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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-12-28
A ROMAN GIRLS DOLLS.

Interesting Things Discovered In the
Course Of Recent Excavations.
In the course of some excavations at
Rome for some new law courts, which
are to be erected, two sarcophagi have
been discovered. One of them proved
to be of great interest. In it was the
skeleton Of girl, and around her were
her ornaments, pieces of the linen which
had wrapped her, falling rapidly to dust,
broken myrtle leaves brown with time,
evidently the wreath with which she
had been crowned in death, the myrtle
emblematic of her youth. On the bones
of the fingers were four rings, one Of
these the double betrothal ring of plain
gold, another with the name of the be-
trothed, s'Filetus," engraved on it. A
large and most exquisite amethyst
brooch in Etruscan setting of the finest,
carved amber pins and a gold necklet
with white small pendants were lying
about. But what is most strange, as
being almost unique, doll of oak wood
beautifully carved, the joints articu-
lated so that legs and arms and
hands move on sockets, the hands and
feet daintily cut with small and deli
cate nails, the features and the hair
carved out in the most minute and care
full way, the latter waving low ON the
forehead and bound with fillet. From
these remains and from q touching
sculpture on the sarcophagus we can tell
the story of Tryphaena Creperia, for so
her name is given, with nothing more
to identify her. 1t is known that when
girls were betrothed in early times
their dolls were presented as an Offering
to Venus, SO this young girl had doubt
less been betrothed to Filetus, who had
presented her with the double ring, and
with one on which was engraved his
name, when fatal illness overlook her
on the very threshold of life. In the
carved stone-work of the coffin Try
phaena is represented lying on low
bed, trying to raise herself on her left
arm to speak to her disconsolate father,
who stands leaning on the bedstead, his
head bowed with grief. The mother
sits on the bed, her head covered, weep
ing. Such is the parting, and the orns-
ments which were to have been for the
bridal of their child are laid by loving
hands in her tomb, where she has slept
unknown for nearly eighteen centuries
Manchester Guardian.
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A. 1<~<>I HA
When an Englishman wants omco NJ
ssstands'' for It and then "stts. AmefF
cans run and lie. -Munsey's Weekly
Woman is . lovely creature, and she
Knows Il. too. but she is always willing
to be told Of it once more.-Somerviiie
Journal.
Brown (who has just passed the box).
-"How do you like these cigars old
MANI" Jones-"At very long intervals
thanks. Puck.
did you read my last playY" IN
ouircd an aspiring young author OF 2
friend. 81 have always hoped SO since
read your first one. "--Merchant Traveller.
-"Dear, Mr.. JONES'" said learned
woman, ssyou remind me of barometer
that is filled with nothing in the upper
story" ssDivine Amelia Brown, saio
he, 'syou are my upper story"
There is NO abstract excellence In
early rising--all depends on what you 40
when You are out of bed. 1t would De
better for the world If some people never
got up.-Spivy (Kan.) Index
10, doctor, l don't know what TO 90
with poor William He's working HIM
self into an early grave. Can't you sug-
eest something to prevent him going
down hill so rspidly?' HE might Try
the Legislature, madam. There the de-
cline is only gradual. Judge.
-"You needn't look at yourself In the
glass so much, Mary" said husband,
sarcastically; ''you are not so very nano-
some." Everybody doesn't think e
YOU do" sho said as she gave an extra
twirl to . ringlet and added more
rakish set to her hat. And the husband
fell into deep meditation. -Boston Cour-
Ter.
.-Long-haired Individual (entering
the sanctum) -.I understand, sir, that
you are very fond Of poetry. Now
can write any kind. Epics, Bucol1cs,
Sonnets, Madrigals-in fact any thing
in the shape of poetry, flows like trick
/ ling water from my fertile pen. what
kind do you prefer?' Editor (savageiD
-ssThe poetry of motion. Jimmy, open
the door for the gentleman"
The singular thing about the per-
SON whoc claims to have written success
full story or poem before the author ever
. thought Of it, is the fact that he never
turns up until the public has stamped
the production with the seal of unquall-
fed approval. And the public never
heard Of him before, although the real
author may have been writing quite sue
cesssfully for years and has we'll
! established fame--Texas Siftings.
