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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24

exploit Is the bagging of a panther
measuring IL feet from tip to tip.
Young Hill was out OF the range aad
came across the carcass of two-yehr-
old steer that had been killed and
partly devoured by some animal, ard,
not knowing what it was, he return ed
to the house for help. Finding everybciy
gone. he called his dogs and started cat,
and after several hours chase he s-tc-
ceeded in freeing the anirlal.
He was walking around under a
tree trying to get chance for shot,
the panther sprang at him. knocking
him down. and hand-to-hand fight en-
sued. The interference of the dogs en-
abled the boy TO regain his gun. and he
succeeded in putting shot into the vital
spot. dispatching the panther.
AS the animal was too big for him to
handle. he cut some brush on which he
rolled the carcass. and, attaching this
crude litter to his horse. proceeded
homeward in triumph. The panther is
| the largest specimen ever killed in the
county. and had been preying on stool
| in neighboring ranches for severa
months.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24

He looked quick ihhoI DOOR. "a =
ly about him, and the only other man
in the car was sound asleep in the
seat behind his. He called the con-
ductor and the brakeman and neither
of them had seen his precious docu-
ments. Indeed, they doubted II ne
had them with him when he got Cd
the train. The argument grew Sc
noisy and excited that the sleeping
passenger was aroused, and when he
saw Lawyer Jones he started as If he
had seen visitor from the dead.
why, where-that is-what-say,
thought you got off at tho last sta
tion," he exclaimed, thoroughly and
suddenly awake.
Il did get off for cup OF coffee,
said Jones, but what's worrying me
is"
well, say" the passenger broke in
wasn't that your bundle on the seat
here in front of me?"
That's what I'm making all this
fuss about" Jones returned. Il left
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24

"Supper's ready" his daughter called,
In the midst of his reflections.
"Br-r-r-ring," went the doorbell at
the same moment.
Telegram, papa" the daughter an
nounced in a moment. And Lawyer
Jones eagerly scanned the message.
Get papers on my desk, catch seven
o'clock train sure; forgot to bring
briefs and depositions.-Smith," he
read.
Holy beeswax," he shouted, and be-
fore any of the family could learn what
was the matter he was hurrying into
his clothes and cursing under his
breath.
he back sometime tomorrow or
next day." he shouted as he dashed
through the hall. Smiths forgot the
important papers and I've got to go
down and take them to HIM"
But what about your supper" his
wife cried after him.
he heard, but had no time to answer.
BY the time he had reached the office
and had secured the coveted papers he
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24
SIX HATS OF MODERN MAN
And the Hatbox That Is Made to
Garry Them All When He
Travels.

The latest thing in the way of hat
boxes for men is one made to carry six
hats. These include silk hat, an opera
hat. derby, soft hat, straw hat and
a soft, ro.lup hat for travelling. says the
New York Sun.
There is besides plenty of room in the
hat box for cap, also, if it is desired to
carry one The box is provided. further
more, with two hat brushes, one of the
narrow sort to work under the derby S
brim and one of the ordinary kind.
there Is also a polishing pad for tie silk
hat.
With such hat box completely filled
with all the hats 1t is designed to con-
tain, the owner is equipped for any oc-
casion. at any season. in any part OF the
world. This hat box is square in shape
made Of sole leather and sells for SIS.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24

We are far in the lead as a nation
of coffee drinkers. About a billion
pounds of the berry were consumed
In the United States last year. We
are rs good market for it as all the
other countries of the globe COM
bined. Our per capita consumption
last year was 1854 pounds. Some un-
thinking persons, remarks an eastern
exchange. have accepted these por-
tentous figures as evidence that we
are getting further and further away
from alcoholic drinks as beverage.
But this is an error. More coffee
drinking is no indication of less alco-
holic drinking. Coffee does not dis
place alcohol any more than it dis
places tobacco. The truth is that the
three increase together. The moro
coffee drinking. the more tobacco
using. and the more of both, the more
drinking of alcohol.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24

