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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-11
By B. L. TAYLOR
With some extracts from the unpue-
lished work Of the late Walter
Blackburn Harte.
Copyright. 1900, By Joseph B. Bowies)

Meet your old school friend 20
Z years later. He remembers all
) his generous acts; herecites such,
but all his mistakes are for
gotten.
What a lot OF good copy" is
lost in the unrefiective heat of q
domestic quarrel.
Wit almost all men recognise,
and slip into their notebooks to
reissue as their own coin; but
few men recognize humor until
it has been stamped by the
cliques of the critics-the self
constituted crown-assayers.
.
A writer should quarrel with
his wife notebook In hand, for
women are often cleverest and
wittiest when they are angry.
Some people are 30 artificial
that their artinciality becomes
natural to them after time.
All people who are capable Of
loving are at the time ideaiists.
Love is founded on idealism, and
idealism on love.
Indifference cuts deeper than
hatred.
love to talk motley; but
haven't Joseph's coat of many
colors to my back. BY the way,
was Joseph jester? And is mot
ley as old as Egypt?
The world Is q great, narrow
stairway up which all men are
striving and pushing to reach
the delectable chambers, which
are always on the next floor
above. And when at last a man
reaches the top, leaving the en-
vious crowd below. he finds that
he is in the empty garnet, and all
the warm light rooms are below
him.
She-How can you have such a
bad opinion of human nature
when you have me. and I am 80 )
sweet and nice to you? (
He-Well, you show me what )
human nature should be, Of what (
it is capable properly developed. )
In the outside world / see what (
human nature really IL.
She-But l do not pretend to
be better than other people; al J
though l do think l am better {
than % out Of 100 women! )
A mans mind Is a sort of mag
nifying glass in which he sees 6
himself tower above all his fell Z
lows. 9
He was practically ideal, and {
she was ideally practical.
Walter Blackburn Harte.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-11
Joy IhEYBpING
loEyERY HoME

with Joyous hearts and smiling faces hea-and
now conouGwe health the games in which they indulge
ENJOY the cean regular habits should
diet Of which they should How tendey their health should be preserved
not medication
Gus or Objectionable nature and agent assist
nature only those OF known excellence
snq Wholesome and truly beneficial effect like the pleasant laxative
come into general favor millions we'll families whose estimate
OF quality and excellence based personal knowledge
Syrup Figs has also with the
they know wholesome gentle action We inform all rsns
bic physicians the medicinal
original method from certain plants known them bnehc
presented agreeable which
used promote the pleasant taste therefore remedy
we are ee TO refer to all well informed physicians approve
medicines and never favor ndscrninate -
Please and genuine Syrup Figs
the
printed on the front Of package and that Size
only II dealer offers regular size or having
printed thereon the name Of any other get
the genuine will its beneficial
bottle hand equally parents and the children
whenever laxative remedy required 80 - '
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-11
Mixed.

The Paying Teller Tin the Day and
Night bank, scrutinizing cheeky -
How'll you have It?
Mr.. Lushington-Jusht tn same
on'y don't put so much seller in it,
Puck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-11

A handy guide 70 success for young
authors" advertises to tell how stand
ard stories are written" What are
standard" stories? Do they bear the
same relation to literature that stand
ard" opera bears to music? Or are
standard stories that most common
commodity, stories about Standard
OIL?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-11

They have a new designation for
the president in congress now. They
do not speak Of him as the presi.
dent" or as the man in the White
House." Instead they say: The
man up st 1600," and the explanation
Of it is that the White House is 1000
Pennsylvania avenue.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-11

Nothing serves better to Indicate the
passing Of the old order In the west
than the report that the Indian police
arc after the Indian outlaws Of the
Cherokee nation.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-11

What the world needs is men who
do more of their work by day and
more Of their dreaming by night.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-11

A genuine bookworm, recently dis.
covered in an ancient volume of Sen
eca. has set the tongues Of library
experts wagging. Very little informa-
ton on the bookworm is extant. Only
one thing u positively known con-
corning It: The bookworm never at
tacks Best Seller.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-11

