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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-12
A Mothers Story
BY Itta Ellen Fellner

THE afternoon sun sinking to rest
in the west cast for a moment its
brilliant and departing rays upon a
solitary farmhouse in the Berkshire
hills, then the bright glows faded away;
the sun disappeared behind the noun
tain, and it was a soft, beautiful twi-
light. 1t was May, and the spring had
been unusually early. All the air was
filed with the fragrance of May flow
ers. The apple trees in the orchard
were laden with pink and white bios
SONS. All along the streams and upon
the hillsides the frogs were croaking
in absolute contentment. 1t was a
pleasure to breathe that delicious coun-
try air. 1t was pleasure to live on this
glorious evening, even If ones horizon
was narrowed to the limits of farm
among the hills.
Two women come out of the farm
house and sit down upon the porch in
the twilight. They are mother and
daughter. The mother has an earnest,
thoughtful look in her face, which is
fair still, although her hair is snowy
white. The girl is beautiful truly, and
her mother is very fond and proud of
her. The mother sits in large arm
chair and her daughter on the steps at
her feet. AS the mother tenderly
strokes the abundant tresses upon her
fair young daughters head she ques-
tons her very earnestly.
All around the farmhouse there is
peace and quiet, the silence broken
only by the mothers sweet, calm voice
as she addresses her daughter thus: $50
my little lassie has had an offer of mar
riage and cannot decide what her an
swer shall be? All! do not blush, my
dear, for have known all along how
John loved you, though l have been wor-
ried for fear you did not appreciate his
good heart and honest nature. l was
afraid you would hesitate, dear, before
you gave him your answer, because he
is only farmer lad; but John would be
loyal and true to his wife; besides he is
a thrifty, industrious young man. All,
yes; / will admit Johns not stylish, or
what some would call refined, but it is
character, dear, one must look at, and
allthe neighborhood knows Johns good
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Inn material.

"Hellc!" said the voice at the other end Of
the telephone, sis this Grinder
"Yes.'
ibid you write up that story of the man
who had inherited a million dollars and was
going to try his luck in grain speculation?"
"Yes."
"Proofreaders say they can't make out
from your copy whether you meant to say
he will find brokers ahead or he will find
breakers ahead"
"Tell 'em til all the same. Either one viii
do. Ring off!"-Chicago Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-12
Do Your Feet Ache and burnt

DO Your Feet Ache and burnt
Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot-Ease,
q powder for the feet. 1t makes tighter New
Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bunions,
Swollen, Hot, Callous, Sore, and Sweating
Feet. All Druggists and Shoe Stores sell
it. 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address,
Allen 8. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-12

At recent meeting of the Mineralog.
ical society in London the existence of
rubies at Cowie Creek, N. c., was dis
cussed, and the opinion of experts was
quoted to the effect that these Amcri-
can rubies are comparable in color and
brilliance with the finest gems from
Burma. The COVE Greek rubies were
first found about IS years ago. Youths
Compassion
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Revised Proverbs.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever, If some
other fellow happens to possess it
cannot make him drink, but when you sue.
iced in getting man up against the bar he
loses his horse sense.
It's long lane that has no turning when
the treasure you are IN search of is 'just
around the next bend"
Fortune knocks at many mans door
when he is out chasing the growley.-Chi-
cago Times-Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-12

"You are wanted around the corner" ex-
claimed the citizen, confidently.
The policeman laughed aloud.
81 know better" he replied. when am
wanted can't be found. Since have been
found, can't possibly be wanted"
Here we see how important after all it 10
to understand something Of the formal or
scholastic logic which it has become the
fashion of modern science to sheer at.-De-
troit Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-12

University, st. Louis, Mo-, says: "We UNI
hesitatingly attribute the recovery and con-
tinued good health OF our little boy to Teeth
Ina Upon these Powders lie seems to fat
ten and thrive"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-12

Henderson has got an idea. He says he
knows now why salt Goldfish is salt Because
it comes from the salt water 1t is more
than ne can understand, however, why all
the other salt water fish are not salt.--Bos.
ton Transcript.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-12

To Cure n Cold In Ono Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money lift fails to cure. 25c.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-12

Men are somewhat like fish. As soon al
they think they are able to get along on
their own hook they are likely to get caught
on someone else's.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-12

! have used Piso's Cure for Consumption
both in my family and practice.-Dr. G.
w. Patterson, Inkster, Mich, Nov. 5, 1894.
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The BEST Prescription for Chi1la.
Ind Fever 10 bottle Of GRovE's TAsrEIEso
CHILL Tonic. 1t Is simply iron and quinine In
3 tasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price, 500.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-12

The only time boy will carry big bas-
ket without protest is when it contains pie
and cake for a picnic lunch.-Atchison
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-08-12