ness, for 4 sudden journey. or the ~
lief of some one poorer than yourself.
Do not, however, economic more
than you can help on the education OF
sons and daughters.
The very best investment that can be
made in family is that which is given
the children to prepare them to adorn
the stations they shall occupy when
childhood is past, and they shall reach
maturity. It is by no means necessary
that your children shall inherit for
tune, but 1t is good thing for them to
have the means of carving out their own
path. and making their own fortunes
by their brains and hands.
Parents may economic so close
ly and save so strenuously that
they will leave large fortunes
to those who will be quite un.
fit to carry the load. The money is not
wasted that is spent in giving specia
training along any line to gifted boy
or girl. No one can hope for success In
this age of competition who has not had
the benefit of an almost exhaustive prep
aration and a very thorough training
The money that is spent on the children
for their development mentally AM
physically is well spent.
Parents are sometimes so unwise al
to give everything to children by lega
enactment, trusting to the children tt
take care of them in their old age
Naturally, they expect that this will b.
a Joy to the children for whom they hav'
done SO much. BM it sometimes hap
pens that when the latter marry. tn
newcomers in the family do not TAX
kindly to caring for impecunious old PEG
pie. A wiser way is to have something
snugly put by for old age, and to retail
at least independence until life's lates
| day.
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ONTO THE BACK eneA'
PLATFORM. had left his i'm
portant papers on the seat and II they
were not in court the next morning
the embarrassment to his firm would
be severe. So he ran as fast as ne
could, although the train was leaving
him rapidly, in the hope that the
water tank would be his savior And
his good fortune was with him, for the
engine soon began drinking eagerly
from the huge funnel and was just
through when he came within holler-
ing distance of the rear end OF the
train. But shout as he would ne re-
ceived no answer from the brakeman
who villainously swung his lantern,
and the puffs of the engine betokeneo
an effort at starting again. with
fierce desperation Jones urged himseil
forward and again reached the real
hand railing just as the train was get
ting into speed again. At the same
time he was almost hit in the head by
a white package that caught the breeze
after it left one of the open windows
of the car.
Utterly exhausted he sank into
uaot and n wac several minutes before
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24
The Society Leader.

A bride of the New York season.
rich, powerful and beautiful-kept q
record Of her engagements for shis
season, which probably Tailed with
the engagements Of others, 1t covered
a period of IA weeks The summary,
says writer in Ainslees Magazine,
was this: Dsnners, so; operas. IL;
balls and dances, IS; late suppers, ~;
theaters, %; afternoon teas, ";
luncteons, formal ones, Is. She de-
cieed not to lunch formally after the
first Is affairs were over, as she found
herself unable to stand tho gayety at
noon wien she would have to take
part in 1t in the evening. This covers
her winter season in New York. sac
gets six weeks of outdoor Internal life
at Aiken, S. c.; goes 70 London for
the opening of the season there, during
which time she will exactly repeat the
New York experience. She will spend
July motoring through France and
Italy, and returns to Paris during the
latter part of August, where she puts
herself in the hands OF dressnakers Tor
eight weeks, varied by dinners at the
smart restaurants and weekend par
ties at French ehateaux. This omits
the Newport season, which she will
take up the following year. as it is In
convenient to sandwich it in every
year. Her house will remain open,
however, under the care of ten serv-
ants. In case she should wish to run
over at the end of the Lpndon season
for five weeks before going to Paris
II she decides on this she will go to
ball or Dime. every night, or give
one.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24
The Ubiquitous Jap.

Admiral Bob Evans, In a recent con
versation with group of officers, threw
light upon one of the methods at least by
which the Japanese have attained that
splendid adaptability to European and
American ways. when | commanded
the New York some years ago" he said,
y had q Jap servant with whom was
especially pleased He was prompt, re-
markedly quick to learn and took such
q deep interest in everything that some
times, to amuse myself, l devoted not a
little attention to explaining things that
he appeared not to understand. A good
waiter, too, he was. Well, finally he dis
appeared. Some time later when on the
European station, made call on Jap
battleship lying in the harbor of Mar
settles. The captain met us at the gang
way and escorted us to his cabin. AS we
were seated he suddenly turned, threw
on his hat and whipped napkin over
his arm. The captain would drink be
said, in tone l remembered. 'Kato.'
l cried, Jumping to my feet. The same,
ne said, bowling. Capt. Kato of the mi.
kados navy"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24

