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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-10-07
coLFAx GRANT PARISH, La. SATURDAY, OCTOBER T. 1899

Time of Harvest
is Here!
And, liz order to meet the ever-in-
creasing demand of his customers
for new and seasonable goods,
g. w. Bolton, f'n Lev,
Has received, and has in transit. a
full and complete stock OF Select
Goods of all descriptions, such as
Dry Goods, Clothing, Ladies' and
Mems Hats. Shoes. Etc.
Special Attention.
Has been paid to the needs of the
trade in quality and prices, and all
goods have been bought at figures
which will enable him to give his
customers splendid bargains.
The Very Lowest Margin
In profit consistent with fair deal
ing placed on all goods. His stock
of Groceries, Hardware. Furniture
and Notions is complete and will be
sold lower than ever before.
Tom Padgitt's Saddles,
10 be found at no other house in
town. Buys for Eastern Spinners
and pays the highest prices in
Cash Paid for Cotton.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-10-07

There are s3.274 men ard officers ip
the royal navy at the present time.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

for District Judge.
We are authorized to announce
EDWIN G. HUNTER
as candidate for Judge Of the 18th Ju-
dicial District composed Of the parishes
of Rapides and Grant, subject to the &C.
ton OF the Democratic party.
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ARMOUR & CO..
South Omaha. Nsb. Chicago. Illinois.
ALEXANDRIA BRANCH, La.

0entlemen:
We have opened depot in Alexan-
dria. Lou s;ana. under the charge of MIR.
Achille Bauer. We viii always keep 90
hand full stock of suvh provisions Ms
are handled 10 this section of tho State
OF Louisiana.
Price sheets will be issucd weekly and
forwarded to the trade.
Prices at the lowest market ouots tons.
All orders filed promptly. at the quo
tatiouo d the day when order ID filled.
Terms strictly Cash latter arrival OF
goods. Yours respectfully.
ARMOUR 4 co.
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VIA l1sa tut Caa;sl.iise r..ce.


The grentc~t chance In the world
to buy piano or musical instru-
ment. livery instrument new and
in good condition. Write for full
description Of any instrument you
may wss't. and wriie so-day--be-
fore il is TOO laie.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-10-07

nS-Jsdieial ddrcrfiscmenfs msst be paid
FOR IN adraHce: or they WiA BE- disoowtiHxed
sfkr The first insertion.
The citizen., 1899-02-03
THE ISLAND OF PALAWAN.
II Is Suggested as United States Ma
val station in the Philippine
Archipelago.

Palawan, the long island which lies at
the gate of the East Indies. and which
Dur naval experts have selected for the
Asiatic naval station of the United
States, is the object of much interest
Just now because some of the Euro
peans contend that the Spaniards have
no title to it. Although some 300 miles
long it is very narrow. At some places
1t is only five miles between the two
coasts. 1t is covered with a magnifi-
cent forest of great value. Like most
of the Philippines, it has central
mountain chain, extending in the direc-
tion of its greatest length. The only
civilized settlement is a penal colony
at Puerto Prncessa, the capital, with a
military garrison. There is a fine har-
Dor, and the town is surrounded by a
fertile country. Three tribes of natives
inhabit Palawan. The Moros. who are
Mohammedans; the Patacks. whe roam
in the north, and the Tagbanaus, who
occupy the central portion, near the
civilized elements, are said to be an in
telligent ard superior class of Malays
They practice agriculture so far as nee
essary, and have houses made of BAN
boo poles and palm leaves. But most OF
their time is spent in the forest, hunt
ing, fishing and searching for wild
honey. Each tribe has a local govern
ment, presided over by petty mag
istrate. and tbs elise Is ksssditary. The
affairs of each essaAEaity sss directed
by council Of elders, who administer
justice according to their own ideas
The Spanisrds have never attempted to
civilize them, although few missions
have been established by the priests
The citizen., 1899-02-03
YANKEE INGENUITY DID IT.
In High FavO- for Years Are
Now Homo Grown.

