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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-02

An, foolish Johul The blush which
had risen to the girls cheek faded, the
smile playing round her lips disap-
peared, and holding erect the shapely
heed, she said:
''Since when did appoint you Gus
todian of my smiles or tears? When l
elect any one to the position, Mr.. Hard
ing, l shall remember you as the first
applicant"
Nevertheless, l did not speak with
out reason. i am tired of it, Marjorie
tired of it all. / am no Jacob to serve
seven years. L"
Then stop now" turning to him
with quick anger). Doubtless you
think Jacob had something higher in
view of his long waiting. Well, sir,
should you serve for me seventy times
seven, il would be to receive the same
answer-no! My freedom is too sweet
to yield it quite so readily. Good
evening, Mr.. Harding. / can find my
way home across the meadow alone!'
But, silent and stern, John walked by
her side until they reached the thresh-
old of the door. Then, without word,
she stepped within, and he turned and
walked away. From her own window
she watched him until out of sight,
then threw herself upon her little bed.
with its snowy counterpane, in very
passion of sobs, half anger, half de-
spair.
The next morning, bright and early,
Mrs. Hayes, bustling about her morn
ing duties, spied messenger approach
ing the house. A moment later, with a
respectful "Good-morning," he handed
her note. For Miss Marjorie, ma am, %
and was rs quickly out of sight.
From John Harding Some lovers
quarrel reconciled. Suppose keep it
just few days. She will thank me for
it some day. l will think it over" and
thus soliloquizing, she slipped the let
ter into the capacious pocket by her
side, where it was destined to remain
long days ere it was brought to light.
Sudden move, that of young Hard
ing. l thought he was too sensible to
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-02
FIELD Mice rran.mit Pollen.

1t has long been known that the min
istrations Of insects are indispensable
to the fertilization of some flowers, by
rubbing pollen from the anthers in one
place and carrying 1t to the pistil in an
other. Now we are told that in the
island Of Trinidad the pollenation Of
the bauhinia megalandra, of the fam
lily leguminosae, is effected by. field
mouse. 1t feeds OF insects attracted
by the sugary Juice of the plant, and in
rubbing against the stamens becomes
covered with the pollen, which, trans
ported to the other flowers, succeeds In
penetrating the style.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-02
BOAT PROPELLED BY WAVE ACTION

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the water and so to force the boat along.
The shape most effective he finds to be
of the dolphin's tail fin. For boat
10 feet long the two fms have ten square
feet of surface area. Experiments show
that the best size is one-third the sur
face of water displaced by the boat
In the strong tide of the Gulf of Naples
the speed is 81 miles an hour. 1t steers
like any other boat and will draw an
other heavier than itself.
A particular advantage Of the system
is that 1t can be applied with other
forms of propulsion. In connection
with life-sasing apparatus its value will
be ,inestimable. However rough the
water the boat will be forced along
without effort from the crew. And the
higher the waves the more rapid VILE
be it's progress. What value the Linden
system may possess in the propulsion
of larger vessels remains to be de-
termined. But for small craft its use
fulness is already assured.-1ilustrated
American. !!
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-02

A noted bacteriologist has lately con-
ceived plan of exterminating all both
ersome insects by inoculating them
with some disease peculiarly fatal
to their respective species. The plan
was suggested by the successful results
obtained BY experiments In Kidding
fields of grain from chinch bugs. Mos
quitoes, which are believed to convey
malaria from the swamps to the human
system, would exist no more. Flies.
which are not as good scavengers az
was once supposed and for whose loss
improved sanitary measures would
more than compensate, would no long
er amble over the heads and noses OF
would-be nappers. There is a patho-
genie germ which could be cultivated In
tubes, as consumption bacilli are now
propogated,. which would sweep mil
lions of the latter from existence.
Bugs, gnats and all insects which ruin
grain and fruit are to be the subjec'
of meteorological experiment.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-02
IN THE COUNTRY. YOU KNOW.
His Letter.

