davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07
He Wasn't Certain.

At Fortress Monroe, Va, one day
about year ago. a man, accompanied
by two ladies, approached a soldier
who. with a gun ON his shoulder. was
pacing to and fro near the entrance.
Tho warriors appearance indicated
that he was new to the service.
Can you tell u.s." asked one Of the
visitors. addressing the recruit, where
Jeff Davis was imprisoned here?"
"Yonder's tho ga-a-ar-d house." he
replied, jerking a thumb over his
shoulder, "but dunno whether
they've still got him shut up or not"
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

essed portion OF the ear. There is only one way 70
cure Deafness and that 10 BY constitutional remedies
Deafness Is caused BY an indamed condition Of the
mucous lining OF the Eustachfan Tube. When this
tube lie indsmed you have . rumblng sound or i'm
perfect hearing and when it Il entirely closed Deaf
AIKEN and this tube restored 70 its normal cond
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever nine cases
bat an Unnamed Condition Of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness caused BY cstarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls CatarTh Cure. Send for circulars, tree.
FL. CHENEY CO., Toledo. O
Sold by Druggists, 7sc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07
1WIcE-ToLD TESTIMONY.
a Woman Who Has Suffered Tells
How to Find Relief.
The thousands of women who suffer

and other kidney
ills. will find COM
fort in the words
Of Mrs. Jane Far
rell, of COG Ocean
Ave., Jersey City,
N. j., who says:
II reiterate al !
have said before In
praise of Doan's
Kidney Pills. / had
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07
Where the Fault Lay.

Doctor-Have you any idea how you
caught this terrible cold?
Patient-I think 1t was my cloak.
TOO thin, eh?"
mo; 1t was last winter one and
didn't care to wear it"-Illustrated
Bits 80
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07
Retort Courteous.

"This bread" remarked young We'd
derby at the breakfast table. lis moth
ing like the bread my mother made"
"And you," calmly rejoined Mrs.
Wedderly, ARE nothing like the man
my father was."-Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07
No Preteuse.

$50 you want to work."
please don't misunderstood me. I
don't want to work. but I've got to-"
philadelphia Ledger.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

What Has Reason to Do With Itf

What Has Reason to Do with Itf
Joe-But, my dear fellow. Is your
income enough to Justify your mar
rying?
Fred-I'm afraid not.
Then what reason have you for
taking so serious a step?"
II have no reason. I'm In love-
Stray Stories.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

Somewhat Of . stserer Himself.
kin Se tell me where I kin ma
Z bunko steerer?" asked the rural Wis
ltor.
mo, can't" answered the police
man. What does yez want Wild .
bunko steerer. anyway?
rive done spent all my money, but
n kin ind q bunko man he'd be
good fer a dinner. b'gosh!"-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal.
If you use Ball Blue, get Red Cross Ball
Blue, the best Ball Blue. Large OF.
package only cents.
The sun that shines In tho face
rises in the heart
Garfield Tea, the herb laxative, is better
than drugs and strong cathartics; it cures.
It's gasolene that makes the world
20 round.-Life.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

Some people think that first-class
piety is simply a feeling Of pity for
the third-class passenger on the glory
train.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

When a man doesn't complain about
having to ride IN the upper berth Of a
sleeper, it's a sign that he lives In
nat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

Lewis Single Binder straight Sc cigar !
Lewis Factory, Peoria, III.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

Write Garfield Tea Co., Brooklyn, N. Y.
for sample of Garfield Tea. Mild laxative
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

Lewis Single Binder ciear-richest, most
satisfying smoke on the market. Your
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria. Ill.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

The cheapest way to acquire . rep
utat.sn for wisdom is to agree viii
everybody.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces -
ANIMATION, says pain, cures wind colo. 25c bottle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

The fact that man Is all pulled up
with pride will not mitigate the jar
when he takes his fall.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

Most of these centenarians remem-
Der a lot Of things that never hap
ponpd
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

Lightweight men always think they
are heavyweight thinkers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

II men couldn't 60 into politics they
would inve1t something else just as
bad to don, Y. Press
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

Garfield Tea purifes the blood, regulates
the digestive organs, brings good health.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

yellow clothes are unsightly. Keep ther
white with Red Cross Ball Blue. Al
grocers sell large 2 OF. package, s cents
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07
Variety.

