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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02
An N02,p1

Assist nature little now and then with q
gcntleslaxatiye, or. if need be. with more
searching and cleansing cathartic, thereby
removing offending matter from the stom-
ach and bowels, and toning up and invigo-
rating the liver and quickeIiing its tardy
action, and you thereby remove the cause
Of q multitude OF distressing diseases. such
as headaches, Indigestion. biiiousness, skin
diseases, boils, carbuncles, piles, fevers and
maladies too numerous to mention.
II people would pay mora attention to
properly regulating tho action Of their bow
els, they would have less frequent occasion
TO call Tor their doctors' services 70 ubduo
attonlu ot dangerous dis1oseA
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02
. BreathInr PoIson.

You can't draw breath without inhaling
poison, If you sojourn In q maiaricus locality
during the unhealthy seasons. The deni-
zens of malaria stricken regions testify that
the only certain safeguard against the pois-
onous vapor and its products, cbills and
fever, remittent fever, ague cake and dumb
ague, is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which
remedies, ALSO. constipation, biliousness,
dyspepsia and rheumatism.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02
which VIM You &.

A farm renter ora farm owner2 Itrests with
yourself. Stay where you are and you viii
be renter all your life. Move to Nebraska
where good land is cheap and cheap land
Is good, and you can easily become an owner.
ton Route, Omaha, Neb., for descriptive
pamphlet. It's free and postal viii bring
1t to you
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

"YouR coat is inside out,n remarked the
absolute idiot ''Thank you,n rejoined the
towering genius, as he hastily rectified the
error "Doh't speak OF IT, said the IDIOT;
II am troubled with absence Of mind MY
sell. "-Waif
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02
Tho skin and knowledge

Essential to the production of the most per-
feet and popular laxative remedy known,
have enabled the California Fig Syrup Co.
to achieve great success in the reputation
of its remedy, Syrup of Figs, as it is con-
ceded to be the universal laxative. For sale
by all druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

Harry !. Brett, paying-teller Of the
Shoe and Leather national bank, Of
Boston, has one dollar note which
bears neither seal nor number, while
in other respects it is perfect The
finding of the note has created consid-
cradle interest among banking men.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

LESA-"Fred didn't blow his brains out
because you Tilted him the other night; he
came and proposed to me-" hlaud-"Did
some other way."-St Louis Hunorist.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

COMPLEMENTARY OR NcTs-Rosalie-"
you over get tired of thinking, Jac1l" Jack
Eyes; and when do | always try to think
Of you."-Boston Courier.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

The DRAMA OF LIrE.--Man-"Yo say
your mother is on the stageln Doy--'sYcs,
sir" "Wherc 10 your father!, Hes on a
boss car."-Kansas City World
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

DoDGER-"Does Gayboy sing The Oh
Folks at Honor" .'No; / think he onll
plays them. Inter Ocean.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

MRs. GossIp-s'I presume hrs. Harpe will
forget all about her music now, since hel
husband died" Miss Gossip-".Ch, no, she
still plays, but only on the black keys."-
Hullabaloo.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

CHoLLTE--ssMy uncle left his fortune to an
asylum for the feeble minded" Miss Crusty
allow touching it is to know that he pro
vided for your comfort at the very last. ~
Mter Ocean.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02


40 Jumped out Of bed and Jumped into h..
H' jumped for the paper that had the day,
When breakfast was DER he Jumped. quick q.
For his big outside coat and his evcrvd.x
hat
he jumped on the car that was going down
town.
And he Jumped to shake hands with his nefrn.
Dor. Miag Brown,
He jumped from the car when the once was
reached
And Jumped with alarm when the ire whist,s
screeched.
BE jumped into harness to do his days WORK.
Ana never was known one small duty To
When doing his work. ii folks into him
He stopped not to argue but over them
jumped.
He jumped at each chance that the day brought
TO him
To enlarge and expand his wallets br,eh,
rim;
And when he got through as the end of the
He jumped on the car that was going h,s
way.
His wife and his children jumped at his re-
turn
To greet him. and all the days triumphs 70
learn;
And when the last prayer and good night had
been said,
Year In and year out. he jumped into bed.
-Tnomas F. Porter. in Boston Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

PARLoR MATCHEs.-The old adage that
matches arc made in Heaven can su:eIy not
apply to birthstone and sulphur matches
Pick-Me-Up.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

Miss DoNTLY-stI suppose yourgenerally
travel by rail- don't your Mr.. FootIightr-
ssYes; the walking u usually better on the
track than any other cc.''-Inter Ocean.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

LIKE Oil Upon Troubled Waters is Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar upon cold.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

DRlzztE--s' long did that new play of
yours runs" Fizzle--"Till it got in the next
town. "-Life.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

