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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

A perfectly formed face is one-third
forehead. one-third nose, and one-third |
upper and lower chin.
A lifeboat made of pumice stone has
heen tested. 1t continued afioat with
a load even when full of water.
The largest proportion of single per.
sons is found in Ireland and Scotland
and the smallest in the United States.
Among the best trees for street plant
ing are red oak, white elm, sugar maple,
linden, red maple, elder, elm, locust
cottonwood.
A curious fact has been noted by Arc
tic travelers-snow. when at very low
temperature, abscrbs moisture ana
dries garments.
At ~ years of age j. II. Twirs, OF In
dependence, Kan, has had his left leg
amputaied by surgeons. Four years
ago he lost his right one in the same
way.
1t is a peculiar fact that with most
men the growth OF hair is greater or
| one side of the face than the other. Ii
| is staid that hair always grows more
quickly on that side on which we are
| stronger.
1t was once customary in France.
when guest had remained too long,
for the host to serve him cold shout
der of mutten instead of hot roast.
This was the origin of the phrase, Ito
give the cold shoulder"
A crockery dealer shipped 1925 dishes
from Lansing, Mich, to missionary
at Teheran, Persia. The goods were
seven months in transit, and were car
ried 500 miles by caravan, but only one
dish in the lot was broken.
A useful attachment for pocketbook'
consists of register by which thu
amount of money on hand can be in
dicated at a glance, a series OF diais be
ing placed inside the cover 10 be turne'
until the figures show the right mum
Der.
Eliza Moore, a quadroon girl of LeS
ington. KY, is II years old and weigh
537 pounds. When she was born sh
weighed two pounds, but when she wa
three months old her weight was 10
! pounds. She is five feet four inches tai
and wears 5H shoe.
The earliest known mention of til
pianoforte was in playful dated Ma
, 16, 1867. The piece announced was "Th
Z Beggars' Opera with Mr.. Beard {
? Captain Macheath, Mrs. Stephens
Peachum. Mr.. Shutter as Peachum. III
principal attraction was given thus
. "Miss Buckler will sing song frol
Judith accompanied by new instr
3 ment called pianoforte."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27

The correct name for Hamamels
VirQinica is not witch hazel, but wych
hazel. Our plant has no connection
with the magic of the water hunter.
The Blackthorn Of England, Prunus
Spinosa, was the wood used in these
divinations, or whatever these super-
stitious practices may be termed. Hazel
had a very wide meaning in the olden
times, and the elm, as well as the nut
not known as such, was hazel. One OF
these elms, now known as Ulmus Mon
tana, was the favorite wood for max
ing wyches, or provision chests, and
was therefore known as the wych hazel.
In the present day it is the wych elm
Our hamamelis received from the early
settlers the name of wych hazel from
the resemblance of the leaves to those
of the wych hazel or elm of the old
world. Language reformers imagining
that wych should be spelled witch are
responsible for the confusion. Wycf
hazel is the correct term for our plant
--Meehan's Monthly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27
NOW THE DEWEY SKIRT.
1t Takes the Place of the spanish
FlOunce, at One Time in SUCH
Great Vogue.

