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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-07

On an average 102 immigrants from
Russia land in New YORK each day.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-07
Run rae NEXT MILL BY WATER.

A popular temperance advocate
told pointed story the other day.
A minister met an acquaintance. who
WAS formerly u prosperous young
business man, hut whose habits Vi
drinking resulted in ruin, though he
has reformed and-is trying to do bet
Ter.
How are you?" said the minister.
pretty well, thank you; but I've
Just been to a doctor to have him
look at my throat"
"WelI, the doctor coulsln'tgive any
encouragement; ut least lie couldn't
find what wanted him to lind"
"What did you expect him t0 find?'
Il asked him 10 look down 10y
throat for thesawmill and farm thai
hail gone down there"
"And did hrseeanything Of then'?
mo. But he advised me, II Ieve'
get another mill. tornn it Ivy w,iter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-07
JUST A MINUTE, BOYS!

care you ready for the gamer"
That's the question asked by tis
l,efore the tenn starts ont
for the contest on diamond or grid
iron
Are you ready for the game?
Are you in good condition?
Have you been wasting your
strength in false pleasures?
Have you been chewing or smok-
ing?
Have you been tipping the glass?
Those ARE the q,Iestions which tile
cnptnin ask. Which is your answera
yes or "No'I Much depends ON it
my boy.
And it's the same in The Gsme o
Life.
.Are yon ready for.the gamer"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-07
STATUTORY PROHIBITION.

All prohibition is statutory, ~heth-
+r it be village, town or city Iocai
option prohibition, or State proh'b'-
ion. To rail against statutory pro-
nibition il to rail against all prohi-
nition. Topraise prohibition by any
unit is to pr,iise it byevery unit. II
It lie good for city government to
withhold it's consent from the sale OF
liquors, it is good Tor n country and
-Stnte to refuse to sanction the traffic
aud stamp it with public approval.
The fundamental proposition IN n'l
the political aspects of this problem
Is tl,is-nut whether men will sell and
men will drink, but whether govern
,,,rnt shall approve OF the selling aud
whether it shall give to
the people as whole or 10y ro'nmu-
lities the right to approve and legal
re for !, price traffic which wrecks
and robs homes, ruins lives. and bur
,iei,s and corrupts the State.-Mains
Citizen, Portland.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-07
Ne Fouoht at Gettysburg.

David Parker. OF Fayette. N. T.. who
lost foot at Gettysburg, writes: "Elec.
trio Bitters have done me more R.,osi
than any medicine | ever took. For
several years had stomach trouble, and
paid out much money for medicine IL
little purpose. until began taking E'ec-
trio Bitters. | wonld not take $5O0 foI
what they have done for me- Grand
tos.ic for the aged aud for female weak
nesses. Great aitersiiye apd body build
er; sure cure for lame bdck and weak
Kidneys. Guaranteed by Crescent druf
Store. Soc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-07
TEMPERANCE COLUMN
Edited by the
womcn's Christian Temperance Union

LOUISIANA FOR THE WATER WAGON.
Shreveport just now is alive to the
burning question Of prohibition. and
that city and the parish Of Cnddo u
likely to go dry in the next lew
months. The Shreveport journal oi
Dee. I'd. SAYS:
s.1'he question abserbing the States
interests is whether Louisiana shall
go dry or not. II II il SO willed BY
the people, it is the wish that TIN
whole State, and not just the second
progressive city, but New Orleans.
Button Rouge and all the others.
bon rd the water wagon. The protest
ant churches all had sermons on tls
subject Yesterday, and ut the d'iirr-
ent churches petitions for an election
we're signed by both women and men.
1t il the beginning OF a greatSworA
for the cause Of suffering humanity
and every effort should le put forth
To nuke it !, national question.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-07
STOP Now!

