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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-21
Thermometers
How They Should BE Exposed I'm Order to
Work Satisfa ctorily.


Work Satisfactorily.
One of the first conditions to be re-
garded is that of securing good height
above the ground, on which consider
able diversity of opinion prevails. Much
depends upon the immediate conditions
of the locality. When this point is de-
cided upon, a uniform and satisfactory
shelter or screen should be provided for
the instrument The height and the
screen should be so adjusted that the
thermometer shall be free from ground
fog. and that access of the air to it
should be perfect. The shelter should
shield it from all reflected heat, from all
radiation from surrounding objects. as
well as from moisture. Many different
forms of shelter have been cOntrived in
different countries. In experimenting
upon the merits Of these devices, a
standard of comparison is found in the
swung thermometer, or, as the French
call it, the uerm,ometre fronde, which is
a common thermometer attached to q
string or wire, and rapidly swung
through circle whose radius
is the length of the string. The
theory of this arrangement is that, as
the instrument is rapidly brought in
contact with large mass of air, it must
give the temperature of the same, un-
less the results are vitiated by other
causes. From number of experiments
the following conclusions as to the best
disposition of shelters are advanced:
When exposed to direct sun-heat they
should be at least thirty-six inches long;
with proper precautions the thermom-
eter ''fronde" both dry and wet will
give the most correct air temperature
and relative humidity; single louvre
shelter is sufficient. The interposition
of a second louvre prevents the free
access of air, and if ventilation is used
it must affect the air which is propelled
to the thermometer. For obtaining even
approximate relative humidity in calm
weat her single louvred shelters are nec-
essary, and for the best results an in
duced air current is essential, especially
in the winter in northern countries.
When window shelter is used there
should be free air-space of from six to
twelve inches between the shelter on
the north side of the building and the
wall. The simplest form of screen
would be four pieces of board ten or
twelve inches square, nailed together
box-fashion, leaving the bottom and the
side toward the window open. The
thermometers, dry and wet, should be
placed five inches apart, near the center
of this screen, with their bulbs project
ing below the plane of the lower edge.
Shade may be given, at such times as
the sun is shining on the north side of
the house, by the adjustment of the
window blinds.-Chicaq0 Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-21
OHIO COLLEGES.
The Buckeye States Great Number OF
These Institutions of Learning.

The Buckeye States Great Number Of
These Institutions of Learning.
1t is a fact perhaps not generally
known that Ohio has more so-caIled
colleges than any other State in the
Union. While Illinois and New York
have twenty-eight each and Pennsylva-
mia twenty-six, no. other State
having more than nineteen, Ohio
has thirty-five. But it is only
in the number of these institutions
that the State can boast. Their aggre-
gate income from the productive funds
Is but $2f0,510, and from tuition fees
but $125,3S2, while the value of all
grounds and buildings is but SO, $40,
and the number of volumes in their
libraries but 161,3 1902. The number of
students, however, in the preparatory
collegiate departments compares favor
ably with the older States, New York
only surprising Ohio. How much bet
ter endowed the colleges of Massachu-
sets are than those of Ohio may be
seen at glance. With but seven col
leges they have an income from pro-
ductive funds of S291,812, and receipts
from tuition of Sl66,538 and 303, 126
volumes in their libraries; but the value
of buildings and grounds is only 81
$4,000. The colleges of New York and
Pennsylvania are also much better en-
dowed than those of Ohio, and are
vastly richer in libraries and apparatus.
Michigan, with only nine colleges,
shows up better than Ohio in the pro-
vision made for their support incis-
santi Commercial Gazette,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-21
The First Newspaper Illustration.

