The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-07-11
MISCELLANEOUS.


-Parisians ate $4,000 donkeys, mules.
and horses last year. The academic de
| Medicine has awarded prize to an
essayist who strongly recommends
more general use of such diet.
"A London firm of pencil-makers
manufactures its shavings and sawdust
| into an article which they call the dust
| of Lebanon" 1t is sprinkled upon the
fire to remove the unpleasant smell of
cooking noticeable in room after
meal.
British Columbia is realizing the
benefits of it's excellent harbors and
magnificent forests. Two milling COM
panies with an aggregate production of
IS, 900, 900 feet of lumber, are now
cutting exclusively for the export trade.
They ship to China, Australia, Sand
witch Islands, and even to England.
We had in 1880 nearly 100000
common laborers." The number of
| clergymen in 1880 was $1,000, against
$4,000 in 1870; the number of lawyers
GA, 900 in 1880, 5000, in 1870; the num-
Der of physicians increased during the
decade from 81, 700 to $4,000. In 1880
there were 1890 actors and 1000 jour-
nalsts in the country.
An insane German, named William
| WEIGHT, created sensation in the Uni
ted States Supreme Courtroom recently
| by announcing that he had several suits
| of clothes in carpet-sack which he car
| ried that he wanted the Chief Justice to
wear. He thought they would be more
becoming than the black silk robes that
| IL inf
In Morocco recently man was ac-
| cused of having stolen bullock from
one of the local native authorities who
acted as Judge in his own case and gave
orders that the supposed thief should
have his eyes cut out, which horrid
| sentence was carried into effect. A
writer cites this as sample of a series
of brutal atrocities continually occurring
in that country.
African colonization has already
affected the price of elephants. An In
dia exchange quotes Asian elephants
six feet high at $4,000, tigers at $3.50.
and panthers at $475. Yet at recent
sales in England elephants have been
sold as low as $500, six lionesses with
cubs at $3.50, tiger that had devoured
two keepers brought only 1852, and
panther was traded even for a poodle.
The boys of Turner, Me-, says the
Lewiston Journal. are noted for train
| ing domestic animals--dOgs, calves,
sheep and steers are broken to all kinds
of vehicles. One day Earnie Morse
will drive by with a tandem team-a
sheep and calf. He may be followed
by Harry or Ralph Bearce driving span
of merino bucks. Then string Of
Jersey calves driven by dozen boys.
Willie French has nice Jersey heifer
trained to do all sorts of fine things.
AT the Bald Mountain extension
drift mine, near Forest City, Cal, re-
Gently, the steel wire cable broke while
loaded cars were descending the incline
| $50 feet long. One of the boys, by the
name of Veal, employed at the mine,
had the rare courage and presence OF
mind to jump on an empty car and
chase the fleeing train down the tunnel.
over 5000 feet in length, and overlook
and stopped it before the cars collided
with the incoming train.
The new servant girl came to her
mistress crying and holding on to her
finger. Whats the matterp" asked
the lady of the house. II run one of
the forks into my hand, and if it is this
plated stuff I'll get lockjaw." Don't
be alarmed" said the mistress, call my
silver is genuine; 1 don't keep any
| plated ware" Next morning the serv-
ant girl was gone and so was the silver
-Ieras Siftings
The claw of the road" as under
stood in Pennsylvania, was laid down
by Judge Biddle of the Common Pleas
Court of Philadelphia few days ago.
1t is to the effect that persons meeting
on the highway must each keep to the
right This rule is modified in the case
OF a foOtman or a horseman, who can
not compel teamster who has heavy
load to turn out of the beaten track, or
even light wagon with heavy
draught. If a horscman or light vehi-
Gle can pass with safety on the left of a
heayily-laden team it is their duty to
| give way and leave the choice to the
more unwieldy vehicle.
When Finland girl wishes to leave
chat country, according to the Cardiff
Nail, she has to go first to her clergy
man and partake of the sacrament and
| procure letter of recommendation
from him; next to physician and OBJ
tain of him, after an examination, a
certificate Of permission to remain alb
sent certain specified number of years.
This certificate costs her about twenty
dollars. If she returns promptly at the
end of the time prescribed all is well. but
if not her name is erased from the book in
which it has been entered, and she is
considered as having violated her con-
tract with the Government and loses
her citizenship forever.
Preservation of Negro Dialect Hymns.
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