If two men who are mortal enemies meet
in society, they ignore each other; il two
female enemies meet, they kiss each other.
-F1iegende Blatter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

The angler Is so absorbed In his hobb
that he generally fishes with baitcd breath
--Yonkers Gazette.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

CoyaHs, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, ETC.,
TkoCHEs. Sold only N boxes. Price, IS cts.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

WHES both judge and jury are against a
man, he thinks thirteen an awfully un-
lucky umbcr.-Truth. =
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

ssSocIErY" means you-and-1-ety, with the
other fellow looking on.-Yo ung Mems Era.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

WE never see a bankrupt ct the charity
soup-house. That's where his victims GO
Truth.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

WHEN the rat sets out to be reforrner he
cries: abolish the traps ''-Young Mems
Fra
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

THE honest man never stops to inquire
whether honesty pays.-Galveston News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

STRAIGHT is the road to success-against
two pair.-Truth.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

BnAKr-not break the wills of your chill
dren.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

The greatest nobility is ability.-Youn,
Mems Era.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-06-02

hi tight -Sardines. -Texas siftings.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07

600. Three hundred and SIXTY people
are homeless and many are without a
dollar of insurance. Deeds of heroism
are plentiful. One widow dragged
her typhoid sick son from the house
into potato patch and there protect
ed him from the flames while the rest
of the inhabitants fed in terror. The
fires are now under control in that
vicinity.
The town of Glidden, of 500 inhabit-
ants, located on the Wisconsin Gen.
trail railroad about forty miles south
OF Ashland, was all destroyed except
the depot
At Beloit, saw mill town, twelve
miles from Ashland, the flames burned
everything but the saw mill and
5000, 600 feet of lumber in the yards.
Wires to other points on the North
ern division of the Omaha are down
and information of the situation is
still lacking. The last train from the
north on the Omaha road reached here
at o'clock Saturday afternoon and no
trains have gone out or in except a
wreeking early this morning.
Railroad men say the whole region
from Cartwright to Bashaw and
Haugen has been on fire since Satur-
day afternoon. Bridges are burned
and wires down and no one knows
when trains will run. Many people
here are alarmed for the safety of
friends and relatives who are block
AIDED at Northern points
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07
MISSOURI CROP CONDITIONS.
Report of the State Board OF Agricul-
ture for the Month of August.

Report of the State Board OF Agricul-
ture for the Month of August.
COLUMBIA, Mo-, Sept. 4.-The follow
ing is a synopsis of the report of the
secretary Of the state board of agri-
culture for last month concerning
the crop conditions in Missouri: Corn
since August reports has declined
from SIS to 60 per cent of an average
crop, this result being obtained
by a reduction of 81 points in
Northeast section, 81 in Northwest,
~ in Central, % in Southeast and l6
in Southwest. The crop was prob
ably never more spotted than now,
many neighborhOods having fields
that will not yield one bushel of corn
nor 200 hundred pounds of cured fod-
der TO the acre, while fields almost
adjacent will yield from thirty to fifty
bushels, and an abundance of forage.
Cotton continues to be estimated at
Sc per cent of an average crop, but it
has lost points in the Southeast sec
ton and gained points in the South
west.
Tobacco in August report was esti-
mated at So per cent. is now placed at
81 per cent, having lost 20 points in
Northeast, 40 in Northwest, in Cen
trial, in Southeast and in South
west.
Apples have declined points, hav-
ing suffered all over the state except
in the Southeast, where there is a
slight improvement hot winds,
parching suns, and a want of humid
ity have occasioned the decline. The
Northwest and Northeast sections
still report the better prospect for
yield of apples
Live stock-Horses show an average
condition as to health and flesh of 81
per cent, cattle 80 and sheep o. Cat
tie, estimated number that will be
corn fed compared with last year, 60
per cent. Hogs estimated at 20 per
cent OF the crop of 1898.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07
A Generous and ThouehtfuI wife.

The Husband-Well,d dearest, did you
get your hat?
The Wife Gust home from shopping)
Yes, darling, and ii is beauty, and,
Just think. it cost only SEQ. I'm ever
SO much obliged to you for the money,
and for your kindness | have bought
you new necktie. 1t is very pretty,
isn't it?
The Husband-It is indeed, darling.
What did you pay for ito.
The Wife (blushing)-It isn't the
cost that makes the thing valuable,
you know, but the spirit in which it is
given. 1t cost II cents.-New York
Press.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07
HINCKLEY's CATASTROPHE.
Over Two Hundred Lives Lost-The
Prosperous Town All Gone.

