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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04
Preventing Suicide.

We commend to the Salvation Army
a method successfully used on would
be suicides for some years in Boston
by a citizen who has won reputation
Is q confidant of unfortunates, weak
iings and genteel paupers, says Boston
Herald. When 1t is announced that q
case" is ready to tie the moose, or
Jerk the trigger, or take the plunge,
or sip the dose. this mans face lights
up with curious interest. When are
you going to do it?" he asks. IF you
really mean to keep faith, want to
be there. desire to see you do the
first sensible act of your life" The
intended suicide, who expected to be
pleaded with and saved" is hurt In
his pride and decides not to tie, jerk,
take or sip, but to live on and prove
that there are those who love him.
her. 1t. Nothing so palsies the hand
of self-destruction as sudden and
unforeseen collapse Of opposition, OBJ
stacle and grief. Suicide is the apex
of conceit. The victim has vast pity
for himself. Get his dander up. and
he's saved" 1t may be he will con
tinue to be a proud pauper, but al
least he las obviated a muss and q
funeral. Approach all Nanki Poos in
the spirit of Koko and there will be
no call for the snickersnee or the
clothes-line.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04

studying Inconsistencies and devoted
his whole attention to admiring the
Admiralty doiphins, she drew from
her basket a sprig of scarlet geranium
and three white daisies, which, with
frond of tho inevitable maiden-hair,
she bound firmly together and laid on
the tray Of her basket whilst she ar
ranged a second spray resembling
the first in every particular.
Her task was just finished when
the conductor conveniently turned
round and she handed them to him.
That's yours" she said, land the
others for the driver"
my word! One for him, too:
Shan't we be grand! Folks will think
this here bus is a-eoin' to weddin'."
It'll have to be SAILS, them" said
Mrs. Bower, laughing. Cause we've
both got q man at home-haven't we.
Mrs Carp"
I'VE have" assented Mrs.. Carp in Z
tone that seemed to convey the idea
that though husbands were question
able blessings yet no self-respecting
flower-woman would be without that
appendage. 81 was jist goin' to tell
you about Jim last Saturday" she con-
tinued as s764 disappeared Up the
step with the drivers buttonhole
You know how 1t poured? Well. he'd
been an bought z whole barrelful O.
caulifiower Real beauties, they we're.
You can't think what q lovely sight
that barrel did look With them all
stacked high upon It! Then down
comes that wind an rain, an he
doesn't get 'em covered mp in time,
and a whole lot OF 'em gets tipped
over into the slush an gets spoiit!
Just Ike him, wasn't IT,"
"Ah, int you see, 1t came on 70 sud
den-likey replied Mrs. Bower sooth-
ingly. Il ypt lot O. my flowers spoilt.
The winds worse than the rain when
It blows like that I've often won
dered. SAL" she continued. adroitly
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04
Baked Celery with Cheese.

Three cupfuls celery, cut into inch
pieces, one cup-ful stale bread crumbs
three-quarters of cupful grated
cheese, one-half cupful milk. two Ia
blespoonfuls Of butter, one table
spoonful nour. Cook the celery M
boiling sailed water until tepAea,
drain thoroughly and set aside hat ..
cupful of the liquid. Melt one table
spoonful Of butter, add the flour. and
mix smooth, turn in the milk and
the half cupful of celery liquid.
Bring to boil and cook three min
utes. stirring constantly; add half =
cupful of the cheese, stir until II
r7eits, then mix In the celery, adding
SAT-, paprika, or cayenne. Melt the,
remaining tablespoonful Of butter and.
moisten the bread crumbs with it,
Put the celery and crumbs into a bak-
ing dish In alternate layers, having.
the last layer crust. and sprinkle tho
remainder Of the cheese over the top
Bake on the upper rack of the oven
until medium brown. and serve hot.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04
Horses Saved by a Dog.

