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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-14

We've had the horesless carriage,
cowless milk, BUTTERFLIES butter and
the seedless apple and now Kansas
man threatens us with featherless
chicken to complicate the task Of the
boarder who insists on knowing if 1t
was picked before il was ripe. No,
we don't want the featherless chicken,
for that would necessitate clothing in
q cold climate.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-14

Some men in buying breeding ami
male look upon bigness, fatness and
a huge priceness as essentials. Live
stock improvement means more
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-14

According to newspaper reports, Lu-
Their Burbank of California has pro-
duced a flower which, when cut, nei-
Their fades nor loses its odor 1t is
said that these permanent blossoms
may work a revolution in millinery,
as they can be used in place of artif-
cial blooms
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-14

comaon to take the place of the wood
en- POSTS.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08

him fades. II begins to be bore TO
have to write so often to the little girl
up country. Certainly he means to go
home and marry her in due time. Mean
while he only half reads her letters and
his own grow less and less fervent and
spontaneous. The plain, brutal truth
is that he has tired of his early love.
To girl who goes through such an
experience the pain is deep. and often
blighting. She loses her confidence in all
men because one man has shown him.
self unworthy. According to her tenn
permanent she behaves. Sometimes she
utters futile reproaches. Sometimes
she exclaims against his coldness. She
is in an unenviable position, but her
only dignified course is to let the cor
respondence drop and give her lover his
release A man who tires of his sweet
heart will tire and grow FESTIVE when
married. and prove anything but de-
sirable husband.
Long absences are trying episodes In
the course of true love. There comes
day when letters SAVIOR of disappoint-
ment. This is not to say that thou
sands OF people are not steadfast. 1t ID
only to comment on the too frequent
fact of chagrin and shipwreck that Is
in evidence when love letters become
burden, and gradually cease to be sent
in the custody of that faithful medium,
the daily mail.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
In Record Time.

Piney Flats, Tenn, May 29th.--(Special)
Cured in two days of Rheumatism that
had made his life a torture for two years,
d. S. Hilton, of this place, naturally
wants every other sufferer from rheuma-
tism to know what cured him. 1t was
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills are the grandest
pill on earth" says Mr.. Hilton, Il would
not take any sum Of money for what
they did for me. For two years / had
what the doctors called rheumatism.
could hardly, walk around in the house.
1t seemed to be in my back and hip and
legs. tried everything but nothing
helped me till / got Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Two days after l took the first dose
all pain left me and it has never come
back since. l can't praise Dodds Kidney
Pills too much"
Rheumatism is caused by uric acid in
the blood. Healthy kidneys take all the
Uric Acid out of the blood. Dodd's Kid
ney Pills make healthy kidneys.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
|M,y Mdry Dmmick

Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass, is fully quail.
fiedtogive helpful advice tosick women;
Read Mrs. Dimmick's letters.
Her first letter:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
al have been sufferer for the past eight
years with trouble which first originated
from painful menstruation--the pains weIS
excruciating, with Inflammation and ulcera-
ton of the womb Tho doctor says must
have an operation or cannot live do mob
want to submit to an operation II can posi-
bly, avoid it Please help me."-4rx Mary
Dimmick, Washington, D. @
Her second letter;
Dear Mrs Pinkham -
You will remember my condition when
last wrote you, and that the doctor said
must have an operation or could not live.
I received your kind letter and followed your
advice very carefully and am now entirely
well. As my case was so serious it seems q
miracle that am cured. know that owe
not only my health but my life to Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and to your
advice. ! can walk miles without an ache or
q pain, and i wish every suffering woman
would read this letter and realize what you
can do for them.1Mrs. Mary Dimmick, 5oth
and East Capitol Streets, Washington, b. G.
How easy 1t was for Mrs. Dimmiclx to
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass,
and how little it cost her-a two-cent
stamp. Yet how valuable was the replyi
As Mrs. Dimmick says-itsavedh her life.
Mrs. Pinkham has on die thousands
Of just such letters as the above, and
offers ailing women helpful advice.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
COT AN EXCUSE TO TALK.
Wanted to Say Something to the Old
Woman and the Way Was
Opened.