According to book on the subject
Just published in London, it appears
that the effort to illustrate important
or special current events was much
earlier made than many are aware.
The first attempt to illustrate the news
of the day seems to have been made in
1907, when a tract on "Woful News
from Wales curiously illustrated q
flood that occurred in Monmoutshire.
Another tract, in the same year, pictures
floods in Somersetshire and Yorkshire.
There were others, in 1912 and 1913,
illustrating, among other things, the
burning of Tiverton and 1.-The Wonders
of this Windie Winter" Favorite sub
iects with those early wood-cutters were
murders, battles and floods, with now
and then supernatural flight, whether
of ghost or meteor. There were some
very good cuts in 164l and 1913, one or
two counted worthy the pages of a
modern illustrated paper. The first
paper that attempted regularly to Illus
trate features of its news was the Mer-
curtus Ciricus. published in London
during the civil war. War maps were
published as early as 1901, when the
London Post gave an outline drawing
Of the seat of war in Italy, and in 1746
the Dublin journal gave q plan of the
battle OF Culloden. Exchange.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-21
Trees Which Bear Geese.

While was in the Territories this
summer, looking for the best place to
put railroad through, says q cores
pondent, we camped on the banks of q
river that runs into the Yellowstone.
There were high trees growing all along
the banks, and soon we saw large nests
in the branches, built of sticks, and the
old birds flying about feeding the
young ones, very noisy and hungry
young ones, too, and not very polite al
ways to their parents, about what was
given to them.
noticed the old birds. They looked
to me like wild geese, and 1 would not
let anybody shoot them. have re-
spect for the wild goose. He knows
the secret of the poles. No sailor ever
got so far north but that the wild goose
went still further. No doubt some of
those flocks we see flying southwark in
the Autumn have been Matched within
the Arctic circle. If they might they
could tell us the icy secret that the
Polar Sea has kept so long.
Everybody laughed at me for saying
that this looked like goose, and one
day climbed up and looked into q
nest. When / came down the others
asked me what l had seen, and l said
goslings. They all laughed. None of
them believed me, and one of them
asked me if had ever seen a flock Of
whales in a clover field.
The next day we went a mile or two
down the river in our boats, and as we
were rowing along we saw several
Hocks of young water birds padding
about. They were pretty little, yellow,
fluffy things, and swan splendidly, and
one of the men said:
II guess these are your goslings, Pull
len.
We had not seen any mother birds
with their broods, but as we were COM
ing back we saw big bird lowering
over the water, and looking at us with
the greatest distrust. She had some
thing large in her beak, and to see
what she would do, we pushed back
among the rushes and lay still. Then
she came close down to the water, and
pat! dropped the thing from her beak.
and 10! there it was ON the water,
swimming away like rat, a little
furry, green-and-yellOw gosling. We
could not believe our eyes.
This is the greatest wild goose chase
/ ever was in" muttered one of the
men.
Twas right. 1t was variety of wild
goose who build nests and raise Cos
lings in high trees, and carry its young
ones to water when they are big
enough. ! had not known it before. I
only saw that the big bird "acted like
goose" which, in this case, means
something pretty smart. 1t is so strange
that can hardly believe it now. l 60
once in a while, when am in Washing
ton, to the Smithsonian Institute, and
look at specimen nest and eggs, with
a pair of the birds stuffed, which I
killed and brought home myself and
gave to the society, before l caa be-
lieve it all; and when l tell it to people,
they are ready to laugh over my story
of goose-bearing trees,-Erchangs.
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say that the feet of

-Naturalists say that the feet of the
common working bee exhibit the CON-
bination of basket, a brush and pair
of pincers. The brush, the hairs of
which are arranged in symmetrical
rows, are only to be seen with the
microscope. With this brush of fairy
delicacy the bee brushes its velvet robe
to remove the pollen dust with which it
becomes loaded while sucking up the
nectar. Another article, followed like
spoon, receives all the gleanings
which the insect carries to the hive.
Finally, by opening them. one upon
another, by means Of hinge, these two
pieces become pair of pincers, which
render important service in the con-
struction Of the combs.-Philadclphid
Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-21

One of those rubber balloons with
q whistle attached was recently the
cause of the death of Brooklyn, N.
Y. lad. He drew it into his throat, aud
being unable to extricate it, died in
great agony before the arrival u ,
physician.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-21

Canada has a military force Of
about So, 900 men, comprising about $50
regulars. 500 mounted police and about
N,740 ''active militia"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-21

Animals that are troubled with
worms may be safely and speedily re-
lieved by giving them small dose of
turpentine two or three times in their
feed.-N. Y. Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-21

The State of North Carolina claims
that it contains greater variety OF
minerals than any country in the
world.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-21

"A Fresno man shipped to Sal
Francisco the other day two sweet pc
tatoes, one weighing eight and tn
other twelve pounds.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-21

I'm everyday life it is much more i'm
portant to be an accurate observer than
q mere book learner. - York; Pa. DAILY.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-03-21

: IAN Indian at Fresno Flats, Cal,
was fined 500, recently, by . Justice
tor killing another Indian. =. -
The National tribune., 1885-04-23
keryaus Exhaustion.

