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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-09-16
Soft Towels.

Neither crash towels nor the fuzzy
wuzzy" ones should be used on the face.
The best towel for the complexion is one
of fine, soft linen. Spanish women use
towels of the softest linen, and with
good results. Coarse, Turkish towels
are splendid for the body, but you must
remember that the complexion is vastly
more delicate and must have careful
treatment.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-09-16
Dandruf Cure.

Forty-eight grains of resorcin, one
fourth ounce of glycerin, alcohol to fill
a two-ounce bottle. Apply with med
icine dropper every night rubbing in
well with the finger tips Shampoo the
hair with eggs every fortnight.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-09-16

HE yellow sands
of the Painted
desert few past
the car windows
as the train
plunged into an
Arizona twilight.
The glamour of
a desert sunset,
where the great
red ball Of fire
sinks slowly be-
hind the San
Francisco peaks,
fell upon the par
ty of railroad Of
ficials who were
travelling in the
private car.
1t was the most
natural thing in
the world that
under the inhll-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-09-16

The low salaries paid to educators.
especially in the south, are illus'ral led
by the announcement in florida
newspaper that DIR. Andrew Siedd has
been chosen president of the Uniyer-
sity of Florida by the state board Of
control at salary of $4,000 a year.
Prof. A. A. Murphree goes in as head
of the state female college at the same
salary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-09-16
Mitts.

Mitts for summer wear are now ap-
pearing in all the new colors and
shades and open-work silk gloves come
in several colors, besides black and
white.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-09-16
PERSIAN cROSS-STITcH.
Worked on Scrim in Artistic Blend
ing of Colors Very Effective for
Collar-and-Cuff Set.

The design is especially adapted for
use on scrim and makes very ef-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-09-16
Bronze Slippers.

Bronze slippers and stockings are
taken notice of again, after long period
Of oblivion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-09-16
Limited Thinker.

Gerald always say what think.
Geraldine-I have noticed that you
hadn't very extensive vocabulary
Judge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-09-16

Things are 'roming to a pretty pass
when banker can't default without
being called a thieI.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-09-16

Money makes the mare CO." said
the old-fashioned man. mot IL it's
my husbands money that has been
bet on her." answered young Mrs.
Torkins. positively.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-09-16

"Say, pa" queried little Johnny
BumpernickIe. what's a peace con.
gress?" tits a lot of men who make
war against war;" answered the old
gentleman.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-09-16
suNDRY sou1Bs.

"Say, father, what is a 'nobody?'"
"A nobody. my son, is a prominent
woman's husband"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-09-16

IOrklnS, positively.
"They seem to be very proud Of
their family tree" Eyes, but the only
trouble with it Is that it grew from
a small soap manufacturing plant back
in the early 30's."
"Dont be frightened, dear. So
long as you hear the thunder you
may know you are safe from the
lightning" But that's no comfort.
If the lightning strikes me won't
hear the thunder"
II just peeped into the parlor as I
passed." said Mr.. Phamley, "and I
saw quite freak of nature" why.
Bertha is In there with her young
man" Yes, l saw two heads on one
pair OF shoulders"
4 think" said the patron of the
cheap restaurant, 'I'll take shirred
egg" Jaw, g'on!" cried the new wait
ress. Quit kiddin' me-" 'What?"
Jaw. you can't fool me. used to
be seamstress. and l guess l know
1t amt possible to make gathers or
tucks in an egg"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-09-16
A Real Bod
Man
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

-zTN HE yellow sands
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-08-09
.
Signature of Bearer.
State of Louisiana.


State of Louisiana.
Parish Of. ...........
Be it known that on this. day
of. .......1 1906, before me the under
signed authority personally appeared
bearer Of the foregoing
Health Certificate who being duly
sworn declared the statements therein
to be true and correct and l, the said
notary, do hereby certify that.......
is the authorized officer Of the Board
of Health of ......... to issue health
certificates and that his above sigma
ture is true and genuine.
Notary Public.
1t was resolved as the
sense of the meeting that passen-
ger traffic be re-established with
proper certificates as adopted
between non-infected districts.
DR.. Souchon's proclamation
was read and section 2 adopted,
that passengers from New Or
leans after a detention of five
days in a detention camp under
the supervision and management
of U. S. Marine Hospital Service
and holding certificates signed
by DR.. ]. H. White, shall be
admitted into all parishes and
towns of Louisiana. 1t was de-
cided that freight be admitted
which has been fumigated by
the U. S. Marine Hospital Service,
Through passengers trans
ferred from Harrahan to Avon
dale carrying certificates from
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-08-09

