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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05
TREE TOADs IN NEW YORK.

A Dealer In Tree Tosds and Parrots Tells
some Interesting Things.
There are q good many bird stores
about this big town where not only
birds but other curiosities are on sale.
''How abont parrots?" asked
1.-THE demand is increasing at this
season"
''How sop
81 do not know. It always does. A
good parrot Is considered company for
many people these long winter even
ings. Some of our birds are good talk
ers."
What do you mean by good takers?
How many words or phrases are at the
command Of clever parrot?"
''Some of the best of them can speak
rs many as fifteen or twenty words.
They can say they are hungry, thirsty,
cold, good day, Ia Ia and all that. But
you must remember the most enjoyable
feature of the bird is its grotesquc
mimicry, utterly incapable of being ex-
planned. A fine parrot will go op imi-
Eating to the end of its days In few
years it will be able to repeat an aston
1Su10S aBou0t VI Cuau Al you regard
this as talking, why their vocabulary
is unlimited"
"You sell frogs and tree toads, too?'
"Yes, sir"
swell, those are funny creatures to
have in q big town"
20. no."
''Why not?"
swell. are the frogs used for aquar-
iums?"
II suppose So"
"And the tree toads - what do you
think?"
~ give mp" 50
"Are in big demand by young doctors
and chemists who are anxious to learn
something of the circulation of the
blood The tree toad has legs that are
almost transparent The young doctor
takes the leg, spreads it out under q
microscope, and can see the blood corr
puscles chasing each other here and
there in the veins of the leg of the toad.
We sell hundreds of tsee toads for this
purpose every month. Come around
some time and I'll borrow q microscope
and We'll try it ourselves" - N. Y.
World
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05
A Chapter ON oyssers.

"Oysters are fatter this year than
ever saw them before" said restau-
rant oyster opener. II don't know
why, but usually the fatter an oyster
is the poorer the flavor. This is because
the fat oyster has generally been out of
the water too long and has been fed.
That is not wholly the reason this year.
They are fatter. any how. An oyster is
best on the half shell. about twenty
four 70 forty-sight hours after he il out
OF salt water. Eaten before that time
they are apt to give cramps Yes the
male oyster Is the best bat we don't
come across male more than an aver
age Of once in ffty times IN Y
herald,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

By the diseases that aifiict them, il renal dis
ease il not speedily checked. The finest diu-
retic l. Hostetter's Stomach Filters, which,
without exciting, gives healthfui impulse
their degeneration. The stomach aud tho
liver are greatly benefited by the Bitters,
which, moreover, prevents and remedies
malarial complaints Of all kinds.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

IT seems strange that anyone will con-
tinue to suffer from the many ills arising
from . state Of blood impurity when DR..
health and strength. 1t is q wonderful re-
viver. 1t makes the old feel young, and the
young eelbuoyant
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05
t;ratlfYinx ed ana.

The high position attained and the uni
versal q cepiance and approval Of the pleas
ant liquid fruit remedy Syrup OF Figs, as the
The value of the qualities on which its sue
cess is based and are abundantly gratifying
to the California Fig Syrup Company.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05
Low Holiday Ratios

Via the Louisville and st. Louis Air Line,
one and one-third fare for the round trip,
between all points. Tickets on sale Decem-
Der 24th, 18th and 31st, 1891, and January
list, 1892; good returning until January 4th.
Ouly road running solid vestibuled trains
between st. Louis and Louisville.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Caiarrh that can not be
cured by Hall 9 Catarrh Cure
F. ]. CHENEY q Co, Props Tcleco, 0.
We the undersigned. have known F. ].
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
We8sE Tfdax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
.ledo,, O, Walding, Kinpan 4 Marvin
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system Price 15c. per bot
Tie Sold BY all druggists. Testimonials free
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

