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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-10-20
She Felt Sorry for Him.

A young Texas lady Of violent tenn
per, Just about to be married, was
found by friend to be weeping Bit
terly.
''Why do you weep, Fanny"
Il just can't help it,n replied the
sobbing bride.
''But your future husband is one OF
the very best men In the world"
II know it, and that's what makes
me cry. I've got such q tender heart
that it makes me weep to think how,
after we are married, I'll be snatching
his hair and twisting his ears. The
poor man hasn't got the least idea Of
the fate that awaits him" And once
more the eyes Of the kind-hearted
woman filed with tears, and her chin
quivered like . bowl Of ~~'s-foot Jelly.
-Zszas 6if5ings.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-10-20
ORIGIN OF PETROLEUM.

The Plausible Theory Advanced by Q Dis
tingulshed Russian Chemist.
The origin of petroleum has been ex-
planned both on the organic and morgan
fc theory. The commonly accepted view
which is held by many American geolo-
gists, Is, that 1t has been formed by the
distillation of organic remains by the
internal heat of the earth. Others con-
slider that it has been formed directly
from its elements by chemical reac-
tions, and that its existence Is in no
way dependent upon the organic re-
mains Of former geological ages. Pro-
fessor Mendelejeff, the distinguished
Russian chemist, has recently advanced
a theory of the inorganic origin of PEI
troleum which is of considerable inter-
est. Briefly stated, he believes that
in the interior of the earth iron is
present in large quantities, combined
with carbon in the form of a carbide.
Now, when water from the surface
reaches this heated carbide of iron the
oxygen combines with the iron, re-
placing the carbon. which unites with
the hydrogen, forming the hydrogen
bons of which petroleum and natural
gas are principally composed. The
most important practical point of this
theory is, that. If true, the formation of
these substances may be continually
going on, SO that we need have no fear
of the supply becoming exhausted.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-10-20
BISHOP wILBERFoRcE.
Some Readable Anecdotes of che Cele
brated English Churchman.

Some Readable Anecdotes of the Cele-
brated English Churchman.
He rather plumed himself on re-
Numbering faces, and justly SO. One
day, however, he received somewhat
rude shock. A Hampshire lout Il do
not know a better word) appeared in q
country church among the candidates.
The Bishop felt sure he had confirmed
him before" The lad opened his great,
wide eyes and replied: "You be a liar"
Wilberforce knew that this was only
the ordinary way a clown knew
how to deny what was not true. So he
was told to kneel down, and he was
confirmed. He was engaged in giving
away prizes at a middle school, where
there were master and mistress of un-
usually high qualifications. A speech
was made in which the excellencies of
the master were duly mentioned. but
nothing said OF the mistress. Some
one reminded the speaker of the
omission, SO with ready tact he
said: Every one here knows that
homo includes woman. So what said
Of the head master is equally apple
able to the head mistress" In vii
lage school he was giving lesson on
Jacobs ladder and the angels, and
then invited any child present to ask a
question, whereupon an ingenious lad
asked how it was the angels wanted
ladder when they had wings. The
questioner was little non-plussed,
but wanting to know what was floating
in the children's brains he called up
little chap and said: Tommy, can you
explain thata" II suppose" said the
urchin, ZOOS they was a-moultin'." A
little girl was found after church with
her pet dog and cat perched up on a
chair while she was solemnly reading
her New Testament aloud. Don't you
know" said she, by way of explanation.
1.-The bishop told us to preach the gospel
to every creatureP Isn't dog or
cat q creaturep" Some village
children were observed by him making
mud pies. well, my little men,"
said he, land what are you doing
therer'' "We're making a church,
sir" 20, q church, are you = but
where's the parsona" There amt
mud enough to make him, sir" said
an urchin.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-10-20
GIRLS OF LONG AGO.
Though Aged, They Are sim Young In the
Faithful Lovers Memory.

