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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

There was an appalling death list
Of the railroads Of the United States
Tor the year 1905. Twenty-six persons
were killed each day In the year and
33s injured. making total of 9.7o3
killed and S6.0oS injured. Such rec
ord as this testif1es In eloquent terms
% the carelessness and also to fool
hardness Of employees and passengers
on railroads. and to the need of add
tional protection in the way of coup
linss and other appliances to secure
the safety of train hands. II such q
Number Of human beings were wipe1
out by an earthquake, a great battle
or some other such cause, the world
would shudder and the kindly dis
posed persons would come forward
and assist the destitute families of
sufferers. says Cooperation. Yet here
ere hundreds of families left without
wage earners and thrown upon the
charitable world as a result Of acct.
dents which are occurring daily and
hourly, and which are In 20 many
cases entirely preventable.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

Mrs. Herman Miller, of Syracuse,
who recently risked her life in ire
In order to save cat from death, IL;
noted for her love of animals.
A young girl showed Mrs. Miller the
other day new fall hat. The hat
was adorned with large white bird.
Mrs. Miller, looking at it, said:
II like 1t, all but that beautiful white
bird. never wear birds ON my own
hats. I'll tell you why.
II caught my little boy one spring
morning bird-nesting. He came sneak
Ing into the house with three lovely
pale-blue eggs in his hand. took him
to task. pointed out to him the
cruelty OF the thing he had done. He
wept and promised earnestly that he
would never rob another nest.
I'm the fall got a new hat. The
FIRST Sunday put 1t on to go to church
noticed Jackie regarding me strange.
".
why do you look at my new hal
like that, Jackier said. Isn't It on
straightr
Mother said he, know now why
you didn't want me to rob no birds
nests in the spring.
"'Well. why? / asked.
because he answered. reproach
fully, you wanted the birds to grow M
70 as you could wear EN-"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

In short words and In simple con-
structions. The simplicity of his
prose style as 1t is manifested in his
books is only equaled by its grace.
Apropos of simplicity. Prof. Mat
thews said the other day: I'm my
youth I once passed the summer In
the country. One of my friends, an
elderly farm hand, visited New York
during my country visit and on his
return | said to him, employing .
word needlessly complex and long:
"well. Jabez. how did you like the
metropolisT
".Wot say?' asked the old man.
How did you like the metropo-
ns?" | repeated.
''Twa'n't OPEN. said he."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

INNOCENT MAN THE vlc7tM OF
SISTERS SPITE.
Happening That Convinced One Law
yer Of the unreliabllity Of Cir
cumstantial Evidence.


roneous conviction ever heard Of
and one which indicates the. unreli-
ability of circumstantial evidence,
said the old lawyer, was where ..
young man was hanged for the muir
der of his own father, and 1t was
proven after his death that he was
Innocent. This young man and MS
sister, little younger than he, lived
with their father. who had small
income which enabled them to live
In comfort have forgotten now the
names of the parties, but the case
Il one well known to students of tho
criminal law, and is often referred to-
In the text books.
1.-THE son had often said that he
wished his father would die so he
could come into possession OF the
property. And he had for long
time behaved in very undutiful way
toward the old man.
"One morning In winter, when the
ground was covered with freshly fail-
en- snow, the daughter of the old
man ran to the home of neighborr
and, very much excited. told them
| that she had been away all night, ana
| that when she returned to her home
| that morning she found her father
murdered In the COW barn, which
stood . little way from the house.
The neighbors went with her. They
found the old man dead beside his
COW. His head was crushed with .
hammer. There were tracks in the;
newly fallen snow, from the house
| to the barn. It was found by fitting.
| the ehoes Of the murdered man to-
one set Of tracks leading from the
house to the barn, that these tracks
were his. Another set of tracks LED
from the house to the barn, and back
again. and the sons shoes ntted
them exactly. That they were the
sons tracks was made doubly sure by
certain peculiar patches upon the
heel and soles which fitted the tracks.
I'm the sons bedroom was found
concealed in the corner Of drawer
a hammer smeared with fresh blood,
and with tufts of the old mans gray
hair upon 1t, and with . splinter OF
bone between the claws. This spltn-
ter fitted q place broken into the old
mans skull.
"Of course the young man was con
victed. 1t was proved that he and
his father slept alone in the house
that night, and that his sister wae
away, as she testified she was. The
young man was hanged. denying his
guilt to the last
-Four years later the sister of the
man who was hanged was taken i'll
and understanding that she could not
recover, she confessed that her father
and brother had both offended her.
and she determined to kill both, and.
accordingly. when her father went to
milk the cow In the evening she put
ON her brothers shoes and followed
him with the hammer, and killed him.
1t had been showing, but stopped
about that time. She returned to the
house. placed the hammer where
found. and the shoes under the bed OF
her brother, who was asleep at the
time. Then she went to the home
of q neighb0r and passed the night
"She was arrested upon her death
bed. but died before she could be
brought to trial"-Kansas City Star
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15
cupIdIty and commercIaIIsm.
LOUISIANA.

