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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-28
a kLEpToMANIAc's Ruse.

How she Got . Valuable Ring at the
Price Set BY Herself.
''See that old lady at the other end
II the storep Well. she is one Of the
most confirmed kleptomaniacs in New
York. It is hardly possible that you
would believe me il / were to tell you
her name. She belongs to one Of the
best families in Brooklyn and Is well
known in this city. Every one con-
nected with this store is cognizant
Of her failing and acts accordingly.
Notwithstanding our precautions, how
ever. few months ago she managed to
deceive us in very ingenious way.
She had been here several times and
appeared to take great fancy to .
valuable diamond and ruby ring. One
day she asked my employer what its
price was and he told her that Il was
the best he had In the store and was
worth $500. She laughed and offered
to give $3.50 for it, and on this being
refused said: Well, will you let me
have it at that price II can steal itP'
Certainly he replied, and nothing
more was thought about the matter.
Several times after that she came
here and had the proprietor take out
the tray and exhibit the ring, on each
occasion renewing her previous offer.
''About two months ago the old lady
showed . ring to my employer and
asked what he thought it was worth.
After examining the article critically
be said that 1t was worth about $3.50.
4 have several he continued, much
better than thst which / viii soil for
that price
AT this the old lady gave cunning
little laugh. and proceeded to count
out $3.50 from her pocketbook. Some
thing in the kleptomaniac' manner
aroused his suspicious and Fastening
to the case he discovered that the $500
ring was missing. During one Of her
visits the old lady had managed to ab-
stract it from the tray and insert in it's
place one Of very small value. To say
that my employer was angry when he
discovered how he had been duped but
feebly expresses his emotions. He was
furious, and when he was reminded Of
his promise to sell the ornament for
$3.50 II the lady managed to steal 1t. he
kept his word, but begged that the
story should not Be told TO any Of his
friends. "-Jewelers' Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-28

The Question Considered from STRICTLY
Physiological stsndpolnt.
The question Of Sunday work has, Of
course. : moral side. and it Is that side
which most strongly influences many
who are striving TO lessen the evil.
Psychologists are universally agreed
that men need, for purely physiological
reasons. one days rest out Of the seven.
There 10 plenty Of evidence upon this
question. all pointing in the same
direction. and the conclusion is newt
able that the almost universal desire Of
workmen for rest on Sunday. and
their strong objection to working con-
tinuously every day, Is the result Of q
natural physiological law, which, like
ell other laws Of the kind, can not b
violated without some one having to
suffer the penalty. There 10 good
reason for believing that many rail-
road accidents are directly traceable to
physical and mental exhaustion Of
train-men caused by the strain of
severe and exacting duties, performed
without relaxation for = period Of time
beyond that which il allowed by ma
ture. And In the case Of street rail-
way employees. who are required TO
work from twelve to sixteen hours
every day, Sundays included. 1t il
probable thxt society suffers, and will
suffer. . large share Of the penalty.
For fha nraaanca in thu community NJ
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-28
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

