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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-08-08

Mr.. DIN Wilcox, who has been down
with slow fever for more than a
month, We are glad to note is able to
be up again.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-08-08

Miss Fronie Price, after spending n
couple of weeks in Colfax, returned to
Kennilworth the latter part OF last
week
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-08-08

Prof. Fl. B. Hines came down from
Coushatta last Wednesday night,
and returned home Thursday morn
lug with his wife and two children,
who have been visiting Mrs. E. Nc
Knight for the last two weeks.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-08-08

We beg pardon for failing to make
mention last week OF the arrival of a
son in the household of Mr.. w. F..
Richie.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-08-08

To Cure a Cold in One Day
take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. E. w. Groves signature is on
each box. % cents.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-08-08

Miss Angie Taquino, pretty lass
OF sixteen, is now installed as ''Cen-
tral'' in the Colfax telephone Office.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-08-08

The cotton worms are here without
any doubt. Mr.. T. P. Mcknight
found them on Mr.. j. H. McNeely's
place last Thursday, and brought
two of the worms to town.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-08-08

Mr.. w. X. Peurifoy was in Colfax
last Monday looking after the tele-
phone business.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-08-08

Mr.. j. H. McNeely has the thanks
of the Chronicle force for nice treat
to watermelon.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-08-08

Master Howard Wells has been sick
for about ten days with slow fever at
his fathers place on Grants point.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-08-08

Mr.. r. w. Cobb, formerly with the
Colfax Lumber Co., has gone to his
home at Pensacola. Fla.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-08-08
LOCAL DOTS:
Finest melons at McNeely's.

BoRN.-To Mrs. r. S. Cameron, at
6 p. m. on Friday, July 31st, 1908,
a SON
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Percentage of Coltax Gun Club.

The following is the percentage Of
the members of the Colfax Gun Club
at the close OF shoot No. q, August
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-06-10
SERVANTS IN ECUADOR.
The Traveller Is Forced TO Hire
Many to Serve Him.

the Traveller Is Forced to Hire
Many to Serve Him.
If you We're living In Ecuador land
wished to hire servant you could
hardly get one by himself' or herself.
but would bekoppelled,to taketup with
q drove of'them, probably far,outnum-
berngiyourfown.f For example.
with cook you would fhave,to receive
her husband and, children, and perhaps
also her fathersand mother. into your
house to+bed,and board, and eachwould
bring along ,all his or her'portable,prop
erty, consisting mainly Of domestic
pets, such as pigs, chickens, rabbits.
dogs ,and other alive stock" The hus-
band may havp some ttrade (which he
follows during 1.-THE day, butgat meal
times ani comes Inc returns
to- the bosom .ofl his ,family and yours.
Itiwouh sconshlered downright In
humanity toGefuse themsfoodiand shell
ter, and not servant In Ecuador
would work forsso mean a master or
mistress, The children of your cook
may eSutilhed-for lightsserSices. ,such
as running errands., wedding the gar
den and tending the baby, but thelnu-
merous brood is 'apt,to be flight finger
ed and certain TO DE lousy, dirty land
probably diseased. Theret is no help
FOR II, however, because "elecostumbre"
has decreed that for every servant you
hire you unjust, expect at least,a dozen
extra mouths to feed. ,
Nor Is this theworst'of It. Occasion,
ally thescooksi relativesk from fanother'
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PlCKlNGS FROM FICTION.