A New Jersey farm laborer went to
Egg Harbor City to do some shopping
and when he emerged from q store
his team had disappeared. No one
had seen the drdverless horses go and
it was thought that they had been
stolen. The man walked home and
discovered that the house dog, was
also missing. Some days later the
dog returned to the farm. got some
food and drink and started away. bark
ing furtously. He was followed and in
a piece OF woods several miles away
the team was discovered. The horses
had wedged the wagon between two
trees and there they had stood i've
days without foo0 or drink. They
ha6 gnawed the BARR from the tstes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04

barbering, blacksmithing or the se!v-
ing of soft drinks and Ice cream may
survive, but such lines Of trade can
not sustain . decent town." The
cause of this widespread loss Of busi-
ness il the aggressive and destructive
competition of the catalogue houses
In the big cities. 1t has been possible
for 40 years or more to buy OF some
houses in the cities. II one felt that
the merchants Of his town were ex-
acting too much profit, but this effort
Of the mail order houses to cut the
retailer altogether II new thing. the
growth OF the past few years. Start
ing with few lines>of trade, this
form Of competition has come to cover
almost everything that can be sold In
. country town and 1t Is even asserted
that savings bank department II to
be added by one Of the catalogue
houses.
The claim that the mail order
houses of Chicago are doing an an
nual business Of over $500. 900. 600 may
seem large, but one house alone has
sold goods to the amount Of $40 .000.-
600 N the past six months and is now
incubating a new plan to increase its
enormous business by selling shares
of stock to thousands Of people IN the
hope of making them regular GUS
TONERS.
The skillfully worded advertisement
and the big catalogue. with its pic
tu-es of articles In hundred lines Of
trade, are very alluring to buyers.
most of whom are not familiar with
prices and qualities. Some of the
articles below the usual prices are Of
IN Inferior quality. while the average
price IL usually fully up to what would
be paid to the home dealer. Az was
shown last winter In . speech In con-
gress, articles for the mail order trade
are often misbranded at the request
Of the mail order people with DELHI
crate intent to deceive. One Of the
instances given by this congressman
was Of some thousands Of finger rings
stamped fourteen carats" when they
were in reality only ten.
The buyer Who orders from hia
| catalogue, or from an advertisement.
does not see the articles till they
come and IL often disappointed In the
quality Of the most Of them. but there
u no redress a. there would be II he
bought at home. He does not like to
own that he Il disappointed, % he
vnaArna fbe hoat ~ n and frSea IN rnr.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04

RENrs SHOULD De ATTENDED TO
At ONCE.


Rents win look much better when
mended II they are attended to At
once. because the longer they are left
the more ragged the edge becomes.
Lay the garment right side down
and put the edges of the rent a. close
together as possible; cut . piece OF
tissue rather larger than the space
that Is torn and lay ON the top.
Take q piece Of thin wooden mate
rial the same size as the tissue and a.
near the color Of the cloth ~ possible;
lay that on top of the tissue and when
placed exactly in the right position
iron with . hot iron until the patch
adheres to the garment The heat will
cause the tissue to dissolve. forming ..
kind Of glue.
II the material Il Of Hight weight
goods It viii be best to use . patch
of the same. but II tho material IL
heavy, such a. Il used IN mems suits
or coats, . lighter patch viii BE- much
better.
be mended by putting the two edges
firmly together and basting them to q
piece Of paper on the right side. This
work Il done between the cloth.
Take thread and insert the needle
about three-eighths of an inch from
the edge and carry 1t between the
| cloth to about half an inch the other
side of the cut and draw the thread
through; put the needle in where It
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04
The Chronicle.
COLFAx. !: |: LOUISIANA.
Cost Of improving . Railroad.

Cost OF Improving ha'irono.
To duplicate the track of a large
American road would involve an ex-
penditure whose resulting yearly
charges would be very far from being
met by the added revenue for long
time to come. AS matter of fact.
most of the railroads are, therefore.
duplicating their tracks slowly, says
Wolcott Drew In Moody's Magazine.
1t is, however, not a question whether
enough is spent each year to keep q
road, already In good condition. up to
the previous normal STANDARD, but
whether enough additional has been
expended to keep the road In the up
to-date state demanded by the contin-
ually higher standard Of living and ex-
penditure In the whole country. A
striking example is seen In the South
ern Pacific. In 1902 q large broker
age house, interested in this stock,
estimated with an expenditure OF $40,'
100000 this road would be In a first
clase PHYSICAL condition and enabled
easily to pay dividends. A forty-mil'
lion-dollar issue Of preferred stock
was actually made. But 1t has been
found necessary in the last four years
in addition to this sum, to expend
nearly 100000 before the ROAD has
been brought up to first-class con
dition. 1t has now the rather large
bond capitalization Of $4,000 pei
mile.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04

