The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-04-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

1lSCELLANEOUSs
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Ell DROWN, OF Macon Ua-'
WINE Whipping one OF ner cniiaren' ac-
T,uensaly struck nes nusoand nnger.
Inc unger unnamed ana Mr. brown
~ .1 ''o'n '''e "ouiu
=. Jennings, the London CORE
sPonuent OF the new FORK worta, writes
.ss sn Ts em Sa from ron ureal Dri'aln
70 .ne Oni.ea o.aees VIII oe greater tne
ousung Season 'nan !. mas oeen any c,Iie
slncc '''e oiSco'ery "a goiu III JAIL
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great many artesiam weiis VIII Dc
SUM III Juan TINS year. Inc success OF
sne wells IN iooeie county, where many
iar.ns are irrigateu Dy artesian wen
waeer' mas caused many 70 make expert
nients IN otner parts OF the territory.
New England clings to its legends.
Boston man VINO tired 70 convince a
rev hampshire woman that Horace
1Iycley alun w,iIe every me In eacn
aal,y 1rio"ne wnen ne was It's edi.or
had q proom-nandie broken over MS
neao. BOSTON hera'd'
Another young man is ''nearly
frantic" He drew an ''empty" pistol
Tor the purpose OF soaring some OF the
party assembled at a theatrical party
at Long Island town and succeeded in
fatally shooting one OF the young ladies
presenI-N' \. GUN.
1t is worth noticing that regular
army recruiting officers say the poorest
class OF men offering to enlist are mill
operatives, who are OF poor physique,
lack muscular development and have
Their entire systems weakened by the
character OF their work.
The young son of Melvin Batchelder.
of Piermont, N. H., aged two and
a-half years, came to his death few
days since by very sad accident. At
play with screw it became lodged in
his throat. and, though the mother could
touch it she had no means of removing
1t and the child lived but few moments.
"A Danielsonville Conn man lost
his coach dog the other day, but it was
found and recognized by friends. They
called him up the next day by telephone
and asked il he had lost a dog.
Receiving the reply: Eyes, where is he ~
rhey babe him ''csll him." pacing the
dogs ear to the machine. The animal
at once began to yelp and lick the ma
chine most fondly, and his master, rec
ognizlng the familiar bark OF his pet, was
soon on nand 10 claim INN.
NO." says the Denver Inter- Ocea,'.
Tin all this talk about Virgins, let us
not forget the Cincinnati man Sworn
stedt. who. figuring from Scripture, pre-.
dicted all manner OF horrible things for
1888 and 1884 financial panic, a
whirlwind, seven great comets, one 70
fall into the sun, an earthquake, and
then-the millennium The sun, by the
way. Is actually beltcd by row of sun
spots. showing that great cyclones are
disturbing its gases. Lefsrun!'
An absurd superstition prevails thai
the pites OF all dogs should De eitner GU
out or cauterized ana the poor animal
destroyed; IL IS not necessary TO adop'
either OF these courses provided the dog
Is nealtny. In isct tney are simply
rldicul0us, ana are calcuiated 10 produce
groundiess rear IN the person oitten. VI
course IN severe cases eryslpeias may
supervene. put with ordinary care the
wound oeing cieansed py disinfecting
lotion, no serious consequences Will FOL
low. IN all cases, however doctor
shouio De consuited.-London Ldncet.
An Irish laborer travelled a good
deal on one of the Philadelphia stree,