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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-11-18
pIrH AND POINT.

Too many people in this world do
things for the sake of an encore.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
1t is cheap compliment to tell peo-
pie they are OVERRIDING their strength,
but it always hits the bull's-cye.-Atch-
ison Globe.
1t isn't the price of your rod that de-
termines the weight of your fish, but
rather the price of the boy who caught
the fish.-Detroit Journal.
Force of Habit.-sTwo cents due on
this letter." said the postman. "All
right" replied the absent-minded debt
or, "call around with it in about
month. "-Philadelphia North Arleri-
can.
Mae-'Both George and Harry are
very attentive to Bess. wonder which
of the two she will accept?" Ethel
IF / knew which would propose first
/ could tell you."-San Francisco Ex-
aminer.
Mrs. Newlywed-'I was going to
have some sponge cake as a surprise
for you, dear; but confess it is fail
ure.' Mr.. Newlywed-*What was the
matter?" Mrs. Newlywed-"I don't
know for sure, but ] think the druggist
sent me the wrong kind of sponges."-
Philadelphia Record.
From Boston, of Course.-"You have
heart of stone!" he exclaimed, bitter
ly. "Your intentions may be kind" she
answered, Jelly, s'but the language in
which your warning is expressed is i'll
chosen. You mean, take it, that your
diagnosis detects symptoms of cardiac
petrifaction. Washington Star.
Goodness! Wen miss the OPERA"
she said, impatiently. ''We've been
waiting good many minutes for that
mother of mine" sHours, should
say" he replied, somewhat acrimoni-
ously. "Ours?" cried she, rapturously.
"Oh! George, this is SO student" Then
she fell upon his neck.-Catholic Stand.
ard and Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-11-18

The Stout Lady was Less . Burden
to Him when She Was
Least Obliging.

One of the most delightful women in New
York is one who discarded her waist line
years ago. She is built on the order of the
tub, but she has a genial and accommodate
ing disposition and laughs heartily when she
tells this story on herself:
She had been to the Catskills for few
weeks, staying at one of those mountain top
houses that it takes you four hours to drive
up to and half an hour to come down from.
She was met at the nearest railway station,
she and half dozen others, by stage that
get of up the mountain road. 1t was hot and
the stout lady. had kind heart. She pitied
the horses and as the road grew sleeper she
volunteered to get out and walk The driver
helped her down and she trudged along as
far as she could. Then she was helped into
the stage again and at the next steep grade
she insisted on being helped out. She had
returned to the carriage another time, when
they came to still sleeper stretch of road
way. The stout lady was just too tired to
wei she SAID SAID, I'm not going to get out
again. I'm too tired"
The driver turned to her with look Of
gratitude.
'That's all right" he said. "Set still. I'd
: lot rather haul you than heft you in and
out so often"
And be "hauled" her to the very steps of
the hotel.-N. Y. Sun.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-11-18
TAXES MORPHINE IN PUBLIC.
How the DepIorabIe Habit ef ! WASH
inston Belle Was Accident-
ally Discovered.

while was in Washington last
month" said a Chicagoan the other
night, Il saw something which fairly
gave me cold shivers. We were sitting
in the street car, and in the seat just be-
side me sat one of the handsomest
women in all Washington, tall, well.
developed, well-groomed creature of
perhaps 80, with dark-rimmed eyes and
bronze-tinted hair. l knew her for the
widow of man who was something or
other in the state department under
the Cleveland administration, believe.
know she lives in a dainty apartment
in the newer part of the northwest
quarter. There was man with her
on the car, mere boy of fellow, and
he gazed at her with admiring eyes.
There was hint Of chilliness in the air.
and the woman shrugged her hand.
some shoulders.
"Myv said she. I'm afraid I'm TAX.
ing cold
Can't I get you something before
we start? asked the boy, anxiously.
oh, no, she answered. IN inst
take some quininc. always carry il
with me-a habit / learned out in In
DIANA
"She took folded paper from her
purse and opened it. She emptied the
whiN powder it contained upon her
tongue.
SITS an odd way to take quinine.
isn't il p she said, with smile. It's the
way they do out in Indiana. don't
mind the taste at ALL
"Then the car started, and the empty
paper fiuttered into my lap. Just lit
tie of the white powder chung to il.
Quite without any purpose whatever, I
rubbed my finger against the paper
and touched my tongue with an in
finitesimal quantity OF the powder. The
woman turned and looked at me just
then, and as our eyes met she blushed.
1t was an odd way, indeed, to take, not
quinine, but morphine. Chicago
Chronicle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-11-18