Man Ito friend -"See that fellow
standing there listening to that hand
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

SsGOO6 ANO sNOOSsos
"A new lens has been made to show
1904, 700, 600 of an inch.
The role assigned by Pasteur to
earth worms of bringing bacteria to the
surface has received support from recent
observations of Bollinger.
Pieces of rock crystal heated in .
platinum tube and dropped into water
fly all to pieces, but if drop Of melted
crystal is allowed to fall into water then,
though there Is . great commotion, 1t
does not break but remains clear.
I'm France they now use for steam
and water-pipe joints, gaskets made OF
wood pulp, which are boiled in linseed
oil. They give satisfactory results. and
arc not subject to decomposition 1T high
temperature.
"A new material called ''steel Pig"
much stronger than cold-blast iron and
less expensive than steel, is now being
made at Shefield. It is adapted for
variety of uses for which the ordinary
iron was unsatisfactory.
With alternating currents iron con-
ductors emit very loud sounds, which
increase with the frequency, whereas
copper hardly emits perceptible sound.
These mechanical vibrations in the case
of iron conductors are thought to be
very injurious to the durability Of the
Insulation.
The fires used in blowing Venetian
glass are made of wood, coal being use
less on account of its generating too
much smoke and gas, which prevents
the delicate ornaments used in dec0rat-
ing the various objects from adhering.
Ornaments and vases made by coal OF
gas alone would soon separate into their
various parts.
An electric drill is in operation at
the Brooklyn navy yard. Instead Of the
slow paul and ratchet hand-drill in COM
mon use, this one is set a-whirling b.
an electric current sent through care
fully insulated wires. A three-quarter
inch hole in three-quarter inch plate
can be drilled in less than minute.
I'm connection with the study Of spec
trum analysis, photography has played
a most important part, for it has recorded
lines not visible to the naked eye-lines
revealed only by the photograph in that
part of the spectrum in the violet and
lavender regions, and even beyond,
where all is dark to us.
1T has been observed that the organs
occupyine the left side OF the body are
more prone to disease than those Of the
right. and the explanation has been
offered that the greater use of the right
side Of the BODY determines nutritive
activity and vieor there while the me-
chanical passiyity of the left produces
= kind of vascular mealiness or . predis-
position to breaking down.
BY comparing modern skulls with
those Of the same race in an old monas.
terry in the Kedron valley. DR.. DiRht, OF
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town that afternoon. In moment I:
realized the truth. Stormont the first
was Paxton the burglar!
Certainly very uncommon thing had
happened at last, and when Paxton was
caught it all came outflow he had
robbed Mrs. Howard, and hiding in my
grounds, had heard Lucy read her broth
er's letter aloud-how, as Col. LES
TRANCE, under cover of my introduction,
he had robbed the duchess-how, as he
stood on the platform talking of the
burglary, the duchess diamonds and
Lucys were actually on his person!
There was no doubt that Paxton had
been superlatively clever, and in my
admiration for his talents and my sorrow
that they were put to such ill uses, / for
gave his chuckling over his delight at
having ''gammoned that fool. Sir Fran
cis.''
NY dear wife mover signs for extraor.
binary events now; we both think we
have had enough of them. We are as
happy as ever, for burglars can not take
away love and children, and good health
and sweet temper. But we are happy
minus the diamonds, for Paxton got them
abroad before he was caught. wanted
to give Lucy some more, but she wouldn't
| let mo.
II couldn't bear the responsibility
again." she said. ssGive them, by and
by, to baby's wife,"
As for the duke, he never wearies of
chatting me, and calling me Col. Les
FRANCES OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Society.
