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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Guinness & Co., the Dublin brewers.
have practically adopted the eight-hour
day. Their hands go to work at eighth
the mrning and leave off at half-past
five, with an hour off for dinner. On Sat-
urday work stops at noon, making a
week of 46H hours.
After eight years work the five-mile-
long tunnel through the Col di Tenda.
in the Italian coast Alps, has been
pierced through in spite of serious en-
cheering difficulties met with in the
interior of the mountain. The railroad
through the tunnel will be open for traf-
fic at the beginning of 1900.
A yellow light has been obtained
with incandescent gas burners by a
German inventor at Krefeld. He alters
the burners so that the gas is supplied
at a pressure of three and half atmos-
pheres. A single jet of ordinary size
then emits light of more than 1000
candle power, by which fine print may
be read at distance of so feet from the
light.
Philae's ruins are doomed, the con-
tract for the great dam across the Nile
Valley at Assouan and at Assiut having
been given to an English firm. The
Assouan dam will be of solid granite, rs
feet higher than the river bed at its low
est point, 5000 feet long, and must be
completed in five years. The work will
be paid for in annual installments of
$4,000 extending over 30 years.
Russia is Fastening the building of
the railroad between Merv and the mil
itary post of Kushk on the Afghan from
tier, which will then be in direct COM
munication with the Caspian and Eur
ropean Russia. The line is called the
Murghab branch; it is 100 miles long,
will cost 100000 rubles, and will be
ready within three years. The Samar-
kand-Andijan line. with branches to
Tashkend and Marghilan, will be opened
this year.
The Baldwin locomotive works of
Philadelphia, Pa, have recently deliv-
cred to the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
company the last of the large order of
locomotives placed last fall. This de-
livery included 20 heavy engines
which are now being broken in for serv-
ice between Cumberland and Baltimore.
These locomotives are of the same style
that the motive power department
adopted as the standard for the first and
second divisions. They are of the con-
solidation type, with 81 by &c cylinders,
and the average load that they pull APP
proximates ! 500 tons.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
Enforced sabbath Bre nking.

Mrs. Beacon Hill Ito her nephew, who
has just returned from visit to New
York)-And, Browning, did You al
ways remember to keep the Sabbath
DAY holy while you were away?
Browning (guiltily)-No, auntie, I
did not. But it was not my fault.
Mrs. Beacon Hill (shocked) = Not
your fault?
Browning-No; Aunt Kate never had
baked beans and brown bread Sunday
morning. and I had no money to buy
them myself.-Puck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
Goes to Church.

tried different doctors and many proprietary
remedies, but was not benefited.
Last March tried Dr. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People and before had fin
ished the first box began to feel that they
were doing me good. / continued using
them and steadily grew better.
have used thirteen boxes Of the pills
and to-day feel better than for the past IF
teen years Myappetite is good, feel bright,
cheerful and have desire to live and enjoy
society.
Il have been a member of the Methodist
church for many years, but for six years
was unable to attend ] am able now to at
tend the church services regularly and Ger,
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People =
wonderful medicine and am confident mo-
other medicine could have effected the won
derfnl cure they have in my case" DR.;
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are
composed of vegetable remedies that exert
2 powerful influence in purifying and enrich
sng the blood, thus curing many diseases.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

Mother, come here quick, there goes
Jane Albright in that everlasting calico
dress of hers. declare, should think
she'd be tired of wearing it. This is the
fifth year if it's day. never did see such
q careful woman with her clothes"
1T amt the care she takes of it, Mandy,
child, it's the goods. Them's William Simp-
son Il Sons prints, the same as my old black
and white which Is almost as good now az
the day bought it, nigh four year ago come
Easter. l was at the store with Jane when
she bought that dress, Mandy, and SO far az
! can see the colors is just as bright to-day
as they was then, tho she's wore it con-
keeps the store. wa. teliin' tn truth S when he
says that the name of William Simpson &
Sons on the ticket to a package of caliker
or prints was certain sure guarantee of
gettin' your moneys worth, for never seen
such colors keep bright and last 80 long,"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

BY local applications, as 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
sound or imperfect hearing, and when It IS
entirely. closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases of Of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls 'Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F.J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hslps Family Pills are the best.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
A Remarkable Book.

