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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-19

Mr.. Willard Austen, in survey OF
this subject, notes the fact and pro-
duces the evidence that animal or in
sect book destroyers are of more than
one variety. Moths and beetles are the
burrowers and borers, some in the COW
ers, and others going straight through
every page. There are book scorpions
and mites, which are primarily car
nivorous, and which seek animal as
well as vegetable food. There are fish
moths" which infest books because
they like the farinaceous matter used
in backs and bindings. There are the
white ants that feed principally on
wood, and which, therefore, have a per-
petual feast spread before them in these
days OF wood pulp. Many of these
book pests hail from the tropics, and
our closer intercourse with Cuba and
the Philippines may bring with it great
er risks for our libraries.-N. Y. Times.
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Ants Eat Paper Money.

Paper money cannot be used in the
Philippines, for there is variety of
ants in the islands which eat almost
everything and are particularly fond of
paper. In recent shipment of money
for the troops was $l,OOo,O0O in paper
money of small denominations, and
preparations were being made to send
more paper in the next shipment, when
warning was given that hereafter
nothing but-gold and silver coin must
be sent to the islands. 1t was stated
that ants got into the boxes and at
tackled the packages of bills, which
were saved from destruction only by
the greatest care. So far as officials
here know, none of the money was act
ually destroyed, the damage done being
probably no more serious than the eat
ing away of the edges of the notes, OF
perhaps making holes through some O
them.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-19
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS

Editor-"Did you write these jokes
yourself?" Would-Be Contributor
"Yes, sir" Editor."You must be older
than you look. Criterion.
Mr.. Hcnpeck-"Is my wife going out,
Eliza?" Eliza-"Yes, sir" Mr.. Hen
peck-"Do you happen to know wheth-
er I'm going out with her? ''-Fliegende
Blaetter.
A Wonder Everything Pusher puts
his hand to seems to turn to money"
"Yes. Why, he could write poetry and
make it pay."-Philadelphia North
American.
''Marry you'll" cried the Chicago heir
ess. "Why, I'd sooner marry an Amer
ican." And then the small count knew
that his case was hopeless.-Philadel
phia North American.
Didn't he once say he would never
speak to you again." "Yes; but he
saw l had a cold, and he couldn't re-
sist the temptation to tell me of sure
cure."-Boston Journal.
Mrs. La Salle-'You said Mrs. Wa
bash got her furniture on the INSTALL
ment plan, didn't your" Mrs. Dearborn
Yes; she's had four husbands, and
got little with each one."-Yonkers
Statesman.
Miss Passe-"Cholly seems to think
that I'm keeping my age remarkably
we'll" Miss Curt-"Yes, he told me
that he never heard of a single instance
where you gave it away."-Philadel.
phia Record.
Jimmie-"Ain't it good of de school
board to shut up the school in summer
SO we can have a rest" Tommy-"Aw,
dat amt de reason. Dey halter give
de teachers a chance to learn some
more."-N Y. journal.
Little Girl Ito visitor)-"My papa's
good man. He'll go to Heaven, won't
hep Visitor-"Oh, yes, indeed; and are
you going to Heaven, too?" Little Girl
-"Oh, no; I'm going with mamma"
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
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HIS BATH NOT A SUCCESS.
Take On HIS Under
clothes.

It seems her husband had been out very
late celebrating, and as he came home in the
rose flush of the morning he thought it
would De a capital idea to take bath be-
fore getting into bed. First of all and most
important it would contradict any wrong
impression as to his condition, as MS wife
sometimes had wrong impressions when he
had been out late at night. Women are so
suspicious.
So he went boldly to the bathroom and
was soon spashing around as gayly as .
canary. In fact, he created such an un-
usual commotion that his wife woke up
and went to see what was the matter.
Suddenly he saw her gazing through the
door with a look so cold and contempt-
uous that it struck a chill to his very
heart. But he made dive for the soap
and went on industriously with his ablus
tions.
What are you doing there, Peter?" she
asked him.
He made the effort of his life to appear
debonair and perfectly sober.
Cant you see what am doing, my dearY'
he Unanswered, with another prodigious splash.
I'm taking BATH"
Don't you think it would be good idea
for you to take off your underclothesy' she
asked him, with frozen reflection, as she
passed out of sight. Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Making Havana HealthfuI.

