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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-10-12

Fond Mother-"Tommy. you don't
seem very WE'LL" Tommy-"No, NAV,
amt; wisht I had let sister eat
that third piece Nv pie."-Ohio State
Journal.
II dislike ill-feeling. hear Scad-
ley says he owes me q grudge."
"Don't let that worry you. He's
never been known to pay anything
he owes. "-Philadelphia Times.
IL have scheme that will mako
q millionaire of me-" "Can't you let
me in on it?'' 'Sure. 1t is to invert
sky-scrapers and let them automat-
ically clean the Observation-Disclosures
lis News.
Chattel Chatter.-"Did you ever
see anything so stuck up as that
pump?" remarked the saw-buck.
"And why not?" replied the milking
stool. "He's well-connected, you
ee."-Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. Browne-''I've just been to see
Mrs. Swellman's new place. She has
stained glass all through the house."
Mrs. Parvenu-"The idea! Her serv-
ants are too lazy to remove the
stains, I suppose?"-London An
swers.
Mr.. Wunder-"I don't see why that
man Timbers always puts Ii. D..
after his name. Did any college ever
confer that degree ON him?" Mr..
Tellit-"Oh, no. He uses the letters
to indicate that he is lumber deal
r."-Baltimore American.
HE speaks of making Roadway in
the teeth of the gale" remarked
the editor. "False!" said the yacht
ing correspondent, who knew there
had not been even q ripple. "Ah,
then will put it the false teeth OF
the gale "-Philadelphia Record.
Before the Bout.-'Is Mickey in
condition?" "He's as fine as silk.
All, Mickey's great boy. He's got
something up his sleeve that'n aston
! ish all thin other buffers" "What
: is it, Mister Doolan?" "It's his
rm."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-10-12
A STRANGE CITY FARM.
one In New York That IL Operated
By Cinnamon who Sell
Vegetables.

There is one kind of farm in New
York that is not at all common, that
has never existed in any other city
so far know, in ancient or modern
times. 1t is situated, oddly enough, in
about the center of the 317 square miles
of New York, so well as the center
of . boot-shaped area can be located,
says Scribner's Magazine.
Cross Thirty-fourth street ferry to
Long Island City, which really does
not smell so bad as certain of our
poets would have us believe; take the
car marked "Steinway," and ride for
Is or 20 minutes out through dreary
city edge, past small, Imprinted man
ufactories. squalid tenements, and
sad vacant lots that serve as the last
resting place for decayed trucks and
overworked wagons. A hundred yards
or so from the highway will be seen
the first of the odd, paper-covered
houses of the colony of Chinese farm
ers who earn their living by tlling
the soil of Greater New York.
At short distances are the other huts
crouching at the foot of big trees,
with queer gourds hanging out in
front to dry and large, unusual crooks
lying about, and huge baskets, and
mattings-all clearly from China; they
are as different as what could be
bought on the neighboring avenues as
the farms and farmers themselves are
different from most Long Island farms
and farmers. Out in the fields, which
are titled in the oriental way, utiliz-
ing every inch of ground clean up to
the fence, and LAID out with even d.
visions at regular intervals like rice
| fields, the farmers themselves may be
seen. working with Chinese imple-
ments, their pigtails tucked up under
their straw hats, while the western
world wags on its own way all around
them. This is less than Ave miles from
the grass-covered parade ground OF
the Waldorf-Astoria.
They have only three houses among
them, that is, there are only three OF
these groups of rooms, made of old
boards and boxes and covered with
tar paper, but no one in the neigh.
borhood seems to know just how many
Cinnamon live there. The same sleep
ing space would hold score or more
over in Pell street.
Being Cinnamon, they grow only
Chinese produce, a peculiar kind o.
bean and some sort of salad, ant
these large, artistic-shaped melons
seen only in China or Chinatown, which
they call something that sounds Xix,
"moncha," and which, one of then
told me. bring two cents pound from
the Chinese merchants and restaura
teurs of Manhattan. For my part,
was very glad to discover these farms
for I had always been perplexed to &C
count for the fresh salads and greer
vegetables, of Enthusiastically Chimes,
origin, that can be found in season
in New York's Chinatown.
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FIGURES"