Get the Hue and Cry Magazine" for
May and read The Tropic of Cancer:
A Malignant Tumor on the Celestial
Sphere" OF all newsdealers. Adv
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-11

Apropos Of the spelling bee in Mr..
Carnegie's bonnet, the serious ques-
ton has been raised: What II to
prevent Mr.. Rockefeller from undertake
ing to rehabilitate the split infinitive?'
Any millionaire may finance his own
notion of crthography. We hope Sem
ator Clark will not butt in. Fancy
a system Of spelling construction along
the lines of his Fifth avenue mansIonl
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-11

II woman has really good hus-
band. the neighbors always say he il
henpecked.-N. Y. Mail.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-11

One may as well confess 1t, Town
Topics" is not nearly so interesting a.
It used to be.
BERT LESION TAYLOR
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-11

Another theory is plausible. In
laying bare the damnable completely
OF English spelling, Mr.. Carnegie and
Brander Matthews may simply have
yielded to the prevailing passion for
exposure.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-11

Remarks . Brown university profes.
sor, with some asperity: That man
is living in FOOLS paradise who does
not see that we are drifting rapidly
into socialism" Also, professor, that
our solar system is drifting rapidly
toward the constellation Hercules.
Anyway, the rural editor has NO
longer any excuse for inquiring, in
double leads: whittier Are We
Drifting?"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-11
ovsrexposure.

II used to tear out all the adver
Using pages when l bought q maya
zine"
And now?"
Nov I tear out all but the ada"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-11

A New York model has married .
farmer. Il always had a longing for
farm life." she says. We shall watch
for her name among the exhibitors of
prize calves at the next county fair.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-11

IelRn pl u0R1ne Plumbers ars in dsmauo
lIHuW IlvUpuWU everywhere st go 3 dsy
and mp. A few months 1t our School under the
earn this salary No trouble 70 secure positiou We
assist you: Write to-day for large ynEH cstaloGus
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-11

A mans mind is sort of mag
nifying glass in which he sees
himself tower above all his fell
lows.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-11-30
VACANT LAND.
Minnesota Still Has Much Land
for Public Entry.

There still remains large area of
vacant land in the government land
In The state of Minnesota In a sup
Elemental statement to his annual re.
port, w. A. Richards, commissioner of
the general land office, shows that
there are 2.507, $50 acres of government
land in the state, subject to entry.
The lands are described to be swamp
Tor the most part, while consider
able portion has timber or brush grow
ing upon it. There are some distinc-
lively agricultural lands in Kittson
and Itasca counties. and small area
in Hubbard of that sort. Divided by
land districts, it is shown that there
are in the
CrOokston district 97S,2S4 acres
Cass Lake district 1885 acres
Duluth district 1898 acres
st. Cloud district 1I,46S acres
The last named district will soon be
consolidated with the Duluth district.
as the officials have been notified to
accept No more business after Nov.
80. The chief clerk and head steno-
grapher will also be added to the Dull
nth land office, so it appears that the
st. Cloud office will soon pass out of
existence.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-11-30
Lost in the Woods.

Two boys aged about Is years, one
son of Alex Sikola, left home Sun
day morning with. small gun for
the purpose of hunting. When dark
ness set in that evening, the boys had
not returned and a party was at once
organized to search for them.
The party was successful in finding
the boys at about 3 O'Clock Monday
morning about half mile south of
the cemetery. Both boys were tired
out and were sound asleep alongside
log when found. Two dogs. which
were with the boys led the searchers
to them by their bark. 1t was for
tunate find as the boys would have
been chilled TO death if they had re-
manned until morning. The whistle
on the waterworks was blown at short
intervals to guide the lost ones.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-11-30
AT the Lyccum,