The deaths in Havana during the
month of May numbered 607, while in
May, 1898, they numbered 2,469. Even
the fact that year ago Havana was
a blockaded city cannot explain this
great discrepancy. The Spaniards
have always contended that they suf-
fered comparatively little from the
blockade, and in making this assertion
they probably did not overstate the
real facts. The decrease in mortality
cannot be the result of chance, though
climatic conditions undoubtedly have
been better this year than last. But
the main cause for the improvement has
been the betterment of sanitation. If
the American military administration
accomplished nothing else to the adj
vantage of the people, its great work
in improving the sanitary conditions
of city that was once a pest-hole
should win for it the gratitude and re.
gard of all Cubans.-Troy Times.
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GIVE ME- ONE KISS" HE INSISTED
toners to his shop, and prouder still O.
her love.
AS the morning progressed, the
crowds began to gather in the plaza
Fairday in Palermoisa gala event. Every
man and woman puts on his and hel
best, bright with ribbons and decorated
with flowers. They walk about in the
morning, looking into the booths and
eating sweetmeats. In the afternoon
there are cock fights, and Punch and
Judy shows and fencing bouts. Much
wine is drunk, and as evening comes on
there are brawls and fights at the
tavern.
This day was like all other fair days.
BY nightfall the streets were full of
roisterers. But Gabrielle did not hes
itate to start out alone when Petro
failed TO come after her.
From the tavern came shouts and
songs, but she did not heed. Straight
into the drinking-room she went. and
there, sure enough, was Petro, sleepy
with drink, but trying to keep his eyes
open, so that he could pour more of the
stuff down his throat.
Gabrielle pulled him by the sleeve.
He looked at her in dazed sort of way.
but made no effort to rise from the
table.
"Petro, it is time we were starting,
she said. 1T is late, and it will take us
three hours to travel the road in the
dark"
Petro still stared vacantly. But the
Others at the table were not SO stupid
when they saw pretty girl. One Of
them caught Gabrielle by the wrist.
and, drawing her toward him. tried to
Kiss her. She screamed and struggled
to break from him, but he held her.
Come, now. little one; give me one
KISS" he insisted.
"Petro, help me-" she cried. Petro
did not move.
But from another corner of the room,
came unexpected aid. A boy dressed
like goatherd ran up. In one hand
was his whip, and with it he struck the
drunkard in the face. With cry or
rage, the fellow sprang ap, releasing
Gabrielle's arm. The boy stepped aside
as he sprsng at him, and, sticking his
foot ont. tripped him SO that he fell
sprawling on the floor. A moment later
the boy had seized the girl and they
we're running tom ths place.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-19
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Beef loses Is per cent. of its weight
when baked.
From one hundredweight Of coal 50t
cubic feet of gas is produced.
A Cuban radish grown this year neal
MANAGES weighed eight pounds.
The production of soap in Great Brit.
ain is about $4,000 tons per week.
The production of coal in the Trans
vaal in 1898 was !, 1907, sos tons, as against
1,600,212 tons in 1897.
New Zealand imported in 1898 5000
bicycles, valued at about $3S0,615, and
about 1926, 410 worth of cycle materials.
The Norway Cement company is to
build at Slemmestadt factory which it
is expected will not only supply all the
cement required in Norway, but also en-
ter the export trade.
While the copper output of the United
States in 1898 was the largest in the
country's history, the European output
was smaller than that in any of the
three preceding years.
Recent archaeological researches
have made it probable that the ances-
tc-s of the modern Japanese immi-
grated about two centuries B. C. from
western Asia to Japan, gradually crowd
ing out the aboriginal Amos.
M. Berthelot has examined many
classical specimens of ancient mirrors
in different localities. They seem to
have been made by blowing thin
walled bulb of glass and pouring melted
lead into watch glass shaped portion
OF the thin bulb and manipulating it so
as to spread the metal into lining lay
err about one-tenth of a millimeter
thick. The glass had to be made very
thin, so as not to crack on contact with
the melted lead.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-19
A TIGER WHITE AS SNOW.
The Curious Feline Phenomenon
That Was Recently Killed
In Assam.