Most of us look best at little dis
lance from one another.-"Paul Kel-
YER"
1t is only in higher circles that wom-
en- can lose their husbands and yet re-
main bewitching.-"The Gray Wig"
No man who Is not an egotist or
worse is ever sure Of woman's love
till she has told 1t with her own lips
Ills Daughter First"
When in doubt go to church, for
there's nothing that lets a man think
better than long prayer and a slow
sermon.-"Adam Rush"
There are sixteen ounces to the
pound still, but two of them are wrap
ping paper III a good many stores
Letters of a Self Made Merchant"
used to think that marriage made
men old, sour and suspicious. | find
was mistaken. 1t Is not the wife; 1t
is the money mafket.-"Love and the
Soul Hunters"
b'licve In hayin' a good time when
you start out to have 1t. If you git
knocked out of one plan you want to
git yourself another right quick, be-
fore your sperrits has chance to fall.
-"Loyey Mary"
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Sooner or later every owner OF a
country home runs up against the idea
OF rustic work. Generally II hits him
hard sometimes too hard. II you real.
~ need seats or summer houses In your
woodland nothing can be more appro.
PIRATE than logs with the bark on, be
cause they harmonlze with the growing
trees, says Country Life In America.
This is the real secret of the popularity
OF rustic work, its fitness. 1t is op-
posed TO costlier and more architectural
features which make a strong contrast
with natural surroundings. Occasion.
ally, however, you Will find man who
has fallen head over heels In love with
rustic work for its own sake. The con.
seqence Is that he fills the lawn in front
of his house with all sorts of rustic i'm.
possibilities which look doubly foolish
because they have no earthly use and
because they are out in a sunny spot
In the midst of an environment which
Is civilization rather than nature.
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Ancient HeIH.

In ancient times the beds we read
about were simply rugs, skins or thin.
mattresses which could be rolled up
and carried away in the morning. :. At
night they were spread on the. floor.
which In the better class of houses,
was of tile or plaster, and as the shoes
We're not Worn in the house and the,
feet We're washed before entering Il.
room the floors Were cleaner than,
ours. After time II sort OF bench.
three feet wide, was built around two
or three sides of the room aboutI Va
foot above the floor and, covered with
a soft cushion, was used during the
day TO sit or lounge on and as a sleep,
Ing place at night. The bench twas
sometimes made Ikea settee, movable
and of carved wood ior iyory.-London
Standard
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FOR SALE.
Mortgage bonds of $500 denomination, ca
ing "A per cent interest, clear of taxes.
PROPERTIES FOR SALE.

For sale or exchange-Along Bruins
wick turnpike, about four miles from
Lambertville, Farm of 1870 acres, brick
dwelling, 1 rooms, outbuildings, 1900
apple trees, running stream, springs
and well.
Nos. IS and 81 York street-Lot II
#. front by 1870 #. deep, with black
smith and wheelwright shops and
frame barn.
Grover N. Frame house. : rooms, barn
and lot about lls acres, fruit and excellent
spring, on road leading from Sergeantsyille to
Rlngoes.
Nos II and IL CoryeH ST. double brick
dwelling house with barn and large lot.
3 choice building lots on \. Union st, 80 IT.
front each.
No. 251 n, Union St., frame dwelling, rooms
on first floor, bedrooms, cellar and attic with
lot No 1T. front. Terms reasonable
No. 40 South Main street, 8-story brick
dwelling, cheap.
No. 80 York strcct-large 3-story brick DWELL
ing with large lot-hot water heat. Terms
easy.
Nos. 41-49 South Franklin street. Frame
dwelling houses. Easy terms
No. 20 South Main street, three-story brick
dwelling Z rooms and cellar
No. 81 South Main street, brick dwelling
three stories, rooms.
Nos. 2s 30 81 Wilson street, three frame
houses, easy terms,
Franklin street, vacant lot near Swan street.
No. Is Douglas street Cottage Hill, frame
house and barn with large lot house has 10
rooms.
No. % Douglas street, Cottage Hill, brick
house Ii rOoms) with large lot.
No. 93 Franklin street, frame house with
large lot. Hot water heating system.
Some of the above properties are offered on
the installment plan and can be purchased by
monthly payments.
Aug ID, 1902.
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THE SHANK OF THE SHOE.
What the Glazed, Metallic Marks
Thereon Told the broker.

