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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-01
SPIDER BUILDING A WEB.
Delicate Operation Always Performed
by the Female Insect.

Have you ever watched a spider
making its web? 1t is an Interest,"
ing sight. Only the female does
the spinning and weaving.
First she makes scaffolding Of
strong lines, which spreads from
the center star-shapcd, steadied by
guy ropes, fastened to various
points. Then the fine, spiral
threads, which catch the prey, are
wound round and round and stick
to the framework by little knobs Of
sticky fluid.
1t is remarkable how she directs
the thread. Holding it carefully by
one hind claw to keep it well away
from her body, she gives it pull
each time, then fixes it to one Of the
frame lines to make sure of it's firm
ness.
The male spider is seldom seen
in the daytime. The female lives
on the web. She has eight legs fit
ted for walking on it. Each foot
is furnished with three claws, the
middle one being bent over at the
end, forming long finger with
which she clings to the delicate web,
The outer claws are curved and
toothed like comb. Opposite the
claws are several stiff hairs which
are toothed like claws.
Young spiders are Matched from
eggs. They shed their skin as they
grow. The eggs of a spider are de
posted in ball-like sack and thii
sack may be found under stones
boards, logs, etc.
A spider never makes or mendl
a web in bad weather. So if YOU
see one busy while the weather il
wet, you may know it will soon cleal
and stay clear for several days.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-01
GIFTS FOR lNvALlps.

"You must have had faith in my
getting WE'LL" said the convalescent,
brightly, cor you'd never have
brought me something pretty. to
wear" and Immediately she tried
the dainty lace turnover collar on.
That set the visitor a-thinking.
She had brought that particular
sort of gift simply from a desire to
take something that was out of the
ordinary. But if it really suggest
ed getting well and getting out,
why, there was much more subtlety
in the choice of gifts that might be
taken into account when dealing
with invalids.
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Equality.
Nv Ed 8. ELLSWORTH.

downright, 1906. by Daily Story Pub. CD
"Dick, dear Dick" said Kate. Il
love you so. There would be moth
ing in life without you, dear"
She continued: "Hold me close,
love; the pulsing of your heart fills
me with delightful languor."
Dick sat in reverential silence,
soft eyed and motionless; of a sud-
den, said she: "Speak to me, DEAR
s'Why should / disturb the limpid
happiness of this moment with my
harsh voice?" he queried.
'Harsh? Why, it is the sweet
est music in the world to me"
He sat, as men will do when IN
the clutch of deep emotion, still,
quiet, and seemingly cold.
Awhile she pondered, then: did
YOU ever think how little we knew
of each other? / do not speak OF
conventional knowledge; of things
that are patent to all the world; but
of those deep personalities that are
the real man and woman. Let us
confess in the elation of this sane
titled hour. 1 will give you all my
| past; my wishes and hopes; desires
and actions. You, Dick, will bare to
me the secret recesses of your soul
depths, heretofore concealed from al
but God"
He gazed upon her, an eloquent
fear glowing in his eyes. ssWhy res
urrect the buried past, dear Kate? ?
he asked. 'Let us be happy in thu
life to come, based upon our presen
love and trust"
"Trust? My soon to be husband
there can be but little trust in tn
future, if the past is unknown.
love you enough to forgive the &C
tons of your immaturity. Is you
charity as large and comprehen
sive?"
sBut, Kitty, they are divergen
cases. For you, some school cir
peccadiloes; for me, alas, a vastl
changing story"
proceed" said she. 'Unbear t
me your soul; your thoughts; you
actions"
''Be careful, my little one, and d
not shame me thus. AS long as lif
shall last, q rare fidelity shall no.
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cheeks was white with straining; and
his eyes cleaned sorrowfully; for
this man had not understood that
women were women.
'Well?" she queried.
81 am stunned" he answered
'fIet me walk"
She waited with a sorrowful spirit
for his return, but only note was
brought, saying that they had made
a mistake, and had better part. His
spirit, he mentioned, was writing
in agony, and he was going abroad,
in an effort to forget.
Far into the distant wilds he wan.
dered, struggling with the melan-
choly desolation Of his thoughts, the
pictured image of his shattered hap
piness continually pursuing him. A
wild uneasiness possessed his mind,
and grew with the lapse of time, into
an intolerable yearning for the wom-
an he had repudiated. Finally
there came time when he cast what
he called his honor to the winds,
and journeyed to the place that
knew her; determined to pardon,
since he could not forget.
Arriving in due time, Dick de-
scended, with well simulated COM
posture from the cars, and proceeded
to the house. She blushed at the We
vacity of his greeting.
Chow kind of you," she antici-
pated him, ''to come and congratu-
late me in person. I was not aware
that you know of my approaching
marriage. Yes, tomorrow. l am
really very busy now, but we would
rejoice to see you at the wedding.
In the morning at ten"
| She is now the mother Of thriv-
ing family, while he yet remains
bachelor; and, when some fugitive
incident teammates the shadow Of
the past, he wonders with a strong
insistence, how much she told hel
husband, or if she again persisted
in q full confession.
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HOW SOUTH AMERICAN iNsuR
GENTS SECURE WEAPONS.
The Unique Business Which 10 Con
Quoted In New York City and
the Storage Island on the
Hudson.

