The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-09
MISCELLANEOUS.


"A clam-opener IN . Westchester
pa restaurant found a live mouse
among his CLANS the other morning.
one clam holding itsecurely by the foot
and another by the tail.--Philaoelphia
Press. n.s
Astronomy as whole has not
been advancing much during the last
ten years-at least in the way of dis
covery," says Richard Proctor. "The
promise of the ten years before has not
been fulfilled, either in Europe or
America. :"
Trimmed with green's is an OBJ
noxious expression to use in describing
the vines and shrubbery decorations Of
church weddings. 1t suggests chan
Gel filed with spinach, dandelions,
water crosses and other vegetables. =
Hartford Times.
The body of pet dog that had died
abroad was on recent English steamer
that sailed into Boston. The owner,
an American woman, of course, could
not bear the thought of her beloved
canine being buried in foreign land,
and accordingly brought the body
home for burial.-Boston Journal.
Was ever comforting thought ex-
pressed more delicately than by a
CHEEKY girl, who said to one who was
sad over the falling leaves: "Just
think how much more room it gives
you to see the beautiful blue sky be-
yond." True of other things besides
leaves. Chicago Standard
"A few days ago while a party OF
Italian railroad laborers were passing
through Winchester, Cam, one Of
them undertook to rob hen-roost.
The owner ordered him off the prem
ises, but the Italian drew dirk and ad.
yanced. Whereupon the Canadian.
who was carrying . gun. shot the Ital-
ian dead.
"A San Francisco citizen has a
chicken that is backed like camel,
has two tails and three wcll-deyeloped
legs. When the fowl is in repose it
rests on all three legs, after the man.
ner of milking-stool. When it walks
it uses but two. the third, it is said,
sticking out behind like o ships
spankerboom. San Francisco Call.
"A farmer. two horses and lumber
wagon tried to cross the Canada Pa
cifc railway. near Pontypool. ahead of
fast train. The wagon was knocked
fifteen feet into the air, the horses were
unhurt, and the farmer was found
clinging for dear life to the cow
catcher.
xviii you have another piece Of
steak. Charlicp" said his aunt, some
what deaf. II have had sufficient"
replied Young America. 'sBeen
a-fishin'?' II have had a-plenty."
Caught twenty?'' "You are an old
fool" .Broke your polep' The lad
left the table in despair!-Boston Jour
nal.
AT Yaquina Bay, Ore, the fishing
is done by Indians from canoes. They
fish in about one,hundred and twenty
five feet Of water q mile and q half or
so from the shore. They use no bait,
but have the shank of their hooks COW
cred with block tin, the glitter of which
attracts the fish, and the hook does not
reach the bottom until it is seized by a
fish. There are two Indians to each
'"ne'sco 10y /.
"A small New England negro named
Johnson ran away several ye4rs ago.
slept in the woods, and froze both feet
SO that one mad 70 DC amputaeed and
the other was mutllated:2 Some chari-
table women OF iittsheid, MASS, COZ
lected sum OF money and put 1T IN a
savings bank, subject to his order when
ne came OF age. Johnson, who now
nves IN Danp4ry. orew inc money .
lew aays ago. IL amounteu 10 Sl'|Vo.-
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roau took rom ms sacnel an evening
suI. wniIc seaIcnlng icl magazIne:
hseI1aneIooN'nS inul. 'u"ai 20 snc scat
pch'nu nun, upon secinS the claw
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