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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-11-10
Brass Cleaning.

Powder should never be used to
clean wrought or chased brass. Wash
the articles well first and dry them
Then rub over the surface with half
freshly cut lemon. When quite
clean, rinse thoroughly in warm water,
let it dry, and polish with chamois
leather.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-11-10

A Yale professor advises us all to
cat horse for economy and safety. A
Georgia Judge has been eating crow
because he bet against Hoke Smith.
Dried meat 80 years old is being eaten
in Dakota as proof of what the local
air can do In buffalobeef curing.
There is no lack of texts on the diet
as It could be, should be. or is not
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-11-10

Take equal parts of soft soap aad
line starch and lemon Juice, mix into
paste, and spread thickly on both
sides of the widowed article, and lay
on the grass day and night. In a day
Or two the mildew will disappear.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-11-10

European writers bewail the pass
ing of picturesque national costumes
The Kafiirs and the Igorrotes are
about the only well-known people who
are true to their simple ancestral ira,
ditions.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-11-10
THE LATEST FADS IN SLEEVES

around the cuff and running up tn
side of the sleeve. The bands ar
edged with tiny buttons. The cuff
finished with rufiies of finely platte
cambria.
A. A cloth and lace sleeve reachiu
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-11-10
SUIT FOR THE AUTUMN.
Something of a Novelty In Shades of
Tan and Brown.

Materials for the early autumn are
being shown, and it is noticeable that
a great many plaids and checks are
included in the number. Here is an
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-11-10

Walking back to the landing place
that night, he decided that being a
naval officer wasn't such bad thing
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
.REORGAN|z[ THE
BOARD 0 TRADE 4 !
Will Hereafter Be Known as
Petersburg Business and
Credit Association.
Be a JOINT STOCK COMPANY 1
Plan Will BE Discussed by Bust 9 I
ness Men at Smoker
Tonight.


Especial Ito The Times-Dispnttch),
PETEnsBURG.s VA June Is. Tile plan
OF reorganization of the Champer 3,
Commences as the Petersburg Business a.. anu q
Credit Association, with a Joint stock &C,
company, to be know, as the Peters
burg Investment Corporal Ion, as az. az
3unct. Will be discussed by the business nv
men of the city Mt 10 q SIN oker' TO y pe
given BY the Chamber OF Commerce to-
morrow night at Az T. FILL Camp Hall y :,
The purposes Of the Business and Credit 7
Association Will be practically those Of
"a Chamber OF Commerce.. while the J: In =
5vestment Corporation Will have E' for Its II,
objects, primarily. the making of money! N
secondarily, the providing Of g fund,
which may be available for any % etersT
burg enterprise which! is 4 approved p ~,
the board Of trustees. No suhsidies nre
to be provided. and no money gi yer TO
any enterprise. fla4. " g, /, /.
q The plan Is endorsed by the. Z Chamber -.l
OF Commerce, and the subs ption agree
ment has been signed by o number OF
we'll known business men.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
IMMENSE HA|[
IN GREENSBORO! {: ! |:|. !
Stones as Big as Goose Eggs Sill.
Chickens nd8Make Horses
Run Away. 5st
sKYLlGHTs ARE ALL ' BROKEN
The Streets StrcWn With the
Broken Limbs Of Trees.
Damage to Crops. s3si
~ y III d h .lIl !. !.
especial 10 The Times Dlspatch.)l

especial TO The Tlmes-D lspatch.)
H GREENSBORO, N. c. !, June ia SCI 4
we're hall and rain storm In the city and
west of here this afternoon did great
damage to poultry fruits and crops. At
SLlndlcy's nurseries, half the glass IN his
Sirnmenac green houses was broken. and
at Pomona Cotton Mil, near by. tto,'s-
ands OF pnnes. were broken. Il In the city
there was no wind. T he hail stones. drop
ping perpendiculnrly. broke but few win.
sdowEs but every skylight In the city was
broken. Halt grown chickens were killed,
and there were many r,nnways OF teams
caught out in the tpelting.
Tho hall -st ones here were the largess
ever nctilally seer, ranging I'm size from
"a goose egg tom hen egg.
Some weighed I'VE ounces, and q stone
measured by the pastor Of the Metho-
dist Church, Rev. Or. Dctwilcr, was nine
inches IN circumference. The hail was
followed by heavy rain. and the damage
to wheat. fruit and gardens Is incal ulAble.
Il The streets are strewn with cutoff
limbs, @twIgs and leaves from trees.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
TIE ST. LOUIS SINKING.
Old Naval Frigate Seems to Be.
L Il N ear H er End.
Special TO The Times Dispatch.)

