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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

for colds.
Peruna is such remedy. If taken
at the first symptom of catching cold
1t heals the catarrhal condition before
1t becomes established and makes inn
possible spread of the disease.
Should the cold be neglected and re-
suit in catarrh, Peruna will cure, but
it viii take much longer and will result
in much unnecessary suffering.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

erly bred, fed and intelligently han
died, this autocratic porker will pay
off our debts, place a piano in the
home, a surrey at the door for your
self and family to ride to town in.
educate your boys at the agricultur-
al college and leave a balance in the
bank for rainy day."-Montans
Farmer
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

A square foot of the best Persian
rug is worth about $40, and it takes a
single weaver % days to complete it,
This allows the weaver about "A cents
o day for her wool and her labor. but
fhree-fourihs of this amount goes TO
pay for the wool. Only II cents day
e left for the weaver.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15
WOMEN OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Regard Peruna as Their Shield Against Catarrh,
Coughs, Colds and Catarrhal Diseases.

Catarrh is an old cold. Even the
strongest and most robust are liable
to colds during the winter months.
A cold, if neglected, is almost certain
to cause catarrh of the head, which
rapidly spreads through the system,
setting up catarrh of the throat, lungs,
stomach or pelvic organs. What a
host OF winter ailments would be pre-
vented BY preventive as well as cure
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

He-sI am very unfortunate, it seems
can please nobody" She-"Cheer up; 1
have no one to admire me, either" lie
'Tell you what. Let's found society for
mutual admiration. l, for instance, admire
your beautiful eyes; and what do you adj
mire in me? She-"Your good tastA -
Town and Country
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

The greasy appearance of coat
collar may be removed by rubbing
well with cloth dipped in ammonia
water. Velvet collars may be treated
in the same way, but must be held in
front of hot iron directly after to
raise the pile.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

Twice as Black.-Sam Cole--''Aiiss Yailer-
by done treat me scand'lous. She done tole
me yistid'y dat was black as de ace o.
spades" Jim Crow-"Dat s only half as bad
as what she seq bout me. She tole me was
black as de deuce. catholic Standard and
Times
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

Rats and mice can be driven away
by putting potash into their holes or
where they are likely to go. The air
will make it soft and sticky, and they
dislike it very much.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15
LES LOU GE71cAzW

Miss Lou Cetchum, No. 1855 Bass av.,
Memphis, Tenn. writes:-"PERUNA
brought me relief and health, and /
firmly believe in its efficacy. 1 had la
grippe last winter and suffered for
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

sfGot plenty of coal at your housc?''
Sure; more than we can use" Il wish
you'd let me have some. can't get any de-
livered. 'Oh, you mean ccal. l thought
you said cold. indianapolis News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

Miss Lizzie Brady, No. AZ Hoyt ST.,
Brooklyn, N. Y, writes:-"I desire to
speak in the highest terms of PERU
Ma, the medicine which believe is
entitled to more praise than any other
and tor the confidence and good will
of every woman in America. Last win
ter caught severe cold, which set
tied all over me, and as at first paid
but little attention to it soon found
that it had strong grip on me which
no medicine could cast off. / became
weak and irritable. / felt nervous
and mentally and physically exhaust
ed. relished nothing ate, and med
icine only .nauseated me. In my trou-
BILE I read in the paper OF PERUNA.
l sent for bottle, audit proved a god
send to me. I improved slowly but
surely, and in less than two months
perfect health was restored to me-"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

When you meet man with scheme, pro.
coed to get in hurry.-Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

Winding ones own business require,
more skill than those who SO freely recon
mend it seem to realize.-Puck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

We expect other people to believe what
we say a great deal oftener than we believe
it ourselves.-Indianapol News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

When Tomorrow promises much we for
get how To-day disappointed us.-Indianap
oils News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

: More opportunities are wasted through
the wrong people getting them than through
the right people neglecting them.-Puck
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

The car of Russia, with 9,000 600 acres, 4
the biggest land owner in the world.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

"He is a self-made man." is sometimes
heard as an cxcuse.-lndianapol News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

To carry care to bed is to sleep with q
pack on your back.-Hali5urton.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

"And you have no ambition to rise in the
worid?' Sure, ma am. Pm porch climb
er."-C1eyeland Plain Dealer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-02-15

several weeks without obtaining relief
until / took PERUNA. Three bottles
not only cured me completely, but it
left my system in fine condition, and
feel better than have for years.
You have host Of friends in Mempl il.
Miss Lou Cetchum."
Miss Beatrice Brown, No. 500 Walnut
| ST., Memphis, Tenn, writes:-"T
fail became very much run down, be-
ing overtaxed with social and domes-
tic duties. I caught hard. cold, and,
my system being in weakened condi-
tion, ! found it impossible to shake
of the cold. was advised by neigh
Dor to try PERUNA and bought bot
tie, and am only sorry now that I did
not know of it before, as 1t would have
saved me so much suffering. shall
not be without it again. as it Effected
speedy cure"
The age-herald., 1902-04-30
WEALTH IN THE SENATE.

