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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-14

i
III some people should speak the
truth Il wouldn't shame the devl a.
much as it would surprise him. -fuck~
III walking was work the walking
delegate would be unknown as the OK
cresence on the cause of labor.-Cni-
cago Journal.
III WAS a Boston society girl that
wanted to know the relationship exist
inc between the smelling furnace and
the smelt-Puck. ~
There are good many married
men In this world who know all about
what wife should be. but who nave
very hazy ideas about the compo'ens
elements Of model husband. - ourn-
alof Education.
Little Alice-"And did Solomon
know more than any body who was
ever In the world. papaF fspa-
(thoughtfully) = swell. ! guess ne.
knew more than any body l ever met
except. perhaps. your sixteen-year-oio
brother Jack" -Lowell Citizen
--"You do not sing as much you
used TOP Mr.. Tompkins. said a young
lady. ..No." What is the natter
II fear I have lost my voice." ~
dear! l hope nobody will ma IL
Merchant Traveller.
Van OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES that olu
Mrs. Mushroom wants her portrait
painted the worst way" Van Dyke
wants it the worst way, does sner
Van Daub-.So she says" Van Dyke
-..Then you're just tho artist for the
Job. "-America-
Mrs. A.-.Doctor, what Is the
amount of your bill?" Doctor-"My
dear madame, as your finances are not.
in very nourishing circumstances 1
have concluded not to make any charge
al ALL" sThats all right, as far as 1t
goes. but want to know who Is to pay
the apothecaryp"-Texas Siftings.
al should so like to have coin
dated the year Of my birthr said q
maiden lady OF an uncertain age; do
you think you could get one for met!
II am afraid not" he replied; "those
| old coins are only to be found tn vaiua-
| Bile collections. And he wondered
why she cut him the next time they
met. -Demorest.
-Grimby-'.I say, Stiggers, how IS
our mutual friend, Larhton, coming onP
| heard, the other day, that he was
very low" Stiggers (sorrowfully)-,
Eyes, poor man, he is very bad on
The doctors have given him up.
Grimby Heaven be praised that they
have! Now the poor fellow will have
a chance for his life. Epoch.
$50 your daughter joins the ranks
Of the sweet girl graduates this year.
Mrs. DeJohgnsp" said Fitzroy In q
patronizing sort Of way. ''Yes, Ara
bella graduates this year. and Will
Immediately begin her life work"
..What profession is she to enterP''
20, don't know, but presume she
viii teach her mother society manners
for a year or 30. That's what all girls
do after they come home from school :
| Hartford Post. y,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-14
eEFRlENp THE BIRDS.
Instead of killing Them, Build Them Pro-
~ Little Houses.

Instead of Killing Them, Build Them Prot
~ Little Houses.
We are apt to magnify others, faults
and think lightly OF their virtues.
Under this only too common DISPOSE
ton of the human animal. the song
sters of our woods and fields and their
reputation has had to suffer quite seri-
ously in recent years and the grave
charges frequently preferred against
them at our horticultural meetings
often make the case look pretty dark
for them.
Birds do eat fruit. Why should we
deny it? They deserve them. too, not
only for that feature Of gay life that
adds variation, interest and endless at
traction to our lawns and orchards, not
only for their sweet notes that delight
our ears, but also for the practical fact
that by the destruction OF insects they
save us more fruit than they them
selves consume.
At times. it il true, they become
troublesome by excessive numbers and
then fruit-growers may be compelled
to resort to violence. But the poison
and shot gun policy should be reserved
for cases OF extreme necessity. Under
ordinary circumstances the fruit grower
hardly ever misses the few berries they
take, although it is true the cherries
often suffer.
Sometimes rough imitation OF hawk.
owl or other bird of prey hung into the
tree, little windmill with rattle or
bell attachment, some pieces OF look
ing glass, etc., fastened or swinging
about here and there may keep the
marauders of. We also see It stated
that birds eat Strawberries only when
tormented by thirst in hot. glaring
sun, and that pan Of fresh water
placed in or near the patch, and occa-
sionally renewed. will furnish the
birds with what they desire and save
the berries. We have some faith in
this device from the fact that our
family fruit patches, when we had
them near a brook of fresh, sparkling
mountain water, were never visited te
their serious Injury by birds. although
the latter abounded in the vicinity.
Certain growers claim that their sole
reliance is in poisonous sprays and thai
we can dispense with the services o
birds as insect eaters. What of that
We do not want the earth and wha
would our orchards. fields, woods ani
lawns be worth without bird life? A
live quail in the fields is worth more Il
the farmer than q dozen dead in thu
huntsman's pouch. A live robin OF
the lawn pulling up the earth-worm
and hunting for grubs and cutworms i
worth more than all the stuffed bird
on the bonnets of beautiful womankind
A hoggish disposition only can be
grudge few berries in compensation
for all the good services that the bird
render US.
Let us build them houses and invit
them to make their homes in GU
orchards and around our building
where they will enlist our childrens
interest and solicit their watchful care
-Christian at Work.
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Some Thick.skinned Animals.

