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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-11-23
BITS OF FEM1NIN1rY.
Ceats ana Gowns for the A.tunn
Season That Are In
Favor.

Silk coats promise to be even more
fashionable than they were during
the spring. and undoubtedly much
more worn than they were then, says
the Detroit Free Press.
Gowns of embroidered net are now
the rage. Effective, indeed, is gown
of net in the fashionable ochre co2er,
built over foundation Of white silk.
1t is worth noting that orange bios.
SONS are still the flower of flowers
for the bride, though many women
elect to carry and wear lilies of the
valley. A few of last seasons brides
chose white orchids, but the weird,
abnormal flower, though beautiful,
doesn't fit in with idylls and wedding
sentiment.
With the long coats, tight-fitting in
the back and falling loosely open in
front. which Parisians are affecting.
though few are seen here, fancy waist
coats are foregone conclusion, and
these waistcoats are the crucial de-
tail Of many French gown this fall.
Fan plaftings are promised great
success for the coming season. A
dashing effect is gained by slashing
fun fan plaitings of plaid silk into the
bottom Of plain cloth skirts that are
box-plaited. The box plaits. widening
- they do from the belt down, toeeth-
er with the fans that are inserted be-
tween them, give an incredible width
to skirt hem.
Autumn styles show tendency to-
ward extremes in pict1resqueness,
long-tailed coats with cavalier effects
bidding for popularity, and wide-
brimmed hats running toward a
plumed extravagance that seems a.
most stake-like.
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he LOST HIS HEAD.


.ho other vv,or,lars of fbo fsuno-li-v~
men ever RETURNED The comnl;msr, ~
..L;ng one ~ ne A. their bonsss Non.
~ them has an estab,;shment for an
pertaining FOREIGNERS and as there
Is not one If the nr;nces of the tsunc-
li-vamen ministers. or the other hieh
ofiicials at PICKING who knows ! sincle
word of q European language thew
probably shun as much as we do the
Occasions Of meeting ms and If bav-
inc TO exchange insipid remarks bv
the helm of internrsters. Resides tbev
always dread being denounced to the
highest authority of the land as pro-
foreiOn and dangerous. which Is ant
to be the case If they associate much
With members Of the var;ons 1eoa-
fions Chinese offic;als who NAV have
kindly received and entertained for
eirn ministers AT their homes in Shanp-
hal or in the different Yanotse ports
win carefully avoid calling At the le-
cation If ever they come ia Pek;np.
40 afraid are thew that a false obnstruc.
t;on might he mt ON so natural an
action. saws baroness Won Hevkino. in
international. Monthly.
The only Chinaman who rave = din
ner 10 the foreign min,sters dur,ng our
tbre. vears, STAY wae chanc Win Hnan
inst bsfore he went n London !. .ne.
c;al .mhsss.dor n tha oneen,, d,e.
mond iuh;Iee NJ w.. : nrogrs.s,v.
rh;r.mar ana brorobt hecl, Iron, IA.
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-11-23

For Moro Than . Quarter Of : Century
The reputation q ": Z: Douelss $500
wear has exoeljed ali other makes sold IS
these prices. This excellent reputation hao
been won BY merit. alone. w: 4: Douglas
other $500 and IS so shoes becsuee 6is
reputation for the best IS 90 and $3.50
lhoes must Be maintained. The standard
has always been placed 90 high that the
IN the w. i. Douglas $500 and $3.50
shoes than he can get elsewhere.
WI Douglas eeils more % 90 and $3.50
v. L Oosglas ~ 90 err Edge Line
cannot - squnffsd At any price
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-11-23