Long before the present war was
thought of fashion was introduced
here which, first spoken of, was de-
clared by the women altogether out OF
the question. 1t was a skirt cut in the
Spanish fiounce" shape. Doubtless,
the first woman who faced the ordeal
of feminine criticism by appearing in
one of these skirts was brave person.
She certainly caused futter in the
feminine world.
Those who had never seen the skirt
were outspoken in their decision not
to be drawn into having one cut after
that pattern, but when some woman
sailed by in all the glory of the season
Of 9s" Spanish flounce, they could not
help admiring its gracefulness and
style, and straightway went and or
iered one made.
Unlike its prototype of Is or 20 years
ago. which was the death blow to any
grace or beauty of figure, when worn
| by a stout woman, the new skirt was
boon to the woman who was growing
| Heshy. 1t made her look tall and slen-
5er, it gave to her lines which she had
never been able to attain before, and
it was far and away the most becoming
style which had ever been invented by
the fashion pur,eyors for the short.
| fat woman.
Once this fact was realized, the sue.
| cess of the Spanish fiounce was as
sured. 1t became the rage. Every ma.
terial, whether appropriate or not, was
found made up in Spanish founce
1t was the triumph of the season. Moth
ing in the way of skirt ever before
created such furore.
Then came the war with Spain, an(
the women asked ''Shall we continue
to call this mode, the greatest success
of many seasons, by the name of tina
hated race which we are doing our bes
to wipe off the face of the globe?"
"Certainly not!" was the prompt an
swer.
what shall we call it? What ca
we call it which will symbolic its ur
precedented victory?" were the mex
questions. And some women Undue
with patriotism and genius declare
it should be called "The Dewey skirt!
So The horo of Manila and the heroin
of the mode bears the same name. Lik
the commander of the Asiatic fleet, wh
swept everything before him at tn
Philippines, the Dewey skirt has sweI
everything before it in the world
fashion, and the women could hard
pay greater compliment to the BRAY
rear admiral than by naming their vi
torious skirt in his honor.-N. Y. He
aid.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27

The heart of this wonderful region Of
mountains, lakes, and streams is traversed
by the New York Central 4 Hudson River
Railroad, and to more fully inform the pub.
lie regarding its beauties and easy means q
access the Passenger Department has issued
a book entitled I'm the Adirondack Noun:
tains," describing in detail each resort, and
containing also large map in colors giving
a list of hotels, camps, lakes, ETC., together
with their location; it has also issued large
folder, with map, entitled, THE Adirondack
Mountains and How to Reach Them, CIV
ing complete information regarding stass
lines, steamers. hotels, etc.
A COPY of the book will be sent to any adj
dress on receipt of two 2-cent stamps, or the
folder for one 2-cent stamp, by GEORGE d;
DANIELS, General Passenger Agent, Grand
Central Station, New York.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27
A s.d But Gloriou. Day.

"victory!" cried the Spanish minis
ter. Write out a proclamation at once
authorizing our people to celebrate!"
"Why, your excellency, what has nap
pened? Have our forces fallen upon
the Yankee pigs and compelled them
to cry for quarter?"
"No. but one of our battlesh'ps has
inst been scuttled and sunk before the
cowardly swine could gain possession
Of it."-Chicago Evening News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27

The lake and rail arrangements of the Bal
tically the same as were in effect in 1897.
Freight for Lake Superior ports is sent by
way of the Northern Steamship Company
and the Owen line is used for the Lake
Michigan ports. The trans-lake Erie ar
rangements are with the Detroit Steam Nav:
igation Company. between Cleveland and
the Michigan & Ohio Car Ferry Company
between Sandusky and Detroit.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27
Try Aliens Foot-Ease

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At
This season your feet feel swollen, nervous
and hot, and get tired easily. If you have
smarting feet or tight. shoes, try Aliens
Foot Ease. 1t cools the feet and makes walk
ing easy. Cures swollen and sweating feetI
blisters and callous spots. Relieves corns and
bunions of all pain and givesr rest and comfort.
Try it today. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores for Csc. Trial package FREE. Ad'
dress, Allen s. Olmsted. lie Roy, X. Y.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27

s'That's a pretty big assignment" clueked
the CITY editors hen, contemplating the 10
eggs in the nest, "but I'm going to try 10
cover il" -,
And about three weeks Later. she led .
column of chicks proudly into the city edi'
tors garden. Chicago Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27
A Sealed Question.

Teacher-Can any of you tell me what we
get from the Arctic regions--things that
there has been great deal of controversy
over in recent years?
Entire Glass Tin chorus)-Explorers.-
Chicago Evening News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27
s.mc,ent Reason.

