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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-12-27

Backache is q forerunner and
one of the most common symp-
toms Of kidney trouble and
womb displacement.
READ MISS B0LlMAKS EXPERIENCE
"Some time ago I was in q very
weak condition, my work made me
nervous and my back ached frightfully
all the time, and had terrible head
aches.
my mother got bottle Of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for me, and 1t seemed to
strcnQthen my back and help me at
once, and / did not get SO tired as
before. / continued to take it, and 1t
brought health and strength to me,
and / want to thank you for the
GOOD it has done me" Miss KATE
HOLMAN, 142nd st. & Wales Ave-.
New York City. $4,000 forfeit yersisG q
ebous letter prosing sensinensss cannot b produced
lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound cures because 1t is
the greatest known remedy Tor
kidney and womb troubles.
Every woman who Is puzzled
about her condition should write
10 Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn Mass,
and tell her all.
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strange Language.

{ Little Emerson-What a very strange
.hild my little cousin from New York
lis! iF9 EEsa
I Mother-Do you think so? Z
''He uses such eccentric language. He
says Hully gee! when he means: am
overcome with establishment and adj
miration. IN. Y. Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-12-27

Diphtheria relieved in twenty minutes.
Almost miraculous. DIR. Thomas, Electric
Oil At any drug store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-12-27

What's the secret of happy, vigorous
health? Simply keeping the bowels, the
stomach, the liver and kidneys strong and
active. Burdock Blood Bitters does It.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-12-27

CDR. August Koenig's Hamburg Breast
Tea," writes Mr.. +. Batsch, OF Horizon,
Wis, f'enabled-me to get rid of an obstinate
cough ! We feel very grateful to the discov-
err Of this medicine" W
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-12-27

READERS OF THIS PAPER
DESIRING TO BUY ANYTHING
ADVERTISED IN ITS COLUMNS
SHOULD INSIST UPON HAVING
WHAT THEY ASK FOR. REFUSING
al SUBSTITUTES Or I1nTATI0Ns
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WhereH orixin.t.a.

. Robbins didn't think you had any idea
of marrying the widow.
Newlywed-I didn't; it was an idea Of
hers-Smart Set.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-12-27

Some people seem to think that industry
consists of telling other people what to do,
News. -. ,l-ss-'
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-12-27

Dress does not make the woman, but it
often breaks the husband.-Chicago Daily
News.
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1t doesn't make any difference how some
people do things, they always get them
wrong.-ladianapoli News.
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She FeltInsulted.

II never was SO insulted in my rife!"'
she exclaimed. >H- W
what did he do?" asked her dearest
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we'll" s
"Well, we were all alone, and he
idn't do it," ss ass a 3
: "Oh-h-hi"-Chicago Post. +
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We were all alone, and he threat
ened to kiss me-" M
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-16

A curious relic Of the depreciation Oh
money value during the latter days Oh
the Confederacy was found the other day
in The discovery of a bill Of fare Of the
Ballard Hotel, printed in 1864, Wien
Messrs. J. c. Taliaferro and Co, were
nronrietors of the famous hosiery. AL
though the figures are written in ink OF
Confederate manufacture the quality OIL
that article is shown in the preservation
of the figures, which arc clearly discern
bic at this late date.
The bin of fare forms part of 3oufhai
kent nv a Confederate naval officer. Ihat
gentleman must have been struck vain
,ne cnormity of the walters cheek wllsn
he had finished his meal and as ne lald
dearly for the food, he no doubt thousht
tho ailI of fare was included in the sum
and he took it as "a souvenir
The eoicure of those days had to have
= fortune IL lie desired to satisfy his
fancifl,ie cravings for the seasonable DEL
.cacies while his poor brother was COM
reiled to eat seldom and then little. Lex
orhitant prices were asked for the bare
necessities of life, such as bread, bacon
and coffee and to order butter With the
bread would deplete the purchasers ron
of bills at a quicker pace than a cham
1,agne supper nowadays. No food upon
the bill of fare is figured lower than one
dollar and from that price the list reaches
a limit of SO for a spring chicken that
no doubt had seen several summers and
'slcigh rides" before it wandered into
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-16
THE TI1Es: RICHMOND, VA. SUNDAY, MARCH l6, 1902.

