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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-18
GOLD! coLDr'
"oood," He Says, "But Comfort
Better

Food that fits is better than . gold
mine," says grateful man.
Before commenced to use Grape
Nuts food no man on earth ever had q
worse infliction from catarrh Of the
stomach than / had for years.
II could eat nothing but the very
highest food and even that gave me
great distress.
IL went through the catalogue Of
prepared foods but found them all Tex
,ept Grape-Nuts) more or less indi-
gestib}e, generating gas in the stom-
ach, (which in turn produced head
ache and various other pains and
aches) and otherwise unavailable for
my use.
"Grape-Nuts food have found easily
digested and assimilated, and 1t has
renewed my health and vigor and
made me a well man again. The c.
arrh of the stomach has disappeared
entirely with all its attendant ills,
thanks to Grape-Nuts, which now =
ny almost sole food. want No
,ther." Name given by Postum Co.
8attle Greek. Mich.
Ten days trial tells the story.
Thers's = reason.
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Tired. nervous and irritable. the
mother is unfit to care for her chile
dren, and hercondition ruins the chudh
disposition and reacts upon herself.
The mother should not be blamed, as
she no doubt is suffering with back
ache, headache, bearing down pains or
displacement, making life q burden
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Csw
pound ~ the unfailing cure for thiS
condition It strengthens the female
organs and permanently cures all dis
placements ana Irregularities.
Such testimony as the following
should convince women OF its valac:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
"Iwaut to tell you how much good LYDIA r.
PinkhamS Vegetable Compound has done ma
I suffered for eight years with ovarian
troubles. was nervous, tired and r..
ritable, and It did not seem as though could
stand Il any longer, as bad i've children to
care for. Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound was recommended and 1t has on
firelv cured me. cannot thank you enough
FOR YOUR letter Of advice and for what Lydia
| =. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has dosse
| FOR me.-Mrs. Phi. Hoffman. 100 Himrsd
| Street, Brooklyn, N. T."
Mrs. ?inkham advises sick women
tree. Address. Lynn, Mass.
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girls come around bOthering them TO
take down dozen or more rolls Of goods
from their shelves and snip little cor
ner from each. with only the most for
lorn hope of sale. OF course they
don't say anything. but they sort o. look.
and they are sharp and snippy, like
their shears This young man was so
nice that Myrtle ought not to have for
gotten him But she did.
So much so that she actually went to
that very self-same identical store and
counter and clerk within three days and
asked for samples of the same mixed
sutings You see Myrtle did not get
The goods of skirt every day in the
week. A skirt with her was an event OF
irst-class importance.
Ibid you lose the others gave your
asked the young man, smiling.
Then Myrtle looked closer at him and
remembered She blushed in her confu-
sion as she told him that she had for
gotten about getting samples from this
particular srtore, and then she laughed
and the clerk laughed. too.
Its no wonder ! get mixed up
though" she said. Il believe I've beeC
to fifty stores il I've been to one"
Making a crazy quilt?" suggested
the young man--not impertinently, Blu!
with an air of sympathetic interest.
NO." answered Myrtle. II want II
FOR skirt"
"Then let me give you tip" said thu
young man, confidentially. IF you
amt in a rush. just wait till next Friday
That brown plaidll be marked down tt
40. and it's the best value at 65 of any
thing we've got"
Let me look at it, said Myrtle. 'T'v'
got samples at home. hate to trouble
| you so much. though
ut amt no trouble" said this polit'
young clerk Its pleasure"
He dropped the brown plaid light.
on the counter and deftly tumbed !
open; then spread the fabric over BIZ
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The Chronicle.
coLFAx LOUISIANA


