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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-09-22
WHAT A CANNON-BALL CAN DO.
Chance Shots in the Chilean War Thai
Went Through Ironclads.

Went Through Ironclads.
IN dwelling upon the wonderful
mower of the guns of the Indiana,
Albert Franklin Matthews, in an arti
Gle on ssThe Evolutions of Battleship,'
gives illustrations from the recent Chlf
can civil war, showing the effective
ness OF the smaller sizes of breech
loading rifle-guns.
A shot weighing ESQ pounds from an
s-inch gun of Fort Valdivia in Val
paraiso harbor struck the cruiser Blancc
Encalada above the armor belt, passed
through the thin steel plate on the
side. went through the captains cabin.
took the pillow from under his head.
dropped his head on the mattress with
a thump, bat without injuring halr,
passed through the open door into the
ms-sroom. where it struck the floor,
and then glanced to the ceiling. Then
| It went through a wooden b1lkaead
one inch thick into q room % by A.
feet where forty men were sleeping IN
haInmocl1s. 1t killed six of them out
right. and wounded six others, three
OF whom died, after which 1T passed
through a steel balkhead five inches
thick, and ended its course by striking
battery outside, in which it made a
dent nearly two inches deep. 1t was
filed with sand. Had it released deadly
gases no one knows what damage II
might have done.
A 4jO-pound missile from a 10-inch
gun in the same fort struck the same
vessel on it's s-inch armor. 1t hit square
on bolt The she'll did not pierce tht
arrnor. but burst outside the vessel. II
drove the bolt clear through. AMI in it,
fight the bolt struck an S-inch gun
completely disabling it. Such is th'
power of the smaller-sized guns.-Cen
turV.
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the boys boot at the ankle and threw
earth over the clock, so that you could
not tell The minute from the hour hand.
The boy was cutting pigeon wings,
the concestina played "Matamoras,"
Jones continued his lyric, when two
Mexicans ieaped at each other, and the
concestina stopped with quacb.
Quit It'll" said Ephraim from behind
the bar, covering the two with his
weapon. Il don't want any greasers
scrapping round here tonight. We've
just got cleaned up"
Ii had been cards, but the Mexicans
made peace, TO the regret of Specimen
Jones. He had looked round with
some hopes of crisis, but now for the
first time he noticed the boy.
Blamed If he amt neat" he said.
But interest faded from his eye, and
he turned again to the wall. "'Liet
Vaterland magst ruhig sein, he
laelodiously observed. His reportory
was wide and refined. When he sans
he was always grammatical
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Eye kin stop, kid" said the old gen.
tlerlan. not unlSindly, ard be showed
his pistol into his belt
The boy ceased. He had been think
ing matters over. Being 1.-the and
strong, he was not tired nor much out
of breath, but he was trembling with
the plan and the prospect he had laid
out for himself "Set 'em up" he said
to Ephraim. "Set 'em up again all
around"
His voice caused Specimen Jones to
turn and look once more, while the old
gentleman, still benevolent, SAID,
eyer langwidge means pleasanter
than it sounds, kid" He glanced at
the bows holster, and knew he need
not keep a very sharp watch as to that.
It's owner had bungled over it once al
ready. All the old gentleman did was
to place himself next the boy on the
off side from the holster; any move the
tenderfoot's hand might make for II
would be green and unshlil1ui
and easily anticipated. The company
lined ND along the bar, and the bottle
slid from glass to glass The boy and
his tormentor stood together In the
middle of the line, and the tormentor'
always with half thought for the
holster. handled his drink on the we,
counter, waiting till all should be hlleo
and ready to swallow simultaneously
as BELTS good manners.
"Well, my regards he said' seeing
the boy raise his glass; and as the ole
pentleman's arm lifted in unison, ex
posing his waist, the boy reached dow
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-09-22
The Causes Of Painting.

Painting proceeds from different
causes, the most common being dis
turbance of the circulation OF the blood
in the brain. For an ordinary fainting
fit lay the patient fat. Great harm has
often resulted from the treatmcn t by
ignorant persons in trying TO make the
patient sit up. or propping up the head
on pillows To send the blood back
from the heart to the brain. the fat
posture is absolutely necessary. Let
the patient lie so that the feet are
higher than the mead, throw the clothes
about the chest and throat open, sponge
the face with cold water and give some
cold water TO drink.--Detrolt Free
| Press.
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ABOUT SQUIRTING.
Some Cures That Were I'm Vogue Hair a
Century Ago.