There are white leopards and black
leopards, and neither is very common
but white tigers and black tigers are
the rarest of wild beasts. A white tiger
was, however, shot in Assam in Feb
ruary last. The animal was shot by w.
| IL. Greenish, manager of the Naharkutia
tea estate in upper Assam, and the skin
sent to Mr.. Newing Calcutta taxi.
dermist.
Mr.. Newing has given the following
particulars to the Englishman, Cal
cutta newspaper: ''Under process of
curing, in which stage it is at present,
the skin measures nine feet six inches
from the nose to the tip of the tail, but
on completion of the process another
ten inches will be added to its present
length. The color of the skin is beau
tiful white, while the stripes, though
not very clearly indicated at present.
establish its identity as genuine tiger
skin, even did its length fail to bear out
that belief.
"When the skin is properly cured and
dried the marks will show quite dis
tinctly."
Mr.. Newing says that in the whole
eighteen years during which he has ex.
crcised his calling he has not only never
seen but never heard of such thing
before as white tiger.
A correspondent of the same Calcutta
paper points out that, though extreme.
ly rare, white tigers are not unknown.
Early in the century specimen was on
view at the Exeter change and was fig.
ured by Griffith for Cuvier. Another
was obtained by Maj. Robinson, of the
Lancaster fusiliers, near Poona, in the
Bombay presidency, and either this one
OF another has been recorded by How.
aid Saunders. Col. Goodwin Austen
was aware of yet another specimen
Biick tigers are still more rare, single
specimen seen by c. T. auckland near
Chittagong being the only one ON rec.
ord.-N. Y. World.
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Miss LOckheart's
LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAM.
[LErrER 70 MRS. prNxnAx no. 6z.ro.l

ILHTrER no MRS. PrsKHAx NO. 6z.ro4J
II cannot express my gratitude to
You for the good that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
for me. have taken five bottles of
the Compound and two boxes of Liver
Pills and feel better in every respect.
I had suffered for years with dropsy:
the veins in my limbs burst, caused
from the pressure of the water. had
the worst kind of kidney trouble, faint
Ing spells, and I could not stand long
ut a time. also had female weakness
and the doctor said there was a tumor
in my left side. The pains / had to
stand were something dreadful. A
friend handed me little book of yours.
so got your medicine and it has saved
my life. felt better from the first
bottle. The bloating and the tumors
have all gone and do not suffer anv
pain. l am still using the Vegetable
Compound and hope others NAV find
relief as have done from its use. ~.
Miss N. J. LocKHEARr, Box 10, ELIZA,
BETH, PA.
Only the women who have suffered
with female troubles can fully appre.
ciate the gratitude Of those who have
been restored to health.
Mrs. Pinkham responds quickly and
withoutcharge to all letters from suffer-
ing women. Her address is Lynn, Mas.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-19
TOWN HOSPITALS.
Public Welfare as Are schools
and Libraries.

Scarce village is too small for public
buildings for education, for the admin
istration of the law, for religious in
struction and for amusements; but how
many are the towns that can show a
hospital? Matters are very well for the
sick in comfortable homes, where the
invalid is given room, is nursed by the
most efficient members of the family,
and attended by the best physicians.
But how is it with the ignorant poor
who live in crowded cottages, whose at
PENDANTS know nothing of hygiene, and
who wait too long before seeking the
services of a doctor, dreading the ex-
pense thereof? These are the people
whom it is delight to help, and whom
the hospital most benefits. There is,
however, growing inclination on the
part of well-to-do people to seek hos
pital treatment for surgery and certain
kinds of illness. This makes it adj
visable to fit up one or two private
rooms for such patients as wish to oc-
cupy them. Patients of this kind may,
and generally do, provide their own
private nurse, but in addition pay gen.
erously, and are welcome source of
income to hospital. 1t is reckoned
that 20 per cent. of the expenditures are
to be gained from patients, for the hos
pital can be free only to those who are
absolutely unable to pay. The remain
der must be raised, and this is where the
feeling of public spirit blends with the
feeling of universal brotherhood, and
the hospital will come to be supported
because the town is proud of it.
There is one more point in favor OF
the hospital in small towns, its benefit
to the physicians. Although their serv-
ices are free to the institution-except
in the case of patients in private rooms,
who are able to pay for treatment
they are helped by enlarged experience,
and by association with the famous doc
tors who from time to time are called
from large cities for an operation or
= Helen c. Candee, in
Woman's Home Companion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-19
A Burglar Hanged.

