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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-04
WHEN KING EDWARD DIMES.
Formalities AID Exactions Of Court
Etiquette when Guests Are En-
tertained ut Dinner

When King Edward and Queen Alex.
indra give state dinner the following
is the form of invitation:
1.-THE lord steward is commanded by
the king and queen to invite Mrs. Van
derbilt to dinner Thursday, the 18th,
at nine o'clock. Full dress"
The guests assemble in the drawing
room, and there arrange themselves
in crescent to await their majesties'
entrance, which is made without an
nouncement. With the ladies only Is
there handshaking ceremony. Guests
invited to private dinner find their
royal hosts in the drawing room to
receive them. The guest of honor sits
on the kings right hand and the royal
family on the left, says a London cor
respondent of the Pittsburg Leader.
The precedence. at state dinners is
rs follows: Foreign ambassadors take
precedence of English mobiles; arch
bishops rank with dukes; bishops with
earls; foreign counts and barons take
NO precedence, but rank with English
barons or great landed proprietors;
and in entitled precedence an earl's
grandson or near relatives of the aris-
tocracy precede the esquires or coun-
try gentlemen; next come wives OF
country gentlemen Of no profession;
| then barristers and their wives, naval
officers and their wives. military men
and their wives. Physicians are ranked
| in the royal household as next to
baronets. At private dinners usually
some members of the royal household
are present; the royal household mum.
beers about 200.
There is no race prejudice in Eng
land, and had not King Edward ISSUED
| a decree to the effect that widows OF
peers who had married commoners hat
thereby forfeited prerogatives n
peeresses of the realm there woult
have appeared among the latter a
Westminster Abbey on coronation da,
Ia negress of the Hottentot type, TO
the widow of the earl of Stamford ha,
lately married Boer.
On state occasions there is splen
did display of silver and gold, crysta
and fine porcelain being more in evi
| dence at private dinners. The dishe
which the hunkies carry about mus
be deity balanced on three fingers
One dinner set of pure gold will din
100 guests; in another set there ar
400 silver plates The sideboard is dec
GRATED with lot of golden trophies
some captured from the Spanish ara
mada; on the walls of the banquetin
room of Buckingham palace are dii
played many gold shields. mounted o
scarlet; peacock Of precious stone
valued at 100000; tigers head wit
q solid gold tongue and diamonds fo
teeth. The value of the royal plat
including services for every function
is over ss.OO0.00o- To pay its yearl
household expenses about half mi
non dollars rs necessary
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-04

eight months from suppressed mem
situation, and it effected my entire
system until became weak and debil-
itated, and at times felt that / had .
hundred aches in as many places. I
only used the Compound for . few
weeks, but it wrought q change "a me
which l felt from the very beginning.
I have been very regular since, have no
pains, and find that my entire body is
rs if it was renewed. 1 gladly recon-
mend Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound to everybody.
MISS ELIZABETH CAME, 50 w. Division
St., Fond du Lac, Wis.-S6000 forfeit q
above Testimonial Is not genuine
At such time the greatest aid to
nature is Lydia e. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Compound. 1t prepares
the young system for the coming
change, and is the surest reliance fol
woman's ills of every nature.
Mrs. Pinkham invites an
young women who are III ia
write her for free advice Ads
dress Lynn Mass
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-04
CURE FOR ASTHMA.
Free Sample Packages VIII Be Given
to All Su2erefs. =