Use the fewest possible words when
you have anything to say,-Chicago
Daily News
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lie has been so affectiOnate to nv Door
little baby girl that she has never
known that he was not her own dear
father, and now she is grown woman
and has lovers of her own.
There, dear, do not cry; it was
best that you should know the story.
Father and have known all along how
you have felt about your lovers, and we
want you to marry John.
"What is that you are whispering,
lassie? You have loved John the best
all the time and that he is coming to-
mug t for his answer, and you are sure
now what it win be? All, know YOU
will never be sorry, for John is good
lad and true, and father is as fond of
him as he would have been of his own
son."
For moment there was silence. then
as a distant step was heard as if some
one were approaching. the mother
arose from her armchair and said: at
has grown quite dark already. and
there is some one coming through the
orchard. Yes, dear, l know it is John
coming for his answer, and you may
run into the orchard and meet him and
ask him to come into the house to tea.
Listen--he is whisfling Annie Laurie
How happy the dear boy is!"-Troy
Times.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
California Civilization.

From the San Francisco Call.
The thirteen colonies, which in the first
instance formed the union, largely owed
no such motive power drove the Califor-
mia pioneers to the shores of the Pacihc.
They came here simply in search for
wealth as centuries before, the spanish
had gone to Mexico and to Ieru. Hardly
had they reached our soil, however, when
the genius for organization. the Npcst
and the strongest element III our cumpo-
site race, especially under the American
system. controlled the situation With un-
paralleled vigor and success. Not only
were churches OF every sort planted, but
before Jan. !, 1850, almost every fratcr-
nal or charitable society then ,Aisting in
the United States was firmly eStab-
lished in our midst. Trade and com
morce were instantly marked by system
and by order Society was framed into
consistency and strength. A complete
form of government for the state and for
counties and for municipalities which in
the debates of 1850 received the encomi-
ums of the first statesmen in the country
of such men as Clay and Webster, sprang
into being almost at a stroke, and the
men who composed our first constitutional
convention, taken from the professional
and from the ordinary walks of life, con-
stituted a body scarcely equaled In the
records of America. Even lynchings
were not the wild outbreaks of the pres
ent day. They We're temporary cxpedl-
ents, analogized to the usual course of
justice in legal tribunals.
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light draught. 1t is possible. how
ever, that a careful coast survey would
discover here, as on the southern coast
Of Porto Rico, superior harbor facili-
ties. Failing i'm this. there are several
excellent bays. providing ample an
chorage for shipping, which could be
made available by the Improvement
OF their entrances.
From a strategic point of view the
island also finds favor with the expert
in military affairs, as it would afford
an excellent naval base in commanding
the southern coast of Cuba.
It commands also the Yucatan pas
sage into the Gulf of Mexico, as Key
West does that between Cuba and
Florida. Its relation TO the proposed
Nicaragua Canal is even more slgnfi-
cant, bringing It territorially some two
hundred miles nearer the United
States. Under whatever conditions
this canal may be built the Isle Of
Pines will prove an important acquisi-
tion. 1t is chiefly as a health resort
for many of the people of Havana that
it has been known in the past. The
high altitude of the northern portion
and the many medicinal springs found
there have given it wide reputation.
with these many attractions in its
favor it seems strange that the work
Of development has been delayed so
long
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The Isle of Pines.

An exchange calls attention to the
the many islands that came into our
possession with the signing Of the
treaty Of peace with Spain has appar-
emily been forgotten. The Isle of
Pines, which lies off the southern
coast Of Cuba in a direct line from
Havana, promises in many ways to
prove an important acquisition. AL
though comparatively little Of the land
had been brought under cultivation,
its possibilities for raising under prop
er tillage tropical and semi-tropicaI
fruits which would find ready mar
ket abroad, seem almost unlimited.
Heretofore the principal export has
been timber the central portion fur
nishing an excellent quality Of yellow
pine. The southern districts have large
forests of hard woods, including ma
lIo3any, There are also marble quar-
res with stone of white. dark gray
and pink that may rrove valuable.
There are at present only two towns
in the island with a scanty population.
These are Santa Fe, in the centre,
and New Corona on the north coast.
The latter is the capital and the port
with which the boat from Cuba con-
meets, following the chain of islets or
keys which extend southwark from
the maitland, This landing and that
at Tacuro, the port of Santa Fe, are
the only two on the island and thaga
are accessible only to boats OF very
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11
Secret Divorces.
From the Philadelphia inquirer