Thereon Told the Broker.
Half score of clerks in one OF the
largest brokerage houses In New York
were astounded one morning when
one by one they We're called into their
employers private office and asked to
hold up their feet and show the shanks
of their shoes. They thought the ''old
man. had gone quite mad. Each
young man as he entered the office
was told to sit down and put his foot
up on corner of the desk where 1t
the house put on his glasses and very
carefully scrutinized the shank of the
shoe.
When all had been put through this
examination he called the entire force
of clerks into his office and explained
To them why this unusual examination
had been made,
"lon are well aware" said he that
will not have n drinking man In my
employ II | know II. For some time
l have had good reasons for believing
that several of the young men before
me have been indulging quite too
much. Now l know it. Here are the
marks of the bar rail on the bottoms
of your shoes"
Several of the young men braced
themselves against the wall and lifted
their feet rs blacksmith lifts the foot
of horse. Sure enough, there were
the glazed, metallic marks on the dry
leather They We're the evidences of
guilt, and the young mems faces
showed il.
Its unmistakabie proof" said the
head of the house. You may fix up
your breath nj the drug store and the
barber can clean up your eyes and
face. but yen neglect the shanks of
your shoes"
That afternoon three young men
cleaned out their desks and gave the
keys TO the managing clerk.-New
York Herald.
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KITCHEN SUPERsTITlONS.
why Most Cooks Always Stir Their
Batter One Way Only. 4

why Most Cooks Always Stir Their
Batter One Way Only. j.
Take a good lump of fresh butter
and roll it in -four place it in lined
saucepan with half pint of good, rich
cream, stir it gently over low. fire. al;
ways the same way, till 1t begins TO
simmer" ia
This recipe for the making of melted
butter is quoted from an old .fashioned
cookery book of "A century ago, IbutIthe
direction to stir always the$same
way" is observed as religiously today
as it was then, and probably VIII be for
thousand years to come.
All cooks OF all ma tons. stir not only
the same way, but, also FRONT Feast Ito
west, sure indication hatgthef pracs
tice originated with sun ,worshlpers. ~
Speaking of stirring brings atoX mind
that In most English households scopns
try ones at least-the praetieeJofsthe
whole family Joining to stir. the Christ,
mas plum pudding is still in vogue. a. "a
There are many peculiar, old1fash;
Toned supersutlons connected with
cooking.
For instance. In Scotland. when .oats
cakes are being baked, 1t Is still cusi
tomary to break off little piece and
throw it into the fire. q
At one time, whenever n baking was
made-whlch was perhaps onee% a
month only cake was made with,
nine knobs on it. Each Of the company
broke one off, and, throwing 1t behind
him, said, This / give to thee; preserve
thou my sheep" mentioning theiname,
of noxious animal-fox, wolf or eagle.
A roast pheasant Is usually >sentfup
with the tail feathers. This practice rs
memorial of the days when a.pea;
cock was skinned before roastingdand
when cooked was sewed into its plum.
age again, its beak gilded and so served
Tossing the pancake is another inter.
estlng food superstition. Formerlytthe
master OF the house was always called
upon to toss the Shrove Tuesday pan!
cake. Usually he did 1t so clumsily
that the contents of the pan found their
way TO the floor, when fine was.de-
manded by the cook. The custom Sis
still kept up at Westminster. school,
where a pancake Is tossed over the, bar
md scrambled for. The one who Sc.
cures 1t is rewarded with a guinea. y
The origin of the cross on hotgcross
buns Is a matter of dispute. There is
little doubt that cakes partly1 diyided
into four quarters We're made long be;
fore the Christian era. At one ,tlmedt
was believed that bread baked on. Good
Friday would never grow moldy.aand
a piece of 1t grated was kept in.eyeryl
house, being supposed to be aEsoyer.
eign remedy for almost any kindly
ailment to which man is subject, i''fs
In many parts of England it is con,
sidered unlucky to offer minee piefto
n guest. 1t must be asked for.-Boston
Journal
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Switzerland a mean temperature
equal to that of north Africa at the
present time is shown by its fossil
flora to have prevailed during the milo
Gene or middle tertiary epoch. An
thropoid apes lived in Germany and
France; fig and cinnamon trees flour
ished ut Dantzic; in Greenland, up to
70 degrees of latitude, magnolias
bloomed and vines ripened their fruit,
while In Spitzbergen and even in Grin
nell Land, within little more than 3
degrees Of the pole. swamp Expresses
and walnuts, cedars, lines planes and
poplars grew freely, water lilies Gov
cred over standing pools and irises
lifted their tall heads by the margins
of streams and rivers.-E Edinburgh Re
view.
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village come to pay her visit of a fort
night or wo-lasting as long as you
will tolerate it-men, women and chill
dren, bringing more dogs, pigs, chick
ems, etc, to be housed and fed. Fortu-
nately, they are not accustomed to
"dewny beds Of ease" or sumptuous
living, but consider themselves in
clover if plentifully supplied with
beans, corn meal and potato soup, and
will sleep contentedly on the stones OF
the patio or the straw of the stable.
The danger is that some of the stranger
hangers on may not be as honest as
the cook herself is supposed to be, and
cases are known where thieves and
even murderers thus gained admission
to the inside of the casa with disas-
trous results Philadelphia Record
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No Sense Of PrOportiOn.