Only few years ago practically all
the canned peas consumed in This
country were imported from France,
the famous petit pois. AT tha; time it
was deemed impossible TO produce the
required quality in this cCan!ry. con
sumers desiring firm. even, Lri2ht green
goods. and though sulphate OF copper
was used IN securing that color it made
comparatively little difference w.th the
trade American packers. however. eX-
permented with the object Of pro-
ducing pea the equal of the French
article. and how well they succeeded
is now an old story Starting with good
seed. and under careful cultivation. the
American pea rOw equals the imported
product of France. and our packers
have built up an industry VIII .ch has be-
come an important feature of the great
canned goods trade Of the country.
The careful selection of seed has re-
suited in variety having all the dcsira-
bic qualities of the French product and
requiring the additions Of no coloring
substances to make them attractive.
American canned peas stand on their
merits. Wisconsin and New York are
the leading pea-Packing states. al
though others are rapidly developing
the industry,
The citizen., 1899-02-03
LONGEVITY.
Why Men in Professional Pursuits
Live Longer Than Those in
DusipeSR.

In the majority of cases among city
dwellers those who reach advanced
ages are found to have been profes-
sional men. There are a good many
reasons for this.
In the first place, the struggle for eX-
istence begins lateri in professional life
than in other centers. The professioG-
al man seldom begins his work much
before 25, while the business man or
laborer goes TO work at the age of 10.
Thus the professional man has seven
clear years of freedom from RESPONSE
bility, moderate work aud healthy eX-
istence. Secondly, the occupation Of
the professional man generally takes
him to a considerable extent into the
open air, and is very seldom entirely
sedentary. Thirdly. the professional
man generally enjoys that modest com
petence which saves him at once on
the one hand from starvation or penury
and on the other hand from dleness
and excess. Fourthiy. his holidays are
generally ample. Fifthly, to a certain
extent his livelihood generally depends
on his leading at least a comparatively
sober and moral life, violent eXcesses
running both his standing and his bust
ness capacity. SiXthly professional
callings are exposed TO very few special
dangers. Lastly, since even a minor
ailment often untits man entirely
for professional works, he has a special
motive in taking particular care of his
health.
The citizen., 1899-02-03
MEN STRONG in PICTURES.
Muscles Show Up We'll BE-
fore ihe Camera.

II could tell YOU tale about strong
men photography Some of the minor
limbs of the fraternity depend on the
cunning of tie camera for advertise
ment." said photographer to Pear
sons Weekly.
"One fellow. who visits country fairs
and casual shows. goes through tricks
of kind wonderful to the unseientifc
mind. They are merely tricks after all,
and his strength is a catch. He depends
on his photos for advertisement.
In posing, he folds his arms tightly,
dilates the muscles of his neck, and
lines his veins with prussian blue. His
picture gives you Hercules in his power
of majesty; in private he is a well de-
veloped man, without any swagger of
sinew or strength.
professional strong men are as
clever at making up as a society act
ress. A few lines about the body add
pounds to the weight of a strong man
lin the picturc). studied pose imparts
additional formdability.
"The veins OF certain professional
Hercules protrude like whipcord in the
Photographic cabinet. He dusts them
with powdered uljTamarine. and treats
the high parts of Jhe muscles with in
dian red; othel wise his picture would
appear quite ordinary.
"A strong woman, who comes here
frequently, is marvel of paint and
stippling. She occupies her dressing
room for hour ere she faces the cam
aro
The citizen., 1899-02-03
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GOES WITH THE HOUSE.
At Least One DoorpIate Is Kept In Its
Place hS the VIII of Its
Dead Owner.

