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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-30

Every newspaper Of any import
ance has character oil some SORT.
The organ that playsc cheap attorney
for this set or thatindividual. wheth-
err its client is guilty or innocent,
good or bad, can not expect to sus-
tain a character for either honesty.
Independence or courage. No news
paper has any right To attempt 10
deceive it's readers in the interest u
it's favorites, or for any other pur-
pose; and when 1t does this 1t means
that its character is yellow and un'
sound. -Dallas News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-30
Lawn Party and Ice Cream
Festival.

Prof. J. F. WEIGH and his corps OF
Indy assistants, Misses isabelle Stew
eyens. India Harrison and Josephine
Stone have determined to raise as
much as Is possible for the Colfax
high school library, aud to that end
have arranged for a lawn party and
Ice cream festival on the school
campus next Tuesday night. April "a.
Ref eshments of Ice cream, cake and
coffee will be served, the proceeds to
| he added to the handsome fund al
ready on hand for the school library.
Walters will be ready to serve you
at 8 o'clock, and 1t Is to be hoped the
the lawn party and festival Will bt
well attended and literally patronix
ed In aid of the school library fund
At the .sOld Maid's Convention" two
weeks ago the neat sum Ut $43 wal
raised for this purpose. and we trust
that In In our next Issue we can an
nounce 500 ON hand. Whateve
amount IL raised like sum will b
donated by the parish school boars
aud with 500 we can have one Of tin
finest high school libraries In tn
State. Everybody come out and he'll
make the affair success.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-30
Receivers Sale.
In the Matter Of the Receivership OF
Wade & HadnOt.


In the Matter Of the Reeeivership OF
Wade & HadDOt.
Pursuant to an order Of sale Issued
out Of the 18th judicial District Court
of Grant parish. Louisiana. In the
matter OF the receivership of Wade &
Hndnot, commanding aud authOriz-
ing me. as receiver therefor, to cell
for cash. for the payment Of debts.
after due and legal advertisement,
the hereinafter described property
l~l0nging to the above named Arm
or succession. 1 will offer for sale at
public auction to the last and high
est bidder at the store Of the late
Wade x HHdnot, In COlfax. La. he
tween the hours prescribed by law,
on
SATURDAY. MARCH 30. 1877,
the following described property:
The entire Wade 4 HadnOt stock
| of gooda, consistiug Of dry goods.
groceries. boots, shues. hats, hard
ware. etc. together with the store
fixtures Of all kind In said store be-
| longing to the said Wade K HadnOt,
In Colfax, La
Terms OF sale: Cash with benefit
of appraisement.
J. A. WILLIAMS.
| March IA, 1907. Receiver.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-30

Notice Is hereby given that on nc
count Of the State Teachers AsHocta-
ton converting In the city OF Shreve-
port on April 4th. 5th and 9Th. 1907.
at which time the board OF school
directors was to meet. the latter IL
hereby called tn meet on Saturday,
March 30, 1907. said called meeting to
take the plpce Of the regular April
meeting.
The members OF the board will
please meet at the time above men,
toned, and parties having business
before the hoard will please meet with
us. j. HI. McNEELY.
j. N. WARNER. Prest.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-30


To the Cotton Gro wers of Louisiana:
Question.-what IL the tirst duty
that u cotton grower owes to him
self?
AnsweE-To protect his interests
against the greed Of the people who
uniustly depress the price OF cotton
through the snanipulations Of cotton
exchanges and cotton future gambl-
ing.
Answsr. by standing by the
Southern Cotton Association. When
It tixes y minimum price for cotton
let that price be sacred. Stand by
IL, 1--we by IL asd die by 1t.
Qu~stiou.-Why do some people
who live among US say that wecan-
not do this?
Answer. Because they do not
want us to doit and care not wheth'
err we starve ~ long as they grow
rich aud fat
Questiou.-Who will protect the
cotton growers' interest II he dOes
not do 1t himself?
Auswer.-NO one. The caterpillar
tried to help him by cutting on thu
quantity that he raised but he (ths
farmer, got too smart for the cater
pillars aud learned to poison them
Now the boil weevil has come Il
help him out and has no doubt don'
the farmer much good.
Question. - What would cotto'
now be selling for had 1t not been 10
the boil weevil?
Answer. not more thai
z cents per pound.
Question.-Has the boil weevil beef
a benefit to the cotton farmer?
Answer.-If We had NO boil weev1
we would be making IA million bale
aud selling 1t for cents per pound
or 400 million dollars, but the DO
weevil only allows US to make IL mi
lion bales and we get for It 10 cent
per> pound. or $50 million dollar
W hich ia 100 million dollars In favo
of the boil weevil.
Questiun.-Why do we not -
more money for u large crop tina
for small one?
Answer Because the cotton e.
change organisations prevent 1t
cotton future gambling. Ito beco
tinued.)
Yours truly. PAUL M. PORTS
Pres. La. Div. s. q.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-30

