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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27
FIRE DoN'Ts FOR THE HOME.
Observance Of These VIII Greatly Re
duce Danger Of Disaster.


Never turn on the gas, and, when
your match goes out before you have
ignited the gas. step away, flnd an.
other, and light it. Series of horrible
accidents have resulted from this.
When grease OF fat boils over on
the stove, do not throw water on it.
1t will make it worse. Use baking
soda or salt. Ashes will smother it.
Do not use a flexible rubber hose in
connection with your gas stove. It
Is dangerous and has caused hundreds
of fires and deaths.
At no time close the door Of the
cook stove SO that q strong draft win
operate, and then leave the room for
and great time. Overheated stoves
are responsible for a great many
fires.
One Of the greatest Of all IRE dan
gers is to have heating pipes close
to the woodwork or rafters.
A swinging gas bracket Is q con-
slant menace to the home. II you
use one, have the burner protected BY
wire screen, or a globe.
Ashes thrown on the floor, or IN
wooden receptacles, frequently cause
IRE.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27
Chicken Pie.

Procure a three and one-half or four
pound chicken. Cut up and pour over
one-half gallon water. Stew until ten.
der. Salt to taste. Keep filed with
boiling water II necessary. There
should be at least one. quart of broth
when chicken is done. Add one tea
spoon butter unless fat. Take one
heaping tablespoon -four rubbed
smooth, with one-half cup milk add
ed gradually. Add to this a small
amount pepper and salt Stir this in
the chicken. Let come to boil. Set
on back of range.
Prepare crust as follows: Two
heaping cups -four, measured before
sitting, one-half teaspoon salt, two
heaping teaspoons baking powder. Stir
all together with spoon. Add one Ia
blespoon lard. Work in well. Then
stir in with long-handled spoon enough
sweet milk for soft dough- Have
board Toured and work dough lightly
with fingers. Roll In round shape
one-half inch thick. Cut cash in CEN
ter. Place this on chicken and gravy,
which has been poured in a granite
pan three or four inches deep. Bake
in quick oven Is minutes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27

That American women are giving In
creased attention to athletics and to
outdoor exercises of all kinds, with
corresponding benefits physically, is
evident. The fact that the American
lady who won the tennis champion
ship in England last year has gone
over again. hoping to be equally sue
cessful this year. is made additionally
interesting by the further announce
ment that a party of English women
Will return with her to compete in a
number Of contests here, including
that for the international tennis cup.
That will put American players on
their mettle. Women are making rec
ords on the golf grounds, also. and in
every form of sport In which they
choose to engage are developing ex.
pertness and getting practice which
assure the most beneficial result.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27

duce either initials or words. For ex-
ample, says Popular Mechanics. ON
the recent occasion of a reception
given by his employees to their man.
ager on his return from q long abb
sence a mammoth bouquet OF roses
was presented to him, In the middle OF
which glowing in soft colors was the
word Welcome" Current was taken
from a wall bracket through flexible
cord 20 feet long. which permitted the
bouquet to be carried about the room.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27
EMIL US LEGACY
By CARROLL WATSON RANKIN
Copyright. by Joseph B. BowIes-,

! looks more like horse than anything
we've tried? Anyway, the times al
most up. and I'm just certain that
this horse is all right"
The neighborhood was certain, too.
Only Farrell was dissatisfied His
disappointment at Emily's latest
choice was pitiful to see. Even Emily
was presently touched by it.
Il had hoped" complained Farrell.
gloomily. that you'd take the white
horse. Now it's all over don't mind
confessing that promised that man
$50 extra If he'd sell you that beast
He assured me that he'd sell you
white horse if he had to let 1t
go for s199s. and was foolish enough
t. believe him."
BY the end of the week Emily, who
had taken all her elderly neighbors,
one at time, to drive, paid with the
utmost cheerfulness for her horse.
for she still loved him.
One bright morning. three weeks
later, the entire neighborhood turned
out to inspect the horse. There was
certainly something very much amiss.
and the trouble, whatever it was, was
visible from the outside.
MY eyes," quavered old Mr.. Miller.
"ain't good, but sure's I'm a-livia'.
that horses coat looks green
Il had him out in the rain vest err
day." explained Emily, who had inst
added herself to the group.
Inspecting Emilys horse soon be-
gan to be the chief occupation of the
neighborhood. for a gradual but de-
cided change of color was surely TAX.
ing place in the animal His former
owner, who might have enlightened
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27
Charming Flower cifts,

