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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-09
Doctor Understood His Case.

Uncle George Cushing is a WELL.
known character down around Hansen.
Mass, where he lives. Although over
Is, Uncle George. is still vigorous.
keeps his bird dog and loves to roam
the woods in hunting season, and IL
fond of taking along with him all the
essentials. On these hunting trips
Uncle George entered Whitman drug
store and called for q half-pint OF
whisky. The clerk was a new man,
and refused to let Mr.. Cushing have
it without prescription. In vain
George pleaded, but the clerk was OBJ
1urate
Uncle George finally bethought him.
self of his friend, the doctor, and, has
tening to the house, related matters.
The doctor laughed, wrote OF some
thing which George took and, without
reading, hurried to the store again.
The suspicious clerk read the pre-
scription and irritably asked. How is
this, you wanted half-pint of whisky.
and this prescription calls for a pint?''
WAL" drawled Uncle George, I'VE.
see l suppose the doctor understood
ny case better than did myself"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-09
GIANT TURTLES FOR NEW YORK.
Aquarium Obtains Five Large Aiiioa-
tor snappers.

New York-The aquarium has late
ly received from New Orleans five big
swapping turtles of the species COM
monty known as giant snappers, or
alligator snappers (Macroclemmys
temminckD, biggest of all fresh water
turtles. The giant snapper Is peculiar
to the region of the lower Mississippi
river.
These five big snappers average
about Is pounds in weight. The
largest of them weighs 50 pounds anG
measures four feet two inches In
length from tip to tip
The giant snapper has a long tail
and disproportionately big head. 1t
is an ugly looking creature, and as
dangerous, in fact, as 1t is ugly in ap-
pearance, for It has extremely power.
full jaws. A big snapper of this kind
could break mans leg or bite
broom handle in two; such a snapper
has been known to bite a piece out
of an inch plank.
The giant snapper subsists largely
on fish and young ducks. It Is itself
edible.
There is In the aquarium mounted
specimen of this species that weighed
LOG pounds and measures four feet
seven inches in length. In the Ma
tional museum at Washington there Is
a mounted specimen of the giant snap
per which weighed 1855 pounds, its
length being Ave feet four inches.
Recently added to the aquarium's
exhibits are IA sea horses, taken on
Atlantic City, the two largest of them
being each nearly six inches in length.
which is pretty large for the sea
horse of these waters.
Small as it Is, and often as It may
be seen, the sea horse is still likely to
appear as one of the most remark
able OF living things. There are al
ways people looking in at the aquari.
um's sea horse tank.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-09
Telephone Hears Whispers Best.

The secrephone is the whispering
telephone. A message can be whis-
pered into It 50 that a person standing
but a yard away cannot hear what Is
being said. while every word is cor
rectly transmitted to the receiver at
the other end Of the line mile away
or more. For this to be done the mes
sage must be actually whispered. If
spoken more loudly, of course, the
speaker can be heard more than q
yard away from the transmitting in
strument. Properly used, however, q
message can be sent in privacy even
with people quite close.
AS present experience goes it re-
Quires some little practice to pitch the.
voice correctly 80 as to get the best re-
suits with the faintest whisper. But
the lesson is not difi1cult to learn.
People with high-pitched voices will
undoubtedly make themselves heard
more distinctly at the other end of the
line with less noise at the transmit
ting end than is possible for those with
iower-pitched voices. The instrument
Is claimed to be practically imperish-
able and cannot get out of order with
ordinary use.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-09

1t Is no new principle that DR.. Fere.
VI the Bicetre hospital in Paris has
made known in recent article on
work and Repose." but it is not the
less worth repeating. He has made
many special experiments, and an
nounces as their general result that
the supposed power of various alco-
holic and other stimulants to increase
physical and mental energy, and post
pone fatigue, or avoid the effects of
fatigue, is illusory. There is only one
form of effective, recreative repose-
sleep; and sleep, In order to exercise
its proper power, must be natural.
The sleep produced by narcotics is "a
toxic somnolence having the appear
ance only Of real reparative Sleep"
But sleep itself is mystery concern
ing whose nature we possess merely
. Hypothetical knowledge"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-09
Smoke Bill of Americans.

