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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

The school teachers of the western
district of Grant parish will hold
their Teachers Meeting in the court
house to-day. An interesting pro-
gramme has been arranged, and a
full attendance of the teachers is look
ed for
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

Mr.. Morgan Brian. Jr., was report
ed last Monday by Mr.. s. c. Curry to
be very sick at the Curry residence Ia
ward seven.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

BORN.-To MIR. and Mrs. j. j. O'Quinn
on Thursday, Oct. Is, 1905. at 9 p. m.
a son, making the third fine boy In
the family.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

Mr.. VIM. Bratton, of Hadnot, was
in Colfax on Thursday with a load
of potatoes, and Jokes and bows for
Pig Pine Lumber Co.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

Among the passengers going south
last Monday night we noticed Major
Poindexter Dunn. Of the Valley rail-
road force
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

cried Hannah Plant Of Little Rock, Ark,
ssf0r relief l got from Bucklen's Arnics
|Salve. Itcnred my fearful running sores
which nothing else would heal, and from
uhfch I had suffered 5 years" It is 9
ronrpoloos healer for cut9 burns aud
uoon6o, Guaranteed 1t Qroeeent drug
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

j. w. Duncan Co. bought hundred
bales OF cotton this week at the aver
age price OF about 10 cents.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04
LOCAL DOTS:
New cropsyrup on tap at McNeely's.

Mr.. c. C. Richards was among those
in Colfax on Wednesday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

II your subscription is due, remem'
Der the printer needs the money.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

Miss Clarice RACIAL, of Cloutierville.
Is the guest this week OF Capt. L. Nj.
Wells family, on Grants Point.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

Walkover shoes make your feet
laugh. You'll find 'em at Big Pine
eommissary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

Mr.. D. NJ. Pugh and wife were in
Colfax last Saturday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

Walkover shoes are best by test.
Walk over to Big Pine eommissary
and get a pair.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

Walk over to Big Pine cOmmissary
and get q pair OF Walkover shoes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

The Colfax Chronicle and Verda
Vernacular will be sent one year to
subscribers for 81 so, cash.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

Rev. Bruce Benton will preach in
the Colfax Baptist church at eleven
O'Clock on Sunday, Nov. 5th.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

SteGomyia proof galvanized tanks,
IN all sizes, for sale by J. w. Duncan
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

The Alexandria Cotton Exchange
was destroyed by fire at 1890 on the
morning OF Nov. I'd.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

Tracklaying on the Alexandria cleo
trio railway is in progress.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

MFR. Seaton J Johnston, OF Boyce, was
a business visitor to Colfax on last
Thursday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

Galvanized tanks, 1900 to 5000 gal
Ions capacity, at j. w. Duncan Co.,
ri
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

Pure ribbon cane syrup. 1905 crop,
at McNeely,s.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04

So 6s2O acres in winp parish. pine lands, ag-
ricultural lands. hardwood lands, located in va
rious portions of the parish. Each Of the tracts
will be described on application.
Sc. Forty Thousand acres hardwood, twenty
thousand on Calcasieu river In southwest Rapides
parish, and twenty thousand in northeast Cal
casieu parish, fine for agriculture. 50 to $40.
S. 5000 acres, biggest and best propo-
sition on the market. only body OF pine In north
Mexico railroad. cuts 5000 feet per acre. sold In
fee at 81 rs per acre. good agricultural and graz
ing land, and every railroad building In that re-
gion must get ties and timbers on this tract.
So $3.50 acres short leaf pine, IA miles from
trunk railroad in east Texas. will cut 5000 IT pine
ard 1000 feet oak and other hardwood per acre.
Stumpage only for sale. at $40 per acre. or ~ per
thousands to 20 years to remove timber.
Town Lots and Residences.
A. Eighteen lots Teal's latest addition to Col
fax. They adiofn LIS lots heretofore sold, most
OF which are already built upon. and improve
ments are going mp every day. Fine investment
for sure profit. Average size OF lots 5ox12s feet,
prices $125 to $50. Permanent value assured by
established manufacturing enterprises. Come
early II you want any Of these valuable lots.
7. Twelve desirable lots for business houses. or
residences for sale in town of Colfax, at prices
ranging from $50 to $3.50.
8. Twenty lots in the new growing town OF
verda, splendid chance for profitable invest.
meDt. Schools. churches. stores. saw mills and
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-04
Timber Lands.

