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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-09-30
Hotel Etiquette.

When a woman bows to man who
is seated at a table in cafe or hotel
dining-room, he should rise slightly
from his seat as he makes the acknowl-
edgment. II the woman with her es-
cort should stop to speak to some Of
her friends who make up the party
with whom he is dining he should rise
and remain standing until she passes
on. When man is introduced to an
other man they should rise and shake
hands as they acknowledge the intro
duction. A man should always raise
his hat as he opens the door for q
woman in public place. even II she
is an entire stranger. Men should also
remove their hats in the presence OF
ladies when going up and down in the
elevators in public buildings. A defer
entail and courteous manner always
shows good breeding. and one cannot
be too particular in small matters, as
a mans breeding is revealed by his
department and conversation quite az
much as by his appearance.
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RECURRENCE OF BICYCLE.
Restoration to Favor of the Handy
Conveyance Seems to Be
Assured.

The restoration of the bicycle to
popular favor can have only good re-
suits. No other means of conveyance
ever possessed such large humber or
good qualities, and it seems only nat
ural says the New York Sun, that the
manufactures should again be work.
ing at night to meet the demand. The
manufacturers, even with their present
extra effort, are working merely to
reach a sane and reasonable demand,
and it is not at all probable that such
q mania for wheeling as we saw ten
years ago will be repeated.
1t is probable that few Of these
wheels are being manufactured now
for use in New York. There is no
place left in the life of the metropolis
for the enjoyment of the bicycle. Since
thousands rolled about the streets local
conditions have changed. Prepara-
tons for the building of the subway
helped to hasten the decline of bicycle
riding as sport in this city. Now
that the streets are clear of this OBJ.
struction the volume of traffic is great
ly increased. The presence or the nu
merous automobiles is sufficient ir
itself to make the recurrence of the
old-time numbers impossible. There
is no longer any room in the streets
| for so many riders. 1t is a misfortune
for New Workers that they are not gos
ing to share in the convenience and
healthfulness which will be a conse-
quence of this revival of the bicycle.
It is to the dwellers in small cities that
! the benefit of this change will go.
There one realizes the extent to which
the bicycle is an important feature OF
life. As means Of relaxation the
wheel is subordinate to its practical
utility as method Of getting from
place to plaoo.
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The man who defined public opinion
rs "the stupidity of one multiplied by
the stupidity of many" preferred epi-
gram to truth, says the Louisville
Courier-Journal. 1t is sometimes
formed hastily, it is true, and it is
sometimes the outgrowth of an i'm
pulsive jumping at conclusions" But
public opinion is fundamentally hon.
est, and when it jumps at conclusions
1t is usually found condemning some
thing which, at the time, has the APP
pearance of evil. The man who is
scrupulous in his business dealings
and who evinces fine sense of moral
ity in the conduct of public Office need
never fear public opinion. This has
the power to help along public moral
ity by demanding a closer adherence
to high ideals than the law can posi-
bly, prescribe.
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Rudyard Kipling used to be an expert
ct carpentering and has successfully con-
structed many miniature ships.
Mrs. Ogden Goelet has had made at an
enormous expense an edition de luxe OF
Hyperion" 1t is limited edition OF
one and that will be placed in her library.
The heroine of Annie Laurie" was the
daughter of Sir Walter Laurie, Of Max
welltown. The composer of tie song
was william Douglas, Of England, in the
stewartry of Kirkcudbright.
Leonid Andreyev is q new Russian
author whose work is taking its place
alongside that of Gorky in popularity.
He was born In 1871, and his literary
career did not begin until seven years
ago, after his failure as lawyer.
Prof. White, of Ithaca, N. Y, has ar.
rived in Berlin from Florence, Italy,
after he had succeeded in securing the
release from the Italian government OF
the valuable collection of books and art
objects left to Cornell university by Prof.
d. w. Fiske. the well-known Danish
scholar.
Harold Speed, the London artist. II
pleasantly cynical and witty In speech.
One of his sayings is: mo gentleman lin
the ordinary acceptation Of the word)
should be an artist, for either the gem
tleman or the artist must suffer-" An
other favorite observation of his: Look
. fool, but don't be one" Mr.. Speed Is
a bit Of a dandy, but everything about
him betrays the artistic temperament.
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Limbs of the Law.

