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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy iifemore, with
less expenditure, BY more promptly
adapting the WORKS. 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 s&ss-s F,.sss :
Its excellence h due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, tho refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; effeetually 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 IL acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs il for sale by all drug.
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but It is nan
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name is printed ON every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you win not
accept any substitute If offered
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them That they are a vulgar exhibition
intendcd only to cater to the depraved
tastes OF a certain element, and to draw
the dollars from the pockets Of the NOR
oidiy curious In any event these ex-
hibitions are drawing large crowds and
the enterpfising foreigners are reaping
a rich harvest of American coin.
Further along the Plaisance are the
Turkish. Chinese aud other thenters.
each presenting rare attractions In
their respective styles. There is also a
circus, giving performances by trained
animals, and several cycloramas, each
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propfiesofs by the WORLDS fair officials
On account OF the Objectionable nature
OF the performances ct the dancing
girls at this theat5f. The trouble con-
anued for Some time, but must have
been satisfactorily settled, as the dances
are still given, though perhaps in q
somewhat modified form.
I These dances, which have gained 10,
the Persian theater great deal OF no
toriety, are represented TO be a survival
OF an ancient religious rite, but it is
the opinion Of many who have seen
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.~4 matter Of Health.

nousekeepers family realize tn
usnger OF an indiscriminate use of th
numerous baking powders nowadav
found uporevery hand, and which ar,
urged upon consumers with such per
sistency by peddlers and many grocer
on account Of the big profits rsade /,
tneir sale. Most OF these powders ar,
made from sharp and caustic acids and
alkahes which burn and inflame the
ailmentary organs and cause induces
tlon, heartburn, diarrhnal diseases
etc. Sulphuric acid, caustic potash
ournt alum, all are used as gas-produc.
ing agents in such baking powders.
MOST housekeepers are aware of the
painful effects produced when these
chemicals are applied to the external
mesh. How much more acute must be
their action upon the delicate internal
membranes! Yet INSCRIPTIONS manu-
facturers do not hesitate to use them.
because they make a very low-cost
powder, nor to urge the use of their
powders SO made, by all kinds of alIur-
ing advertisements and false fepre-
sensations. All the priced or So
called cheap baking powders, and all
powders sold with gift or prize. be-
long to this class,
Baking powders made from chemical
" pure cream of tartar and bi-carbon-
ate OF soda are among the most useful
OF modern culinary devices. They not
only make the preparation of Ruer and
more delicious cookery possible. but
tney have added to the digestibility
and wholesomeness of our food. But
baking powders must be composed of
such pure and wholesome ingredients
or they must be tabooed entirely.
Or. Edison. Commissioners eff Health
OF New York, In an article in the .sDoc-
TOR OF Hygiene" indicates that the adj
vantages of good baking powder and
the exemption from the dangers of
bad ones in which the harsh and caus-
tic chemicals are used, are to be Sc
cured by the use of Royal Baking
Powder exclusively, and he recon- !
Hnends this to all CONSUMERS. 1.-The
Royal" he says, contains nothing but
,ream OF tartar and soda refined to a
'hemicaf purity, which when combined |
inder the influence of heat and mois-
'ure produce pure carbonic, or leaven-
ng, gas. The two materials used,
'ream OF tartar and soda, are perfectly
harmless even when eaten, but in this
preparation they are combined in ex-
ct compromising weights, so that
vnen chemical action begins between
hem in the dough they practically dis
ppear, the substance of both having
zen taken to form carbonic acid gas
ience it is. he says, that the ROYAL
taking Powder is the most perfect of
IL conceivable agents for leavening
1t seems almost incredible that anv
or dealer should urge
ne sale OF baking powders containing
ljurious chemicals in place of those
well-known, pure, and wholesome
haracter simply for the salfe of a few
snts q pound greater profit; but since
ley do, few words of warning seem
, be necessary.
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THE TROUBLESOME PERSIAN DANCER
instruments which accompanies them.
There is nothing in the slightest i'm
proper in these dances. which is more
than can be said of the dane IS of the
Pcrsians and Egyptians The dancers
are eomely and seem possessed of a fine
sense of propriety. Their costumes are
picturesque and their heads, necks and
arms are loaded with odd ornaments of
metal and stones or glass beads.
! The next theater is that of the South
Sea islanders on the opposite side Of
the Plaisance. Here the natives of the
Samoan islands give their strange songs
and dances all day long and far into
the night, making bat brief pauses for
rest and refreshment
Further along. on the north side Of
che Plaisance, we come to the Persian
theater which Of late has figured prom,
tnsntly In the law courts. Several In
tunotiona hsvs been served upon the
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GENERAL.

