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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-01-11

went on their way rejoicing. ~
Work Of The County Commissioners.
The county has a new super
visor of roads, the county and
city have Joined and employed a
new health officer, and the city
has a new city attorney. All
these changes took place Tues
day.
This being the regular time
for the election of a road SUPER
visor this matter was taken up
by the county commissioners
Tuesday. The election resulted
in the selection of T. J. Thomp-
son as supervisor of the road
work in the county, he being a
successor of J. M. Pollard, who
has had charge of the road work
for a number of years.
Mr.. Thompson will make a
good man for the place. His
salary was fixed at SIS per month.
The city and county health
officer business was settled Tues
day by both of the board employ
ing DR.. N. NJ. Johnson at a sal
ary of $3.50 per month for the
remainder of the present term.
The present board of city alder
men will finish their term with
the beginning of May and they
could not employ a health officer
for a longer time than they are
in Office.
In fixing the salary of the road |
supervisor the commissioners also
fixed the salaries of the guards |
and foremen. The scale fixed
was as follows: Foreman, $40
per month; second foreman, S35:
night guard, $50, and day guard,
S25. The wages of Guard Fer
guson, at the work house. was
increased from $25 to $50. These
prices include the board of the
guards.
The regular reports of Super
ntendent Thompson, of the work.
house, and NJ. Pollard, of the
county roads. and the auditing
committee appointed to examine
he books of Register of Deeds
Markham were all submitted.
.pproved and ordered filed.
An order was passed that the
superintendent of the road force :
'e allowed to use his own pleas ;
re about when to cut wood at
hework house. He is instructed
0 work on the roads just as long
5 he can do so and then when {
ad weather sets in to take his :
orce and cut wood.
Sometime ago an order was fl
assed that the new Proctor or v
lineral Springs road go under !
he railroad at the point where
crosses near the residence of =
lr. Proctor. Tuesday thisaction 81
as rescinded and the whole
latter was left open until the
ebruary meeting Of the board. \
NEW CITY ATTORNEY. +
The adjourned session of the \
'ard of city aldermen, when
lie election of DR.. N. NJ. John. !
m. as health officer. was con. |,
med the resignation of Mr.. X. II
Boone, as city attorney. was Il
ndered, and accepted. The
ason for Mr.. Boone resigning
told in another story in which
is stated that he is soon to
ove to Oklahoma. After ac. I
pting the resignation of Mr.. r
'one Mr.. r. P. Reade was
'cted city attorney in his place.
enters upon his duties at
20
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-01-11

II. B. Boone. we'll known in
this section and state, who has
spent most of his life in Durham,
will in the near future move his
family to Oklahoma, where they
will make their future home.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14
MADE HIS MEANING PLAIN.
Indians Answer a Real Triumph Of
Quiet Sarcasm.


George Vaux, Jr., of Philadelphia,
has been appointed member of the
board of Indian commissioners. Mr..
Vaux told a reporter the other day an
Indian story
There was certain commission.
err" he said, who treated the Indians
with rude scorn. One day a chief en-
tertained this man in his tepee, tell
ing him over the tobacco many quaint
legends.
"One legend concerned a plague of
grasshoppers. The chief told elo-
quently how grasshoppers overran
the land, eating the grain, and how
the medicine men ayerted famine
by Offering a silyes4 grasshopper to
the Great Spirit, whereupon all that
deluge Of grasshoppers disappeared.
But the commissioner scoffed at
the tale.
Are you Indians such fools, he
said, as to believe such rubbish?'
40, no. said the chief, gravely
'or we'd long ago have offered the
Great Spirit silver pale face. -
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14

w. A. Mitchell, dealer in general
merchandise, Martin, Ga, writes:
my wife lost in weight from 100
to 6S pounds. We saw she could
not live long. She was skeleton,
so we consulted an old physician.
He told her to try Peruna.
she gradually commenced i'm
proving and getting a little
strength. She now weighs 1O6
pounds. She is gaining every day,
and does her own housework and
cooking"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14
Elijah's
Mamma

Made by Postum Cereal Co., Ltd,
Battle Greek, Mich.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14
A YELLOW 'POSSUM.
He Was Shot While Robbine Hens
Nest at Beaumont.

Beaumont, Tex: A few nights ago
a disturbance in a henhouse in tho
north end of the city caused an in
vestigation, and shot from a gun
brought down a 'possum, which was
found robbing hens nest When the
animal was brought into the light it
was found to be bright yellow, with
head and face perfectly white. No one
can be found who ever heard or saw
yellow 'possum before, and 1t proved
quite a curiosity. 1t is characteristic
of possums to eat chickens and not
disturb eggs, but this animal drove
the hen off the nest and had made
away with eleven egs when shot. Eggs
had previously disappeared in the
same vicinity.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14
Ala coveted sensatlon.

