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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-03-25
WAS CURED RAPIDLY
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES GASES
MASTERED IN FEW WEEKS.


Tho Remedy USED py Ar. 0cnooPPo. ~
by Captain Balfour In Great Demandin
Vicinity Of Their Homes.
In the winter Of 1902-S Mr.. Schroeppel
was confined to his bed by severe at
tack Of rheumatism. His doctors treat
ment proved unsuccessful, but he subse-
ouently regained his health by means
which he describes with great enthu-
siasm.
"After Ave or six weeks Of helpless
ness and pain" said he. during which
I was receiving regular visits from the
doctor, I felt a. bad as ever. Just then
INV mother. q woman eighty years OF
ace- Maid me q visit. She had received
great benefit from DR.. Williams Pink
Pills, and she was confident they would
helm me. At her solicitation I gave up
the doctors treatment and took the pills
in its place."
cAnd were you cured as the result Of
taking her advice?"
eyes, quickly and thoroughly. Be
fore the second box was finished l felt
verv manifest improvement, aud within
two weeks was able to leave my bed and
take up my neglected farm work. con.
tinued to use the pills. however. until
| eight boxes had been taken, although
long before that I felt that every YES
tipe of the disease had been eradicated'
care there no traces lefts"
absolutely none. For year and
three months there has never been the
snehtest return of the old trouble. Fo1
this happy result and my family freely
nraise DR.. Williams Pink Pills"
Within the bounds Of China township
81. Clair county, Mich, there is no bet
tr known farmer than Mr.. Henri,
Schroeppel. His cure has therefore nat
urally attracted . great deal Of attention
i One Of Mr.. Schroeppel's neighbors, Cap
tain George Balfour, after hearing OF tn
salutary results in Mr.. Schroeppel 8 case
: decided to try DIR. Williams' Pink Pill
! for an attack Of rheumatism from whicl
~ was himself suffering. He took eign
o. ten boxes and now declares himsel
free from the painful ailment.-
r Ia little wonder that DR.. Williams
PINK pills arc much in favor in the con
mrnity where Mr.. Schroappel and CaI
tain Balfour are 90 well and fayorabi
; known. They are sold by all druggis
+ and are equally successful in c9rin
neuralgia, sciatica and partial paSaayn
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-03-25

At the New York State Assembly OF
Mothers, q prominent New York doctor
told the 500 women present that healthy
American women were so rare a. to DO
almost extinct.
This seems to be sweeping state
ment of the condition OF American
women. Yet how many do you know
who are perfectly well and do nothave
some trouble arising from . deraDge-
ment of tho female organism when
manifests itself In headaches, back
aches, nervousness, that bearingdown
feeling. painful or irregular menstrua-
ton, leucorrhoea, displacement OF the
uterus, ovarian trouble, indigestion o!
sleeplessness? There Is q tried and
true remedy for all these ailments
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
mound has restored more American
women to health than all other RENE
dies in the world. It regulates
strencthens and cures diseases of the
female organism as nothing else can
For thirty years 1t has been curing
the worst forms of female com
plants. ..u..
should be convincing.
Mrs. T. @. Willadsen. Of Manning
| Ia, writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
Il can truly say that you have saved my ~
and l cannot express my gratitude 70 you
words. For two years spent lots OF none
| In doctoring without any benefit Tor mel
strual Irregularities and I had given up
hopes Of ever being well again, but va
persuaded to try Lydia e. PinkhamS Veg
table Compound and three bottles have r
stored me to perfect health. Had 1t not be-
for you I would have BEEN IN my graz
to-day"
Lydia E. Phkhan's Vs1etabae q
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-03-25
0 % W @W ~

WHAT DO YoU THINK OF THESE fHLDSs
100 bu. Beardlem Barley per acre.
80 bu. Ealzer's New National Oats per A.
80 Blu. Salzer Speltz and Macaroni Wheat.
1000 blu. Pedigree Potatoes per acre.
Ii tons of rich Billion Dollar Grass hay.
60 900 lbs. Victoria Rape for sheep-per, A.
100, 700 lbs. Teosinte, the fodder wonder.
n, 900 lbs. Salzer's Superior Fodder Corn
rich, juicy fodder, per A. ,oo.
Now such yields you can have in 1903,
II you viii plant my seeds.
JUST BEND THIS NOTICE AND 100
in stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co.. Ia
Crosse, Wis, and receive their great cata,
log and lots of farm seed samples. *. L.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-03-25
Must Have Been ssMaude. /"

