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rhe Kai.er's Request.

There is neat little story told about
a certain young lady of London who be-
fore her marriage with Teutonic diplo-
mat made pilgrimage to Potsdam for
the express purpose of obtaining Kaiser
william permission for her fiance to re.
main both in Office and in England, q
law prevailing in the Fatherlhnd that
forbids budding statesmen to mate
with aliens, as the initiated well know
eth. The great man gracefully gave
way, and with a condescending playful
ness all his own remarked: And you
must now ask the baron favor for me
inreturn, which IL to wear his mustache
turned upward. like good German, in
stead Of downward, like an orthodox
Englishman," since which the distin-
guished son-in-law of millionaire
tradesman can be known afar of by his
stiff and bristling mustache. Troy
Times
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Here the poor creature burst out CRY
ing, and 1 reached for my handker.
c..icf, feeling somehow that being a
capitalist wasn't such fun as I'd imag
"Oh, Miss Dunning," proceeded my
guest, as soon as she was able to speak,
IF you knew how hard we worked to
Suild that house. We put the savings
Of years into it, thinking that in our
old age we'd have a roof over our heads.
And now we must lose it ALL"
A fresh burst of sobbing interrupted
her, and / swallowed succession OF
what seemed to be cobblestones. tried
to think what Mr.. Higginson would
have done in such an emergency, and
wondered if he ever felt as much like
a chicken thief as l did at that mo-
ment.
"Why, don't cry" managed to say
at last. "Pll not deprive you of home.
only bought the mortgage as an in
vestment, you know"
Here / was actually apologizing for
having money out at interest" The
poor woman went away a little COM
forted at last, and went to bed with a
nervous headache.
Irather lost interest in my mortgage
after that. / didn't sleep well for some
reason, and when / did doze little my
dreams were haunted by weeping old
ladies. got bad habit of going into
brown study at inconvenient times,
and would start guilty when spoken to
suddenly.
One day got note from Mr.. Adams
saying he was going to foreclose at
once, and assuring me that I'd get my
money all right-Ineedn'tworry. Some
how didn't find the assurance comfort
ing, and went home without any appe-
tite for supper.
MAY the Lord preserve me from ever
becoming capitalist" cried Lucille,
| looking at my face as sat trying to
read after supper. You look, my dear,
| for all the world like Judas Iscariot aft
er he was found out. A funeral would
be cheerful beside you. Thank good
ness Bob is coming tonight
Bob is Lpcille's cousin, Il young law.
yer, and the jolliest boy going. But
alas! when he came, Bob was in the
blues, too. He sighed like furnace
every few moments, and finally an
nounced that he couldn't stay.
81 want to see man named Adams
about a mortgage" he said, and
turned cold all over.
"It's the saddest case ever heard of, =
he went on. IAN old couple who are
clients of mine had a mortgage on theiI
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-05