T, About 1 900 men are to be added to the
legal profession In the state OF New
York this year. On the face OF things
this looks like an infiammatory stimu-
lus to legislation. The building OF bat
tleships is usually accepted as an lndi-
cation that there is going to be war;
though the political reasons for cor
flict may not be In sight. The whole
sale commissioning of young lawyers
may be looked upon as an augury OF
more lawsuits. Carrying deadly weap-
ons and keeping in close business touch
with plenty of lawyers are two ways OF
getting into fights. However, there is
a natural law of compensation and ad-
iustment at work all the time. Old law
yers retire or die as the young lawyers
come to the fore. And then great many
who are admitted to practice never be-
come more than nominal lawyers Some
find it such uphill work to build prac-
tice that they abandon their ambition
and so into something easier. Still, the
lawyers take up the profession at their
own risk Keep out of court II you can.
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The cynical Labouchere, writing in
London Truth, asserts that "the Amer
leans, in spite of their reputed shrewd-
ness, are the most easily gulled of any
people on earth BY those who know
how to get at Them Is this merely a
railing accusation without foundation
or has it modicum of truth? asks the
Baltimore Sun. Verify, there have
been times when it seemed that GER
tain elements in our population were
easily shared. Get-rich-quick schemes
promising 100 per cent. profit every
year have found no lack of patrons.
But this is only vulgar finance. 1t is
in the realm of high finance and pro-
noting that the lambs are shorn with
neatness and dispatch. Still, Ameri-
cans are not more gullible than their
cousins across the Atlantic. Hundreds
of frauds and impostors ply their trade
In England and gather in rich spoils.
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and counted out the money. You
needn't do 1t up. I'll just put it on"
And with FIVE unexpected dollars in
her pocket, Mrs. Tryon walked to the
nearest mirror, placed her purchase
on her head and walked out Of the
store.
Il never yet did get beat at bar
gain" Mrs. Tryon said, as she told
the story to her husband that evening.
"but never made five dollars so easy
in my life."
THAT certainly was bargain" Mr..
Tryon responded. Lets buy some
thing for the house with the five dol.
lars"
Indeed, let's not" Mrs. Tryon smiled.
"rm saving that toward my sealskin
cape."-Kansas City Star.
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GASOLINE FISHERS USED.
Are Found by Progressive Men Moro
Profitable Than Sailing
Craft.

Those who bewail the death OF ro-
nance at sea because of the displace-
ment of sail by steam have now another
cause for woe, says the New YORK
Times. Whatever of romance fingered
about a seafaring life in the opinion OF
these persons attached itself to the
fishermen, those captains courageous"
who in little sail-driven dories risked
their lives to supply the shore-iving
folks with food. Now, however. the
fisherman is following his brother OF the
deep sea trade and is becoming mere
mechanic. Power is displacing all sail,
even in the little fishing boat, and the
picturesque groups of sloops and cat
boats which were so familiar at the fish,
ing villages few years ago are fast
giving place to ugly, mastiess power
launches, mostly of the gasoline ana
petroleum types.
The reason for this change is that the
fisherman, who, even If he Is pictur-
esque. is business man, has found that
it pays. In the old days unfavorable
weather might delay him for hours, or
even days, in getting from the fisnsng
grounds. and his fish were spoiled. Now
he can figure almost to certainty on
the time of his run to market and ne
lands his fish in better condition anu
gets better prices.
In Narragansett bay, which is one OF
the sources of supply for New York,tne
fisherman can get to-day's catch into
the markets tomorrow morning by run
ming to Newport and catching the regu-
lar boats. Formerly 1t took day long
er and the result of this change Is ex-
emplified by the experience OF a little
partnership of three fishermen, VINO
own a power boat, and who In the f1rs'
year that they bought it cleaned ur
$4,000 in excess of the previous years
| profits.
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when she was suddenly stopped by an
excited woman who demanded:
as that hat sold?" pointing to Mrs.
Tryon's white hat trimmed in pink
flowers. Mrs. Tryon was getting rath-
er tired of this experience.
mo, madam, 1t is not" she replied,
rather tartly.
How much is it," the woman per-
sisted. Mrs. Tryon saw at once that
being hatless she had been mistaken
for clerk. She didn't care to in
suit the lady, for the sake of the es-
Enlistment, so she said. as politely
as possible:
1.-THE original price was SIS. but"
Yes, know" interrupted the lady,
that makes it twelve and a half to-
day. I'll take it." And before Mrs.
Tryon could protest. the lady had
snatched the hat from her and had
handed her the even change. Il won't
wait to have it wrapped, I'll just carry
it until l get through on this floor.
Mrs. Tryon took her $3.50, and
walked meditatively to the counter,
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Mrs. Tryon's
BurguiD

