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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-06
WHERE THEY SWAP WIVES.
On the Islands of the Maine Coast, Fisher
men Have Strange Ways.

On the Islands of the Maine Coast, Fisher
men Have Strange Ways.
An old sailor in Portland Harbor,
who had just returned from trip
along the Maine coast, says that they
have very convenient custom of swap
ping wives down among the group of
islands. A fisherman's wife died and
left him with several small children,
One day he sailed up the bay to set
Element, looked over the feminine con-
tingent with some discrimination, and
finally had short colloquy with a wo-
man whose husband was away fishing.
She consented to go with the lone fish,
erman to his home down the bay.
When the husband returned he was
filed with righteous wrath, and away
sailed he in his Hampton boat in search
of his recreant spouse. He found her,
but she wasn't willing to go back with
him. Say" said the man to whom
she had cleared, you've always liked
Joe Aliens wife better'n you have your
own. You go and take her. If you'll
Jest git off'n this island without any
trouble, I'll give you 100 Holsters and
two gallons of GIN" The husband took
the gifts and sailed away. But how
ever much he admired Joe Aliens wife,
he burst not take her, for her husband
was a man to be feared. Nevertheless.
in few months Joe Aliens dory went
down In a gale, and twenty-four hours
later his widow was appropriated by
the man who had waited SO patiently
for her.-Lewiston Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-06
POLAR BEAR PARADISE.
A Spot where the Animals Luxnriate In
Summer Weather.

Spot where the Animals Luxnriate In
Summer Weather.
The favorite food of the polar bear is
the flesh of seals, sea-lions, walruses,
fish and dead whales. Of all seal
hunters, he is the most successful. In
stead of being Obliged to stalk his
game on the ice, in plain sight, he can
hunt like crocodile. He takes to the
water, swims slowly up with only his
nostrils and eyes at the surface, and
before the seal, watching landward, is
aware of his danger, his clumsy body
is fairly within the hungry jaws of
the ''tiger of the ice," as DR.. Kane
called him.
But, strange as it may appear, the
polar bear does not live by flesh alone.
In their Alaskan travels, Mr.. Henry w.
Elliott and Lieut.. Maynard once
CHANGED to visit ST. Matthew Island, a
lonely bit of land in Boring sea, about
half way between the strait and the
Aleutian archipelago. There they
found between two hundred and fifty
and three hundred polar bears. bask-
ing in the warm lap of summer, she'd
ding their winter coats, lazily eating
and sleeping, and growing fat on the
roots of the small towering plants and
moses that abounded. As the ex-
plorers' boat approached the shore, a
score of bears were in sight at one
time. The bears literally possessed
the island, grazing and roofing about
like hogs in common" In spite OF
their numbers they could not be in
duced to fight, but always ran wher
approached. either in "a swift, sham
bling gallop. or trotting off like ele-
plants" They were fond of sleeping
in the sun on sheltered hillsidcs
s.soundly, but fitfully," says Mr.
Elliott, rolling their heavy arms and
legs about as they dozed." After
shooting half dozen specimens in the
tamest manner, the two explorers de-
cided to kill no more; for, by reason OF
shedding, their furry coats were worth
less. One that was shot by Lieut..
Maynard measured exactly eight feet
| in length of head and body together,
and its weight was estimated at be
tween 1000 and 1900 pounds. I
| Hornaday, in st. Nicholas.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-06

1t is no hotter in Tennessee, AlabamH
lively delightful ON the Gulf Coast Of Mis-
sissippi and West Flori a. II you are look
ing for a location in the South go down now
and see for yourself. The Louisville g
Nashville Railroad and connexions will sell
tickets to all points South for trains OF Au-
ticket agent about it, and If he cannot sell
you excursion tickets write to C.. r.. Atmore,
General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Ky.
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PuNeENT PARAGRAPHS.