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Judge Whites decision that divorce
hearings in Indiana county must here
after be public is a decision that must
lead to important results. Society has
accepted the theory that there may just
ly be a legal separation of the marriage
bonds, but it has not yet accepted the
notion that such separation may be OBJ
tained fugitively and under cover of dark
ness That fact stands to the credit of
the public. The states in which divorces
once were granted over night bear tes-
timony to this in the limitations which
their legislatures are putting upon the
granting of divorce DEGREES. These lin
itations were not desired by the courts
themselves, or not in all cases at least,
but the moral sentiment of the nation,
Justly exercised over a vital moral ques-
tion, compelled one state after another
to so modify it's laws as to bring them
within the limits OF deccnCy. The evils
of secret divorces cannot all be mentioned
here. Time after time they have fallen
upon innocent offspring. Time after time
they have resulted I'm legal and moral
bigamy. In eXerting himself to put a
stop to consequences Ike these Judge
White has rendered the public substan-
tial service and at the same time thrown
out hint which every court in Pennsyl-
vanla ought to take.
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ON THE TROLLEY.


The red is melting in the river,
The red is dying in the sky,
The evening stars begins to quiver.
Belated birds so daI tiI by;
Come, let us follow, follow, follow,
And find how fine II is to fly.
BY pine weeds where. when noon was
sunny,
The air with spicy balsams flowed,
BY gardens full Of sweets and honey
Where summer-long the rose has
glowod,
BY weary wife and lettering lover,
Come, fash along the river road.
The forest wall across the river
Darkens within the curling tide,
The fragrant winds about us shiver,
We. rock, we race, We rush, we ride,
Thrilled with the sweep Cf airy notion
And glad because the wcrld is wide.
The night scars up the purple spaces,
The whirling winds divide the deep,
Strange CLEANS ere on familiar places
Swift lightnings underneath us leap.
As forward, flying, flying flying.
Upon the thunderbolt we sweep!
Harriet Precott spofford in Youth
Companion.
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THE BOY ON THE FARM.

Under a spreading apple tree
The boy with bare feet stands;
He has ten apples in him and
Some more are in his hands
Beneath his waist of calico
His tummy-tum expands.
His hair was shingled by his ma,
Who cut it straight behind;
He has a lurid color that
Is due TO sun and wind
He's lost the teeth he had in front,
But doesn't seem TO mind.
Week in, week out, from morn till night
He tears around the place,
With briar scratches on his legs
And freckles on his face
The neiGhbOrs cdndidly admit
That he's a hopeless case.
He wears his trousers at half-mast,
He rises with the sun;
The chores his busy father leaves
For him are seldom done,
And he is always gone when there
Are errands to be run.
He goes on Sunday to the church
And stays TO Sabbath school,
And, by propunding questions, makes
His teacher seem a fool;
He Pirches smaller boys than he,
And learns the golden rule.
ills mother sits up every night
TO patch the clothes he wears.
And every night he takes them off
With more emphatic tears
He falls from trees and into wells
And smokes and chews and swears.
The frightened chickens duck their heads
And Cackle where he goes,
With ugly sites upon his eyes
And bruises on his toes
He eats things with his knife, nor cares
For any wind that blows.
You gorge with undeveloped fruit,
Which is a foolish plan;
No poetry is in you, but
Know this, my little man:
II takes much more than genius
To stand the things you can.
Chicago Times Herald.
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Not Sectional.

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
But, after all, 1t is not mainly a ques-
tion between North and South. The law
lessness exists in both sections, and that
In the South is not entirely confined to
cases where there are outrages upon
women. Apart from these special cases,
the complaint that courts, juries and law
yers In both sections are largely to blame
for mob violence is not to be so easily
disposed of as Judge Gambler appears to
imagine. So many men escape the ordi-
nary processes of the courts and continue
careers OF crime that mob law is con-
stantly pointing TO a failure of the courts
as the excuse for its existence. The ar
gument. perhaps, is not altogether sound,
but 1t Is very hard one to answer as
many of us know from experience.
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statisticians grew tired computing them,
ana the great yield of the current year
will enable them to about get rid of such
obligations as still remain This might
be called the social side of the question
Its political significance lies In the effcc-
tive manner In which 1t spikes the guns
OF the Kansas Democrats and their tire
some allies, the Kansas Populists. The
doctrines of this western combination
never had any effect except among
thoughtless men, and now that all classes
are sharing in the still bettering times
they have scarcely any believers at ALL
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11
Gross Negligence.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Gross negligence was the cause of both
the terrible disasters which brought
mourning into so many New England
households yesterday. The trolley car
which jumped from the trestle at Bridge
port, with its human freight is said to
nave been running at dangerous speed
when the accident occurred. The ferry
slip at Bar Harbor. upon which hundreds
uf people were permitted to crowd, was,
evidently. not designed TO bear such a
strain, and the steamboat officials who
permitted the pushing and jamming that
broke down the structure were guilty of
objectionable carelessness. Nearly sixty
lives were lost as the result of the blum
ders committed at these two points, and
II is to be hoped that the fearful warning
will be needed elsewhere, as well as In
the New England states. The summer
excursion and holiday season Is now in
full blast, and only the exercise of con
stant vigilance can make the daily
transportation of the great armies Of ex-
cursionists thoroughly safe.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11
Talks Like Astor.
From the Troy Times

