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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-01-03
Counterfeit Eggs.

1t is well known that in Amer;cs
every thingis counterfeited; the wooden
hams and nutmegs sent from the New
england States are well remembered.
hggs are now also counterfeited, and
TINS mandatory is carried out on
large scale. On one side of a large
room the reporter saw several large con-
per- vessels filled with thick qlutinous
yellow mass, which a man was con +
stantly stirring. This was the yellow Of
tne egg-the yelk. On the opposite side
were similar vessels, in which the white
was fabricated. The ege-shells were
made OF white substance resembling
plaster of Paris, by means of blow.
pipe, Just as soap bubbles are blown
Alter being dried in an oven. the COO
shells were filled: first with arfif;css7
ainumen, then with some of the artifi-
ciai yelk, and lastly with. a little of the
artiilcial albumen. The small opening |
at the end OF the egg was closed with
wnite cement; and the greatest achieve
ment OF modern civilization, the arti6-
ciai egg, was ready. In appearance it
resemeled natural egg; but, whether
looked or raw, it was indigestible and
INJURIOUS to health.
The above we find in the Canada
and Surgical Journal, credited
Q the Brstish Medical Journal. To make |
Us story complete the writer should 1
ave added that at this same manufac-
Dry ne also saw number of patent
lcubators employed in Matching out a
lickens from these artificial eeus. =
INCH was causing great excitement z
nong the farmers and poultry raisers. ] b
Scientific .in,erican, :,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-01-03

Sir Henry Havelock has been left a
large fortune, but there is an awkward
condition attached to It. He is to tai =
the name of Allan in future in return for
the sudden wealth thrust upon him
lennyson declined some thousands !
year recently, which he was offered on
cnange OF his name, and it is hard on a
man with such an honored name "a
Havelock to be obliged to part with +
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-01-03

The Empress Eugene, a widowed
chiidless, and broken woman, has little
comfort in her wealth which growsas 4
In mockery. Her late mothers win
gives to her the largest share of the
Countess's fortune, The rest going 20
Alba.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-01-03

been Keeping company with a Girl at the
north end Of Third Street for several
months, her father got the idea that a
salary of 81 per week would not support
his daughter in proper style, and he
forbade the young man to come to the
house. Letters were exchanged and
stolen interviews followed, but nothino
OF the sort will occur again.
The other night the old man observed
his daughter acting nervous and queer.
and he scented cologne in the air.
whispering in the old woman's ear he
lodged out doors and took position
favorable for one determined on evil.
Pretty soon soft steps were heard. The
Old man coughed. The gate opened,
the steps came nearer and a voice whis.
pered:
Is that my darlingpr
!" Not hardly!' replied the old gentle
man, as he rose up and reached out for
coat-collar, and next moment a pair
polished boot-heels revolved in the air.
swept off the top of rosebush. came
down and demolished flower Dot. and
then shot out of the gate at the rate of a
mule minute, bearing away a young
man whose hair had pushed his hat off.
Detroit Free Press
= CHRISTMAS PUDDrNe.AOne and a
naI pounds muscatel raisins, one
and three-quarter pounds currants. one
pound suitana raisins, two pounds moist |
sugar, two pounds bread-crumbs. six
leen eggs, two pounds finely chopped
suet, SIX ounces mixed candied peel' the |
rind OF two lemons, one ounce OF ground
nutmeg, one ounce ground cinnamon,
'ne-naif ounce pounded bitter almonds.
'ne-quarter pint brandy; stone and cut
Up the raisins, wash and dry the cur-
ants, and cut the candied peel into thin
llces; mix all the dry ingredients. and
noisten with the eggs, which should he
veil beaten into the pudding; stir in the
brandy, and when all is Thoroughly
mixed, butter and -four a stout new
'udding-cloth; put in the pudding. lie
down very tightly and closely; boil
rom six to eight hours, and serve with
randy sauce. Stick some sweet al
bonds, blanched and cut into strips. in
!: This pudding will be sufficient for
or IA persons. This can be cooked a
ay or two before it is wanted for the
ibie, in which case, when the bidding \
taken out of the water, hang 4 m i'm,
lediately and put plate underneath n ,
s'cn the water that may drain from it. !
ne gay 1t is to be eaten, plunge it into :
bling water, and keep it boiling for A. :
asst two hours; then turn it out of the /.
9th or mold and serve.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-01-03

