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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07

saoe making In the Black Forest.
The Black Forest Of Germany, q
region famous for centuries, is hun
dreds of years behind the present age
in methods of living and conducting
simple industries. This fact is strik-
|ingly exemplified in the primitive ways
the natives follow in making leather
and shoes. When farmer kills hi
beef he takes the hide to the local tam
ner, who will keep it for two years be-
fore he considers it fit for the shoe
maker. When the hide is leather the
shoemaker is informed of the fact.
Then some morning the shoemaker
comes to the farmers house with his
kit of tools. and for the time being is
one of the family Every Katrina and
every Johann is marched before him
and measured, and the work of making
shoes for the family begins. 1t may
take a month, more or less, but he
sticks to his job until everyone Is
properly shod, when he is away to the
next customer needing his services
The Shoe Retailer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07
THE STYLE IN PERFUMES.
To Be Up-to-Date You Must Be Very
Careful in Their Sc
lection.

With respect to perfumes, as in most
other things, Dame Fashions particu-
lar whim just now is consistency. In
England, where most American fash
ions have their birth.-ior Paris fash
ions usually come to us by way of
London, their earlier Royal
Shamrock is the rage just now.
But whatever your particular fancy
may be, having made your choice. you
must abide by it, at any rate for the
day, which, in this tickle age, Is quite
long time.
Everything about you, your toilet
water and soap. your boudoir, your
gowns, your notepaper and envelopes,
even your lap dog, must be perfumed
accordingly. Indeed, If you want to
display your complete subservience to
Fashions autocratic DEGREES. you will
hang a locket containing the selected
perfume on your chain. The only con-
ISOLATION you have is that tomorrow
you may change your policy, and shed
q delicate perfume Of, say, altar OF
roses, around you.
To some this fashion may seem rath-
er irksome, says the New York World.
Many women like to change their
scents with their frocks, but they
must take heart Of grace In the
thought that things might be much
worse, and probably will be some
day
Consistency has at least one merit
lit is easy. For instance, you de-
eide that tomorrow shall be Sham.
rock" day; there is, at any rate, the
satisfaction of having only one per.
fume to think about at time.
Many women like to be known by q
peculiar scent, just as the countess was
in Diplomacy" though it was thought
less of her TO leave such distinct proof
of her fair fingers having handled a
stolen dispatch.
| Queen Victoria favored lavender wa
| ter. almost the only celebrated scent in
which England is prominent. Nova.
days it is questionable. and we draw all
our most fragrant essences from Italy
the south of France, and even India
Ex-Empress Eugene, again. has all 8
Spaniards love for strong perfumes, hel
favorites being lemon, verbena ant
sandalwood.
Princess Christian has succumbed Il
the fascination of Shamrock" and like
wise Nine. Rejane and Nine. Calve; bu
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt clings persists
emily to her beloved Violettes d,
Parme
The empress of Russia is said to spent
$4,000 year on perfumes, paste, soap
and toilet waters, which she has sent I,
her exclusively from the French capita.
Violet is her majesty's favorite scent Il
her taste in perfumes is SO catholic ant
general that every day she vaporizes thu
royal apartments with the concentrates
essences Of lilac, jasmine, narcissus, jon
gull, tuberose and white violets.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07