The young man who had spent fhis
efforts for several years withoutsrei
suit In studying art was talking with
his practical uncle, who 'had patiently
paid the bills. 1
"Of COURSE" said theAyoung artist
Il know l haven't made fmuch of II go
of it, but | don't think youloughtlto ad-
wise me to try somethings else. You
know It's best to put all Your eggs lin
one basket and watch that basket"
''Um. That may be.Charlie: but did
you ever think how. foolish it Dis to put
SO many baskets around onee bantam
eggY-Youths Companion
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GOLD CANNON BALLS.
The Jungle Hidden Treasure of AN
East Indian Princess.

The Jungle Hidden Treasure of AN
East Indian Princess.
Not long ago an old peasant was
wandering in the jungle about half n
mile from the city of Ahmadnager IN
India, when he found round ball of
metal. 1t was black and looked like
an old iron round shot, but when the
old man lifted it he was struck with
its immense weight. lie carried 1t
home and found on scratching 1t that
it WAS IL lump of solid gold. 1t weighed
eight pounds and its sale made the
finder rich for life.
There are many more OF these can
non balls, each worth II small fortune,
lying hid or buried in the recesses of
this jungle. and their story Is Il curious
one. At the end of the sixteenth cen
fury Akbar, the greatest emperor Hin
dustan ever saw, WAS at the height
of his glory At the head of his con-
querng army he summoned Ahmad-
mayer to surrender The city and Its
rich treasure were then under the rule
| of the Princess Candle. knowing that
resistance could be but short, and in
| bitter rage against the oppressor, she
caused all the treasure of gold and
silver to be melted down. She cast
| the metal into cannon balls and en-
| graved upon each maledictions against
the conqueror These We're fired into
the jungle and when Akbar entered
the city, instead of the rich hoard he
had hoped to win, he found "A treasury
absolutely empty.
That this Is not the only occasion
upon which cannon balls OF gold have
been cast is proved by the fact that In
the treasury of the shah of Persia
there may be seen in the same room
where stands the famous peacock
throne two small globular projectiles
| of gold. They We're estimated by a re-
| cent visitor to weigh about thirty one
pounds each and are roughly made
Their origin or purpose is, however,
totally forgotten. 1t is only known
| that they are very old-Chicago Chron-
| icle
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The Great lPorceInin Taxxer.

In 1870 A. D.,lafter nineteeRyearsto OF
ceaseless labor and ,an expendituretof
about 100000. the, Chinese govern
ment finished the wonderful porcelain
tower at Nankin. wltichl stood for near
ly four and aiquarter' centuries, until
1856. the most marvellous buildingtever
erected by human hands. 1t WIS OF
octagCnal form. 260 feet insheight, with
nine stories, each Ihaving a,cornlcetand
gallery without.
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when the narb.r was n wit.

In original literature the barber is
Il great figure. and Arabian tales are
full of him. In Italy and Spain he was
often the brightest man in town, and
his shop was headquarters for wit
and intrigue. Jasamin became famous
as n poet III southern France and re
cited his verses with razor, scissors,
brush and comical gestures as he dress
cd the hair and beard of fine ladies and
gentlemen in his shop. He had Il great
run, made money. hived fame, and
Smiles made book about him.
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GhOIly's Rppnrtee.