Over Two Hundred Lives Lost-The
Prosperous Town All Gone.
HNCKLEY, Mimi, Sept. THE
blackened ruins of the three brick
buildings in this place, until SATURDAY.
a prosperous lumber center, are all
that remain to mark the site of the
town, while scores of bodies of citi-
zens who persisted lie in rough pine
boxes ready for burial Dozens of
others were buried last night without
any effort at Identification. The ter
rible disaster was due to the fierce
forest fires which ragged in the pine
regions all last week. a. Et.t.ir
Saturday morning, the fire ap-
preached the town from the south.
The fire company and scores of citi-
zens rushed to the suburbs and made
desperate effort to hold the flames
in check. Aid was asked from Rush
City, and promised, but never came.
About o'clock in the afternoon
driven by terrific gale, the flames
swept past the fire fighters. who
turned to seek safety, in many cases
too late.
In moment building after build
ing burst into flames, and in less than
ten minutes after the first fire struck
the houses, every structure was
ablaze. An Eastern Minnesota train
from the south had just come in and
hundreds rushed to it in mad panic
Box cars were coupled on, and into
these $50 people crowded. Then the
train started back to Duluth, running
before the fire, and succeeded in
reaching safety.
The situation of 1850 people who
were unable to escape from the flames
on the train was terrible. Two hun
dred of them fed to the woods north
of the Grindstone river. Others
sought safety in the swamps. The
fire followed these in a short time,
and they were surrounded, In one
part of the swamp yesterday 1870
corpses were found. 1t III
Those who fed to the north on foot
followed the Duluth track and so rapid
was the progress of the flames that
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07
NEWS NOTES.

The public debt statement for
August shows decrease of 81, 7l3, 65i.
Congressman Curtis received an
ovation at Topeka on his return from
Washington.
Ex-Governor Boyd Of Nebraska was
nominated for congress by the Demo
Gratis of the Omaha.
" S. Brown presiding Judge of the
Christian county, No, court, has been
held to the grand jury for over
charging for fee in pension case.
Ben S. Henderson of Winfield, tenn
porary chairman of the Kansas Popu-
list state convention in scathing let
ter to Chairman Breidenthal de-
nounces dwellings administration
and declines to support the state
ticket.
Judge Edward L. Edwards,a pioneer
lawyer and politician of Cole county,
Missouri, is dead. At the time of his
death he was the oldest living ex-cir-
cult judge in the state.
j. w. Lyons was nominated for rep
resentative of the Forty-seventh Kan
sas assembly district by the Populists.
He is railroad man and was leader
during the recent strike.
The new union depot at St Louis
was dedicated with imposing cere-
monies. Speeches were made by Gov
ernor Stone, ex-Secretary Noble and
other notables. Twenty thousand
people were present
Judge Everline of Garnett, Kar.,
committed suicide by shooting him.
self through the head. He held va
rious Offices of public trust and was a
member of the G. A. X. and Masonic
fraternities.
In Muscoda, Wis, fire started by
children playing with matches in a
barn destroyed twenty dwellings, the
town hall and the Methodist church.
Loss, S5O,O
Two miles above Arcadia, Wis, a
railway bridge was burned Saturday
evening. A westbOund freight ran
into the bridge and eighteen cars
were burned, some loaded with stock.
In Detroit, Mich, Norval A. Haw-
kins, cashier of the Standard Oil com
pany's office in that city, has been ar
rested charged with embezzlement Of
$4,000 from the company. His defal-
cation is supposed to be heavier.
At GAINESVILLE, Wis, the boiler in
the Riverside laundry exploded Satur-
day demolishing the bank building
and seriously injuring Mrss Kinna,
Mr.. Plowright and two others. The
machinery is completely destroyed,
also neighboring dye house. Loss,
$1,000.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07
Walked I'm In Time

II the fcethat wast Of tone in the system
h the herald Of approaching disease, hosts Of
nyslids have adopted that certain means OF
self rescue from impending danger Ilostester's
Stomach Bitters. This berignNt tonic pro-
notes, IN no ordinary degree oige,tiOn and
assimilation, through which the blood is fer
tiliBed AMI made st-ength-yieldius Besides
this, in activity Of the liver, bowels and kid
neys, which impede gain OF vigor, is over
come. Appetite, as well as the ability to graft
fy it without discomfort is stimulated BY this
thorough medicinal cordial, which also has n
tranquilizing effect upon nerves weak and IN
quiet Food. it should ho remembered. only
bAlfinvigorates the fyspcptc. BY the use OF
the Bitier its nourishing properties are made
available. For malaria, rheumatism and the
inhrmities Of age, use the Bitters.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07
ALL ARRANGED IN ADVANCE.
The Plans OF the Milliugton Lynching
Told beforehand IN Mar,rtt. NJ,

The Plans Of the Wilmington Lynching
Told Beforehand to Memphis Men.
MEMPHIS, Sept 4. = This morning
Judge Cooper fixed the bonds of De-
teetiye Richardson, Atkinson, the
wagon driver, and the three men
charged with being parties to
the lynehing at Millington
last Friday night at $4,000
each, but reduced them to $4,000. This.
under the law, is regular and the
judge gave it out that it was in no
sense recession from his determine
ton to vindicate the law. > q.
1t was known Thursday that the
lynehing would take place. One man
told Joseph Theirs of this CITY the
whole program. Charles Cox visited
the neighborhood last week and he
too learned that the lypching was on
the bills
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07
His Sphere.