Though Aged, They Are Stlll Young In the
Faithful Lovers Memory.
The toast you have assigned me is
ono that touches very tender chord
in my heart. have always felt sorry
for the girls we left behind us. It
seemed cruel at the time, but how
could we helpit? Circumstances were
such that we couldn't possibly take
them along-we had to leave them be-
hind us. / think / promised three or
four to come back for them in the spring
or early autumn, but / was too busy
for several years to attend to it, and
after that-well, was afraid my wife
would not like it. l met one of the
girls we left behind us in the street to-
day. That is, thought l did. The
same soft, brown eyes; the same sweet,
sunny smile.
''Is it possible, said, ssthat I be-
hold Miss Sally Jones?"
THAT was my mothers name" she
smiled, ''before she was married.
am married now, and l have named
my baby after ma"
Great heavens! The girl I left be-
hind me was grandmother!
l told the young lady who was. and
she said she had often heard her
mother speak of me. one she used to
know a great many years ago. Then
/ asked about the girls used to know,
and what had become of them. l found
that some, alas, were dead. Others,
who were married, wished they were
dead. Some, who were widows, had
lovers seeking for their hands. Others
not yet widows, were seeking for di-
vOrces.
o, those seminary girls Of long ago
how we did regret leaving them behind
us-except one poor fellow who eloped
with one of them. He has regretted all
his life that he didn't leave her behind
with the rest of them.
But we had to go and leave them.
Fate beckoned us on. And, in some
cases the faculty urged US to go. Were
we to blame, then, for temporarily
forgetting the debts-I mean the girls
we left behind usp Why, some of US
had to leave our trunks!
A rare collection of girls they were,
gentlemen, as recall them now. Tall,
willowy girls; short, plump girls; black
eyed girls that made us blue, and blue
eyed girls that we were ready to take a
black eye for any time; fair-complex-
toned girls, brown girls, Smith girls,
girls with auburn hair, and girls who.
not being able to match their own hair
in Auburn, were compelled to buy it In
Utica or Syracuse. In fact, there was
about every kind Of girl then that there
Is now. except the tailor-made girl,
who seems to be altogether modern
creation. Still. the latter has points in
her favor. While the girl so tenderly
recall possessed virtue, beauty, intel
ligence and many engaging ways, !
must admit that she somehow lacked
the getup-in fact, she hadn't the
hustle of the girl of to-day.
No, brothers of the olden times, we
must confess that in comparison with
the tailor-made girl of to-day, the girl
we left behind us had very little left
behind her.
Still. we remember her with tender
ness and respect, and let us all join in
bumper to the girls of long ago.-D.
X. 3. Speech By Minor E. Griss0old.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-10-20

tary exchange of one member OF tho
Tenth to some far distant garrison.
The Indian lover? Time must have
softened his disappointment. for Mary
often sees him at the Post. and they
never meet without a friendly: ''HowP"
Helen Jay. in Dens0rescs Magazine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-10-20
PECULIAR INDUSTRY.


oeuam8 B~0 8G8o.
There was . lively row In progress
in the cellar Of one Of the large com-
mission houses on Duane street. The
belligerents were the porter Of the
establishment aud stout German
woman. who held in either arm . large
basket Of apparently fresh eegp. The
row itself was over the price OF the
eggs, the woman claiming that they
were not worth over forty-two cents
per one hundred, while the porter
held out stoutly for forty-fve cents.
When the woman who failed 70 gain
her point had exhausted her stock Of
Berlin 'sbillingsgate" the porter ex-
planned the situation TO . reporter a.
follows:
s'You See" he began, s'eSery barrel
Of eggs that comes in here has to be
'candled,' and when We fnd one not
up to the mark We throw & aside.
These are either spotted, craclked or
rotten, as the case may be, and Of
these, which We call spots, cracks and
rots, we have many dozens each week
to dispose Of. This womau had lust
bought four hundred CRACKS and spote
1t forty-five cents hundred. What
will she do with themp Why. ssh
them to the ioe-cream saloons ana
bakeries, not to mention ne che6p
restaurants. She win get from 1vo IS
ton cents dozen for them, acco11lur
to quality. The bulk Of the en-. 49,
ever, will be made into ice-creSm.
'Some Of these big ice-croam en-
cerns," he went on, ssuse thee eror
altogether, and know Of some 1a19e
coffee houses who use them 60 eive
their beans = peculiar Rlosa A. for
rotten eggs, the tannerieu buy than.
There Is something In q rotten en- fho1
gives certain finish 70 some H1do n
leather that nothing else Win diva
Some Of these women ma1ke eoo1 1iv.
ing BY buying up spoiled eees but
their trade Il being spelled ~ tho
bakeries and reetaur1u1s vh0s - 1,ou
sending their own wagons aftsf lien. :
~ r Herald
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-10-20

Did you ever notice how incon-
sistent women are? Nothing touches
them in such tender spot as the sug-
gestion of antiquity, and yet what do
nine out of ten of the dear creatures
say when they meet each other on the
street, They say: why it's been an
age aimee saw uou!''
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-10-20

The direct action of steam at two
hundred and twelve degrees is suffi-
Gent to destroy all germs in from five to
fifteen minutes. The efficacy of heated
dry air is uncertain.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-10-20
THE WELCOME HOME.

