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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-26
CUTS INTO THE STOMACH.
Modern Surgery Accomplishes What
Was Formerly Deemed
Impossible.

Modern surgery's great achievements
have been in the abdominal region. For
a generation ago fear of blood-poison'
ing kept the surgeon out of this terri
tory. Here disease intrenched itself
and bid the surgeon defiance, says Les
lies Magazine. But now the surgeon in
trepidly enters diseases former strong
hold, routs it, and in so doing performs
life-saving feats with the organs that
seem absolute miracles to the onlook-
ing world.
Take the stomach. If It Is too large
the surgeon enfolds portion OF the
wall and sutures (stitches) the edges;
if part of it is diseased, say with can.
Ger, he cuts it out, sutures the edges, and.
if necessary, cuts new opening for the
head of the small intestine and sutures
it into place; if the esophagus is OBJ
structed so that food cannot be taken
naturally tube is inserted through the
abdominal wall into the stomach, and
when the man is hungry he merely drops
a premasticated meal into the tube; or,
in case cancerous area be so large as
to demand such severe operation, tho
surgeon may remove the entire stom-
ach and suture the esophagus to the
duodenum.
Contrast this last operation with ths
working principle of the '70's, that to
enter the stomach is death, and you see
how far surgery has travelled in gen.
Grafton. This last operation is, OF
course, rarely performed even now, but
there are to-day few stomachless per-
sons in the world Zone returned to work
within two months after the operatioA>
attending to their regular duties, TAX.
ing a special diet, and apparently just
as happy as if their stomachs were no!
in jars on laboratory shelves.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-26

It may be pleasant to know that
beautiful Oxford has more slaughter
houses than colleges, and these within
stones throw OF the walks and domes we
rave about, but the meaning of those old
halls is undoubtedly enhanced by the
contrast with the life of the town they
adorn. writes William II. Allen, in the
Chautauquan. House boats on the Isis
are picturesque, but still more so when
we learn of the constant patrol of the
Thames from source to water main in
London. 1t is not exaggerating to Of
firm that he enjoys the hedges and cot
tages best who can look around the
hedges and cottages in rural Britain,
with the knowledge that these Isolated
houses are better protected against in
lection whether from within or with
out than the palaces which entertained
Queen Bess. The clean roads, the great
distance between residences and out
buildings, the sewage farms and coun-
try hospitals are part of the great plan
which has already realized in Britain
benefits of which we are but dreaming.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-26

for some time; head has ached and
back also has slept poorly, been quite
nervous, and nearly tainted once or
twice; head dizzy, and heart-beats very
fast: then that bearing-down feeling.
and during her menstrual period she is
exceedingly Respondent. Nothing
pleases her. Her doctor says: Cheer
up: you have dyspepsia; you will be
all right soon"
But she doesn't get "all right" ana
hope vanishes; then como the brood
ing, morbid, melancholy, everlasting
BLUES.
Don't wait until your su4ferings have
driven you to despair, with your nerves
all shattered and your courage gone,
but take Lydia E. Pinkham's vege-
table Compound. See what it did for
Mrs. Rosa Adams, of $40 18th Street,
Louisville, KY, niece of the late Gen.
eral Roger Hanson, C.S.A. She writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
az cannot tell you with pen and ink what
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
has done for me. l sufereti with female
troubles, extreme lassitude, the blues
nervousness and that all-gone feeling. Twas
advised to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and 1t not only cured my female
deranpement but it has restored meto perfect
health and strength. The buoyancy Of my
Younger DAYS has returned, and do not sllf-
Ter any longer with dependency, as did be-
fore. / consider Lydia e. Pi,lxham's Vege-
table Compound a boon to sick and suffering
women"
II you have some arrangement OF
the female organism write Mrs.
Pinkham, Lynn. Mass. for advice.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-26
A Surgical Problem.