Amateur Poet Qoftily)-Awl Here is
little thing l wrote in five minutes
last evening.
Editor (astonished) You did? Why
man alive! Anyone who can write that
in five minutes ought to make living
by his pen.
Poet much flattered) oh, thanks.
Editor-Yes. You can get fifty cents
thousand for addressing envelopes
Puck.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07
WISCONSIN TOWNS GONE.

Barronett, Shell Lake, Glidden, Benolt
and Cadott Swept by the Flames.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Sept 4.-Forest
fires in the northern part of this state
have destroyed the towns of Bar
ronett, Shell Lake, Cadott, Glidden
and Benoit, and ruined vast quanti-
ties Of lumber
The destruction of Barronett was
complete. One lone building is left
of a town of 200 inhabitants. One
man was burned. The total loss is
$3.50, 600.
In Shell Lake ffty-two dwellings
were burned with total loss of $751;
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07
TWO VILLAGES DESTROYED.

Curtis aud Cushing, Mimi, Wiped Out
but Probably No Lives Lost.
LITTLE FALLS Mimi, Sept A
forest fire destroyed Curtis and Cush-
ing, eighteen miles west of here, Sat
urday. The loss at Cushing is about
$4,000.
At Curtis, William Longs mill
burned, together with all houses in
the town. The loss to Long will be
$4,000, insurance, $4,000. 4 great
deal of timber was destroyed. One
hundred people are homeless, but so
far as known, no lives are lost.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07
INTO A TRUSTEES HANDS.
The st. Joseph "Daily News" Badly In
-Receivership Is to BE Sought.

-ReceivershipI to BE Sought
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Sept. 4.-The Daily
+. News, the only evening paper in this
city, went into the hands of a trustee
this morning and will be sold at sher-
ifs sale-at least that is the intention
of the representative of the Eastern
bondholders. Under the peculiar
management of an attorney named
Pike the debts had been increased to
$4,000
Creditors, paper dealers, ink dealers
and photographers win apply for a
receiver. This means that the News
will cease to be published unless a
new company can be formed to paw
off its debts and secure its bond.
holders
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07
THE MARKETS.
Kansas City Grain.

KANSAS CITY, No, Sept 4-There was no
attempt to do business in grain here to-day
and the boards OF trade elsewhere were closed
There was not even "curb'' quotation from
Chicago The general feeling among local
traders was that lower prices will prevail TO.
morrow H.tH 90 900 H
Cattle = Receipts since Saturday, 5,6s
calves sci shipped Saturday 4,433: calves
2S2 The market was quiet AMI about steady
throughout r.r ... a..
The following are representative sales:
uupccun uuuu Avn pvpan-
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07
HUNDREDS PERISH By FIRE.
AWFUL HAVOC CAUSED BY THE
FOREST FIRES.
THREE HUNDRED KNOWN TO Be DEAD

And at Least Two Hundred More Have
Undoubtedly Perished-It Win Prob
ably Never Be Known Just How
Many Lives We're Lost-Many
Minnesota Towns Swept
From the Earth.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07

Teacher-When water becomes ice.
what is the great change that takes
place?
Pupil-The change of price.-Har.
lem Life.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07
Beyond HisPoMera.

The gentleman you see pacing up
and down yonder as if he were mental.
ly deranged is Schmidt, the famous &C.
countant.
What is the matter with him?"
HE was trying yesterday to unravel
the complications of the wife's house
keeping book. -Handelszeitung.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07

It wounds the susceptible sensibili-
ties of Congressman William Everett
to be called professor" and certain
public men in Washington who sought
to win his good graces by addressing
him with that title speedily discovered
their blunder.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07
[AD]R'S national DAY.
CELEBRATION IN MANY OF THE
TRADE CENTERS.
NUMEROUS IMPOSING PARADES

Thousands Parade In New York and
Brooklyn-Tho Observance General
in Washington--Coxey at Spring.
field, Mo.-Psrades at Various
Points-Governor Level
ling at Kansas City.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-07

y sheep-Receipts since Saturday, 6ll; ship.
ped Saturday. Ill The market was active
and strong to lOc higher than last week The
following are representative sales:
No '"'' VT Price No VT Prica
4is Utah. 81 go l0N So 2S
Horses-Receipts since Saturday, les: ship
ped Saturday, IVA The market was quiet and
unchanged