L. 100 acres in "Horse Shoe Of Nantachie
lake, some good agricultural land and some TIM
Der, " hf of ne or and ne or OF ne or section 5.
TT w. Good title from bank. a bargain
at IS per acre.
s. 1910 acres hardwood lands, miles Colfax.
finest ash brake In the country. viii be sold at
$3.50 per acre, on easy terms.
T. 40 acres, miles Colfax, on Cold branch, good
for country home. only $500. on terms.
Is. 240 acres pine and hardwood. sw or and W
hf Of se or sec IA T SNR5 w, SO per acre.
IA. 80 acres, hardwood Iatt bottom lands, e hi
of NV or sec 20 T NR3W, 81 per acre.
q. 600 acres, some pine, exceptionally fine
hardwood land, all good for agricultural pnrpos-
es when timber is removed. being part OF Sec, q
W. the " hi of W hf sec 6 TsNR2 w. w
hf OF sw or sec 81 TON RI W, and sw or Of sec 36
TsNR3w. 90 per acre. sam.
"a. 200 acres Grant parish, virgin oak and cy-
press, lots s, Q. z, 10 and IL, Sec. 49, TpSNR W.
$3.50 per acre. o
~. $40 acres, some good pine. oak and other
hardwood, sw or OF ne or sec -. TsNRl W. sw
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-02
FEASIBLE AND PRACTICABLE.
North Carolina Ought to Add Insur-
ance rs q Function of State Ad-
ministPatiOn.

To the Editor:-I was greatly in
terestcd in an editorial IN your issue
OF March 10th, dealing with the sub
ject of insurance. and the wonderful
possibilities in the suggestions that it
contained. / think you have opened
a vein, that if properly developed must
lead to great results for the State. l
have long thought that. II the State
could devise some plan BY which 1t
could raise all it's revenue by indiTec-
ton, it would be far more satisfdc-
tory, and the volume could be in
creased to fully meet all the growing
demands of the various institutions of
the State 1t seems to me if the Fed
eral government can collect from
eighteen to twenty millions annually
in North Carolina in such a way as
not to be observed or IeIt. because
of the indirect way in which it makes
every merchant in the State a tax
collector and charging a license tax
upon certain commodities. that North
Carolina ought to be able to devise
a scheme by which it could collect its
two and a half to three millions for
revenue on similar lines l opposed
the repeal of the merchants purchase
tax by the late Legislature, because |
thought tho system should have been
amplified so as to meet largely the
States wants, as it was the nearest
we could get to a tariff system that is
so prolific of revenue to the Federal
government, and that it was the only
system of indirection we had. Now if
foreign life insurance companies by
an annual investment in North Caro-
lima of less than one million dollars
can make a profit of four hundred
per cent, and extract from the State
annually sum about equal to the
entire revenue of the State. l cannot
see why the State should not take
this entire business in her own hands,
and dispense entirely with direct
taxes which would enable the counties
to make great local improvements
without going beyond the constitution
al limit We already have an admir-
ably managed department of insur-
ance; but it's functions and duties are
only supervisory 1t seems that it
ought to be an easy matter to broaden
it's scope of operations by authorizing
it to issue and pay policies and collect
premiums, if it be within the consti-
tutional right of the State to do 50.
The possibilities for good to the State
of such a department. can hardly be
estimated If the cost of insurance to
the people was reduced one-half. it
follows that the volume Of business
would be doubled and perhaps trebled
and the revenues of the State could
be made to meet any sum required.
Besides, the advantage of giving the
benefits of insurance to the large part
Of our citizens that cannot afford it
now, to say nothing of the thousands
from other States that would be likely
to seek a cheap and safe insurance in
State Department is a feature that
ought to have weight. If found adj
visable, the scope of operation could
be enlarged to include fire and acct
dent insurance also.
In fact this idea of insurance BY
the state as a means of raising reve-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-02
THREE REASONS
Mr.. N. H. Mills, of Spray,
Writes ConvinCingIy.
UnanswerabIe Argument That so
Many Men Will Not Face.
States His knowledge
of the Matter.