BY an Omaha report we are in
formed that Mrs. Matte Munchoff, G
that city, has been notified that for.
tune OF s5,o00,000 has been bequeathe0
10 her by Claude Henderson Heren, q
South African diamond miner. Eeren
had known her from childhood and
wished to make her his wife, but she
refused him twice and married the
conductor of merry-go-round at a
pleasure resort. The sutton then went
to South Africa, where he became i'm
mensely rich in few years. He died
recently and left her the sum named.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24
PAINFUL SCIATICA
EVERY SUFFERER ANTSTHE VERY
QUICKEST CURE.
AR. Donovan Thinks the Remedy Used BY
Him with Such Remarkable Success
the Best-Cured by Five Boxes.

AR. Donovan Thinks the Remedy Used BY
Him with Such Remarkable Success
the Best-Cured by Five Boxes.
"Men who have to do difficult and
dangerous work on electric lines at any
hour of day or night, cam t afford to have
anything the matter with their health"
said Mr.. Donovan. You can imagine,
therefore, how much I was alarmed one
winters day in 1902, when / was seized
by pain just behind my right hip that
made it difficult for me to walk home.
It was so bad by the time I reached the
house that was obliged to go straight
to bed"
"Did that relieve your"
"No, the pain grew more severe and
kept extending downward along my leg.
I sent for a physician, and he soon de-
cided that / had sciatica. In few days
the whole nerve was affected. and the
least movement brought on terrible
agony"
"Did your condition improve under
| the doctors treatment?"
"Quite the contrary. At tbs end OF
two months wasn't bit better, and at
times feared that would never be
able to leave my bed.
"How did you get out againi'
"When I was lying in bed, unable to
move andwasting away in flesh, . friend
visited me and told me about the won
derful cures brought about by a great
blood and nerve remedy, DIR. Williams
Pink Pills. He strongly urged me to try
them, and luckily had sense enough to
take his advice"
"Did you mend quickly?"
eyes, that was the astonishing thing,
noticed slight improvement before
had quite finished the first box OF the
pills, 1 could get out of bed while I was
ON the third box, and / was entirely
cured by the time 1 had taken five boxes. :
Mr., Joseph A. Donovan is living al
Plaistow, New Hampshire, and is line
inspector for the Haverhill. Newton and
Plaistow Electric Street Railway. Dr.
Williams Pink Pills are the remedy te
use when the blood is thin, as in an@mia
or impure, as in rheumatism; or wher
the nerves are weak, as in neuralgia; OF
| lifeless, as ia partial paralysis; or when
the body as q whole is ill-nourished, a.
in general debility. They are sold By
all druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24

ouI I IHE In thing of that sort.
When you didn't show up after the
train pulled out of the last station,
was sure they belonged to you, and
fearing that you had got OF there for
good, / just threw them out of the
window in the hope that some one
would find them and take them to
YOU"
1t would be very pleasant if 1t were
possible to say at this time that the
unfortunate Lawyer Jones had by some
miraculous means found his valuable
papers in the courtroom when he ar
rived there next morning, but alas,
such was not the case. He nearly
burned up the wires that night tele-
graphing from every station as ne
passed, and when he reached his desti'
nation next morning he was just as
much in ignorance about his papers as
when he received the startling infor'
nation of their disposition by MS
fellow passenger When the judge hac
listened to his story he readily grant
ed a continuance of the case until the
papers could be found. and the trutf
is they haven't been found yet-mucf
to the benefit of one or the other sii'
of the case.-Kansas City Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24

When q man and his wife start to
20 anywhere. says a Missouri paper,
Ae tells her to get out his good suit,
Ak the buttons in his shirt, get his
cuffs. good shoes, tie his uecktie
brush his hat, perfume his handker-
chief and a few other little jobs. Then
he puts on his hat and says, Great
scott, Ain't you ready YETI" And his
wife. II she has got any pluck at all in
her makeup. sweetly replies: This
e no lightning transformation act
INV dearie, SO just give yourself
rest"
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Extreme sensitiveness.

