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The Colfax chronicle., 1890-12-06
GATHERINGS CRUELTY.
How . Czarina Punished Prince veritxIn
for . Smile.

How . Czarina Punished Prince vefitzln
for Smile.
The Veritzins we're mobiles of enor-
nous wealth and power. Paul hold
high Office in court. One night, glitter
ing with jewels and orders, the young
Prince, who was one Of the handsomest
men in Russia, danced in . quadri lie
opposite the Empress.
As she passed him in the dance she
fancied that his eyes scanned her gross
figure with covert amusement After
the ouadrille she beckoned to him, and
with smile handed him her tiny ivory
tablets, containing seven pages, one for
each day in the week. On the first was
written:
1.-THE imperial ballroom, st. Peters.
burg"
On the last:
s'The mines, Siberia"
He read it; his face grew gray as that
of corpse; he bowed low, kissed her
hand, and withdrew, taking" says the
old chronicle, Ibis wife. the beautiful
Princess of Novgorod, with him." He
was heard to say as he left the ballroom:
"My minutes are numbered; let US not
lose one."
Flight or resistance was impossible.
The hold Of Catherine on her victim was
inexorable as death. Prince Veritzin
was forced to remain passive in his pal
ace while each day the power. the wealth
and the happiness that life had given
him were stripped from him.
First he was degraded from all his
offices at court; next his estates were
confiscated by the crown; his friends
were forbidden to hold any communities
ton with him; his very name, one OF
the noblest in Russia, was taken from
him, and he was given that OF serf.
Then his wife and children were driven
out of the palace to herd with beggars.
1.-The last day." says the record, Paul
veritzin, in rags and barefoot, chained
to . convict, bade an eternal farewell to
his home, and departed to the dark and
icy north. He was seen Of men no more" +"
Chatter.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-12-06
AN INSECT PREcENToR.

The Puss-Moth Caterpillar's Place In the
Orchestra OF the Woods.
No orchestra is complete, of course.
without its leader. Even the "first
fiddle" must observe the baton. And as
the insect world affords US veritable
fiddler and harpist as we'll as other
instrumentalists, so too may we find
our precentor close at hand. il our
eyes are only sharp enough. This group
of singing beetles upon the poplar
branch. wonder if they are watching
him as they nod their squeaky trio?
For he is close at hand. Even among
these very leaves we are sure to find
him with little search. But If they
are indeed observing him, he must be a
decidedly confusing leader, for no two
of the bobbing heads are keeping the
same time. All! here he is! perched
upon the midstem of an aspen leaf close
by. You have seen him perhaps hum
dred times, and all his pompous pride
has been wasted on you, being doubtless
mistaken for part of withered or
curled leaf. Our precentor is about an
inch and quarter long. The forepart
of his body is arched upward like a
sphinx. He wears green vest and a
fat triangular hat, and q white bor-
dered brown mantle decorates his back.
And his baton? No wonder our beetle
trio were confused, for our precentor
wields two batons He is law unto
himself, has no score to follow, and,
what is more. If things don't go exactly
to suit him, he whips out from the tips
of his batons two long red whip lashes,
and makes things lively for few mo-
ments.
1t is difficult to understand the many
impetuous antics of our eccentric pre-
centor squirming from side to side,
circling his double baton about his
head as with hurrah, swapping his
whip on right and left without rhyme or
reason. Yes, as q preceDtor it is diff
cult to understand his doings But
when we return to reason, and remem-
Der that he is only an important puss-
moth caterpillar, it is not half So mys-
terious. If we watch and wait for
moment or two, we shall doubtless wit
ness return of that buzzing fly-a par
asite. perhaps-that has just been tick
ling him.
The puss-moth caterpillar is quite
common upon young aspens, and will
be readily recognized from my descrip-
tion. 1t is an amusing insect, and, SO
far as l have seen, those peculiar rosy
whip-lashes concealed within the forked
tail. to be used when occasion demands,
are not described in the popular works
on natural history. Hamilton
Gibson, in Harper's Young People.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-12-06
WORDS OF LOVE.

