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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-01-27
A LITTLE DIFFICULTY.
How the Newspapers in CorsJca Suppress
the Ngws.

How the Newspaper in Corsica Suppress
the News
The elections for the council gem
eral were gokAg on all over the island
of Corsica. The canton of Soccia COM
prises several villages, among others
Guagno, noted for ms famous mineral
springs and also for the turbulence Of
its people. The elections took place in
each village and on the morrow the
presidents of the sever raj bureaus were
to meet at Soccia for the formal declar-
alton of the poll. In consequence of
certain disorders that had already oc-
Cured the mayor of Soccia issued an
edict to the effect that nome Of the in
habitants of Guagno was to enter the
village that day.
The inhabitants Of Guagno chose to
ignore this order, and sixty of them, all
armed and all angry that their candi-
date had been defeated, marched upon
Soccia, headed by their mayor. Two
Qendarmes mot armed) had been placed
at the entrance of the village and
warned the advancing troops that they
were to come no further. The mayor
of Guagno cried: "Firer' There was a
general volley from his followers and
the two gendarmes fell dead. sThey
both bore excellent characters;
one of them had been twenty-four
year in the service, had been proposed
for the military medal, and leaves wife
and three children"
Such was the frat account in tho
daily paper of Baatia. It occupied
about seven inches OF one column. The
next day the editor had had time to re-
fleet Tor he, too, may possibly have had
= significant warningl. for in an article
three inches long, the account was
somewhat qualified and there was this
important emendation: ut seems we
were not correct in stating that it was
the mayor of Guagno who gave the or.
der to fire upon the gendarmes
| The third day there were just two
lines: I'm consequence of the unfor-
tunate affair at Soccia. It Is probable
that the mayor of Guagnc will send in
his resignation" That was all! 1 took
the newspaper regularly for week.
for was curious to see how the affair
would end, bat there was nothing more;
apparently p9 ihquiry. no prosecution
of the o6cnderA y Contemporary Re-
Wow.
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around in bewilderment on the little
group OF jockeys who are watching 'de
Teller what tainted cause de favoritc
| was beat"
Suddenly he sits bolt upright on the
cot and raises the field glass to his
eyes Again he sees the horses at the
post; again the struggle of the race
takes place before his eyes Good
horses" he says, quietly; ''all good
homes; but there's only one Fred
Archer" Then. his hoarse voice grow
in. more excited: They're of! The
sorr ais away firstl VIII ere's Bodacn
Glas?--. where's Archer? There they
e they are-Lossd. what .
stridel q It him out of the ruck,
Archer-do 1T you see he q ppclketsd
and emit b reak through? Look ont,
bov,-watch that scarlet 1aeket-
Tfnovr. by all the devils! Curse on his
ugly bay hideI"
Here he paused for nom ent, silent
ly moving his gla IS aroun the room.
as though watching the pro gress of the
race. Then he broxe out gain: s'Now
you're in the stretch-bre ak through!
Ha, ha!-he knows what he's doing On
the outside-that's right, that's right!
Keep him straight boy-keep him
straight! The bays coming bac.k-hur-
rahl hurrah! Now pr never-lift him
along now--give him whip and spurs
hurrah! hurrah. Boda oh Glas winsl-
MY wife-Archer-hurr ah-hurrahI'
And with the cry of E. xultation upon
his lips his body fell back limp upors the
cot, and Frederick Clifton's career was
over.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-01-27
MoNoPoLssTlc HALF BREEDS.
The Real Owners of the Lands of the
Five Nations.