The doctor says Mrs. Holton must
take more exercise" "What is she
going to. do?" Hire three more serv-
ants."-fntcr Ocean.
eff I give you this nickel suppose
you would go right off and spend 1t for
drink" lobe Tatters-'Nope; I'd wait
till got ten cents"
Trade Dropping Off.-Mrs. DIX
don't go to Cord & Tassel's dry goods
store any more" Mrs. Hicks-"Why
not?" Mrs. Dix-'I don't like their
soda water."-Truth.
We'll Observation-Disclosures
did such place ever get the reputa-
ton of being great health resort
Cynicus-"Two or three prominent
men died there. Judge.
"A Slight Delay.-Great American
Wine Mechanically can't we make
that shipment of wine to-day" Man
ager-s.The European labels haven't
arrived. Truth.
--Mamma--''Now, RENE mber, Willie,
don't let the kitten go near the bird
cage" Willie-''She won't want to-"
Mamma-s'Why, yes; cats are very fond
of BIRDS" Villie-''I know it; but
saw her eat 'em both up two hours
ago."-Inter Ocean.
-Maud-''He has bought you pair
of handsome embroidered slippers, your
mother says; did you give him your
size?' Louise -"No." Maud-"How
did he get it, then?" Louise-"Get it?
Why, he has been at my feet for a
year."-N. Y. Press.
Mrs. Puffer-"AIrs. Jinks told me
that not once during their married life
has she known Mr.. Jinks to lose his
temper. Now, what do you think?"
Mr.. Puffer-''Well, she has either made
a great mistake or he's given up using
| collar buttons. Ocean.
-Freddie-''I am going to ask papa
to buy me pair of patent leather
shoes when these wear out" johnnie
why, what is the matter with the
russets?'' Freddie-'Well. these wear
out SO quickly, and heard man tell
papa that his patent on a new lock
would last seventeen years. "-Harper's
Young People.
Nine Points of Law.-Judge-
"The evidence against you is INSULT
cient and the jury finds you not guilty
of stealing the overcoat; you are, there
fore, discharged" Uncle Abe-Tank
yo' jedge; tank you. Now dat ober-
coats mine, ] kin wah it daytimes. y
Truth
"A Touch of Nature. -Simpkins-
''That Dunder girl is getting to be a
very clever pianist" Pufferton-"Ycs?
What is the clever performance this
time?' Simpkins -''She played storm
at the seaside last night with so much
effectiveness as to bring out the life
saving corps. Brooklyn Eagle.
"A caller had mentioned that a
neighbor had been obliged to shoot his
dog because it had grown old and cross
After he had gone, little Edith, who
had been very quiet since the dog was
spoken Of, surprised her mother by ask
ing: Mamma, when do you think
papa will shoot Aunt Sarah?"-Tit Bits
Grossly Improbable Fiction. -"Say
is this here the novel You advised me
to read?' said the cabman to the libra
rian. ''Yes," replied the librarian
That's the one." .Well,' said thu
cabman, you can just take it back
There's nine people in the first foul
chapters, who hired cabs and each o
I'M when he got out flung his purse t.
the driver Now, when / want tina
sort of literature I'll go to Jules Vern'
and get it pure. Chicago Record.
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Energy OF the Prize Olrsm,n.

Prof. Trowbridge made investiga-
lions on the expenditure Of energy by
eight men during one of the college
races. The distance, a four-mile
course, or 81, 100 feet, was traversed in
81 minutes, there being a speed OF
about 1,O0) feet minute. The resist
ance of the boat at this speed was de-
termined by experiment to be seventy
five pounds, and the work per minute
for eight men. therefore, was IS,
foot pounds, which is 0.2s horse power
per man This is seven times the rate
which strong laborers are compelled to
maintain during days work. Brook
Nn Eagle
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-06

Is the individual who after long siege finds
himself liberated from tho close blockade OF
the enemy, constipation. Many persons OF
a bilious habit are troubled with construction
of the bowels. They always find relief, and
that speedily, without gripping or trouble OF
any sort, from Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
q remedy also for malaria, dyspeptic, rheu
matte or kidney affections.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-06
In tho Thieves' Quarter.

