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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-06
SIR VIZ. LOCKHIPT TO ADVANCE

THREE COLUMNS TO MOVE OK T!RAH-A
PROCLAMATION BY THE AMEER.
London, Oct The news from the Indian from
tier is favorable Sir william Lockharts forces
will commence the advance or TiraD. the summer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-06
TIME KNOCKS

ont a great many business enterprises we nave
pssn Manufacturing heating and cooking apparatus
Sor ~ years and expect TO continue. The boynton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-06

HAVE YOU SEN r,,n rHE Kye BEET Ss. I'd and I'd
1,i,Ei.L PIANOS It fi'n ave.
Sts.-Advt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-06
A LETTER FROM TILLNfAN

The secretary then read letter from Senator
BENJAMIN r. Tillman Of South Carolina. saying
that in his judgment Henry George stood for
the principles Of true Democracy. and promis-
ING whatever aid he could give toward his sue
cess. c. A. Walsh, Democratic National Com
m,tteeman from Iowa, also sent q letter that
read thus:
l cay to you that there Is no Democracy asvs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-06

Continued ON Third Pare.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Only one person in Is has perfec,
eyes. the larger portion of defective.
ness prevailing among fair-haired PEG.
| pie.
The lake of Uramia in Persia con.
tains more salt than the Dead sea-, which
holds 26 per cent, or eight times Us
much as the ocean.
An even cubic foot of average soil
was weighed and analysed at Cornell
university. 1t was. found that the soil
inone acre one foot deep weighed 2,Os2H
tons.
| The difference between the tallest
and shortest races in the world is one
foot four and half inches, and the
average height is five feet five and a half
inches.
Wheat can be grown in the Alps at
an elevation of 5000 feet, in Brazil at
5000, in the Caucasus at 5000, inAbys-
sinia at 10000 and in Peru and Bolivis
at 1900.
The eyes of bees are made to see
great distances. When absent from
their hive they go up in the air till they
see their home, and then fly toward it in
straight line and with great speed.
The shortest line between two places
is sometimes called Decline"
The bison, or buffalo, is now practi-
cally extinct in the United States, being
only preserved in small numbers in the
Yellowstone and other parks, public
and private. In Canada, however, a
variety, known as the wood bison, still
survives in an almost inaccessible re-
gion near Fort Chippeway, south of
Great Slave lake.
That bacteria may live and grow in
melting ice has been shown by Foster.
Putrefactive bacteria, once gaining ac-
cess to the household refrigerator, live
and contaniinate meat, butter, milk and
other foods kept therein. Wash and
scald refrigerators often. A butchers
refrigerator may become so contami-
mated as to faint his meats and lose him
customers.
The fish's belly is white and his
back green, because in swimming about
in the water the white belly is the color
OF the light shining through the water,
hence protects him from his enemy be- /
low. His back being green makes him
on the other hand appear from above
as part of the green water, and is his
safeguard from hawks and other enc.
mics.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

In the days of its prosperity Bath,
Me-, had almost five miles of busy shin
yards. The town had never done any.
thing else for living than to build and
sail ships, but it prospered in that.
Thirty or more years ago its harbor was
always filed with shipping, and its
streets were busy with trade. But
there has been steady decline since the
end OF the war, and vivid exemplifica-
ton of the decay in American shipping.
AT present not one wooden vessel Is
being built in the town, and there is
not vessel intended for the merchant
marine on the way. Old ship owners
are selling their vessel property as fast
as they are able to do so, and putting
their money into other things that nav
better interest, and unless some change
is quickly made in the economic con.
ditions of the country affecting ship
ping, it is evident that Bath and 3 great
many other towns of the same character
will be compelled to 60 out of the bust
ness of building ships.--N. Y. Post.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