Sufferers from Asthma, Hay Fever or
Bronchitis viii be interested to learn that
DR.. r. Schiffmann's Asthma Cure" IN
stantly relieves the most violent attack,
insures comfortable sleep and has effect,
ed cures in thousands of cases that had
previously tried every other remedy in vain.
No waiting for results. Its action is imme-
date. direct and certain. So firm Is his
confidence that the doctor requests this
paper to announce that he has sent to drug
eists of this town, as well as to all other
druggists in this country, sample packages
Of his remedy which will be given free to
sufferers of above complaints, who apply
promptly, thus offering an opportunity ia
such as have not yet tried the remedy 70
make personal test which Will convince
the most skeptical-
Persons failing for any reason tc receiv!
sample package from their druggist vii
receive one free by mail by sending nams
and address (enclosing cent stamp fol
postage) to DIR. r. Sehi&manns Box 0A
st. Paul, MINI.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-04

as your typewriter an expert
"Wen, rather. Why, she has the Office
h turmoil more than half the time"
"How il that an indication of an expert
typewritist,"
AOh, didn't cay she was an expert type
writist. She's an expert firt- Chicago
Post
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-04

They were on pleasure trip. Suddenly
. thoughtful member of the party paused
and said:
"Surely something is wrong. l feel that
something is amiss. Dyes! It has been al
most two hours since we had Mr.. Cos Dakk
take group of us"
Ard Immediately the matter was attend
ed to.-Los Angeles Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-04

Mrs. M. K. Bousch, Richmond. Va,
writes:
az had cafarrh al through my ~.
fen, for two years and could get no r..
Hek Twas advised to ffy Perunss and
have taken five bottles Of II snd an
weN and better row than have been
for years. lean advise any one who
has cafarrli Of any part Of tie bo4y e
fake Peruna. NY little girl, who q
eleven years old hsd cafsrsh, bat was
cured BY Peruns. Before ! began "a
fake Peruna was sick al tie dme.
buf now I am entirely cured and q
praise Is due Peruna. Mrs. ~. 4.
B00sch.
Miss Pearl Bousch, writes: "When
was . baby contracted catarrhs and
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-04

Once upon time, from behind the eur
tain of darkness, came smiling day, and,
wrapped in the gray dawn, took its bath
in the sparkling dew. Then ITS morning
garment was changed to cloth of gold, new
made by the sun.
The day wore on. Through the hours i
went wearing smile Of satisfaction, until
the donnin9 of the more somber evening
dress, after which it was wrapped in the
mantle of the night.
Moral-Even the day has its close.-N. Y.
Herald
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-04

From Connecticut woman's dairy, dhted
1870: I'VE had roast pork for dinner, and
DR.. S., who carved, held up rio on hae
iprk and said: Here, ladies, is what
Mother Eve was made Of Yes, said Sister
Patty, and it's much the same kind Of Cit
ter "--Living Church.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-04
70 YOUNG LADIES.
From the Treasurer Of the
Young Peoples Christian Tenn
perance Association, Elizabeth
Caine, Fond du Lac, Wis.

aDEAR Ms. PuKHAM:-Iw want to
he'll you and all the young ladies' Of the
country, how grateful ! am TO you for
all the benefits have received from
using Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegc-
table Compound. / suffered for
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-04

Costly Costumes Of japanese Gfrls.
japanese parents take great pride in
dressing their daughters nicely and
cleanly and have them behave like little
ladies. The long and wide sleeves, which
reach clear down to the knees, and the
long sash, or obi generally Is feet long
and IA inches wide), and the long kimo-
ma are the peculiar points of the Japan
csc dress. The common dress is made
ct cotton and is only worn by the poor
people. The silk dress is usually worn
by the well-to-do people. There il q
great variety in the price of silk dress
Though silk is so cheap in Japan 9
good obi or sash mot the best) very
often costs $500, but of course
this lasts its >Tearer many years
frequently a lifetime. The aver
age expenditure for a girls dress il
about 300 yen, which is the equivalen
of about 300 silver dollars.-Onott
Watanna, in Ladies' Home journal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-04

.John,r she asked, did You get that
pair of shoes for little Bessie to-day ?
Poor child, she will have to go to school
barefooted pretty soon unless you at
tend to the matter"
mo, my DEAR" he replied. II have
been too busy to-day to think about
shoes. can't let such matters dis
tract my mind from business. You
ought to attend to that yourself"
After a brief silence she said:
John, do you know Mrs. Wildmar
says her husband is one of the best
bowlers in this town.
Pooh! He's nothing of the sort,
the man declared. "Pve been bowling
with him nearly all afternoon, and b.
simply isn't in it with me!"-Chicag'
Evening News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-04

