davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-04-10

DIR. Boothy Gray returned from Nash
vile, Tenn, last Tuesday with his diplo-
ma as an M. ID.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-04-10

Willie Faraldo, the little son of Mr..
H. B. Faraldo, was knocked senseless
last Monday by. being hit in the temple
with ball.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-04-10

Mr.. r. w. Kay, OF Alexandra, was in
CoIfax this week representing the Bos-
ton Store, and took several orders.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-04-10

In order to publish the proceedings
Of both the school board and the police
jury we have to cut short on personals,
locals and editorials.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-04-10

Bro. Mathis, of the Pollock News, has
repented of his Populistio errors, and
says he will reform and be Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-04-10

Mr.. R. S. Cameron contemplates put
ting up door, sash and blind factory in
Coifax, and may also include the manu-.
facture of furniture.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-04-10

Beatty Organs :ss ss.; TED s zsa,ss: :.'
all Daniel f. Beatty, Washington. N. j.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-04-10

plANnc Organs, $500 Up, Sign paint
lyHUUO, ers wanted. Catalogues Free. =
Address Daniel F. Beatty. Washington, N. j.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-04-10
Winchester Rife for S12.

Any one wishing to buy new Win
chester repeating rifle can get one for the
price OF s12 by calling at the CHRoN-
IcLE office. 32-caliber, 10-shot, and ten
rounds OF cartridges given to purchaser.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-04-10

Hail storm last Monday evening.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-04-10

GENERAL FUND.
Amount in fund last report 80. $3.50 80
BY 3OS polls Or. ending Jan l, 81 3O8 90
Is per ct. phi. revs, 748 %
Interest on school lands ..... 1853 %
Current school fund from State 1850 60
Total for quarter $3.50 80
Disbursements for quarter -. 372 So
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-19

Mr.. W. he C. Beard To- the April
ST. Nicholas tells oi q tame eagle Do,
had as a pet in Arizona Mr. Beard
says.
The half-hrcod Co. whose charge be-
had been left told as that be was flt
better than an alarm-clCck for no one
could sleep through The cries with
which be greeted the rising sun and
bis notion % breakfast time. and
while an alarm would ring Tor only
half a minute. Moses was wound mp O.
go an day. or until De got something
10 eat. But his guardian treated him
kindly. and Moses grew and thriycd
soon putting on a handsome suit of
brown and gray feathers. which he
was very proud Of. and spent most OF
his spare time In proonIng; and d,
was beginning TO think seriously of
trying bis wings when an accident put
% bis flying for a long time. Having
known. thus Gar. nothing but kindness
from man. he was absolutely without
fear. and. rs Il turned out. rather toe
much 30.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-19

adequate for the enlarged traffic and
,hc increase in weight OF locomotive
lurinos. and will De- replaced by a new
bridge with two railway tracks on ii'
upc- deck. and with wagon ways, side
walks. and trolley tracks beneath.
The lower tracks will be- used Tor an
electric line from the United States TO
Canada around the Whirlpool Gorge.
A strange feature IN changing from
,nc bridge to the other Is that 10 viii
be- done without interference With the
,s,yy traffic. though the new bridge Is
being built on the exact site OF the old
,ne. which d surrounds and with
which ii Is intorlaccd The new s,ruc.
.urc gets not one ounce OF support from
Inc old. as 10 extends from The ellis
in either side out into The cir 10 an
apparently mysterious manner. and 90
.he eye OF The tyro dcdos gravity It's
huge pieces ot steel which boz some
Instances exceed thirty tons in weight
lrc being extended with apparently
luly the atmosphere under thorn when
these two sides OF the arch meet Do
me center OF the span aud are Joined.
The CID bridge viii De- blocked ug oa
line new one. the new bridge carrying
d. ia addition 90 its own weight ard
me regular traffic Tho latter will
hen be- disconnected piece by piece.
md the new noor system placed in p0-
..'iou as the work progresses The last
work will bc Co remove the four cables
No the suspension bridge, each weigh.
linz l5O tons aud having "a lrngth of
600 feet. Then the towers viii come
down. and % landmark Ions familiar
TO tourists 20 Niagara Falls will have
disappeared The contract Tor tho new
bridge was let last May In September
500 600 feet Of lumber was used Ia con-
structlng preliminary work on either
side Of the river. extending from the
cliffs to the sprnr.ng points % the
arch. Then. on January 26, the nB'
piece Of riyc,cd steel was placed IN i'
permanent position. The usual meth
obs ~ erecting bridges could not b,
employed ou account OF The impovl
.luIy OF constructing temporary stag
ug across the gorgo. nor Is the ol,
bridge sufficiently strong 90 supper
any portion OF the new bridge or %
lac erection plant The arch Is. there
. fore. being built ont Boz sections iron
| each bank. cantIlcyor fashion. TN
bottom ~ each arm rests on t
ipringlng points. or "skeNbaoks OF th
! arch. the tops bcIug anchored %.
means ~ heavy chains, composed o
gyc bars. $50 feet back on either blum
where the chains are curved aroun
and down eighteen Zee, into the soll
rock There they are embedded q
concrete. The pull on each OF Ties
anchorages exceeds 200o 900 pounds
which Is equal 10 the traction powe
Of 100 freight engines. In order TO con
trOl the weight OF the overhangin
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-19
diamonds OF ooLcoNpA.