stagnant, breeds mosquitoes and
contagion until the sun dries it
up. It is impossible to drain
these low places without chang
ing the whole system of drainage
below them. Now the only
remedy is to fill up the low places
with fresh dirt so the stagnant
water will run off. There is
plenty of fresh dirt to be had for
that purpose that was thrown up
out of the main drain leading
from the power house down
through the town which drain
would be much the better by
having it removed for the heavy
weight of the dirt laying on the
bank many times causes it to
cavein and dam itup justat a time
when it is most needed, when
the banks are flooded: there are
several other large drains that
have dirt to spare on their banks
for that purpose.
The levels of these low places
in bitches can be very easily
found by driving short stakes
down in the bitches to high
water mark, every fifteen or
twenty feet for q guide.
J. NICKERSON.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-08-09
the u. S. Marine Hospital Ser
vico IN he accented.

the u. S. Marine Hospital Ser
vice to be accepted.
It was decided that each par
ish along the Southern Paclnc
from Avondale to Echo and on
branches, excepting infected, to
appoint certain persons to issue
certificates, their names to pc
furnished other parishes and be
printed on certificates. Also re-
sponsible men as inspectors to
be placed on trains from Avon
dale to Echo, from Lafayette to
Alexandria, from New Iberia to
Eunice, inspectors to have stamp
and stamp all certificates.
A rule was adopted that the
baggage of all people holding 5.
day detention certificate from U.
S. M. H. S. be fumigated by the
U. S. M. H. S.
Boards of Health of each par
ish to notify President of State
Board of any suspicious case at
once and bulletins to be publish
ed daily in New Orleans papers.
Proceedings were ordered
printed at once and copies fur
nished to the different parishes
not infected along southern Pa
cific.
Presidents of the parish boards
of health are to constitute a COM
mittee to carry out the resOlu-
tons, if adopted by various
health boards.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-08-09

A telephone message received
Monday night by relatives from
DR.. Rouxelle, of Patterson.
stated that twenty cases had
developed there among the
Italian population, including one
family living within that quarter.
DR.. Rouxelle's theory as to the
presence of the disease is, that
one or more Italians from the
French Market section of New
Orleans got into Patterson before
the strict quarantine was put
on, had . light case, and as is
their custom, did not call in q
physician. This, of course, gave
the mosquitoes a chance to get
in their work with q result of 20
cases within "a hours and m ore
perhaps to come.
News confirmed yesterday and
cases given as "a.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-08-09
City Council.

A regular meeting of the COun-
Gil was held Monday night with
all members present except Cir
ard, Corona and Krauss.
The collector submitted re-
port showing collections from
May Is to July 81, 5000. II.
Mr.. VIM. Campbell ON part OF
the Auxiliary Committee re.
quested that guards be placed ct
Coonville bridge on Breaux
Bridge road and at. Pin Hook,
which would save necessity for
several guards at town limits.
Council appointed a committee
to confer with parish and act.
Finance committee was author.
lied to put in new oil tank at the
power plant.
Mr.. II. Il. HohOrst applied for
commission to make roll books
for the town. Referred to finance
committee.
Supt. Breeding made report,
stating that $25 to $50 of lights
were being used in town and
not paid for. Also that con-
siderable saving had been made
in fuel and otherwise at plant.
A communication was read
asking for electric wire down
Buchanan street from LacOste
corner to Merchants Grocer Co.,
Offering to donate wire. Laid on
table. The Council then ad-
journed.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-08-09

housekeeping is not the pleasantest
of the housekeeper's tasks, but none
the less necessary on that account.
In the September DellneatOr Isabel
Gordon Curtis offers in her series,
1.-THE Making of q Housewife" some
suggestions that will tend to tighten
the labor and lessee the disagreeable-
ness of this household duty. Other
items of domestic interest in the same
number are illustrated cookery and .
variety of recipes under the topics
Delicious Cream Jellies," Dec
Orative Color Salads" and The
Potato" In addition, Alice N.
Kellogg explains How to Select
Finishing Hardware" and Ward
Macleod writes on "GrOwing Bulbs
Indoors"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-08-09
A Good Believer.