The whale, which belongs to the
no doubt holds the palm for
thickness of skin. At some parts of the
body the skin is only two inches thick,
but in many places its pelt is fully two
feet in thickness. The skin of the
whale is the substance generally known
as blubber, and in large specimen
will weigh altogether more than thirty
tons. The distinction of being the
thickest-skinned quadruped belongs to
the Indian rhinoceros, whose hide has
a knotty or graduated surface, and is
SO impenetrable as to resist the claws
of the lion or tiger, the sword, or the
balls of an old fashioned musket. So
stiff and hard is this skin that were it
not divided by creases or folds the ami
imprisoned in its armor could scarcely
move. 1t is manufactured into leather
of great strength and durability, and
targets and shields are made Of it that
are absolutely proof against darts or
sword strokes. The skin Of the hippo
potamus runs that of the rhinoceros
very closely as regards thickness.
When dried it is also used for shields,
which are highly priced by the natives.
One of the most curious inventions
of 1868 was that OF safety cofin, In
tended to obviate the results Of pre-
mature burial. and intented by N.
Vester. a German, The coffin was
made larger than required by the size
of the body; it had \ the head .
movable lid. communicating with the
open air by means Of q square trough
from the bottom Of the grave. The ar
rangement was such that person
might thus readily escape from the
tomb The inventor proposed TO place
refreshments in the coffin ~ prudent
precaution against starvatioR
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1
The Crack professor. Paresi,, has
found in the silk and pulp of the cocoa
nut specific for tape worm
1t is now claimed that the whole
domain of optics is annexed to cleo
tricity. which has thus become an I'M
perial science.
1T is announced. on high scientific
authority. that the bicarbonate OF soda
which IL used as preservative OF milk
forms q compound-the lactate OF soda
which is particularly injurious to
children. =.
"A lecturer on photography re-
Gently succeeded in showing plate
during development. with the stereop-
ticon. by placing the hath in . fat dish
Of red glas4 resting On is side. and
allowing the light to pass through to
Many efforts have been made by
scientists ia this country and Europe
to determine the relative atomic
weights Of hydrogen and oxygen. The
latest experiments in England lead TO
the number 1889 as the atomic weight
Of oxygen. American experiments
make the figure 1885.
"A prominent French firm uses cleo
tricity In tanning leather. Hides are
thus tanned in twenty-four hours that
under the old process took from four
to six months. The skins are placed
in revolving cylinder containing tan
min. and current Of electricity is
| passed through the drum.
An automatic tack driver is re-
cent mechanical novelty. coiled clock
spring being the driving power, and
the tacks are fed through a reel. They
fall one by one through slot which
passes the body Of the tack. but not its
head; thence the tacks are conducted.
one by one, in single file, to the plum
ger, which drives them home.
As wood becomes expensive for
railroad ties attention is being called
to metal ties. one having recently been
invented which can be produced at the
low rate of one dollar. including the
fastenings. There are 10000 miles Of
metal track in use. the larger portion
in Germany. The United States Is far
behind all other nations in adopting
metal ties.
| Among the interesting and sue
cessful recent inventions is q rolling
mill for producing sheet metal direct
from the molten state. instead OF roll
ing it from . billet or bar. A machine
of this character has been work for
some time at the can-factory in May
wood. near Chicago. 1t is used for
making sheet solder, six or eight
inches wide. and $4,000 OF an inch
thick. which it produces at the rate Of
400 feet q minute.
"A new rotary engine, as proposed,
presents some novel features. 1t has
a series Of cylinders secured radially
on hub which forms valve seat,
with ports and an exhaust chamber,
!; the former leading into the cylinders,
in which are pistons having central
openings on the rim Of wheel that Il
held eccentrically to the hub. The ar
rangement thus indicated Is alleged te
} enable the engine to be operated BY
water, air or steam.
Resin, as used in the manufacture
Of building paper. Il being largely re
placed by petroleum product called
s.still wax or .swax tailings." Thii
: substance has several important ad
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forty rods of the village for his horrible
feast, and only some fragments OF
clothing aud few bones were left to
tell the poor mans fate. Our heaters
not only found the tiger at home. but
he was defiant and ready for fight
Twice he charged up the steep bank to
find that his tormentors had taken
refuge in trees and escaped him. He
finally retired to the center OF the
thicket to bide his time. We flung
stones at him, and fired several bullets
into his retreat, but while he growled
his rage he planned to wait until he
could get an advantage. The leader
OF our party was afraid the beast would
sneak off unseen, and he stationed us
to prevent such an occurrence. Invent
to the head of the ravine, and there
found a great rock. / took my station
on the left of it. looking down upon the
thicket, and the heaters redoubled their
exertions to drive the tiger out.
had been at my station about ten
minutes when felt, rather than heard
the presence Of something, and
wheeled about to find that man-eatel
standing before me and hardly arms
length away. We looked square int
each others eyes, but that was the only
effort could make. l was seemingly
frozen to the earth / had been per
spring as l turned. Within ten sec
onds ] was as cold a. . naked man y
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05
Castle Garden Romance.