Il added it up four times, and 1 am
certain it is a hundred pounds, for
know have paid for everything ]
got up, and fetching the famous &C.
count book, laid it before my hus.
band.
"'He glanced down the lines, and
then suddenly burst into a roar o.
laughter.
"'What is it? / asked.
81 bent over the book, and he point
ed to line which / had at the time
written with great pride:
"'Twelve pinafores at s.. Tod. each,
s7o.'
"'You forgot to get the shillings
to pounds, that is ALL said Jack.
"'No, I remember doing it, 1 said.
"'Well, you've put it down again
here, then, under Things for JAG
queline." Here is IS los. That's it,
II covered my face with my hands,
and Jack went of into fit Of laugh.
ter, and then, wiping his forehead
and his eyes, he said: You gave me
nice fright, Carrie
"sBe quiet / said. 4 don't see any.
thing to laugh at. You are perfect
ly horrid.'
HE vowed and declared that he
would never be horrid again, and that
he would not even say that So los
was great deal to spend ON pima.
fores.
"There was nothing between us
now but the coffee pot, which was nc
longer steaming; the coffee had gone
cold, and we made it all up with each
other.
II promised to buy myself an aritn.
mctic like we had at school (she picks
| it up OF the table), and so my bet<
noire has come back to me. and / an
going to do an hours arithmetic ev
cry day. Jack on his side promised
lots of things It's all the same
though. owe the wretched figures
another grudge now, and hate them
more than ever with my capital u
| aEd two s's."-Chicago Herald
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meaning Of this unheard-of extrava

meaning of this unheard-of extrava
gance.'
"Sack had never spoken to me in
such a way, and felt myself growing
red now in my turn.
"I will not have you accuse me Of de.
ceitfulness!' exclaimed, and as to ex.
planning clearly, it seems to me have
already done so.'
Every clearly, certainly said Jack,
ironically; from what / understand.
you have spent hundred pounds on
hat and few necessary little things
for your child
"'My child! And is she not yours,
too? This is always how men act. Ny
father used to say to my mother:
"Your daughters have once more be-
haved in this absurd manner" and then
if it were anything pleasant about us
he would say: II have been compli-
mented to-day. on my daughters!"
You are all alike, you men!' !
was in a great state of excitement, but
1 had to stop in the middle of my har-
rangue, as the servant came in. When
she had gone away again Jack, no
doubt alarmed at my anger, began
again in gentIer tone:
"'But, Carrie, you must see
Don't call me Carrie, please, !
said.
There was q pause, and then he
continued-with the most exasperat-
ing calmness:
"'As you like, but what have to
say about this matter is that our sim
pie way of living does not justify
your spending money in this extrav-
agant manner. The only thing left
for me to suppose is that you have
been giving some grand receptions
to which have not been invited, and
that you have ordered dresses
"'That is quite enough, thank you,
said in a perfect fury of concen.
trated rage and indignation.
"The servant just at this moment
brought in the coffee and then went
away again, as we always like to have
a quiet tete-a-tete over our coffee.
II filed my cup. and in doing SC
burnt my hand atrociously with the
coffee pot handle, but I maintained
my dignity and showed no signs Of
what / was suffering.
1--WE both stirred our coffee and
waited in silence for the sugar t.
melt.
Suddenly Jack threw his servietts
down on the table.
"'Clara, 1 cannot understand thu
childish way in which you are acting
Why should you want to hide thing!
from me like this? If am to pa,
your debts I must know
"'My debts?' I exclaimed. 'Wha
debts, if you please?'
"'Weli the $40 that you owe, ant
which I have not by me at present.
"'But 1 don't owe $40. have no
asked you for any money. and / d
not owe a farthing. i have paid TO
everything have bought
| "'But how have you paid = wha
money have you used?
"'Why, the money you put in tn
drawer at the beginning of tn
month, of course
"'The money put in the drawer
Have you managed to pay hundre'
pounds with that? put $40 in tn
drawer
i "'well, my book is there, and yo'
can see for yourself said at last
4, ~.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-10-12