why We CausBe Fearlessly Free In Our
Pleasant UtterAnces.
A loving word is always a safe word.
1t may or may not be helpful word to
the one who hears it, but it is sure to
be a pleasant memory to the one who
speaks it. Many word spoken by us
is afterwards regretted, but no word Of
affectionate appreciation to which we
have given utterance finds place
among our adly-remembered express
sions. Looking back over our inter-
course with a dead friend or fellow
worker, we may. indeed, regret that we
were ever betrayed into harsh, or
hasty, or unloving word of censure or
criticism in that intercourse, and we
may wish vainly that we had now the
privilege of saying all the loving words
that we might honestly have spoken
while yet he was with US. But there
will never come into our hearts at such
time single pang of regret over any
word of impulsive or deliberate affec-
tion which passed our lips at any
time. We have reason to be on our
guard in our speech in most directions,
but we can be fearlessly free in our
loving utterances. Apart from any ques-
tion of the good we do to others by our
words of love, we are personally the
gamers, for now and for hereafter, by
every such word which We speak ont
explicitly; and we are sure to be the
losers. now and by and by, from every
such word which we ought to have
spoken and failed to SPEAKS: s Times
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0RANDPA's soLILoQUY.

I've lived nigh on to ninety years, 'mong things
I've had to learn
Was that pint Of human natur that has done
deal Of harm.
IT'S the master fault, few preachers that in fact
have understood,
It's the taking up OF evil, and forgetting of the
good.
heard the vital questions agitated in their
day,
And ave and thirty years ago sometimes had
my say,
note that pint spoke Of had got uncommon
sharp.
II there's one thing more'n another that makes
man feel queer,
ably near.
No matter what you talk about he'll meet it
with groan,
And tell you Of his troubles in q cemetery tone.
He's allus blue as whetstones, and he's got a
That fits his skinny body closer than the clothes
He is allus mighty sartin that his life is almost
gone,
Yet note this whining pessimist will live un-
common long,
,,.,,s ,,o sacra, =, a,
all,
And he seems to be the nappiest wnen curses
thickest fall.
Blind as Dat TO blessings ana Color ohno 10
hope,
But he'll see the smaiiest eVii Without sPecks
or microscope.
,,,, .. ,..,,. and an
small
That this musty TOMBSTONE natur couion huss
up rank and tall
AND IL IL cnanced 10 get AWAY, or uie ior want oi
breath
Then he'd nave double sorrow mourning
sorrow's DEATH
,.- a.. - ,.,,o,v n,h,, ,,.ats NON
Now like the piucky Fellow VINO mee's you
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-12-06

Presently the figure stole out through
the door, and went swiftly down the
hall, till another open door was reached.
OF course 1 followed, quite puzzled
and interested.
The night-prowler entered the room,
and knelt beside Walter Goodale's bed.
What was he about to do? Commit
murder? i was on the point of spring
ing forward. when the ghostly form lay
fat on the>carpet, and seemed to be
reachingrf for something.
'.Ah! have it now."
When the form would have risen,
sprang forward, and landed astride its
back.
Hello! What the deuce!"
/ scratched match and held it close
to the face of my prisoner 1t was Wal
ter Goodale! After o moment got up
and lit the gas.
The young man looked sheepish
enough as he stared at me, then at his
single garment
"What the deuce does it mean, Deer
ing?" said he. "Am dreaming, or did
fall out of bed?"
Neither" said l. What have you
in your hand, Mr.. GoodaleY'
"Eh? In my hands"
He lifted his right hand, and opened
it from glittering object.
"Well, by the powers!" exclaimed the
young man; ''it's the stolen idolr'
"Yes," said l. land you are the thief,
Walter Goodale."
A look of blank dismay covered the
face of the young man. He admitted
that he was somnambulist, that it was
family trait, and that even his aunt
was addicted to it.
OF this latter fact was we'll aware,
since she, too. had been out tonight on
walk, and was even now in Jessie's
room, where we found her later in the
girls bed, soundly sleeping.
The stolen idol had been tucked
under the carpet beneath Walters bed.
He had stolen the idol, but l believe
Mrs Goodale had secreted her ring in
Jessie's trunk while on one of her noe
turnal jaunts.
Miss Darling never returned as Mrs.
Goodale's maid, but. some time later, as
the wife Of the man who stole the Indian
| idol.-Yankee Blade.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-12-06

