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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-12-05
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

"A new Illuminating gas made from
petroleum has been produced in Ger
many, which, it is asserted, can be sup.
piled of quality equal to the ',est ex-
listing photometric standard at cost
of 25 cents a thousand feet. The gen.
erative plant is simple; one able to keep
up hundred lights can be built for
$3.50.
Russia has sent an expedition to
Khiva under Count Gloukhoffsld, to
find means of diverting the course OF
the Anu Dairia, the Oxus of the an
clients, into it's old bed, so that it may
flow into the Caspian sea, instead OF
into the Sea Of Aral. 1t should empty
then into Uzanada, south of Kras-
novodsk, the terminus of the Trans
caspian railroad.
-Fom persons landed from the Aus.
trian corvette AiDatross on a scientific
expedition in the South seas were
killed and six wounded by the natives
of Guadalcamar, one of the Solomon
islands. The bodies of the dead were
not recovered, as the islanders are can
nibals. M. Foullon, the geologist of
the expedition, was one of those killed
The Albatross bombarded the shore in
retaliation, killing many natives.
-Abyssinia, according to NJ. Marcel
French traveller, has three climates,
according to the attitudes above the sea.
In the low country or valleys bananas,
dates, indigo, cotton and other trop-
ical plants flourish, elephants, lions
giraffes, zebras and gazelles abound.
The intermediate zone recalls the
climate of Sicily or of Andalusia in
Spain. There is good pasture for
fiocks and herds in the highest region.
The greatest corporation on earth
is the London & Northwestern Rail-
way company, of England. 1t has q
capital of $685. ,0O0, 900 and a revenue OF
$500 an hour; has 1900 engines, and
employs $4,000 men. Everything is
made by the company-bridges, en-.
gines, rails, carriages, wagons and an
innumerable lot of other things; even
the coal scuttles and wooden limbs for
the injured of it's staff. Repairs to the
permanent way cost $3.50, 900 month.
1t has passed current that sea air
contains an appreciate quantity OF
salt. To test this M. Chalk made a
series of experiments. He passed about
80 cubic feet of air through a solution
OF silver nitrate. In every case there
was not the least cloudiness of the solu.
ton, which proved that the air con-
tanned no salt. The air contains salt
only when the wind carries salt spray.
If we wish to benefit by the salt in the
air, we must go where the sea is suffi-
GENTLY agitated by the wind to con-
tinually hold sea water in suspension
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-12-05
ABOUT People.

The princess of Wales was trained to
housewifery by her mother. a German
matron. Her father in early manhood
was poor younger son and lived nj.
most in seclusion with his wife and
family.
Hi Beung PAX, Of Corea, who has just
entered Roanoke college, Salem, Va,
as a student, is said to be bright and
intelligent. Another Corean, Surh
Beung Kin, is in the junior class of the
same college.
Sarony, the New York photographer.
has most remarkable memory for
faces. He will remember q sitter a
number of years after the photograph
is taken and can even tell what kind
Of q picture he turned out.
Alb Wright, an old farmer of Banks,
Ca, recently found an old iron pot con-
aiming $1,000. 1t is supposed to be
part OF sum received by slave dealer.
who died without revealing the hiding
place of his wealth.
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IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

Two Americans have been compli.
mented by elections as honorary mem.
bers of the great st. Cecilia academy al
Rome. The first was William Steinway
Clarence Eddy, the Chicago organist
was recognizsh little while ago.
II like politics and political manage.
nent," is an explanation recently
vouchsafed by Senator Quay. Man is
born into battlefield, you know, and
man that is q man is never so happy
as when he is fighting"
A mustang is the favorite horse OF
John Drew. He is an expert horsemaq Y,
and rarely let's pleasant day pass-no
matter how pressing rehearsals and so
cial duties may be-without gallop in
Central park.
1t will be interesting to know how
much the visit of Ii Hung Chang cost
our government. France did not enter
tain him lavishly, and yet his fort
nights stay in Paris made necessary
the outlay of over $4,000.
Sir Edward Monson, the present Brit
ish ambassador to France, is not un-
known in America. He acted as arhi-
traitor between Denmark and the
United States in the famous Butter.
field Claims"
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LoNDoN's GROWTH STOPPED,