know that he could have bought -
cheaply and selected much more eat
isfactorIly at home On . rural route
with which / am familiar and over
which most Of the Incoming letters
are from mail order houses and the
outgoing ones carry back money or
ders, lives . friend Of mite who
bought Z watch from the catalogue at
what he considered . rare bargain.
The watch came. to be sure. but 1t did
not 90. that II ct the right speed.
and, although money enough was
spent on It to bring the price up to
. good figure. It was NO better - .
timekeeper than that famous watch
Of Capt Cuttle's. Another friend
bought . buggy at $34 and was elated
over his purchase until It came and
he saw that tho top was very ordin-
airy article of oil cloth, instead Of
leather. and he was 20 ashamed Of II
that he sold It at = loss to his hired
man and bought = better one In .
neighboring town. A lady and her
two daughters bought shoes from the
catalogue and when asked Why they
had trouble with their feet said 1t was
because Of limiting shoes. But such
Instances Of the bad effects Of buy
Ing "sight unseen" are daily occurring
all over the country. It II only natur-
a and inevitable that such things
should happen.
Let NJ see what win be the effect
Of this formidable diversion Of trade,
II carried 70 it, logical conclusion.
Nearly al the business houses Of the
smaller towns win become bankrupt,
the value of town property will do
cline, churches and schools win 70
ceive . feeble support and the towns,
| instead of being centers Of business
and social activity. win almost ceass
| to exist. The country In general VIII
become like many portions Of the
south where the large plantations. By
getting their supplies in the cities
have kept the neighboring towns
| down to the crossroads type-dreary
Imprinted little places Of half dozer
ramshackle houses. The evil effects
| Of this loss Of trade and destruction
Of the value Of town property Win ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04

Now we are told that crazy man
took the money. Going crazy is get
ting to be terrible habit. Doubtless
the ptkpocket when nabbed in the
act by policeman will soon get wise
enough to demonstrate with the OIL
Ger In this wise: Stay your restrain
ing hand. good sir; can't you see that
I am cracz?"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04

The monks of St Bernard in the
Alps are soon to appear as automobile
lists. They have received permission
to run automobiles between the hos
pices Of Grand st. Bernard and Sim
plon and Domo d'Ossola and Aosta.
The chaufYeurs viii be chosen from
the monks themselves. who will wear
cowls.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04

Great Britain says she win not plan
any more varships until The Hague
conference passes upon disarmament
AS just now she Is building five battle
ships. seven cruisers. eight destrugers
&nd twelve submarines she win feel
responsibly safe when disarned.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04

Andrew Carnegie. replying to .
question about steel. wrote that nav
ing retired from 1t he did not care to
cpes the subject: that he might Rave
been . rich man Il he hadn't resolved
not to spend an old age in pursuit. Of
steel.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04
Ham PIs.

Cover the sides and bottom Of =
dish with good paste rolled out thin
Have ready some slices Of cold boil--
ed ham (about half an inch thick)
some eggs boiled hard and sliced and
= large young fowl cleaned and cut
up. put . layer Of ham at the bot
tom, then the fowl. then the eggs
next another layer Of ham.
SprfnklD pepper over and pour in.
some water or better some veal gravy.
Cover the pie with crust, and bake
The addition Of mushrooms IL great
improvement.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04

A New Jersey woman on invitation
Of the judge stepped up ON the bench
and sentenced her husband to 30 days
in jail for drunkenness and general
meanness- How many men are there
who fiatter themselves that they
would get OF so easy II their wives
had the power to puniSh them?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04
Pretty Fashions.