ONR ENJOYS .
Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figsis taken; it ispleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yetpromptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispeIs colds head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs il the
only remedy Of It's kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptab]e to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial IN its
effects prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities COM
mend it to all and have made It
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles BY all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try t. Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SKRUP co.
San fRAAosecO. cAf.
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THE STOLEN IDOL.
Searching for q Midnight Prowler
In Ohio.

ats shame, Mr.. Deering. blessed
shame that my aunt should accuse Jessie
Darling of theft How could she do
such thing?"
The young man who stood before me
was hot with Indignation. and from his
words and actions at once OWNED the
truth that he was very far from indif-
ferent to Miss Darling.
/ smiled little at the young mans
enthusiastic defense of his aunt's maid.
WAS the jewelry lost by Mrs. Goodale
of much value?" questioned, after the
young man had told his story.
II don't believe it was; but you see,
it's an heirloom in the family, and
therefore priced very highly" returned
Walter Goodale. 'Tts hideous Indian
idol, made of gold and precious stones.
and has adorned my aunt's dresser for
years innumerable. Jessie has been
with her q year, and now. when the
hideous old idol disappears, my aunt flies
into rage and at once accuses poor lit
tie Jessie OF the theft Aunt Selma is
a terror when she's enraged, and, we'll
/ wouldn't permit myself to stay and
hear Jessie traduced, so fed and came
to you, Mr.. Deering. You must find the
thiefo out and thus vindicate the poor
girl. I'll reward you handsomely for it,
If you succeed"
1t was in one of Ohio's smaller cities
that l was sojourning now. and for
some months / had been in the detective
work. ! knew the Goodales, and bad
seen Jessie Darling, whose sweet face
and blue eyes were very attractive. l
understood we'll enough that Walter
was dead in love with his aunt's maid,
and also that the aunt was displeased
at the outlook.
The first thought that dawned upon
my brain was that the old lady had con-
cocted little plot to disgrace the girl,
and thus break up the match that was
but forming. 1t pleased me to see the
young man so confident of Jessie's in
nocence, and l was rather pleased than
otherwise to enter upon the unrayeling
Of the mystery.
repaired at once to the house of
Mrs. Goodale. 1t was a large, square
stone building of ancient construction.
Mrs Goodale was wealthy widow
with no children Of her own and her
orphan nephew, Walter, found an abode
with her.
When / reached the house found the
maid in the hall, with hat and shawl ON.
about to leave the place. The girl was
pale. and ! could see that she had been
weeping.
II ought to put you in the hands of
an officer at once" declared Mrs.
Goodale.
"You can hnd me at my mothers any
time" returned the girl, in a shaking
voice, and then she turned and hurried
from the house, not looking toward me
as she passed l confronted the widow.
and she uttered. my name in glad sur
prise.
The very man / wish to see,v she
declared 81 have been robbed, Mr..
Deering, and there goes the thief now,"
pointing toward the retreating form of
Jessie Darling.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-20
oseRAMmsReAu. PLAY.

Preparations Already I'm Hand for the
Presentation of This Year.
Although the Passion Play" at Ober-
ammergau will not be given until nearly
seven months hence, the work of prepa-
ration is going on vigorously in the little
village consecrated to this art A cor
respondent of The London Standard,
writing from Berlin. says: "The building
inclosing the stage is almost finished and
already towers aloft in noble simplicity,
preserving in its outward form the archi-
tectural style of a Grecian temple. In
the interior the work Of staying and
proping the covering and decorations of
the side wall and back grounds is going
busily forward. The staging for the cur
tain is also ready. The latter will be
constructed so as to separate in the cen
ter and roll toward the top and bottom.
"The hand of the principal stage au-
thority at Munich, Herr Lautenschlager,
is to be recognized in the first outlines of
the preparations. Everywhere are to be
seen practical arrangements for raising
and lowering the backgrounds and cell
ing lights. The light falls in great abund.
ance through the glass roof of the
stage, which may be further illuminated
through the sliding sash doors upon both
sides, as may be required. The stage it.
self is backed by painted horizon, which.
after the manner of transformation
scene, is so constructed as to admit of be-
ing shifted horizontally. Very interest
ing are the additions to the middle stage;
there are arcades, city gates, and houses
OF the high priests, all of timber, oiled
linen and sheet metal, which are capable
of being taken to pieces for storing. The
arcades upon the left side and the house
of Plate are finished, and await only the
hand of the painter.
"In proportion as these halls are airy,
so the middle stage, with its tile and
glass roof, has an appearance of solidity.
But here also the first glance is decep-
tive, for the walls are but shells of tim
Der covered with mating of reeds, and
finished off with layer of cement two
centimeters in thickness-an innovation
which is complete substitute for mas
sive mason work-offers sufficient re-
sistance to the deteriorating effect of the
rough highland climate, and naturally
costs much less. Now that the side ar
cades are completed and in place, the
width of the proscenium can for the first
time be appreciated. 1t has breadth of
forty-two meters. The stage of the Court
theatre at Munich has breadth of only
twenty-nine meters. The building of the
boxes and other seats for the spectators
is already finished in the rough; they
will contain 1900 numbered places. The
work of excavating the earth for the
orchestra is well under way. A part of
thespace for the orchestra will be car
ried under the proscenium, while the
rest will be concealed from the public by
means of flat tent roof. Quite worthy
of note is the consumption of timber by
these buildings; up to short time ago
the cost of hewn building timber had
reached the sum of $4,000 marks. There
are about twenty-five workmen employ
ed in the construction"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-20
Can Fill Their Pockets.

