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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

We Are Living In Grand and Awful
Time I'm the Massing of World
Events.

Seldom has the world seen a NOR,
eventful period than that in which
we now live. The creation of the EN-
plre OF Germany, the kingdom of ITALY
and the republic of France is easily
remembered by persons of early mid.
Gle age. Within the past IS years
Africa has been parceled out among
the principal European countries. As
result OF the war in the Orange Free
state and the Transvaal, which is draw.
ing to close, practically the whole of
south Africa will become British terri
tory, says the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
erat. The war which has Just begun
IN Emma may result in the long-threat.
ened division of that vast empire AMONG
nalf dozen of the nations of Europe
ana the disappearance of the Chinese
nag from the worlds seas.
At the beginning of 1898 Spain still
neld fragment of that domain on
which, in the days of Charles v. and
Philip H.. the sun never set. Bv the
END OF that year SPANS flag had van.
ished from the new world which her
navigators discovered. and ON which
she had foothold for a century before
any OF her rivals. England, France or
Holland, started permanent settle
ments on this side of the Atlantic She
iost. 100. the magnificent group of is
lands given to her by Magellan. and
named for the great Philip. Virtually
the Spain of 1900 has shrunk to the al.
mansions OF the Spain of the earlier
days OF Ferdinand and Isabella. befors
columbus started on his voyage of dis.
covery.
But the most striking event NJ an
age OF startling happenings NAV he
impending in Asia. The Oldest of tbe
great nations whose fleets are pass;no
into the Yellow sea were creations of
yesterday compared with the country
with which they are coming in con.
met. IL Chinese chronology is reliable
China was the home of a civiliza t;on
centuries old before Romulus got his
nrst glimpse of the Tiber. or Paris 81 |
Troy ABDUCTED Helen. Many years Of |
Ihina s first cycle had expired anter;o,
20 the days of Rameses III. and before
the birth OF the Pharoah of the Exodus
The worlds Oldest and newest are ~
conflict in the oldest of the WORLDS
Perhaps this age is now
Witnessing the closing scenes of
drama which opened in the worlds s.r
u morning twilight.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

kaolin has been recently found il
Che Cumberland valley, Pennsylvania
and the industry is being extensively
developed.
The great states in the production
OF maple sugar are Vermont, Ohio,
New York and Pennsylvania, ranking
in the order named.
While cotton factories are springing
up as if by magic in cotton fields,
any part of the world remote from
the fields.
The Russian emperor has contrib
uted the sum of 81. 400 rubles from his
own pocket towards the study of the
hora OF European Russia. Siberia,
Turkestan, the Caucasus and Crimea.
One of the few industries at pres
ent carried on in the island of Cor
sica is the extraction of tannic acid
from chestnut wood. The seat of this
business is at Bastia, the commercial
center OF Corsica, and there are two
factories which export annually about
4,0OOtons of the extract in q concen-
frated form.
Sand for human being has been
recommended by q doctor. What we
all need, according to his theory, is
grit-real grit that is furnished by
the silica in the sand. To get that
we must swallow a little clean sand
every day with our meals. The pres
ence OF the grit will assist in the
grinding process, and our food, in
stead of distressing us, will nourish
us.
The manufacture of silk has for
several centuries been the chief bust
ness of Lyons, France. The Romans
established works there in the third
century A. d. for the manufacture of
cloth of gold and silver, but every ves-
tige of these was swept away by
northern invasions. The present silk
industry was taken there from Italy
and Spain and the Levant about the |
year 1466, under the fostering care of |
Louis XI.
There are important distinctions be-
tween india rubber and gutta percha.
and in the majority of purposes for
which they are employed, one cannot
replace the other. While the trees |
india rubber are well dis
fributed over the tropical parts of
the world and may be cultivated with
more or less facility, the tree which
furnishes gutta percha is to be found
only in Borneo, Sumatra and the Ma.
lay archipelago generally.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22
Fires In wheat F,.,.,.

This season has been peculiar ON.
In the way of fires in the wheat fel5s
ofIfhis valley, says the Seattle Post-Jn.
'enigeheer. over 200 acres of ripe
gram have now been DESTROYED by
hres, in some cases 40 acres helm .
burned before the flames could he
stopped. In most cases the grain was
insured at from SIS to $40 an acre 80
that the loss win not be complete In.
surfing grain has become large nsrt =,
the business OF insurance agents since
the fires have become SO numerous
Most OF the fires result from sparks
from locomotives and threshing en-.
gines-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

An English officer in Malta stopped, in rid.
ing, to ask native the way. He was an.
swered by a shrug of the shoulders and .
"No speak English"
You're fool, then," said the officer.
But the man knew enough English to ask:
DO you understand Maltese?5
"No."
"Do you know Italian"
.Do you know Greek?"
@ Then you four fools. I only one!"-N.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22
A Southern st.nd.ra

