The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-08-11
MISCELLANEOUS.


Fish. lumber and iron are Norway's
gifts to the worlds commerce.
The force of his own merit makes
his way--a gift that heaven gives for
him. -Shakespeare.
Dido, of Carthage, was a widow at
the time she captivated Aeneas. Ac-
cording to the most reliable records, she
was endowed with great prudence and
political sagacity, and Carthage owed
its subsequent prosperity to her fore
sight.
Hence. when ANTAGONISTS discourse
how like brute organs are to ours, they
grant, if higher powers think tit, bear
might soon be made a wit. and that,
for anything in nature. pigs mint
squeak love odes, dogs bark satirs.-
Prior.
What we count the ills of life are
often blessings in disguise, resulting in
good to us in the end. Though for the
present not joyous, but grievous, yet, If
received in a right spirit, they work
out fruits of righteousness for us at
last.-M. Henry.
in the swamp by machinery, and in
great quantities. The most skillful
shoemakers purchase lasts in an unfin-
ished state atlow prices and finish them
to suit individual customers. The fin-
ished lasts wholesale now for what
seems a trifle compared with prices
when lasts were made only by hand.
Lasts made to order still cost from s. to
SIS pair.
The work of preparing catalogues
for the great sales of art objects held
now and then in Europe and America
is matter of great expense and much
time. Such an illustrated catalogue lie
now being prepared in this country.
One of the most skillful of artist en-
gravers has been engaged off and on for
several years in preparing Illustrations,
and by the time letter press and Illus
trations are all ready the catalogue will
have become an extremely expensive
| volume.
Mime. de Pompadour Mime. d'Es-
tiolles) was grass widow" Her hus-
band made great row about her con-
nection with King Louis and was
promptly banished, but begged to be
allowed to return, promising to behave
| himself. He was permitted to come
back to Paris, but had the indiscretion
to write her complaining letter, which
she showed to the king, and M. DIS
tiolles was given his walking-papers in
short order.
| "A recent Ohio lawsuit, involving
the ownership of 1900 acres of valuable
real estate, was settled by the aid of
photography. The turning point OF
the suit was as to whether an old deed,
executed seventy-five years ago. had
five signatures or only four. There
were spaces for FIVE, but only traces OF
four visible. The clerk of the court
was ordered to have the deed photo
graphed by an expert. He took it to
Washington for that purpose. The
negative developed some evidence Of
the missing signature, but on enlargine
It ten times the whole name came forth
distinctly.
The younger Agrippina, the daugh'
ter of the widow of Germanicus, was Q
widow of entirely different species
from her mother When young girl
she married Roman gentleman, who
soon after died under suspicious cir
cumstances. She next captivated q rich
old patrician, who also died very soor
after the union. She then fascinated
her uncle, the emperor Claudius, ani
persuaded him to marry her. She il
believed to have had hand in his
death, as also in that of several persons
who opposed the accession of her sol
Nero to the imperial throne After in
Vulnerable crimes she was finally put
to death by command of her equally
infamous son.
There is printing Office in Vienna
the sole employment. of which is the
announcement of fetes, plays, concerts
ETC., nothing else being printed but
placards. The proprietor of the estab
lishment has many persons in his serv
ice who thoroughly understand thu
most striking way of announcing sucf
matters to the street public by unique
arrangement of allu-ing words. TIL,
monster types used are all wood; thu
effect of the great colored letters upOI
mems eyes and fancies is always specu
lated upon. In the pictorial announce
ments of estates for sale the letters ar
often composed of pictures of castle
and rural views, the effect of which i
very catchy" and sure to please tn
eye.
There are good many middle ages
and elderly people who are grieved OF
account of the increase of their rotund
ity as they grow older. The late Ed
mund Yates, of London, who had beel
particularly proud of his light ant
shapely figure in early life, mourne'
its loss when he had turned forty, ant
mourned- yet more afterward when b
got beyond 300 pounds. 1t is said tina
, Howells, the novelist, often tells hoy
he wishes that he were as slight as h
was thirty years ago. Gen. Miles, VIII
. was slender Young officer during tn