Metropolis Of the World Expected to De-
cline In Population Henceforward.
The result of the recent census shows
that during the last five years the pop
ulation has increased somewhat lesr
rapidly than it did in the previous ten
-1SS1-1S91. The number of people
turned out to be some $4,000 below the
estimate formed on the basis of 1891.
The difference is small, but impor-
tant, as it shows that the previous fall
in the rate of increase is maintained.
The population is growing at less
rapid pace. At the beginning OF, the
century it used TO increase by more
than 20 per cent. in the ten years be-
tween successive censuses; in 1Ss1-1s91
that rate had fallen to 1914 per cent,
the lowest on record, and now it is
still less. This movement is not part
OF a general decline; it is peculiar to
London, and seems to indicate that the
huge overgrowth of the metropolis has
begun to cure itself. No town can %
on growing indefinitely, and even Lon
don-monstrous as it is-has not full
filled the expectations of earlier stats
ticians. Two hundred years ago it ap.
peared to be growing so fast that Sir
William Petty, one of the earliest pio-
neers in demographical research, recl.
oned that by 1910 the population would
reach 1o,o00.ooo, supposing it to con-
tinue at the same rate. He thought
however, that natural limit would
be reached before then, and placed il
In the year 1900, by which time he cal.
culated London would contain some.
thing over 100000 inhabitants, and
the rest of England only 4,5OO, 900. He
was very nearly right about the total,
which actually was about 1000, 900, but
London only accounted for one of them.
Since then it has nearly reached It's
maximum, which, curiously enough,
seems likely to prove real natural
limit. For the four years, 1s71-74, the
average birth rate was 1872; for the
four years, 1S91-94, it was only 300.
There has been q gradual and almost
continual fall off from year to year,
which has not been counterbalanced
by the simultaneous but slighter fall
in the death rate from 22.7 to 1919
Fewer people die in proportion to the
population, but still fewer are born
This is explained by the increasing dis
inclination to marry. The marriage
rates for the two periods contrasted are
1915 and H 3 respectively.-St. james
Gazette.
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fancied that he had seen man follow
the old gentleman into the carriage
but had taken no particular note OF
this person, nor could even be positive
that second traveller had entered the
carriage.
AS Tabitha talked on, the events of
that last journey of mine flashed back
suddenly on my mind. And 1 saw the
two shadows in the tunnel-the tall
figure bending over the old man-ah,
little did imagine then that / was the
spectator of o crime!
"Tabitha, ought to give information
to the police" ! cried, sitting up sud-
denly, and then hastily poured out nv
story in turn. Tabitha listened with
rather provoking incredulity,
DO you think you really saw all
thssw she asked. gently replacing me
on to sofa and shaking UP my pillows.
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KATRINkA.