The vara, which IS frequently men.
TONED in deeds to land and in converse
ton in Texas, New Mexico and other
parts Of the country which were for
merly under Spanish rule, is a measure
Of surface; LOO vara equal 1 square
yard, so that for all practical purposes
the vara is equivalent to the yard and
may be so considered.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

"They talk about the horrors of war.
but it's good thing in its way, after
ALL"
"How do you figure it out?'
"Well. / know of at least seven fell
lows who enlisted instead of going to
the klondike, as they had intended.
Now. they'll stand something better
than an even chance of getting back
alive."-Chicago Evening News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22
Fair Warning.

why, Laura" said Mr.. Smokers, the
humorist, lis that pistol by the side
of your plate?" -
1T is, my DEAR" replied Mrs. Snick.
ers. sweetly. 1T is loaded, too. We
have biscuits of my own make for break.
fast, and wish to discourage criticism"
Judge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22
One ON the Optician,

Optician-So you can't see clearly the
largest letters on the card! Now, nv
good man, to understand your case YOU
will have to tell me your whole his
tory.
Patient-Well. to begin with. 1 was
born blind.-Jewelers' Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22
The Wiser Pian

"Ghe waiter brought me cup of cot.
fee with fly in it, and made him take
it away and bring me another one"
"You did wrong. You should have
made him bring another one, and take
the old one away."-Cincinnat En-
quirer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

An enterprising London piscicultur.
ist has invented a lymph with which he
proposes to vaccinate young HOLSTERS
to protect them against crustaceans.
The vaccinated lobster viii have a DE-
cuiiar scar at the base of its tail 70
distinguish him from his unyaccipated
brethren.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

Mr.. Gump Ito teacher)-"No, don't want
you to teach my SON any grammar. Not a
bit of it." Teacher-"B ut-but-this is un-
usual, sir. May inquire your reasons" Mr..
Gump-'I intend that he shall be writer
of popular songs."-Baltimor American.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22
Best for the nouel..

No matter what ais you, headache to q
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature,
cure you without a grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic. the genuine. mt
up in metal boxes, every tablet has @. G. G.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

What Merchants Say. Yucatan Chill
Tonic (improved) Gives entire satisfaction.
:, w. G. Gordon, Independence, La.
Best seller we have
w. Bacot 4 Co., Clarksdale, Miss.
Right in the push
e. S. Fisher, Reganton, Miss.
sure winner-Heaton Bros, Victoria, Tex.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22
Partial Concessfon,

Teacher-John. of course you would
rather be right than be president?
John (guardedly)-Well, I'd rather be
right than be vice president.-Detroi
journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

An English tourist, who had left water
proof on train, went back to look for it.
On asking the occupants of third-class
carriage compartment whether they had
one Of them replied, we're a. Macphersons
here."-Glasgow Evening Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22
Sarcastic.

Myer|Have you noticed what a lot of
new houses are being put up all over the
city?
Gyer-Yes; and I've been wondering why
they don't put up few old ones just for
a change.-1ndanapolis Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22
The Point Of View.

The Optimist-There's nothing like hope
The Pessimist-There certainly isn't-fol
tooling person.-Chicago Evening News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

When a guest refuses dessert, the applause
OF the children at the table is sincere, though
it may be Standardization Globe
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

Cyril Jagged five)-'T shall never get mar
ried, mammal" Mamma-"But / thought
you were so fond of Ethel:" Cyril-"Yes;
but she believes in fairies, and don't!'-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

The Best Prescription for ChiIls
and Fever is q bottle of Crows TAsrELEss
CHILL Tonic. tits simply iron and quinine il
atasteless form. No cure-no paw. Price.EO
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

After that alliance with England il
formed, will she join us in celebrating the
Fourth?-L. A. w. Bulletin.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

The Grand Trunk Railway System
Will serve you well to the choicest resorts
Of Canada, and the East
For fares, descriptive literature, and gen.
eral information apply to j. H. Burgis, City
Passenger and Ticket Agent, 249 Clark ST.,
corner Jackson Boulevard, Chicago.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli.
gle MEDICINE for coughs and colds-N. w.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22
McGinty Returned

Hoax-Did you hear that McGinty
had come up from the bottom of the Sea
at last?
Joax-So? Spring the rest oft.
HE doesn't want to associate with
the ish."-Philadelphia Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

Drugs have their uses, but don't store
them in your stomach. Beeman's Pepsin
Gum aids the natural forces to perform their
functions.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

We cured l6 cases of chiTls with II bot
ties of Yucatan Chill Tonic (improved). B
McElrath, L. j. Story and H. B. Miller, Har
ris Grove, Ky.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