When two such prominent manag-
erS as Cllas. Frohman and Geo. G..
Tyler, tile executive head OF Liebler
& Co, decide 10 combine and make a
joint production, something out of the
ordinary is sure TO follow. The Joint
starring tour Of VIM III. Crane and
ISIS Ellis Jetfreys IN "She Stoops 10
Couquor' which came as II result Of
their deliberations, can therefore be
set down as an event Of great import
aIlce Electrically. That the tours of
Mr.. Crane in the Price OF Money"
aud Miss Ellis Jeffery's in The Dear
Unfair Sex" were both abandoned TO
make room for this greater Offering,
speaks volumes for its Importance,
Both Mr.. Crane and. Miss Jeffreys
have proven valuable drawing attract
ions for their managers sihgly, and
together they will form a combination
that will overshadow in Importance
all other theatrical events of the pres
ent season. Students of economy have
told us that there is no such thing as
a beniticent trust and that all trusts
are a menace to civilization. But it
will be hard to convince the dear
public that a combination, resulting
in the placing in one company of such
a collection of artists as is found in
the cast of ''She Stoops to Conquer"
Is not for the benefit of theatre goers.
Messrs. Frohman and Liebler & Co.,
in true monopolistic style, have raid
ed a number of attractions to acquire
this desired result, John Drew was
levied upon for his leading lady, Mar
garet Dale. Mr.. Mansfield contributed
Clarence Handysides, Liebler & Co.
added besides Miss Jeffreys, another
English actor, Geo. Giddens, with
whom they cad arranged a starring
tour. Fanny Addison Pitt. Walter
Hale and other prominent artists also
under contract were required or had
their services loaned for this attract
ion. 'She Stoops to Conquer" has
been presented many times and on a
number of occasions by all-star casts"
but it is doubtful if more evenly
balanced company, one that will pre-
sent with greater fidelity the numer-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-11-30
Make Them Answer.

Applicants for hunting licenses in
the future will in all probability be
compelled to pass rigid examination
before being allowed to aproceed into
the woods'for the purpose of slaughter
ing deer or their fellow man. A close
study of the situation has brought
forth the following list of questions
to be submitted to the applicant for
a hunters license and strict answers
under oath should be insisted on:
1. Are you an American citizen
or an anarchist?
2. Are you married, insane or
both?
3. Can you tell which end of the
gun is dangerous?
4. While in the LhroeS of buck
fever do you think you can tell the
difference between a hunter with a
red coat and a deer?
5. Can you tell shether a gun is
loaded without looking into the muz.
zle, pointing it at a friend or snap
ping the hammer?
6. When were you last examined
for insanity and Were you ever an in
mate of home for the feeble minded?
7, In going over q fence would you
crawl through and pull the gun
through after you blythe muzzle?
s. Both in range, which would
you shoot first a rabbit or fawn col
ored horse hitched to buggy?
9 Are you teetotaler and if not
do you believe that the use of booze
aids you in seeing more game?
10. What kind of booze do you use,
squirrel whiskey, barbed wire or the
kind that produces green, blue, pink
or purple deer and rabbits?
IL. At what distance do you think
you could kill another hunter?
15. Have you ever premeditated
murder or been a member of a bridge
whist club?
ID. Do you shoot by sound or wait
for game?
II. Would you rather miss killing
deer or take chances of making an
angel of a companion?
Is. Do you believe in shooting in
haste and repenting at leisure?
16' Can you tell the difference be-
tween Winchester and a squirt gun?
II, What is the address of surviy-
ing relatives?
Is. To what place and to whose
address do you wish your remains for
warded?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-11-30
Plenty Snow.

The snow which arrived early in
the week put stop to the hunting
except in rare cases. The snow now
measures over sixteen inches in the
woods and navigation is a difficult
matter. Loggers are not any too well
pleased with the snow fall. The
ground was not frozen enough to make
the work profitable and the making of
roads will be an expensive undertake
ing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-11-30
In The Gunflint Country.

This will be a busy winter at Gun
flint, says the Cook County Herald.
The iron explorations, that have been
going on during the summer are still
being pushed industriously, and the
company has work mapped out for
months to come. Two diamond drills
are being worked, one being run day
and night. The other being run on a
day shift. The result of all the tests
SO far made, is kept strict secret, of
course, among the operators, absolute
ly nothing being given out to the
public.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-11-30
Equitable Taxes.