SCIENCE AND INOUSVHS'
An eminent microscopic finds that
genuine honey can be readily distin-
guished from manufactured honey BY
the microscope, as the former has few
or no sugar cystals.
"A man In Australia has discovered
. process by which he can season
freshly cut Australian lumber In less
than seven days. This seems hardly
credible, as heretofore it has required
several years. Steam 10 one OF the
agencies employed.
Tests made with much care show
that the addition Of fraction Of one
per cent. of aluminium greatly improves
the quality Of cast iron. rendering cast
ings more solid and free from blow
holes, removing the tendency to chill.
increasing the strength, elasticity, and
nuidity of the metal and decreasing
shrinkage.
The different woods for charcoal
may be estimated as to value by this
rule: OF the oaks 100 parts win yield
rs parts charcoal, beech Fl. apple. elm
and white pine Is. birch "a, maple ~.
willow 10. poplar 20. hard pine 223.
The charcoal used for gunpowder IL
made from willow and alder.
Experiments again made In Lon
don with carbo-dynamite, one of the
latest explosives. would seem to show
that It possesses some important ad-
vantages over ordinary dynamite.
among others that of considerably
greater power. and the generation Of
much less noxious vapor whom ex-
ploded in confined places 1t 10 com.
posed of nitro-glycerine absorbed by
ten parts of q variety of carbon. and Il
claimed to be entirely unaffected by
water.
"A feat Of much scientific interest,
II not of immediate commercial value,
is the recent production Of chemical
sugar by Fischer and Tafel, in the
laboratory Of the University Of Wurz-
burg. Glycerine was used a. the start
ing point in the experiments. After
decomposition and treatment with We
rious reagents, . colorless sirup was
obtained, which, unlike saccharine.
appears to be . genuine sugar, acting
In every respect like ordinary natural
sugar except in being incapable Of ro-
tating beam Of polarized light.
"A now translucent substance In
tended a. substitute for glass haa
been adopted In London. 1t possesses
such degree Of pliancy that it may be
bent backward and forward like leather
and be subjected to very considerable
tensile strain with impunity; IL is also
almost as translucent as glass and Of .
pleasing amber color, varying in shade
from very light golden to pale brown.
The basis of the material 10 web OF
| fine iron wire with warp and volt
threads about one-twelfth inch apart,
this being inclosed like fly in amber.
| In q sheet of translucent varnish oil
which the base IL linseed oil.
Hollow brick. it's said. are coming
into more general use in eastern cities,
and quite number of large buildings
have been built with them. They
crush at $4,000 pounds, or about tbs
pressure which the best solid brick
will stand. They are made 8x8x12,
with walls one inch thick. 1t Is claimed
that they cost one-third less than the
regular form, making walls proof
against IRE, moisture and frost. being
-arvu In ~iutor and coo1 IN aummar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-28

Little girl (reading newspaper arti-
sic in relation to Henry NJ Stanley
During his march across this portion
Of the Dark Continent be appears "a
have incurred the greatest prsvarica-
lions
Mother Cooking over her shouldsr)
-Haven't you made . mistake, Ethell
I think the word Il privations.
Father (who has his doubts about
Stanley Don't interrupt her, Maria
Prevsricatious Il ne right word. Go
"a. Ethel Chicago Tribune
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-28
coNEMAuoH.

~E1y 70 the mountaini F1yT
Terribly rang the cry,
The electric soul of the wire
Quivered like sentient fire.
The soul of the woman who stood
Face to face with the flood
Answered to the shock
Like the eternal rock,
For she stayed
With her hand on the wire,
Unafraid,
Flashing the wild word down
Into the lower town.
Is there q lower yet and anotherf
Into the valley she and none other
Can hurl the warning cry:
ely to the mountain Flyi
The water from Conemaugh
Has opened its awful jaw,
The dam In wide
On the mountain side!"
Fly for your life. oh, fiyl'
They said.
She lifted her noble head:
II can stay at my post, and de-
Face to face with duty and death,
Dear is the drawing Of human breath.
"Steady, my hand! Hold fast
To the trust upon thee cast.
Steady, my wirel Go; say
That death Is on the way.
Steady, strong wire! Go, savel
Grand 10 the power you haver'
Grander the soul that can stand
Behind the trembling hand,
Grander the woman who dares,
Glory her high name wears.
This message Is my lsstr'
Shot over the wire, and passed
To the listening ear of the land.
The mountain and the strand
Reverberate the cry:
Fly for your lives, oh, fyl
I stay ct my post and de-"
The torrent took her. God knows all.
Fiercely the savage currents fall
To muttering calm. Men count their deat
The June sky smilcth overhead.
Gods will we neither read, nor guess.
Poorer by one more hero less
We bow the head, and clasp the hand:
"Teach US, although we die, to stand"
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, in N. Y. Independent
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-28