II the question has ever arisen In
your mind as to where the revolution
lists of Cuba and the South American
republics obtained their guns and am
munition, it can be easily answered
by saying that when the insurgent has
the price he can get the goods ne
wants in New York city. In fact, the
supplying of the sinews of war is
simple matter of everyday business
and merchandise. There is big store
on Broadway with every floor packed
full of military supplies, from rapid
fire guns and cannon to saddles and
uniforms, which anybody has a right
to purchase if he has the money to
pay for them.
Fifty or sixty miles up the Hudson,
In plain sight of West Point, is love-
ly little island of 10 acres in the center
of the river, nesting between Storm
King and the frowning mountain crags
opposite. On this island are stored
ammunition - cartridges, gunpowder,
dynamite, cannon and immense guam
titles OF military supplies, such as uni
forms, saddles, gun carriages, rifles
in fact, everything needed to fit out .
government or revolution.
The story of vast business of sup
plying countries and revolutions with
war material in legitimate way is
interesting. The story begins 40 years
ago, at the close of the civil war,
when the late Francis Bannerman, ST.,
of Brooklyn, returned home from
service In the United States navy,
and with his son. attended the auc
ton sales of naval stores at the Brook
| Ign navy yard. It occurred to them
that there might be money In buying
war material and selling 1t again to
foreign governments. The venture
proved . success and for 20 years q
thriving business was done over there
in Atlantic avenue. Next came an
establishment in Broad street, neal
Front, and finally Broadway, neal
Broome street. was occupied with the
business, where 1t now flourishes.
It is well known that the govern
ment sells its surplus war supplies
from time to time. Thus it was tha
when $4,000 of the old Springfield
rifles were put up at auction. the Ban
nermans bought them One day I
man came along and purchased then
for foreign government, he said
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LAST OF THE CANTlNIERES

away . finger while she gave . drink
to two wounded hussars. II have still
nine left for my country" she said.
and continued her work. At II she
followed the grand army In its retreat
from Moscow: wounded at Bautzen.
she turned up again smiling during
the campaign In France of 1914, sit
ting on the shaft Of her cart, clothed
in rags, her feet stuffed into cavalry
boots, an oficer's cap cooked over one
eye. and wiping her glasses with .
Russian nag. She died at last. after
Waterloo. rather Of rage than of old
age.
During the strenuous, romantic days
of the beginning of the century more
than one cantiniere mated with mar
shall or peer or ambassador, and more
emulated the heroic deeds of Felicia
Loguet.
The second empire was another
brilliant page In the history of 'the
daughters of the regiment" Nine.
Cros of the foot chasseurs OF the
Guard was decorated on the field of
0O1ACA1uO W LILO CAPCAOA y OWA AoAASs
and the cantinieres of the First Zou-
ayes, the Thirty-fourth regiment, and
the Empress Dragons all received
the medal for the campaigns of 1861
and 1862.
In the Terrible Year" Nine. Saurin
Of the Third Zouaves made herself "a
NOUS by killing with her own hand .
German officer who attempted her
capture. She was badly wounded at
Strasbourg, but lived to serve in the
trying Algerian campaign of 1871. But
the cantinieres of 20 will live In his
tory rather for the tender, womanly
devotion with which they tended the
wounded under fire, than for deeds OF
savage and unfeminine bravery which
characterized the exploits of their pre-
| decessors.
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a WOMAN EXPERT WHO HAS An
ENviAeLE RECORD.
@ q Product Of the Bureau OF Static
tics at Washington-she 10 Now
Connected with New York
Cotton Market.

