The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-01-16
miscellaneous.

-Thirty-one families of Smiths get
their letters at the Williamsburg Post
Office. Pa
Chill has control of the Straits OF
Magellan. and the country called Pata-
gonia is wiped off the map.
The American Social Science As
sociation, at its recent session, felicitated
itself upon the fact that within the past
few years it had succeeded in making
the teaching of social science feature
of many colleges of the land.-M y
Graphic.
"A wealthy New York lady's viii
provides that her numerous dogs. cats
and birds shall be cremated, and that
their ashes shall be scattered upon hei
grave. The neighbors are eager fol-
the provisions of the will to be carried
out at Once.-N. y. Sun.
Our whole land area, exclusive OF
Alaska, is 1.S56, O70. 400 acres, of which
444. 900. 900 acres is forest, and the farm
area is 225, $685. acres, the balance
being comprised under the head of un.
improved and waste lands Chi cage
Journal.
"A Belgian has invented coffin tina
makes it impossible for any one to bt
buried alive. The pressure of the
earth thrown upon the lid of the coffir
liberates sort of stiletto, which is SC
placed that upon being disengaged
pierces the heart of the occupant.
VIII the English language becom,
universal? The question is decided il
the affirmative by Candolie, a Geneva
scientist, who reasons from the rapic
spread of English-speaking people
throughout the world. and their almost
invariable retention of their native
tongue.
"A story that "a ship recently sailec
from Boston to Western Africa, carry,
ing $4,000 gallons of rum and three
missionaries is now on its rounds. Il
was an old joke in 1885. and as such
appears in a collection of Local Hits
and Cuts" published that year.-Bos
ton Record.
| "A large rattlesnake hid itself in {;
school-boy's dinner basket in . country
school at Utah recently, and when the
lad went for his lunch at noon time
there was stampede of teachers anC
scholars. His snakeship held possession
of the school-room for some time, but 9
passing teamster finally killed it,
Chicago Herald.
We know of q tortoise, saws the
ReCue Scientifgue, which. when called
aloud by its name, 'Laideron." would
run toward the voice. Another learned
to come when called by a kissing sound,
followed its master like little dog.
relished caresses bestowed on its head
and neck, gave gentle bites to show its
affection. and would climb up on its
masters boot or pull at his clothes tc
draw his attention.
Professor Humphrey, in his adj.
dress to the London Medical Society,
says that women are longer-lived than
men. Out of eighty-nine who died al
about one hundred. ten only were
males, and insurance offices usually
give women longer lives than men.
More boys are born than girls. but
more boys die. SO that girls at puberty
are in majority, and their relative
number is steadily increasing.
"A citizen of Tuscarora one day re
Gently became intoxicated and then lay
down on the railroad track to rest at
Sonyea. The engineer of the first train
coming along discovered him and
stopped in time. and the man was re-
moved. When the next train came it
had similar experience. and the man
was removed a second time. A person
was then sent to look after him and ar
rived just in time to take him from al
most under the wheels of third train.
Appearances indicate that he wanted
to he run over.--Geneseo Republican.
"A peculiarly marked family named
Calvin is on exhibition in New York.
Mr.. Galvin's left arm is six inches
longer than his right arm. Mrs. Gal
vim was born with only one eye, which
is a very singular freak of nature. A
son has an arm which is large and well
formed and reaches nearly to his feet.
making him look as though he had
three legs. Two girls, aged seven and
nine years respectively, have left arms
that are about nine inches longer than
their right arms. The youngest boy
of four years, inherits the peculiarities
of both parents. He has two eyes, but
one is very small, while the other is
full sized, like his mothers one eye
n. Y. Tribune.