sYoU ARE NOT GOING TO GIVE ME
UP. DICK7"
took up his stand on the hearth-rug,
with his back to the fire.
well, Lin, darling" asked Dora,
with quick observation, what makes
you look so glum this morning?"
II told the gov'nor last night of our
engagement, little woman," he an
swered, hesitatingly.
Dear. dear, what did he say? Rave?
Cut you OF, or what?"
EYES," answered Dick, sthat, and
worse! never heard him use such
horrible language. except when his
only Derby winner was disqualified for
boring"
"And still you are not going to give
me up, Dick, darling?" asked Dora.
mot II" answered Linlithgow, TAX
ing his seat on the couch and. exacting
his due. After which they proceeded
to hold committee of ways and
means.
sOf course, he can only cut me on
for his lifetime" said Dick. marshall
ing the reassuring facts, although,
Of course, one doesn't care to count
upon that. The thing is how to make
two ends meet comfortably in the
meantime"
Couldn't we get anything out Of
your fathef?" asked Dolly, thought
fully,
~N6t . penny" said Dick, with de-
.oh, yes, we could cried Dolly,
clapping her hands. ''I've got splen-
did idea!v
''What is it. darling?"
Eyes, Lin, you shall give me 1p,~
exclaimed Dolly, without trace Of
regret in her voice and smiling at
Dicks surprised face; "but only for a
little time!"
"why?" asked Dick in grumpy mis-
apprehension. sHe may live for
years"
'Oh, didn't mean that [" she said, re-
proachfully. II mean to sue you for
breach of promise, and add the. pro-
ceeds to our capital"
splendid, sweetheart" cried Lin
lithgow, rapturously.
'You are clever little woman to
think Of 1t. We might get himto fork
out few thousand quite eagerly, to
save me from such an awful fate"
eve shall be quite rich before we
have DONE" said Dolly. proudly, nurs-
ing her newborn scheme in her mind.
A -;<l A. 49, - ~--~-x~- - -
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In Century is a discussion of ways
and means for crossing the ocean.
The author believes that the drag
rope is the key to the problem. He
argues thus: If balloon capable of
retaining it's buoyant gas in a marked
degree were to ascend from any point
on the American coast line, and be kept
poised at q given height by means of
rope trailing loosely over the waves,
it would be more or less speedily watt
ed across the Atlantic ocean.
West winds could not, of course, be
expected always to prevail, but, as it
is known that the general drift is east
ward, it surely follows that the pas
sage would eventually be made. Prac-
tice with the drag rope has shown me
the possibility of keeping balloon
afioat, at convenient altitude, with
out great loss of gas and ballast. Prai-
ries, forests, mountains and large
bodies of water have all been traversed
by me with success. The free running
of the rope as it glides over the surface
of the water is the special advantage
that accrues TO = voyage over the
ocean.
Andree thought to utilize this device
over the frozen sea, but with what sue
cess may never be known. His attempt
at polar exploration by balloon was,
undoubtedly, premature, and should
have been preceded by efforts more
closely allied to previous experience.
Nevertheless, his was bold recognition
of principle which only needs greater
development to prove its correctness.
The full import of the first success
full ocean voyage cannot be foretold.
We can compare it only with the first
Atlantic cable, or the first steamship,
or the first voyage of Columbus. That
1t lies next in order to those cannot be
doubted, and there is only one known
way to success, namely, by the aid of
the drag rope.
Such an undertaking should have .
clearly defined motive, namely, moth
ing less than that complete demon
stration of the latent possibilities Of
navigation by balloons instead of the
impossible flying machine for which
the world has been waiting so long.
Some years ago it was proposed to
make a transatlantic voyage by
ascending to the height of 81 miles
and remaining there long enough to ac-
complish the passage. It was believed
that an upper current is constantly
blowing toward the east. Three days
only were thought to be necessary to
perform this feat, as the easterly cur
rent was supposed to be running at
the rate of from-5 so to so miles an hour.
However, it was found to be impossible
10 keep the balloon afioat at such a
height by any known means for even
Dne-tenth Of the necessary time, and
all hopes of successful voyage were
at length abandoned. The invention
and use of the drag rope has intro
duced new era for the balloon. This
simple appendage makes the long
ocean voyage possibility.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-11-23

