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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27
BEREFT OF THEIR QUEEN.
a Colony of Ants Extremely Perturbet
for Time.

l
for . limo.
An observer of nature sitting on one
OF the seats in Central park the other
day was wondering why across the
rubbly asphalt pavement there was
such migration of those big, black
beaded ants which are to be found here |
and there about the park; little preda-
tory fellows which sieze the moth or
butterfly that, just emerging from its
larval winter home, wants to climb up
some kindly twig, grow its wings and
then fly whittier it listeth, says the
Ecw York Tribune. ~
The cause of all the parade was soon
apparent. There was to be new col
ony formed, and great brown ant,
queen, five times as big as any OF her
subjects, was being drawn across the
path by guard of honor. Anew home
was to be established to relieve the
pverpopulated nest that had been the
ants domicile all through the winter
The observer, without in any way in
iuring the queen, captured her, ana
then there was the most tremendous
commotion among the ants. The queen
was carefully housed in small cone OF
paper. and then all attention was given
10 the ants, the workers. A nation
which had lost its ruler could not have
appeared more distressed than We're
those little creatures. The news spread
with incredible quiclsness that the queen
of the new colony had been purloined,
had vanished Her guards, score OF sol
diers. some three of whom, at least, bit
the observers fingers savagely, were
all. apparently, placed under arrest
and the ground was soon black with
ants. Those from the old homestead
were aiding the new colony to hno
their missing queen, and were scurry
ing around everywhere, touching
antennae, and when no definite new
could be given rushing off again IL
search of the missing ruler.
After a short time the queen, so egg
laden that she could not move, wa
placed on the path and in a second AFT
erward one of the scouts discovers
her. The scout appeared really
make an obeisance to her; he had a
interview of a moment and then scu'
tied off to find his comrades to tell tn
GOOD news and to get a cohort OF soldier
to take the good lady home Soon Their
was perfect regiment of ants aroun
her and she was carried to small hol
under the root of n privet, where y
doubt the new home had deem delve
out in preparation for her arrival.
small tribute to this little glimpse I'M
natures life was paid by getting SON
humps of sugar, softened with waite
They were placed near the old colon
They were soon found and the lit
fellows were busy until shutdown
taking down the tiny CRYSTALS tn
clipped off the rocks-they were roc
To them-to fill their storehouse.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured BY
Halls Catarrh Cure.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J..
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm:
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iedo, o. Walding, Kinnan q Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halrs Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills. &c.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27
science AND INDUSTRY.

A curious fact has been noted by
Arctic trayelers-suow when at very
low temperature ohsorbs moisture and
dries garments
Distinct tides in the atmosphere,
corresponding to those of the sea, and
produced twice daily by lunar attrac-
ton, have been traced by M. Bouquet
de la Grye in the barometric records OF
stations removed from powerful local
disturbances.
according to report of tbs United
States geological survey on the. coal
product of the United States tor the
year 1894, the output shows decrease
of nearly II, SOC. 900 ''short" tons from
the product of 1898 and decrease In
value of over s22.250,000.
The spider is so we'll supplied with
the silky thread with which it makes
its web that an experimenter once
drew out of the body of single speci-
men 3, 4So yards of the thread-a length
but little short of two miles. A fabric
woven of spiders thread is more glossy
than that from the silkworm's product.
and Is of beautiful golden color.
The quarantinable diseases men
toned in the late regulations, issued
by the treasury department, are chol-
era, yellow fever, smallpox, typhus
fever, leprosy and the plague. AS this
disease is now reported to have broken
out in Annoy, China, with fifteen'deaths
per diem, it will be we'll to have our
hack door entrance, via San Francisco
well guarded.
I'm an explosion of nitro benzol, which
lately occurred in chemical factory
at Mulhouse, Alsace, one of the opera
tives was blown into a tank of sui
phuric acid. All that could be fount
of him was his rubber respirator, SOM
porcelain buttons and few small ar
ticles the ACID would not dissolve. Hi
clothes. Zones and flesh were melte'
into .nvisibility.
-Calomel was discovered by Crolliu
in the seventeenth century, and tn
first directions for It's preparation wer
given by Begun in zoos. Its name
derived from two Greek words, sign
flying n beautiful black" because.
its preparation, black powder Is tn
first step in the manufacture, bein
produced by rubbing mercury togeths
with corrosive sublimate. m
PROF. Celli has been examining tt
waters of 1.-THE yellow Tiber," ar
finds that the soil and sand they carr
with them contain chemical elemen
so powerful as practically to disinfe
the whole region through which the
flow, and almost exempt it from m
laria. He advises bathing in the riv
at Rome, as the carbonates and salts
the water have many of the medicin
effects of sea water, and its densi
makes it almost as good as mi
bath.
The April fire loss in the Unit
States was Sl1, Ols, $50, which is s50O,O
less than the loss in April, 1894, and
gain of more So, 100000 over the sar
month in 1898. But the loss for 1895
to May / is $40, 513, $50, while last YET
for the same time, the total was "a
$50, 100. At this rate the United Stat
will lose in the next century by conf
grations over 81, 900, 100000. 1t il
fearful leak, and very little is bel
done to prevent it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27
A Fine Time.