Especial to The Times ispatch)
PHILADELPHIA, June Is. The receiv-
Ing ship St Louis, Il the oldest vessel of
the United States Navy. narrowly missed
.a5 trip TO ,Davy s. lockerSye yesterday, through
"a Il leak forward below the ater-line.
Despite the fact that the steam pumps
of the steamer sheerwater. which lies
alongside the st. Louis, s at the foo Z OF
catharines Street, q re kept IA work might
and day to keep down the water, the
leak con tinues to increase. the water
rushing In "a & the rate OF several inches
per minute. 5s
The st. Louis. which was built more
than fthree-quarters of century ago, is
believed y to have 70 tied way, n and v hcr
career appears to be nearly q thing Ct
the past. The Naval Reserves, ~ " no have
clothing on board, q have been notified to
remove everything at once. The st.
Louis recently had her ran1e chan gcd
TO keystone State because the govern
sment decided n that the navy could not
have two vessels of the same name. ss
ri What to do with the old hulk puzzles
the Navy Department, the officials
are loath to condemn her. owing to her
historical record as a fighter, blu there
appears to be no other alterna tive.
II The st. Louis was bull at W ashing-
ton ii .s1S2s, and was fitted 9 Ut as Y. q
frigate to fight IN the Far Eas She is
constructed Of wood throu ghout. and Is
as #1-2Efeet long. "a 1-2 beam and IS IL
depth of hold. lss IN i3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
.ROWDY BASEBALL
MUST NOW / CEASE.
Also Decided That Clubs Must
Stay; Within Their Salary
Limit.
Especial to The Times ispatch,)

Especial to The Times-D ispatch,)
NORFOLK. VA, y une ST. apwdy base
ball in the Virginia state League must
cease, according to an edlct put forth
at the league meeting at the Monticello
Hotel, this city. tonight. This means,
too, that umpires must be protected,
The rules against ds,order on the. field
will be rigldys enforced Ia future, and
the player guilty OF breaking them need
hope for no mercy. Recently disorderly
scenes on different ball fields and ths
public protests against theln moved tho
magnates to take this action. and they
think that tho patrons OF the game Will
hive no cause for complaint In future. @
Another matter considered by Il the
league was the maintenance Of the salary
limit agreement, It was determined that
this should not be Increased, although
each club can carry, twalYe men IN the
future instead of eleven, ms Z at present.
This was allowed In order TO meet the
demands OF doubles headed games that
will have to be played In future. Each
of the clubs will likely Ia Ike on a II nd !;
ditipnal pitcher All cont to WI III play
3ers. with the salary stated, must be
In league headquarters by July 1st, All
clubs In the league except Danyille,
which was nor represented, submitted
their salary figures. and In each case
II was found that they were slightly IN
u 1t was found That they. wer 81 htly IA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
I':3G-lI I. :.
7 M ethodist Women.
Especial to The & 7 mes7Dispatch

Especial to The Tlmes-D ispa tch.o .&
BRISTOL VA, June a 8. ~ The " oman
Home Missionary Society Of the q ping pr
{dons%S District d Methodist Church. South,
convened jn$its annual council in Bristol
to-day, II The, sessions are being held in
Mary Street Methodist Church. he ses-
sions*will- continue4until Tuesday ight.
d large number OF Methodist ladies are
in attendance. ~ The 4 ladies' wer ss well
coined by Mrs. r. II tsell, VIII Sof the
5pastor OF the church. The response to
the welcome was made by. y. q Mr. lice
Chapman. An interesting add ress was
delivered by pr. George w. Summers sll ei' o.
Glade Spring, whose Inject was
3..Eoor1eigners IN II Our Midst: Its Effect
II Upon the Soutll.''{ / An i excellent Jpro'-.
gramme has been arranged for to-
morrow. II. q,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
I CASES ON APPEAL.
Postal T Telegraph Company Place:
Poles Too Near Public Roads