But few plants will thrive on q wet
soil. A good drain is sometimes bet
Ter than manure The warmest day
d summer can not impa<t sufficient
best to plapts on wet soil
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-28

shop with me, and l believed him to be
one OF the best fellows living. Instead,
he was fiend incarnate. o, could
but have penetrated his mask ere it
became too late!
''In time he became engaged to my
sister, who had learned to love him
with all the strength of her nature.
at was at about this time that our
employer. Mr.. Bennett, began to miss
money from his safe and various arti-
cles of value from his Office and shop.
Who the thief was, or when the thefts
were committed, for a long time re-
manned mystery. But one day / saw
Edmund Dunbar take a sum of money
from his employers desk. confronted
him on the spot and accused him of the
crime. But what was my horror when.
without even replying to me. he called
in Mr.. Bennett and denounced me as
the thief.
II could scarcely believe the evil
dence OF my ears. Was this internal
villain the man in whose care / would
have intrusted my sisters happinessp
In a few excited words l told my en-
ployer the truth.
Henry said Dunbar. with a we'll
feigned expression of grief, do not
add falsehood to your other crime. Mr..
Bennett, he added, am willing-nay
anxious-that the most searching in
vestigation of the case should be made.
l have good name which can not
afford to lose. / propose that you send
q man at once to both my house and
Varrey's and have them thoroughly
examined
"Ah, the artful villain! This had
been deep-laid plot.
THE messenger was sent. In an
hour he returned with several of the
stolen articles, and some marked
money, which had been stolen from
Mr.. Benefits sale. and which he had
found in my trunk. In Dunbar's house
he found no evidence whatever that
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-07-18
NElGHBoRs.

Your name u Helen: arc you dark or fairi
Deep blue v0ur eyes, or black AS shadows axO
That lie In woods at midnight Tell me, sweet,
What form you wear-large, medium, or petitai
Inever saw you. nor You me, ween,
And yet our verses on the self-same sheet
Arc printed In the last new magazine.
fain would know, fair neighbor, II your song
Camo from the woodlands, or the city's thronq
From mountain fastness, or beside the scat
Breathed it in chambered solitude, or free
As birds on wing, amidst some sylvan scene :
Ipray you grow acQuaint. and let us be
Neighbors in thought as in the magazine
So may ask II you arc deeply blue
CAS- to the hose, mean), or just true,
Bright little mountaineering Bost anese-
Whose song Is sung without q thought TO please
Aught but the singers May Tread between
Tho lines, and ask such things as those,
Hoping they'll print them in the magazinei
Did hope doferred-that is the weary time,
BetwiAt acceptance and the printed rhyme
Mako your sweet heart, like my old battered
soul,
Endure long agonies, and curse tho whole
COMPOUNDED tribe of editors whose keen
Cool, business sense would not cnce enroll
Our burning thoughts in their next magazine,
And did you anxiously each month o or track,
From leaolng articles TO Brio -brac,
Each page, lest happy they had hid your verse
Between some droary kind Of prose:- or. worse,
Topped Oh . line to pad page, and then
Misspelt your name, the tender poets curse!
Alas. for poets In magazine!
Iquestion idly. Chance, and chance alone,
Upon one page my verse and yours has thrown.
But, let me whisper e'er drop my pen.
am the steadest Of all married men,
And write these lines-oh may they yet he seen
BY your bright eyes lin hopes they'll bring me
ten
Or twenty dollars from some magazine.
... .s r. T. w. Duke, Jr., in Century,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-07-18
INCENSE FOR HOMES.

An Oriental Custom That May Well be
Initiated In This Country.
The agreeable fashion of burning
pastilles and fragrant herbs in rooms
that are apt to grow ''stuffy' in damp
weather is almosta substitute for a fire
on the hearth, which purifies and
cheers the whole house. Ever since
the mania for Japanese decorating
came in there has been demand for
the delicious pastilles, or ''reeds,"
which are the condensation of Eastern
fragrance, and their use has brought
about q greater love for aromatic odors
Of 9 refined and purifying nature. The
subtle sweetness permeating articles
that come from China or japan will
last for years and affect the atmos-
yphere, not merely of the room they
are in. but of the entire house. There
is not a Rimmel or a Lubin in Europe
than can produce this intoxicating, and,
If one may say so,ehigh-bred perfume
from the Orient, try as he may. "A
bunch of Japanese pastilles, smolder
ing one at time in q little incense
burner, will last several weeks, while
for olfactories disliking any perfume.
however delicate, q bitof gum camphor
or q little stack of pine needles pro-
duces q most refreshing odor while
burning. Pine needles can be gathered
by the bushel and kept all winter to be
thrown on coal fires in city houses or
4 4 q - q ! n a.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-07-18
4 Tale 81 Two Widow,


