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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-09-12
LUCK VERSUS SCIENCE.
There are Many Farmers Yet who
VIII Not Admit that Science Can
Teach Them Anything.

Men are not as scarce as they
ought to be who ridicule any idea of
germs as the cause of diseases in
men, animals or plants. If Ignorance
is not bliss in such cases, it affords
the ignoramus large amount OF sat
isfaction to sneer at book farming,
and with loud mouth proclaim that
science has nothing to do with farm
ing, which is merely a matter of plow-
ing and hoeing, and land and rain.
Numerous writer's on poultry dis
eases proclaim that filth causes
cholera" slice causes cholera and
roup," and other similar nonsense.
Some say that anthrax and blackleg
are caused by cattle eating weeds,
and that luck and the moon have
more to do with the success and
failure in farming than bacteria, or
anything learned at colleges or from
books. And yet many of these OBJ
jectors are careful not to drink con-
taminated water, and some of them
will not let their cows or horses
drink it. Their reason is not because
disease germs lurk therein, but be-
cause it is bad luck to do SO. A great
outbreak of typhoid fever broke out
in England among people who bought
army blankets from soldiers who re-
turned from the Boer war. Is it con-
ceivable that army, or any other
blankets, could cause typhoid fever
unless they were contaminated with
the germs of the disease? These
germs are what we call bacteria, or
disease germs. These disease germs
can be seen, but only by using mi
croscope to aid natural vision; and
those who deny their existence prob
ably never looked into microscope
and many never saw one and know
nothing of it's construction or pow
ers. Some people will not believe
what they can not see, and in this
they are blinded by ignorance and
prejudice. There are men yet who
contend that filthy mud pools are
good for hogs to wallow in, simply
because hogs seem to enjoy the cool'
ing effects. Such men are not only
cndangering the health of their OWL
hogs, but they are dangerous mem
beers of community, because they
are likely to spread the germs of the
disease among their neighbours stock
We need agricultural education and
less tomfoolery.-Texas Farm and
Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-09-12
An Illinois Mans
Unique Flying Machine

Half the population Of Streator, ILL.,.
has gone ''daffy" over the problem Of
airships, and meeting was held re-
Gently. attended by 300 citizens. to give
public expression of approval to the
ideas of Mr.. Reiferscheid. who believes
confidently that he has solved the prob
lem of aerial navigation. Mr.. Refer
scheid has been at work the. past three
years upon these plans, has built at diff
ferent times i've different balloons, and
Ut every test has given to the public
Just what he promised. The people,
therefore. have confidence in him and
when he insists that he has an airship
that will lift 1000 pounds or more dead
weight, according to the amount of pow
er used, and carry 1t through the air 1t
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-09-12
pE-Ru-NA .= =::s!S;. . WOMEN
Saws Dr.. M. e. Gee. of San francisco.

A CONSTANTLY increasing number
"A of physicians prescribe Peruna In
their regular practice.
II has proven its merits SO thoroughly
that even the doctors have overcome
their prejudice against so called patent
medicines and recommend it to their
al Advise Womea TO Use Pe-fu-aes
Says D.. Gee.
DR.. NJ C. Gee is one of the physicians
who endorse Peruua- In . letter writ
ten from SIS Jones street, San Fran
cisco, CAL, he says:
"There is q general objection on the
part of the practicing physician to advo-
cate patent medicines, but when any one
medicine cures hundreds of people, 1t
demonstrated its own value and does not
need the endorsement of the profession.
"Peruna has performed 80 many
wonderful cures In San Francisco thai
am convinced that II Is = valuable
remedy. have frequently advised Its
use for women, as find II fnsnrea
regular and painless mensfrusfi0n,
cures leuc0rrIiOa and ovarian troubles,
and builds up the entire sysfem. l also
consider it one of the finest catarrh
remedies | know Of: l heartily endorse
your medicine."-M. C. Gee, M. d.
Mrs. e. T. Gaddis, Marion, N. c., is one
of DIR. Hartman s grateful patients. She
consulted him by letter, followed his
directions, and is now able to say the
| following:
Before commenced to take Peruns
Icould not do any hard work without
suffering greatpain. Itook Peruna, and
can say with pleasure that it has don.
more for me than any other medicine
have ever taken. Now / am as well a
ever; do all my own work and 1t neve
hurts me at all. Think Peruna lisa grea
| medicine for womankind. Mrs. e. I
| Gaddis.
Women are especially liable to pelvi
catarrh, female weakness as 1t is com
monty called.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-09-12
He Got the Quarter.

