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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-07-13

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Husband for you"
The girl looked relieved. I'm
glad you think So" she said, naively
''for I've always been just . little BIZ
afraid of him. Then there's Billie Hop
kins. Billie's always been awfully
good to me, and really like him."
"Billie's a nice enough boy as boys
CO." said the judge. grudgingly, "but
he has neither common sense nor that
other and more necessary kind Of
cents with which to take care of q
wife"
Amy's expressive face cIouded and
she raped the table nervously with
a tiny spoon.
swell, there's only one MORE" she
said, discouragedly. "I'm not belle,
you see" with sad little smile. 81
haven't long train Of suitors."
who's the mysterious third ?" asked
the judge, wondering IL his 40 years,
20 of which had been devoted entirely
to his profession, qualified him to be
the wise adviser of pretty girl in
affairs matrimonial.
"It's Rev. Mr.. Smell, of our church.
He called yesterday when aunt was
out. He said that If I'd be willing to
give up all worldly ways and devote
myself seriously to the things that are
worth while in this wicked world I'd
have q chance Of becoming the second
Mrs. SHELL"
There was . mischievous gieam in
Amy's eyes as she mimicked the man
ner Of her clerical sutton, but the Judge
did not smile in return. He looked
serious and slightly nervous.
"Snen is an impertinent IDIOT" he
said. shortly. 'I've always thought
the man was hypocrite, and now I'm
sure of it."
"Hypocritel Oh, surely not that
said Amy, looking rather distressed
II really think he's in earnest; only
he seems so DID,"
"Old," said the judge, quickly; why.
he's only 40i Smell is considered rath.
er young man, think"
but he's as old as you are" said
Amy, wondering at the sudden change
in her friends attitude toward Smell.
swell, I'm not exactly a Methu-
selah," he replied, shortly.
There was an uncomfortable pause.
The judge gazed thoughtfully at the
sugar in the bottom of the tea cup.
Perhaps I've been hasty in my es-
innate of your suitors." said the judge,
There isn't" interrupted Amy,
shortly.
ITS true that Billie Hopkins is poor
and takes rather fippant view of
life, but if he had wife whom he
loved. she would probably improve
him."
aTm not going to marry Mr.. Hop
kins," said Amy, icily.
"Then Mr.. Smell. In spite of his ex-
IRENE age, he's = good-meaning old
fellow. and has an excellent standing
in the community. No doubt he would
make an excellent husband"
"You can spare your eloquence,
Judge Baldwin" said Amy, q little red
spot of anger burning on each cheek.
Il have no intention of marrying at all.
You have made me see how wicked I've
been to think of such thing. There
ought to be some way by which q girl
OF 20 can earn her living. shall not
trouble you for any more advice"
"Amy," the judges tone was impera-
tive. and reluctantly the girl lifted hef
eyes. There was an expression in the
gray ones which looked 30 searching.
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Mildred, who is wee mite in years
and stature, is the sunshine of GER
tain home. It is frequently the Gus
tom for her father to read aloud from
the daily papers to the family men,
bers when he comes home in the even
ings- His business has to do with the
wholesaling of books, and for that
reason he is much interested in the
benefactions of Mr.. Carnegie in es-
tablishing free libraries. These arti-
cles he always reads aloud, and
Mildred has come to know in a vague
way about the philanthropist giving
away SO many free libraries. It 40
happened that on q recent evening
her father noticed an advertisement in
the paper which he thought might In
terest his wife, and he read It aloud.
The advertisement was headed "A
Picture Given Away Free" Mildred
Nstened closely, and after he had
anishsd che said;
II bet I know who siv's IT, picker
aWey.v
who. dear?" querisd her mother.
"why. Mater carnegy-'stss who,s
Ohio etate Journal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-07-13

In face the men and women were
very much alike, but there is a subtle
charm about the female faces that is
replaced by placid dignity in the
male. In both the features are deli
cate and of somewhat aqueline
type, and the figures are tall and
slight. There is very little indication
OF muscle, but the men are broad
shouldered and thin-fianked, while
the women, in spite of their stiff at
titudes, are graceful and refined. In
both the forms are soft and rounded.
The resemblance between the men
and the women is, of course, in
creased by the men being always
clean-shaven.
In the paintings and bas-reliefs
there are certain conventions which
do not apply to the statues, and
for these due allowance has to be
made, says the London News.
In early times, all drawing and
painting on the fat land bas-relief is
but form of this) had to serve two
purposes. One was to convey infor-
NATION, the otner to be ornamental
Is doubtful which is the earlier OF
the TWO. The man OF the stone age,
wnen ne scratched his realistic mann
moth on piece OF reindeer bone.
eftner wanted to convey to his
brother man that he had seen fine
specimen OF this interesting animal,
or else ne did it because he thought
u pretty, or he may have had both
motives. In any case we have here
the common origin OF art and writing.
The information picture dwindles
down through hieroglyphics to mere
symbols OF sounds, the pictorial orr
GIN OF which is entirely lost. The
decorative picture gradually loses all
wish to convey information and sub
sists entirely for its pleasure to the
eye. But the Egyptians had not got
SO far as that; when they drew q
man there had to be no mistake what
u was. He had all to be displayed, as
1t were, to the best advantage. The
legs were shown sideways so as to
give the whole length of the feet, and
one leg was put In front of the other,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-07-13