Dear little Wild folk o. the Wood1anes
eecreted In thicket and dell
with every mans hand against YOU
How do you liver Who can tell!
Is winsome, 80 timid and graeefut'
Casing at US with wide startled eyee
Like souls seeking vainly for friendship
Living ever In fear Of surprise.
I saw in the woods In the morning
: A partridge In motherly mood.
Walking erect like matron
At the head Of her tiny. brown croeot
A rabbit looked on with approval.
Two squirrels frisked near In oeuenS
A bevy Of birds sang In chorus-
They saw US! Oh, skurry and nients
Annie A. Preston. In Springfield (Maes'I
Republican.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-10-12

Through the gray. moist dawn. to Its walt
ing pier.
Like a phantom or a sprites
Some looming. high-sparred ship draws
that has beat its way through the night.
90 after battling with storms and fears.
BY night on life's restless tide.
Let my soul. as the sun-kissed morn 49,
pears,
To Its final mooring glide.
REV. Charles A. 8. Dwight. In N. !. Or
server
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1t is because only the first step counts
that the following ones are 30 easyr-Iowp
Topics.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-10-12

Tastes change in many respects, - W
fainable.-Pcck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-10-12

Being ignored altogether Is no more odious
to sensitive woman than forced CALAMITY.
Town Topics.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-10-12

I. is better to be able to talk sense in ozlo
language than to chatter rubbish in twos->
Aliy Sloper
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-10-12

McJigger-What makes you think he
isn't gentleman?
Thingumbob-He insists that he ID.
-philadelphia Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-10-12

If you cannot have what you prize i i .
good thing to prize what you haye.-Ram's
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-10-12

Our latest submarine is named the Adder,
Her business will be to subtract from the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-10-12

No man can avoid his own company-so
he had best make it as good a. possible
Atlanta Constitution.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-10-12

Sorrow in a Side Show.--"H How did the
bearded woman take it when the manager
discharged herr" "She faced it like man
till she went in the dressing-room, and G0t
her false whiskers of, then she broke down
and cried like q woman. "--Phladelphia
Evening Bulletin. =
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-10-12

Mrs. Bingo-"I wonder who sent ~ this
book: What can be done with chatting
dishy" Bingo-'I guess the doctor did"
Town and Country.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-10-12

Art for arts sake not infrequently
results in hearts ache.-Iudianapolis
News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-10-12