Adams-W What's going on over at your
house? hear music and dancing.
Brownies, we have got little
family celebration
whats the occasion?"
Zone of the boys has just got home
from the venitcntiary, Texas Slit
ings
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-06

LETTER carriers may be seen collecting
letters at midnight, but this doesn't explain
why some late males don't arrive till near
morning. Philadelphia Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-06
Pure and wholesome Quality

Commends to public approval the California
liquid laxative remedy, Syrup Of Figs. Il
In pleasant to the taste and by acting gently
on the Kidneys liver and bowels to cleanse
the system effectually, it promotes the
health and comfort of all who use it, and
with millions it is the best and only remedy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-06

If matches are made in heaven, let US hope
some of our pugulists will get there, and
soon. They seem unable to make them here
Puck
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-06

-She-'1 wish had known you bet
ter before we were married. We
haven't single sentiment that we can
agree upon" He --'Oh. yes. we have
THAT last sentiment Of yours "-pem-
osest's Magazine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-06

A FAIR lady becomes still fairer by using
Gienn's Sulphur Soap.
HIPS Hair and Whisker Dye, 80 cents.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-06

when my roommate and used to
cook our own breakfasts" said young
man. 1--WE had the best of cream and
coffee, the finest of butter and the
freshest of eggs. We enjoyed those
breakfasts immensely, but they were
not cheap measured by the standard of
half dozen neighboring restaurants.
IN. Y. Sun.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-06

HE-"You are the one girl amonga thous-
and.n She 81 didn't suppose there had
been more than adozen or so."-Indianapolis
Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-06

TUITION is high in the school of expert.
ence, but the instructor is thorough- -Ram's
Horn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-06

Some people are SO constituted that they
can never see the bright side Of anything
hut q dollar
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SURPRISE.
Be careful how you go abroad in raiment
that is new,
Because a sudden little shower may get the
drop on you.-Truth.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-06

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is Constitutional euro. Price 75c.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-06

A oSE-LzGeED man will never be troubled
with wet feet.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-06

Ing, anu Will near Wudt you nave 10
say!''
He threw back his head and laughed,
short, mocking laugh that was not
pleasant to hear. mo, no, my fine
gentleman; you don't come over me
with any of your smooth-tongued
speeches" he said.
There was another pause, during
which he drew a bottle from his
pocket, uncorked it, and drank. 1t
was strong spirits, could tell by the
smell of it. shuddered. This was
not likely to improve his mood. In
deed, at the first glance had noticed
in his eyes that savage recklessness
which comes of the madness born of
drink.
He replaced the bottle in his pocket,
and. drawing the chair into position
from which he could see me, sat down.
do you know why am here?" he
asked. l made no answer, and he went
on: II will tell you. am here to
take my revenge for the brutal way in
which you treated me in days gone by.
Yes, Mr.. Bryant, the tables are turned;
i hdNC Vic upper hduu INV.
"And for the sake of a foolish boys
taunts you would risk bringing the
charge of murder upon your head"
returned, bitterly.
"You think intend to take your
life" he said, coolly, but you are mis-
taken. To kill you would be to end
your misery, and there are many things
worse than death. 1t would be harder
for you to live with stain upon your
name. Ruin and disgrace would bring
your proud spirit down.
was bewildered. What could the
madam mean? At any rate, it was a
relief to hear that / was safe from
bodily harm; for the rest, how could
he touch me?
II know all about you." he went on
-"how you have got round your en-
ployers, until you think your fortune
is made! But how will it be with the
company's favorite servant, after to-
night?" As he finished speaking. Holt
rose and took the levers in his hand,
changing the points. as had done an
hour before, so that the next train
wonld run, not over the bridge, but
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16
National Peculiaritiea.

It takes seven days after death, ac-
cording to Siamese belief, for the soul
to reach Heaven, and prayers are kept
up during that period to help it on its
way.
In Dutch Guiana the women carry
upon their persons all the family saw
ings in the shape of heavy bracelets,
anklets, necklaces and even crowns of
gold and silver
The Spaniard. however courteous he
may be, never invites guest TO din
ner. In Italy, too, the privacy of the
family is seldom invaded at the dinner
hour. The members eat in silence
The king of Assam has two hundred
wives. who are divided into nine
grades. When one Of them dies her
body is lowered from the roof of the
palace to be buried; the law in Assam
prohibits the carrying OF a corpse
through the doors
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16
TALK THE "JARGON."
Mixed Tongues That German n-Rasso-Po-
Nsh Imnigrants Speak.

