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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08
GUIDES AS INTERPRETERS.


a corps OF Men Mt jackson Pa Who
| Can Talk Half y Dozen Languages.
| Guides that can talk half a dozen
languages-such is the latest acquisi-
ton to Capt. Rice's staff on the worlds
fair grounds While the corps IS not
gotten up strictly as an interpreters
corps, it is practically SUCH
Company No. % is the one these lin
gusts belong to. and it is under the
command of Capt. Foote. 1t is drilled
In the same manner as the Columbian
guard, but it does not draw the same
salary. Each mans remuneration is
thirty dollars per month.
The company will. when completed,
consist of two hundred and fifty men.
At present it contains about eighty,
but is in the formative process as vet.
The personnel is to be one of great in
telligence. Most of the men are from
colleges and universities of the coun-
try, but many are from foreign coun-
tries and speak readily five or six lam
guages. Most of the men speak more
than one language. and those that
speak English, German and French, the
languages with which one can get
along anywhere on the globe almost,
are numerous.
This corps of guides must not be con-
founded with the roller-chair men.
The latter are under the control of con-
cessionaires, while the guides are under
the control of the exposition manag -
ment through Capt Rice. commandaLt
OF the Columbian guard. They will be
stationed at different buildings in the
grounds, and from there they will be
ready to do service for such as need
them. The price is to be fifty cents an
hour for parties OF five or less, SO that
party may have the services of an in
telligent guide, speaking their tongue.
at ten cents apiece, in case there be five
in the party.
The corps is to be uniformed differ
emily from the Columbian guard The
uniform is to be of cadet gray, and will
be trimmed with black braid. The cap
is to be of blue, and the buttons are OF
a kind known technically as "blindr
buttons. The men are not uniformed
as yet, and every morning as they driIl
on the administration court visitors
wonder what body of soldiers they are.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08
THE NEW Art INSTITUTE.

and the visiting celebrities were treated
almost as guests of the city. 1t is MOI
mt all likely that any of them will evel
forget the occasion, for everything wen,
off successfully and the sights pre-
scented at the worlds fair so far charmed
and entranced these people of mental
superiority that their enthusiasm and
praise knew no bounds. They will all
take back to their homes with them inn
pressions that will in all probability re
suit in much good to the exposition.
The scribes can write intelligently and
accurately of what their eyes have seen
and their ears heard, and those who de-
pend on them for their everyday in
formation will be more fully and re-
liably informed than they could other
wise have been.
The fair officials have done all in their
power to render the visits of the nota-
bles enjoyable, according them every
possible privilege and in every conceiva-
: BILE way ministering to their comfort
and convenience. 1t is safe to predict
{that in all the worlds fair season there
will not be an event which will add
more to the history of the exposition
than will the meeting of the newspaper
people.
Saturday is at present the great day
at the fair. The haif-holiday granted
by many of the business houses of the
city on that day to give their employees
chance to visit the white City"
swells the number of admissions to
more than double that of any other
day of the week. There is also a much
greater incentive to visit the fair on
Saturday, and especially in Intervening,
in the superior attractions which are
offered in the form of fine musical con-
certs and brilliant Examinations. There
are several bands constantly employed
at the grounds, and they perform every
day, but on Saturday, in view of the in.
creased attendance, the directors exert
themselves to furnish something extra
good. The Examinations in the evening
defy description. They must be seen
to be properly understood and appre-
ciated.
The average daily attendance for the
first three weeks of the exposition has
been in the neigh borhood of thirty
thousand, Saturdays excepted. The
regular Saturday crowd is about three
times that number. At that rate, of
course, there is no money being made,
as the regular daily expenses of the
fair greatly exceed the amount re-
ceived from the sale of tickets, but the
attendance is on the increase, and when
the summer season is fairly on it will
be twice or three times as large as at
present, and in the fall season the rich
will come. One reason why there is rush
. small ATTENDANCE just now is that the
knowledge of the incompleteness of the
exhibits has been SO widely published
that it is keeping great many out
siders from coming until later on.
Much has been said and written
about the sights to be seen in the Mid.
way Plaisance- but hardly day passes
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

