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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-23
Laced Herself 20 Death.

A reporter Of the Philadelphia
Record has been interviewing the
foreman of the corset department of
a large fashionable store in that city.
She told him the following story:
!" You would not have shoe leather
discarded because numbers of foolish
persons lame and deform their feet
through excessively tight shoes, I sup
poseP Well, no more should corsets be
wholly interdicted simply because
many women lace themselves to
death" " Have you ever known of
such a case" Yes. A handsome
young woman used to buy eighteen
inch corsets of us few years ago.
She was lady's maid to one of our
wealthiest families, and was given to
tight lacing, though no one would have
suspected it save from slight discol-
Grafton of her nose But all the
saleswomen thought that eighteen
was her natural waist measure,
and we used to rank her
the most stylish figure that came
into the store. One morning she was
found dead in bed with Ter corsets on,
laced to the very last notch, victim
of tight lacing, if there ever was one.
The details were afterwards given to
our employer by the girls mistress.
The girl had long been in the habit of
keeping herself laced so tightly as
scarcely to be able to breathe. Her
fellow-servants declared she would
often tie one end of the laces to a
staple in her bedroom wall, while
Selling the other end with both hands.
and then with this tremendous pur-
chase, struggle and tug until the stays
were drawn up to the very last ex
tremity. But this wasn't the worst of
ID, for she had actually been in the
habit of sleeping with them on in this
condition. The post norton showed
that the ribs were drawn so closely to-
gether as TO interIace, there being to-
ward the last such insufficient space
fer the action of the heart and lungs
as to have caused her untold agonies,
which were, however. uncomplainingly
borne until death had put an end to
them" "That is horrible story"
ut is nevertheless true"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-23
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

It is now believed that the denuda-
lions of the land do mot cover the
sea-Goor further than 300 miles sea-
ward These deposits are; four miles
deep in plac, 5. Far At sea its surface
is covered with sshell-aAimals" There
Is a patch of them in tAe North At
lantic 1900 miles long and several
hundred miles wide. Their shells
finally sink to the bottom and form
chalk. In the great abysses
Of the ocean. however, these shells
dissolve before they reach the bottom
Here the only additions to the sea-
floor Is made Of wrecks. Eceburg- wash
ings. dust carried by tho wind. pumice
from volcanoes. and mateoric stones.
The pumIce has hOated ti9l 1t became
waterlogge1 The accretion Is infinite
ly slow.
DR.. Rouire has projected the con-
version of the Schott MeIghir into an
inland sea by means of a canal l45
miles long communicating with the
Mediterranean, but NJ f.. Cosson re-
CARDS as chimerical this scheme of
making a marine basin In Algeria and
Tunisia.
Contrary to the generally received
opinion, NJ. Anne concludes from ex-
periments conducted on himself that
whole meal or household bread, con-
tanning all the ingredientslof the grain,
is less wholesome and more indigesti-
BILE than pure white bread made Of
the flour alone.
Two peaks Of the Alps exceed
$4,000 feet in height. and six or seven
rise above $4,000 feet; while in the
Himalayas more than 1000 have been
measured which exceed 10000 feet
and it is estimated that as least 1000
exceed this height. In the IIimalayas
the feat of climbing to an altitude of
$4,000 feet was lately achieved by Mr..
w. w. Graham, but this height must
be surpassed by 5000 feet before the
highest point in the range can be
reached.
William Trekase. in 4 letter to
Science, states that the fox squirrel is
Obstructive to the twlgs OF elms, by
dexterously swapping thea off just
below the fruit cluster. With single
adroit cut on each side the seed is re-
moved from the seed vessel and long
before one twig has reached the
ground another is similarly ritled. A
great many trees in the Capital Park
of Madison, Wis, showed traces of
work similar to that which was
observed. The destruction must be
extensive while it lasts, as the dinner
of one squirrel resulted in the pruning
of over 200 twigs.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-23

What IS = garden party 30 you
want to know very mnchs YssE Well
viii you promise not 20 tell: Sit we let
you knowg All right, than Sc win
tell you 4 garden party Is the olo
shanghai tl.At gets over sha geace and
xakes up al The nligponetsa md other
alower5. Ptels
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-23