They had both lost their husbands:
one was . widow Of hfty, the Other was
about twenty-five. Tho older one call
cd upon the younger ono to condole
with her and they wept upon one an.
other necks and recalled the merits Of
the dear deceased. Il was astonishing
how much the old husband and the
young one had been alike in their dis
position and character-at least thew
both saw q distinct resemblance in
every point Which shows that matri-
mony does not really change q man,
nor age either when he Is dead. But
they had most delightful time until
the young one. putting her arms
around the old ones neck, sobbed
through hor tears:
81 know 1t is selfish Of mo to saw 40
much about my own sorrow. But really
l do feel that it is so much worse for
you than for me- ], don't know how I
should have felt if this had happened
to me when was your age and had no
chance Of getting another"
The tears froze suddenly and the old
one does not speak as she passes by
San Fran:iaco Chronicle =
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-07-18

'sIord help u,e!'' said M. Rufus.
I've forgotten where I stop.
Indeed, after standing on tho curb.
stone for half an hour he found that
the name Of his hotel wms utterly gone.
He had never noticed IN what street Il
was located, and only that Il had an
Irish name.
The OGorman. the McManus, the
OBrien-What was itp Alas! It waa
gone.
I'm going mad, . thought poor Mr..
Rufus. I'D better 60 homo and b
locked up there"
And as he knew the way to the depot
he hurried up Broadway. the pins In
his knees flying out at every moment
and exhibiting the red flannel beneath.
his big somblero shading bis eyes. his
tight little overcoat bursting up his
back. Who would have recognized
Mr.. Job Rufus, Of Rufustown. as he
hurried into the depoti
''Well?" said the ticket clerk. peep.
ing out at tho remarkable figure that
stood before his window.
''1'm Job Rufus, of Rufus Brothers,
Rufustown," replied Mr.. Rufus. 1--we
been robbed. I wasn't ticket down
tbe.e. I'll pay at the other end"
''You will. eh?' asked the click.
Get it at the other end, them"
But, sir" exclaimed Mr.. Rufus.
The window went shut in his face.
Mr.. Rufus clasped his head with both
hands, What should he dop He went
to the door and stood there for mo-
Huent. Suddenly his eye rested on 9
&ign opposite:>
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-07-18
OvERFEEDlNG THE PIGS,

1t Producers Apoplcxy, Paralysis and Other
Serious Ailments.
Swine are proverbially greedy, but it
is the duty of the owner of all animal
to control it's natural habits when these
are opposed to its we'll doing; so that
the first thing to be done in feeding
young pigs is to measure their feed
jsaicieusly. They should never have
all they will eat. Only fattening swine
should be so fed, and they would soon
die from overfeeding if they were not
killed. When a young pig chokes at
the trough, squeals and falls over in a
fit, it is overfed; when it goes to the
side of the stall, champs it's jaws, foams
at the mouth, and does nothing else
than this, it has been overfed, and in
both cases it is suffering from conges-
ton of the brain, due to Indigestion
and disturbed circulation. 1t is in a
state of apoplexy and will probably
die, anyhow, but the others may be
saved by at once reducing their feed to
about one-tourth OF what they have been
getting. The prevalent paralysis of the
hind limbs is caused by overlooking by
which the kidneys have been overtaxed
and the nervous system of the lumbar
region (the lions) is disturbed. Thus
the power of motion of the hind legs is
lost. Recent experiments in feeding
young pigs goes to show that a forty
pound pig needs no more food per day
than two quarts of milk and fOur
ounces of solid food, such as bran or
oats and corn-meal. On this allow
ance, gradually increased, pigs make q
steady and healthy growth, while two
others kept in pen by themselves,
and suffered to gorge themselves, be-
came stunted, stopped growing and in
the third week one was attacked by
congestion of the brain and had to be
starved out of it, losing fully two
months growth. When young pigs
are weaned, they should be fed in a
shallow trough. from which they can
take food only slowly. A pint of milk
and two ounces of boiled corn-meal
mixed with the milk will be enough for
q daily ration the first week, and a
gradual increase may be made, SUBJ
shutting raw meal, not exceeding the
limit above mentioned, for a six
weeks or eight-weeks' old pig of the
best kind, and less in ratio with a less
weight. Overlooking is the common
bane of tho pig.-American Agricul-
turiat E#tE -@-E.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-07-18
IN THE SAME LINE
How AbrahAM Goldstsin. wasted HI NJ
Qu0nco ON Isaac ldDaaa

