The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-04-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

"A true saying: "When did well,
/ heard it never; when did i'll, heard
it eyer. IN Y. Herald.
The new German Theater in Berlin
has put upon its play-bills in large let
tiers: Ladies are requested to take of
their bonnets."
"A young man of lredell, Tex. wait
ing impatiently for letter from his
sweetheart, seceived an invitation to
attend her wedding.
Fifty millions of people in this
country use, on an average, five matches
per day. This makes $4,000 a day
for matches. or Sl7 1875, 900 a year.
Your father is entirely bald now,
isn't hep" said an Austin man to the
son of a millionaire. yes" replied
the youth. sadly, 'I'm the only heir he
has left "-7eras Siftings.
DIR. Bliss has over 1000 letters re-
ceived by him during the eighty DAYS
he had charge of the wounded Garfield.
all of them bringing suggestions and
some OF them bearing threats of vio-
lence.-N. Y. Tribune
The shrinkage of Tulare Lake, Cal,
uncovered a prehistoric settlement,
stone buildings, traces of canals. once
bordered with trees, and other evil
: dences of occupation by an unknown
race. being clearly defined as the water
subsidized.
Miss Emma Hockwalt, of Dayton,
died while dressing for her brothers
wedding. The news reached the bridal
party while they were waiting her ar
rival in church The marriage cere-
mony was pronounced, but amid tears.
-Clereland Herald
"A singular and distressing accident
befell a New Yorker who sprained his
leg by falling recently. BY the advice
of friend he rubbed it with turpentine.
but unfortunately held the injured limb
over a stove, and the fire set the oil
ablaze Immediately. The leg was
burned to crisp.-N. Y. Tribune.
DIR. Mortimer Granville. of London,
saws that the man who thinks he has
caught cold should take large pinch
of pungent snuff, like the rapee or fine
Scotch, and wrap his coat around him,
while he has q big fit of sneezing.
This, he says, is natures remedy for q
chill.
"A New York detective has q plain
gold ring that has, in the past two
years, been used to perform 1876 mar
rage ceremonies. 1t is used at the Of
flee of the Commissioners of Emigrants,
and is loaned to the groom while the
priest or minister performs the service,
and is then returned to its owner.-N.
y. Times.
Mrs. j. j. Astor has sent 1868
homeless children to the South and
West in the last few years, at an ex-
pense of nearly $4,000. The reports
show that in an immense majority of
the cases the transfer of the children
to new surroundings has resulted in
great good to them, and to the satisfac-
ton of the families to which they were
sent.-N Y. Tribune.
Mrs. E. w. Avery, of Laconia, N.
H., has in her possession half-dozen
chairs that were brought to this country
by John Hancock, who signed the Dec
laration of Independence. They were
purchased by Mrs. Avery's father in
Boston, where they were formerly used
by Hancock in his house on Beacon
Street.-Boston Post.
The other day Vernon farmer,
while feeding his cattle, left one of a
pair mittens near heifer for few
minutes. When he returned it had
been partly consumed by the animal.
The farmer undertook to get possess
sion Of the rapidly disappearing mitten.
when the animal snatched the other
from his hand and swallowed both
Rome (N. ~ Sentinel.
"A singular fire occurred the other
aftern BON at the New Jersey Chemical
Works, on the Communipaw shore, in
Jersey City. The high wind drove the
tide upon the coast, and the lower part
of the chemical works was flooded.
The lime in a hundred barrels stand
ing in one of the cellars was flooded
and ignited by the water. The flames
had done 5000 damage before they
were extinguished