Col. Charles Schiller, Lonisiana's
commissioner Of agriculture and i'm
migration. requests all persons who
have employment to offer European
peasant families on plantations tn
communicate with Mr.. Reginald Dy-
kers, immigration distributing agent
of the department. No. 30 Caronde-
let street. New Orleans. Col. Schuler
states that many families will arrive
In New Orleans within the next four
or five months. and 1t Is his desire to
place upon their arrival IN this port
rs many families a. possible. Ser
Col. Schuler's nd. In this ISSUE
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-30
AmIoted with Rheum atsssn.

Il was and am yet afflicted with rheu-
matism," says Mr.. G. Bayne. editor Of
the Herald. Arlington. Indian Territory,
s.but thanks to Chamberlains Pain Balm
am able once more to attend to business.
1t is the best of liniments." If troubled
with rheumatism give Pain Balm trial
and you are certain to be more thnn
pleased with the prompt relief which II
affords. One application relieves the
pain. For sale by Valley drug store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-30
A Great Gathering of Teachers.

A Great Gathering of Teachers.
The 9Th annual meeting OF the Lon
isiana State Public School Teachers
Association. which Is to he held In
the city OF Shreveport on the 4th. 9TH
and 9Th OF April. will he a notable
gathering. Fifteen hundred or more
OF the teachers Of the State are to he
present, aud an interesting and In
structlve program has been arrang-
ed. to he conducted by some of the
foremost educators Of the land. The
railroads are all giving reduced rates
for the trip. and arrangements have
been made for the teachers to get
rooms ut zoe and 75c per day, with
the rate Of pc and 35c for meals 1T
restaurants. Teachers can get all
the information they may want NJ
To accommodations at No. pa Miiam
street, shreveport, La, with Mr.
Louis N. Brueggerhoff In charge, t.
whom all teachers should apply OF
write. All teachers and superintend
ents are urged to enroll at IA Milan
street Immediately upon arrival IL
the city OF Shreveport
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-30

. Grant Developing Rapidly.
Editor CoIfax Chronicles:

Editor Colfax Chronicle:
There il possibly no section in the
State that Is developing more rapid
liz than Grant parish. Fifteen years
has told most interesting story of
development In this country. The
same time has Witnessed almost a
transformation in our educational
interests. Fifteen years ago there
was not a high school In the parislh
worthy OF the name, compared 10 the
ones we now have. Now Pollock
Montgomery, Colfax and verda. all
have schools doing good work we
are proud oi, inspiring our boys and
girls with highest ideas Of usefulness
In many Of the smaller places like
Oak Grove, Prospect. Georgetown,
Rock Hill. Simns, Iatt and other
places too numerous tn mention,
there are schools running from six to
ten months In the year. with able
and enthusiastic teachers leading the
youth ofourland to higher ambitions
of greatness.
This educational interest Is giving
our country new life. The scales are
falling from our eyes, and We are be
ginning to see the dawn Of very
bright future. The growth, prosper
| ity and development Of acountry are
| in proportion to the amount Of en-
thusiasm and interest manifested by
| its people In education. Grant parish
| il to-day the largest waffle ON the
griddle OF Louisiana. She is sweet
ened by the honey Of happiness, pour
| ing from the bung hole Of prosperity
aud buttered with pure water aud
educational advantages. Villages
that will soon take their rank as
cities are growing as II by magic.
| Families who once could hardly keep
starvation from their homes, are
now dreaming III an untold wealth
| In fruit aud vegetable growing. Our
pine and OAK timber, that once We
would have cheerfully given away
TO get rid Of It. has already filled our
banks with money.
Railroads are literally cutting
Grant parish to pieces. We are just
beginning to see the reality Vi our
dreams Of greatness. All this. and
many greater things, will come as
result of our growing Interest In ed.
ucation. Let US continue to enconr'
age every thing that will make ouf
schools better, and everyone will be
benefited. and the parish Of Grant
will ever he the bee hive of hospitals
lity, rich with the honeycomb %
smiles and welcomes.
The Chronicle editor tried living
out Of Grant parish. AZ well as die
your humble scribe, and we wer'
glad to get back to Grant parish
the beautiful butterfly of the State
where everything blooms with per
petual peace and plenty.
u ELISHA =. MURREI.L-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-30