o
Poles Too Near Public Roads
(special to The Times Dispa tch.1
CElEsTERFTELD. VA, June ! 8.---The
trial of the appealed case Of the Com
monwealtli3 against the Atlantic Postal
Gable Telegraph Company was heard to-
day by Judge Natso n. The coniln n = was
fined BY Justice than for ma ntain-
Ing a nuisance in having Its line Of tel
cgrapfl poles SO near the 5roadbed on he
Petersburg Turnpike as to impede public
travel and the; proper working @of N the
roads, and an appeal was ia ken..E5s The
courts opinion will not be rendered for
several days. T he B cornt y surveyor i and
|sthe superintendent OF roads were the
main witnesses for the Commonwealth
to- day. ssG g a
Other cases will be heard Tomorrow
for which Jury has been summoned.
The distressing scarcity OF labor IN Ches-
sterneld make s 1t d hardship on many on
whom the lot fell to serve as jurors. hut
fortuna ey. the business of the present
term OF court. as compared with others
has not been large. III
Annie Powell and Lizzie Pry (colored3,
Indicted on the 18th Instant for house
breaking and lacei,y, were convicted on
Saturday OF petit larceny and given three
months In the county jall,, ! with AZ fine OF
$3.50 each. En- - s;ss3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
Storm Does Damage.

81 LuRAY, VA. June 1S.--The northern
4portion5of Page county was visited to-
day. by one of the six hall storms which
last Ave days. The destruction Of to-
days storm. dded to the destruction
wrought by the one yesterday Farm
products to the amount Of thousands o.
dollars have been destroyed. Corn la S
been cut to pieces and beaten into the
ground wheat in many places has oeen
5threshed out by the hall as completely
as IL done by mac hinery..
During the storm yesterday. liz htning
struck several times in and around. 1.u-
ray. horse belonging to Mr. Henry
Good was killed while in pasture on che
outskirts OF the town. js5 !s5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
Jabobs & Levy.

test, he sent n letter to Mr.. Mut, res
qtesting him to send 5000 TO a #certain
address. the remainder to be / Mid later.
Kean promised in the letter to send tho
boy to his aunt, Mrs. Becker. at New
Brunswick, u the money was forthcom.
Ing. s5s S
h Kean told a the police in his statement
that he abducted the boy primarily 70
secure the 800 he had embezzled from
Charles j. Cooke. In edition, he said, he
Is In I debt, with no means OF providing
for his family. He said he never In
tended to harm the boy, and declared
the statements he made III his letters
to Mr.. Muth that the child was being
Edosed with Whiskey were untrue. He
kept Freddie quiet by giving him candy
and pennies, he said. 33;s5
S{. Freddie, with his book still under his
arm. was welcomed home by a large
crowd. The whole city had been on the
anxious bench, as 1t were. for q week,
awaiting tldings OF the child, and when
the news was flashed that he had been
found, people began to gather in front
of the Muth home, on Columbia Avenue,
to- see the boy brought home. Mrs.
1uth. who had been Frustrated by the
crime, rose from her bed to5welcome her
child. The crowd had sweled to more
than thousand persons. when a carr
tIidBS tiS5 Ivy iilH AiSA y
drove up to the house. The crowd cheered
as, the little fellow was hurried into
the! house and int 4 his mothers waiting
arms "A The scene within the home was
most affecting and while the mo therSiwas
Listening to the child s story, the house
was closed to all callers.
II Later reporters We're permitted to iques-
Stions the boy, blu & ne Hseenled too much
dazed to lgive q connected story Of s his
adventure. 3s3 asI "A ti 4 IS. '55f.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
Supreme Court Of Appeals.
rs (spectal to The ETimIes-D ispatch.)


