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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-01-17
'.scHooE AND CHUBCH.

Tho day schools of New York have
10000 pupils. and the night schools
IL, O00.
Paris alone has seventy schools for
mechanical trades, against one when
France first started industrial education.
Only about one-hah Of the Protest
ant Episcopal Churches in Pennsylvania
have houses for their rectors to live In.
philadelphia Press.
Mrs. H. ID. Huntington, of Cincin-
natl, who died recently in Colorado,
bequeathed in her will $500, 600 to the
Episcopal Church Cincinnati Times.
The Louisiana State Board OF
Education has decided to locate the
State Normal School at Natchitoches,
that town having given buildings and
grounds valued at 100000.
( AOhtained as they now are in many
cases, academic honors are an imposi-
ton on the public, blot on our educa-
tional Institutions, and hindrance- to
the cause of true education.-F. C. H.,
in Monmouth College Courier.
"A recent writer on the subject OF
common school education declares his
opposition to prizc-giving. Its very GER
tain that the system is quite as likely to
develop an unworthy cunning on the
part of students as it is to excite a
credtable spirit of emulation. Cur
rent. - 3i--''fis
For some reason not stated the au-
thorities of Lambeth Church, London.
have removed the celebrated "Pcdlar' 8
Window" from the church. This win
dow has been in existence for nearly
500 years, and was in some way asso-
ciated with the piece of land bequeathed
to the parish and known as 'Pedlar's
Acre." Beyond the suggestion OF the
name nothing is known Of the donor.
There are IA theological schools
in the United States, with 624 instruct
ors and 4,793 students. The number
of law schools is AZ; professors, 229;
Students, 1927. Medical schools, 1875;
professors, 1,749; students. 1886. The
Harvard library contains $4,000 vol
umes; Yale, 10000; Dartmouth, Co.,
600; Brown, $4,000; Columbia, $1,000;
Princeton, $4,000; Cornell, 1900;
Michigan, $4,000; Williams, $4,000;
Iowa, $4,000; Oberlin, $1,000; Mime
sofa. 10000 Chicago Inter Ocean.
1t is stated that tie number Of
Protestants in France is at present $50, :
900, of whom $50, 001 belong to the Re-
formed Church, $4,000 are Evangeli.
Gals and $50, 900 are divided between
Independents, Methodists, Baptists, etc.
Comparing the figures with the gen.
eral population it appears that there is
in France one Protestant to every sixty
three Catholics. The State pays 1872
Protestant pastors, although the total
number of the latter is as high as 906,
of whom by far the greater number
(699) belong to the Reformed Church.
Paris counts 10000 .Protestants of all
sects, and no less than forty-four build
ings devoted to Protestant services.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-01-17
A Man Who Likes to be Hung.

A few days ago young German
named Anton Dresser, who had beer
discharged from the employ of fruit
peddler, and who boarded on German
Street, attempted to commit suicide by
hanging. When discovered and Gu,
down his heart had almost ceased beat
ing, and it was two hours before he
was restored TO consciousness. He
was yesterday asked by a representa-.
tiveiof this paper to describe his sensa-
tons, and he promptly replied:
"They were so pleasant that may
try it again some day.
Ibid you have the idea on your mind
q great whilep'' = - ~
'.No. From the moment 1t entered
my head to the time I swung off was
not over half an hour. tied the rope
to beam in the barn, put my neck In
the moose while standing on q barrel,
and then kicked the barrel away. The
only fear I had was that the rope would
hurt me-" f.
''And did it?"
Eyes; for a second or two it was like
a dull knife saving at my neck
land you must have choked terri
bly?"
III did not fully realize it. was dim.
~ conscious of kicking around, and
know I raised my hands and grasped
the rope. suppose I suffered for ten
seconds and then it was very pleasant
thing"
"How?''
''Why, the pain disappeared, and the
feeling was about like when YOU are
Eighty with fever. Queer things danced
around me and made up faces at me,
and l felt as if Twas moving through
the air."
"And you were conscious?"
BARELY so. 1t seems now that
dreamed It ALL"
"But you did not know when You
were cut DOWN."
20, no! The dream, or whatever you
may call it, finally faded out, and the
next thing knew was in bed in the
house and they were treating me-"
"And you rather like hangingP"
II would rather die that way than
any other. / wouldn't like drop to
break my neck. as is the case on the
gallows, but II they would swing me off
and let me choke l would face the mu-
sic any day. Detroit Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-01-17