Washington.-The American people
spend 1917, SIS, 544.65 year for cigars
and 5S,36S,637.06 for cigarettes
The total for the two articles is $685.
S44,1S1.72. These figures are based
on the annual report of John ".
Yerkes, commissioner of internal rev.
enue. According to this report the
total number of cigars manufactured
during the fiscal year ending June 20.
1906, was 1851. 510.ss3, and the toea,
number of cigarettes was S1.673.7 49,
All. The cost is obtained by estimating
the average retail price Of cigars at
hTe cents and of cigarettes at one
half cent
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-09
Steam Engine Civilization.

Steam Engine Civilization.
No stranger who has visited your
great American cities can fail to be
deeply impressed with the swift and
enormous development of a new type
Of civilization. II that stranger knows
England well, he cannot help making
comparisons between the two coun-
tries. And taking a wide, impartial
view. ! think any candid observer
must be driven to the conclusion that
the American continent will develop
not only at a very different rate of
speed from England, but also very
largely in widely different directions.
What does this mean? 1t means, says
Henry Arthur Jones. in Atlantic, that
either the older nation will drop be.
hind on a different track, or that the
younger and more impetuous nation
will drag the older nation headlong
with 1t. On our side we hear plaintive
bleatings about the Americanization
OF our institutions. Englishmen must
sympathize with these bleatings, must
sometimes bleat. At the same time,
we cannot help watching this fasci-
mating, stupendous Gathering engine
OF American democracy with all OF
you 80 busy steaming and stocking it
we cannot help watching and wonder
ing where IL Is going and what will
be its destination. At any rate, II 10
certain that it Is making a new type
Of civilization, a new national char.
acter, with new national ideals and
modes of thought. Incidentally, 1t al.
so means a change in dress. habits, in
ceremonies, In all those thousand de-
tails and minutiae of everyday life
which make up so large a part OF
the dressing OF our modern realistic
plays.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-09

Some military men now assert that
the day of battle ships of the air is
at hand. They talk of the ships car
rying $4,000 pounds. dropping explo-
sives from the sky into forts and MAX
ing them untenable. If such ships
are possible so are other ships to
fight them in the air. This, however,
1oes not mean progress towards uni
versal peace. 1t means only that the
tragedies of war will become more
horrible. The cure for war lies not in
more terrible means of destruction,
but. as Secretary Root says. in the
love of justice and peace among the
people who make war or preserve
peace"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-09
Gotham Gets a Boost.

Mark Twain's reference to from
heaven to New York." as encompass
ing all things recalls the story of a
little girl who spent summer in
Manhattan. Her father was pastor OF
a church In a small interior city, and
she missed the excitement of the me-
tropolis when few weeks had
elapsed after the return.
One day she climbed on her man.
mas lap and asked:
Mother, is God here and all around
uc?"
Yes, dearie"
I'm school. in church, everywhere
around here?" she persisted.
Yes"
well, then. mother. let's go to New
FORK, where God ain't'-Indianapolis
Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-09
ANCIENT INDIAN WRITINGS.
Discovery Of Parchments Containing
Historic and Tribal Facts.

Kansas City-A local newspaper
man at Otonga, Okla, made a very
lucky find the other day by acct
dentally learning about an old Indian
history. The details are written out
on old parchment paper and proved to
be an accurate history of the Chey-
enne and Arapahoe Indians. 1t gives
an account OF, their religious rites ane
beliefs along with the traditions cs
the tribes. 1t deals freely with the
tribal government for over 100 years
and is very extensive in covering the
relations with the United States gov
eminent.
Many important fights with troops
and a description of the burying
grounds where some officers were in
TERED are among the things. 1t was
originally written in Indian language
and has been translated by George
Bent, an old-time Indian scout and
plainsman.
The affairs of several other Indian
tribes who have been affiliated with
the Cheyennes and Arapahoes are
dealt with In the history.
Among other things dealt with II
the history of the sacred arrows that
were stolen by the Pawnee Indians
and secured only recently by the
Cheyennes by exchanging several
hundred ponies.
The translation will be put into
shape and published in some news.
paper or magazine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-09

