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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-10-13
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The poets keep a-singin' of-what they
larnt In books
Bout the beauty an the brightness o. the
medders an the brooks;
But what they need to cure 'em II to come
upon the scene
An hitch 'em up a ox-team an plow them
] fields O. green!
This thing o. singin's pleasant-it satisfies
| the soul,
But 1t never brings the Wilderness to Geor-
gia cotton-boll!
Whilst thar'll be notes o. music in this
bright world anyhow,
| It's one thing to be singin' an another
thing to plow!
"Ge-haw. thar" has no music;-it's plain
old Georgia talk.
When a feller's jest a-coaxin' of slow
mule out walk.
An. brotherin', when you're drivin' of thu
old-time Georgia mule
You fergit the regulations of Georgia
singin' school!
But singers will be singers-they're all
borE thataway-
To find a note o. music in pitchfork,
stackin' hay!
The trouble is. believers. they sing fur on,
an 30
They never feel the sunshine h Georgia
cotton-row!
#. L. Stanton. in Atlanta Constitution.
He Didn't Worry, But
He got ipto Don't Worry club,
And didn't worry bit;
Though his wife made 1t warm for her
hub"
He didn't worry a bit;
Though the melon he got was too green.
Though his napkin or knife wasn't clean,
Ia hi olvx1o nd
And didn't worry bit.
Though the market went down with q
plump.
He didn't worry a bit;
He could hear of rise or a slump
And didn't worry bit;
The fall of some firm with thud.
The shooting of kings in cold blood.
War, pestilence. fire or flood
Never caused him to worry a bit.
He could lose half a million in cash,
And never worry a bit;
He could hear of things going to smash
And never worry bit
One day a wee speck, on the fly,
Got under the lid of his eye
AS he CHANGED to be sauntering by
There's a Don't-Worry club that he quit!
S. e. Kiser. in Chicago Times-Herald.
own. the House.
You ask me If own the house
live in. Well. thoughtit
Was mine. because with solid cash
All earned by mel bought 1t.
But now 1t seems a little chap
Who dropped in t'other night'n
BE master here, though to the place
l have clean, clear title.
He's turned the whole house upside down.
Changed everything; and yet 1t
Does seem more homelike since he came
To GUST me and upset il.
He came as comes king unto
His own. He showed no papers;
But raised his voice, and cut a few
Not very kinglike capers.
Within. the walls I once thought mine
The rascal holds carouse now;
I walk the floor andrpay the bills,
But baby owns the house now!
--,3oston Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-10-13

Words are great forces In the realm of life;
Be careful of their use. Who talks of hate,
OF poverty, of sickn sss. but sets rife
These very elements to mar his fate.
When love. health. happiness and plenty
hear
Their names repeated over day by day.
They wing their way like answering fairies
ncarS
Then nd tle down within our homes to
stay.
Who talks of evil conjures into shape
That formless thing. ana gives it LIE and
scope.
This II the law: then let no word escape
That does not breathe of everlasting hope.
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox. in Woman's Home
Companion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-10-13

According to the returns of the British
board of agriculture there were only nine
cases Of rabies reported in 1899, whereas the
corresponding numbers in 1896, 1897 and
1898 were 453, l55 and II, respectively, in
dogs alone, while in other animals no cases
occurred in 1898 or 1899, but in 1896 and 1897
the numbers were p and 80, respectively.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-10-13
Fun In a Restaurant.

Chef-That's swell order. Who is it for?
Waiter-Judge Cartwright.
"Oh, / see. There's going to be dinner
IN his honor."-Chicago Evening News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-10-13
Puncfuality,

We look at him with silent awe,
The man who's never late.
His record is without a flaw,
The man who's never late.
He's always where he said he'd be,
Right on the dot you always see
proud of his punctualitee)
The man who's never lats.
And yet he loses lots Of time,
The man who's never late,
Although his promptness Is sublime,
The man who's never late
In fact. his life Is full of care,
For when he turns Up anywhere,
The man who said he'd meet him there
Is usually late.
-Somerville Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-10-13

A light heart is blessing, except, perhaps
when it results from light head Puck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-10-13

That Boy Again.-"Papa," said little VIII
lie Askitt. well, my SOM" "In the days
Of kings and knights and mobiles did they
have to put postage stamps on their shirts
of mail?"-Baltimore American.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-10-13

This" said the modest young author, ais
my idea Of the perfect short story. l submit
it for publication" HIM" replied the ed
itor, glancing at the manuscript for the frac-
ton of a minute and handing it back, your
idea Is decidedly original. Good morning"
-Philadelphia Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-10-13

Isn't it wonderful how mans memory
in drowning?" Wonderful, indeed! was
Just reading Of a well-attested case of a poll
tieian who upon sinking that way actually
remembered the pledges he had made to his
constituents before election% : Detroit
Journal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-10-13