Canon Liddon wrote this in his diary
concerning an incident of holiday tour
he took with his friend. Charles l.. Dodg.
son, better known as Lewis Carroll:
"Dodgson was overcome by the beauty
Of Cologne cathedral found him
leaning against the rails Of the choir
and sobbing like child. When the ver-
ger came to show US over the chapels he
got out of the way. He said that ne
could not bear the harsh voice OF the
man in the presence of so much beauty
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24
Infection in Soap.

In public toilet room soap, reekins
with preceding contamination, is used
in entire ignorance of the fact that a
break in the cuticle will allow infec-
ton to be introduced into the circula'
ton as direct and positive as vaccina.
ton. In two eastern states bills are
pending in the state legislatures seek
ing to make it misdemeanor to ex-
pose toilet soap in public toilets, where
it may be handled by different per-
sons.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24
House of Paul Revere.

Prominent residents of Masachus-
etts, including Gov. Douglas and Pat
rick A. Collins, mayor of Boston. are
taking steps to preserve the house Of
Paul Revere in North square. near
the old North church, in Boston. from
which he started on his night ride to
arouse the countryside way up tc
Concord and Lexington. April 10, ITS
The place was about to be torn down
but a number of citizens have under
taken the task Of raising $4,000 te
buy the property. 1t will be put II
good condition, restored to its colonia
dignity and preserved as revolution
airy relic.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24
Training the Otter.

Chinese and Indian fishermen have an
ingenious method of training the otter.
They catch the animal young, and put
a collar round it's throat. The little
creature finding itself unable, for days
together, to swallow anything it catches,
gives up attempting to do so, and SEEM
ingly develops the idea that an otter can
only swallow such food as it receives
direct from it's masters hand. Accord
ingly, it brings to the bank all the fish
1t captures.
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important papers
in his charge. He
determined to take
a days rest while
waiting for the
telegram t h a t
would announce
the verdict in their
favor, which would
mean that the fee
would provide an
automobile for
each of them II
they desired 1t.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24

fronts, graced by stitched box plat,
are opened to display the grandfather
frills of the shirt worn beneath.
Very good ready-made linen coats are
seen in the shops, usually on the red
ingote order. Some smart ones have
colored collars and cuffs, others are all
white or tan. Linen suits are to be
a feature of the season.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24
Private Car Lines

The railroads seem very willing 10
have the private car lines brought un-
der the Jurisdiction of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. A railroad
president is authority for the state
ment that lines are paid mileage. with
out discrimination, and the question OF
excessive charges is matter for the
shipper to settle with the car lines, SO
long as there is no law to govern their
rates. Car mileage paying has been de-
cided to be as legal as the payment OF
rental for property.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24
Up GARREr,

We live In an eSs Of apartments,
So Otter we ask with a sigh:
Pray. what has become of the garnet
We knew in the decades gone b.
The cream of the past generations
All rose to the top of the house.
With no eAe to taste of its richness
Save only the youngster and mouse.
In grandfather's uniform faded
You Joined in the battle and fray;
That trunk of black haircloth SO fadet
Held love letters hidden away.
The rain made a patter OF music
The while We held carnival high,
Though palaces tower above IL
The gartet was nearer the sky
---slcLand5urgh Wilson, in N. Y. Sun.
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he could gather
breath enough to
20 forward to his
old seat. The first
thing he looked
for was his bundle
of papers, and his
stomach became
very empty again
when he discov-
cred that the seat
was empty.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24

a. to whether the conductor had paid
for his meal. that took ais attention
away from the train, for the first thing
he realized was that the train was pull
ing out of the depot, and 1t wasn't
going very slow at that
Without stopping to pay for what he
had Jones burst through the door and
tore after the train. The last car bad
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24
Brandy from Old Boots.

