The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-11-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

WltnOut irrigation. 1
An ordinance forbidding boys un.
ger eighteen years of age to smoke
cigarettes on the streets was recently
passed by the city council Of Los An
geles, Cal.
The late Sir John Anderson In
vented for the British Government
machinery which reduced the cost OF
making bullets from Sl.25 to IL cents
per ], 200. and of bayonets from $1.87
to 81 cents each, but never made any
thing out of it beyond his salary Of
$4,000 year.
Some days ago the wife OF Eli
Taylor, colored, was riding through the
woods near East River, near Appalach-
icola, Fla. when she saw young bear.
She procured long pole, and getting
near his bearship. belabored him so
soundly that he was soon dispatched.
He weighed about eighty pounds.-N
Y. sam.
"A little boy playing in an old log
mouse at Richwoods, Mo-, lost marble
through the floor and crawled under
the house to get it. He found there
tin pail full of gold and silver coin.
The amount proved to be $1,000. II
was the property of an old gentleman
of the place, who had hidden it there
in 1864 and afterward, not finding it
readily, thought it had been stolen.
1t is easy enough to have water
melons of any flavor you choose. All
you have to do is to have a watermelon
patch, and before the melon ripens,
cut slitin the stem and pour in drop
or two of your favorite flavor every
morning. This receipt is given by a
Georgia man who has tried it and is
f now luxuriating in lemon. vanilla
pineapple and strawberry melons.
"A Brooklyn policeman has been
presented with new club, which he
does not dare to carry. 1t was meant
for use among the gangs. As he
twirled it at the end of the leather
thong it was a neat looking stick, not
easily distinguished from the ordinary
club, but if tough took hold of it to
wrest it away. four short, sharp, two
edged knife blades could be thrown out
on four sides Of the club.
"A man named Goring. who lived
at Kingston, N. j., was working in q
cornfield when he scratched his arm
against cornstalk. He paid no atten
ton to his wound until his arm began
to swell, and then ne called in ply.
stefan, who, however, could do nothing
to alleviate Goring's sufferings. The
man, who was large, strong and in
good health before, died in horribl,
agony.
All White, a Chinaman, of Van
couver, b. G.. was considerably sur
prised, recently, when, after going
around to several legal gentlemen, hi
was told that he could not secure war
rant for the arrest of another China
man named Jongs Lee, who had agree,
to sell him Chinese female and had
after receiving part payment of TIN
money. refused to carry out his con
tract.
"A weak-minded youth of North
cumberland, Can, was recently toll
that his grave was in cemetery nea
the town. He visited the place and
seeing stone bearing the name o
ssFred,n he concluded that that mean
him, and began opening the grave +
extricate his body. A policeman dis
covered him in the act and took him +
jail. where he was kept until the prope
authorities sent him to an asylum.
The sheriff at New Castle, Pa, re
Gently left the door of the Jail open an
prisoner escaped. He then offere
one of the remaining prisoners fv
dollars if he would capture the fugitive
The criminal gave chase, but failed
capture the man, and. strange to n
late, returned to his prison quarter
He could easily have escaped, but b
chose to serve out the remainder Of b
term. only eight days, rather tina
undergo the fatigue of an excitin
flight.
The Sanitarian relates case j
which rat had died under the floor
a large drawing-room and was givin
great offence to the owner of the hous
who had had the carpets and furnitul
removed preparatory to taking up II
floor. An ingenious friend drops i
suggests that the doors and window
be shut. steps out to the stable an
traps couple of blue-bottle flies. ar
returning, sets them free in the apal
ment. The flies, after a little und
termined buzzing, settle pertinacions
on certain crack in the floor, and {
the removal of one plank at this poi
the CAUSE of offence was readily
moved
The frost bell is doubtless the mea
of saving many tons of grapes in {
northern portions of California, whe
the frost sometimes does so much dal
age. 1t consists of a wire running fro
different parts of the vineyard to t
house. On the vineyard end OF t
wire is an apparatus that rings b
at the house when the thermometer
scends to certain degree. When
bell is let of the occupants of the hou
know that their vines are in dang