Il was in . Long Island village last
hummer" said a New York lawyer. &C
sSS Sc s1 sf ssms ons
just in front of the post Office it struck
and killed big hog belonging to vii
lager who was leaning over his gate at
che time.
How fast was the machine going!
asked of him, as he came out and looked
after the flying auto.
Forty miles an hour, he replied.
"Then you can make the owner pay
for your hog
Yes, suppose 60, but / don't think
I ehall fool with the case
Don't you think the hog il worth
going to law about, eh?'
He was a fine. hog, and ought to
be paid for him, but me and the old
woman have been grouty at each other
for week, and I've been aching for .
chance to open out on her. This 10 just
what wanted, and I'll let the auto 90
and 60 in and tell her some things she
won't forget for the next 30 years!'
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
SEEKING CIVILIZATION.

Please help me. you nations." says China,
who are full Of hustle and go.
You've impressed me at last with the
lesson
That I'm old and decrepit and slow.
l nave dwelt here for ages unnumbered
And drowsed the dull centuries through.
But now i must hustle and worry,
For 1 want to be civilized, too.
30 come. you Industrial nations,
And teach me the dollars to grab:
Instruct me In managing sweatshops,
And teach me to strike ana to stab.
Tnere are methods of squeezing the
money
From the many to pleasure the few
some i know, but teach me the others,
For ! want to be civilized, too.
Christian.
Won't you please pay some heed to my
plant?
On. prosper your Puritan missions,
whose incomes are blameless of taint
The men that profess your religion
Speak sweetly-whatever they do!
30 part for me precept and practice,
For want to be civilized. too.
And most do 1 seek an instructor
Familiar with powder and shell.
For you Christians. know, only honor
The folk that can butcher as well.
So sell me your guns. and torpedoes,
And teach me to murder, like you;
Henceforward I'll bully and slaughter.
For want to be civilized, too
Portland Oregonian.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
"The Simple Life, Not Needed.

"The Simple Life" Not Needed.
The conditions of life in America
have been too easy for us in the past,
writes George p. Brett, in the World To-
Day. Our days begin in the kinder
garten with play and song and legend,
instead of honest toll and real achieve
ment, and our later life is given up too
much to senseless amusements and sem
sational pleasures, with the result that
our moral fiber has become flabby and
our public conscience has gone to
sleep. Dishonesty and malfeasance in
public life no longer shock and horrify
us as they should, and the public
press treats of the scandalous matters
above referred to merely from the
standpoint Of sensationalism. We no
longer stand aghast that such things
can be, and have come to believe that
honesty is not even the best policy, in
defiance of the early teachings of our
copy books 1t has been truly said that
what is everybody's business is the
business of no one, and herein lies one
OF the great dangers of a republic,
where everyone is of equal importance
and influence in the eye of the law.
This danger is an increasing one In
these days of enormous aggregations
Of population, when the voice of the in
dividual counts less and has less
weight because of the crowded con-
dition of our modern city life. The
tendency is for each of US to go his
own way, attending strictly to his own
affairs. burdensome enough usually
for the strength of the man engaged
In active business life. venture to
enter my protest against the mes
sage which Charles Wagner and Mr..
Hilty bring and to urge that it be
disregarded In favor of an attitude of
mind much more needed at this time,
which is spirit of criticism and
doubt as to the infallible goodness OF
existing conditions and a discomfort In
view Of these many evils. which is the
drst step toward their cure.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
Fruits and Nuts as Food.

Experiments with a dietary of fruits
and nuts at the University of California
have shown that both furnish the body
with energy, and the nuts yield some
building material also. The cost Of q
diet exclusively Of fruits and nuts
varied from Is to 46 cents day for each
'person, which will compare favorably
with the cost of an ordinary mixed diet.
zone student gradually changed from a
fmixed diet to fruits and nuts without
apparent loss of strength or health. He
was able for eight days of the expert
ment to carry on his usual college work,
and for part of the time he also per.
formed heavy physical labor. The arti-
'cles are quite thoroughly digested "and
have much higher nutritive value than
is popularity attributed to them" Tbs
wholesomeness of a long continued diet
Of fruits was not taken up.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
How to Keep Young.