Marco poIo's Account 81 Thorn Reads
Like one of s.nbad's Tales.
In St Nicholas Noah Brooks rs tell
ing for the children of to-day THE
True story Of Marco Polo" In the
Aprll number he quotes the following
account OF the diamonds Of Golconda
from the great Venetian travellers mar
ratlye. Il IL in this kingdom that
diamonds are got. and ! will tell you
how. There are certain lofty noun
taius In those parts; and when the
winter rains fall. which are very heavy
the waters came roaring down the
mountains in great torrents. when the
rains are over. and the waters from the
mountains have ceased 20 1ow, they
search the beds Of the torrents ana
lind plenty ~ diamonds. Ia summer
also there are plenty 10 be- found IN
th, mountains. hut the heat Of the sun
ia .o great that % is scarcely possible
TOGO thuhtr. nor IS there then o drop
NJ water 90 bt found Moreover In
those mountains great acrpen's are Ih'
t,.a marvellous jrucc. besides oiher
,trm.n and iH.s owing go the great
httt rhr scrr.nts are also the most
,trrwcHs Ir existence 800 that any one
eIre trsrt raHs Fearful risk. Tor many
have tt.a lsHH,,l W these e'il rep
uss
~. ,-.-t obese mountains there
... ......- e..st ana l.rr valleys. Ia
,,. ,.....-. ... .r..r trtgt Is uo access
vs....-. Irs wta uh' go 800 search
ett,r Is-.-Hs .tkt v.ih them piece.
No r..r al. .-tr % irr, san ggt. and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-19

On Friday night Nfs " Butler. lly-
mg @ mile from Orri0usas. Ia. vas
awakened .u the middle uf tac u.Eht
hy o. burglar who Fapel heg by the
hfaat She freed hcu1'f from him.
Hut when be oaura, hold of hor baby
ana threatened to k.u DO she agreed 70
give him 400 thc money i8 che house
poe was % negro Do the morning she
gave notice of the burglary and blood
hounds wen, procured who went 70
.Hr n,IrluUr.uE cottage OF a negro
.ameI EU Sanders Sanders was ar
rested. bu, although The house was
searched thoroughly. and the garden
Eas dug up lu looking Tor the money.
uo evidence whatever could Dee found
lrains, him he was released but
Doc was so frightened fearing a lynch
.ur. that be- went into commissions and
licI from fright iu few minutes while
,hc officers were siill in the cabin.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-19

arms. four diamond shaped adjust
monts are placed la The anchor chains
which are operated by right and lefi
hand screws. reyolyed By a capstan
that requires the united strength Of
dAeen men to turn During erection
uHnew bridge is being kept slightly
above Dos FINAL position 70 that when
the last section OF the arch is placed
in position there viii be gap OF sew
c.ll inches. then. by means OF the adj
justlng screws. the halves OF the arch
win be- lowered closing the gap ana
converting the Two cant.lcyer arms into
one single arch. AZ this stage OF the
work eighty mon will De required TO
move the clps,ans The construction
og ,he two decks and removal OF the
old bridge win follow. and when July
4 comes every piece OF steel will Doe in
place. The two million holes punched
and drilled viii have been hllcd with
bolts and riycts. and the new bridge
viii be- open Tor iradt
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-19