The short cap sleeves that are to b
worn ON jumper waists and eton jack
cts this spring may be slashed and
fastened across with tiny black velvet
bows. and the jacket fronts held "
eether the same way.
A becoming dog collar to wear with
an evening gown is made Of six
strands Of very narrow black velvet
yibbon. featherboned. and decorated
with tiny Jet buckles. The fastening
Il st the back, under row Of little
bows or buckles.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04

Afopeka family returned from
church to find that burglars had car
Red OF everything but the carpets
on the acors. II II bad returned from
any other place they would have got
The carpets, too.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04

sslyine IL good. and you can get
Il made up by your chemist Really,
though, the best way to cure corns
q to remove the pressure which
causes them Get your shoemaker to
stretch yodr shoes on his last, put
ding on IN extra piece Of leather where
vheso the corn comes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04

act upon the value Of farm property
by cutting OF the home market. They
win add to the taxes on lands by re-
ducing taxable values In the towns.
Surely It IL not to the interest Of any
body, except the bloated corporations
carrying on the mall order business.
to see the towns and villages fall into
decay. A i've town IL not only Of
value to the lands surrounding II, but
its well stocked business houses are
. convenience and q beneft to the
buyer. Even II money could, IN the
long run. be saved by ordering every.
thing from the city. the Inconvenience
and uncertainty Of II would always
make such shopping unsatisfactory.
Ordering from . catalogue II leap
In the dark, except In the case Of .
few articles whose color, shape and
quality are always the same.
To the man who can soberly look
on both sides Of the question and who
can put himself In the place Of "the
other fellow" the query win come:
Is II best from mere within, or even
for . certainty of saving from one to
half dozen dollars In . year to turn
my back on the old. convenient ways
OF doing business, and to do my part
toward running the business Of my
old acquaintance and friends. and Of
destroying the value of property IN
the town where my friends live?
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04

sift together a, pint and . half Of
nour. two tablespoonfuls Of sugar (less
II preferred), two teaspoonfuls OF
salt. Rub in with the tips. Of the
fingers two tablespoonfuls Of butter,
then add one beaten egg and milk to
make soft dough. Cut out like bis
cult and bake in quick oven- When
baked split In two spread lightly with
butter and I'LL with the sweetcned
peaches from a quart can and whipped
cream, = layer Of peaches FIRST and
cream on top.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-04
The Other Passenger

tcOpyrisht by Joseph B. Bowies.)
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-13
Who Are Old Settlers:

Mr.. A. Pitcher came into the World
Office this morning and talked about
the Old Settlers Organization and
proposed a reunion at Monitor, June
21-23.
Concerning eligibility for member
ship in the association, Mr.. Pitcher
said:
Under the resolution as finally
adopted, 1t was decided that all those
who lived in Chelan county and ad-
joining counties of Kittitas, King,
Snohomish, Skagit, Okanogan, Doug
las, on January /, 1892, and who
are now residents of Chelan county
shall be eligible for membership in
the Chelan County Pioneers AssO-
ciation."
Mr.. Pitcher came to the valley in
1899, from California, and settled
on a homestead where he lived for
seventeen years. He then sold out
and moved into Wenatchee.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-13
WILL PRESENT
1.-THE PIXIES"
$50 Wenatchee Boys and Girls to
Appear i'm Famous Extrava.
ganza Next Week.

The ladies of the Episcopal church
have made arrangements with Mr..
w. A. Milne, of Chicago, to prepare
his well-known fairy extravaganza,
The Pixies for presentation at the
Wenatchee opera house on Friday
and Saturday night, June 21 and %.
A cast of one hundred and fifty
young ladies and children are now
holding daily rehearsals under Mr.
Mines direction, assisted by Mrs. j.
E. Ferguson. Thirty-five boys in
grotesque costuming, will represent
pixies, brownies, goblins, insects,
pickaninnies and monkeys: one hun
dred little girls, glittering with
spangles, will be FAIRIES, butterflies,
Ter girls, and pages. Twelve
young ladies, in natty military uni
forms, will give an Amazon march
and drill, consisting of a series of
evolutions given with the rapidity
and precision of veterans; and II
high school girls, as cunning Japan
ese maidens will present scene from
the opera The Geisha."
During the past thirteen years Mr..
Milne has presented this piece in the
largest cities in every state in the
union, Canada, Great Britain and
Australia This is its first visit west
of the Rockies and already it has
been given in eighteen of the largest
cities of California, Oregon and
Washington. At the Spokane thea
ter recently it played to two packed
houses. The press of the west has
rnited with the eastern press in de-
airing it the most beautiful and
l1ughable entertainment ever devils
ed for amateurs.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-13
DRUNKEN HOBO
RAISES A ROW
Tries to Force Entrance Into Lodging
House While Carrying Jag and is
FOIkibly rOusted