nothing in the Transcript. Nor
could he afford to be discharged.
In the packet were several docu.
ments and some letters. He read
them-he, Carroll, read them! He
knew he should not do this.
Later on, he pulled a sheaf of copy.
paper toward him and took out h
lead pencil.
"Carroll-desk!" came in stentor
ian tones from HUNKS direction
Young Carroll gathered up his sheets
and went into the city editors room
HUNKS ferret-like eyes lighted up in
triumph.
"Ah!" long-drawn sigh. Il thought
you'd see your way clear to doing
what you were told. Give me tho
story"
IT'S not that story, Mr.. HUNK"
purred Carroll softly. Its another
story, better one from news stand
point. It's beat, too. l was think.
ing Ct giving it to the Sum-"
Carroll laid the sheaf of paper be.
fore Klunk, who was looking mysti.
fed. Growing, he turned to the story
and began to read. Presently his eyes
got big with horror and his face went
a sickly whitish-green. He groaned
like a cur dog with an injury.
For Gods sake!-dont give It
away" Klunk almost grovelled. TT
would ruin me. Think of my church.
I'm deacon there. And, you know,
I'm engaged. What do you want-say
how much?"
Carroll's teeth came together with
snap. His hands clenched. Take
that back!" he breathed. What am
I? thief, a blackmaiIer? I'd have
given you your papers. Do you think
l would have done this--for mNrclf,"
Klunk looked abject
After ALL" Carroll continued. .T
suppose I've laid myself open to that.
I've got price, yes. / don't want
a line in the paper about the Middle
ton affair. You promiss there won't
be-
"Yes-yes; not line, not a line!"
asserted Klunk feverishly.
I'm take ycelr word" A thud fol.
lowed the remark. Carroll had tossed
the packet of papers on the desk.
Klunk clawed them open.
Yes. yes!" he oreathed. 81 thought
she was dead before. She's dead now
and it's all right
You cad!" said young Carroll. and
he went out of the Office and closed
the door behind him.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-09
Hunters stop Train to Chase Deer.

Hunters stop Tram 70 Chase Deer,
New Martinsville, w. Wa party
of hunters were returning from a
trip in Pocahontas county, when, as
the train was nearing Toberlick. the
sudden approach of a deer caused the
engineer to bring mis- train to an
abrupt stop. From the windows the
fieet-footed animal was seen to bound
down the mountain side and jump the
track just in front CT the engine. BY
the time s number of the hunters on
the train had got their guns the deer
had plunged across the Greenbrier
river. A volley of bullets was fired,
and the deer fell dead about $50 yards
from the train. Fifty men each
claimed his shot had killed the deer.
The hunters plunged into the river and
swan across. A hunter from Marlin
ton was the first across the river,
and he got possession of the deer
The train was delayed over an hour
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-09
The Story That Was Never Printed
BY GEORGE BRONSON-HOwARD
Copyright. 1906. by Joseph B. Bowles.)

card to the footman, and was shown
upstairs and into the library, where
slim, clear-eyed girl arose and gave
him her hands impulsively.
oh! Charlie, Charlie, l wanted to
see you. I've been wishing to see you
ever since morning. l telephoned
your office, and left word for you"
He seated himself
"Essie." he began haltingly. about
this wretched affair"
She interrupted, That's why I
wanted to see you. I want your ad-
vice. You see, it's quite dreadful, and
father Is so incorporating"
Carroll was waxen white. "Essie,"
he said, You mustn't tell NEEDN'T
you know that I'm on a newspaper"
She laughed little. But I'm not
talking to newspaper man now. I'm
talking to you. Charlie, and / want
your advice. OF course, I know per
fectly we'll that you won't put a line
of it In the paper"
He got back to the office about an
hour later; and hesitated at the city
editors door.
We'll, WE'LL" called Klunk from
within, have you written the story?
Quick!"
The city editor was alone. Carroll
took a cigarette frim his case, and
rolled 1t between his fingers.
mo SIR" he said. The cigarette
trembled.
Mr.. Hunk" said Carroll In a low
tone. These people are personal
friends of mine. / can't write that
story. More than that, l can't let it
go in the paper at all. l went there
and they chose to forget I was a
newspaper man. was asked for
advice with the understanding that
the story would not appear in the
paper. l promised that it should not,
and it shall not"
Carroll went out without another
word, and returned to his desk.
Presently he took a packet of pa.
pers from his pocket He hesitated.
He had promised there was to be
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-09
HELfs 70 SUCCESS IN LIFE.
Extraordinarily Useful Book write"
BY Nattl c. Fowler, Jr.