Odd platters OF Canton blue china
are now frequently used for bureau
trays by those who, to use familiar
New England expression, know
what's what" says the Washington
Star.
Sugar gingerbread makes an APP
preciated addition to the five o'clock
tea table or the children's lunch bas-
ket. Beat to q cream three-fourths of
pound of butter and three-fourths
of pound of sugar. Add three eggs,
beaten light, one tablespoonful of
ginger or grated lennon peel and one
and one-quarter pounds of -four.
Spread in buttered pan, and when
baked sprinkle with granulated sugar
and cut into pieces.
With the sweet harvest apple conn
ing in season try an apple custard pie.
To one pint ofsweet milk add three
grated sweet apples. two well-beaten
eggs, q little salt, sugar and nutmeg
to taste. Bake in an open shell.
When the children get tired Of
cereals cooked alone vary them by the
addition of fruit. Try, for instance,
cream of wheat of germea with dates
or figs. To one quart Of boiling water
add one teaspoonful of salt and sift in
the cereal, stirring all the time. Let IL
boil rapidly for FIVE minutes. then
steam for half an hour in double
boiler. Have ready half pound OF
dates or figs cut into pieces and
steamed "a good plan is to put them
in small colander over the tea ket-
tle). and stir into the cereal when
nearly done. Serve with cream.
A good sized pair of scissors or
small shears should form part Of ev-
cry Kitchens accouterments, and
should be used for nothing else.
String beans cut with scissors will
never be "stringy." Figs and dates
can be cut much more quickly and
evenly than with knife. Orange
peel for marmalade or orange bas-
kets for jelly, are no trouble at all
when cut with scissors: and parsley
or pot herbs, can be shipped in~half
the usual time. Those most elusive
appendages, the fins of fish, can't slip
away from scissors, and molasses
candy falls before them in most allur-
ing compact pieces. These are but
a fraction of the varied uses to which
the kitchen shears may be applied.
Shears should never be Thrown down
on the table or left in drawers. but
hung up on nail, like the Christy
knives.
The proper care of this particular
household implement was always in
sisted upon by our thrifty New Eng
land grandmothers, who declared
tina. they lasted twice as long kept
hanging when not in use.
A New York woman who has the
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ise actioh, a thousand or two viii easily
settle it out of court; and well be ont
Of your autumnal madness pretty
cheaply."
But the case was not settled ont Of
court. as the young lady did not seem
inclined to hold herself cheap, and
would rot abate her demands one tit
tie.
So early in the year the whole of
fashionable London forsook the chilli.
ness of the park for the warmth of
Mr.. Justice Frampton's unyentilated
court. which bore the appearance of
fashionable drawing-room, for the
monde turned out to watch the squirm-
ings of woman on the grid"
The earl and countess of Ilrox. for
once in harmony and almost cordial
to each other, were much nearer,
though not much dearer, than they
had been for many years. owing to the
congested state of the court. On the
right of her ladyship fidgeted Linlth-
gov, trying to appear unconcerned
and failing egregiously; and on the
other side of the court, near the jury
box, sat the plaintiff, dream in red
with white fur-the proximity of
whom successfully distracted the
twelve good men and true from the
prose of hard facts.
The duchess of Dumplingshire bore
the heat with as little temper as pos
sible for the sake of her dear friend.
the countess, and made great play
with her inevitable "starers; and by
her side-sat an elderly and withered
olive branch with complexion of legal
parchment, to which the murkiness of
the court was phenomenally benefi-
cent, who longed in her heart to over
look Linlithgow's lapse and to prove
to him how far superior lady of her
position was to a person of that class.
Lord and Lady Ashley collided on the
judges bench to their common sur
prise, meeting for the first time for
many years; and the notorious mar
quis of Eggleston made his reappear-
ance in good society. In short, every
body who thought themselves anybody
had CALAMITY fought their way
through an ill-mannered football
scrimmage and braved the battue OF
bacilli in the stuffy court for the sake
of seeing right done to the wronged
young peer, to whom they were all so
anxious to wed their available prog
eny.
The counsel engaged were the most
toothless and eminent in the land,
whose indistinct mumblings were lost
in the meshes of their wigs. There
were two side. like game of tennis.
and host of juniors played the part of
the boys, who tagged the balls behind
the line.
The jury was merry medley of ma
rionettes, who responded whenever
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-24
LETTER FOR EDWARD.
Scenes and Incidents Attending the
Proclaiming of the New King

London. Jan. 24.-The vagaries Of an
apparently harmless lunatic occasioned
some excitement at Victoria station
During the entrainIng Of the KING
well dressed Individual. bearing a let
ter addressed to his majesty, was per-
mitted to pass the barriers. he hurried
to an eouerrv and said he wished TO
present the letter 10 the king personally
The man was handed over to the police
The envelope contained only telegraph
form On which were the words II wish
to see my beloved queen"
The chief interest Of the morning CEN
tered in the entrance of the heraids
procession into the city at Temple Bar
The grey minarecs OF the law courts
and the tall spires OF the Strand
churches doomed. phantom Ike. out OF
the fog, while a long double line Of
overcDnted troops stood, chilled and mo-
ti0nless along the half deserted streets
The clocks in the law courts and St
Dunstan's tolled out mournfully the
quarter hours till 9.15. when out Of the
grey mist from within the city DOun-
Diary appeared . procession OF carriages
forming the lord mayors encourage 1t
was there that the two professions were
to meet I'm Kaleidoscope grandeur. The
lord mayor, sherlffs, aldermen and mace
bearers. in scarlet. fur trimmed robes,
cooked hats. ruff1ed shirts. silk knee
breeches and low buckled shoes. peered
out from the Cinderella-like coaches
that would have been the envy OF Alice
Overhead in the midst Of the pageant
the great griffin which marks the city
boundary spread Its wide fantastic
wings like some great HindoO god. In
their gold nveries the white-wigged
coachmen Of the lord mayor looked down
contemptuously upon soldier. herald
and peer.
In olden days a veritable bar OF gate
separated the city from without. Today
ten strong policemen stretched a red
silken rope across the thOr0ughfare in
honor Of the city's ancient privileges. AS
the clocks struck the time the officer
in command OF the troops cried "Atten-
tionr'
The rife stocks came down with a
click upon the asphalt pavement. and
two gold-laced trumpeters appeared at
the grifiin's side. The lord mayor and
sheriffs, mace bearers. chaplain. re-
membrancer and white-wigged Judges
Of the city courts left their carriages
and grouped themselves together be
tween the lines of drawn up troops
Then the city marshal. who was on
horseback. wearing q uniform Of scarlet
Eold-laced, with scarlet plumes. rode up
TO the barrier. and the king-at-arms.
whose green and gold tabard outshone
these or his colleagues. appeared at the
Imaginary bar. His trumpeter blew a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-24
RELIEF IN SIGHT.
Ward Heelers Are i'm Very Grave
Danger.
Plans Are On Foot to Have
Fewer Elections.
MR.. MASON HAS "A BILL.
Would Have Only One Election
in Two Years.
Proposition Would Have to be
Voted Upon.
LR. MASON HAS A BILL.