A girl may forgive a man for kissing her
on the impulse OF the moment, but never for
apologizing for it.-Indianapolis NewA
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

!. Mans inhumanity to man enables the DC
!iceman to draw bis salary.-C Chicago Dali
News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

Magistrate-"You are charged with talk
ing back to an officer, sir; have you anything
to say! Prisoner-"Not wurd, yer hon
0r-Oi,se sed too much alreddy ".-Ohio
State Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

Most women 80 shopping not because the,
want anything, but to see if they can fine
anything that will make them want some
thing.-Indianapols News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

To Cure Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AL
druggists refund money iii fails to cure. Csc
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

If your stomach is out of order. use DR.,
'Carlstedt's German Liver Powder. Pleas
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

Poetic license rests upon general con
ssnt, as l understand it, well. Zen
fancy absolute prohibition is impracticalle.
Detroit journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

The silent man may be mine Of wisdom.
but talkative fool sometimes explodes the
mine.-Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES are fast to sun.
light, washing and rubbing. Sold by all
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

Polygamy in civilized community is an
unthinkable thing. The mere hotel rate.
at the resorts where women summer are
sufficient to effect this.--Detroit journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

Papa, what is the difference between a
professional and an amateur golf player?'
oh, about 5000 ar."-Town Topics.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

One reason that women are successful in
the legal profession is that their word il
law.-Indianapolis News
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

Our notion Of credulous man is a man
VINO thinks all the motions baseball pitch
er makes are necessary.-Detroit Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

Reports from rural districts confirm the
impression that the hired man persrared
awfully last week, while the farmer sat IN
the barn and expatiated on his love of hard
work.-Boston Transcript.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

Coffee resembles the earth when Il Il
ground.-Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22
DO Your Feet Ache ana Burnf

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot Ease,
q powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or New
Shoes Feel Easy. Cures Corns, Itching,
Swollen, Hot, Callous, Smarting, Sore and
sweating Feet. AL Druggists and Shoe
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, NY.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

May-'1 am afraid the ring he gave me
is not pure gold" Belle why don't Won
test it?" May-s'Because if it were NOT
pure gold could never forgive him. and If
It were ! could never forgive myself for sus.
pectiug his honor"-Town Tonnes
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

In the Lunatic Asylum. -Keeper-'Thi,
poor fellow used to be a famous musician }
Visitor-"Ah! and now he's wanderirs
minstrel. '-Philadelphia Evening Rulletin
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

Jasper-'1 have hit on a new style of pro
posal, and am in doubt what to do" jump.
uppe-"What is your trouble?" Jasper-"I
can't decide whether to write short story
around 1t or try to capture an heiress with
it.'-Town Topics. -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is Constitutional Cure. Price, 75c.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

Black cigars are the very latest i
vidowers' weeds.-Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22
Carter's Ink

Is SO good and SO cheap that no family can
anord to be without it. Is yours Carriers?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

Inc itching and burning suffered hs for three y,>
were terrible At night they ssu ma
greater part OF the night consulted DOCTOR q wa t
Jung on the road most Of also dec Nom az
oco knew what the trouble rent sannlee
inc had been using found different t
nas concluded would have hospital before d
get Iehe!' mad frequently been urged
put mad no faith In Them Ny wife finally uo me TO try
fresto What changed cured Il p,uent cr.
e IKE Kicking some doctor myself
could have used CUTICURA JENKa uddeboro K
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22

us is I .nG = purifying and neu1ng
nsnng req rough and sore hands,
ana
otne especially
odos No
o e or preserving purifying and eauufng n
or
me purposes Of the toilet IN orr so, -
soaptn the word.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22
Complete Treatment SIPS.

aSsts
tne cutce CuURA
and and soothe
cleanse the blood
ngulng skin and blood vit
nospas and all else fall Sold throughss
AND cHEA Cosr Sole Props Boston Chow
Evening star., 1900-07-16
ANACOSTIA AFFAIRS.
Notes of Interest From Across East
ern Branch.

ern Branch.
There was a fire about midnight Satur-
day night at the residence of r. w. Max
well. No 222 Jefferson street, Anacostia,
caused 1t Is supposed, by a dog in the
kitchen upsetting a lighted coal oil lamp.
Some clothing a chair and a window cur
tain were burned, the loss amounting to
s12 The fire was extinguished by men,
bers of the family, who were aroused by it.
Joshua Green. colored, who lives in Hills
dale when not confined at St. Elizabeth's
Asylum was taken into custody Saturday
night by Sergt. Anderson on complaint of
the mans wife that he has become violent
and Is in need of treatment at the asylum
again. Green has been an inmate of the
institution a number of times. He was
stated. He was passing the police station
in Anacostia when he was arrested. He Is
a powerful man. and 1t was thought from
threats he has made, 1t Is alleged that he
might give trouble before submitting to the
arrest but such was not the case. He will
be examined by the surgeons to determine
whether he is a fit subject for confinement
at the institution again.
Arena Hall. a colored servant, twenty
A. Pyles on Monroe street, Anacostfa, early
Saturday night while suffering from mental
arrangement. She had no business at the
physicians office and was unable to talk
nationally. She was conveyed to the Ana
costa police station and an investigation of
her case was made. The officers learned
that she had been employed for the past
month at the residence Of Mrs. Sherzer on
Jackson street, Anacostia. She was noticed
Evening star., 1900-07-16
DROWNED IN THE CANAL.
VIM. HI. Estep's Body Recovered and
Turned Over to His Wife.