The Courtesy of the Game.--"To what
NAV 1 attribute the honor of this call ?"
IA pair of aces. "-Cleyeland Plain
Dealer.
"What made you play that piece over
again? I didn't call that applause an
encore" "Why, the music was marked
Repeat "-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Not a Party.-Ada-"Wasn't there
some talk of Maude marrying duke?'
Dolly-"Yes; but you see the duke
didn't say anything about it.'-Phila-
delphia North American.
Cold Blooded.-"Is it true, darling,
that you gave the minister $50 for mar
rying us?'' Eyes, but keep it to your
self. I was never SO swindled in my
life. '-Detroit Free Press.
A Born Fighter.-Johnson-Mor-
mon Jake would ruther fight than eat
/ do believe" Bill-"Pardner, that amt
half of it. He'd druther fight than
drink."-Indianapolis Journal.
Youthful Lover (sighing)-"It is not
good for man to live alone" The Lady
-"very true, and that's why it would
be so much better for you to go and
live with your acknowledgement
Blaetter.
s'Say, Bill, Joe just asked the boss II
he could get off to attend his brothers
funeral, an the boss says: Are We sure
it amt ball gamer 'W-well, SIR, says
Joe, its kind o. combination-me
brothers the umpire "--Scribner's.
Fuddy-"Remarkable cure, that case
of Mrs. Blanks" Duddy-"Haven't
heard about it. What was it?" Fuddy
-"She has recovered her voice. You
know she hasn't been able to speak fol
three years. They induced her to play
game of whist, and she was talking
before she knew it."-Boston Tran
| script.
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Ten years ago the daily capacity Of
the natural gas wells in the Findlay
(O.) fields was 20O,0O0,O0o feet. Now it
is down to few million feet, and the
pressure is so low that the supply is
almost useless. This year will mark
the passing of natural gas as fuel in
all of northwestern Ohio. The big pipe
lines which carried gas to Toledo, Tif-
fin, Sandusky, Norwalk and many
smallerplaces are fast being abandoned
and the pipes taken up. The pump sta
tions of the Northwestern Natural Gas
company are shut down, as are those Of
the city of Toledo. which cost the mu-
nicipality $1,500,000. The gas would
have lasted many years longer If in the
early years of its discovery it had not
been wasted. The famous Krag well,
probably the greatest gas producer ever
opened up, was allowed to burn uncon-
fined for months at time, millions of
feet going to waste daily. All through
the natural gas belt, in the early days of
the craze, the streets were lit by great
torches, the flames from which some
times flared up 30 feet into the air.
Chicago Tribune.
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LIGHTNING STRUCK TWICE
Giant Cottonwood Tree I'm Hyde Park.
Chicago, Succumbs to q Seq
Ond Stroke.

Lightning never strikes twice In the
same spot, says an old saw, but there is
q giant cottonwood in Hyde Park that
proves that there are exceptions to all
rules.
This tree stands on the south side
of Fifty-third street between Cornell
avenue and the Illinois Central tracks.
1t is more than 40 years old and is one
of the tree monarchs of the neighbor-
hood. The late Judge John A. Jameson
built his home at the southwest cor
nef of Fifty-third street and Cornell
avenue in 1857. There was little or moth
ing in Hyde Park in those days; so little
that the suburban service Of the lii
nois Central was only one year old.
and there were only three trains day
each way. On the Fifty-third street
side he planted row of cottonwoods.
Cottonwoods grow rapidly and take
kindly to the sandy soil along the lake
shore. The row grew into great trees,
which in time came to be landmarks.
Ten years ago the largest of these
great cottonwoods was struck by light
ming. The bolt seemed to be in the
shape of an enormous knife, for it sliced
off large strip of the trunk for 70
feet or more. Such a stroke would have
killed a less vigorous tree. But tho
big cottonwood tree stood the blow
bravely, recovered and went on grow
ing. In time there was nothing but a
long brown scar to prove the visitation
of the deadly blast from the skies.
A few days ago the lightning came
again. Before the bolt struck the leaves
of the cottonwood were green and
glossy. Within an hour every leaf was
, shriveled. Some of the leaves dried up
and became brown. Every sign of vital
ity had departed from the tree. The
giant cottonwood was dead.
Curiously enough, this time the bolt
left no mark. Ten years ago the light
ming left great wound in the trunk;
! yet the tree lived. This time there is no
sign of the smallest puncture; yet the
tree was instantly killed.-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The fly lays four times each summer
and 50 eggs each time.
1t has been determined that light ia
an important factor in sugar produc,
ton, recent Investigations showing
that the sugar content of the plant is
dependent on the amount of direct sum
light received.
The Edinburgh (Scotland) Corpora
ton made an appeal to parliament for
power to deal with street advertising
denominations, including the enforced
illumination of wall spaces at night. Six
other cities are seeking to obatain the
same permission.
Late reports on the experiments at
the Schlesbusch dynamite works near
Cologne say that Prof. Linde's method
of employing liquid air as a blasting
agent has proved so satisfactory that
it has been adopted on large scale in
the Simplon tunnel.
German chemists, who have sue
seeded in producing artificial indigo
that can compete successfully with the
natural product of British India, the
Straits and Java, have established
large works at Ludwigshafen for the
manufacture of this article upon an ex-
tensive scale. The industry in the east
has already been seriously affected by
competition.
Portugars iron ore deposits are at.
tracing attention, and improved trans
portation facilities alone are needed to
insure their immediate development
Red and brown hematite deposits occur
| in Cuba, in South Alemtejo; and on the
bank of the Zezere, in North Alemtejo
there is bed of brown hematite yield
| ing IS to SO per cent. of iron, 3 to IS pei
cent. of phosphorus, and no sulphur.
Both Mexico and Japan propose to es-
tablish life saving and signal systems
along their coasts and will employ the
Coston night signals, which are now
generally used by the army and light
house service. ThSy were invented by
| the widow of Capt. Coston, of the Amer
lean corps. 1t is said that she is thu
| only woman who ever invented al
article that could be adopted by thu
military or naval service.
| Belgium is expanding its industrial
field and is establishing important con
nections in Russia and the orient.
shipbuilding yard and engineering
works are being constructed at Mic
olaiev, the chief Russian naval station
on the Black sea. The headquarters o
the company are at Bouffionex, nea1
Chatelineau, in Belgium. The ship
building department is being set al
with facilities for building two larges
type armorclads and six merchant YES
sells of the largest tonnage.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-05
IMMATURE SING SING.
The New York Prison, Modelled In
Alabaster, to Be Exhibited
Mt Paris.