20
Elizabeth NJ. CHI. F., by Watercress--
Hama.
Ondulee. ID. f., 4, by ST. Simon-ornis.
s. Water. Chute. blk. g., 3, by Gallinule-
Conclusion.
Tierce. g
Nastur thsW CHI T. c. BY Waaereressa
Margerique.
Intruder, oh. c.. 3, by Meddler-Peg
Wofhngton.
Petronius, Oh. c., 4, by Isinglass-spo-
leta.
B f., 3. by Acknowledgements
!. Pan Michael, br. G., 2, by Jugsler-Lady
Susan.
:, White Webbs. br. C., 2. by Trenton
Spoleta.
Uncle Reggie, br. C.. 2, by Florizel n
Z Ayrshire Beauty, b. f.. 2, by Ayrshire =
La. Refine.
Affinity. oh. f., 2, by Juggler-Polyne-
STA.
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Luxurious Living Not to Be Had During Latter
Days of the Confederacy.
CURIOUS BILL OF THE BALLARD HOTEL
The Epicure Had to Be Man of Wealth to Indulge in
Even a Frugal Meal Which Often Cost $3.50
Necessities of Life at Enormous Prices.
the kitchen of the Ballard House.

the kitchen of the Ballard House.
NO PLACE FOR TIE POOR MAN.
Mr.. Taliafcrro did not reason that a
poor man would sometimes be his guest.
At last he was careful to put his prices
at notch too high for the private to
touch Thus he kept the Jefferson Of
the Confederacy.
A glance at the bill of fare certainly
takes the glutton from a, most ravenous
appetite. The prces are paralizng, and
when three eggs are quoted at IS and a
cup of coffee, spoken of as pure" costs
the same, the most aggravated hunger
eucumbS to the pocket book.
a breakfast of coffee, rolls, eggs and
bacon or sausage amounted to $40. Din
ler at the lowest figure reached S57 and
supper could not be had for less than
$50, SO that under the most self-denyinS
Plan of eating the guest Of the Ballard
Hotel could not live for less than SIS per
Gem. There are men who spend that
much to-day for hotel bills. but it in
cludes innumerable delicacies and wines.
Then it was the simplest food.
SIMPLE MEAL AT $3.50.
Some quotations from the bill Of fare
may be good tips to tho lunch-counter
li.an, who has to contend with a customer
who complains Of paying 10 cents for
coffee and cakes, or kicks when he only
gets three oysters in his stew. Pro-
prietor Taliaferro did not blush when he
saw his waiter give the guest a ticket
fo1 $50 for a three cornered meal; a
square meal was possibly seldom par
taken of, except by some distinguished
guest who had a pocketful of gold.
The quotations from the bin of fare
which follow are worth recording: Sweet
ineads and other tid-bits of epicurean
taste are printed upon the bill, but no
price is listed opposite them. Whether
mine Host" was ashamed to further
shock his guest the tid-bits We're in
tie sense of the word sauce is conJec-
trre that probably settles upon the
scarcity as the cause of omission for the
n,odesty Of the proprietor is tested III
r:iceS listed:
THE BILL OF FARE.
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u
Hammerkop.. b. by Gallinule--.
Conclusion. = I.
b Catbold, b.. f., 2. by Gallinu1e-Kit.
Veneration IL, b. f., by Layeno-Ad-
smiration.
Speaking OF faults most commonly
found in carriage and saddle horses, q
prominent dealer and shipper says dur
ing the years that he has been shipping
to the New York market low, thick
wlthers have caused more criticisms
than all other .imperfections combined in
his horses. I'd.
Mutton Shoulders" ruin the animal fer
riding and are likely to- handicap him as
Z, carriage horse, for high action seldom
goes with high withers.
At the Mayfield Stud of j. S. Curtis.
Leesburg, Va, on February 21st, West
fail. thoroughbred daughter of Revolver
and REGARDS by imp Australian. foaled
a bay tilly by imp. ROYAL Stag.
BROAD ROCK
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-16

of waits
rjrohm bodyan
noft
of pictures
households The capacity
1ork
which is in
but whn
andfoo
man but VIII
to
nome
family
be part
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-16

