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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-31


Frank P. Sargent. the United States
commissioner Of immigration. said
one day in Washington:
There IL fine stuff in some of these
poor people who come to uor shores.
I heard recently of young Swedish
woman. Brave, witty and honorable,
she could bring splendid young
Americans into the world. A short
time after she arrived among us, her
husband got out of work. Naturally
then, the rent fell behind. The land
lord called for 1t one day in her hus-
bands absence. He listened to the
young woman's tale of misfortune, re-
garding the while her yellow hair,
her clear blue eyes. her red mouth
and white teeth. Suddenly, bending
toward her, he said:
Give us q kiss!'
"She drew back. and her blue eyes,
as cold as ice, dwelt on him disdain.
fully.
"'No,' she said, my husband and I
may be too poor to pay our rent, but
we are not so poor that we cant do
our own kissing"
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IGNORANT CITY BOY
NJ CHIT HAVE LEARNED MUCH
FROM COUNTRY COUSIN.
At Least One Trick With Horses That
He Was Not Familiar With
No Problem for Man :
Who Knew.

A city boy. He was playing In the
street when the rubber ball he was
tossing slipped from his hands and
landed just back Of the of hind foot
of a big gray horse attached to q
truck and standing patiently by the
curb awaiting further orders.
The boy made several furtive
reaches to recover the ball, but as
actual possession involved close prox-
unity to that massive leg and iron
| shod hoof he hesitated. A rapid
search Of surrounding territory re-
suited in the finding of a piece of stick
about six inches long.
Its length was disproportionate to
the danger zone, but the boys sense
of peril decreased as his anxiety grew
at the possible loss of his plaything
He made a quick jab with the stick,
but succeeded only in striking the ami
mails hook. causing it to prance in
dignantly.
A second attempt and the horses
shoe was struck. The big gray start
ed forward. The youngster barely
had time to jump out of the way of
the front wheel. Then the animal,
with innate cussedness, backed up
again and in so doing placed his hooi
on the ball and pinned 1t TO the
ground
frightened by his close call from in
jury and grieving for the loss Of his
plaything the boy looked around I'M
certain whether to laugh or cry. Just
at that juncture tall, broxd shout
dered man with whiskers OF the hay
seed variety turned the corner.
He saw the boys final attempt to
recover the ball and his narrow es-
cape from injury Two strides and he
was beside his victim
Amt you got no sense?" he de-
manded. Want to get run over or
have your brains kicked out?"
In a few sentences the boy ex-
planned the situation and pointed to
the ball. The big man patted the
horse on the flank, spoke few sooth-
ing words to the animal and ran his
hand deftly and pettingly down the
leg until he reached the hook.
Hist, boy, hist" he commanded,
and the animal. accustomed to fire.
quent examinations OF the hoof, ODE.
diently lifted its leg.
With his free hand the big man
extracted the bali from its resting
place and tossed it to the lad, who I'M
gratefully scampered away without
waiting to thank his benefactor.
Beats thunder how these city kids
don't know nothin' about horsas,"
said the big man disgustedly as he
busted of his hands and resumed his
way.
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An Anecdote of a Wet Year.

A Belfast (Maine) man recalls that
this year is the fortieth anniversary
of the wet summer when Belfast
postponed part of its big Fourth of
July celebration to August Z. Many
places in the state had planned for
demonstrations on the Fourth, but
rain interfered, and some towns had
1T on the instalment plan, Belfast
among the number. The season was
so wet that on low lands on many
farms the hay was cut and stacked on
the driest place that could be found
and hauled OF after the ground froze
in the winter
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-31
Worth WALKING For.

