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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-04-16
INITIATIVE BIRDS.


Funny Feathsped Folk That Laugh. Cry
and Talk.
There is q species of crows in India
which assemblies in hocks of about
twenty or thirty in the recesses of for
ests, and whose note so exactly resem-
bles the human voice in loud laughing
that person ignorant of the real cause
would fancy that very merry party
was close at hand The laughing jack
ass when warning his feathered mates
that day break is at hand, utters a cry
resembling troop Of boys shouting,
whooping and laughing in wild Choir
us The innocent night jar. which has
been slandered under the name of goat
sucker. has cry, an observer says, as
OF one lamenting in distress, which once
heard is never forgotten. "A stranger
would never conceive it to be the cry Of
a bird. He would say it was the de-
parting voice of q midnight murdered
victim, or the last wailing of Niobe for
her poor children before she was turned
to stone" Among birds that have the
power of imitation the parrot is sup
posed to talk the best; but, as q matter
of fact, its voice 10 decidedly inferior to
that OF the mynah, aspecies of starting,
of which there are examples at the
London Geological Gardens. Curiously
enough the male bird speaks in a high,
clear tone, like that of o child, while
the female has gruff voice. The
mynahs are fond of showing off their
vocal powers to visitors to the gardens.
Another bird, the morepork, of
Australia, is frequently heard vehe-
mently demanding more pork, in clear.
stentorian voice. Our whip-poor-w
also demands his punishment in dis
tinct imitation OF the human voice, and
the command of the guinea fowl to
come back could easily be mistaken for
n human voice. Coming foquadrupeds
the cries of none approach more closely
that of the human voice than those of
seals when lamenting the loss or cap
ture Of their young. They emit wall
ing and affecting cry, similar to that of
. woman in deep grief. The cry of q
wounded hare resembles that of child
in distress Its piercing shrek can. ON
. still night be plainly heard at a dis
lance Of more than mile.-Brooklyn
Eagle
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-04-16
OLD SAWS IN RHYME.


rhe hair of the dog is q cure for it's bite
Blessings all brighten when taking their fight.
What's one persons loss is another ones gain:
Take nothing from nothing and naught win re-
main
Who sees with the eyes will believe with the
heart;
knowledge Is power; the best friends must part
All cry and no wool; easy come, easy go;
Winners first, losers last; have two strings to
your bow.
Love laughs at iocksmiths; fast bind and fast
The course Of true love ne'er runs smooth; love
is blind.
All work and no play msketh Jack a duh boy;
The gods first make mad whom they wish TO de-
stroy.
Take time by the forelock time and tide wait
for none;
A task is half finished when once its begun.
Make hay while the sun shines; pot calls kettle
black;
Strike while the iron is hot; on the rack.
Least said soonest mended; hard words lead to
blows;
An inch is immense-on the end of your nose.
Man proposes. God disposes; each one to his
trade;
Call things by their right names; a spade call a
spade.
You can horse lead TO water. but you can't make
him drink;
Wine in and wit out; little leaks great ships
sink
Little pitchers have big ears never rains but it
pours;
what's done can't be undone; don't stick in
your oars.
No time like the present: still waters run deep;
Before one can walk he must first learn to creep
Two wrongs make no right; astill tongue makes
wise head;
A live bcggar's better than a king who is dead
Put beggar on horseback, to the devil he rides;
To every story there's always two sides.
When poverty enters, out the window love flies;
Ask me no questions, III tell you no lies
A cobbler should stick to his last; might makes
right;
Happy go lucky; barking dogs never bite
The devil takes care Of his own; good as wheat;
What is poison for one for another is meat
Though speaking the truth none believeth q liar;
Out Of the frying pan into the fire.
There's plenty Of room at the top; rolling stone
Gathers no moss; well enough leave alone.
No good Of himself does listener hear;
Speak Of the devil he's sure to appear
Whipping devil round stump; fight the devil
with FIRE;
Penny wise and pound foolish; both as deep in
mire-
cat has nine lives; cat away mice will play:
Casting pearls before swine; where's a win
there's way
The Niger in the woodpile; catch weasel
asleep;
The milk in the cocoanut; look ere you leap.
Any port in storm; good intentions pave hell;
Homes where the heart is; all's well that ends
well.
II. c. Dodge, in Goodalrs Sun.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-04-16
BETTER sIeep Alone.