without ushering in some new attrac
ton to the myriad curiosities assem-.
oled there. 1t is at present the most
wonderful thoroughfare on the globe,
beyond doubt, and it is safe to say that
anyone who has once visited the place
will declare it to be worth the price OF
admission without eoing any further
into the great fair. Some very ludicrous
things occur in the T laisance, and near
ly everybody who passes through It is
kept on the broad grin from one end to
the other. The Turk with his vol.
luminous unmentionables goes stalking
majestically along unmindful of the
facetious remarks of American flu any
fellows, who inquire of Mr.. Bargl ash
Begorra or whatever his name is, the
name of his tailor. Our friend from the
Bosporous is too dignified to notice
any testing remarks about his ward-
robe; he likes big pants and he doesn't
care who knows it.
The story is told of one venturesofne
Turk that he conceived strong desire
to possess a suit of American clothes,
and late one night stole away from the
Plaisance and sought the "old clio" men
OF Clark street. 1t is hardly necessary
to say that he was afforded ample op-
portunity to crafty his suddenly &C
quired taste for a change of appare
Like all luckless wights who wander
into the unhallowed precincts of the
"levee" he was speedily skinned" or
In other words relieved of his oriental
vestment and all the cash he had and
decked out in back-number suit of
"hand-me-downs," the bare sight of
which would give respectable clothier
bad attack of the horrors. In this
plight the poor misguided Turk found
his way back among his brethren in
the Plaisance, who, when they recog-
nizcd him, set up such a yell of derision
that he crawled into an out -of-thc-way
corner, where he remained, like coon
In hollow tree, until some kind friend
brought him another outfit of feE and
baggy trousers. In these he speedily
clad himself and stored away his Clark
street regimentals as curiosities.
In a half hours walk through the
Plaisance one may hear nearly all the
languages spoken in the world, and
among them some that are rarely ever
spoken in this country. Then there is
the mingling of the many strange
costumes The dark-skinned citizen of |
Cairo with his white turban and sky
blue gown jostles the still darker
skinned gentleman from Java with his |
calico pants and nondescript aeadgear,
and SO on. And they all seem to be as
as though they had dwelt
next door to each other for years in
stead OF few days. 1t is indeed
strange thing that has come to pass
here in our city, the name of which but
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

The meeting of the editors was one
OF the most memorable they have ever
held, and the congresses of the women
were the greatest gatherings of the
kind ever held in the world since wom-
an first concerned herself in the affairs
OF nations; but there was an added sig
nificancs in these meetings in the fact
that they were held in the Worlds
Fair city during the greatest celebra-
ton the world has ever known.
Between the meetings of the editors
and the sessions of the womens con-
gress there were frequent excursions to
the grand central point of worldwide
interest-Jackson park-public and
private receptions. theater parties, ETC..
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08
It Il Hard to Tell.

II man is fond of pink catalogues,
with pages full of italic type, cactus
sprouts and hyacinth bulbs, liberty
bells made out of glass, Imported aspar-
agus at ten cents stalk, cigars costing
twenty cents each and wearing gold
labels, sedan chairs carried by Turks at
one dollar an hour, Japanese vases,
with yellow catfish chasing red butter
flies over pink landscape, effervescent
drinks ut two dollars and seventy-five
cents pint, Turkish dancing girls and
other Injuries he can manage to spend
quite roll of money in one brief day
at the fair. 1t is impossible to say just
what is the expense of seeing the expo
sition unless you know your man.-Chi-
cago Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08
RUSSIANS INTERESTED.