The question of holding elections BIZ
ennially instead of annually is being
wrestled with in the house Judiciary
committee. The bill proposing this radi-
cal innovation is a measure introduced
by Henry #. Mason OF Finney.
So sweeping are the changes proposed
that the committee had at one time de-
cided upon making q favorable report
upon 1t, but called it back to go care
fully over 1t again and straighten out
some inequalities
There was but one opposing vote in
committee. This was entered under the
palpable apprehension OF the effect that
would be had upon boards of county
commissioners. Elections go in waves,
it IS conceded. with reference to county
affairs particularly AS long as one
party gets control one year and the OPP
position a year or two succeeding a
healthy balance is maintained For this
reason it might not be polite to have
county affairs run by one party twice
as long as at present
The effect of holding elections BIZ
enniaIly would be in the first place a.
case Of half cost. Directly in making
the change It would mean an extension
of one year to officials who are in Office
when the change would be made. The
plan would be to hold elections in the
even years.
To make the change a constitutional
amendment would benecessary. Mason s
bill proposes it. The proposition would
be voted upon this fall. If it carries the
officers then elected for two year terms
have their terms extended until 1904
as no election would be held in 1903
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-24
HOUSE ADJoURNs EARLY.
Committees Appear to be Behind
With Their Work.


With Their Work
The house ran out of business at II
o'clock and adjourned until o'clock
Friday morning. Business had been
caught up as far as the committees have
finished it.
Committee meetings of judiciary, Ju-
dietary local, education and public
health were held this afternoon to fur
nish more business for transaction. To-
1nOrrOW,S adjournment will however
last until Monday, it is expected.
Speaker Barker announced three more
committees.
stephen Cave, the prairie dog man. is
the proud chairman Of the COMMITTEES
on county lines and county seats.
They made me chairman of a COM
m1ttee. by craclSy. What do you think
OF that2" he exclaimed, and rushed off
to have copies Of the appointment made
by a stenographer to send home to the
short grass country.
The committees announced are con-
stituted as follows:
Charitable Institutions-M c. Hal
lett, Rush, chairman; Alvin Law, Gra-
Humid, Leavenworth; w E. Ward, Wal
lace; ]. d. Rhoades, Harper; s. D.
Adams. Meade and Seward
County Lines and County Seats-Ste-
phen T. Cave, Gray and Haskell, chair
man; Geo. L. Ried, Greeley; H. A Mich
OILS, Woodson; r. B. Anderson, Green
wood; "A. G. Bangs, Cowley; E. H. Ep-
person. Scott; w. T. Field, Sumner.
Cities Of the First Class-D. D. Hoag,
Wyandotte, chairman; c. H Luling,
SedgWic71; John Seaton, Atchison; J. B.
Belts, Shawnee; T. G. AIarkart, Leaven-
worth; ]. NJ Davis, Bourbon; Noah L
Bowman. Anderson.
These additional committees, making
six for the day, were also announced by
Speaker Barker:
Claim and accounts-U. G. Mustoe,
Kingrnan, chairman; A. c. Bangs, Cow
ley; L. V. Mckee. Marshall; NJ. A. Will
son. Jefferson W. D Edwards, Doni-
phan; John Schleyer. Ellis; Martin
Sweeney, PaWnee.
Rules-Robt. NJ. Hamer. Lyon, chair
man; Geo. P Hayden, Nemaha; H T.
Mason, Finney; John Francis, Allen;
". r. Willis, Wilson; E. c. Weilep,
Cherokee; J. NJ. Davis, Bourbon.
Mileage-C. W. Spurlock, Geary,
chairman; J. NJ Nation, Neosho; U. S.
Griffin. Jefferson; Alvin Law. Graham;
A. J.. Lingard. Franklin; B. F. Tatum,
Edwards; J. A. Mantey, Linn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-24
SEVERE ON Lawyers
Held Responsible For Lynchings in
Resolutions Received in Senate.