In the cross streets in the old village
with green painted doors and brass
knobs and dUorp!ates. The brass is
generally bright. as it was always kept
in the old times when sand was used as
a burnisher. The names on the door
plates are not always the names of the
occupants of the house. A New York
Sun reporter in Lis strollS in NanGam
street noticed mere than the usual
number of doorratcs. and asked a po-
liceman question, which elected the
following:
Take the n1iHe on that doorplate,"
pointing to door close by; the man
whose name il there has been dead
nearly 40 years. And after him his
family lived there for a long time, and
the daughter married and she lived in
the same house for a long time, and the
name WAS never changed on the plate.
Then she moved away. | don't know
what became "a her. The house was
vacant awhile. and the doorplate re-
mained all tho time. Then the house
was rented, ana one day for curiosity
| asked why Tx GoorpIate was not re-
moved, aud ! was told that the original
owner had il put in his will that as
long as the house stood the doorplate
was to stay on the door. Ana s'pose
it's the same way with all the old
houses that have Goorplates."
The citizen., 1899-02-03
Credit Was Stronger.

II suppose" said the grocery sales
hnan, that business is better, even in
small country town like this, than it
was few years ago, during the hard
times?"
We'll, no; can't say it is" replied the
Hometown grocer. "In the hard times
Me people hadn't any money to speak
Of, and consequently didn't buy any,
thing: bat when times loosened up a
i'itje, why, you know, credit got bet
t.r. and then they bought all they
wanted, but insisted on getting it on
time Puck
The citizen., 1899-02-03
ARRIVE AT FREDERICK

$40 A. NJ. except sunday. from Cincinnati,
PtisbuTg, Washington Junction and way
st.tnunS baltimore and ashiugIOu mail
arrives ON this tIaIu.
6 50 A. NJ, except SUNDAY, from Mt Airy.
50 a. NJ except Sonuay, from Mnchest, r,
HHgerStOwn and way stations
l0.l5 \. NJ except sunday. fom Baltimore
and waI stations Philadelphia aud New
loIk
10 50 A. NJ eXoept Sunday nom Washington
ana way stations
IL Y A, NJ, sunday only, rom Washington
and way staiicnh, 81 Louis aud Chicago
ard Wheeling.
1920 p. N. Sunday only. from Baltimore,
Philadelphia al q %ew York
l.55 u NJ. except sunday ir III St LOUIS,
inciunau aud OiicHbv NV IuIE, Pima
dolphin, Washington, Hagersiown, eX.
Ing on and wa stations.
S15 +. NJ, Sunday only, from Washing on
and way stations, ~. Louis and Clncnna'l
4Oj F. Nj, except sunday, from httln" {
and way stations, Phi adephia and New
OrB.
6:i5 p. NJ, except sunday, from Washingto
and way stations, PhilaC elphia, New Iorf
Pittsburg and 'hicdgo.
$50 +. NJ, except sunday, from Balttmor'
and way stations, Philadelphia and New
sos F. NJ, daily from Baltimore a. way sta
tlOnS
e:35 =. Nj. except sunday, from Washington
tum crithd, IlHl lcrSt0wn Bruu~w ick anC
way stations, Lexington, Staunlou AuC
Harrisburg.
The citizen., 1899-02-03
No DnnEPH.

4 shall say nothing about this to any
body" said the young woman, attempt
iHg to soften the blow. "and need not
add that there is no occasion for you,
either, to repeat it,"
Repeat it'll" echoed the rejected
lover, bitterly. "No! shall never pro-
pose to another girl because of her
pretty doll face as long as live!"-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The citizen., 1899-02-03
A Chnncc to Get Even.

"a Kentucky ma2 recently married
the granddaughter of 2 woman who
once refused HIM"
"Gracious, what vengeance he will
be able to wreak!"
Il don't see where the vengeance is
to come in"
"Why, he will be able to address the
woman who had once refused him as
grandmother '"-Cleveland Leader.
The citizen., 1899-02-03
An Even Game.

ITS all foolishness to talk about any
one getting the worst of it in the matri-
monial game" declared the big man
with a silk bat and a loud suit of
clothes.
"How's that?"
Marriage 10 slweys tie."-Dstroit
Free Press.
The citizen., 1899-02-03
A DipIOIuatist.

