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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-05-26
ONE ON FIGHTING JOE"
And He Quietly Paid for the Extxs
Work He Made a. 1sp-
reoentativo.

The late Gen. Joseph Wheeler, when .
representative in congress, was travel
ing in buggy along a country road in
his district in Alabama. He overlook Q
mail carrier groaning under the. weight
of an enormous sack of stuff, and invited
the man to take . seat beside him.
"Why don't you have horse!" said
the general. 'T have had three at diff.
they died. The work was too heavy"
You mean that the burden of the mails
was too greatY Eyes, that's just it.
There's - fool representative from
this district who sends out such lot
of truck that the mails are loaded all
the time. This bag Is full of such stuff; ;
books and SUCH" How much money
would buy you horse!" asked the gem
eral, feeling in his pocket. Horses are
high now" answered the carrier. Il
couldn't get good one for less than
$780," Fighting Joe counted out $50.
'Thatll buy your horse" he said. The
man gazed upon the money in aston'sh-
ment, and could not find word to say
before the general drove off.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-05-26
An Easter Party.

Gather lot of fruit tree boughs and
place in water in a warm room: by April
the 18th they will be mass of fragrant
beauty, and will be the most appropriate
decorations. Make quantity of paper
butterflies and festoon these on strings
throughout the rooms. A bunch of
lilies for the centerpiece with white
candles and shades will make beau
tiful table. For the place cards cut out
rabbits of white cardboard II you can
not buy them, or make butterflies and
write the names across the wings
After the refreshments have Butter
fly Contest Provide number of pat
terms. gayly-colored papers and water
color paints. gold ink. etc. Allow a
stated time. then pin the butterflies up
and take vote on the best, worst, etc.
Award some simple prize.
MADAME MERRI
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-05-26
The Chronicle.
OO1EA3- I LoUISIANA
Power of. Attention.


The fact that the mind of man Ia
easily distracted from any subject In
contemplation accounts for the slow.
ness Of the development OF most minds.
and for the extreme slowness of the
development of the human mind col
lectively, says Century. editorially.
There are historical periods when gen.
eral enlightenment seems to have adj
vanced by leaps and bounds: but when
one takes cognizance of the tens Of
thousands of years that man has been
at play in the kindergarten of crea-
ton, one is aware of the very gradual
and deliberate character of human
progress as a whole; and this DELHI
erateness of growth, and the remains
of ignorance and superstition even in
minds regarded as educated, come
largely from the inability of men to
keep their thoughts employed stead
lastly on the various objects and prob
lens Of matter. mind and life. The
ing in the savage man; It increases as
civilization increases, and Is a large
factor in the advance of civilization
and Of culture. When the power OF
attention is exceptional in the indi-
vidual, he is set apart from his fel.
lows; he Is a genius in the bust
ness world, or perhaps a poet, artist
inventor, discoverer, philosopher, re-
former, statesman or conqueror. When
the power of attention in a community
has been stimulated by one attentive
mind. or by group of attentive minds,
the world passes through periods OF
great mental activity; great reforms
take place; there is great material or
intellectual advance; or there are re-
vivals in letters and In the plastic arts.
The supreme object Of the teacher
is to cultivate attention in his or her
charges. When a child has learned
how to pay attention he has learned
how to study and to learn. "Object
lessons" are favorite devices for fixing
attention. According to the orthodox
thologies, religion has been taught to
mankind largely through object les
sons in the form sometimes of pro
gressive revelations;" and the sys
tenn of symbols in all religions may
be called simply devices for fixing the
wandering attention of souls, for their
sustenance and lasting benefit. We
see, year in and out, the coming and
going of beliefs, customs; popular he
roes or mere popular pets; best sellers
among books; sports, movements and
fads of all kinds. which figure prom
inently only as long as they are able
to claim the attention of large groups
or of the entire community. The
whole system of business advertising.
and the infinite number of publicity de-
partments-publicity as to all sorts OF
wares and all manner of causes-ers
nothing but means of securing atten-
ton; of spreading information and in
ducing action through suggestion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-05-26