At the July term of the supreme
court held in Albany, in 1889, Elihu
Smeeds, of Pittstown, indicted for the
murder of Ezekiel Mitchell, and con-
victed of manslaughter, was sentenced
to receive 80 lashes at the public whip
ping post, and be imprisoned three cal
endar months. Six others, convicted of
stealing, were condemned to receive ae
lashes each; while about the same time,
Francis Uss, convicted of breaking open
and robbing store in Poughkeepsie,
was publicly hanged. Criminal justice
was a triie peculiar In those days, Il
gay shs leaat.-Albauy Argua.
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Travelling Missionary--And how MANY
children have you, Mr.. Burdock?
Farmer Burdock (doubtfulIy) - Well.
now, l dunno. There's Dick and John and
Kate-.wife, how many children are there
around here?
His Wife-Nine; five boys and four girls.
Travelling Missionary-A fine family and
q fine farm, Mr.. Burdock. You keep stock,
presume?
Farmer Burdock-Oh, yes; I've got 173
head Of Jersey cattle, $50 sheep and 81 hogs.
IN. Y. World.
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Antonio and Gabrielle
CHAPTER I.

nALERMO was not yet awake. Her
eyes were still heavy with the
nights slumbers, though here and there
shutter was flung open as the donkey
cart ratified past.
In the streets the gray mist of the
sea still fingered, but the sun was strug-
Cling through and the golden glow on
the red-roofed houses gave promise of
a glorious day. The girl in the cart
rubbed her eyes as she raised her head
from the blanket and smiled:
I'VE will have a good day, Petro," she
said.
Petro nodded, and hit the donkey
with the whip. 1t Inattered little to him
whether or not the sun shone, even if
it were the day of Palermo's street fair
Wine tasted as well in the tavern as
under the trees, and he knew the dom
key could find the road back TO Castle
monte though the clouds poured rain
all day.
But the girl dubbed over with hap
piness. She shifted the damp air and be-
gan to sing. Petro scowled. Finally, as
they came upon square and he drew
up to let the donkey stick his nose in
the fountain, he said,
Il will go to the tavern, Gabrielle.
You can walk to the plaza.
With that the. girl jumped to the
ground and took the basket he handed
to her. Across the square she walked,
then down a narrow street and, again
turning, the boulevard, already deco
rated with flags and streamers, lay be-
fore her.
A few early arrivals like herself were
there. Nearly all were girls, and they,
too, carried baskets. Here and there
man was stretching gay awning over
the street or busting his wares.
Gabrielle kept on her way until she
reached little shop, where a pleasant
faced old man was taking down the
gratings. AS he caught sight of her he
came down from the bench and kissed
heron the cheek.
"You are early, Gabrielle" he said.
II have come an hour before you said
SO that might help you, she answered.
And, taking off her straw bonnet, she
began to fly about the place, changing
this vase into a new light and placing
the little pieces of statuary along the
shelves so that they would show to bet
ter advantage. She talked in merry
way as she moved about, and the old
man smiled as he watched her. He was
proud of this niece of his; proud of her
pretty face, which always brought Gus
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-19
Getting Pretty Baa.

In one town in Germany the young
women have become such inveterats
gossips that the police have posted pla-
cards requesting. them not to block
traffic by standing in groups ON tie
utyeetr-patro Free pgess,
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A service journal recently announced
the approaching marriage of young
lady, the daughter of "Sir Hector
O'Dowd." Her ladyship has written to
say that this 10 mistake. In the do.
mest:c circle II IL she who commando.
Household Words
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One size smaller after using Aliens Foot.
Ease, powder for the feet. 1t makes tight
or now shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot,
sweating, aching feet, inerowing nails. corns
and bunfons. At all druggists and shoe
stores. Csc Trial package FREE by mail
address Allen 8. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
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Worth Looking Into.-Willieboy - sPs.
what's mixed metaphor" Pa-s'it'sa new
one on me. III ask my bartender when 90
down town" -Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-11
BUSINESS CARDS
ElRST NATIONAL BANK,
81 - ~ - - - & -
49, + LITTLE FALLS IL m

Capita.3 -. ...-..,,,.!a .$5N, W.0c
Surplus ans: ,71iivided Profits, 81 900
A. D. Da wilson, Pres
N. NJ. Williams Vice Pres
"% a. X. Davidson, Cashier
-3@ Fred Staugl. Assistant \ Ter.
Directors "A d. DavidsOI;, c. Lind.
bergh, N. II, Williams, .'eter w stake
" m. i.av wilson, Fred Staugl, II. c.. Ga win
Drew Musssr, 4. NJ. Wcyerhaeuser> 81 o,
Hawley, A. e. Davidson: g.
buy aud sell foreign and domes+:E ~.
change: Pay, interest on time III .3t2.ts
We make COLLECTIONS % svrcialtvsS st.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-11
. THE PouLT1rERER.

