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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

A reporter recently called at this famous
seat OF learning and was shown into the room
of the President, Prof. Alvin p. Barnaby.
When last seen by the reporter Prof. Barn
ably was in delicate health. To-day he was
apparently in the best of health. In re-
Spouse to an inquiry the professor said:
"Oh, yes, l am much better than for some
time. / am now in perfect health; but my
recovery was brought about in rather q
peculiar way"
"Tell me about it" said the reporter.
"Well, to begin at the beginning" said
the professor, 81 studied too hard when at
school, endeavoring to educate myself fol-
the professions. After completing the COIN
mon course / came here, and graduated from
the theological course. / entered the min.
istry and accepted the charge of United
Brethren Church at small place in Kent
County, Mich. Being of an ambitious ma
ture, applied myself diligently to my work
and studies. In time noticed that my
health was failing. My trouble was indiges-
lion, and this with other troubles brought
on nervousness.
s"My physician prescribed for me for some
time, and advised me to take a change of
climate. ] did as requested and was soma
improved. Soon after came here as pro-
lessor in physics and chemistry, and later
as iiuduCidi dScnt VI ILLS CODeBe. L ne
change agreed with me, and for awhile my
health was better, but my duties were heavy,
and again l found my trouble returning.
This time it was more severe and in the
winter l became completely Frustrated.
tried various medicines and different physi-
Clans. Finally l was able to return to my
duties. Last spring was elected president
of the college. Again / had considerable
work, and the trouble, which had not been
entirely cured, began to affect me, and
last fall collapsed. / had different doctors,
but none did me any good. Professor Bow.
man, who is professor of natural science, told
me of his experience with DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, and urged me to give
them trial, because they had benefited
him in similar case, and concluded to try
sThe mt boz helped me, and the second
gave great relief, such as had never expert
enced from the treatment of any physician.
After using six boxes of the medicine was
entirely cured To-day / am perfectly well.
1 feel better and stronger than for years. l
certainly recommend this rledicine.yy
To allay all doubt Prof. Barnaby cheer.
fully made an affidavitbefere
LYMAN j. SCUDDEB, Notary Public.
III 6lliams' Pink Pflls foS Pale People
zHr by all dealers or will be sent pest
pad Of RECEIPT of price, 80 ceIlfsa box OF
81 bots for' s. 5os'fthey are never sod IN
buIB cT.6y the 1907, BY addressing Or. VIII
llama Medicine Co., Schenectady, Ny.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26
alike upon capital

all alike upon cspitai ana
labor, for the common dirt
road is dedicated TO the use and
benefit of all the public. In the con-
struction of q public road, the exercise
OF engineering skill and common sense
is indispensable, but are needed most
ia the officials directing the work. How
to meet the requirements of the age
for permanent improvementof our pub-
lie roads has long been considered :
difficult problem. To construct good
roads will cost money, and they will
require taxation. And although the
indirect taxation of the people by the
old system of working the roads il
very onercus and burdensomel there is
an aversion to change, if taxs> hon has
to be resorted to, even though that
course will tighten the burden.
In connection with this problem
comes up another one deemed equally
as hard of solution, that ofthe DISPOSE
ton of convicts. The people are taxed
for the trial and punishment of vio-
lators of the law, and the taxation for
that purpose is onerous and heavy:s
Equity and right demand that if any
revenue from their lobor should arise.
1t should he devoted for the good ofthe
general public, who pay the taxes, in
stead of going into the pockets of pri-
vate parties. Right here comes in the
value of the employment of convict la
Dor in constructing good roads. Their
use for this purpose is in accord
with sound public policy, and helps
to solve the two problems of pub
lie roads and convict labor. The
inmates of the state prisons
have no other duties to perform than
those they may be set to. They can be
put at work upon the roads at Just the
best possible time for road building.
and SO can do the work to the best pos
sibie ad, antage. They can also be set
at work on them at any time, to repair
them, and be kept at it as long as may
be- necessary, without in the slightest
degree interfering with ordinary agri-
cultural or other industry. When to
this it is added that road-making il
work which all able bodied men can do,
whether skilled or unskilled, and that
it is just such wholesome, varied. out
of-doors' work as prisoners must need
for mental and physical health, the ars
gument for thus employing convicts
seems well nigh unanswerabie.-Dix
Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26
why the Warehouse Bin should Pass