The Shreveport Journal Of March
18th says: At 60 O'Clock Sunday,
April Z, passenger service between
Shreveport and New Orleans on the
line Of the louisiana Railway and
Navigation Company. win be tnau-
gurated.
Arrangements for the opening have
been considered by officials Ut the
road for several days. but a definite
date has just been announced.
Following the opening but ont
through train day will he operated
The train win leave this city In thu
morning ard reach New Orleans u
the evening. The northbound trail
will he operated on a similar seized
uie. A little later Il train to leave
here In the evening and one to depar
from New Orleans n. the same tim
VIII be put ON.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-30
Letter q, r. r. Mcknight,
fslfs,r In

Dear Sir: They won't fool him any
more with waste paint; they'll try
something-els
Editor Salisbury. Dover, Delaware.
bn wing used 30 gallons paste paint
on hIs house. bought 30 gallons De-
wee for IL. He had enough lrft for a
new stable - by - and fence. and re
turned four gallons.
Paste paint has as many tricks az
a huncO-stserer.
Yours truly. F. w. DEvoE Co.
r. S.-yalley Drug Store sells our
paint "
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-30

Where can you invest money m ore
probably than by buying bottle OF
Prickly Ash Bitters Won get four for
one. A kidney medicine. q liver ton ic.
stomcch streng thener and bowel'cleans-
er. Four medicines for one dollar. Val.
ley drug store special agent.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-30
Strayed.

About March 4th, oue bay marc about
141 hands high. sore back and scar on
right shoulder, both hind feet white,
8 years old. Will pay B to have her To-
Gated, or e5 for her delivery to me.
RAMUS HICKMAN,
mch23-4t Paramount, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-30
List Of Grand aud Petit Jurors.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
pARtsH or GRANT

hereby certify that the following
il a true list OF the grand and petit
Jurors drawn to serve for the April
term, 1907. of district court, to-wit:
LIST OF GRA,sD JURORS.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-30

Keep the mosquitoes out oil your
cistern with galvanized screen wire
for sale by J. h. McNeely.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-01

That the roots of many native plants,
growing wild in our American forests,
possess remarkable properties for the cure
of human maladies is well proven. Even
the untutored Indian has learned the
curative value of some of these and taught
the early settlers their uses. The Indian
never liked to work so he wanted his
squaw to get well as soon as possible that
she might do the work and let him nhut.
Therefore, he dug 'papoose root" for her
for that was their great remedy for female
weakness. Dr. Pierce uses the same root
called Blue Cohosh-in his "Favorite Pres
cription, skillfullv combined with other
agents that make it more effective than
any other medicine in curing all the var
ious weaknesses and painful arrangement
peculiar to women.
Many afflicted women have been saved
from operating table and the surgeons
knife by the timely use of Doctor Pierce's
Favorite Prescription Tenderness over
the lower region. with backache, spells of
dizziness, faintness, bearing down pains
or distress should not go UNDECIDED. A
course "Favorite Prescription" will work
marvellous benefit in all such cases, and
generally effect for reasonable length Of
time.
For constipation, the true, scientific
cure is DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Mild
harmless, yet sure
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-01