is there any woman who cannot be
amiable? Do not understand me to
mean the forced sweetness that degen-
crates into fiattery. Such an attitude is
unworthy. The first definition of sami-
able" given in the dictionary is worthy
of love" To be worthy of love we must
get ourselves into right relationship
with the world. Love begets love, and
the woman who would be amiable in
the highest sense must learn to love her
fellow man. She should seek out the
older people, and find what delightful
companionship she has hitherto missed.
II she will sympathize with the young
er boys and girls she can be mcst help
full in their affairs of heart and ambi-
ton. The love affair of Jack of 81 and
Betty of IS may seem to her foolish in
the light of her larger, deeper expert
ence, but she should remember her own
life-story, and bring some of the great
tenderness which seeks for an outlet to
the unraveling of their tangled skeins
of perplexity.-Temple Bailey, in Wom-
ans Home Companion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-11-18
LoBsTERs RISE IN PRICE.
Those Who Arc Fond Of the Crus.
taceans Will Have to Pay More
for Them This Year.

"This year people who are fond of
eating Holsters will have to pay dearly
for the privilege of INDUCING their APP
petites in such sea food, for the reason
that the crustaceans are scarcer now
than ever before" said wholesale deal
er in fish in New York to the writer .
day or two ago. "Live Holsters are at
present selling at 20 cents per pound,
and as only comparatively small CATCH
es are daily reported by the fishermen
of Stonington, Block Island, and ether
well-known clustering grounds as far
east as Portland, Me-, the indications
are that further advance of from five
to ten cents a pound may soon be looked
for.
"Ten years ago almost any quantity
of fine Holsters could have been pur.
chased in New York at the rate of five
cents pound. The average size of live
Holsters that then came to market was
20 inches long, not counting claws. The
largest average now is not more than
half that length. There used to be
plenty of 14-pound Holsters and / have
seen them weighing IS pounds. A lob
ster as large that would have to be 30
years old at least. This shellfish grows
slowly. and at three years old is not
much bigger than crawfish. A lobster
under five years old isn't fit for market,
but thousands of such youngsters have
to pass muster on our fish stalls nova
days.
''The present dearth of Holsters in
New England waters is largely due to
the enormous number of understood
ones that have in the past been caught
and sold for canning purposes in Maine.
Millions of small shellfish that should
have been allowed to develop and breed
were thus annually exterminated, and
the result has been that the supply of
eatable Holsters has dwindled from 3O.-
100000 in 1880 to probably less than
100000 in 1899.
The regulations concerning the cap
ture of Holsters in New England waters
are now as stringent as any game law.
No Holsters are being canned in
Maine for the reason that the short lob
ster law has killed the business in that
state. The Gamers do not find it profit
able to buy Holsters at the present high
rate, and they cannot purchase short
ones or shellfish weighing less than ten
pounds.
For the last four years energetic eff
forts have been made by the United
States fish commission to restore lob
Rfers IN their forv,or ol.urx7,~oo X
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-11-18
BARN SWALLOWS.