THE WELCOME HOME.
o, meonlit way. that, on this night.
Would seem so long and weary,
II ct the end no welcome light
Were shining out to cheer me.
The light Of home! That welcome light
Can reach the heart and cheer it.;
The storm may come, or darksome night
I'll look and never fear it.
The supper waits, the hearth Is bright
The kettle sings its clearest,
And laid against the window light
The faces I love dearest.
Wee shadows dim the home-light there.
Save where IL shines more lofty;
The chubby hands and shining hair
The lamplight touches softly.
With gladstone whoa I break the hush,
Once more the light shines clearly,
A gleoful shout, joyful rush.
And I am smothered, nearly.
When We are done with journeying,
Heard dimly through deaths cleaning.
o. come, soft rush OF angel wings,
10 greet our homeward coming.
II. d. Castle. In Interior.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-10-20

1t Is said that kissing was intro
duced into England by Rowena. There
are lots of fellows who would like to
subscribe s. for a monument to Rowena.
Burlington Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-10-20

I'll notice." remarked Amy, ''that
the milk shake is making heap of fuss
now" "Yes," replied the High School
girl. 1.-The tactical agitation is RESPONSE
BILE for considerable perturbation" -
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-01-25
The California Diamond!

At recent meeting of the California Microscopical society, Prof. H. G. Hanks read an interesting paper con- cerning the diamond found in 1882 at Volcano, Amador county.
 The first diamond found in California
 was discovered by Mir. Lyman, in I85o, who saw m the new gold mines crys- tai about the size Of pea. This dia- | moHd was slightly straw colored and had 1 q convex tace From that time until the l presen, these gems have been found in that state, but not Tn large numbers or ol l unusual size. Prof Hanks thinks ii 1 hydraulic mining had been allowed tC l continue, d system of concentration 1 would have been adopted which would have resulted in larger product O gold and platinum. and In finding more diamonds At the present tune we
 know Cf tbeir existence m i've COunile Tn the state, viz Amador, Butte, Edo
 radc, Nevada and Trinity. IL IS no
 unlikely that tn. time may come when
 diamonds may be found Tn mucl
 greater abundance Tn the state than I pr.SeUt.-Ex
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-01-25

On and after January lst, meal hours at the Bellevue hotel will be changed and will be e tollows: breakfast, 6:3O to II a. m lunch. IF m. to 2 P. m. dinner. 4 to 6 p n. If
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-01-25
The axolo.h, an amphibian which

The axoloth. an amphibian which forms part of the food supply of Mex ico, is very singular creature. 1t grows 10 a length of about foot, and has four legs, a new,-llke tau, surrounded by a fin, large head, sharp teeth. and both lungs and gills. While 1t seems to se more fish than reptile, some naturalists have supposed II to be the iarva or tad- pole of gigantic batrachlan that has never been seen in the adult state. An English observer, who has found the ani- mai capable of living entirely in water or entirely on land, has had live specimen in a dry place during the autumn, and believes that 1t is gradually losing its gills and becoming otherwise more ter resfrial in character.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-01-25
X telegram from Limestone, Indiana,

A telegram rom Limestone, inOians'i says: "Four masked men, heavily armed, entered the Citizens bank on Saturday, commanded the cashier. W. T. Key holds, to hand over the cash. Reynolds pretended to do so, but slammed the safe door and turned the lock. He was shot dead at once by one of the men. They ransacked the bank, secured $2. .5oo bu' failed to open the safe. The pistol sho' attracted attention, and as the robbers were about to ride away with the booty, a number of armed men appeared and hot fling immediately began. One rob Der was killed, the other three pursued and captured and Ihe leader strung up al once, the remalning two were turned over to tue United States authorities. The money was recovered.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-01-25
We have occasion again to call atten-