The Real Owners of the Lands of the
Five Nations.
The lands of the five nations are
ostensibly held in common, but as
matter of fact the disproportion in
holdings is monopolistic to a remark
able degree. The real Indian derives
little benefit from his patrimonial
acres The pale-skinned Jacob has
stolen Esau's birthright There are
farms, rich and highly cultivated,
of from five thousand to twenty
five Thousand acres in a BODY;
pastures of long succulent grass
whose fences horseman cannot
encompass from sun to sun; mines
opulent with their stores of coal; but
they are controlled By professional red
men, or the mixed breeds whose domi-
nant blood is white. It is said that a
score of ChickAsaw citizens, in whom
combined there is hardly enough
aboriginal blood to nuke full-blood
Indian. control nearly ninety per cent.
of the arabic lands of that nation. A
A Cherokee squaw man is said to hold
more land than is held by all the full
DlOOuc III bilC tIAOC. OIQcL tue tTlOal
law there is no limit to the extent of a
citizens holding. He can control and
enjoy the usufruct of as much land s
he can fence without encroaching upon
the improvements of fellow-citizen.
As consequence the national domain
has passed into the possession of the
more intelligent and entcrprising ele-
ments of the tribe. the inter-marricd
citizens and mixed breeds, who con-
stitutc probably four-fifths of the
population. These landlords, many of
whom operate on a scale colossal
enough to make the estates of the land
barons of the old world seem mere
truck patches in comparison. utilize
white non-citizen labor in the cultiva-
ton and Improvement of their vast
farms. The Indian agricultural toiler
is an anomaly, and negro labor is un-
common. As rule, especially in the
opening up of new farms. the tenant
not only furnishes the labor, but the
improvements also, under an annual
ratail e9ptract based on a share of the
crop -aesin W. McAdam, Ia Harper's
kegszins,
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brandy il Z contraction of the old
English brandwine, burnt wine.
The speaker of representative
body was the officer chosen to address
the crown on their behalf.
This would be nice world, :" said
the care-worn editor, IF writers had
more originality and compositors less"
Washington Star.
-George-"You would marry the
biggest fool in the world if he asked
you. wouldn't you?'' Ethel-sO,
George. this is 30 sudden!''--vogue.
why does Chum1cigh, the artist,
hold his head so highP'' HE gets SO
used to it looking at his pictures ia the
exhibitions he can helpit. '-Harper's
Bazaar.
-He-"Do you remember the even
ing we bacame engaged9" She--"Of
course do. That was the first time
ever wore four-in-hand tie .--Indian-
spolis Journal.
Matrimonial Agent THE registry
fee, sir, is five Marks Client-sWhat
do you mean? If had five marks do
you think l should want to get mar
ried?'-Fliegende Blaetter.
-Tom-sI feel comfortable now that
I have on my winter underclothea -
Jack-''So? Ishould think they would
not be very comfortable after being in
soak all summer" Y. Herald.
Stranger Ito native)-"In what
direction does the village lie, nv
friend?" Native slowly)-'Well, sir, in
all directions, reckon; though at this
time of the year it's mostly about fish. "
Although Jenkins is always
spoken of as a self-made man he owes
o great deal to his townsmen for his
position in society and" eyes"
interrupted his tailor. especially to
me. "-Rochester Democrat.
-Nawvice--'T don't quite under
stand foot ball and couldn't follow the
game very we'll How can distinguish
the defeated team? mean what are
their colors?" Freshmanne-"Er--
black and blue. Buffalo Courier.
-Niggles-"Whatd does this bill mean,
doctor? / haven't consulted you since
/ settled last time" DIR. Smarte-
That's for advice. You know met
you about month ago, and You told
me you were using an inhaler for the
catarrh, and l said you wanted to be
careful Boston Transcript.
Rheumatism. -Corker = my for
tunes made, old 10y. I've discovered
q sure cure for rheumatism in tea
leaves" Wrentman (dubiously)-sI
see. But how are you going to tell
when they've got the rheumatism?''
Corker-"They? Who?' Wrentman-
sWhy, the tea leaves"
"A few years ago. when it was the
custom for the groom to kiss the bride
at the altar after the marriage cerc-
mony. a young lady made a very
Imaginable remark. It was on the occa-
sion of cousins wedding in one of
New York's most fashionable churches,
and when the happy man kissed his
bride. this young lady exclaimed
quickly to q ncighbor in shocked
voice: II didn't know 1t was kistomary
to cuss the br4de!''
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-01-27
SHALL WOMEN SMOKE 2