2.
"A statistician computes that 3. 5O0-.
GOO watches and 4,000, 900 clocks are
annually turned out in different parts d
Flower farming is about to be intro
duced In Santa Barbara and also in Al
varado County for the extraction Of
scents, California being prolific in flow
ers above all other growihs.
The recently arrived Sheffield on
eratives are making fine razors in tie
liotchkiss shop, ut Bridgeport. Conn
Razor making has never been successful
In this country before. s peIr = 80
Tho production of spirituous LIQUORS
IN this country, in the year ending last
June, was 1855, 62I gallons. Making
allowance for the expectation of I4'e
$50 ,5sl gallons during the year, the to- |
tai product affords over gallon a wear |
10 every man, woman and child in this
'ouatry.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-01-03

There are three Japanese girls at
New-York tribune., 1880-01-18

charine the shoes of good children, which are
| placed to receive his largesses on the hearth rug
There is not a holiday in the schools in honor
of Christmas; and Christmas presents are only for
wee, tOdlin bairnies in pnafores and bbs.
1t is proposed by the Figaro this year TO ABOLISH
for the benefit of the poor the New Years sacrifice
of the French gentleman on the altar of beauty
Give" cries that bouevardier print. al that you
are in the habit of spending on sugar
plums and fancy knick lnacks for ladies' you IN
the habit of visiting to charitable associations and
starving families" The ToItaire proposes to devote
to the Municipal Outdoor Relief Bureau the money
usually expended in visiting cards. ] should not
be surprised were both suggestions acted upon.
Fashionable bellies are preparing to attack. on be-
half of the distressed classes their male visitors
New Years Day. | know one who has had thousand
copies of a promssory note printed. the blanks in
which she lays TO herself the charitable aud very
fatterng junction. will be filled in by the gentle
men calling upon her in the first week in Janu-
ary, in mean spirit. | hope beneyocnce
will not be so much overdOne to
cause reaction. Last night. l am told.
there were very few people at the HippodrOme
Christmas Eve f6te, whereby the Committee of the
Press hoped to make mp in part the expenses they
have been at in organizing the Grand Spanish revel
which took place on the 18th inst.
The Marquis de Mons has been called suddenly
to Spain, which, by all accounts-slve those given
in the journals edited by Queen Isahella's friends
is again in a state of political ebullition. The pro-
hibiton of the serenade III front of the French En-
bassv at Madrid was, am informed, due TO a mot
fordre from Berlin, backed by German influence IN
the Queens household.
You see that have been true prophet about the
Waddngton Ministry, which is now well out of Of
flee. NJ Gr6vy who lnstinctveIy dislikes Gam
bctta and who does not like to have his
friends about him. struggled hard TO patch up mat
ters and 70 retain Waddngton and Leon Say. He
has been however, forced 10 give in, and TO accept
not only NJ. de Freycinet. who Gambett;,'s
Under Secretary of War at Tours, and has been
since MacMahon'5 " submission Minister Of Public
Works, but the list and programme as well. which
". de Freycnet submitted to him at the beginning
of the week. The Republican majority in the Cham
Der was falling to pieces under the Centre Gauche
administration Of NJ. Waddngton. which used TO
remind me OF the archbishop who fanccd. his mind
being disordered that he made of glass and
would break himself-I do not mean hnancIaily-if
he lInelt down. walked, sat, in short moved ont
Of his bed on which feather mattresses were piled
New-York tribune., 1880-01-18