am told You and Fanny ar,
now married and happy" Yves
that is to say, she is happy and an
married."-Demorest's
| Mr. Notwithstanding is capi
tai soup, my dear" Mrs. Younghus
band-"Dear, dear, how can You cal
your pie first?"-Inter-Oce
"A Lesson in Manners.
II you want TO have an air of distinc
ton, ybh must look little tired. '
Minnie-"Oh, that's easy while I'm
with Yankee Blade.
The British government has entered
into an agreement with the Protestant
and Roman missions in Uganda, by
which the geographical limitations and
civil rights of each mission are clearly
defined. Each mission is entitled to a
representative in the courts, the ap-
pointment to be approved by the resi-
dent commissioner.
Help Wanted.-Bank Cashier-"I
have ventured to sall on YOU, sir. to
state that you have a very small bal
ance in the bank, and in the hope that
You may be able to make rousinp de-
posit." Senior Partner-sWell, what if
we; have? The account is not over
drawn, is it?" Cashier-"Oh no. But
am going on my summer vacation to-
morrow."-Clothier and Furnisher.
the Kafirs the price of a
wife varies from five to thirty cows,
The Damaras are more moderate, and
one COW is considered fair equivalent.
while goat will purchase a wife
among some tribes But the cheapest
market appears to be Uganda, where a
father offered to bestow the hand of
his laughter upon a traveller for a pair
Of boots.
The las. newspaper letter written
by Mrs. Lucy II. Hooper, the CORE
spondent who recently died in Paris.
ended with paragraph bidding good
by to her readers, and saying that be-
Tore they would have seen it she would
have passed away. She foretold the
and clearly, for her death occurred two
days after this was dated. For eighteen
years Mrs. Hooper had never missed
her weekly letter to the Philadelphia
Telegraph.
Mrs. Lynn Linton is not altogether
without hope for that much-abused in
stitution, London society, for she writes
in a current magazine article that
though ''snobs and tuft-hunters have
and corkscrewed their way
into high places and millionaires with |
put his are accepted as equals by the
blue blooded and high-nosed-even now
We have the self-respecting Remnant;
Ind the Remnants,vill have none of |
'hese things and bow neither head nor
knee to Baal."
What is your name, STRIP the
'ther evening inquired hotel clerk
II guest who was asking about his
nail "House'n lot" carelessly an
wered the man as he leaned against
he counter. ''But, sir, 1 want your
lame in order to look up your mall
aid the clerk. 81 don't want to know
nything about house and lott
And am not telling you anything
bout house and lot" replied the
IAN rather warmly. ''You asked ma
~ name and ] gave it. Itt H.o-wsQ-y
ro~trt" Il.
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1AvANEsE ACrREssEs MAktNa rHErR .ro1Ixr.

nor the crowds that frequent the ssuffy
ntue theaters never grow smaller, and
the quarters fairly pour into the ticket
Office windows, while there Is at all times
plenty OF room at the musical concerts.
There are about dozen theaters in
operation in the Pleisance. The first
IN order. ON the right leaving the fair
srounds' Is that of the Javanese, in the
Interior OF their village Among the
performers at this theater are
sop-e skillful manipulators of mario.
nettes or puppets, which consti-
tute an important part of their
stage property. The principal features
OF the entertainments are the dances
which are performed by the girl profess
SIGNALS. These dances are rendered
quite interesting by the graceful move
ments OF the shapely little women and
the somewhat weird music of the queer
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-11-25
The wish,nc-chair.

At the worlds fair there is a "vish.
ing-chair," which is built exactly like
the famous old wishing-chair in the
Giants Causeway, County Donegal.
Ireland. The chair is big fat rock
surrounded by other rocks, in the
midst of which it nestles as snugly as
II 1t had been built there, instead of be-
ing placed there by nature. The story
OF the wishing-chair is that anyone
who sits in 1t and makes a wish will
nave his wish fulfilled inside of a year.
At the worlds fair the wishing-chair Il
occupied by some one all the time, and
many are the wishes that are made
there. One little girl sat in the wish.
ing-chair- and wished that her dolls
would all turn into candy, SO that she
could cat them sAndsa cunning little
boy who had to be helped into the
chair wished that he could, live IN a
circus-tent and feed the animals. pea
nuts every day of his life 1t is said
that theswishing-chair sometimes dis,
peopqs by snots fulfilling their
wishes; but when that is the case IL a.
because they have changed their minds
about wanting thewish gratifed. The
IRISH peophs who are 10 be seen in the
hair every day, almost always wish
or better times for their native land. !
Ind surely we can all hope that all
'ood things will be theirs. -
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and all ofwhich are doing. a thriving
business.
Thefe is hardly . moment of the day
or evening that the Midway is not
packed with people. 1t is sight worth
gong round the world to see Every
body seems to be good natured and
happy, and although there are frequent
collisions one seldom sees anything like
a display OF i'll temper.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-11-25