"As q boy or young man starts. 20 10
be likely to co." is an automatic max
i'm. How to start in trade. business OF
profession Is all important, for sue
cess depends largely upon our oegin'
nings. That the boy or young p1an
may be assisted at the start and az
along the line of his career, Mr.. NatnS
C. Fowler, Jr., of Boston, has written
a book entitled, Starting in Lie.
just published by Little, Brown q Cor
of Boston. The book is intensely prac-
teal; 1t IL unbiased and entirely re-
moved from the prejudice of personaS
opinion. 1t tells the truth about the
leading trades, businesses and probes
sions, that the boy CT young man, and
his parent and teacher, may obtain
advance information concerning the
important callings-what each has to-
offer, its advantages and disadvant-
ages. Mr.. Fowler goes further-he nof
only shows the boy what each voca'
ton may or may not be worth to him.
but he tells him how to properly pre-
pare himself to enter the calling, and
he assists him In determining, by SELF
examination, as to whether or not ne.
will succeed better in one direction
than in another. He literally tells
the boy what kind Of boy he should
be to succeed in any direction, in
forms him how to prepare for enter
ing the calling chosen, and gives hfm
most positive information regarding
all of the occupations he is likely to-
consider. At the close Of each chap
ter, two or more men, who have made
success of the vocation discussed
tell why, and why not, they would adj
wise young man to enter their occu-
patton. Among those who have CO..
operated with the author, and who
have contributed to the book. are
many university, bank, and corpora
ton presidents, proprietors of great
department stores, well known whole
salers and manufacturers, lawyers
architects, musicians, generals, admir-
ais. clergymen, physicians, school SUI
perintendents, railroad oficials, art
lists. inventors, statesmen, skilled me-
chanics, editors, publishers, authors.
and in fact two or more of the most
eminent representatives of each of the
leading vocations. The book is hand
somely illustrated by Mr.. Charles
Copeland.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-09

Santos umont says everybody will
soon fiy. So every one who has joy
Gus anticipation Of this coming event
should be exercising his flying
muscles a little every day SO they will
be able to do a fairly respectable job
of 1t.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-09

French deputies have increased
their pay from $500 to $4,000 year.
That looks reasonable enough. as
they make twice as many gestures as
our congressman make for $4,000 a
year.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-09
Talks Without Restraint.

How free and easy that girl is in
her conversation"
Yes: she talks like a married
woman. Bits.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-09

Foppeo py the Light OF the Moon.
Wigg-Say, do you believe that tho
moon influences the tidcg
Wass-i don't know about the tids:
suf ~ 'nfuen'ses the going-to-be-tted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-20
REST IN mAUsoLGUm.
President and NFs. MeISinisy's He-
mains tn tantss Monument

President aud Mrs. M~tNinl~y's He-
mains ta Csataa Monument
CANTON. o.. Sept. - side by side
in the Mckinley mnusulcum ou Muuu
mcnt bin lu heavy duplicate hrunzi
,nskris the babies ~ President and
Mr. Mckinley now rcpu-o. The trans
fcr ~ the presidents rn-ket was made
nom the vault la WcstIuwn cemetery
.u ,hr rrvrtda,ir iu ihr mausolvum
slx year. 10 the day aud hour since The
funeral OF President Mckinley was
held.
u was the original intention ~ ih,
Mckinley National Memorial Hssp' iH
lion a. have the dedication yesterday
bat owing 20 interruptions In the w"ri
~ constructing the muuso.rum ih'
date bad a. b. made sept 20
The transfer ~ the Baskets drapcf
with au Anne lean nag was wiine.sc
by Justice William u, lay. judge ~
W. Ilartcr aud Secretary Frederic )
HARRISON ~ the Mckinley Memorial
association. Architect Mngoniglc. John
lic,lcrmnn. Tor many years the Me
Kinlcy conchman. and other. The pho
togrnphrfs aud slghls"crs were helt
hack from the grounds by % detail 81
United States regulars Six soldier
guard the mausolrum. aud this detail
VIII be- kept until after the dedication
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-20
FRANK B. HOWE. Editor and Publisher
Eor oovernor FIeteher D. Proctor