Every age sees its earnest scientists
still seeking how they may discover
the elixir or the force which shall give
US the energy, the vitality and the APP
pearancc of youth. A German who has
been struggling with the subject is
convinced that the secret lies in keep
Ing sound our blood-vessels. We are
just as old as our hearts, he declares:
and this is no pretty poetical senti-
ment, but q cold, scientific fact. Az
years creep on, our arteries and the
heart lose vigor, and we then begin to
age" Now, we can train this organ,
It appears, to work better than 1t does
Like an old clock, II treated judicious-
ly, II will go on as well as new one
but 1t does not do TO give it any of the
liberties of the latter. We must care
fully regulate the exercise we take. the
food we eat, the mental efforts we
make, the muscular work we do. We
should neither walk too much nor too
little; we should get as much air a.
possible. yet never oversleep;, We
should never coddle, still less should
we be rash about colds, fatigue, and
30 on.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08

Once In possession of the note Igle-
heart again tackled Hornsby for .
mere hint as to the whereabouts Of
Edison. 1t was without avail. The as
sistant chief would not give further
information. and Igleheart finally re-
turned to his Office. He thought the
matter over, he figured on the posi-
bilities and tried to evolve some
scheme which might lead to a reason
able clew. Suddenly the light came.
Igleheart called Herbert Wright. then
reporter on his staff. now a broker
in New York, and told him to go to
the residence Of Lafayette McWilliams
In Lake avenue, present the note
which Hornsby had written and on no
account leave the house without an in
terview. Wright was further warned
to present the note to Mr.. Edison In
person and not trust it to another for
delivery
At that time Wright was still sufi-
GENTLY young and slight to pass for an
exceptionally well dressed Office boy.
He went to the house, said that he had
message from the electricity depart
ment and must present it to Mr. Ed
ison in person. The servant who an
swered Wright's ring at the door dis
appeared, and presently the great in
ventor himself appeared, read the
note, looked puzzled for moment and
then. smiling broadly, said:
well, I'm caught. What can do
for your"
Next morning there was two-col-
umn interview on the front page of
the Record--the most entertaining
stuff printed that summer regarding
the fair-and not line from Mr.. Ed
ison In any other paper.
But even better than that. Joseph
Medill, of the Chicago Tribune, saw
the interview. clipped It bodily from
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
THE RAINY-DAY ATTIRE.
What Two Women Will Wear When
Weather Is Unpropitious and
Finery Would Get Dragged.

About the business woman and her
dress there cannot be too much said in
favor of suitable dress. There is very
well-to-do business woman in New York
who wears on cloudy days q suit of
Scottish plaid. 1t Is In red and black,
one of those brilliant suitings, just
suitable for bad day. Il always wear
bright red or glorious green on duh
days" she says.
Her dull day suit consists of box
plated red and black plaid skirt. With
this she wears a red waist with black
silk stock and black belt. Her hat
is fancy black straw-an all-the-yeer-
round hat-with smart red quilts at the
side. Her gloves are red leather. The
coat with this suit is three-Quarter
black serge, with brilliant red and black
collar and cuffs.
Another business woman has adopted
the shorter skirt now being worn. She
wears very heavy leather shoes which
require no rubbers. The soles are the
heaviest that can be made. With these
she wears long black and white check
leggings that reach to the calves Of
her legs. Her coat is black and white
checked tweed which comes Just be-
low the tops of her boots. 1t is made
tight fitting in the belt line and very
full in the skirt. 1t is buttoned down
the front with smoked pearl buttons.
Underneath she wears a light weight
taffeta shirt waist suit.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
The Right Exercise,