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
 .The Millionaires' Club Is catch phrase for the United States Senate, but like most phrases of this character 1t is untrue The New York Sun has made in- quiry into the wealth of each of the members of the upper house, with the result that 1t completely disproves the idea which has been cunningly instilled into the public mind that it Is composed entirely of rich men. Two vacancies from Delaware exist in the Senate body today, with the result that the body now has but eighty-eight actual members. There Is but one very rich man in the Senate, Clark Democrat, of Montana, whose wealth. S25 COG, 900, is largely speculative, however Eleven others are rated as be- ing worth a million or more. They are Thomas Kearns, Utah; John Kean, New Jersey; James McMillan. Michigan; $. B, Elkins, West Virginia; John Dryden, New Jersey; Redfeld Proctor, Vermont; George Peabody Wetmore, Rhode Island; Nelson w. Aldrich, Rhode Island; Mar GUS A. Hanna. Ohio; Chauncey M. De- pew, New York; Eugene Hale, Maine.
 A second list includes the Senators who have & fixed income beyond their Senatorial earnings and professional or business earnings that place them be- vond dependence on the salary, but who cannot be placed in the millionaire class. They are Allison, Bard, Burnham, Bur rows. Burton, Carmack, Clark of Wyom- ing. Clapp, Dietrich, Dillingham;, Foster of Louisiana, Foster of Washington, Fairbanks, Foraker. Gamble, Gibson, uansbrough, Harris. Jones of Arkansas, Kittredge, Lodge, Willard, Mitchell, Nel- son. Perkins, Platt of New York, Ouarles, Quay Scott Spooner, Teller, Warren and Wellington.
 The third list includes the Senators who are dependent upon their Senatorial sal ary for their living, or their professional earnings. They are Bailey, Bacon Bate, Berry, Beveridge, Blackburn, Clay, Cock rell, Cullom. Daniel, Deboe, Deliver, Dubois, Frye, Gallinger, Hawley, Heit- fe1dt, Hoar Jones of Nevada, McLaurin of Mississippi McLaurin of South Car alina, McEnery, McComas, McCumber, Mallory, Martin, Mason, Money, Morgan, Patterson, Penrose, Pettus, Platt of Con- | necticut, Pritchard Rawlins. Simmons, Simon Stewart. Talliaferro, Tillman, Turner and Vest.
The age-herald., 1902-04-30
ENDORSE U. s. ARMY.
American Chamber of Commerce In
 Manila Passes Resolutions.

Manila, April 29. = The Manila Cham Der of Commerce has passed resolution endorsing the action of the United States army in the Philippines in an endeavor to counteract what the members of the Chamber believe to be the opinion pre- vailing in the United States that officers and soldiers have acted in violation of the rules of war. The preamble says the Chamber is composed exclusively of American business men who have been thrown into immediate contact with the prevailing conditions everywhere in the archipelago, and 1t was resolved that without the constant watchfulness and protection of the army In the Philippines no property or business interests would be safe and that upon its influence de- bends the stability of the civil govern ment.
 The resolution eulogizes General Char- fee, whose earnest effort has sustained and assisted the civil authorities in the difficult task of the establishment of civil government and praises ''ht good judgment and humanity, which have won him the admiration and affection of all loyal Americans in the islands,
The age-herald., 1902-04-30

the ordinary citizen eats are not higher than they were a year ago. These command in Chicago on foot from s3.00 to s6.4o a nunared, and they have been brought in in great numbers. The selnng price of such cattle has been advanced by the com bine to the consumers, and between the rebates of the railroads, the tariff, and the blacklisting of butchers by the credit associations of the combine, they are in position to rob the coun- try unmercifully. The government holds ample evidence of their plans, and the entire conspiracy should be and probably will be laid bare when the bill is filed by District Attorney Bethea, and the case is tried. It will be shown that the country is dis tricted by the six packers, both in the cattle buying and the selling territory, and that there is no competition any where as to either prices or terms of sale. All such things are dictated in Chicago, and the consumer is com pelled to pay up to Chicago greed and the tariff point.
 The Dingley tariff stands in the way of competition and far prices. It en- ables the six concerns to milk the country. And while 1t stands un- repealed the combine will in one way or another tax consumers heavily. There is but one true remedy-repeal all duties on meats.
The age-herald., 1902-04-30
SECTIONAL. SCHOOL BOOKS.
he Philadelphia Times.