Oils letter.
Yes old fellow. went to the country. you
know,
Where the hyacinths bloom and the daft
fodils blow;
For my sister was there with her bevy OF
seven;
They are all of them angels. but still out
Of Heaven.
Twas "Oh, uncle, you've comet" and with
love-seasoned pats
Like a frolicsome parcel OF juvenile cats
They hung to me. chung to me. wouldn't
let me go;
On the first day / got to the country. you
know.
Then walk through the meadows sug-
gested to me
An escape from the noise, and think,
don't you see;
So l roamed in the sweet-smelling grasses
afar,
Then / saw through the fence, lying prone
peculiar mild-countenanced horn-han-
died sheep;
So [ climbed to his side and kindly bent
low,
you know.
And l saw very soon; for he rose to his
feet.
And commenced a pecuiiar ana guarded
retreat;
Observation-Disclosures toward me,
mean,
Much the same as folks do from king
or a queen;
And I pitied him much for the fear he dis
played,
And / said: my dear chappie. now don't
be afraidv'
And Judge he was not; for. dispenser of
woe,
lie came at me as If from a gun. don't
you know!
And skipped like a deer. or yacht in a
breeze,
In way that distended my pants at the
knees:
And, to uttermost speed by the animal
pressed,
! relinquished my coat and my necktie
And / went round the field, trying hard for
first place,
Like Splinter that's trying to capture
race;
And. We'll bet on you. uncler was
screeched to and fro;
For the children had climbed on the fence.
don't you know.
AS was afterwards said. twas quite touch
That undignified creatures attachment
for me;
And wherever my footsteps would go. don't
you mind,
That diminutive monster was not far be-
hind!
And he seemed to have picked up a notion,
indeed,
That his mission on earth was to further
my speed:
And l think that we furnished capital
show
To the people that happened to pass, don't
you know!
Then a handsome young lady stepped over
the stile.
With blessed tin dipper Of salt, and a
smile;
And she said: Come. Dick, dear!" CHATS
the name that / keep,
But I'm glad that twas also the name OF
the sheep;
For he went to the maid to be fed and
caressed,
While / walked down the road for awhile
and redressed).
And I've made up my mind that II she'll
see II so,
/ will marry that girl IN the fall. don't you
know!
VIII Cartoons Everywhere.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-02
POPULAR SCIENCE.
NEW suNs1RokE THEORY.

It Il the Result Of Years Of study and
Experiment..
A new theory has been advanced by
DR.. Ira Van Gieson, director of the New
York Pathological institute, in ex-
PLANTATION of sunstroke. The discovery
10 the result of years of investigation
and experiment. The doctor believes
that death in cases of sunstroke does
not result from overheating of the
blood, but that the suns rays destroy
certain nerve cells and generate an
"auto-toxic" poison, which resembles
the venom of rattlesnake in its eff
fects, The purple, swollen face OF a
victim of sunstrolxe, the enfeebled heart
action, an occurrence of death within
an hour or two, convince him that lit
is beyond question the most brilliant.
straightforward example of an acnte,
virulent poison, originating within the
body, which acts most rapidly and vio-
lently upon the nervous system" 1t
first strikes the ganglion cells which
operate the heart. Degeneration then
progresses with lightning speed. When
the poison attacks the brain the cortical
cells are destroyed. II the sufferer in
such an instance should not die his mind
is generally more OF less affected. 1t is
said that only slight change is nee
essary to transform the fluids and it's
sues of the body from the useful to the
injurious, and slight failure of the
liver or kidneys to act properly pro-
duces conditions favorable to forma-
ton of poison. Sometimes the nerve
cells are only partially destroyed and
nature rebuilds them, but they are
never in quite the same condition as at
first, and il the processes necessary
to eliminate the poison from the sys-
tenn are checked. death or insanity is
apt to result. @s So ft x
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-02
AcrIoN Of THE WAVES.
New System Utilises IL for the Pre-
- pulsionk of Boats.