A model of Sing Sing prison has re-
Gently been made in alabaster by the in
mates of that institution. The plans
were drawn and the material shaped
entirely by inmates, and the success has
so far surpassed their fondest expecta-
tons that the model will be exhibited
at the Paris exposition. The work was
begun last November and is just COM
pleted. A magazine entitled the ''Star
of Hope" published within the walls,
describes this marvel of ingenuity. All
the property of the state inclosed by
the prison wall and ali its buildings will
be reproduced on scale of one-six-
teenth of an inch to the square foot.
Each and every building will be
shown just as it stands, completely fur
nished; every wire and pipe under
ground will be shown and marked If
used for steam or water; all the outside
doors of the different buildings will be
made SO that they may be opened at
will; also, the gates of the prison will
be opened from the guardhouses just as
they are to-day. The tower at the right
of the warden's house will be shown in
detail, and small cannon will be placed
in position to mark the recent improve
ment made by the present superintend-
emit; also, there will be shown on the
same scale 6Oa,072 square feet of prop
erty, along with the 16 state buildings,
including the main dollhouse that con-
tains ZOO cells, and which is 4S2 feet
long. One feature of the work will be
the construction of the main prison
building, the cells, of which there are
1900, standing in solid mass of stone
work, with guard wall of it's own
height, all rooted over. This guard wall
contains the windows, and it will be so
arranged that the outer guard wall can
be opened, in order that the 1000 cells
may be seen in their completeness. All
of the buildings will be made of ala
baster. This is arrived at after each
section is first modelled in clay, then in
plaster of paris, which serves to make
the glue molds free, and finally in ala
baster.-N. Y. Sun,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-05