Exercise needs no defense; 1t il In
the nature of organisms to thrive by
. judicious amount of exercise of their
functions. Man, denied by his self
created environment the primitive OPP
portunities of the race. must seek
compensation for the restraints Of
civilization II he would be healthy.
none Of the devices of the playground
OF the adult are best adapted to meet
his needs. Horseback riding. hunting,
fishing and pedestrian trips along
country roads are good. The sort Of
exercise. however, that has to do
with muscle building, the turning out
OF athletes. has no necessary relation
to health. There are organs of the
body, as well as muscles of the frame,
and these often positively refuse to be
benefited by the arduous labors of the
gymnasium and the athletic field. In
cidentally, exercise that is good for the
muscles 10 apt to be beneficial to some
OF the vital organs of the body; the
lungs particularly receive benefit from
exercises that call for deep inspira-
tons and explorations. But 1t is not
subsequently the case that the heart
suffers from the severe tax imposed
upon 1t, and the delicate vessels of the
brain collapse under the surge of blood
that is pumped through them by vio-
lent exercise. The gymnasium and
athletic field must be used in modera-
tion II health is the desiratum. The
exercise that brings man into d.
rect relation with nature is that which
Is going to pay the largest dividends
tn health. because that exercise Is
intentionally recuperative. as well as
mnscularly strengthening.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08

Gov. Herrick Of Ohio few days ago
received from Miss L. Neal" of Brad
ford. request for permit to don
mems wearing apparel The woman
Gays she works on farm and that skirts
interfere with her usefulness. She
wants to know If the governor cannot
give her permission to get into trousers.
At present such request cannot be
granted. but the letter was referred to
the attorney general with the suggcs-
ton that perhaps he would recommend
an amendment to the law to suit such q
case.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08

the Record, wrote a little introduction
himself and sent it to his managing
editor with the word must on it.
The Introduction read:
THE following entertaining inter
view with Thomas A. Edison appeared
yesterday morning in our sprightly
contemporary. the Chicago Record u
The reprint appeared under big head
next day on the front page of the
Tribune. the most conspicuous tribute
one newspaper could pay to the enter
prise of another.
That day the entire staff of tie Rec
ord at the fair celebrated, and they
talk about 1t yet when the old fellows
foregather from over the country
Chicago Record Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
The Truth Breaks Out.

Nov, Of course, DOCTOR" said the man
performed, IL respect your skill highly,
and all that; but doesn't it seem, even
to you, little too much to charge $50
for doing bit of work that occupied you
about FIVE minutesg"
MY good sir" said the great oculist,
fastening to the defense of himself and
his profession, you don't realize that in
acquiring the skill to perform such an
operation in five minutes / have spoiled
perhaps two bushels of eyes quite a. val.
liable a. yoursl"-N. Y. Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
Woman Walks Is Miles a Day.

Miss Hulda Kupfer. '06, Syracuse uni.
versity. walked from Syracuse, N. Y,
to. Utica, SO miles, in two Gays. She
started at $3.50 o'clock in the morning
reached Oneida at 3:45 in the afternoon
and at five o'clock the next morning
proceeded on her way and arrived in
Utica in time to take the four p m.
train for Syracuse
Miss Kupfer is the daughter of a mrs
sionary in China, and was born in that
country. She frequently walks five or
ten miles at q stretch. She carries
only few toilet articles in a chamois
bag and small lunch.
I'm China" she says. I'VE have tc
either walk or 60 in palanquins. Inev.
er enjoyed anything in my life more
than my last walk. had been warned
of all sorts of unpleasant things, tsf
not one Of them occurred"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08

One reads 30 much about DR.. Pusheck
and the wonderful cures achieved by biz
Kuro, that everybody il interested b
know more about him. DR.. Pusheck has
practiced medicine for some - years N
Chicago, and has within the last few ysaf1
extended his efforts al over the country.
All advice is free, and his main remedy
his Kuro-is sent on trial to anyone sui.
fering from Weakness, Pain, Rheumatism
or any Blood, Skin, Stomach or Nervous
Trouble. Book free. DR.. Pusheck, Chicago,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
PAINT DUG OUT OF GROUND
Shafts Forty Feet Deep Sunk in
Strange Mine Located in
Central Oregon.

