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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02
AN ILLINOIS VOLCANO.


Red Bud always comes to the rescue
OF Illinois in sustaining the states
reputation for marvels. This time she
produces volcano.
Julian HELLER. official historian of Red
Bud, writes to the Chicago Tribune:
1T Is doubtful II many people are
aware that what is supposed TO be an
extinct volcano is to be found within
the borders of the state of Illinois.
Big Hill is the name of the volcano.
situated at Degonnia. just south OF
Red Bud. on the Mississippi river.
There is an old Indian tradition that
Big Hill was in eruption about 15o
years ago. and that few lives were
lost. There is plenty of evidence to
show that the hill is Of valcsnic orr.
gin. The old lava beds, the huge bowl.
dcrs, and the deep ravines in the ad.
Joining BLUFFS show that q mighty nm
lift must have taken place.
big Hill Is almost large enough to
be called mountain. II is seven miles
long, two miles wide and 400 feet high.
Big Hill is Of remarkable formation
and has received considerable attep.
ton from biologists. The north end
OF this hill consists OF solid wall OF
rock. varying from $50 to 400 feet IN
height. and is mile and a half long.
It is the opinion Of biologists that
the Mississippi river once. poured its
powerful volume of waters along I
channel east of Dig Hill, and there
are evidences &c show that this theory
Is correct. The situation Of the lakes
north Of the hill. their relation 10 each
other and to the river. the growth OF
the timber. the kind of soil in the
swamps. are cited in support Of this
superstition. River sand is found N
wells at certain. depths. and pieces Of
timber hare been discovered 20 feef
below the surface Of the ground
Along the side of the hill is found 4,
hne a quality Of farming land as ex.
lists in the entire Mississippi valley.
Two thousand acres under cuIfivation.
which yield in corn from 50 to 100 bush
els an acre. and Of wheat from Is to "a
bushels an acre" $50
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

A woman from some rural district
of New England was taken to visit an
art museum In one of the rooms the
attendant pointed out collection
of beautiful old vases dug up at Her.
culaneum.
"What?' exclaimed the woman.
"Dug up?"
"Yes, ma'am.-
"What. out of the ground?"
"Yes, ma ram"
"Just as they are now?"
''Oh. they've been cleaned up q BIT,
but they were found about as you see
them"
With an incredulous shake of the
head. the woman turned to her COM
panion and said in whisper that was
loud enough for the bystanders to
hear:
He may say what he likes. don't
believe they ever dug up ready-made
pots out of the ground."-Youth's
Companion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02
THE TULIP MANIA.
Speculation In the Bulbs In 1885,
Caused the Loss of Many
Dutch Fortunes.

In these sober days, when the tn
lip, the queen of spring flowers, is Ia
be bought and sold as cheaply as
three shillings per hundred, it may
seem hard to realize that time was
when single bulb would fetch as
much as ESQ to 500. Yet it is to-.
true that, in the days of old, stolid
and phlegmatic Dutchmen absolute
~ lost their heads land their wealth.
in bulb buying and collecting, saw
London Amateur Gardening. 1t was
in the year 1884 when our brother
Dutchmen became mad on tulips
This craze took hold of all classes
rich and poor, learned and ignorant;
though, of course, the rich were able
to collect the largest and best selec
tions, only, in due time, to find them
selves ruined when bulbs once more
fell to their normal onion-price value
AS everybody was crazy in the eager
ness to purchase tulips, the price rose
enormously. Diamonds and precious
stones were regarded as trash il
comparison with few good bulbs
Those were the halcyon days of ths
growers and bulb merchants. Many
made their fortunes, though some
came a cropper with the buyers, in
the inevitable smash which was NO.
long in ensuing. As much as 10000
is accredited to having been given fol
collection of 40 roots. The craze
dropped as quickly as it arose, and
when the fictitious prices began tc
drop Holland was plunged into
state of financial difficulty even worse
than that which prevailed in England
at the bursting of the South sea buo.
BILE, or OF that in France during the
revolution.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02
DISASTERS AT MARTINIQUE,