One of the most charming little
gifts seen in many day are the d.
minutive but exquiGite lowering
plants, each set in decorated china
pot The variety of flowers to be Sc
lected are numerous. such as tulips,
violets, hyacinths and lively little rose
trees, etc. These fascinating souven-
irs were first brought out this year.
and so great was the holiday craze
that they disappeared in a day or two
they are little objects of the best art
work in china of extreme correctness
in flower modelling and of great beauty
of color, for that reason are TT gifts
Cor a queen. They elicit most en-
thusiasic Observation-Disclosures.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27
NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
instrument Which Receives and De-
livers Messages at Long Range.

The latest time-saving addition 70
business system is little instrument
which enables the head of business
or department to converse with one
or all of his subordinate officers in an
ordinary tone Of voice, in any part of
his Office, and without holding the APP
paratus to his ear or mouth. Their
replies viii come to him In like fash
lon, 60 that the whole conversation
will be just the same as II all parties
were talking together in one room. II
the manager wishes to communicate
with one person only, he can easily
make 1t impossible for anyone else to
overhear, and II he wishes to keep the
replies secret from someone In his
own Office, there is receiver which
he can use in the ordinary way.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27

What will induce the welI-to-do to
have more children is an increasing
sense of their own individual welfare.
The considerations which prevent such
persons from having families Of more
natural size are those of crude, ma
ferial amusement or else those Of half
baked ideas of culture and develop
ment. II our well-to-do people are on
the eve of somewhat ripper education,
as we believe they are, the size Of the
family will increase just as living in
the country, interest in beauty, free
dom from the need of hectic amuse-
ment, and other signs Of choicer
standards are increasing. We have
been rather grossly preoccupied with
material accoutrements, says Golfers
We have had a fierce attack of "gad-
ding" Our women have been carried
into fantastic absurdities by the novel
toys that have become accessible to
them. We prophesy that the wealthy
woman whose thought is devoted to
chasing interesting" things to do, or
wishing she could write books or paint
pictures, will soon be as ridiculous
aisong educated Americans as DR..
Johnson's dancing dog. Let those
families die out which are most inter-
ested in luxury or vanity or shallow
freedom from responsibility: why not?
Their place will be taken by those
which tend, like evolution, toward diff
ferentiation of the sexes, not toward q
fight against the difference and its
consequences.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27
FOR rHE HONE NUhsE.
Important to Remember When Caring
for the Sick.

The first rule In nursing, the nrst
essential to the patient, without which
all else you do is as nothing. IL "a
keep the air he breathes as pure ~
the external air without chilling him.
Always have the window Of your
patients room open, but not . window
on a passage just outside.
Place the bed in the lightest spot
in the room, and he should be able
to see out OF the window.
The best bedding is an iron bed.
stead, hair mattress, no curtains OF
valance. very light blankets for q
covering. as weak patients are a.
ways distressed by weight in bed
clothing.
Cleanliness of the skin in almost AL
diseases is of the utmost impor-
tance..
Care should be taken in sponging
3r washing not to expose too great
a surface at once so as to check per-
spiration says Woman's Life.
Never allow patient to be walked
out of q sleep, either Intentionally
or accidentally, as this does serious
harm.
Do not whisper or walk on tip-toe.
as this is peculiarly painful to the
sick.
Remember, never to lean against,
sit upon, or shake, or even touch the
bed upon which your patient lies; this
is always annoying.
Do no talk to or allow your patient
to talk while taking his meal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27

To rid the house of reaches or ants
use ten cent package of borax. with
ten cents worth of camphor gum.
Grind tbs gum to q powder and
sprinkle with the borax. Scatter
around where the reaches and ants
are. They will disappear in a few days.
The first day or two it will set them to
crawling as they are trying to es-
cape. Be sure to sprinkle it around
plentifully the first time and leave
It for several days. When you wash
up be sure to sprinkle more after q
week or two. After the first, or some
times the second time, you can keep
the pests away by using the borax
alone.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27
POWER OF ELEcrRlcIry.
Railways Of the World to BE Operated
BY This irresistible Force.

