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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01
FLOWERS OF SLEEP.

~ There is a pretty story connected With
the Clandine poppy. According to the
old legend it is. the fower-love of the
swallow and fills the woods. with sun
shine at the birds appearance, dying
with his desertion.
Very ancient is the history of the
poppy. Its name is entwined with that
OF the lotus of Egypt a9d the thyme Of
Greece. 1t was one of the flowers the
nncients dedicated to Venus. The Snir-
ley peoples in our gardens are descend
ants of the Wild red poppy of Europe,
often called the corn.rose, about which
Burns and Tennyson have written. 4
Poppies are very easy to grow, Seed
sown in the fall or spring will produce
flowers all the; next SUMMER They DO
rot need rich soil or much watering,
but grow In careless style all their
own. A large poppy bed is gorgeous.
.yipt Of color. blazing crimson bril-'
liant gold and snowdriftso fwhite which
must be seen to be appreciated. But
poppies are essentially an out-of-door
flower, as%hen cut they soon wilt ana
fall.
r.Garden peoples have changed with
The years, Some are pure white, others.
ere bordered and spiashed with the red
or are a dainty pink. There is the
oriental poppy. which has stems four
feet high andfwhose flowers are often
seven inches across, of dark and splen-,
did scarletawith black spots at the base
CT the petalsf The poppy is one of the
most decorative Of flowers and there are
any number of beautiful varieties to be
had for gardening.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01
HANDY FARM CRATE.

HANDY FARM CRATE.
- &-A A. X 81.
WIKI nails secure the corners. : Lei
these be 2H faches long. The bottom
may be Of board or of Stats, as pre-
lferred. A board cover can also be fitted
10 the top, if needed. Such contriv-
lance makes an exceedingly strong and
crate, well adapted for gath.
.ring the potato and apple crops. itis-
.-Auch better to pick the potatoes or APP
pies into such receptacle and load
wagon with some dozens Of Them,
than to gather the crop and turn Il /
loose into the wagon box, from which
the fruit or tubers must be picked ont
or shoveled out, again. Crates thus
save much handling and consequent
lbruising. Orange Judd Farmer. ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01
IMPROVE THE ROADS.
~ Il High Time for the Farmers to
Act Energetically. nrsf

IL Il High Time for the Farmers to
Act Theoretically. rrs {
l It'S dust, dust. now; it will be mud,
mud. after winter sets in. 1t is of the
first Importance to the farmers that the
common roads are in goosl condition <G
haul the produce to market, and the
formation of good roads has proved so
successful that 1t, is no longer an ex-
cuse for those beds of mire that the
esrlier settlers had to contend with.
Gravel banks are to be found in near
II every county and it requires no
skill to apply it. When the road is
nut In good shape by the ordinary
road grader, the gravel can be put on,
the road at any time, even midwintess.
We hadan experiments of winter applica.
ton. One of the principal approaches to
the atty was down alonghillo the stfoa
Of the cuts number of springs kept the
track always bed Of mire that rem
dered the track nearly impossible. AZ
last the city. undertook to cover it with
gravel. This was done In midwi1ter.
when the road vas frozen hard and
some of the gravel was dumped In
3ycGen Jumps. yet that street il the best
A the city to-day It isstall timsfnti
~ fasuerp to scs.-Farmers Union.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01
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Refused Without PrJbssksS7a.

/. Sew women. outside of royalties,
ever .'peppeE tire question, to- man,
and perhaps only QUE has had the ex-
perience. of being rejected by a man
without having proposed to him. There
was one, and Hon.. T.. 4. Tollemachc
tells the story im-liis Personal Memoir
of Renjsniin Jowett.n master of Bal
liol, Oxford, The masters personality
was potent AID, pepetrating, and good
Wooden feltits fascfnatipn. An under
1eNelQ1leessaS III at Hal ti5l.cclle4e and
Ar stdusSlb stiAE 4e. Qx.tofa 10, nufsc
9eipa.S risgis4d AkfGsp ss. Iewsst.s. TO
YegEfk Bis xhanse - - 4 4 3 tfsi bdse4
a'a "ss gs4lIa s sg|s as ssa " Il
'xssst dtkeh, Aaats'shs' y8a af W ]1ff l d
s.esAssaf1 usgxas;a aseE: Shsoa9 IN
desi tstA &cAkDS ages4et: aercsgs Hneass'
marry nss & last sss s ssfsd. 1 Hssssssa
DIP and down. hiushed deeply, and re.
piled: STha would not be good either
.toFr YOU. or. for. me:,, "Ohl ohf' ex-
4asmed thS f6tag lady. bldsliing even
more deeply: MeafiN to- say 1 am
going to be married; ahH AwciTd yy6a1
perform the. -serviee?" 'She,ha been
refused, poor girl, without having pro-
poeed, ~ YqnthlS Companion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01