Of the Olden Times In
Illinois.

IT would rather own two city blocks
In Beaumont than an entire gusher,' -
remarked an old-time speculator, who
is now representing several oil COM
panies from the new bonanza fields,
says the Chicago Inter Ocean. "Oh,
yes, there is more money in the oil,
guess, but when q man once becomes
tainted with the real estate fever you
can't drive the toxin out of his blood
with anything weaker than prussic
acid or corrosive sublimate. I've been
in it all my life, for / was poisoned
as boy in the Grafton craze. Don't
remember the Grafton boom, do your
No, guess not, and it almost makes
me dizzy to think how long it has
been since the Northern and South
ern Cross railways were being fioated
and Grafton was to be the metropolis
of the Mississippi valley. 1t was at
the foodtide Of land speculation in
Illinois, score of years before the
war, that the stupendous development
scheme was floated by which the state
was to be gridironed with east and
west, north and south railroad sys-
TENS, the grand center of which was to
be Grafton.
IF you study your map carefully
now you will find village of that
name on the Mississippi, at the mouth
of the Illinois river, 40 miles above
st. Louis. Except for the stone quar-
ries now opened there, the place is
about as it was in the 40's, when the
wave of speculation swooped down
on the place and in single week trans
formed it from border settlement
into metropolis.
The location is nothing but lime
stone cliff, so immense that only years
of work and millions of expense could
make it fit to build city upon, but
such trifies did not disturb the boom
in the least, and public buildings and
parks and driveways, magnificent rail-
way termini, and even an immense
bridge over the Mississippi appeared
by magic, in the minds of the pro-
moters, and every foot of land for
miles around was laid out in city lots
and gQbbled up by greedy spectators
at prices that would make st. Charles
avenue property look cheap.
was 16-year-old boy at that time,
and lived in Richmond, Va. MY IA
Their gave me 81 500, and I started west
to grow up with the country, but be-
fore / had even set foot in the state
of Illinois had met promoter and
exchanged my entire roll for two lots
on Sixty-ninth street, Grafton. Dick
ems has given one fair idea of how
it feels to go up against bunko game
of the kind, but it didn't take me more
than five minutes to tumble to the
game, and instead of waiting for de-
velopments managed to work my
holding on onto another sucker at
small loss, and from that day to this
have tried to work the racket from
the inside. But Grafton-well, it was
only q few weeks later that the land
panic arrived, and the entire fabric
was swept away. doubt Il . thou
sand dollars of actual work had been
done at the place, though several mil
lions had changed hands. There is an
airy nothingness about land specula-
ton which makes oil solidity itself.n
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Over the Teacups


<>~Byse8@ss sS~As ~ 0oe@Ao4s - 11As<~s9s(
Lemon or cream and sugar.?
1t seemed to Amy that she had
asked the question q thousand times
that afternoon. The long room
hummed with the buzz of conversation
The scent of flowers weighted the
air. The green-shaded lights that had
taken the place of the carefully ex.
cluded sunlight gave the scene a
CHASTITY tinge. Amy's head ached. The
two score or more of middle-aged
women who stood in groups or aat
with their heads close together talk.
Ing volubly between tea sips were
more than ever repellant to her. She
felt . reckless desire to sweep the
fragile cups and saucers to one side
and fee from the room.
Lemon or cream and sugar?'' she
asked, mechanically, - . shadow
darkened the table.
Just sugar, please. and plenty OF
It,. answered q deep voice. and Amy,
glancing quickly up, gave little ex-
clamation of delight.
1ou!" she cried. joyfully. 'Where
In the world did you come from? ?"
Judge Baldwin pointed solemaly to
the ceiling and then, in response to
Amy's mystified look, explained.
I've been in consultation with Mr..
Laws in regard to some legal matter.
He has sprained ankle, you know.
Then, when / came downst8ira /
caught glimpse Of you, and you
looked 80 aoieful couldn't resist COM
ing IN. what Is It to-day7 The Society
.or ING Amenora'ion OF the Condition
- me lulu savage or the Association
-. tne .n.s,ii'ne OF aesthetic Princi-
pies IN tne hears OF Newsboys?"
amy anugneo. It's neither" she
saad' they've been discussing con-
''s :rs. sn o,r us % oeen very exciting.
,s .Ie sIis 40 LOOK rather warm
ssu Suuse Da,aw'n' irivoiously. But
49,. = "asn me nsated argument
s -ue you look 20 very gium .
eeo'
essy tace c'oudeo' ana she
~ ws - net il,eno ~ some perpiex-
-. .s sns saw IN the kindly
49, 49, we leassuring' apparently
49, orpsu : 1lmP,eu cnin ON .
- Su nsnu IN oengntlniiy conn
err nsnnel and sa'o, soiemniy:
:. = - ~ ~ REC IA three months.
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-07-13

