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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-25
DAVID Davis, rLArYonM.

.. ii. Browning, Of Quincy III, Tor
merry secretary OF the INTERIOR has al
dressed . letter TO Senator Davis. pro-
pounding n number OF queer queries
which he prefaces by complimentary
illusions 70 the statesmaphke QUANTITIES
Oh DAVIS. ihe senator's answers 70 the
queries are found In his reply which
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-28
RainfaIls and Forests.

According to paper in PolubiJlion.
the following are the laws of meteorology
as affected by forests: 1. TRAINS more
abundantly, under identical circum-
stances, over forests than non-wooded
ground, and most abundantly over
forests with trees in green condition.
2. The degree of saturation of the air by
moisture is greater above forests than
over non-wooded ground, and much
greater over Pinus sylvestris than over
masses of leaved species. 8. The LEAKAGE
and branches of leafed trees intercept
one third, and those of resinous trees
the half, of the rain-water, which after
wards returns to the atmosphere bv
evaporation. On the other hand. these
same leaves and branches restrain the
evaporation of the water which reaches
the ground; and that evaporation is
nearly four times less under mass of
leafed forest than in the open, and two
and one-third times only under a mass
Of pines. 4. The laws of the change of
out of and under wood are
similar to those which result from the
observations of M. Matthew. The gen.
eral conclusion seems to be, that forests
regulate the function of water, and ex-
srcise on the temperature, as on the
an effect of "ponderationr
md equilibrium.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-28

Some curious things have been VI
in response to invitations or conyq
the invitations themselves. A ~
letters, travelling in the United e
responded to a literary lady's invll
"to meet some minds at tea e
house by expressing his sorrow 8 :
prevented from doing so through =
already promised TO meet some 80 !. /,
at dinner. Whether his excuse -.
American modesty, we do not ho4; .
would have been set down - =
rude man by the English tn!
daughter who, in acknowledge
feminine friends invitation tQ 70
her to the races. wrote on be1e
herself and her sister: "The -
of the races prompts me to azs9r
that my request Is forbidden, ~
of which l had awkwardly non
Notwithstanding my propensity y
serve. Mr.. T. will be there.
with confidence assure you tns
and brothers will be very happy p
you and brothers. We girls can -
for reasons. The attention Of ~ = 4
claim our assistance in the eve
An impecunious nobleman o1
clined an invitation to dinner -
pressing reasons. His note -
cluded in the following ternn
can not express my regret tnat -
out of my power to dine with yos (
you will pity me when you hear ~
bed. A rascally creditor has ~
thing 1 possess taken from me. ~
remain in bed till my lawyer s
as I have not q coat to put on:
the reason, dear Lady Cork.
dine with you." An an-minc,e1s
we should Judge. -L0ndos 0'oes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-28
A Bear Fight In Maine.
From the Portland Press.

A young man named Oliver, in the
employ of James Webster, Esq, of
Ocono, who is doing an extensive busi-
ness on the waters of Aroostook County,
had a notable experience the other day
with huge black bear. Oliver, who is
22 years of age, and had never before
seen a bear, was passing through the
woods, when he came to q large tree, in
the trunk of which there was q large
hole. Thinking it might be the den of
some animal, he thrust his ak into the
hole, and was surprised when it strucI..
some soft substance. He immediately
cut long pole and repeated the expert
ment, when, without any dallying, a
huge black head appeared at the outer
edge of the hole. 1t proved to be that
of bear of enormous size. As bruin
poked out his head and the fore part of
his body young Oliver struck him clip
with his ak, taking off three of his toe
nails. This surgical operation so en-
ragged the bear that he made an angry
plunge at Oliver and nearly succeeded
in getting him with his AK into the den.
The young man had by this time con-
cluded that it was either himself or the
bear, SO he doffed his coat and mittens,
and bracing himself struck the old
fellow terrible blow on the head.
This seemed only to enrage him the
more, and as his eyes flashed fire his
ears stood erect and his breast protrud-
ed and he made another dash at his in
tended victim. But young Oliver was
prepared for him, and dealt him such a
blow as split open his head from the
base of the brain to point even with
his nose. This finished the bear, who
snorted few times and rolled dead at
the feet of Oliver. He was black
bear, apparently what is known as an
"old ranger" measured nine feet from
the tip of his nose to the hind paws, and
weighed over 400 pounds. After he
had killed the monster, young Oliver
became frightened, and standing there
gazing upon his carcass he says he
could feel his own hair rise upon end.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-28