Americans suffer more from nervous exhaust
ion than the people of any other nation in the
world. Whether as workers or pleasure seekers,
we give ourselves scarcely any rest. Everything
IS dono with an energy that wastes the nervous
forces rapidly. Men and women break down
in their very prime and become invaids, while
Others, holding still to their restless lives,
alternate between enforced activity and en-
forced idicness, having little physical comfort
or real enjoyment in anything.
This large class, VINO will not or cannot re-
frain from taxing nature beyond her normal
strength, aud who suffer more or less from
nervous exhaustion in consequence. will find
Compound Oxygen an unlaiiing restorer of
vital force. A quick response OF the whole
nervous system TO its action rarely fails To ap-
pear. This is followed by purer condition of
the blood, an increase of appetite, sonnder
sleep, and a general toning mp of the whole
system. The downward drift is checked and
the patient finds himself moving ia the opposite
Observation-Disclosures. After that ali will de-
pend on himself. If he will continue for a
reasonable time, the Treatment which has
wrought so great q change in his condition and
avoid the causes which originally impaired his
health, he may look for permanent restora-
tlon. III you wish TO know all about this re-
markable Treatment, write to Drs. STARKEY &
PALEN, ll09 and I'LL Girard ST., Phila, for the
" Treatise on Compound Oxygen" 1t will be sent
frx.
The National tribune., 1885-04-23
NOT WHAT HE WANTED.

How General Sherman Took Seidiitz Powder.
[Wasaingto, Letter to The Cceela,rd Leaderl
am able 70 give the readers of The Leader
some more extracts this morning from the
manuscript notes of Col. a. H. Markland, the
head Of the mail service during the war
The first relates how Gen. Howard unthnk-
ingiy compelled Gen. Sherman TO take seidiitz
powder when he wanted rather drink OF cd
Bourbon whisky.
"When Gen. Sherman's army was at Colds
boTo, \. C., Gen. Sherman made visit TO the
headquarters Of Gen. Howard. While there
Gen. Sherman felt the need Of small draft
Of whisky TO drive OF the niaiarial effects OF the
climate on his system. Now, ali the officers of
the Army knew Of Gen. Howard's rigid tenn
peraDce procivities. and were str CT in their re-
spect for them. Gen. Sherman & new there was
no whisky in Gen. Howard's quarters, aud
therefore did not mention his wants To Gen.
Howard. Presently DIR. John Moore, the Medi-
cal Director, came IN. and after little conver-
satjon Gen. Sherman gave hiir the wink aud
said, Doctor have you a seidlitz powder in
your Guartcrs?' The Doctor answered that he
had. Gen. Howard spoke up and said: Gen
Sherman It IS not necessary TO go to the Doctors
quarters; have plenty Of seidlitz powders here,
and good ones, too. ] will get you one.' If there
wa duA LAi4S ih het. noNdIus quarters tiiiil
Gen. Sherman did not want it a seidlitZ
powder, and therefore ne said TO Gen. Howard :
Never mind. General! Give yourself no trou-
BILE (HowaFd was then getting the powder
and glasses OF water ready.) will be going by
hoore's quarters after awhile
DR. Moore was a great wag aud quickly took
in the situation and became party To the joke
on Gen. Sherman. He said TO Gen. Sherman
BY the way, General, don't think have
seidlitz powder in my quarters. aud you had
better take the one Gen. Howard has BY this
time Gen. Howard had the powder all ready for
use and handed the glasses TO Gen. Sherman
Rather than offend Howard by saying he meant
whisky, he drank the foaming stuff down mucn
TO his own disgust, to the satisfaction of Gen.
Howard, and TO the amusement of the staff Of
ficers"
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-06