"Have any adventures on your trip!'
"Yes. Between here and Akron our
train struck a mule that had strayed on
to the right of way.
what happened to the muller
I've used him to haul the wreckage
afY the track."-Cleveland Leader.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-03-25

II may be said. why, II there is SO
much profit IN oats, wheat, corn and
hay. why don't the south raise 1t ex-
clusively? The reason they Don't raise
# to the exclusion of cotton is this: II
hey were to do that there would be
an over-produetion Of feed stun, and
nrices would be so low there would be
no profit in their production.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-03-25
YEA Grown Down.

Heavy Hugh (patronizingly) = Why
Dora. Long frocks, Ell! Growing up
I declare.
e Sharp Little Dora-Why. Hugh! Mus
tacf,es. Grown down, declaTe!-Lon-
don Punch.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-03-25

When a man in Holland wants the police
to stop an automobile that is going too
fast-if anything goes fast in Holland
the machine is away across the border
before he has finished the sentence, for the
name Of the automobile in Dutch is SMELL
pare loo szoondeerspoorwegpitroolrijtung.
There ought to be a cry among the auto
bubble owners of: stop tbs language!"-
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-03-25

Solomon declared that there was moth
ING new under the sun, but Nahum, the
Eikoshite, evidently foresaw the auto.
mobile when he wrote: "Chariots. shall
rage in the streets; they shall jostle one
against another in the broad ways. they
shall seem like torches; they shall run
like the ightninRs. Boston Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-03-25
Caustic.

Eyes. Miss Myrtle" drawled Reggy
Van pickle. there is time for all
things"
Indeed" yawned the girl in the Ro-
man chair. Then you have really
looked at the clock."-Chicago Daily
News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-03-25

Criticism hurts some people 80 much
that the only thing that sustains them %
the absolute knowledge that they are a.
ways right.-Puck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-03-25
salxer,. Home Builder Corn,

So named because so acres produced 20
heavily, that its proceeds built lovely
home. See Salzers catalog. Yielded In
Ind. l57 bu., Ohio 100 bu., Tenn. l9S bu.,
and in Mich. go bu. per acre. You can
beat this record in 1905.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-03-25
IT'S THE TERROR
OF ALL WOMEN.

Backache Quickly Cured by Dodd's
Kidney Pills-s1rs. w. II. Ambrose
Tells How Her Pains Vanished
Never to Return When she
Used the Great American
Kidney Remedy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-03-25

People who never hatter themselves are
in little danger Of being spoiled BY Hat
tery.-Puck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-03-25
A auaran,

A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.
itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
Your druggist will refund money IL PAzo
OrNrrlyT {ails to cure In to IA days. 6Oc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-03-25

"A NUMBER OF water-wagon passengers
are already using their transfers.-Mii-
waukee Sentinel.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-09-29
Hoopoo FAILS TO CONQUER.
Business Pluck and Persistence Win
After a Long Struggle.

Superstitious folk and unsupersti-
tious ones, too, are interested just
now in the dingy London building, IL
Friday street. Friday street is one OF
the narrow, crooked thoroughfares OF
London's ancient city"
It would seem, of course, that there
could be no address more fatal than
this to business success, and up to a.
comparatively short time ago 10 Fri
day street realized all its possibilities
as a ''hoodoo" Several business en-
terprises in succession failed there
and then the building stood vacant
for a number of years. Finally 1t was
reopened by a firm of bedding manu-
facturers, but they soon came to grief
and everybody in the neighborhood
was finally convinced that no under
taking could possibly resist the COM
bined influence of No. IL and Friday
Everybody, that is, except two young
men who had been assistants in the
Inflated bedding business. Their
names were Haines and Stroud; they
didn't believe in omens and they made
up their minds to take over the ruin
ed concern.
They had little or no capital and at
first the luck set in dead against them
The struggle was long one. Finally
however. despite the fact that they
refused to employ even the ordinary
safeguard of keeping a black cat, and
depended only on hard work tor
change the luck. the partners won out
and they are now one of the most
fiourishing firms in the locality.
Pluck and persistence had conquer
ed the "hoodoo."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-09-29
THE MISSING MAN
BY MARY r. p. HATCH
Autho of THE Bank Tragedy"
Copyrig ~ Shepard