The writing of the prices Is apparent
evidence that they fiuctuated and some
days the guests stared at figures pro-
portionately ridiculous But life some
times comes high and K is a recorded fact
that the Ballard Hotel did fiourishing
business and often tho clerk blandly
told the traveller mo Rooms. sir" while
the dinner checks were at the point OF
ehbingl out. Could the present proprietor
of the, famous hosiery post such prices
on his bill of fare It's certain that he
would soon be a millionaire
The hotel is now managed as a lods-
ing house and the lobby where once the
gentry of tho land and the Prince Of
Wales met and the dining-room In
which the dashing Confederate officer.
ordered his sl50 meal while the private
was satisfied with a S luncheon. are diff.
fcl,ent pictures. The farmer and the
ikaborr have taken the places OF The men
sof war and peace and thrift have sue
sdeeded. s $s3Ess,:s
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-16

The Hon. Wm. c. Whitney has great
lot of horses IN training in England,
under John Higgins care. The stable
is headed by Volodyovski. MI. Whitney's
Derby winner of 1901. The list follows:
Volodyovski. Dr. c., 4, by Florizel lila
RENE.
Kilmarnock H.. hr, h.. 8, by Sir Dixon
Miss Used.
Spectrum. b. NJ. 6, by Crvieto-Fa!se
Light
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3F TIE L az IL TE sTE
,GQMMONWEALTH PURSUANT Laws OF
"A.
Theam 100
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United States REGISTERED per CENT cent
yInited States coupon 4 per cent.
tinted States coupon 5 per. cent-:......
Brooklyn City registered . per cent?.
RroolSlvn City School Building regis
New York City Adj. Water registered 3
New Re9 YORK st City Adj. Water registered 81
NeR per YORK eeds' City Dept. Of Correction
buildings reg. 31s per cent......:....
New York City Dock reg. per cent.
New York City Dock coupon S1s per cent.
New York City Docks and Ferries coupon
New york City School House registered
New York Rea City Schools in Brooklyn re-
NJ ", CITY Schools and Sites. Borough
IT Queens, reg. 3l2 per cent............
Portland Ore, Water 5 per cent..........
Albany and Susquenanna Il. X: 1lrst con-
5NN solidated 6 per cent......................
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Ry. gen.
eral 4 per cent?.
Central r. r. Of New Jersey, general
coupon per ce Mew Jersey genera
registered S per cent. ...............:...
f,hica 70 and Alton r. r. refundins p. c..
s Chica 20 and alton r. r. first lien 80 p G.
Chicago and Eastern limos X e. nrst
consolidated 6 per cent...:........:...
f,bica % and Northwestern Railway Sink
ing Fund S per CENT.
r,,;naso and Northwestern Railway Sink
ING Fund s per cent.
Chicago cal and NorthWesteEEn Railway Sink K.
CHICAGO and Northwestern Railway Sink
ing Fund 6ebenture 5 per cent.
rhicago Burlington and Quincy r. r.,
- chi. and Ia 5 per cent
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul r.. r.,
~ a. Crosse S per cen *.
s Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul r. r.,
80. and F.. w. 5 per cen t.
z Chicago, Milwaukee and St.5Paul r. RI,
Southern Mimi s per cent. $780,.
CHICAGO, Rock Island and Pacific r. R
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-11-20
Gqa BO & Rg 49, Sections 0d Posed he F0 Legislature Qd Approved de1h 1897