Century Ago.
The most common form OF "squlnt'
is that in which the globe OF the eye IL
turned inward. Fifty years ago cross
evad- persons must have been much ell
evidence, judging from the forms OF
treatment laid down in the standard
text books of that period for the relief
of the deformity Nothing was then
known of the science of it's causation,
and the treatment of it, of course, was
entirely at fault. Most elaborate rea-
sons were ASST gned in the endeavor to
account for its appearance. One DIS
tinouished au thor attributed "squint
To 1.-THE bad custom which nurses some
times have of laying child in such
position in its cradle that 1t sees inc
light or any other remarkable object
with only one eye
Reading between these lines, 1T Is al
most imposs ible to avoid exclalming:
"Poor nurses, poor children Tor under
these circumst ances a nurse would De
contain to be Gems ured for her alleged
ccralessness, and a child as it grew
older vAnld be certain to be subjected
to q treaJmSnJ u d A"eiio'
disciplinary character for having had
the audacity to acquire "squint." But
= was in the treatment of this affection
that our predecessors excelled them
| salves oravely. 1t was laid down that
| one method of curing squirting eye
was s.to make child look often in the
looking-glass, because 1.-The child will
coo the souint and correct itr' 1t was
further pointed out that this was q
nsaful means of, cure when volition is
sufficient. as it sometimes is. to prevent
the squirt
IMAGINATION pictures child being
disnatched to its bedroom every day To-
half an hour for the plrpose OF gazing
at itself in the loolSing-giass and HAVING
"a r,rform this inane task with thu
s,me regularity as that of learning 1t
scales on the schoolroom piano. Agan
the expression. Poor children! uncou
s.iously suggests itself When tn
...,,rer after this method was unsatis
factory. doubtless the failure was at
tr;buted to some defect in the vol
tio,.- for which, of course, no one coui'
Ia blamed except the child. In som
cases the squint was attributed to
ch;ld's bad temper, b ut the eventual
ties suggested by the mention OF sue
a snbiect as this h ad better be left u
discussed. Nineteenth Century.
4
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PuNGENT PARAGRAPHS.