| The recent appalling disaster which
has befallen Martinique, although the
worst, is by no means the first terri
BILE catastrophe which has visited the
island. Indeed, the very district which
was wiped out by the Mont Pelee
eruption the other day has been TIN
scene of many destructive storms
and many of the persons who per-
ished under the rain of fire had wit.
messed natural disturbances which
left broad trail of death and de-
struction, says the New York Trib-
une. The hurricane of August Is,
1891, laid the greater part of st.
Pierre in ruins. Not only the light
wood structures, but the more mas
sive modern houses in the new dis
trict were destroyed, and great rows
of trees were uprooted or snapped of
before the storm subsidized.
Seven miles from St. Pierre ID
Morne Rouge, residence spot which
usually has population of about
5000. In the warm months, when
persons go up from the lower lands
on account of the superior climate.
the population grows to more thar
twice its normal size. The place was
densely populated and all it's cot.
tages were occupied in August, 1891.
when a hurricane struck il and in q
few moments wrecked the town and
killed many of it's inhabitants.
When the ruins were inspected II
was found that the shrine of the
church. with fine statue of the vir.
gin, had been left intact. All about
it was absolute ruin, and the inhab-
itants of Morne R,uge looked upon
the preservation OF the shrine as q
miracle. When the place was rebuilt
the shrine was allowed to remain
where it had been left by the storm,
ard around it new and imposing
church was erected, to which pilgrim
ages are made by great numbers Of
persons every year on All Souls day.
In Frederick A. Ober's Josephine,
Empress of the French" the great
hurricane of 1776 is described. This
began at ten p. m, August 10. The
horrors of the occasion were in
creased by an earthquake shock Ut
midnight. AT three a. m.," says the
author, "the gale abated and the
streets of st. Pierre appeared cov-
cred with ruins. The roads were
blocked with trees torn up by the
roots; the ruins had brought down
stones of enormous size and IN.
shore was strewn with wrecks ami
dead bodies. At five a. m. q water
spout burst on Mont Pelee and over
whelmed the neighboring plains. At
six it was quite calm, and the sea
was smooth" After the storm it was
found that % French and seven Eng
fish vessels had been wrecked, be-
sides IL passage canoes. Ninety per-
sons persisted under the ruins of their
own homes, and twice that number
were wounded in st. Pierre alone.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

usually be brought to an "irreducible
minimum" by the cooperation Of the
company owning the line.
Wagons.-The rattle of the early.
morning wagon can hardly be dis.
pensed with until the milkman be.
comes chaffeur and rides on rubber
change perhaps not remote. Mean.
while, placing livery and other stables
at distance from hotels will lesser
complaint.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

@AASS @<s2 - @~<& ~ W <A-A~4<s OkAA0o0Os
knew one day how would feel the
next. / was nervous and had no ap.
petite, neither could I sleep soundly
nights Lydia e. Pinlkham's Veg.
etable Compound, used in con-
junction with your Sanative Wash, did
moro for me than oil the medicines
and the skill of the doctors For eight
months have enjoyed perfect health.
verify believe that most Of tho doc
tors are guessing and experimenting
when they try to cure woman with
m assortment of complications, such as
mine but you do not guess. How I
wish all suffering women could only
know of your remedy; there would bo
less suffering lknow."-LAURA How
ARD, 113 Ncwberry Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
$4,000 forfeit " aboos festimoniai Is not gssnsa
Mrs. Pinkham invites all WO-
men who are i'll to write her for
advice. Address Lynn, Mass.
giving full particulars.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

'What your son Joel DOM down
to the city,"
Il reckon he's learning how to make
buckets"
do tell"
"Yas! Deacon Skidd's son just come
back from thar an he says Joel Is
spendin' all his time in q bucket shop. I"
IN. y. Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

At O recent recital Josef Holman
responded to four encores, but still
the audience wanted more. Then h.
quietly closed the lid of the pianu,
bowed and left the stage. AS usual,
it was the women who raised the
whirlwind of indiscriminate applause.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

Lenders-Do you ever think Of thar
''fen-spot" You borrowed Of me?
lsorroughs-Don't worry. / stjIl
have 1t in mind.
"Don't You think it about time ron
relieved your mind?" = Philadelphis
Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