The senate was put in good humor
this morning by the reading of resolu-
lions from Conway Springs which was
a general roast upon lawyers and de-
nOunced the lynching at Leavenworth-
The resolution maintained that the work
of Jack leg lawyers who worked up cases
in order to get fees were responsible for
such acts as the lynching- The resOlu-
ton was referred TO the judiciary COM
mittee as it is composed of lawyers
The following is a partial list of the
bills introduced:
BY Smith-To create a state board
OF medical examiners.
To create a state chronological board
BY MISUNDERSTANDING to boards
Of education and municipalities. making
an appropriation to the Kansas aSsOeia-
ton for friendless women
BY MISUNDERSTANDING a state board
Of engineers and surveyors.
BY Cubbison-ReIating to cities Of
first class and relating to a city coun
sel1or for cities having more than 10000
inhabitants
Providing for the collection of vital
statistics.
Providing for state examiner Of sta
tionary engines and engineers.
BY Noftzger-Relating to chattel
mortgages.
Relating TO public health.
BY Vincerft-ReguIa fees for in
spectIon of grain
BY Wright-Relating to fees and sal
aries Of the county commissioners OF
Lyon county
Mary Usher and her minor children
Authorizing the county Of Shawnee to
improve public highways and levy
taxes therefor.
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majority to show its hand on the grain
trust question
fray begins circular issued by the as
ISOLATION last week. which shows an ac-
cession Of 11S firms 10 the trust within
the last year.
The letter shows up an agreenen with
the railroads to harasS the scoop shovel
men. or Independents and farmers
Representative Bucklin's bill has been
printed and is on the calendar under gen
eral orders Tt may be called up tomor-
rev.
Section 1 makes It unlawful for any per-
son or association to enter into an agree
ment or pool in buying and selling grain
It is made unlawful to make any under
standing that will tend to prevent c0mpe-
titIon or that bOycotts or threatens boy
colt.
Section makes violation of this act
punishable by making the Violator liable
to the full amount of damages sustained
by injured party.
Section declares that any person, Of
1lcial or agent Of a trust violating this act
Is guilty Of a felony. The fine is placed
at $500 to $1,000, imprisonment at six
months to two years. If d corporation IS
the offender, its charter shall be for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-24

provides for the punishment for the
crime of murder senate bill No. 223, BY
Smith, providing for compilation anu
notation, publication and distribution
of the laws of Kansas: bill No 20. ~
Crum, authorizing the erection Of Il
court house in Anderson county; bill No.
80, by Smith, relating to contempt Of
court and proceedings therein; bill No.
A, by Vincent which relates the c0llec-
ton Of debris created by virtue of any
merchant or other creditor Of this state
having furnished the necessaries Of life
to the family; bill No. ia, by House
holder, amending the statutes sec. 6, OF
chapter SIS. of 1868; bill No A. by More
house, enabling the city Of Peabody to
acquire and improve land for a public
appointment and employment OF persons
who served and have been honorabiy
discharged from the army or navy of
the United. States; No. 104, by Noftzger,
authorizing the county commissioners Of
any county, the mayor and council Of
any city, and the trustee Of any town
ship to sell railroad or other stock OWL
ed by such county, township, or city
and apply the proceeds to the payment
of bond issued therefor; bill No PSI by
Allen, requiring the probate judges to
furnish list Of persons having charge of
estatess bill No 81, by Branine, reguIat-
ing and providing for the payment by
counties of fees Of attorneys appointed
by district courts OF the state for de-
Tense of criminal cases in which the de-
PENDANT is too poor to employ counsel:
bill No. III by Smith. relating to liens
upon exempt personal property
The ways and means committee re-.
ported favorably upon bill No. 49, by
Ward, making an appropriation and
providing for the payment of Quantrell
raid certificates issued in accordance
with the provisions of chapter $50 of the
laws af 1897