a Hartford commercial traveller was
in Danbury, Conn.,. the other night and
on retiring left word with the hotel
clerk to be called on time for the five
O'Clock train the next morning. He
was awakened long before daylight bv
vigorous banging at the door and a
voice in response to inquiry as to
whether the hotel was ON fire. said:
I'm the Waterman. and I'm going of
duty. ! thought I'd like to tell you that
you have nearly two hours to sleep yet.
IT'S about three O'clock" Hartford
Post.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

trout spawn at that season. Bruin is an
expert fisherman, and will s.and on
the low banks and with dash of his
paw land out one or two fish at stroke.
The Indian hunter knows these creeks
and rivers, and it is on their banks he
sets his traps with some tempting bait
sIch as musquash meat or corn with
maple syrup mixed together, neither of
which is it possible for Mr.. Bear to pass
without making try for.
Wooden traps, or deadfalls, are made
in the same shape as the well-known fig
ure-of-four trap for marten and other
small animals, only many times larger,
and the crushing weight or load as
much as two strong men could lift.
The bait is tied on to a loop of twisted
roots, and the latter is caught over the
wooden trigger that supports the load
ed cross bar, and then on the peg at back
OK trap. The bear, after drawing in
strong whiffs of the tempting morsel
from the entrance, ventures boldly in.
The depth of the trap is almost equal to
the length of his body, SO when he tugs
at the bait the middle of his body is
directly under the cross bar. The loon
slips off the peg and the weight of the
logs and stones crash down on poor old
Mus-Kwa.
The Indian prefers using the steel
trap, as it is more certain, and the bear
keeping alive for several days, the hunt
er is not required to visit his traps SO
often.
During the hot spring days bear in
deadfall very soon becomes fly-blown
and rotten, and the meat useless, and
very frequently the skin also.
1t is in the spring of the year Wa-Sa-
kejic takes his 20-pound new house
trap and makes his way to small con-
Meeting stream between two lakes. 1t is
the spawning ground of carp. Here
along the bank is a well-trodden bear
path. Fishing bears have frequented
this trial for years. Here he builds an
obstruction on two sides out from the |
trunk OF large spruce for distance
OF four feet; the opening in front is
about 20 inches wide. A tempting bait
is placed on a forked stick at the back
Of the Enclosure near the base of the
tree. He next cuts sound, young birch
seven or eight feet long, diameter at
small end five inches, and six or seven at
he thickest end. The weight of such
stick in the sap is about IS pounds.
About one-third up this drag the ring of
he chain is firmly wedged, and the i'm
nense jaws of the trap are opened. A
hollow in the entrance of the house is
made, SO that when the trap is placed
he hole is nearly on a level with the
round. A bent root of a small tree or
hrub about as thick as the little finger
placed under the palate to make the
rap harder to set off. This is done so
hat small animals, such as marten, fox
r fisher, cannot spring the trap should
hey be drawn to the bait.
A layer of white moss or that from
bout decayed stump is then placed
one sheet carefully over the whole
rap and pulverized rotten wood or
arth is then sprinkled over the moss to
Ike away the newness, and the trap is
eady. Four or five days have passed.
uring which time Wa-Sa-Kejic has
cen busy setting other traps at diff
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11
Three Queer Tennes.ee rarm.-.

~.
There is in Tennessee family of
three sisters which presents some of
the most startling peculiarities imag-
Unable. The three sisters live together
on a farm, their sole means of SUBJ
sistence, and work early and late to
earn livelihood. Two of them work in
the field; the third does the cooking
and other homework. There is but one
period of the year when any member
OF the trio has anything to say to any
other member. All during the winter
spring and summer they go about their
business with the seal of silence ON
their lips. When fall comes and the
crop is harvested they break the 81
lence, and then only to quarrel over the
division of the proceeds. When each
has succeeded in getting all that she
thinks possible, silence reigns again nm
til the next harvest time. The sisters
as you may judge, have made a name
for themselves. They are known far
and near as the deaf and dumb trim
let's, although such title is scarcelx an.
Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11
PuNcENT PARAcRAPHa.