united States Minister White Writes Of
His Observations In That Country.
The following interesting extract Is
taken from a recent letter from Andrew
ID. White, United States minister at
St Petersburg:
1.-The interest taken by leading Rus
slams in the Columbian exposition,
strong as it has been from the first,
seems rather to increase Not only
have the emperor and empress and the
heir to the throne expressed them selves
to me as greatly interested, but in all
classes of Russian society with which I
have to do the seine feeling il very
clear.
There is evidently feeling that the
two nations are under somewhat SIM
liar economic conditions, zach being
vast in extent, with enormous unde-
veloped resources, and, that our country
having taken the lead in all that per-
tains to material development, to say
nothing of leadership in other fields.
both the exposition and the country at
large are the most fitting places for the
study of the leading facts. The result
OF this feeling is that considerable
number of Russians are making ready
to visit Chicago. and, what is still more
to the purpose, the government is send
ing large number of its foremost ex-
perts in various departments for the
study of the exhibits at Chicago, and
for examination into the various insti-
buttons throughout the United States
A recent publication gives the names
OF some forty such special delegates,
among them prominent professors in
the universities and leading officials in
the MINISTRIES. Several of these are
also representatives of people in the
highest political and social positions.
Typical of these are such as the young
Prince Sergius Wolkonsky, who belongs
to one OF the most distinguished FAM
lilies In the empire, and who has already
himself as an official and
writer; and Princess Schahooskoy,
who, distinguished by the development
OF establishments for woman's work on
her estates, is sent especially to take
charge of the Russian exhibit of such
work at Chicago. She, too, belongs to
one OF the most noted families in the
empire. and is one of the empress
maids of honor"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08
CHARMED GUESTS.
Visiting Editors and Noted Woman
at the Worlds Fair.
an Evcntful Period in the History of the
Great Exposition hicago's Sstur.
day Outing-Fun in Midway
Plaisanco.
Especial Chicago CorrcspondenoeI

During the last two weeks Chicago
mas been entertaining = great many
Dralny men and women from all over
the world The National Editorial as
ISOLATION has had its annual meeting in
our city, and the leading women think
ers' writers and workers in the various
branches of reform work have been
holding their congresses here in the
new art institute. Among these peo-
pie were large percentage of the
country publishers of the United States,
as well as many of the heads of metro
Poiitan papers, and hosts of the worlds
representative women.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08
A Silver Quarter

Sent safely. with your address, to Geo. H
Heafiord, General Passenger Agent Ch,ca-
go, Milwaukee & ST Paul Ry., Chicago, Ill,
will fetch to you by mail, without delay, 0
portfolio containing q highly colored, cor
rect photographic view Of the " orld's Fair
artist, Charles Graham), together with nu-
merous other beautiful photographic and
half-tone views of unsurpassed lake and
river scenery in Wisconsin, Iowa, Mime
sofa and Michigan. The 'Quarter''-oth-
erwise twenty-five cents in silver or U. s.
postage stamps-just covers the cost of the
portfolio. We pay for sending it to you.
The supply Is limited; therefore, send
address at once, or not later than July Is,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet.
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale BY all drug
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you viii not
l,cept any substitute if offered,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08
STATE OF ONO, sCIrY OF TOLEDO, .
TJrcAs COr-VTy 90.

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is
the senior partner Of the firm of F. ]. CHE
NEY q Co, doing business in the City of
Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm viii pay the sum of ONE Hun
DRIED DOLLARS for each and every case of
CATARRH that cannot be cured by the use of
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed IN nv
presence, this 9th day of December, "A. D. 1856
- j. -
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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
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faces of the system. Send for testimonials,
free FL. CHENEY & Co. Toledo. n
Us Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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He Knew German.

ut is a good thing to be able to
speak German" said ayoung man at a
table in the Austrian village. 81 never
appreciated the value of my study OF
languages till / came out here to the fair.
There are so many foreigners on the
grounds that one can't very well get
along without smattering of French
and German. / manage to make my
self understood and the Germans and l
jabber away with great content when
ever we meet" At this moment a
Viennese maid came over and laid bill
OF fare before the young man, who
ordered a cheese sandwich and a stein
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

The Butchers Blunder-'I don't
believe that steak weighs two pounds, +"
said old Nipper, surveying the meat
just sent home from the butcher. "I'n
weigh it and make Chopson deduct for
the shortage" ''Well," said he, after
doing so, sits two pounds and a
half, by jingo!" "You will have to pay
Chopson for another half pound" said
Mrs. Nipper. mot THAT'S his mis-
take. boston Commercial Bulletin.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

Do you know what makes coffee deli
ciouss Good quality and freshness. The
best grade, If not newly roasted, will yield
poor drink. NAIL POUCH coffee pos
sesses the quality, and, besides, is roasted
and packed fresh erery day, in one-pound
sealed packages only, by HANLEY & KIM
SELLA COFFEE AND SPICE Co., st. Louis.
Getit at your grocer's.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