There are doubtless many of nv
young readers who consider themselves
expert swimnleIs and divers, but l won-
der II any. 81 Adln can equal the men
and women that surround the steamers
in many Oriental ports, in the hope of
earning little money by the display of
their skill and activity.
My first experience with these divers
was in the harbor Of Singapore. They
were all about the steamer to the num-
Der Of hundred or more, some in little
bosts hewn from logs and Just large
enough to hold one person, while 9th
ers were in boats containing all the way
from two to dozen. The smallest of
the hDats WIS not fnore.than foot wide,
and the occupant was crouched ON the
bottom of it IN very uncomfortable po-
sition; the slightest leaning to one side
or the other vas sure to upset him, and
hetook sdyantag6 OF this fact when it
came his turn to dive. II . coin were
thrown so that it fell near him, he in
stantly doubled and leaned over the
side; the boat turned and dropped him
out. and away be went into the water
andou q eight. The divers from the
larger boats sprang over the side and
went down with the rapidity of fishes;
some of Il EN- did not return to their
boats after their first dive, but remained
swimming or floating about until ready
to 60 under again.
The water was about thirty feet deep,
and 80 transparent that the bottom
could be seen with ease. Nine times
out Of ten the coins were caught before
they had gone . dozen feet below the
surface; the only way we could manage
TO have the divers 60 deeply was to pre-
tend to throw the money in ono direc-
tion and then toss it the other way,
thus giving it good start. Even then
they would generally seize the prize
while 1t was on its way, and, having
done 30, would come to the surface sf
most Is rapidly as they went down.
Most Of them had assistants to whom
they deliveyed the money, but those
who were working entirely by them
selves carried the money in their mouths
until they could ding them into the
boats
One Of the officers Of the steamship
said that the rivalry Of the divers was
all . pretense to make the most they
could ont of the strangers, a. they were
really associated in guild or company
and whatever the result of the day's
work might be it would be EQUALLY
divided At the end. They were GER
tainly vel paid, according to the ORR
entail notions. ~ most Of the passengers
emptied their pockets of small coins il
order to encourage the sport Six
pences and smaller silver CONS were in
great demand, and some Of the passsu-
gsS thtew out ~ occasional shipipk.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