p
:, Mrs; HERMANN, Of SIS East 18th st.. New
York City, writes: cS ,'r -.
"A1ittle more than year ago, my hair
began turning gray and falling put and
although I tried ever so many things to
prevent q continuance of these conditioua,
I obtained no satisfaction until tried Dir.
Ayers Hair vigor. After using one bottle
my hair was restored to Its natural color,
ana ceased falling out"-MrssH ERzNANN
$50 East 6sth St.. New York City.
1T have sold DR.. Ayers Hair vigor for
6fteen years, and do not know Of q case
whereit did not give entire. satisfaction. I
have been, and am now using II myself for
dandrdff and gray hair, and am thoroughly
CONVINCED that it Is the best on the market.
Nothing that ever tried can touch IL ~
affords me great pleasure to recommend Il
to the Pubiic."-FxANx n. grove, Fame
!. There's more on this subject In DR..
Ayers curebook. A story of cures told By
the cured. This book of roQ pages Is SEMI
free, on request. by the ]. c. Aver Co,
Lowell, Mass. E
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01
Tho Quesn's Choice.

Great amusement was caused by the
recital OF an, incident which occurred
soon after Der ,nsjesty's accession to
the throne A grand dinner party was
being given at buckingham palace.
The probable husbandthe queen might
select was then matter OF much in
terest and -specilation.,. Lord. Mek
bourne, .as prime minister. felt th~
matter to be one in which he was en-,
titled to obtain Information. ifpossfbie.
So he Inquired of the queen, as nearly,
as he could, whether there was any M
diti4hal for whom she entertained any
preference. Her majesty was a. little
taken abael ind inquired whether he
P6tfhe Question as a matter of. state
policy. II 20, she would endeavor to
give him an answer. Lord Melbourne
replied that he did. and that under no
other circumstances would he. have
gentufed TO -intrude, in so. delicate
nattots "Then," said the queen,
:s'thefe is one person for whom emf ter
&eiq decided preference" ..Yes?n
said 6ord Melbourne, expecting to hear
. grcdEsrcyet. ''And that is-that is"
said the auss9,,:.t!se. duke of Yelling
tSaP' The venerable hero of Waterloo
ls85nst his ,-seve1tieiii yoar. and the
stQrynassip be detailed by. lord Mel
bourne y at bis PEa leepsnse. -London
u
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01

- ~ ~ - - ~-'~~~k~-~-''es
LighShouse-keepers do not seem to
feel their lonely lite ( 6noe spent a
Meek On Scotland Ugh bsip. near the
snth1ee to sEevs Hdr& harbor. ThS
assistant keeper was IN Charge, and he
was nearly stone deaf. He mad not
sheen. nfhare Tor sthrdh months. and
even Newspaper came to him onty by
chance from tinle to time, when pilot
boat stopped by on her way out Of the
'harbor. From sunrise until nine O'clock
at night he did little else but sit ON a
hatchwsy. snoking an. old pipe and
gazing reflectfvely'at the great harbor
receiMn8 and dismissines its thousands
Of yssse1E One day he asked me Is use
M influence to get him transferred 10
0ape Cos, q eaked him Why he wished to-
61e!aesi "a, nsaid he, vsry seriously,
III quiet ~ etation; its too lively
bere; fSsant % - where there s. less
l4 n y Lieut John N. Ellicott
I|< ~ X|/HX141A - y &. ~ 4. ,--f
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01
Al 'fssSlkn oIrl's Gr-eB@eAe..,,, "a,