Electricity now completely domi-
mates the urban railway systems OF
America and Europe. and Is invading
with irresistible force that OF subur-
ban and interurban railroads to such
an extent that it would be dificult to
enumerate them even In the United
States.
The systems which reach out from
Boston, with connections which ex-
tend 40. SO and even 100 miles, are
only sample of the wonderful devel-
opment of the last is years, while the:
projects for future means of transport
tation In New England are 90 compre-
hensive as to exclude the use Of steam
by all the companies which operate
transportation lines for passengers
and freight within q radii Of so miles
at least from all large centers of pop
ulation.
A single line. from indianapolis to
Cincinnati, . distance of 100 miles, al
ready enjoys large traffic In both
freight and passengers, and the New
York Central railroad company pro-
poses to at once install electricity in
place of steam to a distance of 40
miles In all its vast system radiating
from New York city.
In Europe one of the longest cleo
trio lines is from Liverpool to South
port, although many projects of even
more gigantic proportions are under
way throughout England.
Most of these lines are In regions
where there are not SUFFICIENT water
falls from which to generate power.
But where there are waterfalls--the
surest. easiest and most economical
source of energy in the world-there
is no reason why the electric engine
may not supersede steam entirely
while 1t seems positive that great re-
gion which has no railroads would, II
lines were to be built, adopt the cleo
trio system, even though there were
no water power, and having that,
would not hesitate in the choice.
The Italian government, in conjunc-
ton with the railroads. has been car
rying on successful experiments and
extending the use of electricity for
nearly ten years. and now q lire is be-
ing fitted up from Rome to Civita- Cas-
tellana.
The governments OF Norway and
Sweden are already occupied with the
application Of electricity to the larger
lines; France is equipping roads with
It as fast as possible. and being out
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27

Emily, had quietly vanished and could
not be found. The chestnut horse
had been purchased in May; by the
end of June he was undeniably q
dingy bottle-green. BY July he had
faded to mustard color, and John
Farrell eyed him thoughtfully. A
rainstorm early in August washed all
exposed portions of the chanFeable
horse to creamish hue, and finally
the truth dawned upon Emily-a hor.
rible truth, because it shattered more
than one idol
She had, after all, purchased the
white horse The rascaliy horse
dealer, determined to earn the extrx
$50 offered by John, which, however,
the culprit had not yet collected, had
used hair-dye, or something equally
potent. to successfully disguise his
colorless horse.
Bless me, my DEAR" exclaimed the
professor, who was driving with EN-
lily along country road when this
distressing knowledge, with all its
dire consequences. finally burst In
upon her, Il wouldn't cry about it,
child. There isn't horse with a bet.
ter gait or sweeter disposition in
all Mansfield; If he ever gets thor.
oughly bleached, he'll"
Tit isn't the horse" sobbed
Emily against her fathers shoulder;
tits John Farrell. Til never speak
to him again as long as live. Oh, !
couldn't have believed it Of him"
The next day was Sunday. John ap.
peared, as usual, and was genuinely
surprised at the cold reception &C.
corded him. 1t took him some time to
convince the icy young woman who
sat on the doorstep. with her chin held
unnecessarily high and with scarlet
spot blazing Indignantly in each pale
cheek, that he had had no hand in de-
ceiving her, beyond making the soil.
tary, unprecedented offer of which
he had already spoken, and for which
piece of carelessness he had supposed
himself forgiven. The hair-dye, he as.
sured her, was complete surprise
Emily, gazing searchingly into Far
rell's honest, indignant blue eyes,
found 1t possible to believe him.
Once convinced of his trustworthi
ness. Emily was so relieved that she
guardedly admitted that she was glad
that she had bought the white horsa
When" asked John, e4rboldened
by the happiness in Emily~t satisfied
eyes, ARE you going to begin to thinz
about that other matter?"
I've been thinking about it all day"
confessed Emily, blushing an unmis
taxable pink that told it's own story
to even obtuse John.
By the way" asked John, an hour
later. IF that rascally householder
ever turns up for that fifty, what had
better do about it?''
Make it hundred" breafned EN-
lily softly; but John was not % IA
away to catch the words.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27
AUTOMATIC Time SWITCH.
Can Be Used to Open or Close the
Circuit.