was slowly dying Of the horrible
scourge. scuryy. the American clipper
+. +. Oaks was towcd into port after
200 days OF consoles struggle with the
adverse winds. the horrors Of float
Ing chlruci-housc and under control %.
q mad or seemingly mad commando
Two hundred and seventy days from
shanghai Tor New York o. the rcmarka-
bic record made by this unfortunate
vessel Ten months nearly elapsed
from the time she spread her sails aud
started on her voyage before her sick
and dying crew found relief Twice
during AN this time she was within
sight OF some other vessel hut once
only dId she gct within hail The ave
ful story 90 alleged cruelty told by the
survivors OF the crew OF the clipper .s
being put in legal form hy representa-.
lives ot the Soamcns Union. Il Is un-
dorstood that % will be- used in ace
lions soon 90 be- brought against Capt
Reed and the owners OF the ship. The
CmacIltcd seamcn. now iu the mar.u'
hospital on Staten Island. alleges that
Capt Reed o. directly responsible FOR
the illness OF 900 but two oi the crew
that they we're kept ou half uuons 1ur
inr the greater part OF the trip and
. .Hl, the vessel could have found Sew
York harb0g much sooner if tho cap.
'alr bad taken advantage OF favorable
conditions which prevailed during
much o' tFa nine months hoy were on
ihe water.
we have r1t decided iurt What
charges wo shall prefer JE ust Car.
Reed" said james No. Williams score.
iay of tlo Sglmou Union. "uut W,
shall make thg most serious ohars.
against him ,hat wc can sustain ty Oh.
/ evidence"
Joseph Robinson made the statement
which viii De- used by The union au.
the other eleven survivors who ar.
| with him ln the hospital subscribe to DO
Several were able 90 sign their name
with difficulty. and one John Benson
| is Hll so weak thlt 90 is question
/ whether Do viii recover
we we're forced t1 complain ahou
onr food before $50 bad been o wee.
. out o., Hong KONG II Robin ou
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-19

York, now weighs ss pounds Andor-
son. who then weighed i72. now weighs
l0i pounds Carpenter weighed is9
and now weighs III.
Mrs Reed, the captains wife. Is said
TO have acted heroically. As the crew
kept dropping OF through illness and
death. and all hands. with the excep-
ton Of Mrs. Reed, her husband and
the mates. were compelled TO quit, q
strong gale jumped from the north.
Someone must take the wheel and keep
the hunger ship on her course. Mrs.
Reed, the companion OF her husband
Ia all his voyages. and a sailor from
her youth. was the woman for the
emergency DOMINIC tarpaulin and oil
skins. she relieved one of the mates AZ
the wheel, and for a double trick. or
eight hours Ia all. held the spokes with
a yice-like grip. never swerying until
the ship reached port. Tho captain
and his wife say the suffering Of tho
crew was unavoidable. owing to the ~
phoon windH.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-19

there are many. aud dud plenty % dia-
munds which che birds have carried Oh
with the meat tb1. was east into the
valleys And when the eagles them
selves are taken diamonds are found in
their stomlrhs
So now have told you three differ.
out ways in which these stones are
found 80 other country bat this king
dom OF Muth'i produces them. but there
they are found both abuudlntly and Of
LARGE size Those that are brought 90
our part Of the world are only the re-
fuse. gs @ wcro. OF the finer and larger
stones. For the flower Of the diamonds
and other large gems, as well as the
largest pearls. are an carried 90 tho
Great Khan and other kings and princes
Of those regions, in truth, they pose
scss aI the great treasures OF the
world.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-19
REAL GENTLEMAN.
Justice white. Pleasant Manners make
M-m VOL LL.-L-


ii,m We'll tIkrJ.
Justice white 90 che supreme count
is known among newspaper mJn as one
OF Che Nrll..st men .u tte vcg't sa,s
the Detroit Free Press 500 long ler
a correspondent found d, ntsrsar, g.
cali upon th, Justice nc m.da.ch, Coz
a copy o., au opinion delivered sy hw
ln The cour, chat Jay Justice Waite
was in bed ana asleep and DO Uas uiia
great difficulty bis servant was iulutr.
to awaken him. 10 ! ga uct Aaru
him 90 De- the bgs, man in che world
would not dare Co DO 90" she "a.
p,ained. The correspondent waited
anAlously in the hal i5r the verde,
Would thc Justice come downstairs
And 90 De came would % De- Cor tho
purpose ~ looking up the desired
document or 40 throwing che listurber
% the peace outr After a time the
biz Justice came down thc stairs in his
p1ilmls and slippers. rubbing DTS
sleepy eyes Ha was Not enthusiastic
about DTS midnight CliI lu, De- was
very polite. As soon as thU visitor had
explained bis grnud tho Justice l,l
the way 90 bis library There he got
down ON his knees and rummagci
thr0ush some dusty oll papers in tho
bottom 0f % bookcase Tor Che desired
document In quarter OF m hour hg
found o. and De was very rIld he hal
been able 60 DO sd. .hough NOT hall s1
well pleased aH the Newspaper man
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-19