SEC. 8. When any city or town shall
ieaide as hereinbefore proVid d, to estab-
fish plant, and any person, firm or cor
pOrAtiOp shall at the time of the vote
required for such decision, be engaged
in the business of making, generating or
distributing gas or electricity for sale,
for lighting purposes in such city or
town, such city or town shall, II such
person, firm or corporation shall elect
to sell, and shall comply with the pro-
visions of this Act, purchase Of such per-
son, firm or corporation, before estab-
fishing public plant, such portion Of
hi, their or its gas or electric plant and
property suitable and used for such bus.
mess in connection Herewith as lies
within the limits Of such city or town.
If in such city or town a single corpora
ton owns or operates both gas plant and
an electric plant, such purchase shall in
clude both Of such plants, but otherwise
such city or town shall only be obliged
to purchase the existing gas plant or
plants, If 1t has voted only to establish a
gas plant, and shall only be obliged to
purchase the existing electric plant or
plants if it has only voted to establish an
electric plant II the main gas works,
in the case of gas plant. or the central
lighting station. in case of an electric
light plant, lie within the limits of the
city or town which has voted to estab-
fish plant as aforesaid, such city or
town shall purchase, as herein provided,
the whole of such plant and property
used in connection Herewith, lying with
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in its limits, and the price to be paid
therefor shall be it's fair market value
for the purposes of its use, no portion
of such plant to be estimated, however,
at less than its fair market value for any
other purpose, including as an element
of value the earning capacity Of such
plant based upon the actual earnings
being derived from such use at the tine
of the final vote of such city or town to
establish plant, and also any location $
or similar rights acquired from private
persons in connection Herewith. plus
the damages suffered by the severance
of any portion Of such plant lying out
side of the limits of such city or town,
and minus the mount of any mortgage
or other incumbrance or lien to which
the pant 50 purch used, or any part
thereof, may be subject at the time of
transfer of title; but such city or town
may require that such plant or property
be tran sferred to it free and clear OF any
mortgage or lien, unless the gas or cleo
trio committee of such city or town shall
otherwise tnrmine. Such value shall
be estimated without enhancement on
account of future earning capaci-
ty, or good will, or Of eXcus-
i've privileges derived from rights
in the public streets. When any capital
has been paid in, in pro erty instead Of
cash, the valuation placed upon such
property in estimating it as paid-in cap
ital shall not be conclusive in estimating
its value under the foregoing provisions,
but may be disputed by the city or town,
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important part in Florida's health
fulness. Up in our northern home
we drank eiiough mineral snhstann,
in a life time esneciallv lime 70
build a good sized house, Now if is
we'll known that the lime poes into
the blood. ossifies the homes hrin~C
on rheumatism and kindred diSaasoS
and materially shortens life Hnre
the water is soft. clear cool refraSh.
ing-a delight to drink and a nIeas-
ure to bathe in.
Our sweet potato cron is This ve.r
producing hugely. The amonn+ G"'r
from one Hill weighed RI nonnds and
early ones have viaIIaG nv"r " 5"n
bushels per acre worth SI25 A. ~.
rate the Question. wCan I n,ako C nm,,
money in Fiorida?n would ha r "rS
satisfactorily answered in rho 80 a ~ r viS
ative. Where it becomes KNEW I,' IL il,
the northern marl;et that FInrida -.
sweet potatoes eycen in ewoat0"s,
those Of Jersey there will ha ',,'i 5,
mand for them that will odd lo q w.
70 our exnorts Thav oro u w. ETo,S
doubt the finest hest foyor "tI', ""I
sweetest grown in thn wnrlJ 'i ~!
80 cents pcr hnshel Of "a nn,rdi ~ at
are in nv oninon fiftv mar AMY liipS
er food than cassava ~ RI $io ,,a l,., ue'r
Onite n numhar Of o, r'U per I"n'
starting pineapple growing. 1t is
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and II shown to have been excessive, may
yet be reduced by the al thOrity fixing
the price of the plant and property as
hereinafter provided.
"SEC. 4. Aly city or town establish
ing or purchasing plant within It's lin
its, as provided in this Act, or recon-
structing, extending, or enlarging the
same, as provided in Section 5, herein
after set out, may pay for the same by
the issue Of bonds. payable in a term not
exceeding thirty years and bearing in
terest at rate not exceeding seven per
cent. which shall not be disposed of for
lie is than par with accrued interest, and
the Indebtedness thereby created shall
not be included In the limit of indebted
ness Of such city or town provided by
law; but such bonds shall not be issued
until vote authorizing the same has
been taken and passed as provided for in
Section 2, and the whole amount of
bonds so issued by city or town and
outstanding shall not exceed at their par
value the amount of seven per cent. of
the total valuation of the real and per-
sonal property within the limits of said
city or town, according to the last pre-
ceding valuation of the same made by
said city or town. The interest on such
bonds and sinking fund to meet the
same at maturity shall be provided for
by ordinance of the city or town
Council"
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II November horoscope.
Observation-Disclosures