Don't go on q long land journey, don't stss:.
with that defender of health and conqueror
OF sickness, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
which will defend you from sea sickness.
nullify fatigue and i'll health caused BY
travel and change Of diet, and counteract
malaria. Peerless is it for dyspepsia. rheu-
natism, liver complaint, nervousness and
debility.
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WORLDS FAIR THEATERS
come Of the Strange Stage Shows
OF Midway Plaisance.s
-ne picturesque Performances of the
SaSanese-Trouble Over the Persian Z,
Dances - Profitable En- 2 ~ ~
terprlSes.
Especial Chicago Correspondence,

I is . we'll.
known fact chat
public interest
centers nearly
If not quite as
much in Mid
way Plaisance
as in the worlds
fair proper. And
this is not to
be wondered at
when the nn>
merous theatre
cal attractions
of that Montier-
full thor ugh-
fare are con-
sidered. side
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bEFEN1iNe THE ALAMO.

The Lofty Patriotism of Col Travis an,
His Men.
The world furnishes no example sur
passing the chivalric devotion to duty
to country, to freedom, displayed By
the immortal defenders of the Alamo
On the 23d of February, 1886. SAINTS
Anna appeared before the Alamo, un
furled the red flag, and demanded it,
surrender. The cannon of the Alamo
defiantly answered. Santa Anna had
well equipped and disciplined army
of about 5000. Col. William B. Travis.
commanding the Alamo. had, all told,
1873 men. On the 25th Santa Anna
opened his batteries. and from that day
till the morning of the 9th of March his
fire was incessant. Travis's little COM
mand kept their cannon and unerrine
rifles hot day and night, till ON the
morning of the 9th the final assault
was made, and every Texan died at his
post; not one left to tell the story.
Sixteen hundred of Santa Annals sol
diers dead in range of the defenders
artillery and rifles bore silent testimony
how well the Texans had done their du-
ty. The bodies of the dead heroes w re
gathered by Santa Annals orders into
one common heap and burned. His
own 1000 dead were accorded decent
interment. Shortly after Texas estab-
lished her independence at San Jacinto,
Juan N. Seguin and General Rusk had
the bones of these immortal dead and
the remains of the Texans butchered
at Goliad carefully gathered and de-
Gently buried.
The motive which actuated Travis
and his men to defend the Alamo.
which he and they knew could but end
In the sacrifice of his whole command,
was the loftiest patriotism. Santa An
ma, with his invading army, had rap
Idly moved into Texas breathing VEN
yeance. He stopped before the Alamo
TO brush out of his way the handful of
men garrisoning the fort. Every hours
lelay was precious to Texas. There
vas no army in the field, only few
scattered attachments here and there.
Ind time was absolutely essential
20 the defense of Texas, to the end |
hat the men might arm themselves
assemble and prepare to repel the in
'aders. Travis, Crockett, Bonham,
Bowie and their noble comrades there.
ore determined to hold Santa Anna In |
heck at any cost as long as possible
Ex-senator Samuel Bell Maxey, IN |
iarper's Magazine.
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"WnAr on earth did Van Pclt 90 into
the fur business for?n swell, ne had failed
to skin people by any other method. DE.
troit Tribune.
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"JANErTE, I'm afraid you are a vain little
wife. You gaze into your mirror so much y
You oughn't to blame me for that I
haven't your advantage" ssWhat's thata,
"You eau see my face without looking into
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'DU ron believe Lord Rudeleigh is ,
landed PROPRIETOR" "l'm afraid not. II,
doesn't seem to have any tHanors.p-Har
per's Bazaar. ~
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81 TELL you, O'Connor, strikes dom
pay" "They don't phin yez do be playin
thot gam Of nome tinpins. Harper
bozar. "a.
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81 SHOULD be pleased to meat you,n said
the hungry hunter to the. antelope, which
stood just out OF reach. mo, thank you,"
steak.n
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IT is better to give than to receive. Blu
it is pretty good to be . Chicag,
Post
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ABoUr all the buried treasures mos
people have are the good resolutions the,
have put away. Galveston News.
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HUSBAND (anxiously)-ssYou should no
carry your pocketbook in your handp wifi,
(reassuringlyl -.Oh, it isn't at all heavy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-11-25

A FARMER out west is said to employ his
twelve children as scarecrows.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-11-25

Position is everything. When q woman
wants to turn mans head she gets on the
right side of him.
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TIE latest method Of clipping IL by bfcv.
Gle. In such instances it is love which
makes the wheels go rouu1.-Bunalo II.
press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-11-25

Why is a man who never lays a wager
as bad as regular gambleri-Becauseh he 8
no better.
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BEEcHAM's PILLS are pre- Ferbially known
as"Werth Guinea box" but they arc
sold at IS cents boz.
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MISS BosroSE-'sDid you ever read Bal
FAC, Mr.. de Voidr De Void-sT don't re
member. Who wrote itp'-Harper's Bazaar
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The man who takes his. summer drinks
through straw Is like a frightened snail
he draws in his horns.-Bostou Bulletin =
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-11-25

