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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Simon s. Hartman, of Tnnneltcr,
West Va, has been subject to attacks
Of collie about once a year, and would
have to call a doctor and then suffer
for about twelve hours az much as
some do when they die. He was TAX
en- recently just the. same as at other
times, and concluded to try Chamber
lain's Colo, Cholera and D~ierrhoea
Remedy. He says: II took one dose
Of it and it gave me relief IN five min
utes. That is mort than any thing
else has ever done tor me-" For sale
by XII Goodall, Depot Drug Store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19
Not to be Trifled with.

From the Cincinnati Gazette.
Will people never learn that a sscold''
is an accident to be dreaded, and that
when it occurs treatment should be
promptly applied! There is no knowing
where the trouble will end and while
complete recovery is the rule, the ex-
captions are terribly frequent, and thous-
ands upon thousands of fatal illnesses
occur every year ushered in by a it'll
injudicious exposure and seemingly
tritiing symptoms. Beyond this there
are to-day countless invalids who can
trace their complaints to "colds,n
which at the time of occurrence gave
no concern, and were therefore neg
lected. When troubled with a cold use
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It is
prompt and effectual. so cent bottles
for sale by X. D. Goodall, Depot Drug
Store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

In some conditions the gain from
the use Of o T EMULSION
Of Cod-liverO Oil is rapid. For this
reason we pot Up a soc. size, which
is enough for an ordinary cough
or cold, or usefu1 as a trial for
babies and children.
In ether conditions gain must
be slow. For these Scotf's Emul-
sion most be taken as nourishment,
food rather than medicine, the
food prepared for tired and weak
digestions.
soc. and $r.oo at all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

All last winter Mr.. Geo. A. Mills, OF
Lebanon, Conn, vas badly afflicted
with rheumatism. At times it was SO
severe that he could not stand up
straight, but was drawn over on one
side. IL tried different remedies with
out receiving relief" he says, "until
about six months ago l bought q bottle
of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. After
using it for three days my rheumatism
was gone and has not returned since.n
For sale by X. d. Goodall, Depot
Drug store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19
PiIes. Piles Pilea.

A sur cure for Blind, Bleed
ing and Itching Piles. DR.. Kinks
German Pile Ointment has cured the
worst cases Of ten years. standing by
three OF four applications. No one
need suffer ten minutes after using
DR.. Kinks German Pile Ointment
Our agent, Mr.. Goodall, will warrant
every box. Price $1.00. Sold OF
Depot drug store Las Vegas
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns and all skin eruptions.
and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction or money refunded.
Price rs cents per box. For sale by
Murphey- Van Petten Drug Co., Las
Vegas and East Las Vegas. At WHOLE
sale by Browne & Manzanares Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

j. w. Pierce, Republic, Iowa, says:
al have used One Minute Cough Cure
in my family and for myself, with re-
suits SO entirely satisfactory that / can
hardly find words to express myself as
TO its merit. ! will never fail to rec
ommend it to others, on every occa-
sion that presents itself" Winters
drug store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

For disturbing the meeting at the
Rescue mission. late on Saturday even
ing, and later on a charge OF carrying
concealed weapons, Clarence Ham was
given sixty days in the county Jail by
Judge. Crawford, down at Albuquerque.
He did not like Marshal Farnoff's
way of doing business, and was GO
ing to show a forcible way of using
weapons. He was disturbed 10 his lit
tie plan.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

MY lady looks into the mirror
And her face II CLOVIS with delight,
As III sees the vast Improvement
Since she used Parks Tea each night.
She Is nevertired or weary,
Her Ills aRd her rains have fed; E
since she drank OF Parks Tea each evening
A cup full on going to bed.
Sold by o.. G. Schaefer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

The breaking up of the winter is a
signal for the breaking up Of the sys.
tenn. Nature is opening up the pores
and throwing off refuse. De Wits
Sarsaparilla is OF unquestionable assls-
lance in this operation. Winters Drug
Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