Shall woman smoked Why should she not II
she Is minded tor
Why shouldn't woman do the things that iordiy
man may dof
He makes her stand on cshle-cars, a-clinging to
strap
Fen though she step upon his feet or tumble
In his lap
She's entered into politics; she practices at
law;
She's taken up the surgeons work with lancet
and with saw.
Some Of them play 1t football-so we're told;
and there are some
Who on their safety bicycles Like Boreas do
hum
Man makes her do thousand things that once
were his TO do,
II she assumes hrs duties. pray why not his
pleasures toos
Shc wears his collars. and her clothes are cut
quite as his are;
II she be mannish In her dress. why not have
her cigar!
And furthermore. man has encroached on vom-
ans sphere of late,
He's taken on dressmaking ct . truly wondrous
rate;
And some mems clubs for gossip beat the Dor.
cas- out of sight
TO thus encroach. and yield no jot, most surely
10 not right
OF course twill not be pleasant, just at first to
see Minette.
Like any dudelins pufhng on borrid cigar
cite:
Nor will the sight be Of strongly pleasurable
type
When nrst We see our daughters lighting up
their evening pipe
But men get used to all things, be 1t soon or be
IL late,
And this. like other problems, must fulnn it,
settled fate,
IT'S very safe to prophesy the time is not SO far
When women AL viii smoke who live beyond
their FIRST cigar
-0aston " Drake, in Harper's Bazae
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-01-27
MARRIAGE IN eURMAH.

osvorcoa~ nay He Had Eaoilys Yet xhey
ssS Are Surprisingly Few.
"A chapter in the Burmah census re-
port, dealing with what is called the
civil. condition" of the people, gives
much interesting information regard.
ing marriage in that country.
From the tables marriage appears tc
be much less common than in India,
but this is said to be due to the fact
that there is no child marriage among
the Buddhists and Nat worshipers,
who form the bulk of the population.
Moreover, in Burmah marriage is gem
orally the result of mutual affection
between the parties after they have
reached years of discretion. On the
other hand, marriage is more COM
mon there than in European coun-
tries, for the tie Is more easily formed
and more easily dissolved. while mo-
tives Of prudence have not the same
weight
Destitution is almost unknown, and
the wants of life in the temperate eli
mate of Burmah are more easily salts
fed than in the colder countries Of
northern Europe. A Young Burmese
couple can start life with q da and q
cooking-pot- Tho universal bamboo
supplies material for building the
house. lighting the fire, carrying the
water from the well, and may even
help to compose the dinner itself. The
wife is usually prepared to take q
share in supporting the household, and
thus she has gradually acquired po-
sition Of Independence not always en-
jcyed by married women elsewhere.
1t has besn decided that. under the
ancient Buddhist custom prevailing in
Burmah, husband cannot ALLEVIATE
property jointly acquired after mar
rage without the consent Of his wife.
Few marriages take place where either
party is under fifteen, and the usual
age is between fifteen and twenty-five.
Polyeamy now practically no longer
exists, although in ancient times the
Burmese were polygamists as well as
slave holders Most Burmese have only
one wife, and few more than two. The
first. or head wife, is usually the choice
of the husband in his youth, and when
she ceases to have children she often
assists in the choice of a young. wife.
who is bound to obey her.
The ease with which divorce Is OBJ
tanned is said to be one of the causes
why polygamy is so rare. The terms
OF divorce are based on ancient rules.
one Of which is that the party wishing
the separation can take his or her
property and no more; the other party
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NT q horses had
mn. gone to the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-01-27

were furrowed In the pale anxious face.
His clothes were Of the cut and pat
tern which stamp the habitual raes-
track gambler; but they were worn and
shabby now, and, as Is usual In such
Eases, denoted season of hard luck.
Frederick Clifton--for such was his
name-had been very wealthy man,
but his money, like that OF many an
other Of his class, had gone with more
or less regularity into the pockets OF
the buOlfmalxers; until now, after years
Of snxiety and misfortune, he found
himself 1T the end of This tether. AL
the money he had left, and all that ne
could borrow, was staIxed upon the race
about to be started, snd well he knew
that unless the black ffhzzle of Bodach
Glas first caught the eyes Of the judges
rs the horses passed under the wire, an
other gamblers career would he ended
and another gamblers wife would have
topay dearly for her husbands folly.
He raised his feld-glass-the same
through which he had so often seen
vast sums of his money take wings
and turned it toward the post, where
fifteen speedy thoroughbreds were
plunging and dancing about sideways,
waiting for the signal from the starter.
Bodach elias, the horse he had backed
to retrieve his lost fortune or ruin him,
was almost an outsider In the betting,
but his tremendous raking stride and
his magnificent condition, together
with the tempting odds of forty to one
against had made him the bearer of
the broken gamblers hopes Another
thing in his favor was the fact that
Fred Archer, the greatest jockey that
ever wore silk, had the mount-a hint
which the talent seemed 20 have entire
" overlooked.
The dag falls As though moved by
the same force, fifteen horses spring
forward as one. and They're Off,
that well-known cry which never fails
TO make the heart beat faster-rolls
like low thunder from end to end of
the crowded grand stand.
As the horses round the turn, they
IRE lost to view in the cloud Of dust
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-01-27
German
S.yrup"