1t has been at last judicially deter
mined by the supreme court of Pennsyl-
vania, though the force of the decision
is somewhat weakened by the dissent of
the chief justice, that the patron Of a
restaurant buys all the food which he
orders, and that the sale is complete
when the food is placed before him. He
can eat it or leave ii, give it away or
carry it away, just as hepleases. The
chief justice, believing that good man
ners and good law are identical, dissents
vigorously from the position that the un-
eaten remnants of food can be carried
away if the surfeited guest sees fit. Ho-
tel and boarding house keepers will re-
gret that the chief Justices view of the
law did not prevail, for then the furtive
withdrawal from the dining table of an
extra orange for refreshment between
meals, or of a handful of nuts or raisins
for the delectation of the children, would
be petty larceny and would subject the
offender to indictment in addition to the
frowning disapproval Of the landlady.--
Philadelphia Press.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-20

He was man of years, old, grizzled,
gray. He sat upon stringpiece at Pier
8, North river, dangling his rusty boots
over the water and watching the eddies
curl about his line as the tide played
with hook and bait. The air was cold
and damp about him. The stringpiece
was cold and damp beneath him. But
he was the picture of comfort none the
less. An ancient pipe stained black with
nicotine warmed his nose and radiated
comfort thence over his entire system.
The month might be January to the rest
of mankind, but it was June to him.
"Any luck?' I asked, drawn to the
lone angler by the cords of human SYM
pathy.
"Naw," he said. The answer was not
gruff nor churlish, but simply state
ment of fact in one syllable.
"No bites?'
"Nary."
expect any?"
"Naw."
"Fish ever bite at this time of yearY'
"Never."
"Did anybody ever catch fish off this
pier at any time Of year?"
II don't expect they ever did,"
"Well, in the name of goodness will
you kindly tell me why you are wasting
your time fishing here on cold, damp
day like thisg"
"'Cause likes to fish,"
Beat that, Philosophy, If you can
New York Herald.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-20

Toxic journals report that the volcano
Shiranesan, which rises from the shores
Of Lake Chuzenji, near Nikko, broke
out In eruption early ON Dec. s. It
was observed by the local people on the
evening Of the 9Th that the water Of the
streams which have their sources near
the mountain was much discolored and
gave forth an unpleasant smell. About
midnight the sound of thunder peals
was heard to distance Of seven ri from
the volcano, the noises continuing during
the whole night. The watchman at the
hot springs at foot Of the mountain was
% alarmed by the phenomenon that he
fed to the nearest hamlet, where he re-
ported that the springs were throwing
up jets of muddy water to height Of
several feet. Twenty-four hours after
ward the country folks became aware
that the mountain was in active erup-
tion, throwing out fire and ashes, the
latter OF which spread over the country
to considerable extent, reaching as far
as Imaichi. The eruption took place
from the crater formed in June, 1872,
when the volcano became active for a
time.
Shiranesan was in eruption in June,
1879. The height is about 8 800 feet. The
crater is irregular, and contains depres-
sions filled with water. Atthe north end
there is pond Of a remarkable green
color.
AT Kumamoto, the scene of the recent
disastrous earthquake, while well digger
was excavating for water at a depth of
about eighteen fathoms, the base fell
through, and he was only saved from
descent, how far is not known, by a rope
which connected him with the top of the
pit. Examination has shown that very
large cavity, depth and width unknown,
exists, and this was probably caused by
recent earthquake. The people of Ku-
namoto are veritably living on crust.
About midnight on Dec. the inhabit-
ants of Miyasaki-ken were alarmed by
rumbling noises proceeding from the sea
and mountain in the direction of the
southwest. Inquiries elicted the fact that
the rumbling was caused by an eruption
of Mount Kirishima No damage was
caused by the fire, etc., emitted from the
mountain. San Francisco Chronicle.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-20
About stanIey,s Hair.