Judge-Can you give any reason why
sentence OF the court should not be pro-
nounced on you for picking that mans
pocket?
Culprit-Yer honor, I--er-dld u IL
. A. Of sbstractlon,-N \, 9oprnsh
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27

How to grow wheat with big profit at 20
cents and Samples of Salzer's Red Cross (8O
Bushels per acre) Winter Wheat, Rye, Oats.
CIovers, ETC., with Farm Seed Catalogue Tor
cents postage. JOHN A. SALZER SEED
CO., La Crosse, Wis.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27

The wife-murderer probably. gets bou-
uuets because he is such a ady-killer.-Chl'
cago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27
niue Butter sn Yudia

In India butter made frcm the thin
milk of the native cows is bive instead
of yellow.--ChicagoC Chronicle
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27

The confirmed cigarette smoker generally
has nothing else to do.--Washington llaJ
Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27

MrS. LARRY hAbD1s AsA'S&SA>~St ~~"~S
writes to Mrs. Pinkham the story OF
her struggle with serious ovarian trou'
BILE, and the benefit she received from
the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's vege-
table Compound. This is her letter:
"How thankful am that ] took
YOUR medicine. I was troubled for
two years with inflammation OF the
womb and ovaries, womb was also very
low. Twas in constant misery. I had
heart trouble, was short of breath and
could not walk five blocks to save my
life. Suffered very much with my
back, had headache all the time, was
nervous, transformations were irregular
and painful, had bad discharge and
was troubled with bloating. / was .
perfect wreck. Had doctored and
taken local treatments, but still was no
better. I was advised by one OF my
neighbors to write to you. I have now
finished the second bottle of Mrs. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and am
better in every way. I am able to do
| allmy own work and can walk nearly
mile without fatigue; something !
had not been able to do for over two
years. Your medicine has done M
more good than all the doctors"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27

Lives Of great men all remind us how
important it is to use good judgment
n the selection Of blographsr' Puck,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27
OPEN LETTERS FROM
Jennie e. Green and Mrs. Harry
Hardy.

JENNIE E. GREEN, Denmark, Iowas
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
az had been sick at my monthly
periods for seven years, and tried
almost everything ever heard OF, but
without any benefit. Was troubled
with backache, headache, pains In the
shoulders and dizziness. Through my
mother was induced to try Lydia =.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, ana
It has done me so much good. am
now sound and we'll"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27

why the money dld not arrive winch
Mr.. Dockfelt himself put in the car
rier. Hurst had not provided for this
contingency"
The grocer was both astonished and
delighted at the unraveling of the mys-
terry. "You are deucedly clever man,
Garneri" he cried. 'Now tell me how
on earth you got at the facts, SO far az
Hurst is concerned?"
Easily enough" replied Garner. "As
you know, am interested in chemistry,
and have often experimental with the
stuff used by Hurst. Saw immediate
| ~ how the deed was done. The next
thing was to determine who did it. I
learned who opened the store every
morning, and finding that it was Hurst,
at once began to pry into his private
affairs-as detective must. you know
land learned that he and your cashier
were in love with the same lady. The
case was easily brought to a conclusion
when, by carefully searching the ship
ping-room, 1 found two bottles of this
liquid"
The sequel Is not hard to guess. The
firm name of the great Buffalo grocery
! house is now Dockfelt & Thomas; and
the lady for whom Mr.. Thomas was un
. Justly and mysteriously prosecuted ID
, luow his admired and devoted wife
Hurst was not prosecuted for his vii
lsiny, but 1t is unnecessary to say thai
. he Is DO longer shipping clerk undeI
NJ. pockfelt,-petgoit FTes PrssA
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27
Hoods SarsapariIle
Tn. Aairoudack Mountains.
Is Americas Greatest Medi

Hood's pile cure all Liver Ills % cents
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27

