The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-07-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

"A Rondout IN. Y.,) man of small
stature gives as a reason for his stunted
growth that he was brought up, when
baby, on condensed milk.
The Boston Transcript says: pub
Tic sentiment is awakening to the bar
barity OF destroying birds for decora-
tive purposes. Large numbers of our
people, ladies and gentlemen, have
signed protests against this cruel prac-
tice."
In the Treasury at Washington is
a record of six hundred rats killed with
his bare hands. He has the knack of
grabbing the animal by the skin be-
tween the ear and the jaw. and by
sudden twist breaking its neck.-N,
Y. sam.
The two little sons of the Widow
Harrison, of Georgetown County,
South Carolina, were wrestling in the
woods. when a tree that was being cut
down fell and killed them both. This
happened while their mother was al
the bedside of her dying father.
An Atlanta cow fell into deep
well on Sunday, and her owner was
unable to hoist her out, SO he brought
many loads of shavings from a neigh
boring planning mill and dumped them
into the well. As fast as they fell the
cow trampled them under her feet, and
thus she came to the surface and
walked away Chicago Times.
"A sensational suicide occurred at
Kopa Do Caorra NolLar co., 80 <bo
proprietor of the Kane House, picked
up revolver and asked how fellow
did who committed suicide and with
the remark: ''Well, l guess I'll shoot
myself, placed the revolver to his head
and blew his brains Pittsburgh
Post
"A very interesting discovery is said
to have been made by the experts who
are now examining the collection of
papyri, consisting of many thousand
rolls, which were found at Ell Fayoum,
in Egypt. and were acquired by the
Archduke Banner. The experts declare
that among the relics are several auto
graph letters of the prophet Mahomet.
"A Macon young lady is studying
medicine. A few months ago she was
studying law, and few months pre-
ceding she was studying theology. OF
course the changes in her studies were
made as she discarded a preacher for a
lawyer. and then lawyer for a physi-
clan. The signs indicate. that she will
soon be studying dudeology.-Macon
Telegraph.
The many individuals who persist
in reading by lamp or candle light
while they lie in bed and thereby neces-
state several times year the calling
out of the fire department., may possibly
in the future indulge their literary habit
with perfect safety. An Italian claims
to have invented luminous printing
ink which will make it possible to read
newspapers or books in the dark.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
"A gentleman was one winters day
/, looking in at the window of a print
shop when he felt some one at his
pocket. As there was only one by
stander, he instantly turned round,
and. looking him full in the face, said:
''Your hand, sir, was in my pocket. "
s'Was, it, sirp" the other calmy replied.
81 really beg your pardon if it was; but
the weather is so very cold one is glad
to put ones hands anywherer'-N Y.
Telegram.
The level of the Baltic sea is found
to differ considerably in various local.
tiles, according to some minute re-
searches lately undertaken. Thus the
level in the north of the sea at Tornea,
in the Gulf of Bothnia, and Kronstadt,
in the Gulf of Finland, is more than
three feet higher than that of the
southern waters in the Bay of Kiel.
The difference is attributed mainly tc
the currents existing in the straits
which separate the continent from the
Scandinavian peninsula.
"A Maine fisherman, who used tc
sail the Southern seas, reports that he
saw sea-serpent the other day of
Wells. 1t was like one he once saw in
the Caribbean Sea, except that it has
grown considerably. 1t held its head
the size of barrel, high in the air; its
eyes, as big as saucers. cleaned with {
marvellous light, and its huge, oper
mouth was armed with triple row.
of teeth. The paper that reports THU
says the old salts not addicted to drink.
Boston Journal.
AS the Boston Transcript learns
Yankee Doodle" probably came from
Holland, where song with the follow
ing burden has long been in use anon.
the laborers in harvest time, when the.
receive as much buttermilk as they cal
drink and tenth of the grain har
vested:
Yanker ddel. doodel doun,
Didel dudel lanter,
Yankc viver voover v0wn,
Buttermilk and tanther.
The tune was known in New En-
gland before the Revolution as ''Lydi
l.