There was young man from Ha-
vana. Who trod on Q piece of banana;
His heels flew up, the rest slid down,
And he was in ured in most frightful
manna.-N Y. Herald.
Why is life like harness? Because
life contains traces of care, lines OF
trouble, bits Of good fortune, breaches
of good manners, and Drilled tongues,
and every one has atug to pull through.
Golden Days.
( Visitor: 20, ho! Here you are
Found you out! What snug little
den % Recluse (chuckling): eyes,
here am, with my pictures and my
books; and here / can sit and read all
day long and nobody a BIT tie sOiser.-
~ Y. Ledger. -
Z "A lady of high rank once tried to
bride a Judge in England, by offering
him a pair of gloves filled with gold
coin. He kept the gloves, but returned
all the money, saying, with keen wit:
II prefer my gloves Without lining"
Wife Il notice = statement to the
effect that in this city every year $22.-
100000 Is spent for liquor, but only
$7,O00,000 for religion. That's signif-
cant. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of what?
Wife you men are having q
lpleasanter time in this world than you
will in the next. - Chicago Tribune.
"A Scotch woman wishing to
brighten her husband from nightly Wis
iting dram shop, got man to scare
him on his way home. As he rose from
hoh;rd q, h,roh Lob, oaIlod <r< ss.~k.
are you?" II am Aud Nick, was the
reply. "Come AVA mon," said John,
''gie me q shake of your hand; am
married to sister o. yours. =.
1t is stated that Russian has beeu
awarded patent which promises to
work q revolution in the match.
making industry" II it will prevent
rich mems daughters from clipping with
their fathers coachmen, and encourage
legitimate matchmaking. which will
prove satisfactory to the old folks. the
revolution" cant strike this country
day too soons Norristown Herald.
FL understand your son has Just
finished q course of rhetoric. Does he
show much, improvement in his writ
ingp" "Wonderful improvement! He
used towrite in a simple, straightfor-
ward way that anybody, even q child,
could understand. Now it is almost
impossible to tell what.he isdriving at.
Yes. sir; it kswonderful how he has
improved wonderful!'' Boston Tran
scripl. n = BE-
"A young law student in the South
west went to an old Judge to be exams;
ined for admission to the bar, After
desultory conversation the Judge said
swell. .youhg fellow, hang out your
Single and 70 ahead" "But you have
not examined me-" ssNever mind"
was the brilliant reply; .'if you don't
know no law you won'tget no practice,
so, you won't do no harm nohow. -
Boston Post.
"A lad rather small for his ago
works as errand boy for four gentle,
men. One day the gentlemen were
chatting him about being 60 small. and
said to him: you'll never amount to
much; you can never do much; you
are too small" The little fellow looked
1t them. "WeTl." said he. '.as small
as am can do something that neither
of you can do" ''Ah, what is thati''
said they. II can keep from swear
ing" said the boy. There were some
bushes on four faces. and there seemed
to be NO anxiety for further infoyma-
ton. r. Graphio, i ~s-s
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- -. -.
Erery copper coin mat could De ioun~
was thrown Overheard, particn!:rly un-
current ones from Japan aud China ouc
the divers make no distinction. eome-
times they refuse to ave for copper
money, under the pretense that tncy'
can not see it In the water; they WAL
touch nothing but silver. and travellers
may tempt them ia vain with the baser
currency. After the steamer has gone,
they proceed to gather up all the copper
that has been thrown out ana 3y THIS
shrewd device their gains arc iargely
increased.
AL the divers were young. the Oldest
being not more than twenty-five years
old. while many were not lar from ten
or twelve. One OF the best divers was
y girl, perhaps fifteen years old, and
the passengers tried to throw the coins
so that she would have better chance;
for them than any OF her rivals ohol
pences than anybody else. and we were
all sorry when told that she would DO
compelled to divide with the rest OF the
party. One of the passengers threw oue
q small brass ring as far IS he could
project it from the side of the ship. aud
offered ashiIling to the one that found
it, A dozen of the divers went in pur-
suit and it was brought in by the girl.
who received the promised shilling an0
two or three others with it
These divers were all OF the Malay
race. and it is said the majority OF the
inhabitants Of the Malay Peninsula. or
rather of those dwelling along the
coast, are able to SWIM the first time
they are placed in the water. Whether
this Is true am not prepared to say. but
Ihave seen children. not more than two
or three years old, swimming as easily
as they could walk and with the same
confidence. One day saw party OF
children amusing themselves in little
nook where the water was shallow, and.
the little fellows chased each other
about and Owed and swan rs though
they had been 80 many seals or offers.
When came in sight and walked close
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LITTLE c4RisTEL AND TIE
KING. -