We have occasion again to call atten- ton to a spec,es of hum an, or perhaps inb,lu,an. cormorapts in this vicinity who lay awake nights to conjure up falsehoods aboue their neishbors. Their game IS principally mining men, at whom they direct thelr poisonous venom. Strange as 1t may seem, too, some of these Vui- lures are engaged Tn mining enterprises themselves, but do not have common sense enough 10 know that ip slandering other men in the same business, and in denounclng all property in which they themselves are not interested, that they are working an injury to themselves as we'll as to the entire sec ton. II they did have sense enough to realize 1t they probably are not possessed of sufficient decenCy to keep their mouths shuf. They seem 10 forget, also,
 hat the poisonous weapons used py them against others, in their feeble bur most malicious and viEdIctIve way. can De made to cut with douoie-eoged keenuess against themselves and their enterprises ii the objects of their spleen should see fit 10 retalia'e in kind. This ak. while plain, has been suggested through malicious and vindictiveJemsrks indul- ed la bg a man who claims to be mining man, and who, at least, Is inter ested, 10 a certain extent, m mining here. The remarks were made to 8 stranger who was coming here to look at our mln- ing resources, the man making them be 1 ing at the time on hls way east to enlist capital 10 work mines. They were di- rected particularly against parties who have stood by our mining interests fol years. have worked and spent their money 1 for their development, and Of whom VIC have no knowledge whatever of then eyer inte, fering with the business of oth CTS. II IS time that a halt to this buSl- ness Is call Id. Strangers coming here have time and again voluntarily told the editor of this paper of the low, dirty underhanded, obstructive methods 0 certain individuals, and have given u
 not only the names but the documentarl 1 evidence of tne,r nefarions work It gentle hint in these cases Is not as gooe
 as q kick, 1t will become the duty of ths
 press t. show up these individuals b!
 name, and the JoURNAL-MlNER will TO
 be backward in dolng so, only Eetralnins
 in the past from t in the hopes that tht
 v.le proctlce would cease. We believe
 in working harmoniousiy and pulling to-
 gether for the general good of this se'
 ton, but if this species of backbiting ant
 worse than blackmalling canno, be stopped
 in a general way, the partIes who indulg' Tn t will be held up individually to th' 1 public gaze that they may receive the ext l cration of honest men of every class, wh'
 are worsing for the material progress o
 this section. We say this not as threat
 ny any means, but m the hopes that tn
 parties to whom it alludes may experl
 ence change Of heart, and instead 0
 retarding their own interests. and the ln-
 terests of this section, by venting thei malIce and spleen or individuals ~h'
 never harmed them or medded wit
 their business, fall in with the procession
 and work for the general welfare
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-01-25

The telegraph brings the most harrow ing tale of suffering and death througout the east caused by the recent blizzard there. Tbe greatest casualties are re- ported from Minnesota, Dakota and Montana where deaths are registered oy the scores. Two trains of cattle en route to Kansas City on the Missouri Pacihc railroad were caught m blizzard and every animal was frozen to death. In
 the Indian Territory the entire range IS frozen over and cattle are drifting badly, and losses will be very great. In K insas thousands are suffering for the want of food and fuel. The storm. while less severe m the southern states, still found the people there upprepared far II, and much suffering has resulted. Dispatches from the northwest report I25 fatalities already. At Aberdeen
 Dakota. Bessie Stanstield, a pretty. Io- year-old teacher, three miles distant, left school during the storm to go to farm
 CTS house, thirty yards distant, and her dead body was found nearly mile from the school house. Four children froze to death in the school house al Melette The teacher left them to get assistance, and her body has no, been found. W,l- liam Morrell, SIX miles west of Aberdeen, went out of the house Thursday evening 70 20 a few rods 10 the barn, became confused and was found dead two miles away H. $. Chapin, collector for a threshine machine firm, left kelthville Thursday morning with livery man 10 visit farmers near ny, and they have no; been heard from and age probably dead.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-01-25
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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-01-25

Railroad Tramway, Tools, Stesfl and other articles tho numerous to mention. lately in use at he Nslnu, Grove dam. H..yng compiespd the above q m, the unde guei will sch the above articles sway bel .v ,iyst cost or present actual vAiue. For particulars csli at The Bellevue Hotel, CT ad
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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-01-25

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ted and carried back over the car and

thrown on either side of the track.
 Death from excessive cigarette smok-
 ing are oeocning common Arelativc o. Gen. Sherrnan's at Hartville, Indiana, died recently from lncessant cigarette smoking. He was about thirty years old. Troy, N. Y., reports another cigarette victim about the same age.
 New York and Philadelphia have each within 8 short time had similar cases.