Mabel's mother was showing her :
brood Of chickens hGtched IN. IN In
cubator.
They are poor little osphans,r ~
che mother.
"An. Il that he orphan asy1umf"
aslked Mabel, pointing n w0nder ct ~
incabator.-Detroit Free Rreso,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-09-21
DC f'vU KNOW

Consumption is prevssta5lt a1.epce has proven
that. ard also that neglect !; >ieil-'. The wors.
cold cough h- cured VIII. s,.i.ot-'s C,,.1gi,
and Con ptioG t.iEe 81 - GA pfsiI.s .ssntes
fo' orpc fifty years.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-09-21
STATE INSTITUTIONS

{. i. Henderson. Warden State Prison
los. +. Stubs, P:e.'id5ut state University
u Patterson, ~sny. iIosp Mental Discs
ga. j,sepn~, Supt., AZ Orphans' Home
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06
The Man With n Paper.

The man with a paper during the
morning and evening hours in New
York city is legion. There are about
100000 Of him. A man without news
paper on an elevated train. In a street
car. aboard ferryboat or In n railway
coach, morning or evening going to or
from business is conspicuous.
He Is a rare bird indeed and looks
as though he were wrecked and float
ing alone on a sea of tossing papers.
He is sure to feel lonesome and almost
outside the pale of civilization. for his
fellow men, with their faces to their
regular diet of daily news. hardly no.
tice him.
If you have time to spare moment
from your morning paper, just look
about you. In car or boat. observe and
listen. You will see every mortal man
with often hundreds in view at one
bowling at the altar
of the news in silence that Is only
broken by continuous rustic as the
scores of leaves are turned. There Is
no more devout newspaper reading
community than is found In the me-
tropolis-New York Herald
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06
Question Answered.

Yes, August Flower still has the lar
gest sale OF any medicine in the civilized
world. Your mothers and grandmoth-
ers never thought of using anything
else for indigestion or biliousness. Doc
tors were scarce, and they seldom heard
of Appendicitis, Nervous Prostration,
or Heart Failure, etc. They used Au-
gust Flower to clean out the system and
stop fermentation Of undigested food,
regulate the action OF the liver, stimu-
late the nervous and organic action OF
the system, and that is all they took
when feeling dull and bad with head
aches and other aches. You only need
few does Of Green's August Flower, in
liquid form, to make you satisfied there
is nothing serious the matter with you.
For sale at H. Alex Stokes drug store.
Get Green's Prize Almanac.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06
Emerickville.

Mr. William Ishman, aged % years,
month and 27 days, son of Fred and
Elizabeth Ishman, died of pneumonia
on the first inst. Interment was made
Sunday at the M. +. cemetery. The
parents have the sympathy Of the en-
tire community. William was well
thought Of by all who knew him.
Miss Edna Ishman. aged years,
daughter Of Samuel and Katie Ishman,
of Falls Creek, died in this place Sum
day of pneumonia. The parents came
here to see their brother, William, who
was very low with pneumonia.
John Martz is sick with lagrippe and
rheumatism.
C. C. Fuller is reported sick, the
cause we did not learn.
Robert Haines and VIM. Nolph came
home from Aliens Mills, where they
were employed cutting pine for p. ID.
Bullers. Both are on the sick list.
Harry McAninch came home from
West Virginia, where he was employed
by lumber firm near Davis for the
last three years.
Protracted meeting is still In pro-
gress. Many are comining out on the
Lords side.
Rev. Davis is filling the NJ. E. pulpit,
Rev. Hicks being on the sick list.
The grounding saw his shadow.
Lookout for six weeks of winter.
Edith Schuckers is visiting friends in
Pittsburg this week.
Mr.. Rae and wife, of Falls Creek,
we're in our village over Sunday.
John Baughman, of Rathmel, was in
our town over Sunday.
E. Wiser and wife were in Reynolds.
vile on Sunday.
Willard Britton and wife, of Falls
Creek, were among the callers in this
place Sunday.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06
booth md "Richnrd ILL.,

