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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-06-08
PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

L
-Customer-"Why do you call this
electric cake?" Bakers boy-"I 'spose
becuz it has currants in it."-Philadel-
phia Record.
Miss Gadzley-"Doyo you suffer much
from toothache?" Mrs. Blazzer-'No
that is, not unless my husband has
."-Roxbury Gazette.
Old Beau-sMiss Flossie, be mine.
/ would give my life for you!" Miss
Flossie-"Well, you may if it's heavily
insured. brooklyn Life.
The Wife-"One-half the world
doesn't know how the other half lives. :"
The Husband-"WeH, it isn't the fault
of your sewing society, anyway
Life.
The Retort Feminine.-He with
superiority)-'T wouldn't marry the
best woman living" She with conf
dence)-"If you did it would be q very
ill-assorted match" - Detroit Free
Press.
-Facetious Friend-"Well. have you
and your wife settled as to who is to
be the speaker Of the house?" Young
Husband-"Not yet. We usually oc-
cupy the chair ogether."-Pearson's
Weekly.
Its her disposition to make light
of serious things" he said. mournfully.
YES" replied Cholly Luvlorn. ''She
even burns the poetry write about
her."-Washington Star.
-Lipper-"I wonder why it is that
Miss Crimper always takes such good
care of her complexion" Clipper
''She's SO conscientious; it isn't her
own, you know."-Cincinnati Tribune.
Mrs. Rash-"How do you manage
to get your cook up so earlyP" Mrs.
Dash-''Well, l hunted up young and
good-looking milkman and hired him
to come at five o'clock. "-Louisville
Courier-Journal
Friday Luck.-"Here comes the
carriage, Maud! Fancy having to go
and pay calls in such weather! It's
enough to give one ones death OF
coldp' Worse than that, motherl
Everybody's sure to be inr'-Boston
Budget.
-"What is this?" Numbered the
''here is newspaper report
of an anarchist washed ashore Who
has broken the rules of the society?'
HE was dead" replied member, ''or
he never would have submitted. liar
lem Life.
Stern Parent-"You tell me that
you love my daughter and wish to
marry her. But how do you expect to
live on eight hundred year?" Loving
Swain-"Oh, come, now, your income
must be more than thatw-Boston |
Transcript.
-Dialog ues of the Future. Master !
you get me my boots?"
Maid-''H what?" Master-''Oh, il You
please" Maid-''H you please what?''
You kindly get me my |
boots, ii You please, miss?" Maid
That's better. No, l wontr-Pall
Mall Budget.
Mr.. Jay (of Boomville} III tell you,
sir, our town is great place. We are
making innovations right along. A
year ago we built town hall, then
we put in trolley line, and now we
Ire erecting hospital. We go right
ahead from one thing to another"
Mr.. Citiman-"From the trolley line
o the hospital, l suppose. "-Harper's
Bazaar.
Gus, while not precisely coward,
S averse to getting into trouble If he
AN avoid it. Not long ago big stout
nan kicked Gus dog off the sidewalk
N Harlem avenue. "You couldn't
lave done that last week." said Gus,
lefiantly. ''Why couldn't / have
Kicked the dog last week?' Because
only got him yesterday."-Texas
'iftings.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-06-08

The Usage Indians arc probably
the richest people collectively in the
world. There are only 1900 of them,
and they have $4,000, 900 to their credit
i'm the United States treasury, the in
terest of which, amounting to $4O0, 600
annually, is paid out to them by Uncle
Sans agents. They are treated as a b
solute wards of the government, and
their lands and money are kept for
them, as o guardian keeps the proper
ty of q minor.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-06-08
SHE WAS STILL A SMITH.