There is no harm in the mighty dolla
till it becomes almghty-Ram's Horn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-10-13

Don't be afraid of school-teacher. A
young man called on an Atchison school
teacher, and, in explaining some previous
neglect, said: IF I'd a knowed you wanted
to went, I'd came and took you" And she
married him, in spite of it.--Atchison Globe.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-21

Washington, April II. The house
entered upon the consideration OF the
oaval appropriation bill with the pros
pect of a severe struggle ahead over
the question Of armor plate, building
the ships in government yards u the
appropriation for the coast and geo
letic survey. The bill carries $13,OOO,.
700 more than any previous w
bill. Yesterday Mr.. Foss, the acting
chairman. and Mr.. Cummings, d
ranking minority member, defended
the bill. The latter declared himsell
in favor Of paying $545 for Krupp ar
NOR. at least until all the ships author
lied were built. and said that the COM
mittee had information, the source OF
which he was not at liberty to reveal,
showing that we could obtain Krupp
armor at a price lower than any other
country in the world. Mr.. Kitchin OF
North Carolina. one Of the members
who signed the minority report critl-
cised what he termed the general eX-
travagance of the bill, and advocated
the establishment of a government
armor plate factory to protect the gov
eminent against eXtOrtion.
The Senate.
During almost the entire session yes.
terday the senate had under considera-
ton the Alaskan civil code bill. Inc
amendment providing for the mining
of gold along the beach in the district
was perfected after a discussion last
ing nearly four hours.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-21

One Man Killed and Several Fatally
Injured.


Logansport, Ind, April 17-Too much
pressure and a piece of defective gas
pipe in the mains of the Chicago Pipe
company ut n point four miles south
east of here. was the cause Of a ter.
rife explosion yesterday in which
Michael Ellison. Jr., was instantly
killed and five other men received in
iEries from which it is doubtful If
some cover. Twelve men We're In
the trench repairing q leak IN a ten
inch main from which the gas had
been transferred to an eight-inch main
near 1t. The men were around a L
in the eight-inch main and Ellison was
STOPPING yer it when the pipe gave
way. and he was found $50 feet away,
his bones broken and probably having
met instant death. George Morrison
in charge of the work, found himself
sprawling on the ground thirty feet
away with gravel and dirt blown into
his skin. his whole body wrenched II
most of his clothes torn and tattered,
but no bones broken. Will Briggs was
also hurled some distance and was
taken home unconscious. Three men
were knocked down and bruised in q
frightful manner, but the rest of the
men escaped with slight injuries from
flying dirt and rock. The "T' weighs
1000 pounds and was carried a dis
lance Of fifty feet, taking off the top
Of George Nelson's hat and a small
bunch of his hair, otherwise not injur-
ing him.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-21
SWEPT BY A TORNADO.
Considerable Damage Reported In
Parts of Kansas.

Considerable Damage Reported in
Parts of Kansas,
Wichita. Kan, April ia storm ap-
preaching a tornado in proportion is
reported from New Winfield, between
here and Newton. and in the vicinity
west of Clearwater. Two deaths are
reported and four people are said to
have been killed by overturned houses.
Wires are down and names and par
ticulars are unobtainable. At Putnam
it is said several houses were blown
down and four people seriously in
jured. Word was brought by passen-
gers on the south-bound Santa Fe
train that two persons were killed, but
it is impossible to confirm this report.
The telegraph and telephone wires
were rendered useless by the wind n
all attempts to reach Putnam, Newton
or affected points have proven of no
avail. West of Clearwater, in the
country northeast of Adams, it is re-
ported that q strip Of country five
miles long was swept by a storm Mt T.
o'clock last evening and several farm
houses. barns and other buildings were
blown down. No casualties are re-
ported from there.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-21
PUBLIC MUST PAY.

Supreme Court Decides for Express
Companies in the Stamp Cases.
Washington, April 1S.-The supreme
court has decided the cases involving
the stamp tax as it applies to express
packages, the question involved being
whether the shipper or the carrier shall
pay the stamp charges on packages.
The opinion was handed down by JUS
tice White and was favorable to the
express companies. There were two
cases before the court involving the
question at issue. but the opinion was
based upon the case of the American
Express Company VS.. Attorney Cen
eral Maynard of the State of Michigan.
The case came to the supreme court
from the decision of the state supreme
court Of Michigan, which decision was
adverse to the claims Of the express
company. The opinion yesterday re-
versed this opinion.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-21
IN IOWA.

