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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-22
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


The smallest salary a pastor in the
Presbyterian Church of Australia is per.
mitted to receive is 500.
If compelled to choose between the
two, always prefer a good teacher to
a fine school-house. : Chicago Inter
Ocean.
An uncommon form of strike is the
quitting of pastoral work by the lower
clergy of Bulgaria. They refuse to hold
church services, baptise, or solemnize
marriages and burials. Their griev-
ance is the very worldly one of reduce
ton of wages, which are paid them by
the State
The rectors and prominent laymen
connected with several of the Protestant
Episcopal Churches in New York have
inaugurated mission work fashioned
after the recent London Mission, which
is designed to put the churches in more
thorough sympathy with the working
people. IN. Y. Tribune.
Speaking of our Home Heathen''
the Christian Union says: The popu-
lation has been growing. and the church
accommodations have been diminishing
In the city of New York, in 1910, one
church to every 1880; in 1880. one
church to every 2,400. In the city of
Chicago, in 1910, one church to every
TAI; in 1880, one church to every 1000.
These figures show that the darkness is
gaining on the daylight in these two
great cities. This is also true in Gin.
cinnati and st. Louis"
Tho Mor,-lana Acouol Iorf~.o-o~
of the Methodist Protestant Church held
at Alexandria, Va. reports total num-
Der of members, Is. l49, being an in
crease of 224; received 1.57l. an in
crease of 377; parsonages. 81; churches,
230; value of church property. 1874. 1893;
church indebtedness, S28, 107, or 50, 1868
less than last year. Number of Sunday,
schools, 1884, teachers and scholars,
1894; volumes in library, 20. 250; con-
versions in Sabbath-schools, 763. gain
of S21 over last year.
The London School Board. by a
vote of thirty-one to four. adopted a
resolution providing that teachers
should not require home study of pupils
who are in a delicate state of health or
whose parents object thereto. Several
steps have recently been taken by the
English educational authorities toward
making the school-life of children less
arduous. Such expressions of public
opinion as have been obtained indicate
general disposition on the part Of
parents in favor of less hours and loss
work for the children.
"A minister well known by name
throughout the land. who has one of
the best equipped houses of worship,
was showing friend, not long since.
through its various rooms, when they
came to the kitchen, which was con-
nected by speaking tube to the pas
tors study. On the wall was printed
in large letters: The Lord will pro-
vide, while in smaller letters on the
same wall near the mouthpiece of the
tube was the direction: BLOW and wait
for an answer" The visitor naturally
asked if the two inscriptions had any
particular connection with one another;
and it is hardly necessary to say that a
change was soon made in the lettering;
-COngregdtiOndiist.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-22
RUSSIAN FUNERALS.

The Ceremonies Which Attend the Burial
of the Dead in the DomInions of the
Gar.
We learn. from Khors work on St.
Petersburg, that black collins are sell
dom used in Russia; collins are gener-
ally brown, but children have pink,
grown-up unmarried girls sky-blue.
while older females are INDUCED with a
violet color. Among the poorer classes
the coffin is adorned with pine branches;
while among the rich the whole way
from the habitation to the church is
strewed with the same. Mr.. Khol saws:
The coffin is carried to the church
uncovered, that the acquaintance who
may happen to meet it in the street
may have a last glimpse of their
friends. face. The lid is carried be-
fore. The coffin is followed, even in
the daytime, by a band of torch-bear-
ers. with broad cooked hats, and en-
veloped in long black mantles.
those who meet the funeral pro-
cession take off their hats and offer up
prayer to heaven for the dead; and so
earnest are they in their devotions that
they do not replace their hats until the
cavalcade has disappeared from sight.
This mark of respect is shown to every
corpse-to- Russians as well as to Prot
estants and Catholics. In the church
the corpse is again set out in state and
the priests, clad in black and white
and holding in their hands wax-lights
enveloped in Grape, supply the dead
with everything they judge necessary
for the journey. On his forehead is
placed a fillet ornamented with holy
saws and images. In his hand. is
stuck cross of wax or other substance
He then receives the passport
Even plate of food is placed near
the coffin. This funeral dish is termed
kuJa, and generally consists of rice
cooked with honey, formed into a kind
of pudding. This is strewed with
raisins by way of ornament. and on the
top lies cross of the same fruit. The
wealthy. instead of raisins, use small
pieces Of sugar. s~ ass
AFTER this a mass, in Russian eccle-
siastical language. Pan;chide. is chanted
by the priests. During this the rela-
tons take the last farewell of the de-
parted. all kiss his hand. and amongst
the lower orders the most doleful and
eloquent addresses succeed. If the de-
ceased be married man. the widow
gives way to the most moving and poet
ical expressions of sorrow. Wringing
her hands and staring all the while at
the face of the corpse. as if he were still
alive. she cries now louder, now more
gently
'Golubetschik moi, Drmshotschick.
Alas! my little dove, my little friend,
why hast thou deserted me? Did not
prepare everything at home for thee
with love, that thou must thus spurn
thy wife? Woe is me! How fresh and
well didst thou sit with me and thy
children only six weeks ago, and play
edst with thy little son Feodor, who is
three years old; and now thou art dead
and still, and answerest not a word to
thy wife and weeping children! My
little friend, my husband. lord, awake
awake!'
amidst this lamentation without end
the lid of the coffin is closed, and the
procession moves on to the burial
ground. - Youths CINNAMON
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-22
PuNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