Have you alreauy SeHt ouI ioi an oin-
Ger to arrest me?"
| mo, Fred, no. called you to give
you another chance. Surrender the
stolen money, apologize to Balfour,
and all will be WELL"
Ibid not tell you was innocentT'
cried Thomas. "What, then, have 30
surrender or apologize for?"
"Well, Fred, I'll leave it open," said
, Mr.. Dockfelt. IF anything more is
stolen, I'll discharge you. You may
Igo back to your desk now"
Il The next morning Mr.. Thomas came
down, as usual, and was at work in the
desk, when, as on the previous day,
this time in company with two others
r A minute later Mr.. Thomas called Mr.
: Dockfelt, saying that three empty
cash cups had been sent him, while, al
: the same time, the clerks for each car
: rier were clamoring for change. Nat
: uraily, Mr.. Dockfelt flew into tower
t ing passion. leave my store" sale
he. "You are by far the most brazer
y rascal have ever seen in my life
. Leave at once!"
= ''But, sir"
4 'But nothing. What you have stolel
. will more than pay the amount of you
= salary now due. Go! or swear 1 will
4 have you arrested"
q Thomas saw that it would be wors
It than useless to expostulate with Nj
h Dockfelt. Nevertheless he was greatl
,e panied to think that his employer an,
N friend should consider him guilty o
d petty stealing. He took down his ha
IT and overcoat and left the store.
j; On the following morning Mr.. Dock
" felt arrived early, as he was to be hi
r. own cashier. In fact, he was the frs
II. man in the store. with the exception O
te the shipping clerk. An unexpected Gus
Re toner came in, and Mr.. Dockfelt mad
a sale, and, forgetting that there wa
1t no one in the cashiers desk, sent tn
he carrier along. He quickly remembered
of however. and making change for th
customer from his own pocket e
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01

Professor L. C. Corbett, South Da-
kota Experiment Station: Ever since
the first true home builder staked out
Northwest the problems of tree
growth. both for fruit and protection,
have been continual subjects of exper-
imentation. Each person brought
either seeds or plants from the South
or East, depending upon the section
whence he came. These plants were in
a majority of cases failures or disap-
p~ointments. History Is said to repeat
itself, and If we were to judge all his
both by the early pioneers Of this coun-
try and by their descendants as they
ventured into the interior, we should
find that the later generation pursued
the same plan as that tried by their
fo~refathers. The colonial settlers
brought seeds and plants from the
mother country. The pioneers If the
Northwest carried them from the
mother state. In both cases, however,
the results were practically the same
both failures. The younger genera
ttoH llCuSht, pei maps, tudL UGCduS6
thay were not going outside the limits
of their W country, the experience
which came to the Puritans would not
come to them. 1t has taken years for
this lesson to become firmly impressed
upon the people, but the great majority
have come to appreciate it's import
ance. The unsuccessful attempts to i'm
port from the East forced those that
were determined, to look about them
and to see what nature had here pro-
vided. In the search for plants for
groves and shelter belts, the native
woodlands that border the rivers and
lakes and have survived in the ravines.
furnished the desired mate"ial, but the
source from which to draw a fruit sup
ply was not so easily found. The pion-
eer in an unknown climate may accept
it as an axiom that success will be at
tanned much more quickly from the
adoption of native plants than from
the introduction of foreign ones. 1t
would be a very extraordinary portion
OF this earth's surface which would, by
nature, be supplied with all the plants
needed to provide for the several wants
OF man. If we but reflect a moment
and consider the origin of the several
cereal grains and fruits now considered
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01

q. w. Reynolds, of Los Angeles, Cal,
one of the Oldest travelling men in the
United States, is II years of age. Mr..
Reynolds has a ranch, of which he en-
Joys telling even more than he does of
the experiences through which he has
passed during his half century upon
the a The ranch is near San Diego,
Cal. The chief product is honey. This
product Is gained from two apiaries,
which MI. Reynolds visits every time
MS business permits him to go to
southern California. "In my apiaries.
which are cared for by my son." said
he, there are 40 stand of bees. The
money season lasts from April to July.
This season my bees yiel6cd 40, 600
pounds OF honey, which sells in that
country in bulk lots at 4 cents a pound.
Two OF the hives gave over 500 pounds
each. For ten years / have been inter-
ested in bees in a small way, and I
take greater interest in them every
year. A hive or stand Of bees Is worth
$2.5O. In it are the queen, the drones
and the workers, a total population of
from 10000 to rs, 1000 bees. This very
good sized colony" he continued, re
sides in a hive or wooden box. In the
hive are a dozen frames 13x7 inches.
In these the bees make or deposit the
honey, a foundation of wax having first
been placed in each frame by the bee
keeper, 80 that the bees may have
something to build upon. The honey
is taken out of the frames every other
week during the honey season. While
doing so there is little need of protect
Ing the hands. The bees seem most in
clined to sting one in the face. So, as
a ~precaution, the a. who is removing
the honey from the hives wears a straw
hat, from the brim of which is hung a
silk veil, like they have to do up in the
Klondike country to ward off the sum-
mer mosquitoes. The queen is an abb
solute monarch within her domain.
She is the undisputed boss of the job.
An ordinary bee lives during the work.
ing season only forty-five days. Young
mes are being Matched out all the time.
A bee goes to work at the tender age of
three days, and hustles like a veteran
for forty-two days. Then it is just
naturally all tired out, l suppose, for it
dies. The queen lives longer, and when
a young queen comes into existence in
the hive she drives the old queen out.
Her loyal subjects follow her in her
Punishment, and that is what makes
the swarm. In southern California the
bees make water-white honey when the
black sage is in blossom. When the
white sage is Towering the honey has
an amber tinge. In winter the bees
make no honey. Seventy-fve car loads
of the article are shipped out If San
Diego county in good years."
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01
LONGFELLOW ON EMERSON.
Funny Twist Which He Gave t. tn
Verse of His Friend.