This device can be used to either
open or close the circuit at any de-
sired time. An alarm clock is firmly
fastened to a wooden bracket and
provided with a small wood or metal
drum, A, to which is fastened cord,
B. The other end of the cord is tied
to the switch handle so that when
the alarm goes on the switch Is either
opened or closed, depending on wheth-
er the cord is passed over pulley G or
pulley d.
When the cord is passed over pulley
c, as shown in Fig. /, the circuit will
be closed when the alarm goes OF, but
IL it is passed over d the circuit will
be opened. Pulley d is fastened to a
piece of spring steel, E, which in
operation Is bent, as shown by the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27
Aerial Transportation In 1914.


When Prof. Alexander Graham Bell
says 1t is only a question of a brief
period when there will be a perfected
type Of airship, by which it will be
possible to cross the Atlantic in less
than 20 hours, the rest of human Kind
will listen without contradicting. not
withstanding the apparent witness Of
the prophecy. For Prof. Bell 10 q
dreamer who has had a remarkable
dream to come true. The United
States supreme court decided that he
is the inventor Of the telephone. The
man who conceived the telephone. and
brought It to a degree of perfection
that rendered. it adaptable to every
day uses. will be listened to with re-
spect when he declares that swift and
controlled air navigation is only lit
tie way ahead. Very likely. remarks
Baltimore American. there will be lines
of airships delivering passengers In
our Banner exposition in the year
1914. Prof Bell predicts that the per-
fected airship will rush with a speed
of 200 miles an hour. At such a speed
Of getting there New York will be only
one hour from our fair grounds, and
London and Paris not over 16 hours
away.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27
PouIson Wireless Progressing.

Vladimir Poulson, the Danish inven-
tor. expects soon to establish wireless
communication across the Atlantic
from Denmark to America. He has
erected a station few miles from
Copenhagen and an American station
will be completed in few weeks. His
system is based on singing" electric
waves which, he says, have inexhausti-
Bile power, where the spark system
loses energy over long distances. Mr..
Poulson first perfected his system for
a distance of 40 miles. increasing it
20 1870, $50 and $50 miles; now he de-
clares that he can operate over greater
distances than the Atlantic's breadth.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27
Russia is advancing in liberalit,

Russia is advancing in liberality
notwithstanding reactionary infiu
ences. A SON of Count Tolstoi has
been acquitted Of the charge of high
treason. brought against him because
he published his fathers writings,
which are under the ban OF the cars
empire. The Russian edition was
burned and the plates destroyed. but
the young man was let OF. A few
years ago it would have been Siberia
for his. II indeed he had escaped with
his life.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27

Hydraulic sluicing is being employ
ed at Seattle. Wash. for the removal
of large hill In the residential sec
ton of the city. The material con-
sists principally Of blue clay. which e.
exceedingly tenacious and hard to
move. but is easily handled by q six
inch giant nozzle at 12o-pound pres
sure hydraulic. The supply Of wafer
Is taken from Puget Sound, some
$500 feet distant.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27