"change Of life"; women approaching
confinement; nursing mothers; and ev-
cry woman who is rundown or over
worked, it is medicine that builds up,
strengthens, and regulates, no matter
what the condition Of the system.
It's an invigorating, restorative tonic,
q soothing and bracing nervine, and the
only guaranteed remedy for "female
complaints" and weaknesses. In bear
ing-down sensations, periodical pains,
liberation, Inflammation, and every kim
d-ed ailment, If it ever fails to benefit or
cure, you have your money back.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08
Rocked ON the Crest of the Wave,

The landsman tourist or commercial tray
eler, speedily begins, and not only begins,
but continues, to feel the extreme of human
misery during his transit across the tenn
pestuous Atlantic. But If, with wise pres
cience, he has provided himself with sup
ply Of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, his
pangs are promptly mitigated, and then
cease ere the good ship again drops her
anchor. This is worth knowing, and thou
sands OF our yachtsmen, summer voyagers,
tourists and business men do know it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

~ DON'T see why you call him greedy
when he gave you his nice large apple to
divide" ''That's just it. or course / had
to give him the biggest piece, then."-Ex-
change.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08
Is It Like This

your package ofwashing compound
that you call /" Pearline ?" Look at
the front of the package, and see. 1t
will be for your own good and your
own protection, quite as much as ours.
The popularity of Pearline has led to
the calling of anything in the shape
Of powder, which is used for washing
or cleaning, by that name.
If you find you are using the gen.
uine, we will guarantee that you are
well pleased. If you have any COM
plants to make, we will guarantee
not Pearline, but some worthless or
If. Manv orocere send fhece irnita.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

WE are informed by the Gardeners Mag
azine that fish are Matched under hens in
emma We should think, II only for the
sake of consistency, that ducks would be
employed for this purpose.-Prck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

An Orthodox Man.-Mrs. Jay
Some men can't save money to save
their souls" Mr.. Jay-'My dear, why
should they try? That's no way to
save their SOULS"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

PEOPLE who never worry do a good deal
OF missionary work that they don't get
credit fOr.-Ram's Horn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

FARMER lin pawn shop, surprised at the
diversity)-"'Po my soulI' Dreiballstein
How much you want on it," Kate
Fields Washington.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

dead men tell no tales" they say, but
some OF the latest novels leave the impress.
sion that they were postmortem eflorts.-
Washington News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

If there is such a thing as 'the well of
English undcfiled'' the modern dialect short
story should be given a thorough washing
and rinsng in It.-Puck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

A WALNUT street girl returned from the
miliner's and told her mother that most of
the bonnets were intensely covetaDle."-
Philadelphia Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

a few years ago was unknown among
the nations which now find harbor
with us.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

"Have you a good cook" "She's very
good; goes to church four times q week
She can't cook, though. It'd Bits.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

WHEN BARRIERS razor slips it is apt to b
followed by some cutting remarks.
ter Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

$50 ron have new servant GIRL" said
does she like you?'-Washington Post.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

GLENS's Sulphur Soap is genuine rem
edy for skin diseases.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, so cents.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

WE tip the scales to learn our weight
and tip the waiter to avoid q wait-Bing-
hamton Republican.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

MosT men like to see themselves in print
butjyomen don't; they prefer silk or satin.
-T\xas Siftings.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

SOME OF the new carriage-wraps for ladies
make the wearers look like pano-lamps-
Boston Times,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

How SAD 1t makes man to observe a
hve dollar hat on sevencen head.-Texas
Siftings.
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The oarsman points to the river e z bei
Of rowses.-Washingtou Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

A Certain Cure for Asthma.
Dr.. CROSBY SWEDISH REMEDY never fails
to afford instant relief and cures where
nothing else will. Sample free By mail. Col
Inns Bros. MEDICINE Co., St. Louis, No.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-07-08

that what you have Pearline but worthless
dangerous imitation Of it. Many grocers send these mta-
tons when Pearline is ordered-more profit the-sure
loss to Send them back, please JAMES PYLE.
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OF beer with great airiness in what he
supposed to be German. The girl looked
dazed for moment. Then she went
away and came back with a plate OF
cold beef, a potato salad and bottle of
white wine.-Chicago Post.
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HELP IS WANTED

by the women who
are ailing and suf-
fcring, or weak and
exhausted. And, to
every such woman,
help is guaranteed
by Doctor Pierce's
Favorite Prescrip-
ton. For young
girls just entering
womanhood; wo-
men at the critical