No one can help you bnt yourself.
II IL doubtful if you have even now
enough will left to stop smoking. II
you haven't enough today, you will
have less next week, and still hes
next month. Unless you break of
the habit you ARE in danger Of BE-
coming burden to everybody-es'
ppiaIly to your friends, to yourself
mort OF al. II you want to stop
smoking, the way to do it il to STOP
smokingI-Exchange.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-07

A hoy conquered I.y the cigaret Is
,onqnre,l hy all else.
Lucy Page Gast0n SAYS that it II
estimatpd that l 200 American boys
begin the cig,.ret hnhit every day.
L. I. L. boys SHOULD Try 4, indnee
/ 200 boys to; take the mt i-cigatet
pledges every smy.-xighul.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-07

The money panic is abont over,
aud it is time yon were sending
the Chronicle your past due sub
scription.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-07

EQVOf COJud O"' o"sc'-
AS | have seen nothing from
This town of late in the paper, l
thought perhaps no one wonid
care if l wrote few lines III the
way of representing our little VII
lage.
/ woke up this morning from
my happy dreams and lay silent
listening to the whistle of the
Ozone Lumber Company's mill,
and tie wagons passing my door
in such a great rush, and the
trains rumbling and passing by,
YOU know l thought ] was in New
York city for while, but when
Hooked out and saw Mr.. Fred
johnson prancing along, remem-
bered then that l was only IN i
small place, and felt small myself
accordingly. Fred used to hav'
a morning aud an evening SUM-
/! but since times have got SO hard
lie wears his morning suit all day.
Yes, / should say times are get
ting nard. am paying SIC per
month for board and only get t~s
meals day. / am getting s."
poor can take up the hide on IN.
bosom and use it for towel.
Well, l guess it is good enough
for me. l lay around all summer
and spent my wages, and now
winter is here and have not
not enough clothes to fan the dies
from a sugar barrel. l notice,
however, some people have not as
: many clothes as | have. The fact
. lis, we are all in a devil Of a Tx.
: was working hard and trying
{ to make life as pleasant as ps'ssl-
z bile, and everything was all right
z up to few days nga.S Then o'"
z King Capital came along without
: heart of mercy, aud, while l wa
{ trying to look little further init
lthe future, the heartless king tool
{ me by the nap of the neck aud til.
9 bosom of my pants, and, aftel
Z giving me q shaking up, set NJ
. down and said: you have beer
. working for me long time, and
: have been paying you big wages
3 hut now l am going TO cut you
3 wages 20 cents on the dollar" ID
: also said, Il don't know when
) can pay you any money, it may b
: six months and it may be longer
! but during this time | will fee
! you aud your family until time
: get better, just like the blac
: slaves of fifty years age" l sale
: "All right, Boss" | have got I
: live as long as / can. He cangll
: me mapping this time, and am 8
weak | cannot help myself. A
Z l can say Is, let others do as the
Z may, as for me and my house "
will serve the Lord. l will hav
to do AZ poor old Lazarus did, be
<Ifor the crumbs that fall from til
rich mans table.
l am yet too young to belie'
there are any rirh men IN heavel
The labor Spectators are pain
ing the rosy cheeks of the countl
into the palor Of death. Ii tim'
get any harder will lake wal
south about the thickness OF
3 undershirt. / am sure l will ha'
to walk, for in few more days
will be so poor l cannot run.
want Everybody to know | am
against it good aud proper. b
: thank the Lord when the po
: man gets to his happy home ov
= 1.-THE river he will have as good
. time as the rich man does here.
One of our prominent citize
and his girl have made up. al
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-07
and on Jena Branch

The Louisiana q Arkansas Railway announces the IN
aueuration of Double daily Passenger Service between
Mnden and Alexandria and Jena, effective October 10.
Trains l.l0l and 2-l02 about the same schedule
as heretofore leaving Minden 20 arriving ut
Winfield $50 .. M, Alexandria 900 p. ~, and Jena
4:45 i, M and leaving Alexandria Z 100 "a M, Jena 100
a. M, WINFIELD 9:U4 a. M. arrive Minen 1920 p. M
New trains Nos 3 1913 aud 4-lu4 leave Mndrn 655
A. m arrive Winfield 1000 NJ, Alexandria :o9
a. m Jena IL 80 a. m. Leave Alexandria l:45 P. M,
Jena D. m arrive Winfield p. M, Minden 7:25 p M
All Main Line trains make connection at Packton
with trains to and from Jena Branch.
B. S. Atkinson
Gen. Pass. Agent, Texarkana, Ark.
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09
NoR1HF|ELD, W., RE-
TURNS TO PRIVATE
OWNERSHIP