that the coffin he had provided was too
small, 50 he was temporarily inferred
until another could be made. When
placed in the ground second time the
coffin was found to be too near the sur
face; accordingly it was taken up and
an excavation cut in the rock, after
which it was buried a third time. On
the Castlehead estates being sold in
1928, the family directed the coffin again
to be taken up and removed it to the
neighboring chapel yard of Lindale,
where it now lies. n-Londoa Queen.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-28

dignity. Sometimes the r.,.a- ;
ceeds in burying his fangs in XIV =
his master; but it is hard 10 tsn I
gets the worst Of the bargain ~ ~
from the effects Of the .Eeht,;.. .
whisky that oozes out of the psnss
or the steamer from the efTecs. !: =
reptiles poison. The performss.uu
cludes by the " tamer'' putt;r. s -
smaller members of the rattlesusie ~, 9
lily in his bosom. eno
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.


Five editions of the memoirs OF
Madame de Remusat have already been
published in Paris.
One of the late VIM. NJ. Hunts pic
lures, sold by the artist himself few
years ago for $3.50, has just been resold
for 5000.
Prof. Tyndall is giving a series of
scientific lectures to children in London.
He has just given one on glaciers.
Mary Clemmer has beautiful house
in Washington, which she paid for with
her pen, and she gives brilliant recep-
tons.
MIR. Ernest Longfellow, son of the
poet, is exhibiting in Boston large al
legorical painting called "The Choice
of Youth"
Prof. Jas. De Mile, the author of
"The Dodge Club" "The Cryptic
gram" and other well known works of
fiction, died at Halifax, Jan. 20, in the
49th year of his age.
The King of the Belgians has con-
ferred the Leopold Cross on Rosa Bon
heur, the artist. She is the first lady
receiving the distinction. The King Of
Spain also conferred on this distin-
guished painter an equally high order
never before granted to lady.
The 81 900 prize offered by the Gin
cinnati College of Music for the best
work by an American composer, to be
performed at the next May festival, has
been awarded to composition based on
scenes from Longfellow's Golden Le-
gends. The name of the composer is
not to be made known till the compost
ton is performed, but it is supposed to
be Mr.. Dudley Buck of Boston. The
composition is one hour in length, and
is for chorus and orchestra.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-28
Playing with Live Rattlesnales.
From the Tallahassee Tla.) Patriot.

--~~--~'->-~'@>~
Charles Williams, formerly belonging
to DIR. j. II. Randolph of this city, now
turns an honest penny exhibiting his
wonderful powers over the reptile crea-
ton. A huge rattlesnake, measuring
more than q foot in circumference, and
about the length of man, and several
smaller ones, carried in an old goods
box, mounted on dilapidated Jersey
wagon, drawn BY an old horse that looks
like q naturalization of the spirit of
" Old Credit played out" complete his
travelling outfit. Thus armed, he drives
into the city, stopping on the principal
street, invests in a bottle of "a corfed
ightning," which he gulps down like
water, then, calling up q crowd, and
taking up 9 collection ranging from 25
cents 10 dollar, he opens the perform
auce by taking out the huge rattler and
''toying" with him about as little girl
would her dolly, not, however, without
frantic efforts on the part of his snake
ship to resent the insult offered to his
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-28