Commenting on the explosion OF
huckleberry pie in Paterson IN. -
boarding house few days ago, the
Washington Star has this to say:
MANY warnings have been promulgated
against pastry. Some persons regard IL
with such timidity, nay terror, that they
would have it baked in bomb-proof,
served under cover of red flag and have
lanterns hung on it after sunset. Some
persons consider pastry such menace
TO society that they would no sooner
think of engorging themselves with it
than to dispute the right of way with
naughty chauffeur. They have weak
knees and weak stomachs. Perhaps as
many uncomplimentary and insanitary
things have been said about pastry as
have been said abotu hash, and the num-
have been said about hash, and the num-
equaled by the number of things in
hash. 1t is hoped that the things in hash
are more becoming, polite and decorous
than the things said about it. But Of this
one cannot. be certain. There is always
more or less uncertainty in the matter
of hash. But pastry, despite the carping
OF dietetic sen sationalists, digestion ca
lamitists and stomachic pesismists, con-
tinues to be an American institution.
and in the eyes of some patriots whose
patriotism is as sensitive as soft corn,
tits treason to say bah! or fudge! or to
use other disrespectful or discordant
speech against an American institution.
of course, those traitors who reproach
the American institution of pastry have
certain facts to encourage them. 1t used
to be thought highly un-American to
protest against splitting on the side
walk. and Fourth of July crackers.
crushers, busters and other toys Of dis
memberment were things sacrosanct.
But of late men have been bold enough
TO assail these national institutions
without being hanged and quartered
without benefit of clergy and attainder
Of blood. So it may be that men may
protest against certain kinds of pastry
without being convicted OF felony OF
contempt of pie. The opponents Of pas
try only admit three kinds of pastry;
first, the kind that mother used to make;
second, the kind that cannot be eaten,
and, third the kind that should not be
eaten"
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LITERARY PERSONALS.

Italy's greatest living poet, Giosu>
Carducci, celebrated his seventiett
birthday on July "a. Until a few
months ago he had retained his CHI Iii
as professor of classical literature at
the University of Boulogne, which he
first occupied in 1860.
Charles Frohman once produced .
play by Henry Arthur Jones which
failed so utterly that 1t was withdrawn
after one performances. The author
cabled next morning: How Is 1t
going?" The manager answered: 1T
has gone-Frohman."
The woman who purchased Momm-
sens ligrary and presented it to Bonn
university is the wife of DR.. Won Rot.
tenburg, rector of the university. She
is an American, the daughter OF E. J.
Phelps. who was United States minis
ter to England during Mr.. Cleveland's
first term.
Count Tolstoi's sense Of humor still
continues to exist One day he waS
discussing Ibsen with friend. SAID
the latter: 81 have seen great many
of Ibsen's plays. but cannot say tina.
l understand them. Do your" Tolstoi
smiled and replied: "Ibsen doesn't un-
derstand them himself. He just writes
them and sits down and waits. After
a while his expounders and explaine:s
come and tell him precisely what ne
meant"
Horatio F. Brown, a prominent Eng
lish writer on Venetian subjects, has
had a singular experience with flres.
The original draft Of his first and best
known work, Life on the Lagoons
persisted in blaze; the manuscript Of
his Study in the Venetian Inqutai'
ton" was burned In a mail car two
years later. A similar fate overlook
both that of his Calendar OF Venetian
State Papers" and his Studies II
| Archaeology"
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ONE VOTE THAT GOT AWAY
It Happened Because the Bass-Drur
mer Didn't Get In Licks
Enough to Suit.