Mrs. Hamilton is more prudent
since her husbands return. She does
not go to the Frys now, SO Mrs. Tay-
lor says"
81 am glad of that. Perhaps that is
the reason Edes looks SO doleful, if
he does"
ooh, he does. There is no question
about that. Mrs. Taylor's hired girls
sister, Mrs. Green, who lives next
door to Mrs. Fry, says she told Mrs.
Fry herself about Mr.. Hamilton's re-
turn when Edes was combing his hair
by the little glass in the kitchen. They
were so excited at first that they did
not notice until he started to go up
to his room. His face was as white
as a sheet, Mrs. Green said, and he
looked more like corpse than a liv-
ing man. He never came down that
night, she found out by asking Mrs.
Fry, and the next morning when he
went to his work he looked GUNNER
and stiller than ever. Mrs. Fry wor-
ships Mrs. Hamilton, and she laid it
to bilious attack-said he was sub
ject to them"
Serious, indeed, was the state of
affairs to Constance. The relations
with her husband were of the most
constrained order and her interest in
Edes ,Aabated-augmented, indeed;
for she knew he was miserable on her
account, and pity was so ingrained
in her nature that she could feel for
his woes as though they were her
own.
One day she CHANGED to meet him
face to face as she was going down
the street and he was returning from
the mill. When he saw her he put out
his hand with an eloquent gesture to
stop her.
"Constance-Mrs. Hamilton, has he
come back?"
Eyes, suppose So"
He did not notice the strangeness of
her reply, but turned away his head
with a groan, seemingly wrung from
his very heart.
"I thought seemed as if you be-
longed to me-"
Belonged to you?"
"Yes; my heart claimed you from
the first. and now-O God!" His form
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-09-29
CHAPTER XIII.
No Indictment.

No Indictment.
"You, as grand jurors for the body
of this county, do solemnly swear that
you will diligently inquire and true
presentment make of all such matters
and things as shall be given you in
charge; the states counsel, your fell
lows, and your own you shall keep
secret; you shall present NO man for
envy, hatred, or malice; neither shall
you have any unpresented for love,
fear, favor, affection, or hope of re-
ward; but you shall present things
truly as they come to your knowledge
according to the best of your under
standing. So help you Cod"
The above oath, taken verbatim,
which is administered to the grand
juror, is bar to any questioning or
real knowledge of the proceedings in
cident to the case of Vane Hamilton,
which was presented before them.
The result only was known; and as 1t
would have awakened great excite
ment to have known that an indict-
ment had been found against Vane
Hamilton, it occasioned equal stir to
learn that none had been brought.
81 am glad-very glad" said Mr..
Hamilton to the bank president. "The
matter was beginning to wear upon
me-"
Eyes, you do look thinner than
when you returned. You must not
work too hard"
mo, I shall try to keep from that.
l handle no money nor notes, though"
he said, smiling gravely; II would not
risk it. 1t is a terrible thing, Mr..
Hartwell, to feel hanging over you
always the sword of impending in
sanity, or something as bad"
ut is, it is, Mr.. Hamilton said the
president, seriously; "but for that
some of the bank directors he
paused in an embarrassed manner.
81 know, Mr.. Hartwell I was told
of it, and it did me good to learn that
they would have liked me in my olden
capacity, some of them. But the
others were wiser. I could not have
accepted had the wish been unani-
nous. as it was not. Still, do you
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-09-29

shook with emotion and his face was
convulsed.
Hush! you must not say such
words. 1t is wicked; you forget where
you are. We have talked too long
already. Good-day," and she walked
hastily away, hoping no one had seen
them.
Edes walked slowly homeward, but
the effect of this interview did not
end it. 1t was destined to grow and
expand and fructify.
That evening Constance CHANGED to
be standing at dusk by her sitting.
room window, looking out into the
dim street, up which Mr.. Hamilton
was walking toward the house. Be-
hind him, not far distant, she saw
another man, stealthily, 1t appeared to
her, following him. What was his OBJ
ject? Was it Edes? Why should he
follow her husband on public thor
oughfare. even though deserted as it
was now?
Edes did not follow him inside the
gate. Her husband did not see him at
all. But as he came slowly up the
walk to the house Constance saw the
man stop an instant and shake his
fist threateningly in the air. That
threatening, uncouth gesture frighten-
ed her, it was so instinct with unrea-
soning fury. With dull, heavy dread
at her heart she turned to meet her
husband, whose face seemed paler
than usual, and his manner somewhat
shaken.
What, Constance! alone and with
no light?"
He spoke tenderly, though his
words were matter of fact enough;
but her purpose seemed to be TO
ignore everything like tenderness.
1T is not late. and the children are
finishing their tennis game in the yard
behind the house"
He said nothing, but sank down in
chair as IL in deep thought.
Constance" he said at length.
how long must this go on?"
Go on? do not understand you"
This wearing anxiety on my part,
this seeming Indifference on yours =
"Seeming2" she repeated, haughtily.
Yes, seeming No woman could be
really Indifferent to the fact of her
husbands presence, as you SEN 20
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-09-29