New York.-WaIl street has another
lady statistician." Her name is Mrs.
Bertha ]. Burch, and her speciality is
cotton. She has entered into her new
field after a thorough course OF train
ing In the bureau of statistics at WASH
ington, where she was for several
years the confidential secretary ana
assistant of John Hyde, who, whatever
else may be said of him, is to-day con-
sidered the ablest statistician the ou-
READ ever had.
Wall street at first was inclined 10
make light of lady statisticians, as II
sneeringly called them. Miss Kate M.
Giles labored under the handicap OF
sex when she first began to give out
figures on the condition of the cotton
crop and estimates of the size OF the
yield. Finally it dawned on the mas
culine cotton experts that they mad
better look to their own laurels, and
since then Miss Giles has been per-
mitted to pursue her work undis-
turbed.
Mrs. Burch in many respects IL the
best trained cotton statistician who
has ever been connected with the New
York cotton market. When she re-
signed from the bureau OF statistics
last year Secretary Wilson said OF
her: She is a very able woman and
probably capable Of issuing as good q
report as Hyde himself"
She became associated with the bu-
reau Of statistics about ten years ago,
when Henry A. Robinson was its chief.
She occupied subordinate position
At the time. but rapidly worked her
way upward. When John Hyde became
chief OF the bureau Mrs. Burch was
appointed his secretary, as she was
familiar with statistical work and was
an excellent stenographer.
During the Hyde regime Mrs. Burch
became acquainted with the methods
of her superior. She learned how the
reports were made up and how the re
plies from the different classes Of cor
respondents were weighed. She SCOT
learned that 1t was wise to add grain
of salt to the tale of damage related
by some crop killer" as well as te
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be mine; but men are men, and
there are memories of my past that
it were better to forget"
"And women are women" she an
swered. 81 shall also have some tales
to tell; and clear conscience be-
fore our marriage, will conduce to
a happy after life. Let us at least"
she continued, "give some evidence
of the confidence we profess in each
other"
He told his story honestly, and
with thooughness, for he was a
truthful man, and as he proceeded
she sat apart, mantled in a judi
cious gravity; her brow grew white;
her cheeks red; and little shivers
rippled over her. He finished, and,
standing and motionless, awaited the
sentence. For awhile she sat, re-
gaining a decent composure, then
with a tremulous smile quiyering
over her face, looked up.
ssKiss me, DEAR" she murmured.
He caught her up to him with
passion; kissing and caressing hel
lips; her neck, her hair, and strain
ing the yielding form against hi
body. With languorous eyes sh'
lay upon him, moist eyes and mo
tionless, and then with gentle in
sistence, separated.
sIisten now to me-" she told him
and proceeded with her story. Plain
Nv and without circumlocution sh
spoke, just as he had done, AM
waited on, the verdict.
| His countenance expressed
strong emotion; the skin upon th
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-01
ELOOUENCE OF CHILD.
WILLIAM r. ABRAMS.

least among the newspaper fraternity
of the country. Birmingham and
Omaha were pitted against each 9TH
er for the convention. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rountree and their two children, Sc
leDe and boy II years old, we're the
sole representatives of their city.
When time for the vote came Mr..
Rountree was not in the convention
hall and could not be found.
as there no one here who can speal
for Mr.. Rountree?" inquired the pres
ident.
There was no answer. Some one
suggested that Mr.. Rountree's son
take his fathers place. but the boy
was too timid. The little girl, realiz
ing that Birmingham was about tt
lose the convention, arose in the
midst of the assembly of nearly 800
delegates, and said she would speal
for her father. She was escorted II
the stage and began:
my father cannot be found. l an
here to speak for him. We want 20,
all to come to Birmingham next year
We can promise that you will receive
a royal welcome.
That was all she said, but 1t wa
quite enough. She was literally car
ried from the stage by some of tn
delegates. When the vote was takel
it was unanimously for Birmingham
Selene Rountree's father and moth
er are both journalists, well known II
the south. They are genuine south
erners' and their children speak tn
musical accents of the southland
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-01