New Office Boy-Please, sir, may l
have quarter to buy ticket to the
show?
Great Lawyer (severely)-Is that the
way you expect to get on in the World?
Why, at your age began life as mere
drudge in the Office of an old lawyer in
Smithville--
Eyes, sir; that was my grandfather.
He has told me how he wanted you to
scrub out the Office, and how you ran
away with circus"
"Eh? What did you cay? Oh, a
quarter 10 take you to the show? Ger
tainly, my boy; here's dollar. Boys
will be boys."-N. Y. Journal.
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ing or lowering the machine. and to as
sist in guiding 1t; a rudder In the CEN
ter is the main steering device, and Mr..
Refreshed insists that the machine
can be made to turn III its own length,
can rise to any height or descend at
will. A six horse power gasoline mo-
tor will provide the motive power with
which to run all the machinery. The
balloon is to be inflated with hydrogen
gas and hermetrically sealed. 1t will
be- far enough away from the gasoline
engine to obviate any possible danger
az explosion. Three safety devices are
provided against accident. The large
fans, 1t is commended, would permit the
airship to descend in safety. in case the
balloon collapsed. The framework about
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-09-12
NEW PLANT DISCOVERED.
tula and Give Out q Deadly
ChlOrOf0rm Odor.

A wonderful tree of unknown variety
has been discovered in a mountain can
yon in a spur of the San Jacinto noun
tains, down near the Mexican line.
The leaves of the tree resemble. in
size and shape, the fig leaf, but they are
of wildly purple color, and the un-
der side of the leaf is thickly covered
with stiff hairs, which stand out from
the leaf fully half an inch. These
hairs are sharp and thorn-like, and cas-
lily penetrate the skin, and when they
do SO, they are poisonous, causing SWELL
ing and much pain.
The blossoms are as peculiar as are
the branches and leaves. They are of
rusty red color, and are about two
inches in diameter. In shape they are
q very good representation of the taran-
lula. There is huge hairy bulb. in
shape resembling the abdomen of the
poisonous spider. and there are several
chives or stamen corresponding to the
legs of that insect.
The most peculiar features of the plant.
however. remain to be told. When
ever one approaches the plant or when
the wind agitates the branches of the
tree, the flowers give on an abundance
of perfume-heavy, sickening and dead
ly. This perfume has the quality Of
chloroform, and few inhalati0ns Of
the odor produces Inconsistencies. The
prospectors who made the discovery Of
the plant we're rendered insensible upon
approaching the tree to examine it.
AS the plant seems to have no botan-
zeal name, two names have been sug-
gested by the qualities Of the plant it,
self. One is the ''tarantula plant" tho
other, "chloroform tree."-California
Letter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-09-12

the balloon would compel that to form
parachute in case of q puncture permit
ting the air 20 escape, and the ship
would descend gracefully without the
least danger-at least Mr.. Reiferscheid
40 declares.
The Chicago Chronicle says that sew
eral scientists who have examined the
machine assert that he has solved the
problem of aerial navigation, and, as In
dicated in the FIRST sentence Of this ar
ticle, the entire town has the airship
fever, and every resident Is willing to
take stock in the enterprise to the ex-
tent of providing means At least for .
practical demonstration Work win b
commenced Immediately upon con-
structing the smaller machine. and
within three months actual test will DEM
onstrate whether or not it y . sueeeoA
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-09-12
SOME LARGE BOTTLES.