Fraulein. the young schoolmistress to her
pupi Q said one day:
"Ncxt week at Pnngster holiday King Ludwig
And yos viii BE- WISE my little ones to WORK
with will 1t your tasks. 4s
That so you may answer fearlessly whatever
1t would be a shame too dreadful IL the King
should have 1t to tell
That Hansel missed In his figures, and Pc
terkin could not SPELL"
"ohol that mover shall happen" cried Han
sci and Peterkin, too,
Well show King Ludwig when he comes,
"And ve,"'. said Gretchen and Bertha and all
Who stood in row before her, with their
. We viii pay such good good attention to every
That y You s :'si ny nos be a.bamed of us when
King Ludwig rides this way"
She smiled. the young schoolmistress to see
that they loved her SO,
And With patient care she taught them the
Day after day she drilled them till the great
4 day came ut last
when ne hersIds FSoins before him blew out
And with mus!c and Tying banners, and the
The King and his troops Of soldiers rode
Oh the hearts of the eager children beat fast
with Joy and fear.
And Fruulcin trembled and grew pale, ~
the cavalcade drew near:
But she blushet with pride. and pleasure
when the lessons came 10 be heard,
one OF them missed Z word.
And King Ludwig turned 70 the teacher
with smile and = grsoious look;
pssr $40 ne s;,a;y P scuo'sts nave
" But now let US ask some questions TO see If
And e showed q one of the lssie maid. an
orange in his hand.
1t was lhristel. the youngest sister of the
mistress fair and kind
and pure a mind
"what kingdom does this belong TOT" ~ he
called her to his knee;
- And at once-~The vegetable, she answered
. quietly,
J" Good. said the monarch, kindly; and showed
~nOw isii he What this This belongs to. the pretty
she touched led i VIII ea.sful.nnser. for gold
And then" I he mineral kindom!" she an
swered with confident air.
" Well, done for the little madchen!' And
good King Ludwig smiled
At Fraulein and her sister, the teacher and
Now answer me one more ouestion:" with
- twinkle OF fun ia hie eve
What KINGDOM do 1 belong tor" For he
thought she would make reply:
" The animal;' and he meant 10 ask with n
frown. n that vas the thing
For a lite child like her to SAY tn her lord
and master. the King?
He knew not the artless wisdom thar would
set HIS wit at naurht
And the little ChristeI euessed nothing at
ali OF what Was in his thouRht
- - 80
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-01-17

Father, don't like to 90 to school,"
said Harry Williams one morning; II
wish you would always let me stay at
home. Charles Parker's father don't
make him 60 to school"
Mr.. Williams took the little boy by
the hand and said kindly to him:
Come, my son. l want to show you
something inthe garden"
Henry walked in'o the garden with
his father. who led him along until
they came to bed in which peas were
growing. the stems supported by thin
branches which had been placed In tho
ground Not weed was to be seen,
about their roots. nor even dis6guring
the walk aro&nnd the bed.
''See how beautifully these peas arc
growing, my son. We shall have an
abundant crop. Now let me show you
the peas IA Mr.. Parker's garden. We
can look at them through great hole
in the fence"
MI. Williams then led Henry through
the garden gate ard ACROSS the road to
look 1t Mr.. Parher's peas. After look
ing intasthe garden for few moments
Mr.. Williams said:
''Well. my son. what do you think q
Mr. Phrker's peasp'
20 father. never saw such poors
looking peas in my life. There are NO
sticks for them to run upon and the
weeds ere nearly q high Is the peas
themselves I"
why are they 20 much worse than
s.Hgssuce they have been left to grow
as they pleased I suppose Mr.. Parker
Just pianted them, and never took any
care OF them a(terwerd& He has neith-
er taken out The weeds nor helped the
stalks to grow right
Eyes. that's Just the truth, my son.
A garden viii soon be overrun with
weeds and briers Il it Is not cultivated
with the greatest care. And just 40 It
is with the human garden. This pre-
cicus garden must be trained, and Wa
tered, and kept free from weeds, or ie
will run to waste. Children's minds
are like garden-beds. and they mmt b
tended even moro carefully thai tho
choicest plants- II you were never to
60 to school. nor have good seeds Of
knowledge planted in your mind, it
would. when you became man, resem-
BILE the weed-covered bed we have Just
been looking 1t, instead Of the beauti-
full one in my garden. Would you
think Il right for me to neglect my gar
den - Mr.. Parker neglects hisP"
Vh no. father; your garden il .
good one, but Mr.. Parker's Is all over.
run with weeds and briers."
''Or, my son. do you think It would
be right II Ineglected my son as Mr..
Parker unUIAcfS RI ~1tc,ws~w L.. -
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lin England and on the Continent
BREAKFAST observed without meat, ex-
cept by special ordey and ct extr1
charge
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How AN Artist Painted Niagara.


One of the sensational pictures Of the year
at the London exhibition will b. Mr.. Colin
Hunters Rapids of Niagara Last autumn
Mr.. Hunter went out to Niagara and an
nexed, pro tenn, small islet-a mere table
OF rock-which stands out in the rushing
water above the fall and Is separated by a
yard or two from Goat islanl There he set
up his easel almost ON a level with tho
water, and painted the waves as they tumble
against the sky and take all kinds % fan
tastic shapes before falling into the gulf be-
low. Tha picture is very large, some twelve
feet wide AMI five high. Ii is practically
all sky AMI water, for a distant hint at tho
opposite hank and the dark trees upon it IL
no more than hint, and the same NAV to
said # a Sunken rock near the lower edge Of
the frame, the presence Of which we divine
by the oily flow ami disculoration Of the
Hater above IL
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a Pointer on Child K.s.aa.