an African princess, or to some other
equally heather position. Then the long
white road of her life would stretch out
before her, and her heart would grow
faint within her as she thought of the
weary days she must spend teaching her
dirty little charges in the dingy school,
room.
Having progressed as far as the front
steps of her boarding house, Amanda
found that the rain was coming down
in earnest, so she began to struggle with
This spring was new invention which
effectually prevented one from raising
ones umbrella when the rain came down
suddenly, and made 1t equally impossi-
bic for one to lower ones umbrella when
the shower was passed. Amanda glared
at the offending umbrella and shook it
wrathfully, but all to no avail. Finally
she gave up in despair. II hate to spoil
my crimps," she murmured, ruefully. 81
ought not to say it, but they were beau
tiful this morning, and it took me most
an hour to do them
IT was assuredly a shame to spoil their
rigid perfection. but duty was stern, and
her voice more insistent than vanity's:
so Miss Amanda went briskly up the
street in the rain to board the car.
AS she stepped timidly up on the plat
form, her crimps shedding little streams
of water In her eyes, her hat a sodden
wreck, her umbrella the driest part of
( her outfit, she encountered the frank and
friendy regard of pair of brown eyes.
Miss Amanda blushed and then paled
as she thought of the unlovely state of
her crimps. She was in a tremendous
hutter when she finally found a seat and
deposited her damp bundle of lunch be-
side her. Opening her green reticule,
she peered into its capacious depths in
search OF dime; then she thrust in her
hand. anG finally the offending bag was
turned upside down, disclosing to view
a key, clean handkerchief, tiny comb
and numerous other objects dear to the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07
WOLVES HELD AT BAY
AGREEDY PACK OF ILLS SURROUND
A OLERGYMAN'S WIFE.
Through the Arrival Of Timely Aid ShA
Escapes from the Terrors Of n
Prolonged Siege.

Prolonged siege. !
The Rev. w. A. Denton, of Girard,
Crawford county, Kansas, tells the fol-
lowing story Of a narrowing experience
of one of the members of his family |:
" My wife," he says, was assailed for
fifteen years by combination of all.
ments following the birth Of our first
child. The food she ate fermented in
her stomach. she had frequent dizzy
spells, her limbs We're swollen and pain
full, her nerves were quite shattered, she
was unable to sleep and she was many
times on the verge of heart failure.
"Physicians gave her only temporary
relief. Finally the favorable reports of
some relatives and neighbors led her
to make trial of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. She expert
rienced improvement almost at once.
They relieved her sleeplessness, the
smothering sensations have disappeared
and have not annoyed her for years
They freed her from stomach troubls
and the dropsical tendency was miti-
gated. The progress of the rheuma-
blsiUs WulCu uuu oNSuib w AhonO ~4Ss
fingers crooked, was stayed and the pain
was banished. In every respect they
gave her more help than any other rem
edy she had ever used, and she is today
in better health than for many years.
"Dr. WilliaaIs' Pink Pills are our sta
pie household remedy. and ! am in the
habit of recommending them to all who
suffer from troubles like those which at
hicted my wife,"
All the elements necessary to give rev
life and richness to the blood and repair
shattered nerves are contained, in a con-
densed form, in DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. They are alsca specif
for troubles peculiar to females, such as
suppression, Irregularities and all forms
of weakness. In men they effect rad
| ical cure in all cases arising from mem
tai strnin, oyerwork or excuses OF what.
ever nature. DIR. Williams Pink Pills
are sold in boxes at fifty cents a box
or six boxes for two dollars and fifty
cents, and may be had of all druggists,
or direct by mail from DR.. Williams Med.
icine Company, Schenectady, NY. Be
sure you get the genuine; substitutea
never cured anybody.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07
New Table Vegetable.

A new vegetable for table use is the
Crambe tataria, an umbelliferous plant
resembling sea kale. The sweet roots
raw and cooked, are eaten by Tartars
and Cossacks. and for these and the
sprouts also. it is recommended fol
cultivation by a prominent member
of the Academic de Cuisine, of Paris
who declares that it is finer in flavor
than asparagus and cauliflower. which
it suggests. The roots are boiled IL
salt water and seasoned in butter, I
salad of young leaves and slices d
root being another dainty luxury. :
Boston Budget
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07
Perfumes as pisinfectants.