When the late Melbourne H. Fore
made his run for congress he over
looked nothing that he thought would
improve his chances of election. One
of his moves was the taking Of an o.
chestra to a meeting held in one OF
the small towns near Grand Rapids, re.
lates the Detroit Free Press.
This, generous departure may have
won him several votes, but it unques-
tionably lost him one. Every village
has its character, and the one there
was Uncle Ike.
Whenever that orchestra broke forth
"Uncle Ike" fastened farce glance
upon the bass drummer During the
ordeal the jaws of the village charac-
ter worked lie those of a buck rabbit
eating cabbage, and his white beard OF
the spinach pattern waved furiously in
unison. Next morning one of those
who had watched the actions of "Uncle
Ike" drew him out on the subject
keeping in mind that he played .he
bass drum in the local "sheepskin'
band, and that jealousy seems an IN
separable part of the musical terlpera
ment
81 suppose that you'll vote for Ford
Uncle 1ke?"
"Tten you better hire some smarter
Teller to do your supposin', No mar
kin have my support that wastes hi
own money like it was water"
what do you mecn. Uncle Ike?"
"Well. you hain't no musicianer. bu
I'd like to know what sense there wa
in payin' out omney fur haulin' tina
bass drum and the man with 1t clea'
cut here. He didn't hit the durns'
thing more'n four times. and he wa
out o. tune every doggone hit"
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hand, displaying its texture There
isn't any cotton in this he said. I'D
tell you II there was Honest" he add.
ed, as Myrtle smiled. There was much
earnestness in his tone. Would yoi:
like to look at 1t in the light?"
Myrtle assented and he took the roll
of cloth to the window. Myrtle felt quite
embarrassed: he was taking so muci
pains, and for so little. Il think it's
real pretty" she said Il guess I'll take
1t. If you don't think it will be gone by
Friday"
'1'll see that it amt" said the clerk
ct matches your eyes," he remarked. as
he started back for the counter. IN
look for you on Friday"
On Friday Myrtle went back to the
store. The young man was waiting on
another customer, but he saw her as she
approached and he seemed glad to see
her Another young man hustled III
and smiIingly asked il he could show
her anything, but she shook her heat
and denied him. She thought his man
ner was fresh"
live been looking for you all morn
ing" said Myrtle's clerk. radiantly
when he had disposed of his customer
Il was afraid you wasn't coming"
II couldn't miss that bargain sait
Myrtle. You must have a good mem
cry for faces Think Of you remember
ing about giving me those samples!"
"Anybody'd have a good memory TO
some fs-es," said the clerk. I'D hav
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-18
The Public School.

The Kansas City Journal thus states
view of the broader function of the
public schools: ''Of late years, par
.icularly here in Kansas City, 1t has
tome TO be recognized that education
is as important in the building up OF
character as in the development OF the
brain. Character building, which was
formerly supposed to be the province
If the home and the Sunday school,
Is now distinctive feature Of the pub
lie schools. This is a very fortunate
hing for the coming generation; at
tendance at Sunday school is not as
general as it might be, and even then
Is limited to one day in the week.
Moreover, the public school offers the
,nly opportunity for the development
II character in many children whose
home environment is not of the best.
Too often the indifference or ignor-
ance of the parents reduces the child's
shances to grow in character at home
70 a negative quantity. Aud where
the parents lack character the child's
sase is as hopeless as that stream
IAN rise above its source. Character
building in the public schools makes
Tor a higher standard of citizenship
IN the nation. 1t is carrying out the
IDEAS of the patriotic forefathers who
planned the country's institutions"
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For the most practical automobile
wells there is a new waterproof chiffon
which is really washable. 1t only
comes by the yard, as the ready made
kinds. as q rule, have not washing pos
sibilities. Enough has to be pur-
chased to allow of cutting the full
length of q width of chiffon and cut
ting the veil in very little more
than half the width. Three yards il
the length needed to cross around at
the back of the hair and tie in 'front.'
which is the approved style for mo-
tor usefulness. To make it lie on
the hat circular ring Of wire is In
serted in the hem at the middle OF
one ecge of the veil. which holds It
fat to the crown Of the hat. The price
Of good quality Of the washable chif-
fon Is IS cents. while the ready-uade
kind, which comes at $3.50. will not
wash, and has to be. renovated by dry
cleaning.
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ON RUGS AND CARPETS.
In the Latter Now One Can Find Elk.
cellent Two-Toned and Chintz
Designs.