Very Appropriate.-Miss spoke.-
'What shall we have for our club col
ors?" Mr.. Preliminary guess black
and blue will be all right."-Judge.
| Danger in the Ballroom
beastly cold you've got, Saml Where did
you get it?" ''It's not cold; it's hay-
fever. / got it dancing with that grass
widow the other Punch.
"A Side Interest.-"Where is your
son Robert?" Hes the left half-back
Of the Cornyale football team" "Then
he's attending collegeY' "Yes, incl
dentally. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
-Modernized.-"Our clergyman for
got himself this morning" aWhat did
ne do? He asked the congregation to
sing that good old hymn From Klon-
dike's Icy Mountains Chicago Rec
ord.
An Incomplete Library.-"Yes.n
murmured the dialect poet, II flnd
books in the running brooks" "What
a pity it is" responded Miss Cayenne.
that there aren't few spelling books
among them. "-Washington Star.
"A Useful Art-"Of course. said one
old farmer to the other, "your boy is
learnin' Latin and Greek at college. but
is he gettin' anything practical?S .sOh.
yes. In the last letter he writ he tells
me ne is takin' lessons in fencin'."-De-
troit Free Press.
DO you mean to say" asked the
visitor, in horror, "that the gentleman
was shot for simply rising and making
motion during meeting Of your debat-
ing society" "Suttinly," said the
colonel, but you must remember. sab.
that the motion he was called down on
was made in the direction of his hin
pocket, sab. Detroit Free Press.
-Judge-"You admit that you en-
tered the house of the prosecuting wit.
ness by the door at two o'clock in ne
morning?" Prisoner-"Yes, your hon.
Or" Judge-"what business did Won
have there at that time of night?" Pris-
oner-I thought it was my own house. y
'udge-Then why did you, when this
lady approached, leap through the win. |
dow, jump into the cisetrn, and hide
yourself?" Prisoner-"Your honor.
thought it was my wife."-Truth.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11
Mushroom. and Ktdn.x..

In this case the mushrooms should
ne thick and deep, SO that they can hold
the following mixture safely: When
the mushrooms are dressed and stalked.
dip each into liquid butter which has
been peppered and salted. Have ready
as much seasoned and minced kidney
and bacon as will fill the mushrooms.
spread this forcemeat over smoothly
and evenly, to make it of an oval shape.
a. on the under sides of the mushrooms.
Brush over with beaten egg.-Wom-
ans Home Companion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11
CONVERSATIONAL lpAReSs.
The Bore Who Talks About HI
Health or Ailments.

The Bore Who Talks About His
/ Health or Ailments.
A group of men were talking in a no.
tel corridor uptown recently when a
man with dark beard and rather long
hair entered. The members of the
group began to scamper away instant
ly, and it was curious fact that not
one remained to exchange greetings
with the new arrival, although they all
knew him intimately.
Col. David +. Harbaugh, who came
from Ohio and knows President Nc
kinley and all the big orators and
statesmen, explained why it was that
they all avoided the man..
That man is gentleman and a
scholar, but he is the most unmitigated
bore that ever wore out the patience
OF his friends. He should read Don't
which says: Don't affiict Others with
your troubles But he can be cured"
What is the remedy?"
1T is drastic and may result in un.
pleasantness at first, but some close
friend should do it. l had friend
whose mania was talking about his
health. He looked strong, ate three or
four meals day, smoked big, black
cigars, and yet his hypochondriacal
nonologues were uncomfortable. Every
morning he came to my office and for
an hour would tell me how many times
he sneezed before breakfast, what he
took to prevent repetition of the
sneezing, how he imagined that some
day indigestion might overtake him.
and lot of other things not at all en-
Pertaining. / bore this for six months.
until lost my appetite and almost got
sick. But one day I ran away and left
him.
Had row, of coursey'
NO; advised him to stop TALKING
about his alleged illness. / told him, |
which was true, that he was talented
and entertaining on any other subject,
and as friend begged him to cease
being bore. AT first he was indignant.
but he thanked me for my frankness
finally and said he would reform. He
belonged to class of men who have
paresis and who will
talk for hours without encouragement
IN. 1. Commercial Advertiser.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