An KSdlkn Girls Gr4e4tRsae.sx,r "A,
During one of the dreadful Indian.
massacres in iMinnesota 20 years ago
whole settleDents, of whites. were
wiped outs Menu waIQeh. and children
were killed WITHOUT any ,reason by the
savages, apd many o.. them carried
awdyI ptfsooiiefs In one Of thsss SET:
Elements was 4 yapng woman, a TEACH
er, who hadBeen very kind 10 an IN
dian girl who had VISITED the settle
'ment, and tie girl never forgot-Ithe,
kindness. SONG time aftss when <he.
Indisns ware planning tAe<n Ion
of this colony. nhe girl overheard some
Of their cpnyersation, and. slipping
away, MADE her way-'to the teuehefis
cottage auE giving an alarm, conveyed
Ter. friSnd to a blaze a salty n the
woods. After the battle was over ;sl1o
rsternettt to her with a pony and az
reetedsher to-the nearest settlement
where she wuld be safe.-Child's PA-.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01
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80 9$Iuc5 <Tuxkezsy ..rs,,
= An q ecnyefsaition y III, M. n O. car
.Pent ter. Mrs Grant relates one of Bis
marck's grim witticisms. The general
and Mes. Grant. vlrile at Bcrli9.. we're
shown By. Bismarck the wet .cbamber.
where :. the. cenmlssion to settle the
terms Of the Russp,Tprkish peace was
then sitting. Said Mrs Gfant:- "The
Chamber was empty at the time. and
~ nqinted ont the. chairs in. which the
di1<Ren commissioner sat, showing
me his yhtir, that Of Beconsfeld and
sathers. AS he did so asked lilRwhat;
iENAfYH37nkglpd he 9Soxe R SS ne e VI
IDENTITY very |4 su vprissd.ar idN tsH
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slams 1naaiAsa jaf & e r6tlYid &oS
see whssths sskr1sE 81 fd6 iitN
It. Prince,Rsmatclt stxzif,lten biJds'
self up. -Hhoifese istk6tst ssxss:fanite
sober, but his mon TIL, seQpi sAftsnc@ M
s ss :1 tubs s b 81 fsa
too much ttiGfkey, Ind Msase .&kiFpiSnRk,1
her to aiGsstit.vt Chicago Times-He
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01

when DR.. Depew," said the cornfed
philosopher, who occasionally wanders from
contemplation of the wholly abstract,
when DR.. ,Depew said that the secret 81
happiness was in keeping in touch with the
jokes."-Indianapolis Journal. :, 70
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01
TOLD OF WOMEN.

Miss Stella Strait has been reelected
county recorder of Bourbon county,
Kan, by large majority. She has
served the people to their entire salts
faction. fsss.. stksf - 4si-ls
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01
HANDY FARM -oRNTEs.

Tut in Your winter vssetion Nm king
Goodiy supply.
Where one has access to a mill, and
can procure an abundance d. ipch-
square edgings, he can~mak A1en
or more crates very easily ~! -
manner shown in The sketch. "A few
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01

Precaution.-''What makes Dicky Dodd
take that girl to the theater SO constantly?'
The one who wears the enormous hat 2"
Yes" He wants to make sure that he
won't BY any possibility have to sit behind
1t. Washington Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01

When you feel inclined to scorn soma
one because he has less wealth, social DO
sition, knowledge or culture than yourself.
remember how many there are in the world
who might easily scorn you for the same
reasons.-N. Y. independent. - ).
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01

just as Good.-Deacon Johnson-"Would
you be able to support nah daughter in de
style to which she hab been accnstoned,"
Jim Jackscn-sWal, Il Fain't deadeertain
her 'customed to de style I'd. be able to
support her in."-Puck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01

He who acts solely from principle should
have an overwhelming love for it; for when
the battle is over he will find himself with
nothing left but principle.-N. Y. hide
pendent. :,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01

A woman's soul seems to be good deal
more valuable than. that of mans, judgina
from the frantic effort she makes to save IT.
-Atchison Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01

Feminine Logic.-Mrs. Wickwire-'Did
!. SON read about that man,whp found $50, 600
while digging worms togo fishing with r.
Mr.. Wickwire-"Yes, dear" "Well, was
! ipst thinking what may be you have missed
shN always fishing with. flies. "-Indianapolis
journal. - ~ ~ ~ flsl -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01

When a man is so sensitive about his
honor, he frequently has but very little
honor to be touched.--Washingto Demo
crat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-01

: No true wssaap is either "a rAr' 1orshiper
or q man hatcr.-N Y. INDEPENDENT.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-27
FISH AT LITTLE COST.
SAVANNAH THE ELDORADO OF
SPORTSMEN.

