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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-09

A FTER the capture of Lucknow
"a military police battalions were
raised to perform large part oil
the duties intrusted to the native
army before the mutiny. had been
serving with the brigades of Have
lock and Outram, as a volunteer in
Havelock's cavalry, better known az
Barrow's Horse; and for my services
had been rewarded with an adjutancy
of the military police, an appoint
ment which in those days was consid-
cred one of the plums of the service.
On joining the headquarters OF
Cbuckmuckpur, / found that the
corps consisted of over 1000 infantry
and 500 cavalry, with fair number
of native officers; besides the COM
mandant, full colonel, and second
in command ranking as major. As
adjutant, l held the rank of captain.
Our duties were to guard the treas
ury, Jail, and all the government Off
ces, and to hunt down the numerous
mutinous native soldiers and gangs
of noted dacoits or highway robbers
who were creating great havoc all
over the district, which wigs a very
extensive one. 1t took us a good
part of the year 1858 as well as the
whole of 1859 and 1860 to clear the
country of these scoundrels.
In September, 1853, month after
I had joined, information was
brought in to us by native spy that
noted leader of rebel cavalry,
named Feroze Shah, had crossed the
Gauges the previous night, and was
making for Gwalior to join the ma
tive general, Tantia Topee.
Feroze Shah had got across at a
ford some four miles above Futty-
gufh, having the previous day met
Sir Colin Campbell's forces at Shahja-
hanpur, in Rohilkhand. and received
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-09


Hon. T. Y. Fitzpatrick, Congressman
from Kentucky, writes from the Ma
tional Hotel, Washington, d. c., as fol-
lows:
"Affhe solicitation 0fa friend used
your Peruna and can cheerfufIy rcc0n7s
mend y0ur remedy to anyone suffering
with csfarrh or who needs = good
tonic. "---T. ". FITZPATRICK.
A Good Tonic.
Pe-ru-na is natural and efficient
nerve tonic. 1t strengthens and re-
stores the activity of every nerve in
the body.
Through the use of Pe-ru-na the
weakened or overworked nerves resume
their natural strength and the blood
vessels begin at once to regulate the
flow of blood according to natures
laws. COMPOSITIONS Immediately disap-
pear.
Catarrh Cured.
All phases of catarrh, acute or
chronic, are promptly and permanent
ly cured. 1t is through its operation
upon the nervous system that Pe-ru-na
has attained such worldwide reputa-
ton as sure and reliable remedy for
all phases of catarrh wherever located.
If you do not derive prompt and sat-
isfactory results from the use of Pc
runa, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice free.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-09
SHOPPING IN CHINA.


In China liquids are sold by weight
and grain by measure. John buys soup
by the pound and cloth by the foot. A
Chinaman never puts his name outside
of his shop. but paints instead mot
to, or list of his goods, on his vertical
signboard. Some reassuring remark
is frequently added, such as "One word
hall, = "A child two feet high would not
be cheated"
Every single article has to be bar
gained for. and it is usual for the GUS
toner to take his own measure and
scales with him. A strong man has off
iculty in carrying on his back 80
worth Of copper cash which + thecom-
mon currency, so it & necessary 70
take servant to carry ones purse.
The sycee Of silver 4 the only other
1een q nqpey besidee thecopper -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-09
BEAUTY IN VEGETABLES.
CarneIinn of the Tomato, Royal Pur-
pie of Red Cabbage and Rich
Hues of Some Others.