"There is one feeling I sure would
like to have before die" said the
thoughtful young man. as he looked
up from the magazine story he was
reading.
"And what is that?" asked his COM
panion, who sat looking out of the
club window.
81 should like to feel a 'berserk
rage whatever that is, that all these
novel heroes have when things go
wrong with the heroine. But perhaps"
he sighed drearily, 81 shouldn't know
it If had it. l might think 1t was
hives, or indigestion, or epilepsy com
ing over me. It's an awful thing not
to have an education. Judge.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14
A TEN-STORY HOTEL.
San Antonio to Have a Magnificent
100000 Structure.

San Antonio, Tex: This city is at
last to have big central hotel, which
has long been needed. The proposed
structure is to be ten stories high and
cost $1,000,O00. The charter for the
company was filed at Austin Wednes
day, and while the stock is only $3.50,
600 at present it is proposed to in
crease it to $1,0O0,0O0 before the struc'
ture is begun. The hotel will be built
on the present site of the Mahncke
Hotel on Houston street. The back
ers of the project are: Jot Gunter
George NJ. Maverick, William Negley
L. j. Hart, e. R. Richardson, Victor
Hugo Thomas F. Brady, Lewis Nav
erick and v. A. Petty.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14
WAREHOUSE AT AUSTIN.
Contract for the Largest In the South
Has Been Let

Austin, Tex; Stanley H. Watson,
acting for the Farmers and Bankers
Cotton Association, an adjunct of the
Farmers Union, today let contract
for the erection of cotton ware
house in Austin. The structure will
be Of iron, will cost s12,50O and will
have a capacity of 10000 bales of cot
ton. 1t will be the largest warehouse
erected by the company in the South
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14
HAROLD STONE DISCHARGED.

Grand Jury Failed TO Find a BIZ
Against Him.
Bryan, Tex: Harold Stone, the
young man held for the killing of H..
l.. Spratt at Millican recently, was
today released from custody. This
action on the part of Sheriff r. M
Nall was taken Immediately after the
foreman of the grand jury, now IN SEES
sion, had addressed the following note
to District Judge j. c. Scott;
1--WE have fully examined into the
case OF Harold M. stone. and we
find no bill against him and ask that
he be discharged
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-20
CHOICE OF TWO EVILS.
tleauest That Was by No Means .
Compliment for Papa.

A New York scientist, the father OF
q large and growing family. has his
troubles. One evening his youngest
was holding forth in her best style.
The mother could do nothing with the
child, SO the man Of science went to
the rescue.
81 think l can quiet little Flora" he
said. There's no use humming to her
In that silly way. What she wants -
real music. The fact that used 70
sing in the Glee club at Yale and sang
well. too. may make a difference"
Accordingly. the professor took the
child and, striding up and down the
room, sang in his best manner. He
had not finished the second verse OF
his song, when a ring was heard. The
door was opened. and there stood
girl of IA, who said:
sTm one of the family that's Jus'
moved into the nat next to yours
There's q sick person with us, and ne
says. IL It's all the Same 70 you. would
you mind letting the baby cry instead
of singing to it?"-Success.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-20
BY WAY OF SUGGESTION

Icing for cake may be prevented
from cracking by adding one teaspoon
full of cream to each unbeaten egg.
Stir all together, then add sugar until
as stiff as desired.
To prevent shoes from making holes
in the heels of stockings paste piece
of wash leather inside the heels of the
shoes. This will also prevent the
shoes from rubbing the feet.
When you have few tablespoonful
of jam or jelly left over it makes q
delicious addition to baked apples,
dropping a teaspoonful into the core
of each apple before they go into the
oven.
| Old newspapers may be used to pad
the ironing board jrw as Jed as IN
old blanket, which cannot always be
spared, or the lining felt which comes
for such purposes and is rather ex-
| pensive.
To clean a rope line. place 1t in q
large pan of cold water, add little
| washing soda, q little soap, and bring
slowly to the boil; boil thirty minutes
rinse 1t thoroughly in clean, cold
water, stretch between hooks to dry.
Clean hardwood with flannel wei
in turpentine and afterward rub light
" with boiled linseed oil. Take OF
spots with fine sand mixed in oil. APP
ply 1t with q leather and rub with
clean leather afterward to bring bacl
the polish.
| To make pure baking powder OF tn
very best quality, take one pound O
pure cream of tartar, six ounces of tar
taric acid, one pint Of -four; mix vel
and sift not less than xthree times
place in tin cans and use as you woul'
any other baking powder.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-20
WON ruRLoueH FOR JEEMs.
Artiess Appeal That Touched the
Heart of Jefferson Davis.