The cavities left in bones after sur.
gical operations have been a source OF
much trouble, discharges of pus usu.
ally continuing for months. Acting ON
the hint given by dentists operations
on decaying teeth, Prof. Moorhof, Of
Vienna, about five years ago began
seeking a means of artiicially filling
the bone cavities, and for time ex-
perimented with a putty-like paste OF
iodcsorn THIS failed to reach all
parts of the cavity. "A new filing has
been adopted, therefore. consisting Of
iodoform, spermaceti and iosesame,
and, as this melrs at 122 degrees Fab
renheit, it is poured into the cavity
in q liquid state when it penetrates to
every part. This filling is absorbed and
replaced by graduation tissue SO SLOW
ly that no poisoning occurs. This
method has beea applied in about 220
cases, and it is claimed that there has
been no failure.
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the boys were busy reviving him. The
following day Nose was apparently
feeling all right, having fully recoy-
cred from the shock of his fright. Ac-
cording to the plan Nose was TO drive
the wagon back to the Crooked l.
alone, the major and the cowboys re-
naming over the rest of the day to
attend to the shipping. Shortly before
the time arrived for the colored man
to start he sought Maj. Fullington.
Use dun worked for old Massa Full
lington for many years. he began.
"and l reckoned to work for you all
for long time, but rs goin' to quit
right now"
whats the matter, Nose, aren't
you satisfied"
"Massa Fullington, did you expect
me to drive over dem plains all by
myself?"
Certainly, why not?"
81 wouldn't do 1t for de w0rld.
Massa Fullingtor, has you dun stopped
to think dat might camp right on one
of dem spook towns?"
Argument proved unavailing. and the
Crooked L ranch lost the best cook Il,
ever had.-Chicago Record Herald.
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show YOU a spook railroad train COM
ing after you in the air." Nose shiv-
cred, but said nothing. His eyes were
riveted on the spook town, which
seemed to him to have already begun
TO fade.
do you see, Mose?" asked Maj.
Fullington, 1.-The spooks are cleaning
house."
The colored mans jaw dropped, his
flesh went creepy and goose pimply all
over, he could feel his hair rising, and
he grew cold as ice. With chattering
teeth he asked: Am we all goin' to
drive over dat place. Massa Pulling
ton?'
That's what"
"M-m-a-a-y-b-e dem spooks be
mighty mad if we do dat. Use power
full opposed to maxim dem angry,
Massa Fullington."
These spooks, Nose, don't like any
one but colored people, and there are
too many of us white folks for them
TO try to hurt YOU"
AS the party drew near the hill the
fairy city grew DINNER and DINNER
until the bare outlines remained, and,
| Pickering for a moment in the IL tense
light, suddenly disappeared from view.
| When they had reached the top OF the
hill Nose was in a pitiable state OF
| fright. being unable to stand or to
speak. During the remainder of the
day he remained silent, preparing the
grub" and serving it without COM
ment, but furtively scanning the hori-
zon for more spook towns. Late In the
afternoon Maj. Fullington heard q
piercing scream, and. turning, he saw
Nose standing up in his wager, his
body rigid, his right arm extended
| heavenward. Gazing in the direction
of the extended arm, the men saw
railroad train with smoke flying from
the stack and apparently doing 81
miles an hour in mid air. Not
sound could be heard, but there it was
and the "blow-off" of the huge iror
monster could be as plainly discernet
as though it were standing right be
fore them.
There's the spook train, Nose" de
clared one of the cowboys. ITS taking
your friends from that spook tow
j back to spirit land"
Maj. Fullington, believing that 1T wal
high time to allay the fright of hi:
colored servant, was about to explain
that the spook train was in fact rea
passenger train, which by a scientific
refractionary freak, was sometime
mirrored in the air where 1t could b.
plainly seen by people more than 6
miles from the point where the trail
really was at the time of the mirage
His explanation started too late, TO
Nose had fallen in a dead faint, AM
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-26
TIE BEST HOUR.


Get sonn on the floor here. daddy.
Get down on the floor and play"
And that is the song my baby
Sings to me at close Of day.
Get down on the floor and tumble,
Get down with me, daddy, do;
Get down on the floor now, daddy,
Me ANTS to sit down on you"
Then overheard goes the paper,
And down on the floor goes dad:
Aad onto him Chambers baby,
And baby Is more than GLAD;
And daddy's a horse and wagon,
Or daddy's ship at sea,
And rolls with little baby
AS happy as she can be.
Yea. rolls with the babe and tumbles,
And grumbles. and laws. and gees,
And always a 6impled baby
With rounded and dimpled knees
Sits perched aloft unfearing,
And laughing with childish glee
As the daddy ship goes tossing
And tumbiing across the sea.
And, oh, but that ship is careful;
The waves may foam and curl,
But never the ship goes plunging
Too much for the baby girl
And never the horse gets fractions.
Or plunges or jumps aside
So much as to mar the pleasure
OF the wee little girl astride.
Oh, good is the hour OF cleaning,
When labor Is put aside
And daddy becomes horsey
A wee little girl may ride;
Or daddy becomes plunging
Big ship on the stormy seas,
And is guided and captained onward
BY a baby with dimpled knees.
Houston Post.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-26
AVAILABILITY.