- pulsion of Boats.
Anew motive power for driving boat
has been put into use by Secretary Lin
den, of the geological garden at Naples.
To the observer the little craft Is .
mystery. Neither sail, oar, engine nor
smokestack are visible. A man sits
calmly at the rudder and steers the
boat wherever he wills.
All the more remarkable is the mo-
ton because it is the result of no power
In the boat but rather of the movements
of the waves themselves, and the higher
the waves the more rapid is the boat.
Secretary Linden was led to adopt
this method of propulsion from OBJ
serving the movements of fishes at the
aquarium. The tail motion in particu-
lar attracted his attention. After many
years of experiment he has adopted .
plan of extreme simplicity. From
either end of the boat steel rod ex-'
tends down into the water. At their
lower ends are attached horizontal inns
of flexible steel plate.
Every movement of the waves causes
these plates to vibrate up and down IN
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-02
What Is Virtues

Emperor Sigismund, in conversation
with Theodore, archbiship of Cologne.
asked the primate how he ought to act
so as to obtain happiness.
I'VE cannot, sire, expect it in this
world
What, then, is the way to gain hap
piness hereafter?"
You must live virtuously"
What do you mean by that express
sion?"
~ mean" answered the archbishop,
that you should always pursue that
plan of conduct which You promise to
follow when laboring under a fit of
govt or igestion."-GoIden DAYS.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-02

Feeling sorry for those who have re
peatedly asked for vegetable recipe, as.
the season is advancing, will answer
few which I hope win prove satisfac-
tory. For canned corn, cut the corn
from the cob and pack Il In jars until
they are full, adding no water; place
in the boiler and boil three hours; fiji
to overfowing with boiling water, fas.
ter tops and set away.-Boston Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-02

In France It has been observed that
germs of Charlton persist in the soils,
where animals dying of that malady
have been buried, for many years. The
burial Of one hog thathas died from the
cholera may cause the disease to appear
in swine which may be pastured in the
same Enclosure during coming seasons.
All infected carcasses should be ere
mated. The microbe of tetanus, small
pox, yellow fever, bubonic plague and
some other infectious diseases retain
their vitality in the soil.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-02

The fact is well known that, not
withstanding the care given by the gas
companies to prevent leakage. breaks
often occur in the mains. resulting In
the death Of great many shade trees
yearly. It is also said that where pipes
carrying steam heat underground are
placed near the trees the warmth in
winter starts the circulation of the sap,
which. being unable to 60 up through
tho frozen bols OF the tres, rots The
roots, "
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-02

down around wheel on the chair back.
A lever, reaching up from the floor
frame, and made to shove up and down
by the rocking motion, drives the wheel.
1t is possible that this particular ar
rangement has been patented, but al
most any ingenious mechanic can con-
struct gear which will evade the pat
ent and do the business. A wife or
mother could thus be rendered very
comfortable on q hot day. There are
men, too, who probably would not be
above taking a quiet smoke in such a
chair themselves.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-02
a Bad Precedent.

a new anecdote of Queen Victoria is
quite interesting. Lord Melbourne.
who was prime minister when Vie
toria was contemplating marriage
with Prince Albert, said to her when
she was urging him to have parliame.,t
confer the title of king consort''' on
the prince: For Gods sake, mum.
let's hear no more of it. If you once
get the English into the way of making
kings, you will get them into the way
of unmaking them" The queen saw
the logic of her bluff premisr's rer
marks and Prince Albert was not msds
iug.--yroy Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-02