IN country newspaper appears the fol
lowing announcement "A numb er of death
unavoidably postponed
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PHYSICIANS Dire made, not born-no boy
ever yet took naturally to medicine Elmirs
Gazette s
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In the Fisheries building are ter
aquaria having capacity Of 1000 to
1900 gallons of water each. In the
center OF the eastern polygonar puild-
ing is rotuhda 60 feet in diameter, in
the middle of which is basin or pool
70 feet wide from which rises q mass of
rock covered with moss and lichens.
Almost every fresh water fish known
may be seen swimming in the pool. e
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"A NEwPoRT XVI girl married fellow
seven feet tall. She had loved him long,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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A sure curs.

Anxious Wife-My husband smoke4
too much, doctor, and don't know
what to do.
Doctor-There i only one way,
madam Humor him.
Anxious Wife-But how?
noctor-Buy him some cigars yoox.
self and insist upon bis smoking then,
'-pstsoit FFse Pssoe
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The car of Russia has twenty.one
horses at the fair, some of them with
Pedigrees that run back 1875 years.
There is more than, one of them that
500. 900 would not buy "a.
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AeRIcULTuRE ard its kindred inter
ests OF forestry, dairy and >liys stock
mas exhibition spac. under roof OF
s.xty.nine ceres. the building costing
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-05-27
VIII Good Roads Pay?

Mr.. Stephen Favill, of Madison, Wis,
in an article on highways, says: "But
the question of whether or not it will pay
to build and care for our country roads
is fortunately not all theory. But the
practical demonstration has been worked
out. England, France, Germany, and
many other of the European countries
have solved this problem to their entire
satisfaction, and some parts of our own
country have tried this matter far enough
to prove that as business venture it is
one of the very best for the farmers.
There has been no general taking hold Of
this matter in this country as in Euro.
pean Countries but some of the States
have laws allowing counties to bond and
borrow money to build roads. NV time.
will allow me to give only one or two of
the many good results that have come
from good roads. In Union County, n
j., the road improvement fever got hold
of the people, and they expended $780,
900 in macadamizing their roads, and
the testimony of those best qualified to
know is that the increased valuation of
their lands would more than six times
pay the cost. Just one case of man
owning 1913 acres that he valued at $65
an acre and could not find buyer at
that, had, since the advent of good roads,
refused 5000 an acre for the whole tract
do not claim that all land would be ad-
vanced in price at that rate, but | am
confident that the increase in the value
of our farming lands that would follow
the advent of good roads in our State
would very much more than pay all the
cost of building them, to say nothing of
the convenience aud luxury of having a
road that could be used at any season of
the year
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-05-27
4 wonderful spin.ter Of old.

Spinster Annie Maria Won schurmann
was the name Of a oman who lived at
Utrecht during the sixteenth century
She was 90 learned a woman that all
men o. science Of that day considered
her a marvel. She spoke German,
French, English, Italian, Latin, Greek.
and Hebrew with equal facility, and
even understood the Syrian, Chaldaic,
Arabic. and Ethiopian tongues. AS
ironomy. geography, philosophy, and
theology were her special hobbies, and
she wrote many interesting pamI hlets
on these subjects Aside from this she
was painter, sculptor, and engraveT
Of high degree, and played and dev sed
several musical Instruments. She was
held in high esteem by, and CORRESPOND.
cd with. many 81 ,he prominent sayants
IT the age. even with klehelleu, Queen
Anne of France, Elizabeth oi Poland
nnd chris lac Of sweden + boz died uu-
MA fied 40 Che age oi ~
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-05-27
A Cuban Mattress.

A woman who has been travelling in
the far South has curious tale to tell OF
her experiences in Havana
''The best hotel there" she says. ''is
very poor one 20 an American. When
we arrived we found that the only room
with mattress on the bed was being re-
served for some members c. the Have
meyer family. AS they had not arrived a.,
however, the proprietor consented that
should occupy it. The undetermined
mattress was a poor one of excelsior, and
one that | would have scotfed at at home.
In Havana one may not be too particular,
us will be seen.
MY first night on the mattress was
disturbed by an occasional movement
beneath me which | could not under
stand, and which cursory investigation
did not reveal In the morning, however,
| searched more thoroughly and found a
slit in the mattress, and on exploring a
little deeper lively rat mother with a
nest of young ones
"Horrifed, | called the maid, and
pointing to the bed indicated my dis
covery.
Yes she said, unmoved, it is re
rat.
81 should think So said l, but
what will you doE
"'Oh, answered the stolid Cuban, j
will sew them in again - New York
Times,