How Abraham Goldstsin Wasted HI Ua
qusnce ON Isaac Moses,
He had halted under an awning Is
get out Of the rain, and his back was to.
Abraham a. the latter sat In tho store
door and remarked:
NY frendt, lot me sell you rubber
oafergoat VERY sheap. l can make
you one at dollar. II you hat : rub
ber overgoat you can 90 along und!
nefer mind der rain.''
Tho man did not turn or answer.
You vhas VERY foolish" continued
the clothier. 'fer you neffer get another
sooch bargain ash dot How you like
an umbrella for seexty cents, Ell? I
hat some shust ash good ash you puy
for two dollar. at der stores. If you hat
an umbrella you vhas all right in der
wet weather. Come in. my frendt, und
select der sort of handle dot suits you. y
The man under the awning was like
q piece of statuary.
ut vhas q dull day NIT me, und I
like to get rid OF something. Dot goat
Of yours vhas very shabby for sooch
q shentlemans ash you vhas. It vhas
no match for your pants. onyhow. I
hat two noonered to select from, und II
you like to shtep in make der price
all right. I can sell you peter one
for tree dollars-a misfit dot some Con-
gresham doan' take away. Please
walk right in"
But the stranger didn't
| 'Or may be you like to look at a
trunk. Ny place vhas der original und
only trunk store for der sale of der pest
trunks at der lowest prices. Eafey-
pody should have a trunk. She vhas
handy il you go away. und shust ash
handy II you shtay at home. can sell
q trunk NIT patent tray und Yale
lock for two dollar Dot vhas one
half der price sharged on der next
shtreet, can fix you oudt all der
way from feety cents up to seexteen
dollar: It vhas no trouble to show
goods. Shtep right in und examine
my line OF trunks"
If the stranger heard word of what
was said, no action of his betrayed the
fact
''Vhell. If you doan' like a trunk,
perhaps you look at my spring suits in
tweeda I can fit you oudt in fife min
utes. und git you great satisfaction.
Dose spring CLOSE vhas no second hand
peesness. ALI vhas misfits from der
very pest tailor shops, und take e,n
at sooch q low price dot can fit you
oudt at your own figure. Please come
in und make der greatest bargain o.
your life. Dis shtore Will shange
hands next week, und der opportunity
vhas forever lost to you.''
The stranger still stood like a crow
bar.
my frendt, it vhas leedle late fo1
oafergoats, und for dot reason I vhas
willing to make great shave. It Will
pay you to buy one now for next win
ter: I vhas long on oafergoats und
short on cash. Come in und take one
at your own price. You can hat brown
blue, green, black"
"Abraham, who vhas you talking
TOP" queried the wife, as she came from
the back room.
ITO dis shentlemans oudt here, wht
can hat an oafergoat for fife dol"
You vhas an oldt fool!" she OK
claimed, ns she looked out. "Dot VIA
old Isaacs, who vhas in der same PEGS
ness aroundt der corner!'-N. Y. Sun