"Was that English lord inclined q.
be supcrcilious ?"
"A little" answered Mr.. Cumrox:
until be met one of our American
coal barons. Then he found out what
genuine aristocracy Is -washinetop
Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

He latter the engsgsment)--Dsr
Ing mine, I'm afraid you nre too
good for me.
she-oh. don't let that give ysm In
somDia. IN make up for II after Ne
ars married Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

Fits Permanently cured. No nts after
arst days use Of DIR. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. Free % 90 trial bottle DR.. r. H
Kline, Ltd, 9Si Arch st., Philadelphia, Pa
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

The incandeseence Of opportunity e]oweth
alone for the resolute and spry.-TowD
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken ct
Ave-, N, Minneapolis. MINI, Jan. 9, 1900.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

A brave man hazards life, but not his
conscience. SCHILLER.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

Never put of till to- morrow what ron can
get some one else to do to-day.-0hio State
Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

To Cure . Cold IN One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund money II 1t falls to cure. 20.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

SPELLS BAD MORALS. A
mistaken sense OF the demands Of
sociability is one of the first pitt
falls which come in the way Of the
boy or young man as he goes out
from home into the world of af-
fairs. Unless he has uncommon
moral balance he will find himself
a victim of the false sentiment and
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

Henry A. Salzer, the well-known La
Crosse, Wis, seedsman, has given the last
thousand dollars to wipe out the debt ON
though an extremely busy man, finds time to
encourage and assist educational and philan-
thropic enterprises frequently.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

The landsthing and the folkething make
It clear that they are not obliging to the ex-
tent Of being content with any old thing
Washington Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

II observs,v said the literary customer
sxhst sconcealment, like worm the bud.
hath preservation the damask cheek o
some Of these apples. Taat Is = poetiSSsl quo
; s.a,.s. ! presume you have rs'a e''.s
.Red Shakespeare echoed the apPIe
dealer. "No. sir" That's = variety I've
never heard Of. Chicago Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-02

He-You've seen the pictures of those
great dining halls they had n olden times,
with the great mahogany table and
pong, wouldn't they?-Yonkers Stateman.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-11
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n. p. Parker Is In Portland
Lleu.enant Weeks or Fort stevens
is In the city.
q. w Warren was W from the
West Side yesterday
Miss Evelyn 0Hara Of warrenton
visited the city yesterday.
Louis Hartwig was passenger on
sunday evenings train FOR Portland
Miss Susie cawker visited the city
yesterday from her home in Warren
ton.
p. r. Halferty OF Markham, wash
ingtou. is in warenton on a business
trip.
b. Wall left last evening Tor San
Francisco where he win remain sew
eral months.
Miss Mable Jeffers left up TOR Port
land Sunday evening where she win
remain indefinitely.
Miss Sadie Sutherland who has been
visiting in Portland for some weeks,
Is expected to return tomorrow.
ive-eIect Megler and wife
were in the city yesterday from their
home In Brookaeld
Mrs. P. NJ. Thlel and family left yes
teriay morning for Seattle where they
win reside in the future.
Ernest Bross and wife are in the city
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-11

Collector of Customs Robb yester-
day imposed his FIRST fine for violation
Of the United States maritime reglila-
tons The hne--in the sum Of s5O0--
was imposed on the British ship river
slIc. which came from Hamburg, with
Il partial cargo Of cement. She neg
lectcd TO bring a consular bill OF health.
Captain MuCuIIy told Collector Robb
that he had left the matter Of his clear
ance 10 HIS Hamburg agents, and that
the fault rested with them. lie VIII
place the qucstion before the treasury
department officials al Washington.
who will probably reduce the fine to
the customary Si6.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-11

