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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17
Gettine Nearer the Sun.

Astronomers, basing their figures on
eclipses and other phenomena, have cal
cuIated that the sun is $4,000 900 miles
away from the earth. This seems an IN
stance of astronomical overcapitaliza-
ton to Theodore M. Geisel, q mechan-
cool engineer of Jersey City. He figures
/, -. ~ distance is only 1,460, 900 miles.
AZ : printed communication lately
va. ublic he explains the process by
wn,... he reaches his conclusion. He
starts with the assumption that the
diameter of the earth is 5000 miles and
its circumference 25,132.S miles. 1t
makes, he says, 25,132.S miles Of its cir
cult around the sun each "a hours. AS
It takes 365 days for 1t to complete the
circuit, its orbit around the sun just
naturally must be 365 times z5,132.S, or
9173.472 miles. That would make o
circle with diameter of 1920, 200 miles
IA little judgment must convince any
thinker" he says, that the sun must
be at the center of this circuit. or at a
distance from the earth of one-half Of
the diameter of the circle. So that the
distance from the surface of the earth
to the center of the sun is .460, 900, and
not, as the great students of economy
claim. 93,999,OO0 miles" This intelli-
gence may make the iceman more auto
cratic the coming summer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17
Blue Broadcloth Suit.

An attractive dark blue broadclotll
suit has straps of braid finished by
buttons. The coat extends five or six
inches below the knees and has strap
after strap of the braid graduating
into the waist line and then out again
toward the bottom. Each strap is fin-
ished by button, is close fitting and
single breasted. The sleeves are rath-
er small, with turned back cuffs
trimmed with the braid. The skirt is
box plated and has straps of braid at
each side of'the whole center box plat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17
Nursery Portiere.

For a nursery portiere nothing IL
prettier than burlaps in one of the arts
tic tones of blue or brown, or whatever
color matches the room, with a border
of English tapestry illustrating nursery
rhymes. Strips of these tapestries 81
inches wide cost 80 cents. They are de-
lightful in color and design. and the
choice of subjects is ample. One may
have a procession of goose girls driving
their fiocks through lovely meadows to
an unseen brook; a windy garden with
maids hanging out clothes. and several
others as dear to memory or as exciting
to the Imagination. The strips may be
used for wall decorations, also.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17
The Hvgiene of Perfumes,

Perfumes are not selected for their
hygienic value, but such they have.
Doctors tell us that handkerchief
may be made antiseptic by the use of
perfume The action of the spirit of
the scent and the essential oils can de-
stroy the grms. Lavender is supposed
to soothe the nerves. That is why the
bed linen is lavender scented. Jas
mine induces nerve exhaustion and de-
preston. Don't use strong scent Use
delicate, clean perfumes only.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17

lustration, where shoes, slippers and
rubbers may be Kept in orderly condi-
ton, says contributor to Farm and
Fireside. This double-deck shoe-nest
requires but little skill and very little
practical knowledge to make, and as no
definite size can be given the drawing
shows quite clearly how one or several
of them can be made to fit the space In
any closet In small closet no legs
will be required under one corner of the
nest, as both ends can rest on the top
of the surbase; in large closet, how
ever, where it is not desired to extend
it along the side, the unsupported end
is held up by Leg
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17
A Tale of Suffering.

Oakley, Mich, May Sth.-(SpeciaI)-"l
could not sleep or rest in any place" says
Florence Capen, of this place, in a recen:
interview. Il had pain in my back and
hips. If sat down could not get up
out of my chair. / was in pain all the
time. get poor, for did not eat enough
to keep a small child. / could not rest
nights.
"Then i sent fer box of Dodd's Kid.
ney Pills and went to taking them, and
what do you think, that very night
went to bed and l slept till morning. !
got up and thanked God for the nights
rest and Dodd's Kidney Pills. / know
that Dodd's Kidney Pills are all that is
claimed for them"
This is only one of the numerous expert
ences that show the way to build up
run down people is to cure the kidneys
Thousands of people in every state oeal
witness to the fact that Dodd's Kidney
Pills never fail to cure the kidneys.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17
Sargent" Cupid.