From the Outlook Gladstone was
needed TO bring out an that was keen
csi and brightest Ia the Parliamentary
cloqucuco OF Disracl Gladstone. on
the other hand. would have been liter
ally thrown away on any Tory antag-
ouist beneath the level OF Dlsraell
Never since n..raoli lefi the House OF
Commons has Gladstone found a Tory
antagonist worth his crossing swords
with. Among other differences be-
tween the two men were differences In
education. nisucli never had any
think like the classical training OF
Gladstone. Tho mind OF Gladstone was
stepped lu the glorious literature Of
Greece ana 90 Rome. about which Dis
ucI know little or nothing. nisraell
could not read Latin OF Greek, be
could not speak French. In a famous
speech % hls delivered Ia the House
OF Commons at the height OF his fame
and in opposition 90 a measure 90 Glad.
/ stones. Disglcli made % plain that Do
thought the meaning OF university
was o. place where everything va.
taught place % universal lnsiruc
ton. ln another famous speech b,
described John Ucay Newman
APOLOGIZE pro vita Sua" as an apollo
10" Cor Nevman's lItc when the con
gress OF Berlin SAT in 1875. and wa
presided over by Prince bismarck. On
great Prusslln statesman opened AM
conducted the business in English. Dis
moll. accompanied by Lord Salisbury
represented England 90 the cougrcs,
ana @ was at FIRST supposed that Bis
marck spoke English simply as O. mar
OF compliment 90 England. but BIS
marck kindly spoke English because
/ had been made known 90 him that DIS
raeli could not speak French.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-19

The state 90 Maryland has made an
appropriation 90 assist in paying Tor
a monument to the author OF The Star
spaarlcd banner" Francis Scott Key.
The monument Is TO cost $4,000.
ln0 the state viii supply one
third 90 thiu The remainder
VIII be raised boy scent subscriptions
from the school children OF the coun-
uy The Key family. u Is said. is not
particularly pleased NJ this method Of
.sing funds. and small blame 10 the
Keys for their dislike oi a. These
popular subs giptions are amazingly
IKE boggIng. aud under an clrcum-
stances. save when thore Is an I'M
stimulated expression OF sentiment un-
ligu.hcl IS there Is 90 De a monu-
meat &c ought by an means 20 be a
worthy work Of art Before they 90
too far the committee IN charge OF the
Key memorial should consider the ox-
pcr.euce 90 che people who erected a
monument tO Calhoun Ia Charleston.
THIS monument has been taken down
after twenty years. because Il was In
artistic and Inappropriate n the Mary
land committee carries ont its present
intention as Co thc design which 90 has
aecep,cl-we reproduce a photograph
Of tho design -tho people OF Maryland
win some day Tosrei that The commit
toe should have been 10 W-alyIscl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-19
rnE CURRENT MODES.

You can't be very dependent whom
there ls promise OF spring In blue
skies and brilliant sunshine.
Black trimmings. black gloves, and
black hats Rlll De the accompaniment,
Of the very chic spring costumes
Many a woman who thinks she has
a talent for managing other peoples
Affairs might better apply h TO looking
after her own.
There Is disadvantage In being
first lady OF the land, and that is In the
knowledge that the title Is bound some
day 10 be transferred TO another
And nov they say whiskera are rcgu-
lar microbc gardens. Women, as a rule,
prefer smooih-iaced men, and they
will be glad this hat has gone forth.
why g. Il that the taHy over which
We have roasted our cheeks IN the
making always tastes so much better
than the same article bought at the
eonfectlonor'sl-Phlladelphla TimsA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-19


the house. She bad been resting easily
during thc day uul There seemed Co be-
no harm loo leaving her asleep From
thr iuruhcront phrases gathered from
tho girl. when iu response 90 her
screams her mother and father anally
ran Co. her. 90 On evident that she awoko.
and. reaching out turned up the lamp
which stood ou the stand hy the bod
side The next instant sho saw the
shal0Wy form across ihc room and. half
asleep. SIN. and with O. nervous system
wholly unsettled. she thought that o.
was a man burglar She cried out
Boo frenzy. bui there Is every iud.ca-
zion that uo one came Dor nearly ten
minutes when assistance dli come she
Had tainted she mover rallied. though
council of physicians was summoned
Immediately Ap0p'sUIe symptoms
Hrr pregn, durlrs ,bo las' Two days
off lar &c., Ta0 cloak seen lu lly-
Iahl has fov OF the attributes rsucr-
aUg accredited t1a torrur-pr0lur.ue ODE
..ol ItHar cheap heavy v0rkne woe
MANS cloak intended 90 reach 90 tho
lotion uf ,hc lrC
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-19