The names of Lieut.Gov. George H.
| Prouty. OF Newport, Allen $. Fletcher,
of Cavendish. ex.LleutGov. Zed s..
| stanton. OF Roxbury and II. n, Tur-
iner. OF st. Johnsbury. have been men
toned more or less frequently Of late
as probable or possible candidates for
governor next year. The Times would
/ like 10 suggest name to add 10 the
/ list. that of our present governor,
/ Fletcher -. Proctor. II the idea OF con
/ tlnuing good men In the Office ever
had any virtue land The Times thor
uughly believes In 10 II could not be
better applied than In this instance.
| The Times wasn't an ardent support
or OF the governor when he was being
considered as candidate for the
nomination two years ago, for u
/ thought him simply seeker after the
ionlce for what honor there was In IT,;
I but the governor has proved an hon
/ to the Office fully as much as he has
been honorcd by II. There Is In Yer
mont an honest admiration for Cover
nor Hughes and the good he has &C.
cnmpllshed against strong opposition
/ through the legislature OF that state
/ Governor Hughes merits Il. but In q
similar way Governor Proctor was IN.
I nucntial In accomplishing much
/ through our own legislature az the last
session. Governor Hughes secured the
passage of the public utilities bill.
Governor Proctor by his active and
aggressive advocacy OF the railroad bill
secured similar results in this state.
land while perhaps not working active.
| Is for is passage. Il was only through
I the knowledge that he would approve
| that the weekly payment bin was car.
/ ripd in the senate against the most az
Irrpssiyc opposition of the railroads
[ and large corporations. Furthermore.
the governor has given the state o.
] thorough business administration in
Ian its affairs u was-claimed By some
| two years ago that Governor BELL
would have made "a try for a second
term against the field. u Mr. Proctor
/ hrd not been n candidate. and there
we're many then who had reached the
belief that continuous rotation inoilic'
wasn't the best course for the state
n this idea b. 20 grow. now Us the time
10 try %. when the state would De- the
gamer by Keeping the present COVER
nor in Office for another tcrm.-liarr'
Times.
Why not? Fletcher Proctor has
proved the best governor that Yer.
mont has had In many years. Why
exchange him for an untricd man 10
the state can secure his services for
another term? M private business
an employer would be- looked on as o.
fool 20 lct % tried and faithful man go
just 90 give a fob 20 a grccuhom. ln
spite of bis efforts the voters rcius,
90 take Lieutenant Governor Proutyf
candidacy very seriously while SIR
Fletcher. We are sure Is a good enough
Vcrmontcr 20 be- willing 90 wait two
years 10 the state can gain thereby
For 10 rcclgct Proctor would only Dc
iay the east side contest 90 1910 and
if either Fletcher or Prouty are over
/ fn De- governor they viii not De- lcEE
vel qualified then than nov.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-20
arr.t Zoe, In arana can,an.

GRAND CANYON. Arlz., sept 20
Mrs. Frank Joy. wife ~ Frank Joy ~
st. Louis and q member ~ Congress
man Nlcholns Iyongworihs party.
strollcd into the woods yesterday and.
becoming confused regarding dircc.
lions. wandered away about ten miles.
The power plant whistle was sounded.
and searching party of white men
and several Navajo Indians found her
Ia the Long lin canyon about . o'clock
In the evening. somewhat fntigucd
aud badly frightened. The Incident
caused considerable excitement The
Longworths left here later Tor the east.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-20
OCEAN VIEW HANDICAP.
Montfort scored nm Easy Victory In
GRAY esend Feature.


GraNesend Feature.
GRAVESEND, n. Y, Sept 90 On a
slippery track Montfort scored nm cnsy
victory IN the Ocean View handicap
one mile ana u sixteenth, at Gravcsend
He was quoted at to In the bet
ti'g ana after being badly lntcrfered
with on the first turn he took the lead
IN the stretch and won by two and a
half lengths. Tourcnne. the second
choice. was second, with Yankee Girl
third. Baby Wolf. the fayorlte was
never serious factor In the race. The
winners:
First RaCe.-King's Daughter, first;
Cloisteress. second: Golden West. third.
Second RaCe.-Locked Out. first. Gar.
rctt second; Blue Pigeon. third
Third Race.-Mae Hamilton. first;
Alex Grant. second; Procllyity, third.
Fourth Race -Montfort. first: Tou.
renne. second Yankee Girl, third.
Fifth Rnce.-Golf BAH. first: Bran.
cas-, second; Annetta Lady, third.
Sixth Race.-Alfred Noble. first: l.
+. Daley, second; Live Wire, third
Seventh Race. Hmalnya. FIRST: or.
cagna, second; Milford, third.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-20
TABLE OF PERCENrA
HOSPITAL CASES

The following recoycrics In cases of
Nrirhts Disease and Diabetes are ui
p,,al interest because the patients
recovered after leading hospitals had
jailed. The gcnulnouess OF the cases
s thus assured
hrs &. G. MattheWsou. 40. sO2 pow.
10 street san FrauciacO. uiabctcr
aa boz the Womans Hospital un Sac
umcuto street They told her that
there was eleven per cent sugar and
that she vas lucurablo. She then had
900 examination made 90 the lane hos
piial same diagnosis Went home
aud took fulion's Compound aud rccoy
cred