you been working hard?" He-"Yes'
rather: I've been having holiday"
--"Has Willie the cigarette habit?'
Mrs. Jinks-''N-no: he just smokes
them all the time. no matter what KIND
of suit he has on"
-s.What is there about Miss Slasher
that is attractive?" Helen-"o, al
WAYS feel so well dressed when L am
with her."
-Clara-ssWhen YOU refused Freddie,
did YOU tell him to brace mp and be
man?" Sadie-''No; l didn't want TO
be unreasonable. detroit Tribune.
A Useless Member.-''Mama, have
an eve-tooth?' Eyes, Johnny. Why?"
.sWhv. because if / have l can't see
ANYTHING with it."-Puck.
--Jinks-"How's your cold-better?
Binks-'T think it must be. I've only
had twenty different cures offered me-
and I've met twenty-one persons
-s.He-rd Just as lief be hung for
sheen as a lamb" Sbe-'.Well, you'll
be hung for neither; you'll be hung Tor
a calf or nothing. "-Yonkers States
man.
He (rapturously)-"You accept me-?
| Then it's bargain!' She with her
| mind on shopping)-'Certainly. L
shouldn't think of it if it wasn't. =
Demorest's Magazine.
-sMr. Blinks' Office is on the SIX
teenth floor Just take the elevator
up." Mr. Cornhusk-''Not much, young
man. This basket of eggs an carpet
| Il. F.. TO-
-Beethoven's Harmonies.-She-"in
the summer time Beethoven wrote mos'
of his music in the open air" lie "a
melodist)--"And still he didn't gel
much air into his music"
-Paternal = whats the matter
Charlie?, Charlie-''I swallowed my
lump of sugar." Matcrnal-"Nevei
mind. never mind" Charlie-"But az
mind. 1t went down so quick couldn
taste .--Arkansaw Traveller.
-Misdirected Zeal.-Park Policeman
Gate of County Clare)-"Yer do be
; poet?r Poet-"Why! Yes" Park Pc
liceman-''H yez loicinse?" Poet
"A license! For what?" Park Police
e man-.sYer poetic loicinse, av coorse.
5 Truth.
e why don't / go to work, mum
e said the tramp repeating Mrs. Crar
f berry's question. I'D only be to
: happy if l could get something to do |
: me own line of business" "What Nigh
t that be?r asked the sympathetic woman
j. ssColorin' meerschaums, mum. Once
O Week.
&C If an and and an o and U,
" q md
;. And an f and q Y and an spell 1,
II Pray what is q speller to do?
II Then il also an and an and u
a And an H D spell side,
There is nothing much left for speller to
But to go and commit siouxeyesghed-
ID Winnipeg Review.
lie Yielding to Pressure. Great State
Of man lat telephone)-'' that the OH
lie of the Daily Tomahawk?' City Edit
y Yes, SIR" SIS your interviewing I
es portar IMP" '.He is ''Well, send hi
,e over to Room No. $50, Gewjum house
OF ..Who are you?" Congressman Spac
RS am travelling through your town
OF business having no political significan
d. mark that; no political significance
es and am about to be prevailed upo
he sir. after much solicitation THU
lie that is the proper form-to grant
re interview to representative OF 20
to paper. Send him along. "-Chica
ly | V,ib,,ra
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discovery In its way, for otherwise
Ephraim might have gone on hunting
his strayed horses near the canyon
and ended among charred sticks him
self Very likely the Indians were lar
away by this time, but he returned TO
Twenty Mile with the man tied to his |
saddle and his pony nervously snort |
ing. And now the day was done, and |
the man lay in the earth, and they
had even built fence round him, for
the hole was pretty shallow, ana
COYOTES have n way of smelling this
sort of thing long way off when they
are hungry, and the man was not In
coffin. They were always short of cot
fins in Arizona.
Day was done at Twenty Mile, and
the customary activity prevailessi IN
side that fat-roofed cube of mud.
Sounds of singing, shooting, dancing
and Mexican tunes on the concertina
came out of the windows hand in
hand, to widen and die among the
hills A timber, pretty boy, who might
lie nineteen, was dancing energetical-
ly. while a grave old gentleman, with
tobacco running down his beard,
pointed pistol at the boys heels, and
shot hole in the earth now and then
to show that the weapon was real
" loaded. Everybody was quite
used to all this-excepting the boy.
lie was an eastern new conner. passing
his first evening at a place of enter
tainment.
On this particular evening they had
n tenderfoot The boy, being new in
Arizona, still trusted his neighbor
Such people turned up occasionally
This one had paid for everybody's
drink several times, because he felt
friendly, and never noticed that no.
body ever paid for his. They had
plaved cards with him, stolen his
spurs, and now they were making him
dance. 1t was an ancient pastime; yet
two or three were glad to stand round
and watch it, because it was some
time since they.had been to the opera.
Now the tenderfoot had misunder-
stood these friends at the beginning
supposing hi mself to be among good
fellows. and they therefore naturally
set him down as n fool. But ever
while dancing you may learn much
and suddenly. The boy, besides being
timber, had good tough black hair
and it was not in fear, but with cole
blue eve. that he looked at the olC
gentleman. The trouble had beer
that his own revolver had somehow
hitched, so he could not pull it from
the holster at the necessary moment
Tried to draw on me, did yer?" SAT-
the old gentleman. "Step higher
Step, now, or I'll crack open ye
kneepans, yer robins egg"
Think he's having bad time" re
marked Ephraim. wonder how he
like to have been that man the Injun
had sport with?'
Weren't his ear funny?" said on
who had helped bury the man.
''Ear?'' said Ephraim. You boy
ought to have been along when foun
him, and seen the way they'd fixed Il
his mouth" Ephraim explained tn
details simply, and the Listener
shivered. But Ephraim was hume
list. "Wonder how it feels" he col
tinued. ''to have"
Higher! skip higher, you elegar
calf" remarked the old gentleman
the tenderfoot. ''High-yer!" and /
placidly fired a fourth shot that scraps
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-09-22
WOMAN'S WEAPONS.
The Power of Speech and the Ability to
Dress Tastefuily.