The objection has often been urged
that in making man the head Of the
family the Church is unjust to woman.
But the family is an organic unity, and
cannot exist without subordination and
authority. Either the husband or the
wife must be the depository of domestic
authority, and unless it can be shown
that the woman is better fitted than nah
to exercise this power, no injustice has
been done. Physically man is stronger
than woman, he is better able to con-
front the world and to do the work by
which the members of the family are
maintained in health and comfort. His
torically society grows out of warlike
and barbarous state of life, and since
women are less fitted for war than men,
the defense of property and right is
| naturally intrusted to those whose hands
hold the sword But it is not necessary
to examine into the genesis and eyolu-
tion of society to find reasons for giving
the headship of the family to man; we
need but look into the heart of woman
to see there an impulse as strong as life
to look up to and follow the man she
loves. Between man and woman there
ought to be no question of superiority Or
inferiority; they are unlike, ard in moth
ing do they differ more than in their re-
lative power to escape from their i'm
pressions. A woman understands only
what she feels, whereas a man may grow
to be able to look at things as they are
in themselves, remaining the while in
different to their relations to himself
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-06
CHIPS.

Patent medicines are estimated by
leading English medical journal to cause
the death of $50, 600 persons per year.
Iceland has seven weekly newspapers
and one monthly magazine. The most
popular newspaper has circulation of
400 copies a week.
A rifle-shooting match of an interest,"
ing character is shortly to come off in
India. The Niceroy and his staff are to
shoot against the Commander -in-chief
and his staff.
The Russiaa Minister of War ordered
series Of experiments to be undertaken
in the principal fortresses of Poland, with
view to employ electricity to fire guns
in all military defences.
A woman who had for several years
regularly sold cats as Scotch hares to the
people of Nottingham, England, has just
been sentenced to nine months imprison-
ment Meanwhile the remaining cats
and the people of Nottingham are inter-
changing congratulations.
The cocoanut will not fouish away
from the seashore, and no magnet is
truer to the pole than is the root of the
cocoanut tree to the ocean, for when the
root breaks through its husks it points
directly toward the sea, no matter in
what position the nut is placed in the
ground.
A rich young farmer of Dakota, hav-
ing announced that he never would
marry until wheat sold at 81 per bushel,
neighboring farmer, who has daugh-
ter willing to relieve his loneliness, has
offered to take his entire crop at 81
bushel and give him a check for it at the
wedding.
French clocks are said to represent the
highest perfection in the way of decora-
tive clock cases., English clock makers
claim and deserve the reputation of pro-
ducing the most accurate time keepers,
while to the American manufacturers be.
long the credit of making the best time
| keepers at the least possible cost
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-06
She Missed 1t.

"Ma and T. she said shyly, are more
like two sisters than mother and daugh-
ter"
'Yes?" he said, with lingering intlec-
tion on the safeguard of the yes which
rose clear to the ceiling.
eyes indeed" said the girl, the rosy
flush on her cheeks making her infinitely
more beautiful than ever. MA and
are inseparable. We have never been
separated a single day siuce l was a little
baby"
mo NOE he said, this time with an in.
Election on the second section of the
word that went only half way to the
ceiling and back again.
ooh, dear. no. the g,rl went OH, il
her artless way. "And ma and l always
said that when l was married she was
going to love my husband like her son.
and come and keep house for u.s."
"Oh h." William said, with circum
hex.
Then he rose up slowly and firmly, anC
said that he had note to take up al
three o'clock, and as it was now half pas
nine he would go. And he didn't come
back again. No, never. And ma sale
to the girl
"That's where you missed it in no
fully trusting your mother. Why didn''
you tell me that man had been married
before? Had known he was widowe
I would have played the home of ole
women racket ON him."
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-06