katrinka, fresh as the morning,
Gased from her easement low:
Far off, the great-sailed windmills
Stood darkly in a row.
Aad the sky with the changing splendor
o. dawn was all aglow.
IT wonder" thought the maiden.
Thrilled with the glorious sight,
IF all the beauty around us,
And all the love and delight,
Comes flooding the earth at sunrise
To bide with us, day and night?
II wonder II all the goodness
That makes us steady and true
Glides softly in with the dawning
To gladden. US through and through
To lift our hearts to the Oliver,
And help us in all we do?
yet whether we lose IL or keep It,
Depends upon many a thing;
Whether we're lazy or busy,
Whether we grumble- or sing;
Whether our thoughts are noble,
Or whether they grovel and sting.
"Oh, the wonderful sky! sighed Katrinka
How grandi-But the day has begun.
There's breakfast, and spinning, and mend.
ing,
And kettles to shine-one by one
Good-by, you dear. beautiful morning!
There's so much to do; must rum"
Bright little maiden, Katrinka,
In the land of the dyke and the sea!
They who live In the glow of the dawnine
Are, all the world over, like thee
Bearers of sunlight and gladness,
Faithful In shadow and sadness
The path of the day is diviner
wherever their light may be.
MRS. Mary Mapes Dodge. in st. Nicholas
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"You know, dear, you have been i'll
SO long you have fancied all sorts
of funny things-you don't know what
nonsense you have talked" and Tabitha
laughed softly at the recollection;
most likely this is only a delirious
fancy, like the rest"
But l was persistent, and appealed
to the doctor, who called shortly after
wards. l do not think he either alto
gether believed my story, but he ac-
quiesced in my desire to communicate
with the police authorities; lit will
quiet her mind, at least, and it is very
bad for her to excite herself In this
way" l overheard him remark to Tab
itha in the passage.
So 1 made my deposition" in all due
form to the authorities; and think the
police were more inclined to attach inn
portancc to my statement than my two
previous listeners had been.
Gould l identify the man / had seen
enter the carriage?" / was asked.
yes l replied, after pause, II be-
lieve l could. noticed that he was tall
and thin, with very dark eyes and an
unpleasant, sinister expression of
countenance; and then there was the
popularity of his left hand" and 1
mentioned the mutilated finger which
l had. seen Swallowed on the tunnel
wall.
l saw by the faces of my interroga-
tors that they considered this ian inn
portant piece of evidence" though they
made no comment upon it. l was told
1 should be communicated with if my
evidence was required, but the months
sped away, and the robbery and MUIR
der of gentleman upon the Great
United railway" seemed likely to pass
into the category of those undetected
crimes which remain mysteries to the
end.
Nearly a year had flown. Tabitha
and were visiting some old friends at
quiet, west-country seaside place.
The murder and the likelihood of nv
being called as witness had almost
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passed ont of my recollection, when a
chance incident recalled both to my
mind.
Tabitha and / had been lingering
rather too long upon the beach, and
found the incoming tide gaining upon
us. To save time, We hastily climbed
| over some rocks to reach the shore, as
several other belated visitors were do
ing. just in front of us was tall, thin
man, who turned round to look land
also to laugh at our hasty retreat; as /
looked at him, fancied that had,
somewhere, beheld that forbidding-
looking countenance, with its keen
hawks eyes-the next moment, the
man steadied himself with an out
! spread left hand against fragment Of
rock, and 1 then recognized him at
once. That gesture, that mutilated
finger-had l not seen them both some
ten months ago reflected upon the tun-
mel wall?
No one, of course, is DESTROYS of fig.
uring as "a witness" at the Old Bailey,
but 1 felt duty was laid upon me in
this case. / watched the mantle old
jewelers. murderer!-enter q small
hotel opposite the shore; and then
walked round to the local police-station
to relate my tale; leaving Tabitha
(who, on my whispered explanation,
entered into the matter with true de-
tective zeaD sitting on a seat near the
hotel to watch if the man quilted the
premises.
Rather to my relief (for half fam
cied the inspector might consider me
only crazy old woman) found that
my evidence" formed but an addi-
tional link in chain. The police au-
thorities had already established
quiet surveillance over this man, ow-
ing to certain suspicious circumstances
which seemed to connect him with the
sale of some of the stolen jewelry; he
was actually being watched at this sea-
side place in pursuance of orders from
Scotland Yard, and my information
now furnished sufficient ground for his
arrest.
will not weary the reader with the
details of the trial-personally, / never
entertained the slightest doubt of the
guilt of the accused after noting the
expression which came over his face as
related, in the witness-box, the
singular manner in which his shadow
had betrayed him in the tunnel As
spoke, livid paleness overspread his
countenance, he clutched suddenly at
the rails of the dock, and muttered q
curse under his breath.
The evidence against him proved, in.
deed, fatally complete, and all that his
counsel could do for him was to try
to persuade the jury that robbery, not
murder, was the prisoners intention;
and that the poor old gentleman's death
was accidental. The capital sentence
was, in fact, afterwards committed to
penal servitude for life;" for which
was not altogether sorry, 1 would
rather not have felt that my evidence
actually hanged fellow-creature,
though ] am very glad that it served to
'seclude" man like the
prisoner from making further attacks
on harmless railway trayelers.-Tit.
Bits,
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A Naval Enr.<ement.