Nine La vivandiere IL about to be
mustered out of the French army. In
other words, 1,073 women. soberly
uniformed In scarlet-piped blue, who
have upheld the traditions of the
daughter Of the regiment" since the
days of 80. and SO Economically con-
tributed to French history. novels. and
comic operas. will PRESENTLY find
themselves without employment. The
government of the third republic has
abolished the post of cantiniere.
Though women followed the armies
of the Bourbons, the cantiniere may
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-01
ARMS FOR REVOLUTIONlSTS

How to get them out Of the country
was easy enough. though the Banner
mans do not deliver cannon and am
munition outside Of the United StateA
How the agent managed to reach
South American revolutionists with
the guns is another story. The usual
way IL to make . bluff of shipping
them to Germany or elsewhere. and
later transferring them to whatever
part of South America they are most
needed. Thus the business of selling
war material in New York has
thrived.
During the last insurrection in Qua
temala it was reported that this
Broadway establishment supplied both
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the government and the revolutionists
The same was said during the war in
Nicaragua, and similar reports are
now circulated as to the arms received
by the Cubans, government and rev.
Olutionists. 1t is fact that the
discarded arms which the American
government has sold at auction were
at the time good enough for American
marksmen in the field. So 1t Is not
dinlcult to imagine that the agents
who bought these arms In New York
for. shipment to foreign countries had
no difnculty in supplying the revolu-
tionfsts in South America and else
where with superior weapons of war.
The ordinary reader has little idea
of the various kinds ct material in
cluded under the name of munitions
of war;" beginning with the harness
Tor artillery. field guns and all the
accoutrements for fitting out the Ar.
tillery. A few government auctions
meant the selling of 100000 guns. 80.
900 revolvers. 10000 saddles. 5000
swords, $4,000 canteens, 100000 belts.
$4,000 cartridge boxes. 10000, 900
cartridges, $4,000 stirrups, 10000 gun
stocks, 175.000 new uniforms, sold
when the fashions changed; also hum
dreds of tons of gun barrels, parts"
and equipments, Calling guns Of all
kinds, cannon from the old parrot
guns to the late armor penetrating
guns Of modern expensive make.
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FIGURES ON COTTON CROP.

take with allowance the optimistic 70
port sent in by some correspondents
who undoubtedly was short" OF the
market. In every department OF the
science of statistics she served ner
apprenticeship. She also became &C
ouainted with the better classes OF
correspondents and learned those In
whom to place reliance.
Soon after the departure OF Hyde
for Europe firm of New York brokers
sent a representative to Washington
and asked Mrs. Burch to take charge
of their crop reporting. The estimate
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-01
A LITTLE DIFFICULTY.

"Do you believe in government
ownership" asked the girl who tries
to keep the conversation from flag
ging.
"Not exactly" answered the young
man whose ideas get confused. ssIt
seems to me little like transmigra-
ton of souls, or telepathy, or the
discovery of the north pole; very
good plan, but a little difficult to put
into practice"
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Poor Supply Of Bait.

heard of a small child who was
puzzling out what Noah and his fam
lily could find to do to pass the time
in the ark. 1t was suggested that
they might have fished. mot iAi
long" she replied. Why. they had
orly two worms on board-"--D Riso
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Il Moved Convention Of Journalists
at Denver.

Denver.-To the eloquence Of an
eight-year-old girl Birmingham, Ala,
owes the fact that the International
League Of Press Clubs will hold its
next annual convention there. She is
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-01

Knocking.
Does Miss Anteek come from .
very old family?"
would you imagine from her APP
pearance that she came from very
young oner-Washington Post.
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WlIIIna to Divide.

Prestidigitatcur during his grand
gold-piece act)-I could take $50 gold
pieces from your pockets all night
Seedy Indiv;d uai-Go ahead, pard;
III give 70 half."-N. y. Weekly.
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The Proverb.