An English periodical propounds the
query, How far may an author go in
putting himself and his works." In
this country an author may go as far
as he likes, provided he keeps within
the law. Thus, John Kendrick Bangs,
among other devices, wears overshoes
with his name in raised letters on the
soles, and walks to his joke foundry.
Unfortunately, there has been little
snow this winter, and Mr.. Bangs is
now devising an ink roller attachment
for his overshoes. Charles Dana Glib
son, as everybody knows, went SO far
as to leave the country, giving out
that he intended to study art. This
stimulated the interest in himself and
his works, and prepared the way for a
series of tinted sketches in the artists
usual manner. Bangs and Gibson are
perhaps the two best advertisers, yet
they seem leagues behind that con-
summate artist in self-boost, Hall
Game. II there is a limit beyond
which an author should not go 'in
putting himself and his works." it
would be interesting to know what 1t
Is. Perhaps the authors will tell US.
This column is open to them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-05-26
Resting on Faith.

The wealth of this country is now esti-
mated at over 500 .0OO, 900 900, yet the
stock of money in the United States, in
Guiding coin, bullion and banknotes, 10
or.y 100000, 900. Compare that
$1,000, 100000 with our $4,000, 000s
49, harvest of 1905, our $751;.
~ ,.tvJ 200 factory output. and
or $4,000, 100000 record in the
clearing houses, and the vast gulf be-
tween the small money basis and the
colossal commercial activity of America
becomes apparent. Similarly the traffic
of the world far exceeds the worlds abil-
ity to pay In gold and silver. Even the
national debts of the world exceed $34,-
10000, 0O0, 900, while the total gold In
all the world is less than $4,000, 600. 900.
If every country's debt came due to-day
and payment was demanded the entire
world would become bankrupt" Credit
Is faith-the faith Of one business man
In another or of one nation in another.
Thus 1t will be seen that the worlds
business structure rests to great extent
upon foundation of faith.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-05-26
Easter Gifts.

Easter is now observed almost as UNI
versally as Christmas and 1t Is quite
the custom to send gifts mostly in tho
way of flowers, plants, candy or novel;
ty egg containing little gift. Books
done up in white paper tied with white
and yellow ribbon make very acceptable
tokens. In Europe, Easter is the most
widely celebrated of all the many festi-
val days. The people Of Paris make to
themselves the duty Of being happy"
which we all can surely try to do, and
the best way will be to try to remember
some one of whom no on else will think.
Easter is the one day in the calendar
that calls for unqualified praise:
'Tt is a pretty fashion to be glad;
Joy Is the grace we say to God"
MADAME MERRL
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-05-26
AN uNLUckY THIRTEEN.
They We're All Creditors and Not
One Ever Got Cent Due
Them.

ibid you ever sit down at table
where there were just l3!" asked . man OF
his companion in a railway carriage.
"Once," replied the latter.
"Well, you never observed that any bad
luck followed it, did your"
"Why, yes. Bad luck for most OF the
l3."
ANY of them diew
"Not that l know of. Never heard Of
any of them dying"
mot enough victuals to 90 round!'
Queried the other.
who's talking about victuab? There
wasn't any victuals."
Thought you said you sat down to .
table where there were Is persons.
That's what I said. The table was
in lawyers Office. 1t was meeting of
my creditors. There were II of them.
was the other man."
There was a long pause, and then the
FIRST speaker inquired:
"ln what way did the meeting prove I'M
lucky, may / ask"
None of them ever got . cent from
me-" answered the other, heaving deep
sigh as he left the carriage.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-05-26
ROMANCE OF A sWEET-PEA
The Way in Which the Beautiful
Blanche Ferry Variety Originated
and Was introduced.