cupIdIty and CommsrcIaiIsm.
Some one down In West Virginia
has plowed up tomahawk which svi-
IDENTIFY had been carried to that 10
cality away back in the seventeen
hundreds by savages who went there
from other localities and cleaned out
their aboriginal enemy. The point
Of interest in the matter Is that the
weapon was not of Indian origin. but
was of steel. and of such finished
workmanship that 1t came from Eng
land, at that time the worlds center
Of steel working. 1t goes to prove
that the red man, even in that early
day, obtained much of his material
from the white man. But this, re-
marks the Troy Times. is not spe-
cially surprising revelation. When
was there time when cupidity did
not overcome occasionally the i'm
pulses Of humanity? There is more
than q suspicion that many an Indian
war In the wild west was made pos.
sible because interruptions white
men supplied the warriors with rifles
and ammunition. AS to turning az
honest penny out of the heather. die
not Massachusetts, ship Medford run
IN the same vessels that carried mis-
sionaries and Bibles to Africa, and d.
not British manufacturers turn ou
big invoices of little pagan gods iol
the Hindoo marketf
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

ker's shop and through the curtains
as If he might be intending to order
millinery for his sister.
To his Disappointment, only the cid
er milliner was there ana, with some
difficulty, he made her understand
| that he wished the epistle delivered
to the girl he had seen on his former
visit.
The good woman was fairly aon.
plussed at first, then after moments
thought said she would deliver the
missive.
When her days work was at an
end she walked to the other end OF
town, went up long drive leading to
fine old country house, at the door
of which she asked to see Miss Hilda
The young lady received her very
kindly, but blushed good deal on
hearing what she had to say.
"And who is the gentleman" she
asked
"A Mr.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to
Mr.. Bertram, who has just rented the
Bonner's home for the summer" an
swered the milliner.
Really, Theo, shall have to leave
you at home if you are SO absent
minded" demonstrated Mrs. Bertram
on the following evening.
Il wish you would" he made an
swer, gloomily. Jack Is quite able
to take care Of you without me-"
Certainly. But you were expressly
invited, and unmarried men are more
welcome than Benedicts. as rule"
They were the first arrivals at Mrs
Smiths, and in quick succession after
them came sundry dowagers will
heavy husbands. sporting sons and
countrified daughters.
"The Eversley's are late" remarked
Mrs. Smith. But just then the dool
. opened and they were announced.
Theodore looked up with an air o
: vexed inquiry. What would this CIR
, be like whom his sister was trying t.
, force down his throat?
/ He saw an exquisite dress, a fault
less figure and-the face Of his littl
milliner!
. Though he had not the Happiness
of taking Miss Hilda Eversley in t
: dinner, he sat next to her and, unde
cover of other peoples conversation
. managed to say:
ri rs it really you or is it your dol
r ble?"
5 Here or in Parker's shop?" was tn
J. saucy reply.
' Then you are one and the same
i / cannot understand"
e 81 am not surprised at that. l wi
j explain some time"
a Then he summoned up courage
say:
}. did you receive my letter."
al Her eyes dropped and she answers
YES"
t Are you offended? l could nj
hep it."
-why should be if you really coul
/. NOT help it?~
J. And your reply?" he was embol
ened to ask.
Il thought it would be better to q
+. liver it in person"
n 1t was an odd place for q propos
n Ia noisy dinner table-but two hear
y we're as happy as If they had had Il
l. whole universe to themselves, and
t. never even struck Theodore to r
member that, after all, he woull
d making wealthy marriage.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

william M. Pennell, the present
sheriff of Cumberland county, Maine.
usually has gathered about him few
Of his old cronies and political sup
porters whenever he happens to be in.
els Office.
On one Of these occasions. recently
the subject of their conversation
turned to the much-mooted question,
Shall the state of Maine be honest?''
After several In the group had aired
their views. one of the old "Jefferson,
ian" type, who had remained silent
Turing the discussion, "butted i'm
with. 'sBill. do you know how hard It
D to be honest?"
NO" replied the sheriff. Il never
RED
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