TRULY ASTONISHING.-Miss Annette
NJ Moen, Fountain, Mimi, says:
"Ayer's Cherry Pectoral has had a
wonderful effect in curing my brothers.
children of a severe and dangerous cold.
1t was. truly astonishing how speedily
they found relief after taking this pre-
p~lration."
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Soothing, healing. cleansing, De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve is the enemy
to sores, wounds and piles, which il
never fails to cure. Stops itching and
burning. Cures chapped lips and
cold sores in two or three hours
Winters drug store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

One Minute Cough Cure touches the
right spot. 1t also touches 1T at the
right-timeif you take It when you have
a cough or cold. See the pOintP Then
don't cough. Winters Drug Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Wake up your liver but be sure you
take Simmons Liver Regulator to do /
whit will do it every time, and d.
it so well that you'll feel wonderfully
refreshed and strengthened. 1t il
Simmons Liver Regulator that does it
There is only n Simmons Liver Reg
%nlator, and you'll know it by the Rec
2 on the package. Take nothing else,
and you'll be sur to get all the good
health promised.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19
TO HoRsE OWNERS.

For putting a horse in a fine healthy con.
dition try DR.. Cady's Condition Powders
They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving
new life to an old or over-worked horse. 25
cents per package. For sale by druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19
AYERS LEADS ALL OTHER sARsApARILLAs

The soonc you begin to fight the
fire, tho more easily IT may be extin-
guished. The sooner you begin taking
Ayers Sarsaparilla for your blood
disease. the easier will be the cure. In
both cases, delay is dangerous, IL not
fatal. Be sure you get Ayers and no
other.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

"Give me a liver regulator and l can
regulate the world" said a genius. The
druggist handed HIM q bottle OF De-
Wits Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Quick IN effect, heals and leaves no
scar. Burning, scaly ekin eruptions
quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. Applied to burns. scalds, old
sores, it is magical in effect. Always
cures piles. Winters Drug Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Don't invite disappointment by ex.
~perimenting. Depend upon One Min
ute Cough Cure and you have immedi.
ate relief. II cures Group. The only
harmless remedy that produces imme.
diate results.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19
Tired Women

Need to have the action of the kidneys
stimulated and the system toned up
Parks Sure Cure is the best remedy to
accomplish this. Many a woman finds
that she is tired out by work which
ought not to tire her at all. She fears
that her system is broken down, and
she is a hopeless invalid, when a few
doses of Parks Sure Cure would make
her look at life from a different point
of view. Don't delay. Every bottle
is guaranteed. Sold by 0 G.Schaefer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

A high liver with a torpid liver will
not be q long liver. Correct the liver
with De Wits Little Early Risers, lit
tie pills that cur dyspepsia and con-
stipation. Winters Drug Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Dandruff is an /. oxidation from the
pores OF the skkiin skin, and spreads and
dries, forming scarf, and causing the
hair to fall out. Halls Hair Remover
cures IT..
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

chamberlain's Eye and skin Ointment
Is u~nequalled for Eczema, letter, Salt
Rheum, Scald Head, Sore Nipples, Chapped
Hands, Itching Piles, Burns, Frost Bites,
Chronic Sore Eyes and GRADUATED Eye Lids,
For sale by druggists at 25 cents per box.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Hot Air, Hot Water, and
Steam Heating. Tin Roofing.
Perfection Steel Roofing. Tin
and Copper Ware, Sheep Dip
Tanks, Smoke Stacks, and Heavy
Sheet-Iron Work a Specially.
Pumps. Hydrants, Bath Tubs.
Range Boilers, Wash Basins.
Sinks. Brass Goods, and Pipe
kept in stock.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Shiloh's Cura is sold on guaran
tee. 1t cures incipient consumption.
1t is the best cough cure. Only one
cent a dose. rs cts, so cts, 81. Sold
by Winters Drug Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Karl's Clover Root will purify your
Blood, clear your Complexion, regp-
late your Bowels and make your head
clear as q bell. 25c., 50c., and 81.
Sold by Winters Drug Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

