The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-05-03

After the Pollock aDe,

Some people think "Our Devil" won't lie but he
does when he says my last statement was false
It was the TRUTH and nothing else, and was not
in defense OF selling bitters but Of truth and hon
or. and to show the good people the absolute
prejudice and vileness that exists In our town.
want my friends and the people with whom I
was raised to know That have the moral eour-
age to draw the line Of distinction between dirty
scoundrels and noble, true-hearted gentlemen and
ladies. "Our DEVIL shows a cowardly disposition
when he talks about women. Go on with your
temperance work. good ladies, 1t does not matter
what "our devil" says abodt you. 1t viii not
hurt you. Use your Tongues to the best Of your
ability towards obliterating the oped-eyed tigers
and gambling dens. Get your kind husbands
and sons and daughters to help you, and put to
fight those who violate the law, desecrate the
Sabbath and Islander good people. who know that
Bible oaths are worth more In Pollock than ~our
devils" note, and will always be. for they never
grow stale or have beard. How silly "our devl
must have looked when one OF our good ladies
remarked that 1.-THE people Of Pollock did NOT
quit dying of pneumonia when DR.. Jim Bonnetts
got 40 he could not go. and Il any one believes
such stun, ask some of our best citizens" Shs
further remarked that 1.-THE reason other physi
clans did not lose more patients was because they
did not have them to lose.' II "onr devil" wal
posted he would know that according to stats
tics "a per cent Of pneumonia patients died thu
past season. heard y good man say few day
ago that "our devil" was regarded by most o
| his so-called friends as q Jack" don't meal
the kind Of jack you are thinking about bu
a jumping-jack: That when one OF the ring pull
the string he win jump and sing out 'bitters.'
''scoundrels." and all such foolishness as this
that guilty parties may be shielded. The not
"our devil" mentions was nothing more or les
than a request to keep my name out Of the De
mands. as 1t is paper have nothing to do with
don't advertise In 1T because 1t Is one sided al
| fair altogether. take the money that woul'
have spent for advertising and buy good clothe
and plug hats. The scandal which "our devil
thinks receive thorugh the medium Of the De
mands il a walking advertisement for me. Keel
1t up. Mr. Devil. 1t has within the past fou
years increased my income nom $4,000 to $l4.0o
annually.
.'Our devil" seems 70 know 4 good deal abou
shoats. He must have been raised with them
else he could not judge their value 90 we'll. Mr.
Devil, let me say a. FMS that il whisky wa
sold in bitters bottles il was done by some blacl
hearted scoundrel that some good man might b
indicted. We are yet doing business 1t the sam
old stand and will be next time you hear frou
M. We do not dare the law. but do all in on
power to enforce it but We do dare the devil an
his imps. Mr.. Devil. am not an leonoclssti
writer, but shall endoavor to divulse some o
the ring vileness of this place at more couven
lent season. II you find the above 10 more thai
you can digest and should it lie heavy on you
constitution. can only offer few words fror
the good book-"go to theant. thou sluggard.' -
]. ". BONNETTE. NJ. d.