The correspondent who went up coun-
try to meet Stanley describes his hair as
being quite white. This he ascribes to
the privations of the expedition. But
those who met Mr.. Stanley when he was
formerly in this country will be re-
minded by the kilograms of an incident
regarding which the great explorer was
some years ago twitted by his friends.
As a matter of fact, his hair had become
white long ago. But Mr.. Stanley did
not appreciate the venerable appearance
which his gray locks gave him. They
became black again good deal more
suddenly than they had grown white.
In view of the chance of another curl
GUS change of this kind, it is rather awk-
ward that their present color should
have been so universally made known.
London Cor. Edinburgh Scotsman.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-20
To U,nI.. Wave Power.

4 caveat for improvement in ocean
wave motors has been fled with the
commissioner of patents by s. A. Lef-
fingwell, of Coronado Beach, through
his attorney, Clara Foltz. The object of
the invention is to convert the forces of
the waves Of the ocean into a motive
power fer driving machinery on shore
for electric lighting, etc.
This is accomplished by means of a
float placed in the open sea. In the float
are tubes extending to depth of thirty
or forty feet below sea level, open at the
bottom and closed at the top in such q
manner as to retain a pressure of air.
At the top of each tube is a valve OPEN
ing to admit air into the tube and closing
against an outward current.
There is also a valve opening into a
pressure reservoir through which air
may pass out, corresponding to the vale
gear Of an ordinary pump. By this ar
rangement air is pumped into the reser-
voir with a pressure suitable for driving
an engine located on the float and con-
nected with dynamo converting the
power into electricity. The electricity
is transmitted by electric cable and used
as driving power, or otherwise, as may
be desired. Experiments were recently
made on the bay, with the most salts
factory results.
The machine, however, is intended
for use in deep sea mile from shore.
Any amount Of power can be had, &C.
cording to the size of the plant used.
The principle Of the motor is practical
and economical, and its inventor lives
on Coronado beach.-San Diego Sun.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-20
Half Heron, Half Stork.

The Geological gardens have Just re-
ceived several specimens of the umbrette,
which has not been exhibited since the
year 1884. 1t is, however, fairly common
throughout the Cape colony and in other
parts of Africa, and extends its range to
Madagascar. 1t is one of those birds
which has proved a difficulty to the sys-
tematist, for it does not fit accurately
into any classifcatory scheme. 1t is half
heron and half stork, with general
appearance which is unlike that of either,
On the whole, in. its structure it comes
nearer to the heron, and it has the rather
melancholy demeanor of that bird. 1t
lives upon fish and frogs Curiously
enough it is looked upon by some of the
natives of both Africa and Madagascar
as bird of evil augury. In Africa it is
held to be sacred and to possess the power
of witchcraft. There is something DOR.
tentous and solemn about the behavior Of
all these herons and bitterns which easily
accounts for the origin of these legends.
Occasionally the umbrette relaxes the
severity of its demeanor and executes
fantastic dance with outspread wings.
1t is also q bird of refined and aesthetic
tastes, which are not shared by it's i'm
mediate kinsmen, the herons and storks.
1t adorns its nest with buttons, frag-
ments of pottery, bits of glass, and any
other bright looking objects which come
in its way. The nest itself is enormous
nearly six feet across-and its interior
divided into three chambers. This is an
unheard of luxury, especially as it only
lays two eggs and does not take in any
dodgers, such as cuckoos.-London Daily
News.