A Comic History of Greece, from the Ear
Hest Times to the Death of Alexander the
Great. BY Charles NJ. Snyder. Philadel-
phia: j. B. Lippincott Company.
The author of this work ha,, set himself
the task of making truly serious set of cir
exceedingly funny. He has
unquestionably succeeded, as he expresses
it. He wrote the book for the purpose Of
antiquity who caused him such anguish in
school days. The Comic History of Greece
is witty and humorous, without being vul.
gar. About $50 illustrations illuminate the
lines from the pencils of a half dozen artists.
The book isa truly tickle tonic for the mel
ancholy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
HOMEMADE DRESSING TABLES
Dainty Pieces of BOudoir Furniture
May BE Manufactured at
Very Small Expense.

Toilet or dressing tables, both pretty
and dainty, can often be made at home
at small expense. For example, one
placed in yellow room consists chiefly
of an ordinary kitchen table and an
old-fashioned oval mirror in gilt
frame. a shelf is placed midway be-
tween the top of the table and the floor,
which is useful for odds and ends. The
top of the table is covered with yellow
siies.a. A scant frill of the same ma
terial hangs all around and opens down
the front. Over it is placed full deep
ruffle of dotted swiss, edged with a
ruffic of inexpensive lace. The lace also
falls in cascade down the opening in
the front. n cover of the muslin, edged
with lace, acts as a bureau cover. A
brass pole is fastened to the wall di-
rectly above the mirror. 1t extends
about two feet out into the room. Over
it is thrown a curtain of the muslin
and lace, which falls to the floor on
both sides. The room in which this
pretty piece of furniture rests has the
walls faced with plain yellow paper.
The woodwork is painted willow green
and the floor is stained the same color.
On it are placed inexpensive green rugs,
in which are small figures. The bed is
iron, painted yellow. The furniture,
consisting of a writing table, small
bookcase and three or four chairs, is
of wood, stained to match the wood
work. Muslin curtains screen the win
dows.
Another room in this same house is
papered with plain pink paper. The
woodwork is white, as is also the furni-
lure, including the bed. The dressing
table is hung with n ten-cent chintz
with white ground, besprinkled with
pink tulips. The same fabric finishes
the windows and covers the iron bed.
The floor is stained dark green and the
jute rugs are in green and white, with
a little note of pink introduced in the
border. The result is as satisfactory as
though the table We're purchased at n
furniture store, with the additional fact
that an air of individuality is obtained.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
A CHEAP TRIP.
Semi-Monthly Excursions to the
sunny south.

The opportunity to visit the Southern
States afforded by the semi-monthly ex-
cursions of the Louisville & Nashville Rail-
road is one that should be taken advantage
Of by every one interested. These excur-
Eions are arranged for the first and third
Tuesdays of April. The tickets are good on
the regular trains Of those dates leaving
Northern terminals, and can also be pur-
chased through from agents of connect
ing lines. Tickets are sold to many
points in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama,
the Carolinas, Mississippi, Georgia and
the western portion OF Florida. They
are good for return passage on any Tuesday
or Friday within twenty-one days, and al
low fifteen days on the going trip to stop
of and examine the country. The cost for
the round trip is about the regular one-way
rate, and on same dates one-way tickets are
sold at about twothrds OF the regular rates.
For full particulars write to G. p. Atmore,
G. p. A., Louisville, Ky, or George b. Hor.
ner, d. p. A., st. Louis, Mo.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

promptly cured."-K. MonRrs. Nsnphis.
Tenn.
The question: "Is consumption cura.
bie1" is still debated, and stiff debatable.
1t is easy to say that this was not case of
consumption. Yet the physicians said IL
was; They should know. As matter
of fact, DR.. Ayers Cherry Pectoral has
wrought SO many similar cures that il
seems to argue the curableness of con-
sumption in its earlier stages, by the use
Of this remedy. There is no better medi-
cine for pulmonary troubles than DR..
Ayers Cherry PICTORIAL. 1t gives relief in
cases of Asthma, and Bronchitis, where re.
lief has been heretofore unattainabie. It
promptly cures Coughs and Colds, La
Grippe, and all affections of the throat
and lungs. Heretofore, DR.. Ayers Cherry
Pcctoral has been put up In full size
bottles only, at yI.oo per bottle. To meet
a wor ld-wide demand for a smaller pack
age. the remedy is now put up in hall size
bottles, at half price-5o cents. Write for
DR.. Ayers curebook (free) and learn more
Of the cures effected by DR.. Ayers Cherry
pectorsi. Address ]. {. Aver Co., Lowell.
MasS.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
"MY WIFE'S LIFE"
How | was the means
of saving it.