The following lette has been receiv-
ed by The Kelley Institute, Green's
boro, n. c.;
Tonight 1 take the pleasure of writ
ng you a few lines il. regard to the
Kelley Treatment ar your institute in
Greensboro, n. G., and certify to the
,ood it has done for re.
First: 1t has cured me from the
ilthy habit of drinking whiskey.
Second: 1t has produced peace and
happiness in my home.
Third: 1t has br. ght my old
friends back again hose who had
brow me ASIDE. 1t has also restored
me to good health SO tat l can attend
o my work much L6L er than before
can truly say thai III my drinking
lays / was a shame and disgrace to
ny people. l was only servant of the
lcvil and | want to give the Kelley
institute at Greensboro the highest
raise for lifting me from the gutter
Jack to clean places
Thanking you for all the very kind
reatment and careful attention you
bestowed upon me h.le l was with
you, and wishing you much prosper
ty in the future, / am,
\. H. MILLS.
Spray. n. c., oct. Il. 104.
Send names of frieI DIS who might be
benefited to Kelley Ir.titute. Green's
)orO n c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-02
ENFORCE LIQUOR LAW.
till HougCs We're Made Recruiting
Stations For tIle Radical Party.

To the Editor Allow me to thank
nd also congratulate you for the
loble work you have done in regard
temperance. morality and progress
generally. Your over ten thousand
subscribers is sufficient evidence that
here is a demand among the Demo-
rats for the middle of the road
newspaper
And the hearts of our whole people
should go out in gratitude and praise
tor the manner in which our Legisla-
.Ure shOuldered responsibilities and for
he fixed purpose they exhibited in the
upbuilding of the moral and material
interest of our good old Common
wealth
The splendid manner in which
Senator Simmons has met the respon-
sibilities resting upon him should not
DC forgotten, and if men are to be
Judged by their fruits, it seems that
ne is a man that our people would de-
light to honor.
As you are aware. the opposition to
the Ward bill came mostly from our
vhiskcy- ridden section, it's opponents
claiming that it would ruin the Demo-
cratic party.
This / think is a grand mistake.
For several years past most of the
1istillers and revenue officers have SO
manipulated things as to make their
still houses recruiting stations for the
Republican party.
A great majority of our judges are
efficient. conscientious men. But when
one of this character, who has en-
forced the law and been a terror to
he evil doer, and by his noble bearing
has created a wonderful impression
for good, happens to be followed by
| judge that is merely going around
collecting cost, and in his rulings and
talk, makes the criminal and his
friends feel that the law is unjust and
oppressive. And that the judge preced-
ing him was an unfeeling and cruel
tyrant Thereby maxim the offender
more determined to violate the law
than ever.
A Judge of tins character does the
temperance cause and morality more
damage than John d. Cough, Philip S.
White and DR.. Sternes these three,
f they were all here in their primo
c-~~sd ever hope to do good.
We earnestly believe that if the tenn
ittAl"e laws were properly enforced.
and the people seeing the good result
ing therefrOm, it would strengthen
instead of damage the Democratic par
ty. Even the Republicans who love
their country better than dumplings,
being convinced that Democracy
stands for something. will gradually
fall into the Democratic column; they
a. even now coming. Yes, We beiIeva
that if the provisions of the Ward bill
were carried out, this section
would gradually. yet surely drift sack
to the Democratic fold. in spite of the
efforts of e. Spencer Blackburn and
his Tar Heel Club to make his party
respectable. And we have no doubt
that after seeing the munificent effects
Brother Hackctt Will give it his APP
prevail.
NJ. c. REEVES.
Mt. Airy. N. c.
Does this not represent the truest
form of self-denial-tO have good adj
vice on tap and not to give it?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-02
LITTLE BOY BLUE
His Mother Blows His Horn.