y
when I take tea at Molly's house-
I say 1t with regret
I scarcely notice who IL there.
And what they say, and what they wear
speedily forget.
when take tea at Molly's house
The only one see
Il Molly sitting there demure;
And of but one thing am sure-
That Molly smiles at me.
when take tea at Molly's house.
This, only. would say:
''sweet Molly. come and pour the "a
And sweeten 1t with smiles for me
At my house every day"
Mary n. Currier. In Town and Country
when Cruelty Ceases to He CFae1
He mourned because men shot the birds
And women wore them on their hats;
He scored the wicked doctors for
Experimenting on the CATS
He pitied the poor horses that
Were forced to tug at heavy loads.
And wanted manacles put on
The heartless men who swung the goadA
He rot livery horse one day
And slammed down dale and exc up hub~
The horse Is dead-it's different
When some one else drives ut to kill
"a. e. Kiser, In Chicago Record-Herai4
A Hunble Ambition.
I'm glad I'm not scientist
Who speaks In labored terms.
For every time he turns around
He sees q lot Of germs.
And when he views the stars at night
Through ether scattered wide
He sees lot OF whirling spheres
Which some day may collide.
ia rather be common man
With ordinary powers,
Who gayly eats three meals day.
And soundIy sleeps eight hours.
Washington Star.
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as could possibly be, hoping that my
husband would take it all in good part,
and as I passed him the radishes put
on my most irresistible smile as I said:
Jack, do you know have not saved a
farthing this month; just think of it,
have spent hundred pounds
'.Jack dropped the radishes onto his
plate and looked at me as though he
were thunderstruck.
IA hundred poundsl Did you say
q hundred pounds? No, you are jok.
ing!'
"sNot at ALL said, speaking play,
fully, in order to give him time to re-
cover. 4 mean hundred pounds. II
seems a large sum to me, but cannot
help it, and the figures are all there
You can see for yourself
"sBut. Clara, my dear child, .wha,
foolish, mad expenses have you beer
running into without even telling me {?
sThis accusation made me indignant
and answered, angrily: No mad ex
penses at all that know of. have
bought myself hat and few other
little things for Jacqueline!'
my husbands face turned red, ant
he spoke in hard tone: Clara, II
you have let yourself be persuaded in
to anything foolish you might at least
be frank enough to own it. l must in.
sist On your explaining clearly thu
Evening journal., 1901-01-25
WEEHAWKEN PUTS BACK
Struck Submerged Anrhar Near Reed!
Island and TOre Hoe in BO'tGm
speoIal i0 ~ EvemnE IournaL

Special 20 the Evening Journal
New Castle Jan. 25.--Iaden with
thousands of gallons Of petroleum in
bulk bound from Philadelphia tC
Avonmcuth. England the big British
steamship Weehawken, owned by the
Standard Oil Company. put back yes
tcrday to Philadelphia in distress. with
a leak in her bottom. the water rush.
ing into the hold faster than her
powerful pumps could keep 70 down.
She left Philadelphia yesterday
morning. and while bound down the
Delaware bay. below Reedy Island she
struck a sunken obstruction, supposed
70 be a lost anchor, ripping a hole IN
her bottom many feet long through
which tons Of water rushed into her
hold
Her cargo will have to be discharged
and the vessel docked for repairs. She
had on board l,l0S.640 gallons of re.
fined petroleum and l60.673 gallons of
distilled residuum In bulk.
Evening journal., 1901-01-25
STAR CROSS.
GROUNDED IN FOG
ReScueTS Narrowly Escape
Drowning by UpScttiDg
Of Surf Boat

Ocean City. Md. Jan. 25.-The iron
English tramp steamer Star Cross,
from Cardiff. Wales, under ballast.
bound to Delaware Breakwater for or
dcrs. went ashore two miles north OF
North Beach life saving station, during
a dense fog early yesterday.
The captain OF the steamer declined
assistance from the life saving crew.
He asked for a tug. and the North
America departed at once. with the
Somers ~ Smith following The tug
McCaulley also followed and picked up
one OF the large iish pound boats and q
crew of surfmen at Ocean City.
The captain was at the wheel at the
time The steamer struck and it is sup
posed he lost his reckoning. This is
merely conjecture, as he will not dis
cuss it. ID. w. Burbage & Co. and the
Merritt-Chapman Wreckipg Company
have the contract to pull the steamer
of.
The vessel is lying easy inside the
inner bar and at low tide Is within
about twenty-five yards Of the shore.
She Is not leaking. A surfboat and
crew from the Somcrs n. Smith was
capsized in the surf alongside the
stranded steamer and but for the
timely aid Of some of the life saving
crew and lockers on the crew of five
men would have drowned. entumbered
as thcy were with heavy clothing and
long rubber boots.
The Star Cross Is a twO-masted, one
funnel steamship of about 1900 tons
Peter Wright & Sons. Of Philadelphia
are her agents.
Evening journal., 1901-01-25
IMPROVEMENTS IN NEWPORT
Made by the Pennsylvania Railroad
COmpaHy-0iher Notes
F"" Nt"NI W."
SUf0luI 10 IIn TVeUImg IOUrnuI