1t is the better plan for each indi-
vidual, young or old. to sleep alone. In
sleep, the body is throwing off 6kcretory
substances; the bad odor of close, un-
aired sleeping room, is sufiS evil
dence of the presence of the affete mat
tiers thus thrown off. With two per-
sons under the same COVERING, the
amount of foul body civilizations is
doubled, consequently the atmosphere
surrounding the body is very bad. The
bed clothing should be as porous as pos
sible for the better ventilation of the
body, and consequently wooden blank
cts make the best covers 1t is some
times recommended that quilts and
comfortables shall be lined with paper
to make them warmer, but this is UNI
wholesome, for paper keeps the air
from circulating through the bed as it
should for health. One German physi-
clan recommends single bed for each
person, and that is the truly hygieIiic
plan. Prom lecture by DR.. J. H. Kel-
logg.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-04-16

man. The pain of the wound threw
the beast into q fury, and with bel
low of rage he came bounding through
the snow. The viscount was rather
taken by surprise by this action of the
moose. He was taught to suppose
that when deer was shot at he either
should drop or else run away. This
animal did neither. He was coming at
his enemy with a fierce below and
fiery eyes, the foam flying from his
protruding tongue.
The sight of the animal. dashed to
fury by the agony of the wound, was
appalling, but the young Englishman
was nervy and he had confidence in
his aim and in his rife. With rapid
speed the deer advanced. When within
twenty wards the viscount raised his
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-04-16
PUNcENT PARAGRAPHS.

--Totling: Here's story called
The Politicians Consciencer Dim
ling: short story. isn't it?"-Epoch.
--Dashaway: ANY one rooming
with you now?" Travers: "Yes My
tailor. "-Clothier and Furnisher
81 Just saved 81" said Blykins.
"How?" II spent it before Waylins
could borrow it from me "-Washing-
ton Star.
There's nothing in size-when q
pint bottle can exert more influence
over some men than a church spire.--
Columbus Post
~ wouldn't mind my wife's having
the last word" said Mr. Meekins, IF
she would only hurry up and get to it"
Washington Star.
-One of the slowest features about
the street cars is lot of women NOV
ing up to make room for some body
else.-Philadelphia Times.
Accurate, If Not Attractive He
Don't you think my photograph is a
good likeness?" She-"Really, / am
afraid it ."-Somerville Journal.
-Plumduff HAS the charming
widow any property" Ketchum-''Yes,
| considerable" Plumduff-.'Reale estate
| or personal?" Ketchum = Personal
She has six children. It'd Bits.
III had to be away from school yes
terday." said Tommy. You must bring
an excuse" said the teacher. "Wbo
| from?" ''Your father" HE amt no
good at making excuses; ma catches
him every time" Tid-Bita
Cause for Laughter. = Jessie =
"What are you laughing about?" Bes-
sie-"Before Chappie went away he
told me whenever felt sad to think of
hin" IN. Y. Herald.
who is your fav5rite actor?" he
| inquired of his wife. You are, DEAR"
she answered. "Ir' "Yes. when you
are trying to make me believe that you
were sitting up with sick friend. -
Washington Star
-Jove's Laughter. = Giggler-"At
lovers perjuries they say Jove laughs I"
Wriggler-'Well it's no wonder they
tell MS that Jove is dead. He musth have
laughed himself to death many CEN
turtles ago."-N. Y. Herald
|. Struggling Minister-"There was q
stranger in church to-day" Wife =
'.What did he look like?" II did not
see him" Then how did you know
there was stranger among the con-
gregation?" II found half-crown
among the collection. It'd Bits
No Use Speaking Jake Jimson-
May l speak to your father, darling?"
Cora Bellows latter pause) lit would
be useless" Jake with look of
agony)-"Don't say that darling! Why
would it be useless?" Cora-"He's
deaf"-N. Y. Herald.
-"You do very wrong to wish old
Mr.. Dulleigh dead. Don't you know it
is very wicked?" 20, don't mean any
harm. only thoughtiit would be nice
TO have him die now, SO that he would
have a chance to tell all his stories in
the other world before get there. -
Boston Transcripts.
-''Gave your wife two diamond rings,
one for each hand? Wasn't that rather
extravagant in you?" Not at all The
two rings cost me only $780, and in the
five years have been married calcu-
late have saved three times as much
on my wife's glove bills boston
Transcript
In Confidence. = Mummy, dear.
who's papa's mother-in-law?" my
mother, dear--yonr grandmamma-" 20"
(considering), do you think grand
mamma would take prize at the cat
shown" Ethel, dear. what do you
mean?" swell, mummy. dear. heard
papa say that in the whole course Of
his life he had never come across such
an old tabby as his mother-in-lawr -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-04-16