let the western fever influence him
when he was doing so well at home.
Better let well enough alone. But
understand he has sold out everything,
leased the farm and started out anew.
lie gives no reasons to anyone. I'm
sorry, for / always liked the lad" and
good old Farmer Hayes, rising fort
night later from the breakfast table,
shook his head with wise shake.
Poor Mrs. Hayes! As she listened,
her fiorid face grew pale. Perhaps she
had made a mistake, after all, and at
the memory of that white envelope,
hidden away somewhere in some deep
pocket, weight of iron was resting
on her heart. She stole stealthy
glance at her niece. Her cheek had lost
its color, her hand trembled little as
she raised cup of coffee to her lips,
but otherwise she gave no sign.
That evening Squire Arnold called,
and when he left he carried with him
Marjorie Hayes promise to become his
wife. Thus Mrs. Hayes ambition was
fulfilled, but vainly did she console her.
self with the thought. Something with
in forbade self-congratulation, and the
ruddy color often left her cheek at
some forbidden memory. Squire Ar
mold had no cause to complain of
capricious behavior. No spice of CO.
quetry tinged Marjorie's manner now
With quiet calm she moved about the
old house. busy with preparations for
the now fast-approaching nuptials;
but, oh! what would Mrs. Hayes have
given for one mischievous glance as of
old, one ripple of merry girlish laugh
ter, one burst of happy song.
Days merged into weeks, until one
bright, beautiful morning in May, Mar
jorie rose to the consciousness that her
wedding day had come. There was a
strange tenderness in Mrs. Hayes man
ner, as she helped robe the bride. 1t
was as though she prepared lamb for
the sacrifice, but it was too late now,
she whispered ever to herself, and so
hustled here and there in busy prepare
ton, so that none noticed how seldom
she smiled or how wan and pale she
looked.
TWAS over at last. Marjorie had gone
through ii all as in dream, scarcely
needing the words which bound her to
another, or hearing her own voice in re-
spouse. Then came congratulations
and farewells, and she had left her child
hoods home wife. Then she awoke
from dream life to reality, then for the
| first time knew how stern a duty SHE
had imposed upon herself. and she won
dered il her strength would not desert
her.
But Squire Arnold was too proud in
her possession to dream her another
than satisfied. and for six months she
did her duty well. Then sudden, sharp
illness Frustrated her husband, and he
fore the new year opened she stood,
clad in widows weeds, beside his grave.
But when she went back to her DESC
late home she missed even the duties,
and as she realized how dread and
empty life was, new. hard feeling
crept into her heart against the man
who had, in his stern, unrelenting an
ger, worked her this misery.
| No word came from the wanderer
He seemed to have passed forever from
their lives. but in the spring her auntt
strength failed. and she gladly obeyed
the summons TO her side which sllowsd
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-02
Three Charwe.

Judge-What are the charges against
this man?
Policernap-There are three. yer
honor-siioutin', hootiu' an hollssln',
Judge,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-02
RiGht in HIS Line.

ssQueer idea for that brewer to start
frog pond. wasn't it?''
"Whaf did he start 1t for?"
For the hops" - Cleveland Plain
pselsr,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-04-14

cholia, hysteria, headaches, lassitude-in a
word, Paine's celery compound is able to
soundly build up the nervous system and
make it healthy and active.
Among the testimonials received recently
by the proprietors Of Paine's celery COM
pound was the following:
BOSTON, Feb. s, 1897.
Gentlemen; - The strongest of athletes
sometimes feels languid and drawn out. 1
have !often found myself feeling so, more
especially in the spring before the outdoor
season begins. have tried many things,
but have found nothing that does me so
much good as Paines celery compound. 1
say this with much pleasure. Respectfully
yours, j. P. WATSON.
Mr.. Watson is the worlds professional
champion jumper and pole yaulter. He de-
feated Tom Burroughs and others at the
worlds fair in Chicago.
Not long ago Hjertberg, the champion
steeplechaser, wrote to Wells, Richardson
& Company that Paine's celery compound
had been Of great benefit to him, and said
that he wished to recommend the remedy
to Others
John Graham OF the Boston Athletic AS
ISOLATION. who took the victorious Ameri-
can team to Athens; James Michael, the
champion long distance bicyclist and
George Wright of Wright & Ditson, are
among those who have recently Endorsed
this best of all spring remedies Advice
from such men is worth following in q
matter Of health and strength.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-04-14
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