Y Humor lightens everything, even
grim war. Jefferson Davis, with all
the weight of losing cause ON MS
shoulders, could yet spare time to ap-
preciate and respond to an artless APP
peal. The incident is related by Capt.
Sutherland. Among the numerous pa
pers received by the confederate pres
tdent, the following turned up one
day:
Dear Mr.. President want you to
let Jeems C. of Co. onth, 9Th South
Carolina Regiment. come home and
get married. Jeems Is willin', but
Jeems Capt'in he amt willin'. Now
when we all are willin' 'cept Jeems
Capt'in, think you might let up and
let Jeems come. I'll make him &c
straight back when he's done got mar
ried and fight hard as ever.
your affectionate friend" and d
forth.
Mrs. Davis. telling the story, add
that Mr.. Davis wrote his directions II
regard to the matter on the back o
the letter. They were:
Let Jeems go."-Youth's Compar
lon.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-20


With simple but impressive cefe-
mony President Diax vas presented
with the military painting portraying
the action CT his command in the bat
tie of Puebla against the French
sssrces in the war of the invasion.
The painting. which was the work Of
the artist Francisco de p. Mendoza, :
professor in the national school of fine
arts and of the military college. was
executed at the request Of the gov
ernors of II Mexican states, and was
presented as personal gift to tho
chief magistrate. The painting repre-
sents Gen. Diaz In action In the glo-
rious battle which won fame for the
Mexican forces, and at the moment
when tho forces under the direct
command of Gen. Diaz saved the day,
Mexican Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-20
cheapens and improves Coal.

Consul General w. r. Holloway, Of
Halifax, says that the Canadian COM
mercial agent at Manchester. England,
reports an invention at that place for
depriving soft coal of its most objec-
tionable feature by abstracting the
oils said to produce smoke. and call
ing the resulting article "coalite.
which il something like coke in ap-
pearance and which can be furnished
at one-third the present cost of coal.
Five acres of land near Manchester
have been purchased, and large works
will be erected for its production
United States Consul Reports.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-20

A party of tourists were visiting the
sncient landmarks Of England, accord
ing to a writer in the New Orleans
Times-Democrat, and their guide was
supplying them with valuable historic
facts.
"This tower" he remarked, goes
back to william the Conqueror.
why. what's the matter? inquired
one Of his listeners isn't It satisfae'
toryrs
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-20

=
(Miss Elizabeth G. Jordan. editor Of
I1arper.s Bazar, formerly held promi-
nent position on the stah of New York
newspaper. She is the author Of NUM-
her of popular books including Tales OF
the Cloister' and May Iverson. Her
Book" She was born in Milwaukee)
In reading from month to month
the great mass of material on the
subject Of women which appears IN
the various periodicals the writer OF
this paper has been struck by one ex-
traordinary fact. The topic of health
most important to women and OF
: vital interest to them-is rarely
touched upon. Women's achieve
ments In every line of art and indus
try are admiringly' set forth. Ex-
perts advise them along the lines
of their professions and ambitions,
but rarely does a great doctor lift his
voice in the friendly warning so many
of them need.
Every one knows that the ideal
physical life Ia the life lived out OF
doors in the sunshine and fresh air
But women who work need compro-
mise between this ideal system and
the dull routine into which they SO
readily fall. Every woman needs to
know, not What is the best hygienic
system for me to follow?" but, What
is the best system to which ! can
adapt my daily life. with its exactions
in the way of indoor confinement and
sedentary occupations? How can
get myself and keep myself in such
condition that nerves and body arr
more than equal to the strain mus
put upon them?" For women shouit
| have more than the power to endure
grimly- They should have the robus
health, the cool and steady nerves
that give zest to mere physical ex
| istence.
To begin, then, with the morning
bath-the function with which ever.
woman should begin her day as reg
ularly as she leaves her bed. Nor
nonsense has been written about tn
bath than about any other hygieni
topic. Women have been advised t
take ice-cold baths, cold sprays. no
plunges and cold packs. Again. som
doctors have protested against tn
bath habit, urging women to confin
themselves to one bath q week an
thus avoid the drain on the vitalit
which a daily bath entails. In al
swer to all this hear the words of on
of the greatest physicians in Gel
many when a distinguished America
woman consulted him:
Madam" said he, after the histor
Of her nervous breakdown had bee
modestly related, you do not bath
enough. Do not be indignant; the fai
ing is a national one. The American
talk a great deal about their bath
but tlsey do not take them daily. E
cry human being who is up and abol
should get into bathtub once da
and stay there ten minutes. Tai
your bath in the morning. immediat
ly after rising. Have the temperatul
Of the water SO degrees exactly
, neither more nor less. This Is II
{ normal temperature of the bloc
. See that the temperature of the roo
Is the same. Never get into co
bath on rising. Cold baths ha'
! killed thousands. Lie in your bal
, Of IS degrees; get down into the tul
immense the body thoroughly; Il
; warm water on the surface of Il
body has an excellent effect on Il
mucous membrane throughout. The
2 little by little, lower the temperate
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-20