The loss Of flesh is a trifle.
You think you need not
mind it.
But. if you 60 on losing
for some time or lose a good
deal in a short time, you are
running down. Is that a
trihe?
Get back to your healthy
weight and generally you get
back to health.
A book on CAREFUL Lrv-
ING will tell you what it is to
get there, and when SCOTS
Emulsion of cod-liver oil is
useful. Free.
New York.
Your druggia keeps SCOTS Emulsion Of eed.liver
si-sll Druggists svsrywhsro do. 81.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-04-16

Handsome Young Sheriff with an or
der from the court)-I beg pardon. Miss
McFall, but have an attachment for
you, which
Miss McFall (thirty-two. il she's day.
This is SO sudden, Mr.. Nippers. But,
Fss dear.-Puck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-04-16

AS Bad as Two Bungs. Diamond
Importer-"This parcel is two karats
short There must be leak some
where" Stock Clerk-''very likely.
sir. Every stone in the lot has over
fifty facets."-Jewelers Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-04-16

''can a man live on 81. year in
New York;"
lie can if he has hospitable friends"
Brooklyn Life.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-04-16

Is u Qdu&cIOuS
enemy. This conclusion was arrived
mt by viscount Kilfoyle after q brief
but very exciting interview with one of
these iordiy animals who roam the
Canadian forest. The viscount was
young. The elder viscount, his father,
died and left this young man title. a
large rent-roll, and seat in the Brit
ish house of lords. The young viscount,
however. did not care very much for
the latter just yet lie was only TWEEN
ty years of age when he dropped into
his possessions, and at twenty not
many youngsters, especially if they
have plenty of money and nothing to
do. care much for anything but their
own enjoyment
up his mind to see as much of the
world as he could, and as early as pos
sible. With this object in view he en-
gagged a tutor to look after him-an
Oxford graduate, Rev. William White.
The tutor was not much in advance of
the viscount in years, and certainly not
In worldly experiences; but, according
W SuosOaAas NC w 80 Vic PCTSOu W
accompany a young lord in his travels
So. with bright anticipations as to
what they should see and hear in Amer
lea, they sailed for New York.
1t was midwinter in the year 1887
when the viscount reach ed Ottawa
The terrible cold of Canadian winter
was quite q new thing to his lordship
but he developed an idea of going into
the wilderness and killing some wild
animal or animals, and Ottawa was a
good place for obtaining the necessary
information as to how he should set
about it. When he heard that moose
deer were plentiful fifty miles to the
north he made up his mind that moose
was just the thing he had come to
America to kill, and accordingly the
lord and the tutor equipped themselves
for the expedition. Moccasins and
snowshoes, fur coats and fur mits,
Billiard rifles and ammunition and
other necessary adjuncts were forth
with procured and the hunting party
set out
Philanthropic persons suggested to
the lordly fiedgling that a guide-one
experienced in woodcraft-should be
engaged to prevent calamity, but my
lord of .Kilfoyle wanted all the honor
70 himself:of killing q moose II . prse,
-
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-06
Come on Now.
News and Observer

THE DURHAM GLOBE continues with
force and power and patriotic ardor to
urge that a fund shall be raised by the
popular subscription to have a North
Carolina exhibit at the Worlds fair
That was the alternative which was sug-
gested when it was ascertained that the
provision made by the legislature was
not available, and THE GLOBE has earn
estly pushed the idea. 1t has done more
than advise and recommend; it started
the list with a subscription of $3.50.
This is very handsome. Why may
not others follow such patriotic lead :
In fact we observe that the Blackwell
Durham Tobacco company has with the
usual liberality of its president sub
scribed a thousand dollars. If others
would now say the word, the matter
would so forward. Cannot a hundred
patriotic citizens each contribute $3.50
1t is true that some provision has been
made by the state board Of agriculture,
but the cause is one that appeals to the
individual citizen-and any addition to
what the board can appropriate will be
of material assistance. Mr.. Leo d.
Heartt, of Durham will receive all sub
sc%riptions. We follow THE GLOBE in
urging our liberal aad patriotic citizens
to take the matter in hand and make the
proposed exhibit an assured success.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-06
TOBACCO TALKS.
Rev. Alex Walker Gives His Views on the
Tobacco Market.