81 say, Jimmie, dyer ma beat yer
when yer got in last night?"
mo; you bet she didn't"
"My, you got off easy"
"Yes; you see, she was 'fraid I'd yell
so loudTd wake the baby."-Illustrated
American.
The citizen., 1899-02-03

MrS. Bright-Johnuy, did the doctor
come while was out?
Johnny (suspending his play)-Yes,
ma. He felt my pulse, looked at my
tongue and shook his head, and said it
was serious case, and he left a pre-
scription and said he'd call again in
the evening.
Mrs. Bright-Graciou me! 1t wasn't
you | sent him to see; it was the baby.
Ally Sloper.
The citizen., 1899-02-03
Not Saying Much for Her.

misunderstanding that Boobley
is henpecked. I'm surprised that his
wife boasts of it.
Babway-Does she, indeed?
Blabmore-Yes-she been frequent
ly heard to say that she's made him
what he is to-day. y.-Roxbury Gazette.
The citizen., 1899-02-03
On the Verge of Success

There's many a day OF trouble and dout
For the man who Is trying to rise:
There's many a baleful wind blows out
OF the clouds that obscure the skies.
And many a heartache, many a tear
He forces aside with a laugh
Until finally people begin to appear
With requests for his autograph
cleveland Leader
The citizen., 1899-02-03

Willy-I say, auntie. what did Uncle
Bob marry you for?
Aunt-Why, for love, of coursel
Willy (meditatively)-H'm! Love
will make man do almost anything,
won'tit, auntie ?-Tit-Bits
The citizen., 1899-02-03
The Chief Hern.

Little Edgar-Papa, who was the
greatest hero of the war?
Papa-Capt. Bibbleson, | guess. His
magazine story is three pages longer
than any of the rest of them has writ
ten.-Chicago Daily News.
The citizen., 1899-02-03

Addii nal trains fenvc Frederick for Bruce
NilI" .oO. y ~ "A. m. and 800 y. IN. We Elk day,
returning leave RruCeVile Tor Frederick a;S
lOiOa m ana 3 y m.
rains leave Hanover for Gettysburg nj 9 q
A. NJ, l2S0 and y =. VI. week Gays ieturu-
ing, arrive a. Hanover from Gettysburg 9.l0 A
NJ and 4 2S T.. NJ, week days.
TRAINS LEAVE YORK FOR THE NORTH
Pacific and Northern Express, daily l40a n
News Express, daily ...............,.... B5t a. m.
Niagara F.NprCSsand Mail week DAYS TO- Pa. m
Chicago Express aud Fast Line, daily SO d, II,
Chicago and ~. Louis Express, daily 6l7 D. m,
Western aud Southwestern Exp.Gaily 1880 pm.
For time tables and further information an
ply to ticket agent at the station.
j. j. HUTCHINSON,
General Manager
J. X. WOOD,
General Passenger Agent
The citizen., 1899-02-03
IL In AIrrnra NnIih-

As she put down the paper she in
quired:
Have you noticed the account Of
that case at Fond du Lac, Wis, in which
the court has decided that a woman's
will is valid?"
"a woman's WILL" he answered, with
some feeling, sis the most valid thing
on this earth, and every married man
knows it."-Chicago Post.
The citizen., 1899-02-03
starting In slowly.

Resident-Th.nking of commencing
business, eh? Seems to me you are
rather young for q family physician.
Young Doctor Yes, but--er-I shall
only doctor children at irst.-Illus-
trated American.
The citizen., 1899-02-03
Strong Measures.

"fou got that drunken tramp away
from your kitchen by inviting him out
to get drink of whisky, did you?"
"Yes, spirited him away."-Chicago
Tribune.
The citizen., 1899-02-03
Wl,X lie Went.

Husband-l declare, there hasn't
been anything decent on the stage for
l don't know how long.
Wife, suppose that's why you've
been so often. Brooklyn Life.
The citizen., 1899-02-03
Forging Ahead.

Gothamme-Is Chicago advancing
rapidly now?
Lakeside-YOu bet! Why, it's even
left its brilliant future behind it'll
BROOKLYN Life.
The citizen., 1899-02-03
JudlciRI Item.