1t not only Is so, 1t must be so, One
Minute Cough Cure acts quickly, and
that's what makes II go. Winters
Drug Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Two small boys found fighting were
given 9 good care at Albuquerque,
Officer Glover marching them to the
jail and then liberating them.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19
ROYAL Baking Powder.
Highest of all In Leavenine
Sfrength.-U. s. Government Report

E. X. Campbell, the great tobacco
man of Denver, who sells the best to-
bacco In the world, was in Lumberton.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19
LOSS OF VOICE
After Acute Bronchitis
- CURED BY USING
AYER'C Cherry berry,
A PREACHERS EXPERIENCE.

"Three months ago, I took a vio-
lent cold which resulted in an attack
of acute bronchitis. l put myself
under medical treatment, and at the
end Of two months was no better.
/ found it very difficult to preach,
and concluded to try Ayers Cherry
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

5. FloersheIm, the big sheepman Of
Colfax county, was in Springer last
week.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Do you lack faith and love healthP
Lat us establish your faith and restore
your health with De Wits Sarsapar-
lila. Winters Drug Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Ed Athons came back to Springer
from Pueblo, and while away visited
Topeka end Colorado Springs.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Ex- Postmaster w. A. Walker is in
the field for the nomination of clerk,
on the democratic ticket, down at AL
buquerque.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Miss Eva Henderson has returned to.
her Lumberton home from q months
visit to the San Luis valley.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Catarrh cured, health and sweet
breath secured, by Shiloh's Catarrh
Remedy. Price 30 cents. Nasal in
jec,or free. Sold by Winters Drug Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Watson, who is wanted at Socorro,
for completely in the Broyles robbery.
was taken down there from Albuquer-
que, by Sheriff Hubbell.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Jones Brothers are filling and level
ing the street in front Of their feed and
sale stable at Eddy.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Mining men Of Colfax county are in
excellent spirits, just now, over the
bright outlook OF the situation.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Floyd Whitson, of Albuquerque, has
been confined to his room for a few
days, due to a sting inflicted on his
knee By some insect.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

The NJ. E. parsonage, at Springer, is
vacant. WhyP Probably the. Stock
man don't know, but there are people
who do.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Epicures are enjoying asparagus,
peas and tomatoes, now arriving In
the market.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

The special car Of the ID. q r. 9 ON
cials passed through Lumberton, bound
west.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Rev. Sinnock, Of Ration, was 10
Springer, being called downto conduct
the funeral OF Mrs. William Shafer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

G. w. Beeler, of Kins'ey, Kansas, one
of the largest cattle buyers in the u
try, was in Springer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Rev. Sinnock, OF Ration, will preside
owe the Springer church for q time in
the future.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

T. E. Mitchell, range foreman for
the Dubuque cattle company, was in
Springer from Albert
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

A. b Reading and 0. N. Marion, Of
Albuquerque, are interested in the La:
drones, DR.. Ames working their claims.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

The Outlook club held q meeting
last evening, at the office Of Edward
Medler, Jr.,s Albuquerque. Routine
business was transacted.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

"Actions speak louder than words.'
Comments in Springer religious circles
are now IN order.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

1t blew and 1t blew Tuesday, at AL
~buquerque, the thermometer falling
perceptioly.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Parks Tea clears the complexion,
Sold by 0. G. Schaefer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Mrs. Henry Lambert came down to
Springer from Cimarron to see her
children, who are in school there.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

j. s. Mohler, who has been idanti-
fed with the hotel business in Gallup
for years, is in Albuquerque.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

John Spring, the successful restaur-
ant man, has recently taken the man
agement OF the Clayton Hotel.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Hon. Geo. Tice, chairman Of the
board of county commissioners, was a
visitor in Lumberton, Sunday.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

The d. & r. e. bridge carpenters
were in Lumberton for a couple Of
days.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19
IT0
COURT OF PRIVATE LAND oLAIma.