Amusement has been offered recent
ly by a real or pretended recommen-
dalton Of vegetables for millinery
adornment, attributed to vegetarian
society. Doubtless, the prosaic asso-
Citations of these with cookery will bar
them from such use, says Popular Sci
ence News. But it is none the less true
that beauty of form and color abounds
in the products of the Kitchen garden;
and the subject has been wholly neg
lected perhaps because, as in other
things, it is SO continually presented
to the eye that it is overlooked by
writers. 1t has not been wholly slight
ed by the painters; some of the most
elaborate groups in "still life" pictures
have been made up of vegetables: and
kitchen gardens, too, have been the
subjects of paintings, even field of
cabbages, especially by Teutonic art
lists. 1t is in the street that the beauty
of vegetables is especially forced on
attention. of course, the vegetables
and fruits bring their colors with them
from the country. But it is along the
barren street that the beauty is pre-
sented to us. How many of the pass
ers-by have eyes to see it and feast
upon il daily? But the italian, at least,
who often presides over it, must enjoy
a polychromatic delight, for his wife
chooses blazing hues in personal adorn-
rnent.
But the vegetables, Of all artistic
tints and forms! The potato seems to
be the only exception; it is pig, alike
in form, color and dirt. But, if it were
well cleaned, its buff or red and its
argus eyes might count for something.
Take the potatoes relative, however,
the tomato. When not crimson or vel
low. it is pure and intense carnelian
and perhaps its warm tints gave it the
old name "loye apple" The red cab
bage is royal purple; it is used by
chemists to get fine vegetable color.
The egg plant is purple even to black
ness, profoundly rich in hue. The
blood beet is so deep purplish-red |
that it may even remind one of Keats
words, "Deep-dyed as with the blood |
of kings" The carrot is pure salmon
red, and adds it's bits of glow to our /
soup. And then there is the bright |
rose-red of the radish, the globular
variety of which is sometimes cut into
roses to grace dinner table. The red |
peppers are appropriately of fiery
color. The yellows are no less rich.
delight in this as well as
all fanciful forms, showing all golden
effects from pale lemon-yellow to deep
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-09
FUSSINESS A DISEASE.
A True Functional Disorder That Il
General Throughout Modern
Civilization.

We have only to invert the telescop<
in. order to find the civilian from hi,
writing table at home carefully endeav
oring to instruct the soldier in his du
ties regardless alike of military meth.
DDS and of local conditions. Other ex
amples of like nature might be
quoted, but the foregoing will suffice
to direct attention to a quality of mind
which appears to be increasingly prev.
alent among certain class of writers
and takers and which cannot be re-
garded as sign of healthy social life
1t is not vigilance or prudence or de.
liberate and considered Judgment; il
is not even natural and rational an
xiety, though it may exhibit itself in
the guise of any one of these. 1t is
mere business. Serving in itself no
profitable purpose, it mingles with and
impedes every useful work, dampinp
energy and discouraging initiative and
the sense of responsibility in those
engaged in it. All of the while it may
be preaching moderation, patience and
self-control, says London Lancet.
This neurosis is not confined to anv
people or part of the civilized world.
though it seems to be more prevalent
in some quarters than elsewhere.
Wherever there exists a suitable soil
in the form of an intellect equipped
with the visual organs of education.
but with corresponding reflective pow
er and self-restraint, there the morbid
germ develops until it may even be-
come epidemic over wide area. We
have already noticed some of the man.
-ifestations and have referred to the
instability of will and the incoordi-
mated action which are its natural con-
sequences. In these circumstances its
effective treatment is obviously most
desirable. Fortunately it is true func-
tional disorder and there is no reason
to regard it as incurable. If only the
exciting cause be frankly recognized
and grappled with, much will have been
done toward providing a remedy. In
order to arrive at successful result.
however, it is necessary to begin by
admitting that scrutiny in technical
matters, even by those whom it NAV
concern, may be overdone.
1t matters little whether it be car
ried out by subordinate government
official, by an over-zealous pressman.
or by private individual more eager
than judicious; if superfiuous, the ef-
feet is the same. To let well enough
alone is an axiom Synonymous with
sound practice. To say that details
of matters not belonging to the prov
ince of common knowledge should be
left in the hands of selected and COM
pctcnt persons is another way of ex-
pressing the same truth. The con-
trary method, that of prying and OPEN
mouthed publicity, is incompatible
with successful business, with the pub
lie service and with the very desirab BILE
extinction of the alarmist neurosis.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-09
THE DIRTIEsr OF CITIES.
Annoy, China, Has the Reputation oi
Being the FilthIest Town ON
the Entire Earth.