An Arcola woman set a speckled
hen on dried-apple pie, and in three
weeks the hen Matched fourteen night
mares with blue ribbons on their tails.
--Newman Independent.
"A young lady writes: ''How should
young man kiss me?" If that young
lady possesses as little beauty as she
does sense she will in all probability re-
main ignorant till death.-Boston Post.
-Inquiring youngster: "Uncle, why
do the hippopotamuses always have
their mouths open in the show-bills?"
Uncle with malicious equivoke): ITO
take in the public, my boy; now go
and .''-Erchange
whats the matter?'' called
mother, turning to her little boy, who
'set up howl what are You cry
ing aboutP" Il want something"
What do you wantP" II have forgot
what it is, an that's what makes me-
cry. "-Arkansaw Traveller.
"A sPerfect Bore
Noy doth the little dudelet 49,
Unto his tailor strut. = =
Ard order suit of 'corkscrew"
3 tOf the very latest cut; -
And there is no material
Could suit his nature more,
The slim ethereal creature
Is such perfect bore"
re- g -Norristown Herald.
-"Whewr' exclaimed Crimsonbeak,,
SURPRISED on entering his slecpingl
apartment to find his wife waiting for
him the other morning at two o'clock.
''those stairs almost take my breath
away. y "Weil, I wish they would"
replied his displeased wife, catching the
odor of the club-man's evening beverJ
age Yonkers Statesman.
Children have funny ways OF ex-
pressing themselves. Johnnie, who was
born aud raised in the city, went up to
Portsmouth, nice little town on the
Ohio. not long ago. and when he came
home he had much to tell. s.By the
way, Johnnie" asked his father, 'is
Portsmouth, as big as CincinnatiP''
"Well. no, papa. guess not That is.
there amt nearly so many houses. but
there's ever SO much more world. y
Merchant Trareser.
when your father and your
mother forsake you, Johnny. do you
know who'wiIl take You up?" .'Yes,
sir" said he. "And who?" said the
friend c .The police" was Johnny's
answer. Parents VIII do well to con-
slider the truth there is in this reply.
The parent who is too much engaged.
or too selfish. to look after the training
of his child. need not be surprised to sec
the child come to serious harm
Toledo Blade.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-22
Familiar With the Tools.

Chicago Editor-'I very much fear,
madam. that can not give you place
on our staff. We have never EN-. ,loyed
lady writer's"
Fair Applicant-''But | am sure can
give satisfaction. / will not requ re any
assistance except to sharpen my lead
pencil.
Chicago Editor-"Well. as 10 that wa
seldom use any pencils. All our articles
Fair Applicant-''Oh. then ii is all
right. / used to be . tailoress, and anu
an adept with the shears. ''-Phitadet.
phia Call,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-22

According to an exchange dry pow.
dered salt will keep moths out of car.
pet The salt should be sprinkled freely
over the carpet. particularly along tho
edges. then sweep thoroughly. This
should be done about once month in
moth time, and there viii be no trouble
from the destructive insect
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-22

$50 >A""S. 4hCiC 10 q bCut anu very
sharp claw at the end of each leg which
sticks into the flesh, and if he gets one
OF these claws into you he quickly pulls
himself up upon your hand, or whatever
part OF you he has hold of, and sets
in the rest. l have talked with peo-
pie who have been poisoned bv cent?
pedes, and they describe the sensation as
anything but pleasant. He has not. of
course. hundred legs. but ne has a
great many, and makes them all count.
One gentleman in Nassau described to
me thrilling encounter he had with a
centlpede. On going to bed one night
he put on that long white linen garment
which is so comforting to the senses in
q hot climate, and it did not take him
long to discover that there was some
thing in it. A moment later cent?
pede was fastened to his back, and the
gentleman was trying to tear the linen
OF with as little delay as possible. The
centipede by this time had given ND all
claim to the linen, but held ON to the
back for dear life. They stick very
tightly, having to be almost torn off;
and the gentleman had to call for help
to have him pulled of. By the time
arrived the insect had crawled
a foot or two up his victims back, lcav-
ing fiery red mark wherever claw
had touched And all this time the
gentleman was enjoying the sensation
OF havinga hundred hot needles run
into him. From this and some similar
experiences it is quite fashionable in the
tropics to shake your clothes well before
them on. remember lady
: new arrival at the hotel-asking me
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-22
EvENED 1T UP.