Among the body Brussels bedroom
carpets is one called the Waldorf car
pet. 1t has blossom with an all-oveI
design of leaves. Except for the in
distinct flower, it is a two-toned carpet,
and is made in blue and two distinct
shades Of green. Another that was
very popular last season will be con-
tinued. 1t is a cherry blossom In a
diagonal design and has a very
"chintzy" appearance 1t is attractive
in pale green. also in terra Gotta
Two-toned designs in set patterns,
like oilcloths, are among the new
things in Brussels and Wilton carpets
and are quite good looking.
Among the domestic rugs are several
French wiltons. A 9x12 costs $50 in
the best designs and colorings. Some
of them copy the Persian rugs SO close
ly that rug purchaser might be de-
ceived as to its genuineness.
One of the rugs. copied from an old
Kermanshaw, is in pale rose, creams
and blues, with the pear motif so often
used by the orientals.
The Bohkara design IL made in two
tones In terra Gotta, and in deep
crimson. Some of the India designs are
more assertive, red ground with blue
medallion and borders being among
those most admired. The regular price
of 9x12 Royal Wilton is $3.50, and
among these some good designs and
colorlngs can be selected. A better
quality can be bought for $47.50, tn.
coloring in these being very good.
The Smyrnas are slightly cheaper, ;
good quality costing $3.50. A goot
deal Of rubbish is sold under the hea(
of Smyrnas, but every now and theI
they crop up in good coloring and goot
designs. lately found beautiful oil
red in Bobkara design with TOUCHES
of black as good as any of the Frencl
Wilton, but it was not the usual pric
| of a Smyrna. These domestic rugs ar
made in all sizes, which>is q great con
venience when several are needed Il
the same room.-Philadelphia Press.
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Walter Rothschild, N. p, who recent
IL spent three weeks at Cauterets, in
France, near the Pyrenees, brought
home to England with him nearly 1000
specimens of butterflies to add to the
million he already has.
Gen. Luis Terrazas, governor Of the
state of Chihuahua, is probably the
largest land owner in the world, as well
as the richest man in Mexico. 1t takes
an eight hours journey on fast train
to travel from one end Of his property
to the other.
Among the men who have lately be-
come prominent in Russia IL Lieut.. Gem
Alexander Rodiger. He distinguished
himself in the war of 1878 with Tur-
key, and has since attracted much at
tention by numerous articles and books
on military questions.
William Adams, life saver at Gorles-
ton, an English seaside resort, has
saved the lives of "A persons, besides res
cuing hundreds of others from perilous
positions. He has been presented with
gold, silver and bronze medals, several
of the Royal Humane society's certin-
Gates and numerous private tributes u
his bravery.
Admiral Rojestvensky has beautiful
daughter, fair girl Of 20, who was mar
ried to a Russian naval engineer and
followed him to the east in the capacity
of Sister of Charity. She returned Il
st. Petersburg when worn out and en-
barked later with her father, but he re
GREETED permitting her to sail with thu
Baltic feet and sent her home from
Vigo.
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VERY EFFECTIVE SAMPLE.


A clergyman was very fond q : par
tirular hot brand Of pickles. and md
ing great difficulty in procuring the same
sort st hotels when travelling, always car
RED q bottle with him, relates the Tatlef
One day when dining at restaurant Win
his pickles in front Of him stranger sat
down at the same table, and, with an Amer
lean accent, presently asked the minister to
pass the pickles. The minister, who en-
joyed the joke, politely. passed the bottle:
and in few minutes had the satisfaction OF
seeing the Yankee watering ct the eyesand
gasping for breath:
4 guess" said the latter. "that you are
Yes. my friend. am" replied the mimic
: ii suppose you preschr asked the Yam
kee
said the minister.
'Do you ever preach about he'll frsw h
uuired the Yankee.
Eyes; / sometimes consider it my. duty
70 remind my congregation of eternal pun
ishment," returned the minister.
IL thought So" rejoined the Yankee, 'but
you are the first OF your class ! ever nei
who carried samples"
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.rHr SONG OF THE PAVEMENT.

They took a little gravel.
And they took little tar.
With various ingredients
Imported from afar.
They hammered 1t and rolled IT.
And when they went away,
They said they had a pavement
That would last for many a day.
But they came with picks and smote u
To lay a water main;
And then they called the workmen
To put 1t back again.
To run a railway cable
They took 1t up some more.
And then they put II back again
just where 1t was before.
They took 1t up for conduits
To run the telephone.
And then they put it back again.
AS hard as any stone.
They took it up for wires
To feed the 'lectric light.
And then they put 1t back again.
Which was no more than right.
Oh. the pavement's full OF furrows;
There are patches everywhere,
You'd like to ride upon II.
But it's seldom that you dare.
It's very handsome pavement.
A credit to the town.
They're always diggin' OF 1t up.
Or putin of 1t down
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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NOT a .PuBLlc DEMAND"