He who points with pride expects the
pointer to receive more attention than The
ebject.-Puck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-04

Printing from type in Persia is not
regarded with popularity. This coun-
try is at the present day entirely de-
pendent upon photography for the ma
tive production of books and journals
which are very rare. A short time
ago a press with movable types was
set up, and upon which a certain num-
Der Of books were printed. The effort,
however, met with no encouragement,
and had to be abandoned. The unpop-
ularity Of type-printing in Persia is
due to two principal causes: First,
the straightness of the lines offends
Persian's artistic sense, and, sec
endly, in printed books the characters
Of the<letters is entirely lost The Per-
sian reader prefers well-written
manuscript, and, failing this, he con-
tents himself with Autograph,
which is usually the Facsimile Of the
writing of some fairly good scribe. =
Scientific American
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-01-31
NEWS AND NOTES.

The Illinois Central Railroad will,
within the course of a short while,
have all Of the principal stations
along its line completely equipped
with telephone wires for the use
of officials and employees in trans
mltting orders and messages of
the company.
Prohibition may not prohibit in
some places, but if the Circuit
Court Of Fulton County, Ken
lucky. gets a few more licks at
the booze vendors of our neigh
boring city, Hickman, it will not
be long before that city will be
one of the towns where the law
does prohibit. At the session of
the court held there last week,
eight of the ''bulIies" were ar
raigned and fined $500 each and
costs. We also notice that the
grand jury returned an even half
dozen indictments for violating
the local option law.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-01-31
New Company Organized.

Articles of incorporation have
been filed and charter granted fol
an organization to be known as the
Union City Hardware and Furni
ture Company, composed of the fol
lowing gentlemen: II. B. Greer,
John Bell, w. Askins, ] F. Gregory,
J. A. Reeves and w. D. Fry. The
amount Of capital stock authorized
is S18, 500.
In addition to the new Taylor
building now occupied by the Fry
Gregory Company, another build
ing will be erected adjacent the
postotfice on the south and a large
storage room in the rear. All these
buildings will be occupied by the
Union City Hardware and Furn1-
ture Company, and the stocks of
goods heretofore the property of
Fry-Gregory Co. and t. B. Greer &
Co. will be merged into the capital
stock OF the new company.
This will be another strong or
ganization of good business men in
Union City, among the several stock
companies now in operation.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-01-31
A Al CONNER lss
HON. R z. TAYLOR.

Hon. R. z. Taylor, Of Gibson
county, requests US place his name
before the readers of The Com
merciaI as candidate for Chan
cellor of this, the Ninth Division
of the State.
Mr.. Taylor is eminently known
as a member Of the famous Trenton
bar and man of influence and
character. Back in the sixties he
served CALAMITY under the leader
ship Of Forrest in the Confederate
ranks. After the war he began
the practice of law in Trenton and
became identified with various
public and fraternal interests of
that place, where he has spent
most Of his life. He has consider
able experience as Clerk and
Master Of the Chancery Court,
having served in that capacity
under Judge Livingston for some
years, and is therefore familiar
with the procedure of chancery
practice. Mr.. Taylor is we'll in
dorsed by his fellow attorneys,
and is well fortified by a strong
claim for that responsible position.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-01-31