As the studio girl was going home
frayed old woman stopped her.
Please" said the woman, will you
give me little money to buy me a
cup of tea?"
The girl looked at her hard. Her
eyes were watery. She seemed desti.
tute.
III you will go to my studio with
me-" she said to her, II will make
you cup of tea will with pleas
ure."
The old woman looked hard at
her.
Il suppose" she said, you have
to walk up a good many flights of
stairs to get to your studio"
II do" said the girl.
The old woman shook her head.
Il can't walk upstairs" she sighed.
Il never could"
Gould you walk If 1 gave you a
sip of something else?' asked the
girl.
The eyes of the old woman bright
ened.
Il could" she faltered.
The girl turned on her heel.
There's nothing doing" said she.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-31

AT the Lick observatory, says the
American Machinist. they have recent
ly spectroscopically determined the
distance from us of the nearest fixed
star. the result being stated as fol.
lows: Light, travelling with a speed Of
lSo,ooo miles per second, requires
four and quarter years to reach us
from that star. And we figure it out
ike this: Length of sidereal year, s65
days. hours, minutes and 9.33 sec.
onds. which is 31.55S.149.33 seconds.
and four and a quarter years are
therefore 1S4,122.134e25 seconds. The
distance then (call it mean or mas.
niiicent. as you please) is a4,s4s.717.,
045.365 miles.
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FIirt and coquette.

Does man like the coquette! Many
prefer the fiirt. though to many the
terms are synonymous. THE CO.
Quette' uses man as she does her
dresses. She likes to be seen with
a new one every day; she kills for
the sake of killing; she satisfies her
vanity by playing on mans
THE flirt" is not serious, and she
does not wish you to take her seri-
ously; she wants fun, and If you &C.
cept her for what she is worth you
may pass a very pleasant time.
The coquette" tries to lead you as
fast as she wishes you to go.
THE fiirt" does not lead you fur.
Their than you wish to go.
"Flirts' often make good wives.
"Coquettes" never.
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QUICK REMEDIES FOR cRAmP.
Not Hard TO Get Relief From This
Painful Affiiction. 49,.

Do your little growing folks wake
mp in the night with cramp In their
toes or legs? If SO, tell them to slide
down to the foot of the bed and press
their toes hard against the footboard.
This seldom fails to bring relief. Even
the tiniest tot can do this for herself
when she wakes up in alarm at the
big pain in her leg.
Should this fail, and sometimes
when the cramp is up by the knee, it
Is not efficient, tell the sufferer to
press the sole of her cramped foot
against the instep Of the other. Press
good and hard, and the pressure, to-
gether with the warmth and electric
ity drawn from the well foot, will GER
tainly bring relief unless the case is
very stubborn. To treat the knot
ty," stubborn kind of cramp, which
sometimes seizes the little folks when
they are nervous, or II they have
eaten something which does not agree
with them, to tie broad band TIA
TIERS handkerchief, folded. will an
swer,) tightly above the cramped part.
unless one knows just how
to manipulate the muscle, often does
more harm than good. The doctors
tell us that cramp of this kind is as
much nervous as muscular trouble.
If your children suffer frequently
with it, good warm bath with an
alcohol rub at night is good pre-
ventfve. B, n.
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chivairous Americans.

Woman is too enthusiastically wor.
SHIPPED at all times, her faults must
never be discussed, and in her must
be found all the noble qualities, ali
the intellect, the physical attractive
ness, the leadership that belong to
the ideal aristocracy. And surely one
cannot but admire our hard-headed
money-grabbing kin beyond the sea
for this fdeaIization of our sex. It
has kept them emotional, sympathet.
&c. chivalrous, and this, surely, must
be counted unto them for good.-Lon.
don Lady's Pictorial.
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GREAT CHESS MASTER

ders on fntemperaance. for he is IN
abstainer as faS as alcoholic slime
lants is concerned. He enjoys good
cigar, and, according to his own fig
ures, he usually smokes six cigars a
day, sometimes more. but never less
than this number.
In habits and dress, like many an
other genius, Emanuel Lasker is ex-
ceedingly careless Clothes are not
an important factor in his everyday
life. and he prefers soft shirt with
a rundown collar attached to any,
thing In the starched variety. His
wealth of black, curly hair is usually
unkempt, for while in repose he has
a habit of running his hands through
it. His luxuriant mustache Il con-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-31
EMANUEL tAsKER, PEER or
PRESENT-DAv PLAYERS.
His Aim Is to Make Game Most Pop
uIar Of Indoor Pastimes lis
an Exponent Of the Sim
pie Life.

