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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18
SNAKE LADEN SHIP ARRIVES
Vessel Carrying Many Reptiles. Apes
and Dwarf Elephant, Has
Exciting Voyage.

New York.-Carrying snakes by the
dozen. none of them under twenty feet
in length; red faced apes. huge lizards.
a dwarf" elephant Of three-foot
height. and with record on its log
of having saved twenty-one persons
from suicide. the British freighter
Muncaster Castle from the Orient ar
rived the other day. ~
The rescue occurred three months
ago, just before the Muncaster Castle
left the waters of the far east, when
twenty men and a girl were taken
from dismasted vessel that had been
adrift seventeen days, for six of which
none on board the derelict had any
thing to eat or drink. The derelict
had drifted 1900 miles and all on
board were ready to cast themselves
into the sea. crazed by their suffer
ings.
The twenty-one told us they had
Just decided to drown themselves"
said Lieutenant w. J. Donohue. chief
officer of the Muncaster Castle. six
vessels had passed them without pay
ing any heed to their signals and all
were on the verge of insanity when
we came within hailing distance.
There was four feet of water in the
hold of the derelict.
After the twenty men had been
taken on we found a girl Of 16 years
huddled In the cabin. We saved her
and then landed the survivors on the
Malabar coast in southwest India"
Nearly 400 feet of phython set sail
on the Muncaster Castle. but only 240
feet survived the voyage The snakes.
lizards, small animals and the tiny
elephant had bad time Of 1t when
huge seas battered the freighter. tum-
bling over the crates and cages and
causing an uproar in the jungle pas
sengers' section.
In the straits of Malacca one of the
Chinese stokers saw the snakes. He
rushed on deck, peered over the side.
shouted that sharks had no terror for
him and dived into the sea. A volun-
teer crew rescued the Chinaman-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18

The model ship in smooth surface Is
tilted to an angle of 25 degrees and
then allowed to rock itself to an even
keel. The diagram showed that the
ship with the active gyroscope made
about three rocks in each direction
and then suddenly became SO steady
that a man could shave or play bill
lizards, while the ship without it rock
ed too and fro, taking long time to
let the old cat die"
Mr. Sperry praised the work OF
Capt. d. w. Taylor in the Washing
ton navy yard in respect to the gyro
and said that his treatise on the sub
ject was of immense value toward the
understanding and practical applica-
ton of gyroscopic energy.
The gyroscopic principles applied to
the compass has proved invaluable.
Mr.. Sperry said. This type of COM
pass is not affected in the slightest de-
gree by the steel of the ship or cargo,
or any magnetic disturbance. 1t is also
free from the influences of those dis
turbances technically known as devil
alton or variation"
Samuel D. McComb gave a paper
embodying suggestions as to the pre-
vention of loss by fire. He spoke OF
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18
Pretty Animal Makes New York
ers Hold Noses.
Mystic Zone Of Wrath-Making Odor
Around Central Park Sets Monkey
House In Uproar-Some-
body Vents Spite.

New York.-If one happened to be
passing early the other day In front
of the row OF mansions on Fifth ave-
nue. that overlook Central park ar
senal, and had bad cold, one would
have noticed buffers and footmen were
acting strangely.
A front door would open and a
stately figure in yellow plush emerge
to take bearings on the weather. The
stately figures would suddenly assume
startled attitude, sniff, clap his fist
on the offended nasal organ and leap
backward into the house. A footman
or two ventured down to the curb,
shifting all the time, then turned and
bolted within. Bedroom windows
facing the park went banging down In
volley.
Singularly and impressive as all
this was. II one had ventured near
er the arsenal there were yet stranger
sights. Policemen patrolling their
beats marched swiftly along, their
noses buried In handkerchiefs. Keep
er Snyder could be seen making his
rounds Of the animal houses with one
hand over his nose and the other
bearing burning joss stick. Nurse
maids who passed within the mystic
zone suddenly clasped their aprons
to their noses and pranced away.
All the while theer was a ter
rife din In the lion house. Lions
roared and tigers spit and Kissed |;
panthers snarled and leopards howl
ed. The prairie dogs we're digging
furfously In the frozen ground
with an evident desire to escape
from something that made them snarl
peevishly.
Passing into the lion house at
tention would be drawn instantly
to cage In which pretty spotted
cat was curled up purring contented-
ly. Opposite the cage In which the
pretty feline reclined In such demure
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18