According TO the Rutland Herald.
this city has ust entered into . COL
tract with . private COMPANY for the
permanent supply of the public
lighting. The municipal plat was
destroyed BY FIRE during the latter
part Of 1904, Pending the compile.
tion of the plans for Its reconstruction
= temporary contract was made with
the local COMPANY The results we're
so satisfactory. however. that 1t has
been decided to Abaudon the recon
struction Of ths old plant.
The Herald states that but few
votes were cast In favor of rebuilding
the city plant. The nrvice will
be nuder the all.night instead Of the
balf.pight schedul,. and the term Of
the contract Is ten years.
Before this exper iment In municipal
ownership the indebted-es, Of tie
city ~ %. 0S2. II IL now s47.3l9
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09

have been collected by April should
be 85. 600 or more. With $l5. 600
worth Of warrants taken up and can.
oelled In the next few months. the
city's fiuanoes are not at all in bAd
shape.
II the city Of Florence ever made =
good investment. IL Was in construc.
ting the water works. After next
July 1t is thought the water fund
will be on = cash basis. water employ.
ss receiving their pay In cash or u
check on . cash account. What
money not needed In the operation Of
the water works will be used In
taking mp and canoeliiuR the out.
standing warrants in the general fund
ard when that time arrives tho dc.
doit In the general department will
soon fade.
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09
BIG WATER WARRANT
CALL TO BE MA DE

Within the pext few days CITY
Treasurer Howells will make q biS
call for warrants Issued In the wAte,
fund OF the oity's fnances 1t IL
thought now, judging from the way
water users are psy ing the rent. the
csll will excetd e5. 600 aud may reach
~. .000. Warrants In this department
Of city fpapcss hAvo been called up
to January 1905. and the next call
to be made VIII easily reach January
and possibly February Of 1905.
During this twelve months the issue
was comparatively tight every month
and It dots not require lot Of money
to oover an i'sus Of . year II moth.
ipe unforeseen occurs In the water
fund department. within the next six
months. the city will be able 10
cl, ar the water fund Indebtedness
In the July call. Water rent will
be due again in June and the call
will be made the month later.
Mr.. Howells expects TO call In
about el0 900 worth Of warrants on
ths general fund some tims In April.
Tbs saloon licerxs will be due in
. short time. the amount comifg into
the city from this source alone being
%. $50 twice each year. Tbs CITY 4
hare Of the comfy taxes which will
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09

FREMONT HOTEL Board A5 90
per week. Board Snd room s25 90 per
month. Transient rates e2. 90 per day
This IL . 6o.room hotel. perfectly
equipped and absolutely clean. We
have no rent to pay and will continue
teh business. Rates to families and
desirable guests even lower than quot.
cd above. H. l.. ROE,
85 l08 Prop. and Owner.
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09

A CASE POSTPONED-The case
Of j. N. Hover ". Ed. r. Browne.
. suit involving Nevada mining
stocks. which was set for trial next
Monday In the distri,t court. was
postponed yesterday BY petition Of the
LiauttR's attorney. Mr.. Hover IL
very sick aud could not attend the
trial Of the csss.
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09
I||l:|||l||g|!|||!!!!!!!1! 4! Z!
The Country Club.

wv VV9nAsy 0t0Os
'"rhe Country Club" that meets each
night
The little corner grocery band
Haint got no charter ner no site
On which To build a clubhouse grand!
They don't wear split-tail coats ner hats
That shine like satin In the sun.
Ner they don't live in costly flats
But don't fergit that they have funl
Scarce has the sun sunk down to rest.
Than HE the members to their PLACE,
And there mid sorghum, lie and tar,
They start the programs lively race.
They spank this man and sanction that.
And pick the latest bill to shreds.
They know a thing or two. by heck.
About the path that congress treads.
Mid cod-h air and soft-coal smoke.
They save the country once again;
Then locking tight the grocery store
The Country Club adjourns at 10.
There's too much style about them clubs
That meet In state along the shore
And darn me, II git the fun
Frum Country Clubs ! got of yore.
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09
TOO FIGuRATIyE.