THE storehouses connected with the lime
kilns near Brattleboro, owned by j. l..
Martin and G. g. Fits were burned last
Friday, with six hundred barrels of lime.
Loss, $1,000; insurance. $1,000.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Increase, Lo-
renzo M. Barrett Of Brandon, Roswell Hud-
son of Marshfeld, s. 1. Lesnder Tillison of
Underhill Center, Lewis Wood Of Mont
peler,
A COMPANY of masked men visited q
woman named Rowland in Chelsea last
Thursday evening, stripped her of her
clothing, painted her black and ordered her
to leave town. The woman and her asso-
ciates left before morning.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Original. Myron
ID. Hill Of East Hartford, Eugene A. Girls.
void OF Brandon; increase, Andrew H
Butts of Moscow; original widows, etc.,
Edeline O. Dufur of East Richford.
W. II. CARTER of st. Johnsbury has sued
the Central Vermont railroad to recover
$4,000 damages received by being struck
by train at a crossing in Bethel in Decem-
Der, 1896. The case will be tried at the
June term Of Caledonia county court.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-04-14
Foreign.

THE sealing steamer Aurora returned
to st. Johns, N. F., last week from the
North Atlantic with full cargo of $1,000.
seals. Tremendous storms were encoun-
tered and the men for months were in daily
peril of their lives. The ice foes drove the
ship 300 miles out of her course. Four men
died.
A HUsBAND-PosoNING mania, Identical
with that discovered at Hodmazoe, where
almost all the women are accused OF making
away with their husbands by the use OF ar
senic, has developed at Miskoloz in Central
Hungary. Twenty-three cases OF poisoning
have been traced, and seven women have
been arrested on the charge OF murder.
THE Greek commander at Alikana has re-
ceived written replies to the autonomy proc
lamation OF the admirals, from every prov
ince and district of the island. The sigma
lures OF the heads OF families number 10000
and represent the entire Christian popula-
ton. Not single signer approves OF the
scheme of the powers to grant autonomy to
the island.
A DISPATCH received last Wednesday at
Madrid from Manila, capital OF the Philip
pine Islands, says that the Spanish troops
have captured the town of San Francisco,
Malabong. where nearly all the insurgents
who are continuing their resistance to the
surgents fought desperately to maintain
their position, but were finally routed with
enormous losses. Large numbers of the in
surgents who were not wounded escaped
into the interior in an utterly demoralized
condition.
MRS. ABIGAIL BECKER, the heroine of
Long Point, on Lake Erie, whose daring
deed has been immortalized in Canadian
song and story, is in dire poverty in To-
ronto, Ont. On wild December night
40 years ago she rescued ship-wrecked
crew from the SURF when they had almost
persisted. The Ontario legislature will be
asked to grant pension to the brave old
woman.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-04-14
ESTATE OF HARRY PORTER.
STATE OF VERMONT.
DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, ss.

In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in and for
said District, on the 18th day of April, AID. 1897:
John I. spanlding. Administrator Of the estate q
HARRY PORTER, lato of Warren, In said
District deceased, presents his administration -
count for examination and allowance, aud makes
application for decree Of distribution and partition
OF the estate Of said deceased. whereupon, It u
ordered by said Court that said account and saia
application be referred TO session thereof, to be
held at the Probate Once In said Montpelier. on the
seth day Of April, A. 1884, for hearing and decis
ion thereon and 1t Is further ordered that notice
hereof be given to all persons interested by publics
ton Of the same three week. excessively in the
published at Montpelier. previous to said tune
appointed for hearing that they may appear 1t said
time and place. and show cause, IL any they may
have, why said account should not be allowed and
such decree made. BY the Court.-Attest,
$3.50 HIRAM CARLETON, judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-04-14
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
ESTATE OF ALONZO T. KEITH.

The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
ington commissioners to receive, examine and ad-
Just all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of ALONZO T. KEITH, late OF
Montpelier in said District deceased, and all claims
exhibited in Offset thereto. hereby give notice that
we will meet for the purposes aforesaid at the
Office of Dillingham;. Huse Rowland, in the city of
Montpelier. In said District. the I'd day of
June and I'd day of October next, from nine
o'clock A: until three o'clock M. each of said
days. and that six months from the I'd day Of
April A. d. 1897, is the time limited by said Court
for said creditors to present their claims TO for
examination and allowance.
Dated at Montpelier, this I'd day of April, A. d.
iS ssO B BfFAH A 4; bosE Commissioners