In the old brown barn by the shaded wall,
With moss-grown shingles. and chinks
that stare
At the blue Of sky. or the stars DER all.
In the solemn hush Of the evening air.
There the swallows build where the caves
slope low.
And cling and nutter and twitter and
call
From their mud-built nests in plastered
row,
Or preen and Groom on the ridge-poie tall.
In the flush of morn is a flash of wings
Ger the still. gray pool where the shad-
ows lie,
Till the downy breasts send the crystal
rings
In widening curves DER the mirrored sky.
In through the squares of the windowless
loft.
And out OF the gloom to the light they go,
with whirr OF wings and murmur soft.
While we dream on the fragrant hay be-
low.
Now over and under the caves and through,
2 The steel-blue wings OF, the wanderers
glide.
With melodies sweet as the year. and new.
And happy and free as the world is wide
o sweet barn-swallows, hear your CALI
Your twitter Of song and notes of cheer,
And lie again where the sunbeams fall
Through the NOTED loft, in vanished
year.
Benjamin F. Leggett. in Youths Com
panion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-11-18
spider Crab Eleven Feet Lon,

Little Miss Muffit might have been
excused for running away if it had
been a japanese spider crab that had
sat down beside her on the memorable
day when she was eating her curds and
whey. From tip to tip such crab
measures over IL feet. Its body is
small, being but 14xl1 inches but it has
the regulation number of ten arms or
legs, which measure from two to five
feet each in length, and are from three
to eight inches in diameter. The crab
is yellow and not handsome in appear.
ance. A specimen of the crustaceous
animal has just been received at Rut-
gers college, where it viii be added tc
the collection in the museum of the
institution. Chicago Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-11-18

Men Who Wear Bracelets.
misunderstanding men are said to b
on the increase.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-11-18

called Grain-O. 1t is q delicious, appetizing,
nourishing food drink to take the place q
coffee. Sold BY all grocers and liked by al
who have used it, because when properly
prepared it tastes ike the finest coffee but
is free from all its injurious properties.
Grain-O aids digestion and strengthens the
nerves. It is not stimulant but health
builder, and children, as well as adults, can
drink it with great benefit Costs about ! a.
much as coffee. Is and DC
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-11-18

Lawyer-"You say that you were In the
saloon at the time of the assault referred
to in the complaint?v Witness-I wass
sir" Lawyer-sDid you take cognIzance 81 ct
don't know what he called it, but took
what the rest did."-Boston Courier.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-11-18

Crawford What made your wife think
she gave too much for those things she
bought at auction?
Crabshaw-After they were knocked
down she discovered that she had been
bidding against herself.--Jpdee.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-11-18
he added. TITS rather fun to be
snubbed when you know it is unneces-

ary."
Grosyenor looked thoughtfully into
the fire. II had ideals, too, once upon
time," he said. II would have died for
any of them any day. The difficult part
was to live up to them"
Don't outlive them, old fellow" said
Needham. ut is mistake. When the
real shines in the reflected glory of the
ideal, it is always the better for it,"
DO you really think so?" asked
Grosyenor, as he got up. II am of to
bed now. If l stay up any longer you
will be persuading me to follow your
example, and don't think I should
find it as amusing as you did,"
The next morning Randall Needham
was coming back from giving lesson
when he saw Cecil Carwithen. in front
of him. She was carrying her violin
case, and looked white and tired.
"You must let me have that, !" he said,
masterfully, pointing to the case. "And
now tell me why you are looking so
pale this morning"
A slight flush mounted to her brow.
II am tired" she said, briefly.
''That isn't ALL" he replied.
At this moment Mrs. Ranter bore
down upon them. She cut the girl, and
bowed icily to Needham. 1t would not
do for her to offend him. Kate was be-
ginning to play the violin SO well under
his careful tuition.
"Cecil," said the man, possessing him
self of her hand, you know love you,
dear. Couldn't you make up your mind
to marry me some day."
"It's no use," she said, sadly. my
parents would never consent"
20, yes, they would!"-in triumph
ant tone.
sour lives lie in different directions"
objected the girl.
but ! make enough to keep you,"
urged Needham. 'You need never do
stroke of work. And am not COM
mon nor vulgar, whatever my father
may be. Cecil, say you love me-"
The girl looked at him, and he read
the answer in her brown eyes. Then
she seized her violin out of his hand
and fed, leaving him staring stupidity
after her, with whole world of Joy
on his face.
For the next week neither saw each
other. Randall Needham went away
suddenly the day after, and staid away,
to the surprise of his pupils flor it was
term time), and the righteous indigna-
ton of Mrs. Ranter. but what could
one expect of man like that?" she
whispered confidentially to her bosom
friend, lady whose great-niece had
married the great-nephew of baronet.
Necdham came back the day after
this charitable remark had been made.
He was in deep mourning, and his first
visit was to Gen. Carwithen. Cecil was
in the garden, and thither he wendell
his way after the interview was over.
Il have come to claim you," he said.
"What has made father consent?"
asked the girl. The tones of her voice
were incredulous.
II have informed him of few facts;
and now / must break them gently to
you, answered he.
The wind bad ruffled Cecil's hair,
and he smoothed it back with loving
gesture.
II am not bound to work for my liv-
ing" he said, "and-'
"Well?" she queried, anxiously.
Look at that" he said, thrusting a
paper into her hand, and turning away,
SO that he might not see her face. He
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-11-18