1t lis claimed. and doubtless with rea-
son that if every man'paid taxes upon
the full value of his property the
revenues of the state would be in
creased three fold besides the tax rate
would be much lower. Several eX-
changes have called attention to the
law of New Zealand by which the
government is given power to pur-
chase any mans property at the VAL
uation which he places upon it for
purposes of taxation. In that coun-
try there are no tax dodgers. Think
of what the effect of such law
would be in this country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-11-30
Charter Commission.

The new charter commission
for the City of Ely, made necessary by
the removal and death OF several Of
the old commission. has been appoint.
ed by the judges of district court and
will hold office for the term of six
years. Some changes in the City
charter are in prospect and the COM
mission will meet shortly to talk over
the proposed changes, The new COM
mission as appointed is as follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-11-30
So PER YEAR IN ADVANCE

Gus characters, has ever been gather
ed in one company, This famous old
classic will be presented at the Ly-
ceum Theatre, Duluth, Monday. Dec.
10 and will be eagerly looked forward
to. The prices for this engagement
will range from 80 cents to $500. For
the accommodation of out of town pat
rons mail orders when accompanied
by check. 2. O., express or money
order Will be filled at once and in the
order Of their receipt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-11-30

Grant McMahan, M. e. Gleason, Olof
Knutson, Henry Chinn, A. j. Thomas,
John Dinsmore, Jas. Moonan, John
Porthan, Peter Schaefer, Thos Jury,
Louis Eisenach, VIM. L. James, Geo.
Holmes, A. d. Ellefsen and Thos. e.
Miller. Their commissions are dated
Aug, %. 1906.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-11-30
Notable Success.

The bazaar and supper by the ladies
of. the Presbyterian church at. the
Opera House Friday evening was a
social as well as financial success.
The various lastly arranged booths
were filed with good and handsome
articles and everything was disposed
of. The supper was, as usual, very
fipa
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-11-30

suspicion in the report itself: but re-
cent'revelations concerning the meth->
Cd OF high finance" have made the
a merlcan public more sophisticated
than il WIS.,
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-22
Raising Funds for Church.

A new method Of raising funds for
tic erection of a church is furnished
ty a native Chinese in Chefoo, a Tao
ist monk or priest, who came down
from Chine nfu to collect money. The
incident is related by Rev. W. o. Elter-
ich. a Presbyterian missionary in Chi
ma, who, the Boston Transcript, says
that the monk made a VOW not to eat,
drink. speak or sleep until he had Sc
cured enough money to erect a temple
to his gods He lived in a cage, or lit
tie wooden box. which was stationed
outside of the poorhouse in the native
city.
The cage resembles a pigeon cote
with an opening of d few square inches
TO admit sufficient air TO keep the fell
low from suffocating. Through all the
four walls of his house iron nails about
ten inches long had been driven at an
elevation even with the mans eyes.
The long sharp prongs surrounded his
head like a halo, the points OF the
nails being only an inch Or so from his
skull They would certainly remind the
fanatic should he become drowsy.
So far as could be seen. there was
but one door in the cage, and that had
been nailed up when the saint en-
tered. Besides this, the lock was sealed
with paper covered with Chinese char
acters. When Mr. Elterich told OF the
matter the man had passed seven
nights and days in the cage, without
touching food and without sleep He
looked sickly and much worn out and
spectators were inclined to believe that
if he continued his task he would not
have much chance of surviving to see
his temple erected. In front of the
cage was a basket in which offerings
were deposited, as we'll as a book IN
which donors might inscribe their
names.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-22
SETTLEMENT is MADE
IN THE McVICkER CASE
End Is Reached of Famous Case in the
Courts of Chicago.