How = Dog Owner Managed to Help Out
an Indifferent Beast.
They have fighting dog in saloon
on Michigan Avenue. They not only
keep him to fight any dog in the State
for spot cash. but he furnishes heap
Of fun to hangers on by the way he
picks upsuch CANNES as happen to drop
inside at the heels of their masters. 1t
is poor week when be doesn't cripple
three or four, and he has killed several
outright. The other day a roughly
dressed man, carrying a whip in his
hand and looking like callous-handed
son of toll. entered the place and called
for beer. He was followed by a broken
hearted dog of respectable size. and as
soon as the loafers caught sight OF the
canine there was much winking and
chuckling,
Better send that dog out" suggested
one.
rs it agiu the rules of the house?'
mo, but he'll get chewed up"
Il don't see anything likely to do it.
though he amino fighter"
There's dog in the back room
which can snake him out in ten ticks OF
the clock, said the bartender.
"Wall, l dunno. P'raps he might
and p'raps he might'ent William Hen.
ryallus kinder manages to squeak along
somehow"
"Would you have any objection to
my bringing in my purp?''
mo. guess not, though never en-.
courage dog-fghting.
The saloon fighter from the head
waters of fighting creek was united and
ushered in. William Henry was half
asleep in the center of the room. and the
first thing he knew he was rolled over
and over. and something had hold of
him by the throat. 1t was feeting
grip. however. The fghing dog seemed
to get hold of something to discourage
him and he let go and began sneezng
and coughing. Then it was William
Henry's turn and he sailed in. In three
minutes time he had run the fighter
out doors and across the street and
would have killed him in the gutter If
pedestrians had not interfered.
Say, stranger. how was it done?''
asked the bartender as he picked up the
remains to carry them in.
''Well, William Henry hain't no grea.
fighter, as told you before, and to
kinder help him ont 1 used about
pound Of snuff around the vital parts.
It's awful good for fleas and il sorter
evens up put-up thing. Detroit Free
Press. - IS s. a
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-22

Stage robberies have become some
what numerous on the Pacific coast,
one stage alone having been pillaged NO
less than four times within six months
Chicago Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-22

During the last nine years France
has spent nearly IS, 900. 900 per annum
on increasing and recognizing her uni
yersity institutions.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-22

Many-hued birds sold by stree,
peddler in Marietta, Ga, the other day,
were beautiful and changed ownership
readily. A purchaser Of one Of these
BIRDS placed one of its bright tinted
feathers in some hot water and the paint
came of.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-22

MOT many years have passed away
since roller skating was the fashionable
amusement of the hour in large cities
and watering places both in England
and Ireland. Kinks sprang up here
and there with mushroom growth.
and after short lapse faded as rapidly
away. Dublin affords ample evidence
of the fall of this artificial imitation Of
skating.-N. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
Thermometers,
How They Should BE Exposed in Order to
Work Satisfactorily.

How They Should BE Exposed in Order to
Work satisfactorily.
One of the first conditions to be re-
garded is that of securing good height
above the ground, on which a consider
able diversity of opinion prevails. Much
depends upon the immediate conditions
of the locality. When this point is de-
cided upon, 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,
standard of comparison is found in the
swung thermometer, or, as the French
call it, the HeTn1Onetre trORde, which is
a common thermometer attached to a
string or wire, and rapidly swung
bhIOhSn CllClG WHOSE TduluS
is the length of the string. The
theory of this arrangement is that, as
the. instrument is rapidly brought in
contact wi b a large mass of air, it must
give the tie nperature of the same, I'M
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; a single louvre
shelter is sufficient The interposition
of 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 nee
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 Chicago Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