when the lungs are attacked and the
symptoms of consumption appear, then
begins the struggle between affection and
that destroying disease which Stays its
thousands annually. 1t is a happy issue
to the struggle when disease Is conquered
aud health restored. Such an issue docs
not always emo me struggle, but it did in
the case of Mr.. X. Morris, Memphis, Tenn,
who saw his wife wasting and weakening
and physicians helpless, and then sug-
gested the simple remedy that wrought
the cure. He tells the story thus:
"Seven years ago, my wife had severe
attack of lung trouble which the ply
sicians pronounced consumption. The
cough was extremely distressing, espe-
ciaily. at night, and was frequently
attended with the splitting of blood. The
doctors being unable to help her, I in
duced her to try DIR. Ayers Cherry Pectoral
and was surprised at the great relief it
gave. Before using one whole bottle she
was cured, SO that now she Is strong and
quite healthy. That this medicine saved
my wife's life have not the least doubt.
I always keep DR.. Ayers Cherry Pectoral
in the house. Whenever any of my family
have cold or cough we use it. and are
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
A Hopeless Case.

"GeoIge, dear" said Mrs. Mcbride, a.
she led her husband into the parlor,
II want to show you my new lamp
shade, but am really afraid I've made
mistake. Don't you think that the
orange color in it kills the effect of the
rest of the decora tions?"
NO." replied Mr.. Mcbride, after a
critical survey of the lamp shade and
the room, 81 am very sorry to say that
It Town TONES.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
Very Shocking.

"Ain't that new drama simply disgust
ing?"
"Ain'tit: The idea of that big, hand
some villain getting that dear little
heroine into that dark room and then
not even attempting to kiss her!"-
Judge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
Dull Market.

She tat the reception) We'll, Nh
Rott, how is poetry now?
Mr.. Rott (rising young poet)-very
dull, indeed. Patent medicine verses
bring only fivepence hundred words,
no activity at all in porous plaster ads.
and in the slump of prices yesterday
children's food rhymes went down 80
points in Is miputes.-TitBitk
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

Mrs. Fogg-It is kinder funny that
you should have fallen in love with me.
Mr.. Fogg-Funny? 1t is perfectly
ridiculous.
Mrs. Fogg (sotto voice)--Hateful
thing.-Boston Transcript.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
Then ana Now.

"I wish l could listen to you all
night" he said, tenderly, as he kissed
her at the door.
But that was before they were mar
ried, and he had contracted the habit of
coming home late from the club.-Ains-
lees Magazine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
A Perfect Brute.

Mrs. Nubbons--My husband is per-
feet brute.
Friend-You amaze me.
Mrs. Nubbons-Since the baby began
teething, nothing would quiet the little
angel but pulling his papa's beard, and
yesterday he went and had his beard
shaved off.-Tit-Bits.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
A Needed Change.

When Maud went to the masquerade.
Attentions rare were to her paid;
Thanks to the costume that she wore.
She never looked so well before.
And then the mask before her face.
That hid It quite. gave her rare grace
If Maud would take advice unasked,
Shed go nowhere but fully masked.
-Up-to-Date.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

Nodd-"My wife told me if wanted peace
with her would have to resign from my
club" Todd-"And you are getting. along
ing at the club."-Ex.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
Made Him Sick.

Doctor ION ocean steamer)-Your turn has
come, / see, sir. Allow me to-
Sea-Sick Passenger ian old bachelor)-
No, no, doctor. lit will soon pass of.
1t isn't sea-seasickness. looked too long
at those-those bridal couples.-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
When fellow gets beat in any game, he
gets even by saying his opponent plays all
the time.-Wsshingto Eemocylt.

''1l,e doctor would like to see you inside
said the maid to the caller in the reception
~oom. 'Not much!" said the startled pa
tient; che can't try any X-ray on me-
Ycaaers Statesman.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

"Did you hear of the accident which befel
your brother" Accident? No! Not
serious, hope?" "Well, rather. An idea
struck him, and now the entire upper part oil
his head is paralyzed" IN. Y. Herald
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
MFLAMMATORYR HEUMATIsM.