Twas waking Up Elm stree. tae Other
day when n0,sc-; boz, aa-oa; yea-- Cd
playing :. yzr1 Es va all bl-nilsi Ep.
and uAs aA01t t~sniy Zee; away from IA
porch c. tie hoa>- lie c0Glin'; & a..
further a. ks Ea1 - k1a4 q 5 LAroess
made % I'D fssn-i strap, A-i . r05>
fastened 70 a pc; % tie pre- -as ted =
il You 80, al Us Eso;her ta4 20 Do .hsu
ste wanted hln vas 10 pail n 90 tie rep.
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lAnaheim Gal Gazette.I

Some time ago the rare and ludicrous
sight Of an ostrich with a wooden leg might
have been seen at the ostrich farm. The
ostriches first hatched were deficient in bone
structure, a fact which is attributed to the
deficiency Of certain element in the food
of the parent bird. deficiency which has
now been supplied. The bones Of the legs in
these young chicks We're very soft and break
able and much of the mortality among them
was due TO broken legs As an experiment,
Superintendent Sketchiey-who is an NJ. ID.
-amputat.d the leg of one OF the birds
which had broken it accidentally below the
knee, and strapped on wooden leg, upon
which the bird strutted around for some
time. Those who have seen the ungainly
and mincing gait o. the ostrich when
equipped with natural legs, can imagine
what a peculiar step one Of them would
have with artificial limb. Unfortunately
the bird thus singularly equipped broke his
leg above the knee and del
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-03

Ms Helen l. Capel 5As Withdrawn from
The Fleasantowa Observer. In her vale
dictory she says. A. the editor ami bcsIne y
manager Of q newspaper my business i
more with r1en than with women. AMI my
work. 70 be done successfully. mus; D. done
a. men do IL II ! do not follow the hsa,en
path the business mus: suffer IL ! DO nv
work ike a man I am made tas ~sbj jet 4 such
continual :usii!aie Of malicious gossip tia;
! choose u abandon a profitable business
rather than tear il any logger.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-03

The stains on linen can ds removed. bu.
the quick process vii - very at 70 destroy
tie fabric. 4 slower, hut better way. Is 70
rub the stain q bo-h sid-s with yellow sap
Mix starch and cod water 70 n thics paste
ani rub II Vel into tie Linen o1 both ssis-
OK the stain Spread ths i.Ren On tie graSs,
II possible, IN the sul aEi wind til the SAN
disapPear. Il not entirely re;a5vei n t.o
or tkree days rub oS tie past AMI rsoes
tie prOues. Lsn57 Juioe addei 70 The pas;e
l. god
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Rattiing Good at One Thing.

Chicago Ledger
Il had supposed be was quite a gifted
man
"HimT
-IeST
Not much
"Ah; you surprise me-
"He never hal any particular gift Tor
any thing a | could see. but to look solemn
and catch fish He was rattiing god AZ
that. though, AMI could pull in nior,' 81 X
ers'n any boiy't ever spit on q HOOK
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-03
The Elephant Can Go

A good ivory Is now made from bones AMI
scraps OF sheepskin The next improvement
will b. the playing Of the game OF billiards
by machinery When thjs i, done young
men can stay al home and improve their
. minis
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-03

Several temperance military compAD.e
have been FORMED in New York city.
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"ANTED-If YOU want good boarding
w place in private family, either with or
without lodging, apply at No ieO South Topeka
avenue Wichita Kansas DIST
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washer; dining room girls. Apply at hotel
,.G-irs
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NyANTED-Toe exchange for farm or city
w property, in sedgwick county, suburban
property in the city Of Cleveland Ohio. Adj
lala-ff
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Lr0R SALE-ee OF % acres OF improved land
Il on College Heights, by A. l.. Austin. si0-tf
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