It will soon be time to plant sweet
peas, the pretty flowers which have
been brought to great perfection in
America, and which often thrive In
poor soil.
The parent of nearly all the most
beautiful varieties Of the American
sweet pea is the Blanch Ferry, which
has pretty romance connected with
its discovery. Some so years ago, the
comedy daughter of a wellto-do farm
er ran away from home to marry .
young quarry-man, and her home
thereafter was always in a cottage,
often but a mere hut, on the very thin
soil everything the lime stone lodges
where her husband worked. When
her baby died she went back to her
fathers farm to bury 1t, and took with
her on returning to her cottage. some
seed of white sweet pea, and seed
Of the old Painted Lady pink.
Thereafter, however great her pow.
erty, she never failed to grow near
her cottage home some of these sweet
peas, as a reminder of her happy girl
hood and dead baby. They were al.
ways grown on thin, poor soil. often
so thin that they could only be kept
alive by constant attention and water.
ing. AS result of such environment
for many plant generations, they &C.
quired a dwarf growth and great
abundance of bright colored flowers.
Some Is years after the baby died, a
scotsman, passing the little home Of
the mother, noticed the beauty of the
sweet peas and obtained a teaspoon
full of the seed. This he multiplied into
thousands Of pounds, and sold as seed
of the Blanch Ferry variety, which Is
now famous throughout the world for
its beauty. and the many varieties 1t
has produced.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-05-26
OF AID TO HOSTESS
SUGGESTIONS FOR NOVEL AND
PLEASING ENTERTAINMENTS.
Delightful Easter Luncheon-Charm-
ing Egg Party for the Little
ones-At an Easter
Party.
An Easter Luncheon.

All the lovely green, violet and pink
shades are appropriate for Easter, but
the true Easter colors are yellow ana
white-yellow the emblem of the sun,
showing the goodness of God, and white,
typical of purity and all things MADE
new.
Use white gold-band china, gold deco
rated glass side dishes, with center
piece of yellow tulips. The individual
place vases holding two tulips, one OF
white, the other of yellow, make an Ell
fective place decoration. A white or
yellow egg bears the name Of each guest,
instead of place cards. These rest on q
nest of yellow spun sugar. They are
made by confectioners and may be or
dered in any size. White candles win
yellow silk shades complete the table
Serve fruit for the first course, then
Duchess soup, in cups. This is made
from white stock slightly thickened;
rub the yolks of hard-boiled eggs
through a crater, and sprinkle over the
top of each cup just before serving.
Chicken breasts or squad, with cucum-
bers, diced potatoes and asparagus tips
follow. An egg salad Is made from the
yolks of hard-boiled eggs mixed with
minced ham, replaced in the whites and
served in nests of water cress. The
dessert consists of New York ice cream,
which is yellow, frozen in ring mold,
with egg-shaped dabs of whipped cream
in the center.
From a nest of ferns and flowers have
the guests draw colored eggs, to each
of which is attached slip of paper bear
ing sentiments like these:
Draw the egg of violet hue,
You'll have friends both fond and true.
Pink will bring you luck.
A lover full of pluck.
Gladly take the egg of green,
For good fortune may be seen.
The egg of blue,
Means lovers few.
Do not touch the egg of red;
If you do you'll never wed.
II you draw the egg of white,
Your true love you'll see tonight.
You'll marry in another town,
II you choose the egg of brown.
These jingles may be written with
gold ink which can be used with an or
binary pen, or the paper may be of yell
low and the ink of white.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-05-26
SAVED BABY LYONS LIFE.
Awful Sight from That Dreadful Com
plant, Infantile Eczema-Hothg
Praises Cuticura Remedies.

sOur baby had that dreadful complaint.
Infantile Eczema, which afflicted him for
several months, commencing at the top Of
his head, and at last covering his whole
body. His sufferings were untold and
constant misery, in fact, there was nothing
we would not have done to have given him
relief. We finally procured a full set
Of the Cuticura Remedies, and in about
three or four days he began to show a
brighter spirit and really laughed, for the
first time in a year. In about ninety days
he was fully recovered. Praise for the
Cuticura Remedies has always been oul
greatest pleasure, and there is nothing toe
good that we could say in their favor, fol
they certainly saved our baby's life, fol
he was the most awful sight that / evel
beheld, prior to the treatment Of the
Cuticura Remedies. Mrs. Maebelle Lyon
1925 Appleton Ave-, Parsons, KAN, July
Is. 1906"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-05-26
WHAT PUZZLED THE COOKS
Culinary Terms That Were Little
Too High for Order Of
knowledge.