Why the Warehouse Bill SnOul0 Faons
For number of years the tendency in
prices of grain has been downward and the
intermediate charges on grain between the
producer and the consumer in the way OF
commissions have become of more and more
Importance to the producer. The reduction
Of such charges to minimum has become an
absolute necessity. The reduction has come
about naturally through active competition
by dealers in a half dozen cities which are
reaching out for the grain business of the
west. The public warehouses have been a
most important factor in furnishing to the
farmers of Illinois broad and active mar
ket. This has been done without interior
ing with the business of the country grain
merchants. A system has been developed
which has proved entirely satisfactory to
the country at large, but apparently is not
satisfactory to q little coterie of dealers on
the Chicago Board of Trade. This coterie
has attacked the proPrietors Of public ele-
MED them the right in common with other
grain merchants to buy and sell grain. The
public .warehousemen for years have dealt
in grain and the competition stimulated by
their position in the trade has been most
beneficial to the interests of the farmer.
While the custom of warehousemen deal
ing in grain has been established by Gus
tom the Illinois statutes are silent as to their
is11ture clearly defines their rights and
meets any objection which could be raised
to their acting IN the capacity of grain mer-
chants and warchousemen at the same time.
The proposed legislation is in the interests
Of the producers Of grain throughout the
state and should be enacted, The opposi-
ton comes from the Chicago Board of Trade
people who have been persistently fighting
the elevator interests for years. They have
rnised the cry of monopoly and are attempt
ing to discredit the warehouse bills. They
have made the most reckless assertions as
to the prospective results under the pro-
posed law, while the fact is that the law does
not contemplate any new order of things,
but simply continuation of the system
which is familiar to the state at large. The
people leading the attack on the bill are
singularly inconsistent. Their objection to
warehouseman dealing in grain is that he
is placed in position to discriminate be-
tween himself and other owners of grain
stored in his warehouse to the prejudice
of the other owners. This objection is fully
met by the section which provides for su
pervision Of the warehouse business by the
state. The Chicago Board of Trade less
than two years ago made demand on the
warehousemen for just such supervision as
l.. now contemplated, but which could not
be granted without a change in the state
laws.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26
WORKING THE ROADS.
The Problem of How to Secure Perma
nently Good Highways.

The Problem of How to Secure Perma-
nently Good Highways.
There is wide difference between
working the common dirt roads of the
country and constructing q road to
serve the general interests Of the pub
lie for traffic or pleasure. The farmer
is directly interested in having good
roads to market TO church and to
school, passable at all times, and not
requiring an extra amount Of motive
power to travel over.
But all the blowing and scraping in
the world can not make good road.
1t would be unfair and unjust to re-
quire the farmer to enter upon the
work OF grading, draining and macad-
amizing public road. The burden
Of the cost Of constructing public
Tosaa sheuld bsar equally upon
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

BY local applications, a. they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition of the mu-
cous lining Of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets infamed you have rumbliug
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken ont
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing win be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condition
Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness lcaused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
HalPa Family Pills are the hest
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

Half pound of butter. six tablespoon
fuls of brown sugar, one CRATE j nutmeg.
one glass of wine and one egg. Cream
the butter, beat the sugar smoothly into
IT, and add the egg beaten very light;
then pour in the wine gradually, beat
ing all the time. Stir until well mixed,
tEen put on the fire and cook slowly for
IS minutes, stirring frequently to pre-
vent the butter from oilipg. Add a lit.
lle -four and water mixed to thickeu, 4
yev eAsose. -qaad Housekeeping.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

Theosophy teaches man to know
himself, to detect the finer forces of ma
ture and his relation to all that lives,
and to obey the laws that govern him
is the path to happiness and progress
here and hereafter. There is but one
authority for belief that is the indi-
vidual conception of truth. Each ones
belief and conception will differ from
those OF others, hence theosophy
teaches liberation toward all.-nr. AL.
len Grifiiths. Theosophist, San Francis
60. Cal fxTf
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26
The Tnfnre.s

Truth determines our status. God
does not determine arbitrarily the fu.
ture whereabouts of men-the man
himself determines it. The associations
Of the future life will be according to
the bias and deliberate choice of this
life. Birds of feather flock together
in the other world as in this. There is
2 truth that is always true, and right
that is always right. Rev S. G. Ander-
son, Congregationalist, Toledo, O.
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HERE AND THERE.