The ONLY O4e Ever Printed-Can You Find
g n sthsNword:
Thege1s : 3 Inch display advertisement
in this paper, this week, which has no two
words alike except one word. The same il
true Of each new one appearing each week
from the DIR. Harter Medicine Co. This
house places a Crescent" on everything
they make and. publish. Look for it, send
them the name of the word and they will
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

HoILow eyed little children, worms arc
making them miserable. Mothers get then
box of DIR. Bulls Worm Destroyers
Children like them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

Ak upstart is man who has been more
successful than the man who tells you about
him.-Elmira Gazette
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

THROAT DIsEAsEscommence With Cough,
Cold, or Sore Throat "BSYrn's bronchial
Trockes'' give immediate relief. Sold only
In bores Price 25 cts.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

A MAIDEx's dressmaker is the only one
who finds miss fit suits her customex.-
Baltimore American. ~ffsk aiss ?.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

ssPRErrY fatiguing times, |" said the pedes-
TRAN to the policeman "Yes, great many
people need arrest nowadays NV pshiug-
top Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

A WOODEN dog kennel should be built
with the bark ON and be lighted by q bay
window. Lowell Courier.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

TEE parting words of your barber are
generally: (Which side, pleaseP'-Yonkers
Statesman. .sf.f
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

DRAKx-"Do you think woman win ever
cut much Of figure Ia clubdomr Moore
--"If she does IL win no longer be club
dumhs'-The Club.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

TAKING Of the thieves Of the present day,
the greatest pirate OF old was u mere Kidd
70 them. Philadelphia Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

CANNoSs are popularity supposed to bark,
but that il no basis for believing that horse
pistols neigh st Joseph News go
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

Tine study of bee culture IL Of no earthly
use to a man who has the hives.-Pitts-
5urgh Dispatch.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

PuRE Beer 10 the healthlest drink known.
"The A. B. C. Bohemian Bottled Beer" Of
st. Louis Is the best
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

'YoU'RE dead loss to YOURSELF is the
latest sarcastic way OF telling y man he Il
no good -Philsdelphia Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

EXPLOSIONS OF Coughing are stopped By
Hale's Honey Of Horehound ana Tar. az
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

As soox as this new odorlcss whisky comes
into general use the breath Of suspicion
will hsye 10 60 out OF business.--St Joseph
Eeya
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

JAesoN says 1t puzzles him to think that .
Btandangs advertisement must run all the
time LElmlrR Gazette.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

'.No MOOSE is good news said the con-
demned criminal when he learned Of his 70
prieve.-Elmira Gazetse -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

A SHORT term order-his honor's decision
--thirty days In the house Of correction
Lowell Courier.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

TIM light that failed' Is the title Of the
only match a man had that went out before
be could light the gas.-Lowell Courier.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

THAr promising young man is still in
great demand among his creditors. -Balti-
more american go
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

SoME mon imagine that their wrongs M
ture Immediately after their wedding rites
-Yonkers Gazette 1850 ss
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

WHEN q man starts ont TO reform himsel
be has undertaken job that VIII keep hin
busy for ife-Ram Horn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

Iryou are constipated, bilious or troubled
with sick headache, BeechAm's Pills afford
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

IT isn't safe to handy words with Chem
list He h pretty suro TO have . retort
ready. LOWELL Courier
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

TuE smallest boy frequently gets the big
gest spanking Y. Morning Journal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

The intense opposition Of those
whom we are told would shift the sim
gle tax upon the tenant is evidence that
they understand the single tax better
than its landless opponents Justice
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

YEsTERDAy Is waste basket into which
limo dumps lost opportunities. Wasting
ton Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

ABLuxDcw Kissing the wrong girl
-fMtsburgh Dispatch
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

WISDOM ia knowledge barnessed up and
put 10 plowing.-Ram's Horu-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

A NAN should be careful how he walks
when there is a wash out in his back yard
Lowell Courier.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

;. Tus good cook should be given wide
range.-N. @. Picayuno.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

