davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24
PuNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

-Harry-"You say Maude sings like
an angel. Why, never heard her sing
at alli' Penelope-"True; but did you
ever hear an angel sing ?"-Harie,n
Life.
Mrs. Dahlgren-"Ah, Mr.. Phipps,
saw yon in church last Sunday" Mr..
Phipps-"Yes, it rained, you know.
Was that the reason you were there.
too ?'-Cleveland Leader.
Reason to Be Thankful. Was your
ofiice-seeking trip to Washington sue
cess?" 'Yes; in way" "You got a
placer mo. But my present en-
ployers didn't dock me for the time it
took to make the journey."-Washing-
ton Star.
81 may have bitten off more than l
canchew, remarked the boa constructor
as the young gazelIe disappeared with
in its capacious jaws, "but, thank for
tune, don't have to chew!" And it
curled itself up for six weeks nap
Chicago Tribune.
Thou art fairer than the day.
he cried, with poets fervor The
warm color suffused her cheek. ''Fairer
than the eight-hour day?' she asked
eagerly; for she had been taught to
think that very fair indeed to all parties
concerned.-Detroit Journal.
I'm Doubt have strong sus-
picions," said the very susceptible
young woman, shat he is nobleman. -
where's his title?'' asked her father,
in accents of suspicion. HE is travel
ing incognito." Perhaps SO. It's either
case of 'incognito' or alias / can't
quite make out which. "-Washington
Star.
III think" said the man who had
bought season ticket to the opera,
whispering to his neighbor, "that I'll
try to have my seat changed. Every
night that girl sits in front of me
with that same huge hat on and"
Excuse me-" said the girl, turning
round Indignantly, tits different hat
every night."-Truth.
I'm Glasgow car was an aged Irish
man, who held a pipe in his mouth. The
conductor told him he could not smoke
but he paid no heed. Presently the
guard came into the car and said, with
a show of irritation: Didn't tell you
you couldn't smoke in this carp" swell,
Ohm not smoking" you've got pipe
in your mouth" $50 Oh have me feet
in me boots" replied Pat, but Dim not
walking. Scottish Nights.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24
THE LOST SHIP.

No tidings! though across the broad Attain
tic
we strain our eyes for that devoted
steamer;
No tidings! though thousand hearts are
frantic
To succor and redeem her!
We tell the rosary of the days with sor-
row,
Marking each decade with a mournful
orison;
To-day desponding-hoping that to-mor-
Her hull will blot the horizon.
In many gorgeous mansions rich in
terror
Wealth sits alone with anguish there to
mar 1t;
And many heart in feeling not inferior
Lies breaking in its garnet.
sobs for her splendid boy the wealthy
mother?
Her rank, her gold. can nothing now avail
her.
Equal in grief. the seamstress, as the other.
Weeps for her honest sailor.
Across the land the thin wires, talking
dumbly.
Bear anxious questions from the hill and
prairie.
In some far corner Sdlas whispers humbly
About his blue-eyed Mary.
IT'S hard, but best. to blink the truth no
longer;
No longer manufacture consultations;
But cheer the weak, and plainly tell the
stronger
To bear the rod with patience.
Whether the vessel sank like bird of
ocean
Whether the icebergs ioated DER her
colby,
It were worse to trife with the hearts de-
votion
Than face the terror boldly.
They are not lost! though oceans arms en-
fold them;
Dry the red eyes and hush the fitful weep
ing,
They are not lost though we shall not be-
hold them,
God has them In His keeping!
Boston Transcript.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