Heres a queer tale from Tennes-
zee of family of II that has its home
in hollow tree" said the woman who
is always interested in strange stories
a. she looked up from her paper.
"How would you like such home "a
that, Willie?" inquired the woman'a
husband, turning to his son and heir.
The boy shook his head.
''Too easy to get hold of a switch, " he
answered, as his mind reverted to some
of the little controversies he had had
with his father.-Chicago Post.
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home. 1t was bought year or SO ago
by some shark or other"
l covered my eyes with my hand just
here, and Lucille coughed in an embar.
raised way. But Bob noticed nothing
and proceeded in a troubled tone:
''Of course, they couldn't keep up the
interest. Whoever bought the mort.
gage knew they couldn't. Such people
always figure on that, you know, and
now the poor old chap has gone crazy
over losing his home-clean daffy, you
know-and his poor wife will be turned
out unless something is DONE"
There was dead silence for mo
ment when he stopped, and then got
up without word, and, going to my
desk, unlocked the drawer where kept
the precious mortgage. With trembling
fingers l seized my pen and with few
stro1&s cancelled the mortgage, and az
did SO load rolled off my heart.
"Here," cried, eagerly to the mysti.
fed Bob, take this to that poor woman,
quick, tonight"
"Oh, Sara, cried Lucille, you worked
so hard for that money"
$50 has she,' said. "And am young
and strong, while she is old and help
less. Oh, Lucille, if you knew how I've
hated myself lately"
Lucille took me in her arms, and then
explained things to Bob, while cried
a little, though couldn't help thinking
what Mr.. Higginson would have said at
my behavior.
We got Bob off at last. as happy as a
lord, and then Lucille embraced me
again.
you were never cut out for capital.
list. knew it all the time" she cried.
triumphantly.
thank you, DEAR" said, meekly.
"And say, Lucille, let's go to hear Maude
Adams tonight"
"Why," she exclaimed, her eyes as big
as saucers, 1.-THE prices are way up
in g."
"Who cares?" / said. I'm richer to-
night than I've been for years."
And we went.-Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-05

Mrs. Yungkupple-You used to think
II great privilege once just to hold my
hand.
Mr.. Yungkupple-And don't think
just as much of you as ever?
If you did, you wouldn't be away.
every night holding other hands at the
poker table. Boston Transcript.
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Jimmie" inquired the neighbor boy
through the fence, what club 10 1t your
maw's just joined? heard her asl<in'
my NAV to join, too"
II don't know, but from the way she's
maxim me and the servants work
think It must be drivin' club. DE
troit Free Press. a
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-05

"A man in 10 Daviess county sent two
dollars to New York for the purpose of
finding out how to make hundred dollars
day."
"And did he find outw
eyes, He received letter containing .
slip ON which these words were printed:
Get Job in a mint Chicago Times
Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-05

The Best Prescripthon for Chi11A
md Fever Ia bottle Of Crows TAsTuB0
CanL ToNc It Il simply iron and quininet In
Htasteless form. Nocure-no pay. Pr1ce,b0o
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-05

to grandma in thu rocker Grain-O is good for
the whole family. 1t is the long-desired sub
stitute for coffee. Never upsets the nerves
or Injuries the digestion. Made from pure
grains it is food in itself. Has the taste
price. 1t is genuine and scientific article
and il come to stay. 1t makes for health
and strength. Ask your grocer for Grain-O.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-05
Helps Trade.

Whenever a young wife proposes to bake
her own bread in order to save five cents
week, the man who has put on the market
an infallible cure for dyspepsia smiles like
. cat that has just eaten the canary.-Nau-
800 Puof1ar
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-05
CHARMING whistlins OF BuIlets.

jefferson said of Washington that
'~He was incapable of fear, meeting
personal dangers with the calmest sin-
concern" This statement is indeed
very clearly proved by his first engage
ment, of which Gen. Washington gave
this description: II fortunately es-
capped without any wound, for the right
wing, where ] stood, was exposed to
and received all the enemy's IRE, and
1t wac the part where many were killed
and the rest wounded. ] heard the bull
let's whistle, and believe me, there h
something charming in the sound.
Ladies' Home Journal
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HerAdvantawe,

What is the need of women proposing
when they can make men do it and then
fling it up to them all through ife?-N. Z.
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Bill-"That fellow has some very gooi
bright friends" EYonkers Statesman.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-05

To Care . Geld In Ono Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money lift fails to cure. Csc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-05

docs Col. blood see double?" Shouldn't
wonder. He drinks enough for two
Town Topics.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-05

In a few years the people out west win be
engaged in lynching the automobile thieves.
-Washington Post.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-05

Every man knows some other man who
il a little smarter than himself, but he
doesn't like to admit it.-Chicago Daily
News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-05

For Whooping Cough Piso's Cure is .
successful remedy.-M- p. Dieter, 67 Throop
Ave-, Brooklyn, N Y, Nov..l4, 's4-
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You needn't stretch it to put quartz in Z
pint cup.-Golden Days.
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Halls CatarFh Cure
r Constitutional Cure. Price, 75c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-28
Grasty, the Pusher

15Os10-12 7th NV, and O."
big stores Everything at correct prices. A
good rule works both ways. Money refunded for
Blankets, &c. on credit. Small cash payment and
balance to suit. and We help you over the hard
places. grassy.
-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-28
INDIANA OUTLOOK.
The state Said to BE Republican From
One End to the Other.