CHICAGO, April 21.-A settlement
was made in Judge McEwen's court to-
day in the litigation by which Mrs.
Minnie H. Eney sought to have
set aside the viii left her by Mrs. Har-
riet G. McVicker, who died nearly two
years ago at Pasadena. Mrs. Effey,
who is a niece, gets s17,500 of the
$4,000 estate.
Attorney l.. D. Condee explained to
the court that in the cent of a trial
the name of McVicker might suffer.
1T is possible charges would De
mace to the effect that Horace Nc
Wicker was an illegitimate son of Mrs.
Harriet G. McVicker, whereas he is her
stepson," said the lawyer. s.F
Attorney Condee explained to the
court that Horace McVicker is the son
of James H. McVicker and Anna Lev
ering McVickeI, the divorced wife of
the builder of McVicker's Theater.
DR.. L c. H. E. Zeigler, who attended
Mrs. McVicker in California for more
tl-an two years before her death, pre-
sented a claim in the Probate Court
against the estate for 100000. This
was later reduced by Judge Cutting to
$4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-22
Pardee Crosses Bay to Inspect
the City Ruins and Refuge
Camps.
Says San Francisco viii Rise
Again TO Her Position of
Supremacy,
Entire State in Sympathy With
Municipality in Hour of
Grief.

- vernon Pardee made his first a -
-pearance since the earthquake in San
Francisco yesterday. although he had
= been in Oakland since Thursday even
ing During that time he had been
working in Mayor Motifs Office at the
City Hall from fifteen to eighteen
hours q day.
Yesterday morning. after three
hours sleep, he crossed 5he bay and
went back late in the afternoon.
80 san Francisco has been visited by
a great disaster" he said. NO man
can tell the extent Of the suffering
- and the. loss Of property. But I be-
lfeye that San Francisco will arise
again. and il will be the city beautiful
as well as commercial. The great civic
bodies had plans for a beautiful city,
but they had difficulties. There is not
a difficulty now save the means to ac-
oomplisb the project. San Francisco
VIII. be restored. and Oakland-there
is nothing too great for Oakland.
But at present we have a common
caUse-San Francisco. Oakland and
the State. We renew our belief in hu-
man nature when We hear the words Of
cendolence and the offers of assistance
thar come from those who have no
other interest than that Of the broth
erbOOd Of mankind"
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-22
LANDLORD coNFIscATEs
A BARoN'S FALSE ARM.

NEW YORK, April 2L-Being now
without any arms to speak OF, Baron
London Bavastro de CortazA has to
pay in advance at all the boarding
houses and hotels 10 which he applies.
His left arm, was taken away from
him in West Forty-third street. 1t is
there with his trunk. His heart is in
Egypt where he would like to be, and
through various legal complications
he has nearly lost his head AS mat
ters stand now he declares that his
neck has felt the heel of the oppres-
sor and that he finds nosmore joy N
living in the United States.
His missing arm was literally talked
away from him. for in an argument
about board bill alleged TO be unpaid
he became so distracted that he went
away without it. The proprietor of the
Graystone Hotel at No. 2O3 West For
ty-third street, still has it, and in ad-
dition TO that he had the Baron ar
rested for trying TO get it again.
Probably no better left arm can be
found in this country than the one
which the Baron had. 1t is almost
human, although il is made of papier
mache, aluminium, steel and wax Ever
since he was obliged to part with it the
Baron has been in difficulties. The
hand Of it could. twirl a cigarette,
write checks and carry q cane. One
of the most skilled manufacturers of
Egypt made it, and hardly had it's
owner been m this country a week be-
fore a man offered him 500 more than
it had originally cost. On account of
the educated digits on the end, the
Baron always used this arm for shak-
ing hands, as his right member is not
as strong as it might be.
He appeared yesterday afternoon in
the Tonbs Police Court to answer to
the charge made against him by an
obdurate hotel keeper. He was almost
in tears as he spoke of the hardness
Of heart which he had found in this
country. and he has told his woes to
the Egyptian Consul
Never" said he have l heard that
mans arm was part of his luggage
II is Indispensable that I have it.
find difficulty in going about from
place to place and in making a credita-
bic appearance"
Baron Cortazzi has of late been in
volved in a series Of misfortunes. In
addition TO his own troubles he has
had large share of those of others.
He was summoned as a witness be-
fore the Coroner in the inquest over
Mrs. Dennis, who died in a mysterious
manner at the Hotel Marseilles
But to all these conditions the
Baron says if they will give him his
good left arm he will rise superior
His father has large estates near Alex
andria and to him the Baron has ca
bled for a remittance. Meanwhile he
has been paroled in the charge of his
counsel, Charles B. Howe, on his prom
les TO appear next Monday afternoon
in the Center Police Court