cupid is one of the best recruiting
officers that Uncle Sam has," confided
one of the sergeants attached to re-
cruiting headquarters to reporter the
other day. Back of nearly every en-
listment there is woman in the case.
Lovers quarrels chase lot of fne
lads into the service. Your romantic
youth gravitates to the recruiting
Office after a serious break with his
sweetheart as naturally as a duck
takes to water. 1t seems to him the
most fitting way in which to sacrifice
himself when loves young dream is
apparently dispelled. Way down in
his heart he nurses the idea of max
Ing his erstwhile enamorata sad, and
it's the army or navy, with the possi-
bility of death in battle, for him.
Again. other first-class' material is re-
cruited by the desire of young fellows
to sport uniform before their girls.
In such cases Cupid does his recruit
Ing through vanity. But in both ways
he manages to fill up big gaps in the
ranks of Uncle Sans fighters"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17
MERCILESs ITCHING.
Another Speedy Cure Of m Itching
Humor with Loss Of Hair By the
Cuticura Remedies.

"For two years my neck was covered
With t the humGr spreading to my
bald spot, and the soreness. infiamma-
ton. and merciless itching made me wild.
friends advised Cuticura Soap and Cuti-
cura Ointment, and after few applica-
tons the torment subsidized, to my great
joy. The sores soon disappeared, and my
hair grew again, as thick and healthy as
ever. / shall always recommend the
Cnticura Remedies. (Signed) Harry j.
Spalding, l04 West 10th street, New
York City,"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17
Watch for Il.

It will pay you to watch for the very
FIRST symptom of Indigestion or liver trou
BILE and to prevent the trouble from gain.
ing Roadway, by quickly taking DR.. Cald.
wells (laxatiye) Syrup Pepsin. Nothing
chronic dyspepsia, and all its complica-
tons. Nothing will cure it 30 quickly,
pleasantly and surely as Syrup Pepsin.
Sold by all Druggists a. SOC and $l.00
Money back if it fails.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17
Help Yourself.

Cure Rheumatism, Weakness, Pains,
Impure Blood, Nervous Exhaustion, In.
digestion or Stomach troubles, Skin dis
eases, Catarrh, etc, by taking Pushecs's :.
remedy by using it after doctors and all
other remedies have failed. Write for
free booklet to DIR. Pusheck, l92 Wash.
ington St., Chicago, Ill.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17


Multiplication is vexation,
Division is as bad,
The Rule of Three doth puzzle me,
And Practice drives me mad"
says the poet. You may laugh If You
choose, but it was poet that said 1t;
for if it is true it is beautiful, and If 1T
is beautiful it is poetry; for poetry Il
both beauty and truth; and | testify
that it is true; so there you are.
Close beside my table there is win
dow through which the southern sun
streams from two o'clock until four, and
through my window look out on
vista of empty freight cars, coal cinders
and long stretches of iron rails gleam-
ing in the hot sun or glistening in the
rain. But it is not of the vista that l
am going to write; nor of the multiple
cation table. 1t is of the window. 1t
Is the dingiest window you ever saw.
and yet I wouldn't have it cleaned for
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17

81 have studied the police system OF
this city most thoroughly" said an
amateur reformer before woman s
club in New York, land have been forced
to the conclusion that the spy system
is the only one that will keep the po-
liceman up to his work. The rounds
man should keep a watch upon the pa
trolman and report upon him. The
captains should watch the roundsman
and report upon him. The inspector
should keep an eye upon the captain and
report him." who will watch the in
spec;or?' asked woman in the front
row. Il do not know" responded the
orator, unless that should be made oEs
CT the duties of the patrolmen."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17

ence upon the part Of
hundreds of thousands
of users in every coun.
try of the world beaI
witness to the fact
No one disputes it.
There never was q
better time to make
thisall-importantfar farm
investment than the
present. Butter is I'M
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17

II your stomach troubles you ut any time
take" Stomachic." Will relieve you at once
and cure you. Save druggists profits. Sold
only direct-deliyered to you for t1.O0
s omachic Co., Sturgis, Mich.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17