My acquaintance with Boschee'1
GermanS yrupwas made about four
teen years ago. I contracted a cold
which resulted in q hoarseness and
cough which disabled me from fill
ing my pulpit for a number of Sab
baths. After trying a physician,
without obtaining relief I saw the
advertisement of your remedy and
obtained a bottle. Ireceived quick
and permanent help. never hesi-
tate to tell my experience. Rev. W.
II. Haggerty, Martinsville, NJ Q
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ne to the
sos4 A little
= VT from the
81. y crowd Of
race q. Efss upon
a knoll which
command, "a an
excellent ~'"
of the tra> W
stood q tall :
spare man OF ,
perhaps q fly |
Eve years OF |
age. His hair |
was iron gray, |
and deep lines
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-01-27

A horse ON the extreme outside has
shot clear of the bunch, and is rapidly
overhauling the favorite So sudden
and unexpected has been the move
ment that for an instant the electrified
spectators fail to recognize the sable
form of despised outsider, Bodach
Glaa As his rider calls upon him for
the final effort, behind the flying mane
is seen the pale. drawn face of Archer,
who, with his light body moving in
perfect unison with the stride of the
thoroughbred, sits down and rides as
though his life were staked on the re-
suit There is frantic cracking of the
cruel whips, fash of bright silken
Jackets, and amid the laundering
shout of ''Timour wins!" ssBodach
Glas winsI'-thc horses dash under the
wire.
So closely has been the finish that no
one besides the judges are sure of the
winner, until the number of Bodach
Glas is slowly hoisted above that of
Timour.
During the excitement of the race nc
notice has been taken of the shabby.
dressed gambler, but now. as the out
sider's number goes up, he is seen to
reel and fall forward on his face, his
ield-glass still tightly grasped in his
right hand. Before the customary
curious crowd has time to gather, kind
ly hands bear the PROSTATE man to the
Jockeys quarters, where he is laid upon
q cot.
Presently he opens his eyes Tho
light of fever is in them, and he looks
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HIS LAST BET.

Copyright. 1894 by the Author.l
/" Across the heath, alony the course.
IT'S said hat now on phantom horse
The area test Jockey Of hAs. days
Rides nightly In the moonlight rays"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-09
Narrowing Planted Corn.

One OF the greatest economies in
corn growing is the way in which the
first crop or weeds Is disposed OF by a
thorough harrow once and even
twice before the corn reaches the
surface. Ii there are no loose sods
or stones left on the surface TO be
dragged through the soil not a grain
OF corn will be injured The harrow
teeth loosen the surface soil and
allow more air and warmth 20 come
in The work is espec ally beneficial
after rain has packed the surface.
There Is also great improvement in
the tilth OF the narrowed soil all
through the season from the extra
narrowing at this time. This can
be plainly seen when the cultivator
is run through the rows the Il ST
time. The narrowing is continued
by some farmers until the corn is 1--WE
or six inches high, but il the surface
has been narrowed until corn is up
the after work can be done quite as
well with the cultivator, though at
much slower rate. One man with
two horses will harrow three time as
large field as man and horse can
cultivate, taking one row at time.
The harrow reaches where the culti-
vatOr cannot but H. occasionally COW
ers a plant so that its growth Is
checked
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-09
Electricity and Fires.