know, Mr.. Hartwell, doubt that l
ever presented that note to Low, for
the reasons stated at the examina-
ton"
"You think it was some other MANI"
81 do, and so must have thought the
grand jury"
Gould it have been Ashley, do you
Think"
"The man is dead and nothing can
ever be proved, but I wonder that
Low and Hull are retained without
an examination"
why, you don't suspect Lowe"
mo, but l do not think he is care
full enough for a bank officer. Still /
would not make the statement in pub
lie. No; l think Low is honest, but
how he could have been deceived SO
easily is a wonder"
why, he says you appeared nat
ural, and so does Tony, you know"
TONY could not judge in moment
of time even If it were myself, which
1 do not believe. Well, it is a dark
matter; / only hope time will explain
it."
Detective Swan at one time, l
fancy. thought Primus Edes might be
Ashley"
"Primus Edes! Doesn't he work
in our MILF"
Eyes. oh, he gave up the idea long
ago; no grounds at all for thinking so.
Edes isn't a fool, but he isn't up to
the average"
IAN excellent machinist, though,
they tell me-"
Haven't you noticed him?"
"Only at a distance"
"Well, he Is a strange man., said
the bank president, walking away and
wondering whether Hamilton would
ever hear what had been said about
Edes' devotion to his wife. That he
had not yet, was evident by his total
lack of interest in him. Edes himself
looked very respondent since the cash
ier's return, or so 1t was said Mr..
Hartwen was superior to gossip when
passing through the ordinary chan
nels, but told to him by his sweet
voiced wife II was a different matter
Her information was usually gained
through Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Taylor
from her hired girl. whose sister lived
near the Frys. But no doubt 1t was
correSt enough.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-09-29

The secret of success is. const1ncy-
to purp0 e.-Dis' aeii:
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-09-29

Kaiser Owns Eight Autos.
The Kaiser owns eight automobiles
all big touring cars.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-05

Miss LiIah Graham entertained
a small company Of friends last
evening in "A very charming man
ner at her home on Main street.
An informal reception, followed
by progressive finch and dainty
refreshments at an OppOrtune
hour proved an unusually pleas
ant affair. All Of the appoint
mentS were carried out in red and
white, with decorations Of potted
plants. Miss Clara Reed received
the ladies' frsts prize and Mss
Pearl Brookbank the consolation
prize. Mr.. Bowden was first in
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-05
Liuuor Violation Will Be
Increased By New Laws

of course, if there has been no
state license, or if it in Il county
which does not grant license. it is
a simple matter of indictment.
This has scared the majority OF
the speak-easy proprietors. They
know that by taking out a fed
eral license they lay themselves
open to arrest and conviction for
violation of the state laws. so they
decline to take out any license
whatever. and continue in the bus
mess. Consequently they have
even failed to take the federal IL
cense and have failed to pay what
is known as the Dow tax.
Government authorities are on
the lookout, and there will be
some developments within the
next month or so.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-05

A deed was recorded yesterday
conveying from G. o. Cutler to
John j. Mckay the buildings IN
Garry Owen, Lincoln district, for
merly owned by NJ. E. Stark, on
lands owned by NJ. 7. and 7. n.
Wells; q. o. Cutler, special COM
missioner; consideration, $500.
The following leases for oil and
gas were recorded: d. II. and
Austa Bell to Enterprise Oil Com
pany, on 80 acres; consideration,
81; Ellsworth district; T. l.. and
May Bell to Enterprise Oil Com
pany, on 33 acres; consideration,
81: Ellsworth district: Delana An
krom ct al. to Charles 7. Christie,
and then to p. $. Smith, on 4O
acres. in Meade district: consider
alton. 5000.
l.. A. Flanagan vs.. Thomas 2.
Myers. Parmelia Myers, Minnie
Myers, j. b. Smith and Ralph
Sweeny, in chancery: the object
of this suit is to set aside, vacate
and have decreed null and void a
certain writing purporting to be
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-05
Manager Of Local Bucket Shop Said
To Have Absconded.--- Alleged
That He Took Large Sum Of Gus
toners Money.