Mixed Tongues That Gernan-Rasso-Po-
lish Imnigrants Speak.
"He talks the Jargon" il a remark
often made by despairing interpreter
when he attempts to translate the Ian
guage of an cast side witness, says tho
Philadelphia Press. The jargon" is q
recognized term for dialect so COM
mon that it is distinguished by the
definite article from all the other
numerous jargons known in the city.
1t is spoken by Hebrews from Poland
and Russia. 1t consists mainly Of an
imperfect German, with occasional
Hebrew or Polish words Those who
have studied its history say that those
who speak it are descended from He
brews who formerly lived in Germany.
and spoke the German tongue.
When they migrated to Poland they
preserved among themselves, as far as
possible, the German language 1t be-
came somewhat corrupted, but in the
main was the language spoken by
those who originally left Germany.
The language of Germany itself be-
came changed in time, and now there
is considerable difference between the
words spoken by the Polish descend
ants of the German Hebrew and those
spoken by educated Germans
The difference is said to be slight
when few corruptions of the original
tongue are known. Educated Ger
mans, however, cannot understand at
first the peculiar Polish-Hebrew style.
1t is now very common in many parts
of the great east side. and shopkeep-
ers there have to learn, not only Ger
man, but also "the jargon" Of the inn
migrants from Poland and Russia.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16
FIRST OF HOOFED ANIMALS.
Supposed to Have Lived on Western Prai-
ries 500, 900 Yaars Ago.

Supposed to Have Lived on Western Prai-
ries SOC, 900 Yaars Ago.
In the rooms of Prof. E. D. Cope, at
Philadelphia, the person fortunate
enough to gain admission, says the st.
louis Republic, may see the creature
which all naturalists are unanimous in
pronouncing the first representative
of the hoofed-animal species. The an
imal is not alive, neither is it entire -
far as flesh and blood are concerned,
but to the paleontologist, who cares
only for the fossiled bones, the speci-
men is perfect. 1t is not larger than
a yearling calf. and not nearly so tall,
and was found in the Wind river coun-
try in Wyoming. Prof. Cope named it
Thenacodus, primevus when it was
first discovered, giving it as his opin-
ion that it was akin to specimen
which was found several years ago in
France (the paleotherium). and which
gave Cuvier and the other naturalists
so much trouble to classify. At the
time of the discovery of the French
specimen the savants of Europe decided
that it was the ancestor of 'hoofed
critters" but the Wind river fossil,
which is easily distinguished as being
a type of the same. is believed to be
much more ancient. Cope's curiosity
was found IN rocks belonging TO the
eocene period and the time when it
grazed on the western prairies has been
placed as far back as five hundred
thousand years. Every bone is perfect
and in place, and the specimen could
not be purchased for ten thousand dol
lars
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

hurried after him The sky darkened.
That days sun set before time. The
next days sun did not appear, nor the
next nor the next Then the rain de-
scended. and the flood came The
mountain stream became torrent. In
storm gear. with lanterns in their
hands, the farmers and their families
came out to view corn and potato fields
under water, roadside trees in the bed
OF a rushing river, the great butter
tub factory washed away, and the dam
hat protected the town gone
When John Bruce appeared he was
avoided ss an enemy, or looked at and
talked at as the destroyer OF homes and
srstenance. Had not his avalanche of
logs broken the DAMP He saw, too.
that Hester Drew spoke sharply to his
brother and turned even from him On
the Sabbath following the minister
preached eloquently on Noah's Ark and
water saved to punish for sin. That
was too much-a partisan Of the towns
oppressor in the pulpit!
A town meeting was vociferously
called fora meeting for redress from
Cresus on the hill As the towns
worthless came to their hall. the sun
was out, the sky clear. and above the
ebbing torrent the village dam showed
undisturbed. Bridges were down, bat
curiosity could ford brook six times
to view that strange sight Under the
driftwood carried up into high elrns,
beside the uprooted willows of G road
full of rocks and clay banks, folks
gathered, instead of at the town hall.
to acknowledge that John Bruce had
not broken the village dam. Whence.
then, the flood?
When the roads-in many places be-
come brooks-were being hastily re-
paired by the 6lling-in of great sweet
smelling evergreens, David Bruce led
his brother far beyond the dam and
showed him similar filing in of the
ebbing stream with dam of tree tops
out of which the flood had washed
their fragrance.
''1t was l." David confessed, ordered
your men to throw those in, to keep
your weight Of logs from crushing the
village dam. But they made dam of
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16
A Profitable Dream.