The mistress had ordered the left
overs 10 be made into a ragout and
served for luncheon. The new cook
was puzzled, but not being willing to
admit her ignorance, she accepted the
order without question, relates Youths
Companion. A little later a daugh-
ter of the house overheard the Eng
lish butler kindly enlightening her.
Them rag-outs is nothing but ASH"
he declared, condescendingly; and
cook, much relieved by the informa-
ton, was able to proceed with her
work. Hash she was acquainted with,
although ragout was stranger.
A cook and maid of all work still
less sophisticated, a resident of a
small village, was recently engaged In
an emergency by a city woman stay
ing in the place for the summer. The
was treasure of neatness, and in the
simpler branches of her art entirely
competent. Her very excellence
served at first to veil her limitations,
and it was only gradually that they
WClC ultCONCiCu.
Toward the end of her first week
company was expected, and she was
told tina: a mayonnaise dressing was
wanted that day. Up to that time the
hostess, who preferred the plain
French dressing, had been accustomed
to prepare the salad herself at table.
Amelia looked bewildered, and then
showed that she was offended.
Whats wrong with my dressing?"
she inquired, stiff1y. Seems to me I'm
dressed well enough, and l don't
change my dressing jest for batch o.
town company, 'cept I'll put on an
apron, y you've got notion for 'em.
But IL mayonnaise means caps, that's
a way of dressing / won't dress for
anybody. always do my hair up
tight and respectable, SOS nobody need
complain, but there's plenty of it.
and, providence permitting, don't ex-
pect to need caps this 20 years. I've
my own feelings and my own idees,
and mayonnaise dressing amt my
STYLE"
She was soothed with hasty as
surance that mayonnaise was not th5
French for cap; and she soon learned.
moreover, to compound that famous
and familiar dressing in a manner
which might have satisfied even .
Partisan epicure.
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Authors References,

One of the most fascinating things
In their tastes and methods Of compo-
sition. Some of these are uncommon
ly interesting.
o. Henry, the popular humorist, does
all his work (when he can be induced
to work. between dark and daylight,
and while actually engaged In compo-
sition takes no nourishment except an
occasional spoonful of Worcestershire
GAUGE.
Edith Wharton says sho does her
best work on cold buttered toast, with
q quart of water at 1880 p. m,
Richard lie Gallienne composes his
impassioned love lyrics while riding
In railway trains, afterwards debating
them to perfectly proper stenogra-
pher While in the throes of versifica-
ton, Mr.. LIE Gallienne nibbles on
"Hafiz Milk Chocolate" which he i'm
ports from Persia in ten-pound slabs
Hamilton Wright Mabie does all his
thinking with a metronome at his ell
bow. If ne finds that Ire Is thinking
too fast or too slow he moves the in
dicator on the machine up or down,
and his mind and metronome tick
Mythmically together.
Jack London works best by day.
light, with his table placed directly be-
fore a camera, which ticks automat-
ically every 40 seconds. While writ
ing Mr.. London munches raw beef
sandwiches.
Gertrude Atherton writes in Ger
many and reads her manuscript to
Poultney -Bigelow, or the kaiser If Mr..
Bigelow happens to be out of Germany.
While working she eats very little
not oftener than three times a day,
and nothing more hearty than wien-
er schnitzel.
Authors are awfully interesting!
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-05-26
By B. L. TAYLOR
Copyright. 1906, by Joseph b. Bowies)

The world is the acre of every
genius. and we receive the rent
they pay in their works. They
should be allowed to live rent
free. and even then we do not
fully acknowledge our indebted
ness to them.
Men seem unable to live with
out one end of life contradicting
the other. Only those who die
young are consistent A man In
youth a tory, dies radical, a
radical dies a tory. One half of
life we build; the other we tear
down our structure.
His motto was Onward and
Upward" hers was by Hook or
by Crook" and between the
idealism and the materialism
they made decent livelihood.
It isn't the fact of having been
in the wrong that is SO painful;
1t is having the knowledge that
you have been in the wrong.
/ like stupid men for neigh
bors, they are so appreciative.
A woman is never without so.
ciety If she possesses a mirror.
The way to get reputation as
a brilliant conversationalist Is to
listen well.
The only abbreviation for
which there IL any excuse is the
bathing suit. ALI authorizations
are vulgar.
WALTER BLACKBURNE HARTE.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-05-26
An Egg Party for Children.