Rev. Alex Walker Gives His Views on the
Tobacco Market.
The receipts of leaf this week have
been very good and prices about as last
reported, with but little change in quail
ity. 1t is right and proper for every
market to present all the advantage they
possess and use all honorable means to
induce the farmer to take their tobacco
to their market. This we say is com
mendable and we have no quarrel with
our neighbor market for using all fair
and legitimate means to induce trade, but
at the same time it is right and proper
to post the farmer as to the facts bearing
upon this question so that they may act
with all the light before them possible.
Now if North Carolina manufacturers
consume more tobacco than the state
produces why should our farmers ship
tobacco to other states to sell it? 1t may
be.true and doubtless is, that We have a
surplus of certain grades of fine tobacco
that is not required to supply our manu-
facturers, vet a considerable amount of
stock from other states, and if our man
ufacturers do not require all the fine to-
bacco we produce there is a demand at
home to fill orders from abroad to take
all our surplus then why not build up
home markets instead of building up
markets in other states 1t has only
" - 49, -o- -
all our tobacco was sold as Virginia to-
bacce, and it has cost a hard fight and a
vast amount of money to establish the
fact abroad that North Carolina instead
of Virginia was the state that produced
this peculiar grade Of fine tobacco, and
can it be possible that North Carolina
farmers will shut their eyes to these facts.
We buy more tobacco from Virginia and
other states than we ship out of the state.
We have no disposition to pick a quar-
rel with our sister states. We buy their
goods when we need them and when
they want any goods let them do the
same. We contend that every man
should possess state pride enough to
p~atronize his home markets so long as
he can do as well or better than he can
do by shipping abroad.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-06
DIED WHILE EATING.
A Farmer Struck by Lightning While Eat
ing supper.


ing Supper.
CALDWELL, Kan, April 5.-One Of the
most startling and at the same time
CHASTITY discoveries was made at the ranch
of William Duncan, in the No Mans
Land country, about a week ago. Dun
can lived alone on his ranch, and his
nearest neighbor lived about a quarter Of
a mile away. About March 1 there was
a terrible thunder storm, which was &C
companied by most terrific flashes of
lightning. The storm came about 6 o'clock
in the evening and continued until far
into the night. On the morning after the
storm the neighbors of Duncan noticed
that there were no signs Of life about the
place, but supposed that Duncan had
gone to town and paid no attention to
the place. That evening he expected to
see Duncan return, but he did not go by
and then he thought he would go over in
the morning and investigate.
He went to DuncaA's ranch mex morn
ing and found that something was wrong,
for the stock had not been fed or watered
for some time and were almost famished
for want Of sustenance. On entering
the house a most strange sight met his
gaze. At the table sat Duncan in the
act Of eating. His fork, on which was d
piece of meat, was raised to his mouth,
and in his position he sat apparently
alive. In fact so much was his appear
ance that of q living nan that the neigh.
Dor spoke TO him. No answer was given,
and when the body was touched it fell
to the floor. lie had been dead some
time. The man had evidently been struck
by lightning. and died while in the act of
eating, the body being left in the position
in which it was when death struck it.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-06
The Handsomest LADY, i'm Durham

Remarked to a friend the other day that
she knew kemp's Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs was a superior remedy, as it
stopped her cough instantly when other
cough remedies had no effect whatever.
So &c prove this and convince you of its
merit any druggist will give you aSample
Bottle Free. Large size soc and 81.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-06
An Agreeable Com naninn.