In her book on "Some Players" Amy
Leslie says that Edwin Booths detes-
tation of Richard III was frank and
incurable. One night, when in the most
magnificent instant of Richard a super
fell in writhing, squirming attack.
which set the country audience laugh
ing, Booth said quietly, after the fall
Of the curtain, amid shouts of mis-
guided laughs:
"What was the matter, captainT'
The trembling captain owned reluc-
tantly that one of his 25 cent men had
been seized In fit.
"Please pay 80 cents next time. and
employ one whose fits may not inter-
fere with Richard. Richard is unen-
durable enough without the addition Of
rented fits"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06
NUMBER 30.
Rathnel.

Miss Haskins OF Reynoldsville, visit
ed Miss Tillie Ward oyer Sunday.
Mrs. John Walker visited in Dubois
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcconnell, of Falls
Creek, accompanied Rev. Chisholm to
this place Sunday evening. Mr.. CHS
holm preached u very interesting ser
mon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Keagle we're
called to Corning, N. Y, Jan. 25, to at
tend the funeral Of Mrs. Keagle's sister
in-law.
Rev. Armstrong was called TO Emer-
vile Sunday to conduct the funeral SER
vices of Mr.. Ishman, who was buried at
that place.
Mrs. H. B. Wyse is visiting her
daughter in Bradford this week.
The union revival meetings being
held here are meeting with success
About twenty have made public con-
fession OF Christ. Meetings this week
in the Church OF God. Everybody iu-
vited to attend these meetings, as they
are being held for the salvation of souls.
Converts will be at liberty to make
choice OF the church they wish TO join.
The schools Of this place took half
holiday last week to go sleighriding.
They report good time, but the little
tots say it was very cold
Mrs. Mary Marshall, Mrs. Wyant, F.
M. Lucas and Mrs. S. f. Brison are
numbered among the sick.
The following parties have had their
ice houses filled the past week: James
Hughes, John Mansell, G. b. Bowser,
Ed. Hughes, Joseph Bateson, A. w.
| Mulhollan. ]. F. Shaffer and the Jeffer-
son Supply Co. store.
A birthday party was held for Mrs
Northy last Wednesday. She received
a number OF presents.
The correspondent to The STAR has
been on the shelf for sometime, but will
be on hand every week from now on.
Look for something special next week
from our town.
The following gentlemen with their
their families drove to Dubois Sunday
afternoon: Ed. Carlson, J. F. Ander-
son, Andrew Nelson and Alfred Johns
ton.
Orvil Cochran and mother, OF Corsica,
visited ]. f. Bowser over Sunday.
]. II. Hughes is quite i'll.
j. M. Brown is out again after tus-
sle with the grip.
DIR. Shires was in Big Run Sunday
attending the funeral of Mr.. Irwin Of
that place.
Jos. r. Wilson, one of the Sykesvillc
teachers, spent Sunday here.
A party OF our young people enjoyed
a sleigh ride to Dubois Thursday even
ing. They report very pleasant time.
Fred Lucas has position as assist
ant bookkeeper for Dubois firm.
The pupils OF room No. of our school
had very pleasant sleighing party last
Saturday afternoon.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06
A FAMOUS BANK NOTE.
The One Tint Cruilxshank Drew ana
the Crowds IL Drew.


One day about the year 1918 George
Cruikshank was passing Newgate on
his way to the exchange, when, seeing
crowd collected, he went forward to
learn what was the matter and saw
that 1t was the execution of several
men and women. He was Mortified at
the spectacle and on inquiring learned
that the woman was being hanged for
passing counterfeit fl notes. He learn
ed also that this punishment was quite
a common thing, even though the poor
wretches often sinned In ignorance, be-
ing the dupes OF men who sent them to
buy some trife and return the change
to them. Wrung with pity and with
shame, Cruikshank went home and I'M
mediately, under the inspiration of his
feeling, sketched grotesque carica-
ture of bank note. He called 1t a
bank restriction note-not to be imi-
tated. He represented on 1t place Of
execution, with spaces about filled In
with halters and manacles, figure Of
Britannia devourlng her children and
transport ships bearing the lucky or
unlucky ones who had escaped death
to Van Diemen's Land or Australia,
while in place of the well known sigma
ture of Abraham Newland was that Of
~. Ketch,"
He had Just finished this, when his
publisher Hone entered, and seeing It.
begged to have 1t for publication. So
Cruikshank etched 1t and gave 1t to
Hone, who exhibited 1t for sale In his
window with startling effect. Crowds
quickly began to gather and purchased
SO eagerly that the issue was soon ex-
hausted.
Cruikshank was kept hard at work
making more etchings. the crowds
grew so great that the street was block
ed. and the mayor had to send soldiers
to clear It. Hone realized over f7OO in
a few days.-Good Words.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06
The Correct stroke In Swimming