New Orleans.-Emanuel Lasker,
the chess champion of the world, Is a
genius.
There Is more truth than poetry in
this deduction of the man who Is rec
ognized throughout the civilized world
as the peer Of all the masters of the
present day, and yet withal a plain.
everyday German-American, who is
an exponent of the simple life, quiet,
retiring. yet cheerful and affable at
all times. And yet withal he is a stu
dent. one who still carefully pursues
the study of mathematics in all its
branches, who Is strategist as we'll
as a tactician. which is the solution
Of the problem of his being the master
of masters of the present day in the
art Of chess playing.
Emanuel Lasker has an aim and
purpose as the champion chess player
OF the world, and that aim and pur-
pose IL to make the game not only as
popular as 1t used to be In the time of
Paul Morphy, but the great national
indoor game of America, contending
that on account of its cleanness and
Its wholesomeness 1t is entitled to
such recognition. To this end he has
not only edited for the past three
years Lasker's Chess Magazine, a ma
tional organ devoted to chess, but
also edits weekly the chess column for
two widely read papers.
Love of mathematics was the corner
stone Of his success as a chess player.
A close student of mathematics since
ne mastered the. rule of three, he has
taught mathematics and received his
degree of doctor of philosophy at Err
iangen, Bavaria, though like Julius
Caesar, Napoleon Bonaparte and 9TH
ers, he prefers to be known as Eman-
uei Lasker. the world over, regardless
OF titles and degrees that have been
conferred upon him. He was born In
Germany In 1868 and has been devo-
tee OF the chess game since he was
IL years of age. IS years Of which he
has spent in mastering the game, and
for IL years of this time has been rec
ognized as the chess champion of the
world.
In following the simple life Emanuel
Lasker drinks good deal of water,
for the simple reason he has discov- |
cred water has a good taste and is a |
healthy drink. Smoking is perhaps |
the only habit that he has that bor-
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What Becomes of the Gold?

What has become of all the gold
produced in the past thirteen years
The production is estimated at
1855 million dollars, and the London
Statist shows that 1852, 000, 400 of
this has gone into the banks and
treasures; in other words, the re-
serve pockets Of the world. OF the
remaining 1888 million dollars it
would be fair to estimate that 1.105
million dollars was consumed in the
arts and sciences. This leaves SSs
million dollars unaccounted for.
About 6S million dollars of gold a year
therefore mysteriously disappears.
Does the gold go into hidden boards.
or is the use of 1t in the industries
larger than is generally supposed?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-31
Dangers Of Huoaino.

There is too much affectionate
hugging of children by fond parents"
said DR.. George J Helmer, of New
York city, in cNhic at the opening
session of the seventh annual conven.
ton of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic
association.
Dangerous diseases result from the
LESSONS of the ribs caused by these
embraces" he continued, land
mother. without knowing. often ruins
her child for life.''
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-31
MINT CHIEF TO HEAD BANK.
Director Roberts Quits Federal job
For Chicago Position.

Chicago.-George E. Roberts, for
seven years director Of the mint, will
be successor to the late James H.
Eckels as president of the CONNER
cial National bank. It has been off,
cially announced that he will resign
his position under the government to
take charge of the institution.
This decision was reached after q
conference in New York between Mr..
Roberts and Franklin Macveagh.
chairman of the board of directors
of the bank.
Mr.. Roberts is one of the leading
men OF finance in the country. He is
the author of Coin at School of
Finance" book which was written
as reply to Coins Financial
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Laundry work at home would b
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness. it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric IL
hidden behind paste Of varying
thickness. which not only destroys the
appearance. but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thfnly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
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AsensIbIe 70 the Last

An old Scotch lady used to be at
tended by doctor to whom she In
variably gave a. guinea when he went
to see her. He had told the friends
with whom she lived that her death
would probably be sudden. and one
day he was hurriedly sent for. as she
appeared to have become unconscious.
On his arrival he saw at once that
the old lady was dead. and, taking
hold OF her right hand, which was
closed. but not rigid, he calmly ex-
tracted from 1t the fee which she
had provided for him. and as he did
so he murmured: Sensible to the
last"
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Betting on the Sexton.