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SOMETHING EvENTFUL.
Ny Wife Got Her Wish With q
Vengeance.

couple. We loved each other, and we
had two children, who were as pretty
and healthy and nice hammered as par
ents could wish. We were also rich,
and when one has love and wealth, not
counterbalanced by bad health or bad
temper. one has pretty nearly every
thing that can render life delightful.
We had. indeed, only one subject of
complaint we found exist
ence trifie monotonous.
II think, my wife would say, yawn-
ing-"I really do think life is too un-
eventful. 1t Is quite stupidity fat. Why
doesn't something interesting happen?"
''Well, what would you like?" l would
rejoin. "Shall hire an assassin to stab
me at the opera? or gypsy to steal the
children? Or"
"Nonsense!'' cried she, laying her
pretty hand on my lips. "Of course
don't mean any thing fearful and hideous
like murder and kidnapping. don't
know what mean; any thing would do,
20 long as it was exciting and unusual"
This, however, was the one thing in
which couldn't crafty her, for one
can't buy unusual events by the ounce,
or keep them bottled in ones cellar. So
i tried to assuage her longing with phil
osophy.
1--WE are both young, said. "Who
knows what may happen before we keep
our golden wedding? We must wait"
''Wait!' exclaimed my wife. "Yes, the
end Of the world is coming, but we shan't
live to see it"
Tina however nroved that vas
r.s-s ~ 81"
ign" wy Ney pug ..oo,'eu 'no ,oA,o"
ans ,e's0l lion sor oniy Dlv'.el An nus-
@ ~. ",
l,fe. after : long and daneerous brain fever NV
great friend, George stormont; and, ss the doc
tors concur in saying sea voyage Is the best
s soi ior nm mean 70 pu. nun on BOARD me
England. His only relation. : married sister,
lives in Scotland, 50 / am desiring him to go to
you ~ am sure you win be willing 70 put him
~ sor snors s'ne no. u1 ne, ne - e9Ss, 70 long
rr.rr xsIi nav HIM All the attention you can
for my sake.
III he RECEIVERS on the voyage, you will nnd him
sociable and agreeable and up TO every thing
S,. NE ~ .hS ana - NOV ~, I'm ~
him q he il now silent indtytduai rather e..
centric. preferring solitude, and always moon
ing about the place and wandering into rooms
where ne mas no business su. one must ex,
VIM Ana rrsnf viii hear With hin - s AL i h.
fore, for my sake.
mo more now, As am busy with my usual
49,. w,.s anu es "a, o.ss ,1ox.ns alser Ssor
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HASTE MAKES WASTE.

The Best Method to be Observed In Order
TO Avoid Idle Hours.
To waste time is worse than wasting
money. You may have more money than
you can spend, but you can never have
TOO much time; and If you waste dollar
you may rake it up by economy or
lucky stroke, but an hour wasted is gone
forever.
''Time goes on-a file that wears and
makes NO noise. Time is ne'er over
taken. /" says the old Scotch proverb. Q
How little we value It'll To the young
it Is often their only wealth, yet what
rich store 1t is! How many old and
middle-aged people would give any thing
for = return Of only few of their wasted
years. As King Richard II. said: II
wasted time, and time doth now waste
me-"
It is too true Of many Of us that we
take no heed Of time but from tits loss.
We merely shufIle through the world,
and at the end of our journey have little
to show for our heetfng hours.