Married men are better pokes
players than unmarried men,"
Sure they are. 'Unlucky of love.
lucky Of cards. you know."-Cleave
land Leader.
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Scraps.
The Scissors-You look all cut up.
The Cloth-It all comes of trying to
be a peacemaker. You see, the
thread gave the needle poke in the
eye this morning. and l interfered.
The Scissors-Well?
The Cloth-Well. got bastiug.--
Cleveland Leader.
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be said t. have sprung into existence
In the person Of Felicia Loguet. the
wife of cuirassier of the revolution.
At 81 she strapped barrel Of brandy
on her hip and followed her husband
to the frontier. She had limbs like
panther, her arms were bare and
knotty, her voice that of beast OF
prey, shrill and broken with cries OF
tumuftuous rage" yet she accom-
plished great deeds at Toulon, loading
and firing with her own hands can
non at which all the detachment had
been killed; at Hohenlinden ball tore
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-01
Veterinary Powers.

First Horse-What' struck that old
plug over there? Has he anything to
be stuck up over?
Second Horse-Well. rather! He's
been to q private hospital for two
weeks."-Detroit Free Press.
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Amenities.

Amenities.
F1reman-Tm policed to meet you.
Policeman-Oh. you 60 10 biR3es,-.
ledge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-14

WOMEN's STREET HATs-verg
new and very handsomely trimmed
and certainly they are low enough
priced-crown IS made of silk hair
brafd-trimmed with tucked Jap.
siIk-colors are brown, black, navy.
old rose, and white Worth S3-25-
you may have your choice of the lot
OF this opening spring sale 60 En
tomorrow sssss-ss.ss -sts afei~'@
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F0RGET-BEE-NOTs, which
are very popular for this season
made of velvet-you get a
large bunch-branched with 70
liage and buds-white, light
blue. pink, and bIack=in ~
this opening sale, price. EDS
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4I.09 Mems Canvas Shoes

made of fancy checked material
light soles-au sizes-worth $500
in this sale of the Tennent auction
stock tomorrow, pair $I.39.
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Women's So Oxfords

of extra fine vici kid-light soles-
patent leather tips-miIitary heels
neat dressy summer oxfords-
worth So. O0=choice in this sale
S2.29. Also women's fine patent
kid oxfords in plain toe style
Butcher style with dull kid top
large eyelets-all sizes-as nobby
oxfords as you will see anywhere
worth $3.50-in this sale OF the
Tennent stock $2.29.
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ehadhe
Monday
could sell the high
dc
Now read the descriptions We have illustrated
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Csc ChiIdren's Vici Kid Ok

fords-light soles-spring heels
kid tips-sizes 81 to 11=shoes
that should be sold at $1.25 that we
bought in this auction sale so we
can save you 40c a par.
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times three days.

$2.98 for o9 v. sKrE ssFs.
finely woven cambria
founce is made plain
with four rows of lace
insertion and rume trim
med with lace edge
these petticoats are very
plain but made OF the
very best material
worth s3.25-for sass
in this sale.
Sis for 70 .os sK1 ssmz
bric-India linon fiounce
trimmed with two rows
of embroidery insertion
and three hemstitched
tucks=embroidery ruffie
of very fine swiss-reg-
uIar $500 skirts for
S1.75 in this sale.
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The Special Bargains in M

soc FOR FOR. SKIRTS 55I's o.
full nainsook hounce
with rume set on with a
dust rume underneath
exceptionally we'll made
worth 69c-59c in this
sale tomorrow.
S1.q8 for 70 e. sha%Ts
very full wide hounce,
trimmed above the ruf1e
with one row of lace in
sertion and seven hem
stitched tucks - rufie
trimmed with two rows
OF lace insertion and lace
edge and ten hemstitched
tucks=worth $225 at
the least-special sale
price $1.9S.
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q % TOR SKIRTS
DAoED made OF fine
muslin with very full
hounce trimmed with one
row of very pretty lace
insertion and lace edge to
match-trimmed with Z
hemstitched tucks-dust
rume underneath r. as
good as you ever bought
for S1.65-your choice In
this sale tomorrow S1.25.
81 AQ for SKIRTS
p / e1O OF cambric-
India linon hounce with
one wide embroidery in
sertion and hemstitched
tucks-embroidery rume
dust rume underneath
these splendid petit
coats in this sale tOmor-
row for S1.49.