The weather as a topic of con-
versation has for the present
taken q back seat-yellOw fever
furnishes the theme. It is
talked in the morning, afternoon
and night. and the mosquito
theory comes in for q large
share of attention. A crowd on
the street last week was dis
cusing pro and con, some EN-
phatically expressing their con.
fidence in the mosquito theory.
One of the gentlemen was saying
nothing, is rather a quiet person
anyway, when one of the speak
ers addressed him, do you be.
lieve in the mosquito theory"
"Yes;" he replied, Il believe in
the mosquito theory, the wooden
goods theory, the dry goods
theory and all the other theories,
and don't want yellow fever a
darn Bit" The crowd broke up.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-08-09
CONSTABLE SALE.
Joseph. E. Roger VS.. Edward Ar
ceneaux, Bird Justice Court
of the Parish of Lafa-
yette, La.

Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of q writ of fieri facias issued
by the Honorable Emile G. Arceneaux,
Justice of the Peace Of the third ward
of the Parish of Lafayette in favor of
Joseph E. Roger and against Edward
Arceneaux, and to me directed, l will
sell between legal hours, on
Saturday. Aug. 70, 1905,
at the Office of Justice Emile G.. Ar
ceneaux, in the third ward in said
Parish offer for sale at public auction
the following described property.
tO-wit:
One pair of mules, seized rs the
property of Edward Arceneaux, under
said writ of fieri facias.
JEAN CONSTANTINE,
Constable 3rd ward.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-08-09
SPECIAL REPORT
Received by the Mayor From
Lafayette's Representative
In New Orleans.
States Cars Thoroughly Fumigated
by u. S. Marine Service and No
Need to Be Alarmed About
Goods from City.

NEW ORLEANS, July 81, 1905.
To the President Board Of Health and
Mayor c. q. Mouton, Of Lafayette,
La:
Arrived at New Orleans Saturday
night. Sunday morning went over
through the infected district. The pa
tients are removed to q hospital on
Dumaine street. Went to the South
ern Pacific depot yesterday and saw
how the cars we're fumigated: to-day
went earlier and saw how it's done.
They place from 5 to I pounds of sui
phur in each car and the same is
closed and not opened before ready to
load freight. The fumigation is done
by and under the superintendent OF
the q. s. Marine Hospital, through c.
r. North. agent, and DR.. G.. M. Car
put, M. D.
The city is in good sanitary cOndi.
ton and II you keep our little town in
good sanitary condition, and fight the
mosquito, everything will come out
right. The people need not be alarm
ed about the goods from this place.
No mosquito can live in any of the
company's cars, after the fumigation
have seen. Now l will call your at
tention to your quarantine; be very
strict with passengers especially
trave ling clerks from New Orleans;
also, zee that conductors on trains
don't let them on before reaching sta
ton, which l have found out is what
they do.
Have not had time yet to inquire
and find out all l wish In regard to
the number Of cases; will send you this
in next letter. l feel very we'll SO far
and hope you and al my friends in
Lafayette are doing well:. tell them not
to be scared, it will al come out right
in the end, but don't stop your fight
against the mosquito. l have not as
yet seen or heard . mosquito in the
city, it's SO we'll fumigsted.
My regards to you and oil inquir.
ing friends.
JOS. A. CHARGOIs.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-08-09

/ see by personal observation
that our town council is doing a
splendid good work in cleaning
out the bitches and grading up
our streets with the two new
scrapers. I think that the Coun.
Gil made q very wise move in dis
carding the old spade and
shovel system and purchasing
two first class scrapers. They
win be a great saving of time
and money, not only at the
present time of cleaning up. but
they will leave our streets in
so much better shape for clean
ing the next time that they need
cleaning.
Il is nearly always the case
when 9 new system is adopted
for cleaning up a city or town in
. hurry that there will be some
mistakes. l think here in Lafay-
cite the Council has made :
serious mistake in not paying
more strict attention to levels
when cleaning ont the bitches
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-08-09