The invitation for this pretty party
are china nest eggs on which the name
and place are written with India ink or
gold enamel paint. They are placed in
small handled baskets, which may be
purchased by the dozen for a trifling
sum. Delivering these novel invitations
affords much pleasure to the children.
An egg hunt will occupy good share
of the time from three until SIX" Pro-
cure the dainty eggs made at the candy
shops at this season of the year, hide
them every place, then let the children
hunt for them. Make egg-shaped bags
of carleton to hold the spoils or have
small baskets Award prizes of yellow
chicks, rabbits, butterflies and any of
the many charming novelties provided
by the stores for this joyous season.
After this seat the little folks at
tables with boxes of paint, brushes and
fancy pictures. Give each one an egg
with the privilege of decorating II.
Now for the refreshments, which are to
be served at six o'clock, so the children
will need no other meal when they re-
turn home. First serve magic" eggs,
made by selecting good smooth pota-
toes; bake until almost done, then care
fully scoop out hole large enough to
hold an egg, tie the top on and replace
in the oven to finish baking. These are
wholesome and furnish mystery as
to how the egg got there. Pass sand
witches and cocoa, and then comes the
best of the feast-vinilla ice cream in
the form Of eggs in nests Of candied
orange peel strips. A green wicker
basket drawn by two rabbits makes an
attractive centerpiece for the table.
Have jonquil or tulip for each child
to take home with the decorated egg
and the candy eggs found In the hunt.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-05-26
Queens NeQliree.

A negligee made recently for Queen
Alexandra, In Paris, is not of silk, or
of organdie, or of India lawn, or OF any
other sheer stuffs, but of cashmere. Its
color is turquoise blue and its trim
ming is a set of oriental bands. These
bands go around the wide sailor col
lar; they extend down the front; and
they are seen around the foot of the
gown, and the tones are repeated in
the buttons. The negligee is buttoned
down the front and the buttons are a
very handsome oriental variety, made
up OF many colors, with each button
showing separate design.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-05-26
Doctor B[lg1amSags
MANY PHYSICIANS PRESCRIBE
Lydia z. PAhlkibas5scS
Vegetable 00slp0sznd

The wonderful power of Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound over
the diseases of womankind is not be-
cause it is q stimulant. not because IL
is palliative, but simply because 1t IL
the most wonderful tonic and recon.
structor ever discovered to act directly
upon the generative organs, positively
curing disease and restoring health and
vigor.
Marvellous cures are reported from
all parts of the country by women who
have been cured, trained nurses who
have witnessed cures and physiciane
who have recognized the virtue OF
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, and are fair enough to give
credit where it is due.
If physicians dared to be frank and
open, hundreds of them would acknowl'
edge that they constantly prescribe
Lydia e. Piukham's Vegetable Com.
pound in severe cases of female ills, a.
they know by experience it can be re-
lied upon to effect cure. The follow.
ing letter proves it.
DIR. s. c. Brigham, Of 4 Brigham
Park. Fitchburg. Mass, writes:
at gives me great pleasure to say that
have found Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound very efflcacious, and often pre-
scribe it in my practice for female difficulties
my oldest daughter found it very beneff
cial fora femaletrouble some time age, andmJ
youngest daughter Is now taking it for fe
male weakness, and is surely gaining In health
and strength.
al freely advocate Il As q most reliable spe
cific In ali diseases to which women are sub
Jet, and give it honest endorsement"
Women who are troubled with pain.
full or irregular periods, bloating (oI
fatulency), weakness of organs, dis
placements, Inflammation orulceration,
can be restored to perfect health and
strength by taking Lydia e. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Compound. If advice ID
needed write - Mrs. Pinkham, al
Lynn, Mass. She Is daughter-in-law
of Lydia e. Pinkham and for twenty
five years has been advising SICK
women free of charge. No other living
person has had the benefit of .
wider experience In treating female
ills. She has guided thousands to
health. Every suffering woman should
ask for and follow her advice if she
wants to be strong and well.
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Dazzling Complexiou.

A little girl, tied to her bed for six
months by serious hip trouble, was
fed largely upon milk during the
period of inactivity, says writer.
She took cod liver oil. too, three
times day, and left her bed with a
complexion that was dazzling in its
tints. The attending physician asked
me II l did not think any belle would
be willing to pay the child's price
for such a skin, and did not hesitate
in my answer. watched a rather at
tractive but thin and sallow girl
blossom into a beauty by the aid of
fresh milk and early retiring hours.