peach is the most delicious and digestlble.
There is nothing more palatable, whole
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-10

The village of Cambria, in the northern
part of Obispo county. California, was al
most totally destroyed by fire, and the loss
will reach 1926, 900.