Writing of the wild tribes of the
SOudan. Mr. F. 4. James says: "A
medicine chest is often Of more use to
the traveller than revolver, for moth
ing gives an African savage greater
pleasure than a good dose of medicine;
but it must be strong one and rapid
in its effects. A good dose Of croton
oil and colocynth or four or five grains
of tartar emetic is what they like. At
some places, Cassala for instance, there
were days when as many as two hum
dred people visited the doctor, who
gave away. among other drugs. great
quantities Of pills. These pills We
found immensely popular, and We took
good supply with rs. in half-ponnd
boxes. On each Of our expeditions.
Col Bnrnaby found pills popular
specific II Asia Minor. but it IS found
that prince in Siam bought 1852
pounds ok Kills.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20

The Democracy of these United
States do not put Cleveland forward
as a remarkable statesman, for indeed
he is not, nor makes any claim TO be.
He is a mar after the pattern of Old
Hickory, fully competent to admin
lister our national affairs, and when
be puts his foot down, "By the Eter-
nal" the thieving navy rats, railroad
iobbers and land grabbers will have
to hunt their holes. He is the peer
of Blaine in administrative ability.
his superior in integrity and moral
worth, but he cannot equal Blaine'f
pomposity and ridiculous strut.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20

Blaine's majority in Maine was 2l,-
600. Just one thousand more than
the Democrats conceded. and nine
thousand less than the Republicans
claimed. No effort was made by the
Cleveland campaign committee in the
canvass, while Republican managers
were as thick as hops. The result lie
most satisfactory TO those at Demo
cratic headquarters. Grant carried
the State by $4,000 majority in 1858,
and in 1872 bis majority was 80, 600
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20

The editor of The People likens
the Democratic car of progress to q
wagon with wheels sawed from the
end of log. sapplipg split at the
big end aud fastened to the axle with
bark for tongue, and closes his de-
scription with the remark that the
picture to be complete would have q
little dog tied under the wagon
We suppose our friend Wells will bs
the little dog. righteousness aside
though, neighbor. don't You think
honest Indian, that your simile o
the little dog is happy illustration
Of the peculiar position you occup.
at present in Louisiana politics?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20
Hon. Edward J. Gay. of Iberville

Hon. Edward j. Gay. OF lberviile
parish. one OF the wealtbiest sugar
planters in Louisiana, has been NOM
mated for Congress 10 the 3D. dis
trict. This gentleman, beside hav-
a mercantile and banking business
in st. Louis, aud banking business
in New Orleans, has larger sugar in
terests than any other man in the
State. In accepting the nomiination
he says: Il bave long since accept
ed the platform Of the Democratic
party made ut the Chicago conven.
ton as pledge for the protection q
American Industries, the maintenance
Of the wages Of labor. and therepeni
of the internal revenue tax 1 be.
lieve, therefore, that the interests OF
Louisiana will be safer nnder ire
Democratic administration OF CIeve-
land and Hendricks than with the
success of Blaiue and Logan.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20

Hon. o B. Steele, State Auditor,
has prepared circular to parish
treasurers. bearing the following In
structions: "Under the provisions
of Sec. "a of Act 96 of 1882, you are
required to keep a cash book and
transcribe the entries in the tax col
lector's cash book into the duplicate
cash book kept by you; and within
the first ten days of April, July, DC
tober and January. of each year
transmit to this Office sworn state
ment of the said book. In case o.
your failure to comply with the pro
visions of said section yoa are liable
to a penalty of $1,000, etc. A stnc
compliance with the provisions OF th'
section above referred to will be re
quired.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20

Bishop G.. Il. Pierce, ID, LII. d..
the senior bishop Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, died at his
home near Sparta, Ga, Sept 3. 1884,
in the seventy-third year, Of his age.
the 6fty-third of his ministry and
the thirtieth Of his .episcopate. He
died in the full possession of all his
faculties, triumphant in the faith, as
a prince Of Israel. AS au orator he
was remarkable for his marvellous
ability, magnificent physique and
graceful movements, and he was N
every respect great preacher. liz
was the son of the late beloved Rev
DIR. Lovick Pierce, who died abou
three years ago at the ripe age 0
ninety-six. 9oas
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20
Comment is unnecessary.