New YORK, June 27.-The romance OF
Castle Garden is shadowed by letter re.
ceived to day by Superintendent jackson
The writer was Marie Beya, q years old, a
French girl who lives In Window, Mimi
She asks the Castle Garden superintendent
to help her to trace her relatives. The girl
states she cameso. this countrys with her
mother twenty-ane years ago on the
steamer Celia from Havre. On, arrival her
mother was suffering from typhoid fever,
and with her mother she was transferred
to Wards Island hospital. The mother
died and the writer was adopted by a fam
lily whose name she does not give. She
lived with the family ever since. II never
Knew" she writes, "what my right name
was until recently, for the folks that took
me when my mother died would never let
me know anything about my parents. l
do not know what my mothers name was
and do not know whether my father is
living or dead" She is anxious to find out
what town in France her mother came
from.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05
AN I1lMENsE CROWD
Go to See Kilrain Before His Departure
For New Orleans.

For New Orleans.
BALTIMORE, July !. 1t is only in q race
week that Pimlico avenue presents tile ap-
,pearance it did yesterday. Nondescript
vehicles, bicycles and horse cars carried
over a thousand people out the avenue,
and they all went TO- see Jake Kilrain, the
prize fighter. His hotel. Halstead's was
their stopping place and there the crowd
loitered throug ghout the morning and even
ing to catch . glimpse Of the man who, a
week from to day, will meet John 5Is. Sui
livan In the prize ring. or the result of
his trio to New York Mitchell said but
little, but that was significant and the
Yisitsseems to have resulted tOahis liking.
He met the Sullivan people at COpey Island
and found them intent on haying the
fight transpire. They wanted fair fight
and no favor and seemed assured that such
would be given them. and with both
parties anxious to fight said there was no
likelihood Of there being any hitch In the
arrangements. just exactly what day this
week and by what route he and Ktlrain
would go south he had not determined.
Those who got a good look at Kllrain yes
terday pronounced him man fit to fight
for his life and could not conceive his be-
ing anything else than winner.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05
The Webber Murder.