CUsTARD WITHOUT MILK. Add to
one pint of flour two heaping spoonfuls
of flour, boil well, and when cold add
one egg, piece of butter, half the size of
an egg, one cup of sugar, salt to taste,
apd flavor with lemon or vanilla.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-28

A STORY is told of Boston
man, who was waited upon ~ ~
couple and asked what his fee ~
to marry them. He answered
would be IS, and thereupon ne (
were united. The groom handea
$50 bill and received $45 in cnsn +
few DAYS after it was found that
was counterfeit, and it is now 81 -
that both parties to the con'''e
men.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-28
Foreign Notes.

king Humbert has bought land in
Abyssinia and is trying to start an Ital-
ian colony there.
The richest youthful heiress of the
day in England is Miss Maynard. grand
daughter of Yiscount Maynard. She
has f2O, 900 year in land, and large
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-28
Miss May

accumulations of money. Miss May
nard made her debut at a magnificent
ball at her seat in Essex last month.
-Of "Tara's Halls, " of which Moore
sang, nothing but the outline of the
walls remains. Tara, the traditional
palace of Irish kings, is in Meath, 10
miles from Dublin, and belongs now to
Mr.. Preston, whose uncle, Union Peer,
was created Lord Tara. Tara is on
very high ground two miles from Bel
inter, the splendid seat of the Prestons.
"A subject often mooted in English
society is what will become of Baroness
Burdett- Coutts's fortune, which she can
leave just as she pleases. Her only
brother, Sir Robert Burdett, is an &C.
centric and economical old bachelor,
with a fortune in land of $4,000 a
year, and probably as much in money.
Some of the family, however, are by no
means rich.
The Duchess of Edinburg has three
children, who have all magnificent blue
eyes, and are as free from any suspicion
of coddling as the severest disciplinarian
could desire. The eldest, Prince Alfred,
is great, plump, handsome, 5-year old
boy. Princess Marie is years old, fair,
and with wealth of sunny curls. The
youngest is unnamed and yet in the
cradle.
The London World hears that Mr..
Panmure Gordon is having Pullman
car constructed for himself, to run be-
tween Brighton and London. A first
rate cook is to be attached to it, and
Mr.. Gordon contemplates having break
fast, if not dinner, son board " daily.
For this luxury the railway company is
to charge him Fl, 200 per annum; but
then he is allowed to carry certain
number of passengers, and these will,
no doubt, combine with him in dividing
the expense.
-Pietro Alessandro Garda, the man
who when Napoleon returned from Elba
hoisted the tri-colored flag on the Tuile-
ries while the palace was still occu-
pied by the Royal Guards, has just died
at Turin. He was after the return from
Elba attached to Napoleon's staff and
fought at Waterloo. Since then he has
been director of an English mining COM
pany in Peru, volunteer with his
friend Garibaldi, and a gentleman of
leisure, living quietly in his own chateau.
Prof. Louis Brown, an artist of re-
pute of Munich, is working on the most
colossal painting, perhaps, ever attempt
ed on canvas. 1t will represent a gen.
eral view of the battle of Sedan. The
sketch is now finished, and measures 60
feet IN length by 10 in width. The
painting itself viii be 400 feet by 90, and
is TO be exhibited at Frankfurt on-the-
Main, it is said, in two years. 1t is need
less, perhaps, to add that building
will be constructed expressly for the
purpose. The view of the battle is TAX
en- from commanding spot affording
the sight of the whole Valley of Sedan.
The artist has selected the eliminating
point of the action, when the last and
most desperate efforts of the French to
open a way across the "circle of iron I"
were frustrated.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-28
Odds and Ends,

