The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-03-27
Foreign Notes.


of southern France, was never so full of
grandees and celebrities as now. The
i'll winds of France and England have
blown her good.
Capt. r. f. Burton Is now in Egypt,
and is about to proceed, with survey
ing party, to the gold mines which he
discovered near the shores of the Gulf
OF Akaba. His visit is stated to be con-
nected with scheme for working the
mines.
Queen Victoria, it is reported, is
cut to the heart by the radical talk in
Canada, and has in conversation more
than once recalled the pathetic declara-
ton of Queen Mary when she heard that
Calais was cut off from her kingdom.
The Inauguration of the new Gre
matorium at Milan took place on Dec.
26, 1879, under the presidency of DIR.
de Christoforis, who is President of the
society. The members of the society
now number more than 200. During
the three years it has existed 48 crema-
tons have taken place.
Senior CASTELAR, receives his friends
every week at his modest house in Ma
drid; but according to Spanish custom
no supper is offered. The guests simply
sit around the room of the great orator,
smoke their paper cigarettes, and listen
to his sparkling wit and brilliant CONVEX
sation.
Two thousands police in plain
clothes, most of whom were brought
from the large provincial towns, in adj
dition to the regular force, guarded the
Queens procession from Buckingham
Palace to the House of Lords, in cOnse-
quence of intimations received of meet
ings having been held of three foreign
revolutionary societies who have their
headquarters in London.
Odds and Ends.
He who Mrs to take kiss,
Has Mr.. thing he should not Miss.
Mrs. Darlington says Ike has bought
horse so spurious that it always goes
off on decanter.
Even newspapers nowadays are
compelled to acknowledge themselves
as "second class +" matter.
Why is woman with long dress
a vagrant? Because she has no visible
means of support.
The seal probably puts up with
more insults and abuse than any other
animal. He is known the world over
as furbearing animal.
Somebody complains that the man
in the moon is profigate char
acter because whenever he has as much
as four quarters he makes night
of it.
Anthony Trollope has high,
round head, bald on the forehead and
bordered by curly, fluffy hair. He has
a large mustache and an immense full
beard. He is now 65 years old and is
somewhat overbearing in his manner.
The new Scotch ginghams copy the
best Madras plaids in orange and brown
with a bir of dnll red or purple of mel
low coloring. The quality is finer than
ever before. There are smaller patterns
in plaids of crossbars of clear rose and
cobalt blues, soft as pompadour colors.
=" You can't have your cake and eat
it too" This saying has been palmed
off upon the world long enough. 1t
tends to the boarding of cake, which is
well known to be impaired by age.
Now, if this can be changed in the next
copy-books that are published to state
ment, in round, school-boy hand, that
the only certain way to have the cake is
to eat it, it will develop ideas that viii
be of benefit to the bakers at least.
FOR VALENTINE TO A POPULAR ACTRESS.
Hail to thee, fair young Empress of the stage,
| The pride, the Joy, the wonder of the age
Thy glorious triumphs in thy chosen art,
Less than thy dazzling beauty, win our heart.
None can resist the charm of eyes so bright,
of silken tresses, kissing shoulders white
As ivory, of pearly teeth, sweet lips,
of arms, hands, perfect to the finger tips;
Fen of the dainty feet, that step too light
| To crush the flowers we strew beneath them
quite
Rewarded when thy smiles our offerings greet
BY gum, now, Mary, you're just awful sweet
| r -Boston Post.