There was trouble on Wenatchee
Avenue last night.
An intoxicated man entered the
Cunningham lodging house, seeking
quarters-or trouble-it is not clear
which. Anyway, he found the latter.
Mr.. Cunningham arrived about the
time things were growing noisey, and
threw the intruder out. The would
be lodger made a pass at Mr.. Cum
ningham, the police say, but missed
him and struck his wife, who was
standing near.
In the midst of the melee, night
patrolman Tedford arrived and ar
rested the disturber. He was locked
UP and will have hearing in police
court this afternoon.
This morning one of the Cunning
ham boys found large. clasp knife
with blade like a scythe near the
scene of last nights scufle. 1t is
supposed to have been in possession
of the man now languishing in dur
ance vile.
The man who made the row is
believed to be one of the gang of FL
who waited through town yester-
day.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-13
A BAD ACTOR
FLIES THE COOP
Takes Money and Property Of the
Brandon Company and Dis
appears Over the Cascades.

An actor man has flown the coop.
He took his clothes-and went.
The Brandon Company is out a
trunk, some cash, and a prop" gun
which the erstwhile Hebrew Com
edian saw fit to annex prior to his
flight.
According to police intelligence
Mr.. Brandon dispatched one of his
troupe, M. E. Lowenworth, to Leav-
enworth to bill the town for the ap-
pearance of the Brandon Players on
Sunday night. Expense money was
advanced to Lowenworth, and he left
on the west-bound, ostensibly for
Leavenworth, but he kept on going.
The Seattle police have been not
flied and Lowenworth will probably
be returned here for trial, charged
with absconding with his employers
money.
The actors have their troubles.
LowenwOrth is the man who sang
the Home Made to Order song at
the theater on Monday night, bring
ing CONSERVATION to various unfort-
unate persons in the audience.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-13
Ice.

Ice for this summer Will be cheap
er than it has ever been before. 1t
will be cheaper in Wenatchee than
it is Seattle. 1t will be cheaper
than it is at any point on the Sound.
Yes, and it will be cheaper than it
is where they have the big ice plant
in Portland.
People in Wenatchee will get ice
cheaper than any of them. The We
natchee Canning company say that
they are going to furnish ice at
prices so that every one can have
what they want.
BY reason of having just installed
one of the best ice plants in the Pa
cifc Northwest, they are enabled to
do this.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-13
ChELAN WOMAN
TAKES POISON
Agony from Carbolic Acid
| Poisoning.

News has reached Wenatchee Of
the suicide of Mrs. Frank Turner.
living on a fruit ranch near Chelan
Falls.
Domestic difficulties are supposed
to have been the cause Of the rash
act.
The dead woman was about As
years of age, and had been married
once before her union with Turner,
and her son by a former marriage
is now living in Spokane. Turner
has daughter by former marriage
now living with him at Chelan Falls.
Report says that Turner was ad-
dicted to excessive drinking, and
this is supposed to have preyed on
his wife's mind. She had been de-
sirous of visiting her son at Spokane
and had asked Turner for the neces-
sary travelling expenses. On Monday
last he went into Chelan to obtain
the money, and late in the evening
returned home intoxicated. At his
arrival Mrs. Turner went upstairs
and drank the carbolic acid which
ended her life. :. -.
The dead woman was very popular
with her neighbors.
Turner was overcome with re-
morse at his wife's death, and but
for the interference OF bystanders
would have followed his wife to the
grave by his own hand.
Mrs. Turner's funeral will be held
from the Episcopal church at Chelan
this afternoon.
Her shocking death has created a
profound sensation in the community
where she lived.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-13
"In Missouri" Tonight.

The Brandon Players tonight will
produce that old time favorite I'm
Missouri" the melodrama made fam
Gus by that veteran actor, Nat Good
win.
In Missouri abounds in human
interest, audible heart throbs and
stirring situations. 1t is full of love
thrills and eventful events. and as
staged by the full force of the Bran
don players should attract full
house
Last nights vaudeville bill made
a hit with a small audience. Victor
Gillard's recital of 'Lasca,' Frank
Desprey's famous Texas poem. was
easily the best number on the pro-
gram.