Captain-Sergeant. note down Pri-
vate Grasgreen three days on bread and
water for slovenly turnout on parade.
Sergeant-Beg pardon, captain, that
won't make the slightest difference to
him; he's vegetarian.
what? Then put him for three days
on mutton broth and beef" = Stray
Stories.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-11-18

~0f all the delegates that 1 met at that
Christian Endeavor convention, said DIR.
Hill, II liked him the best who, on being
asked what his business was, said: i am
cheerup-odist.' Success.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-11-18

suppression OF Chinese Papers.
Empress TIE Hsi has suppressed all
native newspapers in China. There
were Sc of them.
The oasis., 1899-08-26
MORALES DAUG STOBE c. NJ. CASANOVA, Prop.

This establishment keeps complete stock Of DRUGS, PATIENT MEDICINES, TOILET
 ARTICLES, STATIONERY spONGES
 BRUSHES, SOAPS. PERFUMES. ETC Of English, French S Americyn special na nufactures Prescriptions compounded. Morley Ave. Nogaies, Ariz.
The oasis., 1899-08-26

climated he can never drink to excess with safety and never can drink at all without discomfort.
 The Arizonian: A pretty serious railroad accident occurred near Pima last Monday afternoon. As the train from the south was nearing the vil- lage, it struck soft place in the road bed. caused by the recent rains, and the rails spreading far apart, let the whole train except the engine down on the ground. Seven cars were off the track, six of which were com pletely demolished, and not great deal left of the last one. The loss has not been ascertained as yet, but will reach pretty high figure. One of the cars which was a total wreck con- tained cargo of four from the mill of J. T. Owens Of Stafford. The car was broken into kindling wood and the flour scattered to the four winds of heaven The flour was billed to Globe. No one was hurt, however, but, besides the loss, there was no train or mail from the north until the next day, the wrecked cars and damaged road-bed proving too much of an obstacle over which to move trains very soon.
The oasis., 1899-08-26

FOR SALE AT BARGAIN-Two 30 ton copper furnaces complete. con- sisting of one 30-H. F. boiler, two 12- H. P. engines, one No. II Baker blow CTS, one Mo- Cameron pump, one 7x10 Blake crnsher, one pair lotion Howe platform scales, one Ortings assay balance, one Becker's andy ytical balance pulp scales, assay material and fixtures. All of the above is com plete, of modern construction and in good condition. Also pew S0-ton silver lead furnace, not set up. All located adjacent to railroad. h. quire or
 GARDINER, WoRTHEN & Goss,
 Tucson. AriZ.
The oasis., 1899-08-26
A fxIzoNA >S 1c~-
ICulled from Exchanges. |