Mrs. r. S. Cameron has finished
her patch for the Exposition map
quilt and sent it to the parties who
have charge of the piecing. As We
stated some time since, we believe
the Grant parish patch will be the
most complete il not the most artistic
in the quilt. We clip the; following
complimentary mention ofour patch
from an Alexandra exchange: 'e''
Yesterday Mr.. r. H. Smith, o.
bayou Lamourie, called on the Town
Talk for the purpose of showing us
some of the quilt squares for the
Louisiana map quilt. Some Of tht
parishes are hand painted. Others
embroidered. Madison Bienvllle
Vernon, VIM, Caddo, Morehonst
and Grant, the ones we saw, arr
grand, and if all the others are equal
| ~ artistic the map quilt will be ont
Of the finest works of art needleworl
| in the. country. All of the parishes
seen by us are 6ne. bnt we thinl
Grant parish the NEST sppropriat
and prettiest. The ground work i
purple satin, the water courses, etc
are worked in blue, the lakes ar
worked in light blue silk, the paral
lei lines in red. A, very pretty pin
tree, cotton stalk with bolls. in natur
al colors. and pretty white coy
with brown spots. all are delightful
natural looking. We believe Gran
parish was worked by Mrs. Cameron
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20

In elevating Judge Thomas Over
ton to the bench onr people begin to
appreciate the fact that their conf
dence in him is we'll merited. His
decisions all bear evidence of con-
scientions regard for the right, while
bis dignifed department wins fol
him the utmost respect.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20

Bro. Wells, of The People, is feel
ing the head of ye CHRONICLE man
for sore places, and st the same time
he holds out all sorts of 'staffy" to
induce him to join the Blaine gang.
We may eat little crow occasionally
neighbor, but it will be late IN the
day when we take part in the buzzard
feast you seem to enjoy so we'll
Whenever we so forget our sense o
Justice and light as to advocate The
rottenness and putridity represented
by Jas. G. Blaine, we want to o'
kicked by a iackass, and shall call OF
you to do the kicking.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20

Work on the falls ut Alexandria is
said to be progressing rapidly and
satisfactory. A large quantity OF the
rock has been blasted ont. and placed
so as to form break water to prevent
the caving banks making further en-
croachmeuis upon the town, The
change wrought in the channel OF the
river is plainly percept'ble to those
acquainted with the condition OF at
fairs before the work commenced.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20

Comparisons are odious, but they
are sometimes exceedingly instruc-
tive. Read the two documents Of
Cleveland and Blaine, published side
by side in another place in to-day's
issue.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20

The United States engineer who is
in charge of the work in progress at
the mouth of Red river reports the
least depth from Chambers to Bar
ber's to be five feet, while the most
of the distance is seven feet.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20

The canvass of the 4th Congress
ional district by the Democrats will
be opened October I'd, beginning in
Bossier parish. Appointments at
Colfax, WINFIELD, and other points
will be announced soon.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20
Montgomery Academy.

The undersigned win open School Jan.
9Th, 1884, at the following rates of Tul-
ton: Primary class, 81 per month; sec :
ond class, 81 50; third class, So.
Higher branches as per contract.
Instructions on Piano, "a per month.
Vocal instruction, 81 extra.
Board can be had IN private families al
liberal rates. sso
WI. CALyIT. Principal.
Mrs. JOSIE Raglan, Assistant.
Montgomery. La. Nov. Is, 1853. jim
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20

which will help the voters to decide
which of the two candidates they
would prefer to see President;
VETO MESSAGE OF MAYOR LErTEB OF SPEAKER
CLEVELAND. ,l -,s BLAINE.
BUFFALO, June d, 1882. iAUoUsrA, June r. 1859.
return, without my My Dear Mr. Fisher
approval, the resolutlOnll thank you Tor the aru-
Of your honorable body, Gle from Mr. Lewis. II
passed at its last meet-lis good IN Itself ana ~
ing. awarding the con-lwin do good. He wri-
tract for cleaning payedItes like a man of Large
streets and alleys of thelintelligenee and com
CITY for the ensuing five lprehension. Your offer
wears to -, at histo admit me to partici-
hid Of S422 500. The bid patton in the new rail
thus accepted is moreroad enterprise is, in
than 500, 0O0higher THANH respect, as gener.
thst of another perfect ous as couiu expect o.
ly responsible party ford thank you yery
the same work and asincerely for. it, and IL
worse and more suspi-lt this connection wlsf
cious feature n this'to make q suggestion Of
Transaction is that thea somewhat selfish char
bid now accepted is $50 lacter. It Is thus iot
0D more than that made spoke OF Mr. Caldweul
by - himself withinloffer TO dispose OF
a very few weeks, OPEN share OF his interest u
ly and publicly, to your me: 1t he really desire
honorable body for per TO do SO. wish he wouit
forming pre- cisely the make the propqslu99l
This is a time for plain know Just WHAT 70 de
speech, and my objec- pend on, rernaps ~ !,
ton to the action oflwaits TIL the tull deyei
your honorable body lopment of the enter
now under considera-lprlse he may grow re
tion shall be plainlyiluctant to part with tn
stated. 1 withhold my share, and do not
assent from the samelth mean any distrus
because / regard II asiof him. l do not fee
the elimination of athat shall prove a dea
most barefaced impu-head In the ,enterpr1s
dent and shameless in lit l once embark IN 4
tent to betray the inter see various cnannel
ests of the people, andIin which, KNOW ca
| to worse than squanderlbe usefui. >.
the pubic money. Very hastily ana siI
GRoyER CLEyEiAND !cerely your friend,
Mayor.i JAMES u BLAINE
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20