Adaptability's sails are set to eaten
any wind that blows.
To the man with adaptation an emer-
gercy is an opportunity,
Adaptability is the ability to adapt
yourself quickly 10 unexpected condi-
lions.
Adaptability is always ready; is never
IL ken at short; is the great lightning
change artist, and often turns hopeless
ness into victory.
A general in battle, statesman IN OF
fee. or a financier handling large enter
prises. without the ability to readily
adapt himself to suddenly changed con-
ditions-is misfit.
When one plan fails the man with
adaptation has 40 untried others wait
ing.
The bankrupt law is meant IS an asy'
lum for men who are without adaptable
ity.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-26

The Boston Post finds the outlook
cheerful 1t thinks the world is grow
ing better, not worse-and thinking has
q good deal to do with things. ltsays:
I'VE reverence the stern virtues of our
predecessors, those who founded ourre-
public, but to-day there is less of ssct,
and, we believe, more Of Christianity
The liberalizing spirit has brought men
into more generous, more tolerant rela-
tions; hands are clasped in good works;
selfish or sectional or exclusive benefits
are not encouraged. The millennium is
not yet in sight, but who shall say that
Il is not perceptibly nearer? 1t is bet
ter world than that of our ancestors, this
world that we live in-better, clearer,
happier, more full of promise for honest
endeavor, more inspiring for advance
ment along the lines of human prog
ress."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-26
THE TEACHERS FOE
A LIFE ALWAYS THREATENED BY
NERVOUS PROSTRATION.
One Who Broke Down from Six Years Of
Overwork Tells How She Escaped
Misery Of Enforced Idleness.

One Who Broke Down from Six Years Of
Overwork Tells How She Escaped
Misery Of Enforced Idleness.
"I had been teaching in the city
schools steadily for six years, said Miss
James, whose recent return to the work
from which she was driven by nervous
collapse has attracted attention. "They
were greatly overcrowded, especially in
the primary department of which had
charge, and I had been doing the work
of two teachers. The strain was too
much for my nerves and two years ago
the crisis came.
At was FRUSTRATED mentally and ply.
sically, sent in my resignation and never
expected to be able to resume work. 1t
seemed to me then that was the most
miserable woman on earth. Twas tor.
tured bynervous headaches, worn out by
inability to sleep, and had 30 little
blood that I was as white as chalk.
"After my active life, it was hard to
bear idleness, and terribly discouraging
to keep paying out the savings of years
for medicines which did me no good"
"How did you get back your health ?"
"a bare chance and a lot Of faith led
me to cure. After had suffered for
many months, and when was Oh the
very verge Of despair, l happened to read
an account of some cures effected by
DIR. Williams Pink Pills. The sfaie
ments were so convincing that some.
how felt assured that these pills would
help me. Most people, think. buy only
one box for trial, but I purchased six
boxes at once, and when had used
them up, was indeed well and had nc
need of more medicine.
ssDr. Williams Pink Pills enriched my
thin blood, gave me back my sleep, re-
stored my appetite, gave me strength to
walk long distances without fatigue, in
fact freed me from all my numerous all
meuts. have already taught for several
months, and / cannot say enough in
praise of DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
Miss Margaret M. James is now living
at No. 1873 Clay street, Dayton, Ohio.
Many Of her fellow teachers have also
used DR.. Williams Pink Pills and are
enthusiastic about their merits. Sound
digestion, strength, ambition, and cheer
full spiritsquickly follow their me. They
are sold IN every drug store IN tie
Uor6
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-26
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.