1t is well known fact that workers
among lavender beds seldom take in
fictitious ailments. and those engaged
in the perfumery trade are singuIarly
free from them. A good perfume in
the old days was considered an excel
lent disinfectant. The doctors then
used to carry walking sticks with silver
or gold knobs These opened with a
lid. disclosing tiny vinaigrette box,
which the physician held to his nose
when entering rooms containing pa
tients Ill with any infectious disease.
-LOEdon Mail
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07

the throat, and turns back with wide
collar or cape of the same material edi cd
with strap Of silk; the fronts slie lily
overwrap, and are. fastened at the top
by large fancy button. A thick WOODEN
and silk girdle draws the gown in at
the waist. The bell-shape sleeves are
held in at wrists by cuffs Of silk.
Materials required: Ten yards OF
finannel, 30 inches wide, and three
quarters of yard of silk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07

Hand-painssd belts in different col.
ored feathers will represent very I'M
portant item among the autumn schemes
A very pretty example in deep cream
with a leather buckle TO correspond.
was painted in the palest green's,
mauves and pinks in a design of Louis
XIV. bows and trails o. flowers. A
brown leather belt with dull gold
buckle was adorned with embroidered
sprays of mauve lilac, the leaves and
stems being hand-painted.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07
An Attraction,

Mistress-GOodness, Mary! What's
that you've got on? 80
Maid with becoming pride)-Thats
a picshure at, mum.
Mistress-But. Mary, it isn't suit.
able. Why, wouldn't think of wear
ing such a thing
Maid (simperirg)-I dessay not,
mum. You've got to be parsable good
lookin' to carry it of, as it were
Ally Sloper.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07
A BEAUTIFUL NEcLlcEE.
An Attractive Garment That May Be
Inexpensively Made by
Any Woman.

Negligee of white crepe de chine
.elled in with girdle of pale green
silk. The little ruffles which border
the collar and fronts are also of the
green silk, and the jacket is finished
at the bottom with ruffie Of the ma
terial.
The plain yoke is bordered with in
sertion and deep ruffie of lace, the
latter also forming sleeve caps. The
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07
A PRETTY MORNING GOWN
It May Be Made of Either Cashmere
Flannel, Mollston, or
Flannelette.

In the accompanying illustration we
show an attractive gown for morning
wear that is easily made by any wom-
an who is handy with a needle. 1t Is
suitable to be made in cashmere, fan
mel, molleton or fiannelette.
Our model is in pretty blue fancy
flannel, unlined; it is slightly open ct
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07
Carelessuess.

Don't you think it will look little
careless if we put the price of coal any
higher" said one baron.
What do you mean?" asked the
other.
1T will make some of the members OF
the combine suspect that We haven't
been realizing the top-notch POSSIBLE
tiles of profit Observation-Disclosures
Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07

full sleeves are finished at the elbows
with lace ruffies ornamented with
knots of the green silk.
The pulled undersleeves are of the
crepe de chine encircled with bands
of the green. The long cravat ends
are of lace, and the little tucked plas-
iron is of the crepe de chine or NOUS
seline de sole trimmed with lace.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07

Rodrick-Perc Sapp Is always talk
ing about his family tree. Is It really
family tree?
Van Albert-Fve heard SO much about
it begin to think 1t is chestnut
Chicago News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07
Awful Death Follows Theft.

Prince Knyatulla, Of Afghanistan, re-
Gently lost sword belt, which was
found in the possession of two of his
servants. They were blown from the
mouth of a cannon.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07

An economical and satisfactory
cream for the hands is composed Of
equal portions of honey, mutton tallow
(clarified) and lemon juice, melted to-
gether until of the consistency OF
cream.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07

A German missionary travels through
his native land holding religious serv-
ices in canal-boat in order that he may
carry the gospel to those who can b
reached in no other way.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07
What re Said.