The tax collector is abroad in the
land. See his notice.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-10


Behold. tn" autumn cone h, an! the fash
ionab.e woman Ltirt array hDs IL anew
Here is some OF the ev.st III o,maiiau as to
how to do 1t beautifully. l am vcty glad, i'll
deed, 20 say th4. tAn tendency is toward tie
strayh.er Clurellr, .iur winter costumes.
This Is nat, tli result of the Use of thlcl;
cloths and s.Grr fabrics, however, rather
than of spo,tt...y,U good tas.c. Wide Ilj..t>
form lie la k OF many skirts, han eng uu-
broken their entire length, from belt To foot,
and forming all tie back there is TO the
dress, or rather all thai is visible, for "a narrow
foundation skirt remains necessary ior sup
porting the heavy plated outside skirt.
These back plaits may DO set on the edge of
the basque, aud give a princess effect, or else
they are attached to belt and placed under
a shorter basque.
Draperei for the front may be either very
short or very long, but are not stylish if of
medium length. The lower part of the front
and side breadths may be laid in very wide
side plaitS that are bordered with braid or
Astrakhan, or with balls or stripes woven in
the cloth, or else they may be of box plaits
with velvet or braid lengthwise stripes laid
in the hollow that separates the plaits; or,
again, they may have one or two side stripes
of applied ornament nearly covering the
'front.' ana Slue cores. another velvet season
is certain for both dresses and wraps. There
are plain velvetS with the short, close pile
that is not easily married. uncut velvet,
in heavy reps that many modi,leS
commend a. the most elegant f
all velvets. the frise velvet with
rough crink,oI uncut loops or pile, making
fgurns on lain lie or on plain rcps tin
chine vel, ct with G.! anseable colora IN the
closely clippe pile; and the STRIPED velvetS
which wors .a.h enable in Paris lat year,
but were only used here by very eXclu i've
mOd!sJas.
Strip, are a decided feature Of the new
imppI tatiuls. Even stripes Of bold width,
from one to tArcc iuyEe, broad, are shown in
dark red next green, or ecru with golden
brown, white with black moss green with
heliotropa, gray with black, or seal brown
with fawn, and the same colors are manuiac-
tured in alternate stripes OF SiciilIenne with
velvet Pruuc velvet STEPPED with Sicillienne
stripes Of the same shade makes n tasteful
fabric and the many dahlia tints are SINH
larly woven, Bayadere velvet stripes across
from sclvedge to seivedge) are also seen,
Short women are in luck, for these stripes
will make tnrm look taller than they are,
while women OF high stature will apparently
be elongated. Wen, every peculiar person !
turn comes around in time, if she can wait
long enough for it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-10
re ATE HIS FAMILY.
story from thc Man WHO Got Lost
i'm the Rockies.

detroit Free Press.
"1h, talk about cannibnlisn is all bosh,"
he sad yesterday on the postufllce steps as he
rubbed his white plug hat on hi, elbow
"Snppose the living did eat the dead-what
of it,
Nobody answered him, and he presently
continued
"Ten years ago was lost with my family
in the Rocky mountains When We had
eaton our boots and shoes and whatever else
we c,uld worry down we had to resort to
caunihali>m The baby went first We
baked him. and better dinner | never sat
down to. Was there anything in that to
raise great FUSS
Three or four others We're added to the
crowd, and he went on.
"ln the course of six weeks wife and [ ate
our five children. We he'd cm stewed,
roasted and warmed up, and never relished
my meals with k"ener ze,t Did the papers
raise a great howl over it, Have been os-
TRACKED from society on account Of it,"
He moppcd his bald head and rubbed his
hat some NOR, AMI then sail:
The time came when | had to eat my wife
She wasn't rs juicy as the children. but the
meat kept lon or and furnished more real
nourlshment Nothing Of her body but the
right loot Wa, left when ! wa, rescued
Three days moro AMI | would have been com
Iollcd 20 "a" my gun AMI >Lo,t deer and
elk aAi ra5h.,s and such -pm' or starvc to
DEATH
"Do you moan to say ;h;t game was plenty
around ASKED "A little man who had been
breathing hard.
"Gr-, -ir-Wppls full of il"
"Aud y"u had a gun"
"\as. sir"
itl at. Ga
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-10
midas JUGGLERS.
Two Of their Tricks Shown to be
Frauds.
The Mysterious Basket I'm which "a
Cht'i IL Murdered The
l'a'nnu" 7sango-GroU-
ill., Trick Supposed.