LA CROSSE, Wis.,, June 28-Thus far the
police have been unsuccessful in their
efforts to establish the identity of the MUIR
derous burglar who entered the house of
John Webber yesterday morning and so
horribly cut Lena, one of his daughters.
OF a number of persons who were arrested
on suspicion, ten have been held for an ex-
animation which will be held tomorrow.
Among those arrested is one rough looking
fellow on whom was found blood stained
knife and handkerchief which had the
appearance of being used in wiping a
bloody blade. The doctors are examining
the blood stains and the police are making
a thorough investigation. The injured
girl still fingers between life and death,
and the doctors state that her death is only
a question of a few hours. Excitement is
as great as yesterday and lynching is
freely talked of on all sides.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05
a ASTRING OF FATALITIES.
Three Boys Drowned, Three Men sufEo-
Gated by Gas. and One Man Blown Up.

4 KANSAS CITY, June 27.-Three boys
from this city, their ages ranging from IL
to IA years, were drowned in Blue river
at Sheffield, near here this afternoon.
Their names were: Edward Camp, Fred H.
Brice, and Frank Ovitt. They were bath.
ing with number of comrades and got
into the water over their depth. Before
assistance could reach them they were
drowned. Their bodies were recovered. 4
Later in the afternoon two other fatal
accidents occurred by which two men lost
their lives, Thomas Linquist, Jno. Best. j.
III. Winter, Otto AlbOch and Geo. Schultz,
laborers, were making sewer connection
at the house Of j. NJ. HobsOn at the corner
Thirteenth and Flora avenue, when By
mistake Linquist knocked aSshole; III the
sewer vault and the escaping gas overcome
him SO suddenly he died almost Instantly.
Winter and Albochstumped into the ditch
to rescue him and they too were overcome
by foul gas. Shultz finally recovered the
bodies of all four fir m the ditch. Winter
died this evening and Alboch is in ter
rlble condition.
NJ. Hill, a laborer, was blasting away the
bluff in the southeast portion of the city
this afternoon. The fuse of one of the
blasts failed to burn properly and Hill ap-
preached to examine it. Just as he
stopped over it the powder ignited from
the fuse and literally blew his head off.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05
The Oakwood Handicap.

CHICAGO, June 27.-The Oakwood handi-
cap was the attraction that drew $4,000
spectators to the Washington park to-day.
The weather was cool and pleasant and the
track in good condition, but not as fast as
on the day previous, owing to the rainfall
last night. The racing all through was of
the finest description and marked by the
overthrow of most of the favorites.
Six furlongs-Long Bay won, Kate Ma
lone, secnod; Lizzie B., third; time 1:16.
Six furlongs won; Catalpa second;
Maori, third; time 1914.
Two year olds, hve furlongs- English
Lady won; Alarm Bell, second; Extrava-
gance, third; time 1:OS.
lakewood handicap, mine furlongs-.Kaloo
lab won: Bridgelight, second; LIE Premier,
third; time 1:54s.
Mile and Observation-Disclosures won;
Ornest Race, second; Mirth, third; time
1:5O. .'l II.
Three year olds, mile-Winning Ways
won; Lady Hemphill, second; vongeur,
third; time Ia.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05
M itche,l Confident.

New York, June 29.-Charles Mitchell,
Jake Kilrain's trainer. was in town to-day
and left again for Baltimore. Nh. and Mrs.
Mitchell left Baltimore last night and got
here early this morning. Charlie called on
Manager Clark at Richard K. Fox's Office
and arranged the time of Jake Kilrain's
leaving his training quarters for New
Orleans, scene of the battle. Clark pro-
posed that Jake board the SPECIAL train
which will leave Jersey City on the morn
ing Of July 4th, and Charlie liked the pro-
sionists at Philadelphia and Baltimore and
thus tits likely kilrain will accompany his
friends to the battle ground. Mitchell said
he never felt more confident of Kilrain's
ability to whip Sullivan. at is a pleasure
to be his trainer,n he added.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05
Dining Car Burned.

JAMESTOWN. N. d., June 29.-About4 4
O'Clock this morning, when No. 2 Northern
Pacific east bound limited passenger was
about four miles west OF Eldridge, Con-
ductor Wheeler discovered the dining car
on fire. The train was stopped and efforts
made to extinguish the flames, but it was
entirely consumed. Only q little linen aud
few cushions were saved from its con-
tents. The sleeper also caught, but the
fire was extinguished. About $1,000 dam
age was done to the sleeper. The loss on
diner is about $4,000. The train was de-
!ayed until nearly noon by the accident.
-Four or five lengths of rails were warped
and torn up by the heat. The wreckine
train went out to repair damage.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05
A Combination Cyclone and Water
Spout in Minnesota Destroys
Everything in its Path.
One Man Drowned in the Flood and
Others Said to be
Missing.
Hail Stones as Big as Mans
Hand Fall During the
L Storm.
Cyclone and Hail storm.