Apparently but little attention ha
been paid W the great public to recent
attacks on proprietary incidence
Perhaps. as Is claimed, there are frauds
among medicines. Frauds naturally
follow In the wake Of success, but, Do
cause there is fraud here and there
possibly, is no reason to characterize
All .patent medicines" as such. II
would be equally just to Judge all doc
tors, or lawyers or ministers by the
standard of the lowest and meanest
in those professions.
The agitators against the use OF DAT
emit medicines" advocate calling In .
physician for every little illness, and
they purpose, II they can, to have state
legislatures enact laws that will make
this necessary. This Is advocating
system that would put mothers med
feline chest" out Of business and make
necessary the calling In Of physician
for every minor ailment OF every men,
Der of the family.
This might not be so bad were phy'
sicians always within easy reach Of
all, or II all the people were able, from
the financial standpoint, to meet the
increased expense that such numerous
visits from a physician would entail
In many families, especially where
there are growing children. never
day goes by but what there is urgent
demand for some remedy. Shall ply
stefan be called in each time? that's
what it will mean II the crusade o.
the agitators win out In the various
states.
How little there is need, or demand
for situation like this is easily sur
missed.
Most mothers know as well rs doc
tors, and often better, what ais
child and what remedy to use. Sn'
knows, too, when the ailment is be
yond her power to diagnose and pre-
scribe and she knows when the RENE
dies in her medicine chest will accom-
plish the desired result. She has in
herited, with her inherited instinct o
motherhood, knowledge Of childisl
ailments, and certain set of remedie
that she knows will cure. They hav
been used, for generations perhaps, Il
her family. The mother Is satisfies
with present conditions; children ar
healthier, as q rule, than ever befor
and the only disgruntled ones apps
rently are those who seek sornethin
to reform"
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Wash two quarts of grapes. pick oven
and remove stems. Put in granite
ware saucepan, pour over one quart
Of vinegar, bring to boiling point, and
cook until grapes are soft; then rub
through q sieve. Return to saucepan,
add one and one-half pounds Of brown
sugar, one tablespoonful each of cin-
ramon, Glove and pimento, one-half t.
blespconful OF salt and one-fourth OF
q teaspoonful of cayenne. Cook until
OF the consistency of tomato catsup
Bottle, cool and seal.
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Food Economy.

! Economy in food does not imply pro.
hibititon. 1t is neither vegetarianism,
fruitarianism, nutarianism, or any
kind of ism" 1t means, writes the
author of Economy in Food" in Cen
tury, simply temperance in diet, with
the application of available scientific
knowledge; the use of reason and intel
ligence, combined with due apprecia-
ton Of the dignity OF the body and the
necessity of meeting the daily wants
without imperiling that high degree OF
efficiency which helps to render man
physically and mentally supreme. Prac-
tically this implies the avoidance OF
large quantities of proteid food so COM
monty used by civilized man, with the
substitution of dietary characterized
by predominance of the lighter vegeta-
BILE foods. In this respect it leans some
what toward vegetarianism. This
heavier meats of our daily diet can be
advantageously replaced in part by
lighter articles of diet less rich in pro-
ted and with more frequent addition Of
green vegetables, fruits and correspond
ing articles of food less prone 10 yielt
Objectionable decomposition products.
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Baby Scratched Until Face Was Raw
and Bleeding-Eczema Cured
by Cuticura.

For over two years my little baby. girl
suffered with raw; itching and painful!
causing her to scream day and night, and
my wife could get no rest. We tried sew
erai doctors, but without success. Unless
we kept her hands tied she would scrs tch
until her face was like raw beef. One cake
of Cuticura Soap and two boxes Of Cuti-
cura Ointment completely cured her,
healing her face without mark or blem:
ish. (Signed) w. j. Morgan, Orchard
Town, New Lambton, New South Wales,
Australia"
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Mr.. Skibling. do you mean- Oh.
no: I'm going to attend to that myself
Mr.. Skibling."
Harry. please" said Mr. Skibling
firmly, tapping the stuff with his scis
sors. How many yards? This IL
something I've been keeping for you
special I'm doing this, too"
Harry" said Myrtle. Are you deas
sure that it will be bargain at that?
Chicago Daily News.
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Iust TO Show the Japs.

One of the large typewriter factories
has lust produced its first machines with
a japanese keyboard. in filling ar order
from the japanese government It is
pretty safe to predict that the writing
machines for that country will soon be
made at home, If they are NOT now pro
duced there. The Japanese are prepar-
ing to enlist in all phases of the modern
Industrial race.