rett denies the report that he has leased the Car
fornia Theatre. San Francisco. The happy man Is
Samuel Colville. ....Mr. Eben Plympton has re-
tired from the Barrett Combination. and Mr. Gusta-
vus Levick has succeeded him as leading man. Both
are good actors. The Boston Theatre Dramatic
Company is this week at McVIcker's Theatre. Chi
cago, representing Charles Reade's " Drnk"" .....
The Weathersby Froliques appear at Indianapolis
January %. for three nights. Miss Pixey, in
Miss" is this week at the Olympic Theatre. st.
Louis Miss Adele Bel garde appears at the Cali
fornia Theatre San Francisco on February ., and
will remain there three weeks.... .Lotta is at he
Opera House, Pittsburg. Milton Mobiles appears
at tie National Theatre, Philadelphia, tomorrow
night. .Paulding's Combination will be seen on
the 10Th and goth at Augusta, Ga. THIS is the
youth who tried to play Bamlc here last season, and
gave an imitation of Booth. Barney Macauay
is at Ford's Opera House, WashingtO this week,
and next week will be in Baltimore. ...J. X.
Eu'mct is at the Park Theatre. Philadelphia This
engagement ends Mr. II. J.. Abbey's relations with
that house,. Frank Mayohas leased the Olympic
Theatre Ncw-York, for term beginning February
2, and he vii! theA appear there as Ddry Cr0ckdt.
..... M ID. II. I1arkins viii act i'll Cork, Ireland
on January Co.. Mrs. Bowers and Charlotte
Tbompson were. last week, i'll the Carolmas-..-
Nj. Bouccault remains at the Boston Museum till
January 81 -Kaic OElXton was, idSb NVVh' III
the Oh Regions of fPennsyvania. Fanny Daycn-
port acted last week. in Galveston.....M Mr Jeiier-
son acted last week. in Norfolk, Lynchburg, Rich
mond, Petersburg Raleigh and WIlmington......
Joseph Murphy was last week, in MemphS-.-...
Clara Morris is in San Francisco. Louis Adrlch
acted, last week, in Cleveland, in My Partner"
John T. Raymond was, last week, seen IN At
lanta. Chattanooga, Columbia and Nashvllle..-...
Emma Abbott was, last week in ST. Lous-.-...
Mapeson's Opera Company Will appear i'll St. Lonis
january % .... Lester Wallack Is TO act AT the
Prairie Theatre Emma Thursby was in st.
LOUIS last week.. Mr.. Barrett will act Lons ~.
some time during ms Boston engagement. ..fTank
Mayo will he in Providence tomorrow nlgh,..-..-
Clinton Halls S!rategists appear on the 18Th III
Springfield Mary Anderson acts IN Hartford on
the l9tb, Waterbury on the Goth and Bridgeport on
the 23d ... Colonel Sims BROOKLYN Park Theatre
Company will go out this week, on the Ncw-Eng-
land Circuit. acting "Our Girls .Abbcys
Humpty Dumpty a" and Spanish Students party
VIII act in New-Englaud townSduring the next two
wceks.....The Boston Ideal Pna1ore Company
WAS, last week. in Cincinnati.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-18

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Religions Noilccs

Antlon Memorial Church. 4slhst- west Of Gtnave.-
Tnr Kry r. lItBER NEWTON viii preach, At II a m-
The rubIc Life oi Jesus
EVEN SONG,
~ 7lj the second sermon m the series 10 Young Men
Ideals Of Mauigesa. subject Courage
a -pirlfunli-m y. WILSON. The Seer viii lecture
and give test Suis under auspices Of the second
ct,fv Suirtuass Republican Hall % West 23d morn.
Ing and evening Subl,c-: How the ~pnis i've and what
they DO
Al the Brick Churrh S7th. AMI shave, the Rev.
LLEWEIYN D. BEVAN. viii preach on SUNDAY morn.
INO January s the students Of art and artists
" Religion anj ArL." Services al II am
A-NIr. Nellie J. = Brigham. will tho First
crfy spirit tIll,t5 a Tee H. u auh llJ p IN. seats fee
NJ m, nor Han l.265 broadway. nesr 3-Aist
Tie ChIidr,us lYccu'n meets 2.5u J. M
shur,h of the Messiah 34th-st. and PARK
~ , pisIor, lie Itcv. ROBERT CUfLl En- viii lTeach
ing 40. 90 \ study Of King David Public invited
Church OF the Holy Aeostics; corner Of 2athst aud
oth I'VE, the Rev. BRADY g. BAcKlS Rector. Morning
s,ryrr 1880. ilL Rev TIloS II. VAIL, ID, LID.
wiil rr 'ach Evening service and sermon '.3l
=, Iaratju-'. Church 4Otn.s. between 5thaid 6tlyes
ibe I'ev DR.. EVER. Rector. Holy communion 1870 a. ~.
or inc prtvCr . a. fany and CaOrdi Celebration, lC3O
a. m. Choral Evening Pray,r with sermon $50 p NJ
-ociety Tor Ethical in Pr tessor Felix Adrr viii
society sunday, 18th inst At Chlcherng
In,l cor Oh and Sthst. Doors opened 1880
eio.ei ii a. All Interested are welcome. SulJec-Just
Measures
New-York tribune., 1880-01-18