As b frequently the case, he does not take
as kindly to the obligations and obse. va noes
of society as his wife does. It is possible,
too, that she has INDUCED him more than
she ought to have done in the way of giving
her personal attention to details of house
keeping which affected his comfort.
Now" she said, II hope you are going
to be amiable for some time to come"
''More SO than usual?''
Every much more SO.
For what reason?'
Because you are going to need all the
good humor you can command. l am 90
ing to give an afternoon tea"
"Again!"
Eyes. And / do wish you would get over
your unreasonable aversion to such things. .
MY dear, / will admit that l have an
aversion, but l deny that it is unreasonable. y
I'm sure you don't let them interfere
with your comfort"
Not to any greater extent than can
help"
"And every one have given was great
success"
eyes, my DEAR But there's consider
alton which prevents me from approaching
your triumpphs as I'd like to. / can't help
being influenced in my. sentiments by the
fact that when your afternoon tea is
success the breakfast coffee is always an
ulibroken series of failures. wv ashington
Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

shoulder, reaching the heart. With q
fierce scream the panther writhed him.
self clear of the dog, clawed and
tumbled about in the snow-then Law
still on his side.
Il made sure that the panther was
dead, then went on to the house with
Gertrude, Lion limping along behind us
scarcely able to walk. In few words
I told mother what had happened, lef,
Gertrude to her care, made Lion as
comfortable as possible, and then went
out to our next neighbours, Sim Rus
sells. He yoked his oxen to the sled
and we went out and brought the pan
Their in. What the creature was in life
you can judge by the skin.
Lions wounds finally healed, al
though the dog was near dying for days,
and he lived an honored member of our
family for years afterwards, until he
died of old age"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

his sleep, and was so uneasy and rest
less after waking that my cousins,
thinking he might take it into his head
to return to Farmhill, tried to chain
him up. But he broke away from them
and went down the road like shot,
and that was the last they saw of him.
1t was half-past two o'clock In the
afternoon when he left my uncle's
house. At Farmhill, three hours later,
as l stood there in the road facing those
fiery eyes, ever coming closer, the sound
of dogs loud barking up, the road
behind Inc came to my ears, and then
Gertrude's quick cry of hope:
Its Lion!'
I'VE both recognized the sound, and
knew what the change In its note
meant; first the loud bark of welcome,
then the short deep roar of anger. The
panther heard it too and stopped; then
he leaped to the roadside, upon the top
of the stone wall, and, with eyes fixed
up the road, lay in waiting. l didn't
dare turn my head from the panther,
but / heard the rush of the great
hound-mastiff down the road, as with
bristling hair and stiffened tail he went
past us straight for the wall. With a
frightful scream the panther leaped to
meet him, it's teeth cleaning and its
claws outstretched. Landing upon
Lions back, it chung with its fore paws
to his shoulders, trying to tear his
throat with its teeth and clawing with
its hind legs at his TANKS and belly.
So quick was the panther that it seemed
all over and under and around the dog
at the same moment, as they rolled and
struggled in the snow, which was quick
ly Redeemed with blood. The loose skin
on the dogs neck saved his throat, and,
active as was the panther, Lions teeth
more than once got grip on him that
made the panther turn and twist to
break away-but in an instant they
were locked together again in a life and
death struggle.
"Cautioning Gertrude to keep per-
fectly still, jumped to where the
fighting was, and sent the pitchfork
tines half their length into the
panther's side. He whirled to fly at
me, but the dogs teeth caught and
turned him. Again i struck with the
pitchfork, and as the panther turned
again on me, stabbed at his throat.
The tines did not wound him but, pass
ing one each side of the neck, held him
back. This gave Lion a chance to set
his teeth fairly into the panther's back,
and before the beast could twist itself
from the dogs grip, sent the pitchfork
tines twice into his body, behind the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