Workmen In demolishing an ancient
house situated in the Rue de Stras-
bourg, opposite the old Mont de Piete
At Nantes, have made an interesting
discovery which is likely to attract
considerable attention, since the find
was at once dispersed by the men. 1t
consisted Of number of gold and sill
yer coins of different epochs. The
most interesting bore the effigy of Al
phonso VIII, king Of Galicia and Cas-
tile. who reigned from 1926 to 115S.
They bear on the exergue an inscrip-
ton In Arabic in these terms: THE
Emir of the Catholics is aided by
Allah, and Allah protects them" The
ind is interesting in more ways than
one, and 1t is likely that economic
writer's will not fail to make use of
these coins to show the trade rela-
lions Of Nantes about the period Of
the Hundred Years War.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18

The defendant in case before
Judge Bacon, who objected to being
described as a gentleman, may be
commended on his refusal, to be
labeled with term which even Sir
James Murray is shy of defining. says
the London Chronicle. There is the
old legal definition. "all above the
rank of yeoman," and there is Sir
William Blackstone's description Of a
gentleman as zone who can live idly
and without labor" There is also the
historic definition given by witness
at the trial of Thurtell for the MUIR
der of Mr.. Weare as lone who drives
q gig" And the cabman probably ex-
presses the average opinion as to
what constitutes a man, gentleman
when he says: You're gentleman,
sir" to the spendthrift who does not
ask change for half crown on a
shilling fare.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18

the harbor tugs, which are necessar-
lily small for maneuvering. and yet
must have high power. The result is
that the engines must be made as
large as the space will permit. and
the walls of the boilers are put as
close to the woodwork as the law will
allow. Such a condition requires
more careful watching than most tug
masters give, and that explains the
large number of fires aboard tugs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18
Land of
Beauty
and Thrifty
People
By S. cAsPARIs

show that he physically unable The employer cannot discharge his
perempl, but must give notice good in advance
These things make for and stability of industrial
good American citizen would
like such a status in this land
Our workngmn under such regime could become sve
Europeans content be only wokngmen all their lives they
the
superior efficiency is due to their greater manns
pendence of action and thought
American not getting sufficient remuneration
Their of the advance
of living necessities, pitfuly inadequate.
How do than live on $150 day, with family
support profound mystery He hope enough
buy Men holding saed clerical positions
they up certain style and maintain appearance of pros
perity
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18
Not All Drink
Merchants Black
as Painted
Saloon u
Sermon
By SAM BURNS

saoonkeepe tradition pictured by the average 'e
~ perance lecturer person who sends hs victims GOWN
DEATH pdon by dispensing rum not to mnton
popular drinks which, by the way the lee
E That saoonkeeper OF stored reputation
u merely sends his prey to the the purpose OF goang
rs 81 over his evil victories.
b He doesn't apply strict business principles to tine sniu
~ work. recently alleged to do
At the this mans place two customers leaned one
day The other dropped every oner
day and presumed address the proprietor by his familiar hanae
of "B As they stood there miserable looking fellow hufes In ne
almost collapsed against the bar and pleaded family for drink search
of his pockets disclosed The baeeper looked at him 1o
minute then turned about poured finger of fiery connection
The dismal specimen guped eagerly munured "thanks and
shambled out
See that fellow that went out" whispered the more OF
less regular customer to the transient On his last legs isn't he! We
would you believe it, that the bad by liquor bought here
The proprietor knew that he wasn't going last long, he went and
secured policy him. What do think OF that Ipe
old boy have drinks he wants and the saooke pays
the premiums When the fellow dies Bill going to make ront
on his DEATH There's keen business for you'll"
All this shocking the transient The regular customer de-
but the other remained determined make Investigation He
called to the barkeeper
"say" he called @What is the name of that old in
here a few minutes ago?"
@His name said the behind the plainly puzzled How
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18

Radium has also come down among
the other necessaries of life, grain
of 1t having recently sold for $4,000.
Still, at that rate, the time is not
clearly in sight when families can at
ford to lay in an entire winters sup
ply with reduced prices for cash.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18

forthcoming celebration of the centenary
that
anything do with his people will be glad to
little
time the
respoeu figure will
which
Hudson Manhattan Railroad company Dc
a The
single
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18

The meanest man has been found In
New Jersey. In a quarrel with his
wife he took the false teeth from her
mouth and kept them, saying he had
paid for them. Naturally. in court
she made biting charge against him.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18

Two Of the rare dollars Of 1904 have
been found. 1t is affirmed that only
four of these coins are In existence.
and numismatologists attach great
value to them. The last coin sold
brought $4,000. But of course II they
continue to be found In this fashion
the discoveries are likely to bear"
the market.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18

Fashion DEGREES that men must
propose on their knees hereafter"
says an esteemed contemporary. FASH
IL dame" all right--or is she a
damsel?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18

As am native of France my declar-
ing it to be Gods country will be. pardoned
l am thinking of the beauty of the land
and the thrift of the people. Not long
since I was over there and made some study
of labor conditions.
In France and Germany the state inter-
venes between the employer and his work.
men and the rights and obligations of both
are clearly defined. They must also b
strictly lived up to on pain of official dis
pleasure If French laborer does not
show up for work on any day he must sub
sequently present his doctors certificate to
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18