In q case involving the purity o.
brandy at Eccles. England, solicitor
said that as pure alcohol or neutral
spirit could be obtained from old boots.
It was impossible to tell whether tbs
sample was made from grapes or from
old boots, but It was improbable that
grapes would be used when cheaper -
ticles would do as well.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24
A HARD
LUCK STORY
AwyNR joNEs had reached his

7 AWYEk JONES had reached his
l. home unusually early that after
Ioon, for he had found himself rather
under the weather preparing the de-
positions and briefs in the famous case
his firm had acquired. He had taken
of all his outer clothing and had
wrapped himself in his bathrobe, while
waiting for his supper, in the calm
knowledge that his partner was on his
way to the county seat with all the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24
YOUTH BAGS A PANTHER.
Thirteen Y ear-Old Youngster Claims
Honor Of Being Greatest MINI
rod Of His Age.

San Francisco.-ClarkH Hill. 13-year-
old youngster living on South Eel riy-
er, now claims the trophy as the great
est Nimrod Of his age. He has his gun
stock covered with notches represent
ing deer and the smaller game that have
talon to his deadly aim. His latest
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24

some very impor.
tant papers on the
seat here, and
when / cane back
they were go"
Important pa
pers!" the passen-
ger seemed hall
dazed. by Jove!
that's too bad.
thought it was 0
bundle of small
laundry or some
e - -@-f
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already passed the
platform ana he
would never have
made it in the
world if 1t hadn't
been that a water
tank up the road
offered promise
that the engine
might stop for sup
plies. Jones sim
ply Fad to catch
.hot twain FOR ha
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24
A TRIM LITTLE COAT.
Both Short and Long Coats Of Linen
Are to Be Worn and Linen Is the
Material of the Summer.

As the spring makes itself felt, the
providing of linen coats becomes an inn
mediate necessity. The one pictured
above is at once very pretty and simple.
the back being quite plain. while the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24

~ the uepOl anu was
b 10 M S1ME NiMH fortunate in swing
Ing on to the back platform Just be-
hind the brakeman.
AS ne sank into his seat he con-
graduated himself on his luck in get
ting good service on the telegram and
in catching his train, but the thought
of his empty stomach would not be
silenced and he called the porter to
ask If the train stopped anywhere for
dinner.
Most everybody had their dinner
before they got on" said the Obliging
recipient of 25-cent tip, land l don't
know of any place where you can get
a meal between here and Cameron.
There might be place, boss, and If |
hears of any I'll let you know
Jones went into a reverie on an
empty stomach and finally dozed OF to
sleep. When the porter shook him,
calling Cameron" he jumped mechan-
ically from his seat and dashed
through the door to the dimly lighted
restaurant. The man behind the coun-
ter was awfully slow about getting his
coffee and his sandwich, and although
the piece of ham he received between
the layers of the bun was not exactly
what he would naturally have received
without protest, he was hungry enough
to accept anything and he bolted it as
| fast as he could. The coffee was very
hot and he had to go slow with it
Perhaps it was the steam from the
coffee that blinded his sight, or maybe
| it was the conversation between tn,
man in the white apron and the bos'
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24
Shaded Ribbons.

Shaded ribbons are now modish for
trimming hats, for stocks and girdles
In blue, red or green four-inch rib
bon can be purchased for 80 ce7ts .
yard
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NAV Become Either.

TT takes a man of lofty ideals and
great Imagination to be poet"
YES" answered Miss Cayenne; "or
an airship inventor" - Washington
Star
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began 10 mink Sc
riously about his
supper, but a
z an &c at his
watch warned him
that he had just
about time to catch
his train and that
was all. With his
bundle of docu-
ments under his
arm he hurried to
the depot and was
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-24
DUTY OF ECONOMY
CRITICISM OF THE AMERICAN
LACK OF THRIFT.

Frugality Is Disappointing - Fa-
Their Who Gould Net Refuse Ell
travagant Daughter-shabby Fur
niture More Endurable Than
Wakeful Nights and Visits OF
Creditors-po Not Eeonomize on
Children's Education.