The Power of Speech and the Ability TO
Dress Tastefully.
OF course the tongue is weapon,
but not SO sharp weapon as slence.
A woman who can hold her tongue can
hold any other thing; but one VINO
wears her heart on her sleeve will let
all other things slip through her
6upers. Silence is self-preservation at
every point. Too often ready, sharp
tongue is a fatal gift to woman, ana
men fear it, for it finds out the rawest
snot in their natures and wounds them
there. As for a bad tongue it is whetted
ON bad heart: and women who will
;nolv saw words crueler than blows
have the weapon of an assassin. Ma
ture may well shut in the tongue be-
tween the lips and behind barriers or
sb,rn teeth. for if it be slanderous 1T Is
a weapon given by the devil and set on
| fire of hell. The property OF such
weapon is to be cowardly.
Dress is legitimate womanly wea-
non. but men have as great claim to
it. and it has played a part in human
history of far deeper significance than
either vanity or love of supremacy.
Some Daniel will yet come to judgs the
centuries by the way in which they
have dressed themselves, and in the
meantime women will use it in all its
CHANGES and splendors as the insignia
of their ROYALTY. For the women who
hold themselves superior to dress are
awful creatures, and stand out among
wsll-dressed women as sermons on
sloyenliness-a position which nullities
every other charm and leaves them de
eenseless.-Ladies' Home Journal.
Etiquette of tho Hand.
A lady never extends her hand to
n man whose acquaintance she is max
inc. She may or may not shake hand
with a lady who is introduced, but sh'
/, must not give her hand to strang'
! man. A low bow is the elegant form
of salutation. A cultivated womal
.. will not shake hands with any man, III
matter how long she is acquainte'
with him. unless she respects and al
mires him. A gentleman never ex
tends his hand to lady first. To d
J so would be presumptuous and subJec
: him TO a snubbing. A man shows n
: breeding the way he eats his dinner;
. woman shows her breeding the wa.
: she receives people. Tribune
n Diamond Polishes Diamond.
: The art of cutting and polishing dii
: monds is a very old one in the east, an
i the early jewelers. of India and Chin
4 knew how to dress diamonds by NEAR
o If diamond dust long before European
a did. 1t was Belgian lapidary, or
Ii Berguin, of Bruges, who accidental
h discovered in 1855 how one diamond ca
n be employed to polish another. 1t wi
he who constructed the first polishir
wheel. wherewith by means OF diamor
y. powder he could dress diamonds as we
il as other stones could be dressed
emery.-N. 7. World
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A NIGHT IN ARIZONA.
Incidents of an Exciting Evening
at Twenty Mile.

, ii r A | NJ, the
proprietor of
Twenty NJ lie,
had wasted his
day in burying
a man. He did
not know the
man. He had
found him, or
w h "a t t h e
Apach e $ had
left of hi m,
S D + a w l e d
among S o m G
charred sticks
lust outside the
Canyon del Orc.
1t was a useful
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-09-22

The United States manufacture
more iron, steel, copper and lead than
anv other country on the globe
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-09-22

Over one-half of the vapor in the
atmosphere is within six thousand
feet of the surface Of the earth
The Durham daily globe., 1894-11-01
ALL CLAIM VICTORY
General View Of the Political Sit
uatiOn in New York.
HILL MEN ARE Confident As EVER.
Republicans Abate None of Their Claims
and Insist That, With the General
Republican Tendency This
Year, Morton Will Win.

New YORK, November 1.-The declar-
alton of William r. Grace yesterday
that the state democracy organization
is supporting David B. Hill, and is not
responsible for any Wheeler pastors, is
received with incredulity by many who
still instist that secretly that faction is
in favor Of Hills defeat and rolling up
as large vote as possible for Wheeler.
The Wheeler adherents yesterday eX-
pressed much qualification at the num-
beTs and character Of the Cooper union
meeting last night, and are confident
that the democratic reform ticket will
make a good showing on election day.
Many anti-Hill democrats will it is
generally believed, vote straight for
Morton. taking the ground, as one OF
them remarked, that vote for Wheeler
will only be half vote against Hill,
and that the Wheeler votes are intend
ed to aid Morton anyway.
The Hill men are asconfdent as ever
referring with satisfaction to the per-
sonal fight their candidate is making
and to the enthusiasm with which he
is being received by his supporters.
Most of them, however do not seek to
conceal their disappointment or anger
that his candidacy has not received
open and active encouragement from
the national administration. The re-
publicans abate none of their claims,
and insist that, with the general repub-
lican tendency this year and the demo
cratic detection from Hill, the latter
will be showed under.
The Durham daily globe., 1894-11-01
THE HARDING DIVORCE CASE
Southern Society Largely Represented to
Hear the Testimony.

New YORK, November 1.-Southern
society was lagely represented in com
mon pleas yesterday afternoon to hear
the testimony in the case Of Harding
VS.. Harding. Mrs. Minnie V. Harding
accused her husband, George H. Hard
ing, of gross misconduct and asked for
divorce on the statutory grounds.
Mrs. Harding was a Charleston belle,
when she married Harding there on
November 27, 1892. In her complaint
she accused Harding Of intimacy with
Madeline Lieberty, known as Baronie
Lieberty and Lady Lieberty. Harding
put in no defense and in court it was
stated that he is still living with the
woman. Judge Geigerich granted the
divorce
The Durham daily globe., 1894-11-01
THE REVUE CASE DISMISSED.
Judge Doherty Claims That the Arch
Bishop Acted With Authority.