ferent points, and now, according tn
the signs, 1T is time he visits the tran
we saw him set.
He energies from the forest on small
hill overlooking the traphouse. One
look, he sees the drag log is off. Torn
up ground and bitten twigs and
branches mark clearly the way the
beast has gone. Wa-Sa-Keiic rams a
bullet into his gun and follows the
signs. With a 20-pound trap and a
drag log almost as heavy as a man can
carry, it is marvel how far bear will
travel after being caught. But in this
case bruin is not far off; an obstruction
Oh some considerable strength has
caught the drag, and as he hears the
approach of the hunter he rattles his
chain and let's out defiant growI.
Wa-Sa-Kejic draws nearer and sees
ne is well caught. e., high up the fore
leg. He is unable to do the trapper anv
harm, and the latter calmly looks on the
great beast for moment OF two before
giving him his quietus.
Indians can carry immense weights
suspended by leather thong from the
forehead, bears weighing up to 800
pounds they can carry in this way
across portage of half mile without
resting.
But Wa-Sa-Kejic had one now even
heavier than that. SO he opened him up
and removed the paunch and entrails to
tighten his load. The trap was reset.
IND the successful hunter made his wav
20 the canoe and then to his Camp to
'rirg smiles and laughter to his wife
lnd family.
Some OF the poorer Indians who do
lot possess steel traps and are too law
o make deadfalls. sometimes set snares
the bear roads, but this mode OF
uniting is not successful as a rule
7. Y. Ledger.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11
THE HIGHEST WATERFALL.

Ihe silver Threads Lean ynto a.
Grand Canyon of the YeIIowstone
On the south side of the Grand Can
yon OF the Yellowstone river. is one :,
me highest, If not the highest. wafer
daiis In this country. 1t is called the
silver Thread, and falls, as near as ca 8
be- calculated, 1900 feet. The descent
Is not perpendicular, but It is 80 near
It that IT is har1 not to believe that
the water does not fall straight down
wnen viewed from across the canyon
The water comes from a mountair
stream which has no name. It flows in
northerly direction towards the can.
yon from the foot hills of the Absaroks
range of mountains. It's entire route
Is through dense forests until it reaches
the very edge of the canyon. Then n
plunges downward with roar in keen
ing with its size. and keeps droppine
and dropping until the Y Yellowstone river
below is reached, 1900 feet from the
brink.
AS stated before, the descent il NOT
perpendicular, but 1t is very near IL.
The walls of the canyon at that par-
ticuiar place are very rugged, and this
little stream has worn almost straight
channel down through the rocks. The
water dashes downward at a very slight
angle, practically turning neither to
the right nor the left. In several places
rock, not as yet worn away, breaks
the steady fall of water, forming
slight cascade. These cascades do NOT
cause real break in the descent of the
water; SO practically the falls of the |
Silver Thread are the highest in the
world.
The name given these falls is very
appropriate. They cannot be seen but |
from the brink of the south side Of |
the canyon, which is almost mile wide |
there. Although this waterfall is ISL
ftet wide from top to bottom, it does
not appear to be more than a couple of |
inches wide from the point of obserya-
ton. The walls of the canyon where
these falls occur are below the vivid
colorations, and are of dark brown.
The water looks like silver thread or
ribbon stretched from the brink Of The
canyon to the water below, hence the
lame, Silver Thread. (Conp.l
Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11
WHEN PAPA WAS A LITTLE BOY.