There are many towns in different
countries holding records of which the
inhabitants are justly proud. On the
other hand, there are some places with
distinctions the dubious nature, of
which is quite upenvied.
1t may be said of Annoy, in China, that
It is the filthiest city in the worlds
record which certainly no other place
is anxious to eclipse, says London Tit
Bits. The city is on an island of the
same name. For upwards of thou
sand years 1t has been an important
trading place.
The population of the island is es-
timated at over 100000, and it has been
said that there are something like
5000, 900 dead bodies packed in its soil.
For many cen turtles the hillsides of the
city have been used as a burying
ground. Now the city and cemetery
are hopelessly mixed. The graves
touch one another at every point and
form solid white surface of rock,
brick, porcelain and cement, covering
more than 100000 square feet. Near
one of the joss houses 5000 bodies are
buried vertically to save space. They
stand on plot of ground of as many
feet square.
The wells from which the city draws
its water supply are shallow, and are
sunk on the edges of graveyards, and
even among the tombs themselves.
The water is muddy, and is colored by
the perpetual turning up of the soil.
1t has no sewers, and the streets vary
from two feet to six feet in width;
no wheeled vehicle can use them. Here
and there is an open space or plaza,
dug out SO as to be huge receptacle,
into which the streets discharge their
refuse. Filth abounds. and its twin
sister-disease- The at
mosphere is laden with noxious smells,
and the burial of the dead goes on at
an alarming rate.
The city of Artena, in Italy, can
also claim dubious distinction, which
is quite undisputed. It is said that
there is no man or woman among its
inhabitants who has not either COM
mitted murder or tried to do so.
Gheel is a town about 80 miles east
of Antwerp and about the same dis
lance from the German frontier. 1t
is unique, for there is no other town in
the world which can number so many
lunatics among its inhabitants. There
are some 1900 demented creatures
within its boundaries, and they are
not confined within the walls of any
asylum, being perfectly harmless.
They live in the houses of the sane
inhabitants, with whom the govern
ment makes arrangements for their
keep, etc. There are four mental spe-
cialists resident in Gheel. who, with
the assistance of four other men, look
after the people of this curious town.
The small town of Foulness, on the
Island of Foulness, has the inevitable
distinction of being the most isolated
town within so miles of London. The
island lies off the coast Of Essex, and
the remoteness of this small town,
which is in the center, may be judged
by the fact that it is about two miles
from the coast. A boat must be used
in order to reach any place beyond
the island, and tramp or ride of
~ miles must be taken in order to
reach the nearest post town, which is
the nearest railway station
being at Southend.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-09

AS it weighs about 60 ounces hamme,
and cold chisel are indispensable for
making changes.
When you engage servant or make
bargain it is not considered binding
until "the fastening cent" has been
paid. Although his bad faith is noto-
rious in some matters. yet, to do him
justice, when once this coin has been
paid by you the Chinaman, coolie or
shopman, will generally stick to his
bargain even if the result to him Be
los.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-09
Taking Eject

"What makes your Billy so meek and
mild these days?" inquired the first
Nannygoat.
"He's got religion, I guess" said the
other.
"You don't say SOP"
Eyes; he ate = Bible the other day"
-Catholic Standard and Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-09
A Good Smile.

He wished to be poetic, and it seemed
to him he had a good simile.> As he
leaned toward her he produced ring.
MY love for you," he said, sis like
this ring. There is no end to it."
She examined the ring with Interest
and then handed it back.
MY love for you,' she said. SIS also
like the ring. There is no beginning
to it."-Chicago Post.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-09
1T PAYS
TO PLAY
By HON. CARTER II. HARRISON.
Mayer Of Chicago.

take relaxation he will suffer loss of direction
another He cheats himself when he thinks cheat nature bv an
unremiting mental concentration along single line.
AS nation have mastered the of working IN one
vital particular-WE HAVE NOT YET LEARNED HOW TO
PLAY.
Every and youth should take halhoday wee
From the aborer the millionaire this should not know
single exception.
AND EVERY MAN SHOULD PLAY AS HEARTILY AS
HE WORKS. This he likely unless he takes ND some
active pasme sport which he becomes completely absorbed
that, for the time being he forgets all else
matters little what form of sport ADOPTS 30 long as il
his entire and enthusiasm Bicycling golf base
ball. target shooting, hunting fishing tennis fencnga these are
good wholesome diversions
Personally regret that the bicycle fallen into
temporary popuay, wheeling only magnificent exer
but affords wide variety of estul diversion Target
ing another pastme which enthusiasm OF its dev
and absorbing that think Of nothing while en-
ed in If
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-09
More Patience Than P.t,.,..