William H. Estep. a former resident of
Woodside, Montgomery county. Nd. was
drowned in the James Creek canal late
Saturday night or early yesterday morning
His body was recovered about 6 o'clock
yesterday morning and taken to the moreue
Acting Coroner Glazebrook made an exam
nation of the body this morning. and gave
certificate of accidental death. Estep
who was about forty-five years old, was
clerk in Young's dry goods store for several
years. and recently he had worked for l. N
Powell, a painter. Saturday evening he left
home to collect s. from Mr.. Powell, and
failed to return home. although he got the
money. The police We're informed that he
had been drinking, and it is believed that
while under the influence of liquor he acci-
dentally fell into the canal and was
drowned. Because Of his failure to return
home Saturday night the police were asked
to lock out for him. 1t some time after
the body was recovered before Mrs Estep
was notified of her husbands sad death
Undertaken Spndler took charge Of the
body today and removed 1t to the late home
of the deceased. No S15 Q street northwest.
from where the funeral will take place to-
morrow or Wednesday.
Evening star., 1900-07-16
S. KANN], SONS & CO.,
8th and Market Space

TO be acting strangely Friday, and by her
actions Saturday evening she caused some
members of the family to become fright
ened. 1t Is stated. She has been stopping at
night with relatives at Twining City for
several months. and her, parents are dead.
Whiie at the police station. This morning
steps We're taken to have her placed in st.
Elizabeth's Asylum
w liiiam D. Burgess. sixty years old a res
ident of Congress Heights, was discovered
by Police Officer Osterman crawling
through the woods theFe suSlliciously, it is
charged. Saturday night. afd was taken
mo CUSTODY. Burgess. powerful man, is
aieseo TO nave desperately resisted arrest
and to have viciously assaulted the officer.
Ihere was hard struggle for ten minutes
between oihcer and prisoner in the woods
Whlcn resulted in the oyerpowerng of
Burgess and his Incarceration in the po-
lice station at Anacostia where charges of
Vasrdiicy ana OF assaulting the officer were
Placed against him. A friend secured the
prisoners release by depositing $50 as COL
lateral at the station house
Car NO 1Gs of the Congress Heights line
anu Iour-norse bus. containing a party
OF excursion1sts, came into collision on Mon
roe street near the Morris road in Anacos-
TIA Yesterday morning. One of the front
wheels OF the conveyance was broken, and
tne occupants had to secure another vehicle
III Whicn 10 continue the trip. The owner
OF tne bus is 8. A. Leishear of this city.
ana II was driven by John West colored
Mrs. mary Ryon and Mrs Sallie Johnson
poth or Anacostia, are in Charleston, s. c..
visiting friends "
Mrs. Kate Connor has returned to her
nome near Anacostia, after an absence Of
aoou' year. spent In visit to Ireland.
IL want Qad fha puoy nj NrSI,1
Evening star., 1900-07-16
DEATH OF MISS GEoRG1E YORK.
Career of an Exceptionally Talented
Artist Cut Short

career OF an Exceptionally Talented
Artist Cut Short.
Miss George York, the promising Young
artist who died in this city last Wednesday.
Is sincerely mourned by a large circle of
social friends, and her loss is keenIy felt
In the artistic world. She was an artist Of
exceptional talent: Entering the Academy
emy of the Fine Arts as a mere child her
great ability won for her immediate recog-
milton, and during the years of her connec-
ton with that institution she was the re-
clpient of many honors, having been also
the ilrst woman student to whom was
awarded the travelling scholarship Three
years ago she accepted a commission to
decorate portion of the east wall of the
present lecture room of the Academy OF
the Fine Arts. Since her return from Paris
she had made her home in Washington
where her death has cut short life thai
gave singular promise of great achievement
MISS YORK was daughter of Caroline
Dodge and the late Joseph S York formar-
ly of Durham Me. where his family have
resided for many years. She was a grand
niece of General Zebulon York, whose home
IS in the south, also a lineal descendant of
Richard Dodge. one of the contributors Of
stands. Ao"