MRS. TRYON was a truly thrifty
tVi wife. AS a consequence she
was a bargain hunter. She often
bought. little things because they were
eheap-not that she particularly need
ed them. But she would never &C
knowledge this.
Tryon was not at all 'sed ono
morning to find his break standing
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Instead of de-
handing her prop
erty in a hurry
she watched the
innocent woman
cooking her head
before the glass.
eying herself from
all possible sides,
and she was
greatly amused at
the sight. She
could not help,
but acknowledge,
however. that the
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WIFE. this morning II
can get there in time" the note
went on.
BY the time Tryon had read the
note and finished his breakfast Mrs.
Tryon was in the heat of the scrim-
mage in the millinery department
downtown. Although she succeeded
in getting there just as the doors were
opened. 20 other women were ahead
of her and the scrimmage up the
stairs was as thrilling as a basket ball
came. Each of the wise ones grabbed
a clerk at once, knowing thas was the
quickest way to get waited on, but
Mrs. Tryon was one of those who did
not understand this. She found her.
self running about looking In vain Tor
that brown hat she had set her heart
on and no one to assist her. She came
across one creation" that she had
looked at in the window a few days
before, but had given up because II
was too expensive Here at least was
an opportunity to see how she would
look in it. So she took on her own
| hat and laid 1t on the corn CT willie
she walked eagerly to the glass with
The creation" in her hama.
Now the hat that Mrs. Tryon had
laid on the counter was dainty little
thing In white with pink flowers taste
fully trimmed on the brim. Mrs
Tryon had worn it 50 much that she
WAS thoroughly tired of it. Yet 1t was
still pretty hat.
After she had gazed longingly at her
reflection in the glass and had noted
with a sigh how well The expensive hal
became her, she returned to the coun-
ter lust in time to see an eager shop
per trying on her hat
Mrs. Tryon was shocked bit at first
ard then she smiled ct the situation
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IT'S MY OWN Hal. of the clerks talk
ing together farther down the aisle
and she looked up just In time TO see
the large woman pointing at her. Mrs.
Tryon became interested in watching
them and as the pair saw that they
were observed, the clerk walked away.
A. moment later she returned with the
head of the department, q weil-dressed.
important looking gentleman, and then
to Mrs. Tryon's amazement the three
began a conversation which was about
her, there could be no doubt.
They suspect me of being shopiifs-
err" was Mrs. Tryon's first thought, and
she turned red to the roots of her hair.
She did not know what to do, and there
was no time to think. for the gentleman
approached her straight.
Il beg your pardon, madam" he be-
gan, looking closely at Mrs. Tryon,
but there is lady here who has COM
planned to me that you have been carry
ing around a hat all morning that she
would like very much to look at. She
says You don't seem to want to give
anyone else an opportunity to try II
on, and she says you have not bought it
she is sure. would suggest, If you will
permit me, that you decide at once II
you want the hat, for if you don't, I'm
quite sure the other lady will take 1t.
Il really hate to disappoint. the lady.
Mrs. Tryon answered. having recovered
herself. suddenly, but she really canno
have the hat. The truth is, the hat be
longs to me. I've been wearing 1t all sum
mer. and l couldn't think Of parting
with it,
The gentleman saw his mistake II
Q moment, and apologized profusely
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'The terrible news comes from the
western part of the Cherokee nation
that boy climbed cornstalk to see
how the corn was getting along. and
now the stalk is growing up faster
than the boy can climb down. The
boy is clear out of sight. Three men
have undertaken to cut the stalk down
with axes and save the boy from
starvation, but it grows so fast that
they can't hack twice in the same
place. The boy is living on nothing
but raw corn, and already has thrown
down over four bushels Of cobs.'
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III Muftynol, PiOuo fCilddSit
Our Grand Dukes sit conspiring.
They know the peoples weakness well.
They plot and scourge. they buy and sell
With energy untiring.
The Grand Duke Steel and the Grand
Duke Coal,
The Grand Duke Beef with the hard.
And swelled with the might of his tribute
rich,
The Grand Duke standardolovitch.
At Moneyhof the courtiers kneel
In servile adulation;
Beneath the heavy Ducal heel
The weaker starve, the baser STEAL
The bolder loot the nation.
When the north winds boot from the
boreal Pole
You pay the tax of the Grand Duke Coal.
And few are spared from the greedy Itch,
OF the Grand Duke Standardoilovitch.
In Moneyhof the tyrants heed
No morals or condition.
The people groan. the people bleed
What matter, If they only feed
The Money Proposition?
The Grand Duke Beef, when whims de-
tate
Serenely robs the workman's plate.
Then pools the Doodle to enrich
The Grand Duke Standardoilovitch.
Not in ST. Petersburg alone
Do leeches have their inning
While Cossacks raid and peasants groan-
We have some Grand Dukes of our own
That need a little thinning:
The Grand Duke Steel and the Grand
Duke Coal.
The Grand Duke Beef with the food
control,
And swelled with the might Of his
tribute rich,
The Grand Duke Standardoilovitch
Wallace lrwin in n. Y. Gloce.
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Extreme Optimism.