Odds and Ends,
A forger too often makes his mark
in the world.
To gain a place in society young
man must either be rich or have his
hai- pertod I'm thc middle.
Young man, if it is IL O'Clock and
she goes to the piano and plays few
bars OF "The Sweet Bye and Bye" you
may consider the seance over for the
night.
The conundrum class will please
stand up. When is a mug of ale like a
targetP When you draw a bead on it.
Why is silly young lady like match ?
Because she's light headed. Hawkeye.
An Oh City Irishman having signed
the pledge, was charged soon afterward
with having drank. 1'Twas me absent
mipdedness," said Pat, can habit l
have of talkin' wild meseh. sed to
meself, sez l, Pat, COON in an have
drink No, sur SEE /, 1--WE sworn
off," Thin I'll drink Alone seq to
mesef. AN III wait for yez outside
SEE l. An whin meself cum out, faith
an ne was dhrunk.-Ol City Derrick.
But one month has scarcely closed.
and yet a Philadelphia girl is already
disguised with leap year. The other
evening as she began, "Will YOU"
her young man, without waiting to as
certain whether or not she was going to
propose, sprang from the sofa, leaped
through the sash, and has carefully
avoided the house ever since. And vet.
aware that she possessed very large
mouth, she was merely about to ask,
g VIII you'please shut your eyes while
| gapeP"-C Chronicle Herald.
Two small boys, aged about 10
years each, started out few mornings
since TO shave some fun" One re-
turned home late in the afternoon with
one eye blackened, his nose skinEed, his
ACE scratched, and his trousers fright
'ully torn. He said, with a sparkle in
ais damaged eye, that he +" had bully
good time" The other lad went home
With clothes clean and in good repair.
hot scratch on his person, but he muir.
nured that he "didn't have any fun at
H." Boys are born that way.-Nor-
'isto,on Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-28

iii EllZabeth, N. j., the two Baptist
churches are negotiating with a view to
consolidating into one. 1t is thought
that II one strong church can be made
to take the place of the two, which are
financially crippled, there win be hopes
of successful life and growth.
The London Times publishes the
following record from a Bishops work
book for 1879, with the remark that the
work described is by no means excep
tionally heavy: "Sermons, 80; clergy
ordained, so; churches consecrated. q:
churchyards ditto, 2; churches opened.
30; combinations held, Ga; candidates
confirmed, 7,2l1; speeches at public
meetings, 46; interviews, 474; letters
received, 6,744; letters answered with
his own hand, 4,529.
The Baptist Yearbook for 1880 win
show = large increase of members in
the Baptist denomination North and
South. The total of members reported
Is 2,13S, 0l4, against ., l02, 034 last year,
showing an increase of 5000. There
are 1905 associations increase, 90:
2f,794 churches increase, 295; 15,4Oi
ordained ministers AL. The
additions by baptism were 1924, a
falling of Of upward of $1,000 from
last year. The exclusions numbered
x, $50.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-28
Science and Industry.

1t is estimated that As, 600, 900 eggs
are consumed daily in the United States.
The potato crop of this country for
1879 is estimated at 1Sl 1850, 600 bushels.
"A dozen firms in the West have
spent from $40, 900 to $50, 900 each with
in the past few years making elaborate
experiments with view of lettering
the mold-boards of plows.
Large consignments of American
butter have lately been shipped in III
pound packages, enclosed in tin cans,
to Scotland. They were received in
good order, and sold readily at 81 1-2
cents per pound.
The value of all the horses in the
United States in 1879 was estimated at
$5I3, 254, $50, value of the mules $780,
033, 100, value of the milch cows, 1885,
953, 920; whole value of horses, mules
and mich cows 1926, PAL 1928.
Novelties in the dairy are becoming
so common, that one must be wide
awake to keep up with them. Now that
we had become satisfied that the centri-
fugal churner left nothing to be desired,
German dairywoman comes along
--.<a-. r.~oeso of making butter and
cheese, by simply squeezing the water
and other substances out Of the cream
, or milk.
From an examination by G.. G..
Broadhead of the loess at many places
along and adjacent to the Missouri and
Mississippi Rivers, it appears that the
eolian or wind drift theory will not ac-
count for its origin. Mr. Broadhead has
been led to conclude that the loess must
have been "sediment in the quiet
waters when the rivers were blocked up
below with ice. When the barrier was
melted away channel was worn through
the silt, leaving the finely comminuted
clays on the neighboring hills as we now
find them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-28