under their breath, that an Indian
devil was prowling in the neighborhood
though one had not been heard of in
Farmhill for 20 years-and men took
to staying at home nights more than
Usual, and children came home early
from school. Indian devil is another
name for panther in New England, you
know.
"This was a time when we would
have liked Lion at home again, and
now that it-seemed safe to bring him
back l had made plans to go after him;
but the night before / was to start,
Squire Elliot's son called at the house to
ask If l would come over to his fathers,
next day, to help thrash the grain. /
was glad of the chance to earn some
money, and so l postponed the trip to
Gilead.
ION the day that we cleaned up the
last of the thrashing, my little sister
Gertrude came from school with Lucy
Elliot at noon, to spend the afternoon
with her and walk home with me at
night. l was paid for my work partly
in money, and partly with new pitch
fork which had taken fancy to while
working for the squire. 1t was near
shutdown when, carrying the pitchfork
in my hand, l started for home with
Gertrude.
Look out for that Injun devil, that
he don't git hold O. We. They're hum
CRY critters, this time O. year. called
one of the farmhands after me.
II shook my pitchfork to show that
I was ready for anything, and went on
laughing. was big and strong for my
age, and hadn't seen many things in
those days that could make me give
ground il 1 knew ] was in the right.
Gertrude took the mans words more
seriously than did, but quoted her
fears, and soon she seemed to have for
gotten about the matter.
"a mile below Squire Elliot's house
our way led from the main road
through bit of woods; it was only
footpath through the snow. Darkness
was falling, and Gertrude, walking be-
hind me, kept close at my heels. She
drew still nearer as we passed DEVILS
hollow, deep ravine to the right of
the road. 1t was an ugly, gloomy-loolx-
ing hole, with steep and rocky sides,
and it was dark, even at MONDAY. by
reason of the heavy growth of pines and
hemlocks that overshadowed it. Fifty
rods further along was a turn in the
road, from which could be seen the light
in my mothers house.
1--WE were half way to the bend when
Gertrude screamed behind me and II
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24
HINTS IN MEDICINE.
Words Of Advice for the Careful
Housewife,

Housewife.
Physicians constantly see patients
who would be horror-stricken at the
idea of being devoted to the whisky or
brandy bottle, but who seem to. think
that there Is no possible harm in re-
sorting to wines of cocoa or kola with
or without other ingredients. In many
instances these wines contain such a
large quantity of alcohol that in addi-
ton to the stimulating effect of their
medicinal ingredients they produce an
effect equivalent to that induced by q
drink of whisky. They should, there
fore, be employed only under the diree-
ton of physician, and should a ply
stefan order them the prescription call
ing for them is not to be renewed in
definitely, excepting under his advice.
The same objections exist against the
employment of all those preparations
of bromide ard caffeine which are uti-
Ezed under different combined names
in the treatment of headache, and very
much the same objection exists, too,
against many of the so-called headache
RO"NSAS VI tdOictS WHICH are now
placed upon the market for the use of
the unwary. 1t is true that they do re-
lieve headache in many cases, but they
should be used with caution. You
should remember that headache is a
symptom, not disease, and that it is
symptom of many diseases, ranging
all the way from so serious affections
as Bright's disease and brain tumor to
the headache due to lack of sleep. The
removal of the symptom headache" in
a person suffering from Bright's dis
ease may give such temporary relief
that the patient will ignore the condi-
ton of his kidneys and go to a ply
sician only when his state is SO serious
that his headache cannot be put aside
by these means. and when it is perhaps
too late for him to gain any benefit
from treatment. In many instances of
nervous headache, quiet, rest, a suitable
amount of sleep and proper regula-
ton of the diet are what the patient
needs, and using headache powders is
simply postponing the evil day, with
compound interest to pay in the end
II. A. Hare, NJ. d., in Chautauquan.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

Tell homely woman that she is
beautiful, and She will believe you. Tel.
her that she is witty or able, and she
will require proof. Tell an able hut
homely man that he is personally
charming, or dull one that he is able.
and he will believe you at once. Women
credit compliments to their appearance
but distrust them to their abilities.
They believe what they would like to
believe, but want evidence on other
points. Men. on the contrary, readily
accept f1attery for what they are not
or have not.-Rrooklyn Eagle
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24
Thc Grain-O Law suit.

Rochester, N. ", May 10, ls97.-The
great $50,O0O damage suit instituted by
Michigan Cereal Co. against the Genesee
Pure Food Co. is at an end. They settled it
and took it out of court for the ridiculously
suit, Grain-O is IN greater demand than
ever. The new plant only just completed is
to be duplicated so that not only the old
friends of the delicious food drink which
completely takes the place of coffee, but the
new friends it is making every day, can be
supplied. The beverage which the children,
as well as the adult, may drink with benefit
will be furnished in unlimited quantities.
Grain-O goes on foreyer.-N. Y. Mail and
Express
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