A Harvard alumnus of some distinc-
ton. at a recent fraternity dinner,
gave a definition of optimism that
hasn't heretofore been published. but
which is good enough for print. He
declared that he was an optimist, but
not one of that extreme type who, If
falling from the top Of the Flatiron
building in New York, would be able
to say as he passed each story: well,
I'm all right up to date!"-Boston
Herald.
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The breezy correspondent of the
Maine Woods who writes over the name
Fly Rod combines notes on love and
fisbing in an alluring way. In her last
letter she tells of honeymoon pair
whom she met on July 2. last year, when
tbsy fished together and caught a 6ss
pound salmon. She has just had let
ter from them, in which they tell with
Joy of the arrival this year on July ? OF
! baby girl who weighed exactly the
same as their last years fisn. Here
A. something that nearly approaches
the idyllic.
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WRONG SORT.
Perhaps Plain Old Meat, Potatoes and
Bread May Be Against You
for q Time.

A change to the right kind of food
can lift one from a sick bed. A lady
in Weldon, ILL.,, says:
Last Spring became bed-fast with
severe stomach trouble accompanied
by sick headache. got worse and
worse until | became SO low l could
scarcely retain any food at all. al
though l tried every kind. I had be-
come completely discouraged, had
given up all hope and thought was
doomed to starve to death. till one day
my. husband trying to find something !
could retain brought home some
Grape-Nuts.
ITO my surprise the food agreed
with me, digested perfectly and with
out distress. began to gain strength
at once, my flesh (which had been
flabby) grew firmer. my health Inn
proved in every way and every day.
and in q very few weeks gained 20
pounds In weight. l liked Grape-Nuts
so well that for months l ate no
other food, and always felt as well sat-
isfied after eating as II I had sat down
to q fine banquet.
Il had no return of the miserable
sick stomach nor of the headaches,
that / used to have when l ate other
food. I am now . well woman, doing
all my own work again, and feel that
life is worth living.
"Grape-Nuts food has been . god
send to my family: 1t surely saved my
life and my two little boys have
thriven on 1t wonderfully" Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Greek,
Mich.
There's reason.
Get the little book. THE .Rond n
Wellville." in each pkg.
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HOT BREAD IN THE SOUTH
An Institution of That Section Said
to Be Unfavorable to
Longevity.