More Than n Score of Species of Fish
Including the Daintest i'm Quality,
Offering in This Market at the
Lowest of Prices-Savannah Shad
the Peer of Them All - BrOiled
FompanO a Feast for the Epicure.
A Display That Tempts While II
BeVviIders by It's PrOfusiOn and
Variety.
More than a score of the most palatable
of fish adorn the stalls in the fish sec
ton of the Savannah market and invite
the attention of all lovers of good living.
To the person with a taste for fish, and
those who do not care for the finny tribe
well served are few, indeed, there IS a
variety that appeals strongly to the pal
ate, and prices that enable those of the
most modest means to buy. Fish break
fasts or fish dinners are within the reach
of all, and can be repeated at frequent in
tervals without palling on the taste so
numerous are the species offered by the
local merchants. - A..
Fridays and Saturdays are the great fish
as well as religious views, has made Fri
day pre-eminently the day for the use of
fish upon the table. On that day there
is a greater abundance of fish on the
stalls and much larger sales than on any
other day of the week. Catering to the
trade, the dealers make it their business
to offer then the finest of the catch.
all ;e Ia
and the variety enough to puzzle one
as to which TO select, it is beyond ques-
ton that on the two last days of the
week the stalls are at their best. Fresh
from the rivers and the ocean, with their
scales glistening, their gills red, their
forms plump and suggestive of the delic-
iously sweet meat that awaits the atten-
ton of the cook, 1t Is no wonder that
the fish stalls are among the most at
tractive in the market, and that many
walk through that section who are not
housekeepers merely to see the speckled
and striped beauties that have been drawn
from the great storehouse of nature.
No city in the land offers more 10 the
lover of fish as a food or the lover of fish
for the sport that is in their catching
than Savannah. The rivers and inlets and
BAYS near the city abound with fish that
are game and out on the ocean there are
the banks where hundreds of fishermen
can find profit or recreation day after day
from the beginning of one year to the
opening of another. In no waters along
the coast arerAhere more or better fishing
grounds for tie professional than within
the distance of fifty or 100 miles of Savan-
nah. while 10 the man who seeks merely
an outing of day or two, and 10 whom
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-27
SOMETHING NEW IN WATCHES.
A Revolving Escapement Which
Produces Wonderful Timel<e eping.

A Revolving Escapement Which
Produces Wonderful TimelSe eping.
From the London Times.
There is at present to be seen in the shop
of Messrs. Smith & Son, in the Strand,
remarkable watch, whose claim to distinc-
ton rests on the fact that it has gained
the Kew certificate Glass A, Especially
Good" with the extraordinary high marks
of SS.1 out of a possible 100. 1t should be
explained that to watches Of the highest
class tested at Key Observatory marks are
allocated as follows: Forty for absence
of variation in daily rate, 40 for freedom
from change of rate in various positions,
differences of temperature between 40 de-
grees iand 30 degrees Fahrenheit. To win
the full 100 marks a watch would have to
be absolutely perfect as a timekeeper-a
result that is scarcely within the range
of practical achievement. The particular
watch in question-an all-Enghsh pocket
Observation-Disclosures 3d. 376. and ia
marks under the three heads respectively.
While its marks for temperature compen-
sation are not unsurpassed-as many as
1917 having been recorded out of A-those
for smallness in variation in daily rate
for absence of positional errors are I'M
usually good It's mean variation OF daily
rate amounts to only one-third of a sec
ond and the mean difference between the
extreme gaining and losing rates to four
seconds. The makers attribute this result
to the use of a revolving escapement' or
tourbillon. device in which the frame that
carries the escapement is made to reVoNe
slowly but continuously in the main frame
by The action o. the watch, thus reducing
the errors in timeleeping from change Oh
position. This piece Of mechanism does
not materially increase the complication
of the watch, involving the addition OF one
wheel only. The institution of watch
testing at Kew in 1884 appears to have
had a distinct effect on the number ana
Quality of fine English watches. Ihus'
Of ,254 watches submitted in 1880 tor Class
a certificates. less than a per cent, were
successful; two years later 6S per cent,
Of the 46S tested were up to the required
standard: and last year the number sent
In was $50 while the percentage OF sue
oesses rose TO over e. Seeing that Eng
ush manufacturers have lost so mucn CT
The cheaD watch trade, IL Is satisfactory
that they can hold their own and more
than hold their own, "a those Of the hiSn-
est class.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-27
Church Directory.