Does Considerable Damage in the
Town Of Hamburg.
Hamburg, Iowa, April 1S.-A lorna
do did considerable damage in the
north part of town yesterday, COM
pletely wrecking Fred Johnson's brick
yard. All of his sheds, corn crib. wind
mills. ETC., were piled in a heap in the
middle of his lot. His stock was con-
siderably injured by flying missiles
and his house was removed from the
foundation. The residence of Lark
Miller is a complete wreck. So also
was that Of John Crane, but no one
was seriously injured. All the damage
was done within a radius Of one mile.
There was considerable damage to
other property in the destruction OF
small buildings. No reports have been
received from the country, but it is
not thought that any great. damage was
done there.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.
overflow From the Wires In . Con.
densed Form.

overnoyy From the Wares In q Con.
densed Form
Mrs. Elizabeth Whitfield Bellamy,
authoress, is dead at Mobile, Ala.
The senate has passed a bill appro-
priating $2OO,OOO for q public building
at Great Falls, Mont.
Az the result of q conference 400
iourneymen tailors who have been OH
a strike in Chicago for several weeks
will go back to work.
Representative Griffiths Of Indiana
introduced a bill repeating the stamp
ak on checks, drafts, ETC.. and on
proprietary medicines.
The postofice department has issued
a fraud order against a Boston firm
which advertised the three-star ring
and a lucky box for 81 each.
Between 5000 and 5000 acres of the
best farming land Of Northern Indiana
will be given over this spring to the,
cultivation of the sugar beet.
The controller of the currency has
declared a s per cent dividend in favor
of the creditors Of the insolvent Mer-
chants National Bank of Seattle,
Wash.
Samuel Howard, a well known law
yer and veteran member of the Mil
waukee bar. died! Of pneumonia at MIL
waukee. He had been ailing for sew
eral weeks. H.
James W., Phillips, ST., n of the.
original California gold miners and a
graduate Of West Point military acad-
envy, died at Middletown, N. Y, aged
sixty-eight years.
1t is reported that Rev. DR.. Francis
| Brown, a professor in Union Theolog.
ical seminary, is to be attacked by the
! conservatives Of the New York presby-
terry for unsound doctrine.
New methods comprising the obtain
ing of reports from. gins of the amount
of the staple turned out will be EN-
ployed by the census bureau in gaug-
ing the, cotton crop of the South.
Senator Mcmillan has introduced a
bill to authorize the expenditure of
$4,000 to purchase a replica Of the
| bronze equestrian statue Of Gen.
George Washington, to- be erected in
Paris.
The Indian appropriation bill as
agreed to in conference, carries an ap-
preparation Of $1,000 for the erection of
additional buildings and other i'm
provements to complete the Leech Lake
agency. Twenty thousand dollars is
also made available. for the proposed
insane asylum at Canton, s. D.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-21

London. April 1.-THE Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
says:
IAN unconfirmed report is in circula-
ton here that Gen. BrabAnt has in
ficted Il crushing defeat upon the
Beers at Wepener, capturing guns and
taking prisoners"
municate to the public yesterday. 1t
NOR Of Gen. Brabant's victory at
Wepener is premature. With the re-
mainder Of his force he left Aliwal-
north Saturday for Rockville. and
there has scarcely been time for an en-
gagement. There is practically no
fresh news. All of the Bloemfontein
dispatches, however, breathe a conf
dent tone. There seems to be a heavy
demand on the railway for so large an
army leaves the populace bare Of ev-
erything save the absolute necessities
Of life. The fact that the censors al
lowed Winston Churchilrs dispatch on
the subject of remounts to pass, speaks
volCmes for the condition of that ques-
ton and concerning the prospect Of
any immediate advance toward Pre-
tOria. The utmost Lord Roberts will
be able to do for some time will be in
the direction Of clearing the Beers
from the southern part of the Free
State. The dispatches the
approach of winted. The first pinch Of
frost has been felt at Bloemfontein,
where considerable rain has fallen. 1t
is said that President Kruger has WIS.,
ited the camp at Kroonstad as well as
BraEdfort.
Boers SlackeninE Attack.
Reddersburg, April 17.-Col. Dalgety
wired yesterday: can we'll. Enemy
apparently slackening attack Gen.
Chermside's division is encamped e v
enteen miles east Of the railway. Beers
are supposed to be in the vicinity, but
an attack by them is improbable.
Reinforcement for Beers.
London. April 1.-THE Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Times, telegraph
ing Friday, says: ut is reported that
reinforcements for the Beers, with six
ty wagons, have arrived at Dewets-
dorp. en- route for WcDener. This
should precipitate an action. The state
ment that President Kruger has been
south seems to confirm the report that
the Beers are getting disheartened.
this continued exertion of his personal
influence appears now to have become
a necessity"
An American Captured.
Warrenton, April 17.-Frank Smith,
q we'll known mine owner. fell into the
hands of the Beers while driving from
Barkly West toward the Frank Smith
diamond mines.
Visited by Kruger.
London. April 1.-THE Bloemfontcin
correspondent Of the Daily News, tel
egraphiRg Saturday. says: president
Kruger attended Il conference Of the
Boer commandants ut Brandfort on
Thursday. 1t is believed that a decls-
ion was reached to withdraw the
Trs nsvaal force to the north of Vet
river, preparatory to a general retire
ment against the Vaal river, If hard
pressed, leaving the Free Staters to
their own resources
British Losses nj Wepcner.
Aliwalnorth, April lit is officially
reported that the British losses at
Wepener in four days We're eighteen
killed and 1872 wounded.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-21
Under Governor. Control.