"Havc you heard from your daughter
s:ncc,she started on her wedding tour?
Is she happy?' very much SO. Only
think, in Venice she commenced TO
have her own way in everything. and
ever since they left Rome she has car
ried the pursc!"-Tagliche Rundschau.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27
ono ConsoIation.

Winklcs-Old chap, how gray you
are getting! And only thirty five, too
Kinlsl.s-wcll. there is one godsend.
anyway.
Vinkles-And that? f si
Kiaklcs-Whom tho gods love aye
vouur. N. Y World.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27
Accommodating.

Miss Redbud-Just think! Mr. Sand
stone wants to make philopena with
me, to be paid for with kisses.
Castleton (eagerly)-Why don't your
Mis- Redbud-Would you?
Castleton-Certainly. I'll hold the
stakes. -Brooklyn Life.
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she sighed.

She sighed. She had been looking
into the mirror, but still she sighed.
Eyes" she admitted, II have reached
the age when must expect to stand
nm in a crowded car. can neither ges
q sea. on account of my youthful
beauty ror by reason Of my helpless
old a.e.'-Iudianapolis Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

shortened. It also promotes the see1e-
Zion Of an abundance of nourishmenf fof
the child. e e
~. nopA A. curnRn, Of Oskkey, 0ssytes g..
~. writes when / began taking Doctcs
Pierccs ravosite Prescription, va; mot ape . e
,s.S A., III NV ho,ise work, washing, cooking
sewiur and evefything ~ my family Of eight
am stouter now than have been 70 81 ye ssn:
Your Fsvorite Prescription Y the osss % ~.
ne I never suffered % little with any o. ~
Children g / did with my last-"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27
fingered Too Long.

Z "Whcn made my first appearance
"a a public reader" said Borus, 1.-THE
,apers fairly went wild over me, Now
they don't notice me at all. They are
not treating me fairly"
"If you want them to go wild over
gou again. suggested ,Naggus, IAN
nouncc your last appearance as pub
lie reader Chicago Tribune. 81
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27
Perfectly Cool.