In attempting to turn out huge bot
tie to send to the st. Louis exposition,
the glass blowers of Alton, ILL.,, have
turned out four glass bottles with a
capacity Of As gallons each, which are
believed to be the largest bottles ever
blown.
The largest type of bottle known COM
mercially is the carboy, which holds 20
salons.
Alonzo Miller made the first big bot
tie. Other glass blowers then strove
to Guido him. and attempted to make
big bottle, without a mold, In order to
give It greater size. Valentine Reinin-
ger, Jesse Steelman, and John Metz un-
dertook the task, and with only shaper
to fashion the bottoms, they blew yes
sells capable of holding As gallons each.
It was . task of one hour to make each
bottle.
Forty pounds of molten glass were
drawn from the furnace, and shaped on
the end of a long blowpipe. In order to
accomplish the feat, the glass had to
be reheated many times In the furnace
~ W0S Uclu8 DiOWA PAocss~
state to the size and shape desired.
Many unsuccessful attempts to form the
big bottles were made before complete
success was met.
All the air used in blowing the bot
ties made, about II 900 cubic inches in
each, was supplied from the lungs of the
blowers, who were making them, one
man blowing the bottle alone. The
chief difYiculty lay in keeping the neck
of the bottle hot and plastic, as 1t was
cooled quickest by the iron blowpipe.
Many bottles were made, but most OF
them were spoiled in the operation, and
were discarded. The four perfect ones,
which have been preserved for exhibit
ton, stand nearly six feet high, and are
about 1e inches across at the bottoms.
The making of these big bottles Is
recognized as masterful feat in the
glass blowing trade. Glass blowers
from all parts of the country have taken
great interest in the experiment, and
the makers of the bottles have received
many inquiries as to their methods. 1t
is a new line for rivalry. as 1t was here
tofore considered impossible to make
such big bottles, because of the difscul-
ties in the way of the blowers handling
such q large mass of molten glass;
Philadelphia Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-09-12
Japanese Carving

An. English dealer, interviewing Okla,
the great modern Japanese carver of
worries, said to him: "Why do you
waste your time on carving the un-
der part, which is never seen? You
could work much quicker and make
money far more rapidly if you were to
leave that part plain" And the carver
answered.: God, who gave me skill
and taste, can see the under part. |
dare not leave it uncarved!" That ID
the spirit in which the work is done
In far Japan.--Cincinnat ENQUIRER.
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II. the populace appears willing to give

viii, the populace appears willing to give
Il financial backing.
Mr.. Reiferscheid's device has been In
vestigated by representatives of the Ger
man government. also gentlemen Inter-
ested In the Louisiana purchase EXPOSE
ton. all of whom pronounce his model
to BE- q marvel, and he has been offered
large sums by foreign countries to go
there and perfect the machine but he
prefers to remain In Streator and per-
NIT his home~to enjoy whatever honors
shall result.
Mr.. Reiferscheid's airship consists of
I balloon pointed at both ends, and ly-
ing in q horizontal position. Around
this balloon are strips of aluminium
strong enough to make very substantial
frame work. At each end are the
propeller, six in AL, 70 be used IN rails
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-09-12

1t is only about three years since
the dowager empress of China loathed
foreigners and everything foreign. but
In that time the Chinese court has
been modernized in many ways. At
recent entertainment in her palace
at Picking the Misses Yu Keng, the
two daughters of an ex-minister to
Paris, danced a minuet dressed as a
French peasant boy and girl. On the
same evening four Chinese princesses
went through a quadrille. the empress
looking on with evident pleasure. Not
so long ago Chinese woman who
dressed as q man brought lasting dis
grace on herself and her relatives.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-09-12

FnGN VENTS ooAA rnOM OFSEl iiNo
around on the pivoted posts until the
floats lie on either side Of the boat, and
at some distance from 1t. AS will be
easily understood, the leverage obtained
ty SO mounting the floats Is very great.
and as soon US the loaf tits slight
ly the float which is forced into the wa
ter exerts its buoyant power to bring
the boat to level position again.-Chi-
cagO News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-09-12

In the Crimea scientists have been
making queer experiments with fruit
trees. Instead of trying to increase
their growth and yield by heaping fer
tilizers around the roots. they have been
cutting tiny holes into their trunks and
inserting salts of iron in both solid and
liquid form. An account of these Curl
GUS experiments has been read before
the Imperial society recently, and 1t
was declared by the men who have been
thus feeding the trees that the method
had proved itself to be highly success
full. Photographs were shown Of 900
trees that had been thus treated. and
the pictures appeared to prove the truth
Of the allegations, for all the trees were
beautiful with foliage and fiourishing
excellently.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-09-12
Unusually Clean

s. 8. Teacher-Why, Jimmie. how pale
you are.
Jimmie amt pale. Some blame
agent left q, sample cake of soap at our
house dis morning.-Chicago Ameri-
can.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-09-12

Grandma tseverely)-Johnny, II you
leave those bread crusts you'll see the
day when you'll! want them.
Johnny--Well, when want 'em I'll
eat 'em.-Judge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-09-12

Peruna occupies unique position in
medical science. tits the only internal
systemic catarrh remedy known to the
medical profession today. Catarrh, as
every one will admit, is the cause OF one
half the diseases which afiict mankind.
Catarrh and catarrhal diseases afiiict
one-half of the people Of the United
States.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-07-21
Of Interest to Thin, Weak People.