A book recently published declares
chat MAN is the most unchaste. the
most drunken. the most selfish and
conceited. the most misery, the most
hypocritical and the most blocdthirsty
q terrestrial creatures" But he is
aIso the only one that has invented q
way to punish himself with such crit
scism.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

YES" said the Chicago girl. I'm
engaged to Mr.. Rocks. 1t was really
hard to decide because like Mr.. Bull
lion quite as well and they're equally
wealthy"
what decided the thing?" asked
her friend.
well, Mr.. Rocks promised me the
most alimony IL such thing should
become necessary"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

Il have here letter from . man
saying that he was anxious to be loved
without his sweetheart's being infl'l.
enced by any knowledge of his circum.
stances, good or bad"
"Wellr
$50 he wrote me an anonymous lst'
tar. asking me to marry him.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

with . lead pencil. Then he held .
large diamond over the dot.
Look through this" he said.
Through the diamond the dot looked
precisely the same as before.
"Now look through this" he said.
taking up another stone.
Through the second stone the dot
was transformed to three dots.
There the jeweler said. lis an
easy way for the average man to tell
real diamond from an imitation. A
dot on a piece Of paper, looked at
through real diamond. is the same
as before; but, looked at through q
fake, It shows double or triple. or II
appears blurred, scattered"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

why do they cali these melancholy.
lays, PAT"
because you cant live airy longer
n youv country relatives
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

Under the present rules anyone
Who II killed or injured in playing
faotseu is guilty of plain violation Of
he erhics Of the game
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

Old Man Made Guess.
Prof Brander Matthews. along with
his belief in spelling reform, believes
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

in the Straits
Of
with
lease Ovnian bring York
a
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

The jeweler made a small dot. like
! period. on q piece Of white paper
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15
WAY TO TELL A DIAMOND.

Useful Hint for Lovers Of These Beau
tiful Stones.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-13

To two politicians In New Mexico
the election Of last Tuesday proved
q Waterloo.
refer to Mr.. Hubbell Of Albuquer-
que and Mr.. Catron OF Santa Fe.
Both have been mighty men In
their party In the past, Mr.. Hub,
bells reign has not been SO long nor
10 stormy as has that of Mr.. Cat,
ron's. but In their final days both
have played their cards with a des-
peration and abandon that led them
to stop at nothing. II II tended TO
strengthen their hands
And In the final fight they both
proved themselves as foemen worthy
Of the name and until the last vote
was deposited neither laid down their
arms o relaxed their vigilance.
And It's a sort of odd coincidence
that each. after turning at different
periods of their political career to
the enemy for help and uccor should
In this final struggle have gone down
with the regular republican flag
waving over them.
or course. Mr.. Catron is going to
contest"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-13
THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE
~ UNCLE eILL
~ UNCLE GIL.

Washington and . republican aamln'
ixtraiAon In poser
What wiIl he the regalt2
Just what's II been over there With
Mark Saith representing them ut
Washington al these years.
A democratic delegate a Washing.
ton In these days u o republican aA'
manistratiOn has just about - much
show 10 help his constituents a. has
o SNOWFALL In Hades
Every federal appointment In New
Mexico from fourth class possmas'
tiers up viii BE- made On the recon.
mendatIon ~ the party leaders here
and the delegate win be- utterly H.
noFed In all these and other matters
pertaining To the welfare of New
Mexico.
I think I see him getting an appre
pFtatIOn for a federal building foI
Las Vegas
And won't his footing BE- preeaFi
Gus when he goes 10 the leaders In
congress aud urges them to admit
New Mexico a. n state. and he thu
first democrat elected 60 congress IN
eight years? Oh. yes, they ar
mighty likely to listen to him ant
take chances On two more democrat
ie senators.
No, I don't thing that the work o
last Tuesdays election viii prove al
together a blessing In disguise 70
New Mexico
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-13
The IuAuun On Me