Charles E. Hernly. chairman of the In
Washington. He came Tuesday to invite
the President to attend the reunion of the
blue and gray which takes place at Evans
VILE Ind October II. Mr.. Hernly saw the
President yesterday and received assur-
ances that he would attend. The reunion
is one OF the most important events in the
Hoo .er stateJ and will be attended this
year by a number Of distinguished people.
Mr. Hernly paid his respects later in the
day to Mr.. Perry 81 Heath, the first assist
ant postmaster general. A reporter of The
Star>met Mr.. Hernly in the Post Office De-
partment yesterday and detained him long
enough to getsan expression of the political
outlook in Indiana
II have Just told General Heath that In
diana is republican from one end to the
other In all of my political experience
have never experienced such satisfactory
condition The party is together on every
issue and will stand firm. We are all for
Mckinley in 1900, and the state will send
a solid delegation to the convention for
him. And when the vote is counted you
will find a majority dn Indiana greater than
ever before The magnificent policy of the
President is indorsed by every one. The
course in the east is Endorsed without re-
striction The people take little interest
in this trust agitation. Prosperity is every
where and there is more money af1oat than
the people know what to do with. Crops
are fine and there is a feeling of security
among the people This anti-expansion
idea of the few cranks about Boston is not
developing any converts in Indiana We
are all with the administration, and want
another one like it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-28
EXTRA PAY FOR SOLDIERS.
Decisions of the Controller of the
Treasury on the Subject.

Mr.. F. H. Morris auditor for the War
Department, has issued a circular of in
formation as to extra pay for officers and
enlisted men who served in the war with
Spain. He says:
Under the decisions of the controller of
the treasury it is held that
The extra pay provided for by the act
of January II, 1899 was in lieu of the fur
Tough; therefore any officer enlisted man
who had the benefits of said furlough al
though he may have been mustered out
with his organization after January II,
1892 is not entitled to extra pay under the
act.
But officers and enlisted men who were
held to actual service during the entire fur
Tough period and received none of the fur
Tough benefits have the same right to eX
ira pay under the acts of January II, 1899,
and March 3, 1899. that they would have
had if no members of the organization to
which they belonged had been furloughed.
An enlisted man or officer who was
granted a furlough with his organization
to await muster out Is not entitled to the
extra pay, though he may have been sick
during his furlough, nor can the extra pay
be allowed to the heirs Of enlisted men or
officers who were granted and awaited them
selves of such furlough and died while on
furlough or thereafter.
THE act of March 3, 1899, supra, applies
to enlisted men in the regular army who
enlisted subsequent to the declaration OF
for the only as individuals, and
if such enlisted men served honestly and
faithfully, grants to them the extra pay
provided in the acts on muster out and dis
charge from the service, whether before or
after the passage Of the act, without
gard to the muster out and discharge of
the organization to which they belonged.
The same provision applies to enlisted men
of volunteers who were not granted fur
Ioughs to await muster out. The enlist
ment must have been on or after April %,
1895 and such extra pay cannot be al
lowed until after the soldier has been dis
charged.
Officers and enlisted men of the regular
army holding commissions in the volunteer
army, who, on muster out and discharge
from service in volunteer organizations,
return to duty, rank and pay In the regu-
lar army are not entitled to the extra pay,
as they are not discharged from the mill
tary service of the United States.
Extra pay cannot be allowed when the
discharge was for the soldiers own con-
venience before muster out of his organ-
cation.
Commissioned officers discharged before
January II, 1899. are not entitled to extra
pay under any law.
Extra pay cannot be allowed to heirs of
soldiers of the regular army who died in
service"