If crowded for money, try and sell
a portion of the farm. Don't borrow
money these times, except as a last re-
source.
Glover is rich in mineral natter and
protein. Corn and corn fodder are rich
in starch. They even up well whensfed
together.
If you have wet, swampy spot Of
farm, drain it and clear off the under
brush. The result will be one of the
richest and most valuable fields on the
farm.
The best fence posts;are red cedar.
Cedarposts will last for years without
anything to preserve them. Paint on
the posts above the ground keeps the
post from cracking, and helps the
looks. -.
Nitrogen abounds where there ID
decayed vegetation. Keep up the green
manuring. Sowing clover seed is add
ing capital in bank, and it begins to
draw interest from the first day of de-
posit
"A Kansas man says the trouble
with agriculture is that ''too much
land is farmed too little.n There il
much to support the idea that the I'M
tensive farmers are the ones who make
steady profits.
Good farming consists in keeping
the soil rich, light and free from
weeds. When good seed is planted mn
der these conditions, the plant is sure
to come forth vigorous, and will MAIN
tain its vigor till the harvest This is
the secret OF successful farming, and il
IL free to all.
Formers on the bottoms and low
ands viii not be troubled with moles
for q few years TO come, as q general
drowning of them was the result of the
overflow, and no doubt the ground hogs
suffered the same fate. 1t is an i'll wind
that blows no one any good.
The milk business gives an oppor>
tunity to keep mp the fertility OF the
soil. The bran bought is merely a re-
newal of your deposit of fertility in the
soil, which is being drawn upon and
sold in milk, The bran is indeed worth.
its cost in the manure. and your extra
milk from feeding y = alneys clear
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

Farmers-we mean those who own
their farms, as every farmer should
are better off financially than any other
class, except spectators and gamblers
in farm products. For several years
business men have been failing, until
few of the old-timers are left, and these
are hanging over the ragged edge, and
barely subsisting, while every prudent
farmer has plenty to live on, and if he
is judicious in his Expenditures, has q
little surplus every year to add to the
savings of the past This applies to
southern farmers, and to those every
where who direct their energies to live
stock and dairying.-Farm and Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26
TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL.
The Lowest Rates Ever Made to N
Exposition In This Country.

The Exposition in commemoration of the
hundredth anniversary of the admission Of
Tennessee into the Union is not local Il.
fair by any means. 1t far surpasses in en-
tent Of buildings, beauty of grounds, inter-
esting exhibits and number Of both foreign
held in this country, with the possible ex,
eeption of the Columbian Of 1893. Located
as it is on the main line OF the Louisville 3
Nashville Railroad it is in the direct line
of travel between the North and the South,
and can be visited en- route with loss of but
little time. The extremely low rates that
have been established make it cheaper to 60
a little out of your way, even, TO take IN
this grea. show, while its own attractions
G. P. Atmore, Gent Pass. Agent, Louib-
vile, KY, for matter concerning it. g.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

From the Republican. Columbus, IND.
The Huntsville College, situated at Harris
vile, Indiana, was founded years ago in the
interest of the United Brethren Church,
when the state was mostly a wilderness, and
colleges were scarce. The college is well
Known throughout the country, former stu
dents having gone into all parts Of the world
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

Hardly any Of us like people who talk 30
much about their own troubles that they
can't listen to ours.-Washington Demo-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

Minnie-'T want to introduce you to
young lady-a very nice young lady-and
she's worth her weight in gold" Bob
"Stout girl, l hope Tit Bits.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

The people are 30 hungry for sympathy
that no one is ever pleased at being told
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

A man who has job the year round and
i earning living ought to be happy
Washington Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26
A SCIENTIST SAVED.

Presideht l3slfhaby, of IIartsvfne Col.
lexe, Survives a serious Illness
Through the Aid of DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pal3SPeopIe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

Don't refuse or excuse-St. Jacobs OiI'a
the cure for bruise.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

Lecturer-"The entire history of the
world has moved in cycles" Sprocket-
What make? "-Philadelphia North Amer
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26
ssstar robacco.r

A you chew tobacco for pleasure, uss
Star. 1t is not only the best, but the most
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

Everyone at times feels that the world il
Z wilderness, because he has an ache. and
no one follows him solicitously around with
medicine bottle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

They who clamor for their rights, multi.
ply their wrongs. Rams Horn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

whyareyou afraid in tie dark!-Atchiaa
Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26
rhERE Is NOTHING ELeg
THAI CAN TAKEITs pLAcI

To have 9 respect for ourselves guides our
morals, and to have Difference for others
governs our manners.--N. Y. Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

A boy sees his best days when he il 20
small ne Is allowed TO eat with his mother at
the first table. -Atchisoh Globe. -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

Better understand one theorem, thai
learn dozen.-Ram's Horn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

If we were a woman and had sealskin
sacque, we would want to live in country
where it is winter the year round. = Wash.
ington Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

There would be deal less of disturbance
in this world ifgwhen a man had nothing
to say he would be silent about it-Boston
Transcript.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

What quantities of dried grasses you
keep here, Miss Stebbins! Nice room for
donkey to get into" Make yourself at
home" she responded, with sweet gravity.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26
\ Some men don't feel dressed Aap unles
/. Ithey have on collar and cuffs.