Hold on nov, you fellows. Give
me . chance 10 get my breath. Quit
pounding a fellow when he's down.
Great Scott. but wasn't II lucky7 /
had that good laugh all 10 myself last
week,
Fact In, I haven't quite got my
bearings yet. Who struck Dill An
drews. anyhow? What happened to
the gentleman from carnegie's home
village? Has he come down yet?
Say that was a cruelty sudden and
unexpected blow. Who put you up
to II, anyhow?
OF course, Larraxnio didn't got In
by any 5000 majority. but by the
same token no more did Andrews
beat him by the 10000 | said he
would, 30 that ! got the hot end of
the thing no matter where ! take
hold OF II
Yet In the general results my pre-
diction was well justified. for tak.
Ing the republican m~ajorities for
eouncilmen throughout the territory.
II win easily figure out over 1000
majority. and by all the signs and
presidents I'm New Mexico politics,
the head Of the ticket should have
led the rest by considerable.
And You needn't feel no everlast'
ingiy .tickled over II. either. You
didn't do II by democratic votes, eth
or. IL was entirely due to the weak
kneed. wobbly.legged republicans to
whom you appealed by meal that
are none tpo ereditable. that you
landed your a
But II surely was M on your I'm.
Gle Bin.
Las Vegas was but Just recovered
from the establishment caused by
the running away of Harry wingo's
buggy horse, when along comes
Chairman Jones with his democratic
cohorts and at one fell swoop knocks
the senator from his political perch
and there roosting solitary and alone
We discover through the smoke OF
battle o. A. L~arrazoio.
"Ecci Homo"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-13

She broke out all over her body with q
humor, and We used everything recon-
mcnded. but without results. | called
in three doctors, they all claimed they
could help her, but she continued to
grow worse. Her body was Il mass of
sores, and her little face was being
eaten away; her carS looked aS if they
would drop off. Ncighbors advised me
o get Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and
before l had used half of the cake of
Soap and box of Ointment the sores had
all healed, and my little ones face and
body were as clear as a newborn babes.
/ would not be without it again if it
cost five dollars, instead of scv,nty-five
cents, which is all it cost us to cure
our baby, after spending many dollars
on doctors and medicines without any
benefit whatever"
Complete External ard Internal Treatment for every
HauoF, ffeth Pi.npirs 10 ScrafliA, from fHfanry % Age.
consisting 81 Cutieara S0ap, a5c, tbinttaeui, HI , Resoiy-
ent, Soc. lin form u Chocolate Coated ffiis 2Sc. per vial
o. dol, may he had Il all druggists. A single set ufieu cures
the most distressing ca@s, when all other rFracdirs, and
evra the best physicians tall. Potter Drug 4 Carln- Corp,
Sole Props. Boston, Mass.
ssa Mailed frrs, " All Ahouitaeskin sealp, and Ham
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-13
Well, What Of tt7

ed their delegate. let's look into II a
little and see Of Its SO funny, after
all.
tAnd by the way I'm assuming at
this writing that Mr.. Andrews Is de-
feated by a small margin.)
New Mexico by her votes has rlac.
ed herself In the same position as
Arizona has been for the last twelve
years. with a democratic delegate 10
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-13
That consssuslonai con.entlo,

that constitutional convention
The Santa Pc New Mexican editor.
tally urges that Economy should be
the watchword In the next Legislative
assembly" and then right below tn
article writes another article forci.
bly, urging the holding Of a constitu,
tional convention at Santa Fe.
Nothing al be lost. hut much
can be gained by such a course" il
says very naiyely
Well. just about s25. 900 of the peo.
pies good money would be everlast
ingiy and completely lost and tbs,
much that a be- gained" would be
In the pockets of the people Of Santa
Fe. where the entire amount would
naturally BIO spent.
And. anyway. 10 hold the conven,
ton In a town and county that cast
500 majority against statehood?
Now, that would be- returning good
for evil wouldn't II?
When New Mexico finally gets
statehood. the people will want n
new, fresh and up-to-date constitu.
ton. and not one 30 old that II will
have whiskers on II, for It's my hum.
BILE opinion that II win be many q
long day under existing conditions
before New Mexico win again have a
chance 10 vote on statehood.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-13