George llabson claims that he is en-
Titled TO The distinction OF being the
champion erawfsher OF the county
On Saturday night he caught leo doz.
en- The big catch was made at smith
point Hobson says the flats there
were fairly alive with crawfsh, and
That thanks to the precautions taken
by the chin 'se vegetable vendors llv-
Ing IN the vicinity the task of making
the hlg catch was not difficult one,
The biggest catch heretofore reported
was 50 dozen,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-11
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The ritlsh ship Riverside left M the
river Sunday 70 loud wheat
The coastlag steamer Robert Dollar
pnt to SEQ sunday with lumber for san
Pedro.
The German bark MagdaIene arrived
down yesterday from Portland witsl
wheat for Europe.
The coastlng steamer Alliance ar
rived 1own yesterday from Portland
with cargo OF salmon and shocks.
The four masted schooner yoIun-
teer passed out Sunday. The vessel
carries lumbar from Kuappton FOR san
Francisco.
The three-masted schooner Lizzle
vanae arrived dowa the river sunday
with 10000 feet Of lumber for San
Francisco.
The German ship AdoIph arrived
down yesterday from Portland with
g5.si5 bushels of wheat valued a S8z,
COS The vessel win touch cueensr
town for orders.
The four-masted schooner Nokonis
arrived down yesterday from ST. Hel-
ems with jS9.02t feet Or lumber FOR
Valparaiso The vessel carries be-
side the lumber, doors. building ma
terlal and sun.Iries valued al ssi3. The
balance Of the shipment Il worth $500.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-11

ern fairs will also be discussed Proini-
nent eattlenen believe this TO be sure
before eastern dealers and certainly It
sounds feasible. Al present England
" called upon to furnish fancy sheep
when stock !ust as good is raised right
here in Oregon. Thld IL state Of af-
fairs that certainly need rectifyIng and
this the cattlemen's convention pur-
poses doing.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-11
shiyely John McCue and Frank
carn4han The performance will be
given sometime In December.

A convention of cattiemen from ali
over the state will be held In Port
land next week There are several
matters of interest 70 be brought up
for discussion. among them the arrang-
Ing for the exhibit to be made at the
Lewis and Clark fair Also the ar
rangement OF premium list for in
dustrlai exposltions sin be acted upon.
Special rate for the shipment Of stock
for lreeding purposes under car load
lots VIII BIS another feature that is ex-
pacted to attract riore interest per
haps than any other. The present
rate Is so exhorbitant as to prohibit
eattlamen Of humble standing from i'm
proving the condition OF their herds
for the reason that they cannot meet
the rate demanded by the railroads Tor
the shipment to different parts Of the
state. Of fancy cattle. When the rates
were first put IN force relating to cat
tie less than car load lots there was
reason to it, but at present Il works
serious hardship upon cattle raIsers.
II is believed that the difficulty can be
overcome ii handled in the right man
ner and everything will be conducted
toward that end The question Of ship
ping a carload Of fancy stock to east
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-11

President Tallant Of the chamber Of
commerce is n receipt OF the following
letter fron a, l., Craig ,general pass
seng II agent Of the Union Pacific sys-
tenn: II Wish to congratulate the AS
toria Chamber 0f Commerce and the
Astoria Progressive Commercial asso-
clation and others who made possible
the booklet descriptive of Astoria and
vicinity. The booklet Is one of the
most beautiful of its kind we have dis
tributad throughout the middle west,
and | feel that It will be the means Of
directing may of the newcomers to
your country. The book is most cred
table in evary particular and contains
much information that will be agerly
read. BY going through the book, l
am convinced that the Information Is
Of such nature that II will appeal to
the prospective settler Astoria cer-
tainly has reason to congratulate it,
self upon the publication, | win see
that the books are sent to our mmi-
grafton agents, where they will be
nlaced In the hands Of those interested
In the Pacific northwest Many other
letters have been received from persons
who have been sent copies OF the book.
One correspondent asks Mr.. Welch
why the courthouse Is not shown. He
Is open TO suggestions as to reply.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-11

y, + Haiferty who was IN tho city
yesterday on business trip from
Grnys harhar reports great prosperity
at Hoquiam and Aberdeen in the lun-
Der business, Mills abound at both
places and they are kept moving lively
to mn the orders ana then DO not comic
near doing il, This delay in obtain
Ing lumber has greatly hindered The
work % putting up Mr. Haifer,y's
cannery building. but he expects 70
have his works in operation sometime IN
February He II here now to strip his
Warpnton cnnnery of all machinery
and equipment In general and win send
II ~ ear to Markham, hts new loca-
tion.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-11