amount of money he. secured is
not denfiitely known, but it is cur
rently rumored on the streets to
be between $4,000 and $4,000, while
some have placed the sum as high
as $1,000.
1.-The sudden leaving of Mr..
Buchannon caused quite a sensa-
ton in the city when it became
known, and it is thought that he
had caught some of the citizens
for large amount of money. Be-
fore entering the brokerage busi-
ness he was employed as a gauger
by an oil company. Later he be-
came identified with the broker
age firm of G.. R. Richardson &
Company, as agent, only to resign
some months later to engage in
business for himself. He was as
sociated with James A. llandrOn,
owner of the Ilandron Hotel and
Grand Opera House, and had a
branch office in Sistersville. 1t is
not known what steps, if any. will
be taken for the recovery Of the
money and the apprehension OF
Buchannon. The brokerage firm
had been doing a large business,
and numbered among it's patrons
some Of the citizens of the city,
1t is generally expected that
Buchannon will return and ac-
count for his absence. The offices
of the firm are located in the rear
of the Hall building, on the sec
ond floor. near the postoffice.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-05

According TO the reports of
field deputies from the internal
revenue office, the effect Of the
new license laws will be to in
crease the number of federal vio-
lations. The federal authorities
count on nothing less.
The new laws make such strln-
gent provisions againts any speak
easy business that it will be al
most impossible for a speak-easy
to secure federal license as is GUS
tomary, and then dodge the state
authorities. 1t has come to the
stage where the latter have be-
gun the investigation of the in
ternal revenue Office records,
whereby they can ascertain who
has fedora license to sell. Then,
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-05

The first real snake story Of the
season comes all the way from
Goyaz, Brazil. where 35-fOot boa
constructor was found drowned in
the branches of a half-submerged
tree. An examination showed
that the snake had swallowed a
full-grown horse prior to climbing
the tree. and that it became help
less from it's enormous meal. and
so drowned when the tree fell in
to the water. The national bever-
age down there must be of the
Sistersville brand of liquor.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-05
Business Transacted In
the County Clerks Office

deed made by Parmelia Myers to
Minnie Myers, attempting to con-
vey a tract of 81 acres and 1872
poles Of land situated in McElroy
district, and to have the said land
to pay plaintiff: the amount of a
certain judgment rendered in his
favor against said Thomas P.
Myers and Parmelia Myers for
$41.56 debt with interest and
costs; to pay the costs of this suit
and to pay the claim and judg-
ment in favor of said Ralph
Sweeny and all other creditors Of
Parmelia Myers, she being the per-
son whose estate in said land is
intended to be affected by said
suit above styled as well also as
any estate the said Thomas P. My
erS and Minnie Myers may have.
!. V. Blair, attorney for plaintiff.
An assignment was made by P.
s. Smith to H. F. Fisher. the un-
divided half interest in leasehold
estate of Delana Ankrom ct al. Of
10 acres in Meade district; cOnsid-
Grafton. 81 and others.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-05

The following article is taken
from the Wetzel Democrat, and
will be of interest to citizens IN
this city:
"Walter B. Buchannon, mana
ger of the New Martinsville Com
mission Company, like the Arab
folded his tent and stole silently
away in the wee hours Of night,
leaving a number of creditors to
mourn his departure.
"The stock market had been
active during the past week, and
Buchannon had received a num-
ber of checks calling for large
sums of money. These he had
eashed, together with some money
which he withdrew from a local
bank. The money was to be used
in paying margins on grain spec
ulations that had been won by
customers. The checks wer" made
payable to BuchannOn & llandron
and were issued by firm in Pitts
burg, from whom they received
their quotations.
"When the customers went to
the commission house, or what is
commonly called a bucket shop to
ascertain the condition of the
market they found the place shut
up and Mr.. Buchannon, the mana
ger, strangely missing. A quiet
investigation was made. and 1t
was found that he cashed several
checks at the First National Bank
and left for parts unknown. The