Economy Of time develops 90 many de-
lights, and gives 80 much freshness
to life,j that It is . shame to waste
it. But perhaps many young people
have NO Definite iaes how to save time,
ana rev practcai hints may Do OF
services
lime may % saved 0y early rising:
but you SAY u Is unneaitniui 70 curtall
you. n.tulsl sloePs 90 = ,s' OUT snas
r reou lv 49, N"40. ~ you ~ iio IN Dso On
noul s.so. sossns s"Sre' = : Know
son0 yvuns povPae w. Anss uoes naore
"..m ..sn
nut you csA not break yourself
wnoiiy OF TINS pracsice' why not utilize
.nese oozlng minutes Dy running through
IN your mlna wnat you nave 70 40 that
~ - sy-m -. T1s me pan 81 campaign, As
:. ~o.e 1ne1 you csn see up witn
aennise ioes ol "nss you may nave 70 90.
nave some employment 70 take up at
ood moments ana Do punctual Five
minutes here ana ten there too late for
mesis' drives OF appointments OF any kind
amount 20 hours IN the DAY.
Keep your surroundings tidy, and
every thing IN It's place, or you win al
ways be hunting for what you have mis-
iaid and throwing away valuable mo-
menss wholesale.
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e
Beautifully he said, several times.
diamonds of the first water! 1 know
something about diamonds; my great
uncle was diamond merchant.
"If you were going with us, you would
see far finer diamonds than mine," said
Lucy. 1.-THE duchess has diamonds that
are absolute priceless, and such quanti-
ty! She has them sown on to her dress,
and two detectives always close to her.
81 wonder she dares walk about in
such precious things" observed Stor.
mont. 'At large parties it is impossible
to say what bad characters may not slip
in"
"Well, as matter Of fact, she doesn't
walk about" said Lucy. "A few years
ago she hurt her spine out hunting, and
she is always on the sofa"
"Wouldn't you like to come with us,
my dear fellow" said !.
THANK you, think not" he replied,
plaintively; 81 should like it, but fear
the noise and heat would hurt my head.
Thank you, Lady Dennis, for letting me
see your treasures. Ihope you keep them
carefully?"
30. yes! Frank keeps them in his
strong box, and when we travel they go
to the bank she replied. Frank will
lock them up tomorrow as safe as .
church"
"To-morrow!-not till tomorrow ex-
claimed Stormont in a Mortified voice.
NO." said she; ''why should he tire
himself? Nobody could take them out
of our room"
At this moment the carriage was an
nounced, and carried Lucy of. It was
q good ball, and the duchess lay in state,
covered with superb diamonds and
watched by acute and intelligent func-
tionaries. In the course of the evening .
gentlemanlike stranger, with long, fair
beard, and rather long, fair hair, ad-
dressed me, and asked II / could point
out Sir Francis Dennis. told him that
I was the gentleman in question, and he
bowed courteously.
"You will excuse the liberty I took, y
he said; ssbut believe my old friend,
George Stormonk Is staying with you.
! oply heard Of his whereabouts to-day,
ard 81 ooekeruw slHxttoe to oontfnen1(
I eAla'4 1{{l \ - =;
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and fair, with long beard and longish
hair; not military looking at ALL"
A very peculiar expression came over
Stormonts face, and he whistled softly.
sMy dear fellow" he said, ''that's
your burglar! How these rascals get to
know things passes my comprehension,
but somehow they do. have friend
"a Colonel L'Estrange-but he is stout
and extremely dark, and wears mus
tache only. Depend upon it, that fellow
hoaxed you. wonder he didn't pay his
attention to the duchess diamonds also. !"
So he had. A gentleman came up at
the moment, and after shaking hands
said excitedly:
Heard the news, Dennis?"
"Only my own, Shaw" replied, dis
mally. my wife's diamonds have been
stolen"
''By jove!" cried Shaw. "And the
duchess lost twenty of her finest dia-
monds last night-cut of her dress
while the detectives stood by"
We told him about L'Estrange, and he
listened with interest.
I'VE think it is celebrated burglar
of the name of Paxton, alias Grubb," he
said, lowering his voice. THAT'S what
the police think. They say no other
man could have done it."
II thought Paxton was safely out of
the way" said Stormont. ''Surely re-
member hearing of him when / was q
lad. Wasn't he concerned in the great
diamond robbery at Grey Towers in '6s?''