$50 you are practicing medicine, Ell pr
said the person who always thinks it
is up to him to say something.
Not exactly" replied the young M.
d., with an ingrown sigh. "I'm prac-
ticing patience. "-Chicag go Daily News
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-09

1t is clearly the duty of employers to
give their employees a weekly holiday. On
the other hand THE EMPLOYE is UN-
DER OBLIGATION TO USE HIS
HOLIDAY FOR PURPOSES OF
RECREATION INSTEAD OF FOR
PRIVATE DRUDGERY. Parents also
should give their boys and girls fair and
regular allowance of playtime, even in
cases where the children must contribute
to the family support. In short, 1T PAYS
TO TAKE TIME FOR PLAY. and to
take i regularly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-09
Frozen Fruit.

Dissolve one pint of sugar in one
quart of water. Add two quarts OF
crushed berries, cherries, pineapples or
peaches. Freeze till like thick musb.
then add one pint of cream whipped and
pack in ice.-Good Housekeeping.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-09
1t pays to take time for OUT-OFDOOR SPORTS The no;c
all work and play is losing proposition from every view in

Variety is the law of nature and
the man who has not wholesome
pastime is an object of pity. In
these days of intense application
and high-pressure living the man
does not live who can keep up
the pace and not vary his mental
activity with some kind of diver
SION. If he holds his nose close
TO the grindstone and refuses to
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-08
Surprise Party

4 number Of friends of Miss
Julia Ballaek gave her a delight
FIJI surprise last evening at the
home of her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs
A. Bollack on 18th. street. The
party met at the residence Of Mr..
and Airs. George More aud went
from there III body 10 their des
tination A baud Of music was
provided by the srlf invited guests
and dancing was the chief feature
of the evening Miss Bollack was
qnite equal to he occasion, despite
the surprise, and entertained her
unexpected but none the less vel
come guests very successfully.
Cake and coffee were served as
refreshments
Those who participated IN the
event were MeS0ameS Iflur
and Spragne Misses Minnie Havre,
Teresa Havre, SAME Kennedy, Hell
en- F.enedy, Anna Kennedy, {.
Mayer, Mary More, Maggie Thigh
man, Pamila Belden, May Sealau,
Oetavia Seaman, Joanna Farrar,
Addip Goodrich, Maude Layton,
Annie Dear and Laura B. keller;
MeSsrs. l.. II. Bates, Harry and
George Wallace. L Dreyfns, A.
Ashleim, f. X Goodrich, Floyd
Layton, E. s. Dongherty, Wilbur
Dpunrtr and Edgar Woodhnuse.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-08
For a sew Federal Court

According to the Houston Post,
a bill Is to be introduced in con-
gress creating new federal dis
trict in Texas, to be called the
Southern District" and making
four federal districts in the state
instead OF three as at present. The
new district, as proposed by this
bill, will include the following
named counties: Matagorda, Whar-
ton, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Colorado,
Austin, Waller, Harris, Galveston,
Chambers, Polk, Sar Jaeinto,
Montgomery, Walker. Grimes,
Madison, Bragos, Robertson, Leon,
Limestone, Freestone. McLennan,
Falls, Bells, Coryell, Hamilton,
Bosque, Some,vell, Hill, Cameron,
Hidalgo, Starr. Jackson. Victoria,
Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Aran-
sas, San Patricio, Nueccs and lib
erty.
In SO far as he new bill would
affect Brownsville, ii would leave
the three counties now relurnuble
to this place, the samr, but wQnld
change the date for holding court
here "a the third Monday in May
and ,he third Monday in December,
aud also, by cutting these counties
off from the San Antonio district
would put us under Il different
Judge, whleh change wonld be
greatly regretted, AS our present
Judge, Hon. T. 5. Maxey. is uui-
versally esteemed aud beloved in
this section. However, it remains
to be srrn whether this bill will be
passed Another bill, which alec
plavrS these counties III tie Gal
vrSim district was introduced a
the hast stsSiau of congress.
~s>
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-08

Nasal Catarrh quickly YIELDS 1Feat-
rnenf bv El7's Cream Balm, which is agree
ablv aromatic. It IS received through the
rosirils, cleanses and heals the whole sur
fac5 over watch It difuses itself. Druggists
sell toe Soc. size; Trial size by mail, III
cents. rest It and you are sure to continue
the treatment.
announcements.
TO accommodate those who are partial
10 5aa uso ct atomizers IN applying liquids
f0so the nasaI passages for catarrhal tr0u-
ie. the propriesors prepare Cream Balm IN
form. which VIII be known as Ely's
sud Cream Balm Price Including the
z.rfyir,c, table is IS cents. Druggists or by
nail. The liquid form embodies the med
icinaI properties Of the solid preparation.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-08
A Curious Plant Sent 10 San e.
tonic From Manila-AIso Grows
In Mexico.