Lafayette, La, August !, 1905.
The Lafayette Advertiser:
VIII you kindly publish this to ex-
plain that my resignation % . menu
ber cf the Bosrd Of Health Of the
tss'n was based OF the refusal Of the
City Council 70 scquiesce in the
recommendstaon Of the Board that
freight from infected places be fumi-
gated before delivery to our mer-
chants; that the Council had by rcso-
luton agreed to ct af1rmatively upon
This Recommendation, and refused to
accomplish what it had promised to
do when the time came for action. Mr..
Hopkins notion to do 90 not receiving
. second. That inasmuch O. under
The Law The Board of Health Is under
The supervisory control OF the Coun-
ell, our Recommendation in this In
Stance was Of no force. and the Board
retained responsibility without ex.
ercising sny authority.
l may With propriety add that Z
similar Recommendation from the
newly appointed Board Of Health met
w1tn unanimous scquiesence from the
Council within : short time Of their
retusea to agree to that from The
board of which I was : member.
Your ~reference to my resignation
.ni,e correct does me possibleiniustice
N tnes'n y NOT full enough and /
rsqaest that you publish this in justice
= M.
an, rsspectfuliy yours,
JE1oom NoUroN.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-08-09

Miss Inez BiOssat entertained
a few girl friends Friday after.
noon in honor of her cousin
Miss Norma Bates birthday.
After playing numerous games
on the lawn delicious refresh
ments were served. Those
present were: Misses Alice Moss,
Helen, Odide and Gertrude M0u-
ton, Martha Pellerin and Kinda
Schmulen, Stella Roy.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-08-09
FIVE PARISHES
REPRESENTED
Al Conference As to Quarantine
Regulations at Gordon Hotel
Yesterday.
Rules Adopted to Be Recommended
to Boards of Health for
Approval.

Pursuant to call representatives
from Calcasieu, Acadia, Vermi'
lion, st. Landry and Lafayette,
towns and parish boards of
health met at the Gordon Hotel
yesterday to agree upon some
uniform quarantine rules to be
recommended to the various
boards of health.
The following certificate was
adopted:
OFFICE OF BOARD OF HEALTH
............ 1905.
To whom it may concern.
This is to certify that............ of
has given satisfactory evil
dence at this Office that he has not
been exposed to yellow fever or any
other contagious or infectious disease,
nor been in locality where any con-
tagious or infectious disease is known
to exist for the past five days.
DESCRIPTION. :
Race. ..colOr hair. colOreyes
weight. .... height. age 49,.
Health Officer.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-08-09

Progressive Alexandra.
The following is an extract
from Editorial Correspondence"
IN the Chicago Public, by Prof.
]. H. billiard, of New Orleans.
Alexandria, La, July 24.-This is
b of the most progressive little cities
in America. It has a population OF
ten thousand, most of whom live in
homes that are neither offensive man.
sions offensive novels. The town
in its new growth is happily free from
both extremes. The stranger who
drives over it is struck at once by the
number of modest cottages, which
have the air of being owned by the
occupants. This is especially true OF
the new part, known as West Alexan-
dria. Here the paving has hardly
kept pace with the growth, but in the
main parts of the town there is more
good paving than the visitors will see
in any other Southern town of equal
size.
The lev post Office is q pleasing
building: but the pride of the town is
justly centered in the court house and
high school, both of which are excel
lent specimens of architecture, that
would do credit to q city of any size.
The court house cost q hundred thou
sand dollars, the high school fifty
thousand; and the erection of each
raj financed in such . way as to make
the burden fall as lightly as possible
up0n the taxpayers. / was informed
that there ri no graft in either job.
In Alexandria, IS in other parts of
the State, the question Of assessments
has been much discussed during the
past few months. For this awakening
of public attention to this most Inn
portsnt matter, Governor Blanchard
deserves great credit. He was here
recently, and in . group Of leading
citizens, who had called at the hotel,
he spoke with great -esrnestness and
intelligence, showing how much more
sensible in every way is . proper
sssessment with lower rates than Q
ridiculously low assessment with high
rates. During the conversation the
interesting fact came out that the
upper and poorer lands of the State,
which are more subdivided, are
assessed relatively much higher than
the rich slluvisl and valley lands
which ere held in large plantations.
But this Is IN old story.
One IL not long in Alexandris with
out hearing the name of General
Sherman. He was, at the outbreak OF
the civil var, superintendent of
the military academy, the ruins Of
which may still be seen some three
miles out Of Pineville. Mr.. Jonas
Roeeathel, an old inhsbitant, and the
present enthusiastic and efficient
president Of the school board, told me
that Sherman often loafed ii his store
and told good stories. He says that
Sherman declared he would never
light against the South, but afterwards
wrote. that the pressure was 80 great
he had to 60 in.
J. 81. DnLARD.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-29
NEVER SATISFIED.