For the early spring sitting nine eggs
are enough. " $# I
The habit Of egg eating when once
formed Is difficult to cure. &s
While chicken pox is contagious, 1t 10
not particularly dangerous. ET
Feed the fowls good variety, but not
80 much that there will be waste.
Hamburgs viii not do themselves full
justice unless they have full range.
Inactivity, contentment, rest and plenty
Of proper food are the chief aids to fatten-
ing.
As fowls are sold almost entirely by
weight, good condition in flesh Is desir-
able. II + 4.
Should disease of any kind appear al
ways prepare warm, dry place for the
fowls.
II q hen lays soft shelled eggs, give her
plenty Of gravel, oyster shells and crushed
bones
An active, vigorous cock, II below the
average size, will sire as large sized chicks
a. the heaviest.
The quicker one disposes Of all but
breeders and hatchers the less expense
and care will be needed.
II service or profit OF vigorous growth
70 desired, there must Be 4 frequent change
of cockerels In the flock. To keep up tho
vigor new blood 10 necessary.-St. Louis
Republic. B. }s. a. WI 2
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-11
GOVERNOR VBlOEs IT BUT.RDV ESCAPED
sf9l GlI34l I ~
Il Returns the Anoka Hospital
Bill Is the Lsgislaturs
III En-. Ss
..8s Without Signing. !.
iHE FAVoRs THE COUNTY Plan
Believed q Measure Satisfao-
tory to All Parties Can
Be Agreed On. .

. 81. PAUL, April Ex-Governor Lind
Has vetoed the Staples bin, 81. +. eco,
providing for : fourth district hospital
for the insane at Anoka. and the pur-
chase Q. . site 1t Hastings. The gov
srnor's message 10 quite lengthy, but hts
main reasons for vetoing tho measure
are covered in the following extract:
ssTo maintain the chronic insane IN
large numbers in hospitals 10 neither
humane nor economical We already
have hospital capacity for double the
population Of acute insane that we now
have. The state only requires addi-
tional accommodation for tho chrome
insane, and this requirement can be
met to the best advantage to that class,
and with the greatest economy to the
state, by adopting either the county
plan or the colony plan. Notwithstand-
ing these facts, the present bill pro-
poses that the state build and equip two
additional hospitals, the first at an inn
mediate expense Of $25O, 900. It seems
to me that, unhampered by inconsider-
ate action Of former Legislators, such
propositions would not have been seri-
ously entertained by the present legis-
stature" ..... -. ..-
!. 1t is said q compromise measure, sat-
isfactory to the governor and the
friends of the Staples bill, will be ar
ranged before the end Of the session.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-11
.kAuTz WAS lNsuLTEp.,s

A. >,a~AA 49, arnN = ~. ". M
Aets n ths 80. ~. 1,s.s IA 'SSss ss5''
Ap,A samoal B as,,.h 81 \. ,,,i.s s3 ~
Francisco. q Anil n T,,a \ " s..;c,,,,sss.s
press correanondent h.d } M i,,tsr,s "a =
Win Admiral Kants vastard.v. ''sss 8 =.
snoke nnita fraaly ~ III .ifn. Y ~; 80
considers he has been xroesly iueu1fad
by the German consul general tsaujng
his counter roclama I, ton. admiral
takes the stand that tho Berlin treaty,
which ne - instructed ~ his govern
ment to uphold, does not make
any provision whatever fcF i
provisional government. His insttuc-
lions arc TO carry ont H.
treaty N accordance With the vteWa0f
. majority q the consular repreeenta-
tives. Inc admiral 70 very wroth With
the Germn CONSUL and blalnes him -
tirely Tor the present attitude a The
rebels. % the natives were Obeyineshls
command 70 retire to their homes when
the German proclamation va Issued.
AT the meeting o. the consuls and
senior naval omcers Of the nagsnip the
admiral explained n1s poatlon. Under
the treaty there could pc no proviEonal
governments, ana the agreement under
which It had been recognized under pe-
culiar and trying circumstances for the
protection OF life and property 49, Just
as provisional as the government atasH.
he declared ne mad to 3
ssasd By the supreme Court,
He had to stand by the supreme court.