1t is perfectly understood by every
sick man or woman that if they can
get some remedy that will stop the
gradual loss OF flesh and strength,
their recovery is assured. People
that are nervous and unsteady, have
dizzy spells, with weakened memory
and loss of ambition, their blood is
thin and watery. It shows in their
salloW complexion and tired manner;
soon as they commence to gain flesh
they look better and sleep better. To
gain from | to pounds of good,
solid flesh per week, the blood must
be made rich and pure. Or. Gums
Blood and Nerve Tonic puts in the
blood the very pith of what makes
pure, rich blood in the most direct
way. and cures diseases by making
strength. This tonic is in tablet
form to be taken right after meals.
| 1t enrichas the blood, making force
where there was fantness. For wo-
mems weakness a better remedy was
never made. Sold by all druggists
| for 75c per box, or three boxes sent
| by mail. Write us about your case.
Address DR.. BOsanko Co.. Philadel-
phia, Pa. For sale by Bronson &
Lighthall
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Order to Show Cause.

In the District Court of the Eleventh
Judicial District of the State of
Montana, i'll and for the County of
Flathead
In the matter Of the guardianship of
the person and estate of Thomas
O'Toole, minor:
Order to shoN cause why order of
sale of real estate should not be
made:
Esther Lebeau, guardian of the per
son and estate Of Thomas O'Toole,
minor, having filed her petition here
in. praying for an order of sale of 20
acres of the real estate of said minor
for the purposes therein set forth.
1t is therefore ordered by the judge
of said court that all persons inter
ested in the estate of said minor APP
pear before the said district court on
Monday. the 3rd day of August. 1908.
at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day. at the
court room of said district court, at
the court house in Kalispell, county
of Flathead. to show cause why an
order should not be granted to the
said Esther Lebeau. guardian, to sell
20 acres of the real estate of said
minor.
And that a copy Of this order be
published at least four successive
weeks in The kalispell Bee, a news
paper printed and published in said
Flathead county.
Dated June &c, 1908.
d. r. Smith. Judge.
j. H. Stevens, Attorney for Guard
ian.
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man. It's all right. Liza, and 1 amt
sayin' nothin' ag'in it. for them old
Roman people what didn't have moth
in else at ali TO do to go about hathin'
and breathin' ana eXercisin'. a-turnin'
of themselves into perfect men. but
with everything on the farm goin' to
the dogs it was different"
The thread broke again. This time.
contrary TO all established rules Of
darnin%. she knottcd it.
lymph. And oxtravagant. When
Bed bought about everything he could
buy in this here town he sent to New
York for more poles and bars and
straps and trapcZes to litter up the
house with. And that want all. FRET
ty soon here come letters-one every
mornin'. Jonathan. if you please. tax
in lessons in physical cultcher from
somebody or other there in New York
what had run out of everything else
to do and gone to teachin people how
to make idiots of themselves.
'Then. if you could IA seen this
house. Directions pasted up every
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-07-21
Notice to Contractors.

Bids tor the erection of a building
and also for the plumbing OF the
same at the Soldiers Homa, Column
mia Falls. Mont, will be received up
to II o'clock noon of August 4, 1903,
by the board of managers. Plans and
specifications can be seen at the of
flee of Dr. Miller, Helena; Judge
Sloane's office, Missoula, at the store
of H. S. Cannon, KalispRll, and at
the Home, Columbia Falls. All bids
for the building must be ACCOMPANY
led by a certified check in the sum
of 500, and for the plumbing in the
sum of $50, payable TO c. B. Miller,
treasurer of the board, as a guar
antee that the person to whom the
same is awarded will enter into con
tract to do the work. All bids must
be addressed to Commandment Sol
dier's home, Columbia Falls, and
marked 'bid."
C. B. Miller, Secretary.
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thinkin' as how he had lost his mind
or somethin', when what does he do
but spring up all of sudden and fling
his two arms straight into the air as if
they'd bin skyrockets, let 'em down,
throw 'em out sidewise, flop 'em against
his sides till you could Almost hear his
ribs crack. a-repeatin' this performance
and a-keepin' of it up till he looked for
all the world like that windmill on
Sam Johnston's farm when he sets it
a-goin' and the wind is at its heartiest
a-whirlin' of it round.
"'For the Lawd's sake. Jonathan"
cries. l couldn't keep in no longer for
the life of me, thinkin' as he'd lost his
mind. What be you adoin'?'
with that he turns round at me
gravelike and says: 'Nothin'. ma; only
Pm takin' up physical cultcher,' addin'
solemn and impressive. I'm goin' to
make myself perfect man."
She broke off the thread with a jerk,
took a ball Of cotton from the basket.
whirled another long thread off it,
thrust it through the needle and once
more darned.
Maybe you think didn't get good
and tired of hearin' as how he was
goin' to make himself perfect man."
she asserted presently. "a perfect
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-07-21