IT doesn't satisfy q hungry tramp to find
only . FORK IN The road : YOnkers States
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

BREAD Is the staff of life, and pie is tho
stumbling biock-y oukers Statesman
OvER 'nEEp-the shepherd Baltimore
American
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

nomlcai way OF coiiccting taxes On
labor That this Is SO is shown by the
editor OF the news who. IN answering
his correspondent goes on to say:
1T 1.-THE single taxl}s defensible
merely as the mees economical and
equitable means OF spreading among
ment 1T wouid -.dophtiess remedy
many evils Of our present extravagant
system. but it would not bring on tho
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-03-05

mists worthy of the name, nor is there
any doubt of it among landowners
They know very well. if only by rule
of thumb. that a tax on the value of
land would fall upon them, and could
not be shifted to any one else. and this
IS the reason why their influence as
class has been sexerted in the past to
substitute taxation on the products OF
labor for taxation ON the value of land.
and is now exerted to oppose the single
tax, which would be the reversal Of
that process
And the fundamental reason why
taxes on land values. can not fall on
users or add to prices win always be
clear to any one who will remember
that taxes on land values or economic
rent are not taxes on land. They are
taxes, not on land or on the use of land
but on the possession of a special priv
ilcge. the holding of specially valuable
land. the possession of which gives TO
the owner. not to the user, the power
of appropriating q surplus over and
above the ordinary earnings of capital
and rewards of labor. While this may
at times be taken by person who Is
at once both an owner and user of land.
it always goes to him as owner and
never as user. and can be separated by
selling or renting the land What
tax on land values takes is. in short,
what the user of the land must
pay to the owner of land in rent or pur-
chase price for the privilege of using
valuable land 1t can thus never fall
on the user of land. never increase the
cost of production, and add TO pricea
ruv ;nxeuse opr,cei4ion of those
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-18
Rurdette on Chrisimas.

II seems to me-and it isn't my Iauit
that the sunset is fairer and lOveher thdh
the sunrise--there was something hloie
Christmasy about Christmas when L was
q how. writes Robert J. Burdette In the
Christmas number Of the Ladies rome
Journal i'm an article on christmas
When / Was a Boy" its pleasures were
simpler. it's gifts were heartier. AT least
| cannot remember to have read, save
in these later years, articles In fanny
Journals and magazines bewaiing the
burden Of toll and worry and expense
i'm the planning and making or purchas-
ing of Christmas presents. hrlsinuS
Gifts" we called them when 1 was poy'
II didn't and doesn't have much reiine-
mcnt Of culture in the spelling ana the
sound thereof. But the people who maze
them didn't rush into the papers TO tel
how much it cost them ana boW urec 70,
death ii made thcm, and h0g giad they
were that 1t was all over for another
wear. But last year and the year before
I read such articles in print. 80 dld you.
Wherefore It seems TO me that we Killed
Kris Kringle full century too soon. we
have more currants in our Christmas
cake under the reign Of Santa Ciaus'
II is true. But we have also more files
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-18
Hanging the Christmas Stocking.

When the presents are chosen and safely
housed. the next question 10 be answered
Is. how shall they be given? writes Elisa
beth Robinson Scovil in the Christmas
number of the Ladies' Home Journal.
Shall the children hang up their stockings,
and keep up the fiction Of Santa Claus. or
shall the gifts be hidden under the napkins
on the breakfast table, or shall they
be placed OH Christmas tree? Like most
earthly plans, each has It's advantages
and counter balancing Disadvantages. In
some families there are circumstances
that answer the question, and leave no
choice, while others are free TO choose
whichever seems best
So much poetry clusters about the
legend OF Santa Claus that the ideal cele-
bration OF Christmas must inclnde the
filing Of the stockings. First. there is
the delicious ceremony OF haeging them
by an open fireplace, IL possible. on Christ
mas-eye; the procession Of father. mother
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-18