The story Of soap mine in Idaho
from which Pullman trains obtain
their soap supply is outdone by re-
port from Lane county, in central Ore
gon, to the effect that paint has been
discovered in the earth and is being
mined like gold, says a Portland spe-
cial to the Baltimore American. The
paint is said to be of good quality, and
the owners of the mine think they
have bonanza.
Details of the methods used in
paint mining are not contained in
the report, but it is said that in min
ing for the paint several shafts so
to 40 feet deep were sunk. The shafts
penetrated seevral strata, and the
paint was found to exist in successive
layers, with thin strip of separating
sediment. The strata have width
of four to five feet, ana the color of
the paint in the successive strata
varies from an excellent ochre to a
dark hue. The owners of the mine
expect to market their paint success
fully. and will have an exhibit of it at
the Lewis and Clark exposition, which
will be held in Portland from June
to October Is.
The story of the paint deposit is
vouched for by persons who have
seen the mine. The same persons
vouch for tale to the effect that in
the Willamette valley. which is one
Of the most fertile spots in the world,
sheep grow SO fat that when they get
on their backs they lie helpless like
turtles. 1t is said that small boys in
the Willamette valley make ready
money turning sheep over at so much
turn
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
Bringing It Up.
els her voice cultivated"
''No; she raises 1t naturally"
cleveland Plain Dealer.
ATAx|A IS DURABLE.
REPORTED CURE STANDS TEST OF
FULL INVESTIGATION.
4 Former Victim Of Locomotor Ataxia
Now Free from Suffering and
Actively ut Work.

Actively At Work.
Eyes, said Mr.. Watkins to a reporter.
cit is true that / have been cured Of
ataxia by DR.. Williams Pink Pills"
care you sure You had locomotor
asaxia?"
The doctors themselves told me 90.
Besides recognized the symptoms"
"What were they?'
"Well, the first indications were Q
stiffness about the knee joints that came
on about four years ago. A few months
after that appeared, my walk got to be
uncertain, shaky-like. lost confidence
| In my power to control the movements
| Of my legs. Once. when was In thu
cellar, I started to pick ND two scuttles
Of coal, and my legs gave way suddenly.
and tumbled all in heap in a basket.
couldn't close my eyes and keep nv
balance to save my life. Then I had
fearful pains over my whole body and I
lost control over my kidneys and nv
bowels"
How about your general health
"Sometimes was SO weak that had
20 keen INV bed and INV weight fall "a
twenty nonpds Things looIed ,,~.tt-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
A Worlds
Fair Scoop"

WAS reading the
story of the re-
porter who STUN
bled on the mys-
terry of a wedding
which puzzled all
the city editors,
and it reminds me
of another piece
of luck that made
all the other re-
porters on the Rec
ord sit up and
take notice" said
Billy Igleheart.
Igleheart-he is
now Mr.. William
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
A NEAT sHIRTWAlsT.
Suitable for Either Thin or Heavy
Material and for Thin as Well
as Plump Person.

This is design suitable for almost
any material that is used for blouses:
for fine cloth, cashmere, or delaine II
is especially adapted.
The box-plaits at each side front are
stitched at both edges the entire
length; there are also two box-plaits
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
TRIM WAIST.

on the outer part Of top of arm. The
fastening is down the back under Z
box-plait. The center front is orna-
mented with diamond-shaped APP
pliques. as also are the tight-fitting un-
der parts of sleeves. A hem-stitclied
linen collar and silk tie are worn with
the blouse.
Materials required: Three yards q
incnes wide, seven appliques.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
way It Affects You.

"I've explained to you what trunk and
sbrancn' mean" said the teacher of the
botany class; "now who can ten me what
'sprig' means?"
II know" cried Tommy, ct means
you've got cold in your head when
you try to say spring. "-Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
Match Details Of Costume.

The fashion of matching every part
OF ones costume is being carried to
the extreme limit this season. The hat
must match more exactly than ever.
and many women buy white straw
braid and have it dyed to the desired
tone. Milliners will have the straw
dyed for their customers II desired.
Grin and horsehair braids are easy to
color, but some Of the straws are very
dinlcult. hence expensive.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-08
Mothers Devotion

To her children is one of the most beauti.
full things in life. When they are sick,
the wise mother, who has taken the pains
to study their best interests, promptly
gives them DIR. Caldwells (laxative) Syrup
Pepsin.' 1t quickly relieves pain and fever,
and car. never do anything but good.
Try il.