The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-04-02

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The name of the first book pub
lshed in Greenland is Kaladlit Okai-
luktualliait Kal-dlisut Kablunatudio."
IAN authority says that lady can
hold her own in society on $500 year
for her dress, " if her position be as
surcd, and if she have style"
Mr.. Peter Cooper says that the
only New York building which he re-
members as existing during his child
hood is st. Paul's Church. Two are
partially the Washington S head
quarters in Water Street and also the
headquarters at the foot of Broadway.
With these exceptions added to three
houses in Harlem) the entire city has
been rebuilt.
"A man has captured the "spectre
locomotive light,r the appearance OF
which on the Maine Central, near Hal
lowell, has given rise to much talk late
w. 1t proved to be small reflector
lantern carried by young man, resi-
dent in that vicinity. and carried in such
a manner as to completely conceal his
person. 1t gave very large and weird
light and would readily be mistaken for
a locomotive headlight. The young
man allowed that he was only having
little fun with no intention Of injuring
any one.
The gentry of the west Of Ireland
are particularly vainglorious about the
titles of their residences and the APP
proaches thereto. Cottages are often,
with splendid exaggeration, styled cas-
ties. "A witness was once examined
before the magistrates in the County of
Clare. . And where did this occurP'
asked Major Mcnamara. 1t was
just by the little boreen' that leads up
to your Honor's house" was the mali
cious answer sStopr' roarded the in
dignant Major. !" Boreen, indeed! l
protest; it's shplendid avenue"
"A gentleman in Georgia was Dig
ging hole in which to place a post
when he unearthed . snake that was
frozen hard. He struck it with the tat
of the spade aud it sounded like rock.
He said that he had often heard that
snakes would thaw if frozen, and he
put this one in warm place near the
fire. In about half an hour the reptile
showed symptoms of life, and began to
look around and move about. He then
killed the snake to make sure that his
tory should not repeat itself, and to
prevent it from biting the one who had
warmed it back to life.
The 20Oth anniversary of the ar
rival of William Yardley Cfrom Stafford
shire, England) in Bucks County, Pa.
is contemplated He was one of the
first to purchase under the Penn grant.
He came to America in the spring of
1852 and made his location on the Del
aware River, about one mile from the
present town OF Yardleyville. The cell
ebration willtake place at the old house
built in 1886. now in perfect preserva-
ton. All the original papers from
William Penn to William Yardley, dat
ing back to March 81, 1851, are in good
condition.
Did you succeed in solving the
fifteen puzzle? The inquiry may seem
little-tardy, but if you did not solve it
Professor Proctor says you need not
feel bad about. IT, He has been inves-
tigating the puzzle, and he finds that the
blocks arc susceptible of 20. 922, 789, 1888
different positions. Supposing person
made tRo moves azzainute, working
twelve hours q day all the year, with
out holidays, excepting Sundays, it
would zicg him over 4, 900 years to
completes the different changes, and
in these busy times i'll not every man
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