Next to the one who will let you talk
all the time about yourself, the most
pleasing companion in this world is the
one who viii occupy all his time in tell
ing you of good things that other people
have said about you.-London Tit-Bits.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-07-09
JerressoN's CREED

1. The people, the only source
of legisl Awe power.
2. The a so ute aud everl isting
s verauce OF clnrc and state.
3 The fl, edom, sovereignty AMI
Independence Of the respectlvr
states.
A. Ulion confeleracy, COM
pact neither cons 'lidaliDn nor
Capitalization.
5 Thecin.t tuition ofthe Union,
sps cal writ af gr,nel powers,
limited and defatd.
6 The civil power paramount
to the military power.
Z. The rrnresenfalive to obey
the instruction Of his constituents.
8. Elections free and suffrag
universal.
.. No hereditary Office, or order,
or title.
10. No taxation beyond public
want.
II. No national bt,lfpossible.
II. No costly splenlor of ad-
miuistratiom.
13. No prescription OF opinion
or If public discu -sion.
IA. n, necessary interference
in individual conduct, property OI
sie, Gu.
15. No favored class aud NO
mo opOlies.
I6. NJ public moneys expended
except by warrant Of special ap.
preparation.
II. No mysteries Of govern
ment inaccessible tDthe public eye,
18. Putlic. compensation for
public ser yiee-;saIaries and moder-
ate pervaling eronOmy.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-07-09
BOB lNGERsoLL MUSES. AT NAPo
LEoN's TOMB.

A little while ago | stood by the
grave of the old Napoleon--a mag.
niticeut tomb Of gilt aud gold, fit
almost tor diety dead--and gazed
npon the sarcophagus of rare and
uameless marble, where rests the
ashes of that restless man. l,aned
over the ba uStrade and thought
about the career of the greatest
soldier ot the modern world.
saw him walking upon the
banks of tho Seine co item plating
suicide. | saw him at ToulOn. /
saw him putting down the mob III
the streets of Paris. / saw him at
the head of the army 10 Italy. /
saw him crossing the bridge al
Lodi with the tri-c0lor in his hand.
saw him in Egypt in the shadows
Of he pyramids. | saw him con.
qurr the Alps and mingle the
cagl of France with the eagles of
the crags.
saw him at Marengo, at Ulm
and at Austerlitz. saw him in
Russia when the infantry OF the
snow a id the cavalry of the wild
blast scattered his legions like win
ter's withered leaves. saw HIM
at Leipsic ia defeat and disaster
driven by 1000, ,0n0 hayonets back
upon Paris-clnlcIe like q wild
beast-hlnished to l1lbI.
| saw him escape aud retake an
empire by the force of his genius.
saw him upon the irightfnl field
of Waterloo, where chance and
fate cnmoiudd 10 wreck the far
tunes OF their former king. And !
saw him AT st. Helena, with his
hands crossed behind HIM, gazing
out upon the sad aud schema sea,
thought of the orphans and
widows he had made-of the tears
that had be n sled for his glory
aud Of the Ouly woman who eyeI
loved him pnshrd from his heart
hy the cold Ii nd of ambition. And
: | said ! would rath-r have been =
French peasant and worn wooden
shoes. would rather have lived
ID a hat with a vine growing over
the door, and the growing purpl,
] in the amorous kisses of tue au
4 tumn sun,
| would rather have been that
poor peasant, with my loving wifi
by my side knitting az the day
died ont Of the sky-with my chill
dren upon my kuees aud their arms
about me. ! would rather have
been that man, and gone down IN
the tougueless silence of the dream
less dust than to have been th q
imperial imp rsOnAtlOn OF force
and murder known as Napoleon
he great.-Ingersoll.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-07-09
IA noea 6nok.

II goes back
-all the money you've spent for
it--if there's neither benefit nor
cure. That's what ought to be said
OF epery medicine. II ,oould be-
if the medicine were good enough.
But it is said of only one medicine
Of its kind - DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. It's the guar
anteed blood-puritier. Not only in
March, April and May, when the
sarsaparillas claim TO do good, but
in every season and in every case
it cures all diseases arising from a
torpid liver or from impure blood.
For all Scrofulous, Skin and Scalp
Diseases, Dyspepsia, Indigestion
and Biliousness, it is a positive
remedy.
Nothing else Is as cheap, no mat.
ter how many hundred doses are
offered for a dollar.
With this, you pay only for tho
good you get.
And nothing else is "just as
good"
II may be "better - for tho
dealer; but you are the one that's
to be helped.