1T took conversation I overheard
at the close OF the church service
last Sunday night to bring me to a
realization of the virulence of the
betting fever" said the busy New
York woman. II actually heard two
boys betting on the skill of the sex
ton in snuffing out the candles. One
bet rs cents that he would extinguish
each candle at the first application
OF the shutters, the other that he
wouldn't. had been watching the
proceedings with the same thought
in mind, but it had never occurred to
me to bet on the outcome"
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state commissioner of charities and
corrections without opposition. 1t is
quite possible also that her election
may be as great a triumph as her nom
nation; as there is a strong move
'ment among the Republicans to bring
out no candidate In opposition to her.
but to make her election unanimous.
In recognition of the work she has
done for the children and the friend
less ones Of the new state.
Miss BARNARD is a native of Ne
hraska. but has lived in Oklahoma for
IL years. all of that time in Oklahoma
City and was educated at st. Joseph's
academy there. She was employed in
clerical capacities in the last two Okla
homa legislatures. and out Of 491 ap-
plicants. she received the appointment
under Gov. Ferguson to represent Ok
iahoma at the st. Louis exposition.
She also organized the Relief and
Emergency association among the So
ciety young women of Oklahoma City.
Later her work was given official
recognition by both the chamber of
commerce and the Ministerial associa-
ton OF that city. and she was placed
at the head of the Oklahoma City
Provident association. q position which
she still holds.
When the constitutional convention
was in session in Oklahoma City she
went before 1t and made forcefu.
and effective plea for the two things
Tor which she was laboring-the enact
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Fair

Fair.
Miss Smith, see that the legfsla-
ture has passed law prohibiting the
women from wearing stuffed birds or
feathers on their hats.
Aunt Marla--lt amt fair rye heard
of how the men in the cities wear
swallow-tail coats and they never say
. word again5t 1.-THE Bohemian.
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There is q beauty and attractive
ness in health which is far greater
than mere regularity Of feature.
A siclxly, irritable, and complaining
woman always carries q cloud of
depression with her; she is not only
unhappy herself but is q damper to
all joy and happiness when with her
family and friends.
1t is the bright, healthy, vivAcious
woman who always charms and carries
sunshine wherever she goes.
If q woman finds that her energies
are Tagging and that everything tires
her; if her feminine system fails to
perform its allotted duties. there is
nervousness, sleeplessness, faintness,
bacl,ache. headache. bearing down
pains. and Irregularities. causing
constant misery and melancholia,
she should remember that Lydia E.
Plnkham's Vegetable Compound
made from native roots and herbs viii
dispel all these troubles. By correct
ing the cause Of the trouble it cures
where other treatment may have
failed.
Miss Elizabeth Wynn. Of No. EOS
9Th Avenue, New York City, writes ::
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
ssFor months suffered with dreadful
headaches, pain In the back and severe
hemorrhages. was weak and out Of sorts
all the time Lydia =. Pinkham's Vegetable
COMPOUND helped me when all other nledi-
cine had failed. Il seemed to be just what
Ineeded and quickly restored my health"
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ment of provisions for compulsory ed
ucation and the prevention of child
labor. Both provisions were embodied
in the constitution.
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Knights OF Pythias,
T bird Battalion,
Second Regiment,
Missouri Brigade,
says: Il am pleased
to endorse the use
of Doan's Kidney
Pills, a medicine
of great merit. Hav-
ing had personal ex-
noriopCo NTH v,ou~
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Bacon-A man asked me for money
on the street to-day.
Egbert-And did you give him any
thing?
Il should say did! / gave him a
look that he won't forget in a hurry"
-Yonkers Statesman.
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kidney medicines, am in a position
to know whereof I speak. and am
pleased to add my endorsement and
to recommend. their use."
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-31

Lewis Single Binder straight Sc. Many
smokers prefer them to Zoe cigars. You
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, III.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-31

FITS, st. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free g. 90
trial bottle ard treatise. DIR. r. H. Kline,
Id. o3i Arch ST.. PhiIadelphia. Ps.
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school,. and which upset the free sill.
yer doctrines contained in that book.
He was publisher OF the Fort Dodge
Messenger, at Fort Dodge, Ia, for
several years, and still is the owner
of the paper.
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GIRL TO GET STATE OFFICE.
Oklahoma Will Recognize Work In In
terest Of Children.