[Iion. John swift in san Francisco Call
Iuc one rI" Who Interested M pur,cu
larry in ludit was the jugticrs. [ have al
way mai d tiJrE iuf prymE iItu the secret
Of pIcrtiii.,' zion, and lost no opportunity
OF seeing tI..' Ii 5ht-oi-han1 gentry at Their
TRICKS. an faapl occasion 20 witness many
oi ,."r per 4r.l9, C e., in different part, Of In.
pin. ny NV IgStous lead M to state pos.
itIvcly TINT Ga most rcih2rhaHle stories told
about them are iirtiDns, basel upon G films.
lest foundation of fact. The 81, a majority of
people ike to bn deceived in such matters and
will smut their eyes TO ptlpable evidences OF
traul' Whl.e travellers who eagerly alcle upon
every chance to pad their narratives with
$, nsational point, naturally throw "A veil OF
mystery around the tricks OF the Indian jug
sl'ls.
Let II, take. for instance. the two perform
ancrs that hay, been most frequently and
most maryciou-v written up-.th1t is to say.
the my,,oriou, ba,l;at and the luaugo-grow-
ing tricks. | have seen both of them
over AMI over again and lave found
the same easily detected frauds to exist in
every Case The baskets are bell shape AMI
have a false bottom between which and the
exterior wall 81 the basket there is ample
room for a mail child to stow itself away
The spectator, Sra not allowed to touch.
on even u come very near 10 the
basket, AMI at "A casual glance at the in
terror one Is not apt to detect the false bot
tom. Ine basket IS ila"cl over the child,
VINO SInatS pom the nara ground, and after
sufficient TINE has eiap'e for the youngStcr
TO craWl INTO us pIacu OF tchccallnont, IhG
Juggler horrliles ms audience ny plsoinS hi
sword through the BASKET, ana tI"l upon NJ
setting 1t, shows that The child has uiaip-
peared. Meanwhile II duplicate child that
closely resembles the first one ext 'r' upon
the scene from the Ia 'ESfouni and tnc Won-
derful trick Is completed
The famous man-o-ar'wing trick is even
slllIer than this You nave %, course read
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-10

'
If I'll pipes We're equally durable, they
might 10 classcl. accordin. to their merits
rs follows: First, soft earthcln pipe; second
meer,chaum; third, hard carthcn pipe, white
or colorci fourth, wooden pip; fifth, por-
celain pipe; sixth, metallic piIc
The whit oGrthcn pipe. porous and per-
mcah!e t. liquids, i pat first. because it Is Il
good aL-orh'r If nicotine; the metallic pipe is
put last, because il allows all the nuNi. II,
products formed during the combustion of
tho tobacco To- reach the mouth OF the
smoker. The meor-chaun, which lIuur-
Lately follows tie clay Pie, deserves its
place only on condition that it i, not too
old. II it IS seasoned, it Is a, bad
rs a wooden or porcelain pipe. The
seasoning, Of which poets have sung, may
may be full o; charms to the amateur to tine
hygienist it simply indicates that the pipe
has had its day, ard is now saturated with
tobacco juice, and it must he replaced by
another one, or be passed through the fire to
purify il, as is done in the coffee houses OF
Holland
Every OLD pipe, Drowned with long use,
leaves on the lips and tongue an acid and
strong-smollng liquid which irrtates the
tissues and corrodes the mucous secretions
When it has reached this condition. the finest
meer chaum is no better than the meanest
scorch throat. Independently of the sub
stane. the form Of the pipe has an influence
on tn proportion of noXioUS ingredients
which tobacco smoke contains Turkish a ld
Indian pipes, in which tobacco is burned
slowly, d!sCharging its smoke through a
liquid, arrest "A large portion Of the poisonous
ingredients The bowl of the German pipe
ieta Is IA great T. part Of the oily products
the Dutch and English clay pipe, retain les,
The metallic pipes OF Thibet, becoming
heated, carry 10 the mouth not only brown
liquids saturated with nicotine, but also a
smoke hot enough to burn the tongue