From the Troy Times.
Croker talks just like Astor. He com
plains that the New York newspapers are
constantly prying into his private bust
ness. But the only business Croker has
that any one knows anything about is
running things" for Tammany in New
York. He himelf has said in practically
so many words that he is the ruler or
the boss, whichever word you like best.
And 1t seems he sets up the rule which
all autocrats want enforced-that the
king can do no wrong and is not sub
ject to criticism. But there was another
man who once said, what are you going
to do about it?" He found out later.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11
An Acquittal That Convicts.

From the Chicago Tribune.
1t is now affirmed that Colonel Patty du
Clam, who was under arrest for manu-
featuring evidence against Dreyfus by
forgery, has been released because 1t was
proved that he acted under the direct
orders of his superiors, Generals Gonse
and De Boisdeffre. In other words, he
is eXOnerated because he was only the
tool Of the general staff. This Is an eX-
trAordinary outcome from an ethical
point OF view. or nj least would be in any
other country than France, for French
ethics are always extraordinary. The
idea that man who has proved himself
q scouEdrel should be acquitted because
no was ordered 10 be one is novel. But
row that GOuse and De B0lsdefre are
shown to have given the orders, what
will Genral Galiffet do with them? Evi-
IDENTIFY his disciplinary measures ought
not to stop with Negrier and Pellieux.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11

In declaring horses which the Uni
ted states desires for use in the Philip
pines contraband Of war, China has
practically recognized the helligerency
China has troubles enough Of her own
without acquiring the i'll will of Ameri-
cans However, this may be one of the
results of uncensured war news that
has been furnished by the yard for
general circulation in Hong Kong.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11
Corn No Populist.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Out in Kansas the corn crop for the
year is estimated at 300 900, 900 bushels, all
danger of further blight being at an end.
To the average person this news will
come with a grateful sound, meaning, as
II does, the additional prosperity of the
Kansas farmers. During the year 1895
the latter paid of so many million dol
lars worth OF mortgages that the local
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11
Spot Is Too Distant.

From the Troy Times.
Yellow journalism is as fraudulent in
its illustrations as in its faxed news.
The pictures it publishes of Dreyfus rs
he appears at his second trial and of the
scenes at the recent calamities in Con-
necticut and Maine are as different as
1t is possible for the varying magma
tions of the artists to make them. But
these are due to the disadvantage Of hav-
ing illustrations by our artists on the
spot" when the artist is a great dis
tance from the spot.
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Whipsawing the Market.

From the Chicago Record.
With Democratic conventions III some
states indorsing Bryan and silver, and
others ignoring both, the general public
will await the result of this falls elec-
tions with much interest, to see which
course is productive of the better results
at the polls
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11
Goebel in Hard Luck.
From the Troy Reco1 d.

From the Troy RECORD.
Candidate Goebel, of Kentucky is hav-
ing a run of hard luck. His capture OF
the Democratic nomination for governor
has split his party, and now Bryan threat
ems to stump the state for him. If he
can see daylight through the clouds he Is
entitled to the championship in optimism.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11

Waldorf Astor cannot buy peerage
in England, but If he takes proper in
terest in all the secret societies he
ought to be able to secure decorations
and titles enough to satisfy an ordin-
ary man
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inequalities to be held at Syracuse in
said upon this subject that It could
occupy the entire session with many
things undemonstrated
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11

The Cleveland boycott has developed
into a random affair which attiicts the
most severe punishment upon those
who are not interested in the matter
one way or another.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11

People who censure General Miles
for fighting the war department OFF,
cials should remember that he has not
been given an opportunity to fight
anything else during the recent un-
pleasantness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11

The Sultan of Sulu evidently reads
the war news. He has advised his
subjects not to molest Americans.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11

President Sam, of Hayti, has all
ready warned the Dominican insur-
gents to keep off the grass.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11

If all the promises of a year ago
are kept, investors in Klondike stock
ought now to be reveling in generous
dividends and claim certificates.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11

Long silence indicates that General
otis must have also applied the blue
pencil to Consul Oscar F. Williams.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11

The Democracy is proving a disap'
pointment to Aguinaldo.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11

Aguinaldo is D. fair sample of tn
man who can write as he runs.
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Municipal ownership will be one of
the questions argued at the conven-
tion Of the League Of American Mu-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-11

The Van Wyck boom is doing very
well at Saratoga, but it is doubtful il
its good health can be retained at a
very great distance from the mineral
springs.