The ladies' Of Sumatra wear the richest
dresses II any women in the world. Ihey
are made Of gold and silver, and 50 thlcK-
w set with precious stones that you Won
der If they are not too heavy to be worn
with comfort.
When a little Sumatra sirl reaches the
age whA she begins TO wear grown
nm" gown like her mothers. her first fine
dress is such an elegant affair that you
feel sure il you have seen it, that the
youthful owner could never bear TO 80
back and wear little girls clothes again.
Her mother, who has this fine gown IN
charge. orders that the cloth be woven
OF gold wire as fine as thread untii
there is a sufficient quantity Of TINS
cloth-of-gold for dress The most Skill
ful ncedie-women are now set at work
fastening sprays of coral into the cloth
of-gold. and then all is fashioned into a
gown for the little girl.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-18
TO MOTHERS.
Things Are Different When There Is Baby
in the Family.

wish to say to you. busy mothers,
whatever else you do or do not-take
time to enjoy your baby.
After awhile. Mr.. Baby will be a baby
no longer but. if the fates are kind a
sturdy little son, and you will find that
you have rivals in your sons affection
! balls, kites marbles, etc.
If your little one should ever be taken
from you. you would never forgive your
self FOR not having taken time TO enjoy
his baby sweetness; and do you know
Mrs. Mamma. that mere than one bahy
girl has a rival-so far as mamma is con-
CcDcd.
Who is IL? Papa?
Not a bit of IT.. IT is her own baby
wardrobe. 1 have verify known loving
mamma who scarcely had time To make
her little daughters acquaintance. be-
cause She needs must "hem hem-hem,
and stitch" the livcong day and far into
the night upon BdDylins supcIiue toy
gerry.
Few things are awecter than q baby's
wardrobe; but stil a. few things are
swectcr. and baby is one OF them.
IOushold cares must be attended to,
no doubt or chaos reiens i'm the home.
but DO not Jet il break your heart. mother
dear, il some arrangements do mot move
as smoothly ass they did before baby
camel They are not SO essential o. your
happiness. now that you have Laby to
love and cherish.
Since baby is here. some things must
Joe Lett undone which were done before.
Maybe YOU cannot put up as much
fruit as you used 90; but what OF IL?
You have your baby.
Doubtless you cannot keep your eX-
penses reduced o. your former oc,nomi-
cal standard. or course not; bahy is
zone more" and always an expensive
luxury.
Save your strength ecr baby. IL is no
economy 10 oVDrtaX your strength. SET
cross. and ill and your Nursing baby
likewise and pay out five times a5 much
as you can possibly have 7aYei by your
lab0rs in Doctors bills and mr1icincs.
Take n rest of an hour at least every
day after dinner whether convenient 10
do so or not You can afford tie time,
because you are undoubtedly saving dol
lars by saving your strength.
/ have known women with large faml-
lies. who think their good health in ma
ture life is entirely due 20 the afternoon
maps they persisted In managing 20 take
TO the young mother. especially of mod
crate means, i would say. u charge tnee'
throw away ambition
What does il matter If you gain al the
vanities Of modern living, il you make
a wreck of yourselr
Ia, content with simple living, and sim
ple possessions DO not think You must
have flowers. birds elaborate 'aole SER
vice afternoon teas, and hens itching
without end, the same as though there
,,.,.., ,,o habv 10 care for J. e. unless you
have more strength ard means than
have.
The care Of baby is great-a great care
ana a great pleasure. AS one woman
said 1T IS easy enough 10 take cane OF
a baby. but it is impossible to do anything
else"
If YOU will believe me, shirk rather
than assume unnecessary responsibilities
Nv this / certainly 10 noJ mean that
mothers should not indulge IN recitation
away from their little ones. This IS often
best for all concerned; bat LEI II De re-
creation and not social martyrdom.
MARY MAXWELL.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-18
NV FellOw-Traveler.