That's Mr.. casrun IN over. IN
@aeeKAzn mlthoaf q exmsssa In hFeaa
wE6h0ms butter N IT. genEle&aan.
I've . nosion that when b. IL fanallY
gathered no lie fathers he mAla ST Mp
In his shEDaa and eaatest the eeTaifar
cate u death issrea fo~ him.
An f0r Mr.. hmhheai. some peopa@
affect 10 believe that be isn't 0at u
The game By iny meaas and win ya
b. heard fran. bur i've q nosaom that
II y. A. Huhhell In eyer heard q
sgafn politically u wall be saHae time
hence when the present crop of estE
Eans and voters In BeEn&AIlo eoanty
has been harvested and = neg aos
have gruwn up "A burnt child breads
the fare" yna know. and those pen
pie doxn there sFn'l slsn likely t.
forget their iessOn-
The Power % the Press
wonder how much the good peo-
pie of Albuquerque appreciate the
part the Journal has played I'm over
throwing the power Of the Huhbelrs
down there.
don't believe ever In the history
Of the territory has any newspaper
waged - bold. - constant. 50 OAR
ing and Nd plucky a warfare against
a political chief entFenched as Mr.,
Huhbeil was.
For four years the Journal has
kept mp the fight releutlessiy. Anf
With one single thought-the full ard
complete overthrow of the power
and standing. politically. Of the Hub
bells.
Along with a large number ut go0d
loyal republicans I have not always
agreed with the Journals stand On
some Of the political questions, bu:
In this fight IL has surely betn a
staunch friend and defender Of thu
interests of Albuquerque aud Bevna
lIllo county.
The fight IL over and won. but
question very much whether With
champion less valiant aud aegr sFsI u
, than the Journal the better el"n.en'
OF the people Of Albuquerque coult
have successfully COPIED with IT." cn
envy and routed him - thev has
done.
il, Traps for the unwary"
, The city has got an elegant foun
dation laid for a fine damage suit a
the corner OF Sixth and Columhi'
avenue. The new cross walks hay'
been built so as 10 leav" the quite
opening uncovered and there X
, space In the crossing on each side "
=, the street about two feet wide an,
two deep which offers excepliona
advantages for some unfortunate eli
i2en 20 step into II some Of th"s'
dark nights or even In broad day
, light and break n leg Or some Othc
breakable portion Of their anatomy
To-day they are both filled 1--we
, full with drifted leaves. so that On,
would imagine 1t was a solid walk,
!, 1t It's anybody'a business to ln'i
out for the city's end Of such thing
that anybody" ought to he getstn
:. tbusy. 9Or q IA or later someona
- going TO take advantage OF tie thin
and fall into Il.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-13

e. Porvenir Resort
Now Open Tor the winters

This beautiful resort nestles among
the pines at the foot Of Hermlt's
Peak, amidst the grandest scenery Of
the Rocky Mountain region. and OF.
ferlng all the comforts Of the city
hotel. as It does. with the great ad-
vantages OF a shelter. mountain tenn
perature. pure crystal water and balm
laden mountain breezes and innumer.
able attractions. II is the ideal place
for those In need Of health. rest ana
recreation.
Rates: Board and Lodging: Per
day. s2.0o: per week. 5000: per
month. $500: per month In cottages.
$4,000
Sixteen miles from Las Vegas.
Excellent table service. Good COM
Portable beds.
NJ. ROMERO, Mgr. and Prop.
Telephone No. 20. two rings.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-13

cures of torturing,
~diStIguring skin hui
q daily made
by Cuticura Soap,
assisted by Cuticura
Ointment, after
physicians, and all
else had failed: II
feclitmy~d utytopa-
rents Of Other poor
suffering babies to
tell you what Cuti-
cura has done for
nv little daughter.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-13

Heys
What's that yoa say
They've hezaaen William A:
Iehosarphat.
Nov wouldn't that
Give one q
PainT
To think
That They've got In
Again
"Tis a great day
For Jones.
A. A..
And SILVER City
RlEI"
You democrats
Take off your hats
And cheer EN-
With a win.
And Bernard 9.
Now can't you
fsuesss
How bad ben feel:
Jerusalem.
How NIL things come
To them
That wait!
On. say.
its surely great,
The way that fate
Gets I'm her ticks
In politics.