The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-07-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

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The Popular Science MonAlu, afte
careful investigation, concludes tina
the human race began about 2,0OO, OOl
years ago.
during the recent Franco Chimes,
difficulty the latter country was for tn,
hrst time in her long history compelled
10 borrow money from foreign sources
Newport is agitated over the condi
ton OF the famous old stone mill, on,
OF the wonders of the world and gen
uine antique. The extreme cold of las
winter has so badly damaged the struc
ture that extensive repairs will be re
quired to keep it from falling to the
ground.-Proridence Journal
DR.. Holmes gives receipt for ,
popular novel: ''Hero-heroine-
-mamma-,pcle-sister, and so on
Love-obstacles- misery : tears-des,
Palr-glimmer of hope-unexpected so.
luton of difficulties happy finale.
Landscape for background according
TO season. Plants of each month goi
up from botanical calendars"
The late Schuyler Colfax. at a.meet.
ing OF the Daughters of Rebekah, in In
annapolis, last summer, declared from
the rostrum that it was his pride to say
that the Rebekah Degree was the best
Kept secret in the order. Men had been
expelled from the order (Odd Fellows)
for divulging the secret work, but there
was no instance on record OF a woman
having ever proved rccreant to her OBJ
ilgations.-Ai6any Express.
The saltpetre beds of Nevada are
lar better situated for the development
of their deposits than the nitre region
of South America, which is a desert en-
tireiy devoid OF water and all vegetable
life. Water for all purposes is con-
densed from the ocean water, and car
ried to the nitre fields, while fuel has to
be procured from the mountains in the
South OF Chill. In Nevada the salt
petre deposits are in the vicinity of a
rich farming country, with an abundant
supply OF water and wood close at
hand Chicago Journal.
The Fenian ram that aroused con.
siderable public curiosity through the
columns OF newspapers two years ago
is still at New Haven, Conn, in a
wooden building on the bank of Mill
River. 1t is about thirty feet long, 4
cigar-shapcd, burns petroleum for fuel,
and can make excellent speed under
water. 1t is said to have cost S15. 600:
No one is allowed to see it except those
in whose charge it is, and they refuse
to talk about it The building has no
side windows and the door is strongly
arred.-Neu HaUen Register.
An angler thus tells of his own ex-
periments as to the effect that sound |
produces on trout, and he assumes that
all fishes are more or less alike in this
respect: Frequently when able to OBJ
serve atrout, while myself unseen,--I
have screamed and shouted at the top
,f my voice. These demonstration have
invariably been without the slightest |
'nect, but when varied by a conclusion
Which would communicate itself to the
water this has no longer been the case.
lnd evidence OF alarm, or at least that
he conclusion was felt, has been an
'arent. y Chicago Herald.
The use of the revolver by women
o avenge real or supposed injuries, is
'ecoming very common in France. Re-
emily Paris physician, residing in tho
Tue Lafayette, had q maid servant
amed Louise Chasot, whom he dis
Missed. She left, vowing vengeance.
which he took no notice. The next
ay messenger called to ask him to 90
nd see person who was ill at Rue dc
'unkirk. He went to the apartment
ldicated. and on the door being opened
, him he found himself in the presence
his late domestic. She immediately
red two shots of a revolver at him.
me bullet grazed his ear. The other
assed through his left thigh.
Some thirteen years ago Hon. Gid.
On Haynes, of Massachusetts,, in the
purse OF business mailed four Bank of
ngland notes of the aggregate value
5000 to a correspondent in Brazil.
he mail steamer was burned on the
assage, with her cargo, and the money
as given up as lost. Recently Mr..
agnes discovered that each note was
amped with mark and a number. /,
I'd that duplicate of this was kept
the record of the bank. He commit !
Gated with Messrs. Kidder. Peabody {
Co, and that firm. together with its j
,ndon correspondent, Barring Brothers t
Co., soon had the matter investigated I
d the lost bills replaced by new ones {
Boston journal .