The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-04-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

The territory of Alaska equals in
size the combined area of Arizona, Col
orado, Idaho. New Mexico and Mon.
tan3.
-He-"How well Miss Elderberry
carries her age:" She-s'But then she
has become so accustomed to it, you
know Boston Transcript.
Cleopatra is said to have spoken all
the languages used by her subjects, to-
gether with Latin and Greek. Alto
gether she understood eleven or twelve.
The smallest book in the world, "
it seems, has just been produced in
Paris. Lots of men who have been try
ing to square off new year bills have
all along thought that they possessed
it.-Rockland Tribune.
Lord Macaulay remembered every
thing he read. and could not only re-
peat long extracts from memory, but
could give the page on which they
were to be found. He knew over .
Thousand leading historical dates
Her Theater Hat
She talked through her hat at the show last
night.
And man. who was sitting near by.
Looked up toward the roof with start, for he
thought
Twas a voice coming out OF the sky.
Detroit Free Press.
-Penny-in-the-slot gas machines have
been in use for some time in England,
the requisite coin turning on the illu-
mination for certain period. An en-
largement of their service is now re-
ported from Liverpool, where, IN some
OF the city's hotels. gas fires for guests
are on tap through these machines.
There is no bell boy to be called and no
time lost waiting for his arrival and
the subsequent firing up A gas stove
or CRATE is at hand. and the coin AMI
the match DO the rest.
Rogers and Luttrcll we're saunter-
ing through the Louvre together when
some ladies' accosted the former gentle
man. A few words were exchanged,
followed by formal bows, and they
parted. Luttrell rejoined his friend.
saying: 1T is a curious thing, one of
those ladies came up to me and said,
is your name Luttrell?'" 'And was
it," said Rogers. This peculiar re-
joinder conveyed sneer-Luttrell was
anatural son of Lord Cnrhampton-that
perhaps no other than the mordant
tongue of Rogers could have uttered;
the only wonder is that it was forgiven.
-Vidocq, the great French detective
had so excellent a memory for names
and faces that after having seen n
criminal once and learned his name he
never forgot him, but would often
identify him under the most subtle dis
guises. a French forger once escaped
from custody, went abroad and re-
manned for eleven years. In the mean
time he became quite bald and lost an
eye and part of his nose in a drunken
brawl. Fancyiug that no one could
detect him. he returned to Paris and
went boldly about the streets, but,
being arrested on suspicion. he was
brought before Vidocq, who at once
recognized him and sent him back to
work ont his term.
This story is told of Mr. Rudyard
Kipling, as illustrating very clearly
the characteristics of the vigorous En-
glish boy who was afterwards to
achieve such widespread fame with his
pen. When a boy of twelve he went on
a voyage with his father, who becom-
ing desperately seasick, retired to his
berth, leaving young Rudvard to his
own devices. Presently the poor father
heard tremendous commotion over
his head, and down the companionway
dashed the boatswain three steps at a
time, shouting excitedly: "'Mr. Kip
ling, your boy has crawled out on the
yard-arm; If he ever let's go, he'll drown,
sure" "Yes," said Mr.. Kipling, falling
back on his pillow with sigh of re-
lief, but he won't let go.'-Household
Words
1.-THE Old Oalzen Bucket" was writ
ten by Woodwork, a printer, of New
York and of almost every other Amcri-
can city. Not far from the printing
office where he was employed there
was dram shop which he frequented,
and one hot summer afternoon he
strolled in there and called for brandy.
1t was poured out, and as held up the
glass he remarked to brother printer:
There's nothing like that" Yes,
there is" responded the other. "A
drink of cool well water from the old
oaken bucket that hangs in my fathers
we'll" Woodwork went back to the
printing office. sat down at a desk and
began to write, and in the course of
the afternoon finished the song. The
music is by Hallmark and the melody
Is that written for "Araby's Daughter"
THE PRESS IN TURKEY.
1t Is q Mere Name without Soul or Sub