The train was jolting jolting on
l watched her from my corner-seat
Seeing her little dangling feet,
And curly head down-drooped upon
The cushion arm rest, all the while
With eyes turned TO the window-paine
She gazed on fitting hill and plain.
Patient and STILL through many a mile.
But worn with so much journeying
And sitting still, If one wee tot
Ter little temper half forgot
At last, 'twere TO unlikely thing,
Each small device her ma had tried
To soothe and please, seemed tried In
vain;
And when She next sat up and cried
1t touched my heart 10 see her pain.
| went and coaxed her sit with me;
Showed her my watch and seal and ring,
My matchbox purse and everything
One child could claim a wish to see;
Asking: Now tell me what's your -arns
And whore you liver She said twas
''WOse,"
And named the town from which I came.
You live in b? Perhaps. Miss Rose,
know your pa--what's his name, now?
Twas Ned" Ned WhatY' She didn't
know"
I thought I'd trace him anyhow.
what does he dor" q put II so.
Since business" she'd scarce compre-
The bright eyes dropped, blush came
She looked the car from end TO end.
Then back 10 me. and very low,
HE whips me sometimes, SAID my
MAMIE CAMM SUTTON.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-18

rage, and think that the going TO the
altar clad in sacrilcial white will give
rise to high and noble idea Of the VOWS
they take Others again feel that we'd
ding is too sacred and holy ceremony for
any outward display, and they shrink
from 10 il fear. However it may De, there
will always be those who prefer the dis
play and those who prefer quiet we'd
ding. Society allows al liberty OF choice
in the matter.
Lately 10 has been quite the thing for
brides TO hide from the knowledge OF any
one the place where the newly wed couple
are TO spend the honeymoon, but 1t IS a
notable fact that many young couples have
gone direct 10 their own future homes IN
stead of on a wearisome voyage
While we are speaking Of weddings let
us exhaust the subject Of what are the
latest fashions in vogue for such occasions.
Satin will always be the handsomest
fabric for wedding gowns on account OF us
silyery sheen, and though black and colored
satins may be quite out of style, white
satin is always in. Its luster shows up the
lace better than anything else. Ivory
white satin duchess Is the kind generally
seen. Moire is also beautiful silk for
weddings, but it is not suitable for small
women. Corded silk. bengaline and irish
poplin are all employed for making bridal
dresses. and white crepe de chine Is also
used tc some extent.
For trimming lace and orange blossoms
are most suitable, though some prefer close
embroidery Of seed pearls or silver passe-
menterie. Trains TO wedding dresses are
made sometimes Of rich and heavy gold or
silver brocaded satin. White velvet also
Is sometimes worn, and plush is used oeca-
sionaliy as panels or trains, though the
present models make plush rather heavy.
It all depends upon tho taste OF the bride
rs TO whether her dress shall be high or
low in the neck Empire modes look
pretty for bridesmaids, but for bride
there should be a long and sweeping train,
which cannot be had with an empire gown.
An empire wedding gown that was worn
recently had satin skirt with long train,
and on this was deep founce festooned
and caught up with lunches Of three white
ostrich tips. Others have had the festoons
caught up with orange blossoms. A
bengalipe wedding dress had the neck open
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-18

In these days royalty does not seem 70
concern itself so much about such mag
nillcent sleeping Couches 1t Is wei
known that our gracious sovereign al
ways includes a bed among her travelling
belongings, which is sent from Windsor
Castle whenever Her Majesty goes any
where.
It is said to be perfectly simple bed
stead Of maple wood, with plain hanginSs
arranged as a tent, muslin curtains and
q rair mattress. Two beds were manufac-
tured an the castle works, one al which
was placed in the Queens cabin on board
the Osborne, and the other sent in adj
vance TO the Schloss occupied by Her
Majesty in Darmstadt.
The royal visitor is said sometimes to
leave her bed as sort of souvenir. one
we are told. is at Dunkeld, and others at
Baden and COburg.