MONTREAL, November 1.-Judge Do
herty dismissed the Canada Revue case
yesterday. The Revue began a series
of severe attacks on the Roman Catho
lie church. Archbishop Fabre put the
publication under the ban of the church
and the Revue sued the bishop fO1
$4,000, The judge dismissed the case
on the ground that the Arch Bishop
acted within the bounds of his author
ity and without malice, and because it
did not interfere with the plant tiff
right Of selling the paper to whOmsO
ever wanted to read it.
The Durham daily globe., 1894-11-01
STRIKE ONIN JACKSONVILLE.
Union Brick Layers Want More Money
and Less Hours of Work.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, November ALI
the union brick layers in the city struck
yesterday for 50 per day for nine hours
work. They have been working ten
hours at private terms. Contractors on
a number of prominent buildings are
not disturbed in the least, being san
guine that they can fill the mems
places with ease. There was no trouble
in connection with the strike and none
is expected.
The Durham daily globe., 1894-11-01
CRISP WILL ADDRESS THEM.
The Spca eer Accepts the New York state
Committees Invitation.

NEW YORK. November flames
Kerr clerk of the house of representa-
tives. received a dispatch from Speaker
Crish. dated at his home in Americu>.
Ga. yesterday. in which the speaker
announced that at the request of the
state committee he would speak in
New York In his dispatch he stated
that he had cancelled engagements and
would speak here on Saturday next.
The Durham daily globe., 1894-11-01
STEEL SUPPLANTS THE OAK.
Judge Advocate Lemly Says the COntinu-
ance of the Reservation Unnecessary.

WASHINGTON. November lin his an
nual report to the secretary of the
navy. Judge Advocate General Lemly
SAYS that the use of steel in ship-build
ing had made unnecessary the continu-
ance of the live oak reservations in
Florida. Alabama and Mississippi. and
he suggests that these be restored tc
the public domain.
The Durham daily globe., 1894-11-01
The Rewards Increased.

WHKESBARRE. Pa. Novem Der 1.-The
county commissioners yesterday In
creased to :. 600 the reward offered for
the apprehension of the persons who
blew up with dynamite the building
containing a number OF Hungarians
near Fairview on Sunday.
The Durham daily globe., 1894-11-01
THE COURT HAS JURISDICTION
Judge Foster Decides Against the Santa
Fe Directors.

TOPEKA. Kan, November 1.-Judge
Foster has decided against the Santa
Fe directors in the United States court
The decision was on the point of law
raised by directors attorneys that the
court has not jurisdiction, the plaintiffs
being residents of other states. The
case will now be argued on its merits
in reference to the Cumile plan of vo
ting.
The Durham daily globe., 1894-11-01

At BelhcId with Atlantic Coast Line for
Richmond, Petersburg. GoIdsboro, Whining
ton. etc.
AT Jefress with Richmond ard DanyiIle
Railroad for Chase City, oxford, Henderson,
Durham. Raleigh, etc.
AT Norfolk with the y. J., p. and n.
Railway. Cape Charles Route and Bay Line
steamers for Old Point, baltimore and north
ern cities with superb rev iron steamers Of
Washington and Norfolk line for Alexandria
Washington and points north: with Old Do
mini u Steamship cOmpdny's steamers and
steamsh hips for Cld Point. Hampton. Newport
News. smItr field, cities Oh the JIrolina sound
New York direct and northern points with y.
aud VI. T. companys steamships for BoatoL
and Providence direct sHd interior New Eng
land points with ~, \. and A railroad for the
elegant hotels OF Virginia Beach with Ocean
View railroad for Ocean View resort. Close
connection with railroad and steam ship lines
for all points north, west and south.
The S ID. Rail Say com ny's rtes mer City
OF Chest>r effects prompt transfer or pas
s"ug"ra and haggage bet cen fortsn outh and
Norfolk.
WI. TAYLOR, C.E
The Durham daily globe., 1894-11-01
New Postmaster at Spartanburg.

WASnIEGToN. November The pres
ident Yesterday appointed to be post
master ii. ID. Floyd, vice ). L. Pointer
at Spartanburg, ). Z.
The Durham daily globe., 1894-11-01

Both the method and results when
syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
IN cfectually, dispels colds, head
'c!~s and fevers and cures habitual
atipation. Syrup of Figs is the
~ remedy Of its kind ever pro-
laced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
1crtable to tie stomach, prompt in
ii3 action and truly beneficial in its
-,iocts, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
Z al and have made it the mos
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in SOC
nd 81 bottles by all leading drug
lists. Any reliable druggist who
nay not have it on hand will pro
'ure it promptly for any one wi.
wishes to try it. Do not accept a.
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. kY NEW YORK. nv.