Clubfellow-I have resolved on sui
eide, James. 1t is my only recourse
Jamcs--Good gracious. sir
Clubfellow-Not word, James fou
shall see how brave man dies. Bring
mo the oucumhcyA-TSutA
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

aYou are not going TO wear that enormou.
hat to the theater Tonight, are your" salo
her mother. "Yes.n "You should % more
wear this hat anywhere but to the opera.
Then those who can't SEQ can listen 70 tne
music. n-Washington Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

It sticksth Closer ThaA . Breshsrs
Does the rheumatism. Cutolf all relstionsnip
with It by the aid Of Hostetter's etom 'saa
Bitters. which sewers the bond without ioss
Of time Il use II Er0 mnps yp snd and
cnUy chan that which establishes its
eSicscv in this obstinate disease: Use =
with Assurance Of good results Tor maas
rial. dyspcptic and nervous trouble, consul
patton and biliousness. - t,fs
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

They started on foot TO travel the
two hundred miles, slept in barns or in
the open fields beneath a friendly
hedge. They murmured indistinct
Spanish at greasers' doors seeking q
crust of bread. They pilfered from
friendly fruit trees, they did without
the luxuries of life and some of the
supposed necessities. Their one lux
ury was scenery.
The twain had no especially thrilling
adventures. On enc occasion the an
.cient tramp, who had scarcely said o
dozen words, fell into hole filed with
mud and water. Kipling watched him
Tor few minutes and then pulled him
ont. and the victim said: THANK you,
| which was q long speech for him
His fragments of trousers were hope
lessly fouled, and to Kipling's aston
ishment he took them off. Kipling's
emotion became amazement mixed
with admiration, when he saw his COM
panion clad in a sound pair, which be
had worn concealed. This afforded
Kipling ground for reflection. Had the
latter Inherited that second pair Of
trousers? No. Certain qualities II
their appearance forbade ascribing t
1ithem great antiquity. Had he stolcr
them? Dismal thought! What II he
Kipling should be robbed!
| Once Kipling complained that n
/ was having great deal of trouble will
his feet. His sententious companion
replied: "You would have great dea
| more trouble without them"
Finally thetramps reached San Frar
cisco. Kipling hailed it as his Mecca
| His companion, however, led him t
the harbor and together they boarde
i yacht Kipling was mystified unit
BY and by, an idea dawned upon hin
His eccentric companion was the owl
er of the yacht!-N. Y. Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

wE11-ESowN Millionaire TO heggar)-
"Be off with you, this minutel' Beggar-
uCome, how, my man, you needn g,ve
yourself such airs! The only oineaene s,,;ng
vour second million, while lam as yet work
}no Mt the first ''-Monnheimer Volkzelturg'
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27
ro clean.. che system

Efectually, yet gently, when costive or Dll.
;ons or when the blood is impure or slug
gish, to permanently cure habitlai con rs !
,ation, to awaken the kidneys anu nver ~
,ninr them, to dispel headaches, colds OF 10
,ers. use Syrup of Figs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

FRIEND ITO professor of philology)-,
"Wblt struck your attention particularly
on Your vacation trip" Professor-"A
hundr, and twenty-five unorthograpnic
gn-boards. -Fiegende Blaetter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

UNDERSTANDINGS the spirit of our institu-
t;ous to aim at the elevation OF men, am
opposed to whatever tends to degrade them
Lincoln.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

MISS FLr-"I want to get some French
candy.n Clerk-"Very sorry, but we haven't
any. Won't some other kind dot" ILL ILL.,
FIip-"No, indeed. am expecting ns,s
from French count. Iwsnt French kissee'"
philadelphia Inquirer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

THERE is = constant yearning in thi. coune
trv for a tramp who can make himself up 20
rcsembie the tramps that are pictured N tne
comic paper. --Wayhtneto fostoe
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

THE Difference. Clarence-.My pa
Ia \ dentist. and pulls peoples teeth. T" Little
Bob-"Hohi Ny pa is q lawyer, and pulls
peoples legs.u-Puck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27
BIRD Songs.