James Payn tells of seeing an old gen.
tieman in the lavatory at a club putting
soap into his mouth, after which he
murmured: THANK heaven, it's all
right" MIR. Payn inquired very deli
cately why on earth he did it. "Well, .
he said, I've had such an internal cold
for the last week that it has taken away
my taste; every day I've tried whether
| can taste the soap. To-day can, so
l shall not go home, but dine at the
club And after that he did SO, ex-
pensively and with great gusto.-S San
Francisco Argonaut.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

The most popular hunting rifles are made
by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co.,
New Haven, Ct. Their light, modern, high
tionized gun making and are fast supplant.
ing all other makes. The Winchester
Models '94 and '95 do terrific execution.
They will kill at distances where big bore
guns would not injure. They are very pop
ular with the most successful hunters ON
account of their accuracy at short and long
distances and their tremendous killing
power, Send for a large illustrated cata-
logue describing them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

turned round short to see what was the
matter. Up the road, not three rods
away, two lights were shining like
round pieces of punlwood-and these
l saw were eyes-the eyes of an animal,
long, 1.-the, tawny, creeping along be-
hind us like an enormous cat.
when / stopped and turned, the
creature stopped, too, and crouched
looking at us, it's long tail swinging
and curling from side to side. knew
by instinct what manner of beast il
was-that l had to deal with an In
dian devil The cold shivers ran up nv
back, but / stood my ground.
"'Get behind me, Gerty,' I said. and
faced the panther with my pifchfork
in charge-bayonets position. AS nv
sister crept behind me the creature
jumped sidewise and tried to crawl
round the other side of me, keepipp
about the same distance and never
turning its head from us. 1 backed
slowly down the road we had been go
ing, the panther following. We went
on in this way for perhaps a dozen
rods; then coming to where there was
stone wall along one side of the road.
the panther leaped upon the wall.
bounded along its top past us and came
out into the road again, heading us off
from home.
THE object of all the panther's move
ments was plainly to seize Gertrude.
but | kept between her and the creature
at every turn. She kept up her cour-
age bravely, choking down her sobs as
she chung to my waist. The pam
ther, growing fierce and impatient. be-
gan to draw nearer, crawling along step
by step, its belly brushing the snow,
the long tail curling in and out. it's
eyes, now that the darkness had deep
ened, glowing like living Goals. He
came on until two bounds would have
brought him upon us, and / expected
that he would make his spring at any
moment.
Uncle Nathan told me afterwards
what had taken place at his house in
Gilead that afternoon. How Lion. who
had seemed to become reconciled to his
new home. had barked and started in
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

"She save me beautiful nickel.
platedcyclometer the last time called, -
he said. joyfully. What do you sup
pose she meant by that?"
Keep moving" was the heartless ex-
PLANTATION.
And everyone who knew the recipient
of the gift felt that it had been prop
esly interpreted. Chicago Post,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24
"a bundle Of Nerve..v

This term Is often applied to people whose
nerves are abnorma1ly sensitive. They
should strengthen them with Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. After course of that
benign tonic, they will cease to be conscious
that they have nervous systems, except
through agreeable sensations. 1t will en-
able them to eat, sleep and digest well, the
three media for increasing tone and vigor in
the nerves, in common with the rest Of the
system: The mental worry. begotten by
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

sT WONDER said Mr.. Drinkhorn, as he
filed his glass with the ease of an expert, II
wonder who started the custom of calling a
drink of liquor 'smile:'"
Il wouldn't call that one there smile, /"
said the barkecp. 1t is nothing shy of :
horselaugh. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

Interesting illustrated booklets pertain
ing to Massachusetts Seashore, Ocean, Island
and Inland Resorts, are issued by the pas-
sepger department of the Fall River Line.
the famous route between New York and
r nos,ops Newport' Cape God, Martha's Vine
Mountains, etc., ETC., etc. List of the book
let's will be mailed upon receipt of one
cent stamp. Address o. H. TAYLOR. Gent
Pass'r Agent. Fall River Line, New York.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