HE was" replied Shaw, ''but he's ON
the loose again now, and the police have
been Watching him. A fortnight ago
Mrs. Howard lost her dressing-bag, with
g., 900 worth of jewels in it. Paxton was
suspected and trace d to Canterbury, then
gave his pursuers the slip and disap-
peared."
HE has probably been lying perdu in
the neighborhood,' said Stormont, -
the train came up. dennis, write to
me at Morley's If / canhelp you in the
least. Au reyoir till Saturday. Thank
you beyond words for all your kindncss.' y
That evening rs We sat at dinner, Mr..
6tormrnt was announced. rushed out.
But the 6tormont who stood hefoye me,
With Edgar ArroWsmIth's letters - hiG
~ ~ - IN W. ~ 40 Z!
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-05
CURRENT PRESS ODDITIES.

CARrBoU (Me) citizens were recently
treated TO the unusual sight OF rainbow oy
moonlight
AN empty freight car which was carried
of in the Mississippi cyclone OF three years
ago has Just been found In swamp ten
miles from the spot where II was picked up.
A CHURCH at Almont, Mich, raises money
in a novel way A box is placed In the
church and the members on their birthdays
drops as many pennies IN the box as they
are years old
A pRovER in West Plains, Neb., has
trained one Of his horses TO 30 out and drive
the cattle home. At about FIVE O'Clock every
evening the animal starts out unbidden ana
duly appears IN the courseof an hour at
the heels Of the herd
A COUNCIL BLUYYs coroner's jury the
other day brought IN the following verdict;
I'VE find that the deceased came TO his
death by being crushed under sand bank,
and we therefore recommend that an IN
spector Of sand banks be appointed"
AAARTIAxD horse has developed yon-
derful appetite for oysters. A pail OF the
succuleut moliusks was recently left in his
stau by mistake He ct once oevoursd
them, aud since then be nan.fests the
greatest delight whsn any OF The oivalves
are put where he can get them
A RAT and ca. are grea. friends II
Louisville. The former was caught IN
trap the other day and turned loose n tie
presence Of q number OF u1en- The cat
was produced and mnch sport expectse
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-05
PERSONALS.

J.E. Cardy, Wamego, is in the city.
Major W. B. Baker, of Fort Reno. Is in
the city.
D. A Espey was yesterday up from We'll
lington,
G.B. Phinney, of Fl. Scott. was here
yesterday.
Geo. A. Balance, Buffalo, was an arrival
yesterday.
&C. Barnes, Boston. was an arrival
yesterday
I. D. Blackman was yesterday up from
Winfield.
J.B Record, of North Main, has gone
to St. Paul.
G. /. Sanders, New Haven, was an ar
rival yesterday.
NJ S. Cowles, Rich Hill, Mo-, was an ar
rival yesterday.
Mrs Charles Balance will arrive today
from Peoria, Illinois.
P. Lanihan was yesterday over from Osa-
watomie yesterday.
John G. Allen and wife were down from
Mcpherson yesterday.
G. W. Kelly, Esq, of Spivey. Kansas,
was in the city yesterday.
w. FL. Latham, wife and daughter were
yesterday over lTOIu huCnluSoH.
Ed. TaImadge and Edward Ellis were
Yesterday down from Hutchinson.
Mrs. H. A Hill, OF the West Side, has
returned from a short visit to Fort Scott.
J.H. Hargrave, commercial agent of the
Savannah fast freight line, was in the city
yesterday.
Captain j. B. Crouch, E. Kermin and
Ivan Butterfield stopped yesterday in the
city for short time, en- route to Florence.
FEE. King, ST Louis; @. A Glass, Kan
sas City; a NJ. Fellows, Kansas City;
Walter Emerson. J. Thomas and X. King.
Boston; T. W. Ketcham, Chicago; G. F.