#;ss WYTHEvILLE. A. June 1B.-Pro-
Sceedings In the Supreme Court Of Ap;
peals: IN
iif Penning ton et ais. L vs. { Nallert et ais.
argued by. =. tt nd r. -. ss Irwin
for appella Mt and j G. Noel, for appellee,
and submitted. s Ss43 H. II III
& N1cN1urray ct ais. vs.. Dixon; ; submitted
on briefs. ~ u #
rs Interstate Coal and Iron Co. vs.. Clint
wood Coal and Timber Co.; argued by J.
f. Bullitt, for plaintiff In error, and "a.
AZ. Skeen, for defendant, and continued
until tomorrow 35.5
Next cases to be called---Y. T. G. & G.
Co. vs.. Keiser adminIstra tor; 13ledore e
ais VS.. Robinett; Cranes Nest c. & q
Co. VS.. Mace 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
Bowling Garrison. 1

Especial TO The Times d patcf. 8
MISUNDERSTANDING J une 81 8 .S "a.
Mr. AndrewtJ. Bowling y o. this city, and
Miss Margaret p. Garrison. daug hter#of
Mr.. and Mrs. ] 4 81: 8. Go rrison. $of Car
risonville. Stafford county left here = ms
morning for Washing ton. a nd were mar
Rried 4 there to-day at ri ftil Avenue BAp--s
list Church, Rev.. Or. ton Bruner
ON ciatlng. Aftersa bridal trip they viii
reside III this city EE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
Nadine f Powder
produces 8 Bsartifal Complexion.

Soft and velv.ety.
Remains until washed
off. Purified by q
newly discovered pro-
cess. Harm1 less a.
water, Prevents re-
turn of discolorations.
In green boxes o,,ly.)
Dny one soc. pack
age and money will be
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
Police Force Applicants.

ISTECIHI 10
PETERsBURG,ssY Y Al June 49, "A large
number OF applicants beside the present
members OF the police corps, are filing
applications for positions on the force:
These applications will soon be consid-
cred by the, Board Of Police Commission
Kers, which now has compile te control Of
that department, under recent amend
ment to the citys charter. I
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
Gould Brown.
n . 75ITilI q q a q W. -
r,ecial tosThe Times ispa


HRl9D \ VA. une 3D.
Mr.. II George II. Gould. OF I.ouisville Is
and Mrs. Lillian B. Brown, ~ nee MI
Lillian Bowler, OF this city, were mar
ried to-day at the residence OF Mrs sarah
Hun ter, on Hunters Island. ear this
city, Rev. Dr. ii w Roseb ON cla 1lI
Mr. and Mrs. Could left on an afternoon
train for their home, in Louisville g.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
B|oaEz-Semple.

Especial to The Times Dispatc CHI
WI ROANOKE VlA., June 18.----At the res t,s
idence OF the bride to might, Mrs. same
semple. daughter OF Colonel W. E { or
ley, and Mr. Harry Boaz OF 8 Ly Y, Il
were married, Rev. George r. Cralghill,
assistant rector Of st. John 8 Church,
officiating. 8Ss s.
The marriage was quiet, 81 only q III 4 few e,
friends being present The couple s5l lei
on the midnight train for Norfolk
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
White-.!.Foster..

fsnecial to The Times d spatch
y FRED ERICKsBURG, " A.. Juno 81 I
Mr.. Ollie "a. White and Miss Mary Sharp
roster. botl, OF Matthew's county N We W..
married Thursday at the nome OF the
bride, Rev. O. H Williams officiating
After the ceremony they left for @ bridal 1aal
trip North. 3 8$Sss3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
4 Oldes Printer in State

Especial to The Times --Dlspatch.)'Fl55l
Z PETERSBURG, Az June s 1S.--Mr.
srhomas JEFFERSON Clarke. who. is PROF.
ably the Oldest printer In Virginia, Is
IN very desperate state Of health Mt
his home on Bollingbrook Street, and
4 may live for only a day or two longer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
North Carolina Collector.

V1oyH<A5SOCtttVcU > Uou.1
& + WASHINGTON, June 1s,-11'he President
to-day sent to the Senate the following
nomination: George II. Brown to- t3ot
collector OF internal revenue for the sFift h
District Of North Carolina. ~ tlS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
Tho Abode q. the Mode.
ACat ina Choir

( isn't lonlier than the man
whose Clothes are out Of
fashion nowadays.
We give you, ready-t'o:,-
wear, Suits conceived and
cut l,y rnetropo litan tailors
and instinct with the style
that they alone can bestow.
A. And the best Of 1t is, they.
cost you not q penny more
than the so-ca11ed custom
suit Of some alley tailor
Prices, Soto $40. u
Extra low prices to make.
every straw lid on our
shelves skid. " Prices, $1.5ol
to $500. 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19

Richmond rs in New Y ork.
Especial to The Times Dispa tch.)
8ss NEW YORK J une ~ ork--S. 1utzler
and wife. HotEii Astor-Mr.. Wallerstein
and wife. Herald Square:--G. =. II dds
worth and wife. Is ist5 81 F VA:
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-07-04
Gard of Thanks.