Minneapolis. Minn.-A manicure
parlor is the latest addition to the
appointments of the shower bathroom
in the Blaine public school. BY order
of the building committee of the board
of education one corner of the bath
room will be partitioned of and will
be used for manicuring purposes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18

A veterinarian on Long Island re-
fused to take an anaesthetic for an
operation because he wished to watch
It that he might get surgical points.
A man like this is just the kind not
likely to infiict needless pain on
others.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18
Revive
Dignity of
Domestic
Service
B, CAROLINA DREscH

Now this distinction? Are not all man
himself We all dependent upon
poor shoring pedder to the most business
Why not the respect shown to the girl who
g This has always been mystery no doubt
it to others.
many intelligent capable girls who realize the wages
good and that the work
the Office and store.
that the girl who works the pleasant
which the
husng world where she must take her stand among
demand her rights But they will submit treatment as is re-
less fortunate sisters who do nothing
your with kindness and consideration you would
faithful service. 4
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18
Fund for Madrid Heaoars.

Madrid.-Some time ago the Impair
cial, in connection with the agitation
to rid the streets of the capital Of the
large number of beggars infesting
them, started subscription to aid
these unfortunates. The subscription
closed with total of $14.400.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18

The dignity of domestic service will be
revived just so soon as the housewives learn
the much-neglected lesson that the girl who
works in the home is not mental and
should not be treated as such.
Why is it that well-to-do wife may per-
form her household duties without lowering
her dignity, while when the same work is
done by so-called servant it is considered
mental labor? And the servant must enter
by the rear door even though it be necessary
to walk through an alley or dark cellar.
And, if she be allowed company, she must
entertain them in the kitchen.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18

should l know his name u
isn't he old customer of yours !" demanded
the visitor.
81 should say not" declared the barkeep. Its
the first time ever him in my life, and Pve lived
in this neighborhood twentyone years. took pity on
the old scout and poured him out one to send him
along"
The drink mixers air was convincing The vis-
itor departed brooding the beautiful sermon that
had been knocked to splinters.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18

Prof. Garner says his female Chin
panzee has a vague moral sense. And
that is the sort that some folks in
high societee have.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18

It has been a banner hunting sea-
SON In northern Michigan, the re-
turns showing 5000 deer and 20 hunt
ers killed
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18

monkey house, but we no sooner got
it in the door than the monkeys began
to faint"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-02-18

There are 500 varieties Of chrysan-
themums, but no one seems to know
why there are SO many.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-16
AN OVERDOSE OF CHRISTMAS
CANDY

Nineteen pounds of candy came to
my sister and myself last Christmas. &c
said self-supporting woman MY
sister is a trained nurse / am a
visiting secretary. We had discreet
ly mentioned whenever possible 10
our wealthy patrons that we had Just
set up housekeeping i'm a modest little
apartment. We did this i'm the hope
that the usual deluge of candy might
be turned into other channels and
that pretty piece of glass or china
or silver would be substituted But
no. the candy came as usual As
each expensive box arrived we felt
the Merry Christmas spirit sink in
our hearts.
Finally. in desperation we took
stock Of the various five two and
one-pound boxes and estimated their
purchasing power. We realized that
if we had been very poor we should
have received welcome gifts Of gro
Ceries and fruit If rich we should
have received cut glass or silver.
Our surplus candy was due. as we
fully realized. To the lack of under
standing which the very rich have
for what they consider the higher
grade of employees. They were all
kind hearted people and our disap-
pointment. as we surveyed our candy
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-16

ant Shirase of the imperial navy. the
japanese Or Cook. The Licutcnant's
case is even sadder than that Of the
Brooklyn explorer, for. far from plod-
ding over purple snow fields and feed
ing gumdrops TO the little children of
the frozen world. Lieutenant Shirase
has not even left Japan on the Antarc-
tic expedition which ne had planned.
Now his countrymen have begun 10 be
lieve that he never intended to leave
Japan. and certainly that he never will.
The situation which Lieutenant Shi-
rase faces is embarrassing.
About year ago this officer an
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-16

nounced that he was going u head a
quick dash To the south pole by way
of New Zealand and the Auckland is
lands and that ne intended getting
away from his base before Captain
Scott, at the head of the British Ant
arctic expedition. had made a start
The lieutenants scheme found wide
favor. The patriotism Of Japan was
stirred, and everybody began to figure
on the elation that would he theirs
after Lieutenant Shirase had nailed the
sun flag to the neither pole
As a matter Of course contributions
to equip the licutcnant's expedition be
gan to come in to him pIentifdlly. The
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-16

Asahi. one of the influential papers OF
Toxic. placed itself at the head of the
Expedition Supporting society. of
which the fiery Count Okuma was
made president Benefit wrestling
matches and theatrical performance
were given in Toxic osaka and Yoke
hama. and everything seemed to be
running fairly.
But recently enthusiasm began to
wane when it was seen that though
the head of the expedition had all of
the funds necessary ne was making no
move To- be off The lieutenant, on
his part. said that ne could not find
the proper ship. Every time he tried
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-16
REWARDS IN TIMES
CASE NOW $4,000
Los Angeles Officers Are Making Ex-
ira Effords to Land Three
Suspects.