MEDAYIn Detroit the l5tinst the residence Of her
son a. II Ncday. the 18TH yearOf her age Hannah.
widow Of Christian Mc0Ay.
Relatives and friends are invited 70 tho funeral services In
city. Monday tie 18th INST. at l3O no The
Church Epiphany. 5cths, between ID and 81 aye5
Intermcnt at Trinity Cemetery.
SFACORD-At New- Rochelle. Wednesday. January u.
Maria widow o Tie iae Richard seacor IN tne o1th
Ot her
Relatives friend. Of the family respectfully invited
attend fun,r raj Monday January 10 40 1850 from the
a. T. church Upper New Rochelle.
Grand Central Depot ai II u renfuing al JOo
lOr l-l-st. and 433 for Harlem River.
SMITH, At Ansouin. Conn. Weuesqy January H. Re
ur W.ilu~ lntan- of Ziipha l. and William Allen
smith. aged lays
WHITE ~ Paris France December 80 1879 samuel :
vi lite of phlade paia. Penn. aged - vclrs
attend the funeral his late
ieucc. iG22 Arch ST.. Philadelphia. Penn, on Monday.
January %, at
Friday, January 10. 1880 Belle carpenter wife
az samuel ~ wood, anfda1ghtrrO Of Chester and Hannah
r. Ctrprnttr. in the 3Ji year of nor age
Ffrsr 20 ner ate rrsI-ncr 7l6 Iaayertcayc. Brooklyn
y Y. on sunday. January Is. at q. IN.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-18
MUSIC-THE DRAMA.
THE SYMPHONY SOCIETY.


rq,o tbird concert of the New-York Symphony
t.oiotv was given last night at Steinway Hall be-
49, an excellent audience and with the following
programme:
! suite in Minor 0p 43.....''.'''''Ise 43 'IsehMEowsSy aux @
Concerto '0' 'iO'Oi' n Adoiphc Fischer
. Pastoral symphony Beethoven
l0 Nocturne. hopln
o. Iaran'ei' N. Adolpio Fischer
r aTrstan und Isolde. Introduction and Finale Wagner
The first number on this bill is entirely new the
.ooond is a novelty in New-York; and NJ. Fischer
has not been heard here before in any pub
Tc concert. The Tschaikowsky Suite begins
With a stately Introduction and Fugue,
,.smarkable for strength, clearness and
scholarly construction; and this excellent opening
nrepares MS for greater things than find in the
spcceeding movements There is no divertimento
in which great use is made of the bucOlic and quasi
omic effects of the reeds; there is andante which
is strenuous rather than lntense there is
vigorous scherzo; and the SUITE ends with mascn-
line cavotte. The fugue is 50 much the best OF TIE
FIVE movements that the composer almost seems TO
have got his work hind-part before. lie
has begun with his climax. Compared with
some of Tschaikowsky's previous works the
new Suite shows gain IN clc2rness ana
elegance of form, but not in clearness OF
purpose. He writes always IN storm and stress {;
and when we ma MN 1lefce ON "A SolhcNhdu Coih-
mon dance measure cannot help asking ourselves
what all this fury is about The coorrng of has
orchestra is as unchanCing as his temper
He never fails TO interest rs when he
begins and to disdppont us before he gets
through The band under DR.. Damroschs nervous
direction played the Suite with great energy ana
intelligence and threw themselves completely
into its wild spirit that their faithful and poetic
rendering of the Pastoral symphony Afterwards
surprised lis by the force of contrast. in boIh
works their performance was highly creditable.
The new viOlonceliist is an accomplished artist
In the excellent Belgian school with pure ana
well rounded though not very large tone a style
more remarkable for simplicity, elegance. ana
composure than for breadth and technical
skill which seems TO have left all difficulties
far behind In the Saint-Saens Concerto
very trying and unmusIcal work, written
for the exhibition of the performer and not
because the composer had anything 10 express
he had an opportunity TO display his deXtcriiy
70 the utmost: so had he also in hs extraor-
dinary Tarantclle: but il was probably by
his cantabie playing in The Chopin Nocturne lopus
o. No. q that he got nearest 10 the feelings Of his
auience lie was applauaed with the greatest en-
thusias,, and rccal led again and again.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-18
MARRIED. MEN PREFERRED.

CINCINATTI, Jan. ia curious labor strike
is IN progre, OF solution at Nrwstraitsve Ohio arising
from an attempt the part OF olcr tors TO get rd Of
unmarried nlners. On Thursday last the Consolidate
Mining Company discharged forty single men and a g
rest struck have them taken bacB II Is under o,d
th9t other companies were going 10 discharge some
murr hut tc prOnlr action of the miners has caused
them % delay tueIr The Tor this action
f. stated tO Doc tHa tine wages id single men ala nos
return rapid. t0 th" ir a>uiT oi tie operators
through te Ccgc store Hhd cheek system as the NtSc,
pad men who lad iau.iii'a 90 support.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-18
MIDNIGHT WEA THER REPORT
GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS.
Synoysis (or N past 2t hours.