UVUNl VI 1hlVAIH uAuU UIAIMbs
Joseph r. Reed. of Iowa, Chief Justice.
Colorado; Thomas O. Fuller, OF North
Carolina; William NJ. Murray, of Tennes-
see; Henry O. Sluss, of Kansas.
Matthew g. Reynolds. OF Missourt. q. 9.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Hugo Seaberg, Of Springer, made a
business trip to Elizabethtown, last
week.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

The Catholic parsonage at Springer
is undergoing many needed improve
ments.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

W III Jack. .......... Chairman, Silver City
NJ N .Chaffin . !. first district, East Las Vegas
n 6. Otero ......second district, Albuquerque
R.G Heac third district, v atrous
IF. Hinkle. fifth district. Lower Penasco
"a. ............. secretary Las Vegas
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19
Attorneys-at-Law


=. A.. FXSKE, ts
A TTORNEY AND COUNsELLOR AT LAW
"A Santa Fe, N. M. (P. o. Box F.) Prac-
tices in the supreme court and all district
given TO Spanish anu Mexican grant titles
mi mining litigation.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

The registration OF the four wards Of
Albuquerque aggregate LOO voters.
The books closed last evening.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Eastcrn Star
Reguiar Communications second and fourth
IL Thursday evenings.
0MIes LIzzTB BOwMER, Worthy Matron.
AT. BENEDICT. Worthy Patron,
MRS. EMMA BENEDICT. Treasurer.
All visiting brothers and sisters cordially
Invited. MRS. MATTE MURRAY, Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Clean, Neat, Comfortable, and Re-
spectacle. Especially desirable for
families and ladies travelling alone.
Electric Light, Elevator, Baths. etc.
Gable cars pass the hotel for all parts
of the city.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19
BOARD OF

NEW MExIco BOARD OF HEATH.
q. 5 E aaRsTds Il N b. D:. vePrss. ..~iiba Z eesas
Francis II. Atking, MD. ,Sec.. ~. Las Vegas
J. H. Sloan. NJ. D.. Treas Santa Fe
Wln. Eggert, N. D.,......... .....Santa Fe
J. M. Cunningham, M. D.......sE. Las Vegas
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

LONG & FORT
A TTORNEYS-AT-LAW, OFFICE. WY
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-19

Pectoral. The first bottle gave me
great relief the second, which / am
now taking, has relieved me almost
cntirelyof all unpleasant symptoms,
and l feel sure that one or two bot
ties more will effect a permanent
cure. To all ministers suffering from
throat troubles. I recommend Ayers
Cherry Pectoral."-E. Nj. BRAwLEy,
/. ID, Dist. Secretary, Am. Bapt.
Publication Society, Petersburg, Va.
Ayers Cherry Pectoraf
GOLD MEDAL AT THE WORLDS FAIR.
AYERS LEADS ALL OTHER sARsApARILLAs
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-07-18
SOME ODDITIES


Doctors affirm that spirits harden The
tone of the voice.
In Bond street, London. there Ii bar
Der shop where dogs are shaved, wasAeo
and frizzed.
Lightning entered a house near
Orange, CAL, while the family was at
supper, and instantly killed father,
and his two sons. /.
Ostrich races are frequently witt
messed on an ostrich farm in Anaheim-
Cal. The owner trains the birds to-
drive in single, double and tandem har-
ness.
The affection of an Indiana woman
for her husband caused her to fuss over
him to such degree that he wants to-
obtain divorce from her.
i. The house of David Stohl, OF King
man county, Kan, was on fire. A neigh
Dor, George Austin, was viewing the
burning building, when the heat caused
double barreled gun In tho house to
be discharged. and the contentNentered
Austin's head and body.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-07-18
"CONSIDERiNG."
There Were Some Drawbacks to Her
Generally Good Health.