The correct stroke of the legs is ex-
actly like that of n frogs hind legs.
Watch one of these frogs and copy his
style You cannot do better. The legs
are drawn up together slowly, not with
a jerk, until they are gathered In
close under the body. Then with a
sudden, quick spring they are shot out
behind, the ankles being turned so
that the soles of the fee present as fiat
q surface as possible to the water and
SO offer more resistance from which
to make progress. AS the kick Is
made the legs should be spread out in
the shape OF letter V, but not allowed
to sink far down under the surface of
the water. If they kick downward at
an angle instead of out straight be-
hind much of their energy is wasted In
unnecessarily forcing the body out of
the water instead of forward through
it.-Harper's Bazaar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06
AN ENDURING CURSE.
A Famous English Family That Per-
ished by Fire and Water.


The attempt of the Midhurst district
council to convert the famous "Close
Walks"-four old yew avenues-at
Cowdray, In Sussex, into an arrange
ment of sewage tanks recalls a creepy
story of fulfilled curse. At the disso-
luton of the monasteries Sir Anthony
Browne obtained n grant of Battle Alb
hey and the priory Of Eastbourne. the
parish in which the ruins of Cowdray
are situated, and according to a pic
turesque tradition one of the monks
cursed him to his face and prophesied
that "by fire and water" his race
should perish out of the land. What
foundation there may be for the story
no man can say. but unquestionably
the Brownies did so perish.
George Samuel Browne. eighth Wis
count Montague and owner of Cow
dray, who was engaged to Miss Coutts,
sister to Lady Burdett-Coutts' mother,
was drowned In the falls of Laufen-
burg in 1893 The messenger who
brought the news to England met one
going to Germany to inform Lord Mon
tague that Cowdray had been burned!
He was succeeded by distant rela-
tive, Roman priest, who was dis
pensed from his vows that he might
marry and continue the line. but he
died n few months afterward and the
title became extinct. The estates went
to the drowned viscount's sister, whose
two sons were drowned together at
| BognOr I'm 1915 II Is n weird story
London Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06
Her own Selection.

Through oceans of remnants and rib
bons the putting big woman towed the
meek little man.
"What In the world shall send her,
John?" she clustered. "Come, suggest
something that would please Aunt Bet
sy. Something inexpensive. Why
don't you say somethingT
Stationery. books or workboxes,"
suggested the meek little man.
Nothing of the kind. You couldn't
select present for the ashman.
will look at some of those fancy boxes
Of SOAP
They were before the soap counter,
and she had her finger on an elaborate
box containing six round cakes of
white soap.
"Fancy and perfumedw she said,
lifting a cake. "The very thing that
would please her the most You may
wrap that up, missv'
"But my dear" protested the meek
little man.
"You just keep quiet. l don't care
for any suggestions from a person
without taste"
REALLY
"Keep quiet John Tenbrookw
1t seemed as II her voice had pene-
trated every corner of the great store,
and the little man shrank away In NOR
tification.
"Well, John, what did she say about
the little giftf Something nice, I
know"
"Ehe returned It."
"WhatT
Eyes; you will find note in the box"
She unfolded the missive and read:
"Niece-I return the box Of shaving
soap. am little too old to appreciate
the Joke Of being called. the Bearded
Lady Your Aunt Betsy Chicago
News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-06
HOrmtOwn.

Mrs. George Horn is visiting rela-
tives in Reynoldsville this week.
Mrs. Hutchison visited Fanny Shu-
maker the past week.
week on account OF cold weather.
James Burkett, an unlucky fellow of
this place, lost his shoes last Tuesday
James says it isn't very pleasant to have
a breakdown on cold day like that
Crawford and Britton, of the Beech
woods, are hauling lumber from the
Smith mill.
Oscar Schugars is making good use OF
the snow in hauling logs toJ. B. Smiths
mill.