'anl the euiir, crew wen. CD Capt
Reed on july g. only 10 bc refused to.-
Ter provisions our conditions became
such that 90 the end of July We
determined tb make another demand
and again tbp entire Grow complained
From July 90 Co Sept 90 there was au
Improvement but ou tho latter date w
we're 900 placed on half ra'Ious. and su
continued Go the end Of thC long jour
ney. The captain did not supply the
ship with enough provisions before
leaving Hong Kong We had been 0u,
scy,uty-i0ur days before We Got any
fresh meat. and We told The captain 10
was illegal Cor him 90 make no better
allowances TO the crew. To this Dc re-
piled. q am mo-, afraid % the law. The
Law can't DO anything 90 me- There
Is no reason why We should have been
y, long in coming 20 New York from
Honr Kong We had favorable winds
much OF thD t.mc but The captain
would no, hoist sails 10 take the fui.-
,st advantage OF them. IN good sailing
weather ho often hoistcl sails gs most
vessels would carry iu gale He said
ne took this course because Doc was
conservative. While the men DO the
crew were growing weak from lack %
sropcr food. the captain was Twins on
chicken and other good things Uc
had two crates we'll nllod with chick
ens when We lett port and when the
[ oaks got into New York horhor s,yora,
. chickens were s,ill lcft u the captain
had killed thcm aud made soup for the
crew. even giving % 10 us but once a
week. the men would have been able
. To- retain their strength Instead OF com
inr ln 90 and helpless
Owe were so weak from hunger thai
often members ot the Grow had TO hol,
TO the ratings 10 keen from falling oi
the deck u was next 90 lmposslhl,
for us 90 climb the mnslS. our cundl
ton was such that three OF us coul,
hardly do the work that one prupcrl
led seaman should have zone Thu
chicken soup would have kept ava.
ttc scuryy. I have been lu some pref
Is hard American ships but ncye
was starved as we were ON this tr.p
six mon died on the trip"
George KInr one Of the dead was
union veteran and belonged 20 F1um
cut post u Philadelphia. The surv.y
urs are especially indignant over hi
case and they declare that ic wa
starved 90 death beyond any question
King HAS n wife aud two children O.
Philadelphia and he sent word D.
Frank weber TO notify the Grand Ar
my men of the circumstances OF hi
! death and 90 urge them 90 take aciIo
! IN the interest Of his family tn.
message. Weber says De will deliver q
. soon as Dc is able 20 get ont OF the hos
pIal Tho twelve survivors. althoue
, they have gained much strength sine
they reached port. ftll show In thoi
plnChcd white faces the ordeal throug
which they have passed. Bensor
whose case 10 most serious. II a Twin
skeleton. weighing little more than NJ
y pounds Robinson. who weighed iG
pounds when he shipped from No'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-19
rHE YOUNGEST FREEMAsoN.


Ito Was a Month old.
Upon Master sydney Frederick
Forbes has been conferred. by the lodge
OF which his father was a foundation
member, the title Of the youngest ma
son In the world" says O contributor
to the ST. Louis Republic. While the
universal constitution Of the masonic
order provides that no one shall join
the order until he becomes n years VI
age, Lodge Jubilee OF Barberton. South
Africa. working under the Dutch con-
stitution. performed for him the cere-
mony OF adoption VIXEN he was
month old. The lad was born Nov. 3.
1883. OF English parents His father.
William Forbes. was then secretary OF
the Barhorton stock exchange. and Is
az present the manager Of one Of the
valuable mining properties at Johan-
nesburg. The small apron used for
] tie ceremony was made from the skin
| Of an African Kid for the occasion. IL
Is the chief treasure OF Master sgd
ney's collection of yaluablcs dear 10
I iuycnility. The press OF the Tmusyaal
commented az length and outhusIas-
tically upon the unique rite. "On Sum
day last. said one OF the leading Jour
nails was performed in Masonic bali
ceremony which. We believe, has
never before been Witnessed 10 South
/ Africa. 10 NJ oil. The ceremony On
question was no less than the adoption
by Lodge Jubilee. working under the
Dutch constitution. Of the infant son
Of one Of rs foundation members. F..
W. Forbes By the ceremony Of adop-
ton the infant is admitted gs "a
Lewis IN free masonry. the oaths
and obligations being taken on bis be-
half by the wardens OF the lodge as
sponsors OF the lodge Itself. and oil
Iis members acting iu that capacity.
and undertaking the masonic guar
dianship Of the child in much the same
way as sponsors 90 q baptism. AZ the
age OF q years the Lewis may enter
and take part Boo the working % the
lodge without undergoing any Of the
usual initiatory ceremonies.