So far the Russians have made no
claim that Japan's new volcanic island
was thrown up by Russian submarine
mine.-Philadelphia INQUIRER.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17

When the lobster has become extinct,
and its extinction is said to be probable
if not certain. it might not be bad idea
to turn its exterminators loose upon the
mosquito. -Binghamton IN. " Leader.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17

Piso 8 Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
Ave-, n, Minneapolis, Mimi, jane, 1900.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17

States and cities do not consist Of
mortar and brick and stone, but Of the
character Of their citizenship.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17

Russia's free balance" presumably rep
rcsents the money the grand dukes have
not yet taken possession of.-Detroit Free
Press
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17

A good many doctors are much more
skillful at the autopsy than at. diagnose
ing.--Chicago Sun.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17

Many love symphony hath been writ
ten in bank notes.--N. o. Picayune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17

A sincere reformer first converts him
Uesf-The Commoner.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17

The sclf-satisfed need to b short
sighted. -Chicago Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17
DRESSMAKER COMES
An AUToCRAT BUT A FAITHFUL
FRIEND is THIS VISITOR.

Lady Of Scissors and Styles Person
age of Distinction-Man Is Super
fiuous Furniture, When She APP
pears-She Regards Most Elegant
Stuffs with Indifference-Never a
vender of Malice, She Cleans with
Gayety and Gossip.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17
MOST PROFITABLE
FARM INVESTMEN 7.

This is what the Cream Separator has
proved to be. Twenty years of expert.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17

While 1t is not unusual to-day for .
woman to be successful medical prac.
titioner. it is most unusual for a wom-
IN to have a record of anesthetizing
1000 patients without an accident.
Such is the remarkable credit due to
DR.. Leora Johnson, of the state uni
versity of Iowa. After taking post
graduate course in the London Eng
land) university, DIR. Johnson Was
male acting assistant TO the gyneco-
logical clinic in London Homeopathic
hospital, the only woman ever admitted
to the classes Of that institution.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17
TO HOLD ONES SHOES.
Here Is a Sensible Means for Keeping
the Shoes Out of the Dust and
Out of the Way.

A box can easily be converted into q
shoe-nest, like the one shown in the H.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17

precedentedly high in price. It Is most
desirable that none be left go to waste,
and that the quality be such as to
command top prices.
II you have cream to separate you
cannot afford to delay this investment
single day. If you haven't the ready
cash the machine will earn its cost while
Won ara having for il.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17

In a Pinch, Use Aliens Foot-Ease.
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease
4 powder. It cures Corns, Bunions, Painfal
Smarting, Hot, Swollen feet. At all Drug
rists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample FREE
Address A. S. Olmsted. LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17

A republican and a Tammany demo-
crat were discussing New York poll
tics, when the former remarked that
the Van wyck brothers. Bob" and
Gus" were trying to construct an
anti-Tammany machine. The Tam
many man smoked reflectively for a
minute, and then said: Ever been in
Egypt? l was there about year ago.
/ saw the winds blowing about the
pyramids. They have been 80 blow
ing about them for thousands OF years,
The pyramids are still there. Where
ere the winds?~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17
BY MARGARET E. sANGsTER.

Copyright. 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles
A function, mysterious and sacred, as
, recurrent as moon or the tides In
cal, is known to the initiated as the COM
cal is known to the initiated as the COM
ing of the dressmaker Its rites are
treated with the deepest awe, and never
without proper ceremony, although
there be those who tear their hair and
gnash their teeth when the time for cell
ebration comes around.
To the man of the house, the coming
of the dressmaker is as annoying as the
old-fashioned housekeeping. In both
cases he is made to realize his insight
ficance, is impressed with the fact that
he is only big clumsy and laundering
man-body, and is, for once in his lie,
showed aside with as little formality as
| If he were merely superfiuous bit OF
| furniture.
The dressmaker, let it be understood,
| is parsonage of distinction. For weeks
| before her arrival affairs have been so ar
ranged as to give her an undisputed right
of way. She is often engaged months in
advance and her dates are as liked and
as carefully made as those which an
nounce visits of royalty. In her own
character she is plain Mary Jenkins or
Kitty Cassidy. In her role of dressma-
ker she is an autocrat, and stately danes
and fair demoiselles bow before her.
One solicits her in the autumn for a
week in the spring. One who is at all
forehanded engages her for the fall the
day the spring sewing is finished. Her
prices are high, but nobody disputes
them. A dressmaker who has style and
savoir-faire in the creation of feminine
toilettes may simply ask what price she
pleases.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17
&A
3 A pINcY Il
WINDOW !
By HARRY BALL
- K 81