Mr.. Editor:-Wnl you be kind
enough to give me space in your
columns to express my hearty and
sincere thanks to all who have rem
dered me assistance in any way, in my
deep and sore affection. l want all
the people to know that appreciate
more than words can express, the
generous and timely aid extended me.
] shall try and make it one purpose
of my life hereafter to prove myself
worthy in some measure at least of
such kindly treatment.
Very sincerely,
ADAM CHIASSON,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-07-04
Lost a Valuable Cow.

Mr.. Ralph Elliott reports hav-
ing lost a fine COW Sunday. The
animal died very suddenly, being
apparently perfectly we'll until
within a half hour of it's death,
the cause of which he has not
been able to ascertain. He says
that Mr.. Jules Patin and others
have lost stock in his neignbor-
hood lately.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-07-04
Crops in Fine Condition.

Reports from different parts
of the parish state that the re-
cent rains have put the crops in
splendid condition. The out
look for a fine harvest is most
excellent.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-07-04
CarencrO Notes.

Carencr0 Notes.
Mrs. Guilbeau entertained the
euchre club most charmingly at
their meeting Wednesday. Six
teen games were played. The
prizes were awarded to Mrs. Val
sin Guidroz first, second to Miss
Eva Valverde. lone hand to Miss
Valverde and BOBBY to Miss Zul-
ma Prejean.
Mr.. George Jeanmard was
called to town by the death of his
grandmother, Mrs. Caroline
BrOussard.
Mr.. A. M. Whipple, who has
been principal of the Carencro
school for the past year, left Sat
urday enrOute to Baton Rouge
where he intends doing a months
work in the summer school.
Miss Maude Gatz has gone to
take charge of the Duhon school
for a month.
Miss Eva Beatrice Valverde
left Monday for Lake Charles
and Vinton for a short visit,
thence will return to her home
in Pascagoula, Miss.
Miss Rose DeBlanc left for
her hoAe in Lafayette Saturday.
The public school entertain.
ment was given last Friday
night at Sibille's hall. The house
was crowded and in spite of the
extensive heat the children rem
dered their selections perfectly,
which showed careful training.
The teachers are to be thanked
and praised for their success.
Special mention may be given to
Fife Lessley's songs and Rachel
Martin, also to Blanche Miller
and Eupheme Sonnier for their
recitations. Mr.. Alleman gave a
talk on the increase of salary for
the worthy teachers, emphasiz.
ing that the only way to keep the
best teachers is to give them a
just recompensation.
After the program the young
people INDUCED in dancing. AZ
ter all expenses were paid SIG. 80
was deposited in the Carencro
Bank to the credit of the school.
The convent held their closing
exercises Saturday night. The
program was well rendered.
The first prize for elocution was
given to Regina Breaux and the
second to Odile Melchior. The
Sisters deserve great credit.
We regret very much that two
of our teachers are not to be
back with US next year. Mr..
Whipple, who has been principal
this year, has resigned. also Miss
Eva Valverde. who has been with
us for the past two years, has &C.
cepted q position in the Bunkie
High School.
YYY
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-07-04

"a = IVY oCoSD4 WCiCOfu my 0100ef n00Hs
Because I rout indigestion With August Flower,
QConstipation is the result of indigestion.
biliousness, f%atulency, loss of appetite.
self-poisoning, anemia, emaciation, uric
acid, neuralgia in various parts Of the
system, catarrhal inflammation of the in
testinal canal and numerous other all
ments that rob life of its pleasures if they
do not finally rob you of life itself.
GIN bound in the bowels" is a COM
mon expression of people who look mis-
cradle and are miserab1e-yet who persist
In Letting nature take its course"
9What a foolish plan, when nature could
be aided by the use of Green's August
Flower, which is natures own remedy for
constipation and all stomach ills.
9August Flower gives new life to the
liver and insures healthy stools. &.
QTwo sizes, 7Sc and 7sc. All druggists.
For sale by Lafayette Drug Co.