Everything Had Changed But Her Name
and She Wanted to Change That.
He had been away from his home
town for years and years. Which
means, in this instance, ten years, and
he had gone away because pretty
Mamie Smith hadn't asked him to
stay. Men do that sometimes.
Now he had come again, and as he
wandered about the old place there
was almost pain in his heart to note
the changes time had wrought. Every
thing was new and it made him home
sick to wander about seeking the
things of his childhood and boynood
days and finding them not.
But he found Mamie Smith and
went to her as tired child goes to ita
mother. She was kinder than of yore
and she was really glad to see him.
And he? Well, she was ten years
older but she was still as if it had been
but yesterday since he had told her
good-by.
II fancy" she said to him as they
sat on the broad piazza of her home
that evening and looked over toward
the hills beyond the town, that you
feel quite a stranger within our
lgates?''
sYes," he said, sadly, II could scarce
lyS have believed it If had not ex-
perieuced it. Ten years is not eter-
nifty, either
mo, but time changes more than
eternity"
1T surely does in this instance.
Everything is changed"
Noteverything. almost everything"
she corrected him.
mo; everything, everything" he in
sisted. quite hopclessly.
There's zone thing that hasn't
changed, John" she said in such
tone that he looked up at her curiously.
Tell me what it u.s." he asked eager
ly, II want to see it."
You can't see it very well, John"
she smiled, because it is my name.
Ten years had been long time for
John to wait, but she made him wait
o month longer and, when he came
back to his native town again Mamie
name underwenta change also
but it didn't sadden John as the other
changes had done.-Detroit Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-06-08

Johnnie's pockets stuffed with pam
phlets telling how to insert and clear
the eye, they left the store. And then
after they had bought a box of candy
for Nellie, they went back to the Office
There, he told them about what he had
seen, then gravely shook hands with
them all; said good-by, and started off
He had been gone only a few moments
when Mr.. Brayton came in from his
office.
Miss Curry" he said, wouldn't
you like little trip? Our visitor has
left the treasured eye behind him, and
he may wish it. You might follow the
youngster and see the end of this mat
ter"
Miss Curry, nothing 10th. shut her
machine and departed. She caught
sight of Johnnie just as he went into
the ferry, and she followed him on to
the train and stepped off at the little
village where he did.
But then she couldn't keep up with
him. She saw him turn into house
and when once she reached it, she
paused at the open door.
There was little girl standing,
looking expectantly at Johnnie, who
excitedly was turning his pockets in
side out, in vain search for the eye.
II had i'll / had itI'' he declared,
and his face grew troubled, and finally
the tears rolled down his cheeks.
ut was such lovely eyc," he
moaned; 'blue, just like yours, and
now it's lost, and hate myself" and
he threw himself into chair, as if all
hope were gone.
The weary faced mother turned her
face away. Nellie's lips quivered, but
she swallowed the sobs.
Never mind, Johnnie" she said,
stroking the freckled. tear-staincd face
of the boy, never mind, Johnnie.
You know it couldn't make me see, and
guess don't look so very bad" and
she put her hand to the bandaged eye.
Then she looked up. for a strange
lady stood in the door and handed her
a package.
See, Johnnier' she cried
johnnie dashed the tears from his
eyes and looked at the package. His
face grew bright and he tore off the
papers, touched the spring of the box,
and there on its white cushion lay the
blue eye, smiling like Nellie's own.
The eye! the eyer he shouted.
See, Nellie; it's your very own" and
he threw his arms about her and kissed
her again and again.
And Miss Curry, the tears fast blind
ing her eyes, hurried away from the
happy scene.
This is no regulation story. Johnnie
Lee did not become Mr.. Bray toms Office
boy and finally millionaire himself
Young Temple and the typewriter did
not marry each other and s'live happy
ever after"
In fact, the whole episode was soon
forgotten.
But in the far-away country town
where Johnnie is growing to sturdy
the story of his trip to New
York is ever a new one.
Strangers sometimes speak of the
blue of Nellie's eyes, with
their long curling lashes.
Then she will repeat the words to
Johnnie as he stops to leave the milk
and chat, and they viii laugh softly
while their faces are bright
with happiness Y. Independent.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-06-08
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-06-08

Millionaire Croase's stables at syria
cuse. which cost over quarter of q
million of dollars, have been sold at
auction for s17,500. They were fur
uished like splendid clubhouse, but
the owner died without making much
use of them. It is thought that the
purchasers will present the building to
Syracuse university for its medical de-
partment.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-06-08

-tJhcle Gabc walked around the stall
wart football 'piayer with an air OF
critical etriosftys he looked up and
down as heyorlG have done horse he
was about to purchase. 'sAman6yf'
What is it, Gabe?'' Hes nigh onto
six foot, amt he?' Every inch Of it,
weighs about one hundred and ninety
cdd?" 81 reckon" ''Well, football
certainly does. develop 'em most pow
erful!v Certainly, fine young man.
:. Mani Mandy. Prof. Bunfer told me
hisself 7 that feller's IN his fourth year.
Talk about your oatmeal porridge!''
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-06-08