The new. American navy has not ye,
produced any such incidents as ons
which is reported from Toulon CON
corning some French naval maneuyers
The new cruiser vatour began to carry
on target practice in the presence Of thu
fleet. Instead of hitting the floating
target she sent three shots into the ad.
mirnrs ship, the Brennus. The first
two only struck the bridge on which
the admiral was standing, but the prac.
tice improved and the third shot
brought down the steersman. Admiral
Gervais thought that-t this was getting
close enough and gave the signal
Cease firing."-N. Y. Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-12-05

CLARA-"Mr. Nicefello said my face wa
classic. What Is classicP, Dora-''Oh,
most anything old. GOOD News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-12-05

Self will Is SO ardent and restive
that II viii! break world to pieces to
mskes q stool to cit on.--Cecil.
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Willie-Mamma, they say that his
tory repeats itself, don't they?
Mother-Yes, dear.
well, why doesn't it repeat itsslt
when I'm trying 70 learn itg'--R@
buy 0axsstN
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Jusr try 10c box Of Cascarets, the hneso
liver and bowel regulator ever made
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ssWHo was best man at the wedaingi"
"The brides father, If cheerfulness counts
for anything. "-Puck. /
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I HAVE found Piso's Cure for Consump-
1905 Scott St, Covington. KY, Oct. 1, 1924,
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SEEN In THE TUNNEL.

AM a music teacher
by profession, and,
twice every week,
/ travel some little
distance to give
lessons at a larg.,
school. Everyone
xvbo hos had oxDa-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-12-05

NAruRAL-.sThey say that Harry IL the
greatest kicker In his football team" I'm
not surprised. His father was the infer
nalest old kicker ever knew"
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Mrs. G.. Gas her husband departs for q
club meeting)-"If you're any later than
midnight, shan't speak to you'll" CD
hope you won't dearl'-Bazaf.
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The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1896-01-16
A Leap Years. Party.

About all the young folks turned
out Friday night to add fun and
frolic to the party gwen the bachelor
element Of the town by Miss Brown,
who is stopping at Mr.. VIM. Owen
this city.
OF course there were the usual
''gags" and threats of proposal given
but they did not materialze, but
Judging from the "soft eyes" turned
by different parties on one another,
the walk home was fraught with dam
ger to single blessedness. The ex-
ercises also included games, which
were productive of much laughter.
Mr. VIII Pryor was electrician and
SO shocked the nerves of Mr.. Burton
Francis that he could not appreci-
ate the fact that he was touching the
window pane, Everybody was hap
py, except Mr.. Sam Pryor, who was
very exuberant i'll the early part of
the evening, but having received
warning look from his CHEST girl" lie
relapsed into comatose condltlor.
Refreshments were served a Ia apple,
and the party broke up at late hour
acknowledging that it was the iolliest,
the merriest, and the most rip .roari-
GUS event of the season.
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A Notable Anniversary.