- love to hcar all happy birds - q
90 Sing their spring songs OF delight
Except tho Thomas cat bird which
Sings upon the roof ut night
g, 80 Detroit Free Press
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

IrI were sure God would pardon me ano
man would not know my sin, yet should
be ashamed to sin, because OF its cssential
haseness-Plato.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

A TAILOR being asked i the e los c % tn
wear made him sad SAD yes un'1i 'A'0
Of the year ere paid for.
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Till thou hast conquered myself thou ar
but slave; for it is almost as well 70 q
subjected to another's appetite as 70 THINE
oyyf.-Burton.
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trnar-"Aud you are accused Of throw
ING mug of beer at the plaintiff DG1eno-
ant-"Anybody who Knows me VIII V1 LIZ ~
that it is inconceivable. "-Fnegenos o's'
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

uSoMr folks" said Uncle Eben, tam 30
s,xvaht oh s,oin' dab wuhk only hat way dat
dew invariably draps hit right at de begin
min. Wv ashington Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

WERE we eloquent as angels, yet
should please some people more W ilS'e'
ing than by talking. Cotton.
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sMERcHASr-"Clerk, why do you leav
that yardstick lying in the suni Didn't 70
learn in school that heat expands bodiesl"-
Fliegende Batter.
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aDAH am some men," said Uncle Epen,
ssdat regards eb'ry change ~ oe we9 Sea-
q change for de wus. wv asning'on 0se'' Il
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

JACK BoRRowIr -sI woke last night ana
found a burglar in my room" George Zen
eroIls-Weli! swell! Did you succeed IN Dor
rowing any thing from HMM \. weekly
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

LADIES can permanently beautily tnear
Hill's Hair and Wh;sker Dye, " cents.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

AuoBBY sometimes runs away with y
rider, but unfortunately IT cant thro" III
and kill him.-Galyeston News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

Mosr people would make Q success Of NE
Il they only had u friend to do tneir tninKng'
Milwaukee Journal.
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Dow or Rain.

Collector-Your water tax is due.
Consrmer-(startledl- Due?
Certainly. What do You expect i
70 beq Raipw-petsoit Free Press
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"Dennis, l UNDERSTAND your graHu-
fathers dead
"Yes, scr."
ibid he leave anythirg?"
"L'avc Anything? Sure, he left
everything. What would ye be thinkin
he could take with him?" Golden
Days
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

Ayorp him who, for mere curiosity, ask,
three questions running apoubs uiins ''iA'
cannot interest him.-Lavater.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

SIRE is a foolish virgin, indeed, who goetl
without oil in her bicycle lamp theSe uays
Verify she hath wheels--N. \. deraio.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

WHERE liberty is, there Is my country
Zen iamin Franklin.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27

A PRINCE who falleth out with his iawl
breaketh with his best friepds'-Say'iie.
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PROSPECTIVE MOTHERS

and those soon 70
become motherA
should know that Oh.
Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription robs child
birth of its tortures
and tefrors, a. well -
of its dangers to both
mother and child, BY
aiding nature in pre-
pairing the system for
parturitiou. There
BY !" labor /" and the
period of con6ne-
1uent are greatly
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-07-27
kiPLlNo WAS A TRAMP.

Interesting Californis experience OF the
Famous Novelist.
Rudyard Kipling once found himself
.sdead broke" and in southern Cali
fornia. He fell in with a ragged pedcs-
TRAN, Misery loves company. and Kip
ling associated himself with the
stranger. They planned together, and
finally determined to tramp to San
Francisco, where Kipling had re-
The evening world., 1895-07-01
AT THE DAwNING.

Out iu the hush Of the morning breaking
There came = twitter OF startled bird.
l turned to see II the child. awskinx.
Ths faint herald Of Daylight heard.
Sweet eyes looked love into mine that love them.
In the gray peace OF the dawning dim.
A. the birds woke up 70 the light above them.
Thrilling the air with their ma,in hymn
Quiet We lay and smiled to each other.
Over the side Of the l!tts bed.
TIL the child sAd softly: y hear you mother Z"
Darling. ! did not speak, said.
4 happy light on her face came playing
Yes you Is speaking. l hear. | know;
Year eyss are talking. l see them saying
Dear little girl. love you sor"
rhsn she nestled down to her restiul sleeping
Laying pink palm meath her cheek
with childish trust In the watchiul keeping
OF the love that needed not TO speak
The birds sanE on and their praises swelling
Bore up a prayer on their melody;
And the peace that passe,h human telling
Fell my little child and me
Nancy Mclean in Ladies Home Journal.
The evening world., 1895-07-01
A NEW THING IN BURGLARY.