The persons who achieve the
greatest success, are those who new
er cease their best efforts, Some SC
cure moderate means and never
strive for more. Some corporations
never amount to much because
they do not persist in building
themselves up larger and stronger.
The Mississippi Home Insurance
Company realizes its popularity and
strength, and is growing more rap
idly than ever before. Having COW
cred its home state it is spreading
out over Arkansas, and next year, it
will be doing business all over
Louisiana and Texas. 1t goes after
business, gets it, and attends to ii
promptly and satisfactorily, At
the rate it has grown under its
present management, in a few years
it will be the wonder and admiration
Of those who organized it twenty
years ago.
MesSrs. P. S. George and Narda-
man & Stein are the agents in
Greenwood Of this excellent old
Company.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-29
OUR NINTH ANNIVERSARY.

This issue Of The Commonwealth
concludes the ninth year Of the
papers existence, and next week it
starts on the journey for the tenth
mile post. We have no iulsome
promises to make as to the future,
other than that it shall be our pur-
pose to publish a good, clean, con-
seryatlye local and general newspa-
per. The best interests Of Green
wood, LeiOre county and the pub
Usher gIll always be first and fore
most with US The first eight
months Of our control and manage
ment Of The Commonwealth has
been as satisfactory as we could
reasonably have expected from a
business standpoint, and We hope to
merit a continuance OF the same
liberal patronage we have received
in the past. II fair treatment, good
workmanship and an earnest effort
to give the public the right kind Of
newspaper count for anything, we
have no fears as to receiving a reas-
enable share Of the public patron
age, With the compliments Of the
season we bid adieu to the Old
Year and begin the New with better
and brighter hopes and goodwill
for all mankind
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-29
lTTA BENA ITEMS.
Personal and Social Mention by
Our Fair Correspondent.

Miss Urine Reeves spent the holidays
in Carrollton.
Prof. NJ. NJ, Phillips spent this week
in Arlington, Tenn.
Miss Lucy Young is visiting relatives
in Meridian this week.
Miss Sara Coleman spent the holidays
at her home in Lexington, Ala.
Mrs. c. T. Metcalfe and Miss Emma
Morris spent Wednesday in Greenwood.
Mrs. ]. D. Griffith, of Greenwood, Wis
tied friends and relatives here this week.
Miss Rebecca Haley came home from
Grenada College to spend the holidays.
f.. H. Scott attended the Johnson
Crabtree nuptials in Schlater Wednes-
day.
Rev. G. p. Russell, Of Texas, is here
this week, the guest Of his son ]. +.
Russell.
Miss Daisy Dunegan, OF West Point,
was the guest of relatives here Monday
and Tuesday.
Miss LOttie Heggie, the lst assistant
teacher, spent the holidays with her
parents in Walden.
Mr., W. L. Bledsoe and daughter, Of
Carrollton, visited his brother, Mr.. ]. II.
Bledsoe, this week.
Rev. W. G. Mahafy and wife left
Tuesday to attend the Johnson-C rabtree
marriage at Schlater.
Mrs. A, G. Wiley, of Lexington, is the
guest of her brothers family, D. O.
Alexander, this week.
Miss Mary Holloman, the md assist
ant teacher, spent the holidays with her
parents in Nicksburg.
Mrs, Newman and children and Miss
Florence Newman, of Bowling Green,
Miss, are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. 0. Alexander, this week.
Mr.. Albert Reese returned Monday
with his bride from Webb, where he
and Miss Maude Sullivan we're united
in matrinony Sunday afternoon.