'Tis cruel-yes 1 say it is!-to send a boy to
bed
When he feels like turning somersets or stand
ing on his head.
never was SO wide awake in all my life be-
fore,
And mother thinks I'm going to sleep a dozen
hours or more.
WANTED to sit up tonight to get little peep
AT Santa Claus. Why does he come when boys
are all asleep?
Iwant to see the reindeer and I'd really like
to know
How they can ever stand it to have so far to
go.
And then I'd like to ask him-for can miile
out at all
How he scrambles down, the chimneys, when
they are all so small,
With his great big bag of picture-books, and
sugar plums and toys,
When he comes 10 fill the stockings up for all
the girls and boys.
[ wonderif hen bring to me just what want
"a sled
A lightning patent coaster; and l want it
painted red.
How does he know what boys want? He al
ways guesseS right.
How can he so to every one in just a single
nightg
We'll, am getting tired here. 1t will be very
To lio awake all night. There! it's only strIk-
ing nine!
Yes, mother will be sorry in the morning, 1
should think,
When tell her how haven't slept single
blessed wink.
shall listen every minute, and when / hear
----4isss creep
Very softsxdown.tlIe chimney wrr---ane rrfinks
we're al asleep,
I'll watch, and then I'll see the fun without a
spccS Of noise.
Hol no! The Jolly fellow can not always dodge
the boys,
Hello! ] hear jingle. Have the reindeer
come nj last?
must hurry up to see them, for they prance
away so fast.
1 just was getting sleepy-hey! It's time to
dress, you say?
And the brcatfdst-beU is ringing? Hurrah
It's Christmas Dayl
Sidney DdyrC, ilGOlden Days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
LIGHTNING RODS.
An Explanation of the Way They Act as
Safe-Guards.

A neutrality-suspicious. consists essen
TALLY of a long piece of metal, pointed
at the end, whose business it is, not 81
much Gas most people imagine) to carry
off the flash of lightning harmlessly
should it happen to strike the house tc
which the conductor is attached, bu
rather to prevent the occurrence of {
flash at all, by gradually and gently
drawing off the electricity as fast as il
gathers, before it has had time tC
collect in sufficient force for a destruc
tive discharge. 1t resembles in effec
an overflow pipe, which drains off the
surplus water of pond as soon as il
runs in, in such a manner as to prevent
the possibility of an inundation, which
might occur if the water were allowed
to collect in force behind a dam or EN-
bankment. 1t is a tlood-gate, not
moat: it carries away the electricity Of
the air quietly to the ground, without
allowing II TO gafheT1n sUfTfcf5nT amour
to produce flash of lightning. 1t NIGH
thus be better called lightning-pre
ventor than a Neutrality-suspicious.; il
conducts electricity, but prevents light
ming. At first, all lghtning-rods useC
to be made with knobs on the top, anC
then the electricity used to collect a
the surface until the electric force was
sufficient to cause a spark. In thosC
happy days, you had the pleasure o.
seeing that the lightning was actually
being drawn off from your neighborhooC
plecemeal Knobs, it was held, mus
be the best things, because you could
incontestably see the sparks striking
them with your eyes. But as time went
on, electricians discovered that if vol
fixed fine metal point to the conductor
of an electric machine it was impossible
to get up any appreciable charge, be
cause the electricity kept always leaking
out by means OF the point. Then it wa,
seen that if you made your lightning
rods pointed at the end, you would be
able in the same way to dissipate YOU
electricity before it ever had time tC
come TO head in the shape of lightning
From that moment the thunderbot wa,
safely dead and buried. 1t was urged
indeed, that the attempt thus to rol
Heaven Of its thmdcrs was wicked and
impious; but the common sense o.
mankind refused TO believe that absolute
omnipotence could be scnsibly defed b,
twenty yards Of cylindrical iron tubing
&C., C0iH4W Magazine
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
WHAT A BLUNDER DID.
How Competitors Error Came Near
Costing a Man ks Life.


Costing Man Kis Life.
In the Youngstown correspondence of
an evening contemporary yesterday was
an item to the effect that a well-known
young Pittsburgher dined in that thirty
ing young city yesterday. 1t was
hurriedly sent to the composing-room
with mass of other copy, where the
intelligent compositor' set it up
''died.
The city editor saw the item in the
proof and sent reporter out for an
obituary of the deceased. Surprising.
of course, that the family were already
acquainted with the sad news, the re-
porter sought the aged father, who sat
at his desk in a Smithfield Street office.
"Mr. -" said the reporter, '.can
you give me any facts about Johns
death?"
John who?" exclaimed the old gen
tleman.
why, your son, who died at Youngs-
town yesterday"
my Cod" and the old man turned
a deathly white and fell from his chair
to the floor. He was at once laid on a
sofa and physician summoned. The
now thoroughly frightened reporter ran
back to the Office and told his story.
Again the proof was ''called down."
and with it the copy, when the error
was discovered Again the reporter
was hurried out to make an effort to
repair the mischief he had done. Of
course his second appearance brought
great relief to the stricken father, who
had partially recovered. He was so
broken up by the excitement, however,
that he had to be put in carriage and
taken home. The reporter was SC
badly ratified by the affair that he had
to put on a sub for the remainder of
the Pittsburgh Times.