I !. 1lfha-t -
RUsHFoRD, Mimi, June 28.--It was cy-
clone, water spout and hail storm all COM
ibined that passed from one to five miles
east of here, destroying everything in the
crop line ID its path. It probably gath
cred over the town of Wiscoy,, Winona
county, entered Money creek, Houston
county, on sections 2 and 8, passed almost
due south, curving slightly to the west
through Yucatan and the east part Of Nor
way In Fillmore county, then on through
Preble till it spent its force. A belt two
miles wide in the pathway of the storm for
three miles in length is absolutely laid
waste, trees being as bare of leaves as in
winter. The loss by the storm cannot fall
below 100000. Immense trees two feet or
more in diameter have been torn up and
twisted off. For two miles in width the
merciless hail pelted everything into the
ground. It crossed the railroad track
where tie section men were at work and
they say that hail fell fully as large as a
mans fist, and the only way they saved
their heads was by holding their shovels
over them. David Jensen, son of Ole
Jensen, was out with pail which he
put over his head to keep off
the stones. To keep the wind from blow
ing it off he held it on with both hands
till badly bruised. One man plowing out
corn unhitched from his sulky and had
hardly mounted to ride off ere sheet OF
descending water carried it down and
foated it off. The Southern Minnesota
railroad had, for distance of 200 feet, its
track covered by drift and sand two feet
deep and in some places three. One
bridge was partly carried away and mile
further on toward Money Creek station
there was a bad washout. This delayed
the O'Clock passenger train for five hours.
The deluge of water would indicate a
cloud burst Aedrew Fizico of Yeaton
was drowned. He saw cream can float
ing off and Jumped into the stream to save
it, when the torrent carried him down
His body was recovered a mile below. 1t
is also reported that another man was
drowned in Houston township.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05
THE sioux c0nMIssIox

Has Moved its Base Of Operation to tho
Lower isrule Agency.
CHAMBERLAIN, OAK, July 1.-The Sioux
commission arrived here yesterday after
noon and will hold council at the Lower
Brule agency this afternoon. There was
less opposition at this agency last year
than at any other, and there are no COM
plants so far as known this year. It is
known that the Indians from here have
attended the council at Rosebud and Pine
Ridge, but it has not been determined
whether Red Clouds opposition will have
this city are possibly so much influenced
by wishes tor the success of the commis-
sion as to make them of rather doubtful
value. 1t is said by them that nearly all
the Indians will sign.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05
A Horrible Murder.

LA CROSSE, Wis, June GA burglar
entered the house of John Webber last
night through window in room occu-
pied by his two daughters, Kate and Lena.
The girls were awakened while the rObber
was searching their clothing, and Lena,
the younger sister, aged 10 years, attempt
ed to escape. She stumbled and fell, and
before she could arise she was seized by
the burglar, who plunged knife into her
body below the tenth rib. He then pulled
upward, and deep cash about nine
inches long was cut, leaving exposed the
heart, lungs and intestines. The assassin
then went to the bed and made thrust at
the other girl, who managed, however, to
evade the knife. The family were aroused
by the noise, but the burglar escaped from
the house. The entire police force is at
work on the case, and have made about
twenty arrests of suspicious characters up
to noon. There is much excitement, and
if the murderer is caught he will probably
be lynched. His victim is expected to die
at any moment
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-05

long and from twelve to twenty feet high.
The engineer felt it sinking when he went
over it, but turned on full head of steam
and saved the engine and baggage car,
but not the two coaches with the passen-
gers. A heavy rain storm was falling at
the time. The two coaches turned over
and piled up in q miscellaneous wreck.
No one was killed outright, but about four
teen. as near as can be learned, were in
jured, some it is feared mbrtally.