The first eporJs put in circulation
as TO the origin OF the fire AT Tai
IMAGES Tabernacle, in Brooklyn, at
tributed it, of course, To an electric
wire-sOmewhere in the vicinity Of
the organ, it was SAID. This was in
evitable, as every mysterious fire will
be laid at the door OF electricity un.
Til some new idea gets possession of
the popular mind on the subject
But the trustees OF the church now
say that 1t was not, and that the
fire was, as. indeed, seems more than
probable, Of incendiary origin. At
may not be generally remem bered
that when the Tabernacle was
bu ned down before, the Fire Mar
shal OF Brooklyn alleged that the
cause was lightning, which "had
struck the wires" and had passed in
through the switchboard connecting
the church with the street electric
circuits This ingenious theory was
received very seriously and held its
own until. in clearing up the re.
mains, the switchboard that had sue
cumbed TO lightning was found in
tact in the mass OF debris, and was,
In reality, about the only thing re-.
naming unhurt. Electricians,
therefore, received the latest stories
with considerable suspicion. making
the comment that Dr. Talmage was
man who had probably won bitter
enemies as we'll as enthusiastic
friends and that the fire waited very
patiently until the church had
been cleared OF its large congrega.
ton. The previous fire was equally
careful, they pointed out, TO avoid
taking lie As matter OF fact,
fires will occur from electricity as
from any other source OF light
and heat but proper precautions
will always reduce such dangers TO
the minimum. 1t was recently
noted by a marine authority that
fires at sea had diminished enormous.
ly in number since electric lighting
was introduced on board steamships
and men -of-war.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-09
How to Irrigate Fruit Trees.

The old Mexican method is TO set
the trees In ditch aud run In water
until the land is water-logged. Then
the sun pours down It's rays and bakes
the soil into an adobe brick. A few
days later the ground opens iu wide
cracks, through which the moisture
evaporates from the roots, which are
then scorched by the sun. Further
more. the trunk OF the tree will usu-
ally be found 70 be sun .scalded just
as high as the water reached. Now
"A totally different plan is pursued by
our scientific neighbors in California
and has been successfully practiced
at the New Mexico Experimental Col
lege at Las Cruces
This method is to open furrow on
each side OF the tree and as near 10 il
a the horses can go without injury
TO the branches. In the case ofquite
young trees this will be about two
feet from the trunks, and In the case
OF three years Old four or five feet
from the trunks Cross burrows are
also made so that the trees are sur.
rounded by water furrow on all
four sides. With older trees two or
more burrows are also run between
the rows.
A small head of water Is then run
on slowly, so that IL has time TO
sink down In the roots Nv this
method the ground around the tree
is left dry and pliable at the top ana
is easily kept free OF weeds. As soon
a. the land is dry enough cultiva-
tor is run between and across the
rows and the entire surface left in
a fine tilth until The next Irrigation.
The result OF this system is that less
water is needed and less often, and
in the event OF a scarcity OF water
the trees will stand longer spell OF
drouth than by the old method OF
flooding. Farm and Orchard.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-09

Every one knows the story OF the
indolcnt man who could not mend
his Icaky roof while the weather was
sto my, and who did not see the use
OF mending II In pleasant weather,
because then IL did not leak.
Not TO be dsrespcctfu toward
Congress, this fable seems, with "A
slight variation, to describe the mt.
titude on the subject OF immigra-
zion. For IL does not even take note
OF the damage the food causes when
IL is pouring into the national domi-
cilc.
Just at present the roof does not
leak. In other words, the hard times
In this country deter the people of
other Countries from coming here.
and they are even driving back to
their former homes some hundreds
OF thousands OF discouraged immi-
grants
There IL little consolation TO he
taken even from the return current,
because those who are departing
must be persons who have earned and
saved something while here. Conse.
quently they are men and women
who might have become good and
valuable citizens The idle and
thriftless remain here.
Congress has many great questions
TO decide, but there are not many
more important than this. A restric.
tion upon the horde OF foreign
tramps who m ngle with the useful
immigrants would mean an enor.
nous saving In taxation. For IL
would lessen the expenditure for the
support OF paupers, and would dimin.
ish vastly the cost Of detecting and
furnishing crime and maintaining
prisons
A vigorous treatment Of this mat
ter cannot be postponed indefinitely.
Youths Companion.