When papa was little boy
You really couldn't find
In all the state of Washington
A child so-quick to mind.
His mother never called but once,
And pa was always there;
He never made the baby cry,
Or pulled his sisters hair.
He never slid down banisters.
Or made the slightest noise;
And never In his life was known
To light with other boys.
lie always studied hard at school,
And got his lessons right;
And chopping wood and milking cows
Were papa's chief delight
He always rose at six o'clock
And went to bed at eight,
And never lay abed till noon
And never sat up late
he finished Latin, French and Greek
When he was ten years old,
And knew the Spanish alphabet
As soon as he was told.
He never grumbled when hehad
TO do the evening chores.
And ne'er in all his life forgot
To shut the stable doors.
he never. never thought of play
Until his work was done,
He labored hard from break of day
Until the set of sun.
He never scraped his muddy shoes
Upon the parlor floor.
And never answered back his ma,
And never banged the door.
But truly. / could never see,"
Said little Dick Malloy,
How he could never do these things.
And really be boy"
Georsina Billings. in Youths Companion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

A singular illustration of the per.
sistence with which the Japanese ad.
here to their family vocations is seen n
an announcement, in a Japanese news.
paper, that certain celebrated dane.
ing master was to hold service in
honor OF the one-thousandth anniver.
sary OF the death OF his ancestor who
was the first OF the family to take NJ
ths profession. -HTooklyu Eagle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

The great wall of China was recently
measured by Mr.. Unthank, an American
engineer. His measurements gave the
neight as is feet. Every few hundred
yards there is tower IS feet high.
Tor l'Soo miles the wall goes over plains
anu mountains, every foot Of the foun.
ass'on being Of solid granite and the
Fssl o lRe structure solid msscasy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

One large cupful Of peas, one sman
piece OF breakfast bacon. one onion,
tne cupful of rice. Cook the peas until
tender, then add breakfast bacon, salt,
rice and the onion, cut up fine. Let Il
all cook together on the back of the
stove until the rice is tender.-House-
keeper.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

Mrs Hoyie-Have you named your
baby yet?
Mrs. Doyle-No. times are 90 bad ~
can't ind anybody we really want 9
Pans him aftsr,-N, Z, Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

!! a. all-embracing cause of disease. Il closp
the lungs with mucous. 1t strains and breaks
down the lung tissues. DR.. Bells Pinc-Tar-
honey y an unfailing cure for coughs and
strength to the lungs by supplying the Blood
with fatrforming oxygen.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

The girl in love who has n rival should
keep an eye on her-and If the rival = :
widow keep both eyes on her.-Chicaeo
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

r. Cure your cough with Hale's Honey Of
Horehonnd and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one m;nute
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

Neuralgia is cured by st. Jacobs
vi. Use it. You'll see it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

The Star tobacco factory at St. Louis Il
the largest in the world. The buildings are
IN Two rows: 2400 feet on Park and 2400 feet
on Folsom avenue, with a total width of al
marvellous growth if you give Star plug
bacco q trial. P''s
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

With = rub st. Jacobs Oil
6ubdues an ache and cures IL.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11
HEIGHT Of Impropriety,

Do you know" said the girl in blue.
while we were sitting in the hammock. and
just as thought he was about to pronose.
garter snake suddenly appeared"
How indelicate" returned the rirl IN
mink Chicago Post. Wv 81 :.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

count life just to try the souls strength
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

"A pathetic a thing as one sees il a how
lying TO be dude on two dollar a week
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

Men are like pins-no good when they Ios.
their heads.-Chicago News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

Old or new rheumatic pains
Cured by st. Jacobs Oil.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11
DO You Play Whist. Euchre or other
Gamesf

The F. F. Y. playing card is better than
any 50 cent card on the market. Send Is
cents for one deck or Is cents for two decks
STAMPS or currency to c. b. Ryan, Asst
Gent Pass'r Agt. c. & o. Ry., Cincinnati, o.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-11

!, A girl who thinks she is pretty, soon shows
tnat she thinks 90. Washington Democrat.