Prisoner invoke all the saints TO
witness that am innocent.
Judge (who is little hard of hear
ing)-Call the witnesses for the defense.
-Tammany Times.
The citizen., 1899-02-03
Affection.

is that young man fond of work"
81 guess 50" answered the man with
pen behind his ear. when give him
any he doesn't make the slightest effort
to get rid of it."-Washington Star.
The citizen., 1899-02-03
Against Nature.

Guyer--A woman never would make
a successful bIackmailer.
Quizzer-Why not?
Guyer-You couldn't get 'em to take
hush money!. y. journal.
The citizen., 1899-02-03
A Universal Wish.

I wish all the money I've foolishly spent
Would return and my pocketbook store
What Joy and delight I should know as I
went
To foolishly spend It once moreI
Puck.
The citizen., 1899-02-03

She's such a desperate little fiirt
That l believe she'd try
To get up a Irritation with
A rain-beau in the sky.
Judge
The citizen., 1899-02-03
How he Pro1osed.

do you believe. in expansion, Mr..
Noodle?"
Noodle--No; quite the contrary. l
believe in making two one. Rr-Ny~
The citizen., 1899-02-03
The ResnIf

HE thought his plays would elevate
the stage"
sand thev merely depress the pub
lic."-N. Y. Efarld.
The citizen., 1899-02-03
Arrival Ind departure Of Trains.
BALTIMORE & OHIO
RAILROAD
FREDERICK

IJETz..Sa a S<4YN LEAVE FREDEklCh.
NSSsllill sIlESZ AZ, NJ, except Sund,.y
NSkYTUIs4% Tor Washington, Ph Ia.
AG detrhia aud Sew \ lurk.
Due NJ pShmgtOu "Sla IN.
500 a NJ, daily, tor w ,shington, Cumhei
land. a. way stations, Phih dcpnlu and
New \ ork and exec pi Sundn, iuI lagers
town pne aI Washington SS0a III.
$3.50 n. III daily. Tor Baltimore, Pntladeipha
and Sew York. IN. Baltimore 0.O5 a.. IN
$40 A NJ, except sunday, for Baltimore . d
principal way stations. Phladeluhia ai d
New York nue at Baltimore 10 25a IN
go y. Nj, exceI sunday FIR Harper Ferry
and Lexington
90 A. NJ, except sunday, for Washingon
Philadelphia, New York, Grafton, LeXing-
ton, HagerStown and way stations. Puts.
burg. Cincinnati, indianapolis and Cnlca go
ilue Washington ii 55 Il III.
10 7. NJ, except sunday, toI Baltimore and
way stations, Pm 'adelpha and New lorb
Due al Baltimore 1. 10 y m.
1915 =, NJ, daily. Tor Washington and way
stations Cumhe flAnd. Gu clnnati and 81.
LOUIS. Due NaShhstor $50 y. III.
4:30 p. NJ, daily, for BalIlmore ana way STA
tionS, Philadelphia and New York DUe
Baltimore 10 p. m
6.NP. NJ, except Sunday, for Washington, II a.
gerstown, Winchester aud way station 5,
PttSburg. Wheeling, CnicHg Phlladei-
phi' and New York. Due Washington 9lO
j. m
The citizen., 1899-02-03
PRAClt tCAL PIfStNTS

PRAC1 tCAL PItSt NTS
NEVER EtiD ~ PLEASE AM. L-A@I 4
y lItt IiMh A.
ptk or rHk GiVt.t
WATCHES ~ tiOi.D And ~Ii Vkk
Al PRICES W!rnIN REACH Or EVERY
ONE. EVERYTHING IN
DIAMONDS, JEW ELKY, STERLlNGs,sIL-
YER NOVELTIES,
CLOCKS or ENERY Dl SCKIPrlON.
.YOU AKE WELCOME
TO VISIT Nv STORE AND LOOK WHEN
The citizen., 1899-02-03

And after, that he actually had the
cheek to say that 1 wasn't such a fool
as looked"
"But then, he didn't know you very
well, did he, old fellow? ?"-Fun.
The citizen., 1899-02-03
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NovMrprR 2l,t, is,


"f" stops only on noIice 10 conductor ul
agent, or on signal.
For PHILADELPHIA AND THE EAST
The citizen., 1899-02-03

FEN NN0ILNANIA nAlLnuAp- rhtDth.
lex DIVISION.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-26
NONUNIONISTS ANNOYED
LIFE TO DE MADE MISERABLE FOR
NEW sIREEr-RAILwAY MEN.
Plan Adopted by Recent Strikers at
Cleveland to Get Rid Of Those
Who Took Their Places.