S that you. LiZa:" queried Mrs.
Simpson. rousing from her nap
in the armchair by the window.
Come in and shet the door.
There's a terrible draft somewhere.
1t comes on about this time of the
year. and once it grips you there's no
gettin' rid of it.
Take that lOckin' chair over there.
Comfortable, is it? If faint there's
another just back of it. Come to con-
dole with me bout losin' iona than,
eh?"
Not exactly condole,' corrected Liza
apologetically. "'Tain't like as if he
was dead now. is it?'
Mighty near it, nodded Mrs. Simp-
son; mighty near it. When a only
son goes off and gets married, his moth
er's lost him pretty much the same as
if he'd died and bin buried. and that's
true as gospel"
Liza broke the pause. which began
to show symptoms of lasting.
How did it happen:' questioned
she.
Mrs. Simpson. raising her head. look
ed at her over her glasses.
1T all come" declared she sharply,
''of that physical cultcher foolishness
what Jonathan got so wrapped up in
last spring he want. to say. fittin' for
nothin' else i'll the world, seemed like.
That's how it come"
Liza moved up a peg.
How was that?' she questioned fur
Their. 1--WE heard say as how physical
cultcher was goin to be the renovatin
of the world, Susan. Surely it couldn't
"a bin that what made him commit
matrimony. could it?'
That" snapped Mrs. Simpson, land
nothin' else
There was Il second pause, during
which Liza endeavored to the best Of
her ability to digest the substance Of
this theory.
In the meantime, taking a stocking
from the basket at her feet, Mrs. Simp-
son had thrust a ball into it. grasped it
firmly at the heel and commenced to
darn.
"You see, it was like this" she began
by and by. Jonathan, he found q
magazine one day or somebody gave it
to him : things like that spread the
same as smallpox; you never know
just how-and that magazine was all
about this here physical cultcher some
people is goin mad over. He set down
and read it till he'd read it through.
Then he looked at me sort of vacant
like, and from the Expression of his
eyes l knew somethin' unusual was
goin' to happen. He hardly took time
to finish the last page when off he slips
to his room, and l. followin' him
stealthy, peeps in and spies him sprawl
ed OH the floor tryin' to raise himself
up on his hands and toes and let him
self down ag'in. starts back s'prised,
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wasn't? I want your blessin on our
union, ma he winds up. Won't you
give it to me"
"And what could do but give it to
him. him bein' the only child I've got
in the world and the pride of my
heart?
"And now I s'pose since she's took
him into partnership in that physical
cultcher school of hern they're swing
in rods and jumpin' ropes and turn
in handsprings together, ,a-makin' Of
themselves the most perfect pair of
creatures the sun ever shone on. Max
in money out of it at the same time,
strange to say. The fools amt all
dead yet up there in New York, and
people pay to be taught how to breathe
different from the way nature intend
ed 'em to breathe and to stand on their
heads when the good Lawd expected
when he made 'em to see 'em stand on
their feet. Sendin' it like dutful chill
dren to me, some Of it. to pay hired
man to take Jonathan's place ON the
farm and NOW the hay and chop the
wood in the wood pile''-
"Yes," urged Liza as she paused
with a curious catch of the breath and
tear in her eye.
Mrs. Simpson. folding her hands,
looked wistfully out over the hills
where the grass waved gently, warm
ed by soft rays of slanting late sun
shine and blinked back the tear.
But a hired man can't take Jona-
than's place in my heart" she finished,
land what's the use Of havin' a son
what's a perfect man il you've lost
him?"