From the Philadelphia Times.
 The Confederate veterans, at their meet ing at Dallas, Tex, adopted a report presented by General Lee recommending the compilation of material that would help the student of history to an under standing of the civil war as viewed from the Confederate side, and, among other things, the preparation of school histor- les that would do justice to Southern lead ership, Southern character and Southern environments.
 The first part of this project is entirely sound. It is essential that the historian shall have a knowledge of both sides of the secession controversy and shall un- derstand the attitude of the South, as we'll as that the records of it's struggle shall be preserved and made available. But surely the time is past for writing school histories with a sectional bias or with any other purpose than the presen- tation of historic truth.
 Neither the Confederate Veterans As sociation on the one hand nor the Grand Army of the Republic on the other Is a competent censor of textbooks in history At the distance at which we now stand from the civil war there is no excuse for a historian who writes anything but facts concerning the military operations of either side, and with the political social or ethical questions of that period. he is equally bound to deal dispassionately. Slavery is at an end; the issue of se- cession is settled finally and effectively by the only tribunal that could settle it. It is the business of the historian to state the issues not to pass opinions upon them History has already rendered its 1 judgment, and neither sympathy nor blame. exultation nor regret can alter it. Our children should be taught history pure and simple, and a book that under takes to teach anything else under the guise of teaching history has no place In the schools, either North or South.
The age-herald., 1902-04-30
Crumnacker at Home.

The Republicans of Indiana recently held a convention and nominated can didates for State officers, although the election does not occur until Novem- Der. Tn their platform they were in- definite over almost every sort of is sue. They advocate reciprocity with Cuba. They want it just and lib- eral," but they do not mention per centage of rebate. They are opposed to trusts, but they do not point out a remedy. The Republican leaders never do. The glittering generality is as far as they ever go.
 But Crumpacker did not secure even a glittering generality. The platform is as dumb as an oyster as to the Crumpacker issue. It is not mentioned or referred to in any way It is as much ignored as the alien and sedition law or any other back number of politics. It Is plain the Indiana Republicans do not want any sectional issue in their Campaign, and this is the best thing and the most definite thing that can be extracted from the platform under consideration.
 Otherwise the Indiana Republican platform is a compound of evasion and delusion. All platforms are. The American platform Is the most arrant deceiver and humbug in the world. It is alike meaningless and valueless. It is the acts of those in office that count-not the promises of those who desire to break into office.
 The omission of Crumpackerism from the Indiana Republican platform is, however, significant. It shows either the insignificance of Crum- packer at home, or the insignifcance of his issue. Both perhaps entered into the case, and the sectional issue may be considered strangled and re- jected beyond the hope of revival. Crumpacker should seek new fad.
The age-herald., 1902-04-30
IIIiteracy in the South.

The Chicago Tribune prints some tables that are not very complimentary to this section of the country, but they are tables that all should read and heed. because productiveness and lit eracy go hand in hand as all experi- ence both in this country, in Germany, in every other country, goes to dem- onstrate. The country that contains the most literates is the most pros porous and productive country, and the State in any country that contains the most Is the most prosperous and productive State. It is for this req son that we cannot afford to let any class or any color remain in ignorance. They must be made better cotton pickers, if they are cotton pickers, and education alone can do that, as Booker Washington has abundantly shown.
 The Tribune publishes the percent ages of illiteracy, first, in the cotton States, and then in some of the North ern States, as follows:
The age-herald., 1902-04-30
HE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
ExpeIIInq the Mosquito.

As a rule a mosquito does not fly more than 300 feet from the stagnant water that became it's birthplace. High winds may drive it further, but this is rarely the case, for in storm the troublesome little disease purveyor hides in the nearest shelter
 New Jersey is acting upon this knowledge of the short flight of the insect. Its entomologist, Professor Smith, is to be furnished with money from the contingent fund in Governor Murphy's hands, and a determined ef- fort is to be made towards ridding that State of the pest. A like effort is to be made at New Orleans, and the two may furnish the country with two needed object lessons.
 But really no such lesson is needed, for what Dr. Gorgas did at Havana is evidence enough. Yellow fever was driven out of that city by controlling it's mosquitoes. This was done on a large scale at considerable expense, because the city is large, the harbor stagnant, and the climate hot.
 Dr. c. Fermi states that in the climate of this country an expenditure of two hundred and fifty to three hun hundred dollars will rid a town of fifty thousand people of mosquitoes. The wet spots should, however, be filled in or drained. The, free use of fuel oil will do the rest. It is hoped that this will Joe made so plain this summer thsf next summer any town that desiFes to prosper and to attract population will take a hand in the crusade against the mosquito. The towns that do not will soon be avoided by Ill people who do not admire tht mosqutto's cheerful song at night, oi
 his propensity to load himself wei
 with disease germs which he dispense. generously wherever he stops to col
 ct blood toll.
The age-herald., 1902-04-30
MIR. RocKEFELLER's GIFT.