You may travel up and down the
whole of Europe and never be asked to
eat hot bread; you cannot find a hotel
in the north where there Is not good, cold
bread to be had, mostly French; but in
the south hot bread three times day
is still the universal from in which the
cereal grains are consumed, says letter
in New York Evening Post. 1t is purely
a southern invention; it may be consid-
cred the south's contribution to the
foods of the civilized world, and no doubt
it will be chung to as long as time en-
dures. Even the border cities are faith
full to it. A European who had to be
careful of her digestion. looking for a
pension in Washington, made inquiries
in a general way, as to the character OF
the table, and in every instance the an
swer began: I'VE have five kinds of hot
bread for breakfast. :" In Balti-
more you may find fine hotel where alb
sSlutely nothing but hot bread is to be
had for breakfast, in spite of the fact
that they get delicious French bread
later in the day. We are reminded of
this subject in connection with an edi-
torial on race suicide in a late number
of the ''Woman's Medical Journal (Chi-
cago), which says: with all the Sc
verify of northern winters, followed by
Indictment springs, the climate at the
north is more favorable to health than is
that of the southern states, with all
their mildness." But it is seldom safe
to conclude anything from statistics
and in this case it may well be questioned
whether it is not hot bread that is re-
sponsible for the too early taking of OIL
the population of the south.
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Terrible Blow to Nurse.

A medical journal has story to the
effect that woman who was serious
ly i'll awoke one night to find the
nurse sitting at the foot of her bed,
smoking a cigarette and reading a
novel. Greatly startled, the patient
raised herself up in her bed and cried
out: What in the world are you do
ing. nurse?" To which the nurse,
dropping cigarette and novel in amaze
ment, replied: Good gracious!
thought you were dead!"-Liverpool
Post
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saw you carrying
it, and so I sup
posed it was on
sale.
They smiled at
each other and
passed on.
As Mrs. Tryon
was lingering over
some other hats
on the counter
she soon discov-
cred a large
woman and one
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-09-30
Success in Music.

Caruso. the celebrated Italian opers
tenor, is the son of an engineer In
Naples. His father. on finding that
the lad preferred music to mechanics.
turned him out Of doors, remarking:
Follow your fancy, and when 1t
brings you to grief do not count on
me-" When he entered upon his term
of military service an ofiicer with a
musical taste took him IN hand and he
was allowed to practice in peace. At
that time he could barely read and
write. Now he is the most famous
tenor Of the day, never singing for
less THAI $500 Z performance.
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Mrs. Tryon began to think more and
more of her own hat as she went along
and she smiled to herself as she saw
the CONSERVATION on the face OF the
other customer as the gentleman ex
planned the error.
BY some freak OF fortune, Mrs. Tryon
ran across the brown hat she was look.
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intending to ex.
plain the matter
to the head Of the
department. But
before she could
be waited on she
changed her mind.
When the busy
girl finally reached
her, she merely
said:
I'll take this
hat, please. Seven
fifty, l believe"
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A PRETTY SILK COAT.
It Will Be Useful and Attractive
Through the Autumn
Season.

A fancy little coat of some sort is e.
sential in every well-ordered wardrobe
and for wear with white lingerie gowns
the light Powered silk coat Is exceed
ingly smart and very modish. Here is
an ideal suggestion for such . garment
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cold on me table
and a note from
his wife explain
ing that she had
seen an al. in the
paper that morn
ing that called her
to one Of the large
department stores.
They're selling
hats to-day at half
price, and that
brown one l saw
the other day for
-. - = n
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AS He Had Planned It.

But, Clarence, dear" she cooed.
after sizing up the bargain counter
solitaire, "are you sure we can get
along on your salary of 50 week?''
"Of course we can, Cordelia," an
swered the young financier. Il know
a place where we can get Fl meals for
sz.50."-Columbus Dispatch.
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William Beeks, of Shelbyville, Ind.
has in his yard quite curiosity. In
the shape of a rose bush with two
roses, each being of q different color
The roses are on the same stem.
and one is perfectly white. while
the other is pink. The bush has
never been grated. Last year Mr.
Beeks had bush Of American Beauty
roses, and on one Of the stems were
two roses. the stem extending up
through the center Of one of the roses.