Guthrie, Okla.-Miss Kate BARNARD.
OF Oklahoma City, has received the
Democratic nomination for the first
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He that does good shall find good:
he that does evil shall find evil
Turkish.
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Men enjoy doing anything they
don't have to do for q living.
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West 18th Street, New York City,
writes:
Dear MIA Pinkhams--
ssFor months was III with an Internal
trouble. l suffered terrible agony, was
nervous, irritable, and sick all the time. I
took different medicines without benefit
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
was recommended and within six months
was completely restored to health and I
want to recommend 1t to every suffering
woman"
Women who arc troubled with
painful or irregular functions, back
ache, bloatsag Tor 6atulence), displace-
ments, Inflammation or liberation.
that bearingdown feeling, dizziness,
Indigestion, or nervous prostration
may be restored to perfect health and
strength by taking Lydia z. Pink
hams Vegetable COMPOUND.
Mrs. PlakAan's lnvitatioa to womes.
Women suffering from any form
Of female weakness are invited 70
promptly communicate with .Mra
Pinkham. at Lynn, Mass. From the
symptoms given. the trouble may be
located and the quickest and surest
way of recovery advised. Out of her
vast volume Of experience in treating
female Ills Mrs. Pinkham probably
has the very knowledge that will.
help your case. Her advica Is frea
and always helpful.
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Lowell on Sincerity.

No man can produce great thing!
who is not thorc -shly sincere in deal
ing with himself.--LoweIl.
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MISS ELIZABETH WYNN

Miss Hulda Kughler, OF No, rs,
West 18th Street, New York City,
writes:
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-18
MASS MEETING FOR SATURDAY

A conclave of Hawaiian leaders was
held yesterday afternoon in the office
of Nagaran Fernandez. Those present
we're H.. J. Mossman, f. r. Harvey.
Charley Motley, J. ]. Fern, Charley
Chillingworth, John Lane n. Fer
nandez, NJ. e. Silva and J. Lor wal
ZACH.
At the meeting 1t was finally decid-
ed to call the mass meeting for Satur-
day at Aala Park.
Those signing the call are. J. X.
Nalanianaole, Chas. X. Motley. II. J..
Mossmah, +. r. Harvey, JOS. J. Fern,
Chas. +. Chillingworth, J. c. Lane,
S. c. Dwight, J. NJ. Poepoe, VIM.
white, Fred. w. BeCltley, r. w. Ay-
lett, A. X. Woodward, a. S. Kaleiopu,
s. l.. Desha, C. Pahia Maielua, Richard
Karratti, Jr., N. Fernandez, J. K.
Prendergast, VIM. Y. II. Olepau, S. Ha-
helona, f. J. Crawford. Ed. L. Like,
Abraham Fernandez. Joseph Kalana,
David Kanuha, ]. Kanac, Clal ence l..
Crabbe. Geo. J. Fern, NJ. Il. Silva,
John II. Wise, Chas. Kanekoa. David
Kama, Jno. l.. Kaulukou.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-18
CASES SET FOR HEARING

The following cases are set for
hearing by the Supreme Court on
Monday, November 4, 1907, at 10
o'clock unless otherwise ordered upon
motion:
10. Alice X. Kaae v. Kaula Rich
0rdson ct al.
II, In re application of f. II, Luc.
weiko for writ of mandamus
against James w. Pratt, Commission
r of Public Lands of the Territory.
10. John d. Moore v. Clinton G..
Ballentyne ct al.
IS. VIM. w. Bierce, Ltd, v. Gin
ton j. Hutchins, trustee.
At the same time case No. H.
Frederick j. Lowrey ct al, trustees,
'. Territory, will be set for hearing
en- a date certain.