I SIT all day long multiplying, sub
tracing, dividing and adding up
columns until l hate the sight Of fig
ures.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17
LIVING TOO HASTILY
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Irregularities and Female Derange.
ments Result = Cured by Lydia r

Owing to our mode and manner OF
living, and the nervous haste of every
J woman to accomplish just so much
each day, it is said that there is not
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-30
SWITCH OPENED
ACCIDENTALLY

Cleveland, O., June 26.-Coroner
York's inquest into the causes which
led to the wreck of the Twentieth
Century limited on June 81, began to-
day at Painesville under very sensa-
tional circumstances. Twenty-nine
witnesses have been summoned, but
the names of a number of these have
been suppressed. Coroner York stat,
ed when asked for an explanation
of this unusual procedure: "The tes-
timony which will be produced in
court may fix the fact that the switch
was left open accidentally. | cannot
say at this time whether it will fix
will be conclusively demonstrated that
the WRECK of the train, which caused
the deaths of a score of people, was
not due to a criminal who deliber-
ately set out TO wreck the train"
The first witnesses called we're Of
and they were closely questioned rel.
ative to the freight train which was
on the siding at Willoughby and
which, it is claimed, was expected at
Mentor by Operator Miner there. They
maintained that the freight did not
attempt to run ahead of the limited
and neither were orders issued for IL
to go into the siding at Mentor. It
was learned that Operator Miner had
been relieved from duty, but one OF
the officers of the road explained that
this was merely to allow him to at
tend the coroner's inquest.
The inquest will be continued to
morrow.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-30
SUMMER VACATIONS
BY Diplomats, Cabinet Minister and
Other Government OFFICIALS,

Washington, June 26.--This was q
day of farewells at the White House
A number of foreign representatives
called to conclude their business with
the chief magistrate for the summer.
Mr.. Takahira, the Japanese minister,
remained for half an hour at the Pres
ident's Office. Sir Mortimer Durand,
the British ambassador, and M. Jusse-
rand, the ambassador from France,
were ushered in soon after the Japa-
nese minister left.
Attorney General Moody and Secre-
taries Wilson and Hitchcock were
among the early cabinet callers. Mr..
Wilson said that he intended leaving
for a tour of study among the western
forest reserves as soon as the cotton
investigation is concluded at the agri-
cultural department.
81 do not know when the inquiry
will be ended" said Secretary Wilson,
land do not wish to hurry them by
asking for their report on any particu-
lar day. I've mapped out whole lot
of hard study for myself this summer
and hope to get away pretty SOON"
Nearly all the heads of departments
and bureaus dropped in to say good
bye to the President.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-30
Worst Accident Of The Kind That Has Happened in
Baltimore Since Introduction of Rapid
Transit in the City
CRUSHED into SHAPELESS MASSES
Car Ground Under Wheels of Freight Car Which
Passed Over WreCk--.TWO Persons Killed
and Several Fatally Injured