Berry, Kansas City; c. 4. Baul, Havana,
Ill, are at the Metropole.
Robert Reid, New York; l. Benjamin,
Kansas City: w. H. McFarlin, Topeka; c.
Z, Babcock Omaha; l. Fl. Littlefieid, Ash
ley, OAK; ?. a. Fowler, Rochester. \. ";
A. Boring. Cincinnati O.; VIM. Summer
Chicago: James McPhail, Baltimore, Nd;
G. 2. Arnold, New York, are at the Carey.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-05
A PICNIC.

The newly elected city officers are ex-
pecting to have the first picnic of the sea-
son at the union depot lake some time dur
ing this month. The frogs there are said
to be in good condition. and from jumping
out of the way of the carriages and omni-
buses their hind legs are finely developed.
Gay will have some of his boats on hand,
and general gay time may be expected.
Excursion trains will be run from all over
the country and distinguished Wis
itors will be welcomed on the
shore of the lake. as they have
been for many years past AS the ground
on which the lake is located belongs to the
railroad company the city attorney ad-
vises that their consent must first be had
before the picnic can legally be held. The
council will decide this question, how
ever, at its next meeting. As the lake Is
navigated indiscriminately by our best
citizens, by the street railroad and by
strangers, we think the attorneys advice
should be disregarded and the ownership
of the railroad company ignored. 1t will
add to the pleasure of the picnic and i'm
prove navigation somewhat if the street
commissioner will have the lake deepened
in places, and the earth taken from the
bottom, placed on the edges to that, the
shore line may be little better defined.
We hear the city of Galveston in negotiat-
ing for the purchase OF our lake to solve
their deep water harbor problem, but the
citizens here object. We have had their
lake now for years, visitors would
hardly recognize our city without it. We
may spend a million dollars in paving
but that lake must and shall remain.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-05
THE GREAT REAL ESTATE FIRM RE-
ORGANIZED.

The great real estate firm of \. t.
Niederlander of this city, which probably
for the last ten years has handled more
property than any firm of the kind in the
state, if not in the west, has been reorgan-
lied and strengthened by the addition of
two men who have been identified in the
management of it's past business. This
reorganization became necessary tor
several reasons, among others the vast
growth of the business, but principally on
account of the fact that MIR. Niederlander's
time and attention of late has been
almost wholly taken up by the
loan company OF which he is
president. J. d. Hutchings and ]. T.
Harris two well known men in the COM
muuity become members of the new
organization which hereafter will be
known as n. F. Niederlander & Co. MIR.
Hutchings who has had twenty year sue
cessful experience in real estate Will take
charge of that department and Mr.. Harris,
the other new member, of the insurance
department In beth real estate and in
insurance this firm is and will continue to
be one of the greatest if not the greatest
In the state of Kansas. With a reputation
of honorable dealing for years and a record
of handling property for Don-residents
successfully and satisfactorily which
would be hard to equal the new firm has
only to look forward to assured prosperity.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-05
The,Corro.ion of Steel Ships.

An alarming illustration of the facility
with which steel corrodes under certain
conditions, the Engineer says, has been just
supplied at Portsmouth Her haiesty's
ship Nile was launched at Pembroke on tho
27th of March last, since which time, as
there is 10 dock accommodation at the
Welsh yard, she has been a1oas in her
launching trim without there being any op-
portunity afforded of examining and pro-
tecting the underwater parts Of the hull
When she was placed in No ID dock at
Portsmouth for the purpose Of removing
the iaunching-gear and changing her tenn
porary propellers, it was discovered that
the red lead with which her bottom was
coated had extensively peeled on, and that
serious corrosion Of the plating ali along the
water line on both sides had taken place,
The starboard SIDE anlidships is very much
pitted, though, as rule, the pitting and
scoring are tolerably uniform The rivei-
heads are greatly corroded, and in many
instances they appear TO be completely
eztar away