Mot al, the poup aad peReantry of
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supreme as the meek virtues Of one
holy man. montgomery
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-06-08
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s!osh both sides nnished alike ana, being reversi-
~ one collar 10 equal 70 two Of any other kind.
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Ceats- Name style sn1 sise. Address
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81nnklin 81. New YORK. q Kiiby 81. noeao,.
The herald., 1895-10-06

as we'll as in theory" A plea is made
for additional laws against prize fighting
and tor road provements.
The clause referring to sectarianism oc-
casioned an outburst OF applause which
lasted over minute.
Ex-Governor Long placed Govern or
Greenhalge in nomination for third
term. There were no other nominations
and The ballot was ordered.
i. Just before the balloting com mence y
leaders OF the opposition to Greenhalge
distributed ballots marked. 'For Cover
nor, Elijah A. Morse, of Canton.' The
ballot resulted Greenhalse. 1858; Morse,
91; scattering. s. Elijah A. Morse moved
that Greenhalge's nomination lie made
unanimous. Carried. After the nomi-
nations had been made Governor Green
halge was called to the platform and
made brief speech.
The ticket as completed contains only
one new name, that of the candidate for
stata treasurer and is as follows:
rnor-Frederick T. Green nhalge.
nt-Governor-Roger Walcott of
Boston.
...secretary of state William l.. DIN of
Boston.
Treasurer-E. P. Shaw of Newburyport.
Auditor--J. W. Kimball, of Fitchb,lrg.
Attorney -General-H. Nj. Knowlton OF
New Bedford.
The herald., 1895-10-06
GREENHALGE FOR GOVERNOR
The Massachusetts Republicans
Third Termer
THE PLATFORM AS ADOPTED
Objects TO the Coinage of Silver at a
Ratio Of I6 to
Condemns Religious Partisanshp, Demands
Enforcement of the Monroe Doctrin. and
Wants Everything Protected
THE PLATFORM AS ADOPTED
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
BOSTON. Oct. 5.-Ths Massachusetts,
Republican state convention today chose
Curtis Childs, jr., permanent president.
The committee on credentials reported
1893 delegates present out of possible
2Ol3.
The platform declares for protection of
all industries. 1t says the government
should not permit the free coinage OF sill
yer at any ratio not established By inter
national agreement; advocates legislation
to protect the metallic reserve from con-
certed action ny speculators; demands the
maintenance of the Monroe doctrin e. 1t
advocates the enactment of q restrictive
immigration law. 1t declares, Religious
and race partisanship for many years has
been manifest in the Dem ocratic party
of Massachusetts,, weakening that senti-
ment OF pure Ameiicanism which ought
80 control all public actions, and result
ing in counter irritation and antago-
nism." The platform says: "The church
and state should be independent in fact
The herald., 1895-10-06