There Were Some Drawbacks to Her
Generally Good Health.
Old Mrs. Parlin had reached the age
of % years, and her two daughters, both
women of nearly 60, were often heard
to say that the old woman "took as
much comfort as anybody" Their
unchanging affection failed to see the
changes that were so pathetically ap-
parent to others.
"Juno Ann and | don't get about SO
much as we would like to, on account
of mother Mrs. Patten remarked, in
response to an invitation to visit a.rel
alive in neighboring town. 'You see
Juno Ann, living next door as she does,
takes about as much care of mother as
60, so it sort of ties us both.'
isn't your mother well?"
Eyes, land sakes, mothers as well al
can be; or she would be if twa'n't for
her age. | tell 'em mother enjoys as
much as most of 'em. She can't see as
well as she used to, of course; fact is.
she can't see much of any; but she's
real we'll"
Mother don't seem to hear SO well as
she did," ventured Juno Ann, "but J
s'pose that's no more than natural"
"She's a dreadful smart woman, ii
she is my mother" reJoined Mrs. Pat
ten; land it's wonderful for woman Of
her age"
II suppose she enjoys going about to
see the neighbors,' suggested the
visitor.
"Pity sakei Mother hasn't set foot
out of the house for inore'n two years;
we wouldn't dare trust her. The rheu.
Inatisrn has sort of crippled her up, but
besides that don't see but she seems
about rs smart as ever; don't you think
she does, Juno Ann?"
"Yes, she seems real well, considering
her age. Her food don't agree with her
and she doesn't relish her meals as well
as she might, but beyond that she gets
along real wcll," replied Juno.
"I suppose she likes to have people
run in and visit with her as well as
ever" remarked the visitor.
'.Well, she would like to see people as
well as ever. mother would, if she had
her faculties; but. you see. she doesn't
seem to sense much, most of the time,
il it want for that she'd take sight OF
comfort seeing folks. But she's able
to sit UP in bed considerable and she
seems comfortable except when her
rheumatism sets in or when she has
one of her sinking spells. Juno Ann
and l are real thankful that mother
Keeps up as well as she does.'-Youth's
Companion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-07-18
WHAT MAKES THEM PooRa

4 Free Silver kindergarten Lesson for
tho Benefit of Those Who Need 1t.
What is it makes some people poor2
The crime of 1873.
How did, that 'crime" cause poverty
BY striking down one-half Of the
money of the country.
How much silver money was there In
the United States in 1878?
Less than $s0,0oo,000.
How much have we now?
Six hundred and twenty-five million
dollars.
Does this increase of about $3.50, 000,-
900 look like a reduction in the volume
of cur silver money?
So Senator Stewart says.
What causes floods, droughts, weevh,
bollworms, grasshoppers, gophers and
other evils which injure the farmers
and planters crops?
The gold standard.
What will make the cows give more
milk, the sheep grow more wool, the
hogs weigh twice as much and the hens
lay bigger eggs?
The silver standard.
Name some of the silver standard
countries?
China. India and Mexico.
Are the people of these countries mors
prosperous than the American farmern
and workers?
No; they are great deal poorer.
Why has not their silver money made
those countries richer?
Ask something easier.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-07-18
QUEER THINGS.

New York has On orchestra of Left
handed fiddlers.
Dances are frequently given ut =
blind asylum in London.
Matches hare not yet displaced tho
finder box in certain rural districts OF
Spain and Italy.
There is said to be o "hell's half acre"
In southern California, 40 miles square,
In which every rod has boiling spring
or a spouting geyser.
Cattle must be very precious in Bor-
neo, when COW receives the honor OF
an obituary notice in the official jour
nal. Thus a newspaper solemnly In
forms its readers that IAN aged COW be-
longing to the government herd met ita
death on the 14th by falling into dixie
at. secluded spot, where it was unable
to extricate ITSELF"