II ~ very probable that the body Of
Albar; Anderson, OF Westport Slough,
IN somewhere at the bottom Of that
stream or floating perhaps amongst the
drlft.wood and brush ny it's banks.
He was last seen alive Friday evening
when he left up the slough In small
boa. for his home from Westport
where he had been during the day, The
boat Was found adrift Saturday but no
trace has been found Of It's former oc-
cupant though every possible diligence
mas been shown In the search for him.
He Is not at home and none Of his
nelghbors has seen him since he start
cd for Wcstport. There Is no doubt
entertained by those acquainted with
the circumstances attending the case
but that the unfortunate man has been
drowned and systematic search VIII
De continued until his body is dis
covered, or some trace II his where
ahouts Is revealed
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-11

Those who will participate In the
performance of the light opera Lit
tie Duke, held very profitable re-
hearsai last evening, The practices
are progressing very satisfactorily and
ii is anticipated quite credltable per-
formance win he given. The opera
is one Of the best on the light comedy
order and good judgment was shown
in selecting Il for amatuers II Is fii-
led with eatchy solos. rousIng choruses
ANA Sparkling lines There are many
amusing situations scattered through
the piece, good business abounds and
melody and harmony reigns through
out. Besides strong choruses Of sol
diers villagers and schoolgirls the cast
win be represented by Mrs. J. T Ross,
Miss Sadie Sutherland, Miss Kathryn
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-11

No word from the United States disc
lttcl attorney az 10 the disposition 10
be made of the two members OF the
etcw of the barkcntine Echo. held in
custody and the quarantine station Tor
violating the quarantine law. has
reached Dr. Earle, so that official con
tlnucs 10 hold the men and await in
s,ructiors, The breach committed by
the msn WAS that they visited tho Brit
ish ship Rosburgh while that vessel was
under strict quarantine restraint and
the ottense IL not considered a light
one,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-11

one Of the proposed measures to come
before the next legislature is intended
to reurganige and reform the notary
public army in the state of Oregon.
There IL no doubt that opposition VIII
be launched against the bill from all
quarters. In substance, the measure
provides for the revoking OF all commits
sions now held as notary public and
the appointment of a limited number
instead, only lawyers shall be en-
titled 10 become notaries, and they
must pay Zee of large proportions for
the privilege The reduction In the
number would increase the emoluments
OF the fortunate holders OF commissions
and they could AFFORD to pay fancy
price for authority The limit has not.
vet been decided upon. bait 100 is sup
posed to be about right \ charge of
$50 for each commission issued would
nct S6OO0, which woutd be used In pur-
chasing books for the state library,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-11

sunday at ~ lieiens Ray Morton.
of ,his cisy, lud Mlss May Il. whit.
nry were married. Rev H. Davis Of
hcMIiog The wedding took place az
The nome Of the brides parents and a
number ~ tricuds ana reitttiges were
present 70 do honor 70 the occasion, Il
IN the purpose of the young couple 70
permanently reside 10 this city when
they have concluded their honeymoon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-11

The funeral OF the late John Hunter
took place Sunday az Ilwaco. large
number of friends from Astoria at
tending, The body was laid TO rest
In the cemetery there Deceased was
a native OF Ohio, and was horn near
Cincinnati November II, 1923. lie cross
sed the plains with his parents when
10 years Of age. first settling in Port
land Then he went to California. re-
naming until 1888. In November of
that year he went 20 Pacific county.
Washington, where he resided TO the
time OF hts death He was married IN
1859 to Sarah A. Carruthers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-11-11

4 soglbi entertainment waa given last
evening by the Pacific lodge Degree Of
Honor IN honor Of the celebration ot
the birthday II Herman Neinman. Re.
freshmenta were served and everything
was done TO cause the evening TO pass
pleasantly to the recipient OF the
function and ali the guests In attend
ancs. MIR, Neinman Was presented
by his uppreciatiye friends with a
handsome rocking chair which was ac-
ceplcd With mmy thanks feelingly ex-
pressed