Burglars have broken into houses be
fore now on what appear to be foolish
errands. considering the danger they
run and the gravity OF the offense they
commit. 1t seems like madness for men
to risk long terms of imprisonment as
well as their lives by entering dwellings
in the nighttime on the chance OF car
ryng of few articles worth only 4
triiie; a little plated ware and clothing,
for Instance. When IA good amount OF
money or of available valuables Is to be
secured the booty Is perhaps worth some
risk But a wise burglar ought to be
certain of his reward in case OF success
before he attempts an operation.
A new thing In burglary has. however.
come to light at Chatham, in this State.
The house of a well-to-do widow In that
town was entered Saturday night
through the second-story window by
means of ladder and Il three-year-old
child, a little girl. was stolen out OF her
mothers arms, where she was sleeping
and carried off. The mother. Mrs.
Tasfe, her niece and an older child had
been chloroformed.
The child was found at o'clock on
Sunday morning In the churchyard II
was no doubt the Intention of the kid
napper to keep the child for ransom
since a bundle OF Its clothes had been
carried on as well. Probably the child
awoke, and her cries alarmed the thiel
and induced the abandonment.
II children are to be stolen out OF their
beds. a novel feature has been intro
duced into housebreakinR.
The evening world., 1895-07-01
TIE sHlcKERsEx NOW AT REST.

" Prof. Huxley. who has Just died, an
nourced his belief that sooner or later
We would arrive At mechanical equiva-
lent OF consciousness a. We have now OF
steam, electrical and other forces. He
eaid that u . pound weight falling one
foot produced Q certain amount OF
heat. the same pound weight falling
through one foot on a mans hand
produced definite amount OF feel
eng. and this feeling produced a
corresponding desire to be rid Of the
pain: knowing then that there Is a GER
tain parity between pain and the de-
oire to b rid Of 1t. we can by the magic
Of mathematics reach the mechanical
equivalent Of the mentality involved.
The Professor IL dead. or We would
ask him to tell us how to find out the
Derpirstory equivalent OF suspense un-
dsrgons by some 1900 ONCE holders up
TO midnight last Saturday when Mayor
Strong wiped the gore OF his snickersee
and put It upon the shelf. A snickersee
sailing through few feet onto the back
of Tammsny mans neck must give
rise TO several million candle-power Of
heat-we don't know exactly how many
but the mechanical equivalent must be
way up. 1t must have been considera-
bic. too. while said man was waiting
for the snicksrsse to snick. Now that
their heads are safe for the nonce the
temperature IL pleasant. But. gee whiz.
wasn't It bot while It lasted?
The evening world., 1895-07-01
THE CUP RACES.

There is now a rumor that the Prince
Of Wales will slip over here At the
time OF the cup races and witness the
struggle between Valkyrie III. and our
cup-defender.
Tho Evening World' suggested that
the Prince should pay us q visit to
complete the attraction OF this year 3
cup race. the most interesting as II
promises to be the closest ever sailed.
1t is gratifying to see that the Prince
has at least considered our advice and
that trip to New York by the future
King OF England Is contemplated.
But "The Evening World" did more.
1t advised that the cup-challenger
should bs the Princes own boat. the
Britannia. and that the honor of carry.
ing back the cup, II gained at ALL shoull
be won by "the first gentleman of Eng
land" The new Valkyrie will doubtless
prove good boat, but the Britannia
stands at tie head of the English fleet
nevertheless.
However. the cup will probably stay
on this side OF the Atlantic, whatever
boat may be the challenger. notwith.
standing the croaking of those who be
gin to predict misfortune because o.
Defenders mishap at the launching.