A recent number of the San An
tonic Express contained the follow
ing article:
City Collector Ed Stevps Friday
received a Christmas package from
the far Philippines. The sender
is Lieut.. Col J. a. Crane. 1t
contained beautiful pipe made
from native wood, and parcel
which Mr.. Stoves opened with
care, having been warned III
advance by Colonel Crane.
This parcel contained large
number of spines flom a plant
which resembles the priekly pear
Of this section. The peeullarity Of
this plant, according to Mr.. Stoves.
who Is IA student of botany, is that
the spihes fly from it at the near
approach Of any living thing, and
fastem themselves in It's flesh. Mr..
Stoves says the SpineS will fly at
anything that approaches within
FIVE feet of them, and that the
wounds they inAict are exceedingly
painful. He says they do not lose
this strange power after they are
removed from the plant, aud tor
this reason Colonel Crane warned
Mr. Stoves to be careful in open
ing the package. as the spines
might fly at him This is Ed :
story of the plant
One of our readers read thu
article aud speaking to The HER
AID editor on the subject, re-
marked that he knew where the
same plant grows in Mexico, IN the
vicinity Of ReynoSa, sumo sixty
miles above Matanoros. a few
days ago, the editor received "A small
square box, with the readers
compliments, labelled "the shoot
lug spear handle with care"
1t was opened. after considerable
hesitation, with pair Of t"ngs
and much irepidatlon, and finally
the contents were pulled ont on the
floor, while the editor lodged
behind chair It TUNED ont to
be several spurs of cactus, covered
with spines some Of which are
about three inches long. They
didn't jump, however, though
there was some jumping done as
they tumbled ont on the floor, bui
it. is said that when on the plant
they will act just as described by
Mr.. Stoves ln the Express
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-08
Credit Due CIosner.

The llidaIgo Sentinel Of Sunday
reports the killing of a cattle thief
in that county, which was reported
in Saturdays HERALD, aud adds:
"Much credit is due our efficient
Sheriff John Closner, for the sue
cess Of this raid. Busy with his
sugar farm, as he has been for the
last three months, without leaving
it day, he had untiringIy planned
aud waited to fall upon these pro-
fessional cattle thieves and give
them severe lesson. The night of
Dec. 3lst. the opportunity was to
present itself, aud two days before
he wired to Rangers Wallace aud
Layton to be here on the 29tb.
The rangers arrived hele on time
and to them ana 10 Deputy Sheriff
Valente Rodriguez, Mr.. Closner
entrusted the execution Of the plans
he had so aarefally laid out How
well they succeeded, we have seen,
aud hope that it will be a lesson to
Iawbreakers and cattle thleves of
the community where de Luna liv-
ed and paid the pepaity Of his bad
deeds with his life.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-08
The Mexican National.

The HERALD understands that
reliable Information II received "a
Malamaros that the Mexican con.
grrss has finally approved the oou-
ces4lon granted to he Mexican M
tlonal railroad Ia build from San
Miguel to Monterey, and il is ex-
pected that he work will begin
shortly. According to the terms Of
the contract, 1t Is understood, the
line must be completed Within two
years.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-08
The Royal Month and the Royal
Disease.

Sudden changes Of weather are es-
pecially trying, and probably to none
more so than to the scrofulous and con
sumptive. The progress Of scrofula dur
ing anormaI October is commonly great
We never think Of scrofula-its lunches,
cutaneous erupdons, and wasting Of the
bodily substance-without thinking Of
the great good many sufferers from it
have derived from Hoods Sarsaparilla,
whose radical and permanent cures Of
this one disease are enough to make it
the most famous medicine in the world
There is probable net a city or town
where Hoods Sarsaparilla has not prov
ed its merit in more homes than one. IN
arresting and completely Graduating
Serofula, which is almost a serious and
as much to be feared asits near relative,
consumption.