Americans have strange sense OF
humor, don't you know" began the
Englishman. THE othah day, for ex-
ample. / went into a restaurant with
q friend and he awsked for sinkahs.
was surprised to see them bring him
three biscuit of some sort or othah.
Again at anothah time dined with
him at table d'hote cafe. He said
to the waiter. Bring US q couple Of
bottles of pink ink What the waiter
brought him. don't you know. was two
bottles of red wine.
Really. it il very strange. the
American sense Of humor. You catcf
onto my meaning IN. Y. Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-20
Laundry work at home would b

Laundry work at home would b
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, 1t is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric IL
hidden behind z paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
bic can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as It can be applied
much more thinly because OF its great
or strength than other makes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-20
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-20
WASHING Wooden stockings.

To wash wooden stockings so that
the- yi.l aot shrink is quite easy
First shred some yellow soap into a
small tin saucepan. Cover 1t with
cold water and let all boil slowly on
the stove till jelly. Take some tepid
water. and with the boiled soap make
a good lather Wash the stockings
In this, rubbing well and using no
other soap. Rinse in tepid clear water.
wiring out, ard set in the air to dry
quickly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-20
FRILLS FOR WAISTS
THEY WILL BE POPULAR ADoRN-
MENT.
The Plated RuffIe or Extended Jabos
Still Counted as an important
Feature.

The matted ruffle or extended jabot
which began to appear on the spring /
waist is now one of the most import
ant of the characteristic features OF
this seasons waists. In every sort OF
material from fine real lace to taneta
and even heavier silks it figures as
necessary part of the new waists
adornments. The plated ruf1es sepa-
rate from the waist and ready to be
basted, pinned or buttoned to any
waist in the wardrobe at the wearer's
convenience are now sold in all the
shops and are as popular as the cum
and collar sets. These detachable
ruffles reach from the collar band
to the belt and are to be worn with
silk or linen waists, according to their
quality and material There are ruffies
OF Valenciennes trimmed with baby
Irish or guipure, Cluny rufles ana
hand-embroidered ruffles with inser-
lions and edges of lace. These are for
wear with fine embroidered linen SILK
or pongee waists and are meant to
peep fetchingly forth from between
the fronts of fancy jackets OF taffeta,
pongee, linen or the thin wooden goods
They are extremely expensive II
bought ready made, especially. OF
| course, II the lace be real and the en-
broidery hand work. But the fashion
| is a particularly good one for those
who have fine laces and embroidery
which they have stored for years, as
even such bits may be successfully
utilized to trim the ruffies OF hne
handkerchief linen and the fashion Is
not a difficult one for the amateur
needle women to follow successfully
All that is needed is double piece
of lace-edged material. which may DC
as simple or as elaborate as one
wishes. These pieces are Joined NJ
the middle and knife plated with fine
plaitings. The width of the jabo1
varies to suit individual taste in thu
style Of waist or jacket with which i
is to be displayed and so home ma
terials may the better be utilized Il
make these attractive rufaes.
u For the simple shirtwaists the ru1
fles are of slightly heavier linen ant
are often embroidered with dolores
dots or with vines and buttonhole'
scallop edges in color, pale pink, pal
blue and lavender being the favorit
hues. These, ruffles for the heavie
waists are also trimmed with narro'
edges of colored material and wit
: bands stitched down the middle OF IN
same contrasting hue. These doubl
edges and bands of colored linen dec
rate the ruffles in much the same wa
: that handkerchief borders are used.
: Although the linen employed for tn
rufles for heavier shirtwaists is M
quite so diaphanous as that used 4
the very finest and thinest lingerl
: waists, it must still be both sheer an
? fine. Really heavy linen would not,
= course, make suitable ruffies. Bats
: in very fine qualities, both plain ar
= embroidered, is used for the fl
Z waists. Net and chiffon rufaes q
= used in the blouses made largely
lace.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-20
Health Hints
for
Women
By Elisabeth Iordon

, By Elizabeth Jordon 6
Present Pace Too Fast for
Average Woman's Physique =
Famous German Authority Adj
vises Daily Ten Minute Bath
Two Mile Walk Every Day
Should Keep One in Condition
"Red" Meat Only Twice a Week
Little Nourishment in Bread
and Potatoes-Drin Two Quarts
Of Water a Day.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-20
How's This7

We oRer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
eass Of Catsrrh that cannot BE- cured By Hslfs
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for the last Is year, end believe him perfectly hon
oFabis IN all business transactions and enancialy
able 20 carr out any obligations made by bic arm.
4 WALDtN0, KluNAN 4 AAHy1N.
Wholosale Druggists, Toledo. o.
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directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
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