Jones-Bings has only one window
to his soul now
Wings-You don't say-er, what did
you say?
Jones-I said Bings has only one
window to his soul now!
Wings-Ho, no! Yes Ha, ha!
Been drunk again, has he? Strange
he can't
Jones-No. no. He lost
Wings-Well, why don't he hustle
around and have another glass put in.
Glass is
Jones-Don't you understand? He
was playing pop-gun with the baby
and she shot one Of his eyes out!
Wings-Well, gee whiz, why didn't
you say SO? ! thought you was talkin'
about that new automobile, of his!
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09
IRRIGATION MEN ARE
AT THE FREMONT

L
The business men Of this city are
this afternoon meeting with O. O..
HAmlin, Of Cripple Greek and J. 9
Macdonald Of this city on the carpets
Of ths Fremont hotel. These two
gentlemen ara shs prime mo ssrs Of
the deal whereby thirty thousand
acres Of land are 10 be brought
under irrigation on the north side
Of the Arkansas river By means Of !
system Of reservoirs that will be
built In the mountains above the
arid region.
They are telling the local bust.
ness msn OF their plans. showing
msps and sighting facts and figures.
Their report book IL very exhaustive.
being more than an inch In thicknrss
and costing u great amount Of money
TO compile. Thi, Ia the meeting that
was planned for last Monday. but ow-
ing to tho inability Of Mr.. Hamiin
to reach Florence on that day. the
meeting was postponed until this
afternoon.
Mr.. Hamlin will go from this
city to Canon City and there again
lay the water proposition before
the board Of aldermen and tie
business men. 1t will be remem.
bered that few days ago Canon
City voted down a proposition to sup.
ply thu town with mountain water
| that was to have been secured from
Cottonwood. but .here WAS always q
doubt In the minds of the voters
whether supply large enough to
meet the demands Of the town could
be secured, and whether 1t could be
had at cost of s40O. 900.
AT that time the mountain supply
feom Eight Mile dam. that is to be
built. was suggested. but there was
hardly time to act upon the PROPOSE.
tion. Now Mr.. Hsmlin will lay the
scheme before those interested and
will guarantee q supply into tie
present maius OF Canon City for 25.
900 inhabitants within twelve months.
II Canon will vote the $40O. 900 Ave
per cent interest bearing bonds In the
favor OF the irrigation company.
With thi. d al insured there would
he no particular occasion for further
delay In the con .truntion of the
dams and it Is thought construction
work would be comm enced in about
TWO months.
According to statistics fur ished
BY the government Of the Eight
Mile. Four Mile. Six Mile. Beaver
creek water sheds for the last six.
teen years 1t is shown that during
the four very dryest years In the last
sixteen wears. there WAS enough food
waters rain snd snow) run to waste
to irrigate 65. 600 acres. The present
company will only irriRate 10000
acres for the present In all this time
the dryest year Was in 1909. This
being true, there Ia but little doubt
left but what all this water that 10
needed can be supplied
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09

SION or THE FOUR-Ths play.
"The Sign Of the -Four" which 40.
peared At The Houston opera h.us4
last nlshs. WAS all that was clsInsd
for u. Press reports from oil ovsi
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09

the 90 antrv sive excellent recon-
mt ndations OF the chow. Theodore
Lorsh. the young Russian actor.
Icsptivated the houss He played
the role Of Sherlock Holmes. the
great detective. and he carried bis
part TO perfection. according TO the
history OF HOLMES The company
WAS one Of the manv strong onss that
Manager Houston has secured for the
pre- sent season.
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09

Great reduction sale Of Mems Win.
ter suits to be made to your measure.
Suits ga 90 to $40 90 now ai8 90 ia
$50. 90 Big stock to select frtm
Florence Tailoring 90. III East
Main. 10 II
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09

PRESBYTERIAN SUBJECT The
subject for consideration 1t the PTes.
byterian ohurnh tonight will bs
"Sorrow for Sin" Mrs. r. NJ.
HowelIs will sing . solo. All well
come.
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09

FUNERAL-Ths funeral services
over shs todv Of tho aksels girl who
died 1t Brewster. will be held 81 she
Seventh Day Adveniiss ohsrth at 10
o'clock tomorrow mofnips.
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09
oRTHoGRAPHY.

Typesetter, standing with unintelli
gible copy in hand--"Say. copyreader.
what's the other name for the pre-
historic silurian?'
rus, l think"
Typesetter-"How do you spell it?'
Copyreader-"Oh. | don't know; just
begin 1t ich' and hit a pi line!"
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09

No one ever tries, nowadays. to iml-
tate Columbus In the great trick OF
making an egg stand upright. Eggs
are too expensive
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09
FILTHY LUCRE.