Asparagus and carrots, ARE good for
the kidneys.
Eat plenty of spinach. 1t acts as q
tonic and beautifier.
Potatoes, when mealy, are easily d.
gested. When close and watery they
are hard to digest.
Good soap, soft water, plenty Of
fruit, early hours and daily walk in
all weather is complexion aid.
Anyone can have a clear complexion.
There is a simple remedy at hand, and
it is water, which should be drunk free.
ly, but not at meals.
A poultice of soap and sugar will
draw swelling on the finger to a head
in a few hours and the same poultice
will draw a splinter from finger or
nail.
Powder is bad for enlarged pores.
Twelve drops of tincture of benzoin in
a basin of water used after washing
the face will tend to contract them.
You should eat as little meat as posi-.
BILE.
Does. your skin look shiny in spite
of powdering? This is because the
powder will not adhere. To remedy,
go over the face with little sweet
almond oil, wipe away and then pow
der.
To make honey water dissolve one
tablespoonful Of honey in one quart of
water, add the juice of one lemon. 1t
is not entirely without soothing action
on the throat when cough is present
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-26
COULDN'T COMMIT SUICIDE
Bottle Was Marked Poison, But the
Darby Suspected It Was
All Right.

There was man in Atlanta who once
suspected a colored man in his employ
of tampering with the contents of his
wine cellar, especially with a certain
brand of fine whisky. The employer de-
cided 10 adopt measures to verify his
suspicious, writes Woman's Home Com.
panion. He allowed the demijohn hold
ing his private stock to become
empty; then, instead of refilling it, he
placed his pet brand in bottles, labelling
each one poison"
One evening, on returning home unex-
pectedly, he caught his servant in fla
granite delicto." Selling the bottle from
the darky's hand, the Atlanta man ex-
claimed, in tone of horror: Great
heavens, Sam! do you know what you
nave been doing? This bottle is marked
'poison!'
The negro took the bottle and sur.
veyed it closely. Then he shifted at it.
A melancholy smile fitted over his
dIsky countenance. "'Tain't pizen
sah." he said, dejectedly. Else been
fooled ag'in."
Fooled AGAIN." repeated the mas
ter, Indignantly. What do you
mean?"
We'll, sah," continued the darby, in
the same tone of depression, cit an
dis way. I knowed from de fust, from
de way you acted bout dat demijohn
dat you had yo' suspishuns OBJ me; an
dat sho' made me feel pretty blue.
got distressed, an didn't care. Why
sab, fo' mos two weeks now Ise beer
tryin' to commit suicide outer dat cot
tle."
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MoNTANA'S BIG TROUT.
Tie Great Twelve-Pounder Senator
Biggs Caught with Five and
One-lialf Ounce Rod

Frozen inside cake of ice. there is
on exhibition here one of the finest
trout ever landed in Montana, says a
Helena (Mont) correspondent of the
New York Sun. 1t was caught by
former Senator William Biggs, and
weighs slightly more than II pounds
1t was caught in the Big Blackfoot
river near Bonner. 1t took more than
20 minutes to tire the fish out SO that
a landing net could be placed al ound
it, and the lucky angler complains
that for two days his arm was tired
as the result Of the long-dr awn-ou,
tussle.
Just back of the cake OF Ice stand
the rod, reel, line and hook which
proved the undoing of the fish. They
seem out of all proportion. as the rod
weighs only five and half ounces, the
reel is an ordinary affair, the line a
deceptive silk thread, and the hook is
minnow size.
In addition to the Il FOUNDER, the
senator landed eight and four pound
ers.
Bonner is beyond doubt the banner
fish center Of Montana this year, az
two other BEAUTIES, weighing eight ano
ten pounds, we're caught in that vi
cinity during May. Reports are slow
in reaching Helena from the numer
Gus parties which have gone overland
to the Big Blackfoot central Mon
tana's favorite stream-but judging
from results further down, it viii
yield it's customary amount.
This has been an unusually good
year for anglers in Montana, owing In
part to the fact that the waters alt
lower than in other years because o.
the light snowfall during the vsntar
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-26
CAN SUCH THINGS WASP

There's many slip when 1t is red.
A good name is worth two in the bush.
The early bird may live to fight an
other day.
When the cats away look not upon
the wine. y
A bird in the hand catches the first
worm.
The mice will play 'twixt the cup and
the liz.
Early to bed and early to rise maketh
the heart sick.
Hope deferred makes man healthy,
wealthy and wise.
He who fights and runs away is rather
to be chosen than great riches.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-26

either in white, ecru or pale blue, and
white mercerized cotton.
After you have transferred your de.
sign to the linen buttonhole the edges
with a very short, close stitch. Work
the entire design in this way, with the
exception of the straight lines running
from side to side.
These should be crossed with . dou-
BILE thread and caught to the edges
only. These threads must then be
worked with close buttonhole stitch.
After these are finished cut out the
linen between the buttonholed edges,
put be sure that the buttonholing runs
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-26
The Chronicle.
coIrax LOUISIANA
Immigration Insanity.