Here, said the city editor, you say this
burglar. was caught at his work. That's
wrong"
Why asked the green reporter.
"A burglar never works. He plies his
nefarious calling = Philadelphia North
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

cts surprising how impracticable some
very learned men are" Eyes; there's Prof.
Lingwist, for example. He spent over half
his life in acquiring fluency in nine or ten
ried woman who never gave him chance
to get word in edgeways. Truth.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

Taking Time by the Forelock.-'T have
just been at my husband to induce him to
buy me sealskin jacket" What! in the
spring.! oh, it will be winter before
worry him into doing it."-Judy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

A sergeant in a volunteer corps, beina
doubtful whether he had distributed rifles 10
all the men, called out: "4All you that ara
without arms hold up your hands"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24
SIS s SO
)cc1selts S szNl)
Western Wheel Works
.o- MAKERS sos 49,
eccSHSTSSlocvr~rRsEflEE0''


A gentleman visiting Liverpool was being
shown around by citizen, who said. Now,
let's 60 and see the Widows Home" The
gentleman put his finger to the side of his
nose and winked and said: mo, thanks;
breach of promise, and proved it on me. 1t
cost me a matter of 'fl20. No, sir, send the
widows home in cab. Tit Bits
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

That Stern Revolt-''You belong to the
Order of New Women, don't you, Miss
Biggs" eyes; but don't call us that: the
new woman won't stand being ordered
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

1t occasionally happens in newspaper Of
fice that man puts reporter on to an item
by calling to ask that it be suppressed. At
Gibson Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

The fortunate people in this world are
those who have at least one friend in whose
presence they can blow their own horns
without discouragement.-Atchi Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24
"star Tobacco.,,

As you. chew tobacco for pleasure, use
is.t It = not only the best, but the most
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24

Uncle Nathan told me afterwards
what had taken place at his house in
Giiead that afternoon. How Lion, who
had seemed to become reconciled to his
new home. had barked and started in
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-04
NO DELAY IN TURKEY.
The Porte Pushes Preparations for
Lengthy War.

Constantinople, May 4,-War prepara-
tions go on with unabated vigor. Two
commissioners composed of officials of
the ministries of public works and OF
war have been formed for the purpose
of inspecting railways and facilitating
the dispatch of troops to the frontier.
An imperial trade has been issued APP
proving the telegram sent by the mill
tary council to Edhem Pasha, ordering
him to advance with the utmost caution.
This curious step is quite in accordance
with Turkish methods. Such orders are
of a nature to greatly embarrass the
general in command at the front.
In influential Turkish circles the opin-
ion is expressed that the war with
Greece will soon terminate. 1t Is pointed
out that while Turkey was forced into
the war by Greek aggression and the
counsels Of certain of the powers, she
will not gain any advantage by crush
ing Greece for the benefit of the Slav
element i'm the Balkans. IT is held that
the successes attained by the Turkish
troops i'm Greece are all in the Turkish
government could desire.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-04

powers have not offered mediation al
though they do not conceal the fact
that request for intervention will be
highly acceptable to them.
The minister for foreign affairs, Nj.
Skouloudis. says the military situation
has greatly improved in both Epirus
and Thessaly and that the victory of
the Greeks over the Turks at Velestino
was brilliant. The ministers of war
and marine have left Pharsalos for Ath-
ems, after a long conference with Prince
Constantine and the headquarters staff.
The Fleets Remain Idle.
Beth of the big Greek fleets re-
main idle. The populace continues in
dignant at the filling of the railway
Carriages with Crown Prince COnstan-
tines baggage i'm the fight from Laris-
sa, despite the protest of the railway
officials. The people say that they have
been cheated and betrayed. They ara
also angry at the neglect of the govern
ment to call out the exempted reserves,
who are for the most part relatives OF
ministers, deputies and aristocrats.
1t is reported here that the island OF
Mitylene. off the coast of Asia Minor.
has revolted in favor of Greece and
that the Greek fleet will he sent there
forthwith. A dispatch from Colonel
Manos explaining the retreat of the
Greek forces i'm Epirus says that the
morale Of the army was somewhat af-
fected by the news of the retreat from
Larissa The entire loss OF the Greeks
i'm Fpirus is estimated at 200.