When arranging branches of bloom
from cherry or apple tree for indoor
decoration at this season, bear in
mind the exquisite results the Japan
csc set by placing single spray Of
two in q beautiful vase. and do not
spoil the effect by massing great
bunch Of these lovely blossoms in one
iar.--vaxue.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27

flecting surface desired. Then give
this section of the bulb two coats Of
aluminium lacquer or aluminium enam-
ell. Do the coating while the lamp is
lighted, so as to get the coating on
evenly. To draw circle on glass
with q pen compass, paste a small
piece of cardboard on the glass and
push the center point of the compass
into the cardboard.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27

The Pennsylvania legislature has ex-
pended $25.cOo,oOo for good roads. and
meanwhile Pennsylvania is expending
more than that sum to keep her con-
victs in idieness. There is obviously
something wrong here.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27
MOVING Pictures of the Hear.

By the use OF X-rays and the cine
matograph, an apparatus for repeated
ly photographing moving objects at
very brief intervals, scientists have
succeeded in photographing move
ments of internal organs like the heart
and lungs. These moving pictures
when reproduced on a screen are OF
great assistance to medical men.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27

President Hadley of Yale university
viii go to Berlin Immediately after the
meeting of the Yale university corpor-
alton In October to Fill the Theodore
Roosevelt professorship of American
history and institutions at the univer-
sity of Berlin.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27
Hundreds Of thousands OF rance cal.

Hundreds Of thousands of range cat
tie in the west starye to death every
winter. When the snow is deep the
Irmber increases. The fatalities
were unusually large during the past
winter. The cattle run wild, and no
provision Is made by their owners for
feed OF shelter in the cold months.
The American Humane association is
attempting to secure such strsng
protest against the neglect of the cat
tie as to force the owners to change
their method Of doing business.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27

A gang Of expert thieves strippe6
telephone poles Of wire for a distance
OF three blocks in Chicago. recently
and secured in all about 900 pounds Of
copper.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27
IMPROVING ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Cheap But Good Reflector for Incan
descsnt Lamp.

A very good reflector for electric
light bulbs, lantern globes. lamp Chin
neys. etc, is made as follows: With
pen and ink lay out a circle on the
bulb or chimney the size of the re-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27
Nitrogen Gas.

The use Of nitrogen gas has been
,ried in France for initiating tres
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-27

The fortnight, as well as the legacy.
was growing beautifully less. Horses
continued to assemble at Emily's
gate-all kinds but the kind she
wanted.
The last day of the fortnight
dawned The owner of the white
horse had never failed to appear at
least once day. but was as regularly
turned away.
Just at shutdown of that last day
an FAC chestnut horse as Emily had
ever seen was tied to the fence beside
the taffy-hued nag; Emily, contrasting
the two, felt pang of dismay.
"Oh, you beautyi" she cried, run
ning to the gate. You're the pretti-
est thing. but or course / can't have
you. You're probably a $500 horse,
and haven't-how much is her.
'one hundred. seventy-five," num-
bled the man.
Obi" cried Emily, do let me try
him around the block. Mr.. Brown.
what do you think of him? Mr.. Miller
-father--don't you both think he
The Washington times., 1907-05-05

Miss Rice is a brilliant oonversational-
ist as well as a beauty, and she enter
tained me with her wit and sparkling
dialogue.
As I sat sketching her beautiful face
wondered II there were not a score
or more handsome men who we're
eager 20 become her gallant knight
suppose, OF course, your friends
have E2nored your I said rather
timidly. not knowing how she would
take II.
''Oh. yes!T she exclaimed. II have
been deluged with the dearest letters
in the world. All Of tham are over
lowing with compliments and praise.
Quite enough TO sweep one poor girl
on her feet"
Just as ! was getting the expression
of her soulful eyes. I heard the bell
ring and looked toward the front door
There stood little chap struggling
under the weight OF a bouquet OF
american Beauty roses. It was a
bouquet NJ for the American beauty
who was 20 receive Il. Careful meas
Uring would have determined the fact
that a -four barrel was not much
larger than this bouquet for Washing
tons most beautiful woman.