"Cholly is SO clevah at weparteew
exclaimed Clarence
Isn't he?" said Reginald whats
his latest?"
"A gweat, howwid bwute said to
him, You are the biggest fool in this
state And Cholly answered wight off.
I don't agwee with your! Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
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NV here were they marriedf"
81 amt jest sure" answered the
small boy, cause they left me home.
but guess II WAS in the stecpe"
''ln the steepleY"
well, heard EN- say II was Il high
church wedding. . Chicago Post,
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

ESTATE OF ESTHER A. BUTTERFoss DECEASED
Pursuant to the order of Paul A. Queen,
Surrogate of the County of Hunterdon, made
on the thirteenth day of April, A. ID. one
thousand nine hundred and three, notice is
hereby given to all persons having claims
against the estate of Esther A Butterfoss,
late of the County of Hunterdon, deceased
to present the same, under oath or affirmation,
to the subscriber, executor of said deceased
within nine months from the date of said
order; and any creditor neglecting to bring
in and exhibit his or her claim (under oath or
aifirmatGnl, within the time limited, will
be forever barred of his or her action there
for against the said Executor.
Dated April 10, A. ID. 1903
CYRUS VAN Dol All,
April Is, 1903 Executor
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Il never send out a, story for publica-
uon," said Dullpath, the realist, with
out first having slept over It,"
Il don't believe I've ever read one of
them either without doing theA same
thing" returned Hawley.
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There are two kinds of unhappy PEG
pie In the world those who are sad
because they are not known and those
who are miserable because they are
known too we'll
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TO CONSERVATIVES.

The undersigned having been restored to
health by simple means, after suffering for
several years with severe lung affection, and
that dread disease Consumption, is anxious
to make known to his fellow sufferers the
means of cure To those who desire it, he will
cheerfully send free of eharge) a copy of the
prescription used, which they will find sure
cure for Consumption, Asthma, Catarrh
bronchitis and all throat and lung Maladies.
He hopes all sufferers will try his remedy, a
it is invaluable. Those desiring the preserip
ton, which will cost them nothing and may
prove a blessing, will please address,
Rev. EDWARD a. WILSON.
brooklyn, New York.
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ATLANTIC CITY nNISInN

Leave PHILADELPHIA Chestnut sire, and
South street Ferries
For Atlantic Cry 'dNo a M, lei sSam, eN
tW III, eN. 1000 a m, eN tiOlS n M tx
99 o., s = m, eN. t2N m, eN- 400 p M, ex
tl,So IN, eN, taM y m, eN, Sa.0o p M, lei
aaio y m, let ata.Aop pm, eN. '5,g' pm, ex
For tArk MAYS 30 m. $50 am Sala
a M boil i0p m. cttl0pm. S1-Mpm AIS 10
p
pm
FoR OCEAN CRY 's45anr Sgi5am boil 10
p m df4Ai m, 800 p m af5.i0 u m
SEA lsLE-'s.iS II m hot 80 pm dfasopm
M0 y NJ. atai0pm
-" DAILY. "s' sundays. y" Weekdays. ~
VIA subway "a SouthSt. aSn u" south st
80 e" South ST. Aah "d' South ST iis
% saturdays only.
Detailed time tables at ticket offices 18th and
Chestnut SITS, S3i Chestnut ST. ln1a Chestnut
81 6'a south 81 St, sa6s Market ST and 40
stations
Union Transfer Company viii call for ann
check baggage from hotels and residences
A. T. DICE, EDISON j. WEEKS.
Genl Stunt Genl Pass'r kgfs.
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SweetGantent

Sweet Content.
Blobbs-Sillicus is very proud of3his
lineage, isn't he?
Slobbs-Yes; he would ratherA have
ancestry than make a name. for him
.aif -philadelnhia Record. =.
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TRAINS FOR NEW HOPE.

Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal, week.
1aNs, .0i, a36 a m, zoo, 4.fa, SOC, II az u. m
sundays, 93l a. m, i.49, : 10 n, M
Arrive at New Hope $40, II N A. m. ini. & A.
~ p m, y y a m. weekdays. sundays
iL33 Il. m, 3.5l, $50 u. IN.
Close connection at Jenkintown with fast ex
press trains 10 and from New York Baltimore
Washington, the South and West
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Mathushek and Trowbridge Pianos.
Mason 4 Hamlin, Estey aud Car
penter Organs.
Edison Photographs and Records
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Nov. 10, 1902.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-06-26
GRAFTON.

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Inc panu mas peen eheaeeu 10 Pi"H at
South Londonderry july j.
Miss Helen culver is at home from
school in Mortified, Mass.
Ernest G. Fairbank came home Wednes-
dav TO attend his sisters wedding
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pattist cburch next sunday Jnna y
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