'Rout de middle OBJ November, de
gran dady OBJ de owls,
'Ceived a visit f'om de turkey an a
lot o. othah fowls,
An was asked to tell dey fO'tunes-
which he done de bes' he could,
Perdictin' riches fob 'em, length O.
days, an genial good,
To de hen he say: MA dahlin,' you
will lib de wintah thu
OnIess it's foh dahk man who may
take shine to you.
But deys a light gemman lubs you,
an is watchin' dat dahk man;
An you kin res assured he'll do de
bes' fob you he can"
70 de roostah he said "Ditto;n to de
duck seq he: Ma fren,'
You'll cross heap O. watah TO yo'
life comes to an en-,
But no ditf'unce how de billers oh de
sea may toss an ro'
Fob all dat dey'll do to you, you can
lib fOhevahmo'."
To de peacock he say: Putty thing
You NEEDN'T feel alahm-
De VII tie folks gwine to keep you fob
yo' beauty an yo' chahm.
An "Mr Goose an Guinea-hen," he
say, "hit plainly pears
Dat specially at de present time you
need't hab no fears
Den de turkey he come struttin, an
sez he: please read ma cahds,
N see eff l amt gwine to own one oh
dem bOulevards.
Laud knows shO' feel scrumptious!
wy, de fallin of de year
Am de crownin'- time fob tuhkevs,
case dey GIBBS us special keer!"
De owl pat on his spectacles, an
looked eXceedin wise;
Tuck out his red bandanna, blnked
a tear, an wiped his eyes.
An den he said Il thing dat made AT
turkey ketch his bretf-
Sc: "Fren,' I'm cass' yO' horoscope,
an it reads-sudden def
JAMES D. CORRoTHERs in No
vember Criterion.
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SUITORs FOR AN HONEST Girl.

Miss Anna Walz, a comedy blond,
and Mrs. Nellie Mccoy, a younp
matron, are employed in Litchen7
STEMS laundry, No. lO4 East One
Hundred and Twenty-ninth street,
New York. Their duty is to receive
the washing from customers, sort it,
and see that it is properly returned.
A few days ago they found $l9 in
the breast pocket of a negIigee shirt.
James Bonner, a rich lace importer
and owner of the shirt and the mon
ey'Iwas notified. He sent note of
thanks and with it lace shawl
me young women ratified the shawl
ana divided the proceeds, and in that
way the story got out
somehow the young men think n
lou OF woman who could find so
much money in mans clothes and
not Keep 1t, said Miss Walk yester-
cay Anyway, I've had ten chanc-
es to get married since this thing
happened
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OUR FLORAHOME LETTER.
Editor NEWS:

Editor NEWS:
In previous letters | have been
cracking up Florida to the best of my
ability whereas if the whole truth
| be told there is not so much differ
ence between Florida and other
parts of our country-Illinois-where
| | hail from-for instance. We have
| to eat, sleep, work, wear clothing
etc, just as much as there; in fact
| believe there are more tramps in
Illinois to day than here proportion
ate to its inhabitants. Another fact Is
| that Florida has no room for lazy
man and Notwithstanding we raise
| two and three crops on the same
land in the same year we don't 40 it
without sowing and planting, plow-
ing and narrowing and we find it
work to do it. Then the idea of hav-
ing to harvest something every
month of the year, to eat strawber-
ries-if we take the trouble to pro-
tect them slightly, in January al d
until June. Mine are nicely in bloom
at this writing, and other things in
like abundance. We simply get tired,
but with our northern education not
to let things go to waste, we gather
and gather, eat and eat and wish
somebody would come aud help.
Then we miss the mud that so fire.
quently retards locOmotion up there
where we come from and gave us
rest afi er every shower and we can't
use our tobOggan and we miss the
snow shoveling and the sleigh rides
with the girls, those joyous rides
| chat reminded one of sitting on a
tub of ice water with the feet in it,
but wrapped up in pile of blankets
to keep warm. Yes, we look back to
those joyous times and long for
them once again, and who would
not? Who wants to live in a climate
where it is almost pei petual summer
and perpetual enjOyments. Why,
this country reminds me of the story
of the little girl who was reprimand.
ed by her mother for playing on Sun
day and told she would never get to
heaven if she did so. Asking if it
was always Sunday in heaven she
was told it was, after few minutes
of sober thought she wanted to know
if God would not let her go down to
hell some Saturday afternoon and
play with the little devils.
Health is one of the desirable
things we all aspire to. "All that a
man hath will he give for his life" is
Il quotation from some where, and "a
truism repeated daily in the lives
of thousands. Florida shows a
smaller death rate than any other
state in the union.
This is of course owing to constant
contact with fresh AFFAIR not heat
ed till its life giving properties are
burned out of it. Water plays an
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-11-20
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