A little girl accompanying her mother on
a visit to an old lady, the latter showed the
child her parrot, in cage by the window,
warning her at the same time not to 90 too
near, lest he should bite her. "Why should
he bite me?" she asked Because, my
dear, he doesn't know you "Then please
tell him that am Mary Ann"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

You can go into big dry goods store
any day, and find garter on the floor
Atchison Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-26

Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-24

NEW YORK.

The "South western Limited" solid Vesti-
buIed Tlains, with Combination Library,
Buffet and sleeping Cars. wagner sleeplns
Cars Elegant Coaches and Dining Cars, land
ING passengers in New York City at 42d stree
Depot. Positively y Ferry Transfer; :,
BE sure your ticke.s read via "BlG FUN.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-24

On the continent the term dolmen is
almost universally applied to the whole
construction, including the covering
mound or cairn Thus French and other
writers speak of chambered mound or
tumulus as a dolmen. But since it is
probable that some never were covered
up it seems better to make a distinc-
ton, as we do i'll this country. In
France there are said to be about 4. 600
dolmens, many of which would in Eng
land be called chamberGd tumuli. The
Indian dolmens which are not covered
up resemble those of western Europe.
Captain Meadows Taylor examined a
large number in India and obtained
particulars of no less than 2,129 in the
Dekkan. About half of them had an
opening on one side, probably for the
free entrance or exit of the soul, as peo-
pie thought then, Just as in the Egyp-
tian pyramid there was passage to the
chamber containing the mummy. With
regard to the distribution of these struc-
lures, it is said that none is to be
found in eastern Europe beyond Saxony.
They reappear in the Crimea and Cir
cassia, whence they have been traced
through central Asia to India They
have also been noticed by travellers in
Palestine, Arabia, Persia, Australia
the Penrhyn islands, Madagascar and
Peru. $ Prehistoric Man
and Beast. "
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-24
Mccullngh Womb BE Frank.

Like all other editors, J. b. McCul-
lagh was sorely tried by the individual
with manuscript. He did not care for
voluntary contributions ON any subject,
and very few Of them were ever used
The people who brought them in were
CURLY disposed of when they belonged
to the masculine sex, but it was not so
easy to get rid of them when they hap
pened to be women. 1t was his habit for
many years to bring such callers to my
desk, telling them in a gracious way
that / was in charge of such matters and
would be pleased to have them take a
seat and read their pieces to me, and
then he would stand back within hear
ing distance and chuckle over my mis-
cry
On one occasion, however, visitor
of this kind refused to be put off and
insisted that it was his duty not only to
publish her article, but TO see that it
went in the Sunday issue, because more
people read the paper on that day than
ON any other.
Madam" he blandly replied, "the
reason why so many people read the
Sunday paper is that we keep such stuff
out of it, st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-24
IxT EsTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD

Schedule of DECEMBER 10, 1896.
Trains leave Cherry Run 6 02 and 10 90
a. M. Williamsport "a and 10 81, arrive
at Hagerstown So and 10 40. Leave
Hagerstown 02 a. m and 3 90 Is pm.
ar atBalto 10 81 a. m. so and II pm.
Leave Baltimore 80. / la m. and 406
p. M. arrive at Hagerstown at 30 a. M,
10 Is and 90 M, and at Cherry Run
at As a. m., 2 % and 9 90 p. m. Con-
meet on B. g. o. East and West.
b. & o. passenger trains leave Cherry
Run for Cumberland and intermediate
points, No. 10, daily at 8 81 a. m. For
Piedmont and intermediate, No. II ex
cept Sunday, at 90 p. M, and Chicago
Express. No Z. daily at 10 as p. m.
Leave Bruceville for Frederick 81 38
and 40a m. and10 40 pm. Leave Bruce
vile for Taueytown. Littlestown. York.
Wrightsville and Columbia at A a. m,
and as p. m.
Sundays only.-Leave Baltimore for
Union Bridge and intermediate stations
8 80 a. m. and Q 35 p. M, and leave
Union Bridge for Baltimore 05 p. m.
j. N. HOOD. Pres.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-24
A WARNING.


The lark was up to meet the sun
And cayoling his lay.
The farmer $ boy took down his gun
And at him blazed away.
The busy bee got up at five
And buzzed the meadows Ger.
The farmers wife went for its hive
And robbed IT Of its store.
The ant rose mp at break of day,
His labors TO begin.
The greedy swallow few that way
And took his antship in.
Oh. bees and birds and ants, be wise.
In proverbs take no stock.
Like me, from sleep refuse to riss
Till half past seven O'Clock.
Boston Courier
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-24
WINCHESTER TO HARRISBURG.

+Daily except Sunday. sDaily. aTrain No.
Will run as "a mixed train Hagerstown to
Winchester.
j. f. BOYD, w. A. GUARD,
Supt. Agent.