From the New York Times.
 The gift of a million dollars by MT. J. D. Rockefeller to promote the cause Of Southern education, coupled with and supplemented by the large sums pre- viously placed in the hands of Mir. Rob- ert c. Ogden and his associates for dis cretionary disbursement or pledged to them, places the newly organized Gen eral Educational Board in a position to accomplish a great and permanently ben eficial work in promoting the cause of education in the South. The purpose for which the board is formed is to give sub stantial and intelligent cooperation to those who are engaged in promoting the cause of popular education in the South ern states. It is not, as many suppose, a movement for the benefit of the negro exclusively, or even chiefly. While it is true that some of the most interesting ed- ducational experiments now in progress are directed to the mental development and industrial training of negroes, the fact has not been overlooked that to neglect the white population of the South would be crime against the dom- inant race and, incidentally, against that dominated The future of the South de- bends largely upon the satisfactory solu- tion of the race problem, and this would be impossible if In the work of the edu- cational propaganda the whites were ne- glected for the benefit of the blacks.
 The South is realizing more and more each year the value of educational facli- ties and the marked and even rapid i'm provement in the public school systems of the Southern states Is recognized by every intelligent visitor to that section who knew the conditions existing as late- ly as 1880 to 1885. The kind of assist ance and encouragement state and local | boards will receive from the General Educational Board, like that heretofore extended them by the gentlemen com posing it and their liberal associates in the movement, will be of the kind which stimulates local enterprise and removes the obstacles to liberal appropriations for school purposes, and not of the kind which induces easy dependence upon out side assistance. In this respect the movement has been very wisely managed from the first, and the possession of ample resources for assistance where 1t is needed will not change this policy Mr. Rockeferrel is not sentimental phil anthropist and does not often, if ever make the mistake of giving money where It will do more harm than good. In this instance he has shown as much wisdom l as liberality.
The age-herald., 1902-04-30
The Deficit,

"Guarantors to the music festival are not paying up as fast as we expected, ." said a member of the committee yester- day, but we hope to collect nearly the full amount of the deficit oy the first of May.
 promptly, ard altogether the committee has received nearly $500. But there is no excuse now for any guarantor putting settlem ent off any longer. The bills have to be met, and the sooner this business is settled the better for Birmingham's rep utation. I happen to know that the de- flcits in Atlanta and Nashville were col lected in a tew days after the festival entertainments"
The age-herald., 1902-04-30
sIeep.

You sit up late MT Mabenp' observed a newspaper worker as he greeted Sloss- Sheffelds new president in the Hillman lobby, at quarter past 12 Monday night. Mir Maben had just written a letter. and was in the act of dropping 1t in the box. q don't call this late,' said the genial capitalist. "When I was at home in New York, never retired until after midnight"
 At what hour did you rise?'
 About seven," was the reply
 "Does one get enough sleep in six or seven hours?''
 "Yes; six and a half hours should be ample"
 This led to a general discussion of sleep ing habits.
 MT. Maben said the eight-hour sleepers wasted time Think of it, exclaimed the financier, sleeping away third of ones life,"
 Asked as to the hours of sleep of brain workers in New York, Mir. Maben re- piled that those whom he knew anything about got along with six or seven. Among the men he cited was Pierpont Morgan, who is at the Union Club every night of the week until F o'clock. Morgan rises at and breakfasts at 8.
The age-herald., 1902-04-30
Southern Cities,

According to William Henry Given of the American Contractor, who has re- turned to New York from an extended tour of the southern states, the south Is having great period of building activ- ity. Jacksonville, Atlanta, Birmingham, Knoxville and Chattanooga are referred to as scenes of special push.
 "The work being done in Jacksonville" MT. Given says, involves the practical rebuilding of the business section of the city, which was destroyed by the great fire. Perhaps the most important of the new buildings in the Florida metropolis Is the new Windsor Hotel. It will be five stories high, of brick, with gray stone trimmings.
 ''The desire for skyscrappers seems to have hit Atlanta and Birmingham, and the desire is being gratifed. There are four or five buildings under way in At lanta, most of them for business pur- poses, which will range from twelve to fourteen stories. One hotel, which is to be called the Piedmont, will be fifteen stories"