That the large number of indictments
returned 10y the grand jury which in
veStigated the Times explosion i'm Los
Angeles We're principally directed at
the three men already suspected Of
completely in the affair is indicated by
the increased efforts being made to ap-
prehend these men Sheriff Hayden
has received large new bulletin. is
sued January 10. which was some DAYS
after the grand jury made its report
The circular offers a reward of SD
600 for the apprehension of the men
and evidence which will lead To their
conviction The evidence is rot nee
essary for a large portion of the re-
ward, as $1,000 will be given for each
of the suspected men, conviction or no
conviction. I'm addition the circular
promises that the name of the party
turning up" the men will not be dis
closed and he will not be required to
testify i'm court or make his identity
known i'm any way. Fifteen thousand
dollars of the reward is offered by the
county Of Los Angeles and $4,000 10y
the city. The latter reward is payable
upon conviction. while the former will
be paid merely for information which
leads to the arrest Of the men
Full descriptions of the men are con
tanned in the circular and complying
with the request that it be posted the
sheriff has placed it on the wall Of his
office. All three of the men have pc
culiarities in makeup and habits which
look like they should lead to easy de
lection. The weaknesses and even the
ordinations and favorite by-words Of
the men are given.
The men wanted are NJ \ Schmidt.
alias +. A. Perry. alias J. Il. Leonard.
alias J. r. Bryson. aged between 30 and
-. of German descent. blonde left eve
out. and jack all trades. understand
ing machinery, etc; David Captain.
alias william Morris. alias William
Cap. Russian jew. aged 80 to a.. dark.
resembling Mexican or Italian. and a
former employe Of the Dennison News
company: J. r. Bryce, American. sal
low and sickly looking. a printer by
trade
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-16

to buy a boat its owners conspired to
beat him on the price. Then disorder
broke out in the picked crew which
had been selected against the time
when a boat would he purchased and
the expedition would be in readiness
to start. II was said that Captain No
mura, the navigator. was inclined to
court the sake jug too often and that
discipline fell 10 pieces.
So last month the Asahi withdrew its
support from the project and repUdi-
dted Lieutenant Shirase. Then Count
Okuma allowed that he had heen be-
traycd into false position. and he. too
Withdrew his support. The count is
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-16

now trying To- refund the contributions
which had been put i'm his hands. and
some of the refundinS will probably
have to be done out of that wise states
mans own pocket
Therefore. the Yamato gravely says:
"Liutenant Shirase has made an igno-
BILE failure and held Japan up as a
laughing stock to the world. He is
more a traitor than the American DR..
Cook. for at least DR.. Cook did some
thing. even though not all he claimed
to have done. Lieutenant Shirdsc
should apologize to the people he has
thus mislcd by committing harakiri''-
New York sun.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-16
JAPANESE POLAR RESEARCH.

They have a new remedy i'm Japan
for the cure Of polar explorers who are
suspected of taking. II is harakiri
which the discredted discovcrer is
urged to perform upon himself with the
aid of short sword
The Yamato. a Toxic neWspapers
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-16

boxes. would have made them truly
sorry. But why. we asked our
selves. didn't they try for a minute
To- put themselves i'm our places? This
seems to me the true Christmas spirit.
New York sun
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-16
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-15
Mrs. Geo. Kelly.

trying to win her husband back
to her.
Her husband is S. C.. Rogers
the New York messenger boy
who was slugged over ID years.
ago, who, awoke following an OPP
Grafton in the Providence hospital
to find that he had lived IA years,
as George Kelly, of whom he noWq
knows nothing.
Mrs. Kelly is the wife of Rog-d
ersrnbukthe5 widow of 4Georges
Kelly. Kelly and Rogers are the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-15

Seattle, Nov. 15.-A widow
while her husband still lives, di-
vorced in all but name from the
man she married. Mrsla.George
Kelly of Port Blakely, Wash, is
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-15

''I'm praying that he will re-
turn to himself, /" says distraught
Seattle woman, now wife only in
name of man who can recall moth
ing of last IA years, after oper-
alton.