CLEVELAND. o.. June S.--Only one out
break of violence attended the resumption
of traffic on all the lines of the Big Con-
solidated street-railway this morning. There
was objection in some parts of the city to
the retention of the nonunion men who were
kept by the company. party of twenty
five men assembled near the Brooklyn
bridge. just south of the city, and when
ever a car came along with nonunion
crew the passengers were asked to disem-
bark and wait for car manned by union
crew. In most cases the passengers did as
requested. Finally nonunion conductor
undertook to argue with the crowd and he
was promptly struck over the head with a
club and he and the motorman driven away.
The mob refused TO permit the car to move
until a union crew came along and pushed
1t to the barns.
As rule the old men were glad the
strike was settled. though there was some
grumbling because the nonunion men were
kept. 1t is predicted that all the nonunion
men will be glad to leave the city within
thirty days. though the company imposed
as one Of the conditions of the agreement
for the settlement Of the trouble that all
the new men should be treated with consid-
GRAFTON by the old employees.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-26
MURDER, NOT SUICIDE.
Miss Belle SIavin Killed I'm the ONCE
Of a Topeka Bank.

WICHITA, Kan, June 25.-When the
O'Clock last Thursday morning in the office
of the National Bank of Commerce, death
having resulted from a bullet wound in the
head, it was supposed that she had COM
mitted suicide. Later developments seem to
indicate that the young woman was mur-
dered. Miss Slavin, who was the bank
stenographer, was permitted to take in out
side work. and was frequently employed in
the Office at the bank until 10 o'clock az
night. Mr.. Jones, president Of the bank.
states that on Wednesday afternoon a
strange man came to the bank and asked
to have some work done. Miss Slavin told
him to bring IT around after 6 o'clock. Mr..
Jones says that he observed the stranger
surveying the interior of the bank very
critically. While waiting for the stranger
to keep his appointment Miss Slavin evil
IDENTIFY busted herself by writing letters to
friends. for when her body was found three
sealed letters were found. all written in a
pleasant vein, and there was nothing to In
dicate self-destruction. Wher Miss Slayin's s
father, with the president o. the bank and
another citizen. went to the bank in search
Of her at o'clock in the morning they
found the bank door unlocked papers scat
tered around the floor and Miss Slavin's
keys were missing. The revolver found by
the young woman's side was not her Own.
The theory of the police Is that the muir
derer expected to secure valuables or
money
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-26
THAT CATTLE "CORNER.w
New York Capitalists, Not English


men, Engineering the scheme.
FORT WORTH, Tex, June 25.-George
B. Loving. who is at the head OF the great
deal having its object the formation OF
gigantic cattle and ranch company in
Texas, in an interview tonight, said: 1.-THE
company will be an American organized,
composed of New York capitalists and not
Englishmen as reported. The intention Is to
form company with forty million dollars
capital, twenty-five or thirty million of
which are to be used in the purchase of cat
tie and ranch property in this State. the
balance of the capital stock to be used in
operating the big concern. 1t is claimed
the business can be more successfully con-
Quoted and at less expense under a single
management" For the past two months par
ties representing Mr.. Loving have taken
options on cattle and ranches to the amount
of twenty million. These options expire July
/, but it is understood If necessary-they can
be renewed. No doubt is expressed but that
the big deal will lie consummated. for the
prices to be paid are fair. Mr.. Loving says
there is no intention to form a cattle trust
merely an effort to conduct an extensive
cattle business. the largest in the world.
There are six million cattle in Texas, VAL
ued at s12O,0O0000. Mr.. Loving says there
is no intention to disregard the antitrust
laws Of the State; that the organization of
the company is nothing more than an i'm
mense cattle transaction.