HOW LINCOLN WON.
A Bad Looking Legal Case That Wa
Saved by Frankness

Saved by Frankness.
The lawyer whose honesty Is proved
has the confidence of the judge and
jury. A story Of Abraham Lincoln ID
an illustration. He was appointed to
defend one charged with murder. The
crime was a brutal one, the evidence
entirely circumstantial, the accused a
stranger. Feeling was high and against
the friendless defendant. On the trial
Lincoln drew from the witnesses full
statements of what they saw and
knew. There was no effort to confuse,
no attempt to place before the jury
the facts other than they were. In the
argument, after calling attention to the
fact that there was no direct testimo-
ny, Lincoln reviewed the clrcum-
stances and, after conceding that this
and that seemed to point to defend.
ants guilt, closed by aging that he
had reflected much on Che case, and,
while it seemed probable that defend
ant was guilty. he was not sure and,
looking the jury straight in the face,
said, Are your" The defendant was
acquitted. and afterward the real GRIM
inal was detected and punished. How
different would have been the conduct
Of many lawyers! Some would have
striven to lead the judge into technical
errors with a view to an appeal to a
higher court. Others would have be-
come hoarse in denunciation Of wit
nesses, decrying the lack Of positive
testimony and the marvellous virtue Of
a reasonable doubt. The simple,
straightforward way of Lincoln. back.
ed by the confidence Of the jury. won
ID. ]. Brewer in Atlantic.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-01

According TO the Washington Post,
quoting cashier bank officials do not
prefer fresh new bills to old ones.
Everybody doesn't care for new
greenbacks," said a cashier ut is a
common Idea that bank tellers do not
care to give up crisp paper money. AS
matter of fact nine cashiers out of
every ten try to get rid of new money
as quickly as possible after receiving
It, There is grave danger to the aver
age paying teller in handling unused
money. New bank notes stick togeth-
err. Frequently the ink is not thor
oughly dry. During our rush period
we handle a great deal of money. 1t is
the easiest thing In the world to make
mistakes with new bills when In a
hurry to relieve a long line of waiting
patrons. When possible we give out
the new bills during hours when there
is no rush. I'd rather pay out a mil
lion old bills than hundred new
ones"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-01
A MONKEYS ROLES.
Defined by Customs Men AS a Bird. q
Package and a Dog.

Defined by Customs Men q Bird. q
Package and a Dog.
On the travels Of a monkey from
Genoa to Heidelberg an amusing farce
might be written. A German gentle
man brought from southwest Africa a
tiny monkey weighing barely a couple
Of pounds. From Tanga to Genoa all
1t was a favorite with every one and
travelled free until Genoa was reached
when its troubles began.
Brought under the notice of the Geno-
csc custom house authorities, II was
promptly deprived Of its Identity. 1t
was no longer an animal; 1t became q
bird, and as a bird, on which % cents
was charged. it was conveyed to the
Swiss frontier. where at stroke of the
custom house officers wand it was
transformed into cat at the increased
assessment of $1.56 and borne by train
to Zurich.
On its arrival there 1t ceased as q
cat to exist and became q mere pack
age, an item Of luggage that was con
veyed to Constance for the nominal
sum of 16 cents.
Still as luggage, though metamor.
phosed from package into a hand
bag, it went on its way to Stuttgart
where a great honor awaited It, II
was on payment of $2O4 exalted into
dog, and It was as dog that it end
ed its journey at the university town
of Heidelberg.-Stray Stories.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-01
He Paid the Charges.

A guest who had just registered al
a hotel was approached by boy with
a telegram. 1t had 81 charges on It.
'Whatr said the guest before open.
ing it. "A dollar charges! l won't pay
it. Anybody who cannot pay for his
message when wiring me is certainly
a cheap one Wait minute. I'll just
let you report this uncollected. and the
sender may pay the charges"
AT that he tore the envelope open.
AS he read smile settled on his face,
and, pulling dollar from his pocket,
he handed 1t to the boy.
'It's all right" he said.
Then he threw the message on the
counter. Read itr' he said to the
clerk. The message read:
Papa's little girl sends him fifty bushels
Of love and wishes he was home to kiss
her good night. NELLIE.
Denver Post
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-01
Ristori's Too Grateful soldier.