WASHINGTON, JAN 1S, ! n. m.-The barom-
eter has generally fallen tho Atlantic Coast, win
warmer castery to southery wnus increasing cloudI-
ness ana local rains. Light rains reported from the
Lake region and thence southward to the Gull States
with sou herly To westerly winds, less pressure ana
slight fall in temperature Generally clear weather has
prevailed In the Northwest and the Southwest with
light Winds generally south 10 west and no de-
cded change III temperature. The barometer Is lowest
IN Minnie soia and highest IN Texas.
Indications
For NcwEnglan light rain snow aud partly cloudy
weather with change III temperature. falirg' Tot
lowed by rishg barometer, light variable winds gem
orally from south 20 west.
For the Middle States light rains. followed by clear
ing weather winds generally from southwest 10 north
west. slight changes IN temperature, stationary or
slowly rising barometer.
New-York tribune., 1880-01-18
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New-York tribune., 1880-01-18
WANDERING STARS.

Dir. BaDdman and his combination will appear at
fopos Theatre, ST. Louis. tomorrow night. and will
remain there two weeks. Adelaide Nelson acts,
tomorrow night at the Rochester Opera House,.
Mckee Rankin, Kitty Blanchard. and theircompany.
eung In The Danites' are this week at Colonel
snn'sPsrk Theatre, Brooklyn. -. Lawrence Bar
New-York tribune., 1880-01-18
HARPER Il BROS,

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The Boy Travellers In the Far East Adyeatures o.,
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New-York tribune., 1880-01-18
nRAMATIC ANECDOTEs.

Parsons asking Bannister what sort OF a PIE
an electrical eel WOULD bee hkcy to make te latter re-
pncd, "a shcchiug one.
"Your watch" said n gallant gentleman, to
Mrs Wellington, makes us remember the hOurs but
You. yourself. make us forget xem.'
During the riots in London, in 1880. many
per.ons in order their houses. wrote on their
do,rs No Popery" Grmad the clown. 10 prevent all
mistakes. wroic on h-, " No rel'gioH'
Charles Bannistcr, on being rcproved for his
profanity. by friend who reminded him oi ihe COM
manducnt Swear not AZ ALL replied, d. not swear
Al all only swear al those who offend me-
Garrick once asked Rich how much Covent
C,,dep Theatre would hold when crowded with people.
~ cannot tell" said Rich "bn' ~ may ea-ily be a.cei
tanned n you viii come and play R'chard one hlShI
If was said of Mossop that he changed his
diet to SUIT hs professional engagements II lac was e.
anuc,r n. a ,viant. ne would eat roart b,ef; II NJ
i1yrr his food was boiled veal The same peculiarly
wa reported Of tnc late McKcan Buchanan.
A dull clergyman, having written some OBJ
seryatons on shakcspcarc- PLAYS. brought a specimen
of bis work Sheridan and asked his opinion oi H.
wonder people won't mind their own affairs" said
shcridan yOu may spoil your own blhir' IL you p'"''
but pIay let ours alone
The following epiGam, attributed to Car
ric was addressed the eccentric Doctor afterwaIi
Sr John, Hi:
For physic and fare
Tny cQuul there scarce is;
Thy larcCs are pht sic,
Thy piY-.c Itrcc i-
II was long customary to snccr at CoHcy
Cibber. When Eusicn died. in 1880. Cibbc" was nlr
poin,rd 10 succeed him Poet Laurcate-vhereupou
APPEARED tine following cplgram:
"In merry old England 1t once was rule
The king had his poet and alsO III. fool;
Eut now wore frugal I'd have You 10 kroN II.
Thai Cibbcr can serve both for fool and Tor poet
II is related that when permission was asked
for the burial Of Kitty Ciye IN Westminster Abbey. one
OF the Prcbends said he bad no objection to bufying
Henderson and Garick N Poets Corner, because each
Of them had talents independent Of the profession Of the
stage but" he added, III do not draw some Inc IN
this theatrical ambition for mortuary fame, We shall
very soon make Westminster Abbey kind OF GOthlc
ere. u-rO