The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-02-13
MISCELLANEOUS.


-s'Doing anything now. Billw so.
yes; I'm kept busy all the time" "Ah!
Glad to hear it. What are you doing?"
Looking for job."-Kentucky State
journal.
"A society writer says the Chewing
Gum Club" will take the place of the
''Kettledrum," the Coffee Clock, and
the High Tea" in Washington society
this winter.
Less than four ont of each hundred
Americans lived in cities in 1890. The
city population had increased in 1910 to
eight per cent, and is now twenty-five.
There are only seventeen States with
more people than New York City,
Boston Budget.
The German or Prussian national
hymn, Hell Dir i'm Siegerkrauz. and
the Swiss hymn. "Rufst du. mein Water
land" have exactly the same melody as
the English "God Save the Queen" and
the American America"
"A Government engineer points out
that in nine of our seaboard cities alone
property valued at %. 1922, 000. 600 is ex-
posed to destruction in case OF war. be-
cause of our lack of seacoast defenses
adequate to cope with the navies of the
fighting powers. Chicago Inter Ocean.
"A number of Yankee schoolma' ANS,
who sometime ago went to the Argen-
tine Republic, South America, to follow
their vocation. have made excellent
matches with eligible Argentines. and
the demand is greater than the supply.
Blondes are preferred Boston Journal.
An Alabama merchant, with many
debtors among the planters, white and
black, proclaims that he keeps an agent
riding through the State to discover
idlers, whom he will promptly discredit.
only by industry can you and thrive
together" he explains.-St. Louis
Globe.
"A man living in Westmoreland
County, Pennsylvania, cultivated thi'
year three-quarter acre lot of swee
corn, from which he sold nearly 10,0O(
ears. which netted him over sixty dol
lars, besides which he saved enough TO
his own use and for seed. This is con
sidered extraordinary farming.-Pitts
bnrgh Post.
"A newspaper, says the Rocheste
IN. W Sentinel. is like . pretty woman
in many respects. To be perfect, i
must be the embodiment of many types
Its form is made up. It is Away
chased, although sometimes inclined h
be giddy. 1t enjoys q good press. tn
more rapid the better. 1t has weak
ness for gossip. Talks q good deal
Can stand some praise. Il awful
v,rox,A rf v1ov1 Arouo
"A certain young couple of our tow
were looking cautiously over the page
of q hymn book the other evening
when the young man paused for
moment and pointed at hymn entitle
.When shall we embraced" Present.
the young lady. in answer to this ques
ton. turned to the old familiavhymr
I'm the sweet bye and bye" We SUP
pose there will be match soon.-Fo7
Gaines (Ga.) Advertiser.
When Jones went to look for room
he was shown about the premises by .
handsome q chambermaid-youne
bright and fair-as ever gladdened tn
ewes of a bachelor. what suite do 20
think you should prefer. sir?" sh
asked. Jones said he couldn't help
if he was to die for it, and he replied
in his most killing way: Sweet Eigh
teen." IF you mean me-" responde
the girl. I'D have you to know tbs
this sweet eighteen is already 81
gagged. "-Boston Post.
The suggestion that on account {
.'intellectual and physical fitness
women should be employed as pharm'
cists. is not favored by medical jou
mails. One of them states that as wome
will talk while doing business" the
are unfit for pharmacy or other work n
quiring concentration of thought an
mental isolation. But it should
borne in mind that women are film
with credit to themselves positions Il
which. ten years ago. they were pr
sumed to be wholly untitled. VIII,
woman, after all. ever talked more ths
the average barber.-N. y. Ledger.
AT meeting of the farm ANNA
the Dude orce attempted to prove b
relationship to the Jackass. why,
he said. vaip1y. '.just look at my ear
We must be nearly related" True,
returned the Jackass, ''you may be
degenerated mule, but though I ha'
often heard men call you Jackas
they have never yet insulted me BY ca
ing me Dude" At this speech Il
other animals burst into roars
laughter. and the crestfallen Du,
skunk silently away. Moral: tn
Fable teaches us that an ordina
mortal should not attempt to claim Il
acquaintance of hotel clerk.-Life.