Mr.. Suburb-My house is never in
terfered with. There hasn't been q
burglar in orr section for years.
"Eh? Have you policemen there?"
mo; nothing out guns."-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07
Exit in Sight.

young Spender's father died las,
week, and left him rolling in wealth."
well, he has a lot of friends who will
help him roll out of it."-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07
Economy Of Effort.

my sakes. How well your husband IL
trained. Hc-w did you ever do it?"
Il didn't He wds q widower when
/ got him. 1: saves lot Of trouble. -
Chicago Record Herald
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07

Mrs. knox, never needed to marry
you. My friends said could have gone
on the stage. My voice was liquid
soprano
Mr.. Knox-Humph, that's right 1t
never dries up.-Boston Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-07

Il Cures Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Group, Infu-
enza, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis and Asthma
A certain cure for Consumption In irst stages,
and sure relief In advanced stages. Use ut once.
You will see the excellent effect after taking the
FIRST dose. Sold by dealers everywhere. Large
bottles x5 cents and 50 cents
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-07
John Hay-0iplomat.

John Hay will pass into history as
time. He was the wise statesman who
assisted in the work of making America
an important factor in the worlds af-
fairs, and his death at this time is GER
tainly serious loss to the country.
Mr.. Hay had devoted years of mis-
life to the public service and the ex-
perience gained i'm the various capacities
served him well while he was secretary
of state. He was lawyer by profess
sion, but in his younger days he was
more devoted to literature and the pro-
auctions from his pen attracted wide no.
tice. Lincoln saw in Hay the making
of useful man in the governmental
service, and appointed him as his private
secretary. Later he was an attache of
the American legation at Paris and while
there ne was given additional instruc-
tions in the art of diplomacy. For several
years he was an editorial writer ON The
New York Tribune, and this work
brought him in touch with questions of
international import. Appointed secre-
tary of state by President Mckinley,
Mr.. Hay Immediately set the old-world
diplomats on the keen edge by the Wig
orous way in which he handled questions
which not only affected this country, but
others as well. He was sagacious and
careful in what he undertook, but there
was a frmness in his manner which
caused the premiers of nations to "sit
up and take notice"
Mr.. Hay stood close to President
Roosevelt. The two men maintained the
most confidential relations and their
views upon all questions of moment
seemed to run along in the same groove.
The entire country regrets the death of
John Hay.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-07

ties case four of the nine supreme
court justices dissented, md fifth,
while casting the determining vote
which settled what the law is, reached
his conclusion on grounds different
from those taken by his colleagues of
the majority.
The law must and will be upneld. 1t
means civilization. 1t is civilization.
Whoever raises hand to it save by
way of kindness is public enemy. But
the assumption that any merely infinite
being can tell you what it is cannot be
tolerated. If you must pay somebody
because you think he can tell you what
the law is, go to fortune-t teller or Il
spiritualistic medium. The knowledge
you seek lies beyond the bounds of the
tangible. Pay your lawyer, if you will,
as your philosopher and friend, and
the less he tells you of what he knows
about the law the better friend he will
be.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-07
BUBBLES FROM BEAUFORT.
Contract for the Bridge at Oeer's Ford
is Let

The contract for placing the bridge
at Oger's ford has been let to Charles
Gibson, the man who runs well rio.
1t is hoped that the bridge will be COM
pleted in short time.
Abner McMahan, who has spent the
past eight or ten weeks here, depart
ed Friday for his home at Davenport
Iowa.
\ quarterly meeting will take place
at the church OH Saturday and Sunday
Rev. Measc will have charge of the ser.
vices
Charles Bolinger and family, accom-.
panied by his father, took in the sights
in Mankato on the Fourth, and also
called on Charley's sister, Mrs. Fred
Rogers of South Bend
Miss Detamore closed a very success
full term of school in. the Ballard dis
trist on Friday.
j. w. Oyer is putting foundation UNI
der his barn and also remodelling the
structure.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Getty entertain
ed the Married Peoples club Friday eve
ming.
Miss Mary Laffey has gone to Sank
Center, where she has secured employ
ment as clerk in a general store, own
ed by Dennis Mccarthy of Good Thun-
der.
George Sellers is able to sit up a lit
tie at times now
School i'll the Morrow district closed
Friday.
Miss Minnie Levi, who has spent some
few weeks in Mankato, returned home
last week.
The Fourth has come and gone and
the large boys are minus a few pennies
as well as the small ones.
Mr.. Somac and family went to Blue
Earth Saturday to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Somac's brother.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-07
GARDEN CITY GOSSIP.
Notes of Interest Are Collected in This
VILLAGE