Variety.
She-Don't you get tired Of this
modern life, with its heartburnings, its
longings, its cruel disappointments, its
unutterable inadequac?
He-Oh, yes. But always just about
that time seem new girl comes along.
Life
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

Prince Won Bulow, the German
chancellor, who was overcome by a
fainting spell while delivering an ad.
dress in the reichstag recently, is a
political personality scarcely less In
teresting than was his great prede-
cessor Bismarck. In spite of his we'll
known and ardent patriotism his
courtesy to France on one occasion
drew from another member of the
reichstag the remark that Herr Won
Bulow thinks in French or italian and
then translates into German" He was
twice offered the rank of prince before
accepting.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

Garfield Tea, the herb laxative, is better
than drugs and strong cathartics; it cures.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07
Deduction by Analogy.

Mamma, Use got a stomach ache,
said Nelly BLY,, six years old.
That's because you've been with
out lunch. It's because your stomach
is empty. You would feel better II
you had something in It."
That afternoon the pastor called,
and in the course of conversation, re-
marked that he had been suffering all
day with a very severe headache.
That's because it is empty" said
Nellie. You'd feel much better II
you had something in it."-American
Spectator.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

The sun that shines in the face
rises in the heart
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-07

It's gasolene that makes the world
70 round.-Life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01

discipline and endurance, of GOODNESS and courage
under whitening fire ever recorded in military his
tory-the scene which has made the story of Pick
etts charge the glory of American arms.
There in the road, the awful fire of cannon and
musketry from all sides turned upon them, the
deafening screech and explosion of unnumbercd
shells filling the air, their ranks p1oughed through
and through by the fiery hail, amid the cries and
groans of the wounded and dying they heard the
commands: Haiti Form line! Fall I'M Right
dressl and the heroes reformed and aligned their
ranks, while their comrades dropped in death agony
beside them, ard coolly and calmly awaited the
command: Forward! Quick march, And with
perfect precision, with all the grace and accuracy
of the parade-ground Picketts division resumed
the march death. The like was never seen before
and the change in military tactics will prevent its
ever being again. Friend and foe looked on in
wonder and awe, they watched this indispensable
display of Virginia's valor
As they advanced line of Federal infantry was
seen coming at double-quick upon the unprotected
right flank. The enemy was strengthening the
position, hurrying reserves, while in the fiery
of shell and shrapnel the thin ranks became
thinner; but not nstant's disorder prevailed.
The marched steadily forward.
''Fasteri Faster We are almost therei" cried
Garnetts clarion voice. Then he went down
among the glorious dead and Armsteads brigade
in the closed up behind the front line, their
gallant leader, with his cap the point of his sword
took Garnetts place.
The division only four ranks deep but
often as the iron storm opened gap 'front.' private,
Continued page 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01

bowed his head in assent; but not a word OF COM
1nand did he speak.
Pickett gave the orders to his staff officers and
brigade commanders and rode down the line, his
men springng to their feet as he told them what
was expected of them. At a quarter past three
the order Forward" rang along the line. The
supreme moment had come. With the gaze of
thousands of both armies rivcted the long line
moving with all the precision of grand review, the
five thousand Virginians began their march to death
Pickett took the lead, mounted his spirited
charger gallant, graceful and courageous knight
of chivary his long, dark auburn hair floating back
upon the wind as he led the way down the slope of
death, into the heavy of smoke which sometimes
hid them from view
Pickett's only five thousand; but they
from Virginia, the genesis of America, earnest
ard resolute Graded in Christian homes reared with
in the sound of church-bells. When | tell you that
the favorite hymn of the Virginian who led them
through that tempest of fire the old-world lyric
Guide Me- o Thou Great Jehovah, with its lines
touched with prophetic fire and its awful imagery
death Of deaths and Hells destruction it may help
to form a conception of him and the men who
followed him like moving wall over that plain
with the dark-blue flag of Virginia floating before
each regiment-Kempe1 the right, Garrett on
the left, Armistead Immediately in the rear, there
not being room for all in extended line of battle
Garnett had been i'll for days, travelling in an am
bulance; but though too weak to mount his horse
he insisted upon being lifted into the saddle that he
might lead his brigade.
The moment they passed the crest the Federal
batteries opened fire upon them. As they de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01

SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JULY /, 1905

scended the eastern slope OF seminary Ridge, they
encountered the combined fires from Round Top
and the batteries in front, and they reached the
narshy tract line of infantry advanced the left
flank, and a destructive fire from Federal
sharp-shooters. This followed by terrific fire
of musketry from the front, and deadly enhlade
from the rihed guns Round Top.
Halfway the field Picketts order Left
oblquel" rang out clear and firm above the
Coolly and beautifully the movement executed,
though the direct fire of hundred Federal guns
was now concentrated upon them like the sweep of
the scythe of Death and Pickett's fell like grain
before it. But the survivors pressed with force
which seemed to grow stronger with the concentra-
ton of the will and courage of all who had fallen
Survivors Increased Courage
PRESENTLY Pickett commanded, Front for
= ward! and the column resumed its old direction,
straight upon the center of the eneys position the
whole fury of the Federal shot and shell and infantry
fire filling the air, till breath seemed carry
its death-dealing missile. Kemper went down man
gid and bleeding; but Garnett still rode up and
down the line calling encouragement to the men.
Artillery made faint effort support the assault
but ammunition failed. The light pieces which
were to have guarded the infantry had been
field and could be found to take their place.
Dauntlessly Pickett's men pressed forward, as
grand column of heroes as ever made battlefield
glorious. They reached the post-and-rail fence,
beyond which dirt road straight across the
field 1t took only moment to climb it, and on the
other side was displayed the grandest exhibition of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01

largesized lines less subject to a good number of
disturbing elements.
But when approach the individual man
when we desire to discover the law governing his
success entailing his failure in life when we no
longer deal with the large regular bodies of nations
but with the infnitesimal atoms called man, them
indeed, feel that the hope of science or phoso
ply of success is ambition scarcely to be realized
even by the most experienced subtlest sage. For
does not success among men to be utterly and
exclusively matter of luck, of accident of unac-
COuntable incidents, events, omissions Do not
people constantly tell authentic stories about
the origin of the fortune fame of man or
another, having been due solely to the op-
perfume coming or disappearing of some fluke or
disturbance?
man soliciting post in the office of the famous
dlplomatist Talleyrand presents himself, speaks
OF his qualifications for the post shows his references
and is rejected. He takes his papers and walks
mOurnfully to the door Before opening the door
he notices pin the floor. He picks up the pin
and puts it carefully the chimney piece. Talley-
rand watches the man. and in the moment when
the luckess candidate wanted to close the door
from the outside Talleyrand calls him back You
of order; will keep you" The picking
up of pin made the mans fortune. Is that mere
luke? Is it merely of the accidents that battle
all systematic thinking? Is this and thousands
of similar stories, proof convincing that success in
life is rule, at least frequently a matter of
that most whimsical and hayward of goddesses
whom the Greeks call Tyche, and whom we designate
by the name of Chance?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01

of their energy ability. A typical case of
such apparently unmerited success occurred some
time ago in Hungary.
A small schoolmaster, believing himself endowed
with remarkable financial genius, was constantly
memor1allzng the Hungarian Government with his
lntalhble proposals meant to restore the lost
prosperity of the Hungarian State finances. In
his frequent visits to the capital, to Budapest he
once, on leaving the finance minister, was met on
the staircase by several men, who just came up to
meet the minister. The schoolmaster. to whom
the minister had been exceptionally affable had an
expression of great joy his face. The men, who
had come to valuable monopoly of the rights
to regulate the large River Tsz seeing the school
master come down with face beaming with joy,
suddenly conceived the idea that the little man
might have the minister with regard to the
same monopoly. Acting upon their unwarranted
assumption, they stepped up to the fortunate
schoolmaster and offered him shares and director
ship IN the syndicate on condition that he
rendered his (assumed) monopoly to them.
The schoolmaster, who had never heard of that
monopoly, at once seized his opportunity. and
denied altogether that the minister had given him
any monopoly at all This, of course, the men of
the syndicate took a feint ruse; and after
little discussion they agreed to let him have shares
and seat among the directors without any further
condition. The schoonaster thus became a rich
man by what seemed to be a sheer huke.
The Need of Solid Basis
THE writer knew the schoolmaster in question
and frequently asked for more details about this
rather extraordinary affair. The answer received
Invested, piece by piece, the whole story of every
one element of mere luck The schoolmaster, it
appears, had by persistent study of questions of
State finances, and by his nnumerable memorials
submitted to the Government acquired great repu-
tatlon as hnancier at time when few people
IN Hungary took active interest in such problems.
Without that hard -won reputation, the men of the
syndicate would never have listened to any sug
gestion OF offering him shares least of all conceived
that plan themselves. The predominant element
of his success was his persistent labor.
AS in this case it is in every other case 1t will
on close scrutiny invariably be found that success
IS based on a solid element, force of which
may well give complete and satisfactory description.
TIE Practical
failure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
S II G G. E S S

Nm attempting to know what
h has and what has not made
- for success in individual
life, one cannot but be almost
overawed by the difficulties of
the task. Strange as it may
appear, it is nevertheless true
that the attempt to disclose
the causes of success among
nations is in reality much the
easier of the two attempts.
The movements OF nations are
Tor their very masGveness and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
Definition of Success