From St. Lawrence Plaindealer. Canton.
N. Y.
To suffer for years with prevailing pain.
full ailment, which baffled skillful medical
treatment, yet which was cured by q simple
hS remedy, is the lot which befell
Street, Canton, N. Y.
Thirteen years ago." said Mrs. Rogers
b reporter, II was attacked with infam-
matory rheumatism and complication of
diseases. You can judge somewhat of what
| endured, when you look at these hands.
They were distorted, twisted and swollen.
My foot, too, is so much out of shape that
the big toe lays across the others, the end
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

Giles--I just heard that Hawkins re-
ferred to me as g perfect IDIOT" Smiles
"Oh, don't mind what Hawkins says; he al.
ways does exaggerate more or less. Chi
caRo News
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

Evasion.-"Ain't / a little bow-legged?'
asked the dubious young man. 'sI}ow.
lcgged?" said his tailor. "The idea! Your
lower limbs, sir, are absolutely without .
parallel. Indianapolis Journal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

standing l am
s i K t y-fv e
y e rs old,
have q pleas
a n t h 0 m e
and o t n e r
comforts, life
to me was far
from enjoy.
able, for all
other things
pale into in
significance
when you are
without good
IA "a fh Il
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

Fits. stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR., Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer Free 50 trial hottie &
treatise. DR.. Kline, g33 Arch St, Phila., Pa.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

He-"Darling, wanted to take you to
the theatcr tonight, but l felt that l
couldn't afford it," She-"Never mind,
dear. We can go tomorrow night. Life.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

Hcnpeck-'I have troubles of my own"
Mrs. reck-"But you are the partner of my
woes" Henpeck-'Y silent, as in every
thing else. '5Cincinnati TfnesStar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

When some men start to tell story you
will save time by letting them tell it with
out trying to change the subject. Washing
ton Democrat
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

We find that first.c book agent is no
account for anything Washington
Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

When a girl suddenly begins lending her
wheel to her little brother she is getting
.sady to ask her father for new one.-Chi.
caRo Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

Not in Boston, Now, Bobbie," said the
teacher in the natural history class, what
is panther" "a man that makth panth,"
lisped Bobbie.-Boston Traveller.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

We see no use in man and his wife stop
ping on the street to Washington
Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
Her Position.

Jacks it true that she is countess?
Tom-Yes; i saw her myself at the CASH
ier's desk in an uptown establishment
Up to Date.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial In its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend il
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 80
cent bottles by all leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA RIO syrup CO
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL
LOUISVILLE. ~ &Ew v0x ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

One reason why there are 60 many pen,
nies in every collection is because we bsvs
=, smaller coin.-Ram's Horn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

We wonder why any man wants to lisp.
II doesn't help his looks.-Washington Dem
ocrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

have found Piso's Cure for Consumption
an unfailing medicine-F. r.. Lott, 1906
Scott ST., Covington, KY, Oct. l, 1894.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

To Cure q Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

People waste time dreaming, and then
shey waste more time wondering why their
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

Heaven tempers the wind to the shorl
lamb, but the man with long whiskers mus
look out for himself. Chicago Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

To marry for money, may turn out to be
like going to the hornet for honey.-Ram's
Horn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

Kemp's Balsam will stop the Cough at
once. Go to your druggist to-day and get a
sample bottle free Large bottles % and so
cents. Go at once delays are dangerous.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

Something to Remember.
If you lend man grass seed, he'll come
around later to borrow q lawn mower
Christian Work.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

grace,
None noticed her mid the procession;
But she fell with a thud in the slippery mud
And there she made quite an impression
Il. A. w. Bulletin.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

Ethel-Mamma, wouldn't he be tall
Il they'd roll him out?-Chicago Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
THE SECRET OF A GOOD DISPOSITION.
IN Says Careful Regard for Bodily Health
Sweet and Attractive to All.

The world is filed with who held back from usef
trouble of the female organs
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

promptly cured."-K. MonRrs. Msnphis.
Tenn.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-28
Hard ON Dressmakers.

The fashionable girls of New York
have adop'ed q new fad this spring
that must i'll the heart of mere man
with graz eful glee, for it should
guarantee him an economical wife.
They are actually sitting down OF
mornings cutting patterns with great
industry and making their own summer
frocks. Some of these girls are mar
velously skillful at it, too. 1t is curl
Gus bit of satisfies that not few OF
the wealthiest seem to take to dress
making as ducks do to water.
There is no one more clever in this
respect, for example, ethan is Miss
Julia Delsfeld, the daughter of Mr.
Maturin Delafield. Wonderfully apt
at catching ideas of this sort, too, and
turning them into CORRECTIONS" as
quick as q wink, are Mrs. Harry Nc
Vickar, Mrs. Richard Stevens and
Mis-, Florence Van Rensselaer,. Other
energetic Young women who will sp-
pear this season in their own clothes
in some measure are Miss Alics
Sabriskie, Miss Madelein Sailer, Miss
Suzanne Piersen, Mrs. Arthur Weeks,
and Mrs. Temple Emmett.
Sewing bees" have come into
fashion again, girls "bringing around
their work. and spending the morning
with each other, generally staying to
luncheon, and usually accomplishing a
vast deal.