5peclal TO the Evening journal
Newport, Jan. 24.-The p, W. & B.
Railroad Company has begun laying a
new side-track on the south side Of
the station. The track Will extend from
James street to Walnut. q distance Of
two blocks This has necessitated tine
removal Of the watchman's box and
the scuth side safety gate at James
street several feet hacl, from their for
mer position. The company expects to
build a shed along the platform for
The accommodation OF north-bound
passengers.
The Marshall Iron Company has
painted it's office. which greatly i'm
proves its appearance.
The Newport Paint Works have re-
sumed operation after a continued per-
iod of idleness A new manager has
charge Of the plant
On Wednesday while lifting some
heavy material at the Marshall Iron
Works. the upper part of the crane
gave way, causing il to fall with q
crash 10 the ground. Two men
Charles Boyd. white. and Daniel Black
colored. barely escaped being caught
beneath the falling crane.
Evening journal., 1901-01-25
Fansral Of s,ephen r.. choste

Special % the EVenlnB journal
Newark. Jan. 24.-The funeral OF
Stephen r. Choate. late postmaster of
this town. took place yesterday after
noon at his late home, and was large
ly attended. The members Of Oriental
Lodge No. %. /. O. o. f.. attended TN
q body. and the bearers were selected
from that lodge. The Rev Dr. Jeffries
rector Of Calvary Episcopal Church.
Wilmington, ofliciated. assisted by the
Rev W. p. Compton, of the Newark
NJ. L. Church, and the Rev r. Burgette
Short, pastor Of Epworth NJ Z. Church.
Wilmington. The choir OF the First
Presbyterian Church sang several
hymns. Interment was made In the M.
L. Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1901-01-25
Died OF Diphtheria
speclal to the Evening Journal

cpeclal 70 the hNenlnB journal
Newark. Jan. 24.-After brief ill-
ness OF diphtheria. Mrs. Anna Ham
mond wife OF the Rev. w. r. Ham
mond. pastor Of Ehenezer M. 70. Church.
died on Tuesday about noon. Mrs.
Hammond was formerly Miss Waugh,
of Ohio, and was married to Mr. Ham
mOnd about five years ago. A little
daughter survives her. The deceased
was a woman of noble qualities, and
her sudden and distressing death has
cast a gloom over the community In
which she was so well-known and be-
loved. The funeral took place yester-
day, and was strictly private on ac-
count of the malignant disease which
so suddenly terminated the life of a
good wife and a devoted mother.
Evening journal., 1901-01-25
EFFORTS OF lIISCREANTS
TO WRECK A TRAIN
spselal % the EysnIne Journal.

Bridgeville, Jan 24-An attempt
was made 70 deran passenger train No.
81, reaching here at 2.29 O'Clock this
morning, by placing q railroad tie
across the rails.
The tie was placed directly across
the rails, and the pilot Of the engine
struck it squarely, throwing it from
the track without damaging the en-
gine.
The tie was placed on the track just
north of the station, and is the sec
ond one placed ON the almost identical
spot within g month
Evening journal., 1901-01-25
oSstermen Regging in searord

SUocInl u me TVenInE J0UTnlI
Scaford Jan 24.-Dur ng the past
few days a large number of oyster
men. "shaneh' ed" aboard the beats in
Baltimore. have been put ashore here,
and 'heir begging is giving citizens
much annoyance The oystermen tell
tales Of inhuman treatment on The
part of the crews.
Evening journal., 1901-01-25
MISS COLE IL DEAD
Suctumb,d to Lung Trouble in Newport. \.
T.. lIlfr Long Illness
speoIal o lhe E,enIng IournaI