A lady living in Illinois writes about
food to a friend whose little girl has
a delicate stomach, and we are privil
eyed to quote from her letter:
THE best way to advise you in little
Bessie's case is, / feel, to tell you what
did, for my little Boy Blue. lie
was. like your daughter, very fond of
white bread, potatoes and the usual
food of the everyday table. His ap-
petite seemed good and he ate freely,
but like Bessie, he didn't seem to get
the proper amount of nourishment
out of his food, was puny in body
and, lacking strength. was peeyish and
half sick most of the time.
II was very much worried about
him, because / couldn't find the right
sort of food for him-the ordinary
breakfast foods didn't seem to answer
At last q few months ago. ] dctcrmin-
ed to try Grape-Nuts. confess l was
almost in despair, and had but little
hope that it would prove any better
than the other prepared foods.
''The result was most surprising.
Boy Blue took the Grape-Nuts food
and it did him good from the be-
ginning. He has gained steadily in
weight. strength and good spirits and
has taken on a complexion like a
wild rose His eyes fairly dance with
health and happiness-his peevish-
ness-his peevishness is all gone.
Then husband and | both began
to eat Grape-Nuts food. and with the
best of results. He finds ii especial
~ beneficial as a brain food. You
know that one with his Sedentary hab-
its needs something specially adapt
ed to such conditions-much nourish-
ment in small bulk. He finds it in
Grape-Auts food, and he says he does
better work since he began to eat 1t
than ever before.
Give your baby Grape-Nuts and
III guarantee the results" Name Civ
en- by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's d reason
Read the little book The Road to
Wellville,' in each package.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-02
THE BOMBS VOICE
Death! 1t Roars and
SzabaIoviCz Falls.
Socialist Hltred of The Police Com
missioner Results in His
Managing on the Streets
OF LODI.
(By the Associated Press.J

LODI, Russian Poland, April l.
Police Commissioner Szabalovicz of
the second district was seriously in
jured today by a bomb which was
thrown at him in the street.
The police commissioner had been
summoned by telephone to come to the
office of the chief of police and started
on foot followed by policeman.
The former noticed at the corner of
Konstar tinowsk and ZawaOZka street
poorly clad man carrying a basket.
At Szabalovicz approached the man
suddenly hurled a bomb which ex-
ploded with terrific force blowing Off
the commissioners feet and severely
wounded him in the breast. 1t is
feared his injuries will prove fatal.
The force of the explosion is adj
,iudgeable by the fact that it tore 4
hole Ia the ground two feet deep and
twelve feet in circumference.
The accompanying policeman drew
his sword and wounded the commits
sioner's assailant on the head.
When the prisoner was searched q
loaded revolver and some cartridges
were found in his pockets He IS re-
ported to be dying from the sword cuts
received.
The explosion was heard about five
miles away. All the windows in the
neighborhood were shattered. The
people in adjoining houses were
thrown to the floor. Szabalovicz is
hated by the socialists. He is charged
with killing a socialist during the dis
turbanceS here in December last.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-02

nue. has all the appearance of being
practical and feasible, and your con-
structivc statesmen, TO put its machin-
cry in motion. ought to materialize at
the next General Assembly. If the
43 cents OH the one hundred dollars.
levied by the State. represents only
As per cent of the revenue the State
receives, it looks like It would be a very
easy matter to raise that As per cent.
with a Department of Insurance. in
view of what outside companies are
accomplishing in the State now. 1
hope others will express themselves
on this subject.
Very respectfully.
i. e. POWERS.
Rutherfordton. ". c., March 80.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-02
Still at the peace Telescope.

St. Petersburg. March 31.-It is
very difficult to- shed additional light
on the peace pourparlers. From all
the information Obtainable it is re.
garded as certain that negotiations be-
tween the actual belligerents are not
yet under way. but the task of bring
ing them together is proceeding infor.
r'ally through the United States and
France in the persons of President
Roosevelt and M. Delcasse, the French
Foreign Minister, who have been ap.
prised of Russia's irreducible mini
rum. which i'm addition to no cessa
ton of territory or indemnity. is be-
lieved to include a guarantee of the
right of way over the Siberian Rail
road to Vladivostock through northern
Manchuria. 1T is possible that there
may be pause before the next move
occurs.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-02
THE TERRORISTS ACTIVE.
4 PIot to ASSaSsinate Trepoff Frus-
trated by Policeman.
(By the Associated Press. }