borhood hocked to the rescue. AS fast
as possible the dead and wounded were
cotton out of the debris, the injured
being hurried to hospitals in the city.
FOUR KILLED, TEN INJURED.
Louisville, KY, June 26.-Four men
were killed and ten others more or
less seriously injured in crash be-
tween an Illinois Central passenger
train and a freight train at Vine
Grove, KY, this afternoon.
The dead:
Peter Wilton, aged 55, of Indiana.
city unknown.
Charles Zaman, aged ID, address un-
known.
S. A. Kirkpatrick, aged 35, Podgen-
vile, KY.
Unknown man.
The passenger train was coming to
Louisville from the south and stop
ped on the switch at Vine Grove be-
cause of the air brakes getting out of
order. 1t is claimed that the last
coach had not been pulled fully off
the main track and the freight train,
running at 25 miles an hour crashed
int a combination B. G. o. parlor and
dining car and sent 1t crashing into
the two passenger cars ahead. These
coaches were crushed like egg-shells,
the occupants being thrown In all di.
rections and the cars rolling down an
embankment. Some of the injured, IL
is feared, are fatally hurt. The en-
gineer and fireman Of the freight es-
capped by leaping to the side Of tho
embankment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-30
Wedding Bells.

At the pleasant home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Ringle in Pleasant Val
ley, last Thursday, their only daugh-
ter, Eva, was given in marriage to
Charles Myers, of Alliance.
Friends and relatives from the i'm
mediate vicinity and from Allegheny,
Pittsburg, Alliance, Canton, Minerva,
Malvern, Osnaburg, Washingtonville,
Washington, ID. c., and Warsaw, Ind,
were among the assembled guests.
AT high noon the bride and groom
marched to the altar, to the strains
of Mendelssohn's wedding march,
played by Mrs. Lauretta ]. Reese
of Pittsburg, Pa. They were preced-
ed by the officiating clergymen and
two little flower girls. An arch had
been built in one corner of the room
decorated with evergreen, orange
blossoms and white roses. From the
center of the arch was suspended
the emblem of good luck, large
horseshoe made of white daises. The
entire house was veritable bower
of roses.
The bride was dressed in white
silk and carried bridal roses, while
the groom wore the. conventional
black The ceremony was performed
by an only brother of the bride,
John ]. Ringle. assisted by her pas.
tor, Rev Laudenschlager of Malvern,
o. After the ceremony and gongrat,
ulations the snapshot artist must
have his way, and then table was
laid in the dining room that would
do honor at feast for kings, and
as the table was relieved of it's bur.
den, the appetites Of the hungry
throng decreased.
The presents were numerous, costly
land useful and certainly gave evi.
dence of the high esteem In which
the couple are held.
When the hour arrived for the de.
parture of the happy couple on their
journey they were followed by show
ers of rice and the well wishes of
all.
After their return they will be at
home to their friends at Alliance,
where Mr.. Myers has position,
with the Penna. r. r. Co.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-30
SHERIFF STOPPED
SELLING OF POOLS
ENFORCED ORDER OF GOVERNOR
OF INDIANA.
Waited Till the "Bookies" Were Doing
a Good Business and Pinehed
the Bunch.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 26.-Carrv-
ing out the request of Gov. Hanly that
he enforce the law against pool selling
at the race track at the state fair
grounds, Sheriff Sourbier and IL depu-
ties arrested eight bookmakers late
this evening.
Sheriff Sourbier waited for the local
authorities to act, but when he saw
that they were going to take no hand
he took this action. The sheriff wait
ed until the pools were being sold for
the last race of the day, and then or
dered his deputies to make the arrests.
Each deputy was assigned to stand,
and when the order came from the
sheriff they promptly placed the
"boolSies" under arrest.
The men gave bond for their appear
ance on July 10 to answer the charges.
When asked If he would be at the
track again tomorrow to prohibit the
pool selling, Sheriff Sourbier evaded
the question by saying: Il cannot neg
lect my court work to be at the track,
but if l am notified that the men are
selling pools l will send deputies.
have ordered the 'bookies' to quit SELL
ing and | do not think they will vio-
late the order"
This afternoon, when Sheriff Sour
bier received letter from the govern
or, in which the latter stated that it
would fall to Sourbier's lot to enforce
the law, the sheriff Immediately con-
suited attorneys to learn if it devolved
upon him to do so. He remained in
conference with the attorneys for some
time, and then started to the fair
grounds.
Upon reaching the track with his
deputies Sourbier found that there were
no city policemen on the grounds and
that the 'bookies" were doing a good
business. He was instructed to give
the local authorities a chance to act,
and he waited until the horses were
ready to come to the pole In the last
race of the program.