OF English doctors, Radcliffe made
over SIS, 900 a year in the height of
his fame Mead, $4,000; Baillie, s45-
900; Sir H. Halford, SIS 900, and Sir
r. Brocie $4,000 in the year but one
before his retirement, the largest in
come known. Radcliffe once received
$4,000 as special fee for visiting Lord
Albcmarle at Namur, Granville S., 900
and his travelling expenses for visit to
St. Petersburg, and recently Sir W.Gull
$1,000 each for two visits to Pau, and
1000 for travelling to Pertshire and
remaining week with patient. But
the fee of fees was that received by DR..
Dinesdale in 1868 for inocculating the
Empress Catharine and her son at St.
Petersburg, viz: 100000 paid down, a
pension of s., 500 for life and the dig
nifty of baron.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-06
California's Big Trees


from the Santa Rosa, Cal Republican.
A redwood tree, cut in this county,
furnished all the timber for the Baptist
church in Santa Rosa, one of the largest
church edifices in the county. The in
terror of the building is finished in wood
there being no plastered walls. Sixty
thousand shingles were made from the
tree after enough was taken for the
church. Another redwood tree, cut near
Murphy's Mill, in this county, about ten
years ago, furnished shingles that re-
quired the constant labor of two indus
trious men for two years before the tree
was used up. The above statements are
vouched for as true by Supervisor T. j.
Proctor
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-06
Has Not Yet Returned.

from me 'futHg - ORIG.
A preacher in Southern Missouri, after
sending his hat around among the breth-
ren, and vainly urging them to contribute
clasped his hands raised his eyes and said:
"Lord, this is the toughest crowd have
ever found. l have preached in the
Black Jack neighborhooi, and have rid
den the Red Range circuit, but this con-
gregation occupied place little futher
removed from the giving spout than any
people | ever saw. Amen"
Then, turning to the sexton, he said:
1--WE got two gallons of old whisky
stored away not far from here. AS don't
use liquor myself l am going to give it to
some worthy man. Garry the hat around
once more" The hat came back full of
silver. The preacher went into the
woods to look for the whiskey. Up to a
! few hours ago he had not returned.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-06

rebelled at the injunction to enter bag
gage wagons, and absolutely refused to
travel in them. They referred the case
to the Emperor by telegram, ending
their statement by these words ''lVhat
does your Majesty command usto do ?"
The answer came, prompt and curt,
"Obey," and the delinquents had to
answer before a military tribunal for
their insubordination.
The body servant of the Emperor
the Oldest of all his old retainers, the
faithful Engel, is a septuagenariall
His master treats him with playful IA
mlliarlty, using to him the friendly du,
and never fails when he enters the
room in the morning to inquire after
his health He is far less strong and
robust than the aged monarch, and
one day last Winter he regretfully in
formed His Majesty that he must soon
retire from service, that every man
could not be as everlastingly hale as
the Emperor, and that he needed rest.
William responded, with a laugh: !:
"Engel, thou and l have not the time
to rest" and nothing more was said.
The Emperor neither smokes nor
takes snuff. He uses a short-sighted
eyeglass to read and write only, and
will not own that his eyes are weaker.
He sleeps, like a boy, soundly and
peacefully. He likes joke, and with
his interiors, is most CONSIDERABLY
kind, buying himself little presents for
each of his servants at Christmas. The
other day he missed a lady's maid,
whom he was wont to see about the
Empress daily. On inquiry he was
told she had days leave of absence
to visit her family, as it was her birth
day. The next morning, meeting her,
the Emperor gave her trihe, adding,
II am late with my congratulations,
DIeiN kIud.'
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-06
MODERN MAXIMS.

He who would gain snccesa's goal
Must never Airt ~ith alcohol.
SocietN's : IN dc I'p of much that is shoddy
And he no w:ui'i enter it surely will fine
His worth will i." Sargel by the dress OF
his body,
And never at ali by til" glrb Of his mind.
Defeat brave soIl:; c..n nc'er ,!iSmay;
s;traig ghtf,rHtr,l still they press,
And will! their failures pave the way
That lie DIS up 10 success.
Economy will always pay;
The man who saves is Wise,
And those content with mush TO day
Will one day ct nimce pies.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-06

Porto Rican ladies', although as dark
as mulatoes. carry with them to all public
places face powder made from grinding
peculiar shell, and when they think no
one is looking their way they give their
faces fresh coats of it. OF course the
powder shows, but good breeding makes
the observer technically blind to the
ludicrous combination of black nature
and white pulverized shell.