10y the ASSCCldbeu Z ICSS.J
st. Petersburg. March 3l.-The au-
thoritieS continue to find evidence Of
terrorist activity in ST. Petersburg and
in spite of the precautions of the
police another tragedy may occur at
any moment. The fighting organ1za-
ton is known to have on it's con-
demned list thirty persons headed by
Grand Duke Alexis and Governor
General Trepoff but the police. al
though they have arrested several
persons with bombs in their possession
and have taken many suspects into
custody, have been completely baffled
in their efforts to discover the invisible
band which is directing the campaign
of the terrorists.
Only yesterday the police bv chance
foiled what is believed to have been
q plot to kill Governor General Ire
poif. According to the latest details
of the affair. Il man was observed dur
ing the morning lounging at the corner
Of Great MoTskai street about a block
away from the entrance to General
Irepoff's chancelory. The man at
tracted no attention at first as he wore
the red cap which is the distinctive
mark of the employees of the messen-
ger company whose messengers stand
at every street corner, but at last 4
policeman noticing that the mans face
was not familiar to him approached
the supposed messenger with the OBJ
iect of interrogating him The MAJ
thereupon became alarmed drew a
revolver and fired at the policeman
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-02

but missed him. The policeman
then overpowered his assailant and
arrested him.
Almost at the same hour that the
bogus messenger was being arrested
on the Morskaia street the police who
have been keeping a sharp lookout at
the hotels and lodging houses dis
covered several bombs of the terrorist
pattern in trunk belonging to a
stranger who occupied a furnished
room in a house in Pushkin street. but
who was absent at the time the police
searched his apartment. The mas was
promptly taken into custody when he
returned, and last night two individ-
uals who called to see him were also
arrested.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-02
Lectures This Afternoon.

This afternoon at four O'clock at
the Baptist University, Mrs. F.. l..
Stevens and Miss Eliza Pool will de-
liver talks on Germany and German
Institutions" enriching these with hu-
morous and amusing incidents gained
in visit to Europe.
The purpose is to secure funds to
aid i'm identifying the interior and the
grounds of Wiley school, hence a sill
yer offering will be taken at the door.
The children from Wiley school will
sing some sprightly songs The pub
lie is invited.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-02
Funeral of the Great Inconohec.
(Rv the Associated Press)

IBN IIIG lASSUCIdIEU i TCSS.J
Montgomery, Ala, March 31.-The
funeral of General Thomas II. Watts.
Great Inconohee, of the Great Coun-
Gil of Red Men in the United States.
occurred today. Prominent Red Men
from all over the United States We're
present Red Men had charge of the
funeral and General Watts was buried
with all honors of the order. Wilson
Brooks, of Chicago. great chief of
records, conducted the Red Mems SER
vice at the grave.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-02
Peasant Mobs, Pillage and Burn.
NV the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.)
st. Petersburg, April 1.-The latest
outbreak of peasant disorders is in
the Werra district of Lithuania. Reg
ular mobs of peasants are marching
through the country, pillaging and de-
molishing the houses of the land own
ers. One proprietor was shot. The
peasants entered Vera, wrecked the
vokda shops became drunk and ter
rorized the inhabitants. The police
were powerless and troops were called
for. The telegraph and telephone
wires were cut and communication
with the outside world is severed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-02
Almost a Riot.
(By the Associated Press.)

ST. Petersburg. April 1.-3 a. M
(Saturday)-An assemblage of work,
evening, demanding the liberation of
imprisoned strike leaders. nearly led
to a riot Mounted police and troops
were summoned and surrounded the
malcontents, who. seeing that resist
ance was hopeless. sullenly dispersed.
a few being injured in the scuffle.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-02
Civic Department.

The Civic Department of the Wo-
mans Club will meet on Tuesday af-
ternoon, instead of the third Tuesday
in April. An exchange of afternoons
was made by the Civic and Charity
Departments.
interestee in the Civic Department are
invited to be present
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-02
Announcement.

I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for Alderman from the First
Division of the First Ward. do this
solely in the interest OF good govern
ment and not in the interest of any
man clique or corporation. II elected
1 will do all 1 can to promote good