DROBABLY the average reader, before going into
this deep question, will first of all insist on a
definition of 1t is a curious and most sig
nifcant thing that the ordinary nearer at lecture
the reader of a book is in nineteen cases out of
twenty, at eager for definition. At hundreds
OF discussions after lecture the writer has in
varlably heard expression of this desire for
verbal descriptions of persons events, ideas that
in their very nature rebelous to the fencing in
by means of definition.
Philosophy teaches few things with greater force
than the fact that complete definitions can be given
only OF things abstract and theoretic eg. of con-
cepts in geometry, physics formal logic As
soon touch things not abstract, as soon as we
reach life proper, definitions will not work Already
IN law definitions extremely difficult, and the
Cop9Iisht By mil Reh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01

upon money, social influence,
or luck. 1t was" Sir Fred
erick said, "a common plea of
the faint-hearted that success
depended mainly on luck. l
do not believe at all in luck,
and the man who is content to
wait for a stroke of good for
tune will probably wait until
he has a stroke of paralysis. -
1t is true men have made
considerable successes for rea-
sons apparently independent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
LIS It a Matter of Chance
Reich

greatest iurists of all times, the ancient Romans,
have laid down the rule that all definitions
dangerous" (oDfnis defnitiO PericnIosa) And yet
law touches only the surface of life.
What is success? What is the true definition of
success? There is Yet in every concrete case
we do know that here is success 1t is with music
painting Who can give a true and complete
definition of what constitutes beauty in music
or painting? Yet in spite of the absence of def
milton, many people do clearly recognize such
beauty when they meet it. Success in an individual
we may say, is the realization of some of MANY or
of nearly ALL the deepseated desires for health love-
honor, and power, which men have always held as
the highest good of life Some people make good one
OF these great hopes-heath Others are able to Sc
cure love, honor, both Others, again succeed in
great objects OF all success: Health, Love, Honor
Power. Under these four headings come many
other objects of ambition of hope of success Some
people, although DESTROYS of success, yet restrict
themselves to success in love; and of love there
many kinds.
Four Fundamental Desires
THERE is love paternal, conjugal pre- or post
conJugal Platon1c love proper, or love of knowl-
edge at its highest love of God. Even it is with
honor and power But whatever the subdivisions
may be, il may be stated with fair completeness that
the four great desires just mentioned constitute,
when realized by an individual, singly or conformity
what IS called success in life
These four desires fundamental they are
the essence of man. Let us keep that firmly
in our mind, For if it be true, as undoubtedly it
is, that the objects of in life are things
essential, Indispensable fundamental, then it be-
comes increasingly difficult to admit that their
realization is matter of mere chance.
We have thus returned to the original query:
Is success among matter of fluke?
Hardly. In fact all the instincts, both of the man
OF experience and the trained thinker the realities
OF life, are resolutely rebelling against such
assumption. Can we not say, rather, must we
not say that success is certainly is most likely
be- the crowning result of concentrated energy? We
do not doubt it.
If this question mere matter of authority
1t would be the easiest thing in the world to quote
endless passages from the writings of great and
cessful men of all ages, all bearing out the view
that success is not result of mere chance. Only
recently Sir Frederick Treves the great surgeon his
rectoria address to the students of Aberdeen Unvcr
sty, declared that success in medicine did depend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01

Continued on page 10
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-12
KIT cARsoN's FRIEND DEAD.

From the Chicago Chronicle
Henry Mayer an intimate friend of Kit
Carson, the first man to cross the old
Santa Fe trail and a member of the old
Tippecanoe club, died at his residence,
1868 Prairie avenue, Sunday, at the age
of 80 years. He was born In Germany
and came to the United States in 1884,
settling in Independence, Mo, which was
then considered the far west He was
trader in the earliest days of Chicago's
existence, and it was in this capacity that
he gained the esteem of his red-skinned
friends which afforded him the oppor-
tunity, in 1910, of purchasing the land
which was destined to become so valuable,
but the "red-skinned" real estate dealer 5
prices were so abominably high that Mr.
Mayer refused to transact any business
with him. In 1852 heN was married to Re
becca Cohen and the happy couple enjoy
ed novel wedding trip across the plains
from Independence, Mo-, to Chihuahua.
Mex, in a prairie schooner. For years
accompanying him across the desert lands
on many occasions. He was a charter
member in the Tippecanoe club, founded
by old veterans who fought with General
Harrison at the famous battle from which
the club took it's name. He was a promi-
company, remaining with it until it dis
continued. He is survived by widow
and six children.