Bruce Wrightson, the only child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Wrightson had
II bad fall recently, and suffered Il s5e-
we're injury to the left arm at the ell
bow joint.
a conundrum social is to take place
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ID. t.
Campbell on June 80. 1t will be given
by the young ladies' class of the Chris
tan church. All are cordially invited.
The next meeting of the w. c. i. U,
will be held at the nome of Mrs. Fill
more Mills.
A lawn social took place at the home
of Rev. Black on Friday evening. There
was small attendance, owing to the
inclement weather.
Children's Day exercises of the Chris
tan church, which were postponed June
Is, were held Sunday. A large crowd
attended.
Mrs. Charles Boynton, who was operat-
cd on at Rochester for d cancer, is re-
ported as doing nicely.
James +. Swan was Garden City
caller Saturday.
William Bush, who has been visit
ing in town, returned to his nome last
week.
Messrs. Ralph Terry, Roy Butz and
Irve and Ward Bixby were Lake Crys-
tai callers Saturday.
Carlos Warren and family were call
ers in town Sunday.
Miss Efrie Conkling has friend from
Minneapolis visiting her.
Mrs. Lucius Mills spent elast week
with her daughter, Mrs. Walter Over
of Lake Crystal.
William Skinner, who has been visit
ing at Rochester, has returned home.
George Baker of Iowa is visiting his
brotherin-law, E. w. Bunce of this
place.
Misses Lois Clough and Mary BiXby
were Lake Crystal callers Wednesday.
Among those who attended the w
c. T. L. convention at Amboy were
Misses Lizzie Duffield, Minnie Fleming
and Eva Thomas.
Miss Helen Blue from Indianapolis
Indiana, is visiting her sister, Mrs. B
V. Black
Mr.. and Mrs. M. NJ. Clough of Man
kato spent Sunday in town.
Miss Minnie Fleming is home for hel
summer vacation.
Mrs. w. A. Wagner left home Thurs.
day for Canton, S. d., where she will
visit her parents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-07
Matter of Rapid Transit.

Several-in fact many-writers have
gone into Mysteries over the terrible
railroad accident which occurred few
days since at Mentor, Ohio, and they
have declared against the running of
trains at such high rate of speed as
was maintained by the Twentieth Cen
tury Limited declaring that the de-
plorable catastrophe was due to this
more than anything else, and one writ
ed even advanced the theory. that the
momentum of the fast-going train caus-
ed the switch to open. 1t appears, how
ever, that the accident was not due to
the speed the train was making, but
rather to the fact that some fiend had
purposely opened the switch. The Lake
Shore road will continue to operate
the Twentieth Century Limited on the
eighteen nour schedule between Chicago
and New York. The people are de-
termined to get over the country in
the shortest time possible, and the rail
road companies are simply answering to
a demand when they run their trains at
a seventy fivemile clip. In England
trains obtain a higher rate of speed
than they do in this country and few
are the accidents This country acertain-
ly ought to be able to keep pace with
England and other nations in the mat
ter of rapid transit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-07
WITH BROOK TROUT.
Game Warden Town Offers to Stock
Minneopa Creek.


Game and Fish Warden Towne
states that if local sportsmen will seine
the pickerel out of Minneopa creek and
place a screen across the creek near
its mouth he will stock the creek with
brook trout. He also offers to assist
in the work, and will loan seine for
the purpose. There will be little ex-
pense, such as getting the screen, but
the local fishermen will no doubt be glad
to take care of that Here is an OPP
portunitv for those who want to have
trout fishing right under their noses.
Mr. Towne has secured the promise of
100000 small mouthed bass fry in the
fall from the United States fish hatch
cry, and will put them into the Blue
Earth river. This is Il very gamy va
riety.