Funny Twist Which He Gave IT, thu
Verse of His Friend.
In the first number of the Atlantic
Monthly, forty years ago, Ralph Waldo
Emerson had a poem. called "Brakma."
which puzzled both critics and corumon
readers, says the Hartford Coarant.
Some said 1t was the greatest poem of
the century; some said it was nonsense.
The first verse ran as follows:
If the red slayer thinks he saws.
Or If the slain think he is slain.
They know not well the subtle ways
keep the passes and turn again"
That. winter it happened that a rela-
tive of the poet Longfellow living in
another state bought a sleigh, and in
a family letter to the cousins IN Cam
bridge there was a wall last the Janu-
airy thaw. which had followed The pur-
chase, should keep them frori enjoy-
ing the gay cutter that season When
the letter was answered, Lorgfellow
contributed this verse, which aas. we
believe, never been printed:
ITO -, on the Purch ase of a.
Sleigh:
IF the red sleigher thinks he sleighs
Or If the sleighin' thinks it Il, sleigh
in,
They know not well the sutrIe ways
OF snow, that comes-snd goes
again"
1t is delightful to find I.ongfellow
parodying his friend Emerson.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-01

1t has been frequently stated that
fish diet, by virtue Of the phosphorus
which 1t contains, is pre-emine emily
adapted to nourish the brain, and that
those who subsist on it largely are
distinguished for their brightness and
intellectually. 1t is perfectly true thai
a small percentage of phosphorus en-.
ters into the composition of the
healthy brain, and while it is also true
that fish contains more or less phos.
phorus that may, and probably does
pass into the circulation, it lis yet to BIZ
proved either by theory or by expe.
rience that a diet of fish is, on the
whole, better adapted to supply the
waste Of the brain than a liberal va.
riety of other alimentary substances
and especially of meats. Fish is easy
OF digestion, and creates, little vascu.
lar excitement, and consequently forms
a light and wholesome article of diet
Salt water fish are the best of any, az
their flesh is more solid. more agreea.
BILE and healthy, less exposed to putres.
cence, n less viscid. They possess
these excellent qualities when fresh
when sailed they have all the proper
ties of salt fish, and consequently it,
disadvantages. Those fish which hay.
scales are, in general. the most easily
digested, and the best; and of all thest
fish, the fresh herring appears to de.
serve the preference. The herring
Goldfish, turbot and founder are per.
haps the most dig estible and best O.
fish. Salmon and mackerel, lobster ant
most other kinds of shell fish are NOR,
difficult of digestion. The mode O.
cooking fish is of considerable impor
lance; frying them in oil or lard II
an Objectionable process. In gener
the process of boiling is best ADAPTED
to render them wholesome. Stewed fish
should be avoided by the dyspeptic
Acid sauces and pickles render FISH
more wholesome for the stomach
while butter has a tendency to proven
digestion, while spice and salt, used il
moderate quantities, facilitate the di
gestive process. One of the hes
sauces that can be, used with fish /,
lemon Juice.