Auenists of recognized authority In
New York say the recent report OF the
state lunacy commission does not IN
dictate that the noise and methods OF
life in the metropolis are driving It's
population into madhouses. Since the
report was issued. showing a 70 per
cent. increase of insanity in this STATE
largely in New York city. there has
been much comment in various sectiohs
upon the Misunderstanding conditions
of the greater city. One physician IN
the western end of the state has as
cribed the condition to flats and tene-
ments. A Boston alienist believes the
increase of New York's insane to be
due to money madness and the noise
of u trains" Doctor Spitzka says all
this talk is nonsense. While admit
ting that there are undoubtedly larg-
er number of cases in insane asyiums
than ever before, he says this is due
to natural causes, the chief cause be-
lnS Tie ldCt ludl A>CW loAh SAsS - -
fortunately the port OF entry Tor the
large part of the immigration to the
United States. IF some method could
be devised" he said, Ito get the Euro
pean immigrants out into the country,
where they could get Gods fresh air
and have more favorable surroundings,
New York's list of insane cases would
materially diminish. There Is not the
slightest fear that the people OF New
York are going crazy. AS communi-
ty we are just as sound mentally as
any people on earth, If we could ind
a way of preventing the herding OF
immigrants In the east side section.
There are 3.0l7 more cases in the IA
state insane asylums than can be prop
erly cared for. Last year there were
26,S61 commitments in the state, an
Increase Of 927 over the average fol-
the last ten years. A very large part
of this increase came from New York
city, and more than 80 per cent. of the
commitments from the city were aliens
There is now talk of building two more
hospitals for the insane"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-26
For Blackheads.

The complexion brush used every
night and morning with warm water
and CASTLE soap will keep the complex
ion free from 5lackheads. Twice q
week apply saturate solution of mag
nesfa- Be careful of the diet, eating
plenty of fresh fruit, drinking three
pints of water a day.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-26

Mr.. Potter. director Of public safety
IN Philadelphia, has stopped the sale Of
chances on brick house offered in a
rattle by the Catholic Church Of the
Ascension. He holds that it is lot
terry. Il look upon the proposed draw
Ing" he says, las gambling, pure and
simple. If church may conduct lot
terry, why may not men write policy or
engage in other gambling games which
are under the ban of the law? There
Is no discrimination in this particular
instance. | will stop any such lottery
that is called to my attention"
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Uncle Sans Oldest rmploye.

Uncle Sans Oldest civilian employs.
in point of service, Is Thomas Har-'
rison, accountant and. correspondents
clerk of the naval observatory. For 81
years he has worked in the observatory
and is an authority on naval observatory
history.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-26

In recognition of his services tn
kcience generally ana to the cause of
Astrological research in particular, the
emperor of hussia has appointed Nor
ris X. Jesup, of New York, the presi-
,;eut of the Natural History museum, a
knight of the Imperial Order of st.
stanjslaus OF the first class. Official
news of his appointment. together with
thc insignia Of the order, has been re-
.aived by Mr.. Jesup from Count Cassinl.
me Russian ambassador at Washing
ton Honors from Russia just at pres
ent DO not seem appreciate
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-26
WHY NOSE
QUIT

He roundup had
been the most sue
cessful in the his
tory of the famous
Crook l. ranch,
which nestles be-
tween the brakes
of the lower end of
the valley of the
Crooked creek in
NJ e a d e county,
Kan.
. Mai. G. P. Full
lington stood flick
ing the dust from
his long top boots
and gazing re-
flectively at the
great herd. Il
reckon this is about
the last big drive
we shall have,
Tony" he said to
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-26
How It Happened.

The goddess of liberty dreamed one
night
That the grafters were trying to
toll her knell.
"They shan't." she screamed, as she
woke in a fright.
And she put a crack in the liberty
bell.
Chicago Tribune.
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Huge Painting Finished,

One of the largest pictures ever
painted has been completed by
French artist after eight years labor.
The subject is the funeral of NJ.
Carnot, and the canvas measures 150
5quare yards.