Oh, what's the use of having things
A mortal cannot use2
Cad zooksi III take my wages down
And buy stack of bluesl
For money is most sordid stuff;
One cannot eat nor drink 1t,
So | will seek the poker game
And straightway / will sink 1t.
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09

A Chicago man found purse con-
tanning $4,000. returned 1t to the own
er and was given 81. Surely. virtue is
its own reward
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09

1t is an unkind snowstorm that
stops just as Hicks comes home at
three O'Clock In the morning. His
wife's motto Is. by his tracks | shall
know him"
About the only dream that comes.
true nowadays is the fancy that your
coal bin Is depleted.
In some parts OF India man may
pawn his wife for money. In this
country man frequently has to pawn
his watch for his wife!
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09

FOUR CANDIDATEs-T Order
Of EaAtssu Star lass pisht adopted
four candidates and Install q th.is
new officers.
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09
BY the Way.

Some young men are not so much
to blame for their shortcomings as for
their long stayings.
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09

Now doth the busy rah rah boy
Hang mistletoe and holly,
And meet beneath the chandelier
The college girl. How jolly!
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09

Young men who have a habit Of
staying too late should not drink COT
fee at their six o'clock dinners. 1t
Is liable to make them tantalIze IA
ther into setting the dog onto them.
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09

A Nebraska paper says In recent
Issue. American skates are popular
everywhere!" How about the mid
night skate that needs funnel to
help him locate the key-holc7
The daily tribune., 1907-01-09
POOR JUDGMENT,

A woman who would give a tramp
a piece Of angel cake would marry
profiigate count and no questions
asked.
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The Washington times., 1907-04-02
MORGAN'S DAUGHTER
IN POLICE COURT
Club Hall Boy Had Found
Diamond Brooch She
Lost.

NEW YORK, April Miss Anne
Morgan, daughter OF j. Pierpont Nor
gan, was expected in the chiIdrens
court TO tell what she knew about the
circumstances II the arrest OF little
zoe" Mcdonald, hall boy in the Colony
Club, the wowan's organization at
10 Madison avenue.
Miss Morgan Is treasurer OF the club,
whose membership Is limited TO women
Of wealth and high social station. She
lost a diamond and ruby brooch on
March g, in the club house. but did not
report 1t TO the police until Saturday.
She was prompted TO make the report
then by ths sudden disappearance OF
Mcdonald who did not say why he re-
signed.
When Detectives Furgison and Wrenn
called at the Mcdonald boys home, he
admitted finding the brooch.
Miss Morgan reached court in big
automobile, and was given a seat in
side the railing. When asked for
statement, her lawyer handed up an
affidavit and Miss Morgan said nothing
from the time she entered until she
left court.
The lad was psroled in the custody
OF his parents until April 20 wnen he is
20 report back 70 the court as 20 his
conduct
The Washington times., 1907-04-02
DANCING PALACE
At MASONIC FAIR
Special Musical Numbers
VIII Be Featured Dur
ing the Week.

The dancing palace Is 10 be the larg-
est single feature of the Masonic Fair,
and the magnitude of the proposition
has brought offers from all sorts OF
people. including several cranks, accord
ing 10 Maurice D. Rosenberg. the at
torney OF the committee in charge OF IL.
Among these was a request from one
person for permission to give a demon
stratiOn OF q flying machine, an offer
TO exhibit a large oil painting OF some
what doubtful propriety. offers 10 sell
goods on a percentage basis. offers from
professional gambling device proprie-
tors and one peculiar offer from an In
dividuaI who wanted to Tecite origi-
nal poems nightly without compensa-
ton
In line with the desire Of the commit
tee that no proposition concerning which
there was the slightest question should
be entertained, nothing but high-Class
attractions have been provided.
As previously stated IN The Times the
dancing palace will tender a reception
70 the most beautiful woman in Wash
ingtOn, as decided in the beauty con-
test, providing a carriage. flowers,
cts. for her On other evenings re-
CepUOns VIII De given by prominent
people, whose names VIII be announced
in due season. Among the distinguished
visitors at the former dancing pasaca
Wer Wu-Ting-faug, the chinese min
lister. Admiral SChley, and former Queen
LiluOkalani OF Hawaii
Contracts have been drawn by Mr
Rosenberg for the engagement OF the
Sunnyland Quartet and several other
higE-ClaSs musical attractions. NegO-
tiations are also under way for an Oc-
tet who will sing through megaDhones at
the eutra nce OF the palace. A trained
megaphOne chorus IS q novelty never
before attempted.