Wednesday, Jan. Is, 1895, was
the 10Th birthday of Mrs. Winnie
Burnett and we presume she is the
oldest inhaE liant of the place. For
the last three ynars she had been
mostly confined to her bed. She has
resided in this valley all her life and
pursued a quiet, unostcntatious life,
and has been identified with the
Primitive Baptist Church for 81
years.
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thus combining business with pleas
ure.
Rip Van WlnkIe went to sleep in
the Catskill mountains. His de-
scendants seem to have moved to
this part of Tennessee and have doz-
ed ever since.
Mr. Leckie, of Daus, Sequatchie
Co., was in town, Friday. He is
from northern Iowa, moved into the
valley four years ago, is practical
farmer and No. l citizen.
L. W Gabel and R. J. Brown Wis
tied Chattanooga Saturday aud pur-
chased saw mill for their Sequa-
chez plant. They hope to be ready
for business in two weeks.
Mr.. Holt, inventor of the Holt
patent Mason's rule, is now selling
the same in South Pittsburg for 81,
which is n very low price for such a
good article.
The News Is thinking of starting
matrimonial column. There were
so many proposals last Friday night
that we expect wedding for every
week In this year.
Miss Francis. we hear, is now
teaching at Jasper, under Prof. Gil
liam. We know Miss Francis to be
All excellent teacher and congratu-
late her on Der promotion to larger
school.
Is there any local pride in this
county to got up an exhibit or shall
we say to the world, we are thirty
years behind the times and prefer to
remain SO. We prefer to remain in
poverty Flat,
Messrs. w. G. Hill and G. Gabpl
went on a mountain trip Sunday.
They found lots of hickory and other
nuts in Saw Mill cove, and had a
pleasant and exciting day.
! Afriend has suggested that for an
object lesson the Back Tax Collectors
should form company to increase
the etaff OF "Cur-nals" for the gov.
ernor during the Centennials.
+, Mr.. Byers, former resident Of
Victoria has moved his family to Sc
quachee occupying the Russell house
He was formerly in the lumber bus
mess and has the reputation of being
a worker which is what we want.
/ We repeat what we said befor,
that we shall not be offended if any
one sends us new subscription fol
the News. On the cor trary we
shall appreciate the receipt of any
subscription due or prospective as q
kindly act
John G. Myers, S. M. Pope and F
II. Mercer were appointed as com.
mittee to confer with a committee ap
pointed by the counties of Sequachee
and Marion in regard TO making al
exhibit at Nashville at the Centen
nial for Sequachee Valley.-Pike
vile Banner.
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LOCAL..

Try the News job office.
Don't forget We do job work.
G. w, Watley was in town Sat
urday.
Austin Coppinger went to Jasper
Saturday.
Miss jamie Francis spent Satur-
day in Jasper.
JIM Ables went to Whitwell with
corn Saturday.
J. G. Lancaster of Jasper was in
town Saturday.
Hurrah for w. S. p. He has
started out again.
Mrs. r. J. Brown attended church
Sunday afternoon.
Where, 0 where has the handle
works man gone to?
Mr. Sherman has started his hot
bed for garden sass.
Miss Sarah Ables left for her home
near Dunlap Monday.
Rev. L A Robertson preached at
Owen Church Sunday.
Mrs. Jas. Degnan paid visit to
Chattanooga Saturday last.
Messrs Hammock and Smith were
hog slaughtering Tuesday.
Miss Lou Harris spent Sunday ev-
ening with Mss 5 allie Pryor.
Richard Parkes and A Kilgore of
Victoria were in town Saturday.
Monday last Miss Francis left to
assume her new position at Jasper
Prayer meeting was conducted by
Miss Lula Lasater Sunday night.
Gustafson Bros. sent twenty six
valves to South Pittsburg last week
Miss Sallie Pryor was in Jasper
Tuesday visiting friends ana rela-
tives.
Don't forget we print letter heads,
envelopes, posters, circulars, bill
heads, etc.
We hear J. H. Harris school al
Victoria is a good one. We shall
call on him soon.
S. b. Patton and W. R. Gillian
of KetchaIl, attended the g. A. r
meeting Saturday.
II there is any section of the cOun
try suffering from the effects of lass
itude tits just this valley.
Mr.. 9. H. Pearson was elected {
notary public for four years at the
meeting of the County Court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Ragon of Bridge
mort. Ala, were visiting Mrs. RagOn'c
sister, Mrs Z. S. Haynes, Sunday,
Thursday last, C. J. Gustafsor
went to South Pittsburg with a con
sipnment of valves and Holt's rules,