-Matrons prefer high coinu''''
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-28

Al TIC oay Vi JuoSefnent nell DC found.
A farmer and his female servant, lost
on the moors near Hope, in Derbyshire,
were buried in the peat where they were
found. Twenty-nine years after, their
graves were opened, and their bodies
found in perfect preservation and FORTY
five years after they were still as fresh
as before. Howell Sele was buried in the
trunk of tree by Madoc, the friend
and companion of Owen Glendower.
Howel's cousin and murderer. The oak
was ever after called "Howel's oak
and is still pointed out to strangers-but
where? Our Book of Days, Z" general
ly so exact, speaks only in this broad
and airy manner, but it would be inter-
esting to know the exact spot, If by
chance one should pass that way
"John Wilkinson, the great iron-found-
err, having made his fortune by the man.
ufacture of iron, determined that his
body should be encased by his fayorite
metal when he died. In his will he direct
ed that he should be buried in his
garden, in an iron coffin, with an iron
monument over him of twenty
tons weight; and he was SO buried
within thirty yards of his mansion of
Castlehead. He had the coffin made
long before his death, and used to take
pleasure in showing it to his visitors.
much to the horror of many of them.
He would also make present of an iron
coffin to any one who might desire to !
possess one When he came to be
placed In his narrow bed it was found |
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-11

The mornful complaint of our friend, the
itemizer Of the Comet, in regard 70 the woes.
veissitudes and disap, continents Wish besei
the path Of local neEvs-pieker. sfrIkez res
ponsive chord over ibis way. Have We no
rights that an unappreciative and aeonis-
tic community IS bound TO respect Il seems
not; and We have about reached the conc lusioD
that all classes, trades and professions con
centrate their efforts against tuat poor class
TO which it is our honor to belong First, ore
most and most conspicuous ss the enemy # the
local stands the unaccorm dating AID inter
fering ph ysician. One branch OF their science
is to spoil items ;" or 10 make them
50 Insignificant and uninteresting that
they were better not noticed AT al.
When man takes up idea that be has seen
enough Of life and is possessed Of a desire to
explore unknown regions, and 70 CRAFTY him
self in This littIe particular, puts baIles
through his own head, takes glass or 20
Of poison why not let him alone OF turn am
over 10 the local, to be written up. Moth
ing affords such a field for the display Of the
.inventiyej genius Of news-gatherrr As
dark. mysterious suicide. OF course, every
suicide has i romantic, w-irG, mysterious
s5ory--or, if il has1. l. it seHE hare by the time
81 = written up-4H1 with sucI subject Ia
hand, the average local is IA mis- fullest glory.
But, instead o. extending the aid and en-
c0ura cement we have d right to expect
the NJ. b. appears upon the scene with
stomach-Pump, antidotes, drugs, etc. IN
hand, and in few minutes our hopes
for some thing good are dispeiled, and We
have 10 compromise on few lines about
supposed attempt at sef-destruction.3 They
often make, what would have been 'nelli.A
murder, without their interference, a miser-
able, ms gnifcant assault" What eloquent.
ouching obituaries they often spoil by curing
MS patients We had spotted and kept our
yves on for weeks. Twas ever thus" In
iignation at their unwarranted and inexcusa-
.ble iuterlereuces is getting the better of Us,
.ud compels a halt without even mentioning
he fire department, police, etc, etc, whose
My ain. appears TO u.s. to be, TO break up our
business Retributiye justice awaits them.
A young couple anxious to be made one, ,
anne out from Vicksburg one day last week,
,ut she youth had not yet reached man estate, (
md a license was refused that ground /
Time enough to wait, We should agine.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-11
Mhr win You Pine AWAY And Die

Persons calling for any of the above letters
will please say advertised
VII. H. GREEN, P. NJ.