Dorr, had on the witness stand denied
knowledge of the important fact OF Dur
rants presence or absence that those who
had heard the story concluded to COM
municate with the district attorney. 1t
is presumed that Dorr, in common with
other of Durrant's fellow students, desir
ed as far as possible to protect their
former classm ate, and so avoided anwser-
ing pertinent questions by responding,
II don't know" 1t IS now considered
certain that Dorr will be recalled to tell
all the truth concerning the events in the
college class loom On the fatal afternoon
of April 3D..
mo; told the truth and nothing bnt
the truth, when on the witness stand, -
that Durrant attended DR.. Cheney s lect-
ure. neither can l swear that h0 did not.
l do not remember anything about it. 1t
is true that did say once that somebody
had said that Durrant came in late that
day and sat in the rear OF the room. but
that was juss one OF the hundreds OF sto-
ries which have been told at the college
since Durrants arrest, and L don't even
remember who it was made the remark.
l spoke OF 1t at home, and it was e-told
to some one else. The story Travelled and
grew guess"
Captain Lees was considerably disap-
pointed when Dorr denied that ho knew
WIZ dubWoTco 4Ol OuITuut. ! Ho CdDtdlQ
cannot rid himself of the belief that some
one other than Durrant must have an
swered the roll when the accused stu
DENTS name was called.
81 thought tor while that we were
in fair way to solve this important
phase uf the case, but. unfortunately. the
story did not fill" said the captain.
when seen in reference to the matter.
Il am we'll satisfied, however, that Dorr
told us the truth. There is an honest ring
to his voice and his dcmeanor which did
not convey the impression that he was
endeavoring to hide something.
The Examiner says: One OF the great
est sensations in the Durrant case and
one which comes now as q climax with
crushing weight upon the accused student
became today the property of the prose-
cution. Theodore Durrant not only con-
fessed to a class mate that he had no
notes of DR.. Cheney's lectures but he
begged his friend to take his notes to his
mother. Mrs. Durrant, that they might
be copied.
The herald., 1895-10-06
DORR TOLD HIS FATHER
And Durrant'S AIibi Will Suffer
in Consequence
THAT LECTURE ROOM SEAT
Was Occupied on the Third Day Of
April
But Not by the Defendant Who Is Charged
With the rlurder of Blanche
Lamont
Associated Press spec al Wire.

Associated Press Spec al Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. s. The prose-
cution in the Durrant case is said to have
in its possession information which will
finally shatter the last remnant OF alibi
which Durrants attorneys have attempt
ed to prove. W. r. Dorr, student in
the Cooper medical college. sat alongside
Durrant at lectures. When examined
with the other mbsrs of Durrant' g
class Dorr testified that he did not know
whether Durrant was present at the after-
noon lecture on April 80 Ur not. DORIS
father, who is a prominent physician,
informed the police. however, that in
his own home and to he mem pers of his
own family young Dorr stated that on
the Afternoon of April Sd Durrant's seat
was occupied by a student named L.
Barry. He added that the student who
that afternoon answered to Durrant's
name occupied one OF the rear seats in
the class room. The Communication
made in his own family was not accom-
panied by any Injunction of secrecy. 1t
vas not until all the students, including
The herald., 1895-10-06
RUPTURE

To the people who are suffering from
rupture. Professor j. seph Fanury for
merly of Berlin, German, now OF Santa
Barbara, is practical rupture specialist
and truss manufactures. Information
free whereby you can be cured. Those
having tried all kinds of patent trusses
and found no reli of, also have given up
all hope, to those people am calling their
attention. and especially ask them to
send me their addresses.
The herald., 1895-10-06

81 have no notes of that lecture" the
accused student said, "and L only need
them to complete my alibi.
When the student to whom Theodore
Durrant made this confession takes the
witness stand the crumbling brio of the
defense will fall. The student TO whom
Durrantsmads the fatal acknowledgment
is a classmate and friend, Dr.. Gilbert +.
Graham. 1t was not Graham's s purpose
to tell what he knew. For the sake OF
an old friendship, tor the memory OF
his college days with Durrant, Graham
had held back part of his story.
He had informed the police that Dur
rant had asked him for his notes, but be
did not wish to tell the prosecution the
whole story and repeated Durrant's con
fessiop that he had no notes OF that lee
ture. Like Charles Dukes, he did not
wish to njure his classmates case, bat
now he has destroyed its last support.
He has given to the prosecution what
was sought so long in vain. he sup
plies, through Durrant himself, the
proof that the accused student was not at
the lecture delivered by Dr.. Cheney on
"quizzed" with L. +. Glaser on April
10th. He reveals Durrants purpose in
asking Dukes to say that he saw him
ut the lecture. He tells why an attorney
for the defense copied Glasers' no,es in
full after they had been placed in the
custody of the police department.. He
uncovers the motive which inspired Dur
rant to plead with G. V. Cross and ask
him to remem ber that they talked on the
steps Of Cooper Medical college until
they were late for the lecture. Graham
comes into the case as witness OF the
greatest possible Importance to destroy
the only possible aiibi which Durrant
has attempted to prove.
For the sake of his friend Graham held
back the most important part of his
knowledge of the case. but now he tells
it all Just as it occurred. In addition to
that he rer eats conversation which he
had with Attorneys Dickinson and Deu-
prey few Gays ago. He has even in
formed them OF the i'm portant confession
which Durrant made to him. Durrant
made his damaging request OF Graham
when the latter visited him in jail.
The herald., 1895-10-06
Paper Roasting Pan