the geological gardens at the Southern
 Pacific hotel. After gazing at the reptile for spell some wag had the audicity to wonder whose jaglets had
 that fellow"
 Yuma Sentinel: The evening shades
 had fallen fast on Sunday eve but still about fifty Indians had failed to take a tumble and leave town. City Marshal Wilder rounded them up and
 by the convincing argument of we'll wielded shillalah induced them to hit the turnpike out of town. The h. dians were principally Cocopahs.
 Prescott Courier: The long lines of men digging sewer trenches impress the visitor with the fact that Prescott is stepping to the front as modern metropolis. The new asphaltum side walks which are replacing those of wood all over town also help out the good work, as we'll as the good i'm pression.
 Florence Tribune: Luis Garcia and wife of Guaymas, Sonora, are here this week visiting the family of their cousin, c. V. Angulo. Don Luis is prominent citizen of the Mt xcan republic, and the people of Florence extend him and his estimable wife hearty welcome on this their first visit
 Holbrook Argus: Tuesday morning freight train caught fire at Aztec The burning cars were quickly de- tached from the rest, and were con- sumed in short time. One ear of oil furnished excellent fuel for the flames. The cars burned on the main line in between the switches SD that trains were not delayed on account of the accident.
 Globe Belt A. c. Dellinger informs us that the yield of grain from his 60- acre farm on Lower Tonto Basin is l765 sacks. The crop garnered would have been sti1l larger had not the rains caused some of the grain to lodge badly, making it impossible to cut. MT. Dellinger is our most successful farmer and has done more than any other to demonstrate the fertility of Gila county soil
 Yuma Sentinel system of sneak thievery has been instituted in Yuma during the past two weeks, as several business houses have been touched for sums of money in similar manner. part of the week was robbed of s90 which was in small satchel behind the bar The thief took advantage Of i her absence iu an adjoining room Wednesday evening some bolc burglar i burg arized the room of Rosa Le Roune of the Yuma Cash store. No clue to the trespassers is known.
 Journal Miner: ] B. Barley, well [ known attorney, formerly of Phoenix. [ but now practicing his profession at Manila, writes letter to friend in Phoenix stating that he is 50 well pleased with his location that he will . make the Philippines his future home He writes that he is making money rapidly aud that the climate of the island of Lnzon is the best he ever lived in It is little, if any, warmer there. he writes, than in Phoenix, and the winter time is glorious dream. He denies all the islanders upon the climate that have been published ln this country in the interests of anti expansion. There is one thing about it necullar tn all trnnical countries
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-04-28

prevented my further progress. A mighty
gush OF damp wind struck my face as l
hung on to the rail, and before could grip
my way hand over hand up the ladder the
schooner righted and hung on an even keel,
trembling like a suddenly affrighted animal
In an instant l was at the wheel. AS
quickly as the squall came it passed, but l
knew the weight that must be behind it.
Well it was that l had reduced sail and let
go the sheet, for in such sudden blast we
would have been thrown SO low that the
cargo would have shifted and the end come
in the twnklng of an eye.
As near as could guess the first rush of
air had been from out the southeast, but the
whole gale that followed struck us fairly on
the bow, and, in spite of my jamming the
helm hard over | think for space the
schooner made direct sternway. Without a
sail drawing, the din of the thrashing canvas
drowned all other noises, and in this fashion
We hung in irons until it appeared that the
mainmast would be shaken out of the YES
sci. 1 could not man the wheel and staysail
sheet together, and the former dared not
leave; but the wind settled my dilemma, for
after time, and when | was getting des-
perate, it whipped point to larboard, and
in the half glimmer that now came from the
sea, which looked like dish of froth, saw
the foot of the staysail streaming over the
starboard bow.
How | dashed the wheel with the helm up
and got forwar1 II hardly know. l remem-
Der 1t was Ii ggng against a stone wall
to get the sheet L way in, but did it, and
ran back again before we were fairly paid
Off Now | dashed the helm down and put
my weight on the main sheet, but twas past
my power to move it foot. As had no
wish to lose time by running toward South
America, bawled to the doctor to come up
He did so in hurry, but demurred when I
told him to lay hold of the line and haul.
The sudden tongue lashing gave him and a
sight of my face in the light which poured
from the cabin made him think better of his
manner, for he gripped the sheet and fell
back with it like born sailor. 1t was an
almighty tug as best, but grew easier as We
hauled into the wind. and when the line Was