Pierre. s. D., April 1S.-The supreme
court has answered the query Of the
governor as to what. branch of the
state government has control of the
military parade ground at Fort Sisse-
ton. holding that without legislation
on the matter it is under control Of the
governor as commander-in-chief Of the
state militia. This settles the power
of leasing on the governor and he is in
position to arrange for the car Of the
buildings,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-21
QUEEN AT CASTLE kILMA1NHAM.

Victoria Visits for a Short Time the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
. Dublin. April 1.-THE queen drove
to Kilmainham. where she was re-
ceived by the duke Of C%onnaught. Her
majesty was saluted by the pensioners,
who were drawn up in the quadrangle.
and presented her with a bouquet. She
then proceeded to the castle where she
was received by the Earl and Countess
Cadogan. After taking tea with the
earl and countess the queen, who was
accompanied by the princess, returned
tosthe vice regal lodge ut 6 p. M.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-21
LONG IS WILLING.

Would Accept Republican NOmina-
ton for Vice President.
Washington, April 17.-Referring to
the use of his name in connection with
the vice presidential nomination, Sec
rotary Long is said 10 have informed a
number Of his friends yesterday that
sif the nomination were rendered him
he would accept il. He told them that
the, honor was Of such a character that
no man could. we'll refuse to accept it,
and expressed his high appreciation Of
the compliment implied in. the n
IN which his name has already been
brought forward in that connection.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-21
CHURCH

Donations Of 10000 for Evangelical
Lutherans.
York. Pa, April 18.-Easter gifts ag-
gregating $4,000, donated for the work
Of church extension, were announced
here by General Secretary H. III. Wen.
er. of the board Of church extension OF
the general synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran church in America. These
gifts are in the shape of special loan
funds, Just founded, ard are to be USED
exclusively in the territory west of the
Mississippi river.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-21
samnambulism as a Defense.

New York. April 1S.-Alfred Il. Nor
rison. a teacher Of languages, was ar
raigned for trial at White Plains.
Westchester county, yesterday for the
alleged murder of q woman. with whom
he had been living In Mount Vernon ms
his wife. but who. it subsequently
transpired, was not lawfully married
to Morrison. he having d wife In this
CITY. The. defense is that the woman
was killed by Morrison while, he was
4 comnambulistic state. a theory
supported by, the ante-Ilortem state
uen5 Of the victim.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-21
FATAL FIRE IN BROOKLYN.
Property Valued Mt Four Hundred
Thousand Dollars Is Destroyed.

Property Valued at Four Hundred
Thousand Dollars Ia Destroyed.
New York, April 17.-One man was
killed and a mar and a boy probably
fatally injured in a 100000 fire which
occurred in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
The dead man is John G. Donaldson, a
bookkeeper. The injured are William
ID. Donaldson. the scvenieen-year-old
son of the dead man. and Stephen Mon
eypenny, a laborer. They were on an
adjoining building, fighting the fire
when the flames made their position
xperilous, and they were obliged to
lump. The elder Donaldson received
injuries from which he died shortly af-
ter being put into the ambulance.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-21
YIELDS 5000 PER TON.

N. q Result one-Half Of Kalama
Turns .ProspectOrs.
Portland. Or, April 18.-One-half, of.
the population of Kalama, a town on
the lower Columbia river in Washing
ton. have turned p~rospectors as the re-
mlt. of the recent discovery Of gold ore
Welding 5000 to the ton. Some Of the
more enthusiastic p~rospectors predict
that the camp. will soon rival Cripple
Greek.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-21

Dickinson. N. d., April 1S.-The ninth
annual meeting of the Live Stock AS
ISOLATION of North Dakota was held
here. Daniel Manning was reelected
president: w. L. Richards, secretary
and treasurer. The attendance of
stockmen was good, but the stock So
.icitors and railroad representatives
were not as numerous as in former
wears. .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-21
Must Keen ont of PoIIt,c.-

HU1 1HCSV VUe VI EOIHtICWs
Paris. April 10. - The Rome cores
pondent of the Temps in a dispatch
that has almost official significance,
says: The papal decision prohibiting
. the Assumptionists from continuing
the editorial management of In Croix
was arrived at after a solemn conclave
Of bishops and cardinals. Hereafter
no religious congregation will be per.
mitted to take an; part in politics.
This decision is binding upon Catholics
all over the world including the Amer
lean Paulists.