NUVOTIT % TTV TNWNTWH IWWIWTT
New Castle. Jan. 25.-Miss Jennia v.
Cole. who was assistant principal OF
the public schools under Proiess.r An-
drows. died i'm Newport ~ Y, her
hcme. on Wednesday of lung trouble
Mss Cole went from this city to Phil
lipshurg. Pa, for the benefit Of hgr
health. but did not Improve. Her laiy
was Inferred in Newport to-day.
Evening journal., 1901-01-25
Telepbones Arc DIsconneoted

Owing to the dredging i'm the Chris
tiana river all tepshonic cOmmunica-
ton with South Wilmington over the
Delmaryia phones has been cut on.
There is but one phone now In opera
ticn In "Brooklyn" and that is the
Delaware and Atlantic in the Herbert
House.
Evening journal., 1901-01-25
AtBrothe,'s Bedside

j. H. Frank is seriously m with
heart trouble at his residence. No. 100
Madison street Mr Franks sister.
Mrs. Hannah SalSs. Of Washington. d..
c.. arrived here and now is at her
brothers bedside.
Evening journal., 1901-01-25
Phoenir Hnd Three calls

Members Of the Phoenix ambulance
crew had three SICK calls on Wednes-
day Two Of the patients were taken
tc The Delaware Hospital. and the
other was removed from No. 93l
Chestnut street TO No. is West Fourth
street.
Evening journal., 1901-01-25
Nm renm ln Chnnoerr

BY being caught between a trolley
car and transfer wagon q Dragon
Run Dairy wagon was in chancery
yesterday. The horse attached to the
vehicle was thrown down and some-
what injured before the team was dis
Cntangled.
Evening journal., 1901-01-25
nnb Van EaIerlaIns Frlend.

NT0VINI % IIIV IINVITTT" UUWTHHI
New Castle Jan. 25-Mr and Mrs.
Wallace Cannon, of Wilmington. en-
tertained the members Of the Bull Hin
Social Club last evening. Mr.. Cannon
is member Of the club About twen-
ty-ilye members Of the society We're
their guests.
Evening journal., 1901-01-25
FOR THE SOUTH.


Southern Railway Express 64s p m,
daily, sleepers to Port Tampa, Augusta,
Memphis and New Orleans and Thomas
vile, Thursdays only, 736 a m,
daily, sleepers to New Orleans, Macon,
Memphis. Nashville, via Asheville and
Hot Springs.
Florida Limited for st. Augustine, Au-
gusta, 355 p m, week days.
Atlantic Coast Line.-Express 1913 D.
M. daily. sleepers to Charleston. Jack
sonville. Macon, Port Tampa, Sundays
only; Thomasvlle Tuesdays only; LOS a.
M. daily sleepers 90 Richmond and Jacks
sonville.
Florida Special for St. Augustine and
Port Tampa 81 p. m. week days.
daily dining car, and sleepers to Gin
cinnati
Seaboard Air Line.-Express AS a. m.
daily, sleepers to New Orleans and jack
sonville; FLORIDA and Metropolitan Linn
ited," 400 p. m, daily, sleepers TO St. Au-
gustine and Atlanta.
Evening journal., 1901-01-25
FIshermen NiaY NOD

Special to the Evening Journal.
New Castle Jan. 25.-It Is expected
that a meeting of the New Castle Fish
ermens Protective Association will be
held here Sunday afternoon. at which
the work Of the coming shad season
--'ll be outlined.
Evening journal., 1901-01-25
Hibernians 70 Attend County Mectlne

Special to the Evening Journal
New Castle. Jan. 25.-Onicers of the
local division. Ancient Order of Hi
ternians. are delegates to the quarterly
.leeting OF the county board which
will be held In St. Joseph's Hall
Brandywine, Sunday afternoon Many
Others Of the local society viii attend
the meeting.
Evening journal., 1901-01-25
Cltr Asscssor Win sIt

speclal % The Evenlng journal,
New Castle, Jan 25.-John f. shear
er city assessor. will ST I'm the Of
flee Of Mayor Boyd from 10 until s
o'clock tomorrow to hear appeals and
make alterations IN his book lie will