Bonds draw 6 per cent interest
and interest debt, ,050.
Recorders books show revenue
of SIT, 1913.
The Mayor said that nothing
should be eliminated; that the ad
ministration had debt left upor
| it, and that resolutions should be
passed requesting that all moneys
accruing to the city be deposited
with the treasurer, and disburse-
ments of school funds discontinued.
Did not know how these obligations
could be paid without vote of the
people. The current revenue can
not be taken, for it is needed.
The newspapers were requested
to make an impartial report of the
proceedings.
Mr.. Greer introduced a resolution
that funds as appropriated, accru-
ing to school district No. SO, be paid
direct to city treasurer. The reso-
luton was adopted
Mr.. Walker thought it expedient
for school board to publish notice
asking all who hold claims against
the school to file same for adjudica-
ton.
Mr.. Walker thought an expert ac-
countant should be employed to as
sist school board in the work of adj
justing accounts.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-01-31

city tax and from the State anc
county, under this ordinance and
the acts of the Legislature, we
I think entirely under the control anc
supervision OF the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen.
In any action against school All
E thorities suit can be brought only
against Board Of Mayor and Alder.
men and not against the school
board, for the reason that they are
simply agents. They are not even
clothed with the power of common
school directors, nor liable as such.
They may act as agents, but the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen are
alone responsible for the acts Of
said agents.
| Respecting the school building
we find upon the records that the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen sold
the $40, 1000 issue of bonds for school
Improvements, and turned over the
cash proceeds to the treasurer OF
the school board for disbursement.
For this procedure we are unable
to find any authority whatever, and
do not think the treasurer of school
board legal custodian of the fund
tor construction of buildings, as
they have no separate existence
from the Board of Mayor and Alder
men and no authority to act indie
pendent of that board. The Board
of Mayor and Aldermen are liable
it they make contracts or authorize
them to be made, but if the school
board borrow money or contract
debts without the authority of the
Board of Mayor and Alderman,
then the Board OF Mayor and AL
dermen is not and cannot be held
legally bound tor same.
DR.. Edwards, President OF The
Board of Education, was present
upon the request of the Mayor and
approximately, as near as
the reports have been compiled, as
He stated first that the contracts
we're made in good faith and under
the impression that they were duly
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-01-31
Sl1,247 %

DR.. Edwards stated further it
was found upon examination that
the roof was rotten, the floors worn
down to the tongue and groove and
the staircases unsafe, and it was
computed that it would take ST, 600
to $1,000 to put these in repairs.
The clock and bell were separate
from the contracts, being secured
by popular subscription, and it was
expected to make a partial pay
ment on the desks from the pro-
ceeds of the sale of desks and furni-
ture.
Memorandum of all contracts,
notes, bills and accounts unpaid:
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-01-31
Don't Live Toqether,

Constipation and health never go
together. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
promote easy action of the bowels
without distress. II have been trou-
bled with costiyeness nine years, !" says
j. o. Greene, Depauw, Ind. II have
tried many remedies but Little Early
Risers give best results. Moss, the
Enterprising Druggist
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-01-31

OF it. He Appropriated bills pay
able at Sc, 6S5, of which $500 was
due by Mr.. Vaughn. He stated
there we're three phases to the
i question, First, if grounds be ta-
ken that city is not liable, then the
city may not assume the indebted
ness. Second, if city assumes S.
1873 and not the Vaughn debts, we
would be only partially liable. An
other way, the city may assume all
the liability. In all cases attorneys
would have to be advised There
is a chance if part of the debt is as
sumed all the debt may be assumed.
Mr.. Semones said it was a seri.
Gus question. He thought some
body ought to pay the debt. 1t
shouldn't be said we have build
ing and nobody to pay for it. He
said the furnace was incomplete
that the children complained OF no
fire. It was not large enough. The
matter should be looked into and
find who is liable and the debts
paid.
Mr.. White hated very much to
have it said we have debt hang
ing over us through mistake.
Whether it would be right to tax
the citizens for this mistake, he
didn't know.
Mr.. Tatom ventured the remark
that there was white elephant in
the way. He believed like Mr.. Sc
mones that the city should pay if it
could be done. He inquired the
amount Of the city revenue
Mr.. Polk said it was about SIS, !
600.
Mr.. Greer said the tax books
show IN round numbers about S14,
O00 distributed as follows:
Streets and sidewalks. ...... $4,000
General purpose ........ f,500 /
School bond sinking fund 1880 I
Interest found ..g.., ...... 5000 |
School fund. ..... 80. 49,. 3,378
fund ........ 1000
The bonded debt is as follows:
= l. 4
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-01-31

The equal of any and better than
most fouer's-the Sunshine, made
by the Dahnke- Walker Milling
Co. If
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-01-31
Social.