Tunis must be a capital place for
those who live and thrive on the credul-
ity of their fellowmen. 1t is said that
a lady there recently announced that
she had dream, which she considered
as Divine revelation, that who ever
drank the water of her cistern would
not be liable to take the cholera, and
she offered to furnish the water at
penny a drink. The people thronged
to taste the water, and in two davs
more than twenty thousand persons
had paid their pennies, and imagined
that they had obtained immunity from
the dread disease
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Copyright 1893 By the Author.l
It was the time Of tree clearing in
Warrensbury that rebellion arose in
the House of Bruce-a rebellion of two
against one.
made man in self-gotten home. Be
fore him, the walnut table shone to his
taste between its spotless linen mats,
and creaked on its ebony balls under a
goodly weight. Behind him, the Sep
tember sun came down his own hills
and through the open French windows,
with keen smell of balsam woods
But before him, David Bruce manipu-
lated the brass coffee-maker with the
deliberation of days work done; and
behind him, the echo Of the woodmen's
axes told OF one begun.
The master Of the house impatiently,
with his long, nervous fingers. smoothed
the high forehead from which his IRON
gray locks were already pushed back.
David" he said. Il want the three
acre lot cleared to-day, and the logs
shipped down the stream"
David's hand paused on the urn. he
settled his head in the high collar and
stock the village boys called Jolly"
81 beg" he answered, you will not
ask me to give such an order. You
know my opinion already of the over
loading of the creek"
John Bruce fxed his eyes upon his
brother with the glare of a lion at bay.
NO" he said; II will not ask you to
order it. I need ask no one to do what
] can do myself"
Pushing back his morning meal un-
tasted, he left the room and the house
His ancient serving maid advanced
from her respectful distance. her waiter
raised as breastplate Of righteous
ness
1T amt neuraligy of the nerves that
ails him." she held forth; 'for he's as
endurin' as a man can be made. Nor it
amt selfishness. of course, when he
don't think enough about himself to sec
how unpleasant his manners are gettin'
to be-"
Come, come, now, Betty" David
Bruce interrupted; ''you know Brother.
Johns bark is always worse than his
bite. Where would you and be if he
did not take the brunt of the world for
us?"
Its just upsettin' temper" Betty
continued, ''as would have made his IA
ther before him tyrant if it weren't
for the grace of God. He inherits it,
fire and tow"
But who'll do it?" thought Mr.
David, as he selected for the walk to
his office in his brothers lumber yard
cane with an ivory dogs head Ia
beled: 81 am John Bruce's dog.
Whose dog are you?"
He gravely descended the hills grassy
slope which no road was suffered to
break. He pressed the sod with the
stick to test its depth OF moisture,
thoughtfully studied the distant clouds
in the blue sky, and turned aside from
his route to examine the log-laden
stream. Itlooled as if the mountain
corduroy road had drifted into the
water and was fast approaching the
village dam. o- saH, hlUo.e - -
David Bruce looked anxiously toward
the hilltop whence the woodmen's axes
but his brother had already
left his orders there, and was in the
town below.
"Neighbor Bruce" shrill voice had
called to him, halt a bit! Hester's
home from the sanitarium. It will pay
you to see how it's made her over
Hester laughed at the call. and flushed
a little under Neighbor Bruce's sur
prised scrutiny of her cut snow-white
hair. But her short, sweet face glowed,