St. PauPs Church, corner Barnard and
Duffy streets, Rev. ]. L. SculIy, rector.
Services as follows: Early celebration of
the holy communion, 1880 a. m; morning
prayer and sermon, II a. m; evening
PRAYER and sermon, p. m. Sunday school
p. m. Seats free
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, corner of President and Barnard,
j. H. Seruggs, pastor. Junior Epworth
League, $3.50 p. m. Sunday school, p m,
]. A. Varnadoe, superintendent; Wednes-
day, $50 p. M, Epworth League; Thurs
day, 500 p. m, prayer service.
wesley Monumental Church. Rev. James
O. Branch, D. D., pastor. Preaching at
IL a. m. and p. m. by the
pastor; Sunday school, p. M,
c. v Snedeker, superintendent; Ep-
worth League, Tuesday, SIS p. M. prayer
meeting Wednesday, s p. m; quarterly
conference, Tuesday, Sis p. m.
Grace Methodist Church. Jefferson and
New Houston streets Osgood F. Cook, pGs-
tor. Services to-day at II a. m. and p
m; Sunday school at p, M; quarterly
conference, 5 p. M; stewards meeting
Monday, $50 p. M; league meeting at Y
NJ. c. A. tent, Third Nebraska Regiment
Tuesday, tbs p. M; prayer meeting, We'd
nesday, s D. m.
Services-First Church of Christ, Scient.
ist, II a. M; Sunday school, u m. Wednes
day evening meeting, $50 p. m, Metropolis
tan Hall, corner Whitaker and President
streets.
ST. Johns Church, Madison square, cor
ner Bull and Charlton streets, Rev. Charles
H. Strong, rector. Holy communion at
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-27

The annual meeting of the South Geor-
gia conference at Hawkinsville next month
will be of additional Importance on ac-
count of the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, hav-
ing been held this year 1t viii be neces-
sary 20 appoint the committees and boards
that play an important part i'm the con-
duct OF the South Georgia conference. 1t
is customary for these boards to be elect
ed after every general conference, ana
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-27

o. clock; morning prayer and sermon at IL
o clock; choral service at night at 8 p. m.
Strangers cordially welcome.
ST. M.chaers Chapel corner Henry and
Habersham Streets, Morning service and
holy communion at II a. m, by Rev. Mr..
Stringfel.ow, chaplain of the Fourth Vir-
ginia Regiment evening services at S15
p. m.
Seventh Street Methodist Episcopal
Church, corner Seventh and Jefferson
streets, Rev f. F. Morgan, pastor. Serv-
ices at II a. m and 7:SO p. M, conducted
by the PASTOR Sunday school at $3.50 p.
M, James l.. Christian, superintendent;
Epworth League, Tuesday night at s
o'clock prayer meeting, Thursday night
at o'clock. Visitors always welcome.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-27

and Rev. e. F. Morgan Of the Seventh
Street Church are all expected back
There will he number Of applications
for admission TO the conference. on ac-
count of deaths. designations and trans
fers there has come about a shortage OF
ministers, and some fifteen viii be needed
to supply all the stations to which the
body may assign it's members. The coll
ference viii open Dec. 7 and viii last I'M
Ill all the business has been completed.
Services to-day at Wesley Monumental
Church will be conducted by Rev. DR.. j.
o. Branch. the pastor. The quarterly con-
ference. the last of the year, will be held
al the church Tuesday evening. These con-
ferences will be he'd by all the Methodist
churches before their representatives are
sent to the meeting Of the conference at
Hhwkinsville.
At s O'Clock tonight al Trinity Church
the children's rally service will be held.
Il will be conducted by the officers and
teachers Of the school The children will
sing songs that have been arranged, and
there VII be other features of a pro-
gramme that has been carefully prepared.
Rev II. F. Strong of Fitzgerald, Ga,
member of the Lutheran synod, now in
session here, will preach at Grace Church
this morning. Rev J. A. Thompson, D.
d, presiding elder of the Savannah dis
trict, wiz preach at night.
The last quarterly conference of the year
will be held at Grace Church this after
noon at O'Clock. Progress will be re-
ported along every line.
Services this morning and tonight at the
Seventh Street Methodist Church will be
conducted by the pastor, Rev. e. F, Nor
gan, who will preach at both.
There will be a prominent Methodist Wis
itor in the city next Sunday in the person
Of Rev Dr. Young j. Allen. senior mis-
sionary of the Methodist Church in China.
Dr. Allen will preach at one or two of the
churches during the day. He will return
to China in January, and will be accom-
panied by Rev. George N. MacDonell, the
young minister who is to receive elders
orders at the coming meeting of the South
Georgia conference, and who win take up
the work Of a missionary.