AOO SOlulGEs
During Ristoris first engagement ut
Madrid an elderly woman one night
gained access to her dressing room and
tearfully begged her Intervention on
behalf of her son, young soldier con-
demned to death for a serious breach
Of discipline. At the close of the per-
Torrance Ristori was presented to
Queen Isabella, made the required ap-
peal and obtained the young mans
free pardon, perhaps because it gave to
lhe queen the opportunity Of mot
that she was certain the actress had
never before played in a tragedy with
such happy ending. Some years later
Ristori again visited Madrid. During
the first performance soldier among
the audience made a disturbance, was
elected only after severely damaging
a number of policemen and was sub
sequently sentenced to a long term of
Imprisonment. He proved to be Ris-
tori's former protege, who, hearing of
her return, had come to the theater in
order to renew his expression of graft
tude. Unfortunately he had drunk her
health too enthusiastically beforehand.
with the result that he finally owed
her not only his life, but free board
and lodging for several years into the
bargain.-London Truth.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-01
The Father of All NOVELS.

A great branch of literature, I'M
doubtedly the most widely popular and
one in which England showed the way
to the world, is the novel. In the year
l74O readers Were delighted with a
new kind of book, a prose romance
not Of legend, but of their own day
and manners. 1t was the pioneer
novel, was called Pamela" the work
Of Samuel Richardson, a London print.
er, and the great success it met with
soon brought forth host IF others.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-01

For help the colonial woman had to
choose between an Indian who might
scalp her if the mood or fancy SO die
tated. 'blackamoors' not yet outgrown
African savagery, the town poor sold
to the highest bidder, bound convicts
transported for crime or ignorant crea-
lures who had been beguiled to board
ships that carried them of to virtual
slavery and 'free willers' discontinued
under and impatient for the end Of the
compacts which bound them. Occa-
sionally she had chance to engage a
respectable young woman who had
come from England or Holland to find
service, but she never failed to lose
her through speedy marriage. = Good
Housekeeping
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-01
A Ready Helper.

Maria is well meaning soul. now.
isn't she?" said one of Maria's much
tried relatives to another. "She has a
real helpful spirit"
THAT she has," returned the other
sufferer heartily. Il suppose Maria
has done more to get tickets for people
who didn't want them to go to places
they couldn't abide, sold more articles
to people who couldn't use them, assist
ed more people over crossings who
were boiling with rage because they
preferred to 90 alone or with the DO
liceman, helped more kinswomen to
make up their minds in the exactly
opposite way from the one they wish
ed and told more strangers in the city
things they already knew than any 9th
er woman In Christendom."
But If you told her the braid was
ripped off the bottom of her skirt she
wouldn't really like It," said the first
speaker
mo: I've noticed that these ready
helpers never care for suggestions
themselves. Curious. isn't it?'
Maria's luci1less relatives sighed In
concert.-Youth's Companion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-01

A New Orleans man has proved that
a chicken can live twenty-three days
without food or water He makes af.
ddavit that when his family moved re
Gently chicken securely nailed in q
box was in the cellar of the new house
having been forgotten by the former
tenants. Twenty three days later the
cook was moved to explore the cellar
and discovered the chicken, emaciated
but still much alive.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-01
Went uncalled For.

Deacon Eden Libby of Bridgton,
Me, was man Of rugged virtues and
indomitable will Some winters ago
while working in his wood lot he cut
his foot badly, but. bandaging the
wound roughly and putting snow into
his boot to stop the bleeding, contin-
ued at his work until nightfall Sad
to relate, he took cold, and death re-
suited few days later. A local char
acter named Farrar was clerk and gen.
eral utility man at the Cumberland
House in Bridgton village at that time
and was accustomed to make note on
the hotel register from day to day of
local events-the weather, etc. In his
chronicle of this sad event he wished
to Indicate that Deacon Libby's death
was unnecessary. The following may
be seen today on one of the old regis
tiers at the Cumberland House:
Deacon Eden Libby died today. He
cut his foot badly. did not have the
wound attended to and went to meet
his God uncalled for"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-01

An elephant had raging toothache
the agony of which caused her to near.
ly destroy her caravan. She was
thrown on her side and roped to stakes
Two men held pair of ice tongs fast
round the aching tooth, and a couple
of dray horses attached to the tongs
by a rope did the rest. The tooth was
sixteen inches long by three inches
across.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-01

A teacher in explaining the different
kinds of sentences to her class, asked
what 1t would be If she said, 81 am
looking for man"
Il don't know" said the boy at the
foot of the class, but think 1t would
be the truth. "-Lucerne Standard.