3 roasting pan made of paper is some
thing new. The paper Is compressed and
coated with wax preparation. In ap.
pearance it resem bles parchment. The
inventor claims that paper can be used
for baking. and where the fire does not
come in contact with the pan it will be
found to be far superior to irons
The herald., 1895-10-06

The wall paper dealer OF the city is Eek
from, 3z4 South Spring street
The herald., 1895-10-06

When we learned that could not get a renewal or
extension of present lease dispatched manager east
"post haste to do all in his power to induce the manuac-
turers to cancel our big orders for
The herald., 1895-10-06

She-So you sat down in the only chair
in tho room.
He-Yss; l didn't want to keep her
Standing Life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12

The state land commissioners have
apportioned the drainage fund and it
is now being paid to the several coun-
ties as fast as their receipts are re-
celVed. The funds share of the pro-
ceeds Of sales of swamp lands the past
year was So, S42.53 and from indemnI-
ty lands S2,636.29, making a total of
S30,47SS2.
This fund consists of one-half the
proceeds OF sales of all swamp and
overt1owed lands received by the state
from the United States, and one-half
the amount received from the sale of
indemnity lands, and is distributed on
the first Monday of October among the
several counties wherein such lands
lie, in proportion to the amount of
sales in the respective counties. The
moneys so paid are then apportioned
by the county clerks to the several
towns in their respective counties and
are expended under direction of the
town board n draining and retaining
the swamp lands in such town and in
constructing roads and bridges over
such swamp lands.
The amount each county gets is aS
follows: Adams S264.31, Ashland s276.--
80, Barron $780, Bayfield, s37S.74.
Brown 1883, Buffalo $24S.92, Burnett
s549.57, Calumet $685., Chippewa s701.-
OF, Columbia sSS33, Clark s199.5O,
Crawford $1,74221, Dane s1O7.9O.
Dodge $110.02, Door s42,51, Douglas
1,4S5.14, Dunn s230.46, Eau Claire s5S.-
%, Fond du Lac $3.50, Florence
$4,000, Forest $4,000, Grant $140,
Green $3.50, Green Lake $22.34, Iron
$355.00, Jackson s7726, Jefferson
s51.00, Juneau s296.77, Kenosha $500.
Kewaunee 1881, La Crosse $632. 10,
Langlade $4,000, Lincoln $4,999.30.
Manitowoc $7O99, Marathon $335.56,
Marinette $1,406.5S, Marquette s134.70,
Monroe s6947S, Oconto $19761, Outa-
gamie $60.9S, Oneida $S3S32, Pepin
$66.57, Polk s43.51, Portage $3,535.20,
Price $4,000, Racine $150, Richland
$47.3O, Rock $2S.36, Sank $70.47, Sawyer
$1,S43.39, Shawano s16657, Sheboygan
$3.50, Taylor $1,32774, Trempealeau
$11S.24, Vernon $2,255.6S, Villas $S37.S6,
Walworth $49.30, Washburn $4,000,
Washington $25.53, Waupaca $414.59,
Waushara $125.35, Winnebago S19O.77.
Wood $237.S9, Waukesha S15.60; total.
$50, 47S.S2.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12

lengthwise strips, and rolled up.
When needed, cut off the desired
length and slit one end up to within
about six inches of the other end
This is the physicians method of
bandaging, and not only has the ad-
vantage of not slipping readily, but
does away with the unsightly cords
most women tie over a bandage.
Other simple remedies may also go
in the drawer. Paregoric and pepper
mint for stomach ache, a never end
ing complaint among the smaller fry,
Jamaica ginger for cramps, hartshorn
liniment for sprains, etc. 1t can be
duplicated with good effect in the
nursery, and may have added Group
medicine from reliable doctor, fan
mel bands, hot water bottle, small
syringe and CASTLE soap, good sweet
oil for physic, bottle of soda mint and
and a small collection Of the teas
which old-fashioned nurses cling to-.
The small expenditure of time and
money necessary to equip these emer-
gency drawers will be repaid hun
dred fold in many cases where time is
a valuable factor in cures.