Miss Margaret Kroger entertained
party of friends very handsomely
last Tuesday evening. There was
music to the artists taste, an elab-
crate luncheon and pastimes, all
thoroughly delightful.
Mrs. ]. H Boswell entertained
Wednesday evening a select COM
pany of young people in honor of
her guest, Miss Vera Frederick, of
Columbia, Mo. The halls of the
spacious old home were resp1endent
with decoration of draperies and
plants. The time was devoted to
the delights of music. animated
games and mutual converse tions.
At an appropriate hour the hostess,
in her hapP1est style, presided with
her guests at an elegant dinner,
served in sumptuous style.
Many bright and happy household
has been thrown into sadness and sor-
row because of the death of a loved one
from neglected cold. Billiards. Hore-
hound Syrup is the great cure for
coughs, colds, and all pulmonary all
ments. Price % and so cents. Nail
ling's drug store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-01-31

-.
1t will be seen by the foregoing
that Mr.. Waugh decamped before
finishing contract, and left accounts
unpaid as stated above. The school
board afterwards assumed the con-
tract of completing the building.
Mayor Walker said the liability
was greater than he anticipated
and he was unable at the present
time to suggest practical way out
of the trouble.
Mr.. Polk thought If the opinion
of the attorneys was correct the
city would be liable only for some
So, 500 or $4,000; that no board. new
or old, is responsible for debts un-
authorized, but if some means could
be provided without GRIPPING the
city he would be glad to take adj
vantage of same to cover all 1egiti-
mate liability.
Mr.. Caldwell did not discredit
any of the gentlemen on the school
board, but he thought there was an
evidence of the lack of business
methods in the management of the
of new building. He
didn't feel like asking the city to
pay unauthorized bills. If the debt
is properly authorized then we
should proceed to assume liability.
Mr.. Greer oplned the matter was
rather complicated, but thought
they had brains enough to dispose
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-21

Half-tone and xineo cuts made nj
the Gazette Office. II you have a good
photograph you may be sure Of good
cut.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-21

Further particulars concerning the
whole, or any part of said property,
viii be furnished by the undersigned
upon application to him.
F. L. DORTCH,
Receiver Of the Kona Sugar Co, Ltd.
632S
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-16

Yesterday to Peter y. Mueller and F.mn!a
Trowell o, SIC WASH street. Joseph Schiller
and Sarah Z. Coulter of Chesterfield AID
john d. Farmer and Ivey Y. Berry of s..
Louis.
A meeting OF the Farmers Protective
Union was held in Clayton yesterday. at
which Attorneys Broadhead. Lubke and
Jones w5re engaged to test the right IF the
city of st. Louis to reGuir county farmers
TO comply with the pedtlers' tax ordinance
BY arrangement with City Counselor Bates.
one case will be taken through the courts,
during which time no further arrests will he
made of farmers who sell their vegetables
to private customers in st. Louis.
Arthur e. Sheplay. guardian of the per-
son and estate Of Charles l. Grice. insan5
was yesterday formally authorized by the
Probate Court to agree to a compromise OF
the litigation between Mr.. and Sirs. Grice
now pending in the ST. Louis circuit Court
By the terms Of the compromise the title to
property worth over $l-b.rJ. held by Gree,
will vest in his wife. Mrs. Gertrude Grice.
She originally owned property valued at
that amount which was converted into
cash and reirveSted by Grice in his name.
John T. Warburton. a former Justice Of
the Peace in 81. Joseph. Mo. wrote to the
County Court yesterday stating that he had
read Of trouble in St. Louis County over
renures OF justices and asking how til.
matter had been settled. He claims to have
been unlawful!y deprived Of his Office. and is
gathering data to SEE IL he can make a test
case.